>> total strangers. we have -- the love and support and other people helping us with and other people helping us with our go fund me >>. [ inaudible ] prepare for stuff like this. >> reporter: ray cues at that says his daughter was tough and strong and showed that to the end. a blood trail shows she crawled 100 yards in an effort to get help. she was stabbed more than 20 times. the suspects are in jail. no bail has been set and they are set to appear in court again this morning. reporting live in dublin, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. amy, thank you. a go fund me account has been set up to help her family. in about 24 hours, it's raised almost $13,000 of the $30,000 goal. if you would like to help, you can find a link on our website, abc 7 news,.com. it is now 4:30. if you're just waking up to us, let's get you up to date with

weather and traffic. mike? >> reggie, natasha, live doppler 7, dry once again. let's talk about what's going to happen today. today the warming trend begins. temperatures jump back above average. this morning, chilly. grab a heavier coat. 37 -- mid-40s around the bay and the coast by 7:00. by noon, 58 to 59 and then 4:00. a so that's your 12-hour planner. we have a sharp change coming this weekend in my accuweather seven-day forecast. let's see what caught frances' eye this morning. >> it's cool out there, traffic is quiet. roadwork is going on on the east bay. all lanes closed right now at the broadway terrace. that should be picked up in the next half hour. elsewhere, it's looking pretty good, pretty green out there. the usual slowings through the

altamont pass. 101, san rafael from santa rosa, probl problem-free. a quiet ride across the bridge. no major problems on the peninsula right now. good morning everyone. i can tell you the 19-year-old man suspected in that deadly shooting at a shout florida high school is being questioned by authorities right now. nik lass cruz was booked into the sheriff's department hours ago. cruz is accused of murdering 17 people and critically hurting five others. abc news reporter maggie rulli is live with the latest. maggie? >> reporter: jessica, good morning. this is one of the deadliest mass shootings in u.s. history. now they're speaking with students to learn more about the shooter and find a possible

motive. >> overnight, police searched the home of suspected shooter nicholas cruz looking for any clues as to why hours earlier the 19-year-old opened fire inside his former high school. this video showing the terror inside the school. the sound of gunshots, too disturbing to prbroadcast. >> i heard the shot and i saw toot -- >> some students under desks, fearing for their lives. >> just like praying and crying. >> somebody down the hall was screaming, like help me, come save me. >> s.w.a.t. teams swarmed the school. >> he went from the third floor to the second floor. he may have a gas mask on now. >> in the chaos, the shooter walks right out with the other students escaping. he was later arrested with without incident. >> cruz was armed with an ar-15 rifle and wearing a gas mask.

school says he was expelled for disciplinary reasons. faculty had been warned to not let him on campus. >> reporter: the school here is closed through the rest of the week and the town has brought in grief counselors for the students starting this morning. maggie rulli, abc 7 news. reggie? maggie, thank you. it appears a hero during the shooting has died. according to the sun sentinel, the football coach protected a student by jumping between her and the gunman and pushing the student out of the line of fire. he was shot. there were conflicting reports his condition but the head football coach says his family was notified late last night that he had died. in addition to being an sis t t assistant coach, he had a role as a security guard. >> this is the 18th school shooting in 45 days. authorities say the weapon used was an ar-15 military-style

rifle. ar-15's have been used in vegas, newtown, connecticut, aurora, colorado and san bernardino. the rifle became legal when the assault weapons bans lapsed in 2004. we have posted this badge on our facebook page with caption, sending love. if you'd like to shar it to express your support with the victims in florida this morning, it is available to you. a school bus driver is under arrest accused of physically abusing a special needs second grader. police took 64-year-old kim clof son into custody yesterday. they say she grabbed a young girl at browns valley elementary school last week. the girl suffered abrasions from the assault and the district has now fired her. a high-profile stanford professor is not backing down despite opening a threatening letter laced with white powder. she's leading the attempt to recall the judge who sentenced brock turner. katie marzullo has more. >> i received a card that looked

