sam francisco is our warm spot at 40 degrees this morning. also in oakland. 32 for sunnyvale and 31 for vallejo. a cold start for a lot of locations and this is why we have a freeze warning in effect. not for the entire bay area but the north bay the east bay and santa clara. temperatures are expected to be in the 20's and '30's during the coldest our right around sunrise. watch out for some slick spots this morning. i only show you this this morning because the winds have picked up a little bit. novato at 9 mi. per hour of redwood city 9. when the wind picks up it fills colder because the wind chill factor. it also helps mix the atmosphere up and allows us actually not get as cold which is why we don't have a widespread freeze warning in effect. this afternoon expect lots of sunshine even though will be a cold day with the sun. tomorrow on others cold start and we could see some widespread frost once again. we of warmer conditions coming this way and even the weekend looks pretty good. future cast four temperature wise the pink indicates the

win or lose sam francisco will be focused on how to control the crowds and the celebration on sunday. the city does not want a repeat of some of the destruction they saw when the c. >> >> the city of san francisco is looking to diminish the violence from what they're calling knuckleheads. there's they want to show the world as sam francisco is a world-class city that knows how to celebrate. the 49ers left for new orleans, here is a video. they were greeted outside by fans who wanted to wish them well. they hopped on a chartered plane and right now they're probably getting to northlands and eating breakfast. we will top the next several days about the ravens. over the next several days at the stamford cisco police the bar and that will decide on a plan to beef up the mission district. right after the giants won the world series we saw there is being thrown into the middle the streets and things being set on fire. and the legend, spray painting all over. when mayor ed lee it learned about that we're trying to learn from that incident. we're trying to keep it from reading. >> small busin

sam francisco 45 out the door, upper 30's in san jose. 33 hovering just above the freezing mark in concord. it is cool and clear and most spots but we do have some locally dense fog forming. dry with extra caution coming out of the north bay or east bay valleys. clear conditions and some spots may warm-up to the 60s today. and to tomorrow a chance of rain with cloud cover. the rain will arrive late tomorrow afternoon and stretched throughout the day sunday. fair weather as we start the next work week with temperatures in the upper 50s, low 60s. going on and high pressure and control. future cast four is set up ssociated with this system. at 7:00 p.m. most of us will be dry the green and yellow on your screen as for the coast line. at 11:00 p.m. the yellow indicates moderate to heavy rain. this is impacting most of the bay area, you will need an umbrella. it will be heavy at times. it will continue to shift its way south into the east headed into the overnight hours. we of moisture on the back end of this bringing rain for most of the day on sunday. we'll have more on your extended forecast

i love sam francisco. i thought about the comet and it was not it was something that i said in just felt in my heart. >> (inaudible) >> i spoke with my mom and she knows what's in my heart. i love my mom and i will take all the advice and the world. >> what diseases as you do? >> she said i was going to have to come forward and give my statement this morning. that is what i'm doing. >>culliver said he was caught off guard by the shock jock and said he was caught off guard by d disgusting questions. >> jim harbaugh have a lot to say this morning as we continue to follow the story. we had a second apology. >> we reject what he said. that is something that reflects the way the organization feels. the way most of the players feel. >> will it impact any preparations for him for the superable or any of his role going on? >> it will impact going forward definitely. he will learn about himself and. we saw his statement and he pledged to grow from it. we hope and pray that it affects them and a positive way going f

. >> sam francisco homeless shelters now our people may be acting violently or making threats. >> until recently, shelters cannot deny a homeless people bit because of bad behavior outside of facility. >> but that onechanged amid calls to protection of workers and peaceful homeless people seeking refuge. >> last month, the human services commission approved a rule change giving shelter staff the power to remove such people from the shelter. >> san francisco judge has rejected a request for to chinese-american groups to halt california's ban on selling impetus in sharks fans. >> that has been in effect for about a year. >> the group claims it violates their civil rights by targeting a food item use the traditional weddings and festivals. >> california's shark fin soup market with as large as outside of asia. >> critics of shark finning said about 73 million sharks are killed every year. >> the practice is restricted in u.s. waters. >> coming up on the kron form wifor morning news more wih your head line is whether ♪ [ female announcer ] no more paper coupons. no more paper lists. [ dog

