vaping's come a long way baby! >> we've seen the shift move from pens and tanks, at least culturally, to what we call cloud chasing devices. went from mech-mods, mechanical mods to basically box mods is what's going on right now. >> it may sound confusing but the basic mechanics are pretty simple. there's a battery powered atomizer that heats up a liquid mixture known as juice...and turns it into vapor which the user inhales. when we first met researcher monique williams, she'd wrapped up a study that found harmful metal particulates in the vapor from earlier models of e-cigarettes... following the evolution of the industry she's updating her study. >> so the original study we had looked at a cartomizer style e-cigarette and we had detected high amounts of tin, present in the cartomizer parts. >> are you still finding heavy metal particulate in the vapor? >> we are still finding that, yes. >> that's really scary because that's going into people's lungs. what happens to your lungs when those metal particles go into

. >>> a teenager is recovering after a surprisingly powerful explosion involving a vape pen. >> reporter: it's one of the scariest moments of not only his life but as well as his mom's. this is the sweatshirt he was wearing. you can see the large hole from the powerful blast. today we spoke with his mom. she asked that we keep her identity and her son's identity private. but she did share some pictures. >> i heard blood-curdled screams. >> reporter: she saw why. >> his face was completely black, his hands were black. and he was just profusely bleeding out of his chin, and just screaming i can't see, i can't see. >> reporter: her 16-year-old son's vape mren exploded in his face, leaving him badly burned and bleeding. she called 911 and paramedics rushed him to the burn unit. >> to watch your son go through that, and i think he might be blind or we were told he might need a cornea transplant, and them have them scrape the burn scream the whole time. >> reporter: his eyes are healing but the long-term he is not the only teen who has used the trendy tools. popping up faster than pot shops. t

. >>> a teenager is recovering after a surprisingly powerful explosion involving a vape pen. >> reporter: it's one of the scariest moments of not only his life but as well as his mom's. wearing. you can see the large hole from the powerful blast. today we spoke with his mom. she asked that we keep her identity and her son's identity private. but she did share some pictures. at. >> i heard blood-curdled screams. >> reporter: she saw why. >> his face was completely black, his hands were black. and he was just profusely bleeding out of his chin, and just screaming i can't see, i can't see. >> reporter: her 16-year-old son's vape mren exploded in his face, leaving him badly burned and bleeding. she called 911 and paramedics rushed him to the burn unit. >> to watch your son go through that, and i think he might be need a cornea transplant, and them have them scrape the burn out of his eye and have him scream the whole time. >> reporter: his eyes are healing but the long-term effects are still not known. he is not the only teen who has used the trendy tools. >> now we have vapor shops popping

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combustion is dead. >> why are you here in the vape shop? >> i quit smoking cigarettes and this is the only thing that really helped. >> you should be able to open up your own business in this state, country, that's what we are founed on. >> lindenhurst firms say they want a ban because of unanswered questions. >> i want to limit and control the ones in the downtown area. >> for health reason? >> for health reasons. >> currently the food and drug administration does not regulate e cigarettes. a public hearing on the proposal moratorium here will be held tonight. jennifer mclogan, cbs 2 news. >> and officials there say they are getting so much feedback, more than one public hearing may be scheduled. >>> breaking right now. fire in cypress hills. crews are battling it as we speak. we see flames, with an overhead in chopper 2 right now. joe? one is about 10 minutes old. and 3301 fulton street. between euclid and pine, down here, and it is a two alarm fire, they are telling us it is two, three story apartment buildings, and no injuries to report

companies that sell vaping buttocks say e-cigarettes can help people stop smoking tobacco.the bill before the governor would impose the same restrictions as tobacco. one state senator said he is also opposed to more regulations. >> if you choose to smoke, you have a right to smoke, i also believe if you choose to leave smoking and you need help with it, whether it's a patch or a vaping product, you should have that available to you. >> governor brown has not indicated if he will sign the bill. the california medical association is pushing for him to do so, arguing that e- cigarettes contain nicotine which is highly addictive. >>> the baseball season is almost here. up next, from the field to the food. the changes you can expect at at&t park. >>> welcome back. let's talk wall years. they will try to break a franchise record in utah tonight by winning their 68th game of the season. they beat the wizards last night. wanted to-94. steph curry had 26 points including this in the first quarter to go along with six 3 pointers. green with one assist shy of another triple-double. he

