let's get lisa out here... lisa, come on out. lisa, tell us what is your favorite animal? oh, easy bob...dogs. dogs -- ok hector, show us what you wrote. pack mule. what? pack mule. pack mule? that's...incorrect. no, dude i wrote dogs. careful, dude, you know the rules we deduct points for complainers. (laughter) hector definitely has the knowledge, there's something weird about this. we better go over there and check it out. i have to hang back and help out my dad here, good luck. ♪ i don't trust you, letter "c!" i don't trust you one bit. one minute you're making a hard "c" sound like car, crown, clip. but whenever you get in front of an "i" an "e" or a "y," you totally change, you start making a soft "c" sound, like center, city, spicy. well, i'm on to you letter "c," onto you, from this moment on, i will never use hard or soft "c" again, or mine name isn't francine carruthers... francine carruthers. there's a hard and soft "c" in my name? you know what letter i love? the letter "c," best letter in the alphabet. oh, this is a good word and it goes around and around, l

lisa argen says a change is on the way. she will be here to explain in just a few. >>> the cutting edge of science also involves ideas so complicated it's hard to wrap your mind around them. but one innovative program in the bay area is trying to make scientific research more efficient by making parts of it simpler. abc7 news health and science reporter carolyn johnson has the details. >> when most people see a stack of legos, you see this, and this guy sees building blocks of science. his campus used piles of them to construct their very own working lego microscope. >> the microscope essentially is made out of two lenses. the first one is here. >> they did need to fabricate a few specialty parts in the lab's 3d printer. a kind of computer easy bake oven that converts schools of snap-on objects like lens holders. the results, a working device built to answer all kinds of scientific questions except the one you may be asking yourself right now, why build a microscope out of legos at all? the answer is a new program just laun

. >> hola, soy lisa varga. tengo 40 aÑos, nunca me he hecho una cirugia cosmetica y no le temo a las camaras de alta definicion. pueden acercarse, chicos. mas cerca. eso es. ¿quieren tener una piel que se vea juvenil, fresca y sin tantas arrugas? bueno, preparense, porque hoy voy a compartir con ustedes algo que toda mujer debe hacer y que les prometo es lo unico que acostumbro hacer cada dia. ¿que es? hace tres aÑos y medio comence a usar mi dermawand de radiofrecuencia. ¿por que? porque da resultados reales. y hablando de resultados, esta es una fotografia de la mujer que desarrollo dermawand, christina boves. para probar que funciona, ella lo uso en solo en un lado de su rostro por 12 semanas. mire la ceja, parece haberse levantado y las bolsas, las lineas, los pliegues y arrugas alrededor del area de los ojos se ven realmente disminuidas. la linea de la sonrisa se ve minimizada y la inflamacion de los pomulos tambien se ha reducido visiblemente. incluso el tamaÑo de los poros se ve mas pequeÑo. el la

thank you, lisa. there are pets and plants and yourself to think about when the temperatures go below freezing. kira klapper is out there live with how people are dealing with it. good morning. >> good morning. you must be so they would you are in the warm studio this morning. look, you can even see my breath. it is cold out here in petaluma. the overnight temperature dipped below to 27, which you can see by looking at this windshield. we are at a dealership in pet lama, victory dealership. take a look at that thick ice. now you are looking across the bay in berkeley where people last night were preparing for these cold temperatures. you see botanical garden workers hustling to cover their wild cacti, one of the most extensive collections in the world. pets are just as important to protect. a sweater donation program is helping to protect animals at the berkeley east bayman society. >>> with temperatures in the low 40s by dinnertime last night, people were out celebrating their friday night but they a

jonas: mark andric... yeah, lisa knew him... she spent a lot of time with him because she volunteered at the high school. they worked together on a school history project of some sort. now, jonas, i know how hard this is for you. it's not easy for me to ask, but... you want to know did i suspect there was something going on between them. yeah. yes, i did... though i wasn't sure. i don't understand. i mean, why didn't you tell me that before? didn't you think the possibility that she was having an affair might be connected to her death in some way? look, first off, i was your chief suspect. if you knew that i thought she was having an affair, that would have convinced you i was guilty. anyway, almost immediately, you arrested cliff howard, and he confessed. okay... this is my last difficult question. lisa was three months pregnant at the time. i don't think the baby was mine. but after she died... ( sighs ) i didn't want to dwell on it. and it didn't seem to have anything to do with why she died. do you think now that it did? yea

