Reporter and started reporting. And it wont let me move. Reporter now, chrysler is ordering a Software Update under a rare set of conditions a vehicles engine control module may incorrectly assess the engines operating status. If this occurs the engine may stall. Chrysler says most of those stalls happen at a low safe speed and aware of one accident related to the issue and no injuries. Took San Francisco fie firefighters to contain a fire in knob hill. Firefighters say there was heavy smoke i in the back of th building and flames between that building and another building next door. No one was hurt. Investigators say the fire appears to be accidental. Fire at a Senior Living facility in antioch. 50 residents need to find a place to stay. Reporter there was panic in getting 49 alzheimer residents evacuated and on buses. The fire started around 2 00 in a laundry room. Residents were evacuated and no one was injured and no one taken away in the waiting ambulances. Mass casualty event declared because they needed to find housing for 49. Red cross is coming with cots that are for handicap accessible. They are raised cots and they are providing blankets and pillows. Reporter these residents are likely to be displaced for some time. In antioch, i am leslie brinkley, abc7 news. Downtown pleasanton, major activity and the suspect is not in custody. Police tracked him to an empty house on old stanley boulevard where he hid in the basement and refused to come out. The decision was made not to enter the resident and to seek a warrant. Identified as 55yearold scott hagan and as far as we know he is still inside the house. Two elderly men found dead at the ranch house cafe. The Bay Area News Group reports the men were inside a camper they lived in at School Street and moraga way. The two men have not been identified and autopsies expected tomorrow. One of the worst flu seasons in recent years. Experts say we are at the peak of the flu epidemic. And if you havent gotten your flu shot, it is not too late. Reporter cdc and France Health report we are at the peak of the flu season which started earlier this year. Higher number of visits to medical offices to emergency rooms, higher numbers of patients admitted to hospitals with the flu. Reporter the San FranciscoPublic Health department is making another push asking people to get their flu shots. I always get my shots. Every time they come around. So i am doing fine. They say it is a bad one this year. They say that every year. Reporter more flu reported deaths this year. By january 2017, nine deaths in california. So far we have seen 42 deaths this season. It is believed this flu svaccin is n is not you can still get it. It doesnt stop you from having the flu. Reporter so it didnt work for you. It helped i guess. Even in a year where the effectiveness of the flu vaccine is not optimal. The vaccine prevents millions of illnesses and tens of thousands of hospitalizations in the united states. Reporter the San FranciscoPublic Health department reminds everyone it takes two weeks for antibodies to develop in the body and protect you. They say dont wait any longer. Health departments recommend you do not wait. One viewer reached out to us saying she had trouble getting a flu shot. You can find the list on abc7news. Com. Another effort to divide california. It is called new california. And the founders want to create a 51 state by separating the rural areas. They say we have become governed by a tyranny. Dispute over two massive south Bay Developments has ended. Coming to an agreement in santana west and city place. 6. 5 billion project next to levi stadium in santa clara. Chris nguyen is live in santa clara. Reporter committed to paying more than 15 million in traffic. Gridlock on the road way is the battle that so many of us face on the roadway. Going from one place to another. Reporter in the south bay concerns over traffic as well as lack of housing were the main issues behind the dispute between santa clara and san jose. We need to encourage cities to building the housing if they are allowing the job centers to grow and make sure that developers are paying their fair share of fees. Reporter an agreement was made between the two cities clearing the way for two developments to move forward. Santana west. A 970,000 office development. The project that is generating a lot of attention is city place in santa clara. A high End Entertainment area and something that is attractive to millenials and all employed in the county. Reporter the city of santa clara says thousands of of additional Housing Units will come online in the surrounding area. City place and santana west are expected to break ground within the next two years. In the south bay chris nguyen. Tomorrow a uc berkeley student. On december 30th louis mora was stopped at a checkpoint near