==vo== the bigget chang >>> no smoking areas could soon be no vaping areas. the biggest change, e-significants will be classified as tobacco products. this new legislation passed yesterday and is expected to get signed by governor brown. the e-cigarette industry will face man ift same restrictions as regular cigarettes. >> essentially, this bill says anywhere you can't smoke, you can't vape. you won't see vaping on planes or movie theaters or in workplaces. >> it's a big issue. studies show that e-cigarettes are very popular, especially among young people. the percentage of high school students using e-cigarettes tripled in the past year. >>> online outrage over a whole foods product. look at this picture that's gone viral. peeled oranges in plastic containers. they sell for $5.99 a pound. natalie gordon tweeted out to whole foods saying if only nature found a way to cover them so we didn't have to waste so much plastic on them. it caught the grocery chain's attention and pulled the peeled orange from their shelves. it says that oranges will still be for sale

vape shop owners say they are safe and misunderstood. dozens have opened on south shore. >>> the royal caribbean anthem of the seas is cutting another trip short. arrived in its home port last month, got caught in the severe storm off of north carolina on saturday royal caribbean they would return to avoid another storm in the same area, there is also a norovirus outbreak aboard the ship, and royal caribbean said that had nothing to do with the decision to return. >>> a manhattan woman accused of milking hundreds of thousands of dollars from elderly men how police say she used her charm to support her fancy tastes. >>> and a plane debris could malaysia airline flight that disappeared years ago. >>> a toddler falls out on an interstate, inch away from speeding cars. governor andrew cuomo: there is an unhealthy income inequality gap that is only growing. if you work full-time you shouldn't have to choose between paying the rent and buying food. i say lift up the working families of this state and pay a real decent wage. we fight until this

. >>> starting next month, passengers will no longer be able to vape while flying. the transportation department announced yesterday the use of electronic cigarettes on airplanes will be banned. the transportation secretary said the new rule will protect passengers from unwanted fumes. safety experts had also expressed concerns about explosions caused by the batteries in e-cigarettes. >>> not going to let me take my makeup remover that's more than eight ounces but you can -- >> apparently you can still vape now. >> who knew. new video just in showing a very determined clerk in georgia fighting off an armed robber. take a look at the 17-year-old suspect pointing a gun directly at the clerk demanding money. but she's not having any of it. grabs the gun, tries to wrestle it and slams the guy in the head with the cash register drawer. then she brought out the hammer that sent the would be burglar running away. look at her. >> don't do that. >> whoa. i know they say don't do that. whoa, whoa. that is just terrifying because he pointed the gun right at her several times.

jennifer mclogan is reporting. >> reporter: into the world of vape shops. the e-cigarette customer albert augustine. >> huge at work, it is a growing, growing fad. >>> they dot the landscape on the south store, four dozen to south hampton, one village saying hold that puff! lindenhurst wants to attract more family friendly businesses and wants to halt any vape or hookah bar. >> i would rather see nice stores and restaurants. >> how do you feel about the vape shops? >>> those are bad things. >>> considered hip. some are close to schools, libraries and neighborhoods, owners say the industry is >>> i have zero nicotine, i only vape for the flavor. >> i smoke for 20 years. >>> this is not nicotine so there is no secondhand smoke i'm getting right now? >> no you have no secondhand smoke right now. >> what flavor is that? >> this is fruity pebbled donut. >>> this is the new generation of smoking. >> why are you here in the vape shop? >> i quit smoking cigarettes this was the only thing that really helped. >>> you should be able to open up your own business in thi

