amy hollyfield is tracking the expected grid hock to come. amy hollyfield? >> good morning, natasha. if you can this is the time to travel through here at 4:30 in the morning. it is quiet. i recommend traveling now. it is expected to get tough later today. this will be the first test of the morning commute and the new road closures. get ready. all other road closures for super bowl city are in place mostly armed herman plaza with detours southbound embarcadero start at broadway. expect long delays and a lot of gridlock. san francisco is bracing itself. >> it will be crazy. hopefully employers will support and allow employees to work remotely. it will be tough. >> tomorrow, it is worse. hour street will close and moscone for the nfl experience for almost three weeks. people are advised to skip downtown altogether if necessity -- they can. >> i get a book on tape. >> the cost estimates for san francisco are climbing related to san francisco 50 spending an extra half million to speed up work at the terminal where amy was standing before the

a-b-c's amy hollyfield is in california to show us why. almost winning is still pretty good when you're talking lottery tickets. perry's liquor store in union city will receive about ten thousand dollars for selling a powerball ticket that almost won. :27 last night one of my customers text msged me and didn't believe her at first :34 she was likt eno check website i said april fools not here yet the ticket had five of the six qining numbers - it's worth about 1.4 million dollars. customers who didn't even win- still felt excited for the store. 9:44 it feels good and it's not even mine feels good fels nice that's a blessing i got my ticket :55 the store owner has not heard from the winner-yet. but ankit vora is already thinking about how to spend his prize-25 percent of it will go to charity. 2:09 i was brought up in culture believe in good work karma why not why not since no one won the powerball jackpot last night-everyone is now focused on saturday's drawing. vora plans to bring in extra employees to handle the demand for tickets. peopl

if you have flexibility, change when you catch that lovely ride. >> great next, amy hollyfield. all the visitors being kept safe is a top priority. several agency heads will meet and figure how to accomplish that with detailed safety plans with the effort focus obscuring the area around the foot of market street where a lot of events are held. the city will also activate the emergency operations center on saturday when super bowl city opens. we expect to get more detail when the leaders meet at 1:00 p.m. and we will update you with later abc news. >> and the challenges part of working with the super bowl, show super bowl 50 will be most profitable sporting event ever in the united states, and our reporter is joining us live to break it down. >> whether you are rooting for the broncos or the panthers there is more than one super bowl winner. the nfl and other game related organizations are expecting a bigger than ever payday. >> super bowl 50 is expected to rake in super profits. according to an article this career's super bowl is on pace to be the country's most profitable sport

we have amy hollyfield on it, and, we have an app to help you get around it. we tell you about that coming up next report. >> if you are heading into san francisco, be warned: it is the first weekday since major closures went up. commuters are in for surprises. our reporter, amy hollyfield, is at the transbay federal -- determine natural tracking it all. >> people are prepared and they have planned for this. all of the road closures for super bowl 50 are now in place this morning. this is the first time to test drive with the commute, mostly around herman plaza southbound embarcadero closed at washington for super bowl city, and long delays, a lot of gridlock and commuters have been brace for this. >> i reacted to it pretty well and i know this commuting will be a pain in the butt but i made the effort to get up a little bit early for work and allow myself to get to work on time. >> smart. tomorrow it will be worse and howard will close, and that is the nfl experience that is this way for three weeks and you are advised to sketch downtown entirely if you can.

and amy hollyfield has been at the beach all morning and joins us from latest. amy? >>> yes, it is an emotional scene here. friends and family members are gathered at the spot where they describe dan's favorite spot in the world, sitting here waiting for news while friends and professional search teams continue to look, but, still, there is in sign of him. >> crews say they don't think 40-year-old dan defoe of san rafael could have survived the night in the ocean off the coast of rodeo beach with his wife, friends and relatives looking on, they started out first thing this morning to look for his body. >> we have a window of about four to five hours we could start searching for the victim. we have 22 personnel assigned onland and water. >> his sister got a call that a surfer disappeared with no sign of him or his surfboard last night. they thin the water temperature would be tough to survive overnight but they said they also have to take into account how he was first found. >> he was found face down by two additional surfers that knew the victim. they then swam over

today is first work day commute with major street closures in san francisco, and amy hollyfield is at the transbay terminal with the mess that a lot of you will face. >> good morning, some people we spoke with say they left earlier than usual to prepare for this to try and get around it and not have too much pain. we have not heard any come lanes this morning. the road closures are in place for the have been an herman plaza and this is for super bowl city the free began village the at terry building with tomorrow a closure of howard for the nfl experience with street signs to guide you and we talked to a commuter who made it into city from vacaville and he said it wasn't too bad. >> for planning involved i want about my regular schedule and...no big deal, not changing anything. just a few signs and that was it. >> so far so good? >> yes. >> if to know. >> here is what to expect, the red is super bowl city and the on are feeder streets that are shut down south of market such as main. the grin are detours, such as mission. it is open. it is a straight shot to the embarcadero. it will be

