Reporter michael st. John is directing the search team. He says the challenge has been the thick brush. We beat a bunch of teams for a path. Were looking at financial aspects. Were looking at trying to figure out any Financial Transactions that have been made, trying to establish a timeline of when they went missing. Reporter Sergeant Snyder says theres no evidence of foul play, but they left behind their wallets and cell phones. They wouldnt leave all their stuff, leave their car and just vanish. So, yes, i think its very stwra strange. Reporter in marin county, abc 7 news. We know theres been a lot of interest in the couples disappearance. Download the abc 7 news app. Its how we send out breaking news alerts. A patient with coronavirus is being treated and another monitored. Both were passengers on the diamond princess cruise ship. Some were flown to fairfield yesterday. Nine people were identified as needing hospital saying or testing. Self rn seven are in Solano County hospitals. New virus cases in china fell again to 1749. There were 136 new deaths, putting the toll at more than 2,000. 180 americans who have been quarantined at Travis Air Force released today. Buses were sent to take them to nearby airports to catch flights home. Officials say there is no health risk from any of those people. Some of the americans went to sfo for happy reunions with their loved ones. Liz pena is live with some of those stories. Reporter thats right. And today was all about joy here at sfo. We saw several families weeks of quarantine. We met a person from minnesota down to see his family. He didnt recognize him at first but then heard his voice. A hug 25 days in the making. As a dad, i was pretty, pretty nervous when i couldnt do anything to help him all those days. Reporter now seeing him. Seeing him is great. Im happy. Reporter he flew from minnesota to greet his son. He is among 180 people who returned from wuhan china and completed their 14day quarantine at Travis Air Force base. Reporter this letter is a letter of freedom . Yes, it lets me out of the quarantine. Yes, its a letter of freedom. Reporter someone else getting ready to leave the Travis Air Force base is jeffrey ho. This letter is bittersweet. It gives him the green light to exit, but his heart is back in china where he left his wife and 1yearold daughter. The quarantine that china has over china has lifted and, and quarantine requirement is lifted from the u. S. , too, for anyone from china, then when that happens, then they could come back. Reporter in texas, novato resident rick and his wife are just starting their two weeks of quarantine. They were previously inside the diamond princess cruise ship. When we got to the airport, we were slowly loaded onto the two giant cargo 747 400s for the flight back. Inside, was anything but what youd eck pebxpect on a passeng. Reporter going back to tanner delawyer, i said those in quarantine with him became somewhat of a family. Now as to what the son and dad duo will do next, well, explore. Liz pena, abc 7 news. Another kind of flu is spreading and causing a surge of visits to doctors. Its the seasonal flu. And it is reaching its peak. David louie has more from a clinic in san jose. Reporter local clinics such as this one operated by gardner fami Family Health services is one used to track the flu. This animated map created by the cdc shows the weekly progression of patients seeking treatment for flu. E e twoypes ofasllow, orange and fall but now a is more common. This is the medical director here. Right now were seeing more as around, but there are definitely bs going around as well. Theyre both prevalent, virulent strains and cause conditions with pneumonia, hospitalization and death. Reporter this 18yearold decided to get a flu vaccination for the first time. Do you feel better that youre hopefully protected from the flu . Yeah, probably recommend for other people to get it too. Reporter some people refuse the shot because they got sick after getting it last year. We need to put all our efforts into convincing them that the illness was into the due to the flu vaccine but something they got incidentally. Reporter the elderly and children under 2 are the most vulnerable. 92 children have died from flu since fall. There have been about 14,000 flurelate the deaths. Medical professionals are suggesting that maybe a face mask might be appropriate measures to keep people from getting it in close quarters or even at home. It can take two to three days for the flu to run its course. Now remember, you can find information about the flu and the coronavirus all on our website, abc 7 news. Com. Rancho San Antonio Park near cupertino will remain closed after a 6yearold girl was attacked by a Mountain Lion over the weekend. There is still no sign of the animal. The girl suffered minor injuries. Authorities said the park will reopen after theyve made sure it is safe. Part of making a better bay area is about solving grid lock around town and getting around a bit easier. The city of San Francisco is taking aim at one of its perennial problems, parking or i should probably say the lack thereof. Lauren martinez is live with wt some solutions that will affect everybody but drivers. Reporter the board approved a curb management strategy, increasing meter times, adding more Parking Spaces for motorcycles and much more. Drivers i spoke with tonight are a little skeptical of the proposed changes. Its horrible. Its really, really, and some places there is no parking. Reporter denise was one of the 300,000 people that commute into San Francisco and plans her trip around the parking. I try to make a list of the places i need to go to . San francisco and i see what the restrictions are then and try to go. Its 450 a month. Reporter the board of directors unanimously approved parking proposals. Including adding metering in the evening and sundays. Thats absolutely ridiculous. Youre going to see less and less people wanting to come here, period. Reporter to deal with growth and population and jobs, mayor london breed wrote recommending the agency look at congestion pricing where drivers will pay a toll on busy streets during peak times. The fact is, were going to explore it, were going to explore how it works in other places. Reporter she also recommended evening metering and ending sundays. A move enacted in 2013 and ended in 2014. Were going to have to look at all the options. Its not to suggest that the option is a done deal. Its just to look at whether or not it could work. Reporter now while the sfnta board of directors unanimously approved these changes, they still have a long way to go. They still need collect data and talk to the public. Lauren martinez, abc 7 news. A big part of building aaar to deal with the high price of housing here. Were still searching for rain, but we dont see any in the seven days ahead, except for a slight chance, which ill tell but in a moment. You have to request the ballot you want. A key reminder to make sure you can participate in the primary the fisnt just about polar bears. Were fighting for our lives, were fighting for clean air and clean water. Thats why i wrote the law to send billions from polluters to communities suffering the most. And only one candidate for president was with us back then, tom steyer. And hes still fighting for us, pledging to make clean air and clean water a right for everyone, regaless of your zipode. Thsom im tom steyer and i approve this message. Earning on that eclair. Dont touch it dont touch it yet let me get the big one. This one . No this one . Yes no. The big one theyre all the same size with freedom unlimited, youre always earning. Let me get them all. Im gonna get them all. I cant decide. A big rig had traffic backed up for miles. A helicopter over the scene near the powell street exit in emeryville. At one time travel times were sacramento to San Francisco were about four hours, twice as much as usual. A train station was evacuated because of a bomb threat. This disrupted travel for amtrak, cal train and Long Distance buses as well. The allclear was given around 8 00 a. M. , but of course it caused a ripple effect. Happening now, the Oakland City Council will recognize several people in honor of black history month, among the group is moms for housing. They made headlines in november ntom they illegally dron to housing crisis. They were evicted last month after losing in court. It shows the power of organizing. And housing is one of the topics where we work on building a better bay area, because this is something that affects all of us. Real estate here is among the most expensive in the entire country, and some houses are selling above asking price. Abc 7 News ReporterLeslie Brinkley brings us the reasons why. Reporter a sign of the times behind me, it says sale pending. This house had seven offers in the last week. Thats right. Bidding wars are making a come back. And believe it or not, youll hear an explanation of how coronavirus could help keep Interest Rates lower through the spring and summer and keep the hot market extended. The coronavirus is causing companies that produce goods in china not to produce those goods because workers cant go to work which means u. S. Companies dont have product to sell, which means its going to slow the economic activity, which means investors will seek bonds and bonds help drive up Mortgage Rates, Mortgage Rates will fall our stay the same. There are bidding wars unlike what you heard for q4. Its the hottest ive seen in years. Reporter lots excited about low Interest Rates but not many houses for sale equals a frenzy. Were seeing castro valley, parts of san leandro as well. Reporter over the asking price. Closing over asking. Its not uncommon to see homes in Alameda County to go 30 , 40 over the listing price with multiple offers. I had one in the berkley hills, we were the lowest offer. We went in at one six. Reporter its similar to those close to the transit corridors. In alamo, danville, san ramon, theres just not enough inventory for the demand. Reporter the prediction for spring and summer ahead . If Interest Rates stay low and inventory stays low, it will probably be a feeding presentfr again. Reporter back in january, almost no one wase have this hoe market emerging as we go into the usually busy spring and summer months, but here we are. There could still be some zigs and zags ahead. But right now, the low Interest Rates around 3. 5 are expected to hang in there for a while. In the east bay, Leslie Brinkley, abc 7 news. Thank you. We dedicated a week of coverage to the topic of housing, from issues for renters to homeowners to solutions for the future. You can find all of those stories online at abc 7 news. Com better bay area. Cats bagels, the San Francisco cafe known for the giant flying bagel will close its doors. We in the Mission District where the owner posted a note thanking customers for 27 years of business. The last day to get a new york style bagel will be on march 24th. Lets turn to the weather. No shortage of sunshine. It feels like may or april out there. The weathers beautiful, but it is getting so dry out there that now we are worried about the absence of rain. Heres a look at live doppler 7, clear skies and dry conditions. Heres a view. Western sky from emeryville. You see a few scattered clouds. 