specialized enforcement task force took long time firefighter, mario cuestas, into custody. the 53-year-old is accused of selling methamphetamine to high school students. mario cuestas will be charged with committing sexual acts with children. >> as a father there are young people involved. it is very disturbing. very concerning. >> san jose fire union president admits he is shocked bit allegations. he has known mario cuestas for years. the task force which includes the department of justice has been investigating mario cuestas for months. a spokesman said that a tip led them to cuestas who allegedly sold drugs to undercover agents. they seized and check the work computer while he was taken away to san jose headquarters for questioning. >> we are held to a higher standard and when there is any kind of news that may violate

the public trust it is a cause for pause. it is disturbing to all us. >> investigators do not think any of the illegal activity happened on company time. they do think mario cuestas used his position as a firefighter to gain the children's trust. a fire department spokesman released this at the same time saying and i quote, "we're surprised this event has happened. we are pa not jumping to conclusions. we are not prosecuting him. this is an ongoing investigation o until six months ago he worked from station one downtown but was hurt and shifted to a new position. >> as an outreach officer he worked with neighborhood associations, schools, and church groups. it is 4:31. from the bart system to uc berkeley officials are spreading the word and the vaccine for measles after a student who

takes bart was diagnosed with a contagious and potentially deadly infection. we are at the bart station. >> number of people who have been exposed to measles cannot be measured. think of where all of the trains travel on the bart system. bart officials say in one day they have 411,000 passengers. a window of a few days people were exposed from february 4-7. thousands of people. the uc berkeley campus was exposed. a student traveled overseas, got sick with the measles and took bart. thousands could be affected. >> early on it is like a common cold but can you get a high fever and get coughs and runny nose and red eyes. those are the initial symptoms. the key thing is a rash that is

classic and not always present but sometimes comes later if some individuals. >> the vaccine will be offered to any student experiencing symptoms. it takes 7 to 21 days for symptoms to surface. if you were exposed you are not in the clear. if you have had the measles or vaccinated, you should be fine. >> the measles outbreaks are rare because of the vaccine since the 1970's but that is not the case around the world. officials declared it eradicate ed in 2000 in the united states but without vaccination in developing countries it is highly contagious. if one person has it 90 percent of unvaccinated people will get it in the area. san francisco police are investigating a possible pot grow operation in sunny side neighborhood. firefighters were called to a fire in an unoccupied home after

10:30 last night and discovered several pot plants inside. they say it appears the electrical system was manipulated for the grow operation. crews quickly put owe the flames and limited damage to two rooms. >> president obama is traveling to fresno where he will visit a farm and take part in a roundtable discussion with farmers and residents affected bit record california drought. it will be the first visit to the central sale. he is expected to arrive around 2:30 this afternoon. during the visit the president plans to announce significant new efforts. the administration is doing this to provide relief and includes $100 million in assistance for conservation and emergency water assistance grants. >> in sacramento local state and water official will provide an update on the statewide drought at half day briefing that begins at 9:00 this morning despite the recent storms, officials say the rains are not likely to provide significant relief and key state

reservoirs have little chance of recovering to normal levels in the spring. >> in san francisco a driver will be in court to face manslaughter and other charges in an accident that killed a pedestrian on wednesday morning. we have obtained surveillance video of the accident. the victim is on the sidewalk at 1:00 o'clock a.m. on wednesday. the man jaywalks across van ness and we will stop the vehicle right this. seconds later, a car hits the man and sends him hurling across the street. the victim was killed. the driver was out on bail on a previous grand theft charge. >> a federal court struck down california's concealed weapons rule, the circuit court said that california's law violates the second amendment when it requires applicants to show good cause if a concealed weapons permit. they ruled law abiding citizens are entitled to carry concealed weapons for self-defense outside the home. if it is appealed it could go to the supreme court. former oakland police chief

says the new court appointed leader is a terrible choice. he says that he is so distrusted with gin the department that several police officials are concerned his authority will harm public safety and lead to more officers leashing for new jobs. on wednesday, a federal judge terminated the contract of the compliance director after deciding that the combined powers of the compliance director with those of the court-apinned monitor. >> baseball fans, this is the day is been waiting for: spring training begins for the giants and the a's with first work out tomorrow after physicals today. the rest of the team generals next week. the giants and amendment's -- a's play each other wednesday february 25. the giants on the regular season march 31 in arizona against the diamondbacks. the a's defend their crown march