planes and vaping.ow you can't smoke on smoke planes we've heard that for that year every time you get on aet flight they give that publicubli service announcement.ent. now vaping is no-no, too.oo not just in your seat. s >> reporter: a lot of people wanted to vape on the plane smoking e-cigarettes because they're a nervous flier, you have a long flight, gives you nerves. question about the battery.bout remember that video last week of the e-cigarette explodingxpdi in man's pocket, flaw ala convenience store and therence was a major explosion. explosio. it was his e-cigarette battery. the department ofthe de transportation is saying weti is don't really understand thedersd effects of these batteries, god for bid something were to happen on a flight what a catastrophe he that wouldet woul cause. you can can't even check thatt e-cigarette in your bagrette ou either. >> don't want flit a cargo't w hold if anything happens downhao there.th let's talk about getting to ao work and finding your space literally

call today, and welcome back. . passed an ordinance to stop the opening of new vape shops. officials want to attract more family friendly businesses in lind lind lindenhurst lindenhurst. >>> new tonight, it looks like new york city's prek program is making the grade with parents. a new survey of 11 1100 said nine of ten parents like the program. more than 68,000 kids were enrolled in the prek program this year. the department of education has extended the registration deadline until next wednesday march 9th. >>> the morning started out to beautifully. the times are achanging. >> they are indeed. winter. bitter cold overnight. gits in some locations to the north and west. tomorrow, snow. how much? still a little bit of a question. but we've got some ideas which we'll talk about in a moment. 25 degrees in monticello. peak wind gusts today, look at these numbers at la guardia, 40 miles per hour. 35 in central park. right now current winds in the teens. future temperatures as far as how they're going to feel as we walk outside, really cold as we head through the early morning h

i haven't seen vaping bars or anything.m i just not in the g them. >> don't you hang out at the bars? >> every tuesday nice. that's what i do. >> on tuesday? >> i dot hooka bar thing. >> on tuesday. >> it is going up on a tuesday. >> yes. >> lauren, see you tomorrow. >> bye. >> like you know, you just don't quite get it, you snow. >> what is the one i screw up? >> why you always lying. >> ya why you always lying. >> you know, my daughter jill just went through this, baby proof the entire house. it is impossible for me to get around her house now, stepping over things, and so jen, we're blowing money on stuff we don't need. >> you're doing it wrong. >> we're doing it wrong. okay? so we will begin with the stuff that you were tricked into buying that you probably don't even need. but by the way, brendan is the perfect age for mommy jen to start thinking about this. six and a half months, come on back, tell you what mommy is doing wrong, then we will fix it. ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪ ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪ ♪ we buy any ca

will make others think twice about vaping.think twice about vaping. tonight at es.00. >>> the shopping center will house a save a lot supermahouet and mental and dental offices and a fitness center. plaza allegheny is e m ected to open this fall. >>> well, mayor kenney had a full day because he as thio hel to open a new adult education facility in center city this afternoon. my place helps with literacy and job placement acr3 cs the city and people can use it to enroll in online courses to further their edes,atioirp this latest location is at the center for literacy on the 400 block of market street. ng d>> still ahead.eet. a legendry rock band lays plans for a historic concert in rd ng. ng d>> and a local student is g. getting a lot of attention for this stellar perfo vance but he this stellar perfo vance but he here. >>> and in what's the deal? many of us tor to eat heavesth and for some of us those vegetables may help us pack on the pounds. it's about food allergies. stay tuned for this one. >>> we step outside a live look

the so-called "vaping" devices haven't been extensively studied. there hasn't been any scientific consensus on harms or benefits. some experts say they still contain some pretty nasty stuff. >> the health effect that we're most concerned about is cancer. many people use ecigarettes because of the well known problems with regular cigarettes causing cancer. so we think it's really important people know that these cancer-causing gases are also produced by ecigarettes. >> so the senate votes on these bills today. it looks like like they have the votes for it to pass. then it's on to governor brown's desk for his signature. typically, the governor does not comment on pending legislation. we're live in san jose. kiet do, kpix 5. >>> the republicans hit the debate stage tonight after bernie sanders and hillary clinton faced off once again in florida last night. democratic debate came on the heels of sanders' surprise win in michigan. fireworks started early. when the moderator asked hillary clinton about her private email server -- >> if you get indicted,