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that's straight ahead. >> thank you, lisa. also ahead, a new technology offering help for an uncomfortable eye condition. >> welcome back. this is a live look from our emeryville cam showing a bit of the bay bridge there. 37 degrees right now in emeryville. yes, it is cold everywhere, but, well, this cold snap can't last that long. lisa argen will be along with a full accuweather forecast telling you when a warming trend is on the way. >> a new technology is offering hope for an uncomfortable condition affecting an estimated 23 million people in the country. it's a condition that can take a severe tol on everything from your vision to your quality of life. here is abc7 health and science reporter carolyn johnson with the details. >> on a bad day, even driving can be a challenge for helen cole. >> the hardest part about driving is seeing the signs clearly and it adds a distinctive glare of bluriness. >> while her normal vision is fine, the blurriness comes from a condition called dry eye. she's forced to treat it throughout the

thanks, lisa. breaking news updating a devastating fire at a nightclub in brazil. it's now one of the deadliest nightclub fires in more than a decade. 245 people have died at the kiss nightclub in the southern city of santa maria. another 200 are injured in the club. it is said to hold as many at 2,000 people. the bodies have been taken to a public gymnasium for identification. the cause of the fire is not yet no one but a band was performing at the club at the time the fire broke out. here in the bay area a violent night on the peninsula results in two shootings, one fatal and one involving a child. police are piecing together details in two different locations within blocks of one another, in menlo park and east palo alto. they also occurred within an hour of each other. in the latest incident a victim died after being shot in the head at capital avenue and bell street. east palo alto police identify the victim as 21-year-old lamont coleman of east palo alto. and just blocks away at a mcdonald's

carolyn. >> thank you, lisa. pucks are going to start dropping in a matter of hours now that the national league lockout is over. kira klapper is live at sharks ice. that's the team's practice facility in san jose. kira, that lockout was more than 100 days so i know the fans are excited about this. >> oh, they are really excited. everyone here has been talking to us about what a thrilling day this is for hockey. as you mentioned, the sharks return here in sharks ice for open training camp today at 1:30. yesterday the natural -- nhl signed a deal to end the lockout. hockey fans here say they have been waiting with baited breath. >> last night they had a practice that we were -- they had the blinds down on the rink so no one could go in and talk to them or see them. but we did know that they were here. >> and do you have your sharks colors on your braces? >> yeah. i have two on my braces. i have two teal, orange and black on to try to get them back. but now i'm happy they are back and ready to get the season going.

lisa is here with a look at the accuweather forecast. people will probably be indoors today but might want to take a break near halftime and run outside. >> and get some sun. we have a couple nice averages ahead before things start to change. so as you head outside now you see all the sunshine from mt. tam. it was coal with low 20s, i should say low 30s, upper 20s here. the breeze 15, 20 miles an hour at mt. tam. the inversion working down to the coast this morning and that brought the mild temperatures there. live doppler 7hd, it is clear from mount saint helena all the way down to this mountain and we will be picking up higher clouds before we track the rain midweek. in fact the first system not doing much except breaking down that ridge and paving the way for subsequent systems. it will bring cooler weather. 49 right now in oakland, as well as san francisco. still numbers just in the 30s from redwood city, santa rosa, upper 30s by the delta. 37 livermore. and along the coast upper 50s, upper 4s for watsonville. some of these locks onc

