crane, and a lot of patience. the same thing commuters may need tomorrow morning. >> the third rail has been damaged so it's going to take a lot of work to get everything ready for the morning commute. >> reporter: the b.a.r.t. train looked more like an accordion. at 9:20 this morning, the wheels of the eighth and ninth cars slipped off, leaving the train teetering on the rails. 65 passengers were evacuated to safety, three taken to the hospital. >> once we actually started going, started feeling weird and bumpy and shaking. >> when he closed the doors and left, i was -- it was like i was waving back and forth. >> the train was just pulling out of the concord station.

crews were working on the track south of the station. the train had just changed to single track mode to get around the work. >> and went to single track, and when it was crossing over into that mode, the slow, speed derailment hasn't. >> as investigationors try to figure out the cause, riders have to figure out where they need to go, many of them to the airport. buses ferry passengers through the portion of the lynn that closed between pleasant hill and pittsburg, a stretch that may still be closed tomorrow. >> i have no idea why, and we don't have any preliminary clues why. >> reporter: it could be weeks before b.a.r.t. knows officially what caused the train to derail. the crews will be out -- out here all night long, and if they

can't move the train, b.a.r.t. has a plan. trains will go from pittsburg to con -- concord. they get off the train at concord and board express buses to the pleasant hill bart station, and then they will reboard the b.a.r.t. trains and get to their locations. this is very fluid so stay tuned. tonight at 11:00, and we have the latest information at abc7news.com. abc-7 news. >> alan: good thing those train cars didn't role over the embankment. we're in for several days of bad weather. >> leigh: in the last 45 minutes, a very heavy band right there of moderate rain making

its way quickly across the bay area. closer, you can see the band move from san francisco now over towards the berkeley area, concord, san ramon, the yellow getting close to your area. check out san bruno and san mateo. very heavy rain moving in. oakland getting hit with moderate rain, orinda, and moss beach, half moon bay, the red indicating heavy rain. so, this is the first band that will move through early this evening. we get a little break. more rain in the accuweather for the rest of the week. >> alan: now on to japan where the nation is facing humanitarian and nuclear emergencies. the estimated death toll climbed to 10,000. more video was made available today on the tsunami.

>> alan: the newsroom with more. >> reporter: japan's prime minister said this is their worst crisis since world war ii. they have dedoubled the numbers of soldiers deployed to help out to 8,000. >> i don't know what's what's -- what's going on.

>> crews are dumping seawater into two reactors in a last-ditch effort to avoid a meltdown. officials warped of -- warned of a second exploasmghts health department is having screenings. 22 people tested positive for radiation exposure. those exposed are asked to shower and place the clothes and shoes in plastic bag. the authorities say the exposure levels pose no long-term risk to health. one survivor said he was in water. >> i felt i was dying. i was pushed into the water. but my thoughts of my family, i decided to make every effort to survive. >> reporter: nearly all the houses and buildings in the area

were swept away by the waves. in this town, local officials are unable to contact 10,000 people, half the population. >> i'm looking for my daughter. our home is gone. she wouldn't know where to go. as other family members are safe, i only hope my daughter is alive somewhere. >> reporter: rescuers are struggling to get to thousands of people stranded in areas that are inaccessible. 1.7 million households have no power. 1.4 million households have no water. roads and bridges are damaged, and 66 landslides have been recorded. in the 65 years after the end of world war ii, this is the toughest, most difficult crisis for japan. >> reporter: the prime minister also said electricity would take days to restore. in the meantime, power will be

rationed will rolling blockouts. >> alan: u.s. crews are arriving in japan to assist in the rescue operations. a disaster response team and two urban search and rescue teams have been dispatched at the request of the japanese government. one team is from los angeles. they will bring a dozen rescue dogs. al standing by off the -- also standing by off the coast is the uss ronald reagan. the deck of the carrier is being used as a staging area to deliver supplies. and the pentagon is sending a second aircraft carrier and an amphibious craft to the area. >> in a travel alert, the state department said americans should avoid tourism and unnecessary visits. despite that, flights are operating between the u.s. and japan. we caught up to several people catching a flight into the city of osaka, which was not