like a valentine card. >> reporter: she was in the faculty lounge 11:30 wednesday morning and opened a seemingly innocent piece of meal and sthen read the note. >> since you're going to disrobe persky, i'm going to treat you like emily doe. let's see what kind of sentencing i get for being a rich white male. >> she's the chair of the recall judge aaron persky campaign. he came under fire after sentencing a boy to six months in jail for assaulting a young woman who was unconscious. the victim is known as emily doe. it's not her first threatening mail. she posts them on her office door with pride. thn her friend noticed the white powder. >> there's a white powder all over the envelope. >> they closed down the law school and called in haz-mat officials. students received an e-mail to stay away. >> they had everybody in the haz-mat suits with the tanks and everything. >> scary to think that the law

school is getting this kind much threats. >> dawber will not be intimidated. >> the recall will go forward, we'll stand with survivors of sexual assault. >> reporter: haz-mat tested it and determined there was no health threat. at stanford, katie marzullo, abc 7 news. happening today, parents will have an opportunity to ask questions after a school counselor was arrested. one possible victim has been sided and investigators want to know if there are others. he's worked there since 1989. today's parent forum will be held at 12:30 at the school library. . 42 degrees this morning. just down the road it's 43 in lake merced. about everywhere else, 45 to 46 degrees. take it closer to the downtown,

financial district is about 50. coming through the ferry building at about 49 degrees. here's a look from our east bay hills camera. you see it's bouncing a little bit from that breeze out there. if you're going to be out and about exercising, watch out for the pollen. as you know, you can see that it is getting more pre dij us outside. on the bay, not as choppy as yesterday. going to the beaches, you'll have sunshine all day today. let's talk about the south bay 12-hour planner. all day sunshine until it sets at 5:48. temperatures will fluctuate. about 20 degrees to 46 at 8:00 to noon at 6:00. as we go to the inland east bay, also sunglasses all throughout the morning and the afternoon hours. we'll jump up to 62 by noon. hang around 66, 67 in the noon hours. back to 52 by 8:00. we'll come back and take a look

at how much pollen is out there and what trees are producing it and the sharp change in the weather this weekend. frances, a couple new accidents? >> yes, mike. both involve big rigs. we'll head to westbound 80 approaching the core delia junction, there was a big rig accident. in the eastbound direction for those heading towards sacramento, sig-alert issued. a big rig, a jackknifed big rig blocks the right lane. it could be there for a while. here's interstate 80 for head lights heading westbound. so far it's looking good from hercules into san francisco. and here's the slow drive time. westbound 580, tracy to dublin is 35 minutes. a state senator on leave for sexual harassment allegations. why is he still introducing bills? smaller more o affordable living spaces near transit.

we can't buy a drop of rain. we're getting high elevation snow near albuquerque and santa fe. that system is moving away. high pressure is moving in, in its wake. wall to wall sunshine from 71 in l.a., low to mid-60s in the central valley. a little breezy in yosemite.

sunshine and 50. about 40 in tahoe today. here's nigh seven-day forecast for tahoe. the light mix and breezy conditions sunday. breezy to look at that arctic air mass. lows and highs in the 20s and 30s next week. in that sense, winter is back. not bringing much snow. a state senator on leave because of sexual harassment allegations is facing criticism for introducing 15 bills this week. >> tony mendoza was pressured by colleagues to take a leave of absence after being accused of sexually harassing three female aides. they say they're dragging their feet before the bill introduction deadline on friday. >> his mere presence in the capitol and his activity, he should be nowhere near the building and not have any activities is a slap in the face to people wanting reform here in sacramento in the senate. >> state senate officials say

mendoza is not violating the terms of his leave. they say the bills were cleared with the secretary of the senate. mendoza has denied the allegations against him. new developments surrounding the state assembly member a leader of the me too movement. christina garcia was accused of sexual misconduct. now she's being removed as chair of the legislative women's caucus at the state capitol. two men accused her of improper sexual advances towards them. susan eggman will serve as interim chair. homeowners in the wildfire zone seem to be dealing with issue after issue. now a costly new problem. what to do with the thousands of burned trees getting in the way of rebuilding. wayne friedman found some answers. >> if a tree falls in the middle of a burned subdivision, does it make a sound? it does in sonoma county, also known as the land of high-speed

