kristen sze explains why parents need to pay attention. >> you may call them modern day high hieroglyphics. pictures meant to say more than words. >> end the conversation with a chipmunk. she thinks it is cute. >> adding a facial expression or whatever it lightens the mood. >> it can be sweet and silly or scary. a new york teenager accused of threatening police with a gun emoji on social media. in illinois, prosecutors say another teen shows support for isis by tagging violent videos with emojis. good or bad, emojis are changing the way teenagers in ter act. >> it is sad. children don't know how to talk to one another. >> the 12-year-olds and 13-year-olds have had emoji since they were using cell phones. to them it is how they communicate. >> paul booth is a media professor. >> there is something primal and something about an image that communicates emotion to us. >> some parents worry emoji are a barrier to underking kids and keeping them safe. >> what's the problem? >> i don't speak emoji. >> it illustrates a real life problem. many adults find deciphering the emoji impossible. we found

kristen sze explains why parents need to pay attention. >> you may call them modern day high hieroglyphics. pictures meant to say more than words. >> end the conversation with a chipmunk. she thinks it is cute. >> adding a facial expression or whatever it lightens the mood. >> it can be sweet and silly or scary. a new york teenager accused of threatening police with a gun emoji on social media. in illinois, prosecutors say another teen shows support for isis by tagging violent videos with emojis. good or bad, emojis are changing the way teenagers in ter act. >> it is sad. children don't know how to talk to one another. >> the 12-year-olds and 13-year-olds have had emoji since they were using cell phones. to them it is how they communicate. >> paul booth is a media professor. >> there is something primal and something about an image that communicates emotion to us. >> some parents worry emoji are a barrier to underking kids and keeping them safe. >> what's the problem? >> i don't speak emoji. >> it illustrates a real life problem. many adults find deciphering the emoji impossible. we found

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze. the killing of the 15-year veteran police officer helped at 4:30 this morning. police believe it stemmed from a domestic incident involving the officer's grown daughter, a young grandson and the boy's father, the suspect robert vega. the shooting happened at the officer's home in the glenn cove neighborhood. colleagues say officer vegas was likely trying to be peacemaker. >> probably trying to stable a's the situation and be a protector for his daughter and just end the situation peacefully. >> the 30-year-old suspect vega was a 2011 graduate of the napa valley police academy. the officer's wife sand a was hurt when she jumped from a window. >> they are both well known and respected for their nonprofit charity called foster greatness. >> melanie woodrow is live at the kaiser hospital in vallejo where sandra vegas is being treated for her injuries. >> reporter: sources say in a moment of gripping fear, officer vegas' wife jumped from the second floor window. friends say at one point th

i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. the bay area dazzled from start to finish. >> ♪ oh say can you see >> lady gaga hit every note in her moving rendition of the national anthem. fans are calling it a powerful performance. >> assisting me today is none other than super bowl mvp joe montana. >> legendary joe montana flipped the coin joined by other super bowl mvp's from his team and the oakland raiders. >> yeah, that is golden state warrior steph curry not shy about who he was rooting for. he grew up in charlotte and drummed up excitement for carolina during the pre-game. >> ♪ uptown funk you up ♪ uptown funk you up ♪ uptown funk you up >> superstars beyonce, bruno mars and coldplay wowed the crowd during a memorable half time show. >> and tonight one final play from the bay area, san francisco paying homage to the broncos. the trans america pyramid is lit up in blue and orange in recognition to the team's big win. >> we have coverage in santa clara and we start with larry beil. >> and mike shumann live on the field at l

good evening, i'm kristen sze. >> i'm dan ashley. a person of interest in custody this evening for the death of stacey aguilar, 22-year-old woman reported missing last week as we reported. we're learning new details about what happened. sergio quintana is live with what happened. >> reporter: dan, police chief wanted to assure the public that there was a person of interest in custody because she wanted to make sure that people did not think that there was a murderer out on street, but they would not release many details about that person of interest who's in custody. during an afternoon news conference, the hayward chief of police said 22-year-old stacey aguilar's body was found saturday afternoon in this rural area off morris and canyon road in fremont. she'd been shot several times. >> we do have a person of interest in custody. we cannot release the name of the person until charges are actually brought with the district attorney. >> reporter: the alameda county coroner completed an autopsy but cannot release the cause of death bec

i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze. woodrow joins us live now with the latest on this investigation. melanie? >> reporter: kristen and dan, you can see that officers have blocked off the road here. right now, multiple law enforcement agencies are looking for the rest of this woman's body. if those remains are here, they want to find them before anyone else does. multiple law enforcement agencies spent the day searching water and land for additional remains. this after someone found a woman's torso. the police say the arms, legs, and head were severed. >> surprised but not shocked. >> reporter: larry has been casting his line here for 20 years. >> it's a nice place to come out and go fishing. >> reporter: which is what the police say people were doing sunday night when they found the human remains. just after 8:00 p.m., someone called in to report a body found in the marshland. the coroner's office took custody of the body at 11:00 sunday night. the original call was for a body in a suitcase. the coroner's office confirms