. >> darya: the argument over vague been--vaping is very controversial. people say that vapor products can be more enticing to teenagers. governor jerry brown has not decided whether he will sign the bills against vaping into law. >> james: new regulations have been put in place to make smoke packs much more expensive raising up to the minimum of $7. >> darya: three first grade girls were suspended for plotting to kill one of their classmates. once to learn about this plan and told the teache,. >> as this the appropriate punishment for a charter school where the wait list as three years long? >> darya: police say that no charges will be filed and are leaving have to the school. the school's principal safe the children will be returning to class. >> anny: it is cloudy and cold this morning but will warm up later on. >> reporter: i will tell you how much longer he will have to way before you get crab this season. >> darya: we are hoping things are changing in weather and traffic. >> anny: will get more sunshine over the next couple of hours. it is a cold st

city leaders talked today about raising it to 21 for smoking and vaping, and talking about banning flavored cigars. no word on when they will vote. tonight at fenway park and a number of other stadiums, smokeless tobacco is off limits. the letters to that effect are up in spring training clubhouses and it's especially important for the rookies because there is no ban on boston banned it at all its ball fields. >>> you have seen the ads for trendy clothes at unbelievable prices. be true? >>> i feel so embarrassed and so ashamed. >> another tough day on the stand for erin andrews as she tells jurors what her life is like now, ruined relationships to her obsessive checklist that she follows every time she goes to a hotel. >>> and we ride along with p (vo) with thousands of qualityr pre-owned vehicles... rand exceptional customervservice, head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... pflip your thinking about buying your next one. i do everything on the internet. but, it's kind of slow. my friends say i should get fios because it's the fa

opponents say ecigarettes encourage young people to start smoking and the so-called "vaping" devicest been extensively studied and there's no scientific consensus for harms and benefits but some experts say they contain cancer- causing agents. >> the health effect we're most concerned about is cancer. many people use ecigarettes because of the well nope problems with regular cigarettes causing cancer. see we think it's important people know that these cancer- causing gases are also produced by ecigarettes. >> reporter: and the senate votes on this today. looks like they have the votes for it to pass. then it goes to governor brown's desk for signature. he typically does not comment on pending legislation. kiet do, kpix 5. >>> today san francisco supervisors will talk about chronic absenteeism at public schools when they miss 10% or more from the school year. from 2014 to 2015 about 20% of san francisco elementary school students made that cut. and studies show students cran cloudy absent from kindergarten to first grade will have trouble meeting reading expectations and face higher d

school 3 students picking up this product>> reporter: doctor witkowski says many students that start vaping, simply become dual users. they don't stop smoking cigarettes. if you are looking to quit either cigarettes or e-cig's, national jewish has a helpline that you can try out. >> if you bought blue cheese at whole foods -- 3 >>> if you bought blue cheese at whole foods recently and they want to throw it up. it has pou numbers beginning with 293308 and has sell by dates of january 20 and march 21 at 2016. you can take this back to whole foods where you bought the product for a full refund. -- right path this mooning. the 18 mile bike way is part of the u.s. 36 express lanes project. cdot is working on making it safe for people to walk along sixth avenue. a pedestrian bridge started -- was started to be installed on sixth avenue. you can expect single lane losures in this area near vaughn and potomac. it still be finished by august. >>> a big day on the stock market, stocks closing sharply higher giving them the best day in over one month. there was good news including the jump in construc

the ban applies to all cigarettes including electronic cigars, pipes,s, anything that looks like vaping pins. the new rule doesn't include the use of medical devices such as nebulizers. enforcers say the ban starts next want, there to protect passengers to unwanted exposure >>> the university of florida joining a list of other universities across the country that will srt selling alcohol at their college sporting events. it will ufr beer and wine in premium seating only in football games and men's basketball games starting in the fall. at leasas 34 other schools are already selling beer at some of thei football games. >>> some unfortunately not so great news for the spots authority chain. it could be impacting stores in south florida. mind you, this is where it all started. the store has filed for chapapr 11 bankruptcy protececon. sports authority opened its first store in lauderda lakes back in 1987. the fate of 23 current stores in south florida is still unknown. the company says they're planning to close 140 locations in the coming months along with distribution centers in denver and

