in new orleans, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> i think that is the question, right? they even bother. we know you will watch the game and should be a lot of fun and we hope it turns out our way. right after the game turn to abc 7 news. our abc 7 news team is in new orleans and in the bay area live on the air are with up to the minute looks at how the niners fans are reacting here and in the big easy. we have you you covered from now until the super bowl sunday. >> soft but deadly. coming up, you may not think of your cat as dangerous but in fact it is kind of a superpredator. i'll explain, a new study chins what house cats do when they are outside. reveals interesting but not necessarily pretty details. dan harris has the story. >> the age of you tube, they play patty cakes and even in the viral video i made with the ascca, fly. but do not be fooled by all of this alleged innocence. reality might be closer to this. >> behind the adorable exterior lurks lethal intent. the serial killer purr in your lap. you will never look at fluffy the same. >> ben johnson voices tra

abc7 news reporter wayne freedman and katie marzulo will be there to bring you the best coverage during super bowl week. we will be tweeting our updates at abc7 news bay area. >> and you know what, there is also a slide show of the activity in new orleans. that's on abc7news.com so you can check that out as well. thank you, shu. >>> it has been a nice weekend and leigh glaser is eke check -- is checking your forecast. >> we are seeing clear skies and live doppler 7hd is picking up some of the clouds toward stockton as well as the sacramento valley area. you can see them near the coast. there were reports of light rain. eureka toward red way and this is what could possibly sneak in the higher terrain around the bay area overnight tonight and early toúorrow morning. we will definitely put a chance of sprinkles in our forecast. it is getting cold and napa at 37 and 48 in san francisco and 46 in san jose. a cold weekend. we will warm up this upcoming workweek. my accu-weather seven-day forecast is straight ahead. >> thank you so much. >>> now to the tragic nightclub fire in brazil. it hpped

in petaluma, wayne freedman abc 7 news. >> what a remarkable success story. keep you updated on the negotiations regarding fiscal cliff in washington. at abc 7 news.com on abc 7 news at 9:00 and at 11:00. they've come to a deal. we'll update it. hillary clinton will remain in the hospital throughout the new year, doctors deal with a blood clot in her head, clinton admitted yesterday when the clot was discover that had developed in a vessel between the skull and brain. doctors treating her with blood thinners. they expect her to make a full recovery. her colleagues in washington are sending their well wishes. >> we hope she recovers rapidly. >> clinton was bedridden, and fainted this month, causing a concussion. she plans to step down as secretary of state in sqlan. >> remains of connecticut gunman adam lanza have been claimed. a spokesman says lanza's father retrieved the body. the 20-year-old went on a killing spree two weeks ago, killing 20 first graders and six adults at sandy hook elementary school and shot and killed his mother at their home. police have

coming up at 4:55 abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman will tell us what happened on the beach and dangeras sneaker wave autos right now, police need help to identify these two people, police say they robbed a bank of the west on telegraph avenue. the man apparently went up to the teller said he had a gun, demanding money. he got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. police say she was helping him, but won't specify how. >> police arrested this man after they say he broke into a home only to be foiled by another man with a sword. a woman told officers she saw a 23-year-old jose gomez standing over the bed. her boyfriend then confronted gomez with a sword and had a flare with him. gomez ran from the home. officers captured him in the backyard. police say he has a long arrest record including charges of battery. >> construction work got under way in union square. >> the work closes parts of tokton street with a section of ellis. the central subway will link chinatown with south of market area and existing t line, scheduled to open in 2019. cardinals will arrive back in the bay area withi

abc7 news reporter wayne freedman and katie marzulo will be there to bring you the best coverage during super bowl week. we will be tweeting our updates at abc7 news bay area. >> and you know what, there is also a slide show of the activity in new orleans. that's on abc7news.com so you can check that out as well. thank you, shu. >>> it has been a nice weekend and leigh glaser is eke check -- is checking your forecast. >> we are seeing clear skies and live doppler 7hd is picking up some of the clouds toward stockton as well as the sacramento valley area. you can see them near the coast. there were reports of light rain. eureka toward red way and this is what could possibly sneak in the higher terrain around the bay area overnight tonight and early toúorrow morning. we will definitely put a chance of sprinkles in our forecast. it is getting cold and napa at 37 and 48 in san francisco and 46 in san jose. a cold weekend. we will warm up this upcoming workweek. my accu-weather seven-day forecast is straight ahead. >> thank you so much. >>> now to the tragic nightclub fire in brazil. it hpped

wayne freedman has the story for us. wayne?nty of people, but last week, 827 weapons turned in. today, 29. in mill ral valley, more residents turned in firearms and some, still loaded. this resident turned this one in, he wanted absolutely nothing to do with it. >> i think we have enough violence in our society z i think we need to take responsibility and try to get guns off the streets. >> this is the second nim a week marin county asked rez don'ts turn in guns. they began tuesday, offering $43,000 as incentive money, which ran out in 90 minutes. from there, turning to vouchers, today no, promises. >> i don't want money for it. >> some do. the county owes $67,000 now for the turned in guns they're taking private donation autos from general public, largest check is a thousand. >> another person gave $26. one for every life lost in sandy hook. today's hull, 29 weapons from an ar 15 to a bebe gun to a rifle that peter kept in his attic two decades he no longer wants around. >> kids can find them. and you know, we have grandchildr