i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze.ht to meteorologist sandhya patel tracking the storm. >> you'll notice the moisture is increasing across the bay area and we are seeing pockets of moderate rain. we're seeing rain around fire road, pine mountain fire road. it's light to moderate in the north bay around roanoke park. old redwood highway, sonoma, scattered line right from berkeley, and towards the peninsula, some light showers. santa cruz mountains, starting to pick up that moisture and the winds are howling, gusting to 45 miles per hour. we've had gusts as high as 59 at los gatos. we rank the storms on our storm impact scale. this one is a moderate strength storm. main impacts this evening, windy, half an inch to inch of rain for most areas. as you look at the forecast, the heavier rain is still coming over the next few hours. a detailed look at your timeline going into tomorrow coming up. >> thank you very much, sandhya. >>> looking live at sfo, the high winds have caused travel problems. some are trying to take the de

i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley.new information about this horrifying discovery and the possible link to the case of a missing woman. then there was a bizarre, tragic development involving her husband. melanie woodrow has more. >> reporter: those investigators have been here at the crime scene all day long. shelly's home is behind me, just beyond that crime scene tape. she disappeared the day before valentine's day and two days later her husband reported her missing. "abc7 news" was here when investigators from brisbane and fremont police showed up and asked us to move back. >> search warrant, demand entry. >> reporter: with those commands, investigators entered the home. 57-year-old wife and mother shelly has been missing a week and a half. her husband, paul, reported her disappearance two case later. >> the husband came up to the house and asked us have we seen her. >> reporter: the police said paul told investigators she left her cell phone and laptop at home and she had a history of bipolar disorder and depressio

i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley.er years of debate, santa rosa has begun removing 91 throws, including six redwoods. that's why wayne freedman is live tonight. wayne? >> reporter: good evening. if you look behind me and up you'll see they look a little like rugby goals over there. those are two of the six trees we're talking about. the remains of redwood trees. they were planted here in the '60s, but that doesn't make them any less precious to residents who didn't want to see them go. it has been a small enclave in the city of santa rosa. now it's coming down piece by piece. jason runs the department of transportation and public works and this is his baby. after years of discussion, the city began clearing trees today to build the larger, more unified old courthouse square in the same place where, until 1966, that courthouse used to be. but the teardown includes six redwood trees, and that has been controversial. >> this is just something that it hurts very bad. >> reporter: resident brandon rhodes came by today to l

i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze.y they have strong investigations that the human remains found were those of a missing mom whose husband jumped off the bay bridge. melanie woodrow is live with new details. melanie? >> reporter: brisbane police department is now the lead agency on this case, opposed to fremont. so far they have not definiti definitively made the link that paul is responsible for his wife's disappearance. one of her sops said both of his parents passed away, but that has also not been officially released. outside the home, flowers and a message for shelly. a quiet tribute following a chaotic day. wednesday morning, investigators demanded entry to the home. they searched for clues and examining paul tichner's truck. >> police were in communication with us several hours before that. >> reporter: police detectives have been looking for shelly since the day after valentine's day when she was reported missing. the husband said he last saw her two days prior. today, the pier was closed where sunday night fis

i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley.s are saying tonight that a san jose woman was indeed killed by her boyfriend. new documents reveal the connection between stacey aguilar. melanie woodrow was the first to tweet this news. she's live with new information on how the victim died. melanie? >> reporter: these details are very gruesome. so much so that he's being held on that murder charge without bail. he also has an immigration hold and he did not act alone. he had a friend that was with him after the fact that was denato perez, being held on $500,000 bail, the judge agreed to raise that bail today because of what he's accused of helping pedran to do. this is our first look at the man charged with murdering stacey aguilar and his accomplice. according to charging documents, at 1:00 in the morning valentine's day, pedraza took aguilar outside and used a hand gun to shoot her. when perez, who heard the gunshots came outside, pedraza admitted he killed her. the two then drove her body to fremont and rolled her down a hillsid

i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze.t one person was killed, three others injured, including a child in a shooting in vallejo. >> it happened less than an hour ago at 4:10. the 9-year-old is expected to survive. >> right now, porter street is shut down as investigators gather evidence there. police have not said if they know who the suspect is, or whether anyone is in custody. >> we are on the story. stay with "abc7 news" for breaking updates on this and follow us on twitter. >>> san francisco police are investigating yet another case of a tourist robbed in a normally safe part of the city. this time, a man from the united kingdom was stabbed by a man and woman near the intersection of post and franklin near japan town. leanne melendez is live near the scene. the victim is still in critical condition? >> reporter: it's not looking good. we are focusing on this story, because police need surveillance video, and also more witnesses. this is not new that tourists are being robbed, but in this case the man was stabbed in the