. >> as lisa told you, we are notice middle of a cold spell. time to bundle up, bring in the pets and cover-up the plants. we are joined with the latest with kira klapper. good morning, kira. >> well, carolyn, the latest is it is very cold. i guess the only redeeming quality, as lisa said, is that it is dry. it's not raining. that's really nice. there's a security guard here in front of whole foods, and he is patrolling the area but he's ducking into his car in between. he said it's just too cold to stay outside. speaking of the cold, let's take you to some video we have last night in petaluma where residents were dubbing inside to stay away from the cold. there are icicle lights, christmas lights, that look like real he is cells. and an employee at an ice cream shop was left with no customers, as you can imagine. and tour efforts, who thought california was always warm and sunny, were surprised by the cold. >> i have the heater cranked up really high and brought extra blankets and are trying to get through it. >> it's been bitter cold since we

thank you, lisa. in sports the 49ers are just a day away from playing the atlanta falcons with a trip to the super bowl on the line. the 49ers of preparing for championship game with a new distraction. san francisco police are investigating an allegation of sexual assault involving wide receiver michael crabtree. here's collin resch with more. >> jim harbaugh has been known for his intensity and focus and that won't be more important than today. with newsbreaking with the star's involvement in a sexual assault, harbaugh has to keep his team focused on the nfc championship game while keeping the investigation at bay. he has the niners right where he wanted them when the season game in the same position as last year, one game from the super bowl. >> like our focus and concentration to be the highest it's been. i would like guys to go out and play, you know, the best game they have ever played here. i mean, that's the hope, that's the expectation. >> the niners defense will have the tough task of stoppin

i'll have that for you coming up. >> thank you, lisa. also ahead, the warriors try to get back to winning against the hornets with the return of steph curry. highlights, plus the 49ers (dog) larry,larry,larrryyy. why take exercise so seriously,when it can be fun? push-ups or sprints? what's wrong with fetch? or chase? let's do this larry! ooh, i got it, i got it!-smt (narrator) the calorie-smart nutrition in beneful healthy weight... includes grains and real chicken, because a healthy dog is a playful dog. beneful healthy weight. find us on facebook to help put more play in your day. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. >> welcome back. 5:18 on this january 20ing. this is a live look at the san mateo bridge. not a whole lot g

it is january. >> thank you, lisa. you still have a chance to get in on a pair of super bowl tickets that the san francisco 49ers owner is giving away. he tweeted just checking in with the faithful on new orleans, louisiana. i have two super bowl tickets for someone. let me know why i should pick you. he will announce the winner ton or tomorrow morning. good luck. >>> in sports it's only eight days before kickoff. 49ers ever spending their last full day in santa clara before heading to new orleans tomorrow. here's larry beil with a look at the player that has many niner fans worried going into the super bowl. >> good morning, everyone. if super bowl comes down to a david acres field goal, can he make it? does jim harbaugh still have confidence in his kicker? acres has missed 14 of his last 38 attempts. in the title game he hit the goalpost on a 38-yard field goal attempt. he calls his struggles a head scratcher this year for the niners. the coach who knows him best might be john harbaugh of the ravens. he was his posit

thanks, lisa. in sports the 49ers just a day away from playing the atlanta falcons with a trip to the super bowl on the line. but the 49ers are preparing for the nfc championship game with a new distraction. san francisco police are investigating an allegation of sexual assault involving wide receiver michael crabtree. here's collin resch with more in this morning's sports. >> good morning. harbaugh has to somehow keep his team focused on sunday's nfc championship game while keeping what could be a huge distraction at bay. he has the niners right where he wanted them when the season game in the same position as last year, one game from the super bowl. >> like our focus and concentration to be the highest it's been. i would like guys to go out and play, you know, the best game they have ever played here. i mean, that's the hope, that's the expectation. >> the niners defense will have the tough task of stopping future hall of famer and former cal bear tight end tony gonzales. he's 35 years old but st