tonight wayne freedman tell tells us about a nonprofit group that is making the healing process easier. >> we will do an apple. >> the tasks we take for granted, making a meal. try it when recovering from a leukemia treatment. >> i could lie in bad and not eat. >> it was a complete and staggering change from the life she used to have as a mechanic, an illness that just came on one day. >> i was tired and went home and had a chest pain. >> based on her diagnosis she should be gone by now. she says she out lived it main be because of the high school kids that work in this kitchen. >> nothing to do with college. it is just fun for me. >> reporter: she will swim on scholarship for the university of texas next year. in the meantime our work at this nonprofit has taught her how to cook and taught all of the kids how lucky they are to be healthy. >> the purpose is empower the teenagers and to learn about the connection between food and health and for them to get connected with their community. he -- >> he is a combination of chef and teacher. every one of the meals will be for critically ill

for that story we turn to abc 7 news wayne freedman live in jackson square. >> this is jackson squaret rained here. the crowd is gathering you've got carriages over there and wet pavement. here, you've at cafe du monde. you probably like to cook, right? do you think you9r@r can handle one? 10? or a thousand. coming up sunday. they're cooking. >> this is right here. >> depending on experience level, begin a pot of vegetarian gumbo and what if other people want jambalaya. >> we'll make it this is the answer nobody asks. where is the food for 70,000 people? in new orleans, on super bowl sunday, much will be coming from here. >> for a lot of us this is probable lit most major event wile do. >> also known as these super bowl of cooking. >> this chefs makes a habit of crowds and stayed yimz including at and t park but super bowl numbers are staggering. >> we're going to serve over 6,000 pounds of shrimp. including 2,000 pounds of shrimp po' boys and there are 1800 pounds for shrimp cocktail. >> have you another 2000 pounds of smoke pork. >> how many shopping carts is involved in this? >> it

wayne freedman is live with reaction. wayne? >> not just anyone gets to vote for the hall of fame.ou need to be a member of the baseball writers of association. need to have done it 10 years. not just anyone gets voted into the hall of fame, either. a player needs votes from 75% of the members. barry bonds received barely half of that. how many baseball riders spent the day defending themselves. if they voted, they were probably more than a few. this is a man who abstained in his vote die not vote for barry bonds. i did not vote for roger clemens. dinot vote for sammy sosa. i did not vote for mike piazza. >> those are four names linked to the steroid era. >> i don't understand why they won't elect him into the hall of fame. it don't make sense. >> the vote into which no one was elected wrings baseball's former little secret in the shadows, front and center again. lance will yimz wrote the book exposing barry bonds. >> i think baseball never figured out how to process the steroid era. it's awkward for the game and fans this, is more awkwardness. >> and ironic that it has reopened an

sports director mike shumman and wayne freedman are also in new orleans. their reportos abc 7 news all week long. >> she better be bringing that back. >> traffic and weather next on the abc 7 morning newings. here is a live look outside. highway arey are photographic building and meteorologist mike nicco will look at your accu-weather forecast and sue hall for the abc 7 traffic . the bay area side show that is sparking outrage in the highway patrol. what officers are doing to find >> right now we will go to breaking news story. traffic accident involving a dump truck in san francisco. one person is trapped. >> abc 7 news reporter is live in ninth and blanon streets with more. we can see the police activity there. >> it is a terrible accident in ninth and branon. a tow truck guided with the pick up truck the and the impact slam today into the side of the building here on ninth street. to the right you can see a trail of gasoline and that gasoline came from the pick up truck which careened off of the tow truck following the impact. it wound up in the corner

tonight wayne freedman tell tells us about a nonprofit group that is making the healing process easierll do an apple. >> the tasks we take for granted, making a meal. try it when recovering from a leukemia treatment. >> i could lie in bad and not eat. >> it was a complete and staggering change from the life she used to have as a mechanic, an illness that just came on one day. >> i was tired and went home and had a chest pain. >> based on her diagnosis she should be gone by now. she says she out lived it main be because of the high school kids that work in this kitchen. >> nothing to do with college. it is just fun for me. >> reporter: she will swim on scholarship for the university of texas next year. in the meantime our work at this nonprofit has taught her how to cook and taught all of the kids how lucky they are to be healthy. >> the purpose is empower the teenagers and to learn about the connection between food and health and for them to get connected with their community. he -- >> he is a combination of chef and teacher. every one of the meals will be for critically ill people for

team in new orleans on twitter, sports director larry beil and sports reporter mike shumann and wayne freedman are down there with katie tweeting behind the scenes update and we are re-tweeting the highlights at abc7 news bay area. >> straight ahead the kitchen appliance that could pose a real danger in your home. consumer reports investigation to keep you safe. >> the airline that grounded dreamliner flights and the financial impact now being reported. >> a look outside at sunnyvale where the big rig has led to a >> good morning, sue, abc7 traffic center we go back to sunnyvale where the big rig didn't is blocking the two light lanes north 101. wood debris is still in the lanes. two left lanes are getting by. our app shows the backup past great america parkway and toward the expressway where traffic is basically at a stand still because of the accident. take 280 or 85, or caltrain is the great alternate. or download this free app for other alternates at apple app and google play. mike? >> good morning. we will look at live doppler 7 hd from new orleans, notice how quiet it is. yesterday we tr