. >> kristen sze is here with the video of the chain reaction accident. >> reporter: at least four vehicles playing twist we are a large muni bus. it happened around 11:30 this morning. sky 7 hd captured the crash scene moments after it happened. a vehicle was going fast when it rear ended another vehicle as it was turning and this was the result. the white truck with its tail in the air pushed at a crazy angle on top of a sedan, smashing into the muni bus. muni officials tell nooul new the bus was stopped at the time waiting for a red light. it had only a driver and one passenger on board. neither was injured. the driver of the pickup is also okay, but two people inside the crushed sedan, a man and a woman, were injured. they've been taken to the hospital. a couple of other vehicles also got tangled up, but no additional injuries. muni was detoured for a while, but reopened after crews removed the wrecked vehicles. >> thank you so much, kristen. >>> let's turn to the weather and get ready for some heat. >> spencer christian is here with our accuweather update. >> the heat will be on beginn

i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley.n the roof of the nbc 7 broadcast center, overlooking the ferry building next to super bowl city. >> gorgeous day. >> it's hard to move around inside san francisco at this point, crowds are growing every day. but that's not the case blocks away. >> it's slow going at many restaurants. at some, business has been cut in half and it can't wait for the super bowl to go away. >> leanne melendez is live at the embarcadero. someone has to be making money, leeann. >> reporter: the ones that don't charge an arm and a leg. that wasn't the promise here, as you heard there. the city said every business, especially restaurants, would benefit. far from it. lunchtime here inside the ferry building. something you never see -- empty tables. >> very bad. we've never seen anything like it. we're down 40%. >> reporter: this restaurant just outside super bowl city typically has 140 team during the lunch hour. but today, only 80 had made reservations. with all the closed streets, locals are finding it impos

i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley. we're really getting busy now.re overlooking the ferry building next to super bowl city from the broadcast position. >> and here's a look at what's happening on the ground. lots of people very excited about super bowl 50. >> here is a live look at a temporary military encampment from sky 7 hd. members of the armed force also be posted around the big game to keep the fans safe. local law enforcement will be working around the clock as well, obviously. ♪ >> reporter: as the south bay welcomes the world to super bowl 50, visitors flying into san jose international airport are greeted by this. >> coming out to get our bags, a couple of officers at the top and bottom, canine officer. >> reporter: the department of homeland security is ready to respond at a moment's notice. >> it's a good thing. it's a place where there are a lot of people and you want to feel safe. >> reporter: at the marriott hotel downtown, friends and family of the carolina panthers arrived on site and with them protection from the san jose police de

right now, kristen sze, abc 7 news at 5:00. >>> a suddenly high-profile bay area mayor announces he'spping down. we'll tell you who it is. >>> why gas costs so much more in california. some say we're getting gouged. >>> inspired by cockroaches. how squeezing through >>> here is tonight's primetime lineup on abc 7. at 8:00, "the bachelor." of course, be sure to join us for abc 7 news at 11:00. >>> the super bowl saturday performance by alicia keys started something that carried over into last night's halftime show. >> abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has more on the bay area officer-involved shooting that got national exposure this weekend. >> i want to thank you for your commitment to making sure justice is done for mario woods. >> reporter: cheers for performer alicia keys saturday night as she saluted those she says have the condition to stand for what is right. >> this was a courageous act as well as one of high principle. >> reporter: former black panther party leader elaine brown says she reached out to keys about woods. >> she took a very strong stand by saying she wanted not

. >> i am kristen sze. it is at the lucky grocery store at west capitol expressway and copper field drive. chris? >> yes, kristen we are south of communication hills with a heavy police presence out here. i will step out of the way sow can see the scene the one person was shot. and taken to the hospital. this is video from sky 7. san jose police got the call at 9:50 this morning of gunshots fired at the entrance to the strip mall at capitol expressway and copper field drive. i have confirmed with the police that two car loads full of men were initially involved in some sort of disturbance, one car started to chase another on capitol expressway and both cars turned into this parking lot which is where the police say the shooting occurred. a man was shot. he made his way inside the licky super market where he asked for help. four men were in the car with him. they ran to different areas of the mall trying to get away from the suspect who last the scene. at this time, the suspect vehicle has not been located. s

. >> i am christian -- kristen sze. >> i am regular. he is augustine vegas, off duty when the shooting happened at 4:30 this morning in vallejo in the glen cove neighborhood. we have coverage at the vallejo city council chambers with investigator about to provide an update. >> we are awaiting the start of a press conference at vallejo city hall. we just learned or confirm the identity of the liver killed this morning, he is augustine g gus vegas. this is his photo, a press conference is about to begin. we will show you what it look lie this morning, at narragansett court, some kind of family dispute and may have involved his daughter and a boyfriend. we are told the boyfriend fired on the off duty richmond officer, killing him inside the family house. we understand that the shooter, the suspect, is in custody. the name of the officer was just helped, confirmed, is gus vegas, a family man a14-year veteran of the accident. now they are about on begin the press conference. let's hear now from the police. >> good morning, i am with the vall

