abc 7 news is in the newsroom with a story you'll see on abc 7 news. vic? >> in the past three months, an fran police made a huge dent in the crack down on suspected fences for stolen electronics. the fences are the people[ío thieves turn to to sell hot items and last year there were 3,000 robberies in san francisco. half were cell phone;bt,i relatd oo. bc 7tb+8 news believe they'e busted what they believe to be a big fencing ring. >> this is what recovered december 27th. lots of smart phones and lap tops, one of the biggest hauls of stolen electronics they've seen. the second bust police made in two months. in november, they recovered more than a thousand items worth up to half a million dollars from another fencing again, mostly cell phones and lap tops as well as other items. three people were arrested. lieutenant ed santos says it's a lucrative business. >> there is so much money to bev¢wwz off lap tops and cell phones. the market is>)  reall. and ipad can go from 300ses today $500. new iphone 5s being resold for $500. >>

richard besser, abc news, new york. >> and abc news medical unit said it's a very unusual complication from the concussion which was suffered, a blood clot. it's so rare, "the new england journal of medicine" estimates there are only four cases per 1 million people each year in the u.s. and she was one of them. >> thank goodness for that routine mri. >>> hundreds of american families blocked from adopting children from russia by a new law there have some new allies. >> an outpouring support from inside russia is giving some families hope. >> reporter: kendra skags and her husband war just weeks away from bringing home their adopted daughter, paulina, a 5 yeermdz russian organ, paralyzed by spina bifida. they visited her at her orphanage, but now wonder if they'll ever see her again. russia banned adoptions to the united states last week in retaliation for a set of human rights sanctions. for kendra, it's been an emotional whiplash. >> you're holding your breath and feeling sick to your stomach. you can't eat and sleep. you just got to hold on to something. >> reporter: after kendra app

vic lee, abc 7 news. >> thank you. he has been with the giants five years, emerging as the closer late in 2012, saved 14 games for the giants in regular season, outstanding in the playoffs virtually unhitable. with huge, given his contribution because of the injury to brian wilson. he reported three saves during the world series, then, i talked with giants officials today, they describe this as an out of character moment for romo. my dealings is that he's normally a jovial guy, humble, happy guy. we're told his agent and giants are planning to release a statement about this situation later on this afternoon. >> abc 7 news break the romo story online, you can follow us on twit twiter we're updating breaking news on abc 7 news.com. >> you can get urgent updates on the smart phone, down loading our free abc 7 news app opting for a push notification. you'll get news as it happen autos now, latest on the search for a 19-year-old petaluma girl. the sheriff's department is about to give us an update on that investigation. a l

. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning. i'm sunny hostin. >> happy monday, everybody. i'm rob nelson. we'll get to our top political headlines in just a second, including a bipartisan deal on one of the president's pet projects. could be some major headway being made on immigration reform, which was a big focus of president obama's inaugural address. kind of a failed promise from his first term, but gaining steam in the second. >>> also this morning, tragedy in south america. the nightclub fire that has stunned the world. what investigators are learning this morning as brazil gets ready to bury more than 200 victims and still counting. >> terrible tragedy there. >>> and the nasty winter weather system that couldn't come at a worse time. snow and ice hit the midwest over the weekend, and it could spread misery to millions of people in the east as the workweek begins. >> just what we wanted to hear. >>> later this half hour, the inmate who broke out of jail, oh, no, not once, but twice. how his latest escape went unnoticed fo

reena ninan, abc news, washington. >> she looks so great. she says the dry run may start next week, waking back up at 4:00 a.m. getting back to that schedule. >> you need to get your body readjusted. >> she's going to wake up at 4:00, hair, makeup, and when she feels right, she'll be back. she said the one thing she's not missed is the alarm clock. which every reporter can relate to. but almost 140 days ago since her transplant. so it's a remarkable recovery. >> it is, it is. >> strong family and strong faith, strong lady and she's coming back. a long road but she did it. . >> she sure did. >> welcome back home, robin. see you soon. intermezzo is the first and only prescription sleep aid approved for use as needed in the middle of the night when you can't get back to sleep. it's an effective sleep medicine you don't take before bedtime. take it in bed only when you need it and have at least four hours left for sleep. do not take intermezzo if you have had an allergic reaction to drugs containing zolpidem, such as ambien. allergic reactions s

