barry burbank is watching the storm from the studios and has an update on how things are progressing tonight. >> thanks eric. everybody let's look at what's going on for the tides in the early morning hours. that's the next high tide cycle midnight. so between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. coastal flood advisory. that means there could be pockets of minor coastal flooding as opposed to the coastal flood warning which was up this morning causing areas of moderate coastal flooding we still have the wind blowing but it's going to decrease during the evening and that's good news. and we will drop down later tonight to light feeds going through the night but it's so much wind causing it to feel like 8 degrees out there. temperature won't change much tonight. and in terms on of the they are momture but it won't -- thermometer but won't feel as bad later on. now back to you david and lease ooh. >> see you then. >>> flood something a always a concern in sit wi especially around high tide and there were problems recall yr-- earlier in the day. bill shields joins us live now. >> reporter: he keep thinkin

>> reporter: marty burbank wants to pay for every student here to go to college. >> i'm going to put off retirement a few years. >> reporter: a lawyer who met his wife on a boat and got married on a yacht was ready to bay his dream cruiser. >> times 12. >> reporter: when he realized there was a better way to spend his money. >> our pastor gave a severalon about charity and giving and sacrifice and -- and at that point i really felt like i could invest in this boat or i could invest in 26 kids and hopefully make a difference in their lives. >> the gift and the offer is life-changing. their future literally is different because of this. >> reporter: isabella celadon couldn't believe the generosity. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: the seamstress says her son jason can now be anything he wants. >> doctor. >> reporter: every year these kids will need to draw a picture or write a letter burbank who is investing over $1 million in their future. >> i'm grateful for the opportunity to do this because it brings me so much joy helping kids. >> reporter: one couple giving up so much but getting bac

you know, we're gonna be out of burbank in a couple of weeks. burbank's famed restaurant row. [ laughter ] >> fine dining out here and my favorite italian restaurant-- you've been there with me-- vinnie abruzzi's little touch of newark. [ laughter ] >> i want to tell ya-- this is a rough joint. i peeked in the kitchen and the chef was pounding the veal with brass knuckles. [ laughter ] >> and i had my favorite dish there. the big dish at little touch of newark is chicken sicilian style. chicken is first covered with parmesan cheese. covered with it. a lot of parmesan cheese. roasted for an hour at 400 degrees. that usually kills the chicken. [ laughter ] >> wouldn't you know next saturday-- this coming saturday, i believe, is the last episode of "golden girls". is that possible? yeah? ending, but, playing himself in a cameo role, is dr. kevorkian. [ laughter ] >> that's a real sick joke, isn't it? i, uh-- no. the final episode, as i understand it in the premiere-- or preview-- bea arthur gets married. and i had a nightmare last night. [ laughter

. >> reporter: at burbank elementary school in hayward, a hero's welcome for a man many of these kids to love. >> he was really fun. >> reporter: she's talking about actor, artist tim robbins who spent the day mentoring students as part of a white house initiative. >> here they walk into a creative environment that art is on the walls, that part of them is being celebrated as something that's important and essential. >> reporter: burbank is one of 49 turn around art schools across the country. sense being selected for the program, the schools a has added an visual arts teacher. >> the arts has played an important role. >> reporter: officials say test scores and attendance numbers have improved greatly. in fact, the program has helped burbank become the highest performing public elementary school in hayward. students say their sense of confidence has gone up. >> i feel like i'm part of something big, bigger than what i am. >> it helps you just like relax and do whatever you want. >> reporter: this was his third visit to the school. he'll continue sevening around as the arts mentor thro

>>reporter: burbank one of 49 turn around art school across the country.lected for the program the school has added a visual arts teacher and bolster the music program. >> artas played very important role. >>reporter: integration of art in every classroom. >>reporter: test scores and attendance numbers improved greatly. program helped burbank be the highest performing elementary school in hayward. stunts say the sense of confidence has gone up. >> i feel that i'm part of something big. bigger than what i am at the school. >> you can embrace yourself and like just like relax and do whatever you want. >>reporter: this was robin third visit to the school. he will continue serving as turn around art mentor through 20 sfaichbility if you provide a robust art education you are giving the kids a leg up on life. why don't we want to do that. why wouldn't we do. that it makes sense. >>reporter: in hayward chris witch abc 7 news. >>> great day for the kid. >> definitely. >> we were a little bit cooler today as drew talked about yesterday. >> what's ahead forth weeke

