down pours into that area of rainfall. for the most part as you can see there is again, most active weather, stormiest weather has been to our east into the central valley. we'll have more pockets of showers developing and into evening. there may be isolated thunderstorms, i'll give you a look at the forecast later. dan? >> thank you. we'll see you shortly. the storms left behind a mess, public works crews across the bay area are dealing with mudslides and downed trees. and santa cruz mountains there is a massive oak that fell about a mile and a half off highway 17. the tree snagged cable and phone lines and no power lines. there is a one laimpblg, as you can see. chp officers say a driver went into a ditch because of this muddy mess. no one was hurt n south san francisco, crews are finally clearing a lot of standing water from a key ramp. chp shut down the 101

connector ramp several hours, caltrans use cruised use aid truck to suck out a foot of standing water. in berkeley, crews kugt up a tree uprooted by wind and rain. looks like this narrowly missed several homes. there was a big tree, as you can see. >> everybody is talking about the lightning, photographers sent us great pictures like this. this one tells us he managed to capture lightning striking the bay bridge. there 7. >> strikes last night, and into early morning and take a look at this picture now from phil mcgrew. he says he wanted to get a shot ever since moving to san francisco. this is only the third time he's had the chance. he says he took this with a single 20-second exposure, take a look at this picture

from david jones. david jones tells us he used a 20-second exposure. and abc 7 news reporter talks to jones today, what did he say? >> well, cheryl, first he told me that he, in fact took 300 pictures. now, you know people in the mid west are used to this. these types of storms. for us there is a lit of -- bit of a novelty. >> other one went around by. >> you can't shoot bad pictures with this view. david jones kept the shutter open touring last night's storms. >> first time i actually went on to twitter just to verify there was thunder. >> a lot of people tweeted about lightning. wow, catching mother nature.

the national weather service recorded at least 750 lightning strikes. rainfall records were also shattered in several bay area cities. this morning people in san mateo county, san francisco and east bay who experienced this were talking about the night they'll always remember. >> this is nerve rattling and i was washing dishes. i had a conversation like dear god. please don't kill me now. >> last night was the first time i was jarred by lightning. >> yes. omg. that was a crazy storm. >> she said of it. o, m, g. cheryl you said the picture everyone is talking about and i'm going to say it again, is one where you can see eight bolts of lightning hitting or falling very close to, the bay bridge. i just want to say that that picture has appeared in just about every news web site in

the world. here is a bit of a star. i'm live in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> it's understandable. it's credible picture, thank you. if you have pictures or video of damage we invite to you e mail us. or upload your media pictures. >> as spectacular as images of the storms are, and they are, there is a stark reminder of how daempk russ severe weather can be. a 6-year-old girl was killed playing in high surf on a beach. and abc 7's david louie is live with the story. david? >> well, dan, you can see behind me, waves are kicking up lots of foam. the foam can on cure debris. one family suffered a tragedy here as a result of their 6-year-old daughter hitting a log. the surf today has enveloped the beach where the family was playing in the water off 26th avenue. investigators believe the

6-year-old girl was knocked down by a wave, as she fell she hit a large log on the sachbld the surf pulled her out to sea, trapping her under the log. >> there is a lot of rain. rivers overflow. you get debris, logs and trees and sticks. and at that time these things will start floating up on to different beaches. that is what we're seeing yesterday. >> family members couldn't lift the log off the girl. the girl later died at the hospital. >> the log was pretty heavy. about a thousand pounds. you know? water soaked. so we're not sure now what happened to her and we're going have to do research into that. >> surfers say visitors don't always know about the danger autos normally there is just kelp. yesterday, unfortunately there was something bigger. it's important to be careful. if you can, swim near