. >> all right, lisa. thank you. >>> >>> an oakland police officer is recovering this morning after being shot in the leg. he is the second officer wounded in the line of duty this week. last night's shooting appeared in the fruitvale district. on monday an undercover officer was shot the arm about a mile away. abc7 news reporter allen wong reports. >> reporter: place say this camaro ran a stop sign and got broadsided by this chevy impala at east 12th street and 37th -- 47th avenue. witnesses say the driver of the camaro didn't have any id and he was behaving erratically. they said he tried and failed to open the door of a passing car and then left the scene on foot. during the course of that investigation the officer heard several gunshots several blocks away. the police chief howard jordan tells us two officers left the crash scene and headed toward the gunshots. they were confronted by a gunman who shot one officer in the leg and then ran away. the police caught up with him two blocks away. >> at that t

i want to shine the spotlight just another moment on lisa dyson. you heard a little bit about her background. i hope you will bing or google her, whatever your preferences, and learn more about our company. the silicon valley leadership group did a soft launch in january of something we call start-up silicon valley. it is for innovation economy, ceo's in this region to join at the leadership group basically for free. because we want to capture in the them to the dna that david packard, our founder had, which was a balance of running, brilliance, dynamic companies while, at the same time, being deeply engaged in your communities and in the quality of life of your employees. that is the scale that we want to raise up in these incredibly innovative young entrepreneurs. we have about 20 of them here in the audience today. i want to just mention three of them and embarrass them. they do not know i am going to do this. all of these at this in common. they have less than 40 employees currently. their business has been around for less than four years. and,

lisa argen is here with a look at your forecast. >> lisa: sunrise is 7:25 and even at 8:00 readings still in the upper 20s. if you head outside right now. its beautiful shot from mount tam with all the sunshine. it will warm us up eventually but 5-9 degrees below average. we're talking about above average of percentage of normal for this date. that means we're fine with rainfall totals. that is good thing because wait until you see the 7 day outlook. live doppler showing the sweep on top of mount st. helena not picking up any precipitation. dry and cold weekend. north bay, still 28 degrees up in sonoma county, 29 in napa. 40 in downtown san francisco. and higher elevations had temperatures in the mid 20s this morning. upper 20s were common in the livermore valley. concord at 29. 37 at half moon bay. by about 6 degrees it's colder in the east bay but are warm enough by the delta and national weather service has cancelled the freeze warning about midnight last night. freeze watch in effect for tonight into sunday morning and perhaps monday morning, as well. we have cold nights and mornings

thank you, lisa. in sports just seven more days remain until super bowl. here's mike shumann with more on the niners in this morning's sports. >> good morning. the niners take off today for new orleans and super bowl xlvii. it's the last time for the media event before monday. center jonathan goodwin, acres, months and mario manningham and clark hage of n. even their coach never played in the big game. but this entire roster wants to keep the bay area championship win streak going. san francisco is just settling down from the giants world series victory and parade. could we be getting ready for yet another parade? >> i was actually thinking about it. there's a nice stretch here with teams, the giants winning and doing well. the sharks always do well and the warriors are competitive. >> all right. raiders head coach dennis allen coaching the north team at yesterday's senior bowl in mobile, california. a good chance to check out the talent for the draft. ej manual, a 20-yard strike and michael wilson ran for a td. 14-0 south. stephon taylor led all rushers w

one of them is american lisa pysola. >> oh, my gosh, i'm so scared. i'm so scared. i knew this was it. i knew this was the end. i knew i was going to die. >> lisa is a passionate world traveler who's journeyed to all but one of the seven continents, but her vast experience in some of the most rugged places on earth was nothing compared to this trip, a 19-day expedition to antarctica, the last continent on her list. >> this ship was called "the explorer," and it was actually built for antarctica. it had an ice-strengthened hull so that it could withstand the ice. >> for the first 12 days of her trip, lisa saw some of the most spectacular scenery she had ever seen. >> we saw amazing wildlife. we saw whales. we saw penguins. i saw things i never thought i'd see in my entire life. but on the 12th day, video camera rolling, lisa would capture something else she never thought she'd see. >> i was videotaping the ice because the ice was different than other ice we'd been through. it was deeper, seemed to be pretty much everywhere. >> the mood is serious as the captain tries

