f closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc row storm that tore through the bay area knocked down trees and powerline and triggered mudslides. sergio quintana will have more on that in just a minute. -- >> whoa that's a scary sound. the storm produced a near record number of lightning strikes. our cameras caught these

strikes in san mateo last night. good morning, i'm cheryl jennings. i'm eric thomas in for kristen sze. first lisa argen, this is like a good mid western storm. that's right. good morning. scattered showers around the bay area, it is a far cry from last night. you can see offshore we still have moisture and a rain/snow mix around mound hamilton, san jose, campbell, showers on the peninsula and just offshore here more showers will continue to rotate in throughout the day. we are looking at a little sun. once we see that sunshine that works to further create an unstable atmosphere because we have the core of this system, area of low pressure that still needs to go over the area. it is snowing heavily now in the sierra nevada. last night we picked up significant rain totals. snow totals, coming. sergio is live in piedmont.

>> reporter: here in piedmont in the last hour or so or moraga avenue crews were able to cut apart a tree that came to rest across the street. you can see there's a lot of dirt and what looks like the roots of the tree that's where it came down the side of the hill. one of the problems that crews are trying to assess is a lot of earth that came didn't the hill might have loosened up some of the foundations on the homes up above. they are going to assess a lot of the trouble this landslide has caused here in piedmont. police say it happened around 7:00 this morning. it gave way because the ground is over saturated because of the heavy rains. traffic is being turned around because the street is blocked off by debris and the tree. according to neighbors, when the tree came down it caused a spectacular flash of light. >> i was sitting at window doing meditation. suddenly, i saw the sun a huge

glow of white light. then i looked around and i saw the tree was just coming down. >> reporter: throughout the bay area drivers had to contend with slick roads and street flooding. in castro valley, another mudslide on crow canyon pushed traffic to one lane. a driver went into a ditch but no injuries. alameda county public works crews are being dispatched to bulldoze that mess in berkeley, a tree came down on prince street no one was injured there ain't missed powerlines and another -- there and it missed powerlines and any nearby cars. throughout the bay area, pg&e crews have been scrambling to repair lines thousands of people have had power knocked out through the night and they've been working quickly to restore that power here on moraga avenue when this tree

went down it knocked out power for 64 customers. these crews now are working to restore that power. live in piedmont, i'm sergio quintana, abc7 news. did you see the lightning? the storm generated hundreds of strikes, it only took one to force a huge jet to turn around and make an emergency landing. katie marzullo with more. >> reporter: the national weather service is reporting 750 strikes on and on offshore in the bay area between last night and early this morning. yes, one did hit a plane in flight. as we speak, those london-bound passengers are making their way back to sfo for take ii. we tacked with one of them. 30 minutes into an 11 hour flight the weather wrecked everyone's plans. >> i thought it was an engine burning out or catching on fire. in fact it was a bolt of lightning.

>> reporter: passenger michael o'neil was sitting toward the front of the plane. >> i heard screaming and i looked back and i saw some of the oxygen masks had came down from the ceiling. i think those people were more shooken up in the back of the plane. >> reporter: not to say o'neil was not affected. >> it was quite scary hearing the jolt of the plane and you could feel the lightning hit the plane and just a giant flash. >> reporter: united flight 930 bound for london started circling and dumping fuel. the crew told passengers the plane was fine, but to be safe they would be landing back at sfo. this afternoon they will be back where they started to attempt the trip again. >> i'm a little wary but i have to get on this plane for this business trip. knock on wood, everything is okay. >> reporter: the new flight 1757 is scheduled to leave at 3:00 this afternoon. in south san francisco

crews are working to clear a lot of standing water from a connector ramp on the peninsula. 101 connector ramp shutdown to westbound 380 it should take crews another half hour. in contra costa county moraga police are urging drivers to avoid canyon road after the rain caused flooding and trying gored -- and triggered a rock slide. >> as we cleanup from the rain, the sierra is seeing new snow. heavenly camera shows plenty of fresh power. all this snow good news for resorts but it could take patience getting there chain or snow tires required on i-80 and highway 50, the same for highway 89 in squaw valley. in oakland this morning this is glen manor place where sky 7 shows a massive tree uprooted by the wind and rain. >> similar in the santa cruz

