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shed protection. >> we're live now with farmer who's say they need the help this year. wayne? >> one thing the president cannot bring is rain. all of the problems that comes from absence of rain. we'll have a case of trickle-down economics here. yes, we had rain last week. yes, grass is growing but we're not out of the drought. big problem for cattle ranchers now is feed. specifically, hay, or the lack of it. >> right now this is probably oh, at least ankle high. >> not growing? >> not even growing. >> norm likes to think of himself as an optimist but when he plants seed for rye grass and only has this to show for it, it can be a test. he's one of the people ranchers relie when rain doesn't fall, and cattle need to eat this, year, norm is yet another link in the drought

chain of pain. you see the inside of the barn? it's all of the hay he has left, two truck loads. >> how long will this last? >> a week or two. >> that is it? >> that is it. after that, they're going to have to go someplace else. i can't give them what i don't have. >> this has to be disheartening. it s it's frustrating. you do everything right and it still doesn't work. so what does this mean to you? it means price of food will be going up. everything from meat, cheese, to beef, everything will be going up, cattle ranchers have begun to bring in more expensive hay from other parts of the country. we watched hay delivered from an oregon border, an $11,000 load

one rancher brought in hay from texas and paid texas-sized prices. live in sonoma county, wayne freedman abc7 news. >> wayne, thank you. >> we're expecting a little more rain this weekend but the key is just a little. >> yes. driplets and droplets. spencer christian is live now the roof of the abc 7 news broadcast center. >> we're here on a mild, cloudy afternoon the rain coming our way seems to be slowing down just a hit. here you can see clouds around the bay area, but bright skies right now. here is a long trail of clouds and moisture moving into our direction that we expect to bring us rain over the weekend but starting the time line, starting at 5:00 this afternoon, notice overnight just getting clouds and most of the day tomorrow, dry weather the first wave the rain doesn't begin to push into the northern part of sonoma county until

afternoon. by the time it gets into the central bay area, it could be late evening. here is a live view right now from our sfo camera showing you clouds over san francisco international airport. current readings pretty much on the mild side as i said earlier. low to mid 60s in los gatos, 59 half moon bay. another live view looking towards golden gate, look at low clouds rolling in from the coast there. we've got low to mid 60s in santa rosa and vacaville. and one more live view from our camera here on abc7 looking under bright, but mostly cloudy skies this, is a first forecast, mostly cloudy skies with patchy fog this evening. mostly cloudy with areas of fog lingering tomorrow morning and a partly, mostly cloudy day tomorrow, rain expected to arrive late afternoon in the north bay and swing south ward, again, light rain. i'll show you what the weather looks like beyond tomorrow night later.

>> thank you. >> remember, you can track rain using live doppler 7 hd. down load it on our web site abc7 news.com/apps. >> abc7 news learning the fire department was tipped off two years ago that a 20-year veteran may be involved with drugs. he was arrested yesterday by agents for selling drugs ask having sex with teenagers. >> we're the first to break the arrest on twitter, and on air last night. abc7 news talked to that tipster and has the latest. david? >> well, carolyn and larry his domestic partner says he came here to fire head quarters to tell them what he expected about cuestas possible drug use, but to his knowledge, nothing came of it. >> he says he informed on his partner on the third floor where

administration has offices they were in the middle of a break up, he thinks the tip might have been dismissed as a domestic squabble. cuestas and oliveras were domestic partners. he confirms cuestas is very religious. however, oliveras saw a big change from warming caring to irritable and temp ter mental. >> we're looking back 12, 15 years, if you psychological exyanz looking for anything that may immediate looed to us thinking this may occur. >> firefighters fall under the lengthy employee drug policy, requiring testing if a department head or supervisor is

alerted to the problem, discipline yary action is prescribed for failing to do this. it's presumed it took an investigation to generate evidence leading to arrest the fire department assigned him to be the community outreach manager. he worked with neighborhood associations. however, investigators say he was selling drugs and having sex with teenagers no one is saying how he linked up with the teens. his ex-partner says that he never saw him engage in that kind of activity during their time together n san jose, abc7 news. >> a driver accused of hitting and killing a pedestrian along san francisco van ness avenue wednesday morning made a court appearance this afternoon. the 27-year-old was arraigned on felony hit and run and vehicular manslaughter charges. officers say he tried walking away from the scene but witnesses pointed him out to police. abc seven

