good morning, america. breaking this morning, a plea to isis. the parents of the 26-year-old woman held hostage by the terrorists now with a message directly to isis hoping their daughter is alive despite claims that she was killed in an air strike. meanwhile a half dozen people right here in america charged with helping isis. super soaker. flash floods in the west, entire towns underwater. >> wow. this is more than we've ever seen. >> downed power lines trapping a mother and her children inside her minivan. and now there's a new storm coming in, plus another big snowmaker in the east. caught on camera. beaten by police. the cops now facing charges over this shocking video. how private sleuthing by the

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told us that you treated kayla as your guest, as your guest her safety and well-being remains your responsibility." this is an agonizing, a confusing situation and abc's chief investigative reporter brian ross is here with more this morning. good morning. >> good morning, paula and dan. u.s. officials are still searching for proof of the claim that this 26-year-old american idealist is dead and that she was killed the way isis said she was. her parents say kayla mueller wanted to make the world a better place, which is what led her to syria where she was taken hostage more than a year and a half ago by isis. shortly after she posted this video on youtube. >> i'm in solidarity with the syrian people. i reject the brutality and killing of the syrian authorities are committing against the syrian people. >> reporter: isis claims she was killed in an air strike carried out on this building in the city of raqqah carried out, they

claim, by jordanian pilots. jordan did carry out a series of air strikes against isis this week and u.s. officials told abc news the building cited by isis was one of the targets but that that still does not prove kayla mueller was killed there. >> she could have been killed someplace else. she could have been dead for months so you can't really believe any words out of their mouth at this point. >> reporter: kayla's parents in prescott, arizona, had worked desperately behind the scenes to find a way to gain their daughter's freedom after isis first threatened to kill her on her birthday last august demanding a $6 million ransom be paid. in that statement overnight the parent, karl and marcia mueller revealed they have been privately communicating with isis and asked the terror group to contact them again saying we are still hopeful that kayla is alive. >> a lot of agonizing moments but those jordanian air strikes were in retaliation for the brutal execution of one of their pilots. but how careful has the american military been to avoid hitting any targets where american hostages might be? >> they're taking particular

care to avoid any site they thought she might have been in. there are new concerns about isis getting help from right here in the u.s. six people from american every towns like rockford, illinois and utica, new york, now facing charges for using the u.s. postal service to send firearms, accessories and more directly to isis. abc's pierre thomas is on the story from our washington bureau. pierre, who are these suspects? >> good morning, dan. those arrested include men and women ages 26 to 42, all immigrants from bosnia, some u.s. citizens, some here as u.s. refugees. they were apparently living low-key lives in low-key places but authorities say they were using the u.s. mail to secretly send cash and military gear including rifle scopes and camouflage clothing to turkey. those materials would then be smuggled into syria. the fbi claims this was part of a conspiracy to support terrorists. >> i have to imagine this raises

fears about more isis sympathizers right here in america and what they're capable of. >> dan, in the past year alone at least 20 americans including women and teenagers have been charged with going or trying to go to syria to support isis. a group known for beheading victims. in this last case at least one of the suspects was allegedly in contact with a radical in syria who bragged on facebook about slaughtering prisoners, so, yes, there's deep concern. the fbi is being very aggressive. everyone remembers that isis sympathizer in paris who killed those people at the supermarket. the key question for the fbi, when does support for the isis cause turn into something far more sinister and perhaps violent. >> that's the key question and the most scary question. pierre thomas, we appreciate your insight. thank you. paula, over to you. >> thanks, dan. now to the west coast deluge. a powerful packing heavy rain and whipping winds causing massive damage. abc's aditi roy reporting for us from san francisco this morning. good morning, aditi. >> reporter: good morning,

paula. here in san francisco that major storm caused power outages, downed trees and delayed flights. up north it wreaked even more havoc. this morning wild weather ravages the west, winds battering drivers and hopes and feeding raging rapids and flash floods. in washington state an entire town under water. >> wow, this is more than we've ever seen. >> reporter: the rising waters destroying dozens of home ss engulfing cars and leaving neighbors stranded. 62 miles west of seattle in brennan. >> if it continues, everybody here needs to get out. >> reporter: mudslides prompting evacuations, but no injuries. in northern california, workers racing to stay ahead of floodwaters brought on by the heavy rains. high winds delaying flights and downing trees. take a look at this minivan in sonoma county, wrapped in power lines trapping a mom and her