now, you can bring in the new year with abc. there will be a special celebration of dick clark's live, atd 10:00 there is a a program with ryan seacrest, then at 11:00 preparations and celebrations on abc 7 news, then at 11:30 going back to new york with so a big night here on abc 7. celebrating new year's. >> we have you covered. >> still to come on abc 7 news at 6:00 a deal may be20t at had to avoid making the country go over the fiscal cliff. washington now. >> new details on secretary of state clinton's condition and where her blood clot is located. >> and later on in sports, four coaches given the axe four coaches given the axe today by the rase me, sir i'm ga have to ask you to power down your little word game. i think your friends will understand. oh no, it's actually my geico app...see? ...i just uh paid my bill. did you really? from the plane? yeah, i can manage my policy, get roadside assistance, pretty much access geico 24/7. sounds a little too good to be true sir. i'll believe that when pigs fly. ok, did she seriou

7 news at 6:00 n san francisco, abc 7 news. >> laura, thank you. see you again at 6:00. at 4:00 coast guard is searching for a surfer missing along the monterey county coast. an alert went out just after noon today. that surfer vanished at the south end of big sur. high surf makes this area dangerous. today's search comes after sky 7 hd captured the rescue of a surfer. the stranded man was able to jump and paddle out to a police boat. >> more on the surf now and the forecast for us. >> i'm happen yes to report wave heights are diminishing. therefore, the threat of dangerous waves diminishes. you can see there is extensive cloud cover. let's talk about the beach hazard. current lights down to about five to six feet. so that is not very high over the weekend we had heights much, much higher. now time between waves is decreasing which is good news as well. now it's about 14 seconds over the weekend. a 20 second gap increases possibility of dangerous rip currents so the threat is now diminishing, good news. clouds increase tonight. tomorrow morning, mo

i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. bundle up incoming day autos we'll be cold at the game, but victorious. thank you very much. tonight jimmy kimmel makes a big move to an earlier time airing after abc 7 news at 11:00. abc 7 news morning anchor interviewed jimmy by satellite he says he's excited to go up against his long time idols but just going to be him sex he's kicking things off with a new set and a who's who list of stars beginning with jennifer aniston, tonight she's never been on the show before. so it will be fun to have her, then first couple weeks we have a great line up of ryan gosling, dr. oz, ellen degenerous. rob lowe, ray romano, mark wahlberg, big boy. should be a good start. >> jimmy kimmel airs tonight at 11:35 after aabc 7 news at 11:00 followed by "night line". we were down there shooting a promo with him. what a nice guy. >> love the promos. >> yes. fun guy. >> i can't wait to see that change. >> still to come, a move inspiring a gay boy scout that he will earn ranks he's working towards. >> then

he's a kid. >> reporter: matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. >> and abc's anchor katie couric is here right now. such a twisted story. after you talked to him, what's the moral of this story? >> reporter: well, i think the moral of the story is that, be careful who you're communicating with online. be skeptical. even cynical, perhaps. i think he sincerely thought he was having a relationship with a woman named lennay kekua, online, on the phone. we saw his phone records, diane. there were multiple calls to this number, where he would stay on the phone for hours. and, so, i -- we also heard voicemails from her, that he had on his phone, that sounded very legitimate. >> and you talked to his parents, as well, and his parents, too, were beguiled by her. had a relationship with her, they thought. >> reporter: it was such an intricate web of lies. and even they were sucked in. his mom talked to her multiple times on the phone. they had sort of almost a bible study, his father would text her scripture passages and discuss them. and so, i think they were as stunned as he was when they found

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thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> pharmacy break ins caught on camera. police want to stop crimes before it's too late. >> i'm spencer christian. still waiting in parts of the bay area. i'll show you how wet sit where you are. >> police explain why they have yet to review a home surveillance video. it captured an attempted kidnapping of a girl last week. >> good evening, i'm cheryl jeng autos i'm carolyn johnson. an east san jose neighborhood son high alert tonight over a child kidnapping attempt. >> police do have a sketch of a man who tried to grab a child them p haven't looked at video of this attempt yetd. -- yet. david? >> the trauma isn't over for the girl who was able to scream and get a a.way. nor for president residents of this neighborhood saying they won't rest until the suspect is caught. it's a family oriented neighborhood known as little portugal. residents are angry after learning of the atemtd abduction of a 13-year-old girl captured on this video taken shortly after 6:00 a.m. last friday. koit have been any of the c

