trees, using a front-end loaders, crews were able to clear out the bulk of the debris in cloverdale, tree came down blocking highway 128. >> a large boom. woke me up. and i actually got up and walked out because i thought a tree landed on the house. >> reporter: the tree took down powerlines and knocked out electricity for more than 300 customers. pg&e crews quickly got to work restoring power there. now back near marin county can the chp just recently opened up this stretch of pan panoramaic highway. the traffic is going through the easily. reporting live in marin county, sergio quintana, abc-7 news. >> ama: in the oakland hills a

tree fill and partially blocked a street. the oakland fire department sent crews to chop it up. in san francisco gusty winds puts a light pole against a hotel. the department of public works tells us they have never seen wind does that to a light pole. the squawk is cordoned off. what is ahead for tonight? is there anymore rain in store? leigh glaser is here with a look at the forecast. >> leigh: you know we had that very fast-moving front move through this morning, and there is a exiting the state. you can see exactly what has developed just behind this. this is a trough of low pressure, and it is producing -- you can see for yourself -- very heavy rainfall. check out forest hill, secretary -- santa rosa. it was off the coast 20 minutes ago. reporting lightning strikes, done towards petaluma.

portions of novato right now picking up a little rain, and it's moving very close to lucas valley road there, and more has developed just off the coast of san francisco. the golden gate bridge here, so i estimate the distance from the bridge to the thick band of rain about 25 miles. so, we still have some showers, isolated thunderstorms, to get through tonight and then looks like we'll dry out. >> ama: the weather didn't stop the celebration in alameda today where the first lady came to christen a new coast guard cutter. lisa amin gulezian has the story. >> lisa: no one could escape the heavy downpour, the buckets of rain, and the unforgiving wind. not even the first lady. she came to alameda to christen the coast coast guard's brand nw vessel, the cutter stratton. >> you all are troopers! way to go. i'm proud of y'all. for making it through this day.

>> this an historic day. the cutter is named after captain dorothy stratton, a director of the coast guard women's serve during world worlr ii. >> to have this beautiful cutter with her name on it, she would be extremely pleased. >> reporter: and to have the first lady's support only added to the day's significance. michelle obama stressed her joining forces initiative which aims to provide civilian support for service members and their families. >> nor never -- you're never alone. people like me, my husband, and believe me, millions of americans, know about your service. we are inspired by your sacrifice. >> reporter: and with that she officially welcomed the cutter stratton. >> bring our cutter to life! >> hip, hip, hooray, hip, hip, hooray. >> the public also got to tour the cutter, but first, many

opted to take in a different sight. >> i came here to see her and for the ceremony. and she did an excellent job. >> the cutter stratton will leave in late april and head south for an enforcement mission. and will return in 90 days. in alameda. lesion lesion -- lisa amin gulezian, abc-7 news. >> ama: the first lady is now in los angeles. >> supporters and searchers were both out in force today hoping for new information into the disappearance of sierra lamar. we're live in morgan hill with the latest search just wrapped up. >> reporter: all the searchers new returned here to the elementary school after combing the hills in and around morgan hill for any sign of sierra lamar. now class kids and other volunteers, the fifth day they have been out in huge numbers searching for any sign of the teen. today the search centered in a remote area. the search for sierra is now

entering its third week. organizer brian miller says even with the rain there was a huge turnout of search volunteers. >> today was a rainy day but still very happy with the day. we had almost 500 new first-time searchers today, and we had almost 600 total searchers today. so, for us that's a great sign than we were able to get all these new people out on a rainy day. >> reporter: today the searchers, wet and we're where, -- weary returned here to the school. search efforts hey before -- have been expanding. items belonging to sierra have been found, including a cell phone, purse, and some clothing, but nothing else. now, back here live. nothing new was discovered again today. searchers will be out again tomorrow, rain or shine, according to brian miller, and beginning tomorrow the search will be expanded to 15 miles

around the area where she defense appeared. >> ama: alameda county supervise ya nadia lock 'er is making her private matters public. these pictures show bruises to her forehead and nick. the 40-year-old claims she got them from her 35-year-old ex-love whom she met while in drug rehab. she is the wife of the state treasurer. in e-mails, she said her ex-lover threatened her. she said she suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and getting treatment for chemical dependency. >> still ahead, the numbers have been drown, and today there are three big winners. where they bought the tickets and why several bay area residents are about to be a bit richer, too. the lights are going out across the world. while so many want to be in the dark for an hour today. a new way for harry potter