three kids inside as crews deenergize the live wires that fell on the car. across the area more than 60,000 customers losing power. >> when youly live out here in the sticks sometime ss you lose power. it makes for an interesting day. >> reporter: in reno, nevada, winds sparked a dust storm shutting down a major interstate for two hours. the clouds of dust making it tough to see the road resulting in a six-car pileup that left two hospitalized. and here in northern california, residents will be cleaning up this morning, but with more rain expected on the way, they'll be no doubt watching those rivers and creeks very carefully. paula. >> thanks. >> i'll pick it up from here, aditi. thank you. let's get it over to rob with a look at the forecast. rob, you're tracking two big storms in the west and new snowmaker in the east. a busy weekend for you, sir. >> very active weather pattern. the west, all these advisories and warnings posted with this storm that's been coming in. the wind should die somewhat later on today but we got

another storm that will roll through. let's show you the satellite picture and the moisture flow. this is the atmospheric river that's dumping a fair amount of rain in northern california up through seattle where most of the flooding is. as far as how this will time out probably a bit of a break i think tonight through early tomorrow. here's the one system that came through today and then tomorrow in through sunday, this one will be the stronger one that will bring the heaviest amounts of rain and will ramp up the wind machine again. wind gusts over 80, 90 miles an hour potentially again across the higher elevations. some of this energy is making its way towards the northeast and that will spawn some wintry weather. winter storm watches posted for the northeast including upstate new york and northern new england could see over a foot of snow. again, we'll talk more about this in the forecast. paula, back to you. >> no rest for either coast. rob, we'll check in with you later. and back home now to that tragedy just outside of new york city which killed six. as funerals are held for some of the victims, investigators continue piecing together exactly what caused that fiery crash, and we're now hearing about the life-saving heroics on

that doomed train, and abc's linsey davis who has been on the other story from the start joining us from the scene of that crash. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning, paula. ellen brody, that mother of three driving the suv was among those laid to rest yesterday and during the eulogy, her husband said not only was his wife in a strange and unfamiliar place but he was critical of this railroad crossing. this morning, investigators are continuing to uncover new details about just what happened when ellen brody drove her suv onto the metro north train tracks. the ntsb revealing the engineer slammed on the brakes the moment he saw her car but was unable to slow the train enough. >> he immediately put the train into emergency braking, and then he saw the car advance fully onto the track. >> the train was only able to slow from 58 miles per hour to 49 before striking the suv. and new details revealing a new hero, the train's conductor who went car to car to evacuate passengers. >> emergency responders advised

him to get off the train himself. he said he stayed on the train until he was assured that all the passengers through all the cars that he had walked through, 8 all the way down through number 3, had been evacuated. >> reporter: the ntsb also revealing that a total of 12 sections of the high voltage third rail, each of them 39 feet long, penetrated the first passenger railcar. yesterday new york lawmakers paying condolences at the site. >> it's a gut-wrenching experience to be here. it's like looking into a coffin. >> the ntsb revealing that brody took a different way home than usual because a car accident had diverted traffic and the possibility she was unfamiliar with the controls of her recently purchased mercedes suv. >> we certainly want to understand what the factors were that prevented her from moving forward. in other words, from being on the track itself. >> reporter: and those new york politicians who visited the

crash site here yesterday want to stress to the public often crossing gates are made out of something like fiberglass, a material that's designed to be easily broken away to yield to a car, something that perhaps ellen brody simply didn't know. dan and paula. >> all right. good to know, linsey davis and so many pieces to this puzzle that don't make a lot of sense. >> a lot of heroes emerging as well. a lot of news overnight. as always let's get it over to ron for a look at the headlines. good morning, sir. >> good morning to you, dan, paula and sara haines. good morning, everyone. turbotax resumed filings after the company temporarily shut down the service after several suspicious filings. the country's most popular tax preparation software company discovered that scam artists were using stolen personal information identification information to file fraudulent state returns. several taxpayers in minnesota were scammed out of their refund checks. turbotax officials, however, say this was not a breach of its system which is used by 30 million americans. and day-care centers across the country are on high alert for measles as the virus spreads.