impacted. many of them are people trying to get home to family. >> i've been looking online for a couple of friends. have been able to find a couple of them. when youfully japan, you get used to the earthquake but not this magnitude. >> my parents the biggest earthquake they experience, and i'm expecting a lot of aftershocks. >> alan: delta airlines has resumed a full flight of schedules to japan. >> we have an update on a fremont woman who has been trying to get in touch with her father in japan. she could not reach her father, who liveness the northern city of sendai, one of the areas hardest hit. she tried calling both of his phones and sending e-mails. she couldn't get through, until this morning when her father's neighbor was able to send a text message confirming he is okay. crews have now pulled a total of three boats out of the santa cruz harbor, third was

hoisted out today, and 15 others are still at the bottom of the harbor after surges from he tsunami? japan rolled into the california coast on friday. officials estimate the damage at $17 million. one of the biggest concerns is the fuel that has leaked out of several boat engines. >> what's really good about the pleasure boats, they don't have a lot of fuel in them. they have boomed -- booms around them to contain the fuel that is in the boats, and the salvage companies worked well to try to contain every drop of fuel. >> alan: coast guard officials are enforcing a safety zone that extends in all waterways in santa cruz. it's a similar situation in crescent city. 11 boats were sunk and 44 others were damaged. debris is scattered throughout the inner harbor and along the shore. mooring has been severely damaged.

coming up, more from japan where the stock market is in a virtual freefall. google offers a before and after look of japan, and rebel forces are trying to fight off moammar gadhafi's troops in libya. >> three american hikers

>> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >> alan: in libya gadhafi forces have driven rebels out of one of their last strongholds. government force pushed at least 25 miles into opposition territory after hours of heavy fighting at at an oil town. the rebels have lost a vital source of fuel for vehicles. iranian officials have set a date to a second hearing in the

trial of the hiker accused of spying. it will be held on may 11th may 11th and will likely take place behind closed doors. shane bauer, josh fattal and sarah shourd were detained in iraq and charged with espionage. bauer and fattal pleaded not guilty. shourd was released on bail in september and has been back in the bay area. coming up, the rain is falling tonight. up next, what to expect in the next few days. meteorologist. >> leigh: he has the answer. >> mike: selection sunday in men's ncaa basketball. 68 teams filling out the bracket. st. mary's was not one of them. we hear from

>> alan: the tokyo stock exchange was down 5.5% in the opening minutes of trading. the start of the first day of traigd -- trading since the earthquake.

japan's central bank announced it haips jected 7 trillion yen into the money markets. >> google is providing before and after picturesle the first shows the sendai region. the region's lush green landscape has been transform interest a brown canvas of destruction. and this is the coastal fishing village from the green farmland to the left, after the tsunami, the village is virtually flattened. engulfed by the raw power of the with with waves. incredible. we're going to talk about the rain coming in. >> leigh: a band of rain moving rapidly across the bay area. san francisco, about 15 minutes ago. now moving over the bay. this is from the high definition east bay cam. looking over the bay, and as we pan around, you're going to see a big squall. there it is right there, very

heavy rainfall pounding the bay right now. we take a look at live doppler 7hd. you see that cloud base just pulling that rain down rapidly, and you can see on live doppler 7hd, this is probably the cell right here that is producing that heavy rain. we're talking about this band from concord, snaking back towards walnut creek, down towards san mateo. this is producing heavy rainfall in a brief period of time. pleasant hills is getting out of the rain. clayton, alamo, walnut creek, this band of yellow exiting your neighborhoods. sick more -- sycamore valley road, very heavy rain moving in, going to stay a short period of time, and then moving to the east. woodside, half moon bay just fountain out of this band. check out san jose, morgan hill,