sam francisco police have released surveillance video of the man accused of robbing a woman and the tenderloin and then killing her dog. the video shows a suspect who police believe robbed a woman killed her dog. it's of year-old pekingese named roxy. the woman pulled her car over leavenworth street in the tenderloin when a man came up to her and demanded money. after giving the man her money, the mugger grabbed little wracks the and threw her into oncoming traffic. the woman believes the man killer dog because she did have enough money to give him. account has been set up for people want to contribute to reward being offered for information leading to the suspect's arrest brought see the dog record, care of the gateway bank on climate street in san francisco. >> sampras as the judge has rejected a request from two americchinese-american groups to a halt california's ban on selling and possessing shark fins. the bad as that in effect for about a year. the group claims it violates their civil-rights by targeting a food item used in traditional weddings and festivals. california's shark fin soup

. >> coming up free parking and sam francisco on sundays are a thing of the vast. we are live to tell you would expect this weekend in the city. >> 9:24 a.m. is the time and the meter is taking so bring your chains. we will turn to jackie sissel is anand sacramento with the meters. >> they have been doing this of the last three weeks in san francisco but now they would get away from the grace. they have been giving people for the last couple of weeks. it is full enforcement so if you do not feed your meter on sunday you will be fined. if you're going to watch the 49ers next sunday beat the ravens, you have to feed the meter wherever you go to one of the 29,000 m in san francisco. $62 to $72 for an expired meter. it is noon to 6:00 p.m. this is enforced. there was a grace. but now they say no more. you will have to pay. the whole thing is about revenue. they're trying to generate as much as $2 million a year from parking enforcement. at the height of it you are paying almost $4 an hour for a meter here in san francisco. if you're watching the game for four hours tha

current temperatures, mud mid '40's and sam francisco 30's and concord and livermore and. satellite and radar showed changes on the way with high pressure in place right now. we are going to start off with the rain tomorrow afternoon. 3:00 p.m. it looks like it was a mostly in northern california in the early evening hours. the yellow color indicating moderate downpour. by 10:00 p.m. you can see just how widespread the yellow it is. we will have pretty heavy rain tomorrow night and into the overnight hours. it will continue to push east but we have more pressure on the back and pushing in on sunday. afternoon highs today will be slightly warmer than yesterday. low 60s through low cupertino los gatos. expect mid '50s along the ban the delta. 7 day around the bay shows as we will get the rain through this weekend but then sunshine and mild conditions into the week. >> we're going live to walls and massachusetts where we have good news. we told about eight year being stuck in the eyes and we were told crews have been able to successfully rescued this little beer. she was stuc

sam francisco city hall and mayor ed lee and the san francisco police chief are getting ready as well. they want to make sure that semblances go does not get out of hand win or lose. we want to show the world we are a world-class city that can win or lose it graciously and not burn our own city down. that was the first appearance in almost two decades that the forty- niner fans let it out. so much so, 12 people were arrested. they had a lot of practice for the world series. two world series in three years and then after this latest world series we saw a vandalism going on in the mission district. that is why the san francisco sheriff's department has everyone who is normally off on sunday coming to work for super bowl sunday. the severance as the police department will be up their manpower as well. instead ofhave officers they will have 400 officers. the mayor has also been asking area restaurants and bars to try not to serve too much hard liquor and keep an eye on your customers who may be getting out of control during the game. >> will travel had out and provide some of our team cov

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francisco is going to be eaten alive. coming up in the 6:00 hour, will tran >> we're right in front of the news conference and a couple minutes from now jim harbaugh will take the podium. no one will probably ask him questions about game plan of but asked about one particular player. we will try to bring the news conference you live as it happens. >> we are watching a sailor in sunnyvale were to lights of northbound traffic on highway 1 01 are black. we will check in with george and mike pelton was live on the scene.