in illinois state officials are awaiting lab confirmation whether five infants in that state test positive for the virus. they attend the kindercare center. kindercare has more than 1600 centers nationwide and ordered all staff to be vaccinated. there are now 102 measles cases in 14 states nationwide. and the 81-year-old mother of the late whitney houston is now at the bedside of her granddaughter bobbi kristina. sissy houston joins her former son-in-law bobby brown at emory university hospital in atlanta where bobbi kristina is in a medically induced coma after being found face down a week ago. law enforcement officials there say they are investigating continuing to investigate that incident. take a look at these spectacular pictures of a photo -- sorry, photos of a tanker fire overnight happening in utah on highway 40 in that state. the rig was carrying crude oil and somehow flipped over

sparking a massive blaze. as you see there, the fire burned for hours and the driver got out safely. no one else injured. a new survey of weekend nighttime drivers finds that americans are doing a lot more than drinking and driver. the survey from the national transportation safety board say that 1.5% had alcohol levels beyond the legal limit down 30% from 2007 but 15% are illicit drugs in their system up up from 12%. the number of drivers with marijuana in their system was up nearly 50%. finally an update from anyone guilty of munching and driving. >> yep. >> a judge in cobb county, georgia, has now dropped the charges against madison turner who was pulled over and cited with driving with one hand and the other allegedly on a double quarter pounder with cheese. >> i think he cops to the charge. >> he cops to the charge. no more allegedly. the judge said there wasn't enough evidence to prove he was

guilty of violating the distracted driving law or driving under the influence of mcdonald's. >> driving with the knee, hamburger in one hand, soda in the other. never happened. >> or french fries. >> slapped with a ticket and a jar of tums. thank you, ron. appreciate it. we're going to switch gears now. shades of the o.j. simpson case at the murder trial of another fallen football star. jurors taking a trip outside the courtroom to aaron hernandez's home and also to the crime scene and abc's kendis gibson is here with details on all this. kendis, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan, good morning, everyone. that jury is spending this weekend absorbing what's been a huge first week in the aaron hernandez murder trial capped off with a highly unusual road trip to the murder scene. it's something rarely seen, a field trip for jurors. the judge and massachusetts state police escorting the 12 women and 5 men deciding the aaron hernandez murder trial making stops at murder victim

odin lloyd's house to cell phone towers prosecutor say pinpointed hernandez's movements and along the snow-covered terrain toward the location his body was discovered. >> once they're there, the jurors get to see for themselves the scene. >> reporter: prosecutors say the former new england patriots star arranged for lloyd's murder in june 2013 after the two allegedly got into an argument at a boston nightclub two days earlier. hernandez has pleaded not guilty. the former athlete's $1.3 million home is where the jury spent the longest time touring, up to 35 minutes. it was on this driveway hernandez was paraded out the door in handcuffs. >> for the jurors to see these key places in the case is different than just talking about it or looking at pictures. >> reporter: the unusual road trip reminiscent of the o.j. simpson trial where a bible was placed in his home to influence jurors. prosecutors say hernandez's house was similarly lined.

>> photos, memorabilia religious items that weren't there. >> reporter: the judge ordered those items removed prior to the jury visit. prosecutors were clearly concerned that the jurors would get to the house, they would see this new religious material in the home. they'd see more patriots memorabilia and that they'd be more sympathetic to aaron hernandez. >> the trial is expected to resume on monday. they're all expected back in the courtroom and this is going to be a long case, six to ten weeks. if convicted, hernandez facing life in prison. dan. >> high stakes and we will continue to cover it here on abc news. kendis, thank you. we're going to move on now to a little lighter story that involves this question. are you feeling lucky? if so, you have until tonight to buy your powerball ticket. >> i'm always feeling luck y i think you know the answer to that question. it's nour chance though to take your chance at one of the biggest jackpot ss ever, 380 million bucks and rising and sara has been thinking about some of the unusual and cool things she

