Locate the sender to determine whether the letter violates penal codes about hate crimes, Laura Anthony will be at the rally beginning at city hall. Shell have a live report with the latesthon story on abc 7 news at 5 00. Some residents in the Presidio Heights neighborhood were evacuated after workers punctured a gas line. Cruise working on a water line when they struck the two inch gas line just afternoon causing a loud hissing sound. Natural gas spew nootd air, crews cap that had leak in about an hour, neighbors returned home. The price of repairing damage from this ship that hit the bay bridge support to you jer rising. Officials say the accident caused two to three Million Dollars in damage to the bridge but no problems. Abc 7 news has more now. And happening throughout the day,bi the Investigation Continues with one major player joining in. Barry strouch from the National Transportation safety board officially began his investigation to try to determine if human error is to blame for mondays accident. This morning a representative of the marshal island ship and corporate strij was transported from alameda to oil tanker. The overseas raymar has a marshal island flag. The person is said to be here to examine the vessel. The ship has been ampk yeefrd hitting a tower of the bay bridge doing some damage to the fender material that protects it. Oil did not leak out into the bay. Records have shown the pilot who was navigating the ship at the time was involved in three previous accidents. The National Transportation safety board will file its own report and that could take several months to complete that. Is the latest. An investigation is underway into a ferry accident in new york city. It injured more than 50 people. 11, seriously. The National Transportation safety board is now on the scene. The crowded ferry carries nearly 400 passengers from new jersey every day. It slammed into the pier docking during the morning commute and ripped open part of the ships hull. Police say the crew passed breath tests after the crash. A judge today approved a 1 million settlement for demonstrators pepper sprayed november, 2011 incident prompted national outrage. Under the settlement, the university agreed to give each of the 21 plaintiffs 30,000. The rest of the money going to 15 others involved and attorney fees. Cruise are busy putting down sandbags in a community that saw destructive flooding last month. The work being done to prevent more flooding in a creek dividing palo alto from east palo alto. Amy holee field has the story. Theyll do this 4,000 times, packing in sandbags today in east palo alto. The hope to prevent what happened two two weeks ago, on Christmas Eve whrkts creek overflowed. I came out sirkd water was already rising above the sidewalk. Deborah got a knock on the door from Police Telling her to evacuate. She went to a friends home, and waited it was stressful. We were kept looking at the tv. You know . With warnings. Her house was okay. The water came toupt garage but didnt seep inside. Seven homes were damaged this, one on dapne way was yellow tagged. The next door neighbors had water rushing through their backyard. Aziz robinson is relieved to see the bag goings in. Theyve been quick to responld. They didnt wait a lng time to take a look. We came back, they were all out here taking a look to see where damage was coming from deb wra bra williams questions whether sandbags are a match for the powerful creek. This is a temporary fix toh g me. I want a fix its a rainy Season Running probably until april, then, we can take a look at the permanent solutions. Were looking at those, working on designs and ideas for those, and also, trying to identify funding for the pemplt solutions. And that is the problem. Money. The fix is estimated to cost about 2. 7 million. East palo alto doesnt vit. 6 spn officials are still waiting to hear whether the state can help them out. Live2i รท doppler 7 hd. Yes. As driving into the city today, youmhd can see clouds in the disstoons clouds are still ominous and there are areas of showers soon to be followed by freezing cold. Taking a look at wet weather, pockets of light showers in the north bay. Well close in on the north bay first wex have mist up around santa rosa. Down towards petaluma, and other areas of moisture in the atmosphere, not yet hitting the ground. Weve seen showers working into parts of the Santa Cruz Mountains between te towards palo alto. Just east of fremont, area of moisture there that hasnt amounted to much there. Its getting wet in spots. Showers continuing and temperatures into later evening hours from upper 30s to upper 40s. There will be wet spots for the morning commute, temperatures ranging from low 30s into coldest spots to low 40s by the coast. By afternoon, showers should be pretty much over. High temperatures from upper 40s to around 50. Then, we have a Colder Weather coming about which ill tell you more later. A lot colder. Thank you. That is right. Former giants slugger barry bonds and two other krorl players will not be getting into the Baseball Hall of fame. This is the first year of eligibility for bonds. As well as pitcher Roger Clemens and outfielder sammy sosa. The on cheeld achievements have been tainted by allegations of steroid use going on for years this, is the second time in four decades voters have not elected candidates into the Baseball Hall of fame. Wayne freedman is live with reaction. Wayne . Not just anyone gets to vote for the hall of fame. You need to be a member of the baseball writers of association. Need to have done it 10 years. Not just anyone gets voted into the hall of fame, either. A player needs votes from 75 of the members. Barry bonds received barely half of that. How many baseball riders spent the day defending themselves. If they voted, they were probably more than a few. This is a man who