. >>> further south, a tow job in texas turns powerless while another tow goes south in the snowy northeast. animals can have horrible days too. rush hour on a freeway is always bad but for a tiny dog, it's life threatening. these are the stories of when order days turn into very bad ones. "caught on camera, very bad day." >>> a woman in iowa fights for her life after her small boat capsizes over a dam. june 30, 2009 is just winding down for an iowa bridge construction crew along the des moines river when crane operator joe low notices something terribly wrong. >> i seen the boat drift down and he started it up and he was trying to wrap with an anchor or rope or something. then i heard him holler at his wife, put her life jacket on and he didn't have one on. >> there's nothing anyone nearby can do to keep them plummeting over the dam. the man is carried downstream but the woman is caught in the turbulence or boil of the falls rushing over the dam. a swift water rescue team is called in and captured by local nbc cameras. they know time is not on their side. the short falls create a powerful

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they're offering free rides and tows home. drivers can get their cars towed and get a free ride up to 10 miles from 6:00 a.m. new year's eve to 6:00 a.m. new year's day. just contact aaa and tell the operator you need a tipsy tow. you do not need to be a aaa member. >>> a very cold day across the entire bay area. now we're tracking a few more rain showers. right now on the maps we'll show you some of the current numbers. these are the current numbers, 42 to 52 degrees across the region. you definitely want to bundle up. here's the perspective, with the radar you will see not a lot of context. some develops offshore, right around the bay itself just to the east of sfo. and as we come inside here a few more cells right around the sunset district. a few light showers out toward ocean beach. not all is reaching the ground just yet but definitely the clouds continue to build. some sprinkles here possibly. scattered rain showers and snow showers, reports of snow up the cob mountain about an hour ago. so some rain and some snow movin

north 101 university accident blocking on-ramp car in a ditch with tow truck on scene. eastbound 80 at central that off-ramp blocked by a box truck that got into an accident there. >>> 4:33. a story only on abc 7. dozens in the south bay are wondering where their cars are this morning. the consignment service they were using to sell their vehicles has packed up and moved on, without warning. amy hollyfield is in sunnyvale with more. >> reporter: we are here at sunnyvale motor cars where the parking lot is empty. this company takes your title and sells your car for you. the customers are now realizing that the company is gone and so are the cars. the website for the company says, it is under maintenance. if you look on yelp there are clues that something is wrong there's a lodge list of complaints. we met with -- a long list of complaints. a couple had a yukon turned over to this company, now it is gone. >> hoping this guy just moved the cars for some other area and we will give a call us to. we were hoping, but nothing. >> reporter: the family contacted the dmv and trie

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one of the business owners told me they started seeing cars towed away friday by los gatos towing company. i called, they said they towed some of the cars away to suction. the dmv is investigating, they do not want to comment on the investigation at this time, so we are not naming the owner of the company because he has not been named as an official suspect. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> this started as a tip into the abc7 news i-team. if you have something you would like dan noyes and the i-team to investigate for you, you can call the tip-line. you can also e-mail the i-team through abc7news.com. >>> breaking news out of new zealand, preliminary magnitude 6.3 quake has struck the north island of new zealand. it hit 10:20 our time, two hours southeast of auckland. tsunami alert has not been issued >>> residents of northern japan still feeling aftershocks following a 7.3 quake that hit overnight struck the north eastern japanese coast near the miyagi preeffect ter not far from the fukushima region where a devastating quake and tsunami hit last year. -- cameras were rolling when the quake

one of the business owners told me they started seeing cars towed away friday by los gatos towing company. i called, they said they towed some of the cars away to suction. the dmv is investigating, they do not want to comment on the investigation at this time, so we are not naming the owner of the company because he has not been named as an official suspect. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> this started as a tip into the abc7 news i-team. if you have something you would like dan noyes and the i-team to investigate for you, you can call the tip-line. you can also e-mail the i-team through abc7news.com. >>> breaking news out of new zealand, preliminary magnitude 6.3 quake has struck the north island of new zealand. it hit 10:20 our time, two hours southeast of auckland. tsunami alert has not been issued >>> residents of northern japan still feeling aftershocks following a 7.3 quake that hit overnight struck the north eastern japanese coast near the miyagi preeffect ter not far from the fukushima region where a devastating quake and tsunami hit last year. -- cameras were rolling when the quake