lifeguards. >> the santa cruz county sheriff is not releasing the family's name. the parents and the sibling were with the girl when the accident happened. >> thank you. >> we have developing news from oklahoma. a large part of the state under a tornado watch. national weather service confirmed the tornado has touched down near university of oklahoma. there no immediate reports and we're getting word of damage to homes and businesses. there is a tornado part a powerful storm system expected to rumble throughout the region in 48 hours. >> one person has been nurt a fire in the fruit veil district. the fire broke out in an industrial area on east 9th street. the fire involved two buildings. flames sent a lot of smoke into the air as you can see

and officials say one person was injured. well now this developing news. modesto police just confirmed that they have found a body inside of a gutted home of a man who held them at bay more than 12 hours. the double murder and all-day standoff ended in dramatic fashion last night. laura? >> well, police have to wait for the gutted house behind me to cool before they can get inside. and they did find a body. police will not identify them but records say the suspect is in his mid-40s. james ferrario. the victims, we learned today a 35-year-old lock smith was a man killed when this started. a standoff began with a county

deputy and a lock smith being shot to death ended late thursday night. the fire started after s.w.a.t. teams, using several robots fired a series of flash grenades at the town house. >> we're deploying several devices inside. during that time there are lights turning on and off. we're confident we had gotten everybody outside that was innocent civilians. that makes us believe he wasn't inside. >> this couple had been evacuated from the apartment. >> there is a tj, just flames. we're having the -- do we come back? what do we do? you know? is our house on fire? >> police combed the streets for evidence. and began to investigate the ruins of the home. the suspect's black suv is in front of the street. >> this is very quiet man. kept to himself.

>> the neighbor says he knew the suspect police were calling jimmy. and they shouted for him to come out of the house before it burned to the ground. >> he had rifles and shotguns and handguns. and explosives not to my knowledge. >> we're showing you the burned-out fourplex. you can see remnants over there. police are concerned there may be explosives there. this afternoon we did see a bomb squad arriving on the scene. we talked about robots, we understand from law enforcement playing a crucial role in this. there is some interaction with the suspect. we'll have more for you on that tonight on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> thank you very much. in martinez officials say a 3 dwrorld wrorld -- 3-year-old girl is undergoing surgery after her face was mauled by

her grand mother's pit bull. the girl rushed to the hospital with major injuries. the dog is going to be quarantined then euthanized. >> and still ahead here this afternoon, the dangerous mess mud made this morning. we're going to go live to the east bay. roads are closed. >> and we're at the ballpark. giants just had a big win. their first of the season and their first opening day since last year. >> this is a ceo with the lowest compensation package last year? >> emily chang will have the answer for new tonight's after the bell report. >> taking a look outside of traffic on this friday afternoon, oh, my goodness. it going to be a slow drive home tonight starting so early. dan and i will be right back.

you're looking live at a picture of at and t park. >> and this game is not a washout because of the storm, thankfully, right? wayne what a day. >> there is quite a day. they've written volumes of significance of opening days here in baseball. and there this is a very good one. and there is a 5-0 giants victory. >> how quickly we force yet.

the food, fans and expectations. the city's proverbial boys of summer came home on a 53-degree spring afternoon. here's to green grass, american flag and hope for giants fan brian stow, still recovering from a beating received last opening day. today, he appeared onscreen, handing out a ball to his proxy. brian stow's son, tyler. an almost-perfect strike, a sentimental gesture on this, a sentimental annual occasion. just ask any fan. >> p owing day now that i'm home and retired i keep souvenirs of a ball and pen. we look back on it with memories of opening day. >> what is the opening day promise? >> i'll be back.

