Says donald trump is playing the American Public for suckers. Heres what i know. Donald trump is a phony, a fraud. His promises are as worthless as the degree from trump university. Reporter trump responding on the campaign trail in maine. Mitt was a disaster as a candidate. Reporter the two had a very different relationship four years ago. Its my honor and privilege to endorse mitt romney. Reporter while romney is not endorsing one candidate, he suggests voters back the remaining candidates, which, if successful, would lead to a nomination fight at the gop convention. The nomination has not been sewn up. These are the kinds of things that happen in a competitive primary. Reporter at tonights debate in detroit, trump will be facing not only his opponents but fox moderator megyn kelly. On the democratic side, the investigation over her use of classified emails continues to haunt Hillary Clintons campaign. Today, the clinton aide who established her private server was granted immunity. And Bernie Sanders in michigan hit her on jobs and trade. Was he right to support nafta . The answer is she was very, very wrong. Reporter tonights debate stage for the first time, there will only be four gop candidates. Dr. Ben carson is expected to formally suspend his campaign tomorrow. In washington, megan hughes, abc7 news. Thank you, megan. Todays war of words between trump and romney has other politicians taking sides. And locally it has local politicians assessing the trump factor. Kristen sze has more. Reporter republicans are using facebook to dive into this latest war between trump and romney. John kasich posted, well said, mitt romney. Along with a picture of the oval office saying the one who works here should make us proud. Marco rubio posted, donald trump built this Campaign Around promising hell keep jobs in america. But sarah palin posted, thank you, mitt. Trumps favorability just rose. And this, trump may be raising eyebrows, but hes also raising voter interest. I think donald trump has tapped into something that is very important to the people of this state and this country, theyre very frustrated with republicans and democrats. Reporter both are running there are the republican nomination for the u. S. Senate seats held by barbara boxer. He says local gop candidates would like to shed the negatives. System of the things that have happened the last two weeks i find disturbing and we should stop that as soon as possible and get back to the important issues. Reporter by the way, many analysts already saying the only way to stop trump from getting the nomination is to keep him from winning many delegates here in california. Kristen, thank you very much. They are getting ready for more rain in pacifica, where erosion has take an toll along beach street. You can see the areas blocked off or part of the sea wall collapsed. A sinkhole appeared and was patched up. Workers will be on call as saturdays storm approaches to respond quickly to any new problems. Sandbags are stacked along a San Francisco street that had severe flooding last month. This is what it looked like in early january. Residents say the rain overwhelmed drains and caused sewer water to flow on the streets. A live look outside from our emeryville camera. A lot of gray out there, a sign of things to come. A series of storms on the way, with the rain starting tomorrow during the morning commute. Spencer christian is here with the accuweather update. Spencer . Things are relatively calm now, cloudy skies. The rainfall today has been rather light. Heres live doppler 7 hd, as you pointed out. Cloudy skies and a few pockets of light rain are scattered about. Castro valley and livermore seeing light rainfall. East of san jose and over the mt. Hamilton area, some light rain. Out towards tracy and stockton, as well. Heres the storm impact scale. We rank every storm this winter numerically one through five. The storm coming our way on saturday is going to be a strong storm, ranking three on the storm impact scale, producing one to two inches of rain in the lower elevation, three to six inches in the hills, with winds gusting over 50 Miles Per Hour at times and a Flash Flood Watch in effect in the burn areas in lake county from 4 00 p. M. Saturday to 4 00 p. A. M. Sunday. And in the sierra, winter storm watch is in effect, looking at 8 to 16 inches of new snow above 5,000 feet. And there may be downed trees and Power Outages with the weekend storms. Theyre going to be powerful. Thank you so much, spencer. The biggest names in the tech sector are rallying around apple and their battle with the federal government. Today, facebook, google, twitter, oracle, and a wave of other tech giants filed briefs in support of apple. The Companies Argue that governments demand for apple to build a back doorway to hack its devices would undermine security. Agencies representing prosecutors filed briefs in support of the government saying criminals could go free if investigators cant access devices. In walnut creek, take a look at this video of a crash inside a yoga studio. First responders say its amazing no one was killed after a speeding vehicle flew off the freeway and into the building. Laura, thats incredible. Reporter dan, police say this car was going about 90 miles an hour when it was spotted in lafayette. By the time it got here, it flew off the freeway, down this embankment, across this parking lot about 100 yards in all. He had to go in there and secure the building, shore it up. Reporter even veteran First Responders couldnt believe that the two people inside this bmw survived. That after the sedan flew off highway 24, through a series of trees and bushes and slid on its roof