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realize they'll be going to work on monday after failing to be one of three players who won the mega millions jackpot. the winning tickets were sold in kansas, and illinois. >> 158 people won nearly $230,000 each for picking the first five numbers correctly. five of those players are from the bay area. one bought the ticket in san francisco, another in sunnyvale. the stores get a nice chunk of money for selling the tickets. the jackpot for the tuesday drawing is a measly $12 million. the numbers were 2, 4, 23, 38, 46, the mega-number was 23. >> in other news, a disease that killed millions of fruit trees in florida and brazil is now in california.

the department of food anding a degree culture saying it has been found in a lemon tree. it is carried by insects and prevents fruit from ripening. it does not affect people. >> just ahead, why the lights around the world will be dimming in a few hours. one woman's survival story, how she turned an abusive relationship into a lesson for others. a wet morning. what's ahead? leigh glaser has the forecast. >> mike: stanford women will have their hands full tomorrow, facing baylor in the final four and their "associated press" player of the year, ircu

>> ama: domestic violence is a growing problem. a study found one in six seventh afraiders have already been physically abused in a relationship and one in three says they were verbally abused. a young woman who survived two violent attacks by an ex-boyfriend told a conference the san francisco how she turned her tragedy into triumph.

>> reporter: johanna orozco came to tell already story. you might have seen her on "the view." she talked about a boyfriend who she broke up with who then attacked her twice and tried to destroy her five years ago. >> he came to my room one night and raped in the at knife point, and then after that he came to my house and shot me in the face. >> reporter: johanna has been through 12 surgeries. the at the time too on her hand is a reminder of the day. >> butterfly means a new beginning or rebirth. >> she took her experiences and pushed for top cause in ohio that requires schools to educate teens about violence and dating. she has a powerful message, ask kid questions about theirs relationships. >> there's something the whole

world needs to do something and make a change. >> if you're living with violence it will come out as a health issue as well. >> as the president of futures without violence led the conference and agrees with johanna. >> simply asking a question whether or not violence is present in your relationship can be a life-turning event for so many women and men. >> and johanna's life is changing for the better. >> i'm getting married. an amazing military man, who says -- who has shown me the real definition of what love really is and how a relationship is supposed to be, and i'm blessed to have him. >> ama: such a source of strength. for a link to futures without violence, go to abc7news.com. >> countries around the world tonight are bringing attention to climate change by

participating in earth hour. famous landmarks all went dark. the annual event calls for countries to flip off lights for one hour. it takes place here at 8:30 tonight. >> leigh glaser is here now with a check on the forecast. and still some light outside right now, leigh. >> leigh: i want to show you the live doppler 7hd. you can get a sense of that was the front that moved through this morning. a nice break this afternoon check this out, already redeveloping. a trough of low pressure making its way into the north bay. santa rosa, down towards petaluma. and a little novato, that moderate rain, pushing towards the south and east,. and you can get a sense of just how close this is moving in, very close towards the coast here, the marin headlands, and mill valley, and you can see

about 12 miles or so from the golden gate bridge. so this will be the next wave to move in, and just in the last 20-30 minute wes have had some impressive lightning disprieks some of the bands of heavy thunderstorm cells imbedded in the line. so don't be surprised to hear a little thunder. wind is starting to pick up again in front of the line so southwesterly gusts, sfo, 36, 33, oakland. and concord, gusts to 22. san jose, once the line moves through the winds should die down. mid-to upper 50s across the bay area right now. going to be a little warmer tomorrow. showers tonight. possibility of thunderstorms, and then tomorrow, mostly sunny. it will be a bit breezy, temperatures start to come up. back into the 60s in most locations. a great day tomorrow, and then we'll keep this dry pattern with at least the first few days of april. this was that fast, mover that moved through the bay area this