mayor ed lee has asked a lot of sam francisco bars to not serve hard alcohol during super bowl if they possibly can. he made a plea to bartenders out there that if you see a drunk patrons please do not serve them. they want to cut down on the rowdy this and what he calls knuckleheads. he is very tentative to this because the night the giants won the world series is of vandalism and parts of san francisco and especially in the mission district. the san franciscthey want to show tn that is sampras's go wins we are a world-class city and we know how to celebrate. this symbol is not here but we are getting into that mood. here is a grand auditorium and use of city hall not live up but this time. >> closing arguments will be held today in the retrial of former stanford cisco police crime lab technician accused of taking cocaine from of the facility. deborah madison previously admitted to taking small amounts of drugs built from evidence in 2009. her first trial ended in hung jury last fall. her alleged death from the labs of drug analysis unit led to the eventual closure of the facility. it

and a man is on the run this morning after allegedly setting a woman on fire and sam francisco's bayview district. police say 20s what 22 year old dexter oliver and the victim were dating. she is currently being treated in a burn center at st. francis hospital. however is facing its of the murder charges, including arson. president obama plans to make named a former republican senator chuck hill as his nominee for defense secretary. administration officials say the president called hail yesterday. some lawmakers are voicing opposition to his nomination. president obama will also nominate john brennan for director of the cia today. >> about a live look from our roof in san francisco. fog is not an issue getting into the city but in some locations it is. >> we have fog impacting our inland areas this morning. this is our roof cam in downtown san francisco. not too much of an issue. >> partly cloudy skies there and visibility is good around the heart of the bay. livermore, visibility there down to just three tenths of a mile. 5 mi. if you're committing around concord. we have patchy it righ

. >>, sam francisco forty- niner and greater kwame harris is facing felony domestic violence and assault charges from an august meeting involving an ex-boyfriend. the san mateo county assistant direct district attorney says a judge set an april 27th trial date for the third year-old harris. the charges stem from an altercation outside a menlo park restaurant between harris and dimitri geier who suffered several facial fractures that required surgery. the prosecutor says >> this happened around 235 yesterday afternoon and broad daylight. there was an s u b that pulled into the driveway that was behind her. several people and that as you be were in the process of getting out. of a sudden the carpels up cs people and fired several shots in that direction. they blew out the back window. one of the bullets hit the girl and she was taken to the hospital. the people inside were the target but the car sped off and we do not have a description of the car or any suspects. whether or not this is gang-related they do not know at this time. >> coming up on the kron4 morning news a tight rope walker a

. >> and sam francisco and at this were back at the city hall protesting the ban on nudity that was recently passed. it is no longer illegal walk the streets of san francisco and they did. however nida's believe the ban violates the first amendment's of rights of free expression. opponents of the ban have filed a class action lawsuit against the city. at federal court hearing will be held next week. protesters have created in each book on by the freedom. proceeds from which are going to the new this legal defense and future activism group. a live look at our mt. tam cam. a little steadier now so the wind has died down. [ female announcer ] this is a special message from at&t. [ male announcer ] it's no secret that the price of things just keeps going up. [ female announcer ] but we have some good news. it's our bundle price promise. [ male announcer ] a price you can definitely count on, for two whole years. from at&t. [ female announcer ] a great price for a great triple-play bundle. [ male announcer ] call now. bundles with u-verse tv, internet and home phone start at $89 a month. now get

we'll be showing you sam francisco forty-niner fans pictures all week leading up to super bowl sunday. keep them coming to breaking news at kron4 dot com. you can also show them on your fan page at facebook .com/kron4. gary radnich is talking about bit and we keep you covered through facebook and twitter. this is also on the 247 news channel comcast 193. once the game and we will have a special post- game coverage for you sunday evening starting at 7:00. hateful superbowl 47 post coverage. >> we have been focusing as well on the weather because we have a little heat wave going on. tomorrow and friday at 266 degrees and be we can looks good to. >> the top down weather on the car. on the car. (laughter) >> thanks for joining us we will see you tomorrow morning. >> dr. phil is up next.

. >> the top five cities to shed a few extra pounds it is easier still lose weight sam francisco tops the list. then at fairfield conn, long island, boston, lake county illinois. >> we will be right back as a kron4 morning news continues. you can't catch dr. phil this morning at 10:00 right after the kron4 morning is. you can't move the tv there. yuh-huh. we have the wireless receiver. listen. back in my day, there was no u-verse wireless receiver that let you move the tv away from the tv outlet. we can move it to the kitchen, the patio, the closet and almost anywhere. why would you want a tv in the closet? [ both laugh ] ♪ [ fancy voice ] brilliant idea, darling. ♪ [ female announcer ] the wireless receiver only from at&t u-verse. get u-verse tv for $29 a month for six months. at&t. >> award season is officially under way. tina fey and amy polar co-host of the stars of the awards show. anne hathaway won her first golden globe for wrote and les miserables. the movie also won the best musical or comedy category. kevin costner won for best actor in a made for tv miniseries for the h