lisa jackson, lisa jackson. we are now in possession of a lot of knowledge that says the keystone pipeline will go through. that's the best news i've heard in i don't know how long. >> well, i'm glad you like it. look, they always say in politics you follow their feet, not their words. and what's happening here, the actions leads you to a conclusion. >> all right. so the war on keystone coming to an end. so lisa jackson, this woman, who i think was a regulatory menace. first of all, destroyed the coal industry. >> not according to her. >> right. >> just destroyed it. the regulations on coal and carbon emissions and all manner of that industry, she is not only new plants but existing plants are going to be destroyed. that was one of her legacies. >> but she also wanted to push even harder. remember, she almost quit over a year ago when the white house pulled the rug out from underneath her in the clean air act. so she really -- >> ozone. >> the ozone. >>> right. >> she really believes this. lisa jackson -- and i'

thank you, lisa. whether it gets this cold it's tough on people and plants and pets and for some it can be dangerous. we take a closer look at the consequences of the cold. >> it's good to get lower sides of leaves, as well, because that's where most of the leaf openings are on most plants, is the undersides. >> it's one of the most extensive collections of cacti and in the world. it's his job to protect them. >> we have a lot of thermal mass here. >> he can't afford to lose any of the endangered plants because they contain valuable genetic material. >> in an overriding way we are conserving and preserving some of the species here that may go extinct in the wild. >> nice and warm. nice and warm. >> it's just as important to protect the pets at the berkeley east bayman society. a sweater donation program is helping the rescue center, which is still recovering from a fire two years ago. >> and it's going to be cold again tonight so we get them all buttoned up before we go home so they stay nice and warm

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. >> i want to direct this next question to you, lisa. every company in the valley, no matter how it is defined in terms of geography, has been a start up at some point. where did the idea for great products and services come from? >> thank you very much for allowing me to be here to address you today. that is a great question. i want to start by thanking the city of san francisco for being a part of an incubator that we are a part of, the kiwi3 innovation center. it is located in san francisco next to the ucsf mission building. there are lots of biotechnology laboratories available. about 29 startup companies in that space developing innovative technologies. i am in biotechnology primarily. our technology creates oil using a biological process that takes waste carbon as an input. ideas such as ours often come from universities and it is a real benefit for us to be by ucsf to be part of the innovation center. not only is ucsf a part of that, but uc-berkeley and uc santa cruz. so we are part of this network. in addition, we have technology

we did ask for lisa jackson's e-mail discussing this war on coal. and i learned that she actually created a false identity. this is to our knowledge, the first time ever a false identity, a dummy employees lotus notes account on three of her computers. i have screen shots from inside the agency. sewing showing that we're taking it to new depths and the agreement to produce documents immediately following her resignation. >> megyn: when you first released this information to the public and we first got wind of it, we did a report on it and whoa, the epa was not happen and said, look, this is standard practice, they can't have people just e-mailing lisa jackson at epa because she'd get hundreds of thousands of e-mails and she's got to get business done and that's all she was doing, but there was pushback, okay, then you come up with jackson lisa at epa or something readily identifiable. you don't use your dog name and the town or street you grew up on, because it makes it difficult for the record keepers to find your e-mails when you get a freedom of

thank you, lisa. thank you for joining us on the abc7 news. we are off early because of the basketball game between the heat and the celtics. we continue at 5:00 tonight. have a great day! >>> you heard the term, there's no place like home. there's no place like home. well, stop clicking your heels, ray allen. this is not kansas. >> that's right. it's boston. >> boo! >> every single day. that's got to be our focus. >> the heat and celtics look to add another chapter to their budding rival. >> he pulls down ray allen. >> ray allen, once a champion returns to the enemy. >> welcome to the dark side and went to them. they're the champs. we want to beat them. >> a matchup of scoring machines. kevin durant has his thunder ready for another title run. >> oh, my. oh, my. but kobe and bryant and the lakers are looking for answers

