♪ in the news this sunday morning, march 13th, officials say two japanese nuclear reactors are damaged from friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami. one appears to be going through a partial meltdown. and tsunami surges struck a santa cruz harbor has caused millions in damage sinking 18 boats. >> good morning. rain is headed our way today but will your sunday be a total wash? i'll let you know coming up. >> thank you, lisa. thank you for joining us. good morning, everyone. i'm carolyn tyler. the nuclear crisis in japan is growing this morning as japanese authorities now say there's a threat of multiple meltdowns. a partial meltdown has already occurred at one nuclear reactor while plant operators

frantically try to keep temperatures down at other reactors in the site. a bubble has formed inside the containment dome of the plant's number 3 reactor, an explosion similar to what happened yesterday in the number one unit is possible. more than 170,000 people have been evacuated from an area 12 miles around that plant. a shortage of electricity now means powers being rationed with rolling blackouts in tokyo and other cities. the official death toll is more than 1,000 with estimates running as high as 10,000. abc's diana aguiar has the latest. >> this could be the worst nuclear disaster since chernobyl 25 years ago. >> this is an extremely serious situation and we're not out of the woods yet. >> partial meltdowns may have occurred at two crippled reactors and facing problems with three more. >> first of all the back systems

failed, the pumps, the electricity all gone because of the earthquake and the tsunami. this was not supposed to happen. >> the unusual combination of events brought japan to the brink other trying to end this crisis. it's a question of capability: can they? >> authorities are testing evacuees for high levels of radiation. >> this 39-year-old school teachers says this may be contaminated. i came to have a check what i have to do next. coupled with the sobering afternoon math of a earthquake. millions do not have drinking water on electricity. crews are racing to find the missings with a death toll that tons climb. >> officials say a second explosion is highly possible saying there's no risk to human health. >> here in california, public

health officials are closely monitoring efforts in japan to contain any leaks of radiation that could be blown across the pacific. california does have radio activity monitoring systems in place of air, water and food supply and can inherit them if necessary. we've been receiving extraordinary video from the earthquake and tsunami. a man that was at the airport recorded and through a translator narrated this video. >> the cars and the airport just drifted. so i just thought that we should keep it in the video and this is the video that i took. and so it was really sickening, a swarm of insect were attacking. >> well, for people here in the bay area with loved ones in japan, you can imagine there's been a lot of waiting and worrying. he has a store in san francisco

japantown. she's been trying desperately to get in touch with her daughter and grandsons. the threat of a nuclear meltdown is especially frightening because it brings back memories of the death of her younger brother. >> he was just a baby. when the a-bomb was dropped in hiroshima. he lived until about four and a half, and then leukemia killed him. >> she did get word her daughter and grandsons are okay. the japanese cultural and community center of northern california have created a relief fund for victims and bay area japanese business and community leaders are collecting donations. >> the recovery effort's got take not days, not weeks, not months. unfortunately it's going to take decades. this fund-raising activity can't go on and on and on but we've gotta go on as long as we can. >> donations are being accepted at all area union bank

locations. 100% of the money will go directly to the victims. while the tsunami damage along the california coast does not even compare to anything we've seen in japan, there is some significant destruction in crescent city and in santa cruz. karina rusk has that part of the story. >> this in the harbor is what's left of u-dock. the debris can be seen everywhere but unfortunately the boat cannot. many of those tied to the dock have sunk. cheryl and her son jody said trident is among those underwater. >> my son was on the boat and he lost his home and everything on it. we don't have -- we don't know what to do. >> the harbor is the site of a massive response. crews range from the coast guard to the department of fish and game. >> at this time we're mobilizing structural engineers to look at all of the piers throughout the harbors to make sure our