it happened at the vape and smoke shop three, near u.s. ones in the gable and here is another look at the culprits here. if you know anything about this case, call, 305-471-tips. >> belkys: coming up here at eleven, another beautiful day, ouw there. >> craig: and the temps have come up too, and it would be nice if it was that way for the >> phil: and it is going to be nice, and the high pressure and control, and it will cle out the clouds o or the weekend and it looks like it is going to be great, outdoor weekend across south florida. couple of minutes. >> now seven weaeaer with chief meteorologist phil ferro >> phil: it was a beautiful day here aoss south florida, a little bit in the ways of the clouds and the lows are close too where they should be for this time of year, however, the highs, the typical highs, of 78 and 79 and we were above that and the highs were in the low 80s today and right now, everyone is in the 70s, the wind, out of the west and northwest, three miles per hour, the humidity at 71 perct, and it is dry across south f

. >> pro-vaping groups are urging the governor to classify e cigarettes as tobacco. opponents say it's helpful. >> if it's anicotine starter kit for children. if you unmask lobbyists you're going to find is tobacco. >> the bill changes the age to purchase from 18 to 21. >> proponents can begin collecting signatures for a sweeping initiative, among other things, the secretary of state has now approved effort, the proposal seeks to eliminate the state law requiring a child be vaccinateed to attend public school and day care and bans chlorine from being added to water and prohibits genetically engineered plants and animals. backers have six months to collect 350,000 signatures to get the initiative on the ballot. >> $9.3 billion is the amount of tourism spending. this was announced today and a record 24.6 million people visited last year, supporting tens of thousands of jobs in tourism. >> tourism has over 91,000 jobs associated with it. with hospitality and hotels. our city continues to be attracted to the work to plan for the future. >> tomorrow we'll get to see if a

he said passengers going in and out of the united states cannot vape on board. e cigarette users can carry them to planes but they are not allowed to charming their batteries during the flight. >> surfers and swimmers out there, dozens of sharks, many babies, have been spotted in ankle deep water. >> this morning we are getting mel said when he spotted them, he grabbed his drone to capture some on video. look at that. we caught these two surfers heading the other way after they ran into them in the water. >> they went under me. it hit my board. i was like my gosh. >> we screamed at them and they got scared and they ran away from us. >> news 6 tells us they have been off the coast swimming around in warmer waters. beach goers we talked to said seeing the sharks up close was exciting. >> it is a little bit scary because i literally was swimming a couple of months ago. you have to be careful when you are out there. >> coming up, more problems for a troubled airline. >> details about another landing for allegiant. >> a big name republican is expected to have harsh w

. >> pro-vaping groups are urging the governor to classify e cigarettes as tobacco. opponents say it's helpful. >> if it's anicotine starter kit for children. if you unmask lobbyists you're going to find is tobacco. >> the bill changes the age to purchase from 18 to 21. >> proponents can begin collecting signatures for a sweeping initiative, among other things, the secretary of state has now approved effort, the proposal seeks to eliminate the state law requiring a child be vaccinateed to attend public school and day care and bans chlorine from being added to water and prohibits genetically engineered plants and animals. backers have six months to collect 350,000 signatures to get the initiative on the ballot. >> $9.3 billion is the amount of tourism spending. this was announced today and a record 24.6 million people visited last year, supporting tens of thousands of jobs in tourism. >> tourism has over 91,000 jobs associated with it. with hospitality and hotels. our city continues to be attracted to the work to plan for the future. >> tomorrow we'll get to see if a

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intentional.teiona >> a howard county man wasowar rushed to the hospital t yesterday after he was burned when his vapingap exploded in his pocket.oc there are reports some devices similar to the one seen here exploding when the charging cha port comes into contact with a metal object.ject. fires officials are urging uin people who use electronic cigarettes or similar devices to be extremely careful. ceful >>> a hearing is being held because of the family and their fight -- they're-he fighting a law that allows virginia's governor to takeo t possession of private propertyoa without any notice to the owner. the family is on the brink ofrik losing 4 acres of land to a new road that's beings b constructed by vdot that will ta lead to a new shopping andgnd business development.evel now, the family filed aled a lawsuit asking a judge toge to declare this move unconstitutional.tuti >> also today, do you know it is national anthem day.ay u.s. anthem was written 1814en by francis scott key. 1,000 american shoulders defended the fort for moreor than a day.th the song was originally called defense of fort mchenry.

