rachel nichols reports. >> reporter: in a town that loves a good story, jeremy lin is a great one.asian-american out of harvard. undrafted. cut twice. only starting with the knicks after injuries to other players. and so unsure he would stay, he was sleeping on a couch. and then the couch of teammate. as lin began torching opponents, outdoing kobe bryant and the lakers, new york fell in love with him, touching off a nation-wide case of linsanity. >> the attention is definitely a blessing and a curse at the same time. me and my family are pretty low-key. sometimes it can be overwhelming. i recognize it's a unique opportunity. a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. >> oh, beautiful pass from lin! >> the magic of jeremy lin continues. >> reporter: his scrappy and humble approach is part of what's captivated so many. he's been the talk of celebs on twitter. he's helped push the madison square garden stock to an all-time high. as knicks fans who had been frustrated with the team's lackluster season, they suddenly can't get enough. >> i'm wearing his t-shirt right now. jeremy lin! >> the leve

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thanks to rachel nichols, you can see the game tomorrow right here tomorrow.t. >> alan: bay bridge closure, construction on the upper deck us underway, and the closure is having a major impact on traffic. live pictures show just how bad things are tonight. good evening, behind me you can see the deserted bay bridge, just a few caltrans cars behind it. it's an eerie sight. no one on the upper deck as the construction coins. -- construction continues. we're live in san francisco with a look at the impact on business. but first, let's start with lisa amin gulezian, live at the bay bridge toll plaza tonight. >> lisa: caltrans just had a

>> reporter: for abc news rachel nichols, >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> straight ahead this wednesday, we could see big developments in the uva murder trial as prosecutors could rest their case today. good morning, washington. it's wednesday, february 15. i'm steve chenevey. we start with traffic and weather every ten minutes. lisa baden in a moment. first, adam caskey. >> good wednesday morning to you. let's look at the numbers. not so bad. 41 in martinsburg and winchester. 45 in lexington park. 39 at dulles airport and. we will have sunshine for the midday and afternoon. near 50 in the potomac highlands. mid 50's to the south of the metro. increasing clouds today will be above freezing with mostly cloudy skies tomorrow. areas of light rain tomorrow, not much. not going to be a washout. we will have only a quarter inch of rain. in some locations up to 1/3 of an inch. 51 tomorrow, mr. low 50's friday and saturday. a system could affect us on the weekend, something we will keep an eye on. >> looks good. there was a car fire westbound on 66 at 123,

he spoke with rachel nichols of espn. >> when is the first time you realized, okay, this isn't one dayck of the newspaper, that kind of thing? this is a thing, this is a n phenomenon? >> maybe started to realize five days into it. lin this, lin that. it was a little overwhelming. >> what was it like when you see someone walking around and you see someone wearing your name on their jersey. >> i was shocked. i didn't even know they made my jersey. >> your 85-year-old grandmother is back in taiwan, she's getting stalked by paparazzi. she's like the britney spears of taiwan. >> oh, i didn't even know that. i think that's crazy. i've learned that social media and, you know, our private lives are not so private anymore. so it takes a little bit of getting used to. >> what's the weirdest paparazzi moment you've had? >> sufficient about me dating kim kardashian. i have no idea where that came from. >> some say that asian-americans athletes have to deal with? >> that's funny, people are still saying, oh, he's quicker than he looks. i'm like, what does that mean? do i look slow? i'm not really s

espn's rachel nichols has the lin-side story. >> reporter: in a town that loves a good story, jeremyfted. cut twice. only starting with the knicks after injuries to other players. and so unsure that he would stay he was sleeping on first his brother's couch, then on the couch of his teammate landry fields. but as lin began torching opponents, outdueling even kobe bryant and the lakers, new york fell in love with him. touching off a nationwide case of linsanity. >> the attention is definitely a blessing and a curse at the same time. me and my family are pretty low-key. so sometimes it can be a little overwhelming. but i recognize this is a unique opportunity. it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. >> beautiful pass to lin. >> the magic of jeremy lin continues. >> he really came out of nowhere. that's not normal. either you're a first-round pick and you go oh, look at that. but literally everybody's kind of overlooked him for the last 20 years. >> reporter: lin's scrappy and humble approach is part of what's captivated so many. he's been the talk of celebs on twitter and helped push ma