and also the world series. we solved a secret. have you attended any games? notice airplanes flying over on cue. we figured out how they did it. and we'll show you tonight at 5:00. >> thank you. >> i'm wearing writ right colors today, right? >> you are. >> scarlett snapped this one and is having a lot of fun on the field. >> you won't see this kind of hot dog at at and t park. >> we want to continue to see your team pride. you can upload your fan photos or e mail us. >> moving on yesterday google announced a strange stock split and today, investors

responded to the news. emily chang has that story for us. hi, emily. >> hello, dan. the market isn't happy about the new class of shares. google shares plunged today after larry page proposed this controversial stock split giving him and his co-founder more power as the company grows. that means diluting voting rights. the stock dropped to 4%, biggest in months. and shares pretty lackluster so far this year. and advisors spoke out against the proposed split saying it quote strongly opposes structures like this. it creates a new class of non-voting shares. the board approved it but they'll have to vote at an upcoming meeting. google's keef legal officer

says the company expects it to pass. broader market took a nosedive today as well, wiping out a huge rally. consumer confidence dropped. china's growth slowed and there were more problems in europe. every member in that index with google leading the plunge. apple fired back today at antitrust charges filed about by department of justice this week. the tech giant denying claims it conspired to drive up prices of e books saying it's not true and says the i bookstore has been beneficial for customers. and buying stree continues at facebook. there is a team of developers behind customer loyalty ap pchl.

facebook trying to build up it's talent pool in preparation for the ipo. facebook announced plans to buy instagram for $1 billion. there is a pop quiz for you. do you know which one of these ceos has the lowest compensation package last year? tim cook or amazon's jeff bazo? answer, bazo. at the least, less than $2 million. he didn't get any stock awards last year. either. in san francisco, i'm emily chang, dan? >> thank you. >> and spencer christian joins us now with the accu-weather forecast. you've had a busy day. >> he has. we want to take a look at the view from heavenly. the storm brought a couple

feet of fresh snow to the sierra. right? >> there is around 3500 feet. you can see it's not snowing in this location and there is light snow falling. there is another live view looking sort of southeastward towards mount diablo. there is a great deal of sunshine today and not a lot happening in the bay of precipitation right now. let me show you where we do have precipitation. there are scattered areas of light to moderate rain. one area here between jant rosa moving from sonoma county to northern napa county. there is near napa, town of napa there is light to

moderate rainfall. there is heavy down pours and farther south there is light to moderate rain. most of the bay area is dry. temperatures are pretty much uniformed and into mid-50s, winds gusting in spots. gusts 26 miles per hour in hayward. and there is 33 miles per hour gusts in napa. so winds are still brisk. and these are the highlights. there are more showers this afternoon and evening. possibly small hail tonight. there is a slight possibility of thunderstorms and nothing like what we've seen last night. will be a sunny warmer weekend. there is still some spotty, active weather going on here that could bring us scattered showers tonight. tomorrow, expecting high pressure to build in and give us a dry, milder weekend.

joining our forecast we'll see some light rainfall and showers and into santa cruz mountains. it's shifting south ward and will be tapering offor night. there are spots of showers into the south bay. after that, most of the bay clearing and warming up. into the sierra we have a winter storm warning in effect. additional foot or more of snow. back into the bay area cooler than last night. lows dropping into upper 30s into north bay valleys. low to mid 40s and warming up tomorrow under sunny skies to low to mid-60s. here is the accu-weather forecast.

warmer ahead and slight chance of showers wednesday, still mild throughout next week. we don't see a pattern developing over the next several days. >> chance to dry out. >> please, looking forward to it. tired of being under the weather. >> oh, oh. all right. next at 4:00 the guy learned that living like diddy can be a crime. >> angelina jolie and brad pitt make an announcement that has been a long time coming. >> at and t facing a lawsuit. the some claim the company is profiting from stolen phone autos a live look at traffic. taillights heading towards san ma dayo. headlights coming to the east bay. not bad on a friday. rolling along pretty good on the san mateo bridge. we'll be back in a moment. hey guys, breakfast!

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two of the world's most-popular movie stars are finally getting married. after years together. angelina jolie and pitt says they're engaged.

they said their kids suggested they get married. and no wedding date has been set yet. >> police are at diddy's home investigating a strange break in involving a man who made himself at home. >> the details in tonight's entertainment report. >> today's top story is in the hamptons where rap mogul diddy got a surprise. a man broke into his home, ate food, drank liquor and slept in the rapper's bedroom. he was arrested and charged with criminal trespassing. celebrities hit the carp carpet last night for the premier of "billy elliott, the musical". >> it brought me to tears. this is incredible. it's brilliant.

