Corner. I can tell you that this is likely going to be a spot that is going to be blocked off to traffic for quite some time. That is in part because the coroner has not yet arrived on scene. Reporting live in santa rosa now back to you. Just horrifying. There are traffic tieups in downtown santa rosa, obviously. Police will stay on the scene to conduct the investigation. The coroner has not even arrived and the wreckage is still there. They warn the intersection of third and b will remain closed until 8 00 this evening at the earliest. Breaking news now out of san jose where a gas leak is causing closures and evacuations. Sky 7 hd captured the scene over the 2200 block of tully road. Three businesses were evacuated. Authorities tell us it was a construction accident and that the gas line was unmarked. A fire crew hosed down a section of the road earlier. We will stay on top of this and update you as we get more information and on twitter. If this has ever happened to you, you know how creepy it is. A power outage in berkeley strands a man in an elevator. Are you okay in there . Yeah. The man got stuck in the elevator at the Berkeley City Administration Building about 3 00 today for a full hour until firefighters managed to free him. Sky 7 hd captured the scene above the city earlier. As many as 35,000 customers lost power in berkeley this afternoon. The outage briefly closed the berkeley b. A. R. T. Station. These were images snamd bypped by a commuter inside. All customers got power back about 3 00 p. M. A new Pilot Program may change the future of Higher Education in california. 15 Community Colleges will now be able to offer fouryear degrees in specific areas. Two of the 15 are in the bay area. Abc 7 News ReporterLee Anne Melendez is live with the details. Reporter well, when we say specific areas, were talking about just one program. It doesnt mean that these 15 Community Colleges will suddenly offer fouryear degrees in multiple programs. Again, just one. And by the way, 21 states already have this in place. The twoyear dental Hygiene Program at Foothills College in los altos has been around for 50 years. Beginning next year, this college will be able to offer students a bachelor of science degree. That gives students here a chance to pursue other educational avenues that would not be possible with just a twoyear degree. In the future, you know ill be able to perhaps go back to an educational setting and teach some day. Reporter there are only four universities in california that offer a fouryear program in dental hygiene. All are private. Enrolling in Foothills Program will save students and their parents a lot of money in tuition tuition. It opens up opportunities to students that would have a hard time paying for a private university. Reporter 36 Community Colleges in california said they were interested in offering baccalaureate degrees. Today the California CommunityCollege Board of governors picked 15. There was only one major requirement that was demanded of these schools. We couldnt select a degree or major where it was already offered by a California State University. Even if it was offered in san diego. Reporter for example respiratory therapy courses are not offered at any of the ucs or the California State University system. They are though, at Skyline College in san bruno. They will now be able to offer a fouryear degree in that specific field. The goal of this program is to have a more prepared workforce in california. Well prepare them and be able to compete for the jobs that are here. Reporter the Pilot Program starts next fall and continues through the end of the school year 2023. If successful more fouryear degrees will likely be offered at other Community Colleges. Now, making Community College free for many students will be a key part of president obamas state of the Union Address. This is a picture the white house tweeted of the president putting the finishing touches on the speech. You can expect to see congressional members holding up pencils an pens tonight. The gesture is meant to show solidarity with the victims of the attack on frances Charlie Hebdo newspaper. You can watch the state of the Union Address beginning at 6 00 p. M. Right here on abc 7. Technicians are working around the clock to try to identify the substance that has contaminated hundreds of birds mostly in the east bay. So far about 100 have died but that number is expected to go up. Laura anthony is live in highward where a mobile Triage Center is located. Laura. Reporter well, officials here have just confirmed that four of the birds that died were found on the San Mateo County coast near foster city, but theyre saying they dont think theres a spill or any of the substance over there. Its birds that maybe flew from here to there. Of course the mystery is still what is the substance and until they find that out, its really impossible to trace the source. Two separate labs in sacramento are working nonstop to identify the mystery substance thats sickening and killing birds in the bay area. Once the gooey material is identified, the department of wildlife and groups like bay keeper are hoping to identify to source. They know well start looking at industries in the area and who might be handling the substance. If its related to shipping that would be a different kind of investigative pursuit than if its a local some kind of industry in west oakland or in alameda. They were both males. One is apparently really sticky. Reporter one by one, birds soiled with a mysterious gooey substance, continued to arrive at a mobile Triage Center in hayward. The ones with the black heads and the white spot with the red beak those are the males. Reporter there the