would do with that. >> the emphasis on unusual. beyond $1 million i find these lump sups of money hard to comprehend. but when i put my mind to it, i was able to break it down into stuff that's easier to digest. >> these are winners. >> reporter: the anticipation building. >> i'd help the children. that's what i would do first. >> reporter: this morning, the powerball jackpot climbing to $380 million, the tenth largest jackpot of all time. >> we're starting to see some real lotto fever start to build up across the country. >> i'd have to definitely talk to my wife about it if i won. >> reporter: and it's been about a year since we've hit it big. >> we've been in somewhat of a jackpot drought. for some time. >> reporter: mystery man ray buxton winning $425 million last april, the largest winning jackpot in california history. >> he still can't really believe it himself and believes it's a prank but the reality is it's not. it's the truth. >> reporter: got me thinking, what if i won, what are some of my favorite things i could enjoy

over and over again? say, 63 million pints of ben & jerry's ice cream, mint chocolate cookie, of course. >> the far western suburbs everybody elsetry family. hope they can handle me. the sky is truly the limit. >> i would pay off my bills and move somewhere very warm. >> i would probably donate it to charity first and then get things for my family and friends. >> reporter: with dreams like these, americans are lining up despite the astronomical odds of winning, 1 in 175 million. >> i know you got to be in it to win it. >> thank you. good luck. >> 1 in 175 million, so you're telling me there's a chance! >> there you go. >> teed me up for that one. aside from good deeds, because i know dan would rescue every

animal out there, what would you guys -- one splurge. >> a splurge? beside buying dan a couple new ties. >> ties are fantastic. >> i would pay off the house. >> i would buy an entire ranch -- a dude ranch with a golf course for ron. >> just for dudes. >> no, no, you guys -- >> what about dudettes? >> of course, you'd be working and dan would be in the smoking room with a cigar and sifter of brandy. >> season tickets to the yankees, up close. that's a lot of money. that's close to a million bucks. >> i want to sit courtside at a knicks game just one time. courtside. >> you have a lot left over. >> do i get to go to the games? i'm giving you a galveston course. >> i'll get five tickets. >> we're such altruists. >> a trip around the world with my wife. >> is alexander coming? >> we wouldn't want to do that. we're just fantasizing. just me and my wife. i love you, alexander, no question about it. but diaper changes aren't part

of this fantasy. anyway, what's going on in the weather? >> i know 30 or 35 people that would like a new car right now. i want to show you this video, dramatic stuff out of upstate new york. >> no serious injuries with this of the. that is good news. another pileup of cars on snowy highway. this was narrow band of lake effect snow that is no longer happening today. for the most part we have another system riding the great lakes here. watch this, that is the pink line there. warm air with it. pacific system in a way. and so as we go through time here surprised we start to crank things up tomorrow night and monday. another monday morning messa cross the northeast mostly new york slushy mess, maybe ice heavier snow north buff throw boston. they do not need more of this snowfall that's for sure way above average.

80 degrees and 68 new orleans and as a chick check of the national outlook here's what's happening locally. >> i'm chris sauers snow showers approaching western suburbs and everyone else seeing mainly cloud. temperatures cold. not fearly as bad as what we saw yesterday at this time. some areas were actually down to single digits. this morning we're in 20s. again much, much better, 46. that is high temperature today. mostly cloudy skies 52 tomorrow, perhaps a light wintry mix north and west. 70 degrees yesterday in denver might break a record today of 70. that's golfing weather, my friend. >> it goes up and down in denver this time of year. right? >> what, are you the expert now? >> i'm helping you. i'm assisting. >> thank you. i appreciate it. >> golfing weather on rob marciano's fantasy dude ranch. thank you. coming up on "gma," this is

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patients in a hospital. the interview, an abc news exclusive coming up. but first a graphic new alleged case of police brutality caught on tape in philadelphia. two cops charged with severely beating a man then filing false charges against him. >> but it wasn't until his girlfriend leapt into action that these images even came to light, and abc's linzie janis is on the story for us this morning. good morning, linzie. >> reporter: good morning, paula. that's right. this young man's girlfriend believed in her man and set out to prove the cops beat him and then lied about it. a grand jury agreed indicting the officers. two philadelphia police officers caught on camera doling out a beating and according to prosecutors caught in a lie. their alleged victim, 23-year-old najee rivera, howling in agony as they punch him over and over again. but on that night back in 2013, rivera was the one charged with assault after admitting he fled police on his scooter. the surveillance video that

