only running anyone did was away. and as fast as possible. iet sounded like tanks kept popping. >> here is how it looked on a cell phone. flames 100 feet high. >> wow. amazing. we saw it whrt started to go up. >> crews arrived within seconds because station nine is just doors away the roof collapsed and stuff kept burning. >> the nature of being a repair garage. >> water caused another problem, five hoses pumped a thousand gallons per minute. soon, this area became a binge. their dispatcher evacuated

leaving 80 drivers on their own. >> going to be tough and a struggle. a day of hustle and hardship. >> a lot of abc7 news viewers send us pictures of the fire, you can see the flames. >> abc7 news learned this evening that a south bay youth counselor has been arrested for luring two girls into prostitution. police say justin hutchville worked with the santa clara mental health department as a peer counselor and used that position to gain the girls' trust the two victims were 15

years old and police say he posted nude pictures of them >> they'd meet young girls. one suspect met the two in downtown san jose. from there brought them back to his house, they spent the evening. next day met up with the second suspect. and started to discuss making money together. >> a berkeley firefighter died last night after an accident driving his tractor on his ranch in in unincorporated contra cost ka county. flags were flying at half staff to honor his memory. his jacket also draped over a truck at station 7, where he worked.

>> today would have been his shift. we have a lot of personnel coming to the station. that are learning about his death as well supporting each other. >> emergency responders lined streets near via dominguez last night as his bod yes was being taken to the coroner the fire agency is honoring nunez since his brothers have ties with that department. >> well, police are looking for the driver of a black toyota pick up involved in a street race that hit and killed an innocent driver, a father of three children. two cars racing last night, when one hit a car turning on to the road. abc7 news joins us now from fairfield with details. nick? >> good evening. was it drag racing or road rage? police don't know but are looking for a driver of a late-model toyota tundra.

they believe he may have information in what happened in moments before. >> don't take anything for granted. it could be the last time you see them. >> the 31-year-old struck ask killed on sunday, less than ten minutes from the home he shared with his girlfriend and their two month old son. >> i just want them to know ron was a really good person. a good father and a good boyfriend he didn't deserve to go so early in life. he had a long life ahead of him >> ron died at the scene of the crash just west of i 680 sunday evening. police tell abc7 news the accident started when the drivers of this infinity coupe and a black toyota tundra started moving at high rates of speed. a speeding car smashed into his mazda. evidence collected by police have fuelled investigators with more questions for the driver of

the toyota. because the driver did not stop after the crash, and has not come forward. today, police were back on the scene looking for witnesses. >> we're still trying to identify who it may be. so we can talk to him about what took place here, what his involvement was. how he was tied in with the infinity. they're traveling southbound. >> police are trying to determine if road rage or drag racing were factors questions only the driver who's caused this can answer. >> we need to talk to him to help put more pieces of the collision together. >> the driver of the infinity taken to the hospital and remains in critical condition. those who knew and those who love ron are struggling to understand. the hunt for what police describe as a late model toyota tundra continues. >> two men in critical condition this evening after their car was hit by an amtrak train. police say the driver went around the railroad crossing barrier at buster berry way and

peralta boulevard the car landed on the roof. police say the two men inside are in their 0s, one from fremont, another, southern california. the train sat on the tracks two hours last night before it moved on. 14 people were on board the amtrak. none were hurt. >> bart police said an equipment problem, not human error caused a train accident friday night the train derailed into concord station. trains started running again yesterday. crews removed damaged cars a broken axel might have caused a derailment by damaging part of a track switch called a frog. >> a bill to modify housing law protecting renters in san francisco met with demonstrators today. the protestors represented property owners that want to keep the ellis act unchanged they chanted while mark leno held a news conference.

he was presenting a state bill prohibiting new property owners from evicting tenants for five years after buying a property. ellis act he vicks are a sore topic now, they've tripled during the last year. >> california children are the only known victims of a miss serious polio-like virus that has doctors working to find a source. first known victim in 2012 was a 2-year-old in berkeley the children suffered from weakness or paralysis after having respiratory problems scans of the spinal cords show similar to those in polio victims researchers are working to track that i willness and say despite the unknown origin there is some good news. >> there has been no increase in frequency of the cases so we don't see anything building up. we don't expect actually we'll see, you know, rapidly increased numbers of the cases. >> right now, an estimated 20-25