san diego. He has overstayed his visa. Chancellor carol christ say. Changes proposed of the state capital that could help victims of the north bay wild fires. I am Spencer Christians with the full forecast in just a moment. What to do with a gift card who are these people . The Energy Conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something. Humongous. A little thing here. A little thing there. Starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. Who are all these caretakers, advocates too . Turns out, its californians its me and its you. Dont stop now, its easy to add to the routine. Join Energy Upgrade california and do your thing. Rashs repairs on the library in napa after 2014 earthquake. Now, the project is finally wrapped up. The construction includes a new roof entry, repaired interior walls and trim. The building has many of its original fixtures. The library is the longest continuously operating library anywhere in california. While north bay fire victims continue to rebuild their lives, some are helping with insurance claims. What the politicians and the industry are saying. Reporter one lawmaker says this package is not about pitting policy holders against the Insurance Companies but rather making the system better. But surers are warning there is a cost. Californians hard hit by these disasters should not be hung up by Insurance Company red tape. Reporter commissioner dave jones says the wildfires resulted in 30,000 insurance claims totally 9. 4 billion. Many survivors got a rude awakening when dealing with their losses like this man we talk to in november. I am paying a monthly fee for my Home Insurance and thinking that that will pay to rebuild my home the way it was. Reporter the package of bills unveiled today includes a proposal extending the time to rebuild and collect full replacement cost to 36 months. Some say forces them to relive the tragedy by itemizing every single item lost in the fires. Provide at least 80 of the policy limit. Reporter that is the measure amy bok says they will spend the most energy trying push through. Some insurers are already doing what the bill will make them do. We know it can be done and we know it should be done. Reporter some in the Insurance Industry are warning of warnirising cost. Not create problems such as additional cost that may be passed on tto the policy holder reporter settling for 80 , that would cover the north bay and the thomas fires. In the news room, carolyn tyler. Meeting that is sparking debate. Going to test how much trust the public has in its Police Department. Abc7 reporter david louie is taking a look at who is and who isnt taking sides. Reporter the findings can be reviewed by fairness and thoroughness. He is arguing the auditors should review internal investigations even when no one complains. Only one person has over the past two years when there were 13 officer involved shootings. Most paem think you have to be somehow connected to an incident to file a complaint. Even people we have been telling this to year after year, people forget. Reporter the police chief is expected to argue. The Council Member who has the Public SafetyCommittee Says ultimately the decision may not rest with the city council at all but instead go to the public for a vote. There is no one model that is perfect for every city. Every Police Department is going to be different. Hoping to have a better understanding of some of the opportunities tonight. It is important for us to have an ipa that can ensure there is a clear view on what is happening in the streets. Reporter over the years the independent Police Auditors indeometimes agree. Auditors in san Jose David Louie abc7 news. Lets see what the weather is doing. A lot of rain at least from a while, right . We have some active weather coming our way. Live look at doppler 7. Let me give you a live view from our explore torrium camera. Oakland 57. 58 in san jose. Gill roi 60. This is the vie in emeriville. 56 in santa rosa and napa. Concord 58 and this is the view from our south beach camera. We will see foggy areas through the night and in the morning hours. A stronger storm arrived on sunday. We will continue through the day monday and perhaps into tuesday as well. We are looking at some rough surf. A high surf warning in effect from 10 00 tomorrow night to thursday night. Wave heights already up to 13 feet. We expect those heights reach up to 20 feet roughly. Rough and dangerous. And possibility of deadly rip currents. Overnight low mid to upper 40s. Tomorrow look for highs ranging from 60 at the coast. Only upper 50s in the north bay. Milder down the south bay where san jose will top out at 63 degrees. Take a look at our next approaching storm. Coming in thursday and friday ranks one on our scale. Accompanied by cold air as well. Most locations seeing. 