news obtained this video showing the victim crossing van ness mid block and seconds later a car did strike him and sent him hurling across the seat. lambbert died at the scene. a u.s. postal service truck caught fire, you can see saying they're going to give instructions on what to do about their lost mail. >> a new sewer pipe is in place after the old one broke yesterday, dumping 100,000 gallons of raw sewage into the russian river. the 40-year-old pipe gave way yesterday officials shut wells and it took

until 12:45 to finish the repair. >> a teacher a pot laced dish as a potluck is charged with one count of serving marijuana and one point of poisoning. two women had to be taken to the hospital. badger has been placed on administrative leave. a $2500 reward being offered for information of a fatal poisoning of a dog. the dog died on february 3rd. he belonged to murad gabriel, who has been investigating how rat poison threatens wildlife. a necrospy

revealed he ingested meat with that poison. >> there has been a development in a shooting of a accused burglar. a private security guard was armed but abc7 news learned he should not have been. >> nick smith is live with denew tails. nick? >> you know oakland police say that the shooting and whether or not that guard was authorized to carry a concealed or openly carry a weapon on the job are still under investigation. but neighbors didn't know the guard had a gun. so they, like police have a lot of questions. today, questions about the guard's authority to be armed. abc7 news the contract between the residents and security program required an unarmed guard. it wasn't after the shooting many learned he was carrying a gun. >> i thought that was the job of the police. that if police are not able to do it, it may in the

be their fault it's an option. >> abc7 news was l when the guard was questioned by police the guard was patrolling oakmoore neighborhood and chased the man and shot him in the leg. we called and went to the offices of the security call three there. >> liz beth bessy coleman earned a license in france. later she returned and became a stunt pilot this, morning city leader renamed a portion of the road bessy coleman drive. she put her flying skills to work in the

east bay died in 1926. >> still ahead at 4:00 a hidden camera experiment every parent will want to see. >> taking a chance on love this valentine's day. a 94-year-old california woman's outlook on dating and life. it's an example for all of us. >> and dressed for success the americans looking for a winning wardrobe change in soc him. . >> we'll have michael finney here live to answer questions in minutes. you can contact him on abc7 and on twitter. >> this is san francisco skyway. looks light for drivers heading towards southbound 101 but sate sluggish crawl. abc7 news at 4:00 continues right after this.

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a revealing experiment is raising important questions about how people react when they see what they think is a child be abducted. >> reporter: watch this young boy the man appears to be a stranger. >> i have candy and tv. watch what happens when the boy tries to get help >> this man in a jacket tried to

get me >> instead of help something... >> i don't know. >> he walks away. shaking this stranger's hand. this kidnapping is actually a staged scene the boy ask alleged stranger are in on it but people they encounter are not this, morning hidden camera experiment is going viral with nearly 2 million views in just days. this project was filmed and he posed as a kidnapper. >> do you think this video may have gone too far? >> i don't think so. if nobody pushes it too far, how are we going to get change? >> why did you want to do it? to change the world >> several people do help nathan. >> what? what are you doing? >> and this man, andre jefferson says his instincts kicked in. >> you felt responsible? >> i did. he came to me. >> there is a camera. under the

car. >> he shook my hand, his hand was shaking. >> i was more scared than the little boy. >> i was crying. when i saw that he went. he did not let him go near my son. >> now this, powerful video asking how would you react? >> we need to keep our eyes out and take care of our children. >> abc news, garden grove, california. >> bay area leaders are joining the call too end violence against women part of a global 1 billion rising movement held every valentine's day events underway in several cities including san francisco. a rally is just getting started. more than 200 countries are participating this year. you're looking at video where music and dance are a big part of the events. according to the united nations one in three women will be raped or beaten in her lifetime, totalling up to 1 billion women. the 1 billion rising movement began in 1998.