>> it's just brutal on "dancing with the stars". it's been 40 years since "cabbar yeah" captured the hearts of movie fans. >> we made a film nobody stopped us doing anything on. it became a divine experience. >> it helped kick off the classic film festival. get your entertainment news at otrc.com. >> still ahead the storm made a lot of us see the light. >> i was sitting at the window doing meditation. you know? suddenly i felt hail. >> lightning wasn't the only concern. there is rain causing problems this afternoon. >> oakland police arrest a kidnapping suspect who put on a dress to try to fool the cops. stay with us.

you're doing a huge bright light. >> he's talking about last night's electrifying storm that pounded the bay area one bolt hitting a plane at sfo. three of them in san jose mineta. >> the storm left a muddy mess of slides and toppled trees. the national weather service tells us there are 750 strikes

throughout the bay area last night and this morning. >> and we're tracking where the rain is falling right now. >>. >> let me give you an abbreviated explanation. and you get precipitation in the atmosphere, we had cold air moving in to edge that cold air mass. and along the leading edge there is instability and thunderstorm after thunderstorm after lightning strike after lightning strike. that is what happened. and so right now, live doppler 7 hd, thunderstorms again today into the central valley. here in the bay area, pockets of shower activity. some light, some heavy. there is a pocket pushing eastward right now. into the south bay, south of

gilroy another area of generally light to moderate rain over there. and there is movement of scattered showers. we may have an isolated storm or two this evening. there is the full forecast later. >> with that rain in a short period it sent some hill sides sliding. sky 7 shows thus video that is a primary thorough fare. abc 7 news reporter jones us now. nick? >> spencer talks about possibility of more rain but residents are hoping for a break. this stretch from highway 13 over to highland avenue. there is a major thoroughfare.

>> we heard crack eling an and -- crackeling and popping. >> he heard this. trees coming down, falling victim to a mudslide, landing on power lines. >> there is tension on the fires got strong enough you can hear a vibration. >> heavy rains uprooted long-standing trees and turned soil into a mushy mess leaving this mother without power and her son without a bottle. >> no power just worrying about milk now. >> crews have been working to restore power. >> now, in this area there is about 55 customers affected. >> and traffic has been impacted. drivers being told to find another way across town creating a stream of frustrated commuters. >> these trees haven't been maintained over the years.

>> mudslide isn't the only thing forcing residents to give this area a sloser look. the field is only yards away. and friends of moraga canyon argue current plans for the field would create a traffic nightmare and worse. >> it would be like having hoover dam in the backyard. >> but this engineer says unsupported soil is the reason for the mudslide. and the controversy around possible new sports complex is unjustified. >> if you do any construction work which is properly designed that cannot be a mudslide or anything like that. >> crews have been out here cleaning up since 7:00 in the morning but clearing the road isn't as simple as it might sound. engineers have to determine if

it can cause more damage to the home where the slide occurred. >> last night lightning strikes cut power to the national accelerateor laboratory. month were told to just stay home. officials say it hit the pg&e line line that vie splis power to that facility. it's involved in exploring properties of energy, space and time. >> oakland police captured a suspect after a three and a half hour search that shut down several streets and amtrak train line this, guy tried and failed to sneak away in a woman's dress and it ended with an arrest. >> started about 10:30 this morning. police patrolling and saw what they recognized is a stolen car. they recognized the man hitting in the car as a suspect who is wanted in a

kidnapping and assault. the officers pulled over. the suspect got out and ran inside of the hotel. that started the search. >> we're treating this as a barricaded suspect. our person who ran from the car is known to be armed with an assault weapon. it's unclear this officers saw the suspect with the weapon. >> nearly four hours, police and s.w.a.t. officers went room to room searching for who who had run into the hotel. officers called out to the buildings across the street. the embarcadero shut down in either side of jack london square and the amtrak lines were shut down. and amtrak officer told me passengers had to be bused out