gilroy, not much in the way of precipitation, but this band will be moving into your neighborhood in the next 15 to 20 minutes. the have where -- heavy rain will turn to showers overnight. there's a chance of showers tomorrow morning, and then clearing, but really this upcoming work week, tuesday, thursday, friday, saturday right now, could be heavy at times and expecting cooler temperatures. this is the actual frontal system that will move through tonight. and we have a little heating today, and that's going to help to fire this band up. it's moving through right now. this will start to fall apart and we'll keep a chance of showers in the forecast overnight. the model is in animation mode. 11:00, lingering showers, and then through the course of tonight and tomorrow morning, beginning at 5:00 a.m., a few

lingering showers and that's it. a dry afternoon monday, and then the secondary system moves in on tuesday, bringing mainly the north bay some heavy rain. right now it's raining in lake tahoe, snow levels very high. they will be coming down tonight. a winter weather advisedry is posted until 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. highs tomorrow with that clearing, nice in the mid-60s. 65, san jose. 60 for half moon bay. palo alto, 65. san francisco, 62. north bay, 60s. napa, 64. east bay, oakland, 65. 55 for fremont. interior east bay, 66 for concord and brentwood. livermore, afternoon sun, 66. what conville, 65. my accuweather seven-day forecast, rain could be heavy at times time on tuesday, wednesday, a

short break, and then thursday, friday, and saturday, perioded of off and on rain and temperatures really come down, as much as ten degrees. >> alan: hang on to the umbrella. on to shu. a lot of sad faces in moraga. >> mike: selection sunday in college sports, 68 teams invited and st. mary's was not one of them. not one bay area men's team is in the tournament. a very disappointed group of gaels as they watched the selection show. a tough way to fine out. the gaels had their chances and did cot -- not come up with the big lays, losses to san diego state, and twice to gonzaga. coach ben net and the players obviously disappointed. >> doesn't make a lot of sense to me right now how we're not in. but we aren't. that's reality. so we got to deal with it.

>> obviously, disappointed a little bit. obviously want to be in the ncaa tournament. but two years ago when we played the n.i.t., it ways -- was a great experience, we're mature enough to turn the pain and get ready to go. >> after -- as for the teams in, ohio state, kansas, pittsburgh, and duke. meanwhile, four pac-10 teams made the field. washington, usc face virginia commonwealth commonwealth, and ucla battles michigan state. >> earlier this morning, duke and north carolina meeting in the acc championships. early going, all blue devils. later in the half, smith miss. plumlee, for the one can --

one-hand jam. singler, the jumper. duke wins its third straight acc championship. a little baseball. a's have the pitching staff they need to be successful. the question is, can they bring the rummer? beautiful -- bring the lumber. beautiful day for baseball in phoenix. matsui, his second of the spring. this is why they brought this guy inch mammoth blast. gives the a's the lead. next inning, derrick barton, not rusty. the a's brought out the lumber today. in the fifth, pennington, see ya. first homer of the spring. good pitcher, trevor cahill, 50 which's. a riz win 9-4. in surprise, arizona, the

giants win 11-8. >> let's tee it up. the pga tour at florida's doral blue monster, the sacramento kid, nick witness any, -- watney, with a clutch put on 18. two-horse race. par for 14th. johnson from the fairway bunker. &s, drops to 15-under, tying nick watney for the lead. watney was scrambling down the stretch but came up huge with the flat stick. the 25-footer to save par. stays at 15-under. while johnson bogeys 16. then on 18. watney, sacramento native out of fresno state, for birdie. nothing but net. third of the day on 18. wins by two strokes over dustin johnson. >> i know dustin is a great player, and i kind of wanted to make him hold it in order to tie.

so, it worked out great, and i couldn't ask for a better ending. >> mike: congratulations to nick. >> alan: science fiction film about a war in los angeles at about a war in los angeles at thththththththththththththththtñ

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soldier leading a platoon of marines against aliens. and rango earned 23 million tuesday. rounding out the top three is red riding hood, that's it for abc-7 news. we have more from the disaster in japan at 11:00. you can see