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they believe katie had the flu shot. >> it's important to go out there and get the flu shot and take care of the symptoms. because we just thought she'd be back home in a couple days. and she wasn't. >> reporter: in those final hours, katie was surrounded by her 8 and 14 year old daughters and 17-year-old son along with her siblings, mother and stepfather. >> she could see us, she could understand us. she could squeeze our hand. and she knew we were there, and we were giving her our love and support, and she was surrounded by love. >> reporter: this isn't supposed to happen, her family says. but this flu is showing no mercy. in san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. meantime, dozens of students and staff members have been sickened by a norovirus. we flew over mckinley school. 57 people got sick, 53 students and four teachers. symptoms were first seen when everyone came back from winter break last week. a parent whose child got sick says she hopes weekend disinfecting on the campus will get rid of the virus. the chp has called off the search for a man who lid office -- led officers on a search through a golf course. officers say the driver of the box truck got on highway 237 going the wrong way, the truck crashed, and the driver jumped out and ran toward the golf course. golfers were caught off guard. >> we saw this helicopter hovering over us, we wondered why is that helicopter hovering over us so much. they finally told us the bad guys are here, don't go on the 17 and don't go over there. it's a little frightening. >> sunnyvale police detained several people but determined the thief got away. police in sunnyvale arrested a san jose man for molesting a teenager and are looking for more potential victims. harry reed is charged with molestation and sending inappropriate content to a minor. he has worked as a part-time musicians assistant. a dog got stuck on a cliff. at about 11:00 this morning you can see buddy the labradoodle. he wandered around a little bit before a firefighter rappelled down. at first buddy did not want to go with him, but eventually i was put into a harness. buddy was not on a leash but did not appear to have any injuries. an update over the false alert over the weekend that cause panic in hawaii. an e-mail says the person has been moved to a job without access to the system. an internal investigation is under way as well. hawaii is changing protocols to prevent such an error from happening again and making it easier to cancel a false alarm. it took nearly 40 minutes to cancel it. we are hearing from bay area residents who were in hawaii when the alert went out. we are live at san francisco international airport where many just returned from the islands today. >> reporter: you can imagine, this was the talking many of them happy doing safe and sound. before baggage claim, they had never met. turns out they both attended the same weekend wedding in hawaii and both survived a false alarm they'll never forget. >> i'm just glad we're alive. >> i now, man. >> reporter: saturday people in hawaii received this alert on their phones. >> it said ballistic missile, this is not a test. i kind of got chills. i've never had a feeling like that. this is rileal. >> we looked outside the window, people were running for their lives. >> i googled how long does it take for a missile to land. >> reporter: 38 minutes later a retraction went out and he says he had the best day of his life. >> had a drink and played golf. >> reporter: they maidde a simir decision. he was on the beach when he got the alert and decided to stay right there. >> i figured if you've got to meet your end, standing at the beach, looking at the beautiful scenery, that was probably the best place to be. >> reporter: officials say human error is to blame for the mistake. the officer responsible response warning has been reassigned to a new post. state officials say three aey a suspending tests of the system until an investigation is complete. an unforgettable weekend for residents, visitors and at least one pair of newlyweds. >> we knew this was coming, but we are finally starting to see the first rounds of rain in the bay area. let's get to sandhya patel. >> let me show you what it looks like right now on live doppler 7. we have seen a few drops developing across the north bay. street level radar, we're seeing a few sprinkles right now. as you take a look at the wider picture, we do have moisture along the north coast. on the storm impact scale, this is a light, level one system. less than a tenth of an inch for most of you. north bay could pick up up to two tentt to .2. people gathered around the nation and in the bay area to commemorate the birthday of martin luther king jr. >> in san jose, people climbed aboard cal train. they noticed a big jump in ridership. 1200 people this year up from 950 a year ago. those folks were all smiles as they arrived in the city. then marched more than a mile to the state park in the annual king d ♪ >> hundreds hit the streets in downtown oakland. it was called reclaim king's radical past rally. they want to reclaim what they say as dr. king's legacy as a resister and someone who engaged in civil disobedience to stand up to power. >> and many made it a day of service. >> laura anthony has our story. >> reporter: perhaps a day of rest for some. the martin luther king jr. day holiday was a day for others to work. >> grab a broom. we're going to sweep the parking lot. >> reporter: he is the founder of we lead ours. >> we have a very diverse group here at the park today helping out, cleaning up. >> look how rusty this is. >> reporter: many came here to clean up and are too young to remember dr. king except for history books. >> if he was still alive, he would have said, he would have did the same thing, too. >> it was all about helping others and, yeah. >> to stop littering and just be nice and adults need to keep their cigarette butts off the ground. >> reporter: the larger goal is to keep this park clean long after the holiday is over. >> ittin's a big job keeping up with the maintenance picking up the litter. >> reporter: oakland parks group joined the volunteers. >> parents communicate with the kids and tell them the importance of what they're doing on this day. it will help them change their mind-set and the culture. and