the storm off shore, you can see it's pushing wave after wave of showers in our direction producing thunderstorms as well. nice, soaking rains. over an inch in san francisco. over 9-tenths in san jose. and this is a look live overnight. so intense elements passed us now but there is more stormy weather on the way. >> spencer, thank you very much. now we have live team coverage of the by area storms with abc7 news reporter david louie.

we're going to start with jonathan bloom. it appears copper thieves made this problem worse jonathan? >> these criminals weren't rying to shut down a freeway, which they did. all they're trying to do was make a buck, ripping thousands of feet worth of wiring out of the pumps to suck rain water over the gully workers drained the lake of rain water that closed down highway 87. it wasn't mother nature to blame, but common criminals looking to make a buck. >> the copper wire thieves stole about 4,000 feet worth of water. >> the pumps are in windowless buildings acop a ridge down a private road with a locked gate.

>> the price increased 350%. it's become valuable. and that is why thieves goring to any and all lengths to steal it. there is a lot of money to be made >> and lost. caltrans estimates it spent 50 million taxpayer dollars repairing damage. >> metering lights. irrigation systems it's going to be vulnerable. >> caltrans says it's working with police and fortifying infrastructure. >> working with dealers to make sure if anything is stolen or if suspect it might be stolen that they take that motive away from the thieves. >> caltrans will have to the pumps ready. >> urban search and rescue team

had to go into the chilly water of coyote creek this morning around 5:30 this morning. >> and now, to the east bay checking on problem there's including a downed tree causing trouble. >> check out the creek here, residents say this rain runoff is very much welcome. pg&e crews dispatched across the east bay to repair lines pulled down by trees this, crew cleared out a large oak that fell during hard rain and wind here this morning. this crew made quick work of a

tree, that fell acrossleading t the road, unpassable all morning. >> unfortunately had a group rescheduling because the tree came down when they would have been at the house. so... we won't have been able to bring them back down. >> the house is a national historic site. this plastic bag factory got a serious soaking from sky seven hd. you can see the section of roof collapsed the owner says heavy rains may have caused it. it gave way and snapped a pipe for their fire control system spraying more water on the factory floor. some equipment was damaged and factory off line as crews worked to patch up the hole. in santa rosa, crews removed a tree that fell ask caught fire on lud wichlt g avenue this morning.

officials say tree branchs started smoldering. power for people in the area was not affected. now, santa cruz mountain communities were also hit hard by the storm. abc7 news reporter david louie is wlif that part of the storm watch coverage. >> agencies have been stnding by to handle emergencies because of the storm. one problem has been trees falling. >> when it rains, county provides sand for the sandbags but the job made tougher on gisela because she didn't have a shovel. . >> i have to come back. i'm just going to take one. putting in the worst place is coming into the storm. >> the stoefrm brought trees. crews moved in and tree services were out in force to, trim branchs that might bring down

power lines pg&e deployed teams to restore service. for all of the rain, local volunteer firefighters surprised there weren't any mudslides . >> i cleared rocks this morning. stof, so good. there is more still to come. >> residents said they experienced a strong gust forecast. >> the wind was naturally. it was blowing like you crazy. iet was like up the hill and lovely. exciting and fun. yeah. >> if the storm causes inconvenience, they shrug their shoulders. >> usually you have to zig zag down the hill. not today

stcoming. >> stay tuned. >> yes. stay tuned. >> in scots valley, abc7 news. >> well, rain and wind caused problems in san francisco. the great highway flooded and then, sand over the road as it does. waits closed much of the day but since reopened. >> and still going for drivers near interstate 280. the boulevard full of water. there was a sign warning drivers of what is head, several went ahead and took the plunge. >> as you can imagine it's been a hectic 24 hours for crews around the bay area. now, more than 1600 people around the bay area without power down from 13,000 about five hours ago. the latest numbers from pg&e show biggest cluster is in the south bay. nearly 900 homes and businesses are affected. 463 people are still in the dark in the north bay. 143 and 111 customers without electricity in the east bay and san francisco respectively.