past mare islanúm car off the embankment, waiting for a tow #,zankment, waiting for a tow 101 near railroadof 101. a person out of the car changing a fire in the left lane use extra caution there, very dangerous. >>>úz1%n"Ñ, five things to know before you go. >>> abc7 morning news returns in 60 >> >> good morning. 6:54. you are looking live at the bay bridge look at that sunrise coming up, gorgeous. it is going to rise over a very cold, wet and windy day weekend to be sure. meteorologist mike nicco will have your forecast coming up. >>> heregàñ are five things to know before you go: number one, tracking the storm as rainfalls in the bay area. you are looking live at petaluma where terry mcsweeney is and the raine we've seen the rain coming down there all morning and it will spread across the rest of the bay area as the morning goes on. >> number two, the weather is morning holiday travelers at sfo. low cloud ceiling forced cancellation of 14 departures and eight arrivals of mostly regional airlines this morning. if you are traveling today your flight status before heading to the airport. >>

a car went off a cliff and tow truck is on scene, major injuries. sky 7 hd on the way.bring you live shots as soon as it get there is. elsewhere slow traffic, let's get to your waze app, showing 580 through castro valley, moderate. 238 traffic heavy towards 880 and hayward. you can download this app, it is free to help you get around on apple's app store or google play. >>> to reemphasize what sue said, sky 7 hd is headed towards that accident off highway 35. >>> more coming up, including australian radio station behind that fatal phone prank involving kate's pregnancy that takes another step to say, i'm sorry. >>> trading underway. we'll have the numbers when >>> welcome back. 6:44 clouds thickest along the coast north bay in the 50s today east bay and south bay in the low 60s a few mid 60s sea breeze will be least effecty in your neighborhoods. doppler -- across the entire state dryuy eureka could get rain by the afternoon. mid 70s los angeles and palm springs. tonight, 10:00 tomorrow night up to a foot possible above 7,000 feet up to nine inches above 3,000 feet. >>>

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drivers can get their car towed and get a free ride for up to 10 miles from 6:00 p.m.on new year's eve to 6:00 a.m. new year's day. to take advantage of the program contact aaa and tell the operator you need a tipsy tow. you don't have to be a aaa member. >>> another option is you can take b.a.r.t. b.a.r.t. will run additional trains from new year's eve at 8:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. on january 1st. san francisco nummi plans to offer free rides as well throughout the night. free fairs begin at 8:00 p.m. on new year's eve and end at 6:00 in the morning. >>> if your new year's eve plan include driving to tahoe or reno you're not alone. travel times will be doubled tomorrow. it was bumper to bumper traffic yesterday on highway 60. caltrans is also warning people of the return trip to the bay area. >>> bay area goodwill stores are holding a donate-a-thon event tomorrow. goodwill is making it a party with treats for kids and bellhops to speed those donations. willie brown is kicking off the donate-a-thon by giving more than 90 items including some of his tailored suits. >>> and

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an ambulance is on the scene tow truck and three other vehicles southbound at tennison road i-880 in the east bay. we don't know about injuries. you can see the back-up is immense. we just learned that one ambulance has left the scene there is one injury. we'll stay on top of this and have more details on abc7news.com. >>> looks like one, maybe two lane are getting through which is causing that huge back-up. we will stay on top of this and let you know. >>> in brentwood, pg&e crews stopped a natural gas leak that forced symptom to evacuate overnight now the focus is on repairing the ruptured pipe. pg&e says the leak never posed danger to nearby homes. neighbors call the utility after smelling is overpowering odor of gas. >>> mail carrier was in court standard for a status hearing after he was accused of stealing mail on the peninsula. daly city police arrested romeo natan after investigators say he tried to use stolen credit cards at tear get store he obtained those cards after filling out applications to customers along his route. the d.a.'s office suspects he snatched up to 3,000 p