we're leer in the lobby of abc news and our wall of fame here. all of abc's biggest stars. we have robin roberts, barbara walters, the captain of our ship, diane sawyer. but we all know that the crown jewel of abc news, boom, we were the first anchors to ever get our picture on the wall here. it took 21 years, but we finally made it. but the chapter comes to an end tonight. paula, it's a crazy business. things change just like that. so i want to take a few minutes to wish you all the luck in the world in your next chapter. we've had a fun year. can't believe it's been a year already. we laughed, we ate, we did good work and we kept a bunch of insomniacs out there hopefully entertained and mildly amused over the past 12 months. but i wanted to say on your final show, it's been a lot of fun and i'm sure we will cross paths again at some point. in the meantime, best of luck. enjoy the ride. enjoy the sunlight. and for the love of god, get some sleep. >> how long before you draw a mustache on me? >> that picture will be down by monday. they got to make room for "dancing with th

abc news "world news" with david muir. >>> good evening on this sunday night. we begin here with those terrible images coming in tonight after that horrific nightclub fire, the blaze breaking out in southern brazel. tonight over my shoulder, can you see some of the searing images we're seeing for the first time ourselves. the desperate battle at the door of the club. firefighters and club goers, the clucky ones who managed to escape. trying to reach the young people trapped by the flames and the choking smoke. threeing to get to the one working exit, the one door to get in and out. on lookers trying to save lives and at day break, faurppingts and mothers looking for their sons and daughters. the investigation now under way and matt gutman leading us off tonight. >> reporter: so many victims, and so young. firefighters in the town of santa maria barely able to comprehend the tragic scene. the popular nightclub called "kiss" still smoldering in the morning hours after the blaze erupted inside that club packed with about 2,000 college students. the cause is under

vic lee, abc 7 news. now, kevin's family has been desperately waiting for answers ever since he first disappeared in 1984. his mother ann colins learned search yesterday afternoon. while it has not produced any clues about her son she says it has still been emotional. >> still that little thing just to actually find him is going to devastate me. and when jaycee was found i was thrown for a loop. i thought all of these years i desserted kevin and didn't think he was alive and maybe he is alive out there. i just really went through hell over that. >> ann does not know what sparked new interest in the case but is encouraged by any development that may finally after all of these years provide some answers. >> cal osha fin sherred its investigation into the massive fire at the chevron refinery last august and that report is slamming the company with the largest penalty in the agency history. heather ishimaru tonight with the full story. >> reporter: cal osha say says sheb ran had every opportunity to prevent t

so keep it here on abc news throughout this very big day. we'll be back. >>> this morning on "world news now," capitol celebration. washington's big bash as president obama begins his second term. >> the festive atmosphere and the tight security for this inauguration bash. it's monday, january 21st. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." i'm rob nelson on a big monday morning. a holiday. but also inauguration day. so lots going on. >> and i'm sunny hostin in for paula faris. washington is in a mood to celebrate today, with security the tightest it's been in years. we'll look at how past inauguration parties set the tone for previous presidents and compare those bashes to today's celebration. four years ago, it was a party. >> i remember beyonce singing. also this morning another major headline we're following, what investigators are uncovering in algeria after that deadly hostage siege at a natural gas facility. the new details are pretty disturbing to say the least. >>> and the punishment against a 5-year-old student who brought a brig

diana perez, abc news, new york. >> unbelievable. but again, i'm surprised so many people didn't get the flu shot. children, i mean, my aunt is a teacher in manhattan. she was saying almost half of her class is out with the flu. >> incredible. listen to this. a new jersey 4-year-old has been home from school since thursday. not because he's sick but because his parents refuse to give him the shot and the school is like, until you get one, do not come back. so the kid is not sick, but the cool is keeping him at home because he has not gotten the shot yet. >> i wonder why parents don't want to give their children the flu shot. there are all these urban legends out there that say you'll get sick from the flu shot. but that's just really not true. i mean, i made sure my children had it. >> apparently this young man i was talking about has an egg allergy, so he cannot take the shot. >> that's different. >> it's legit. but they say without the shot he can't go back to school until april. come on now. it's getting really tricky out there. b

