the calendar says february but it sure doesn't look like it outside. the unu out. do we know that person? it feels like spring. >> let's take a look outside to our hills. it is a warm one all across the bay area. a good warm afternoon. two questions. any records? why are we inside? oiearly we should be he d stand-up paddling. >> this is the second consecutive day. we had several record highs for yesterday's days. we're waiting for the official records from the national weather center service. the weather has hit 81 in cloverdale. 79 at santa rosa, concord, 77.

73 here in san francisco, 73 in oakland. 73 in san jose. 70 at half moon bay.bay.bay. you can see it is quite warm. 69 in gilroy, 64 never half moon bay. you see 81 in santa rosa so that has gone up a degree. napa, 77, fairfield, concord, livermore, 72. as soon as we have the official records, i'll let you know. it is quite certain that one or two locations have hit records for this date. >> thank you. let's head outside. >> one of us gets to be outside. drew? >> reporter: the sun is behind

me. i have the best title of the day. when larry heard that i was coming out here to crissy mother nature has dealt thus hand so we're going to love it today. we should be seeing some rain. it is beautiful. it is packed on the beach. we're in the middle of february. we should see temperatures in the 50s. you just heard spencer talking t about all the 70s. we see people in the sand all afternoon. the rain is the big concern. that's what we hear from folks today. where is the rain? look what the we've seen. we have seen areas nearly seven inches below where they should be. sfo, more than six inches below average. san jose nearing the five-inch total. not a cloud in the sky back here at crissy field. a great afternoon and a great

evening to know out and about. we have people surfing, people in their sail boats, people dipping their toes in the water. they can't believ this is what we see in mid-february. just gorgeous out here. coming up at 5:00 and 6:00, we'll show you some guys having fun on the soccer field. from crissy field, it is gorgeous. wear your sun screen. you can still get sun burned in less than 15 minutes. >> and your shades. i went to instagram and i is a you your shades. we need to see then on you. >> reporter: i wanted that person a connection with larry. i love the eye contact. i need him to know how much i love being out here. the shorts are out, the swimsuits are out three days before valentine's day. people are just end joying it. >> stop rubbing it in already! when i see his sunglasses, i see

myself. >> grumpiness? >> ouch! i'm getting attacked from all corners. the sierra snow pack, this really magnifies what he was talking about. you can see the current snow depth. the current is, have a look at that in the middle. you can see in 2018. it is not as good as last year but it is better than 2018. hi, ama. >> oh, sorry! >> the snow pack has gotten consistently worse. she's walking to her next destination. get the latest info on any possible rain. man! we need that in the forecast. or the record breaking temperatures. enable the push alert so you get breaking news when it happens. ama? >> okay. i came over here because i wanted to show you this. a thousand students from berkeley high school took to the

streets to demand changes in what they describe as a culture of rape on campus. >> reporter: students made their demands today. administrators barely listened as they talked about being in the same classroom with a boy that they thought had attempted to sexually assault them and feeling at least fast they had nowhere to turn. >> reporter: over 1,000 berkeley high school students walked out of class at 9:30 this morning and peacefully marched down university avenue to the school district offices. angry about what they say is the culture of rape on campus of the. >> they walked through all three stories of the district offices. at one point, they sat down in the lhallway. they were commanding, making demands. >> reporter: several hundred vented their frustration. >> i don't like that my high school fees like a war zone.

we are all in the hall ways trying to survive. a girl got pulled into a classroom and raped, for god's sakes. >> reporter: that dates back to last may and last week, one female student sued the district over how they handled her attempted rape case. others say they resorted to writing names on bathroom stalls of male students they feared. >> some things require a criminal proceeding. there are actions that can be taken by the excuse. schedule change of he willy about it for sports teams. >> my education at berkeley high was a video about a cup of tea. it cannot be boyd down to something so simple. also something that kids need to be learning about from sixth grade on. this was happening to me in middle school and i was unable to recognize it. >> i believe them and i know has the constant challenge they face. >> this is just as much about

