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Quite ready to trade it. Melanie woodrow, abc7 news. Whats behind all of this coastal erosion . Two words el nino. El nino has been generating those waves along the coastline. That coastal erosion is due to those waves generated this month. So high surf event, you look at the january calendar. Six days with advisories, five days with warnings. So 11 days out of the last 26 days have included those high waves. Were currently at high surf between six and seven feet. Those wave also be building later on this week and live doppler 7 hd will be tracking more than clouds. Ill be back with a detailed look. Sandy, thanks a lot. A surveyor inspecting an open hillside is expected to be okay after falling 80 feet and landing in mud. Sky 7 hd was over the location where firefighters had to dig the man out of the mud this afternoon. El nino related storms brought down part of a hillside last week. The man was okay. The collapse happened on oak hill not far from the sequoia country lub. A retired San Francisco firefighter had an unexpected reunion with coworkers when his kayak flipped over. He was able to get back on but was too fired to swim. The kayaker, a former firefighter, seemed a bit embarrassed he had to be rescued. Nice seeing you. Thank you, everybody. Yeah, ill be talking about this for the next month. At least he wasnt injured, though. He had been fishing in his kayak when it flipped. Just moments ago, San Francisco supervisors approved a resolution to declare july 22 mario woods day of remembrance. Last month police shot him. His mother attended the hearing and was hopeful the leaders would approve a day in her sons honor. I would just ask they do the right and decent thing. Because still my child did not need to be shot down like an animal. The San Francisco Police Officers association does not agree with this decision to moralize woods saying that three officers who died over the last 12 years in the line of duty did not get days dedicated to them. San francisco voters could have a say in how future Police Shootings are handled by the city. Abc7 news was there at city hall. The ballot would require investigations for every officer involved shooting. When people are scared to step up to the plate, they feel their complaint is not going to yield results and its not going to matter whether they file or not. This will be investigated. In the past five years, there have been 31 police shootness San Francisco. Well, eight people are okay, but without a home after a fire raced through an Apartment Building in san jose. This happened on ross circle, not far from camden avenue. Heavy smoke and flames were coming from the back unit of the complex when firefighters arrived. Crews were covered in debris. A dog belonging to one of the residents acting lethargic, so firefighters gave it some oxygen. The dog perked up and taken to the vet by the owner. A father in pat luma says hoverboards should come with a warning after one burst into flames in his home. Wayne freedman has more tonight. Wayne . Reporter the homeowner describes himself as fortunate, despite the fact that inside this house right now, he has fans blowing away the smoke, despite the fact that the walls of this house have burn marks and the carpet. The only evidence of the fire, this ash left on the driveway when he pulled it outside. On an otherwise quiet street, its happened again. Ashes in this driveway, just a small hint. I heard a sizzle and i just happened to be here at the right time, i guess. Reporter jim beals can thank himself that his house still stands. I thought it was a grenade going off. Reporter its the second hoverboard fire in sonoma fire in one week. This fire killed two family dogs and caused 250,000 in damage. Its like selling kids bombs. Reporter now the Consumer Products Safety Commission is looking at more than 40 hoverboard fires in 19 states. Theyre paying particular attention to the lithium ion batteries. Heres the hoverboard that caught fire last night. He bought it from amazon. Com, which said it will honor any hoverboard returns. This fire, it turns out, burned hot. Melted to the carpet . The homeowner said it looked like a Fireworks Show in his house. Its a good chance it will happen to other people and thats not okay. Reporter he will be getting the hoverboard back and presenting it to its insurance company. You dont want that thing anywhere near people that you love. Reporter you know that now. I do now. San Francisco Police are looking for a man who kidnapped and robbed a cab driver. The cab driver picked up his fare at sacramento last night at 9 30. The driver pulled out the rider pulled out a gun and told the driver to take him to oakland. The man got out of the cab at castro and 22nd streets and took off running. The golden gate bring is too popular to stay open for tourists for the super bowl. From this friday through super bowl sunday, you can only get to vista point if youre in a tour bus or taxi. That does include uber and lift. Its disappointing, but the super bowl, i suppose, its been on for a long time now. The closure will happen every day from 11 00 a. M. To 5 00 p. M. Transformation of levi stadium for super bowl l. The primary focus is on whether the new sod the nfl laid down will be perfect for game day. They also tested the scoreboard which shows the patriots tom brady, who is not playing in the game. David joins us live from levi stadium. A lot of preparation obviously for this huge spectacle. Reporter a lot of work, no question about that. The niners look a lot of grief about the sod when they first moved into levi, but the nfl is confident that the new sod they put in will withstand el nino storms. New sod went in right after the last niners home game, and