beginning with meteorologist barry burbank. >> we've had some extremes over the last couple of mountainous question about that and boston's temperature just dropped three degree in the last hour down to 9 as a real feel temperature is 10 below zero thanks to the wind blowing at 20 miles per hour and some gusts at 30 miles per hour around the region and may be some gusts of 45 miles an hour later tonight. as things are setting up light now. so these are the real feel temperatures way below zero as you can see. obviously the national weather service has a windchill warning up because at times it's going overnight and first thing tomorrow morning. so it's straight from the arctic coldest valentine's day on record. below zero many locations tomorrow morning with new records in boston and worcester with those dangerous windchills. lot more of the forecast and i'll see you with that in a few minutes. ken? . the cold temperatures have triggered alerts on several months. >> the t. is taking extra precautions. and warming centers are open in several spots for folks that need them. jim smith is live

construction will now continue north from bakersfield to san jose instead of from bakersfield south to burbank as had been the plan in the 2012 business report. according to "mercury news" which obtained an early draft of friday's report, the rail authority changed course in order to keep down costs and to attract private investors. now, this will also benefit commuters who have no plans to get down to disneyland any sooner as the early arrival of high-speed rail here means cal train tracks will be electroified and share tracks with the bullet train. so, folks headed to work in san francisco or beyond san jose will get there a lot faster. the completion, again, is set for ten years, which is a long time in people years, but not a really long time when you're talking about major inf infrastructure like the high-speed rail. >> thanks so much, kris. >>> live look outside at the bay bridge from our emoryville camera. every now and then we see the camera bouncing in the wind. a wind advisory for the bay and dumbarton bridges. along with the stormy weather comes some damage. heavy rain made visibili

marty burbank wants to pay for every student here ... to go to college ... i'm more than likely going to put off retirement a few years. dream cruiser ... when he realized charity and giving and sacrifice which would be a lot of fun, or the gift and the offer is, life "oh my god" the seamstress says her son jason can now be anything he wants ... doctooor!!! every year the kids will need to draw a picture ... or write a letter about college to marty burbank ... who's investing over a million dollars in their future ... i'm grateful for the opportunity to do this because it brings me (gets emotional) so much joy. help the kids. one couple giving up so much ... but getting back in return ... a gift that's priceless. miguel almaguer, nbc news, anaheim, california. now is .... coming up on today in iowa... as the romantics among us prepare for a big holiday tomorrow -- eastern iowa businesses are reeling in increased business this weekend... and -- good old- fashioned books might just be making a strong comeback in the heart of the digital age... you're watching k-w-w-l news. advisory will

. >> burbank is one of 49 turn around art schools around the country. since being selected for the program, they have added an art teacher and bolstered their programs. test scores and attendance numbers have improved greatly. in fact, the program has held burbank become the highest-performing bubble meant try school in hayward. their sense of confidence has gone up. >> i feel that i'm part of something big because what i am at the school. >> you can just like relax and do whatever you want. >> this was robin's third visit to the school. he will continue to serve as their turnaround arts mentor until 2017. >> if you bring them an arts education, you give them a leg up on life. why wouldn't we want to do that? it makes sense. >> kids who are highly engaged in the arts are four times more likely to graduate from high school and college and go on to have successful careers. we have much more ahead on the abc7 saturday morning news. donald trump gains support from an unlikely person. what will this do for his presidential campaign. and a health scare for ar

. >> burbank is one of 49 turnaround art schools across the country. since being selected for the program, the school added a visual arts teacher and bolstered the music program. >> the art has played an important role. >> reporter: school officials say test scores and attendance numbers have improved greatly and helped burbank to become the highest performing elementary school in hayward. students say their sense of confidence has gone up. >> i feel like that i'm part of something big, bigger than what i am at this school. >> you can embrace yourself and like just relax and do whatever you want. >> reporter: this was robin's third visit to the school and he'll serve as mentor through 2017. >> if you provide a robust arts education, you're giving these kids a leg up on life. why don't we want to do that? why wouldn't we do that? it makes sense. >> turnaround arts says kids highly engaged in the arts are four times more likely to graduate from high school and college and go on to have successful careers. we have much more ahead on the abc 7 morning news