across a parking lot and into a building. It took firefighters 40 minutes to free throw the two badly injured people inside. We saw the car inside the building, and thought how did it get there . And unbelievable the way it made it from the freeway down to the bushes and the fence and through the buildings. Reporter there just happened to be an amr ambulance sitting in the parking lot waiting for a call. To have an ambulance here, was able to call 911, and get our crew here was huge. Thank god that it happened when it did and nobody was in there. Reporter police had been chasing the bmw moments earlier for speeding but called off that pursuit seconds before the crash. In laura anthony, abc7 news. San Francisco Police have charged these two men for trying to have sex with a 14yearold girl. 43yearold Mark Burnstein and 39yearold shea lin arranged meet the girl for sex. The two before taken into custody after lengthy investigations. Following years of walkouts, a tentative deal has been reached between Sutter Health and thousands of registered nurses. The nurses union says the proposed agreement covers rns in berkeley and oakland. The deal would call for pay increases up to 28 over four years time. Better benefits and new safety protocols. A spokesperson says they are happy with the agreement and hope that the nurses ratify it. Still ahead on abc7 news at 4 00, the big contribution soccer star Randy Chastain will be making to science. And a rare sea creature spotted off the california coast. What experts say is cause thing species to come so close. And looking to test your fear of heights . The new thrill ride this summer. And developments in the search for this band of robbers caught on surveillance video. And were checking your traffic. Right hand side is your south bound traffic heading towards San Francisco. Its moving in both directions. Randy chastain announced today she will donate her brain after she dies to boston university. The 47yearold santa clara graduate is just the seventh woman to offer her brain to the program which looks for signs of a degenerative brain disease linked to concussions. She suffered two concussions in college and never shied away from heading the ball after 40 years of playing the game. Steph curry received another honor this afternoon, earning the western conference player of the month award. Hes the first player in franchise history to get it twice in the same reason. He perhaps saved his best for last, nailing the buzzer shot last saturday. The warriors get another chance to take down the thunder in a few minutes. Abc7 news was there earlier today in oakland and so was civil rights leader jesse jackson. They give a certain joy in this place and its a pleasure to watch them. Its not clear tonight if steph curry and Andre Iguodala would play. If they win, it would make it 44 games tonight. A rare species of sea horse has been spotted in southern california. Mattie gomez talks to the diver who made this discovery. Reporter this divers greatest find hasnt been in the deep sea but just a few feet of water. I just happened to see the sea horse, which was totally a surprise. Its not something in 3,000 hours or 27 years, 5,000 dives ive seen. Reporter he first saw them in january checking on an octopus den. At first i didnt believe it. Of course, no camera, you think oh, i dont have a camera, nobody will believe me. Reporter after two months of searching, his patience and determination paid off. Yesterday, i came over and had my camera, took 88 pictures of what i think is a female, very bright, sharp, eye makeup, the whole works. Shes beautiful. Reporter warmer waters from el nino might be the reason these sea horses are drifting so far up the coastline. They are a species thats typically found san diego southward through mexico into peru. However, this the last year or so, weve seen unusually warm waters off our coast. So we have been hearing sightings of this particular sea horse species along newport beach, palace verdes, so people are seeing them. Reporter and other creatures have also been spotted. I think its going to be good for diving and to see some stuff thats way different than what everybody gets to see. The tallest building in the west is getting a new addition. Check it out. U. S. Link tower in l. A. Is adding a 45foot long glass side to the observation deck. It will begin on the 70th floor and go down one level, hovering 1,000 feet above. Its expected to be done by june. You know who will be first in line for that . He loves heights. Spencer. Cant get enough. You can tell thats not true. Its all we can do to get you on the roof. Yeah, even thats a challenge sometimes. The clouds indicate weve got some Stormy Weather coming our way. Heres live doppler 7 hd. At the moment, just a few pockets of light rain scattered around the bay area. East of san jose and some over in the east bay moving out. Rainfall totals have not been very impressive, about 0. 22 of an inch. Just a trace of rainfall. Heres a view of the clouds over sfo. Scattered showers tomorrow. Stronger storms move in this weekend. Lit be rainy and windy, a possibility of thunderstorms over the weekend. 