may have been exposed to the measles. >> the snow on the east coast is too much to handle. some roofs are collapsing. >> good morning at 6:00. >> our weather forecast does not have snow but hopefully we will get some rain. >> we have rain on the way and slick spots because the humidity in the air is warmer temperature than the ground so it is condensation developing on the streets causing them to be wet, not any rain. we don't have any rain. hayward is one mile. san jose is dropping down to one mile. half mile in half moon bay the only place where the visibility is lower and three in novato and east bay valley is nothing. we will look at our day planner today, the next 12 hours, dense fog and mid-50's. fog is fading by noon and sunny in the afternoon if the low-to-mid 60's and clouds in

the evening. it will be mild in the mid-50. we have thickest fog in the north bay valley through 7:00 and low-to-mid 60's with sunshine come out fast are in the east bay and that is why you will be warmer in the afternoon than elsewhere and at the cost it is fore and 55 and hang out in the upper 50's with limited sunshine in the afternoon. leyla gulen? >> good morning, everyone, at 6:01. no love affair with the commute. in the east bay, from livermore, westbound 580 a two-car crash has pulled cars on the side. westbound 24 at central lafayette, 15 to 20 vehicles are on the shoulder. they appear to have hit some debris. we new have reports eastbound 24 at orinda bart station has cars on the shoulder and they have

debris in the lanes. this is the bay bridge toll plaza, cash paying lanes are loaded up. fog is covering the drive from sausalito to use the low beams. in san jose, a veteran firefighter in the city is behind bars. police say he is involved in everything from drug dealing to sex crimes against children. katie marzullo has details. katie? >> this is fire station 1 where mario cuestas worked until six months ago when he was moved to an administration position because of an injury move him to community outreach position. the 53-year-old has been working with neighborhood associations and schools and churches for six months. he is accused of setting --

selling methamphetamine to high school students and performing sex acts with children. he was taken into custody yesterday and the task force took his computer during the raid. the union president is shocked and disappointed. >> our hearts bow -- go out to anyone who may have been a victim of a crime. it is exactly the opposite of what we are here to do as firefighters. we care deeply for the community and work each day to serve. to hear something like this related to one of our members is disturbing. >> the san jose fire department issued this statement reading "we are surprised this event happened and we are not jumping to counties can or prosecuting him, this is an ongoing investigation." the investigation has been going on for months and the department of justice is involved. it started with a tip. it ended with mario cuestas

selling drugs to undercover officers. developing news here if you take bart you may have been exposed to the measles and thousands of riders could be at risk after a berkeley student was infected and went to and from class if days. no one else has measles and no reports of that but uc berkeley officials have stocked up on 300 doses of the vaccine. the student thought he had a simple cold but the laboratory results confirmed measles. people on the campus and the bart train were exposed to the virus between february 4-7. he took the bart 2009 berkeley and el cerrito del norte. >> after the individuals left

the airspace other people could be exposed for one or two cars. >> bart cars speculate the air. >> the majority of people or immunized. if you are vulnerable had could be classic symptoms including runny nose, fever, red eyes and skin rash. the flu is taking a toll in the bay area. san mateo county is reporting another flu-related death know a total number of deaths to six. bay area is reporting 46 flu deaths so far this season. >> oakland police are investigating a shooting involving a private security guard hired by homeowners to patrol a neighborhood. the guard shot and wounded a burglary suspect. it happened when the guard from a san jose firm saw what he believed burglars breaking into a home in the unable. after a chase, one of the suspects threatened the guard

with an object and the guard shot the suspect in the leg. bart is defending an officer caught on video using a taser on a man who appeared drunk. >> this is cell continue video of a bart police officer tasing 43-year-old as the millbrae station january 29. later, with three officers standing over him, the bart officer tazed him again. the police chief said he believes the officer acted within department policy. >> he did not comebly he tried to physically have the suspect stand up and removed him from the train. the suspect spun around, faced him in what we call a preassault stand and behavior and that is when the officers drew the taser any use of force case the

department's independent auditor will investigate. it is 6:07. profits shouted at janet napolitano on cal campus. >> shame on you. shame open you. >> demonstrators followed napolitano as she touredded campus calling on her to resigned saying she is unfit to lead the university because of tenure as secretary of homeland security and the deportation carried out by the department. some want inside a hall where she was visited and chained the doors. no arrests were made. cal was the final stop on the tour of the uc system. >> rain. ice. sleet. slush. thunderstorms. all packing a valentine's day punch for 100 million americans. last night in connecticut snowplows helped clear the roads and this storm started in the south but moving up toward maine. some areas in the northeast have more than 1' of powder.