motorists often needed that tow service. >> we had a couple of camps into yosemite just for the purpose of assisting cars. when the car overheats the cylinders expand. it slows up the engine really. you know when they head up they boil over. >> there were 35,000 members in the california club when conway started working. there are about 4 million today. >> when we come back on a second look. they're hidden below ground and few know they are there until something goes wrong. the web of pipelines right underneath your feet in the bay area. >>> tonight on a second look oil in california, whether it's gasoline, jet fuel the products that leave our land go into the cars and planes. that means thousands of miles of buried pipeline beneath the bay area. it's likely you don't see them, think about them or even know they are there until something goes wrong. >> beyond pg & e's aging natural gas lines there's almost 1,000 miles of fuel lines throughout the bay area. many of these too have been here for decades carrying flammable products buried as little as 3 feet underneath the ground. some not

firefighters rescued the tow truck driver who was taken to the hospital with serious injures.e car driver walked away apparently okay. >>> there has been so much rain throughout the area. meteorologist mark tamayo has been studying it. we've seen you back there and there's really been a lot of rain in key areas. >> lots of rain in the mountains. today's storm the third one definitely the strongest. the radar loop over the past few hours will take you back in time to about 7:00 this morning. this was a pattern putting this into motion. you see all those yellows and reds moving into the area. santa rosa over 2-inches of rain. fairfield over an inch. san francisco an inch. san jose 1.20 and look at boulder creek over 5-inches of rain over the past 24 hours. thankfully the storm is moving off to the east and still producing some significant snow out toward the sierra. here's the latest with the sierra snow. we'll come in tighter, these are all weather observation reports from some of the spotters out there as we do come in tighter we'll take a look at a couple of them here. you wi

moments ago we captured video of a tow truck towing the vehicle away. the car's engine was still running and that had led her on when police arrived. the victim died at the scene. the body was removed and police still have a presence here protecting this crime scene waiting for daylight so detectives can come out later and they can continue collecting clues and trying to figure out exactly what happened. at least two armed suspects are on the run with this man shot and killed on capitol hill and residents say they are very alarmed. the biggest crime around here is usually car break-ins. >> thank you. let's switch gears and talk about what will be a very busy day, roadways at balls -- last minute shopping. >> brianne carter has been at tysons corner all morning long. our stores open at 6:30 a.m.? >> absolutely, shoppers are getting their last-minute deals. there are plenty of space is in the parking lot of people coming in to get last-minute gifts. people say it is relatively quiet now but we expect 17 million americans will be hitting the stores today o

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at this point, the situation is now that they are towing the car in front of this. the subject has been taken to the hospital and we don't know the extent of his injuries, this all started as what seemed like a very basic traffic stop. they were trying to turn on police think they were trying to turn on to the freeway and lost control and hit a fire hydrant. they are cleaning up and getting the water turned off was a big deal, we were having trouble finding the correct access points to get it turned off. we continue to monitor the situation and we will be back coming up on the morning news. ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> claudine, thank you. >>> john mcphee is no longer on the run. coming up, why he was arrested in guatemala and what officials may do with him. >>> 44-year-old roger clifton and 45-year-old paula klein left to drive through guardner nevada at some point they got stuck in the snow and her brother found her walking and took her to the hospital treated for frostbite. the other person's condition is still not known. >>> the saturated ground gave way yest