abc 7 news. >> thank you. it's beautiful weather. >> spectacular and clear. >> in the central valley, farmers using running water to keep plants from freezing. and this is video from clovis, one farmer says he spent,/ $20,000 on covers to wrap bare tree autos traffic over the grapevine is flowing after another series of closures overnight because of snow. hundreds of drivers were stranded at either end of the mountain pass after patrol closed down lanes. snow and ice just made it too dangerous toto'= travel in that busy artery. >> following breaking news, police at canyon avenue and wellington street on east end of diamond canyon park. a body was found in the street. the man was apparently shot no, one reported hearing any gunshots here the scene. they said it's possible the and his body then left. >> and police continue to search for a prisoner who escaped being brought to highland hospital. sky 7 was over the scene there. officers went door to door. the hospital is located on east 31 street just south of ab

. >> abc 7 news is at san jose state university. governor brown is praising the university's efforts. >> happening now, san jose state launches a pilot program to offer online courses for credits. governor brown on hand for official announcements. the goal toin crease access to higher education and reduce costs. san jose state partnered with the silicon valley start up called udacity two. math and one statistics class, each costing $150. the governor says online education is a key component in soflg the state's education crisis. >> it's an experiment. we're going to learn together that. is how i think we'll succeed f we stumble, we'll stand up and try something else. >> for now, size will be limited to 100 students. half of the seats reserved for community college students. courses begin at the end of the month. udacity's ceo says other states are expressing interest. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00 walmart's pledge to create jobs in america and help it's giving veteran autos then at 4:30 what is next for lance armstrong now th

reporting live in washington, d.c., brandi hitt, abc news. rob and sunny, back to you. >> still going to be a raucous crowd. i'm glad you mentioned my ex-girlfriend, beyonce. in addition to her, tell me more about some of the other big stars coming out tonight. >> reporter: when it comes to the inaugural ceremony here after beyonce sings the national anthem, you'll hear from james taylor, who we heard from during the democratic national convention and kelly clarkson will be performing. then at the inaugural ball, alicia keys, your other former girlfriend, rob. and then also you'll be hearing from other acts like brad paisley. >> brandi, i was there four years ago and there was just so many people, and security was really tight. tell us more about the security there now, is there a serious threat in d.c.? >> reporter: well, we asked officials and they told abc news, there's no specific credible threat. but they're not taking any chances. along with the security you just saw, they're going to have snipers surrounding the area, shutting down are

abc news starts the on 4:30. for everyone here at abc news, have a great night. >>> this morning on "world news now," tragic inferno. the popular south american nightclub that was overcrowded when smoke and flames filled the building. >> the disturbing details, shocking pictures and latest reports from a brazilian city dealing with grief. it's monday, january 28th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good monday morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm sunny hostin. we just spoke to a bbc news correspondent in brazil and we'll get you the latest in our top story. >> some of the grim details that she was sharing, you know, about what's happened and the scene there, there's a sports center where the families are going to identify the bodies. just an unimaginable scene. 230 plus victims at least right now, and it was a packed nightclub and just tragedy and a horrible scene there now. >> even the president of brazil went to the site and the health minister, as well. so this is just an overwhelming t

you're watching "world news now." >>> "world news now" continues after this from our abc >>> tonight, the president will be putting on his tux and the first lady will put on a designer gown to celebrate. >> so when did inaugural balls begin? abc's david muir has the answers. >> reporter: it wasn't called an inaugural ball, but george washington did hold one, one week after his inauguration in 1789. 300 guests. our first president is said to have danced. the tradition of an inaugural ball officially began with james madison, first lady dolley madison hosting. a heavy cost at the time, $4 to get in. and while dolly is said to have enjoyed the ball, her husband remarked, i would much rather be in bed. in 1865, the ball following lincoln's second inauguration, 4,000 dancing the waltz. and at midnight, oysters, roast beef and lobsters were served. "the new york times" reporting that table soon a mess, frightful to behold in their words. >> washington turned out in all her splendor for the inaugural balls to be held in honor of the president. >> reporter: after world war ii, the idea of mul