25inch. Gusty. And of course the dangerous surf. Forecast starting at midnight tomorrow night. We will see that rain expanding just before the beginning of the morning commute. Then throughout the day rain reefing other parts of the bay area. Cold air and snow moving into the sierra as well. Another wave comes in through friday. Rainfall projections by noon friday will be anywhere from a third of an inch in the south bay to over half an inch. To over three quarters of an inch farther north. Lets talk snow. Winter storm watch. Here is our plotting of the forecast for snowfall totals. Two feet done erand more. Stronger storm producing heavier rainfall and accompanied by gusty wind. Wet through the day on sunday and through the day on monday. And the rain will probably continue into tuesday and although we dont have exact estimates on how much rainfall we could get. The indications we could see three to 5 inches of rain by monday up in the north bay. And 23 inches in other locations. It is going to be wet. Looks like we may get two breaks. Tomorrow we dont expect rain. And a short rain on saturday. Basically thursday through tuesday will be wet and wetter. Thank you, spencer. Golder arches are going after a different changes. The green changes. And leaving you with a live look of traffic. Live look of one 01 near san jose. Sticky there. The dow reached uncharted territory again today crossing beyond 26,000. But it didnt stay there. At the closing bell, the dow had dipped ten points. The nasdaq was down by three search. And the s p lost ten points. Airbnb is changing how you pay for bookings. You will now be able to pay the in advance and more expensive listings. Today marks a big change for home sharing companies in San Francisco. Now all hosts need to be r registers with the city. The regulations do not come without a fight. Airbnb and home away sued after the board of supervisors passed the rule. The golden arches are going green. Mcdonalds says it will use environmental packaging. All 37,000 restaurants to be recycling. 10 of restaurants have recycling bins. Nestle is selling its candy brand to a Company Behind nuttela. Nestle says it is selling to focus on noncandy products. Today marks one week since mud slides devastated the Santa Barbara community of montecito. We will get a look at how the Recovery Efforts are going and why it is not just up to. And you can get the latest news any time with the upgraded abc7 news app okay folks lets team up to get the lady of the house back on her feet. And help her feel more strength and energy in just two weeks yaaay the complete balanced nutrition of great tasting ensure with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. Ensure. Always be you. I no wondering, what if . Uncertainties of hep c. I let go of all those feelings. Because i am cured with harvoni. Harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. Its been prescribed to more than a quarter million people. And is proven to cure up to 99 of patients whove have had no prior treatment with 12 weeks. Certain patients can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. Before starting harvoni, your doctor will test to see if youve ever had hepatitis b, which may flare up and cause serious liver problems during and after harvoni treatment. Tell your doctor if youve ever had hepatitis b, a liver transplant, other liver or kidney problems, hiv or any other medical conditions and about all the medicines you take including herbal supplements. Taking amiodarone with harvoni can cause a serious slowing of your heart rate. Common side effects of harvoni include tiredness, headache and weakness. Ready to let go of hep c . Ask your hep c specialist about harvoni. Twice in less than a month california Highway Patrol officers has been the victims of serious. Vic lee looks at the similarities between the two cases. Reporter 22yearold ali appeared in court in a wheelchair. Hospitalized with serious injuries after his car drifted off interstate 880 on christmas eve. It slammed in the back of the patrol car. The chp says alis blood alcohol level was. 11 above the legal limit of. 08. Our hearts are broken. And our lives are shattered and we loved andrew so much and miss him. And we will never see him again. But we are going to make sure his legacy lives on. Reporter ali is charged with murder and other related accounts. His family members came to court but declined to talk to us. His Attorney Says ali is remorseful but a murder charge he says is too excessive. A Police Officer with children was killed and i think there is a sensitivity there. Reporter another officer almost died last night on highway 4 in contra costa county. Just after 6 00 p. M. Eastbound motorcycle officer was assisting drivers who had been in a collision. The chp says tammy walker drove her suv off the roadway into