maybe move don't invest but put it here instead so i do feel like the - discussion here about the vaping pa we're not ready but i want us to be reabe ready i hope that what's-her-name my questions how can we keep on hire lots more teachers and not structural time available to students and again in this we're redesigning and working on the middle schools schedules and the high school projects going on so i'm kind of supportive of this but also want to just sound a little warning we have to plan the upcoming years and not plan for exactly this to happen because we just know we're not - we know we won't know how much money we'll get before we make the decision so we all plan for things like this is our contingency plan and thank you to everybody for the work we just came back back if talking to people around the country and some in our own state we are saying to us question don't have this and that they're looking for basic things to make school more effective for all their students and it is very hard we were quiet about that but for ourselves we feel so privileged and grateful we can say

developing now, a denver teenager is recovering after his vape pen exploded while he was using it. these pictures are pretty graphic. the 16-year-old's mother said she heard her son screaming when they pen exploded in his face and left him badly burned and he was rushed to the burn unit at university hospital. >> to watch your son go through that, he might be blind or he might need a cornea transplant and scrape the burn out of his eye and have him scream the whole time and had to put in a pump. >> experts say explosions are rare and usually caused when the batteries in the pens are not charged correctly. the mom we spoke to says that's an excuse and changes need to be made. future's best scientists may discover the path that leads them to a great career. >> it's called girls and science of nature and science and lauren has been doing this. >> she's getting ready for a big day tomorrow. hey, lauren. >> the museum is fairly quiet now. and the clubhouses haven't been built yet, but later on, we're going to be here building our clubhouses, all over the museum and we're so excited. the

are you not allowed to vape them or smoke them been when a passenger on the plane. and you can't put them in checked bags. you can't have them on planes. they are afraid that they cause fires. there's missing scientific evidence that they, how much do they really help you cut back on smoking, what happens to other passengers inhaling the fumes, et cetera. and this is the latest. the banff e cigs on planes. >> amy: the guy had it in his pocket the other day, and reason to be concerned until they figure it out. >> reporter: you can pay not only without your wallet but without your smart phone. you download an app that google is working on right now. they're testing it out in california. you go to the cashier, about to pay for something, all you say what your initials are and that makes your payment go through. i know this sounds super crazy. wi-fi, tluetooth, the system is able to tell the phone is on your person. you don't need to are have it on out. >> amy: they know that you didn't steal it? >> reporter: i hear there's a profile picture showing up in their system.

we will explain why the vaping advocates say there is no need to track the rare vents or to start regulating the product at all. joce sterman, abc7 news. alison: thank you very much. to some other health news now. scientists have uncovered the genes at the center of hair-raising conditions. in a paper published today in the nature communication journal, researchers revealed they found genes associated with the multiple hair traits. we are talking about gray hair, uni-brows, even beard thickness. there is a gene associated with gray hair. they found a join called pax-2. that is th uni-brow. identifying the genes could lead to important insight on how we age. what do you think? interesting. new study suggests what you do for a living is affecting your cardiovascular health. leon: okay. alison: new c.d.c. led survey investigating the relationship between the heart health and job. in americans 45 an older. the study found management and finance professionals have a healthy weight. but three-quarters of them do not have a good diet. police officers are the worst when it comes to blood pressure. n