you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. >>> rihanna is on the cover of tomorrow's edition of "rolling stone." her cover article is titled "crazy in love." >> because it is about her reunion with chris brown. despite a lot of evidence to the contrary, she says he is a changed man. here's abc's cecilia vega with more. ♪ i choose to be happy >> reporter: these days rihanna is happy in love and now opening up for the first time about her reunion with chris brown. in a new "rolling stone" interview, the mega star says she and brown are in a great place and she is not apologizing for it. she says, i decided it was important for me to be happy and i wasn't going to let anybody's opinion get in the way of that. even if it's a mistake, it's my mistake. it has been four years since that infamous night when brown left rihanna bloody and bruised. she described it to diane sawyer. >> he had no -- no soul in his eyes. just blank. he was clearly blacked out. there was no person when i looked at him. >> reporter: brown has been making h

as abc news recently learned. missoni was known as the group's enthusiastic ambassador. >> i do marketing. so, it's quite the family business. >> reporter: he extended its bright metric design into asia and into the u.s., where he made high fashion affordable. tailoring milan cat walks to target. in 2011, the missoni launch at target sent off a shopping frenzy. venezuelan authorities say they're searching for the plane in a 300-square mile reus. so far, no trace. matt gutmans abc news, miami. >> our thanks to matt tonight. >>> the headline out of aurora, colorado tonight. the town still reeling from the movie theater killings in the summer. overnight and into the morning hours, a gunman taking members of his own family hostage. in the end, three people were killed before authorities shot and killed the gunman. here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: the first shots rang out in the dead of night. police told neighbors to stay down. >> i'll be honest with you, i have never been so scared in my life. >> reporter:

david wright, abc news, los angeles. >> oh, interesting mystery. we already showed you michael jackson's famous lip-sync. that was from 1983. but how about this one? >> one of the most famous performances, whitney houston's "star-spangled banner" at the super bowl was a lip-sync. she sang into a dead mic. >> and another soul stirring performance that was on tape, pavorzi lip-synced at the winter games. >> and britney spears was caught lip syncing promoting her album. angry fans walked out. >> and millie vanilli, two models who won the grammy for "girl, you know it's true." it was later revealed the duo did not sing a single word. they, of course, were later stripped of their award. ironically, rob on the left, committed suicide years later. >> you can't lip-sync to someone else's voice. you have to lip-sync to your own voice. that's the problem. >> i'm not convinced beyonce lip-synced. >> let's just all blame it on the rain. and lunesta®(eszopiclone) can help you get there. like it has for so many people before. when taking lunesta, don't drive or

abc 7 news is with her family and n.peta luma. we're going to start with nick smith on the search underway in lake tahoe. nick?

abc 7 news after the super bowl. teams lrb live and on the air with how niners are reacting here and in the big easy. >> tune in. >> still head it's not the largest bubble bath. what is actually washing up on beaches down under. >> and where a surfer may have ridden into record book autos getting ready for another stunningly burtful sunset looking at western skies here, how long will this weather last? my accu-weather forecast is coming up. >> and it's an easy drive now ifkvwñ you're trying to make0"fr way through san francisco. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios ...and now... you! [ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios >>> recent flooding in australia pushed dirty water into some of the beach autos this is sea foam can rough opqq and strong winds, vult this. light, airy foam taking over >> beach goers say it's disgusting and you can see why. some people nearly run over when a

in san jose, abc 7 news. >> we have developing news overseas. three americans among a group of people taken hostage. >> dozens kidnapped in an oil field in the northern african country today. a militant group claimed responsibility saying it's in protest of france's recent military action. the secretary of defense has called the kidnapping a terror act. >> a running fawcett caused more damage to oakland unified school headquarters, flooding the building and caused damage. the district says workers will be displaced throughout the spring and initial assessment taking eight to 10 weeks. the flood caused by someone who left the tap on. >> mavericks coming back to half moon bay this weekend. the contest kicking off on sunday and conditions expected to be pretty much perfect by then. kelly slater is among two dozen surf stars headed to half moon bay this, will be the firstf:!atime conditions are right for a contest since 2010. >> those pictures are so dramatic. >> they are stunning. >> yes. >> what is the weather

you better be disclosing all risk. >> reporter: brian ross from abc news. outside his office, the doctor said he could not talk about the allegations in armistead's lawsuit. they say you never told him about the side effects. >> i can't comment on that, because it's a lawsuit and stuff. >> reporter: do you feel it's appropriate to use -- >> these are young, healthy people. we still use it. >> reporter: when we finally caught up with the usc coach lane kiffin, he told us he had no idea when or if it was used on his players or of its risks. >> well, if that was the case, i did not know that until you just told me that. if that is accurate information, i would want to know that. as i said later, i'm not very educated in this field. >> reporter: do you think you might be now? >> you educated me. thank you. >> reporter: this seems to be a collective ignorance about the painkillers used in college football. the governing body, the ncaa, told us it does not regulate nor even keep track of the use of toridol and other painkillers on college athletes. >> if we keep