at least that's a start. >> reporter: in oakland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> golden state warriors head coach steve kerr says martin luther king jr. day has become a great day for the nba, where the league celebrates equality and inclusion. kerr answered questions before the warriors' game with the cavaliers. he was asked what dr. king would have made of the climate. >> he would have been less than inspired by the leadership in our country, no doubt about that. >> now steph curry today tweeted about king's legacy, saying the way the speech has lived on past his life. people take it and turn it into songs and poe et ceteratry. it shows you how powerful he really was. the rush to register. a long fight between san francisco home-sharing sites is about to come to an end. but who's really winning the legal battle? plus changing the way you buy beauty products. one retailer decides to come clean. two major musicians are silenced. a bay area gospe and -- ♪ do you have to, do you have to le sfx: tsfx: feet shufflingc life can change in an instant. be covered when it does... ...with a health plan through covered california. we offer free expert help choosing the best plan for you. and all of our plans include free preventive care. financial help is available, so check for yourself to see what savings you qualify for. open enrollment ends january 31st, so don't miss out. because you never know when life... ...will change. get covered today. face charges after children were found shackled inside their home. >> it breaks my heart. >> reporter: this neighbor, who didn't want to be identified says she was home when david and louise term louise terpin were arrested and charged with endangerment after deputies found several children shackled and chained to their beds. >> i kind of respected their privacy. but now, you know, that's it, it just breaks my heart. >> reporter: eyewitness news has obtained this picture of the family. the terpins and their 13 children ages 2-29. the investigation started when a 17-year-old girl who they say actually looked more like she was only 10 escaped from the home and called 911. >> always had a suspicion, because that house never looked like there was a lot of action in front of it. >> reporter: detectives say the home was dark and foul-smelling. the children inside were malnourished and dirt eyy. they only saw the older kids come out when there was a complaint about code enforcement. this neighbor says she saw both parents being arrested and then all of the children being walked out of the home. >> they were all in pjs, because it was early in the morning. they were very, very pale-skinned. almost like they'd never seen the sun, but i've seen a couple of the older ones, and it was mostly girls. and then kind of small-framed, kind of tiny. >> reporter: rob mcmillen, abc 7 news. >> oakland native and gospel musician musician edwin hawkins has died. he was behind this song. ♪ oh, happy day ♪ oh, happy day ♪ oh, happy day ♪ when jesus washed >> it was recorded as part of an album to raise money for a berkley church choir so it could go to a music competition. bay area radio stations picked it up and it took off. he died from pancreatic cancer. lead singer for the cranberries has died. ♪ >> that is deloris o'reardon singing the hit song "dreams." she passed away at 46. they rose to fame with songs like "zombie" and "linger." they were scheduled to appear in san francisco last year but canceled because she was allegedly having back issues. psan francisco-based airbnb and other home-sharing companies. the city-wide crackdown takes effect tomorrow requiring all hosts to be registered with the city or have their bookings canceled. carolyn tyler has that story. >> reporter: airbnb believes by tomorrow about 3,000 hosts like peter quan will have registered with office of short-testimorm rentals. quan has been renting out a room to tourists in his north beach home for years and supports the new rules. >> that would be a great improvement to the reputation and to the concerns of the cities that they have against these platforms. >> you should be ashamed of yourself! >> reporter: this did not come without a fight. airbnb and home away sued after the board of supervisors unanimously passed the new rules in 2016. aaron peskin was co-author and predicts a seismic change. >> experts at our office of short term rentals are confident that this is going to bring hundreds of units back into the rental market, maybe even as many as 1,000, which is a huge dent in the housing crisis in san francisco. >> reporter: airbnb tells us the vast majority of the thousands of hosts who have not signed up so far have been inactive for a while. the company believes there will be some bounce back and the hosts that are committed will follow the rules. >> our hosts have a stable environment, rules that are clear and understandable that comply with. >> reporter: all short-term companies are liable. penalties include a fine of $1,000 per day per violation. in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 talking about images on beauty products and fake pg&e calls. >> a lot of important stuff going on today. the pg&e phone scam is making the rounds again. telephone scamsters are calling and threatening to cut off the consumer's pg&e service for unpaid bills. that's not how it works. pg&e will not ask for immediate payment by using threats and service disconnection. they will not ask you to pay with a prepaid card. if you are still concerned call pg&e directly about any issue. we have a recall of a mini van you need to know about. fiat chrysler is recalling more than 160,000 mini vans to fix a software problem that can make engines stall. the recalls, which are mainly in north america cover chrysler, pacifica vans from the 2017 model year with gasoline engines. the auto maker says there have been no injuries caused by the issue. however, there is one potentially-related crash. no more faking out customers with altered photographs. the nation's largest drugstore chain is banning photo manipulation in its store brand makeup marketing and promotional displays. cvs says it will require other makeup and beauty brands to commit to a photo manipulation ban by 2020. those that don't face having an alert label placed on the images. the company is calling that a beauty mark. with some 9600 stores