captured the beating found only after rivera's girlfriend did some investigating. she went door to door in this philadelphia neighborhood searching for any business that may have caught the incident on camera. she found one here. >> the story that najee told her prompted her to jump into action to protect her man. >> reporter: her discovery leading to a grand jury indictment of the two officers seen here chasing rivera in their patrol car. one of them reaching out and clubbing him with a baton. >> they hit him in the head. he fell off his scooter. he was writhing in pain and they began beating him. >> reporter: a very different story than the one officer sean mcknight and kevin robinson put in their police report claiming they saw rivera lose control of the scooter and fall to the ground before he began to attack them. >> the videotape undermined every, every aspect of the officers' account. >> reporter: attorneys for the officers say they plan to plead

not guilty to charges of aggravated assault and criminal conspiracy among other counts. the videotape shows a very brutal beating. was that necessary? >> i don't know that the videotape shows that. the videotape shows that the police officers were doing their job under the circumstances. >> well, the officers have been suspended and due in court later on this month. as for rivera he won a settlement with the city of philadelphia last summer for $200,000. his lawyers tell us he struggles with migraines, loss of vision, he was out of work. all of that now getting better. he now has a child with his girlfriend but, again, the cops say he fled the scene. he fled. they pulled him over. he fled. he got scared. he fled, and they were just doing their job. >> but we would have never known the full extent of this story if his girlfriend hadn't leapt into action. >> and the philadelphia pd said they were wrong. they should have looked for surveillance video. >> linzie janis, thank you. turning now to an incredible survival story. an american teenager finding himself lost in the alps in a blinding snowstorm. >> and what he did next just may have saved his life and

now he's speaking out from his hospital bed. abc's michelle franzen has the story. >> reporter: a 19-year-old american studying abroad is lucky to be alive. what was supposed to be a picture-perfect day skiing the swiss alps turned into a harrowing tale of survival. chicago native mark doose says a snowstorm forced him off course and then he tried to follow the ski lift pylons down the mountain. >> in the states usually following the supports is the easiest way to get down but i wasn't expecting there to be the ravine there. >> reporter: he tumbled approximately 114 feet down the ravine carved out by a river and it didn't take long for the biotech student to realize he would have to rescue himself. >> in my head i said, you know, if i stop moving then i might not start moving again. >> reporter: at first he yelled for help, even wading through ice cold water at times and climbing out of the ravine. then finally after more than two days, help arrived. >> when they first answered me,

that was just -- it was incredible, you know, just to have someone respond after not, you know, talking to anyone or having anyone hear me for almost, you know, 2 1/2 days, so that was definitely pretty emotional. >> reporter: rescue crews launched a helicopter to lift him to safety and checked his vitals. and after recovering from minor hypothermia, mark will be back out again. for "good morning america," michelle franzen, abc news. >> it always impresses me when people get into these situations and say, yeah, yeah, i'll do it again. >> yeah. >> like surfers getting eaten by a shark an get back in the water. not for me. >> i love the resourcefulness of a good midwestern kid, though. >> absolutely. absolutely. >> another look at the morning headlines and over to ron once again. >> hi again, dan, paula, sara, robert. good morning, everyone. we begin with the arizona family still holding out hope their daughter held hostage by isis militants is alive despite claims by the group that she was killed during an air strike by

jordan on a building in syria. u.s. officials are searching for proof that kayla mueller held captive by those fighters was killed. jordan is calling the isis claim propaganda. and here in the u.s., six people are accused of sending money, weapons and other supplies overseas to help isis and al qaeda. all six are bosnian immigrants, some of them u.s. citizens. the fbi says it was all part of a conspiracy to help terrorists. ande european leaders sat down with russian president vladimir putin in a new push for a peace deal to end the bloodshed in ukraine. the three leaders will be part of a conference call tomorrow with ukrainian president petro poroshenko. and finally, i love this story. james robertson, the detroit man who walked 21 miles to and from work every day and won the hearts of millions is on the move on friday. robinson picked up the keys to his own own car given to him by ford and that's not all. aaa picked up the insurance tab,

and the crowd paid $126,000 in donations which robertson plans to use on home repairs and his retirement well deserved. he has not missed a day of work walking to and from his job in rain, snow or shine. isn't that great? >> i love that. >> what an amazing story. >> that's good. >> 21 miles every single day. >> in all kinds of weather. >> perfect attendance. that alone. >> yeah. >> and the shoemakers out there probably disappointed they couldn't sponsor him. >> maybe they will. >> that's fans it tick. hey, i want to take you to boston where they need the snow treads >> wind chills feels like 13 degrees. bitter cold continues. let's take a look at other wind chills we have going across the northeast. 25 feels like and 18 and not as bad as yesterday. last two days really, really bad. the big warmth is across mid section of country. salt lake denver you saw a record. you may see another today.