. >> sam francisco police are searching for two minutes away from a store employs a 75 year old woman in the head after she confronted them. it happened on polk street and the woman refused medical treatment. the suspects are described as between 25 and 30 years old. >> new court documents show that murdered venture capitalists raveesh kumra have been accused of making bad business deals and that's only the beginning. you are looking at video from the sky seven h the abc news. this was a scene of invasion and the monte carlo monte sereno back on november 30th of where he was killed in the incident and his wife was injured. that does show that congress has been accused by former associates for tried to hide millions of dollars from creditors and creek feeding creating a fake divorce. a man and woman were walking their dog on the beach when he what the man was swept out to in the water. the women and all were able to get back to shore but the man did not. he described as a 59 year-old man in his identity has not been released. >> looking at gas prices across the bay area of the average

. >> and sam francisco to pieces of gun control legislation were in but introduced to the board of supervisors. the first bans the possession of military- style ammunition such as how point bullets. the sale of those bullets is already legal in this action would make owning them crime as well. the sec requires police notification when someone in sampras's go by as 500 of ammunition or more. this includes online purses it purchases. it will take several steps to make these two changes into law. >> and polls suggest that nearly 60 percent of americans wants stricter gun laws following last month's deadly shooting at sandy hook elementary. a 4 percent answered as the associated press and g f cable one background checks for gun purchases at gun shows. >> there was a larger the expected turnout at the marin county gun buyback program. hundreds of firearms are collected during the event. people walked away with up to $200 per guns, no questions asked. and as two hours the county ran through the $43,000 it had raised for the bat. after running out of cash that county had out vouchers to those of the

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sam jordan has left the best legacy in the bayview. thank you very much. >> next speaker. >> good evening, supervisors and san francisco, my name is ace and i'm here for other business but i just happened to see sam jordan's name here for the histostorial land mark in the valley. i had the honor and luxury of working there employing my company some years ago that i was able to employ people that were there for security. that is a known spot for our security, the african american, black, negro, however you want to call us, been there for a number of years. there should be more people here, saying more things for the historical situation, i'm here to add my thoughts for this historical spot in san francisco. we need more spots like this. i'm here to support this becoming a historical spot in the southeast of san francisco. >> my name is randell evans and i'm a long time resident of san francisco and i also too support this without a doubt. i just want to bring it to everyone's attention that people forget real easy that san francisco is

. >> his name is sutro sam, the first river otto seen in san francisco in half a century the. >> he is very popular at at the fresh water pond where he is feeding on goldfish the. >> speakers are at a loss to explain this. but their guess is he swam from marin county where there is a growing population. >> the river otter leaves parents at a certain age and he is not afraid of people. >> i hope he will come out. if he doesn't, it is not performing for me. it is not about me. seeing it was fun. >> he was spotted by bird watchers in sent -- september and two weeks earlier they were seen. >> they are at home in fresh water or salt water. right? >> we have been watching the pictures all morning. >> usually i take the kids to coyote point museum to see a river otter but there you go. real life. hope he will be there. thank you for joining us. captioned by, closed captioning services, inc.@Ñ [dramatic music] ♪ [cheers and applause] >> hello, everybody, and welcome to millionaire. if you've ever watched judge judy, you've probably seen a lot of people that are very unhappy with her. kathle

sam also has a twitter account now of course. one tweet reads yes, i am the cutest don't ever forget. that sea otter have nothing on me. >> you tell them sutro sam. spencer is back. >> he told me skies are clear right now as we look live doppler 7hd absence of clouds and thickening overnight.so tomorrow state wide we'll be looking at divided weather picture. northern part of the state rainfall and includes bay area southern california will have mainly sunny skies. mild with high pressure in the 60's. but here in the bay area rain will start fairly early in the morning and continue to spread and intensify during the afternoon and evening hours so pretty wet day and cool one. high pressure mainly upper 40's to low 50's for most of the bay area and here's accu-weather 7. let me show you southern california first. i forgot. sunny there tomorrow but rain will arrive in the l.a. area on sunday then clear out on monday. here's the accu-weather 7 day forecast. so we have a wet day tomorrow partial clearing on sunday and then dry for most