animals are given a syringe filled with warm water. So this is they cant warm themselves in the water because when the stuff gets on their feathers, it disables them from being waterproof. It gets in the feathers and then the water gets to the skin. Weve been in what we would call the rescue phase since friday, and were starting to transition into recovery phase now. We dont expect to find a large amount of live animals from here on out. Reporter after theyre triaged, the birds are transported to where theyre being pretreated with baking soda, vinegar and thoroughly cleaned. In hayward laura anthony, abc 7 news. It looks like the Contra Costa County board of supervisors will not put the pay raise controversy behind them any time soon. Today the Deputy Sheriffs Association filed a federal lawsuit against the board. The Association Claims supervisors threatened retaliation after deputies joined a petition drive to allow voters to determine pay increases. The suit also claims supervisors threatened to undermine future collective bargaining efforts. News of the suit comes on the same day the board voted unanimously to rescind the 33 bump in salary. It originally approved in october. New information tonight on the impact caused by last nights shutdown of the san mateo bridge. At one point protesters had blocked both sides of highway 92. Were learning tonight that the sudden blockage caused accidents and injuries. Abc 7 News Reporter vic lee is live near the bridge with these new developments. Reporter well, were told that its the first time protesters have ever shut down the san mateo bridge. The District Attorney tells us that bridge is no place to demonstrate, because its dangerous. Thats because there are no exits, no turnoffs on a ninemile bridge, the longest bridge in california. Now lets say theres a lifethreatening emergency on that bridge during a protest demonstration. Theres no place for the ambulance or for a car for that matter to go. Now, the protesters have all been cited and released. But now they may face more than just a slap on the wrist because of this. Listen. This particular protest caused several collisions, involving Property Damage and minor injury as well as some hitandrun crashes. Reporter were now learning that the protest which shut down traffic on the san mateo bridge caused more than just an inconvenience to drivers. 68 protesters were arrested and charged with creating a public nuisance and obstructing peoples right to travel. The accidents and injuries could now mean harsher penalties than just misdemeanors. San mateo county District Attorney steve wagstaff. That makes it more serious there has been harm. Theres restitution ought to be paid. So you look to what the harm is. Reporter the group, many stanford students made their way onto highway 92 to protest injustices against africanamericans and palestinians. They had been dropped off by cars on the westbound lanes near the high rise around 4 50 p. M. Demonstrators then blocked both sides of the freeway. The chp was able to reopen eastbound lanes shortly after 5 00, but traffic heading west was still blocked by protesters. The chp was finally able to clear those lanes after making arrests. But many drivers were stuck for more than an hour because of residual delays caused by the large number of arrests and transporting them off the bridge. People we spoke to today had pretty much the same reaction to the protesters actions answer and frustration. Do you think that this turns people off . Yes. They have the right to protest but they affect other people. If there were stricter penalties, i dont think they would want to do it then. The problem is they know they can get away with it. An appropriate protest is when it does not disturb others that do not have a direct impact. Reporter abc 7 news reached out to protest organizers for a response, but our requests were not answered. Vic lee, abc 7 news. A lot more to get to here tonight. Coming up we dont have any place to go right now. The filthy conditions that are forcing families to move. Is anyone helping them relocate . Mobile war fighter. How a Bay Area Company will help American Forces on the move. Plus [ applause ] a big kickoff in San Francisco. Youre going to see how the city is helping veterans and families. And the big game, of course, needs a big tv. 7 on your sides Michael Finney goes hunting for the best one. K p a chicano leader has died. He led a violent raid of a courthouse in new mexico nearly 50 years ago. He became known as one of the four horsemen of the Chicano Movement along with cesar chavez but he was more controversial because of the violence, his treatment of women and some antisemitic comments. He died of Natural Causes in el paso, texas, at 88. Dozens of families in santa rosa are looking for new places to live this afternoon. The city ordered them out today because of toxic mold and a rat infestation in their apartments. We first met Francisco Sanchez last night on abc news at 11 00 as he was packing up. He said he and his family all got sick. He said they had been complaining to management for a year but nothing has been done. They have never take our problems on the apartments because its not in Good Condition to live. He says he isnt sure where hes going to go now. Property owners have given them 2,000 to relocate, but theyre fighting in court for more money. Abc 7 contacted the owner and property manager today, but they have not returned our calls. The cofounder of a sunnyvale based Software Company is facing firstdegree murder charges. Police say he shot his exwifes new husband last week. He and his exwife had reportedly been fighting over visitation and custody issues. Police say he shot cory madison in front of several children. He is best known for starting ploxo with shawn parker. Thats an online address book and networking service. Lockheed martin agreed to pay 200,000 in back wages to 1800 coast guard workers in the north bay. Its part of a settlement that it underpaid contractors and subcontractors. A satellite made by lockheed marrin in sunnyvale just successfully blasted off into orbit. 