nationwide, cvs is one of the nation's largest sellers of beauty products giving the company significant influence over makeup marketing. >> we're going to watch a lot of people follow along. there's a new trend. the eagle has landed again at south bay elementary school. abc 7 news was in milpitas where a male and female bald eagle are building a newist building a new nest. bird-watchers are flocking to the spot. and teachers are making the eagles part of their lesson plan. a pair of eagles raised an eaglet last spring. let's check out live doppler 7. clouds are pretty thick. we seeing a few sprinkles. nothing major, at least not yet. around west side road, a few returns there. as we take a look at the wider picture, the system is helping to kick up the surf, that is the biggest impact. we do have a high-surf advisory until 4:00 p.m. tuesday. breakers could reach up to 20 feet. the risk of rip currents is pretty strong. take a look at the temperatures. really comfortable in the 50s, 60s. today's highs were in the mid-50s to upper 60s. and the emeryville camera showing you haze and fog reducing the visibility around the region. showers tonight and early tomorrow morning. cold rain, breezy thursday, friday, and a stronger storm develops on sunday. this system is a light system, a level one on the storm impact scale. between tonight and early tomorrow morning the scattered showers won't amount to a lot. up to .2 in the north bay. hour by hour we go, around 9:00 p.m. you start to see a few showers developing around the san francisco peninsula coast. moderate rain north of mendocino, and then it starts to weaken and fall apart. so we'll go with scattered, light showers around 4:00 p.m. it's going to be hit or miss showers. some of you are not going to see anything. tuesday morning by 8:00, we just have fog and clouds left over. in terms of our next system, that one's going to be colder. rainfall totals are not going to be heavy. thursday afternoon you'll notice widespread rain going into thursday night pretty wet. snow in the sierra nevada, which is encouraging news. this continues into frei aiday even into late saturday. a winter storm watch for the sierra nevada. 8-12 inches above 4,000 feet. and accumulating snow down to 3,000 feet. you know this is going to be a cold storm. tomorrow morning, not terribly cold. mid-40s to low 50s. later on in the day, mostly cloudy, temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s, and a check of the accuweather seven-day forecast, morning showers tomorrow, giving way to clouds. another system, cold one for thursday into friday. breezy conditions, slight chance of thunder on friday. and a few showers may licknger into saturday. but we're looking for a level two storm on saturday. on monday they could be the strongest of the three. you requecan download the app. >> is there lightning on thursday and friday? >> a slight chance of a thunderstorm. >> level two next week. next week. a terrifying moment ov a walkway at the indonesia stock exchange building chanced under the feet of dozens of visiting students. the moment was captured on video. the floor shears away. witnesses say they felt a tremor seconds before the second floor mezzanine fell. this is what it looked like afterward. an investigation is under way into the cause of that collapse. we're learning tonight that selling cheese in the u.s. is a big obstacle in trade talks between mexico and the european union. it is a sheep's milk cheese in spain and cow's milk cheese in mexico. it dominates the market because the cost is a lot less. spain calls them cheese pirates. check out a new dinosaur that has a rainbow of feathers. an international team of scientists carefully studied the pigment. it is about the side of a duck, the 161 million year old fossil was found three years ago in china. how about this. selfies and fine art. a combination sparking a movement tonight. which painting do you most resemble? that's next. but first, we want to thank jason pour t jason for the picture of this sunrise. you may see your but what i see here never ceases to amaze me: change. i see it in their eyes. it happens when people connect with nature, with culture, with each other. day after day i'm the first to see change. to see people go out, and come back new. princess cruises. sail with the best premium cruise line. 7-day cruises from $599. coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00 tonight, it's seven days later and montecito is still struggling after the deadly mudslides. we'll show you how the effort is coming in, plus a person weighing in. it was an amazing deal. what happened after that? it took michael finney to sort it out. and an update on a bear cub found alone in the trash last month. the efforts to save her life after she lost all her fur. it's coming up at6:00. google's arts and culture app has been around for a while, but it's the number one app due to the ability to find weather there's a piece of art that looks like you. >> she said the match is keeping her humble tonight. a technology expert in chicago was found to match with the king of poland. >> and then there's a musician who seems to have doppelgangers everywhere. folks have to downlod the app. scroll down to the part where it asks is your portrait in a museum. >> i can't do it. i don't think my heart could take it. >> world news tonight is next. >> for sandhya and michael finney, thanks for inviting us into your tonight, the winter storm hitting right now and into the morning. 80 million americans in the path. winter storm watches and warnings in two dozen states tonight. from the deep south up to the great lakes, straight across to the northeast. what could be a treacherous morning commute. also breaking at this hour, the disturbing discovery inside a suburban american home. a mother and father allegedly holding 13 children captive. investigators say one of their daughters escaping. they then discovered the children, some shackled to their beds. the new images tonight, jumping for their lives. the deadly fire breaking out on this boat bringing people out to a floating casino. as we mark this martin luther king jr. holiday, the president insisting, quote, "i'm not a racist. i'm the least racist person you have ever interviewed." how did it happen? the alert in hawaii, the alarm

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