mountains public works crews dealing with a massive oak tree that fell a mile and a half off highway 17. david louie took this picture. the tree snagged cable and phone lines, thankfully, no powerlines. if you have video or photos we would love to see them. you can upload them to ureport or e-mail them. we are also continuing to follow developing news from modesto. the man suspected of killing a sheriff's deputy and another after a fire ripped through his fire. the deputy is 53-year-old robert paris, a 16 year veteran. >> reporter: the last time we spoke, since the last time we've spoke they've moved us back 100 feet, because they are not sure if there might be explosives inside that four-plex we've been talking about throughout the morning.

they had information that would lead them to believe there may be. they moved us back for our own safety. at this point they are in the process of going through that property this is a process that is going to take hours as they have to be careful there's a lot of structural damage. let's go to video we shot last night as this fire broke out. the fire was prompted when the s.w.a.t. team moved in, sheriff believes when they started firing tear gas and flash bang grenades it may have connected with some sort of flammable device in that four-plex that the suspect was holed up in nearly 12 hours causing it to catch fire. that fire was put around 2:00 in the morning, it is still smoldering at this hour. video from earlier when this whole thing started. 11 a.m. yesterday stanislaus county deputy robert paris and a civilian were serving an eviction notice at that moment home on chrysler drive suspect fired shots, killing them

both. then he went inside the home. during that process deputies tell us they were not able to make verb contact they were pretty sure he was inside that home. -- what we are waiting on now is the report back from the detectives and the fire department as far as what they find inside this house. obviously, if they don't find the suspect's remains, they don't think this was a survivable fire, then he may have escaped on foot, at some point during this whole event. more details to come from modesto. back to you. dive teams will be back in the water today searching two south bay reservoirs for missing morgan hill teen sierra lamar. they've been looking after spotting what they say are areas of interest on sonar. divers are searching for any evidence. her parents reported her a

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>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. the u.n. security council says it deplores north korea's rocket launch yesterday. it carried an observation satellite but it disintegrated minutes later over the yellow sea before it left earth's atmosphere. despite the failure the new leader went ahead with a massive celebratory rally unveiling giant statues of his late father and grandfather. >> in the united states' the view is clear, we've condemned the launch we view it as a direct violation of resolution 1718 and 1874. we think it is important that the council respond credibly and we will be working in that direction. >> the white house says it is suspending plans to contribute food aid to north korea. that aid was supposed to happen in exchange for a rollback of the nuclear program. white house says

president obama and his family paid more than $160,000 in federal taxes last year. the white house says the president and first lady reported jed gross income of $789,000 on their -- 2011 tax return, half the president's salary the rest from sales of the president and mrs. obama's books. their tax rate is just above 20%. vice president biden and his wife jill earned $379,000 they paid $87,000 in federal taxes their tax rate was 23%. >> the mayor of newark, new jersey is being hailed as a hero after rescuing a woman from a burning home. mayor cory booker talked about the ordeal this morning. last night he was more than a mayor as residents hugged him in relief. he came home and saw his neighbor's building in flames. erased in and found the woman trapped in a bedroom. >> honestly, at that point i did not feel bravery, i felt

terror. it was a scary moment because i couldn't find her. looked like i couldn't get back through where i came from and i couldn't breathe. i was a moment i felt very religious, let's put it that way. >> the woman in intensive care in serious condition. the mayor a stand ford graduate was taken to the hospital for burns and smoke inhalation. cold air in place, 48 redwood city gusty winds at the airport partly cloudy now, showers around, possibility of a thunderstorm. your forecast, next. >> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney live at at&t park. for some people life begins again today, giants' home opener, some tickets available, some new things to see and new things to eat. i'll sum it up in a live report in a couple ofñ/ñ/&ñ&ñ&ñq

developing news over santa clara county this is the reservoir and police are diving here, full dive team looking for signs of 15-year-old sierra lamar the