children have the symptoms. the cdc says it's not been discovered in any other state. coming up, diane sawyer takes a look at the mysterious california illness. >> another spectacular winter day in the bay area today. we'll show you a live picture now. amazing conditions over san francisco. looking towards golden gate bridge. >> however, changes are coming up. sandhya patel sex sighted about that joining us for the accu-weather forecast. >> so excited i have an umbrella out early. yes. we have storms headed into our direction. you might want to strt looking for rain gear because chances are you'll be using your umbrella most of the week. except for a few days. checking out live doppler 7 hd. our radar will be tracking rain. right now, just seeing the sun outside. no real low clouds at this point but it's possible we may see

patches tomorrow morning. that is friday, taking a look at rainfall for first system wednesday through thursday lower elevations about a half inch to an inch of rain. that is with the first system. i'll be back with the timing of what commute might be impacted and as mentioned how long you'll need to hang on to those umbrellas. dan? cheryl? >> thank you. >> just ahead on abc7 news at 5:00 today's moving memorial service for two chp officer was bay area ties killed in the line of duty. >> violent end to a high-speed chp case. >> california former action hero government return was a plan of action to put people ahead of

politics. >> and abc7 is the only place where you can see the oscars this coming sunday. you can visit abc7 news.com and click on countdown to oscar sunday to get a printable ballot in my picks section to choose winners. stay with us.

two chp officers who died while responding to a crash were remembered today in fresno as men dedicated to family, friends and those served. the officers started their careers here in the bay area. officer law in oakland, officer gonzales in san

>> brian law ask juan gonzales met several years ago. monday morning years after earning their badge, the two that became great friends and partners were laid to rest. >> this affects the community. >> the commissioner told the crowd of mostly law enforcement officers that the community and state of california has been touched by the officers service and sacrifice. >> it affects the drivers, police officers public safety operators and dispatchers. >> officer john savage worked along side officer law. best memories were off the clock. >> in three and a half years our partnership grew into a friendship we enjoyed lots of nights drinking captain morgan and calling daul of duty. >> hundreds lined the streets at

attention. his father rode in the hearse with his son one last time. both were described as die hard san francisco 49ers fan. a letter was read today by coach jim harbaugh describing the officers as true heros. >> the end of a high-speed chase today in southern california illustrates dangers officers face every day two. officers had to ram a car to get it to stop in norwalk. and you can see an officer pull out a gun and smash the driver's side window pulling the suspect out of the car the chase started when officers heard someone was driving erratically and throwing things into the lanes. >> a state senator facing corruption charges tonight after surrendering to federal officials. this is a sketch of the senator

ron calderon, a democrat from southern california. he pleaded not guilty to charges today arcs accused of accepting bribes and trips and funneling some money to his children, and political groups that he and his brother controlled. if convicted he faces up to 396 years in prison. >> former governor schwartzeneggar headlined a forum aimed at ending political gridlock. the university of southern california schwartzeneggar institute hosted the event called people over politics schwartzeneggar believes many young people avoid voting because they're frustrated with officials >> the simple fact is that our system let you down. congress has a 10% approval rating but 90% of the time they get reelected every year you know there is something off. it's a fixed or rigged system. >> the actor turned politician criticized his fellow republicans for not doing enough to help the environment and blasted democrats for failing to

curb spending on entitlement programs. >> listen to this. got milk is going away. >> yes. amazing. isn't it? say goodbye to milk mustache is what we're telling you. after 20 years the ad slogan is getting axed. the processor education program says it needs a new look to help declining sales. milk has used the guideline since 1994. new ads have a tag line milk life. is that better? the campaign will feature ordinary people and highlight nutritional benefits. >> ford unveiled it's 2014 focus in barcelona, spain today the company displaying the five-door hatch back with more pronounced headlights. inside, the car has an eight-inch display where the my ford touch and improved blind

spot information system. according to c net ford hasn't revealed the price but says it should be shipping out in the second half of 2014. in sacramento today, the chair of the assembly health committee announced emergency legislation to repeel the glove law portion of ab 1252. you may remember the glove law would require workers in a bar or restaurant to wear disposable glofz every time they touch prepared for fresh foods. the industry says it's wasteful. restaurant owners say gloves shouldn't be the center of attention. clean, safe environment should be. >> having clean food involves washing hands or having clean gloves you can have a dirty glove and a clean hand. food is safer off with that clean hand. so, you keep in mind what the goal is, protecting food safety, our law should not be about gloves and hands. it should be about ensuring food