organizers say it grows every year >> pope francis offering valentine's day advice for a lasting marriage. the pope greeted about 10,000 couples gathered in st. peters scare. saying recipe for success lies in saying three simple words, please, thanks and sorry. he said, quote, the perfect family doesn't exist. nor the perfect husband or wife. let's not talk about the perfect mother-in-law, end quote the pope making mother-in-law quotes. >> that is sage advice for someone never married >> so true. >> couples in san francisco may be heeding advice, about 40 couples tieing the knot today. the city is not staying open extra hours this, is also the first valentine's day in california since u.s. supreme court overturned prop 8, legalizing same-sex marriage. >> on this valentine's day, proof love can find you at any

age. >> beautiful roses. oh, my how are you? look at those. oh. that was so good. >> they're so cute. >> that is 94-year-old golden henning and 95-year-old richard shave heading out on their second date after their first which was a blind date, went very well. goldman hasn't dated in decades and says going out again has given her new life. >> have one life to live. it's up to you to enjoy that life. life is there to live. if you can't do it for yourself, do it for others. >> both say the key to a great time is compliment your date, and enjoy the moment. >> they're adorable. >> very. very good. >> you can see how invigorated they are, into the moment.

>> yes. >> speaking of invigorated, spencer christian on valentine's day. >> so sweet. >> happy valentine's day. this is a lonely, depressing day for larry but happy valentine's day. >> what? >> let's go to live doppler 7 hd. sorry, larry, i couldn't resist. we have clouds around the bay area today but bright skies and a little rain coming our way but emphasize little. let's take a look at our mount tam camera. clouds at various levels of the atmosphere looking down towards ocean beach. we'll see clouds and fog overnight. showing a stream of clouds and moisture moving into our direction and this front

produces energy to maybe bring us rainfall late tomorrow. we'll start at 1:00 tomorrow afternoon. by early evening the first wave of rain arriving in the north bay. up in and around santa rosa and clover 10:00 we expect totals six tenths of an inch in the north bay. over in the sierra, this is our three-day forecast for lake tahoe. mild, cloudy and light snow sunday. back area, a good measure of clouds and patches of fog. low temperatures into low to

mid-50s. then, tomorrow, partly to mostly cloudy skies with showers or rain developing late in the day up in the north bay. high temperatures from upper 50s in north bay locations to low to mid-60s near the bay. here is the accu-weather forecast. a clearing trend begins on sunday. looks like a sunny, mild day and a next chance of showers tuesday. happy valentine's day, again. >> i do love the unexpected, unprovoked attack. that is nice. >> i expect to receive one in return. >> oh, no. you'll get some 6:00, 9:00 news. just be ready >> arrow through my heart? >> or be aimed somewhere else. >> okay. >> coming up next >> okay. >> no oscar, no problem, what is inside this year's incredible goody bag >> then after 4:30 unlikely

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on oscar night nominees getting a goody bag worth $55,000. >> i do think they're going have to pay taxes but goodies include a trip to las vegas or a personalized tour through japan worth $15,000 as well as bottles

of luxury vodka. >> maple salad dressing worth $240? how did that sneak in there? designer jewelry, shoes and hand bags. >> oscar sunday is on march 2nd. >> authorities in southern california honored a 9-year-old helped save his sister's live. >> what is wrong with your sister >> it's okay >> is she breathe something >> no. no. no. >> that is the voice of jaykwon. his sister began choking on a grape. he received a commendation from south pasadena police department. >> i just gave them the address and what is going on. then they'd be right there.

>> rescuers say the 3-year-old is alive thanks to a coordinated effort that started with the call, paramedics say it's a reminder grapes and hot dogs pose a major choking hazard for young kids the value for everybody to learn cpr >> and the heimlich maneuver. i'm sure that is what saved her, popping that out. >> months in the works nfl independent investigator releases his report on the jonathan martin harassment scandal. >> also, step the federal government is taking to legalize the marijuana industry to operate in the united states >> annual san francisco valentine's day pillow fight. we'll stream livido