and went back to the vape and smoke shop on u.s. 1. onee more look at the suspects here. if you know who these guysre here, call crime stoppers 305-471-tips. >> vivian: good afternoon, south florida. it is looking nice outside. we've had some clouds streaming in at times. in fact, we do have a couple of them alistening the coast. soon they're going to move off the coast. the lower keys getting more in the way of cloud cover. enough sun shine out there keeping conditions warm. nice and dry everywhere for your lunch hour commute from oward, dade to the keys. it's 9 degrees in fort lauderdale including miami, # 5 in key west, 77 in grand bahama island, our friends in freeport, 79n andros and nassau with the breeze out of the south-southeaut right now any where between 9 and 13 miles an hour. but from coast to coast we go, we have rain around the pacific northwest. we have mountain snow around northern california. and around the ohio river valley, we have a mix of freezing rain and snow at times. but entering parts of tennessee, mississipppp alabama and now the northern fring

stores >>> banning e-cigarettes where smokers need a quick nicotine fix will no longer be allowed to vape >> talk about i wanted this are imagine finding the sky in your >>> our weather is calm. upper 60s this morning. >>> happy thursday. as promised we see another gorgeous sunrise from our windjammer resort camera. lauderdale by the sea. as we look at our view from the biscayne bay camera we see the pretty pink sky upper 60s in broward and dade and even 70 in marathon. not as cool as yesterday but it still feels comfortable. we will warm up to the low 80s this afternoon. winds are light or calm now that means once again today will be a good day to head to the beach or had out boating certainly don't have advisories and a low risk of rip currents. a weak frontal boundary is moving through and it will not bring us drastic changes today. we can with highs in the 80s and these pesky clouds streaming in from the gulf to the subtropical jet stream and el nio which has been going on through the winter. look at the national radar. portions of central northern california to the pacific northwest

. >> in a weird way you put a robot in your mouth when you vape, right?s a mechanical device which gives me nicotine which will kill me, but it -- >> it's sad. >> not mutually exclusive. have you seen the lifetime channel? >> all right. we've learned nothing and e i'm prepared to learn less in the next block. >> katherine with the hardest hitting debate of all time next. . ♪ ♪ ♪ for your retirement, you want to celebrate the little things, because they're big to you. and that is why you invest. the best returns aren't just measured in dollars. td ameritrade®. >>> good evening. and welcome to the seventh hour of the great debate. i'm your moderator bill oh riley. they revealed to "the new york times," an actual paper, the front-runner ordered a steak well done. so well done it was like a rock on a plate. we have joanne nosuchinsky and katherine timpf. you can applaud. >> some say it's in dikive of something. what is it? >> it's either that they're paranoid about bacteria. we don't need that. this proves he would approve carpet bombing. the yellow ones are

. >> vaping advocacy group say the rare. they may be blamed for the battery not for the device. >> people who use devices use them consistent with the manufacturer's recommendations. joce: the department of transportation explicitly banned electronic cigarettes from all commercial flights this week but not because of the explosions but the chemicals inside the devices. but that is the reason they banned them from the check bags last fall. joce sterman, abc7 news. alison: all right. thank you. the family of four mariners who died after a cargo ship sank reached a settlement with the ship's parent company called tote maritime. the el faro was headed to puerto rico from florida last october when it disappeared in hurricane the main propeller failed and all 33 people on board died. the amount of the settlement was reportedly $500,000 each. >> a nur lab study found -- new lab study found zika virus has an effect on embryo's brain. research published by the journal "stem cell" says the mosquito-born virus can impact embryonic cell

. >>> california's war on vaping and smoking reaches critical mass.ion in the fight. >> live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is "abc7 news." >> >> steady rain underscores this problem in the north bay. a significant mudslide hit summer home park road in forestville along the russian river. >> firefighters had to rescue two people when their cars stalled on a flooded road. >> bodega bay affected the water rescue. >> crews closed the road after the rescue. authorities say cars should never be driven through more than six inches of water. >>> an awning at a kmart store gave way. authorities believe the weight of the rain along with dry rot compromised the structure. >>> this storm brought heavy rain this morning. the highway patrol tweeted out these pictures. i'm ama daetz in for dan ashley. >> and sandhya patel has more. >> the storm is pounding the bay area. a small stream flood advisory has been just issued. that advisory up until 8:30 p.m. moderate to heavy rain coming in, causing low lying flooding. the heaviest rain is easing up, but we stil