it was born the doctors told us she had multiple fractures they also said lisa would be a difficult child to handle she was bedridden the first. she had to eat and sleep on a cushion because she would cry when we touched her. i probably fell from the chair and i from the sofa and that didn't hurt at all but then i fell off the arm chair and i broke my leg. i cried for a while. and then at those sleep. but why why why why did it have to be. what. she. needs to simper factor is one of the most common congenital bone disorders affecting children if we're talking about those that are present from birth to believe i suppose the sufferers have brittle bones and are at risk of multiple fractures but there are mineral metabolism is in good order the ailment is due to faulty college information. as the main protein in connective tissue college and is the basis of the human skeleton more. to portman wiley's even some adults don't become aware of the fact that they are affected until they give birth to a child that suffers from a more severe. form of the disease in its worst form it changes the shap

lisa was born doctors told us she had multiple fractures they also said lisa would be a difficult child to handle she was bedridden the first year often she had to you can sleep on a cushion because she would cry when we touched her. yet i probably fell from the chair and i had from the sofa and that didn't hurt at all but then i fell off the arm chair and i broke my leg. i cried for a while. and then at those sleep. but why why why why did it have to be us. but. she. needs a simpler factor is one of the most common congenital bone disorders affecting children if we're talking about those that are present from birth to believe i suppose the sufferers have brittle bones and are at risk of multiple fractures but they are mineral metabolism is in good order the ailment is due to faulty college information. as the main protein in connective tissue college and is the basis of the human skeleton more. to portman wiley's even some adults don't become aware of the fact that they are affected until they give birth to a child that suffers from a more severe. form of the disease in its worst form

diving enthusiast lisa costello, a single mom, is on vacation and decides to go out on a boat to see some dolphins with professor lee tefley, a man who shares her enthusiasm for diving. >> it was a really calm day, really clear. and we saw some activity maybe ten miles out. >> as we got closer, it turned out it was a group of pilot whales. incredible. >> whales are not normally social animals. so costello and tepley can't believe how close those whales are swimming to their boat. the professor and the diving enthusiast decide to seize the opportunity and get in the water for a closer look. >> they're very playful right now. they're all around us. i got in the water first, and i was just floating there, and one male came right up to me and stopped. so i looked at him in the eyes and he looked at me, and i went above the water, and he went above, and we did this bobbing thing with this eye contact a good five minutes. >> as soon as i entered the water, a very large pilot whale swam right up to my camera, and this is something i'd never seen before because pilot whales are wild animals.

up until three years ago 43 old lisa m. russo didn't think she needed the flu vaccine. my kids were healthy but then in november 2009 she got the flu. chills body aches, headaches. after a visit to her doctor she was rushed to the hospital where she spent 45 days in the i see you she was put on a ventilator, dialysis and an induced coma that paralyzed her from the neck down. her family waited and prayed not knowing if she survived. my husband didn't know if he was going to have a wife my kids didn't know what they would have a mother. lisa did wake up but that wasn't the end she had to spend another months in rehab learning how to move her body again. dr. julie with the chicago department of health says that could have all been prevented with a simple vaccine if you haven't been vaccinated already this year, she says you should especially because of the strain that is going around. in the past that virus has been associated with more severe so there have been more hospitalizations and deaths, lisa inter family now get vaccinated every year. i would never want anybody to

here's abc's lisa stark. >> reporter: they're welcoming guessing with champagne and hand sanitizerer. the hotel is worried about the flu. >> reporter: some 600,000 people are expected to jam the nation's capital, flying in on planes, packing hotels, rubbing elbows at the balls. over the course of a flu season, as many as 20% of americans get sick. do the math. that could mean thousands of potentially infected visitors. >> a person with the flu can spread the virus to those around them. if i'm by myself, no worries. but on monday, this spot near the u.s. capitol will look like it did four years ago. packed with people who come from around the country. there's a dangerous zone. if someone neezs those droplets can spread six feet. in a packed crowd, more than a dozen people could be in harm's way. the risk is the greatest from the smallest among us. a child's sneeze can spread millions of virus particles, ten times more than an adult because adults have a more developed immune system. doctors say take common sense precautions, get the flu shot, wash your hands, and just as important -- >