chains and flying wood chips. these, the last rites for dying dead trees. they number in the tens of thousands, maybe the hundreds of thousands. every burnt tree has a different story. but they share one element in common. they need to come down and be picked up. that gets complicated. >> no one really wants it. >> he's been a busy man lately. he runs a tree removal company. spent part of today in larkfield estates where most homeowners bear the burden of dealing with their burned trees. those homeowners include santa rosa's assistant fire marshal, paul loan that will who has three charred red woods in the remains of his backward. >> ultimately, it's my debris and my responsibility to remove. >> there are exceptions. if you own property with trees that have bright green paint or markings, you're in luck. those would be among the 11,000 trees that pg&e cut down. they're offering to remove the debris. >> we sent letters to 8800

customers who we thought had trees that qualify. >> how many people called you back? >> we have about 1200 logs to move or remove right now, as of now. the deadline is not until the 28th. meantime, at the end of the month, santa rosa will offer a program for its homeowners. free wood chipping and disposal in two locations. the only caveat, they'll need to get the trees there. >> we recognize the fact that it's not the perfect solution right now, but it's a step in the right direction. >> that is spoken like a man who not only works with policy, but is also living with it. in santa rosa, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> a lawmaker is proposing to fix the housing shortage by creating a new incentive for developers. the bill would reward the construction of small and more affordable apartments. the legislation would allow developers to calculate the number of units and fees by square footage.

it would allow them to maximize space and build moreau knits. tinder is taking a page out of a competing dating app's book. it's adding a feature to leave it to women whether they want to initiate a conversation. that's similar to the way the app bumble works. tinder will have -- a launch date has not been set. check out this video from virgin atlantic. how the plane got into the spirit of valentine's day. making a heart shape while traveling over the coast of england. >> virgin said it supported the diversion since it was a test flight and there were no passengers on board. i did look this up to see if this was an incredible waste of resources. >> sure. >> they say it was basically going to fly this route anyway. it had to make adjustment. >> in what way would that route happen? >> they're testing it. they claim it wasn't a huge

waste. >> yea valentine's day. >> you have to trust them. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. mike nicco, you celebrated on monday so you were done, not in the spirit yesterday. >> not in the spirit? >> just saying words. >> it was funny. my wife got home, i saw her for 20 minutes, i went to bed. valentine's day at the niko house. i did get her flowers and new headlights for her car. >> wow. >> she needed those anyway. i was playing a trick on her. let's talk about what's going on outside. you can see from sutro tower, it looks pretty calm out there. more warmth and sunshine and calmer conditions. my accuweather highlight tonight. winter blows into town. unfortunately, it doesn't really generate any rain for us. just a real sharp temperature drop this weekend. let's talk about today. 59 at half moon bay. lakeport 61. along with richmond, we've got

62 in ukiah. everybody else about 63 to 67 degrees now in san jose. up in the north bay, we'll start at 36 this morning. noon at 59, 4:00 at 65. no clouds whatsoever. your temperatures 56 at bodega bay is cooler. everybody else around 63 to 66. all right, for the east bay, wall it wall sunshine. starting at 43. jumping up to 63. 54 at 7:00. let's check the highs between noon and 4:00. 61 to 65 degrees. here's a look at tonight's temperatures. they're a lot like this morning. 30s inland to palo alto and then low to mid-40s. san francisco, 47. my accuweaher seven-day forecast. warmer tomorrow. just when you think spring is back, we've got a sharp cold front from alaska, drops our temperatures to the 50s. it will be a raw, breezy presidents' day. here's frances with an update on the crashes. >> headlights, a practical gift.