it came from the same sod farm thats been supplying the turf at levi stadium. Even the blend is similar, a base of bermuda with rye grass. Ed managen got lots of questions today as the league gave reporters to see the transformation. Its not just the game were prepare thing field for, its all the activities that will be on this before the game. You have your pregame, halftime shows. They all get time on this field beginning this weekend. Reporter the grass is cut almost daily. But it will be covered to protect the turf. Nothing has been on it so far other than us. We have rain coming in this weekend, so well have to cover it. Reporter crews are working on branding the field now. Were starting to paint on the field. You can see the broncos logo. This is going to be their bench area. We will have panthers logo on the opposite side of the field in the end zones, as well. But well definitely have plenty of branding that is unique and custom. Reporter the scoreboard featured tom brady. If santa clara, david lieuy, abc7 news. Too loud and too low. I had never heard airplane nose like this. Demands for change that are reaching washington, d. C. Plus, how uber is trying to put the brakes on speegd drivers. San francisco home prices soar. And a hassle freeway to fill up your gas tank. Do you have any questions about cover california . We have answers, right here. Abc7now on just about any social media or call us at people have been complaining about airplane noise for decades, but in the past year, people whose homes are outside the flight pattern are noticing it. Leanne melendez is live with whats being done. Of course, there have been more planes coming in and out during super bowl l. Reporter you got it. More planes, of course, could mean more planes flying over unexpected neighborhoods. This has become such a huge problem, not only here in the bay area, but congress now has two bills to address this issue. When sfo started to use Satellite Technology instead of traditional radar, people on the peninsula started to complain. Regarding changes in air patterns, we saw the spike happen in the spring of 2015. Reporter it got so bad, that congresswoman sent out a survey to local residents, then reached out to the faa. Nextgen is being utilized at several airports. From an airline perspective, theres the opportunity for improved flight times, less time circling, waiting for an opportunity to land. Theres less fuel burn, so theres an economic benefit, as well. Reporter but its changed flight patterns. Rashiq has now started a petition. At minimum, to cause a change where the flight patterns could be changed slightly so the planes arent flying overhead so low. Reporter a group of oakland residents started sfoeastbay. Org, which complains about the overhead inbound flights. The sfo Noise Abatement Office acknowledges getting several complaints. Heres their voice message when we tried to call. Due to unusually large volume of noise complaints were receiving, your response may take up to four weeks. Reporter the faa says it will study these concerns and make revisions to air patterns. Leeann melendez, abc7 news. Uber drivers might be thinking twice about speeding with a passenger in the car. The company says it is tracking some rides to see if drivers are going too fast. It is part of a program to gather hard data to check into low driver ratings from passengers. Uber says its using g. P. S. And other gata from the smartphones in order to work for yuber. Home price information San Francisco have risen 70 since 2012, thanks to the tech boom in the bay area. Thats the biggest gain of any u. S. City in the s p case home price index. Nationally, home prices climbed just shy of 6 . A new app being tested in Silicon Valley will let you fill up your gas tank from your home in just 30 minutes. The Service Sends a truck to users homes to fill their tanks. They have two wholesale su pliers to keep prices down. Theres also a 20 a month subscription model, and also in the works, a device that monitors tank levels. You have until this sunday, very important deadline, to enroll in cover california for 2016. Michael finney is with some people to help you beat that deadline. Reporter if you dont have health insurance, and you havent signed up, this can cost you a lot of money. You get fined for that. It starts at about 700 and goes up to 2,000 and can be more than that. Do i have your attention . You need to make a call, 4159547621, or you can go into social media and do abc7now. And the folks that are in this room will be answering your questions. All day long weve been asking people to give us a call. Christian, thank you very much for joining us. Let me give you the question we have here. Diana on facebook asked do all children need to be put on medicall . They can add their son to their anthem account. But if children qualify for mehdical, it will be at low cost to the family. If they enroll in a cover california plan, they have to pay full premium rates. So they would being go for the cadillac plan rather than whats free. Correct. And there are a bunch of providers in the county. So it would just be a matter of researching that information. Reporter are most questions this complex . Some of them are. People get really detailed. But its great because it means theyre learning about the care provided to them. Reporter what she has to look at is what she can afford and the service shes going to get. Correct. Reporter thank you very much. The Health Consortium has been signing up people year around. Were going to be here until 7 00, so abc7now or give us a call at 4159547621. Reporting from the 7 on your side office, im michael finney. Great info. Lets talk about the weather forecast. Sandy . I the rain has take an break from the bay area for