. >> burbank is one of 49 turnaround art schools around the country. since being selected for the program, they have added an art teacher and bolstered their music program. >> it he's played an important role in every classroom. test scores and attendance numbers have improved greatly. in fact, the program has held burbank become the highest-performing public elementary school in hayward. their sense of confidence has gone up. >> i feel that i'm part of something big because what i am at the school. >> you can just like relax and do whatever you want. >> this was robin's third visit to the school. he will continue to serve as their turnaround arts mentor through 20117. >> if you provide a robust arts education, you give them a leg up on life. why wouldn't we want to do that? it makes sense. >> turnaround arts said that kids who are highly engaged in the arts are four times more likely to graduate from high school and college and go on to have successful careers. we have much more ahead on the abc7 saturday morning news. donald trump gains support from

they were first plan for the first major segment to come connect burbank and they say the cost could stay down and pray attract private investors. the mayor said there could be a positive impact across the south bay. >> this could be a great opportunity for us to create the extraordinary transit center that we have all envisioned. it will also help us unlock a lot of state and federal dollars that we can use to electrify and expand capacity, and it will help folks in south county and san jose. the mac the cost for the entire high-speed rail system is now estimated at $64 billion, down from 60 billion. >> for the first time in many years visiting president will visit cuba. president obama plans to visit cuba next month to push for the lives of cuban people. >> donald trump has ruffled lots of feathers in his bid for the republican nomination and now even the pope is commenting on the gop front-runner. craig boswell explains. >> pope francis is sounding off on donald trump, while flying back to the vatican from his visit to mexico. the pope responded to a question about trumps pledge t

barry burbank, our warm up is only getting started? >> yeah. a few more days before it gets colder. 43 degrees at 11:00 p.m. january 31 in boston, southwest winds blowing, right now we are in the 40s. a couple upper 30s here and there. it will stay there all night long and we have 50s down here. almost into february and some of that will be coming our way tomorrow. tomorrow morning, 42 degrees. sun rising before 7:00 a.m. partly cloudy skies. fall jacket for sure tomorrow. by the end of school 57. a chance of a shower. more coming up in the forecast. >> thank you. >>> an investigators into the social media post of a firefighter. the first responders was calling out the use of a drug people who od on heroin. it road i get no extra money get -- you use, you should lose. the post has been taken down but the fire department and the mayor are looking into the issue. the chief telling us the comments posted do not reflect the philosophy or values we hold as a fire department or town. remains hospitalized. a tree fell on the 74-year-old man yesterday.

he's there for a taping of "ellen" in burbank. the interview airs friday. the president will then attend a fundraisers organized by the democratic national committee. our city's life line-- the 9-1-1 and 3-1-1 systems -- went down earlier this month, and 9-1-1 and 3-1-1 systems -- went down earlier this month, and we now know why! metro says it was because someone plugged something into a computer with a u-s-b cable. officers don't think the person did it on purpose, but they admit it exposed a vulnerability they didn't know existed. the radio systems director says now they've beefed up security and are also looking into all radio and i-t networks for metro and other agencies to see if they need improvement. breaking right now-- north las vegas police are asking for your help, finding this armed suspect! they say he robbed a mead and losee, last november. witnesses say the man on your screen approached the counter with a gun and demanded cash. he got away with about 900-bucks. the clerk was not hurt. if you see this man, call north las vegas police. the dem

the original plan was to go from bakersfield south to burbank.his pushes back the start of service to 2025. a rail spokes person said these changes drop the cost of building the line from $68 billion to $62 billion. much of the cost is expected to come from private investments. some lawmakers are concerned that costs haven't been lowered enough. >> this is just a math issue. we know we have in round numbers $20 billion. we can build the north with that. >> it went from roughly $40 billion to $98 billion. then they brought it down to basically a $70 billion project. still a lot of money, but we're already in cost overruns. >> once finished, the line will stretch from san francisco to los angeles. >>> everyone has their own way to cool off after a -- coming up on "abc7 news," the bay area race where runners plunge after the finish line. >>> and more signs of early spring coming. meteorologist drew tuma has the forecast and a lovely picture from emeryville there. that's when "abc7 news" continues. >>> and in honor of black history month, we're using

[audio not understandable] barry burbank has the latest snow reports and kind of a weird storm. it's been snowing all day long. numbers have not come up too high in most locations outside of the cape. >> it's been a fine, fine snowflake and very fine indeed but we are getting snow coming i was on air there and the snow is coming down in a good clip. it had move into metro west. so it continues to go up as eric mentioned a few more inches are like of this. 1 to 3 in many spots. iam-- yarrmouth is the jack --yarrmouth is the --iam out is the jack -- yarmouth is the jackpot. lower 20s all day long and temperatures are feeling more like the single numbers. but i got to tell you what's coming up is this. the 7-day iq with the forecast light wind with a chance of a snow flurry. themay try to pop out a better chance sun shine wednesday and by the end of the week it turns code and a swath of snow coming and a couple inches saturday morning and subzero sunday morning. it's going to be wicked cold this weekend. back to you. >>> campaign 2016 according to the wbzumass am herst poll both pa