i'm kristen sze. >> for all of us, we appreciate your time. hope to see you again in half hour. >>> breaking news tonight. the new national poll. is donald trump no longer the front-runner? >>> also, late today, the south carolina surprise. just three days before the high stakes republican primary, the major endorsement. could it sway the race? governor haley is not for donald trump. >>> also developing, the fbi standoff with apple. after the terror attack in san bernardino, the fbi desperate to break into the gunman's iphone. a judge now demanding apple help the fbi. apple refusing. >>> under fire. the two officers trying to arrest this man. he pulls out a gun. their quick action in the moments that follow. >>> the alleged imposter accused of posing as a doctor for more than a month, undetected, examining patients. the sting right here tonight. >>> and, lucky couple. winning hundreds of mi

i am kristen sze. >> i am natasha zouves. >> each section weighs 2,500 tons. they will begin the slow descent to the bay. we were overhead where the work will be done. amy hollyfield is in san francisco tracking the progress from the ground. amy? >> yes, natasha. this view behind me is about to change. it is going to be a gradual change. don't expect it to happen right away. right new, they are preparing to lower one of five trusses. they hope to have it down by tomorrow. >> they are the sections between the towers you used to drive on. crews have removed the as fault. the only thing left is the steel. officials say bringing them down is a delicate process. >> because of the leaning aspect of the towers, all of that is being considered in a step-by-step basis. that is what the contractors are accepting as to how slowly or quickly this should happen. it it is about 25' an hour. they have to secure by jack. level them. then lower. two remain was are waiting below to accept it. then transport to pier 7 in oakland. it will not happen as fast as the video shows, th

>> i am kristen sze. >> i am regular. >> many who planned for and played in the game have not again to sleep but they are still talking about super bowl june and when we can see a bay area repeat. >> it could be sooner than you think. nfl and super bowl officials raved about success of super bowl 50 saying the bay area set the bar high for subsequent cities. the nfl commissioner called super bowl 50, a perfect celebration. they said the san francisco host committee could not have done a better job. that high praise was echoed by houston's mayor who called it an incredible week of festivities leading to the payment and asked, what can he do to bring this weather down to houston next february for super bowl 51. with all of the positive reviews, the c.e.o. of the super bowl 50 efforts said he is optimistic the super bowl will be back in the bay area. soon. >> we did not want this to be one and done, a super bowl and wait another 10, 20, 30 years. we would love to have it back in five or since years. we have to evaluate what went where and get the numbers. >> at press convince the broncos

good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze. two people dead. one barely alive. early sunday morning. at one of san francisco's favorite tourist spots. twin peaks. today, abc 7 news spoke with an out of town couple who could have become the gunman's fourth and fifth victims. abc 7 news reporter vir eer vic live in the newsroom with the story you'll see only on 7. vic? >> kristen, the young couple is from fresno. the gunman was inches away from them with the gun pointed at their head. abc 7 news learned from sources police believe they identified the killer and they're looking for him. now the couple's story. >> i was just sightseeing enjoying the city lights, you know, walking together, enjoying our vacation. >> reporter: jessica costa and robert drove up from fresno for a romantic valentine's weekend. they parked their car at twin peaks. their last stop of the night. >> as we were getting our car, we hear these popping sounds. when i look back to the left, we see the gunman coming toward us, kind of with his back turned but when he turned around, he had the gun

. >> i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm >>> tonight, the showdown in the south just hours away now.ald trump, after taking aim at the pope, tonight taking on another giant, apple. telling people to boycott apple until they help the government break into the terrorist's iphone. apple firing back. >>> the showdown in nevada. hillary clinton and bernie sanders. the all-out battle for turnout. and this evening, the early gift for clinton. >>> inside the desperate rescue tonight. strangers diving into the water to save the tourists on this chopper. one passenger trapped. >>> the extreme weather coming this weekend. the dramatic fire whorls and whipping winds in chicago.

. >> kristen sze will are here later. lady gaga and anyone freeway the site is under the close eye of a huge federal and local police presence. this is security unlike we have seen before. that attention can change your life if you live in the 4th smallest city to host the game. we are in santa clara right now. alyssa? >> reggie the super bowl is not until sunday but it is having a big impact on those would live here. this looks lick a typical santa clara made but it is quiet, families live here, but levi stadium is practically in their backyard. she poses with her dog outside the stadium where on sunday continues of thousands will gather for super bowl 50, with huge stars including beyonce and cold play performing at half time. she does not have a ticket but will be able to hear the action from her home a few problems away. >> it is like... >> despite the fan fair down the road it is a normal day for her, road closures, though, pose a challenge. >> it is crazy especially with road closures happening and trying to get kid