the time being. Visibility is good, but thats all going to change. Well talk about when fog is back in the picture, when the rain returns. Right now, live doppler 7 hd, just looking at cloud cover. Temperatures in the 50s to low 60s. This afternoon, numbers range from the upper 50s to the upper 60s in places like santa cruz. It was 68 for the high today. Pockets of dense, morning fog through thursday and rain on friday. Take a look at this view sent to me via twitter. Yes, it was low visibility in parts of the bay area. Expect a repeat of this tomorrow morning, so your commute might take you longer. Tonight, the fog will form in the usual spots around the delta, spilling back towards the east bay. Look out for that fog during the morning commute and high clouds will come in over the top of the fog. So it will definitely mean low visibility for your morning commute. 7 00 is still there. And then later on in the day, the fog will burn off. We are tracking the storms on our storm impact scale. The one coming up friday is a one. Rain returns with less than half an inch expected. 10 00 p. M. Thursday, not out of the question to see a few sprinkles in the north bay. Early friday morning, 5 00 a. M. Commute time, north bay getting light rain, spreading around 8 00 in the morning. We are going to see widespread light rain across the bay area and your friday evening commute will include some areas of rain by late friday night its all done and over with. We have chances of wet weather over the wmeekend, as well. Most areas between 0. 2 to half an inch of rain. This will mean snow in the sierra. Snow levels dropping down to about 3,000 feet over the weekend. Tomorrow morning, youll need extra time for the commute. Low to upper forts to start off and mild in the south bay, near 70 in gilroy. Running higher than usual for this time of year. Daley city, 63. North bay, temperatures in the low to mid 60s. East bay, 66 in oakland. 64 in newark. Inland spots, high clouds and sun. 63 in concord. The sevenday forecast, fog the next couple of mornings. Fridays system is a one. Saturday is very unclear, one model is not as aggressive, the other one is going with showers. So chance of showers. Sunday, its a one on our storm impact scale. Scattered showers and chance of rain again on tuesday. Obviously with super bowl festivities this weekend, your plans may be impacted both days. So keep that in mind and follow us as we pinpoint the timeline. Thank you, sandy. We want to thank abc7 news viewers for sharing great weather photos for you. Robin sent this to us. Share your pictures by posting them to abc7now. Get ready for a new marvel comic character. This is based on a former student at sonoma state. Thats next. Six days to iowa. Our team is out in force. Also, the new warning about three dangerous fugitives in california. A prosecutor now describing one of them as hannibal lector. And we remember an american actor, a face you could never forget. New at 6 00, changes at the atm. Why using a c pregnant women and new mothers should be screened for depression. Thats the new recommendation from a government appointed health panel. The u. S. Preventative Services Task force says new evidence suggests maternal Mental Illness is much more serious than originally thought. Theyre recommending increased screenings since the wellbeing of children can be threatened. A u. S. Army paratrooper who graduated from Sonoma State University is the inspiration for the newest marvel comic superhero. He was serving in iraq. He lost both legs in an ied blast. The injury has certainly not kept him from excelling in life. Hes now a Sales Representative for pfizer. His story has inspired another one, too, depicted by marvel com comics. Well, as if you needed an excuse to visit super bowl city, but just in case, come for the food. Yeah, its going to be pretty darn good. The menu just got here. Coming up tonight at 6 00, new ammunition in the super bowl war of words. Only in San Francisco do we look a gift horse in the mouth. Tonight, the Group Fighting back against claims taxpayers are picking up too much of the party tab. A massive drug sweep in San Francisco. And if the super bowl street closures were not enough, the protest today that shut down San Francisco streets, all coming up at 6 00. The bay area is a destination for food lovers, so its no surprise super bowl city will feature fantastic dining. Its a very bay area menu. Shrimp rolls and vegetarian ogss. One chef said its a great opportunity to show off californias world class food. The climate is the perfect climate for growing. Super bowl city is free and open to the public through game day on february 7. We have the entire list of events on our website. For more information, just go to abc7news. Com. We have a ton of information on there for you. Thank you for joining us. World news tonight is next. We appreciate your time. You can still call our Health Care Hotline with any questions about Getting Health Insurance coverage before the deadline. The number is on your screen. Tonight, the sprint to the finish. Six days now to iowa and donald trump and the new poll tonight. Why even ted cruz says if trump wins iowa and new hampshire, he could be unstoppable. And the question from a young man to Hillary Clinton about dishonesty. The fbi sting late today. A man under arrest tonight. Authorities say he was planning to kill dozens here in the u. S. Investigators on what the plot entailed. Also braking tonight, a Deadly School bus crash. A 22 year veteran principal killed and children injured. The man hunt tonight. Three fugitives on the run. A prosecutors chilling warning, calling one suspect hannibal lecter. At this hour in the west, families told to leave

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