>> there is so much snow in the northeast that roofs are come planting because they can't handle the weight and this photo tweeted from new york shows the scene of a roof collapse in new jersey with no word on whether anyone was hurt. >> new york city schools are open and this comes as the mayor faces criticism for keeping kids in the classroom yesterday. no snow day. schools should have been closed because of the heavy snow fall. fewer than half showed up. >> travel to and from the east coast is a mess, 6,500 flights were canceled yesterday on top of 4,000 delays. this morning, there are already more than a thousand cancellations and 2,000 delays. check with your airline if you plan to fly today. >> a lot of folks could be traveling because this is president's day welcome. mike? >> we have flight arrival delays

but oakland and san jose are running on time. the last couple of weeks, with our drought, last week was the, exceptional drought first time ever in california, covering more than 63 percent of the state. this is 8 to 12 or 15" of rain will do, barely taking us out severe drought and it continues to get worse in the valley. we need several more storms like that. >> to the souths 51 if los gatos to 58 in sunnyvale. all of us are in the low-to-mid 50's this morning. it is very mild. moving forward we have rain tomorrow night through sunday morning and president's day will be partly cloudy with temperatures close to average. >> we are getting more clarification on the activity that was in thed on westbound 24, on highway 24 this is debris not lanes causing flat tires for

at least seven to ten vehicles. along westbound highway 24 we have debris if the lanes causing flat tires with several vehicles affected. it stays slow through the caldecott tunnel tunnel to highway 13 and westbound 580 this accident involving two vehicles is still blocking the middle lanes causing a pinch in the commute. >> gruesome discovery made in a california field. >> the van tour -- venture ideas on millionaires and boating. >> pandora and political reference, figure out if you

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pennsylvania, a suburb of philadelphia. you are look at breaking news, a horrible crash involving up to 20 vehicles on the busy pennsylvania turnpike. you can see there is a lot of snow there with big storm and ice. this 20 vehicles and one tractor trailer jackknifed at the scene and no immediate word on the number often joys possibly but they saying this will be closed for several hours. >> from southern california this morning, authorities are the having a grew some -- gruesome discovery. the lap sheriff said a headless human body was found in brush at a homeless encatchment and found a short distance away from the body. it is believed that of a man. >> the venture capitalist would ignited controversy after

comparing discrimination against rich people to the nazi's treatment of jews is making a new statement. he spoke at the commonwealth club in san francisco and here is what he said when someone asked to name an idea that would change the world. >> you don't get the vote unless you pay a dollar of tax but what i really think it should be like a corporation to pay a million in taxes you get a million votes . >> wow. after the discussion, he was asked if he was serious and he said "i intended to be outrageous and it was." >> pan store a -- pandora has a new service to determine your political leapings, matching user zip codes with election results in the area. based on the music the users listen to, they will label them

democrat, republican, or something else. they will be able to use the information to directly target users with political advertising. the company says the predictions on political reference are 75-80 percent accurate. now a check of weather and traffic. leyla gulen? >> good morning, everyone, we are off to a busy start. if you wake up with us we have a few problems. in san jose, we do not have any accidents. we have a lot of fog. you can see the orange indicating where fog could be impacting your commute. other than that, you are at top speeds. where you are not at top speed 580 westbound because of an accident, it cleared and all lanes are re-opened and traffic will dissipate. westbound side of highway 24, we have at least seven to ten vehicles pulled to the shoulder. c.h.p. is out there to clean it