businesses, commercial fishery can continue to operate. >> the tsunami surges did an estimated $17.1 million in damage sinking 19 boats and damaging at least 100 others. there's still the environment consequences. debris removal had lesson begun. the next step is get the boats off the harbor floor. one uses giant air bags. >> you put underneath, fill with air. it helps raise it up. there's other things like cranes. >> those hardest hit, even those with insurance are wondering how long the recovery will take. >> it will probably be two or three months before we even see a nickel out of this. so people with homes and boats, what are we gonna do? >> there's a lot of heartache

and unanswered questions but the cleanup is well underway. the first boat pulled from the harbor floor has been hauled away and because of that there is a strong smell of diesel in the air but that fuel is being mopped up. karina rusk, abc 7 news. >> yesterday the u.s. coast guard surveyed the damage in crescent city by helicopter and provided this footage. at least six boats were confirmed sunk and much of the docks and moorings have been destroyed. repeated surges, some 8 feet, tossed boats for 24 hours. some fishermen surveyed the damage. >> this morning is the first time i've been down here since it happened. >> where's your boat now? >> over there underwater crushed. i was right in the middle of changing engines. glad i didn't have the new engine in it yet. >> strong surges also caused the gas tanks on several boats to

rupture and leak diesel into the harbor. the harbor master estimates damage to be 25 to $25 million. hundreds of bay area residents have begun making it back home from japan. jenelle wang was at san francisco international airport yesterday for the emotional reunion. >> some of the first flights from tokyo arrived at sfo and a tearful reunion from gavin brown and his dad caught in the earthquake thousands of miles away in their east bay home. >> thank goodness she's in the airport! it was scary. >> many who returned home today were either on their way to the airport in tokyo. there were people standing and they couldn't even stand up.

it was rolling. >> then everything came to a standstill. public transportation came to a screeching halt. flights cancelled, trains stopped. stuck on a train for 16 hours. >> the train was not full. we were able to flip our seats around and we were able -- able to sleep with our luggage bridging the gap. >> maura said the japanese took good care of them. he was stuck at the marina airport overnight. >> they were handing out ritz crackers, water and sleeping bags. we waited until today to try and get back. >> back home. but their hearts go out to those in japan. jenelle wang, abc 7. >> coming up, find out what arab countries are asking the united nations are doing to libya to

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outside new york city yesterday morning. the charter bus flipped over and slammed into a pole that cut its way through the middle of that bus. it happened on interstate 95 as the tour bus made its way from a casino in connecticut back to the outskirts of new york city. 20 passengers were injured. the driver says she lost control after clipping the back of a tractor trailer that never stopped after the accident. well, did you remember to spring forward this morning? we're now on pacific daylight time. it is 6:13, by the way, on the landmark clock tower on the san francisco ferry building. the hands of time moved forward a little early at 1:03 this morning. the clock moved forward to show 2:00. pacific daylight time specifically began at 2:00 this morning. firefighters used the stage to remind us all to change batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide protectors.

fires occur in the just every three hours and half occur in homes that do not have working smoke alarms. a new state law also requires homes to have carbon monoxide detectors. so here we are, ms. argen, a little sleep deprived. >> last night the st. patrick's day parade. cloudy conditions. most of the rain is going to hold off much of the day. i'll explain coming up. >> thank you, lisa. also coming up the san jose sharks got a rare visit from the new york rangers. for some reason these two teams do not get along too

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>> 6:17. so far nice out there. >> yeah. we have the high and mid level clouds that kept the temperatures up overnight and we're looking at a cold front in the bay area later on today. so the entire bay area probably will get wet. the south bay may see trace amounts and the north bay, you're going to be looking at some rain in the afternoon. a live look outside. high definition emeryville

camera and we are gonna see the sun come up in about an hour today and setting after 7:00 tonight. so as we get started this morning, you'll notice temperatures are in the upper 40s to low 50s. 53 san francisco, we're 50 on the coast. 49 redwood city and 10 degrees warmer in napa. looking at warming all the way across the bay area. even the livermore where the cooler area is up a degree from yesterday and 7 degrees warmer on the coast. so cloudy skies with a chance of rain. the main rain holds off until this afternoon and the evening hours more rain headed our way next week. not every day but a couple of systems will keep it pretty unsettled. here's a look at our live doppler 7 hd starting the rain mainly to the north of us from shasta, crescent city and ukiah. still pretty far away and we'll look for the cold front to sweep