amy hollyfield? >> yes, reggie, a dive team is headed into the wart right now. you can see all of the rescue response vehicles checking to make sure no one is inside the boat. it just sunk. they are working under the assumption no one is there. they have to check. people are then to live on these boats. we are at san rafael yacht harbor at pier 3. officials do not know why this boat sunk they got the call at 4:45 an old vintage pleasure boat sink in the water at 10' deep and you can see a tip of it sticking out of water. they are keeping us away from the dock because they are working to get to see if there is anyone there and want us to stay here. we will have a briefing when they know more. we are told there is a sheen of diesel from the boat so the coast guard will be here and it is an active scene in marin county and we will be here to find out what is going on and bring you the latest developments. >>> we will check back developing news the worst kept secret in the bay area is in open: 49ers head teach tomsula has been fired. the move was made after the seas

i amy hollyfield for abc7 news. >> with heavy rain and gusts come propensities for trees to come down. >> tree gaze are really busy right new. we have the drought-stressed trees, el nino scare and they cannot answer all of the phone calls. it is sad. >> competent will get more busy at el nino continues. >> causing problems elsewhere, as well, and matt keller is in the south bay in san jose. matt? >> yes, good morning, reggie. we have a downpour here in san jose. south of winchester boulevard and williams road. pg&e is here because there are 58 customers without power at the reserve apartments. all the people are in the dark. they have a blown transformer. it is in a vault. they are working on that. i asked if it was weather-related and they said it is possible it could be the rain. we have seen consistent downpours the last sure or so. we drove on 101 and on 85. it is. coming down. a lot of the far right lanes have standing water in them. be careful on the roads. a lot of hydroplanes. when the sun comes up and people head out on the roads for the commute they run into a lot of trouble

amy hollyfield is here to let us know. i am not joking i have no idea how i will get to and from work. >> helicopter? i don't know what to tell you it will not be good. cars are fought welcome. you will see changes starting together bringing in equipment. it will turn into a construction zone to build the super bowl city that they will have. southbound traffic will for longer exist start open saturday. palm trees got their makeover yesterday and this is the beginning. do not think of trying to park here. parking restrictions are now in place on mission and market and parking officers are out if large numbers. the nfl promises it will be a fun place to experience the energy and funds surrounding the super bowl but it is not without controversy. some city supervisors were what the nfl host committee to reimburse the city for all spends related to the super bowl. that is estimated at $5 million and mostly it will be for police overtime. the mayor said the current averagement is first keel -- is fiscally responsible. the fan e

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amy hollyfield has what led to this incident. amy? >> yes, most people are trying to avoid this cemetery. this man jumped down into it right here in san leandro starting up there and try to jump away from police and jumped from interstate 238, 30'. it killed hip. officer tried to pull him over at 12:30 because they say he was driving a stole vehicle. it took a couple of minutes. he did stop. he was already -- not ready to face officers. he juneed. officers and paramedics tried to save his life but he d save his life but he d the man stayed >> thank you. >> company responsible for a trench that come planted -- that 8:00 lapsed had oakland has had several safety problems in the past. on monday workers rescued rogelio esparza in 15' trunk. officials say the rescue came down to a matter of inches. >> he fell in and all the term -- material in the hole went in and that was pinning him. >> as you can see, rogelio esparza is doing best you can expect. according to the occupation arm safety and health administration website the again has had

in san francisco, amy hollyfield, "abc7 news." >> and "abc7 news" has you covered for the big game. download our "abc7 news" app and enable those push alerts so you get the instant updates. >>> the nfl now says it is investigating allegations involving peyton manning and human growth hormone. those allegations arose after al jazeera reported that manning's wife had received shipments of hgh from an indianapolis anti-aging clinic. a clinic intern who made the claim has recanted his story and manning has been adamant in denying the claims. he's set to play in the super bowl next weekend at levi stadium. >>> the california senate is being asked to decide on regulations that would govern the fantasy sports industry. it would require operators to pay fees and be licensed. san rafael assemblymen voted against the bill. he's been the target of an industry ad campaign and wants more regulation. >>> health officials are gearing up for a battle against a mosquito born virus. >> the zika virus poses particular dangerous to pregnant women and their unborn babies. kristen? >> reporter: the cente

amy hollyfield is in walnut creek with the crime that just happened hours ago. amy? >> yes, customers at the 7-eleven are horrified to hear this happened last night. police say necessity got the call at 11:30 to come to north civic drive to the 7-eleven but the robber got away. three was armed. no one was hurt. if it is who believe think it; it was the 9th hold up, second in walnut creek. >> that make me sad. they are good people in there. i come here each day. that makes me sad. i am horrified. i live across the street. >> here is a look at map, from a robbery in san leandro, he is asian or latino with a stocky build and 5' 6". the remain up, the remain employees and do not want to comment. >> nationally, the question is what is happening on wall street? we are down 229 popes early not trading day. >> jane king has more in the minute report. >> gin? >> another rough start. much like monday, we saw the chinese market halted again. they only traded for 30 minutes in chicago. the soling was past and they will not let the circuit breaker come in tomorrow, so they could