abstained in his vote die not vote for barry bonds. I did not vote for Roger Clemens. Dinot vote for sammy sosa. I did not vote for mike piazza. Those are four names linked to the steroid era. I dont understand why they wont elect him into the hall of fame. It dont make sense. The vote into which no one was elected wrings baseballs former little secret in the shadows, front and center again. Lance will yimz wrote the book exposing barry bonds. I think baseball never figured out how to process the steroid era. Its awkward for the game and fans this, is more awkwardness. And ironic that it has reopened an old wound exposing the worse. I think sports should be about fair play. As hokey as that sounds. Other guys are the guys that had to play against these guys cheating. How many werent able to get strike outs or base hits maybe they would have racked up good stats if these guys hadnt cheated to get there. Coming back live now, on the statue immortalized outside of the ballpark. Mark says one of the reasons is that its too soon to know all facts ofeqmnx the steroider. How many players use them, he says he wants more context. There is time barry bonds has 14nn . More ballots in which toe elected. Wayne freedman abc 7 news. Thank you. Bonds as youll recall admitted he unknowingly took performanceenhacing drugs from a personal trainer connected to balco. Moments ago,h ra, balcos founder sat down with me and told me hes dispatted but not surprised. Believe he deserves to be in the hall of fame. Because he was held to a different standard than everybody else this, is about the foolish opinions of a group of Sports Writers that in late 1990s were looking into the other direction while this was going full flej. It was pervasive. Its shocking nobody made it in. I didnt think hed get close to the 75 total required i thought hed be ardv what . 50 . There is a lotyb9o of prestige involved in this sport. So there is a chance some voters want to express their displeasure over the steroid era and have decided to do that by not voting for anyone that was expected of doping. Lets talk about the vote prog ses. Right. Well, wayne mentioned it a little bit. There is no player, there is no manager voting from the hall of fame. Ballotting is done bit baseball Riders Association of america. Why is that important . Well, in bonds case, for 22 years, these are the same people pa bonds treated like trash. I mean, he was air ganlt. He was condescending and rude a lot of the times. Those were the good days, okay . Im justing i was there. There is no love lost between baseball writers and barry bonds. And hes not going get any simpagey from the writers in this situation. Having said that, i think if you look at barrys career numbers before anyone suspected the juicing, he is hall of fame worthy. I dont think there is a doubt about that. Now there, is a 15 year window to try to get into do you remember the duct taped passengers . Well show you video and struggle it took to restrain him. Michael finney will answer your questions here live, you can contact michael on facebook. Com Michael Finney abc 7. And taking a look at the San Francisco skyway right now, if youre trying to make your way across the bay bridge heading east its going to take time. But for drivers on the right side of the screen heading south to the peninsula, 101 looking better. Stay with us. Abc 7 ne bay area dog owners are getting their wish. Today, mileos kitchen announced its getting rid of its treats. Nestle purina took similar action. The treats linked to the l morgan hic 7 news her dog died after eating the treats. The recalls after trace amounts of antibiotics from china were found in the products. Ensureance giant ai. G decided against joining a shareholder lawsuit against the u. S. Government, legally obligated3okn to consider joinig the suit brought by the former ceo who claims the terms were not fair to aig share holders. The government rescued kpt from the brink of collapse after it nearly imploded after making huge bets on investment thats went wrong. New details about Eric Schmidts north korea trip and facebook sending out a special invite to friends in the media. That and nor todays after the bell report. Hi, emily. Good afternoon. Facebook stock first hit its highest point in six months, topping 30 a share, the social network sends out a mysterious invitation, invite together press to ilts headquarters saying skpum see what were building with no additional information. Speculation has ranged from a phone to social search. All of this just two week as haeftd 4th quarter Earnings Report rmt 6789 professional socialmuwg network linkedn says hates 200 million members, adding 13 million members since november, 2012 saying its available in 19 languages. And boeings dream liner runs into the third problem this, time a computer wrongly indicated brake wrdz in trunl leading the flight to be canceled to japan. Another had an electrical fire and a third, a fuel leak. Bok boeing inreceive sifts the plane is safe. Google Motorola Mobility infringement lawsuit against microsoft. That required google to not request sales bans on most standard issue patents. Mic says they were standard use bid x box box. Taking a look at markets today, stocks close hider, investors grew more optimist yichblgt the bloomberg Silicon Valley index closed lower, though. We know more about what eric schmidt is doing. New video shows schmidt and Bill Richardson touring a north Korean University and computer lab, richardson said theyre urging north korea to allow more Internet Access and cell phone use. At bloomberg studios in San Francisco, im emily chang. Back to you. Thank you. Changes are coming to our weather. Dark out there. Dark and rain is going to be following. Spencer christian. And well see more during overnight hours. Temperatures right now around or just above 50 degrees. Its