. >> i am kristen sze. the crash happened at 9:00 this morning in san francisco at bay shore boulevard and industrial street. >> yes, the muni bus stopped at the red light and it was hit from behind by an s.u.v. and you can see another bus right in the location where it was during the accident, we got video of the s.u.v. driver if -- in handcuff on suspicion of d.u.i. the bus driver let passengers off and the bus was rear ended, the 24 bus that included seven people hurt including a child. >> we put at least four people interest c spine precaution so they were experiencing some sort of neck or back pain. there was enough concern about the spine of the individuals we putnam a precaution including a collar and other stabilization. >> this is video from sky 7 shortly after the crash and the victims all suffered minor injuries and there was a dog on the bus that received medical attention. if you look at the intersection you can still see some of the tape and debris. the bus was slammed pretty hard by the s.u.v

. >> i am kristen sze. >> san francisco police have arrested a suspect while the injured c.h.p. officer has been rubbed to the hospital blocks away from super bowl city. wayne is at the scene. wayne? >> yes, kristen, they have the suspect. they also have witnesses. still sketchy on what happened. here is the scene, the best traffic has been in an hour since it happened at 10:10 this morning. a c.h.p. officer was stabbed with a knife. we do not know how many times or how severely. he was inspecting a series of homeless encampments on the on-ramp. we do not know what happened or how it happened. all we know is the officer is down. he was taken to the hospital. condition: unknown. suspect: instead. the area is still block off. there is in getting on the freeway at this point. no eastbound access to interstate 80. it will not likely open for a while. you can see police officers investigating two or three tent areas. it is still fluid. we will know more when we have more information. the most important part is the officer is down, officer injured, and access to the highway east 80 fro

i am kristen sze. >> i am reggie aqui. matt keller is at half moon bay getting a view very few are allowed. >> we are at maverick surf company and a lot of fans are wanting a live broadcast of what is taking place in the water. it is between the third and four the heat. we were in the water although you cannot be. check it out. with the seat upfront in the harbor patrol bolt i got a great view of mavericks, huge crashing waves look impressive at eye level. >> a lot of scope, do you want them tied up? the crew were working with titans of mavericks founder, jeff clark on the wave hunter, dropping buoys to keep the professional boats away from the surfers. view from sky 7 is spectacular, waves have been bigger but faces up to 30' high or more are not for the faint of heart. we caught up with ted cruz surf er skin dog collins. >> it will be gnarly. >> he felt it bad early and blew occupy the eardrum and sneerly drowned in round one. he one of 24 of the best big wave surfers in the world. competing in the titans of mavericks is

i am kristen sze of the the gangs activity extends to the bart system and they offered new in the past hour about young suspects. amy hollyfield is at the bart station with the latest. amy? >>> they have made a third arrest that happened last night or early this morning in oakland and comes as a relief as the crime spree was spread here to the orinda bart parking lot. police believe that they now have all three people who are responsible for robbing a 63-year-old woman and a 17-year-old girl in the stone ridge mall parking lot over the weekend. as orinda police chief heard of the attack he realized it was similar to what happened in his town, bart magazine lot, -- park lot on sunday. >> i watched the news that weekend and i learned this very same incident occurred in pleasanton at the mall. i thought it was very strange, very similar, and trying to put the pieces together i called the pleasanton police department and wanted to make sure they were aware of what happened at orinda bart station. they were. they were putting the cases together. >> in orinda, a woman was approached opening

i'm kristen sze. >> for all ofus, thank you for your time.n in half hour. >>> breaking news tonight. we're on the scene of a deadly tornado outbreak. several states, homes destroyed. school children bracing themselves. a dangerous night ahead from south carolina all the way up through new york. >>> also breaking tonight, the race for president, and donald trump, now marching to super tuesday. his landslide win in nevada. and the major republican now predicting a trump surprise. >>> the abc news exclusive tonight. my one-on-one interview with apple's ceo, tim cook. for the first time, cook on why apple is refusing to help the fbi break into the iphone used by the san bernardino killer. >>> new details tonight on the pilot in that deadly chopper crash. what he was trying to do. >>> and the famous sports reporter, the "dancing with the stars" host, erin andrews, suing her stalker and a major hotel tonight. did they put the stalker right next door? her father t

. >> i am kristen sze. >> i am natasha zouves. we are tracking the rain but now we will go outside to the camera, it is windy out there and very foggy, as well. >> but right new this is the view from the exploritorium camera at pier 15 looking across the bay you can see the rain and strong winds have not come yet. in san jose, skies are pretty clear for now and we will get to meteorologist -- with what we can expect. mike? >> that take, hello, everyone else, kristen, and i want to talk about the dark clouds on the distance and that is the rain coming in, behind me i see white caps and the color of the bay, a different color than nominal because of the strong winds. above a thousand feet, they could get up to 50 miles per hour, maybe local power out amendments until 7:00 this evening. you can see the scattered light showers moving in the north bay right now and my rainfall intensity map you can see in the evening later in the evening, i specific the heaviest rain to come with scattered showers all the way through the 3:00 hour, in