in san francisco, amy hollyfield, "abc7 news." >>> the verizon ad on the side of a high rise next to super bowl city is no more. today a crew removed the sign after the city claimed it violated city law for being too big. the part of the sign showing the super bowl logo and lombardi trophy wasn't touched. verizon decided to remove the sign because of an honest misunderstanding about permissible signage. >>> the fbi is setting up shop in the south bay. "abc7 news" was at the agency's joint operation as bomb technicians showed off remote control bomb robots. coming up at 5:00, david lieuy speaks with the fbi. >>> law enforcement agencies are staffing up to keep people safe on caltrans. t >>> as the super bowl approaches, count on us to let you know about the ongoing impacts from security to traffic and more, like the game itself. just download the "abc7 news" app and enable push alerts. >>> the future of self-driving cars took center stage today as officials heard public opinion on proposed rules. >> and kristen is here to tell us more. >> reporter: can you imagine getting to work in a

amy hollyfield has been looking for trouble spots this morning. amy? >> good morning. it is raining good right now. it has been for the last hour. we are starting to see water booming along highway 101. this is in mill valley. we are off of the freeway and it is very wet. the water is gathering here. this is video we shot while driving coming down if for an hour northbound highway 101 off the golden gate bridge. it is a morning to slow down. owners of auto body 1407 will tell you those who are not slow down are filling up the shops. >> rear-end collisions people are not giving themselves enough distance and they smash into the car in front of them. >> this is their business of the time of year with cars slipping and sliding on wet roads and saying the average repair cost is up to $3,000. that is an incentive to slow down. another element you have do deal with this morning is the flag blowing windy today. i feel it is more windy than yesterday morning. another thing to think about as you cross the bridges and very wet. windy. chilly. bundle yourselves up. be slow. and s

amy hollyfield is on howard between third and fourth with between third and fourth with the new closeure. when sue said there are problems. we went to give you a live picture of what fremont exit looks leak in san francisco. it is clogged. slow going into downtown san francisco. be prepared. already at 5:30 this morning, it is looking slow. there are no prizes waiting for you when you arrive. you still have to claw your way out of here in the afternoon. yesterday afternoon looked like it was worsen that the morning compute. look at 9 pictures we shot yesterday, southbound embarcardero is closed. market is closed. between beale and stuart because of the super bowl activity. this is making it tough to get around downtown for drivers. >> google maps said it would take 35 minutes to get to oakland but it took 20 minutes to go 200 yards. we have a map of the trouble spots because of what is go on with the super bowl, a super bowl city near herman plaza and starting today they are going to close down howard and that is because they are building the nfl experience. both are places for fans to g

our reporter, amy hollyfield, is at highland hospital of what made the rescue so difficult. amy? >> reggie, what a relief he is out. he is okay. he is okay pulled to safety at 2:0 7 a.m., 13 that hours after the trench closed in around him and trapped him. the tricky part of thation was the soil of the consistency of sand and i was not was stuck in a clay creating a suction force. medical crews kept an eye on his vital signs during the long meticulous ordeal. friends identified the worker at 41-year-old rogelio esparza f hayward in oakland yesterday another at 12:30 while work on a sewer line. the foreman said he is so grateful and so thankful that crews got him out safely. he is checked here at highland hospital. >> thank you, amy. raid are nation is hopeful but it is slip not over yet the team will return to oakland for now is many questions remaining of their future. our reporter is tracking the latest in the newsroom. oakland's mayor is hoping this could present a new opportunity? >> that is right the mayor admitted the raiders has a frustrating history with the city of oakla

amy hollyfield, this was quite the rescue? >> what a relief, reggie. here is here at highland hospital and is okay. he was pulled to safety at 2:00 this morning, almost 14 hours after 9 trench closed in around him and trapped him. the tricky part of the reagan administration was the soil. it had the cop isisancy of sand so it was tough to hold back. his foot was stuck in a squishy clay creating a suction force to fight against. medical crews kept an eye on the vital signs during the long ordeal and friends identified the worker as 41-year-old rogelio esparza of hayward. this happened to him in east oakland on east 23rd street at 12:30 yesterday afternoon. this was as he was working on a sewer line. the forehand was there when he was pulled to safety this morning and said he is so thankful, so grateful, that crews got him out safely and now he ising checked out at the hospital. >> glad he is okay. the raiders returned to oakland for now. but a last questions still remain about their future. our reporter is tracking this in the news room and oakland mayo

amy hollyfield is where he was washed tout sea. there is a if you warning out this morning. >> they are telling everyone they need to be extra careful in the the waves with the conditions just tough right now, very intend for surfers and search-and-rescue crews. here is video from sky 7 of the search last night, they had to put an end to it because thives were so huge. 8-10', too dangerous for the search-and-rescues. they got the call at 5:30 yesterday afternoon a searcher was missing. a couple of people saw the unconscious man in the water and pulled him to shore and started cpr but a huge wave came and pulled him back to the water. they have not released his name, estimating he is in his 40s but officials have put out a big blanket warning to everyone saying that el nino system is bringing a high surf and king tide and it must be met with a lot of caution. necessity do plan to be out here this morning again to try and look for him. >>> a new wanting for anyone considering buying a hover board, the consumer products safety commiss