up. they could do a traffic break which will slow down traffic. >> this is the drive: clear drive headed southbound through san rafael to san francisco. no accidents to report. it will get foggy at the golden gate bridge. we have mike nicco on the roof with a look at the forecast. thank you, leyla gulen. we are an the top of the broadcast center where you can see the bay bridge this morning but it is harder to see the top of the eastern span so there is fog again. we will look and see where the atmospheric river is, i have it doyleed up with live doppler 7 hd and it is from eureka to vancouver. i have it color coded. we are on the warm side so there is so much fog and temperatures in the low-to-mid 50's. we have flight arrival delays at sfo. call ahead. there is a low ceiling. san jose shows cloud cover not

as thick at 280 and 17 as other places but it is getting thicker mild temperatures today and light rain tomorrow and through sunday and more rain and cooler conditions tuesday and wednesday the warm front rolled to the north putting us in the warm air and the half circles is where the warm air is moving. you can see the cold air pointing to us and that is where it will move. it is the one behind it that will on the door for this and that is what will bring us the chance of rain. notice it is not connected to the atmospheric river so it is not heavy. a lost cloud cover and notice the grown, the future radar returns dance across the screen. nice and mild and in the mid-50's so if you have a new outfit without a coat, don't

worry. during the evening and by 4:00 in the morning, the rain over and we have clearing skies and fog on sunday morning and by sunday afternoon one of our bright are days as the cold front clears out the moisture the rainfall is light at up to half an inch. .1" in the central bay. south bay is .05" and then it will rain on the chinese new year parade. drizzle at the beginning and rain at the help. dress for temperatures in the mid-50's. seven-day forecast is the warmest day my valentine's day treat to you. temperatures are cooler through next week. president's day is one of the dry days. have a great valentine's day and doesn't let the weather worry you other than thing for. we have snow on the way to the sierra. >> if you are taking your snow honey to the report, the react

shows squall valley at 16" to 5' of snow as a base. heavenly is 3.5 to 5' and it will take you approximately 3 to 3 1/2 hours along 80 and 50 with no changes required for this valentine's day if you are making it up to the slopes. there just is no falling snow. base and only takes you 3 or 3 hours and 40 minutes from the bay area. if you leave now you will be there in time for opening. >> afternoon today, expect a longer ride. >> president obama is celebrating valentine's day with a trip to california. >> at 6:30, where the commander and chief will stop and the grow problem he is addressing during the west cost swing.

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what coming up with "good morning america" at 7:00. >> good morning to all in the bay area. we have a lot to get to. we will have the story including the texas teen who survived what could have been a deadly sky dive accident and speaking now after complications that contempt her parachute from deploying sent her plummeting 3,000 feet to the earth. what she remembers about the very moment when things went so forbly wrong. that is a lot more next on "good morning america" in 36 minutes. new this morning, los gatos netflix has delivered the valentine's day present to customers, all 13 episodes of "house of cards" are online, welcoming viewers to season two. kevin spacey is in a political thriller set in washington, dc and critic are buzzing over a

shocking moment. the show has been renewed and president obama is a fan. he sent out a tweet saying he doesn't want to hear any spoilers. spacey will be on "this week with stephanopolis," to talk about the reason. >> lady gaga is california's new drought spokeswoman and will be on the air urging california to conserve water part of a deal she made with the state to to the castle for the video. she wanted to use the neptune pool but it was emptied because it was leaking 5ed gallons of water a day and she agreed to pay for the water to be pumped in and return to a facility after the shoot. the abc7 news continues at 6:30 with the top stories including coverage of the south bay firefighter arrested for a

slew of crimes involving drugs, sex, and children. >> do you have the measles? bart passengers may have been exposed but a last people have not heard about it. >> good morning, i am tracking fog for the come houston and -- for the commute and rain for the welcome. >> looking at the bay bridge toll plaza the metering lights are not turned on but we have had a fair share of problems. things are calming down. i will tell you where the traffic is when we return.