y'all as it is with us. >> we are willing to work with you. >> reporter: and they will. the district is saying they will do more planning, more education on consent. meanwhile the students are planning to go back to next week's school board meeting to issue, articulate a more specific list of demands and possible solutions. >> thank you. a change in policy is being credited with clearing a backlog of rape test kits in santa clara county. two years ago they had 260 to test. now they're down to zero. two years ago the board of supervisors approved spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to create a specific team dedicated to testing the kits. when the attacker indicates is a stranger, the kits are flagged and test in the as little as five to seven days. >> the average processing time has decreasd from 64 days to 16

days. >> i think santa clara county will set the trend nationally. not locally, not in our state but nationally. >> also helping to speed up the process was the district attorney's office setting the target turn around time of 30 days. developing news from oakland. the man charged with killing mia wilson at the b.a.r.t. station in 2018th will stand in h own defense. he said he thought they were aliens about to harm his grandmother. his lawyer said he is mentally ill. they said he called an marvel woman the n word just after the stabbing. the defense objected saying that was never entered into evidence. the judge told the jurors to disregard that saying it was an interpretation of what cowell said by the person who drew up a transcript from surveillance video. today jess smollett was indicted on six counts of disorderly conduct. it stems from allegations he

bogusly reported being theville of a janel 2019 hate crime attack in chicago. the cook county state's attorney's office had previously dropped all charges against him. chicago has sued him, seeking reimbursement of more than $130,000 for overtime paid to officers involved in investigating the initial report. today a preliminary report released by the national transportation safety board is shedding some new light on the 2018th crash involving a tesla that claimed the life of an apple engineer in mountain view. >> reporter: good afternoon. this is part of that report released by the ntsb. tesla in thetlpo s whtig sitaf the feature. an auto pilot activated tesla feature that slammed into a barrier in two years ago had steered toward the same spot

near the highway inter5 interchange on numerous ocasions. the driver walter whong to manually take control of the vehicle during earlier trips. these documents provided by the agency today confirmed it it it members of the ntsb could be seen in the aftermath of the incident collecting evidence to assist with the investigation. >> we're going to work with chp and tesla to download the models and then see what data is available to give us insights into what was going on during accident sequence. >> reporter: with data from tesla, the ntsb said he didn't

have his hands in the steering wheel in the six seconds leading up to the crash. the agency says he had a game up on his mobile device during the drive. they couldn't determine how engaged he was at the time of the collision. they previously rebuked caltrans saying they needed to move faster to remove highway safety barriers damaged by the vehicles. in this indication, the barrier had been damaged 11 days earlier by another vehicle that crashed. family members believe wong could still be alive if that cushion had been in place. the ntsb has yet to determine who was at fault. both tesla and caltrans did not return our request for comment. live in the south bay, abc7 news. >> thank you. expect delays due to construction. nightly work begins at 9:00 with lane closures running until

5:three in the morning between redwood city and 380. it will create 22 miles of express lanes in each direction. the work will take place sunday through thursday nights. it is expected to be done in 2022. get out the vote. voting wrapping up in the first official primary of the 2020 election. we'll have the latest. also, chasing california. why the state is so important in the upcoming election. and flipping out. this is not your usual flip

now to new hampshire where voting is just starting to wrap up in the first in the nation primary. >> late polls show bernie sanders and former indiana mayor pete buttigieg locked in a

fierce battle. other candidates insist it is not just a two-person race. >> reporter: it's primary day in the north eastern state of new hampshire. voters making their way, greeted by candidates for a final chance to win their vote. >> we'll stay all day to fight for every vote. >> reporter: ballots were cast shortly after midnight in three small towns. amy klobuchar receiving early support from the handsful of votes. >> the midnight polls are any indication, we're going to have a pretty good night tonight. >> reporter: mayor pete buttigieg feeling optimistic that he can sfantastic. the energy on the ground is wonderful. >> reporter: but recent poll show bernie sanders leading the democratic pac. he's also hitting back at his arrives. >> i believe it will resonate all over the country. the people of the united states