amy hollyfield is on the embarcadero with that story. amy? >> yes, natasha. the performance on saturday is free with chris issacak but you have to pass through this. you will be if line and need to plan for that. that is one of the few things you need to know before the visit. >> crews are pulling all-nighters at herman plaza to build super city that we have heard so were about but are just seeing materialize. >> it is cool to see it come together. never seen it come together before. it is cool. we check it out each day. >> it is free. it is where fans can celebrate the super bowl with activities and concerts and is expected to attract thousands bringing up the question of...safety. >> most are concern about the security. people come through. >> what do you think of the security? >> i don't know a lot about it. >> we know thank you will have to pass through a metal detector police have bomb sniffing dogs. police time off is canceled. they will activate the emergency operations center on saturday. >> they will keep us safe. there is a lot of security already.

amy hollyfield is on the embarcadero tracking that and worries it could get worse. amy? >> yes, natasha. practice makes perfect. drivers got a taste of gridlock yesterday. i don't think they liked it. >> battery street was still clogged today. parking officers were out again to try and help people to navigate. however, they said it wasn't as bad today. >> you could see it was lighter traffic. >> we noticed it. look at yesterday trying to drive southbound at embarcadero at 8:15 in the morning. it took 15 minutes to make the detour turn on to washington street where they shut down embarcadero. today, it was clear. it took a matter of seconds. people did not want to make the same mistake twice. a driver on washington said that he was forced to drive by all the people taking bart today. >> i have been taking bart and parking has been bad. i could not find parking so i drove in to work today. rogue bart riders agree the ride today was different. it was more crowded and they needed an extra car. it was way crowded. >> more people turned to the ferries, and a spokesperson said

amy hollyfield has a look at the plan. >> it's such an iconic spot. visitors come to vista point at all hours every day to see it. >> it's such a beautiful view. i mean, there's really no words to describe it. it's unbelievable. >> some experienced tourists know, though that the crowds can be unbearable. so they come at 9:00 a.m. on a monday or even 5:00 a.m. when it is easy to find a parking spot. >> if i come in the daytime, it gets very crowded. make it little bigger. >> expanding the parking lot at vista point seems unlikely. transportation officials have reached a breaking point and something needs to change. >> during a holiday weekend this last holiday weekend, there was anecdotal information of travel plans that were taking as much as an hour from, say, lombard to getting across the golden gate bridge. >> the problem is, as cars wait to get into the parking lot, they clog northbound traffic on highway 101. bridge officials would like to close vista point at peak times to keep traffic moving. but the chp says it isn't quite that simple. >> ther

amy hollyfield is at the bridge to explain the problem. amy? >> yes, reggie, would you wait an hour for this view? that is the problem. everyone wants this picture. the "san francisco chronicle" is report the the bridge suffered the worst gridlock over the christmas holidays in its history. this impacts the commuters. this is not enough packing at the point so the backup gets in the way for commuters. it took some people an extra hour and a half to get to work between christmas and new years. formal say they would like to shut the point down during peak hours but c.h.p. said you cannot do that without giving notice because it is a state rest stop. it is a complicated robbing involving several government agencies. they all land to come together to discuss the issue. when idea is providing shut will buses to the point. until that is worked out, you may have to wait a i'll to take in this view. >> the first real morning commute today for bart riders after the brazen murder of a man on the train over the weekend. cell phone video shows the scary mo

amy hollyfield? >> yes, natasha, there are 122 packing spots here at vista point to handle all of the people would want to come to see this. it could have seen like a lot 70 years ago but it is not handling the demands of today. >> it is such an iconic spot. visitors come here at all hours every day to see it. >> it is such a beautiful view. there is no words to describe it. it is unbelievable. >> some experienced tourists know that the crowds here can be unbearable. they come at 9:00 a.m. on a monday or even 5:00 a.m. when it is easy to find a packing spot. >> i came in the daytime but it is very crowded. [ inaudible ] >> expanding the parking lot seems unlikely but transportation officials say they have reached a breaking point and something needs to change. >> during a holiday weekend this last holiday weekend there was travel times that were taking an hour from lombard to get across the golden gate bridge. all the problem is, cars wait to get into the, paing lot they clog northbound traffic on hi

amy hollyfield is if san francisco with reaction from the commuters. how are they doing? >> grumpy. we met some commuter whose knew it was happening and landed ahead leaving home earlier than usual. and some were caught off guard. >> welcome to the new monday morning commute super bowl-style. drivers stuck in the traffic this morning were us terroristed -- frustrated and late. >> i am an hour behind. >> you southbound embarcadero is shut down at walk strength we drove through at 8:15. it took 15 minutes to make the town from embarcadero on to washington. >> it has been us terroristing -- frustrating. >> the super bowl is in santa clara but super bowl city is here if san francisco in herman plaza. the nfl said it will be a fun interactive experience for fans. commuters say this is not fun. >> i don't like it. wish we could have said "no." i'm not a sports fans to begin with but it is creating chaos. >> parking officers are trying to keep traffic moving and answering a lot of questions. >> they are frustrated. a lot of people that work in the areas want to know, they are confused and