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president obama is in the central valley meeting with farmers struggling with the worst drought in california history. >> the president is announcing millions of dollars in aid and eric thomas caught up with a water expert and politics of water. >> it sure looked and sounded

like a drought killer. 20 inches of rain, enough to drench marin and sonoma and send the american river rising. but to trained eyes it wasn't drought is strong because california farms provide the nation with a third of fruits and vegetables. president john boehner pushed for a bill to take more water from the delta and send to it farms in the central valley. >> all you can say for fish over people is something in my part of the world would never understand. >> the president is the guy to untie the knots. >> he says we're all going to

suffer until rainfall get back to where they should be. and he says whatever the government does will have limited affect. >> you can't make it rain. but they can make it rain money. and raining money will help >> as we deelt dooel with drought people are digging out from several feet of snow. this latest storm came just in time to delay tens of thousands of deliveries on valentine's day the pennsylvania turnpike is open after this mess on the morning commute. 100 cars were part of a series of crashes here. there is

>> we've got a wet sloppy kiss from mother nature. this ice, snow, and slush making for a destructive and dangerous start to the holiday weekend. today, sunshine after the storm made fresh snow shimmer. up ask down the coast, officials warned dangers remain. >> fatalities often occur after the storm ends. >> in north carolina two good samaritans were struck ask killed trying to help a stranded driver. 24 people are dead from the storm. most in traffic accidents this, pile up in pennsylvania after snow stopped falling left two dozen people injured. >> very a cut on my head. other people are much more serious injuries. >> this left mangled vehicles as far as the eye could see. you know how many people were affected by this. >> latest storm's wrath

overturned heavy snow and ice crushed roofs, downed trees, destroyed homes and left tens of thousands still in the dark. >> out west another blast of snow this weekend. this valentine's day single biggest day for flour deliveries. >> devon, thank you. >> so much frustration this, is unbelievable. out of control snow ball did $2,000

saturday two students lost control of the thing the snow ball slammed into a dorm knocking in part of a bedroom wall. the crew say they believe it weighed about 800 pounds. >> and a drone went into the hole here the floor opened up at the national corvette museum the drone only show five corvettes the other three are just too buried. >> miami dolphins player jonathan martin says he feels vindicated by the report that says he was bullied by teammates. nfl found martin subjected to a pattern of harassment included racial slurs and vicious sexual taunts. ted

wells says he was taunted as was another unnamed player and assistant trainer. dolphins at this point withholding comments while incognito's attorney called the report disappointing and filled with errors. >> federal government giving banks a road map for doing business with marijuana sellers. intending to increase availability of financial services for legal marijuana businesses. another step towards enabling legalized marijuana industry to cooperate in the u.s. this after washington and colorado became the first two states to approve recreational use of marijuana. >> the state attorney general says he's proud of a ruling and in a ruling u.s. district judge

said same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry. she also put the ruling on hold and aif awill youed to take affect virginia could fk the first state to allow same-sex marriage couples to marry. coming up snow can make people do crazy things. we're going to show you one of them, next. >> i'm still taking your questions and i'll answer your questions here live in just a little bit. >> i'm spencer christian. our camera shows clouds in various levels, rain 24 hours behind. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> taking a look at friday afternoon commute this, is 680

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10-year-old penguin spent months searching for a new partner after her mate died. that is when she turned her attention to the zoo keeper. he says the relationship is getting in the way of his work. she bites his hand if he tries to feed any of the rest of them. >> the new penguin work outas you jog around the park. >> this guy disappears before surfacing around with powder >> with the snow hit the east coast, some people are finding unusual ways to get around. >> check out this snowboarder. he tied a rope to a jeep and zooming through streets of new york. we don't recommend you try this, either. but he's pretty

good. >> snow boarding down the stairs and spent time shreding around central park. a virginia woman took unusual measures when she wanted to buy a bottle of wine in the middle of a snow storm. she strapped on skis for a trip to the grocery store. after traveling a mile she skied into the store the manager snapped pictures. you've really got to want that bottle of wine. >> spencer christian might agree with that. >> that depends on how good the bottle of wine is. >> no skiing for us here right now. we've got clouds around. it's been dry and mild day. tomorrow, looking at national

weather picture rain and snow over the great lakes. dry and mild as well. rainy in the northwest and over the state of california rainy, raw up north. clouds in the state. sunny skies and mild to area. chinese new year between rain developing mainly mostly dry. >> all right. spencer, thanks. >> still ahead is there a thing as i wardrobe change that some american athletes want to make. >> and scientists grow human lungs in a lab for the first