abc7 news begins with breaking news. break. the breaking news is happening in pennsylvania in the philadelphia area with live pictures from a multi-car pileup

reports at 20 vehicles including a jackknifed big rig but now there are reports that 50 vehicles could be involved and the backup stretches for miles and miles on the entire freeway shut down as a result of the tell whileup. the turnpike could be closed for hours. we have been reporting on the weather with the severe storm, the snow and ice. police are instituting plan x, their version of our sig-alert. that will be a problem for a while. thanks for join us. >> nothing like that here but we we have more rain on the way. mike, for the chinese new year parade? >> it will live up to the reputation with rain moving in tomorrow morning so dress accordingly with temperatures in the mid-50's. the commute as you step outside right now, tracking fog with live doppler 7 hd not so widespread or as thick as it was yesterday at a mile in hayward

and 2.5 miles in san carlos and flight arrival delays in for. no fog in the east bay valleys and you will be the warmer area, with low 70's because of the extra sunshine, and the day planner the next 12 hours, the streets are wet this morning as some of the humidity is developing condensation at 50 to 56 and then clouds and near 60 and mostly cloudy to the not and 50's along the coast and whatever your maps are have a great time and don't worry, it will be dry with temperatures in the mid-to-upper 50's. enjoy. no plan x for us, no sig-alert. we are seeing our fair share of a couple of problems across the bay area. we will see what happening starting with san jose. we reported we did not is accidents and southbound 680 at

jackson avenue we have a two-car crash blocking one lane. you can see how the area is shaded in orange an indication of fog. that could be why the sheriff department occurred -- why the accident occurred. we had debris in the lanes and 20 vehicles were affected with flight tires. we have heavy bumper-to-bumper traffic away from 680. developing news: first responders in the south bay are shocked that one of their own is causes -- accused of crimes from drug dealing to sexually abusing kids. katie marzullo? >> yes, fire station one and a fire engine is leaving where he used to work. mario cuestas is 53. he is held without bail this

morning. we have pictures of him from facebook. this firefighter now accuses of selling methamphetamine to kids. he was will committing sex acts with underage kids. they do not think he was committing these crimes on the clock as a firefighter but they worry he abused his position as country outreach officer. authorities took mario cuestas into custody at the fire department administration office year. that is where he was assigned and they took computer from the office. the san jose fire department union president telling us this is upsetting for everyone. >> any time a member of the fire department is involved in something that is not consistent with what we are here to do it is disturbing. every person in the fire department is going to be deeply touched by any bad news like that. >> the san jose fire department

said "we are surprised this event happened. we are not jumping to connectses and not prosecuting him." the investigation includes the department of just has been going on for months and it started with a tip and at some point mario cuestas sold drugs to undercover officers. we broke the story on twitter and that is where you can get the updates as it breaks at abc7 news bay area. >> bart passengers and uc berkeley communities warned to look out for symptoms of a highly contagious disease after a california student may have exposed thousands to measles. >> people are feeling nervous and vulnerable. this is where the student caught the train last week, tuesday through friday, here and took it

to uc berkeley. officials say that means thousands of bart riders could be exposed. the virus can last for two hours. folks want riders and people on campus to know they have possible been exposed. a lot of people have not heard of this. they are putting the window of expose use between tuesday and friday of last week. >> i feel pretty good but a little concerned they didn't put anything up. okay...i wonder how this is going to turnout? i do. i feel good. yeah. now you will have me looking around to make sure i am not break-ing out. >> vaccinations will be offered to anyone with symptoms.

he are the symptoms to look for high fever, runny nose, coughing, red rash, but not clear yet. your symptoms could take these weeks to surface. the student was not vaccinated and he went abroad where he caught it. if you are vaccinated, you should be okay. new this morning, san francisco police are investigating a possible pot grow operation in the sunny side neighborhood. firefighters were called to a fire in an unoccupied home after 10 pock -- 10:30 last night. the electrical system was manipulated for the drove -- grow operation. damage was limited to two rooms. >> rebound is traveling to fresno to visit a farm and take part in a discussion with farmers and residents affected

by the drought. it will be first visit to the central valley. the governor brown and senators feinstein and boxer and agriculture secretary will be there. during the visit the president plans to announce significant new efforts the administration is taking to provide support and relief to those affected by the drought. oakland's former top cost blasted changes in the police department with criticism coming from howard jar -- jordan. >> the boys of summer are back if time for spring. >> and the oakland maze shows traffic moving through here okay .