but in the vehicles you have steel and rubber, towing everything they have to tow. >> there's still plentyo practice. here, how to get out of a crevasse. it could be the real thing next time, in an article. -- antarctica. .> you're watching gmt the egyptian military orders demonstrators to leave the area around the presidential palace in cairo where tanks and been deployed. five people died in the fighting. these are supporters and opponents of president of mohamed morsi. ithe duchess of cambridge has been released from the hospital after being treated for a cute morning sickness. another legal twist to the battle between at the smartphone companies. >> in august a jury agreed with apple and said samsung has copied some of your technology and the jury awarded apple billion dollars in damages to be paid for by samsung. the south korean technology giant wants the judge to overturn the verdict or at least reduce the fine. apple wants a judge to increase the damages as well as putting a ban on some of the samsung smartphones. what is interesting is the reason did the judge is reviewing the cas

it's on a shoulder waiting for the tow truck to get the big rig out of there.anta rosa, south 101 and 880 toward 101. >>> richmond city officials meet tomorrow to consider permits for reconstruction of the damaged portion of the chevron refinery. a pipeline ruptured in august causing an explosion and fire. this morning the san francisco chronicle chevron will have to lay off 500 workers if it doesn't get the permits by thursday. they want to replace the pipe with a metal alloy that will resist corrosion. corrosion is considered the likely cause of the explosion. >> more than 90 million americans will travel more than 50 miles this milled season and 90% of them will do it on the road. there is some good news. gas prices continued to fall. in california, it's 3.52 a gallon. bay area is averaging 3.71. most expensive is san francisco at 3.83. vallejo as cheapest prices at 3.49 a gallon. >> in berkeley, sit leaders will consider a proposal to declare it a no drone zone. they fear authorities will use the technology to spy on citizens. this proposal comes a week aft

these photos taken by show the area at the height of the flooding, a stranded police car had to be towed out. >>> stretch of road off richmond parkway reopened after flooding caused its closure. it took on water all day yesterday. the landscape along the road was so saturated rain was rolling off it, the road had to be closed until the water drained off. heavy rain caused a creek to overflow banks yesterday afternoon in -- turned into a lake, four homes were flooded. >>> san francisco international airport expects no weather-related delays today that's good news for travelers whose flights were cancelled this weekend. others spent hours at the airport. at one point arriving flights were delayed up to two hours. >> i got here 4:00 i've been waiting in multiple two hour lines after i found out my flight had been cancelled, after four hours, i had to wait another three hour customer service line which i didn't get to the end of, before the booth closed. >> rough way to start the holiday. for up-to-date information, go to the flight tracker on the front page of abc7 news. >>> storm made area

the tow truck company told abc 7 news they're taken to auction. no charges have yet been filed against the owner. >> the police officer union says the department riched a dipping point.7)÷ >> saying the city is losing more experienced officers than it will be able to recruit and retain. happening now a half dozen police officers walked away from the department just this week. there are 44 new recruits but since september, 36 officers resigned or retired from the department. the union says if you add in officer who's have given notice and will be gone by the end of the month, the city is now losing officers at a faster pace than it will be ever to replai.s poa says experienced cops are leaving in record numbers and this in the case of pay cuts and better opportunities in other cities. >> we call it voting with your feet. they're walking out. we can't strike or do job actions. so the only way to send a leave. >> the mayor says the city has fewer officers than 10 years ago. the budget increased and the city needs to rain in those costs. san jose vote

a tow truck is having trouble pulling a tractor-trailer. because it doesn't have chains or snow tires. when the two trucks finally make it to the top of the long hill the woman heads back to her car and gets one last shot. >> translator: i just thought i have to hold the camera steady and capture this. >> the tractor-trailer's wheels have gotten too close to the edge and start to slide through the guard rail. the tow truck driver looks in his mirror and feels an am house in tug. that's when disaster strikes. the tractor-trailer rolls sideways and flips upside down pulling the tow truck downhill with it. at the last possible second the driver jumps for his life. but the tractor-trailer driver is trapped. and flips over and over plunging down the steep cliff toward the north sea. >> translator: i was sure he was dead after falling and rolling over for 60 meters. i started shaking. >> rescue workers find the driver's body in the devastating wreckage thrown outside his truck. but he's alive. his fall is cushioned by his chuck truck's load of sa

