Neighborhood to the north, where residents told us some of the gunfire came from. There were illegal fire works, too, but those typically posed no danger to planes at least. This former pilot is not worried about bullets. More concerned about birds, drones or lasers. Reporter depending on the cartridge, scientists estimate a bullet can travel as high as 10,000 feet. In california, discharging a firearm into the air is a felony. In concord, abc7 news. And more proof of just how dangerous celebration gunfire can be. A stray bullet hit a police car and an officer in stockton. When happened when the officer was unloading his car. The start of the new year brings 8,000 new laws to the state of california. Bicyclists must abide by a law. Head sets while driving are not allowed. Are those head sets . Yes. Youre not supposed to wear them. I work as a bike messenger 30 hours a week on the street. Its just a way to catch up on pod casts and its more entertaining. Reporter others are willing to give up that entertainment. No matter what is going on. Reporter beginning today, bike lanes will be open to hover boards. The law says riders must be 16 and wear helmets. You can try enforcing the law but plenty of people are going to be under 16 and not wearing helmets. And a few seconds later, they were on again. The state minimum wage went aup and the debate resulted in several laws. Concealed weapons are now banned on college campuses. 19 other states have similar laws. Also, a Family Member or Law Enforcement can ask the court to take a gun away if they think they will harm others or themselves. Vaccines will be mandatory for k12 parents. Parents can no longer asked for a personal relief exemption, only medical exemptions will be allowed. Here are two more of them that didnt make headlines. Cheerleaders must be treated as employees by professional sports teams and pedestrians and bicyclists will continue to have free access to the golden gate bridge. Free is good. Yes, it is. Thank you. The first spare the air alert starts at midnight. Lighter winds than normal, plus cold temperatures prompted the ban. Its creating an inversion condition. We expect high levels of particulates throughout the bay area. Homes with stoves and fireplaces as the only source of heat be exempt by the heating ban but must be certified by the epa. Its been a Beautiful Day in the east bay hills. Yes. Very clear. Here is another view for you from mount tam. Wait for it. There it is. Lovely, right . Drew tuma joins us now. Its pretty but darn cold, drew. Its a beautifullooking start to 2016. Now, cold air is very dense. And it settles as they can trap pollution. So starting at midnight, poor air quality is forecasted but you wanted that fire burning in the morning. Take a look at the low dropping to 19 degrees this morning. Santa rosa, 24. Napa, petaluma, 25. A cool 28 was morning temperatures in livermore, currently out there, holding into 40s. Partly cloudy skies overhead. 44 in oakland. 46 Mountain View and 41 in novato and 38 if fairfield. We have another freeze warning in the north bay at 11 00 and this is where well likely see chilly temperatures dropping into mid20s and lower 30s so have the plants covered up. Its going to get cold there. Well talk about the chance of rain in the accuweather forecast in just a moment. Thank you. As a firefield high schoolteacher has been arrested for Sexual Misconduct with a student, accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a 14yearold. He was a Science Teacher at the school and placed on leave in december when the allegations first surfaced. Chp believes drugs and alcohol may be to blame for the death of a pedestrian in fairfield this morning. Investigators say a 33yearold man was hit and killed by a big rig just east of sassoon valley road. Witnesses reported seeing the man dancing on the freeway before being hit by the driver. Authorities found the victims disabled car a short distance away. A Dublin Police officer injured in a highspeed chase is expected to make a fully coverry. The motorcycle officer was injured after chasing a suspected car thief. The crash left him with broken bones and Officials Say the officer is expected to be released from the hospital by tomorrow. Fire moved through a vallejo home so quickly the family barely escaped. Abc7 News ReporterAlisa Harrington joins us live with what is left. Alisa . Well, a large extended family lives here, including a baby and two other children. That is one mattress. Theyre all safe tonight but they cant go home. The family has the challenge of finding a new place to live to start the new year. Its like an explosion. You know . Mary was asleep when she describes a fireball woke her up before 5 00. Temperatures shot this video. A unit next door erupted in flames. They lost just about everything. Including christmas presents. I started to almost go fund me and i dont know them. I was going to see what kind of help we can get them. Its a new year. The family was too upset to talk. The mother did tell me the sound of the crackeling fire woke her up. There were no smoke alarms. She thought someone was trying to break nchl the heat blew out windows of nearby homes and melted some siding. The damage is estimated at 300,000. Other Family Members were also living in the front unit that was also burned. Them hearing the fire and evacuating saved their lives. The red cross is helping provide supplies. The family is staying with nearby relatives. In vallejo, abc7 news. The south bay, a firefighter was burned battling a house fire that broke out around 9 00 a. M. On virginia street. The firefighter was taken to the hospital with burns to his face. Hes been treated and released from the hospital. The family who lived in the home was displaced but none were injured. Investigators are trying to determine the cause of the fire. A new promise from president obama. He is vowing that 2016 will be a year of action to protect americans from gun violence. I hope youll join me in making america safer. For all of our children. At 6 30, well take a look at how the president plans to fulfill