live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. a tragic picture emerging of a san jose police investigating the young man who was armed with a knife when they fatally shot him outside his mother's home. thanks for joining us. the family of the man shot by police tells abc7 that philip watkins was depressed and suicidal when he confronted officers. he needed help not a bullet. alyssa? >> officers were first called to the house about an arm intruder but the woman says that was bogus made by her son who may is

wanted a confrontation with police. >> he needed help. >> the 23-year-old philip watkins, her daughter's fiance was shot and killed in front of her outside watkins' mothers help in san jose. buchanan was here when he stopped by. >> he was distraught and said he was unhappy, he was sad, he didn't feel like things were going right in his life and...he didn't know if he wanted to live. >> she said watkins called 9-1-1 himself. according to san jose police the call mentioned an intruder with a myself and when they arrived the subject charged at them with the weapon. they opened fire.. [ inaudible ] >> next door neighbor her the

commotion. >> i am sad. he needs help. the police didn't have to shoot. >> family members are distraught and baffled how quickly things fell apart. they describe him as athlete. he played football at college. he woulded at wal-mart and loved his 2-year-old little girl and had in history of mental illness. >> i called police this morning but have not heard back. the officers who fired the shots are on leave pending an investigation. >> there is a confirmed outbreak of mealses in contra costa county and doctors are talking about what they can do to keep patients safe. some are considering vaccinating babies at a younger age. >> this discussion is already controversial discussion. there are parents who do not

feel comfortable vaccinating their children. now throw this topic into the mix: doctors are saying it is now a time when we do not need to talk about whether to vacation nature but there to do it early the >> there is a stop signed a vices those with symptoms to stay outside. doctors are focused on protecting their youngest patients. author discussing an unconventional idea about the mmr vaccine. >> something they have been talking about is giving vaccines at a younger able. that is an objection. >> babies are will judicial at 12 months but a doctor said it could be time to consider doing it at nine months. she said that would mean more shots. >> the immunity isn't as lasting so we wait a year because at a year the immunity lasts longer. if we give it at nine months we have to still give it again at

15 months and then at 4-year. >> this office is putting pressure on parents who do not want did vacation nature calling them and asking them to reconsider. >> they pull data from patients to the age of four that have not been vas natured and we are reaching out to those families and discussing the cases with them and inviting them to come to our office at their convenience to be vaccinated. >> we asked a per her -- asked a mother her thoughts on vaccinating at nine months. her daughter is not vaccinate because she is eight weeks. >> scary. can you not let that take over your life. do what you can. wash your hands. stay home. i asked the state department about the possibility and say giving the first dose could be recommended in limited specific

settings but at this time they do not think it is warranted but the doctors say if a parent came in and wanted to talk about doing it earlier than 12 months they would be happy to consider doing it. >> bart is asked to watch for potential symptoms they could, coming down with measles. >> health officials put owe word a person with active measles road bart between lafayette and montgomery stations on wednesday thursday and friday for the morning and evening commute. the symptoms can appear up to two weeks after exposure so people could have contracted myselfs and not show symptoms yet. the infected person works at linkedin and visited e&o kitchen near union square. some bart righters have mixed feelings. >> surprised and nervous. you hear it creeping across the

country. i had measles when i was a kid, the shots and all. >> officials say the measles patient is recovering at low-to-mid and will remain isolated for 2 is days. >> here is what you need to know, symptoms apeter 7-18 daze after exposure. watch for fever, runny nose cough and sore throat and you can be tired with spots if your mouth and then a rash all over. we have an entire page devoted to the measles and how it is contracted. >> a rollover crash caused a probe from downtown san francisco and the golden gate bridge with the driver taken to the hospital another person was pulled from the truck but have now said if that person was hurt. traffic was delayed for an hour. >> the bart board is trying to decide what to drop charges against protesters who shut down a bart station in november. the board took public comment