going to turn cooler during overnight hours, showers tapering off and snow levels down to 1500 feet as colder air arrives. A massive cold air moving into our direction. And freezing, frosty weather. Starting at 7 00 this evening during late night and overnight showers, showers moving mainly near the coast and bai. Not so much farther inland. Jzv showers tapering off and by afternoon, should be over. Well look at rainfallstn totas bay area. 15 hugts of an inch. There will be wet spots from time to time. And Winter Weather advisory is in effect until 4 00 in the morning and gusty winds and travel delays are likely. Northwest swells, San Francisco will have high tides over seven feet, coyote creek high tides, low temperatures tonight low 30s in parts of the north bay valleys and inland east bay as well. Chilly around the bay area. And as for this cold snap, a freeze warning is in effect. For friday morning from 2 00 to 8 00 a. M. Frost advisory in effect in this area around bay shore line for the same period of time friday morning for 2 00 owe to 8 00 a. M. Temperatures tomorrow, under partly cloudy skies highs around 50. Its going to be a chilly day. Looking at the accuweather forecast, should taper off by afternoon, then, friday morning and saturday morning freezing frosty weather with temperatures dropping well below freezing into colder spots. Temperatures should begin to moderate over the weekend. Its winter. Goitsing to feel that way for a while. Still no rain saturday . Looks like it. Chances are, dry conditions but chilly. Yes. Of course, by green bay standards will be balmy. Yes. Packers wont feel a thing. No. They wont. Theyll be wearing short sleeve autos coming up next, couples often get married on significant dates but this one came up with a way to make sure they never forget the aers anniversary. Wife of late actor Patrick Swayze comes to the bay area today on a personal mission. And the bay area bk 3g with playoff fever. 49ers in the playoff game is saturday. Spencer was talking about at candle stick. We want to see your team pride. You can e mail fan vote photos and well be posting them on abc 7 news. Com and showing many of them as we can on the air. A newlywed couple in massachusetts will have no excuse for forgetting their anniversary. Numbers played a big role. They tied the knot today, january 9, 2013 because the couples skpip code is 01913. This is the picture of the happy couple. Choosing today for the wedding haa thing for numbers and says she knew steven was the one after learning his birthday is november 22, 11, 22 one of her favorite double digits she says. As long as they dont move that. Would be bad. Twilights final chapter earning buzz, but not the kind it wants. Another arrest for a troubled comic. That and more its no laughing matter for cat williams out on bail after another arrest in los angeles. The 41yearold set to be arraigned in sacramento tuesday for a bizarre motorcycle pursuit in november. Otrc can confirm he was taken into custody in l. A. Its the latest in a string of recent arrests for the star this, years Grammy Awards shaping up to be fun. The band fun will make a debut, nominated for best new artist, song, record and album of the year. From music to movies award season isf36e in full swing, including razies, leading the pack this year, twilight saga breaking down part ii. The final chapter sank its teeth into 11 nominations, the razies announced before oscars february 23. You can check out a full list on otrc. Com. All right. Still head at 4 00 Vice President yeys biden promising check action on gun control measure autos the. K t california woman uses a very big weapon to defend ser self, she finds a burglar in her home. Then, selling on ebay. The tests under way making it so simple today Vice President biden gun violence as he met with representative Victim Groups and gun safety organizations. The meeting is part of many to build a plan to curb gun violence after the Deadly School shootings in newtown, connecticut. Last months tragic shooting shook the nation. The grieving community the president promised action. His first step, putting Vice President biden in charge of developing the administrations blueprints. Today, biden sat down with Victim Groups in gun control advocates. I want owetomake it clear were not going get caught up in the notion unless we can do everything, were going do nothing. The white house stressed gun violence wont be solved by one action, but today, biden clear the administration will do something. There are executive action thats can be taken. The president says he wants recommendations by the end of the month and will move forward, quickly but its going to be a nasty fight. Gun rights advocates are pushing back against even the threat of stricter laws. Pcicjn[ emotions are still you raw. Today, Connecticut Governor dan molloy chokd up as remembered heroes from the day. Teachers and a therapist sacrificed their lives protecting students. Conversation on gun violence and said his state will consider a wide range of option autos whit comes to preventing future acts of violence in our schools let me say this. More guns are not the answer. Tomorrow, Vice President biden will sit down with gun rights advocates. Last month, calling for armed guards in every school, and vowed to fight any new restrictions. Secretary of state clinton made her first public appearance today since returning to, would. Clinton ahended a attended a meeting with dan rooney and his family, she says shes thrilled to be back to work. Mrs. Clinton released from the hospital last week, leaving her noft a matter of weeks saying shes looking forward to taking a break for a little while. Labor secretary hilda solese is leaving the obama administration, saying shes submitted her letter to the president today, saying she made the decision to leave after di