58 in the city, 66 in oakland, 67 redwood city. 69 at gilroy, and blue skies prevail over the golden gate right now. More temperature reading at this hour, 58 santa rosa. Petaluma, 54. 58 at fairfield and livermore, concord 63. And the view from the east bay hills camera, beautiful evening all around the area. These are our forecast features. Mostly sunny and dry the next two days. We may see isolated showers and sprinkles on friday, but its a slim chance. Otherwise, dry and might weather will continue for the week ahead. Lets it talk about how dry it is. So far this month, zero measurable rainfall in San Francisco and around the bay area. The record is back in 1864 when we also had no rain. So january 16th was the last date on which we had a soaking rainstorm here in the bay area. That means weve gone 33 days now without any significant rain, including these first 18 days so far in february. So were still waiting on the rain, which may come in a, in a mild dose on friday. Overnight as we look at the fog cast animatin, fog, a little bit, will form near the coastline, out over the bay. There will be fog over the central bali as we as wel as w a overnight lows will be generally in the upper 30s, low to mid40s around the bay shore line. Now tomorrow it will be another mild day, much like today, with sunny skies, high temrain 62 at day, 64 oakland, 65 san mateo. San jose 69. North bay high 68. 65 at napa and in the inland east bay, mid to upper 60s as well. Looking ahead, thursday afternoon will bring us a very similar temperature range to what we can expect tomorrow. Friday, even clouds increase and theres a possibility of a sprinkle. Temperatures will be rising into the low 70s inland. A couple of very mild days coming our way on friday and saturday. Heres forecast animation that will give us a hintz of what may happen on friday. Starting thursday afternoon at 5 00 p. M. In the a disturbance offshore, may produce some light sprinkles, mainly in the southern part of our viewing area on friday afternoon. After that, looks like clear and dry once again until sunday evening when light raindrops down near ukiah, but its probably not going to get any further south than that. Basically, we are looking at a continuing, dry pattern. Heres the accuweather sevenday forecast. Once again, friday is our chance for an isolated shower or two. Then sunny and breezy on sunday. Little cooler on monday. Temperatures will remain above average, though, on monday or tuesday as we start the next sunny and dry week. If we dont get rain on friday, we may tie the record for the driest february on record. Not a record we want. Youre right. Stay here with us. The controversial former giant aubrey huff is in a war of words with his former team which is not letting him attend the world series reunion. You see the results changing at the bottom of your screen as new votes come in. 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Ia aubrey huff is responding after his Team Announced we not be invited to the world series reunion this year. What do you think . Fair our foul . Go to abc 7 news. Com vote to take part in the poll. Huff says its because of his Political Support of President Trump. Lets bring in sports director larry beil to get some perspective. Giants and their fans, everybody loved aubrey huff in 2010 when he was getting big hits. But the giants dont want to deal with the 2020 version of huff at their reunion this summer. Huff, very active on twitter. He believes his protrump views are the reason the giants board of directors decided not to invite him to this celebration. Huff has tweeted among other e a sanders wins the 2020 election, also we should kidnap iranian women to bring here to feed us grapes. Theres a long list of hes als hiring of a female coach. He was not backing down on 95. 7 the game. I do love a good fight for what you brief ielieve in. Im a conservative guy from texas. And i fight for my beliefs and values. I would rather not get invited to a world series tenyear reunion than avow my beliefs and opinion. He believes hes being excluded because of protrump views. Well see what you folks believe, 65 that are voting say hey, exclude him. But i just wonder if its worth it for the giants to engage in this public battle and elevate aubrey huffs platform. You made a great point at 24hour news cycle, but the time we get to the reunion, n will remember. You can see both sides of it. Do you know what today is . Its the deadline to vote in the primary, but if you miss the deadline, it almost doesnt matter. Starting this year, there are a lot of things can you do up to and including on election day. We will explain next. A family cancels a dream vacation when a child gets s othroughout the country for the past twelve years, mr. Michael bloomberg is here. Vo leadership in action. Mayor bloomberg and president obama worked together in the fight for gun safety laws, to improve education, and to develop innovative ways to help teens gain the skills needed to find good jobs. Obama at a time when washington is divided in old ideological battles he shows us what can be achieved when we bring people together to seek pragmatic solutions. Bloomberg im Mike Bloomberg and i approve this message. Now news to brild a better bay area, from abc 7. Two weeks from today, california will take part in super tuesday, which means that the deadline to register to vote in the california primary is today. But you can actually continue to register after today as well as register, reregister if you want to change Political Parties. Yeah, our partners at the cal matters. Org have produced videos to help voters understand the issues in the 2020