amy hollyfield is at highland hospital tracking his condition. amy? >> natasha he is here. he is okay. after a long, long ordeal. we have video of moment he was pulled to safety rescued and pulled from the trench at 2:07 a.m. he spent 13 hours down there in the terrorism. the friends identified him at 41-year-old rogelio esparza of hayward. he described as being buried alabor. the co-workers were grateful when they saw him pulled to safety. >> we are very happy. we are happy for you guys. [ inaudible ] thank you, everyone. >> this happened in east oakland on east 23rd street. he was trying to replace and attach a sewer service line from a home to a main sewage pipe and the freeway collapsed -- the trench collapsed. cruise were worried about the circumstance place because of the treasure and worried of the temperatures dropping with an i.v. with medical crews monitoring him throughout the night. now they have him her

amy hollyfield joins us with a preview. >> the embarcadero is starting its makeover. do not expect to recognize it or be able to drive an it. the trees are getting pampering right new. everything will have a sparkling new look for super bowl 50. this is somewhere though will credit super bowl city. the bocci ball courts are not accessible. this be an active construction zone. expect to see heavy equipment and workers now through next friday. parking restrictions are now in place. officers are out had on patrol. be on the look out for them. it is not a car friendly place, southbound lanes on the embarcadero will shut down this saturday. the nfl is promising that the fan experience will be a fun way for the public to experience the energy surrounding the super bowl. but it is not without controversy, three cities want to pass an emergency resolution demanding the nfl pay the city $5 million that it will confident to host the event. that is for an outstanding issue and we will keep an cry on that. until that time, if you went to start planning, here is a sample of the co

this picture was posted by amy hollyfield looking like show could be enjoy the runs with new snow fall in the area which makes driving difficult. if you take photos or video of the weather where you live post them using hash abc7 now. we could use your post on air or online at abc7news.com. >> if you missed the weather opportunity today, don't worry, another is in store for you. we will check with meteorologist mike nicco. >> yes, good morning, everyone. i will show you what going on now with pockets of light rain whether you are around the caldecott tunnel tunnel to orinda, lafayette, heading to san leandro and from castro valley to dublin and san ramon and out to him and through the sunol grade, we have light rain at 280 and 85 and southeast all the way down to the santa teresa neighborhood but we have potential for flooding at the santa cruz mountains until 12:35 with a last green. no yellow. no red. light-to-moderate rainfall here and, again, until 12:45 the possibility, with not a lot of clouds but scattered pockets of light rain. now, flight arrival delays in sfo are down to 69 m

coverage kick off in the north bay with amy hollyfield at the alameda park-'n-ride in mill valley. >> yes, kristen, we have a rare break in the weather. it has been relentless rain. we are pretty soggy and saturated. you can see behind me, there is the park-'n-ride with high tide coming in as the rain came down. the rain has left behind a lost -- a lot of problems. look what the cars went through on national highway administration 101 in marin county. the rain created flooding as luck lucky drive. drivers in the middle did better than those on the outside where the water was deeper but in problems reports weapon people slowed down. >> there were a last cars but not too crazy. i wish everyone had their headlight ogees. it makes it easier to seethe. >> the manzanillo park-'n-ride flooded. again. commuters tried to navigate around it but some went through it. >> we went through and it went under the car. here comes el nino. >> nightmare. a nightmare. a nightmare. i don't know what they will do about it. >> an old oak true could not handle the rain and topple over and planned on power lin

amy hollyfield is at the hospital in oakland. we are hearing from the rescuers for the first time. amy? >> that is right. also, we spoke with his boss at his side at the scene of the rescue for all 13 hours. he said rogelio esparza is in good spirits. >> he is so happy because -- thank you all. thank you, everyone, everyone helped him get." >> he just left the bedside and said rogelio esparza was working on a home sewer line when the hole fell in on him at is 12:30 in the afternoon trapping him in dirt up to his chest. firefighters say his feet were 17' in the surface. they did not pull him to safety until 2:00 this afternoon and firefighters were frustrated how long it was taking but they were working in sand, which just kept caving in on them when they pulled. the boss said they all felt terrible as they watched the slow process and even rogelio esparza wondered why it took so long. >> the whole time, he was worried. they took a long time. he was dizzy but so far...he is so happy right now. >> it was extremely tedious and a game of inches as a company officers to defined it. it w

amy hollyfield is at washington and golf in san francisco with a good example of what we are talking about. amy? >> yes, they just clear add huge tree out of the here and it took a while. this beast of a tree wasn't even dead or ill and waiting to fall. it looks perfectly healthy. it could not handle the weather. >> this huge tree in san francisco's lafayette park top medical over during the storm this morning damaging three cars when it landed and surprising residents. >> that is the biggest fallen since i have been here across from the park in five years. a tree further up is a small widow. it fell. it was lightning. this is just: a tree. >> it hit a pore be and japanese and valve -- volvo but no people. no one was hurt. this is what happened before the tree, a steady and heavy downpour that landed on ground that was already socked from two previous storms. drivers who were out in it this morning were wishing they could have stayed home. >> it is wet. be careful. especially if you are crossing the bridges. it is slick. >> the tree on washington street was not the only tree that fel

amy hollyfield is at the bridge to explain the problem. amy? >> yes, reggie, would you wait an hour for this view? that is the problem.