31 in oakland against the end continues. >> thinking baseball! super bowl was just a minute ago. >> and they had the blizzard in new england and they happy to be out of there. >> last week in the atmospheric overcoming through, we had extreme to exceptional drought across the majority of california and we had 15" of rain in the north bay and western slope and you can see there was some improvement. the exceptional drought is continuing to get worse because they have birdly receive any rain. if you step outside this morning you will notice a little bit of a change. temperatures are warmer by one to five degrees. we evening be in the low-to-mid 50's through the morning with fog. as we head through noon we will start to see the slow clearing with temperatures in the upper 50's to low 60's and the coast we will city in the upper 50's the better part of the afternoon and the rest of us are in the

low-to-mid 60's and no worries this evening, valentine's day lands no negative effect with the weather, and mild in the mid-to-upper 50's tomorrow afternoon we will watch the rain move in the north bay and the day will be drive. sunday afternoon we will have clearing and monday, for president's day, it looks like it will be sunny with temperatures from mid-50's at the coast to low-to-mid 60's in our bay is inland neighborhood. enjoy. >> thanks, mike, good morning, everyone, at 4:38. sleeping in this morning, a lot of people are. we have areas of construction that could slow you down if you are making it to work or school this remain. southbound 680 between sick -- sycamore and this area, it is slow. at the toll plaza it is thick and wet with fog. reduce the speeds. san mateo is in the clear and that can all change over the

course of the morning drive. make sure you use the low beams and not the high beams. there is construction in the westbound direction and it should wrap up at 5:00. >> thousands of notes condition selled and nearly 500,000 people without power. next, the very latest on the winter storm that keeps going and going. >> amazing images as the volcano erupts in indonesia. >> a dive runs into trouble off the central california

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this is abc7 news. >> welcome back at 4:41. two died when a volume scare erupted near the second largest city in indonesia on java which

triggered lightning. the two novembers died when the homes collapsed. 100 others received orders to evacuate as the ash covered the cars and roads. it last erupted in 2007. activity has been increasing around the volcano for 10 days. >> a year ago, oscar pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend at his home in south africa. he released a statement saying that he is consumed by sorrow on the first anniversary of his loss. oscar pistorius faces murder trial next month in south africa in the capital of pretoria. the prosecution says the 27-year-old double amputee killed her pre-dawn after an argument. he says he shot her by mistake believing she was an intruder in the bathroom. oscar pistorius says in his statement the loss and the complete trauma i will carry for my life. >> the deadly winter storm that will not quit is pounding the east coast this morning with power outages and airline

cancellations. we have the latest from washington, dc, where they have been working through the night to clear the snow. >> mother nature's valentine's day gift. the rain, ice, sleet and thunder snow, the final punch from the winter storm this socked 100 million americans. >> horrible. horrible. horrible. holy could you! what can i 10 -- say? >> from georgia to maine it is a mess. in brooklyn, new york, a pregnant woman was struck and killed by a snowplow and the baby delivered by emergency c section. in new hampshire, a firefighter helped this woman get through the snow. the philadelphia art museum steps bill a sledding board. >> here we go! >> new york city has been battered this winters seven days of an inch of snow or more for a

total of 40" in big apple this year. >> sick of the cold. but, i am ready for spring. >> the south is still dealing with falling trees. and widespread power outages. >> for many it will be another hard day of digging. >> heavy snow. yeah, yeah, we take lots of breaks. >> airports have crews working armed the:00 to de-ice the planes. yesterday, one in five flights were canceled. >> the washington, dc region so the most significant snow fall in four years. now it stopped snowing they are trying to get the city up and running and the federal government re-opens on a two hour delay. >> nearly 1,100 flights are canceled around the country and 22 flights are canceled in and out of san francisco international with no reports of cancellations in oakland or san jose international airport. >> time to get ready for a

closeup: a team underwater photographers got wrapped up in their work when a giant octopus embraced the camera in carmel this month. that is 80' beneath the sea. the octopus lunged at the camera and then decided to let go and that were abled the photographers to share the images with the world. that area around monterey bay and carmel, the sea life is just rich. >> it sex indead. are we issue this wasn't a movie they were filming? >> 4:45. >> mike, how is the budget if valentine's day? >> can i borrow some money? the day is here. it is friday. it will be 50 nice day with some issues this morning but in the afternoon and evening, i don't

think the weather is an issue with the plans or an excuse. live doppler 7 hd shows overnight the storm track moves more to the north and it is moving from west to east and we may have a sprinkle in the north by but mostly it is dry with the hard of the part of dealing with it, this morning, the weather, in the form of reduced visibility. we are up at sfo and down at half moon bay and half a mile in novato and notice the east bay valley: nothing. san jose, fog is coming into the neighborhood also. this is how it look on the bay bridge from the north bay, it is moist. there is so much moisture in the air the streets are "sledding" or just damp because of the moisture. here is 680 at walnut creek you can see how much better the visibility is. we will have the clouds open up more so in the south than in the north and we will go cloudy in

the north to sunny in the south bay. temperatures will be above average with hit rain tomorrow evening through sunday morning and more rain is possible and cooler weather tuesday and wednesday as the inform system comes down from alaska. today upper secretary to low 70's in all of our neighbors and you can see the clouds clinging along the coast more so. but will be in the upper 50's to 60's, and then the east bay valley, we will head over to the east bay sure to the valleys we could jump unto around 70 in antioch and 71. you can see where the rain will stay north of cloverdale and clear lake for the most part. tonight, clouds again and mild and low-to-mid 50's. you can see the clouds gathering during the overnight hours and fog tomorrow morning and 6:00 light-to-moderate rain in the north bay and it becomes light rain as it heads through the

heart of the by at 9:00 and exiting the south bay at 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning the here is the seven-day forecast: today is the warmest day. by president's day, it will be dry. a better chance of rain open tuesday and wednesday. look at the temperatures on thursday, below average. it is kauai tonight the roads with a couple of areas of construction. on the tunnel we will have a couple of lanes blocked until 5:00 this morning and eastbound highway 24 between highway 13 to fish ranch road and number two pore is closed until 5:00. lanes of the eastbound direction are closed until 6:00 and one bore closed until 5:00. the drive time traffic on highway 4 westbound from antioch to hercules is 29 minutes and at 80 westbound, and from highway