larry jacobs, abc news, new york. >> what a difference four years makes. people were speculating she's going to run. this was the president's tacit way of endorsing her and it was kind of a thank you smooch to bill clinton, because bill played such a big role in obama's re-election. >> it was quite the love fest. their body language, they were leaning in. >> tickling each other. >> i don't think we would have ever, ever thought we would see something like that during the primaries. they were at each other's throats. >> it was rough. >> all of those sort of caught conversations that we heard with bill clinton, you know, just talking so badly about barack obama. and now it's a love fest. >> it is. we'll see. a prelude to 2016, perhaps. we'll see. again, i want to get back to this immigration point. this is a major issue. we heard about this during the bush term but didn't come to fruition. obama promised in 2008 but didn't get to it. and one of the gang of eight said first american supported in poll after poll. secondly, latino voters expect it. thirdly, dem

i'm live on treasure island, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> thank you. and coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00 we'll take a look at why the bay bridge is not considered a critical man you'ring area even after the accident five years ago. then at 6:00 the abc 7 news i team exposes the bar pilot's history of accidents and looks into whether the shipping industry takes these incidents seriously enough. >> a man made flood shut down the oakland school district headquarters. apparently someone left a tap on in a closet. three gallons of water per minute poured out overnight. they found a big mess this morning. it damaged some equipment, caused damage. the clean up expected to take several days. many will have to earn a temporary meeting. >> an investigation is underway after an intruder was fatally stabbed by a home oiner he was trying to rob this morning. officers were called out just before 11:00. police tell abc 7 news the tenant heard a man. the resident retrieved a shotgun. intruder lunged at the ten yanlt. the tenant stabbed the expect, killing him. the 54-

in piedmont abc 7 news. >> still ahead tonight 49er road trips. we're going to catch up with fans who plan to follow the team to the championship in atlanta and fingers crossed, beyond. >> a demonstration against san francisco newmzigñ law on public nudity. tonight a final chilly chance for critics of the law to bare it all. >> an internet hero found dead just as he's about to go on trial. the legacy of online social justice he leaves behind. >> the department of motor vehicles charges a woman hundreds of dollars too much to register her car. i'm michael finney. coming up 7 >>> visitors to san francisco city hall saw quite a show this morning. protestors stripped down to birthday suits despite chilly temperatures demonstrating against the new nudity ban pushed through by supervisor scott weiner. it's one of the last times they can walk around nude in public. >> it becomes law. i'm vote running against scott weiner for supervisor. i will be the first to disrobe in front of city hall. >> this ban faces a big test on thursday, a judge will decide wh

. >>> new details on the story abc 7 news broke last night. the search for kevin collins. >> a record setting),5ko penalty for the richmond refinery fire, what happened before, during and after that fire? >> both of them are themselves. and... >> we're going hear from jack and jackie harbaugh on the match up of their sons as they take the spotlight at the super dome. >> also from new orleans tonight, wayne5axf÷ freedman uss voodoo to predict the super bowl winner. >> last night, abc 7 news broke the story. new search for evidence in the disappearance 29 years ago, of kevin collin who's still hasn't been found. >> they found bones believed to be from an animal. investigators continue to persue new leads in this case. >> let's turb to abc 7 news vic lee with more information you'll see only on abc 7 news. vic? >> bones mentioned may be from an animal, but they're not sure. that is why they're sending it for analysis to see what just what they are. the inspector says regardless that have outcome, he believes they're on the right trail. >> you ca