now the latest from amy hollyfield. >> the c.h.p. just told us this morning that this wasn't random. it wasn't the first. they say there have been four shootings on this stretch of freeway and they think they are all gang-related shooting. they say this new shooting groundworks out for the bad guy because he is at get away speed when he fires the gun. >> c.h.p. investigators say it appears that gang fights have moved from the neighborhoods to the freeways and this have been four shootings on the same stretch of interstate 80 between richmond and by -- by thank you is really bad on the freeway. causing a lot of accidents and slaves. >> the latest shooting was last night on eastbound 80 near the fitzgerald drive exit and narrowly missed a family of five. the toddler was cut from flying glass. the familiar pulled into the gas station, frantically asking someone call police. >> i called the cops, and a child had minor cuts and blood on his face. no one was shot physically. it was very scary. i want to go home and love my kids. >> the oth

amy hollyfield? >> yes, reggie. a new millionaire in town. there is bragging going on with a poster saying a new millionaire was made here because the seat was sold here which is great news. >> almost winning is still pretty if when you talk lottery tickets. kerry's liquor for will receive $10,000 for selling a powerball jackpot that will set won. >> customer texted that i sold the winning ticket and she said, check, check, and i said april fool's is not here. in were five of the six winning numbers and it is worth $1.4 million. customers who did not win felt excited for the store. >> feels good. not mine but it feels good. that is nice. a blessing. it is good. >> the owner has not heard from the winner. yet. but he is thinking of how to spend the prize with 25 percent going to charity. what goes an, comes around. why not? since no one won last night everyone is now focused on saturday's drawing. bringing in extra employees to handle the demand. people were buying them this morning. with some hoping the store's luck would rub off. >> maybe it

amy hollyfield is at super bowl city this morning. amy? >> good morning, natasha. 4:30 and look behind me, they are hard at work getting it ready at super city like it is midday. there is a lot of work behind the scenes as police prepare to keep this place as secures possible. we will have a lot of tourists visiting. the tourists can be targets as we saw yesterday. two people robbed a woman at twin peaks yesterday afternoon. they sprayed her with pepper spray. they took her purse. an ugly thing to help at our most beautiful spot. >> i felt safe. until now. and this was a robbery of a tourist? >> criminals know there are tourists up there and they know that it is rich with people with money, women if electronic devices such as cameras and tablets, lab tops. you need to guard your items. >> san francisco police announced they have been respecting for three years for this super bowl and they are ready. they will have metal detectors at entrances of super bowl city, all purse are checked. bomb sniffing dogs are on duty. they have been conducti

our reporter, amy hollyfield, is there. the they suspects still tried to run away after the crash? >> antioch police do have people in custody. they are busy working the case right new. the c.h.p. said the call purse came in that someone was driving the wrong way on highway 4. shirtily thereafter they get a call about a head-on collision. though say it happened at 12:45 on eastbound 4 at hillcrest. they say that the people in the car who were going the wrong way ran away. they were cut. the person in the other car was taken to the hospital with major injuries. they did have to shut down the eastbound side of the highway. it was just re-opened 30 minutes ago. they had to shut down a westbound side to have it open for emergency details. a dangerous and tense situation for antioch police and the c.h.p. now police are here at the station working the case. >> if asia the markets of steady after chinese stock market took 7 percent loss yesterday. the shanghai finished up nearly 2 percent at the end of trading today. still finished down 10 percent for the week. chinese authorities have re

. >> amy hollyfield is there with the push back. amy? >> yes, reggie, the neighbor is mobilized now, with a petition that has 360 signatures against the center. and the neighborhood association now has a meeting scheduled to discuss the center moving in to the area. it would take over the out of the closet space across from the safeway described as a clinic that rehabilitates sex offenders. those with live and work in the area say they do not feel comfortable with this especially the san francisco ballet academy. teachers, parents, and even grandparents worry about the safety of the students. >> first thing that hopped into my mind, they are not supposed to do that near schools and this is a school. whatever rules are for public schools and private schools ought to go for ballet schools where children are coming and go ing. >> san francisco supervisor said that the facility has a

hollyfield will have the story on that for safety reasons. guys? >> drivers beware you can be pay higher taxes. caltrain is considering what they calling a road charge, a tax based on how many miles you drive. right now drivers pay 3 cents to state a gallon of gasoline but more in california are using fuel efficient cars. >> we know that gas tax which is owe major source of funding for trap is failing to keep pace with the demands and needs we have for taking care of california's transportation system. >> $8 billion is needed to fund the fixing of the california aiming streets and highways. >> a lot of us remember exactly where we were when the "challenger" tragedy happened. it was 30 years ago today it exploded 73 kd is after take off weapon the basketballer engine failed. so hard to watch that. today they will pay tribute to the seven astronauts killed including the first teacher in space. >> a ohio woman cannot help but laugh when she things of how old she is. >> she is 108. here she is, look at her! she looks good. she is celebrate her bi