finally want a government that works for all of us. >> reporter: in a last-minute strategy change -- >> i'm not going to criticize bernie. you know i haven't. >> reporter: elizabeth warren now drawing clear distinction between her and sanders' campaign. meanwhile, former vice president joe biden is down playing expectations in the wake of the hampls primary. >> this is just the beginning. we have the entire nation to vote. >> reporter: and he is headed down to nevada and south carolina. both with considerably more diverse populations. this is their as the this popular polls showing biden behind. >> recent poll have shown bernie sanders leading the crowded democratic field. abc7 news spoke to the state director about what it will take

to win. the sanders camp is eyeing going head to head with president trump. >> who has the most trusted candidate? all polls have shown he is the most trusted candidate. california's primary has moved up from june to march 3rd this year to get the state more prominent role in the presidential race. for more on the candidates, check out our new series chasing california. we spent time with bernie sanders, michael bloomberg and andrew yang in episodes so far.. nancy pelosi made good on her super bowl bet with her colleague from missouri shelf delivered a basket of goodies to emanuel cleaver. the basket included gear deli chocolate, see's candies,

pistacchios and walnuts. she said she didn't include any california wine because neither she nor cleaver drink alcohol. had if the 49 hers won, she would have received some kansas city barbecue. i don't want to think about that anymore. >> it is barbecue weather. >> you're right. someone should be firing up the grill. we've got sunny skies across the bay area. you probably know, it is unusually warm. yesterday was a record setting warm. most locations are two or three or four degrees warmer handle the yesterday. so we'll likely get some record highs. here's a view from sutro tower. down to 69 in the city. it was up to 73 earlier. it is still 73 at oakland, redwood city, san jose, gilroy. half moon bay hit 70 today.

check out the view looking westward. 81 in santa rosa. 77, fairfield, concord, 76. a nice few across the embarcadero from our roof top. a cooler pattern begins tomorrow. it will continue through friday. rain chances are slim over the next week. there is a little impulse coming through which i'll tell you about. overnight, clear skies. minute a little fog near the coast but not along the coastline. the overnight lows will be in the low to mid 40s. the highs reaching only into the upper 60s. mainly mid 60s and about 60 on the coast. 62 tomorrow as opposed to 72 today. in the north bay, 66. and napa, 70. about 64 and oakland, 66.

fremont and the east bay will see mid to upper 60s. as we look to thursday, there will be further cooling. highs will reach into the 50s and some locations around the bay shoreline will reach 60, 61 degrees. they'll be in the mid 60s. then temperatures bounce back a few degrees on friday and kind of hold steady going into saturday. still, mild for this time of year. so here's the action we think seven-day forecast. it is looking lovely. we'll see a few extra clouds over the weekend and there is a little coming in for light to scattered showers. we're not posting a rating on that because it is not much of a storm. then sunny skies and dry conditions persist. so no real rain out there. >> enjoy the sunshine. >> a young girl with a mysterious disease. today she's finally getting out

of hospital. her story and her very first stop today. a huge sale mik'mike will get it done?'n, ok, let me tell you what the 'it' is. as mayor, i expanded healthcare coverage. as president, i'll build on obamacare because healthcare is a right. i created nearly

500,000 jobs in new york city. as president, i'll build an economy that delivers good jobs with higher wages. i'll take on the gun lobby and save lives. and i will stop trump's assault on women's reproductive rights. i've got a record of doing things. i've got the resources to take on this fight. as mayor, i held myself accountable for results. as president, i'll offer common sense plans and i will get it done. so let's stay on the offensive, and let's win. i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message.

it's really going up. the debt of many americans has jumped to its highest level in

12 years. household debt has seen the biggest increase since before the 2008 financial crisis. according to the new york federal reserve, total household debt rose more than $601 billion last year. surpassing $14 trillion. that's a first. the last time there was such an increase was in 2007. economists reported the likely cause for the large increase this time was the increase in mortgage debt. air italy is no longer selling tickets for customers for flights booked after february 25th. the majority of air italy's flights are domestic within italy but their flights have gone as far as the maldives, sfo. the airlines said that flights through february 25th would be operating.