on through this afternoon. high pressure's going to give away and that allows for the first in a series of wet weather makers to head our way this week. looking at a little snow out of this system but in the higher elevations about 7,000 feet. here's the timing on the rain. notice in the north bay this morning you're dry. a slight chance of showers. slight chance by 1:00 sonoma and marin county looking wet by 2:00. the rain line advances further to the south. by 4:00, 5:00 the entire area except the south bay getting way. san jose, morgan hill right through 11:00 tonight. the rain not tapering off until the wee hours of the morning. only trace amounts in the south bay with a tenth on the peninsula to perhaps a quarter inch in the santa cruz mountains.

so above 7,000 feet 8:00 tonight through 8:00 tomorrow morning looking at perhaps 4 to 8 inches of snow and the snow levels lowering tomorrow to lake level. still kind of mild out there in the south bay. 64 campbell and los gatos. 59 half moon bay. san francisco coming in at 59 today. rain headed your way probably after 2:00, maybe even later. 57 in petaluma with the rain here by the afternoon hours, say 2:00. east bay probably safe through the afternoon. 62 oakland. 63 danville and by the monterey bay, we're looking at temperatures on the mild side with cloudy skies. 65 in salinas with evening rain. the accu-weather 7-day forecast, a system that reaches here overnight, it should be a dry commute with maybe a stray shower. next rain comes in maybe tuesday focusing on the north bay. scattered showers wednesday into st. patrick's day and beyond that.

>> in terms of rain totals, we have to be up to date by now? >> pretty much. the south bay up 100%. >> coming up 7:00, "good morning america." dan harrison's joining us live now from new york and i know you're going to be talking about what's going on in japan. we've got correspondents there. >> we do. talking about covering the story very aggressively, carolyn. great to talk to you as always. in japan they're really dealing with two unprecedented disasters simultaneously. officials worried about multiple, possible meltdowns. they say another explosion is possible in the coming hours. people may have been exposed to radiation. the story's dynamic and in flux. we have experts to help us walk through all of it for you. we're starting to get a fuller sense of the extent of the damage and death from the tsunami that followed it. a chopper tour of the

devastation. also getting in new pictures of the moment the tsunami hit. look at these pictures, carolyn. it's a fishing village. coming up an extended look at this new footage, all coming up on what we call special edition of "good morning america." that's in the pacific. >> dan, we will look for you then. hey, how did you feel with that loss of an hour's sleep? >> you know what -- as you know, it was not easy to deal with. i think i said on twitter this morning the whole spring forward thing in our line of work, totally uncool. >> that's one way of putting it, yes. we'll look for you at 7:00. thanks, dan. >> thank you. >> we're going to turn to sports. march madness is here. it is selective sunday. saint mary's is waiting to find out if they'll be part of this year's field. last night the sharks played the new york rangers at the tank, their final game this season

against an eastern conference team. here's shu with your highlightses. >> hosting the rangers since 2008 and only the second time in the past two years. yet no love lost between these two teams. check out this hit. wow! the sharks deliver the first blow. the shot deflected into the net and the sharks take a 1-0 lead in the second. going through the five hole. rangers go up 2-1. player in the period fires one on dole. redirected by ben eager. winds up in the back of the net. game tied at two. this would go to a shotout, the sharks would lose. a game winner and the rangers go on to win it 3-2. season opener a couple weeks away but when the giants and dodgers play they seem to be in

mid-season form. my new brian wilson fan with the beard. cody ross and mid season form to the left. go off 4-3. pat burrell showing up at the long ball party. see ya! his second homer of the spring, 6-3 giants. game tonight at 7:00. gary brown, the hero for the day. signal into right. a second 8-7 victory followed by the traditional pie in the face during the rookie's post-game center view. over in peoria, the a's and mariners in a sun-soaked afternoon. a single back up the middle. the a's go up 1-0. but the lead was short-lived. milton bradley down the right field line. put the mariners up 3-1 and