3 2 we have rd 180 ignition and we have liftoff of the united launch the craft launched from cape canavarel in florida less than ten minutes ago. The satellite is part of a project to give the u. S. Military better mobile communications in remote areas of the globe. When operating it will deliver smartphonelike capabilities to isolated war fighters. San franciscos main library opened up a new wing that does more than just offer books. Mayor ed lee toured the new Learning Center this morning on the fifth floor of the civic center library. Its a goto place for residents looking to improve themselves. The center which costs 1. 7 million to build will offer Adult Literacy classes instruction or computer basics and a lot more. We have a combination of selfhelp where you can access computer technology. A lot of different programs on job training. Nutrition and health literacy, financial literacy, but you can have oneonone help from our staff. The office of Veterans Affairs is opening a veterans resource centering. It will provide information on Financial Services as well as medical care. Well the super bowl is set. The patriots will take on the defending champion seahawks. But what about your tv . Is it big enough . Is your tv ready . Consumer reports has partnered exclusively with Michael Finney to reveal the best tvs for the big game. They have some really cool offerings out there. Absolutely. This is how i always know when the super bowl is almost here, ads for tvs. Theyre like everywhere. Sales on televisions leading up to the super bowl offer huge savings. Consumer reports have some tips to help you score the best set for watching sports. A sports bar is a great place to watch the big game. At this one you can follow the action on 49 tv screens. Were going to expect a big crowd, a bunch of noise and a good time. But if youre buying a tv for your Super Bowl Party at home, Consumer Reports says a screen thats at least 50 inches or larger is a good size for a crowd. Testers and Consumer Reports labs size up hundreds of tvs every year. Also important a set that delivers a wide viewing angle. When youre watching a big game with a crowd of friends, not everyone will get that great seat front and center of the one of the issues with lcd and led tvs is the picture can look warkd out when you view it from an angle. Another consideration how well it can habdlendle fast action. Most tvs do mine with motion but sports can really stress a tvs ability to present fastmoving scenes without the image blurring. Reporter the testers evacuate whether the tvs sound is clear and loud enough without distortion. The 55inch sony bravia delivers excellent sound and gets top marks for ultra High Definition 4k picture quality. It costs 2800. This years super bowl is not being broadcast in 4k but its still going to look great on the set. And this tv will have you future proofed for when more 4k content becomes available. Reporter if you dont care about ultra High Definition the 25inch panasonic viera is a best buy for 700. Now, while youll see big sales of televisions leading up to the super bowl Consumer Reports says youll get even better deals in late february and early march. Thats because retailers then clear out older sets to make way for the new ones. Buy one of these things and well see at your house for the super bowl. Ill bring some sort of dip. It will be fabulous. Well, lets turn our attention now to the weather forecast. Pretty nice outside. Sandhya patel has our accuweather forecast. Yeah, i can see for miles here. Thats because visibility is terrific. Things will really start to change as those temperatures rise. Its going to start to get hazy around here. Let me show you live doppler 7 hd. We may be heading into record territory by weeks end. Right now just watching pretty clear skies. Fog in the central valley. Things will be changing as we head towards the morning hours. One more king tide coming up tomorrow at the golden gate, almost seven feet at 11 36 in the morning so just be careful, especially if youre going out for a walk along the coastal trails, you could see lowlying flooding. Gorgeous shot from our east bay hills camera. And here are the temperatures. Theyre all in the 50s from San Francisco, Oakland San Jose to half moon bay. San jose cameras showing you clear skies right now and our numbers are all in the 50s except santa rosa 60 degrees. One last view from our maybe not one last view because its so gorgeous. Ill talk about the upcoming air quality in just a moment. Limited fog overnight tonight s warmer days by weeks end and record highs are possible saturday and sunday. Overnight tonight, youre going to see some fog around and that means for your commute watch out for some patchy fog. Could be dense again during the morning commute but not as widespread as what weve seen this morning. High pressure, strong blocking ridge preventing the storms from getting in for the time being. As we head towards the weekend temperatures will rise and the air quality will decline. Youll see here some haze in our atmosphere from our emeryville camera. Not as spare the air alert tomorrow, but likely as we head towards the weekend youll notice we go from good to moderate air quality wednesday, thursday, to some poor air quality entering the picture