at san ay's rain and wind francisco international airport. right now, delays averaging between 60 and 90 minutes. oakland international airport reported three cancellations. if you're head together airport you're urged to clek flight status online, first. >> now, we know the storms caused one serious injury. a man in fresno county hit by lightning. the 36-year-old found unconscious in a field just after 11:00 this morning. officials say his wounds were consistent with lightning strikes. the we don't have word yet on the condition. >> this is a good weekend for heading up to the sierra for the ski resorts. here is a look at new snow falling in heavenly mountain resort. up to 15 inches of new snow fell in some parts of the sierra. state water officials say snow pack remains just 24% of normal.

so a long way toechlth now, you can track rain back here in the bay area on our abc7 news weather app making it easier to share photos of how you're dealing with the rain. >> we have new details emerging tonight about the man killed in an officer-involved shooting on friday just off san jose state campus. his partner talked with abc7 news reporter vic lee. vick joins us live with the story you'll see only on abc7 news. vic? >> none of the agencies will talk. the partner event has plenty of questions, first, police say an officer fired a taser, well, did he miss? did the taser malfunction? more importantly, she asks why did they use lethal force?

>> nudging is going to bring back his father or pain he's going to go through and have to live with for the rest of his life. you know? that is what hurts. >> laurie valdez grieves not only because her partner is gone, but for the son they had together. valdez says the 4-year-old asks when his father will come home valdez says guzman lopez was a caring father. not only with her son but her daughter from a previous relationship. lopez was shot and killed friday. investigators say he opened fire when lopez who is carrying a dry wall cutting saw charged at another officer. police got a 911 call earlier in the day saying there was a man with a knife on campus. they found lopez blocks away. the coroner determined that the 38-year-old man died from two gunshots wounds to the back. >> how is that? they were afraid for their live? he was walking away. i don't understand. shooting him in the back?

come on. >> valdez says her partner only spoke a little english. if a police channed were given he probably won't understand. what is now they didn't want to risk getting deported >> valdez says lopez's body will be sent back to his family in mexico for a funeral there. vic lee, abc7 news. >> the chp has four men in custody officers believe fired at a driver on i 580 during evening commute causing a traffic nightmare. as we first reported on twitter this, started about 4:00 yesterday afternoon. one started shooting. westbound 580 at 164th avenue

was shut down for an hour during the evening commute. no motive, though, yet for this shooting. >> and still ahead a possible security breech at another major retailer >> and taking you live with a will being at how those statuettes are made. abc7 news at 5: [son] she has no idea. [man] no one told her,right? [son]hi! [mom screams]

is that millions of peopleiaonet will qualify for financial assistance. it's important to remember that the lower your annual income, the greater financial assistance you will receive. enroll now at coveredca.com. two pechl have come down with mes yelz, both related to a uc berkeley student who exposed thousands this month the affected student rode bart to downtown between february 4th, and 7th. health officials suggest you should watch for measles symptoms throughout the weekend

if you think you might have been exposed to it on bart. >> we would like to make a correction to a story abc7 news reported on wednesday about students filing complaints in connection with the way on campus sexual assaults are handled by uc berkeley we said students dmot get help from california department of education. in fact, we should have said the u.s. department of education. we regret the error. >> sears is launching an investigation to determine whether or not waits the victim of a security breech. this after bloomberg news reported the secret service was investigating a possible breech at sears. official dz not specify what led them to believe data was at risk. this on the heels of last year's attack that led to the theft of 30 million payment card numbers

and 70 million pieces of personal data >> he's the brightest star on oscar sunday, most-wanted man in hollywood we're talking about oscar himself. >> yes. it's a long process. and we're live in hollywood with more on that and how they're trying to keep the red carpet dry. katie? >> yes. i have a little bit on weather for you. rain let up a little bit. it's a great feeling. if you look beyond us here to see what is under wraps that gold statue, that is oscar with gold plastic covering him the real statues get very special treatment. take a look new at how they're made. >> just holding oscar brings out biggest emotions. >> i had a dream.