new year's eve and tell the operate you need a tipsy tow.ou do not need to be an aaa member. >> you can leaflet car at home and take -- leave the car at home and take bart. to prevent over crowding, oast bay will skip montgomery street or embar cader row. do you not have to stand in line for a ticket after midnight. >>> san francisco offers free rides through the night. free fashs begin at 8 f.m. -- fairs begin at 8 p.m. and end at 6 in the morning. cal train will add extra trains southbound after midnight until 2:15 a.m.. those rides are also free. >> redwood city police announced an operation silent night for tomorrow night's new year's eve. the department says it hopes to reduce random gunfire through education and prosecute people using firearm toes make a holiday. the redwood city officer said they will be using their shot spotter gun low karnt system to pinpoint where are -- locator where guns are being used. >>> when it comes to the lottery, some say it's gentlemanling -- gambling, others say it's an investment strategy. lottery is up

tow trucks were busy all day. one car went soul low that i even had to get in and help the car would a so the zero =low fiord y were happy, even though it was a wet morning. back out here live, you can see in the distance the wet stuff is on the ground.. these water levels were higher, earlier than they were right now. even though it is drizzling the water levels have gone down a bit. there is a good game, 24 -24 is the score. in the fourth quarter. j. r. stone, kron 4 news. in san francisco, the wet weather caused major challenges for some residents. one woman woke up to find her mercedes... crushed >> at 9 a.m. the police knocked on the door that my car had been in an accident with a tree. they drove be down here. it was a large tree that fell on have to. my insurance company is calling a towing company and it is going to be taking to a collision center. i am going to purchase a new car. i do not want to do it. this was a great car it was shocking and i love the car i wish i would have gone out last night instea

update southbound 680 at south americas in fremont, tow truck on scene to get that accident off of lanessouthbound 680 danville sycamore valley road accident cleared the fire truck is blocking off-ramp be aware of that you may have to take the next exit down the road. let's check your traffic app, 101 from petaluma towards novato and you will find a car stopped on the shoulder according to one spotter, and foggy conditions, this is a great way to navigate your commute, get under the fog and see what is happening, it is free at the app store and google play. >> 6:32. developing news from japan magnitude 7.3 quake hit the country over side and now we are getting video showing the quake as it hit. reporter cornell bernard joins us live from the newsroom. >> reporter: small aftershocks still being felt across japan today some injuries are reported, the 7.3 quake struck after midnight pacific time. new video showing how bad that shaking was. the shaking sent terrified people in this tokyo newsroom scrambling holding on to tv's, computers as they rode out the quake which some say lasted more t

this is too trick tow try to trade around. but if you do have cash and we have a sell-off because congress fails to bridge this fiscal cliff, we think it will be an extraordinarily good buying opportunity and you should be able to take advantage of that. >> tom: when we saw the first tarp legislation fail in the house, the s & p 500 lost more than 8% in a single day. could we see tha kind violent reaction? >> oh, absolutely. and, you know, it will be the market's way of saying to congress, "ladies and gentlemen, you made a mistake. let's get back into session and have another vote on this." because the full effects of the fiscal cliff does spell a recession at some point in 2013. and no politician-- democrat or republican-- wants to see that. >> tom: with that in mind, last time we spoke with you it was june and the european debt crisis was in the headlines. now it's the fiscal crise here in the united states. yet, the rket has continued to climb. so what does that tell you about the underlying shape of the stock market? >> we

so, businesses like towing companies and hardware stores gladly went to work. >> nice to see some snow. nice to see winter here. gets business back. >> reporter: across the south, a different weather threat. severe storms spawned tornadoes. officials confirmed one in southern louisiana. in the town of baker, strong winds tore the roof off a car wash, littering streets with debris. >> it was real scary. everything was just flying around, just tossed around. >> reporter: in edgewater, florida, about 30 mobile homes were no match for a heavy twister. >> i was at work. and i took a phone call from my husband. and he said, it's not good. you need to come home, now. >> reporter: the storms moved into alabama, northern georgia and southern tennessee, where meteorologists say winds up to 70 miles per hour and more tornados are a threat. tahman bradley, abc news. >> you heard it there, the threat not over yet. we'll check today's forecast coming up in just a moment. >>> protesters rallying against michigan's right to work legislation are expected to have their biggest demonstration yet at the s