amy hollyfield is on howard between third and fourth with a new closure. amy? >> yes, natasha. howard will be closing today here in front of moscone. it is open now. if you need to get through now is the time. it is going to be shutting down. it will be an already bad situation much worse. especially in the afternoon. that is when the super bowl closures cause the most pain yesterday. check out the gridlock. people were stuck in this southbound embarcadero now closed. so is market between beale and stewart. >> google map said it will take 35 minutes to go to oakland and it took 20 minutes to go 200 yards. >> this is can. they are building super bowl city at herman plaza and it will be a prefan experience put

our reporter, amy hollyfield, will have a live report at top of the hour. if you drive the golden gate bridge you will also notice changes. the current lane configuration is not helping traffic in the evening so crews will shift them only twice a week rather than each day. monday through when the lanes stay the same, three lanes south, three going not, thursday and friday, one northbound lane is added so there are four northbound and two southbound lanes from 4:30 to 5:30. >> happening today the large of the caper ship ever to visit the united states will leave the port of oakland. sky 7 was over the benjamin franklin when it arrived open thursday. it barely made it under the golden gate bridge and had to lower the antennas it do that at 1,puppet feet long so it is the 10th largest container ship in the world. oakland is among a handful of ports able to handle such a large mega ship. it was something to see it go through the bay last week. >> hillary clinton shut down a heckler during a recent rally. >> is many us making resolutions in the new year, faceboo

we will check now with amy hollyfield -- with amy for a look at "good morning america" at 7:00. >> outrage over the prisoner swap with iran and we hear from the family of the former f.b.i. agent in prison a decade after he was captured. next on america america this -- "good morning america" this morning. all the final three in cell was the embarrassment. for cleveland. >> winning is never old. the dubs pummeled the calf floors, draymond green dished toally thompson and warriors early lead. steph curry went for 35i positives and does future play if the 4th. leave leave lebron james got frustrated and dubs were up by 30 and cruised to 132-98 win the worst home loss, ever. >> a lot of stuff was across for us. a lot. and everythingent wrong for them. i don't think that is an indication of we are that great or they are not that great. we just had a really if game and they had a really bad one. >> everything with the wrong for them. the warriors take on chicago bulls on wednesday trying to improve on the best record of 3-8-4. >> i like steph curry with the yellow towel. >> santa clara's first hu

in san francisco, amy hollyfield, "abc7 news." >>> today, some of the world's top scientists unveiled a time on this year's doomsday clock. "abc7 news" was there at stanford university campus. the clock shows three minutes till midnight just like last year. the scientists said the risk remains high because of u.s. tensions with russia and climate change. >> we've got to wake up, we've got to face the apocalypse and prevent it by seeing it and taking concrete steps. >> the clock was originally set at 7 till midnight following world war ii. >>> the deadline to enroll in cover california is this sunday. >> michael finney is live ready to take your call and answer your question. michael, what a great resource. >> reporter: people need to know that the time is running out. you only have until the end of the month and you don't sign up, you pay a tax. it's around $600. to get cover california, which is part of the affordable care act, you dial 415-954-7621 and that will put you in touch with one of these people. right now we have susan pfeiffer. i am going to have to get you to put them on

. >> amy hollyfield has the rich details. >> reporter: almost winning is still pretty good when you're talking lottery tickets. perry easterly kwor store will receive about $10,000 for selling a power ball ticket that almost won. >> i couldn't believe it at first. i said check the web site. i said you know what, april fools is not here yet. >> the ticket had five of the six winning numbers. it's worth about $1.4 million. customers who didn't even win still felt excited for the store. >> it feels good. it's not even mine, but it feels good. >> keith moore is already thinking about how to spend his prize. 25% of it will go to charity. >> i believe in karma. what goes around comes around. so why not. >> since no one won the power ball jackpot last night, planning on bringing in extra employees to handled the demand. >>. >> maybe it's a bit luckier, but the odds are still the same. >> the store has come this close before, so the owner is hoping that is a good sign. >> last year, we had a person with five numbers on mega, missed by one number. this year, power ball, five numbers, missed by

amy hollyfield is at the antioch police station. ought -- the three s tried to run away? thank you is right. antioch police are trying to figure why they ran away and why the car was going the wrong way in the first place. it happened on highway 4 in antioch at 12:45. c.h.p. said they got a report a car was going the wrong way and the crash happened. that was near the hillcrest exit on the eastbound side. the people inside the car jumped out and bolted and ran across the highway. antioch police caught up with them and took them into custody. the person in the other was was taken to the hospital with major injuries. the eastbound side of the highways with shut down for three hours. they re-opened it at 4:00 in the morning so in time for the morning commute. the highway is open. it will not impact the commute. >> sunnyvale police are look for the person or people would stole a blind partly deaf little dog and sold her on-line hours later. the 13-year-old shih tzu could not see the person would snatched her. she escaped her house and her panicked owner put up 80 posters in t