>> and it's a long road that starts here. etc. based in chicago creating oscars since 1983. >> i see quality, the most prestigious award in the world >> oscar molded out of metal, bubbling at 700 degrees. then, cooled and polished before getting dipped in 24 kt gold. >> nominees get engraved then as the telecast is going on, announcing the winners they pull out names and put them on the charts. >> ann hathaway's plate was attached to her oscar. and the stars don't fully own the oscar. since 1950 winners signed agreements if they want to sell the statue, they must offer it to the academy for $one

but judging by the smiles most appear happen yes to keep oscar at home. coming up we're going to hear from the host of the show, ellen degeneres the countdown is on. ask weather is taking a toll. something i overheard if there is a slight chance of rain sunday which looks to be the case, these tents are coming down. >> katie, thank you. looking forward to the reports. abc7 news will be giving you live updates on oscars throughout the weekend here on abc7 news >> abc7 is the only place you can see oscars on sunday.

you can click on countdown to oscar sunday so you can choose winners. >> today's rain made it slippery for people just trying to get around town. showers doused folks towards the ferry building. so how long will we see these scenes around the bay? >> well we're not done with scenes like that, yet. we're getting breaks equipment. you can see we don't have a blanket of there is a rainbow but it's

now. we'll show you areas of scattered rain around the bay area and bobbingits of locally heavy rain moving eastward. some here is a look across the bay. at this location looks dry at the moment. current readings 57 degrees in san francisco. 58 in oakland. mid-50s redwood city and san jose. over san francisco, it's mainly dry at the moment. looking along embarcadero and over the bay, flying by, enjoying the cool breeze.

there is a slight chance of showers sunday afternoon. so we have an active weather pattern for sure. here is a look the cold front that plowed through today. it pushed inland. that low pressure system is still out to sea. ace risk of thunderstorms, you aran flooding is still a possibility. high surf advise very in effect. taking a look at conditions south of us from southern monterey bay south ward. several more inches of rain expected. we, hear have a high surf advisory in effect from 8:00

this evening where you can see rip currents as well. going to be rough surf out there. aabout an inch from another tenth of an inch to half an inch into lower elevations talking about additional rainfall now. winter weather advisory in effect until 10:00 this evening. that includes 12 inches of day so far. in fact the bay area tonight areas of showers locally heavy, maybe a thunderstorm or two. low temperatures low 50s tonight. tomorrow, high temperatures will be on the mild side, mainly mid to upper 60s by afternoon. showers tapering off showing a period of active weather throughout the week with chances of rain 3, 4 out of the five days next week. more beneficial rain is on the way. >> spencer, thank you.

>> michael finney is next with

weekend is here, did you know that? >> rain is here, this would be a great day. >> how about something for nudge something >> weekends all about good experiences. right? >> so that is what this is all about. we're going start off with getting into museums free. bank of america, this weekend if you have their credit card or debit card or a merrill lynch debit or credit card you're going to get free admission to museums all over the bay area. among them, jewish museum legion of honor, deyoung like i said a couple more up in sacramento area. now, prices range from $10-16 each if you hit a couple this weekend. you can save a lot of money.

>> i know. >> it's fabulous. >> yes. >> then, as long as you've walked around and say do you know what? i need to get into shape. ah, my yoga tree going to give you a free week of yoga. they have nine locations throughout the bay, throughout san francisco and marin. why would you pay that. sn >> we can get this from you. how do we do that? >> let me show you right there >> you can give us a call. and log on to abc7 news.com. >> thank you >> downward dog. >> yes. >> they have serious moves in there. >> yes. it gets you in shape. >> how a teenager's movie short is getting great attention. >> yes. ask an iphone caught the eye of the white house. >> and speaking of films oscar sunday is this sunday. for the first time, you'll be

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joined the president at the white house to screen the movie. >> among 16 student film makers chosen for the film festival. including celebrity physicist and actor cal penn >> lynn created a stop-motion film featuring an enlightened transformer. all about how technology can benefit students a >> yeah. finally a reminder abc7 is the only place you can see oscars live this sunday. >> we're giving away free movie tickets for a year to our face book page. there will be seven winners in all. today's winner is joanne l. way to go. >> yes. all have you to do to enter is like us on facebook.com. and fill out the form so we know how to get in touch with you if you win. >> free movie tickets a year is nice. >> yes. good luck. everybody. >> thanks for joining us. from all of us here, thanks for

watching we'll see you at kf. welcome to "world news." tonight -- breaking news. monitor storm. residents pulled from trees and rivers of mud out west as the rest of the nation braces for another major snowstorm. the white house delivers a stern warning to russia and vladimir putin. tensions flare, is the russian military moving into ukraine? and on the run. an abc news exclusive. we'll show you the video that broke open an international manhunt for a mother and her two missing children and our david muir tracks her down. and a good evening to you on the west coast this friday night. as we begin the srm