. >> reporter: marty burbank wants to pay for every student here to go to college. >> i'm going to putff retirement a few years. >> reporter: a lawyer who met his wife on a boat and got married on a yacht was ready to buy his dream cruiser when he realized there was a better way to spend his money. >> our pastor gave a sermon about charity and giving and sacrifice and at that point i felt like i could invest in this boat or invest in 26 kids and hopefully make a difference in their lives. >> the gift and the offer is life-changing. their future literally is different because of this. >> reporter: isabela couldn't believe the generosity. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: the seam stress says her son, jason, can now be anything he wants. >> doctor. >> reporter: every year these kids will need to draw a picture or write a letter about college to marty burbank, who is investing over a million dollars in their future. >> i'm grateful for the opportunity for this because it brings me so much joy helping kids. >> reporter: one couple giving up so much, but getting back in return a gift that's pric

the first phase was supposed to be between burbank and the central valley. but the rail authority is scrapping that plan to save money. service could begin in 2025. >>> celesta stowaway has been arrested again. >>> and privacy advocates rallied outside apple's flag ship store in support of apple. demonstrators accuse the federal government of violating personal rights and trying to force companies to become an arm of law enforcement. apple is fighting a court order forcing them to help the fbi hack into a phone. >>> arredondo was riding his bike and hit by a driver who took off. police recovered the suspect's car. a red honda just a few blocks away. but the driver has not been caught. the coworkers are raising money for the funeral so he can be buried in mexico. >> every time i talk about it, it hurts 'cause i don't think that it was time for him to go. >> the general manager of left bank restaurant will match whatever is donated and no arrests have been made at this point. if you have information, call san jose police. >>> a jury is deadlocked in the rape t

. >> reporter: for "nightline," this is deborah roberts in burbank, california. >> "black-ish" airs wednesday night at 9:30 right here on abc. >>> next, the visitor in this white house video couldn't help but dance when she met the president and the first lady. "beth" by kiss beth, i hear you calling... but i can't come home right now... me and the boys are playing... ... all night text beth, what can i do... [siri:] message. pick up milk. oh, right. milk. from volkswagen. red lobster's lobsterfest is back. so come try the largest variety of lobster dishes of the year, like lobster lover's dream or new dueling lobster tails. it's a party on every plate, and you're invited. so come in while it lasts. (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, >>> it's the video going viral. try watching this one without smiling. 106-year-old virginia mclaurin was over the moon when she

instead of from bakersfield south to burbank as had been the plan since 2012. a computer rendering illustrates what happened here earlier than expected. according to "mercury news" which obtained an early draft of the report coming out friday, the rail authority changed course to keep costs down and to attract private investors. now, this will benefit commuters who have no plans to get to l.a. any faster than they already do because the early arrival of high-speed rail here means that cal train will be electroified sooner and the bullet trains and cal trains will share the tracks that will benefit commuters who are trying to get to work and not trying to get down to anaheim or disneyland or l.a. in san jose, kris sanchez. >> thank you, kris. >>> still a little bit damp this morning after a fast-moving storm blew through the bay area. >>> "today in the bay" bob redell tracking the rain for us this morning. what does it look like out there? you're out driving around. >> well, sam and laura. heading southbound on 101, i believe. yes, we are heading through mountai

the initially plan was merced to burbank. commuters in san jose are eager to ride california's first ever bullet train. >> nice that the u.s. is catching up to the rest of the world. i spent most of my life in asia where there have been trains for 30 years. >> tens of millions of people will have to commute to silicon valley or l.a. for jobs. and the way to do that is high speed rail. >> it means $4 billion in savings from construction costs. construction on the first segment is expected to be complete in the next 10 years. it could ultimately take passengers from san francisco to los angeles in less than three hours. >> >> illegal dumping of trash has reached a new level in oakland. the latest was dumped right in front of a school. someone dumped this in front of bureaucrat halter burke halter elementary school. parents had to take a detour to get to class. >> i came to drop off my son. and there was trash all up and down the street. there was a mattress, all kind of stuff. and it was disgusting, repulsive. >> crews used a t