the Center Median where the officer was standing. Pinning the officer under one of them. He suffered major injuries. Walker was charged with felony dui. Vic lee abc7 news. The suspect in last nights accident has a history. She also had a suspended license in may of 2013 for driving under the influence and april of 200015, the dmv was put on operational probation. A mother facing torture charges seemed perplexed about why deputies came to her home. That is according to the riverside Police Department. They restrained their 13 children with chains to beds. Investigators say inside the home was a much different story. A foul smell inside the residents. It was extremely dirty and as we reported previously, many of the children were malnourished. The children are in the hospital and staff says they are friendly, and cooperating and hopeful life will get better. New developments in Santa Barbara. Highway 101 will stay closed at least through monday. Working around the clock to clear mud and debris. Meanwhile, many of those who live in the area are going to the Victims Assistance Center wanting to know when the rebuilding will start. Interested to know about the sewers and the water pipes and the gas mains and when they think they might be able to get to repairing that infrastructure. Two of the utilities in Santa Barbara counties are facing a lawsuit victims blaming them for contributing to this disaster. Volunteers are helping fill the gaps. Meriam hernandez shows you how. Reporter private pilots are stepping up. Offering services to fly doctors and nurses around the impact zone. Taking off by way of social media. Here is a cancer patient who was in a panic because her Radiation Therapy is on the other side of the debris flow of Santa Barbara and now she is making her appearance because jeb more house is helping. When organizers saw a need for air lifts last week, they put out the word. And now it is a couple of days later and we have over 50 volunteer pilots including one helicopter and we are moving people. One of my trips i did the other night was deliver blood up to San Luis Obispo otherwise it would be a sixhour trip. Organizers say they could use more help. Drivers translators, tech people. If you have services to offer or need help, click in. And with highway 101 still blocked by mud, people near montecito are turning to train travel. Detours from the highway closure, driving that distance can take up to four hours while the train is 45 minutes. This route has been booked to capacity for the past week. Amtrak brought in extra trains to help meet demand. More people around the world are traveling but not visiting the united states. Tonight 7 on your side has how to handle the most requested gift, gift cards. Who are these people . The Energy Conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something. Humongous. A little thing here. A little thing there. Starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. Who are all these caretakers, advocates too . Turns out, its californians its me and its you. Dont stop now, its easy to add to the routine. Join Energy Upgrade california and do your thing. The new American Embassy in london is officially open. This is the same embassy where President Trump was supposed to cut the ribbon but refused to go saying it was too expensive and poorly located. Now although President Trump refused to be part of the grand opening, the london mayor said thats okay, since londoners didnt welcome trump anyway. The u. S. Is missing out on a rise in tourism. The number of trips rose by Global Travelers rose seven . But trips to the u. S. Down 4 . The strong dlollar and the Trumps Administration policies. France was the number one destiny. New nonstop flight announced today. Alaskan Airlines New Flights between everett washington and sfo. It will open in the fall. Alaska says it has the most west coast nonstop destinations of any airline. Planes with virgin branding will be changed to alaska by april. Sfo first airport where passengers can receive emergency alerts to cell phones. Officials say the new capability takes the airport emergency capability communication to a new level. Several other airports have approval but they are not yet operational. Several days of rain in the seven feast your eyes on this. One of the Worlds Largest diamonds at 910 carats. Likely worth tens of millions of dollars or so. So if you didnt get one of those, there is always a gift card. People like their gift cards. Along with gift cards comes potential problems. Michael finney is here with advice. Reporter what if the card you received is issued by a retailer that you dont shop. Getting the dollar value plus the gift of shopping. What if you get a gift card from a store you dont use. That happened to chris carter. I got a bed bath and beyond card. And i hardly