. >>> and now, an abc news investigation. we have learned of a wall street scandal that could be bigger than the one contrived by bernie madoff. ordinary americans, investors, losing billions of dollars, thinking they were riding the chinese economic boom, only to get a very big shock. abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross is on the case. >> reporter: as one chinese company after another managed to get listed on nasdaq and the new york stock exchange, al smith and his wife in boise, idaho, saw it as a safe way to get in on china's huge economic boom. >> you think there's some kind of stamp of approval once they come on these exchanges. >> reporter: but they ended up losing much of their retirement money, $60,000, when they invested in a chinese coal company traded on the new york stock exchange that, it turns out, had no coal mine. >> i'm not a big guy or a rich guy. and it's just -- was pretty tough for us. >> reporter: u.s. authorities say smith's money and that of many other americans ended up in the pockets o

lisa stark, abc news, washington. >>> up next, a snow update. time to get out the boots in 15 states in america. winter storm warnings and watches have been issued from california to minnesota and there is also snow to report in another part of the planet. look at this. overseas in the holy land, something stunning. the biggest snowstorm in 20 years. there is skiing at the wailing wall. a snowman in the west bank. snow covering palm trees in the old city, snowball fights in the shadow of the dome of the rock and a blanket of snow on the mount of olives. >>> and, another unbelievable image out of australia tonight. take a look at this. it a towering red wave, traveling 63 miles per hour. you can see it swallowing up houses. it is, in fact, rust-colored sand caught up in ocean water. no serious damage was reported, even though it's a stunning sight. >>> and now tonight, we have an abc news/espn exclusive report that's jolted the world of professional football. junior seau was the star player who killed himself last may. and now abc's jim avila bre

steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> wow. go ahead. >> it says, you know, we have learned that if you handle money regularly, it is likely you have passed at least one fake bill. remarkable. apparently, the fake bills, i have touched them. they do feel a little slicker than, than others. >> there is a certain feel to it. they say a tutorial on detecting counterfeit currency, on the website of the treasury department and secret service if you want to do investigating. >> let me touch it. >> i rarely carry cash, check out this $10 bill. >> let me touch it. >> is it real? >> i am not sure. i may have to call secret service. >> willis gave me the $10. something wrong with. >> something up with this. this could be funny money. >> uh-huh. i'll check it out. i'm calling. i'm calling. >> funny money, willis. >> yes, officer, come get mr. willis. >> for shame. for shame. >> there is $100. >> there is $100. >> okay, boss. >> for shame. >> i know you don't have one. >> i have fake nickels. >>> coming up next, something surprisingly smar

time, following abc 7 news at 11:00 then abc news program, night line airing after jimmy, at 12:37 a.m. >> yes. still to come on abc 7 news at 4:00 a judge orders the catholic church to come clean, and name names. >> google ceo landing in the world what. he hopes to get out of the trip. >> and president obama tour with one of his new 1111 >>> a judge ordered archdiocese of los angeles to release the name of kaj click church leaders involved in child molestation cases this stems from a settlement. part of the settlement required the archdiocese to release documents and personnel files n 2010 a judge said names of higher ups could be blacked out but today alcz judge overrule that had decision. the documents expected to be released this month. >> google chairman has landed in north korea with a group looking to free an american being held by isolated nation. schmidt is part of a the group plans to look at north korea's tech landscape where people have limited internet access. schmidt not talking about his role on the trip but richardson did speak with reporter autos this is a private hum

vick lee tonight with story that you will see only on abc 7 news. >>reporter: this is what police recovered december 27th. lieutenants of smart phones. listen tops. it was one of the biggest hall of stolen electronic they have seen. second huge bust police made in a period of 2 most. the in november they recovered more than 1,000 items worth up to half million dollars from another fencing ring. again mostly cell phone and lap top as well as other expensive items. 3 people were arrested. lieutenant ed santos says it's a lock aretive business in the upped ground marketplace. >> so much money to be made off lap tops and cell phones. the market for them is really good and i-pad for example can go from 3 to 500 dollars, the new i-phone 5 are being resold for 500 dollars. >>reporter: in both cases the m o the same. most of the goods stole friend cars parked in garage along fisherman wharf. spotters waited until drivers newtown valuable in the trunk. when they left, the thieves would break into the cars. in the most recent case it was during a theft that t

abc 7 news is live for us. nick? >> the work all day and have continued to work up until the last minute. in fact, they just wrapped up, here in hayward. you know if you woke up in the morning with out running water, they did their best to cross the east bay to make sure that if that tap wasn't working to get that water flowing again. the city of hayward's department of public works forced to deal with one of five reported water main break as cross the east bay today arngs 4:30, reports of the break made its way to city hall. by 5:00 a.m. crews identified a problem, and were digging up a section of santa clara street to fix the busted pipes. more than 300 customers were without water. the problem? this section of pipe. the 12 inch pipe built in 1958 became a casualty of age. officialseyy say one more thin. >> amounts of rains that we've had in the a lot of two storms playing a role. the fact that some cords fell recently. >> customers in four other neighborhoods would wake up to water main problems. here in berkeley

