This is abc7 news. A spirited scene with a serious mission. A group in San Francisco makes a commitment to change and to keeping the dream alive. Good evening, everyone. We begin with a 12hour rally in support of homeless rights and in honor of Martin Luther king junior. It is a right to rest rally happening now in San Francisco. Alyssa harrington is there live. Alyssa, you have been there for several hours and the group has been there since, what 5 00 this afternoon . Around 50 people have gathered and will booy spending the night be spending the night here. The bart station is one of the places police have cracked down on people sleeping in walkways. The demonstrators are here to protect their right to rest. On blankets and eating pizza and watching a civil rights documentary with signs that say housekeys, not handcuffs demonstrators gathered on the side of San Franciscos market street. They are spending the night near the powell street carol car turn around for a sleep in. We are de
It is caught seattle going to the super bowl the comeback for the ages sending the seahawks to the super bowl today monday, january 19, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rk a feller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on a monday. Matt has the morning off. Packers fans dont you imagine some are still staring at the tv. Did that just happen. That game looked over. I was listening to the radio and almost turned it off. They chip away, get the onside kick, the ball back. Goes to overtime. Unbelievable. Heartbreaking for the packers. How many seahawks fans do you think left . They did. On the radio like what . Turn that car around. Lindsey vonn. Broke a huge record. She is now the most accomplished skier in the history of the sport on the female side. And were going to talk to her live in a few minutes. Natalie is too humble but i think it has to do with the training run. Shes kissing tiger. Exciting. Talk to her in a
Sunday. Im tom llamas. We begin with the deadly travel for millions of americans. Freezing rain and icy temperatures trigging hundreds of accidents on both coasts. In the east outside philly littered with damaged vehicles. Several people died there. In the with a major pileup of big riggs in oregon. This man pulled out of the mangled mess between the two of them. This pickup fish tailing in a new york city suburb. That freezing rain delaying a hundreds of flights. Reporter a deadly mix. Freezing rain instantly icing over highways. Look out, look out. Reporter sending cars out of control. In philadelphia three people were killed after more than 50 cars and trucks slammed into one. Officials closing icy highways and all bridges in the city for four hours. Emergency officials urging drivers to stayhome. What was it like walking . It was like it is right now, it was like a skating rink. Reporter more than 30 vehicles were involved in this pileup on a new jersey highway. 16 people were hurt
Beating indianapolis 457. Green bay packing 2822. This was an overtime game. These are some of the top stories on this january 19th. Announcer from abc news this is world news now. We are going to start this half hour. Dangerous tlor suspects on the run all over europe. European Union Foreign ministers are gathth gathering to discuss the threat and belgium is trying to extradite a suspect arrested in greece who maybe linked to the foil plot against police. Alexander marquardt is in brussels. Reporter from country to country across europe the dragnet of potential terrorists growing amid more fears of attacks. Authorities are looking for 27yearold belgium who was in syria with isis possibly in greece. Hes allegedly the master mind behind the cell in belgium planning to Kill Police Officers raided just hours before the attack was launched. The crackdown comes as security is beefed up up across the continent. France, after the paris attack s, at the highest alert level. 120,000 police and
Firearms, the a. T. F. Needs to bring in so many resources. In annapolis, brad bell, abc 7 news. Brad, thank you. It is now one week to the day of that smoke incident on board a metro train and friends and family came together to honor the one victim. 61yearold carol glover died of smoke inhalation as she waited to be rescued from the yellow line train. Suzanne kennedy is live at the Lenfant Plaza metro station with more on todays memorial. Suzanne . Autria carol glover was riding home on that yellow line train from her position as a senior systems analyst, a contract job that she held with the federal government. Today, family and friends gathered at the Capitol Hill Baptist Church to remember her life and grieve her death. Eight people offered their memories of the 61yearold washington, d. C. Native. Her son her sister, and her mother told of a woman with unconditional love for friends and family. A devout christian who lived a complete life. Shes a wonderful woman. She was a godly w