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we are on the roof of the use broadcast center. hope they gethe lights changed. now the chinese new year is living up to the reputation and will rain to the end of the parade with temperatures in the mid-50. we have dense fog in the valley until 11:00 this morning. visibility is less than quarter-mile visibility and windy in the sierra through 1 11:00 on sunday original.

hopefully that does not stop the chair lifts. mid-to-upper 60's in chico and sacramento and monterey and mid-70 to near 80 in fresno and los angeles and san diego and none in palm springs. for lake tahoe, snow on sunday and more snow on tuesday with snow showers on wednesday and thursday. safe travels. enjoy the sierra. leyla gulen has the commute. >> you are breaking your hearts. you can visit any time. as we look right now on the roads, it has been busy. we take you over to lafayette to orinda that is highway 24, westbound direction that is where we had debris if the lanes and that is where we had 20 vehicles pulled to the shoulder with not tires. from lafayette you can see it is locking clear at 70 miles per

hour leaving 680. over to the area with the debris it is stop-and-go traffic and very busy. we have eastbound highway 4 at san marco boulevard the off-ramp is shut down because of a car fire. >> breaking out the pine tar and everything you love about baseball season: spring training begins for the joyants -- giants and a's and will play the first practice game on wednesday february 26 at scottsdale stadium. >> a woman walks into a california salon for a massage and goes into cardiac arrest. >> oscar pistorius has a new note a year after shooting and

killing his girl. >> howard jordan says it is a travesty of justice right now in

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we take you to breaking news in pennsylvania. this is outside of philadelphia. this is on the pennsylvania turnpike. we have a multi-vehicle crash. we had prior toes that there were 20 vehicles and now it is said to be 30 vehicles and some reports say over 50 vehicles. you can see a jackknifed tractor trailer and some people say the problem with the toll system on the turnpike does fought allow -- fought allow you to get off. all lanes are closed now in bucks county, pennsylvania. weather is probably a factor. former oakland police chief says that the new court-appointed police leader is a travesty justice for oakland. he says robert warshaw is to distrusted in the department that several police officials are concerned his authority will

harm public safety and led to more officers leaving. >> a federal judge terminated the contract of the compliance director after deciding to combine the powers of the director with a court-appointed monitor. >> a masseuse was arrested after a client's death in southern california. police say this woman, sandra gonzalez gave clients lip augmentation and detectives say she was injetting patients custody her salon. >> she was a licensed massage therapist and only been licensed for two weeks and she did not have a license to perform any type of medical treatment. >> if show is not licensed, and if there are others doing it, they should see what happen and stop. >> one of her clients died after

going into cardiac arrest on wednesday. police discovered vials a "controlled substand." >> a a year ago today, oscar pistorius shot can killed his girlfriend at his home in south africa and said he is consumed by sorrow on the first anniversary of his loss. he faces murder trial next month in the south africa capital of pretoria. the prosecution says the 27-year-old double amputee killed steenkamp in the pre-dawn hours after an argument. oscar pistorius says he shot her by mistake believing she was a nighttime intruder coming in the home. oscar pistorius says that loss of her and the come most trauma of the day i will carry for my life. >> trading is under way on wall street at 6:48 so we will look at the dow which is down 16 points and trading at 16,010. a merger in the works in the clothing industry.

eddie bauer is bought by joseph bank which itself is being pursued by men's warehouse. >> and mike nicco is tracking the rain which is a big deal because the chinese new year parade is tomorrow night and you know what the joke is, or, not, joke, but saying. >> it never rains in southern california and it always rains on the chinese new year's parade. >> we have a thousand flight cancellations today and 7,000 yesterday. before we get to our weather, if you traveling this holiday season, we have snow skirting st. louis and it will go south of chicago and up the eastern seaboard. the snow will be further inland and more likely rain in new york, philadelphia, and boston.