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. >> san francisco's rare river otter is turning into a big attraction. sutro sam, as he has been named, took up residence near the old sutro baths and brought in big crowds to the bay area yesterday complete with cameras and video recorders could catch him frolicking in the water. he's believed to be the first river to ther to make san francisco his home in decades. sam has a twitter accounts now. one tweet reads, yes, i am the cutest, don't forget that. sea otters have nothing on me. >>> got to give it to sam. next at six, a deadly outbreak of contagious noro virus at a residential care facility in the north bay. >> plus fundraisers will be held over the next few days for the petaluma teen found dead in lake tahoe. i'm live in petaluma. coming up i'll tell you how money raised in a >> good morning. let's start off with a quick first look at the weather. frances dinglasan is in for lisa argen this morning. >> it is starting out partly cloudy and winds are light right now. you see from the live shot from our roof camera. flags aren't blowing. temperatures

. >> his name is sutro sam, the first river otto seen in san francisco in half a century the. >> he is very popular at at the fresh water pond where he is feeding on goldfish the. >> speakers are at a loss to explain this. but their guess is he swam from marin county where there is a growing population. >> the river otter leaves parents at a certain age and he is not afraid of people. >> i hope he will come out. if he doesn't, it is not performing for me. it is not about me. seeing it was fun. >> he was spotted by bird watchers in sent -- september and two weeks earlier they were seen. >> they are at home in fresh water or salt water. right? >> we have been watching the pictures all morning. >> usually i take the kids to coyote point museum to see a river otter but there you go. real life. hope he will be there. thank you for joining us. captioned by, closed captioning services, inc. [ male announcer ] if you're ready to get more from your tv service, now's a great time to get at&t u-verse tv. make the switch. [ female announcer ] call now to get at&t u-verse tv for only $29 a month fo

sam, becoming very popular. >> he is eating gold fish released there. pemplts are at a loss tochl plain where he came from. >> best guess is that he swam across the golden gate from marin county. >> first spotted by bird patchers in september. there were reports of a river otter atí?mkz baker beach. >> looks comfortable.

a river otter, named sutro sam has been living in the large pool of the baths for a few weeks. he's been drawing an audience. river otters haven't been seen in the area for several decades. they were driven out by development. and while most wild animals are shy -- sutro sam seems to enjoy the attention. >> is so exciting, that he has even been doing a show. i never realized the cuteness of san francisco daughters. ♪ [ female announcer ] no more paper coupons. no more paper lists. [ dog barking ] ♪ no more paper anything. safeway presents just for u. ♪ save more. save easier. saving more, starts now. just for u on the safeway app. saving more, starts now. (woman) 3 days of walking to give a break cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. it was such a beautiful experience. (jessica lee) ♪ and it's beautiful (woman) why walk 60 miles in the boldest breast cancer event in history? because your efforts help komen serve millions of women and men facing breast cancer every year. visit the3day.org to register or to request more information and receive a fre

we had banana sam. monkey was stolen from the san francisco zoo. maybe a new name for the cute little things out there. mike maybe. i don't know. >> that's a cute name. >> christina loren, beautiful, cute forecast, right? >> it depends on what you're wearing today, jon kelley. good morning to you. we like it. 62 degrees in livermore. 61 in santa theresa. 61 in san jose. basically you can actually dress later on today as if it is spring in the bay area. temperatures this morning certainly cold enough to warrant a jacket and potentially a little bit of patchy frost out there. travel cautiously. let's check on that drive. good morning, mike. >> good morning. good note about potential for black ice reported this week already. be careful. right now we're looking at san jose. the issue here is chp updated saying they moved the bigger pieces of wood on the connector to the center divide. smaller pieces and they will let those dissipate. that means they'll let traffic drive over it and splinter it up. if you are heading through the area, slow it down and b

researchers say that sam is the first otter recorded in decades in san francisco. >> well, i've seen him on october 1, the first time i noticed him. well, there's plenty of fish. i've seen him catch a lot of fish every day since he has been here. i guess it's why he's sticking around. >> he's a bit of a hand for the cameras, do not approach him though. they ask that you keep your distance, and not feed him. don't let your dogs swim with him either. >> how do they know by dna testing where it came from? how would they prove that? >> relative. >> i was going to say he's a little higher. [ laughter ] >> like the rest of us with a prettier coat. >> take a look at the live weather cam. why, i ask you why is it a globe in red? it has something to do with the otter. >> i thought you knew. >> and i was under the impression that you knew. >> currently, temperatures in the 20s and the pros after realizing that there today. and that was in oakland. it is now 36 degrees in santa rosa after realizing the morning low of 27. tonight 30 in santa rosa, ho in oakland and 48 degrees in san jose. they a