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i called her the hener lisa ma. she's real a dine a moe and we're so lucky to have her in the city. * dynamo. so, i want to invite sandra up here as our most empowering city employee of the year. (applause) >> everybody here, sandra has touched all your lives. >> i'm truly honored. you guys are all wonderful to work with. i love the community. you know that. i'm allegation here for you. thank you so much for this honor. it's all about you guys. thank you so much. (applause) ♪ >> i'd now like to invite the supervisor for district 9, supervisor david campos, to represent the next award. (applause) >> good evening, everyone. welcome to this beautiful building here at city hall, the people's building. and to help me present the next award, i'd like to ask an institution and the portal neighborhood, ruth wallace, if you could please come up. [cheering and applauding] >> it is, it is my honor, our honor to present today what i think is one of the most important ones. every award here is important. but we're recognizing

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but that process has to be accelerated. >> reporter: and as lisa says, today would make her husband very proud. >> i just know he's -- i know he's smiling. >> reporter: now, three different congresses have been working on this for five years. it was finally signed into law last week as part of the national defense authorization act. >> talk about a legacy. >> yeah. a lot of good. >> good effort. thanks. >>> new research shows more potential health dangers with the chemical bpa used in food packaging. a study from the nyu school of medicine shows a possible link between bpa exposure in children and higher risk of heart and kidney problems later in life. the fda banned the use of bpa in baby bottles last year. but companies still use it in aluminum cans. >>> coming up, gift cards gone bad. the unpredictable things that can make your gift card void and what if anything you can do about it. consumerwatch reporter julie watts explains, in many case >>> not in my house but billions of dollars of gift cards go to waste after the holiday. cbs 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts explains in many

. >>> meteorologist frances dinglasan is here sitting in for lisa argen this morning. we've got some stormy weather on the way. >> yeah, most of the storm moved through overnight and we are still seeing some rain showers out there. i'll tell you where they are but right now enjoy this live look of the embarcadero from our roof camera. slightly breezy conditions and i'll tell what you you can expect this afternoon. >> thank you, frances. also ahead, the warriors travel to l.a. to play the clippers three days after blog them out here at home. would the clippers turn the tables? we have >> welcome back. it's 5:19 on sunday morning. this is a live look showing you i-80 in truckee. chains are required on 80 and 50 if you are heading to the snow. so beware. there's still a lot of snow out there. frances dinglasan is in for lisa argen. >> we are possibly expecting snow showers today in tahoe. do have your chains with you. for us in the bay area, the storm is starting to leave the bay area heading towards monterey bay right now. here's a live look from sutro look down toward s

>> lisa, thank you. that experiment really troubling. if you see something, flag authorities. >> lisa, thank you. >>> meantime, rescue crews tonight are searching for a small plane off the coast of venezuela, after a plane disappeared off talkoff. on board the head of the famous italian fashion house missoni. abc's gutman on the search tonight. >> reporter: tonight, dozens of rescuers are scouring the southern caribbean vittori missoni, this twin-engine islander took off friday off of los roques, venezuela, his partner, two friends and two crew, it dropped from radar, just 30 minutes into the flight to the mainland, 35 years to the day after another flight from los roques also disappeared, killing 14. it's fashionable among the jet set. the runway there is long as the island is wide. often these puddle jumpers are the only way of navigating the caribbean. 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

kate upton had a different story saying i found out that lisa marie benson has a phobia of throwing up. it's funny the guy next to her is hung over. she was referring to danza but kate missed reruns of "taxi" and "who's the boss" and didn't recognize him. >>> amanda bynes resurfaced with her cheek piercing. >>> charlie sheen is going to be a grandfather now that his 28-year-old daughter is pregnant. her mother is sheen's high school girlfriend. >>> elton john sewn husband david furnish welcomed a baby boy to their family on friday. the second son completes our family in the most precious and perfect way. >>> river phoenix's last film "dark blood" will make a debut at the miami international film festival 20 years after the actor died of a tragic drug overdose. >>> finally, prince harry was named town and country's most eligible bachelor. he topped that list that included tim tebow, jack nicholson and george clooney. >>> finally, vatican city is home to a cover model. his personal secretary is promoted not only to archbishop but also to the front page of italy's vanity fair magazine. he