most of our rain, the atmospheric river is to the north and that is where it will stay. across the golden gate bridge you can see condensation at deck looking at the cars coming in from marin county it is it is fy but not so foggy on the bay bridge. mid-50 throughout our inland east bay valleys and livermore is warmer at 57 and everyone in the mid-50 this morning. it is very mild. san jose the fog is not so thick as yesterday as we look at 280 and 17. easier than yesterday to see the sunshine, and temperatures are above average again and light rain tomorrow night through sunday morning and more rain and cooler weather tuesday and wednesday next week. watch the warm front put us in the wear arm -- the warm air mass and the next storm is not hooked to the atmospheric river so the rainfall amounts are light this welcome. we will talk how they get here:

this morning, all clouds, the radar runs across the top of the screen never get south of cloverdale as we head to tomorrow morning, tomorrow afternoon, though, by 6:00, the rain is moving into the north bay and by 9:00, it is in the heart of the bay and becoming more height rain and as it moves to the south bay it will have light characteristics. by 4:00, 5:00, on sunday morning it is gone and patchy fog and then we value mostly sunny conditions sunday afternoon. rainfall amounts, quarter to half an inch in the north bay and a third an inch for most of us. today, the warmest day in the forecast, with nearly 60 at the coast and mid-60's and 70 inland and bay neighborhoods and notice how the temperatures are cooler on sunday with the new air mass and president's day is seasonal with a lot of sunshine and the next system coming in from alaska promises rain and cooler-than-average temperatures

in the middle part of next week. have a great valentine's day and a safe weekend. >> because of to long weekend ahead of us and the fact it is friday our traffic could be much worse because we have had our fair share of problems. at highway 24, in the westbound direction, we have this debris in the lanes that affected 20 vehicles and caused flat tires. there is gasoline in the road is they are mopping that up. eastbound side we hear there is debris in the same spot. be came. mass transit shows bart has 50 trains running on time. a.c. transit clear, ace train has no delays. for president's day mass transit, everything is on weekend schedule. eric and kristen? >> thank you. ahead, seven things to know before you go. we return in 60 seconds. we return in 60 seconds. stay it's time to change the way we clean. and free ourselves from

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we take you back to breaking news from the philadelphia suburb area in bucks county, pennsylvania. this is the scene as they try to rescue and help people after a multi-vehicle crash first reported at 20 vehicles but now there reports it could involve more than 50 vehicles and a few injuries. the worst; all this eggs is -- this section could be closed for the who will day. >> as we hand off to "good morning america" a veteran san jose firefighter is under arrest. the 53-year-old mario cuestas is accused of crimes from dealing meth to high school student to committing sexual acts with children and arrested at work yesterday and held without bail this morning. >> thousands of bart riders may have been exposed to measles. so far, no one else has come down with the measles. health officials at uc berkeley

stopped up on 300 doses of vaccine. >> firefighters discovered several marijuana plants when they responded to a fire in unoccupied san francisco home last night and were able to put out the flames and limit the damage to two rooms. >> president obama traveled to fresno to talk to farmers about the report drought and announce new federal efforts to provide relief and support and will accompany governor brown and senators feinstein and boxer. >> crews have worked to de-ice planes and clear the runways as the latest massive winter storm moves through. more than 1,200 flights are canceled with 27 canlations -- cancellations at sfo. >> we are tracking fog with lowest visibility at novato at one. one at half moon bay and san jose. santa rose has nothing, and a little around livermore.

the clouds are not so low downtown as yesterday with sunshine coming out quicker today and above-average temperatures from low-to-upper 60's around the bay and 60 at the coast. have a great day. >> this is the bay bridge toll plaza which is empty. metering lights never turned on because it is friday lite. only a couple of hiccups in the commute. from berkeley to the maze westbound 80, those are the taillights moving along fine. as we look at the san mateo bridge, the fog is cleared but waiting for you on the other side, on the peninsula. >> abc7 news continues now online and on twitter and facebook and all your local devices. see you in 25 minutes.

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good morning, america. thrills and spills at the olympics. figure skating shockers, one of the biggest stars stuns sochi dropping out moments before he hits the ice. a brutal fall for the american favorite while the rookie soars in a near-perfect skate. in speed skating, the blame game. are their suits dragging them down? it's not over. the snow didn't stop overnight making for a messy commute across the northeast. up to two feet of heavy snow collapsing roofs, thunder sleet crashes over manhattan. a passenger plane struck by lightning. valentine's day put on hold. that texas teen who cheated death on a jaw-dropping sky dive when her chute didn't open properly speaking out for the first time about her fall and the terrifying moments she thought all hope was lost.