amy hollyfield is explaining what the issue is. a spokesperson said they have a prop that is unacceptable, the traffic getting interest vista point was terrible over the holidays and she said it is really bad all year long and they have had several meetings. she said there are not enough parking spots so cars waiting to get in cause the traffic to back up and some commuters head northbound for work say it took more than an hour longer to get to work between christmas and new year's. officials would like to pose the point at peak times and have allied for a permit to do just that last week. caltrain and c.h.p., however, are not filmed with the idea and they say it is an official state rest stop. it is a complicated issue involving a lot of different issues all scheduling a meeting to discuss problem at the end of the month. >> thank you, amy. the first rally orange commute for bart riders after the brazen murder of a man on a train over the weekend. check out the cell phone video posted taken by passengers showing a scary moment the

amy hollyfield is at pleasanton april where she is getting reaction. >> we are finding at the of surprises this morning. bart riders say though see the cameras on the trains. they assume they are working. the bart police chief now add pits they are not and many are decoys. he will not say how many. this has bart riders feeling worried for their safety. i thought they much ream. i did. i tried to surprise i thought they needed the cameras because you get all types of people on bart. >> a fail shooting over the weekend brought it to the surface happen on a train in front of a camera and there is no video of the shooting. they got an image of the suspected shooter from station cameras and he said that the security system in place functioned properly. no one has been arrested in the killing. >> it is getting pert for fears of snowed ifer in the sierra is kirkwood sent us these photos receiving 6" of new snow the past 24 hours and more than 19' this season. >> 25 new surveillance video cameras on san francisco streets have some worried about privacy issues. some cameras are going up around mark

the wear has been come down for hours in the north bay and amy hollyfield is in green by with what she is seeing. the rain has been relentless and not let up for hours with flooding to show you. look at highway 101 behind me, as the cars go through the flooding. you will notice its when the cars go through on the outside lanes. the headlights are northbound at lucky drive and the southbound is the headlights or tail lights headed into the city with water over there, as well, and it is an area to slow down or, maybe, even go around and avoid it. this is a tip for drive this morning, consider an alternate route, the normal route may not be the best way. avoid the outside lane as we have been watching, that is where the flooding occurs so stick to the middle, right down the middle of the highway if you can. it is a morning to slow down and turn the headlights on. i checked with the c.h.p., happy to report no major issues up here and no problems and no spinouts and people seem to be slow down and using a lost caution. be ready. beware. the north gay get a good soak soaking. >>> good tip, w

the flight attendant will know the family is grateful >> we are tracking news from the north bay and amy hollyfield is this with the effort to pull a sunken boat out of a san sunken boat out of a san paragraph harbor. life. just when you think you know where it's going, it takes you someplace else. covered california is here to help californians who need health insurance get it. because it's more than just health care. it's life care. >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> good morning. look at that. you need an umbrella or rain jacket for the first week of 2016. you can see the rain drops at the golden gate bridge. check out live doppler hd. all of the friend is precipitation. >> you and your technical determines. >> i am reggie aqui. >> i am natasha zouves. back to work. back-to-school. here to ease you back in. mike? >> ease you with light rain. you will have wet weather the entire week. live doppler hd shows light rain with up to .04" from the south. it will taper to accountered showers in the afternoon. temperatures are in the mid-40s. in the mid-50s by 4:0

. >>> listen to that you can hear it coming down, our reporter amy hollyfield is on the roads checking on the north bay conditions. how is it looking, amy? >>> yes, we have a trouble spot to show you northbound highway 101 in marin county at lucky drive we have floods here. we are noticing that drivers are slowing down for us so they do seem to be aware of it with no problems here to report. just an area you want to be aware of. look at that water. we did talk to a driver last night who did spend out in the wet conditions and he said that he learned his lesson. >> you are going down a road that you are not comfortable or familiar with, you sudden stay comfortable and not go anywhere outside your comfort limit, really. >> he ended up in a cow pasture. he is fine but he said he will not take a curb that quickly next time. >> there of problems in the north bay which is drenched. it is certainly a morning to slow down, to give yourself extra time and reporting live in greenbrae. >> thing you. the stormy weather means some people are wicking up this morning without any power. our reporter,

amy hollyfield is in the area with the pushback. >> the neighbor is paying attention now. there is a change.org petition. there are 350 sicks. a neighborhood association meeting is scheduled now to talk about this center and what to do about it. it would take over the old out of the closet space at church that is across from the safesway and it is a chin take rehabilitates sex offenders. those would live and work in the area are concerned, because they do not family comfortable with this especially the san francisco ballet academy. the supervisor understands why they feel they deserve to have been told this was happening. >> it breeds distrust so people say, wait, you did not tell me about that, what else aren't you telling me. so important to do good outreach. >> he points owe the company has a stellar reputation and sex offenders do need to be rehabilitated somewhere. having a center here, though, has been postponed until at least the neighbor association can hear more about it at a meeting scheduled for february 8. >>> thank you. >> san francisco supervisors have unanim