friday, saturday and likely on sunday. Longrange forecast, this is encouraging, a system coming in from the southwest may bring in a slight chance of some rain tuesday into wednesday of next week. So in about a week, we may be seeing an unusual pattern with a system coming from the south as opposed to what we normally see in the winter time. Morning, well start out with some fog and chilly in the valleys. Make sure you grab that extra layer when you head out the door. Upper 30s for our coldest inland spots and youll likely shred that extra layer. We are looking at high temperatures in the low to mid60s for most of you. Sunny, hazy 62 San Francisco 64 in san jose. Accuweather sevenday forecast, a lot more high cloud cover on thursday and then well start to take those temperatures up. Youll notice low to mid70s for the upcoming weekend. Unusually warm for winter. And that means records are possible. The warmth holds on on monday and tuesday. Really something well be watching carefully. There is a chance of some rain here in the bay area. Well keep you posted as we get closer to that. Please do thanks very much. Uber gets in the fast lane. How one Senior Citizens and people with sdabtle will soon be able to ride muni for free. The mta board unanimously agreed to spend an estimated 4 million to fund the free rides for one year. Muni estimates at least 24,000 san franciscans will be able to benefit, beginning march 1st. I think its a matter of social justice. The divisions in the city between the wealthy and the poor are so wide this is a small step that we can take. I think it will make a difference. Im very happy with the response were getting. Currently muni sells about 24,000 discounted monthly passes to seniors and the disabled. Last year the mta approved a twoyear Free Ride Program for young people. Google is paying for that. The ride Service Company lyft is ditching its pink fuzzy mustache with a glow stache. It will emit a glow from the drivers dash boards. The big pink mustache was too polarizing. A stanford study finds uber and lyft have filled a big gap in urban transportation. Research shows Ride Services offer more predictability than cabs faster travel and transit and fewer hassles like parking and personal cars. Meanwhile, new numbers show that uber is virtually taking over San Franciscos taxi business. Ceo told a conference in munich germany, after four years in business, his companys yearly revenue is more than 500 million and thats just in San Francisco. Its three and a half times what the citys Taxi Companies are taking in. Ubers revenues are still growing too at about 200 per year. Investors recently valued the company at more than 40 billion. You can spending a night in the worlds fastest hotel. Yeah, still ahead, what inspired one man t thanks for the ride around norfolk and i just wanted to say geico is proud to have served the military for over 75 years roger that. Captains waiting to give you a tour of the wisconsin now. Couldve parked a little bit closer. Its gonna be dark by the time i get there. Geico. Proudly serving the military for over 75 years. First impressions are important. Youve got to make every second count. Banking designed for the way you live your life. So you can welcome your family home. For the first time. Chase. So you can. An interpreter will be honored tonight. He served alongside u. S. Troops in afghanistan. Eric swalwell invited him as a guest to bring attention to problems with the u. S. Visa program. And the widow of a u. S. Sheriffs deputy killed in the line of duty will also be in attendance. Susan oliver says she hopes they take a moment to remember officers like her husband. Richard martinez has been an outspoken advocate for tougher gun laws. His son, christopher, was one of six People Killed last may. Now abcs live coverage of president obamas state of the Union Address and the republican response begins at 6 00 p. M. Right here on abc 7. Following the president s address, its jeopardy at 7 30, blackish at 8 00, bay area life at 8 30 agent carter at 9 00 and abc 11 news at 11 00. Finally here though you know some cars are so darn nice you should do more than just drive them. Thats exactly what a businessman in arizona is thinking. Steve sauceman is turning his tesla into a hotel. He drives for uber parttime. His fulltime job is in Vacation Rentals so hes kind of combining the two. Since not everyone can afford to buy a 119,000 tesla, hes put his tesla on airbnb complete with an air bed and Remote Control candles. To sleep in it one night maybe gives Somebody Just a taste. If they get to experience it without actually buying it. He says he slept in the car himself three times. His advertising he is advertising it as the fastest so far, no takers. And its green, economically friendly. There you go. Well news tonight with david muir is next. For all of us here we appreciate your time. Thats right. Stay tuned for president obamas state of the union. Live coverage beginning in half an hour. The nations capital, the new Terror Threat from isis. The video, two hostages and their new demands. The worlds most wanted man is back, vowing to kill again. Just as americans in another country are being urged to leave immediately. Brian ross and Martha Raddatz standing by. Also breaking tonight, the american hospital, the suspect walking in, Authorities Say shooting a cardiac surgeon. The deadly collapse. The overpass giving way. New questions tonight about americas highways. The mansion fire mystery growing tonight. The home burning to the ground and what weve now learned about the missing family. And were here in washington for the state of the union. And tonight, what the president plans to say to america