stays clean and uncontaminated. >> the bill allowing business owners to follow last year's law asking employees to minimize contact with food and use proper hand washing techniques. i think this is going to fly through. >> i like seeing a worker with gloves on. >> thank you very much. >> well, the rain, did i say the rain? yes the rain is expected to arrive on wednesday. just days from now. and you can track it on your smart phone any time. >> could be a good storm, too. sandhya patel is live with the accu-weather forecast. from the roof of the abc7 broadcast center. >> yes. now, behind me some people wearing short sleeves and have shades on. they'll switch out shades for umbrellas and we're going to see changes let's check out live doppler seven hd. back drop here, we'll be changing. you'll notice clear skies. our radar on mount st. helena. right now, beautiful blue skies,

high, thin clouds, out there. temperatures 66 in san francisco. oakland. it's 69 in san jose. gilroy hit 80 seconds a record for the day. here is a view from the lake tahoe camera. nice, sunny view here, nothing but blue skies but they're expecting snow. the first system expected to bring 12-18 inches to the crest. second system going more south. we'll see what that will bring. 72 in santa rosa. it's still mild. san francisco got up to 69, oakland, 72. 73 san jose. not winter like. wet, windy wednesday. there is a chance of thunder wednesday night. looking at a rainy pattern into the weekend. so let's take a look at the

pacific satellite picture, mild weather thanks to high pressure but first storm here due in on wednesday. and here are the risks urban flooding, wind damage, thunderstorms. storm two, friday, 80 wednesday morning. by 10:00 a.m light rain moves in. hazardous kins going into evening rush hour. and winds picking up and that could be problematic. going from 40 miles to 50 miles. winds will be tapering at that point. we can see trees getting knocked down. rainfall estimates inch and a half to three inches for

mountains. half an inch to inch for lower elevations. second system coming through on friday. and it's going to aim more into southern california. you can see shades of blue there. tomorrow morning some patchy low clouds along the coast. low 60s to low 70s. cloud cover looking ahead at the accu-weather forecast, leading up to our first storm wednesday, showers early thursday, then more rain with scattered showers continuing into saturday just a slight chance with sunday's system. it doesn't look impressive. we're getting ready for major changes here in the bay area. and they're about to fade.

enjoy sunny skies. dan? cheryl? >> thank you very much. >> coming up next at 5:00 trade rumors involving jim harbaugh and embarrassing faced from the ceo. >> and at 6:00 the dalai lama offers a message of compassion to silicon valley. we'll be right back here. >> and oscar sunday is this sunday you'll be able to watch oscars live on the smart phone with watch abc app. >> you can watch back stage for moments everyone will be talking about. you can get more information on abc7 news.com/apps. stay with us. we'll be right back.

jed york is changing his story on the trade talks.

this contradicts what york tweeted on friday. he called the reports untrue, but things changed yesterday when confirmed talks could not be finalized mike shumann says the report show there's is turmoil. >> there is an international protecting our oceans. unesco is among leaders at conference saying the ocean is one of the most-threatened eco systems. the director general is here from paris and says our lives depend on saving the ocean's health. >> ocean generates a protein for billions of people. biggest challenge is making sure there is sustainability.

meaning to monitor acidification of the ocean is on the rise. i don't believe one country can tackle this alone. >> saying scientists need to work with marine researchers and says each of us should do what we can to protect the ocean. >> golden gate bridge district took a step today towards raising goals recommending pay by plate not fast track drivers take $seven and a quarter more after that until the toll reaches $eig8. the staff recommendation after months of consideration to makeup for a $142 million deficit. proposal will be presented to the finance committee thursday if approved increase goes before the full board on friday.

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true. >> yes. >> thanks for joining us. i'm cheryl jennings. >> see you again at 6:00. welcome to "world news." tonight -- most wanted. the news pouring in about the billionaire drug lord who targeted american cities. digging underground tunnels. using a submarine. even this catapult to toss bales of drugs over the border. we've now learned new ways police say he was streaming drugs right into your neighborhood. mystery illness. the new disease tonight in some children that has doctors urgently searching for a cure. sleepless in america. short sleepers that thrive on less than four hours a night. >> i'm not superman. >> how did they do it? and how can all of us get more out of our day? and comic genius, rememb