morning. winds, clocked anywhere from 50 to as much as 60 miles-per-hour. these are wind gusts out of that one system. the break here, this line moves in tonight. in fact go ahead and look at our forecast animation. you can see it at 7:00, almost right on where that frontal passage is, and by 10:00, moves towards the sierra, and then by tomorrow afternoon, a lot of folks, a lot of baseball games, cancelled today, little league cancelled today, tomorrow, get them in by 2:00, look for career skies and sunshine. do be advised, high -- warning is in place until 5:00 a.m. monday, and re have a high tide at the golden gate at 8:46. and it should be a little bit higher, little over four feet. so keep that in mind as well. swells 20-25 feet tonight and tomorrow. so showers, scattered showers, mainly during the early part of the evening. overnight temperatures in the 40s. maybe a clap of thunder here and

there. tomorrow we'll wake up to a few clouds and then bring out sunshine. temperatures into the mid-to-low 50s. breezy near the coast. watsonville, gilroy, 64 degrees. the accuweather seven-day forecast. you can see that on monday, and tuesday, we'll keep it dry. temperatures rebounding nicely into the 60s. chance of showers wednesday and thursday in the north bay right now. >> ama: shu is here. we have been talking about march madness. now april and it's the ladies turn. >> mike: hoping to bring a clap of thunder to stanford. facing top-ranked and undefeated baylor bears. the center, 6'8" brittney griner, the "associated press" player of the year, will be a real challenge for the ogwumike

sisters. this is nneka's last chance. her sister chiney hoping to make it a tough day on brittney. >> they play remarkable together, play at high level, just going to have to guard them and keep them off the boards. >> she is not just big. she is athletic and she has skills, which makes that kind of a triple dagger. at this point i'm just really -- i was excited watching monday that baylor was on our side, and i'm happy to play them, especially me being a senior. i wanted to play her before i left. >> mike: the cardinal final four run, the 'hugh million society unherred the most valuable puppies. all adoptable and decked out in stanford gear. we got a glimpse of the dunk rabbit. all animals are adoptable and the humane society's goal is they all go pro and find a home. >> men's final four game, kentucky beat louisville.

and they rad vans to at the finals. lynn santa is done for -- "linsanity" is done for the year, he had an mri this week that revealed a meniscus tear and will shirt him down -- shut him down for the season. and we know alan wang is not happy. >> giants and red. brewers tomorrow to end the cactus league sending before heading home. and it can't happen soon enough. the giants making the highlight reel in the second. a giants fan, check out the one-handed catch. that is how you do it. now, the giants could have used him in left field. fifth inning. melky cabrera. misjudges. whiffs on it. role land scores from first, 6-0. reds win 10-2. the g-men can't wait to break camp. >> first major of the year in golf is on the women's tour.

the leader, yani sting tseng has won five tournaments. then cross, the shot of the day on 13. per approach. a couple of bounces. nothing but net. for eagle. but everyone still chasing tseng. she'll make the put bit struggled on the back nine with three bogeys, shooting a 71. show deen, the birdie putt. they're tied at 9-under going into the final round on sunday. round three of the houston open, winner getting an insatellite masters. hunter mahan, a 7-under 65. but owls of us of united -- liee takes the lead.

>> let's serve them up. the women's final with maria sharapova, coming up with a six-match win streak over aga. sharapova, her backand out. one of 45 unforced errors. match point in the second. long rally but share pope a gets it out again. radwanska wins in straight sets. didn't lose a set. sharks, must-win against dallas. hope to see you at 11:00. sharks are fading fast. >> ama: not looking good. can't get enough of harry pot center how -- harry potter? how to get a glimpse inside hogwart.

>> ama: the books and moviesed may be over but the harry potter phenomenon lives on. the hogwart castle is now open at the uk studio where the films were made. the tour was opened today, features real sets and costumes.

>> do you don't have the to be a huge fan just to see how films are made, and it's a real studio. so, you get a real atmosphere of what it was like to work on this film. >> but the tour costs $45 for adults adults and $34 for the kids. the studio expects 5,000 people will visit every day. captioned by closed captioning services inc.