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the competition for the glitziest smartphones just got a lot tougher. >>ayod t unveiled its latest line. abc7 news reporter chris reyes has a look at what is old seems to be new again. 8 k video, zoom, feet wurs 108 mega pixels partnering with youtube and netflix. at its big 2020 event in san francisco, samsung proving the days of phones being just phones are truly over. >> imaging has been a big thing the last several years. that has been the war on which most of this has been waged but they're trying to give you a reason to continue to upgrade devices. >> reporter: so the galaxy film was the thing that had everybody

oohing and aahing, flex seamless glass, but it will cost you. $1380. >> you can fold and unfold your phone over 200,000 times. >> reporter: the hinge that allows it to fold isn't just hidden. it also has no games. >> we created fibers inside that tiny gap to keep the bars out. >> what i do believe is the flexible trend will happen. whether we like it original. >> for bloggers an important part of the job. whether the folding phone or the latest multicamera s-20 line. >> when you can zoom in and see the details, everythieverythievi they're touting their plus and ultra models, well over $1,000. >> it is a lot for people to pay especially since there are a lot of good devices and samsung

makes a number of them. >> reporter: if you are dead set on spending the money, mark your calendars. it is out on valentine's day. the z line, march 6th. >> joining me now, senior reporter, chara, thank you for coming in. >> thanks for having me. >> so the phones now are so good. and they're so expensive. people are holding on to them longer and longer. so unless they come without a phone flies, it is hard to get female plunk down almost $1,400. i was thinking that and then i is a you the video for the foldable glass. >> now you want it. what makes this different? >> we're seeing companies working new designs. with this, samsung's last fold called the fold was kind of a phone folded out into a tablet. this is more like a smartphone

that closes kind of like the new razor that we've seen basically, it is trying to make your phone more portable. it uses the bendable screen. for a lot of people, they've never tried it. never even seen it before. that's what the push is. >> so the first attempt at the folding phone folded. is this better? >> i think they're pushing these at different people. this is using glass which is more durable than what we saw with plastic. at the time they came out with the fold, glass wasn't ready yet. it is really hard to make something that can bend in half 200,000 times is what they're saying, and not have problems. the fold was kind of their attempt to say hey, we're capable of doing this. look what the possibilities are. and that's, it was kind of aimed at more early documenters.

the people who really love tech and they want the latest, greatest. this is something that more regular people might want to buy. >> i saw that you can take self-ie without opening the phone up. a little late for my instagram influencers. is that with the lower price point, something they think will reel people in? >> i don't know that it is the selfie camera. it is more the novelty of the bendable screen. in the united states, there are only three bendable phones from major companies that you can buy right now. the samsung fold, the motorola razor and now the flip. these are still really a novelty. if you have one, people stop and you ask, what is that? what does it do? so for people who want something is the latest, the greatest, it is very flashy. kind of sexy. >> it looks cool. >> so one other note we should mention. samsung outside the phones,

they're expanding their relationship with microsoft. so if you play x-box games, this is kind of significant. >> so they're partnering with companies a lot more. so they've partnerships with microsoft in the past. first they'll have one of the games available on samsung devices. then they'll be working cloud gaming for x-box. microsoft has been working on something later this 84. a partnership where you can play on your gaming on your samsung devices. >> what is apple could go to respond? it always fees like they're a year behind samsung in the technology but samsung's stuff doesn't always work.

everybody is just crazy toast apple stuff. >> yeah. samsung is good at the hardware and making these things. they make displays. they make their own technology so they want to be first to try these out. apple tends to take a step back and wait a little bit and perfect it a little more. they file patents for foldables so it is something they're presumably looking at. they could come out, probably not this year. but i'm sure they and every other company is looking at it. >> thank you for having me. >> sprint stock soared today after a judge approved a $26 billion merger with t-mobile. a group of attorneys general argued having one fewer phone company would cost americanses about of dollars in higher cell phone bu