seattle goes on to win 10-2. the women knew they were going to the ncaa tournament, probably as number one seed. stanford looking for a 57th straight win over a conference opponent. but ucla had other ideas. up 9 at the half. second half doreena campbell. chicago champions for a reason. she had 15 to 3-point play, up 1. a run over her own in the final five minutes. a career high 17 for toni. six straight packed in tournament title. arizona and washington, condoleezza rice taking in the stanford game. the finish and the foul. he had 24 three-point play. 66-6 it 2.

c. j. wilcox. a huge three tonight at 68 and we head to overtime. n-o-t. ties at 75. check out this finish. (inaudible) isaiah thomas with the dramatic buzzer. march madness is here. washington on their way to the dance upsetting 16th ranked arizona, 77-75. selection sunday set for today. handed out. will saint mary's get in? find out today at 5:00. >> up next at 6:30 why officials say pg&e incorrectly interpreted federal inspection rules on older gas transmission lines like the one that exploded in san bruno. how you could soon be able to

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meltdowns. a partial meltdown occurred yesterday at one nuclear reactor. today power plant operators are frantically trying to keep temperatures down in the other reactors at the site. authorities now say a hydrogen bauble has formed inside the containment dome inside the plant's number 3 reactor. an explosion similar to what happened yesterday in the number one reactor is possible. more than 170,000 people have been evacuated from an area 12 miles around that plant. the official death toll from the overnight quake and tsunami disaster is more than a thousand with government estimates as high as 10,000 and that is early and preliminary. we want to show you how the devastation has actually changed the coastline of japan. take a look at the images of the coast before the tsunami. and after. the green lamp now brown because of the mud left behind by the wall of water. the area of land where buildings

and homes used to be is barren. the river that leads out to the ocean is completely browned by mud and debris. some local news now, federal officials say pg&e incorrectly interpreted federal inspection rules in terms of testing for well problems in older gas transmission lines like the one that exploded in san bruno. you know the september 9th blast killed 8 people and destroyed 36 homes. weld problems created its own weaker standard in 2008. the utility decided it would only inspect pipelines where pipes exceeded 10% of federal standards. one safety consultant tells the chronicle he's never heard of a utility doing that. congresswoman jackie speier says she hopes the government will stop being in her words mealy

mouth and clamp down on pg&e for making up its own safety rules. pg&e customers may soon have the option of opting out installing those smart meters in their homes. that proposal came from the head of the state puc who ordered pg&e to come up with an opt out plan. cecilia explains. >> this is a step in the right direction for sure. >> it's what bart meter opponents have long been asking for and the news they weren't sure they'd ever hear. there could soon be a smart meter opt program. he gave pg&e two weeks to submit a plan that allowed customers to opt out of having the controversial meters installed in their homes. >> i cannot prejudge how this commission would evaluate any such proposal or proposals by pg&e. merck cannot predict what pg&e will impose. but i think it's clear the time has come for some kind of

movement in customers opt out. >> if in fact the puc has one, we'll take advantage of that. >> they may impose serious health risks from the radio frequencies they admit. pg&e says the meters are safe. how an opt out program might work, the utility giant isn't saying. >> in the next several weeks we'll make that available to the commission. we're taking into account our customers, some of them have expressed concerns with radio frequencies associated with smart meter and we take that very seriously. the one specific that customers can opt out at a reasonable cost. that's a concern for smart meter opponents. >> they've become the poster

child for smart meters and obviously there's a concern if they're going to provide an opt-out that it be done well. >> the controversy continues. smart meters can emit even smaller levels of radio frequency than smart phones and microwave ovens but many opponents are not buying it. >> rain is heading our way. it's going to be a wet week. lisa argen here with a preview. >> good thing we got a dry day yesterday. we've got some clouds out there. will take a while for the rain to move in but once it does, keep ahold of those umbrellas. you're gonna need them. the sun not coming up for another 40 minutes or so. >> also next they serve their country. now they're serving time. a