for two hours this morning in oakland and now members are in discussion. the protesters were arrested for childrenning them selfs -- chaining themselves to a bart station. >> 29 reports including oakland are not in service right new because of a labor dispute with a union. dozens of ships were backed up in long beach the busiest ports in the world. employers will not hire crews to load or unload today saturday, sunday or monday. dock workers deny they are intentionally showing the work during negotiations. the crown says the sticking points are work rules procedures and safety measures. watch out if you are going to the beach. the national weather service issued a beach hazard warning for the bay area through saturday afternoon. officials say there will be rip currents and sneaker waves and large breakers from point reyes to monterey county. if you head out keep an cry on

your friends and not to turn your back on the water. >> do not let the heights fool you the swells can be large possibly up to 15-20. good morning from the broadcast center we are tracking a massive storm bringing us the high clouds. that is the same storm that is churning up the large breakers through saturday at 6:00. add to that the fact we have an offshore wind and temperatures hit the mid-70's and you want to go there. that is our other big story: record highs today but throughout the weekend. i will have an update open those in the seven-day outlook. the holders of three winning powerball tickets are rolling in the money this morning splitting a jackpot of $564 million! in the bay area a ticket sold worth $1.4 million. >> not bad.

the winner hasty -- has yet to come forward. >> it is official, millionaires are made here at pop top market and liquor on east 14th. officials say a person bought a ticket here that matched five numbers last night missing powerball number worth $1.4 million. an employee said he knows the winner. >> a guy would comes to the store he puts in the machine. >> he layed -- played one tick contempt >> one ticket. >> and he won. >> tickets sold in north carolina texas and puerto rico matched the powerball worth $564 million the third largest prize in powerball history. a ticket was sold at food mart in princeton texas and the owner gets $1 million for

selling a winning powerball ticket. >> so excited. so excited. so happy. >> we have a new twist on the little league controversy, the debate being waged after a team is stripped of its title and a big-name supporter helping their cause. >> living legacy after you are 6' under a new facebook

>> it could be a messy evening commute on 101 this evening with president obama arriving at sfo around 5:30. when he leaves the airport both 101 and interstate 280 could be shut down. the president will be at stanford for a summit on cyber security and. attend tomorrow night a fundraiser in san francisco and headed to palm springs on saturday morning. >> the general in charge of the mission in afghanistan testified before the armed services committee today about the progress on security issues in afghanistan. general campbell said he needs flexibility in keeping a number of forces in afghanistan because the hard work so hard is working to protect america. >> over 13 years have passed since 9/11 attacks and we have not forgotten why we came to afghanistan and why we remain. since 2001 the extraordinary efforts and encourage of our forces have ensured another terrorist attack originating from afghanistan and directed against the united states homeland has not occurred.

>> tonight, i hope you will john me for my interview with general campbell during the trip to afghanistan with the fonders of the san rafael based we nonprofit to find out why general campbell is supporting the work of the teamworking with farmers and traders in afghanistan and the general will tell you about his personal roots in the san francisco bay area tonight at 6:00. a step we should all watch. >> a new twist in the little league barrel controversy. supporters of jackie robinson west teamization racism influenced the league's decision to strip them of their title. an investigation found the team recruited players from outside the area by rewrite boundaries without approval. they were the first ever all african american team to win the united states title. reverend jesse jack on is planning a rally to honor the team and what he called the reaffirmation of their

championship. little league bail though, has awarded the title to a team from las vegas that lost toject robinson in -- lost to jackie robinson in the finals. >> tough assignment to be out here in the warm sunshine but i will tell you how long it will last in the seven-day forecast. it is a transition that will bring us rain? >> facebook beyond the brave? the option you will have to keep your friends updated after you pass away. >> a lover's quarrel all in good fund. stay tuned.

covering santa clara, san francisco, east bay, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> what would you want do have happen to your facebook of died? a social media giant is giving. >> chance to decide facebook said users can choose a so-called "legacy contact," and that person can update your profile. here is how it works under the settings you can fine the legacy contact and users type in the name of the person they wish for manage the page when necessity buy and that person can notify face specific upon your passing. to facebook verifies the user has died that legacy contact will be able to post on their loved one's behalf.