of oakland. then, three and a half hours after it started police walked out with a suspect in custody. >> police department was looking for an individual who is responsible for kidnapping and an assault. that individual was taken into custody today a little bit after 2:00 p.m. by the police department. and oakland police department s.w.a.t. team. the suspect did change clothes and into womens' clothing and did try to disguise his appearance by changing into womens' clothing. >> back out to you. the suspect's female companion was taken into custody and turned over to police but we don't know if she was a snekt this kidnapping and assault in alameda. a spokeswoman said this is a police case and so far, the alameda police have not responded to our requests for information coming up at 6:00 we'll be talking with

residents of the hotel about what it is like to be inside and local businesses had a very bad day as businesses were shut out when the police came in. >> it was friday the 13th for those businesses. thank you very much. thomas kincaid was battling alcoholism when he died. that information comes from his brother, telling the san jose mercury news his brother had a relapse before his death. patrick kincaid said critics attacks and a split from his wife affected his brother. results of an autopsy on the 54-year-old have not yet been released. >> we have much more ahead on abc 7 news including traffic officer determined not to let a bus driver get away without a ticket. >> can you believe that? this tattoo like device could

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take a look at this, a vietnamese traffic cop clung to a wind shield wiper. the bus reached a top speed of over 30 miles per hour. the video shot by a fellow officer. hoping that guy would hang on for dear life, which he did.

that is unbelievable. >> looks like a stunt from hollywood. a massachusetts company come up with a device that could some day replace metal pace makers. it's kind of a sticky patch tattoo placed anywhere on or below the skin. it acts as a monitor and can sense changes in the body. researchers say koit be one day placed deep in the heart to monitor irregular heart beats. something in the garden could be a natural acne treatment. researchers discovered a tincture of thyme worked better on acne than benzoil peroxide. do not try to make it at home. results in the lab are different than the way it works on the skin. >> mayors supposed to serve their cities but not like this

usually. >> at this point i felt terror. >> what that mayor did has given him respect for firefighters. amazing story as we continue. and you've heard of "hunger games" the movie but what about the name? we'll explain when the news at 4:00 continues here in just a moment.

we've had wild, wild weather. >> we have indeed. >> it's tamer now but that doesn't mean it won't get wilder, later. there are scattered thunderstorms again today and there is not much activity in the bay area, we have had pockets of scattered showers. and locally heavy down pours and there is remnants of what is an active system. tomorrow, state wide looking for lots of clearing there is snow falling into the sierra. there is mainly sunny skies by afternoon and high temperatures into the south bay into low to mid-60s. there is 62 palo alto mid to upper 50s on the coast and pacifica. downtown san francisco topping out at 60 degrees tomorrow. up into north bay, milder,

mid-60s. 64 in nappa. near east bay highs into low 60s. 62 in fremont. there is a 54 near monterey bay. highs in 61 in santa cruz. inland, 62 in morgan hill. it will be milder on monday and tuesday, looks like days of thunder and lightning strikes are behind us. >> white house says the president and his family paid 160,000s ndz federal taxes last year. the white house says the president and first lady reported adjusted gross income of $789,000 on their income tax returns bchl half is the president salary.

rest from sales of books. they're effective tax rate is just above 20%. vice president biden and his wife made $279,000 paying $87,000 in federal taxes. their rate was 23%. >> and high school promz just around the corner and research shows families with teenagers are spending a lot of money on this one night event. if you have teenagers you know. the spending estimated at $1078 per kid. that is up from last year. why? experts say teen-aged girls means choosing a new dress view the prom as red carpet moment adding both want to dress up to make a splash on social media and peer pressure remains an escalating force. >> hunger games is not only making a killing but it's character names may be soon coming to babies near you. and this is not uncommon. you may remember last year the twilight series convinced

mothers to name their infants isabella and jacob. this year not the main character's names. the site predicts rue and kato to be the next new. watch out for babies named primrose and clove. >> clove? >> better than paprika. >> coming up next going out on a ledge would have been an improvement. rescue of window washers. stay tuned for that. >> a food processor is a gadget. a lot of people wonder how they lived with out. they can take a slice out of your budget. next the $100 device working well as those expensive models. >> just ahead, this week's wild weather brought a lot of new snow to the sierra. there is a live report coming up at 5:00.