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>> u.s. speed skating team is trying to change its suits after failing to medal in the olympics. and people are wondering if the h high tech suits are to blame. these suits have vents in the back, meant to dump echlses air. that may be creating drag. skaters talking about wanting to go back to the old suits. a source says the international olympic committee approved the change. >> in texas scientists have grown human lungs in a lab. you're looking at the lungs

they are once damaged lungs doctors succeeded in bringing back to live >> we removed cells and left the skeleton of the lung, just pieces of the lung there, no cells. that is why it's white, pretty and there is no blood in it. then we added back cells from another lung. >> what helped with this was a special piece of equipment built out of a fish tank by a medical student. doctors believe it could be a step towards providing dono the r lungs >> coffee customers in the east bay got a surprise this morning when they drove up to get a cup of joe. east bay congressman was working in dublin. he has been

working to learn what it's like for various people in district 15. he's active in the community for sure. >> some great questions today let's start with kent b. he asked is there any problem with doing our own will online? do you need a lawyer? >> i prefer people get an attorney. wills is a simple will, you can go online, buy one for a few bucks and you can get one free if you go to california bar association. if there is complexities, divorces, kids, a lot of property and money, you should not do it yourself. but for a simple will for free or awe a couple bucks is fine. from jackie. do you know of any

banks that don't require a monthly service fee? great question. $100 for a simple checking account. so there are three bank that's don't require a minimum balance, or fees or atm. 1360. you ought to check them out. your neighborhood bank is going charge you. that is the main thing you need to know. okay, stephanie asked what is standard practice for a hotel discount when an amenity is not available i recently stayed and wireless was not available. so what is

normally happens you, the customer says my vacation has been ruined give me the room free. then, hotel room says nothing was ruined we'll give you nothing. then you end up in the middle. there is no stand yartd practice here what you do is go in and try to get what you should get. they didn't have internet connection, $15 a day should be g how about two free breakfasts? try to work out a deal. >> everything is a negotiation. >> there you gochlt >> san francisco annual valentine's day pillow pummelling starts just about an hour from now. unprecedented outreach to remedy

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>> san francisco valentine's day pillow fight starts in just about an hour, and here is how everyone is getting ready. >> there are just sort of starting to arrive i love my job, here i am reporting on one of the coolest events in san francisco. people start backing each other with department of public works. >> this year 20 people are going

to work throughout the night as needed. we're going to have crews come nath 6:00 to do further clean up. >> i have two pillows. this is one they recommend, then you have one stuffed with feathers. that is really fun. so bring a plastic bag and they're suggesting you bring a bandanna or mask to protect yourself from feathers. advice bring a plastic bag just to keep the city. there is nobody here to do this. but i want to do something i've always wanted to do is just whack my photographer. i love that. it felt so good. >> leanne, you're -- see it here

>> leanne is having a great time out there it hasn't started yet but we'll be streaming video of the fight live at for joining us for abc7 news at 4:00. abc7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> thank you. san jose firefighters react as one of their own accused of crimes against children and tells about warning he gave officials that was ignored. >> two senators join president obama in the central valley tonight what. they're seeing about who the drought is hurting most. >> this is a live picture where he arrived just momentsing ayes. >> i'm sandhya patel live on the roof of the kgotv broadcast

center. i'll have the time line coming up. >> a san jose firefighter is in trouble tonight. abc7 news learning the department was dipped off he may be involved with drugs but did nothing. thanks for joining us. abc7 news spoke with the man who tipped off the fire department the 20-year-old arrested yesterday by under cover agents for selling drugs and having sex with teenagers, authorities say abc7 news reporter david louie has new information now from fire headquarters. >> the task force put two months into the investigation. we're

told two years ago of possible drug activity. >> this facebook page is a reflection of his faith he lists the pope as religious influences fire officials tipped off two years ago he might be a drug user the whistle combloer was his legal domestic partner of eight years. he was asked by the family in the to go on camera. san jose has a tough drug and alcohol abuse poll sichlt if alerted a supervisor must act. his action may have been interpreted as a squabble. the fire department does background checks to identify potential character flaws or drug problems as part of the hire proing is hes. >> you go through a background investigation. okay? looking 12 to 15 years in