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and i will stop trump's assault on women's reproductive rights. i've got a record of doing things. i've got the resources to take on this fight. as mayor, i held myself accountable for results. as president, i'll offer common sense plans and i will get it done. so let's stay on the offensive, and let's win. i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message. time for the four at 4:00 stories. the two largest teachers unions want to eliminate active shooting drills. they say the drills can hurt students and educators. they say they want schools to concentrate on training teachers to respond to an active shooter situation. they did vy for schools that

simulate, trying had track the effects of the drills. >> you have younger kids. what are your thoughts? >> high school and middle school. they haven't run them at their school. as a parent, i think if i had an elementary school kid, i would be so worried about the psychological damage, nightmares. they'll be so scared all the time. middle school, i would still hold off. high school, maybe. you have to think about it. what do you do? have the drill? okay, kids, go back to class? it has to be followed by a meaningful discussion. a lot of kids aren't ready form. >> and i have kids ready for kindergarten. i think they would be traumatized. >> i have a little different take. even though i have a small one. i'm always worried about those things. i know they're rare but it is in the back of my mind. especially with what we do. i want the muscle memory. i don't think they need to have, here's the shooter. pretending there's a shooter but i want the muscle memory of the drizzle. when the teacher says this, continuing to get up and go

here. this is place we're going. i want them to be repetitive. >> maybe they can practice it without saying the active shooter part. >> like a fire drill. the problem is, nobody pays any attention about fire drills. >> kids will come home asking parents, do i have to worry about getting shot? >> that's an important conversation to have. the national retail federation says spending for valentine's day will hit an average of $1 nick. but san francisco based nerd wallet has a different suggestion. they say instead of spending, deepen your financial commitments to your partner. if you're single, show yourself some love by strengthening your own financial security. nerd wallet says definal your goals, make budget and invest to help achieve whatever your plans are. >> what does that mean? gift me tesla stock? is that what that is? >> i would be more inclined to go on date number two with them. >> that doesn't sound very row man particular.

it might be practical to do something to help. it's not romantic. at least in my book. >> i love you so much, i'll going on give you an e.r.a. >> i -- an ira. >> i might takethat. >> a social experiment is scientists bristle. you might have seen this. people taking broom and making it stand up on its own. they started doing it in response to a viral tweet suggesting that nasa pro claimed yesterday the only day that the trick would work because of the earth's gravitational pull that day. of course, that is not true. right? >> right. >> this challenge is not new. it first surface in the 2012 and many think it is time to sweep it back under the rug. >> we sweep that under the rug. >> it has to do with the spring equinox. that wasn't even yesterday. >> i don't know where it originated. >> i did see it on social media.

>> apparently, it has gone viral. i find it amazing that you could convince people to do almost anything on to have blend in with a grm because somebody did it on instagram. >> and you see it, it might be true. >> let's just repeat it today and tomorrow and then we'll know it has nothing to do with it. the barometer has low center of gravity. >> yes, ma'am. >> real science. >> fireworks nothing new but this is really something special. skies over colorado lit up. what is -- wow! officially the largest fire work ever launched. it is 2,800 pounds. an explosive was fired over 300 miles per hour. it rose over a mile in the air before erupting into a brilliant flash of light. it is breath taking. >> you'd better know it's coming. what in the world?

>> it is a one-time only. like any 15 or 20 minutes, one -- yeah. >> i'm with you. >> if i'm going to watch a fireworks display, i want to see that show with a lot of things happening. >> so impressive though. 2800 pounds. traveled at 300 miles an hour? that's pretty impressive. >> amazing. the characters? i want tinker bell. >> kooalways do the announcer ve at the end. >> coming up, cents. >> 50 cents? hey there, california residents on medicare. it may come as a surprise... but medicare doesn't pay for everything.

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one of the creators of the show, jobina fortson caught up with him to talk about the show and his successful career. >> you're experiencing an incredible time in your career. from your hollywood star, we're talking about the major power series. and now, you have this socially relevant show. what more can you tell us? >> well, the series for me, it is really exciting. loosely based on the life story. he was sentenced to 70 years plus life. the first person in new jersey wrongfully convicted and he worked his way out of jail. through studying law and working other inmates' cases. and then he created case law through their cases and then used his appeal for himself