larry beil and mike shumann and wayne freedman is also in new orleans. you can see their reports on abc7 news all week long. >>> still ahead, breaking news in canadian, in quebec, the rescue operation and live pictures and what this is we have workers caught in a landslide. we'll bring you the latest. and a soldier who lost his arms and legs received a double arm strans plant. what he is saying about the extraordinary medical procedure. >> kristen: breaking news in quebec. this is a live picture where we have a rescue operation under way right now. this is north of montreal. you can just see a truck on its side buried in debris. one worker is hurt and two others are missing. crews were working with the ground suddenly gave way and two vehicles fell several hundred feet. >> major league baseball says they are disappointed after a miami perform enhance enhancing drugmaker and including players, alex rodriguez. they were responding to a story that of the rod purchased drugs from a south miami firm called biogensis. the clinic recently close. a former employ

the 49ers held their first practice since becoming nfc champions today and wayne freedman was there. while they know the super bowl is on the line and it is a big deal so far the team seems to be treating it just like any other game. >> reporter: if professional football is a modern watered down version of interurban warfare there could be one of the fortre is sses. >> how long have you been sitting here? >> two hours. >> how much longer are you going to is sit here? >> another two hours until we meet harbaugh. >> that might be a long shot for any one without cleats or a telephoto lense. a few minutes of tossing balls around for cameras and reporters before the team set about its serious business of implementing a game plan. by then any outsiders including media members herded away from the action with strength orders of no speaking. they are now poised as a precipice of history. >> you don't want to get caught up in thinking about is. >> when you bring it up, it is cool. >> not even six months ago, san francisco celebrated the giants and the world series the second it in three years

along with katie and larry beil and mike shumann and wayne freedman are there to bring the best coverage during super bowl week. also, they will tweet behind the scenes updates at abc7 news bay area with a slide show of the activity in new orleans an abc7news.com. >> she had shrimp, po boy and seafood gumbo. >> organizers of san francisco's beta breakers race are scrambling to find new financing. now live to the city with more on that. amy? >> the vase in trouble and the clock is ticking. the race will start right here at howard on may 19. they have less than four months. according to the "san francisco chronicle", they are looking for a sponsor. the sponsor has dropped out and given no explanation publicly that the company refused to comment to the paper. this would have been their third year to sponsor the race. sources tell the newspaper that sponsorship costs the company anywhere from $250,000 to $500,000 and putting the race on costs about $1 million so it is expensive but it is very popular. this will be the 102nd beta breakers scheduled for may 19. the general manager of the race

from santa clara, wayne freedman abc 7 news. >> that is an interesting idea, wayne. only we thought. >> teamworkouts continue until the team leaves sunday night. 49ers practiced in the rain out there today. next week will be in a controlled condition. niners get to work out at the saints indoor training facilities. ravens practicing at tulane university. >> abc 7 news has a team head together super bowl. larry beil and mike shumann will be there. shu will be wearing his ring all week long why, not, huh? also the best coverage during super bowl week. we'll be tweeting it at abc 7 news bay area. >> spencer christian is here now. >> yes. we've had rainfall today. other locations receiving none at all. so it's a mixed bag. >> yes. >> here is a live view from our camera. sunsetting about five or six minutes or so. lots of clouds around. sun breaking through a little bit. after long the golden gate there, it's an interesting sky and pretty wet. let's go to live doppler 7 hd. south bay is wet all day. wettest of the bay area so, rain intensified in the east bay. it's taperi

monday morning, katie marzullo will begin reporting super bowl week live from new orleans and wayne freedman will report on the all the action. we will have updates on monday, as well. >> antioch school officials warn parents after a stranger approached a child and tried to lure the child into the car yesterday afternoon. it happened near the elementary school and parents were notified. a 5th grader was approached by a man he did not know claiming he was sent by a family member to pick up the boy. the child said "i don't know you" and walked away. amy will have a live report from the elementary school in 30 minutes. >> testimony is scheduled to begin in the preliminary hearing for the san francisco couple accused of murdering their daughter's pimp. last june, the man in southern california was fatally shot in the bayview district near candlestick park. the 38-year-old muni driver and his wife, 37-year-old, face murder and other charges related to the shooting. he had allegedly pimped out the 17-year-old runaway daughter. prosecutors have said he was in san francisco trying for get the girl b

we bring in abc 7 wayne freedman who is consulting with i believe the ultimate source. wayne?ertainly an ultimate source we're on st. peter's street there are more fans appearing and they're all talking about the spread. it's three and a half points in favor of the niners right now. we needed something more specific. so we're hear. house of voodoo. they have a lot of interesting things here. some of which we're not allowed to show you. it's a sacred place if you walk in the back, and have you the right connections, at just the right time, and you go behind this screen here, you might get an answer. put your hands over the cards. picture the game. >> in new orleans, you can hire a psychic. a master of the arts. a tarot card reader trying to decipher aó> you're asking me who is going to win. it's a boxing match. it's easier than asking me which team if there are variable autos in new orleans, reverend skomys house of voodoo came>8@&Ñ recommended and it's a charming establishment filled with powerful souvenirs. behind the screen, i served as a medium for the 49

larry beil and mike shumann and wayne freedman is also in new orleans. you can see their reports on abc7 news all week long. >>> still ahead, breaking news in canadian, in quebec, the rescue operation and live pictures and what this is we have workers caught in a landslide. we'll bring you the latest. and a soldier who lost his arms and legs received a double arm strans plant. what he is saying about the extraordinary medical procedure. [ female announcer ] now get high speed internet at home on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. at&t u-verse high speed internet offers more speed options, reliability and wi-fi hotspots than ever. call at&t now to get u-verse high speed internet for as little as $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. it's the fastest internet for the price. our newly expanded advanced digital network gives you more of what you enjoy online. and with at&t, our wireless gateway turns your home into a private wi-fi hotspot that connects your wi-fi devices and can even save on yo

super -- for the best super bowl coverage, katie marzullo and larry beil and mike shun man and wayne freedman are tweeting the highlights. >> and now sue has traffic because we have a situation on 101 with lanes closed as a result of a big rig accident. >> thanks, guys. back do sunnyvale with a sig-alert in effect north 101 before fair oaks or near fair oaks, beyond the lawrence expressway, and slow traffic now, and we have a live shot so we will look. here is what happens, the big rig hit the guardrail and blew the fuel tank. you can see the debris in the lanes, the wood debris there, so c.h.p. is on the scene, with lots of emergency vehicles there, and the glimmer of good news is that two lanes are getting by and you can see the two left lanes passing by the scene again, north 101 sig-alert in affect. to avoid this altogether, 85 or 280 of the good alternate routes. we have no estimated time of re-opening, the sig-alert north 101 sunnyvale yale, -- sunnyvale area. mike? >> we will start with live doppler 7 hd from new orleans. yesterday we tracked severe weather headed for katie marzullo fo

sports director larry beil and wayne freedman and mike shumann are in the big easy covering the 49ers and super bowl weekend and behind the scenes twitter updates. >> the excitement builds for super bowl xlvii, some leaders in the bay area are looking ahead to super bowl 50 and hoping it will be played at the niners new stadium. the santa clara city council met to discuss their super bowl bid. the bay area is already on the short list to hold the 2016 super bowl along with south florida, santa clara will need to show the nfl they can handle a massive event. >> we have the buzz going on now with our team in the super bowl. this is three years out and the mightment is building. >> the bid is due in may and the new stadium is scheduled to open in time for the 2014 season. >> happening now, the f.b.i. is on the scene of a hostage situation in alabama unfolding right now after a man took a six-year old boy hostage. police say the man grabbed the boy off the school bus yesterday after shooting and killing the driver. he now is holed up in an underground bunker with the boy in midland city.

katie marzullo, larry beil, mike shumann probably wearing his superbowl ring and wayne freedman are tweeting behind the scenes action. >> cheryl: looks like great weather today. >> temperatures there cool today compared to yesterday. we have 74 in the morning. it was like 34 this morning. even they had a touch of winter. the forecast if you are headed that way, i think you will like the weather here. i do have a cooling trend in the forecast and chance of much needed rain. >> thank you. dangerous weather, a massive pile-up in michigan kills several people including children with icy weather to blame. >>> at least four people died in a mile and a half long chain reaction crash in detroit this morning. dead include three children. about 20 others were hurt. more than 30 vehicles smashed into each other on icy interstate i-75. it involved several trucks. firefighters are checking to see if any hazardous material was involved. >> more than a hundred thousand people in connecticut and new york are without power. it was caused by storms hitting the east coast. a flood forced several water rescued

sports director larry beils and sports anchor mike shoe map, and reporter wayne freedman are in the big easy with a behind-the-scenes twitter update and you can follow them at abc7 news bay area. today, a lucky 49er fans at noon, the 49ers contact the winner of the team's super bowl xlvii swede stakes getting 20 round trip airline tickets to the big easy and a raffle is held with prizes donated by 49er tight end, and the grand prize is all expense paid trip including super bowl tickets and the raffles of $2 each with a minimum purchase of five. the drawing is tomorrow. for information we have a lead on our website at "see it on tv." and we will be live from new orleans, on the wear, with up-to-the-minute look at how niners fans are reacting here and in the big easy. >> still ahead, more news, more major storm damage in the south with new pictures just coming in, showing the aftermath of a tornado. getting set to make history at the golden gate bridge >> breaking news from phoenix, arizona, the scene of a workplace shooting, five people were injured, three shot, inside an office complex

reporting alongside him will be larry beil and abc 7 news wayne freedman. tweegt updates on abc 7 news bay area, watch for our live reports beginning monday morning. tonight the alameda county sheriff's department is investigating an officer-involved shooting in dublin. a man call forward help just before 9:30 saying his son was acting strangely. investigators say the suspect rushed at him with a knife. police and neighbors say the suspect has a history of erratic behavior. >> it doesn't have to come to this. but it's not like it was unexpected. >> the suspect has assault history he also has a mental -- history. so that is what they're dealing with. >> the suspect is recovering from nonlife threatening wounds. >> scary moments for passenger as board a ac transit bus hit by stray bullets from a shooting in a nearby gas station. passengers showered with bits of glass. the windows shattered. >> police treated it like a real threat but a 911 call reporting an armed man near a school turned out to be a hoax. the call sent three schools west valley elementary, cu

and wayne freedman and katie will join larry and shu to bring you the best coverage during super bowl week, and we'll be tweeting their behind the scene updates. >> still to come at 6:00, thousands march for gun control as a bay area community turns in hundreds of guns today. >>> something cell phone users do to switch carriers. now it's become illegal. we'll explain. >> i'm meteorologist leigh glaser. a big cooldown today, and even some parts of the bay area, a few sprinkles. will we see some tonight? we'll look at the forecast so, we all set? i've got two tickets to paradise! pack your bags, we'll leave tonight. uhh, it's next month, actually... eddie continues singing: to tickets to... paradiiiiiise! no four. remember? whoooa whooaa whooo! you know ronny, folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching to geico sure are happy. and how happy are they jimmy? happier than eddie money running a travel agency. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >>> another incredibly successful gun buyback program took place in san mateo today. the crowd so lar

and wayne freedman and katie morris-lowe are sure to bring you the best coverage.will be tweeting behind the scenes updates at abc7 news, bay area. hundreds are killed in egypt after a court decision. and a man who escaped from jail is not noticed for nearly a week. those stories up next. plus, rain could be in our future. meteorologist lee glasser is next with the accu-weather forecast. >> two games interest a four-game road trip. and it ain't going well. they lost in chicago last >> this is abc7 news. >> dozens of people in egypt have been killed in violent riots, sparked after a judge sentenced 21 people to death in connection with a soccer fight last year that killed 74 fans. family and supporters rush to the streets after today's ruling, clashing with police who fired tear gas and bird shot at the crowd. 27 people were killed, more than 400 were injured. authorities in michigan are on the search for an escaped prisoner, the man left a jail in detroit by switching identities with another inmate. mark greenblat has the story. >> reporter: tonight, a nationwide m

to the super bowl, sports director larry beil and former 49er mike shumann will be there and wayne freedman and katie marzullo will join larry and shu to bring you the best coverage. we will tweet their behind-the-scenes updates at abc7 news bay area with live reports going monday morning. we have break news from southern california right now where this man will not come down from the roof. this is east los angeles. authorities have been trying to talk the shirtless man down from the roof. he has been up there for hours. investigators say he was running away from a bail bondsman and he climbed up on top of the house. >> still ahead, dramatic video from a plane that catches fire midair and what the pilot did to save everyone on board. >> the diehard giants fans who camped out overnight on the peninsula to look at the world series trophy in >> take a look at this dramatic video shot by a passenger on a plane headed for turkey. lightning struck the plight and it caught fire. terrifying situation. the pilot activated fire gear inside the engine and made an emergency landing. everyone on board t

entire team headed to the super bowl including sports director larry beil and mike shumann and wayne freedman and katie marzullo with live reports next week. >> lucky. tonight is the night shark fans have been waiting for returning to the ice. san jose is 2-0 for the season. tonight the sharks host phoenix the first of six home games, puck dropping at 7:30. >> "har-bombing." >> that will not be the end of it. >> still gray. >> absolutely still under the moist southern flow and why it was so mild this morning and now. we are looking from mount tamalpais to the lower clouds in the south with mid-and-upper level clouds over this part of the bay which is not conducive to rain right now. headed to the south, 897, i believe near h.p. pavilion and we have rain, that is where it is raining, down in the south bay near 280. we have two different cameras down there. now a look at live doppler 7 hd and you can see a finger of moisture stretching from santa cruz across the south bay and headed to tracy and stockton. now, zooming on down, you can see the blue which is drizzle. the green is the lighter rain

sports director larry beils and sports anchor mike shoe map, and reporter wayne freedman are in the big easy with a behind-the-scenes twitter update and you can follow them at abc7 news bay area. today, a lucky 49er fans at noon, the 49ers contact the winner of the team's super bowl xlvii swede stakes getting 20 round trip airline tickets to the big easy and a raffle is held with prizes donated by 49er tight end, and the grand prize is all expense paid trip including super bowl tickets and the raffles of $2 each with a minimum purchase of five. the drawing is tomorrow. for information we have a lead on our website at "see it on tv." and we will be live from new orleans, on the wear, with up-to-the-minute look at how niners fans are reacting here and in the big easy. >> still ahead, more news, more major storm damage in the south with new pictures just coming in, showing the aftermath of a tornado. getting set to make history at [ female announcer ] this is a special message from at&t. [ male announcer ] it's no secret that the price of things just keeps going up. [ female announcer ] bu

shu will join sports director larry beil and wayne freedman and katy mar jew low to bring you the besterage. we'll be tweeting behind the scene updates. >> construction on california's high-speed rail project is expected to start this summer. however traction are few problems which could delay the project and bump up the cost. we'll look at the problems transportation officials face. >> how a san francisco company is taking a unique approach to weegd through its job candidates. >>> the hunt for big foot continues with a new twist. >> leigh: i'm leigh glaser. after clear sky today, some parts of the bay area might see a few sprinkles by tomorrow morning. morning. plus, look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! sitting, waiting for an album to download. i still have back problems. you're only 14 and a half. he doesn't have back problems. you

from treasure island, wayne freedman abc 7 news. >> thank you. now, coming up abc 7 news i team has an expert on the weigh in of the prior shipping record to see if it is cause for concern here in the scheme of things at sea. >> turning to other news of the day a burglary ring busted thanks to alert neighbors caught four suspects in the act. officers descended on a neighborhood in eastern contra costa county this afternoon. police say a hoax had been robbed. neighbors told police they saw four suspects running off with valuables from the house, officer as rested three of them. and a nearby homeowner nab aid fourth suspect hiding in the garage at gun point. >> my neighbor's dog kept on barking so i looked in the garage and peeked and there he was. surprised me. >> yes. no kidding. four officers say that three of the four people were juveniles. police say the suspect stole electronics and jewelry from the home. >> police say an intruder was stabbed to death this morning. the tenant heard someone kicking in the front door, grabbed a shotgun, then co

katie marzullo, larry beil, mike shumann probably wearing his superbowl ring and wayne freedman are tweetingehind the scenes action. >> cheryl: looks like great weather today. >> temperares there cool today compared to yesterday. we have 74 in the morning. it was like 34 this morning. even they had a touch of winter. the forecast if you are headed that way, i think you will like the weather here. i do have a cooling trend in the forecast and chance of much needed rain. >> thank you. dangerous weather, a massive pile-up in michigan kills several people including children with icy weather to blame. >>> at least four people died in a mile and a half long chain reaction crash in detroit this morning. dead include three children. about 20 others were hurt. more than 30 vehicles smashed into each other on icy interstate i-75. it involved several trucks. firefighters are checking to see if any hazardous material was involved. >> more than a hundred thousand people in connecticut and new york are without power. it was caused by storms hitting the east coast. a flood forced several water rescued in w

wayne freedman filed this story last may. >> it's not easy to have a child in intensive care unit of a hospital, but they are grateful when good news comes in small increments. until last week his son brendan was a boy pitching in the petaluma national little league. a line drive changed that. >> threw a pitch and line back right at him. he did not have time to react. >> he underwent six hours of surgery to repair damage to his face and sinus cavities. >> oh, into the air and he is down on the ground. >> come backers have been a part of baseball but aluminum have a larger sweet spot increasing the odds of doing damage. one almost died in a hit in a practice game. his team and then his league adopted traditional wooden bats for the rest of that season. it becomes a discussion every baseball season, they talk about the distance between the mound and plate or making pitchers wear face guards or helmets. >> personally if i had to choose between helmet or wooden bat i would choose wooden bats for sure. >> all concerned describe the incident at one in a million shot. it's just baseball. ma

sports director larry beil and sports anchor mike shumann are in the big easy and wayne freedman will bring you the best coverage during super bowl week and tweet behind-the-scenes updates at abc7 news bay area, with a slide show of all the activity in new orleans on abc7news.com. >> there reports 49er quarterback something will seek his relief before free agency begins in man according to a website. he will earn $8.5 million for the upcoming season with $1 million guarantee now and the balance on april. it is widely believed the 49ers will trade him. a source says that me could seek release before the free agency so he can join any time he wants. it calculated risk because he could lose the $8.5 million if he would lose if he is traded with the contract. >> today, a group of senators from both sides of the aisle lay out their work for sweeping overhaul of the immigration system. including a pathway to citizen ship. >> it is a hot button issue coming to the forefront: immigration reform, a bipartisan group of senators, four democrats and four republicans, have unveiled a plan. >> we c

entire team headed to the super bowl including sports director larry beil and mike shumann and wayne freedmannd katie marzullo with live reports next week. >> lucky. tonight is the night shark fans have been waiting for returning to the ice. san jose is 2-0 for the season. tonight the sharks host phoenix the first of six home games, puck dropping at 7:30. >> "har-bombing." >> that will not be the end of it. >> still gray. >> absolutely still under the moist southern flow and why it was so mild this morning and now. we are looking from mount tamalpais to the lower clouds in the south with mid-and-upper level clouds over this part of the bay which is not conducive to rain right now. headed to the south, 897, i believe near h.p. pavilion and we have rain, that is where it is raining, down in the south bay near 280. we have two different cameras down there. now a look at live doppler 7 hd and you can see a finger of moisture stretching from santa cruz across the south bay and headed to tracy and stockton. now, zooming on down, you can see the blue which is drizzle. the green is the lighter rain.

morning, katie marzullo will kickoff our super bowl week coverage live from new orleans, and wayne freedman will report on all the action. we will tweet the behind-the-scenes updates at abc7 news bay area on monday. >> great job. >> 49er mans are showing off their pride. check out these fans would want to add a 2013 to the super bowl jacket. it is not just humans, meet bubba. you can send your photos to ureport@kgo-tv.com and we will enjoy watching those and sharing them. mike is posting pictures, as well. >> so honored to be here. huge fills to fill. kristen sze, hope you feel better. >> tiny shoes to feel but big heart. >> nice to see you. >> thank you for having me. >> good morning, everyone. now look at the colors, red and gold, have to love it, and now, live doppler 7 hd, you can see the drizzle that is falling from them, very sporadic but keeping the roads slick, and keep that in the back of your mind when you head out the door. also, dress for these temperatures: we have 46 in novato and napa and fairfield and concord 49 and everyone else in the low-to-mid 50's! some areas are 30 deg

to the super bowl, sports director larry beil and former 49er mike shumann will be there and wayne freedman and katie marzullo will join larry and shu to bring you the best coverage. we will tweet their behind-the-scenes updates at abc7 news bay area with live reports going monday morning. we have break news from southern california right now where this man will not come down from the roof. this is east los angeles. authorities have been trying to talk the shirtless man down from the roof. he has been up there for hours. investigators say he was running away from a bail bondsman and he climbed up on top of the house. >> still ahead, dramatic video from a plane that catches fire midair and what the pilot did to save everyone on board. >> the diehard giants fans who camped out overnight on the [ female announcer ] this is a special message from at&t. [ male announcer ] it's no secret that the price of things just keeps going up. [ female announcer ] but we have some good news. it's our bundle price promise. [ male announcer ] a price you can definitely count on, for two whole years. from at&t

they will be joined by abc7 news reporters wayne freedman. we will be tweeting updates at abc7 news bay area. stay with us. we have a lot planned. >> it will be a lot of fun. >>> let's find out about how our weather is shaping up. >> we talked about it at the top and the rain is here. sandhya patel is here. >> you will see wet pavement tomorrow morning. as you look at live doppler 7hd we still have some rain and some showers across the bay area. let's get first to the north bay. from ukiah to clear lake we are seeing rainfall. it is moderate in intensity. it is right around the clear lake area. you can see it here in the yellows. just keep that in mind. we do have a lighter return across the bay area. in the east bay, san leandro and hayward and castro valley and union city is getting some wet roadways right now and down the peninsula lighter showers from san mateo and across 92 and heading down toward belmont and san carlos. we have light to moderate rain in the san jose area. heading out toward alan rock, it is definitely on the wet side. t

larry beil and mike shumann and wayne freedman, and katie, will bring the best super bowl coverage all week from new orleans. they are tweeting behind-the-scenes updates and re-tweeting highlights at abc7 news bay area. >> san francisco arts bishop this morning is causing a stir with comments he made of same-sex marriage. according to the huffington post, he told the catholic herald the term gay mainly is a natural impossibility and should rarely be used and said legislating for the right of people of the same sex to marry is like legalizing male breast feeding. that is a quote. he told the catholic newspaper this week that fighting to protect traditional marriage is god's gift no this generation. >> this morning, san francisco police are hoping a photo they released will help find a man they say stabbed a woman after an attempted sexual assault. police say ricky choked the woman, and stabbed her when she resisted january 7 on 39th avenue. he weighed 180 pounds and police say he is likely armed and drive as gray 2011 toyota with license plate number kuman77. >> new information this mor

wayne freedman and katie marzoulo will bring you the best coverage. we will be tweeting the behind the scenes update at abc7 news bay area. meteorologist sandhya patel is off tonight, but spencer christian is here with a look at our weekend forecast. >> we will start with live doppler hd. we do have high clouds and we don't have rain showing up on the radar at the moment. the temperatures are generally in the low to mid50s and it is relatively mild. it will be a partly to mostly cloudy night. there is a chance of an isolated shower or two. turning cooler tomorrow and the cool and dry pattern will last into next week. let's look at our projected overnight lows. notice the green in our viewing area. there is the better chance of a shower or two and then over the remainder of the bay area. for the most part we are saying not much chance of showers, but if they occur they will be up north. low temperatures in the midto upper 40s overnight. cooler in parts of the north bay where we may see low 40s. the satellite image shows the atmospheric is at play. a we

but we start with our wayne freedman live in san jose. wayne? >> they're on their way to atlanta.big question now is will this be a historic weekend? at the time, 49ers boarded their plane, they'd put in a busy day by anyone's standards. they're trying to keep to a routine, everyone knows better especially they're young quarterback. >> this is going to be the same as we always do. in at lant yark not here. >> as practicing for a game doesn't add more intensity as 49er faith afl rifs at 6:45 in the morning. these guys did. >> and there are six now. someone joined us. >> after the triumph, niners gained respect again. since the record breaking win, the quarterback has appeared on the cover of sports ill trait straighted. niners are new darlings. the coach, unphased. >> people said nice things about us. you know? that is nice. cover of "sports illustrated". you snow very nice things. nice things about the team but

wayne freedman and katie marzoulo will bring you the best coverage.be tweeting the behind the scenes update at abc7 news bay area. meteorologist sandhya patel is off tonight, but spencer christian is here with a look at our weekend forecast. >> we will start with live doppler hd. we do have high clouds and we don't have rain showing up on the radar at the moment. the temperatures are generally in the low to mid50s and it is relatively mild. it will be a partly to mostly cloudy night. there is a chance of an isolated shower or two. turning cooler tomorrow and the cool and dry pattern will last into next week. let's look at our projected overnight lows. notice the green in our viewing area. there is the better chance of a shower or two and then over the remainder of the bay area. for the most part we are saying not much chance of showers, but if they occur they will be up north. low temperatures in the midto upper 40s overnight. cooler in parts of the north bay where we may see low 40s. the satellite image shows the atmospheric is at play. a weak cold f

they will be joined by abc7 news reporters wayne freedman.ll be tweeting updates at abc7 news bay area. stay with us. we have a lot planned. >> it will be a lot of fun. >>> let's find out about how our weather is shaping up. >> we talked about it at the top and the rain is here. sandhya patel is here. >> you will see wet pavement tomorrow morning. as you look at live doppler 7hd we still have some rain and some showers across the bay area. let's get first to the north bay. from ukiah to clear lake we are seeing rainfall. it is moderate in intensity. it is right around the clear lake area. you can see it here in the yellows. just keep that in mind. we do have a lighter return across the bay area. in the east bay, san leandro and hayward and castro valley and union city is getting some wet roadways right now and down the peninsula lighter showers from san mateo and across 92 and heading down toward belmont and san carlos. we have light to moderate rain in the san jose area. heading out toward alan rock, it is definitely on the wet side. the sys

sports director larry beil, and sports anchor mike shumann, and wayne freedman are in the big easy bringing the best coverage of super bowl week including behind the scenes twitter updates that you can follow at abc7 news bay area. >> listeny fan will get a phone call they will never forget. at noon, the niners will contact the winers of the super bowl xlvii road trip sweepstakes getting two super bowl tickets, two round trip airline tickets to the big easy and a signed kaepernick jersey. fans had until yesterday to register on the niners website. >> at the excitement, leaders are looking ahead to super bowl 50, hoping it will be played at 9 niners new stadium. the santa clara city council met to discuss their super bowl bid. they are on the short list to host that super bowl with south florida. they will need to show the nfl it can handle a massive event. >> we have our team in the super bowl, so we have the buzz and we are looking at three years out. >> the bid is due in may, and the new 49ers stadium is scheduled to open in time for the 2014 season. >> happening now, the f.b.i. has taken

wayne freedman and katie marzoulo will bring you the best coverage. we will be tweeting the behind the scenes update at abc7 news bay area. meteorologist sandhya patel is off tonight, but spencer christian is here with a look at our weekend forecast. >> we will start with live doppler hd. we do have high clouds and we don't have rain showing up on the radar at the moment. the temperatures are generally in the low to mid50s and it is relatively mild. it will be a partly to mostly cloudy night. there is a chance of an isolated shower or two. turning cooler tomorrow and the cool and dry pattern will last into next week. let's look at our projected overnight lows. notice the green in our viewing area. there is the better chance of a shower or two and then over the remainder of the bay area. for the most part we are saying not much chance of showers, but if they occur they will be up north. low temperatures in the midto upper 40s overnight. cooler in parts of the north bay where we may see low 40s. the satellite image shows the atmospheric is at play. a we

reporter wayne freedman is there. >> reporter: new orleans, one of those rare cities when they say therea morning-after, it's every morning. and often, those mornings begin here. a famous place called cafe du monde, a place where they serve the famous sugar doughnuts beignets. how about jim harbaugh, who dropped by with his wife and child this morning. he said he's having a good time. >> hello. >> reporter: call it a moment for a city at times like these, seems determined to put the concept of innocence on hold. on bourbon street tonight, music will pour out of courts like exotic libations slip between lips. it's the land of eternal weekend, where people toss woes as easily as tossing beads. they say it's like fishing. >> you have have a good lure. you have to have a good lure. and you throw junk. >> you throw beads and they give you what? >> a nice sight to see. something to think about later on the tonight. something to think about later on tonight. >> reporter: something to think about in a mardi gras split apart by a super bowl this year. they're doing it in two parts. next sunday's

with more on that we go to wayne freedman. how are you doing, wayne?> we're on canal and bourbon street. we're on the corner of bourbon and canal street. but you know, i'm going to do the obligatory media story this, is a two-week football game. you get two weeks work to teams, the microscope comes out, everything gets magnified. now, week two. they've turned it up more. you bring 5300 reporters into this town, someone is going to try to find a story. >> maybe you assume we vit easy. but did you know we're checking freak qens yeez? >> -- frequencies? >> here is some of the stuff you don't see. an electrician version of hearding -- herding cats with 5,000 microphones in town. it could mean interference, clear channels gobbled, then, doom. >> i will find you. we have quite a few gdcs at every location. they will find you. >> then, pulling our credentials. if you're a reporter, try doing your job without access. it's competitive enough. just ask ray ratto, so many super bowls he's lost count. you does know the drill. >> in the week it's media covering med

from an jose, wayne freedman abc 7 news. >> tough to shut him up sometimes, as we said abc 7 news is already in atlanta. there are any niners fans interest, yet? >> we haven't seen a lot of them, i think fans are going to be showing up tomorrow. it's about 35 degrees here now. so it's a good thing these are indoors. a couple years ago we had tim tebow, tebowing. and now, collin kaepernicking. we not only have two different teams but two different touchdown celebrations. the dirty bird made in the late 90s here. >> this is falcons. >> they have to look bad. >> can you do the dirty bird? give me an example. >> do you remember the dirty bird? >> yes. >> could you do it? >> i don't know how it goes. >> you can flop around like a chicken. >> the 49ers latest trend is kaeperniking. >> is that a dance? >> when he doesn't z anything successfully, he likes to kiss his biceps. >> let me see. just pull this up. >> that would be your for arm. >> do you hi he's going to be doing a lot of it against the falcons? >> no. no. i don't think so. i think we'll have a game planned and we'll stop. >> you

. >> later tonight our wayne freedman talks to people who consider the weather down right balmy that.. >> cold temperatures