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military vet. >> when i first came in here, just walking through the door you could feel the atmosphere. >> it's a pilot program called cover, community veterans engaged in restoration. >> the fact that we're kind of a fraternity, a family, is a very powerful experience for me. >> those who once served the country are now serving time with a focus on their special needs, including post-traumatic stress and substance abuse. this therapy session helps them identify the triggers of violent behavior. >> no, no, it was a bad situation, man. >> when there's nothing for me, where do i turn other than i got what i know. >> cover has been in separation since august under the direction of sheriff michael hansy who believes those sacrificing for the nation are owed a debt for society. >> used to seeing happy scenes

of military people emerging from airport doorways. and here we're gonna have these men emerging from the jail doorways and you don't see those same happy scenes. i think the veterans coming from either door are deserving of our support and our respect. >> sheriff hensy estimates there are 140,000 vets in jail nationwide. here in san francisco 5 or 10% of 700 prisoners once served in the military. >> when there's not much of a safety net, they fall through that. >> michael served in the vietnam war and had swords to plowshares, a bay area program from 1974. >> i can't help but think what happened to vietnam vets, how they were suicidal, had hiv issue and we want to prevent

that from happening to this young generation of veterans. >> all the staff are volunteers and preparing for more men. >> we're going to see an up tick of incarcerated veterans who are coming back from iraq, afghanistan because, also, they've had multiple deployment. >> one of covers' key strategies is offering inmates action and information about government information and benefits. >> where do you think you'd be without cover? >> probably back out there on the street in the old places i used to hang out which is the tenderloin. probably over there drinking, i guess. >> instead he's living in housing run by the salvation army, he's clean and sober, has a job and is there for his young daughter. he's kept his time at the jail

where veterans help veterans help him get his life on track. >> it's too early to have data about the success of the program but officials are pleased with the progress. >> southern marin county towns are gearing up to cash in on tourists when san francisco hosts the america's cup yacht race two years from now. sausalito's chamber of commerce is already planning for the extra tourism that will come with the races. america's cup organizers estimate it will pump $1.4 billion into the bay area economy. lisa argen here to talk about the weather, of course. >> and rain moving our way. most of the afternoon for the bay area. if you have outdoor plans i would enjoy them earlier instead of later. cloudy skies and this is the view across the bay here. you'll notice the beginning of

daylight. can you tell? 7:24 official sunrise, official sunset in san francisco 7:15. looking at some mild numbers due to the cloud cover that thickened overnight. 40s and 50s right now. 49 redwood city, napa, 47 livermore. low 50s here in the city. half moon bay at 50, 52 in oakland. yesterday it was colder. we had a clear sky. oakland, redwood city with 6 degrees warmer in san jose. a cold front on the way with a chance of rain in the north bay. elsewhere it's going to be heading towards this evening as the cold front sweeps on through the overnight hours. a few showers left over from your monday morning commute. doppler 7 hd, all is quiet now around san francisco bay but to the north around mount shasta, fort bragg, looking at light

showers up towards crescent city. and we will be looking at this to slowly inch southward throughout the day today so we won't see as much sun as we saw yesterday but the bulk of the bay and south bay and east bay will be dry. north bay and san francisco, look for the rain to be heading your way by mid-afternoon. high pressure about to give away to this first cold front. a couple of them headed our way that will bring some rainy periods throughout the week. but this one is not gonna bring too much in the way of rain. notice by 10:00, 11:00 the rain still far to the north. but by 1:00 this afternoon, sonoma and marin county beginning to see some light showers. we advance to 3:00, 4:00, san francisco to the east bay but it's not until after 6:00 i think the south bay and santa cruz mountains will see the wet weather. perhaps up to an inch in the