85 to the san jose airport, eight minutes and speak of san jose we will check out 280 and see what is happening. not the murky drive we have over the golden gate bridge that could be damp but it is locking clear with traffic starting to build. >> pop star justin bieber will be arraigned in miami courtroom today on charges of driving under the influence, resisting arrest and driving with an expired license. police saw him street racing in a yellow lamborghini in miami beached and backed after failing a sobriety test. he could enter a plea. >> the battle to get people to shut back on sugary drinks get as powerful boost with change lawmakers wants to see in cans and beverage containers. >> scientists dive into the mysteries of rain and what rain drops have in common with hamburger buns. >> you think fido is putting on too much

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eeee restored doggie diner heads after getting patches. three more doggie diner heads will an the celebration at 12:30 p.m. and this video is provided by the owner on the kick starter website which raised $51,000 to restore the trio of fiber glass dog heads. they stood guard outside the restaurant which have closed. >> a building in san francisco is granted landmark status against the wishes of the owner. the victorian housed a jazz club and now is home to the oldest black-owned bookstore.

the mayor designated a historic landmark. the owners of the store got it special status after they were threatened with eviction. the bookstore they say is vital for the african-american community. people can come in and find out more about who they are, what they are, and how they fit in to this world. >> the bookstore fill stations another hurdle to stay open, and it must raise $1 million by the end of the month to purchase the victorian and stay as a tenant. >> scientists are debunking the belief that rain drops are shaped like teardrops. nasa says they are shaped more like the top of a hamburger bun. meteorologists say this will help forecast the weather for for the next half hour, the shape of a rain were drop can tell you in a inform is intensifying or decaying. the bigger the rain drop, the

more it is likely to keep reforming until it is shaped like an umbrella. >> i don't care how it is shaped, mike, i want to know if it will come down on the chinese new year parade in san francisco tomorrow. >> great question, my first graphic shows unfortunate saying as we like to say it always rains on the chinese new year's parade. it happens 50/50. tomorrow is one of the days, the later we get into it it will be raining here in san francisco. dense fog through the san joaquin valley and less than quarter-mile visibility through 1:00 this morning and it will be windy tomorrow, up in lake tahoe, and, homefully, they will be able to keep the chair lifts doping with gusts at 30 to 35 miles per hour and 60 to 70 in the highest elevation. as far as mid-to-upper 60's in sacramento and 91 in palm

springs and young in los angeles. we close to a record high yesterday in lake tahoe and close again, today. safe travels. leyla gulen? >> thank you, mike. at 4:55 we have an accident in santa rosa, possibly due to wet roads. we have areas covered in orange, and you can see that is an indication of fog and eastbound highway 12 is where you have this car that is on its side so emergency crews are headed out there. we will looks outside starting with the toll plaza at richmond, the drive westbound is simple coming from the east bay and over toward the marin county, and trust me, that drive is looking clear. at san rafael, traffic in the southbound direction, headlights are southbound, and clear out there, and you look at the golden gate bridge and you can see how foggy it is. we also have some construction crews headed in the northbound direction picking up cones but it is slick so reduce the

speeds. >> it is 4:55. a november ballot measure to speed up california's death penalty system is getting powerful support. ex governors, two republicans and a democrat, are throwing their weight behind the proposal to require death penalty appeals to be completed in five years and streamline the process for appointing the attorneys. it would also allow death row inmates to be housed among the general population rather than on death row. it would allow prison officials to change the lethal injection procedure without going through a lengthy review process. more than 700 prisoners on death row and no one has been executed since 2006. >> a man in oakland could spend eight years in prison after being found guilty of a violent robbery during the gay pride weekend last year. you may remember that, cameras captured the 23-year-old christopher bailey robbing a woman and kicking her in the face near market in san

francisco. a jury found him guilty of felony assault, robbery, and battery yesterday. >> a state senator is proposing a bill to require warnings on sodas and other drinks similar to those on cigarette packs. the proposal would require the warning on the front of all beverage containers with added sweet neithers with 75 or more calories per 12 ounces. it would warn customers that drinking beverages with added sugar strengths to obesity and tooth decay and diabetes. >> a japanese company has a high-tech way to help dogs shed the unneeded pounds. the devoice resembles an american version shown here in video provided to us with a collar allowing the pet owners to see how far the pets travel and how many calories they burn and owners can monitor what is happening by app. it costs $250 a year and that

which yous a collar and monitoring service. there is also the whistle monitor made by a startup that was featured this week. a last cool devices for pets. >> a veteran san jose firefighter is under arrest and held without bail. we are live with the shocking charges he is facing. >> bart heres react to accusations again the officers caught on video tasing a rider. >> a visit to uc berkeley by

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