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slicing blade that let's you slice thin po tateor -- potatoes for chip autos they're basic, slicing, chopping and shredding were no problem foremost. several from cuisine art did well in consumer reports tests but none were top rated. that goes to this brevil, sous chef. it has a 16-cup work bowl and a wide feed tube saving you from having to cut things like potatoes into smaller pieces but come was a lofty price tag. $400. for less money and less counter space, consumer reports named this $100 kitchen aid a best buy. there are fewer bells and whistle buzz scored excellent for slicing and very good for shredding. and this gives you less

capacity. seven cups to 16. and consumer reports tested food choppers so storing them is easier, they can be great for less demanding tasks. consumer reports named ninja master prep professional model qb 1004 a at best buy at $60. >> ninja master, huh? >> i love the name. >> yes. price is good. look at these pictures, a scaffolding perhapse perhapsed -- collapsed and left the workers dangling outside of a 16th floor of a manhattan high rise. crews pulled them to safety through windows. nobody was hurt. >> scary moments there.

>> and the mayor says, as he putd it come to jesus moment coming to a burning building to save his neighbor. >> the neighbor is hospitalized this afternoon. >> this is the house the mayor rushed into to rescue his neighbor. >> i'm a neighbor that did what most do wo do. >> with a bandage wrapped around his hand he talked to reporters about how he and his detail pummeled through smoke and flames to help four people escape. >> there is a time when i got through the kitchen and searching for her. i looked back and saw kitchen in flames. i didn't think we're going to get out of there. >> despite opposition from body guards... >> i wasn't going let him go in. he said if i don't go in, the

lady is going to die. >> booker rushed in and injured -- rescued an injured woman. booker and three members of his security team taken to the hospital because of minor injuries and smoke inhalation. the woman is being treatedded for burns to the back. >> all i know is that people were running upstairs yelling "fire". >> cory lives in the building and says his neighbor won't have survived fit wasn't for cory booker. >> they were in there like wildfire. >> politicians don't usually do that. >> he did! he's a good man. that is my main man. >> but according to booker he's no hero. >> i do not feel braifr rism i felt terror. very scary moment because i couldn't find her. looked like i couldn't get through where i came from. i couldn't breathe. it was a moment that i felt very religious.

>> that is unbelievable. >> wow. that is going to do it for us. >> you can keep track on twitter and you can talk bit on facebook.com. >> hundreds of lightning strikes, one hit a plane in flight what. passengers are saying about this experience. >> scattered showers and a slight risk of thunder tonight. the weekend forecast is coming up. >> a little girl killed playing in the surf. a freak accident took her life. >> you experienced it. wild weather across the bay area, hundreds of lightning strikes and a lot of rain. >> it's a very different scene now. let's take a look. clear skies and sunny now.

good evening, i'm cheryl jenning autos there is team coverage for you tonight. abc 7 news reporter is live at the sierra. a lot of snow fell overfight and vic lee is live in san francisco international airport. a flight had to turn around after getting hit by lightning. but first, we begin with sandhya patel. what? there is something like 750 lightning strikes? >> just cloud to ground lightning strikes. so it was unbelievable. what really created that atmosphere was a strong cold front. there is a jet stream providing lift. you add high-angled sun around this i'm of the year that triggered thunderstorms. live doppler 7 hd showing you what it looks like. there are showers out there. we're far from none with showers, i want to take you foo the north bay. there is some light to moderate rain around ludwig avenue. santa rosa avenue also light