morgan hill girl missing for a machine today. there are eight areas of interest in that reservoir. katrina rusk will have more and tell you what the status of the search is today. we are going to shift gears. the san francisco giants' home opener starts in less than three hours. surprisingly, the field is almost dry in spite of that big storm. terry mcsweeney says it has turned from a field of streams to a field of dreams. >> reporter: yes it has. this field was meant to absorb water. it is like a sponge. if you are ready to go to the game, tickets are still available for $500 you can sit down below for $100 you can sit way up there. now, new faces on the giants' team and new things to do out here at the ballpark. >> this one was for my immediate family my wife and my three children. >> reporter: tony has a

commemorative brick outside the ballpark and hasn't missed an opening day in 15 years. >> you gotta tough the elements, brave the crowd and you have to be here for opening day. >> reporter: for his wife the first opener ever. >> i'm a schoolteacher i'm on spring break. >> reporter: like 44,000 other fans they've come to root on their boys of summer. >> to see the guys i love how they are playing. >> reporter: you love the giants? >> yeah, i love 'em, every one of 'em. >> reporter: new stuff to see like the socks on feet of some of the statues. >> they decorated our statues it is a great show of fan support. >> reporter: some watch is new is old. more than a dozen of the players from the 1962 world series giants will be honored in a pregame ceremony. one has his nickname the baby bull on a restaurant selling a new sandwich. >> it is melted cheese with ham and i think there's some pork in there.

>> reporter: walking around on the promenade level will be easier the food stands have moved to the opposite wall. and a new chocolate stand in left field not far from a new room with a view. new men's room to ease overcrowding at the other ones. you asked me what was new out here, now you know. if you are coming out here today, i don't think you will need a rain jacket you might want to bring something warm and some sunblock, it is windy and it is sunny. giants' game starts 1:35. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. we have to ask lisa argen about the weather. he's there. got the coat on. >> and he showed every detail of at&t. >> perfect assignment for him. >> yes. possibility of tracking more showers throughout the day. in the sierra nevada they've

got pretty good snow up 8,000 feet heavenly where lifts are running and they want people to come out we have a winter storm warning on the west slopes of the sierra nevada and winter weather advisory for lake tahoe area. right now bay bridge partly cloudy and live doppler shows a smattering of light showers mainly in the south bay offshore for our friends in cloverdale and certainly into the central valley and around salinas, watsonville,s who listster rain, morgan hill, los gatos, ben low manned, cold air in place so the -- ben lomond, cold air in place. rain/snow mix in the higher elevations. with the cold air and upper level continuing to get closer to the bay area and sinking south to the east this is what we are getting generating showers here. i don't think the dynamics are as strong as they yesterday. we have most of the elements

in place where we could see storm south lake tahoe snow there half inch of rain in the past 24 hours napa, inch and 3/4 in oakland some say more came down it was coming down so hard last night with over 3/4 of an inch in san jose. snow tells from two feet at tahoe donner, 19 inches alpine meadows, a foot in truckee, 13 inches at squaw. 49 san rafael, 54 mountain view, highs chilly, gusty winds at the airport. afternoon showers possible thunderstorm today, sunny and mild for the weekend. we are looking at that snow coming down in the mountains with another foot above 6,000 feet until 8:00 tonight. look at what happens this afternoon, generous supply of moisture that's in the next couple of hours. even towards the evening commute, sunset things begin to settle down. it won't be until 8:00 that we

are looking at really conditions much calmer than last night. the afternoon 50s with scattered showers and breezy winds. possibility of that rain upper 50s oakland, lightning flash there on my graphic. i don't think it is going to be like yesterday. by the weekend, we are back to where we should be. which is tomorrow. >> exactly. thank you develop. >> we'll be right back.

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tattoo-like device that could relays pacemakers. a car thief caught in the act. how he accidentally called 911 within. more on the effects of lastpep night's amazing lightning storm with the unsettled we will have hourly updates this afternoon right here on abc7 news one final thing before we leave you. there's a lockdown in place at the jack london inn in oakland. police are looking for a perp of interest. we will know more on -- a person of interest. we will know more at 4:00. >> thanks for joining us. >> who wants to be a millionaire is next. we'll see you later. have a great weekend. have a great weekend. stay dry! closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc