wayne friedman reports. >> the toll-takers are like the gate way to the city. >> she knows before movingg staff. because takers have become an endangered species. >> the industry standard is going electronic tolling across the world. to save $19 million over eight years, they may vote as early as thursday. >> they're taking away our jobs, our livelihood and now the people who come through the bridge have to deal with what, a machine. >> if approved, it will leave us with what amounts to a cashless bridge. fast track would pay the bill or the bridge would scan your license plate. >> it dehumannizes the bridge. the history wouldn't be the same. from history and going over it. been that way for years. >> one benefit would be less congestion for the 20 million cars. >> 67% already use fast track. as for the rest, welcome to the new mill lynn yum. >> you make family here and that's going to be gone. >> wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> fast-food chains are rolling out big deals. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in san francisco. a wedding announcement you could call it between i-phone and verizon. it

from the rock creek district in oakland, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> up next artists offer their work help gain the release of two american hikers detained in iran. and the san francisco supervisors who refuses to say the pledge of allegiance [ alarm clock buzzing, indistinct conversations ] [ female announcer ] important events can sneak up on you. oh, i am not ready. can i have a couple weeks? you could be ready. you could lose 5 pounds in 2 weeks when you replace breakfast and lunch with a fru, ain, and yoplait light. betsy bets. you haven't changed a bit. oh...neither have you... sean. well, yeah. [ female announcer ] go to yoplait.com to start your two week tune up. >> an art auction to raise money for two hikers still detained in iran was held last night in the cultural center in san francisco. sarah shourd organized the event. her friends are still being held in iran. it auctioned off the work of local artists including art by josh patal. >> what all three of us have in common, the bay area. they're all u.c. berkeley students, all spent time here, all contributed to this commun

wayne friedman reports some of the hardship cases are getting help from the county ♪ >> andrew parentsplay the blues. lately he and other residents from marin have been living the blues due to an ongoing fight with the company that owns the land beneath their mobile homes. >> we do appear to be the victim of a somewhat vindictive landlord. >> first their landlord equity lifestyle properties of chicago won a ruling in federal court that eliminates representative control here by 2018. it has devastated property values here but there's a second provision that allows the company to raise rents on any lots where people leave. >> so earlier this month dozens of residents were suspicious when that landlord sent premature eviction warnings after mostly minor violations of a routine state inspection. they included trash, leaves and one home improperly installed christmas lights. rossi has to move this storage shed which inspectors say is a fire hazard. not easy for a woman on fixed income. >> always the money but if you don't have it, what are you supposed to do. >> enter susan adams that chair

abc 7's wayne friedman reports it's not just what they're doing that's so interesting but how. >> it'sne of those underreported mysteries of the space age. a rocket delivers a payload into orbit, all is fine, and then... >> unfortunately we have no two-way communication or one-way communication or data of any kind. >> and it happens all too regularly. >> satellites are failing. there's anomalies on satellites, not quite sure what's happening. >> but at stanford university, professors have been thinking about it. >> one reason the satellites may be failing, when they hit a satellite they tend to ionize and leave behind an electrical charge. >> to prove it host and lee have put together this mechanism. they hope to send it into a small satellite unfolded and see what happens. >> no one's going to pay for such research before they know it works in zero gravity. hence the time nicholas spent in the comet recently. for 15 seconds they would see how they unfold. they want something fast, reliable and capable of recording meet reside impacts. if some company would just write a check. >> about

can barely survive on disability the way it is. >> wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> this january one of years but even so should have more water than last year thanks to several fall storms. results show water content ranging from 108% of normal from the northern sierra to 176% of norm in the southern sierra. it provides one-third of california's water. a lot of people would like more snow in the sierra but i don't know -- >> a little bit. just a dusting. a couple inches at lake level but really not much. the long-term outlook, hang on for that. but right now looking at sutro. you can see it looks pretty nice out there with cloud bases. sun coming up at 7:15, setting at 5:30. not seeing a whole lot of sun. hazy afternoon sun. the cooling trend getting underway the past couple of days. looking at more cool weather and then rain arriving later on today into the overnight hours and a portion of your sunday. it's 50 san francisco, redwood city and half moon bay this morning with oakland coming in at 51. good morning, livermore, 47 for you. highlight showers arrive late this evening in the n

wayne friedman has more. >> there was an earthquake but at the palace hotel in san francisco, nobodyelt it, not with the 49ers rocking the pro football world with hiring jim harbuy. >> i can't wait to be around those guys, those strong men, those leaders and start building the team. >> this includes a momentous week. he found himself the hottest commodity in football. michigan wanted him and the dolphins and broncos but he describes the san francisco 49ers as his best come pet tives opportunity. he felt that way from early on this week. >> it's the perfect competitive opportunity for me and the rest of the san francisco organization to be a part of a team. a team that has a chance to win for the san francisco 49ers. >> this marks a new beginning for 49er fans. fired coach mike singletary had passion but not an offensive mind. but the 49ers faithful of whom some had become increasingly faithless, this feels like a good move. >> awesome. exactly what they need. >> i think that you show him that he's capable of taking a team from nothing and making it into something and that's what we n

wayne friedman has more. >> there was an earthquake but at the palace hotel in san francisco, nobody felt it, not with the 49ers rocking the pro football world by hiring jim harbaugh. >> i can't wait to be around those guys, those professionals, those strong men, those leaders and start building a team. >> for harbaugh, this concludes a momentous week after leaving stanford to a resounding victory in the orange bowl. michigan wanted him and the dolphins and the broncos. but he describes the san francisco 49ers as his best competitive opportunity. he says he felt that way from early on this week. >> it's the perfect competitive opportunity for me and the rest of the san francisco organization to be a part of a team, a team that has a chance to win for the san francisco 49ers. >> this marks a new beginning for 49er fans. fired coach mike singletary had passion but not an offensive mind. the 49 faithful of which some had become increasingly faithless, this feels like a good move. >> awesome. exactly what they need. >> i think he's shown he's capable of taking a team from nothing and mak

wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> it's 4:45 now.g up the phone line vandalism in the east bay that has at&t offering a reward. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in san francisco. in just a few hours we're expecting a huge announcement out of new york and that's i-phone is coming to verizon. and there is one clear winner in all this. the story coming up in a live report. >> the final report on the b.p. oil spill is expected to reveal today. >> neighbors from the south begin to dig out from under several feet of snow@@@@@@@@@@@@ dinner's ready! it's french's crunchy onion chicken! (announcer) for a quick and easy dinner crush french fried onions. dip chicken in egg. coat with onion crumbs and bake. when dinner's made with french's french fried onions, everyone's happy. french's. happy starts here. look for it in the canned vegetable aisle. leftover desserts, boardroom, now. and hurry before the interns get here. thanks but i already have some yummy black forest cake. black forest cake? ♪ so? [ female announcer ] need a guilt fretreat? tryop

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wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> 5:16 now. >> solar energy, plenty of it after we get through a littleg this evening. >> did you notice one was an atmospheric scientist. i wonder if they get discounts. i'd love to have solar panels but sometimes it's a 20-year commitment. most people don't live in their houses 20 years. interesting. like that piece. we have a lot of fog. you saw some you said coming up the peninsula. so it is more widespread this morning than it was yesterday. that will be the case tomorrow. tomorrow will look much more like a winter day as we start out gray just about everywhere. a few gray patches over downtown san francisco but nothing that's reducing visibilities down to say levels that are of a concern of flight arrival delays. 30s and 40s inland. 40s around the bay, 50 san francisco. let's talk about highlights. we have changes this weekend and starting today partly cloudy and cooler. nine days of record highs. they're in the past. today we'll be about 4 to 8 degrees cooler than yesterday. showers likely saturday evening and more so on sunday. so if you have outd