in decades here in san francisco. the group tracks river otter sightings here in the bay area. >> i have seen them in october 1st it was the first time i noticed him and well, there's plenty of fish. i have seen him catch a lot of fish every day since he has been here. so i guess that's why he is sticking around. >> reporter: researchers say they are keeping a close eye on sutro sam. while he may be nice to look at, keeper hands to yourself, they say. >> don't approach him. just keep your distance. don't feed him. don't let your dog swim with him. had some people do that. just leave him alone and enjoy him from adistance. >> reporter: i was told these river otters are actually generally shy. the animals tend to kept their distance but from what we've seen this river otter seems to be a bit of a ham. live in san francisco, cate caugiran, frank and liz, back to you. >> i should say. when you do a story like that, you're wishing i hope he comes on camera. you didn't have any trouble. >> reporter: no, no. he was all over

is the first otter recorded in decades here in san francisco. the group tracks river otter sightings here in the bay area. >> i have seen him in october 1st was the first time i noticed him and --well, there's plenty of fish. i have seen him catch a lot of fish every day since he's been here. i guess that's why he is sticking around. >> reporter: researchers are keeping a close eye on sutro sam. he may be nice to look at, they say keep your hands to yourself. >> don't approach him. just keep your distance. don't feed him. don't let your dog swim with him. just leave him alone and enjoy him from a distance. >> reporter: the one thing i was told is that river otters are typically pretty shy. the animals tend to keep their distance. from what we've seen, this river otter is a bit of a ham. in san francisco, cate caugiran, cbs 5. >>> yellow is the new red for drivers in china. chinese police are now treating running a yellow light like running a red. officials say the new law is necessary to reduce the number of crashes. but critics call the new law

sam has a twitter accounts now. of course. one tweet reads, yes, i am the cutest, don't forget that. sea otters have nothing on me. once you go to twitter, he can claim whatever he wants until the sea otters get their own accounts. >> if you do want to see sutro sam, try to do it in the morning because rain is moving in tonight. temperatures are cool and it's cloudy in the low 30s to mid-40s. this afternoon we will see rain spread from the north bay through the south bay with temperatures in the 50s and by evening temperatures will drop below 50 but it will turn into showers. then look for the showers continue into tomorrow morning but then drier hopefully by monday and tuesday. >> all right. thank you so much and thank you everyone for joining us on the abc7 saturday morning news. abc7 news continues at 8:00 a.m. good morning america is next. have a great day! >>> good morning, america. this morning, will lance come clean? stripped of his titles and banned from competition, is the disgraced tour de france star finally ready t

. >> sutro sam is the first river otter to be seen in san francisco in dades. wildlife experts say the fact that the creature is here means we're doing a better job of protecting the water sheds. it does not have a mate which could mean he may move on soon to try to find one. >> that's love for you. >>> time 6:26. how is 280 doing. >> it's a little bit slow in some areas but for the most part it's nice and clear. and the south commute has been nice. this is northbound 280 getting to higthrough here it moves well. this one is a little lighter than usual today. 580 traffic is already a little busy in livermore. let's go to steve. >>> not as cold this morning. still cold, more 30s and patchy fog showing up. there's higher humidity in the air right now. mostly sunny, partly sunny today. highs will be in the 50s to near 60 degrees. a change for the weekend. more in 10 minutes. >>> 6:27. it's becoming an annual problem in san francisco, burning christmas trees, what some law enforcement officials will be doing to try to stop it. >>> and developing news in san francis

sutro sam named that since taking up residents and brought out big crowds to the area today. >> video cameras and folks want to record him. and also has his own twitter account. >>> this is "world news." tonight, airplane arrest. a pilot fails a breathalyzer test. why did officials suspect he'd been drinking? >>> new jobs. what the experts say the economy is about to do next. >>> real picture. the gritty new video from the u.s. navy warning what can happen if you abuse a dangerous new drug. >>> and mystery man found. an old photo of princess diana with a man in the picture, labelled not to be published. we tracked down the man who had everybody talking. >>> good evening on this friday night. as we come on the air, information is still pouring in about what happened to a passenger flight out of minneapolis today. a pilot was arrested after failing a breathalyzer t