. >> i am kristen sze. >> it will change in a matter of hours with a storm before the afternoon storm, though, you will see rain and snow in lake tahoe. >> a look at the clouds starting to turn gray over san francisco right now. meteorologist mike nicco is joining us with a a first look at the next storm. >> good morning, everyone. hard to believe we have rain coming in especially when you look at sunshine. look at what is going on with live doppler hd. the next storm is closer to come to shore north, and over the next six hours it drops through the north bay into the heart of the bay just in time for the evening commute. it is going to be white but it will cause issues getting around as it wets. streets starting at 5 o'clock the best chance is across the north pay through the evening lander, scattered and light and 7:00 to 9:00, can getting even lighter as we head through look and temperatures will drop from the mid-50 to upper 50s this afternoon into to upper 40s to low 50s this evening were the enjoy the sunshine while it is here and rain is on the way. >> can you believe it? this

. >> i am kristen sze. >> another top story students at stand clear county elementary school are home after the school was canceled over a stand off this morning in los gatos. sheriff deputies have arrested a man who crab add vehicle into a let and threatened the deputies with something unusual. janet o is at the scene. janet? >> kristen he not only crashed his car but he get out and started waving a knife and a can of gas. this happened shortly before 7:00 a.m. and the plan was making threats on the family's property here on black road. the lake side elementary school was shut down as a result. family members say their nephew suffering from mental illness was angry over a dispute and was volatile. he at one point told deputies to shoot him. the black road was blocked off to all incoming traffic. we were not allowed there and the crisis intervention team tried to negotiate with the man. when he poured gasoline around the propane thanks and near his grandfather, deputies say they sprung into action. >> the ground was lit on fire with the gas, the propane gas tanks in the middle of it.

. >> i am kristen sze. a contrast in pictures from a few hours ago from the same camera in emeryville. the latest on the storm-influenced storm got off to a rock-n-roll start in the bay area at 5:45 this morning creating a show for those who were up. there were flashes lighting up the skyant bay bridge and the wild weather made for impressive views from the east bay hills camera and the time-lapse footage shows at 7:30 this morning the storm clouds rolling through with sunbeams come law and mike is tracking the chance for a few showers. mike? how is it look increasing. >> pretty quiet from my spot right here which is why we have live doppler hd. good morning, everyone, you need the sunglasses but we have a few showers rolling through the east bay and inland east bay and the south bay, almost clear. near gilroy we have a few showers for another 45 minutes. to the north we have the best chance of a shower during the afternoon. in fact, it is to the north where we have seen the most amount of rain. san mateo i

i am kristen sze. >> that fire started from what appears to be an illegal fireworks show. matt keller at the grand century parking mall. it sounds like they trashed the place. thank you was a huge mess and damage, to the mall. city and county officials say illegal fireworks are a major issue but nothing appeared to be done to stop it here. >> the aftermath of year's lunar new year's celebration at the grand century mall is stunning, debris from spent fire creeks and fireworks littered the walkway and paing lot. >> a mess. a mess. they really need a trash crew. >> last night it was dangerous. >> this video from instagram user shows fireworks were still going off when a large tree was burn, and flames shot up above the roof, and video from a face book page shows firefighters put it out and part of the far sat was damage and the fire did not spread. the city councilman said thanks to fire department for putting out a blaze as community celebrated the lunar new year, crisis averted. >> but some like santa clara county supervisor feels the crisis is the alarming number of illeg

. >> i am kristen sze. >> your regular old fas trak transponders will not work for the new lanes and c.h.p. will get you if you try to cheat. amy hollyfield was in livermore along 580. amy? >> they will get you, kristen. what we would do is take our new transponder, switch it to 2 because this are two of us in the car and we do not have to pay to drive in the express lane. what if i was driving by high school and i did not want to pay and i kept it on two? the c.h.p. said they have a plan for that. it may seem like an easy thing for a solo driver do cheat, ease into the express lane and switch the transponder to show you have two or three people in the car you can drive for three. some are tempted. >> i will not pay. >> we will see. >> they have to catch me. >> c.h.p. officers say they are confident they will. >> you can always try but most time we cap you. >> officer reed explained how it works. while driving in the express plain on interstate 580 every half mile you pass through electronic checkpoints that will read your trend bonder. officers are sitting there watching the lights

i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley.or all of us here, we'll see you again in half an hour. >>> breaking news as we come on the air tonight. the state of emergency at this hour. multiple tornadoes reported already. the devastating damage. we're on the scene. about to power right up the east coast. 45 million in the path. >>> also breaking, the new surveillance images of the alleged uber gunman. where he was in the hours before the rampage. >>> the race for the white house, and tonight, the showdown in nevada. donald trump lashing out at ted cruz. and what trump said when asked why he's not taking on marco rubio. >>> breaking news on the zika outbreak, right here in the u.s. tonight. authorities now confirming more than a dozen new cases of the disease sexually transmitted. late details coming in now. >>> and the reporter on the field, the "dancing with the stars" favorite, tonight, suing a major hotel. did they allow an alleged stalker to gethe

i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley. for all of us here, we appreciate your time.ain in half an hour. >> bye-bye. >>> breaking news. we're on the scene, the deadly tornado outbreak. at least eight dead, including a 2-year-old. more than 30 twisters from texas to pennsylvania. homes destroyed. this truck blown over on the gw bridge in new york. the coast guard trying to save this boat. >>> the showdown tonight. is this the last chance for the other candidates to try and take down donald trump before super tuesday? and the eye-opening new poll tonight from marco rubio's own state of florida. is trump unstoppable, even there? >>> just 24 hours after our exclusive with apple's ceo, tim cook, the fiery moments on capitol hill today. and just in tonight, apple answers the judge. >>> new reporting tonight after a passenger jet slams into a runway. the emergency evacuation. >>> and sylvester stallone, coming back into focus.