5 00 tomorrow morning, there will be showers, maybe some pockets of moderate to heavy rain. So look out for a wet commute tomorrow morning. Then later during the day, well see those showers break up into more widely scattered pockets of rain. But after tomorrow, we have the big boys coming in on saturday. A storm ranking three, a strong storm on our storm impact scale moves in, bringing one to two inches of rain, generally in the lower elevations. In the hills, winds gusting up to 55 Miles Per Hour. Heres the forecast animation for that. Starting at 8 00 saturday morning, pockets of rain, heavier and steadier during the day. By 1 00 p. M. , look for stormy conditions. By 6 00 saturday evening, it will be very stormy, widespread areas of moderate to heavy rainfall. Powerful, gusty winds will be blowing. Continuing into the nighttime hours, breaking up a little bit saturday night. Winds gusting, picking up at 10 00 saturday morning, going into 5 00 saturday afternoon. By that time, gusts on the coast at 53 Miles Per Hour, right around the bay, 44 Miles Per Hour. In San Francisco, 39. Oakland, 41. Up north, getting stronger in some spots. Gale watches posted for the coastal waters. So it will be windy enough that there could be downed trees and Power Outages with this storm. Rainfall totals by 11 00 saturday night, reaching two to four inches in the mountains. Three to six inches in the south bay. Tonight, showers move through, lows in the low to mid 50s. Tomorrow, widy scattered showers, but perhaps some locally heavy, but brief downpours in the morning hours. Highs in the low 60s at the coast to upper 60s inland. Saturdays storm is a three on the storm impact scale. Sundays storm is two. Maybe even some thunderstorms on sunday. Showers on monday. Dry breaks on tuesday and wednesday and maybe some showers developing again next thursday. Bring it on because we need it. Absolutely. Thanks very much. Up next, a collectors dream. Seven rare ty cobb baseball cards. What his grandson has to say about this rare find. And a live look at traffic outside, as we get into the meat of the afternoon commute. It is moving along fairly well in both directions, no problems there. Stay with us. Well contin the discovery of seven rare ty cobb baseball cards were found in a crumbled paper bag by a family clearing out a relatives home in southern california. Professional authorities puts the value of the card at more than seven figures apiece. Im really pleased that these were discovered, because theyre going to get spread around, poem enjoy them, and the sport of baseball will have something to talk about for a little while. Herschel cobb wrote a book about his grandfather called heart of the tiger. It was about the days they spent together after ty cobb retired from baseball. Every dog is lovable in its own unique way, but only one is being called the coolest dog. Check out piper. Theres a reason why hes in the snow wearing goggles and a safety vest. The 7yearold Border Collie has a very special duty at a michigan airport. His job is to run and keep the runways clear. Piper is a Wildlife Control canine. He chases away all sorts of wildlife, birds, fox, you name it from the runways. Anything we dont want to come into contact with piper doesnt paycheck, but he gets rewarded with lots and lots of treats. Well deserved. Never seen anything like it. Looks like a fighter pilot. Very cool. Now for todays gma hot list, the biggest and best moments from our friends at Good Morning America. Heres your 60 second hot list from gma today. Hit it. Mitt romney says donald trump is a phony, a fraud. His promises are as worthless as a degree from trump yoifunivers . Your response . He is a failed candidate. Your victims say they were scammed. 98 of those people liked the school. That was before they took the courses. We have an a from the Better Business bureau. According to the new york daily news, you got a d minus. Youre wrong. The former head of the cia said the military will refuse to act if you order torture. If you order torture and the military refuses to carry out your orders, how will you respond . Im a leader. I dont think that would happen. The oscars, very funny bit you did. What was that about . That was above my wig. Next time youre here, i want you to jam. We can do that. 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Saving humanity from high insurance rates. Live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is abc7 news. Here are headlines. Republicans are lining up to denounce the frontrunner, calling donald trump a phony. Senator john mccain and House Speaker paul ryan also rejected trump today. Trump supported romneys run for president four years ago. He responded today by calling romney a choke artist. This 20yearold nanny is charged with felony abuse for smothering a 13monthold baby in livermore. Melanie woodrow tweeted the incident was caught on a nanny cam and the baby went limp but is now doing okay. Shell have a live report at 5 00. Get ready for a wet and windy weekend. Spencer christian tweeted out this image you see here, showing predicted wind gusts of more than 50 Miles Per Hour in San Francisco on saturday. Hell join us in a few minutes with a timeline of the next big storm. Along with all the rain expected this weekend, we also expect to see the Russian River rising in sonoma county. Wayne, its because of a water release to keep people safe from flooding. Reporter thats right. Behind me you see the Russian River, which is running fine for this time of the year, could be a little higher. We havent had a big water release for the entire month of february. That is going to change. And when it does, so will the river behind us. Any time of the year, sit a reference point. We just like to see the flow of the water. Reporter kelly, her friend carol, and the Russian River flowing well enough this winter for the white water effect. And were likely to see more of it after a release upstream by the army corps of engineers. The last thing we want to do is have this say the river comes out and hits as hard as predicted. If we do not have enough room to store that water, we could jeopardize the lives of everybody downstream. Reporter