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in decades here in san francisco. the group tracks river otter sightings here in the bay area. >> i have seen him in october 1st was the first time i noticed him and -- well, there's plenty of fish. i have seen him catch a lot of fish every day since he's been here. i guess that's why he is sticking around. >> reporter: researchers are keeping a close eye on sutro sam. he may be nice to look a.m. but keep your hands to yourself. >> don't approach him. just keep your distance. don't feed him. don't let your dog swim with him. just leave him alone and enjoy him from a distance. >> reporter: the one thing i was told is that river otters are typically pretty shy. the animals tend to keep their distance. from what we've seen, this river otter is a bit of a ham. in san francisco, cate caugiran, cbs 5. ,, ,,,,,,,,,, to give a break cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. whoo! you walk with friends, you meet new friends, and you keep those friendships. it was such a beautiful experience. (jessica lee) â™

is the first river otter to be seen in san francisco in decades. wildlife experts say the fact this little feature is here means we are doing a better job of protecting our watersheds. one thing sutro sam has not had is a mate which could mean that he may have to move on soon top try to find one, dave. >> all right, tori. >>> 8:25. hey, sal, everything going swimmingly in our commute. >> i think so. that's a great way to say it. we've been doing very well. we've been looking for problems. even sometimes when there are problems, traffic is light so it doesn't cause a big delay. 237, normally we have a lot of stop-and-go traffic. even yesterday we had a little bit but today if seems to be much better if you are crossing over the peninsula. 84 and 92, those are the ways you can cross over. it looks pretty good driving over to the peninsula. at the bay bridge toll plaza, we don't have any delays right now getting into san francisco. let's go to steve. >>> thank you, sal. very good morning. mostly sunny today. maybe partly sunny. a few high clouds. it's

sutro sam. popular figure at the old central bath ruin where he lives in a fresh water pond. he eats gold fish released there. experts studying river otter can't explain where he came from precisely. best guess is that he swam across the golden gate from marin county where there is a growing river otter population. sutro sam was first spotted i bird watcher in september. two week earlier a report of river otter at baker beach. >> new list out tonight of healthiest city in america and 2 bay area city scored actually quite well. at the top of the list san francisco. salt lake city no. 2. and san jose came in in third place. 100 city on everything from medical care and obesity ritz to unemployment, even just general happiness. okays to are the best. as for the worst cities when it comes to health toledo at number 98 followed by philadelphia at 99 and at 100 alabama biggest city. that's birmingham. all of which is why we live here. it does feel kind of cold like the is back east these days. spencer back with the forecast and rain is coming. >> coming our way yes it is. couldn't t

sam and he's been dubbed that name. he is building a nest. conservationists say he's been there since september. no word on where he came from or if he is setting up a household for a little mate that may be around but he is very busy. >> he is putting his money where his mouth is. the santa clara university basketball coach has a unother eek approach to boost attendance for this weekend's big game. he is willing to pay for hotel rooms for students. >> it is all energy. >> and the arena would not be good. since the dorms don't open until sunday, the coach is offering to pay $100 for a hotel room for any student who can't get into their dorm rooms. he said it is part of his strategy to win on saturday night. >> team energy is at a very high level right now. the only way that it can really increase outside of what we're doing is to have external factors on you are on side, elevated. the easiest way, that's why you have home games. you have these home games. we worked really hard to get all these home games. we have 19 hom

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. >> san francisco's rare river otter is turning into a real big tourist attraction. sutro sam is taking up residence and he brought big crowds to the area today with their cameras and their video recorders just trying to get a glimpse of him frolicking in the water. you can also follow him on twitter. he tweeted today. >> there are a million uses for duct tape. although you never saw it used to strap in an unruly airline passenger. this happened on a flight from ice land to new york on thursday . the drunk man started choking a woman, the other passengers held him down and then strapped him to the seat. >> he wasn't charged. the passengers didn't want to come forward. although it makes for more leg room. >> that is remarkable use of duct tape. >> you can use duct tape for anything. that's true. i'm >>> tonight on a special edition of "nightline," a living miracle. it is an extremely rare double hand transplant that promised hope for a young woman who had lost both hands and feet from the darkest moments -- >> i can't wait to brush my own hair. >> to the biggest victo