. >> a tow truck just came in and towed them off. >> reporter: also missing? their money. >> drove by here every single day. >> reporter: sunnyvale motor cars has disappeared leaving behind a large lot and a lot of angry customers who trusted the business to sell their cars. >> it's theft. >> reporter: todd parsons is out $28,000. the tech executive says the dealership took his car and gave him a bad check. >> it was all a scam. >> reporter: nursing student chrissy dent wanted to get rid of a $600 a month car payment. she left her vw to sell. >> the dealership here sid that they were going to pay off my loan once the car was sold. >> reporter: dent said they did sell the car and just never paid off the loan. >> i don't have a car and i have to -- still make payments on my loan. >> reporter: just as bad for the man who bought her car. he's now stuck with vehicle he can't register because there's a lien on it. >> we don't have title for the barquette and we don't have a valid -- car yet and we don't have a valid registration. >> reporter: adding to the frustrati

. >> we have developing news out of union city where a tow truck triggered a multi-car crash, these are pictures of news chopper 2, this accident happened 90 minutes ago on 880. the highway patrol says a tow truck lost control, hit two other cars and crash expwood the center divide. traffic was heavy for a while in the area but is now moving smoothly. >>> a man is recovering after bs shot in san jose, police found that victim on serenade and lullaby lanes at 8:40. he was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive. investigators say she shooting appears to be gang related but no arrests have been made. >>> crews are still trying to fix the leak that forced the evacuation of a neighborhood. three homes p evacuated after that leak was detected, the crew did work through the night and they say the leak came from a broken 2 inch plastic gas main underground. it was stopped but they have been working on it ever since and all caused tense moments for neighbors. >> the first thing that came to my mind was you know the san bruno thing and stuff like, oh, god, but once i knew there was only

looks like the vehicle is on the tow truck. hopefully that will be out of the way soon. heavy delays before the prince william parkway. 25 minutes from -- >> thank you, mike. we move on to headlines now. new this morning, springfield interchange back open after a deadly crash on the beltway. three people died when a pickup truck slammed into a tractor-trailer on the ramp from the beltway to i-95. this happened about 7:00 last night. the cause of that crash still under investigation this morning. police closed the ramp as a precaution. the ramp is now back open. that happened about 2:00 this morning. >>> we've got breaking news now. russia's president vladimir putin signed a controversial bill banning americans from adopting russian children. it now goes into effect january 1. there are estimates that this ban could affect more than 1500 adoptions currently under way. the ban is widely viewed as retaliation on a recent u.s. law targeting russians who abuse human rights. for a closer look at russia's proposed adoption ban, tune in to the "today" show at 7:00 here on nbc4.

in towing surfing, now you have a partner. so there's that relationship. that all plays on every given moment. >> on this day garret is the designated tower. his friends, al and andrew, catch the majority of the waves. while garrett never intends to get on his board. >> they wanted to surf the lap in front of the rocks. i didn't want anything do wheit that lap. if you fall there, you're probably not coming home. so we go back out. they're like, garret, you go. i'm like, no, i'm just driving. with waves crashing all around him, it doesn't take much to convince the lifelong water adventurer who has been surfing since the age of 11. we start going out. he started to turn for the first wave. number two, number two. then we go over the first wave, and there's this mountain coming at us. >> there isn't a moment to lose. and without hesitation, garret makes the immediate decision to ride the wave and he starts turning perfect to put me on it. and i'm going, slow down. you have to put it in the right spot. strapped to his board, which has a camera mount owned it,

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