this promise. Coming up next an update on a cab driver that got hit by a stray bullet on new years eve. How abc7 news viewers stepped up to help out a horse rescue group. We saw hover boards catch fire, and the end of free money. Coming up, 7 on your side looks back on the top take a look at this photo of fire works from liberty hill. And San Francisco rang in 2016 with 15 minutes of fire works captured by the camera on the roof of our studios. We streamed the show on abc7 news. Abc7 news was in San Francisco this morning and we watched crews clear away barricades on broadway street. Police are search are for a shooter or shooters. We have the action now from the neighborhood. Reporter police are investigating a new years eve shooting. The driver was shot in the tors you, but will survive injuries and told us the danger is usually inside of the cab, not on the street. This is slow and we have to pick up everyone. You dont know what is coming into the cab. Most hadnt heard about the shooting. Its a chance you several people live in the neighborhood and either heard the gunfire or saw the aftermath. Number none of them want to talk about it on i heard six shots and it sounded close. Reporter the shooters got away. Police say theyre following up on the leads. Abc7 news. Problems today at one lake tahoe area ski resort. They had lost power to their area and conditions look good at heavenly mountain resort. And all lifts were open today. There were a lot of options on how to kick off the new year. Polar bear and beach wear for skaters at union square. The skate is all about the young, old and bikini bold. We dress up for everything. There is always a Costume Party over the weekend. Its a great way to start the year. Reporter at the aquatic centser more exposed skin. When you get it, it takes your breath away. Youre swimming fast. Then, the pain sets in. And then, after a while goes away. You get numb. Sounds delightful. The race became a battle between generations. This 17yearold out front. Near the finish line, suzanne showed no mercy. They might call it crazy, competitors love their january baptism in the bay. Keeps you young. Something to look forward to. Its a great experience. And you can see the bay bridge on the other side. In San Francisco, bay waters in the 50s so may have felt a little bit warm. So another cold night is on the way. Live doppler 7 hd shows you the beautiful bay area. And well see clouds increasing and will track a wet pattern sunday. 45 hayward. 47 San Francisco. And by 58, temperatures upper 30s to lower 40s and well see colder spots dropping into mid30s by that hour. Well drop to 32 in vallejo. 35 san jose. Oakland, cool but not as cold as last night. Going into saturday well see the clouds increase throughout the day. So sunshine here and there and low 50s for the high. 55 oakland, fremont and san jose and 51 in antioch. Then, second half of the weekend this will be light amounts of rain and light wind. Do notice this front pushes inland. I do think with the storm were going to see a wide range in terms of rainfall. A hnly amount of rain, over half an inch likely. Crossing the bay, those numbers drop and were talking maybe less than a quarter and our next storm is back to back to back. Look at this. Each storm possibly bringing a half to inch of rain along with gusty winds. So take a look at rainfall numbers. Were going to jump ahead into thursday. Watch accumulated rain. By thursday, look at this. You can see over four inches of rain in santa rosa. And two and a half in san jose. Looks like an active pattern. Accuweather forecast a spare the air for tomorrow, its partly cloudy. Its rainy and windy and more rain likely. Thank you. Sure. Coming up, one family had two celebrations overnight. Next, the bay areas new year baby who was born at midnight. For the new mattress models its time to make room during sleep trains huge year end Clearance Sale. Get beautyrest, posturepedic, even tempurpedic mattress sets at low clearance prices save even more on floor samples, demonstrators, and closeout inventory plus, sameday delivery, setup and removal of your old set. Why wait for the new models . Sleep trains year end Clearance Sale is on now superior service, best selection, lowest price guaranteed your ticket to a better nights sleep today, crab fishing opens on californias coast. State officials closed the fishing in november and have now lifted part of the advisory south of the bay area near San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. Fishermen in santa cruz have yet to travel south. Some say they werent sure if it will be worth the trip. You know when there are a thousand boats fishing around you and 5 or 10 boats fishing around you. Commercial and Recreational Fishing remains off limits in northern california. New super bowl 50 cards will be available for purchase. They are being provided by 3 each. Good deal. A hayward boy held out past his due date to become the first baby of the new year. Yes. The 2016 timing couldnt be more perfect. Abc7 news joins us for the story. Edward james pierce held on five days past his due date. I had a feeling and i told his dad, christmas or new years. When he wasnt close to coming on christmas. Michelles doctor induce her on new years eve morning when the nurse was on duty. We talked about it in labor maybe shed get to have the new years baby. You never know. Mother nature picks her time. My doctor mentioned id like to have a new years baby. Having the first baby is not only exciting for the new parents, its bragging rights for bay area nurses. And im told the phones are ringing by 1 00 with other nurses checking to see who had the first baby. I think sometimes the hospitals might be just a little bit competitive. His timing is impeckable. It was the stroke of midnight. I was dumb founded. As soon as it hit the 12 00, he was out. There is a clock in the room but we go by the clock on the computer. All clocks read 12 00, giving Sutter Health the first birth in the bay area. Michelle and james won big with their healthy baby boy who will be headed home to hayward in the