ever shop there. Reporter most of us ignore the card or regift it. And there is a third option, selling the card. There can be problems. Shelley hunter is the gift card girlfriend. Treat gift cards like cash now we are saying treat gift codes like cash. Reporter make sure you dont get ripped off. You have to be careful about getting anybody else access to the code itself before you get money in return when you are trying to sell a gift card for cash. Reporter thieves will use the card quickly and then cancel the transaction. A safer alternative is using a site like cardpool that buys gift cards and resells them. They made me an instant offer for the card itself. Which was fantastic. I think i only missed out on a couple of dollars and they sent me back an electronic Amazon Gift Card. Reporter by agreeing to take on an Amazon Gift Card rather than cash, he gained more money itself. 50 of what it is worth up to 97 which is common for walmart, target and those stores. I want to hear from you. The 7 on your side hot line is monday through friday, the number is 415 9548151 and you can reach me on my facebook page. That is a great idea, i would rather get something i could use even if it is less. Shake shack is coming to the bay area. It will open its first store in palo alto. Shake shack has 100 locations across the country but seven in california. I did go to the one in brooklyn and i am a fan. Worth a try. Dont try getting around next week without carrying an umbrella. Comfort food big time. Low temperatures dropping only into the mid to upper 40s. Tomorrow a brighter day than today. Lots of sunshine especially outside and east of the golden gate. Not a very high range of highs tomorrow and we have a rough surf advisory. The surf is building. Rough surf advisory warning in effect from 10 00 tomorrow night to 10 00 thursday night. Wave heights up to 20 feet. Deadly rip currents are possible. Lets talk about rain. Here is the accuweather forecast. Colder air, chilly showers continuing for two days. Little bit of a break on saturday. Stronger gustier cold storm on sunday and continues through monday and into tuesday. Both storms will produce significant snowfall . The area. Thank you, spencer, lots to talk about in sports. Question for you guys. Stay in college at stanford or go make millions in the nfl . Let me think. Think about bryce love had a decision to make, go play in the nfl or return to stanford and get his degree in biology. And bryce is going back to school. Bryce the packs ran for more than 2,100 yards. He was amazing. Love was a heisman finalist. His goal is to be a doctor. A pediatrician. Let me remind you the warriors rolled the cavs twice a couple of years ago and we do remember what happened in the finals. It is not dead. The rivalry is in hibernation waiting for the month of june to come down. Warriors turned it on. Steph curry. Durrant says no. Warriors win o118108. Steph was asked about the dunk. It was like a dream. I thought i was going to wake up and be back in my bed. But it actually happened. Like a unicorn sighting. But it was pretty cool. Pretty cool for me to get a dunk in that kind of situation. He can dunk like that. Running start to the leftright play. He can get that dunk. Throw it down big fella. Reporter bunch of cheap shots and after the game a group of rockets tried to confront some clipper players. They were trying to get into the l. A. Locker room. None of these multimillionaires really want to throw a punch. They got a Police Presence . Are you kidding me . Wait. Come on, man. L. A. Pd was called. Come on, man. Come on,man. Yeah. Go attack shaq after the game. Most interesting thing was afterwards when will ferrell crashed this interview with mcenroe. Tonight you seemed like a gazelle . Dont they get eaten at the end. Not if they are fast enough. Does it get annoying when they scream, come on, roger. Over and over again . They remind me of my name. It is good. Older age, you start to forget your own name sometimes. It is great. Ladies and gentleman, stay classy, melbourne. Funny. And federer was great to play with him. Why archaeologists believe they have zeroed in her long lost tomb. Coming up tonight on abc7 at 8 00. It is the middle, followed by fresh off the boat. Followed by blashish. And kevin probably saves the world and we will back with you at 11 00. 11 35 it is jimmy kimmel live. Thank you for being here. I am dan ashley. I am dan ashley. And last man standing is recorded in front of a live studio audience. Oh, hey, mandy. Hi. Oh, still working on that dress . Yeah. Well, the dealie that goes up and down got kind of caught up with the thingy that goes around and around, so. Wow one month into the fashion program, and you already know your dealies from your thingies. Yeah. Oh, mom. Yeah . I want you to have this original design sketch