what who you want happen to your facebook page by weighing in on ours. >> interesting concept. >> you will your facebook account to one of your kids and a fight over who has the legacy. >> mike? let's talk about something also right now. >> something that is alive: spring blooming all over. gorgeous sunrises and mild overnight temperatures we caught this morning with sky 7 looking off to the east along the san mateo county coast and it absolutely beautiful. you can see more of that every morning if you johnny eric and kristen and leyla and i. or capture it on twitter twit -- twitter@abc7newsbayarea. >> and from lafayette we got this picture of trees blooming in a yard.

you probably notice a lot of color developing with our ornamental trees the last couple of days continuing with the warmth and the lack of room that is out there right new. not going to hurt us too much because the grounds is saturated. 57 in santa rosa the cool spot follow by danville and san jose and san scar less at 61 and half moon bay is warm at 68 so you know you have an offshore breeze. sutro tower right now the area is clean and according to the air quality management district we could have the string of record highs today all the way through sunday without "spare the air" alerts. we will keep our fingers crossed the remember the beach hazards are developing and the cooling next week, but no rain in the forecast. temperatures today are oakland the best bet at setting a record at 74 and we will share that temperature with san jose and other areas of 70 and san francisco and san mateo and palo alto at 71 and livermore 72 and morgue be hill 75 and half moon bay at 73 and santa rosa 72 and lake cloverdale 72.

or 73. i want to show you 8:00 is already passed but you can expect the same type of temperature today at pebble beach. it is already 73 degrees. on way to 75. wrapping things up at 5:00 it will be 69 the send us a picture. we would love to see how paul -- beautiful it is. upper 40s to low 50s elsewhere and the areas of high pressure will keep us rather high and dry the sinking air warms and 12 keep that churning area of low pressure away from us other than the dangerous waves they create now through saturday. sunday we will have low-to-mid 70s and you can see the sea breeze on monday and the coast is cooler and as we head to tuesday and wednesday the temperatures fall back into the mid-to-upper 60's but still warmer-than-average. right now our best chance of rain may not be until the end of the month. if you like spring warmth i have it the enjoy. >> sweetheart what a forecast. if you want to think outside a

heart shaped box of chocolates for valentine's day there are plenty of options. leyla gulen has ideas. no one enjoys a lover's quarrel but this is ground zero for fun fight with bothers flying for the annual "valentine's day pillow fight." bring an old pillow action good attitude and you do not have to clan up the mess. tony bennett said it best "i left my heart in san francisco," 10-k is giving a run for the movie a scavenger hunt, 60 hand designed hearts with questions and you answer correctly, you are off to the next. singles or times up to five are welcome. our perfect for a date or the whole family, silicon valley performs "fantasia," this week end with the we classic

projected on the big screen throughout the performance. in a evening the bay area will celebrate the area of the ram chinese new year preparations are underway stock up on the traditional flora as the chinese new year flower fair with a variety of good luck blooms including oranges and peach blossoms, symbols of happiness. more information is at abc7news.com. >> if you look nor love this valentine's day this could help. a new poll found the number one answer of people go to find their soul mate introduced by trends 24 percent of couples surveyed say that is how they met. 15 percent say they met at school. 13 percent say they met at work. 8 percent at a bar or party. and the same amount 7 percent, say they met online or through a dating app. >> giving a little love just in

time for valentine's day the idea catching on at a cafe that has people lining up to

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business in a london neighborhood. they do not take cash. you pay with hugs. all you have to do is hug it out. a tourist giant owl. you get tea biscuits and cake. it will not be there long because the pop-up is a stunt to promote a british snack company. >> do you hug it out with the owl? okay...by the time we thigh there it is all over. >> an interesting concept. >> for all of us thank you for joining us today. >> watch out for the waves when you are outside and

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