last night that cinderella story hit a bum many but rachel nichols sitting down with him and beginninge question we all want to ask. >> how are you describe linsanity? >> a lost attention from the outside. i think from my standpoint or the team's stand point, we were so thankful for all of the attention, at the same time, something that we need to be careful about, to not let it goat get to our heads and affect the way we play. >> jeremy lin! >> what was it like the first time you were walking around and see someone wearing your name on a t-shirt or your jersey. >> i was shocked. i actually didn't know they made my jersey, i didn't know they did it that fast. when i saw it, i had to look three times. i was like, did they customize that, or -- then i saw a couple other win, and i was like, okay, i think they must have made them overnight or something. >> who keeps it from getting to your head? >> i try to stay grounded, my family and friend, most importantly to stay in my bible and remind myself, at the end of the day, i'm a sinner just like everybody else is. nothing i do on the court

rachel nichols of espn scored the big interview and she is live this morning from madison square garden to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. this is such a underdog story in so many ways. jeremy went to harvard, which is exactly not a basketball factory. he was undrafted. he was cut by two other teams before the knicks picked him up. and knicks almost cut him before they put him out on the floor in desperation. when was the first time that you realized this isn't one dayton back of the newspaper, this is a something, this is a phenomenon? >> probably started to realize that maybe, five days into it, oh, lin this, lin that. it was just a little overwhelming. >> what was it like the first you were walking around and you saw somebody wearing your name on their t-shirt or jersey? >> i was shocked. i didn't even know they made my jersey. i didn't knew they did it that fast. when i saw, i looked hree times. did they customize it? i saw a couple of other ones. they must have made them overnight. >> this has extended to everyone. your 85-year-old grandmother is back in taiwan, she's getting

he sat down with rachel nichols of our sister network, espn, a very linimate portrait. >> reporter: it spectacular. jeremy lin, 28 points. leading to another victory. he's packing madison square garden, sending celebrities scrambling to be courtside. but really still not completely comfortable with his new-found fame. when is the first time you realized, okay, this isn't one day, this is a phenomenon? >> five days into it. it's lin this, lin this. >> what was it like the first time you're walking around and you see someone wearing your name on a t-shirt or a jersey? >> i was shocked i didn't know they made my jersey. i didn't know they made that fast. when i saw that, i thought, did they customize that. >> what's the weirdest paparazzi moment you've had? >> stuff about me dating kim kardashian. i have no idea where that came from. >> you don't think you're the kim kardashian type? >> no, i don't think i'm that type. >> you turned down "gq." there's lots of networks. >> i just want to make sure i'm not doing a disservice to my team by milking all the attention, because at the end of the

and espn's rachel nichols scored a big sit-down with the man who's launched a thousand bad puns likethe linsane interview. >> when was the first time you realized, okay, this isn't just one day on the back of the newspaper, that kind of thing, this is a thing, this is a phenomenon? >> i probably started to realize that maybe five days into it. every site i'm going to it's like oh, lin this, lin that. and it was just a little -- a little overwhelming. >> what was it like the first time you're just walking around and you see someone wearing your name on a t-shirt or on their jersey? >> i was shocked because i actually didn't even know they made my jersey. i didn't know that they did it that fast. and so when i saw it, i was like -- i had to look three times. i was like, did they customize that or -- and then i saw a couple other ones. and i was like, okay, i think, they must have made them overnight or something. >> i mean, this has extended to everyone. your 85-year-old grandmother is back in taiwan, and she's getting stalked by paparazzi. she's like the britney spears of taiwan. >> o