i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley. for all of us here, hope to see you again at 6:00. >>> tonight, the race for the white house and donald trump's bold prediction. the republican front-runner and what he said is coming, if he wins south carolina. just as his feud with jeb bush takes a new turn tonight. hillary clinton set to face off with bernie sanders, as they now battle for the south. >>> get ready for the deep freeze. the arctic blast across more than 20 states. the dangerous commute already. it will feel well below zero across much of this country. >>> tonight, the fbi ordering armed protesters to surrender. >> i'm a free man, i will die a free man. >> the standoff taking a dramatic turn, and we're there. >>> the deadly gas explosion and now the charges tonight. two people killed, three buildings leveled. and prosecutors this evening arguing, it was all because of greed. >>> and we have breaking news involving bill cosby's wife.

. >> i'm kristen sze.or all of us, thanks for joining us tonight. >>> tonight, the deadly crane accident. crashing down in new york city. a construction crane plunging onto a busy street, killing a man. the race to save victims trapped in crushed cars. >>> breaking news in new hampshire. the new polls on the eve of abc's big republican debate tomorrow night. is there a shift in the race? >>> the deadly winter storm this friday. drivers losing control on the ice. hundreds of crashes. a foot of snow in some places. and tonight, the new storm we're tracking for the weekend. >>> the major new concern. the zika virus now turning deadly. and the new warning tonight about the disease and sexual contact. a health emergency declared in parts of the u.s. >>> and tonight, investigators now asking, was it a bomb hidden in a laptop that ripped a hole into that jet? a passenger blown from the plane. >>> and tonight, with the super bowl nearly here, we ask, how much is

i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley. all of us here from the roof of the broadcast center overlooking the ferry building next to super bowl city, we appreciate your time. >>> tonight, just two days until the big republican debate here, the new poll at this hour in new hampshire. is there a shakeup coming? donald trump, ted cruz and, tonight, we're one-on-one with marco rubio, now the target of incoming fire. >>> also breaking, the zika virus. the health emergency in the u.s. now widening. the spraying here at home. the troubling transmission. as we ask, is the u.s. ready? >>> chilling new details tonight. the 13-year-old girl, murdered. and this evening, the college students and their alleged plot revealed. carefully planned and why they went to walmart. >>> the hostage drama in the parking lot. the gunman taking hold of a mother. officers forced to make a split-second decision. >>> and, the smirk. the former drug company ceo, who raised the price of a

. >> and i'm kristen sze. i called it. super bowl was expected to be a changing of the guard, but not the case. >> you were right, kristen. i thought carolina was going to win it. most people thought carolina was going to win. most people going to the game thought the panthers would roll thanks to league mvp cam newton. but the denver proved it was nfl's top defense. warriors guard. panthers fan steph curry was pounding the carolina drum. but it was the broncos d that would do the real pounding. ron miller strips the ball. and denver an early 10-0 lead. carolina still within six with under five to play. but miller once again gets to newt. on the and tj ward rovers. that set up the touchdown run by cal product dj anderson. a two-point conversion made the final 24-10. so manning could ride off into the sunset with a second super bowl trophy. von miller, who had two and a half sacks was the game mvp. >> we know what type of game we can play and we focused around that enjoyed the moment. i enjoyed being with my guys, spending h

i'm kristen sze. >> we appreciate your time and hope to see you again in half an hour at 6:00. >> bye-bye. >>> tonight, breaking news here. a blizzard hits with the showdown in new hampshire just hours away now. abc's powerhouse political team, out in force tonight. one-on-one with donald trump. can he close the deal here? one-on-one with marco rubio, after taking incoming fire from his opponents at the abc debate. did you fight for your own legislation, senator, or did you run from it? repeating his lines on stage. >> there it is. >> what he says now. and hillary clinton in a fierce battle with bernie sanders in his own backyard. >>> the blizzard warnings across several states tonight. the bus flipping. dozens hurt. some critical. we're tracking two major storms at this hour. >>> the cruise ship on its way back to the u.s., hit by hurricane-force winds. gusts more than 100 miles an hour. >>> the zika virus. and tonight, the cdc moving to its highest level of alert in response to the outbreak.