. >> san francisco's rare river otter is turning into a real big tourist attraction. sutro sam is taking up resideg he brought big crowds to the area today with their cameras and their video recorders just trying to get a glimpse of him frolicking in the water. you can also follow him on twitter. he tweeted today. >> there are a million uses for duct tape. although you never saw it used to strap in an unruly airline passenger. this happened on a flight from ice land to new york on thursday . the drunk man started choking a woman, the other passengers held him down and then strapped him to the seat. >> he wasn't charged. the passengers didn't want to come forward. although it makes for more leg room. >> that is remarkable use of duct tape. >> you can use duct tape for anything. that's true. i'm [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. your new light creamy potato with bacon & cheese soup says it's 100 calories a serving. that's right. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. my world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon...creamy cheese... [ whisp

it's a rare river otter nicknamed sutro sam. there he is. first spotted in september and since then dozens of people have been showing up just to see it. >> it's very playful, fun loving creatures. >> they come put his head and you happen went back down. -- head up and went back down. >> he's the first river otter to be seen in san francisco in decades. the fact that you can see him here means you're doing a better job of protecting the water sheds. >> i need to go see him. >>> 5:25 is the time, phil jackson is engaged to jeanie bus. she wrote, phil finally gave me that ring i wanted. she received the ring at christmas. they have been dating since 1999. >>> star wars creator george lucas endangered. the film maker proposed to his girlfriend of 7 years. this will be the second marriage for lucas who is 68- year-old. >>> 5:26 is the time. let's check in with sal for the look at the commute. >>> we're doing pretty well around the bay area. this morning's commute in san jose starting off well. northbound 280 looks good getting up to highway 17.

. >> reporter: sam first spotted in september was the first river otter seen in san francisco in decades. >> very playful. fun loving. >> he went down and did that a few times. >> i am standing where i think he might be building a nest and hoping he will pop out. >> we captured this great whale close to shore. she tells us wild life making a home next to a big city is a positive sign. means we are doing better to protect our water. >> he can hunt in the ocean. he has fresh water. great. great place for him. >> reporter: one thing he does not have here is a mate. they wonder if the otter will move on. live in san francisco, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> shocking accusation surrounding a milkshake. what is the reason a teen drugged her parents. >> and we heard plenty of west nile but there is a new illness that could be a bigger threat. why it is even more dangerous. ♪ [ male announcer ] the distances aren't getting shorter. ♪ the trucks are going farther. the 2013 ram 1500 with best-in-class fuel economy. engineered to move heaven and earth. guts. glory. ram. the new ram 1

. >>> san francisco's rare river otter is turning into a big attraction. sutro sam has he been named has taken up residence near the old sutro baths. he is bringing in big crowds people bringing video recorders hoping to capture him. sam has a twitter account and tweet out that reads, yes, i'm the cutest. don't ever forget that. sea otters have nothing to o me. sutro sam won't care about the rain but the rest of us humans we need to be ready. >> and it's heading our way, a lot of folks in the waters for the alcatraz swim. 11:00, it should be dry. but it is starting off cloudy and cool, temperatures in the 30s. mid 40s, this afternoon the rain coming to the bay area mainly after lunch. that is when we'll see heaviest rain up to 5:00 this evening. temperatures in the 50s then by tonight, temperatures drop below 50 but it will turn into showers do look for showers to continue through tomorrow morning and sunny conditions and drier and warmer monday and tuesday with another chance of rain wednesday through friday. >> thank y'all for joining us on the saturday

sutro sam has taken up residence near the sutro baths. people are hoping to catch sam frolicking in the water. sam also a twitter account, one tweet reads, yes, i am the cuteest, don't forget that. sea otters have nothing on me. we'll send over to the weather center with frances dinglasan. >> good morning. rain arrives this afternoon turning into showers tonight and that continues into tomorrow morning. drier and warmer sunnier monday and tuesday. the cold front is moving towards the bay area and the tail end is going to bring us the wet weather mainly after lunch for most of us. basically later on by about lunchtime is when we started to see some of the rain along the coast. light to moderate rainfall in the afternoon hours, by 6:00 it turns into showers and overnight into tomorrow. a few leftover showers. and highs will be in the 50s and look for 55 in san francisco. 57 in san jose. more upper 50s around monterey bay. some showers again overnight into tomorrow morning but sunnier weather monday and tuesday. >> thank you so ♪ we were s