tonight a touch of spring outside and meteorologist barry burbank is here now and he's got your first look at the forecast. >> it was a week ago tonight temperatures below zero in boston to go down below zero just before midnight last saturday night and now we are looking at temperatures this morning 33 but not going below 40 for low tomorrow morning 55 to 60. it was warm. felt like spring. it is still almost 50 in many locations. a weak front is coming up. cold air been -- building in canada. we might get a shot late next weekend but tonight only in the lower 40s. we will take a look at the forecast ahead and we will see another warm day in a few minutes. >>> an inferno erupted overnight in a vacant fall river mill triggering a rear general arm. >> investigators believe the fire is suspicious. we are live with the rubble. jim, it is still smoldering? >>reporter: it certainly is, keep. it's hard to believe that this building still is partially on fire. it's not even close to the inferno that we had here in the wee hours of saturday morning occupied. nearly 24 hours later the of anna s

>> reporter: marty burbank wants to pay for every student here to go to college. >> i'm going to put off retirement a few years. >> reporter: a lawyer who met his wife on a boat and got married on a yacht was ready to buy his dream cruiser. >> times 12. >> reporter: when he realized there was a better way to spend his money. >> our pastor gave a sermon about charity and giving and sacrifice. and at that point i really felt like coy invest in this boat or i could invest in 26 kids and hopefully make a difference in their lives. >> the gift and the offer is life changing. their future literally is different because of this. >> reporter: isabella couldn't believe the generosity. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: this seamstress says her son jason can now be anything he wants. every year these kids will need to draw a picture or write a letter about college to marty burbank, who is investing over a million dollars in their future. >> i'm grateful for the opportunity to do this. because it brings me so much joy. helping kids. >> reporter: one couple giving up so much, but getting back in retur

let's check with barry burbank. high pressure to ourselves with the southwest wind. the storm is not imminent. what we have coming in tomorrow is an approaching cold front it southwest to an east north east. the storm is all on this system down here just starting to develop. this one will intensify explosively, however, it's not going to take a track directly at us but the spiral bands will spring there swing out at us and that's why we are talking about some snow but should not be a direct hit. that's the way looks now three to 6 inches. then three working to 1 inch as you had farther to the north and west of boston. i will have the details for you on the storm coming up. back to you, can. >> thank you, terry. wrecking news now. south korea says north korea launched a long-range rocket. the north is testing band technology. secretary of state john kerry korea said it was a peaceful satellite launch. the west says it is assessing the situation. >>> now at 11:00. >> the notion that barack obama doesn't know what he's doing. >> there it is. >> there it is, everybody. t

barry burbank has the forecast. there are some changes coming this week. >> there are some changes. i want to thank everybody for sending in these pictures of contrast from last year to this year. they're just amazing. as you all know for sure. let's go this point in time through february 21st, last year we had almost 63 inches of snow for the month. unbelievable from the season. we're just almost at the century mark. so far this season, we got 25 inches of snow in boston. we had it mild again today. about 54 at concord. 54 in boston. that was the high today as well. and that's about 14 degrees above the average high for february 21st. not up to the record 63 in 1906. look at the rest of the nation for highs, 60s and 70s, widespread. not even that cold across the northern border either. but cold air in canada up here, we're gonna keep a watchful eye on that all this week. it's gonna charge and strike us here next weekend. mild air depart. the second one moving into northern massachusetts. and a wave of low pressure is sending a little rain moving across the extreme southern new engl

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just minutes after takeoff from burbank, california, the crew of jetblue flight 292 discovers a problem and prepares for an emergency landing. >> brace, brace, brace. >> a terrified passenger films the entire ordeal and records what could be his final good-byes. >> just thought i'd leave a message just in case that i love you. >> normally dave is a light-hearted guy, a comedian from southern california. >> you were filling the gas tank you would never leave. >> but on september 21st, 2005, he's in no mood for a long cross-country flight to new york. >> i woke up early and i woke up tired because my girlfriend and i had been in a big argument the night before. >> i dropped him off at the airport about 2:30, and i was very angry, and i said, "see ya." >> dave tries to sleep as the plane lifts off, but his nap is interrupted by commotion in the cabin. >> people were agitated, and the fellow came on and said, "we believe that we have a malfunction with our landing gear." >> malfunction, not the kind of word a passenger likes to hear. dave snaps to attention and turns on the tv in the seatba