next couple days. He has a great future head of him. I know this for a fact. A special birthday, and a new year, with possibilities as full as his head of hair. In castro valley, abc7 news. Almost got a little mohawk there. So cute. The new year is all about looking forward honoring tradition. One of those, the tournament of roses parade. Next the bay area bands that brought their best performances to the 127th an yu event today. And update on sick horse thats needed help and viewer thats stepped up. Also. We know we cant stop every act of violence but what if we tried to stop even who helped make slea difference last yearose for thousands of local foster kids. Thank you for helping foster kids. Thank you for the school supplies. Thank you for the new shoes. Thank you, secret santa. And thank you for donating money. Announcer your generosity proves that while not everyone can be a foster parent, anyone can help a foster child. Thank you. Thank you. Gracias por su ayuda. [baby coos] thank you. I hope youll join me in making america safer for our children. President obama is vowing that 2016 will be a year of action to protect americans from gun violence. And in an address he suggested the possibility of issuing executive orders aimed at making it more difficult for criminals to get guns. Somber memories. A mass shooting of kindergarteners in newtown, connecticut. We know we cant stop every act of violence. But what if we tried to stop one . What if congress did something, anything to protect our kids have gun violence . Reporter in his address, president obama called it the Unfinished Business of his presidency, after delivering a dozen condolence speeches to communities this fall, grieving yet another mass shooting. Somehow, this has become routine. Weve become numb to this. Reporter frustrated by congresss inability to pass a bill, the president says he will meet with attorney general lynch to discuss his options, including bypassing congress with an executive order. In the meantime, he calls for public support. The gun lobby is loud and well organized and has effort effortlessly making guns available to everyone. In texas, a new law allowed license texans to carry handguns openly in public. The nra is fighting back, releasing a series of videos attacking those pushing restrictive gun controls, including hillary clinton. Abc news, washington. A search is underway for the shooter of a deadly attack in a popular bar in tel aviv. The gunman killed two people and wounded seven others. Reports say the authorities think hes an israeli arab. They were notified by the mans father. The motive is unknown, but the tel aviv mayor says it appears to be an act of terrorism. Police in germany says a threat of a Suicide Attack prompted a closure of two busy train stations in munich. Officials received a tip of 7 to 7 possible attackers. Smoke is billowing from a 63 hotel in dubai that caught fire 24 hours ago. Sources say the blaze started when equipment caught fire on the 20th floor. Authorities say everyone got out safely, with only 16 minor injuries reported. This video shows how thick the smoke was. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Officials decided to go ahead with the new years eve fire works though the fire was burning right down the block. The bay area has strong representation for a new years day tradition in southern california. A proud mom sent us this video of a marching band at the tournament of roses parade in pasadena. They sound great and look great. It was a proud moment for 200 students and families. This is the first time in School History the band has taken part in this parade. We broft a twohour parade here this morning at 700,000 people watched it in person. Some spent a day, right there along the route. Yes. Our sister station in los angeles shows us the view from the ground. Its amazing. It lined colorado boulevard. We have been here since 6 00 yesterday morning. Hundreds of thousands with, a front row seat to the rose parade. Unbelievable. About making memories. We love it. Stanford represented in the crowd but perhaps outnumbed by the black and gold in town for the big game. We havent been here in 25 years. So pumped. Kareem abdul jabbar those that made the journey through old town. The overwhelming majority. Its been a fantastic day. It was safe thanks to the increased Law Enforcement. Unbelievable. I would do it over and over again. Reporting from pasadena, abc7 news. Today was the tournament of roses parade. These fellas are going for mischief. The band members broke formation to show off their originality. Spectators love it, except for those iowa fans. Football fans gathered to watch the rose bowl. Stanford alum held a watch party in palo alto. Fans watched as the teams beat the hawk eyes and well have highlights coming up in sports. The fans watched the game in person, and tweeted this photo before the game, calling her an honorary captain. Republican president ial candidate Carly Fiorina is catching flak for voting against her alma mater. She tweeted love my alma mater but voted for a hawk eyes win today. Some words in the sky upstaged the rose parade. Six planes used a message reading america is great, trump is disgusting. Anybody but trump. The sky writing company was hired by a millionaire who supports marco rubio. Hover boards catching fire were one of the big headlines of 2015. Next, Michael Finney takes a look at the consumer news that will shape our lives this year. Plus. Weve had a huge outpouring from viewers. Still head, what a difference 2015 is over but events of the year will have sweeping impacts on live here in america. It was a wild ride for consumer affairs. Hover boards catching fire, uber honchos arrested in paris. Now, we take a look at five major stories that happened in 2015. Drones soared in popularity. Hobbyists buying cool toys for fun, and trouble, sometimes, flying into air space, and invading personal space. The faa now requiring owners to register their drones or face fines of 27,000. Martin shkreli became the poster boy for drug price gouging when he boosted the price