more from abc next. >>> this is abc's "world news now" informing insomniacs for two decades. >>> this morning on "world news now," facing trial. a colorado judge rules there is enough evidence to try accused movie theater gunman james holmes. >> but lawyers for holmes say he's not ready yet to enter a plea. it's friday, january 11. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good friday morning. i'm sunny hostin in for paula faris. >> feels good to say friday, huh? >> it does. >> it's been a long week. friday, absolutely. good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. we'll get to the colorado judge's decision and some legal wrangling in the james holmes' case coming up in just a few minutes in our top story. >>> but also ahead in half hour, another school rocked by gun violence on the same day vice president joe biden was meeting with the nra in the wake of that massacre in newtown, connecticut. >> never seems to end. >> no, not at all. >>> later, new worries about the fate of what might be the most closely watched whales in the world. that pod of orcas fighting the icy element

an abc news exclusive. 20 women senators ready to make history. they are frank, they are funny and they are tired of gridlock and more. >> we would not be debating contraception. >> less on testosterone. >> fight the revolution. >>> tonight, an abc news inves sbags powerful painkillers and the secrets of college football. >>> and thin ice. the dramatic story behind this picture. two kids on an icy lake, hanging on four hours for dear life. >>> good evening. as we begin this thursday night, the nation's top doctors are sounding an alarm about something they're seeing coast to coast. and here is the map that says it all. every region marked in red is facing an outbreak of the flu. and there is no flu season that has started this hard, this early in a decade. so, why is this year so bad and what about the flu shot? abc's chief medical editor dr. richard besser starts us off. >> reporter: it's an early outbreak. in arizona, this time last year, there were 18 cases of flu. today, 790. in new york, 84 last year. today, 3,975. massachusetts, 126 last yea

that's it for abc 7 news at 5:00. abc 7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >> good evening. don't worry about the ride home it is not going to be as tough as we thought possible. >> it looks like we're going to get more rain than snow. so let's get to the forecast with doug hill. >> things are looking ok in the metro area. it is dry, cloudy and chilly right now. rain to the effort and back to the southwest a little rain changing into snow. a bigger scan shows a lot of snow and a lot of rain but the way it is transversing to the mid-atlantic it looks like we'll bonn the fringes. because of that, no advisories in the metro area but winter advisory in the southern virginia. our winter storm warnings well to the south of north carolina. significant snow in those regions. a big storm but just because it is such a drop to the north, only some snow through the

in new orleans wayne abc 7 news. >> horse drawn ride. katie larry and wayne sending out a lot of great behind the scenes update. we tweet them all and live report all week through superbowl sunday right here or over on abc 7. and turn to abc 7 news right after the superbowl. we know you will watch the game but check us out afterwards because our news team in new orleans and the bay area will be live on the air with up to the minute look at how niners fans are reacting here and in the big easy. we will keep you covered all the way through the superbowl. >> there is more to come tonight here on 7 news at 9:00. up next. our follow-up to the oakland freeway side show. you hear some of the 911 calls to the chp. and from a tipster who is helping them track down the drivers. >> coyote mystery. animal found in san francisco and now rescuers are trying to find out where she came from and how she got so far into the city. also spencer is here with the weather. >> forecast center with a little taste of spring in january. and february. details in my

to welcome geo to the abc news family. welcome to the weather, geo. >>> relief is days away. >> meteorologist jim dicky has the latest from accuweather. good morning, jim. >> another brutally cold day on tap here. these are the early morning temperatures, minus 14 in burlington. upper midwest and northern plains, minus 13 in minneapolis. minus 12 in bismarck. seeing some snowfall, looking for light snow drifting across the mid-atlantic. watch out in the washington, d.c. area. could be some slick spot on the roads for the this morning commute. >> thanks, jim. >>> in other news, the nation's debt crisis appears to have been put on hold for three months. the house approved a measure to allow the treasury to keep borrowing money until mid may. the senate is expected to follow through with its approval as early as tomorrow. and word of that deal is one reason why investors on wall street were in a buying mood. the dow closed yesterday at its highest level since late october 2007. that was one month before the start of the great