i appreciate that. eastbound 80, laguna valley, a jack-knifed big rig will block the lane. not causing delays for those heading out towards vacaville and westbound 80 towards the bay area approaching the core delia junction. there was an earlier big rig hit-and-run accident. not causing problems either. head out to highway 13. there's roadwork that has been scheduled until 5:00. but it looks like they cleared it up and traffic is flowing in both directions. >> frances, thank you. researchers believe they've taken a major step when it comes to treating alzheimer's. >> did you notice something different about the san francisco skyline? we'll shoe you what it is. an officer tries to show off on a skateboard. what happens next, left kids shook. first the techbytes. amazon is worth more than microsoft. >> amazon shares closed $1,451 putting the internet retailer in

third place for most valuable company in the world behind google's parent company, alphabet and apple. facebook's forecast isn't good when it comes to younger users. >> market research company e-marketer expects the site to lose 2 million subscribers under the age of 25 to snapchat this year. young millennials like sites that emphasize visuals. apple is acknowledging that home pod is leaving white rings on oil wood surfaces. >> apple says the silicone base is to blame for the white rings. the company says they should fade over time after the home fade over time after the home pod is

if you're worried about allergies, you probably should be this time of the year. it's whether you take the medicine that really tips the scale, doesn't it? tree pollen will be moderate. weed pollen, grass pollen, mold spores low. the uv incompetent decdex will also. researchers can reverse alzheimer's in mice. a drug that cuts off a brain enzyme in mice was found to dissolve brain plaques connected with the disease. the drug could one day reverse the disease in humans as well. it remains to be seen whether the improvements in lab mice will translate to human beings. >> certainly hope so.

the san francisco skyline was a little more colorful last night. take a look at this. the developer of the sales force tower sells abc 7 news it was testing an art installation on top of the city's tallest building. jim campbell created this installation. it's going to feature images captured by cameras installed around the city. i saw this in person two nights ago. >> what did you think? >> caught my attention. i think it's going to look great. it definitely changes the night landscape for sure. fairfax police officers were dispatched to the post office after getting reports of kids skateboarding in the street. >> one officer took matters into his own hands. actually, his feet. >> whoa. yeah! >> look, officer has skills. surprising the skaters with that smooth kickflip. the officers moved the kids out of street before showing them up. >> that's pretty cool. want to talk about spare the air

for a second. we've had 19 spare the air alerts so far this winter season. this is kind of threshold that the government looks for to see if we exceed anything. 2.5 micrograms. you don't need to know that. we've exceeded seven days. other than 19, seven have been unhealthy. we've got pretty clean air. good to moderate when we change to the arctic air mass, everybody will have the cleanest air you can have this time of the year. let's turn it over to frances, see what she's watching. >> a new crash off to the right-hand side and it looks like it will clear quickly. we're checking out the drive times from antioch to hercules. it's still 27 minutes. not too bad of a delay. westbound 80 from highway 4 to the maze is 16 minutes now eastbound 80 at la gun valley. there is a jack-knifed big rig blocking the lane. northbound 87 looking good. highway 85 to the san jose airport delay-free and the toll plaza backing up for some of the

cash paying lanes right now. guys? >> frances, thank you. some feathers were ruffled in san francisco last night. you tell me if this looks fun. i don't know. we periscoped the action. they released pent up stress and anger. not so fun, the cleanup every year. the city estimates it costs them thousands of dollars. next at 5:00, a maj joer ruling in san francisco that will impact teachers across the state. plus, we are following developments out of south florida after yesterday's deadly shooting at a high school there. the suspect booked into jail

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5:00 a.m. good morning to you on this thursday, february 15th. thanks for waking up with us. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from your forecast. mike nicco is here to tell us. >> i wanted to show you the winds. they have calmed considerably during the overnight hours after a breezy start last night. we're up to 10 miles per hour in santa rosa. fairfield gets up to 23 once in a while. the rest of us less than 10 miles per hour. the 12-hour planner is full of sunshine. microclimates this morning, upper 50s at noon, mid-50s at the coast. mid-60s for the rest of us at 4:00. looks like a real quiet day. you've had