north bay with a tenth to two-tenths in the east bay. in the east bay looking at lesser amounts as well as the south bay, one/one-hundredths. 4 to 8 inches above 7,000 feet so winter weather advisory tonight through tomorrow morning. 63 san jose. 62 menlo park. a pretty dry afternoon for the peninsula. san francisco perhaps 2:00, 3:00, north in santa rosa. low 60s in fremont. the rain moving in late in the afternoon, 63 in fremont with hazy sun early. not a bad day along the coast. bringing rain pretty much bay area wide. lingering showers for your

monday morning commute. more rain coming in tuesday into wednesday and then the weather system held back to the end of the week. >> like you said earlier, they got the st. patrick's day parade out of the way yesterday so it doesn't matter. >> still partyers. >> that's right. they're still drinking the green beer. researchers at the university of california are using a break-through technology to look at the human brain. it's a new type of mri that's producing images at speeds never before thought possible. here's health and science reporter with details. berkley physicist david feinberg would probably be crashing the sound barrier. speeds 30 times faster than even the most advanced research mri's. >> when we made the first images, it was unbelievably fast. >> listen to the sounds as he hits the switch on a normal

scan. >> you'll hear it now. >> now the same scan using a newly developed technology. >> that's the scan. because the images are obtained simultaneously. >> he said the acceleration is a break-through in a collaboration with the university of minnesota. it monitors pulses with the brain simultaneously. it's multiple receivers which produces a much faster scan. >> we used to be able to scan the brain very fast in two to three seconds. and now we're able to image in a hundred to 300 milliseconds. >> researchers now believe the accelerated could be the fastest on the human brain. it's dubbed the human connectton

subject. normal path ways ultimately draws a map of the brain's communication network. >> we're able to identify the networks much better and see more of them and more accurately. >> by understanding the path ways of a normal brain, researchers may unearth clues of autism and alzheimer's. a process accelerated by this new generation of mri. >> you can learn more about the project by going to our website abc7news.com. just look under "see it on tv." don't go away. "7 on your side" is next. >> you could qualify for free

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>> the national tour of the smash broadway musical rock of ages is now open at the theater in san francisco. it features music from '80s bands including some bay area legends. arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez caught up with one of those bands, knight ranger as well as the star of the show who gained fame on "american idol." ♪ don't stop believin'. >> it's all rock and roll. the hair, the clothes, the lights. a story set to '80s rock music.

>> it's a big rock concert and a big broadway show. ♪ i wanna rap) >> he gained name out of "american idol." he originated the role that recaptures an era. >> celebrating it and writing great, funny, comedic characters but also telling us a nice, grounded love story. >> there's bon jovi and mag ranger. ♪ what's your slice of life. >> doing a new concert on the bone. their hit sister christian is in the show. >> we're still out there and play a song like sister christian. the audience goes nuts. so what it's 1984. it brings back a memory that person has from their heart. >> they've been together since the beginning of the '80s. which is now 30 years.

>> which is, yeah, almost as long as you've been at abc. (laughter) >> jack says seeing their music in this show was unexpected. >> what! knight rangers mike is on broadway. that's gotta be the craziest thing in the world but okay. morales respects what knight ranger continues to do. >> instead of running a multimillion dollar cooperation. >> this is a national tour. they air for five weeks. in san francisco, don sanchez, abc news. >> i like that comment to don. so lisa argen is here with our accu-weather forecast. >> we're dry right now. in fact, much of the south bay and the east bay will enjoy a dry day but the north bay getting wet in the later morning hours, early afternoon. san francisco we'll call it afternoon, 2:00, 3:00. 58 richmond, 63 palo alto with

dry conditions around the monterey bay and some sunshine. 65 here but rain will develop overnight in monterey and then lingering showers tomorrow morning. looks like a wet week into tuesday. also st. patty's day friday and saturday so keep those umbrellas handy. >> all right. that's going to do it for us. our next newscast starts at 9:00 this morning. i'm carolyn tyler along with lisa argen. "good morning america" is up next. don't forget they have a special on japan. have a goooooooooooooooooooooooo