. >> i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm >>> tonight, the showdown in the south just hours away now. donald trump, after taking aim at the pope, tonight taking on another giant, apple. telling people to boycott apple until they help the government break into the terrorist's iphone. apple firing back. >>> the showdown in nevada. hillary clinton and bernie sanders. the all-out battle for turnout. and this evening, the early gift for clinton. >>> inside the desperate rescue tonight. strangers diving into the water to save the tourists on this chopper. one passenger trapped. >>> the extreme weather coming this weekend. the dramatic fire whorls and whipping winds in chicago. >>> your money tonight, are you passing up free money? the simple step, without even getting rid of your card. >>> and america remembering harper lee and her work, read by generations of american students. >>> good evening. it's great to have you with us on a friday night. we begin with the showdown just hours away in the race for president. and breaking developments on both sides tonight. in south carolina, the repub

"world news tonight" with david muir is coming up next i'm kristen sze. >> i'm larry beil. we appreciate you time. see you again at 6:00. >> bye-bye. >>> breaking news tonight as we come on the air from iowa. the early clues at this hour. who is leading on the democratic side and who is leading on the republican side here in the iowa caucuses? the first votes cast in the race for president, after months of fiery attacks, neck and neck battles. it all comes down to this. >> get out of bed and caucus. >>> hillary clinton with her final pitch. a razor-thin lead in the latest poll. >> i'm so excited! >> on both sides tonight, the polls so close, it all comes down to the ground game. >> we will win tonight, if the voter turnout is high. >> we're with the crowds as they head to caucus. many still undecided. >>> and many watching the major storm now bearing down from the west, hitting iowa tonight before heading east. the voters hoping to beat it, and the candidates hoping to beat each other. "world news tonight" begins now.

kristen sze. >> i'm larry beil. we appreciate you time. see you again at 6:00. >> bye-bye. >>> breaking news tonight as we come on the air from iowa. the early clues at this hour. who is leading on the democratic side and who is leading on the republican side here in the iowa caucuses? the first votes cast in the race for president, after months of fiery attacks, neck and neck battles. it all comes down to this. >> get out of bed and caucus. >>> hillary clinton with her final pitch. a razor-thin lead in the latest poll. >> i'm so excited! >> on both sides tonight, the polls so close, it all comes down to the ground game. >> we will win tonight, if the voter turnout is high. >> we're with the crowds as they head to caucus. many still undecided. >>> and many watching the major storm now bearing down from the west, hitting iowa tonight before heading east. the voters hoping to beat it, and the candidates hoping to beat each other. "world news tonight" begins now. >>> good evening. as we come on the air in the west tonight, we are live from io

. >> kristen sze is here to explain the timing of this. >> reporter: president obama does not have anotherction and this is his final year in office, so he's stepping into a touchy issue. the president spoke today in a baltimore mosque. he has visited mosques before in other parts of the world but never here. analysts say this gesture is difficult, because a cnn poll in september found 29% of americans believe he is muslim. now, consider that number jumps to 43% to 45% for republicans. but today, the president was unequivocal. >> the first thing i want to say is two words that most of americans don't hear often enough, and that is thank you. thank you for serving your community. thank you for lifting up the lives of your neighbors and for helping keep us strong and united as one american family. >> president obama says muslims shouldn't have to live in fear. remember back in september when a 14-year-old muslim boy showed his teacher his homemade clock and ended up in handcuff because it was mistaken for a bomb? how about in december when a castro valley woman threw coffee in the face of a

kristen sze is here with a look at those numbers. >> reporter: organizers say 1.1 million people visited events held in san francisco, including super bowl city and the nfl experience. that is 10% higher than the 1 million visitors projected. but did that influx translate into a boost for businesses? to find out, i went looking for answers. this cab driver today was happy to give me a ride to chat and kill time. so it's slower now? >> this week is definitely back to regular february, i would say. >> reporter: which is slow? >> it's our slower time of year, yeah. >> reporter: but businesses that rely on regulars were harder to spot were sacked by the super bowl. >> everybody in the office is working at home. >> just have to stay away from the craziness. >> reporter: today, the south beach mission bay business association said many had their incomes cut by 50% two weeks. they're asking city officials to compensate them and consider their experience before hosting future big events. >> thank you, kristen. >>> stars are taking center stage today at pebble beach far to celebrity golf challeng

abc 7 news anchor kristen sze. >> caucus, a native american word meaning gathering a tribal leaders.hey do. iowans gather to talk about who they want, no voting booths. this mock caucus at drake university was the best tutorial i found. they meet separately in 1,618 precincts. they hear pitches from candidate surrogates. this case, jeb bush sent his son, jeb bush jr. they write down the candidates' name on a piece of paper, the votes are counted attend the winner is named at that caucus site. the democratic side works dichb differently. voters divide themselves into groups standing with others who support the same candidate. if the group is too small, deemed not viable, they have to support a different candidate or recruit others to their camp. this process does take seven hours and begins shortly at 7:00 their time in less than half an hour. so a small state, but huge stakes because it is first. in the last presidential election, that was 2012, of course, candidates and supporters spent $12.5 million on tv ads in iowa. because they know no candidate who's ever finished worse than th