break out the sunglasses and shorts. break out the rain gear across the northwest. this rain gets down past san francisco not quite down to la. maybe a little there. heaviest rain maybe a foot coastal rains north of can francisco to seattle. dry weather across the mid section. 72 in orlando. that's a check on the national outlook here's what's shaking locally for you. >> meteorologist chris sauers with the accuweather forecast update. snow showers to the west. far western suburbs see a few flakes over the next couple hours. everyone else clouds and mild temperatures later this afternoon up to 46. >> thank you, dr. marciano. coming up how did a teenager talk his way into a hospital job even performing cpr on a patient and an abc news exclusive interview. why did he do this? actor chris pratt goes to harvard and gets an education on

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this morning, we're hearing from a teenager whose life seems

to have been inspire edd by this movie "catch me if you can" but he begs to differ. >> he spun a web of lies. first posing as a physician's assistant and then as a doctor and cop and now he's explaining why he did it sitting down with abc's matt gutman for an exclusive interview. >> reporter: first came the deception, then came the handcuffs and the confession to abc news. so you created this world of lies to hide this family secret. >> yep. >> reporter: in 2011, 17-year-old matthew scheid fooled florida hospital officials for a month masquerading as a physician assistant even treating patients. his only schooling from tv. >> full of blood too. >> "grey's anatomy" and "e.r." i think were like the two top picks. >> reporter: did you go to the hospital and actually use the lingo? >> i actually put out a word or two to make it look like i was talking about.

>> reporter: even doing cpr on a patient. you must have been terrify ed thinking to yourself i have this person's life in my hands. >> yeah. >> reporter: but he kept lying and months after his arrest he inexplicably skipped bail from miami beach where he was busted in an unmarked cop car posing as a cop. >> i couldn't believe it was happening again. >> reporter: it was and it cost him a year in jail and eight felony convictions. but why all the lying? >> all these stories to get away from my reality. to get away from what my life is. >> reporter: he lived in a trailer with his mother who was arrested on meth charges so he wove an alternate reality to teachers and friends. you said that your father was a police officer and your mother was a nurse. >> those are the two careers i really liked. >> reporter: he put that behind him, lives on his own. even has a new job as a salesman. what else. for "good morning america," matt gutman, abc news, miami.

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>> good morning it's saturday, february 7. eva is off. i'm shirleen alicott. here is what we're following for you right now on "action news." parents are on alert and health officials are testing a montgomery county boy for a possible case of the measles. philadelphia police are investigating a stabbing overnight outside a chinese takeout restaurant. new jersey lawmakers are considering a change to how drunk drivers are sentenced. those stories and more and first the exclusive accuweather forecast. >> warming up. >> i'm loving it. >> a lot of people are loving the sound of that. as we go live on sky6 looking at philadelphia international airport and the big story this

weekend will be warmer temperatures. speaking of temperatures, it's been cold over the last 4 to 6 weeks. we're about 3 1/2 below average entire move january and so far the month of february for first six days were five below average. a warm-up could be greatly appreciated and we'll get it here this weekend. stormtracker 6 double scan in the meantime showing snow showers quickly approaching far western suburbs this morning allentown, reading, it's now moving into western berks and lehigh county. light snow. just enough to coat things. so if you're out traveling the next hour or so take it easy out there. roads are treated but still could be slick spots. 23 allentown and 25 reading and 30 wilmington and philadelphia 30 mobile 31 reign trenton showing 28 degrees. just about everybody running anywhere from 10 to as much as 16 degrees warmer than we were yesterday at this time. so the moderating trend is starting here in the delaware valley. forecast for today ring mostly cloudy skies