>> you should have taken the plea. >> 20 years! >> hank utilized the scenario that isaac had going on. he placed them at one time. >> i saw you said that you were going to have the number one show on abcful looking at your track record, i don't doubt it. but i want to know, what is the secret? i need to know. is this really you? or more your music is the a lot of people know you for your music. >> it's the timing and building the right team for it to happen. a lot of those things, nibble order for the show to connect, i have the huge audience. you have to have flawed character that's people can relate to or know someone like the actual characters on some levels. the story being a true story makes you feel like you're watching a future film or a project from premium cable when

it is on network television. and it doesn't require all the language that would you get in premium cable. we can show you everything that we can't tell you. >> are you creating, while we're talking about music, are you going to be creating any new music for the show? >> i'm ordering new music. i haven't lost my passion for music. i didn't see myself jumping around at 60, like rapping at 60. so i'm focusing on television. >> i just don't want to be like morgan freeman, rapping with the kids. >> do you, curtis jackson, you always have. no problem with the kids. thank you so much for joining us, sir. >> in the building. thanks for having me. >> a fun interview there. i love that jacket, too. for life premiers at 10:00

tonight. and the connors will be a little different. the cast is doing a live episode on both coasts and responding in real-time to the new hampshire primary results. >> this is an opportunity to engage people. to bring in real news. to connect a lot of different audiences at one time. >> what we're trying to do, deal with the primary at the same time. and i hope people just prern the ambition of it. >> i hope people have a good time andghaund a a few extra people go out and vote. >> and you can watch the tonight. >> spencer christian is here with the latest. >> it will be clear overnight. maybe a little fog over the central valley. i don't think it will bleed into the bay area. off the coastline, a little fog. clear skies in the low to mid 40s.

we'll see highs to about 60 on the coast. maybe mid 60s on the bay. shoreline and some upper 50s inland. it remains dry over the weekend we get a few clouds. and there is the possibility of an overnight shower saturday night. we start the week sunny skies on monday. we're looking pretty good. >> all right. thank yo seaworld says its trai will no longer stand or ride on dolphins. it follows nearly a year of pressure from peta which it as animal abuse. they insisted wasn't harmful to the dolphins. a little girl in the fight of her life. >> before all this, everything was normal. >> we follow up today with young samantha winter who's is dealing with a mysterious disease and how she's doing now. >> dan?

>> ama, larry, reading, writing, amyth mettic, and now a new one, rats. what officials plan to do about rats taking over the school. plus a deeper look at big tech. why several bay area companies are in the cross hairs. and clause for concern. when a product doesn't

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we have a happy update to a story we first told you about. a 10-year-old east contra costa girl is battling a rare but dangerous disease that left her partially paralyzed. >> today after many weeks she was sent home. here's more on the remarkable moment. >> reporter: sami winters has been waiting more than 80 days for this moment. the 10-year-old girl from contra costa county has spent the last 12 weeks at beenoff children's hospital. she is battling an illness that left her partially paralyzed. >> five weeks ago, barely wiggling toes to walking a walker. it is exciting.

>> reporter: it began in november after a routine dental appointment. she felt ill and began to lose control of her limbs. she was rushed to a local emergency room and then a hospital where she was diagnosed with afm. >> it causes nerve damage of a virus attacked her spine that then caused nerve damage that then affected the muscles. >> reporter: sami has been doing physical therapy six days a week. doctors believe she'll soon be able to walk on her own parents awareness. they know not everyone is so lucky. >> a lot of people are peril icesed from the neck down. we're very fortunate with her. >> reporter: she still has a lot of work ahead. as she walked out, the words on her shirt, you got this, girl, said it all. >> i never really said i'm thankful for my life, my arms and my hands. but when it actually happens, you really need it. >> just cherish every day. like literally, sometimes at

work, i think there are jobs that i don't like to do. that i don't want to do. i can still get up and walk and do it. to be thankful for what i have of the. >> reporter: for sami, she said she just wants to get back to normal of hugging her dogs and one more thing. >> i wanted to go to taco bell for the nacho fries. >> reporter: she certainly deserves it. >> you got this, girl. sami is currently on the waiting list for a physical therapy treatment in maryland where she homes to get two or three weeks of outpatient care. >> until she gets there, she'll be continuing her physical therapy from home. and she homes to be playing soccer this time next year. that had to be really scary. you can get the latest news any type with our abc7 news app. it has live features, personalization and the push reports in real-time. >> that will do it for this edition of abc7 news at 4:00.

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