hit and skilled by at least one vehicle. the combination of rain and wind is exposing weakened trees with damaged or shallow root systems with a falling tree in oakland causing close calls in oakland. good morning. i will show you something. you are not used to seeing this in my hands, this was the streetlight. to give you an requested of the size of the tree that came down, a 90-year-old oak. the three cars that were parked under it are no more. i am not even sure of the make and model of this car. the car came down after 10:00 p.m. we captured the minutes after the crews arrived to chop down

the tree and clear this section of el dorado avenue. there was a weakened root system so three homes are in the dark. the size of the tree and the branches that came down at 10:00 last night when it came down the crews were on the scene trying to hall it away to clear out the road. this is what they were dealing with: complete darkness. middle of the night. three of homes are now sitting in the dark because the tree came down and took down the power line and the cable line and killed the streetlight in this section. the home own other has the responsibility of clearing the rest of the tree. the public works only has to clear it out so cars can get through.

i will not touch that wire. i just want people to know we are being safe and aware what is around here and what is happening. you can see the remainer of the tree. crews say they were on their way to 95th because of a tree that went down there. folks in the santa cruz mountains took the brunt of the storm with heavy rain but not enough to cause major flooding. a local hardware store was busy. >> standard rain suits, rubber boots, emergency panchos and people camping were not quite prepared so they picked up a few things. >> there was a beautiful rainbow but not many were in the mood

for ice cream where it was slow at the local ice cream shop. >> we got this video from pittsburg where you can hear on the video the chunks of hail hitting the lens. >> and the observatory shows a dusting of snow with elevation at mount hamilton 4,300'. this was snow there on monday. you can track this on our weather app. >> in the sierra a snowboarder from senate who disappeared on monday has been found. arrive. the 25-year-old was snowboarding with his father in the back country across interstate 80 and they were separated in the cold and snowy conditions.

authorities say he spent monday night and yesterday walking until he finally found a home in soda springs last night is got help. he survived overnight by using his snowboard and debris to build a shelter. he has minor frostbite. >> a massive earthquake in chile with the death toll at six as tsunami warnings expired everywhere but hawaii. the 8.2 earthquake struck the northern coast. items were falling off the store shelves and caused wide-spread panic. 900,000 people were evacuated. buildings everyone shaking in bolivia and peru. >> you could feel the wall and floor moving with a tent in the garden moving back-and-forth

movement. >> a tsunami advisory is in effect for hawaii until 6:30 our time this morning but largely a precaution. >> in the east bay, oakland police are investigating a double shooting that left one dead and sent another 209 hospital. 65th avenue was cordoned off where the victims were found. one died at the scene and the other treated at the hospital. no word on that victim's condition. who are waiting for an update on the shooting suspect. >> a former san francisco firefighter accuses of driving a fire trunk while drunk and hitting a motorcycle will be arraigned. the 43-year-old michael quinn was indicted. video shows a four truck driven by him going through a red light and crashing into a

motorcyclist. that person suffered broken bones but survived. quinn was arrested in july and the case was discharged while further investigation was underaway. >> arson is trying to determine the cause of a fire that claimed the life of a grandmother near the cow palace. it was crazy. flames were coming from the window. like it was a dragon. >> this video was of the neighbor's house on fire and a man jumping from a second-story window to escape. >> he jumped to get away. it was crazy to see him laying on the floor with the blood. >> a victim jumped from the window. >> the man and four others were taken to the hospital and 84-year-old james thompson did

not survive. a neighbor tried to save her. >> at lady upstairs, we did everything we could to help her but we had to leave it to the firefighters. >> they could not reach her. >> ones her a small explosion before the fire started. >> we have fire investigation on the scene to determine what happened. >> another arrived to the terrible news he shared this house with his beloved we grandmother. >> my grandmother was 84 and that is our world. her. she was the rock of the family. and she still will be. >> the red cross will help the family find shelter. >> 3 1/2 years after the san bruno pipeline explosion and fire pg&e has been indicted on it will charges accusing it of inaccurate record keeping and failing to identify threats to

the pipelines. the charge are the result of a lengthy investigation into the blast that killed eight people and damaged 38 homes in 2010. the mayor released a statement saying and i quote, "one of the worst 23458 gas disasters in history was caused by gross misconduct of pg&e. the pg&e executives should get the harshest penalty." pg&e said they are committed to safety and face a $6 million fine. >> the new snow and rain in northern california is not enough to end the drought so a city council has declared a state one water emergency. a state one emergency reflected a so percent water short average and the san jose mercury news reports the staff is authorized to ban nonessential water use and restaurants will not serve water in requested and resolution countries can not use a running hose to watch the

vehicles. >> in marin, officials are urged to cut back water use by 20 percent. the north marin water district has adopted an emergency water shortage ordinance. it could consider mandatory cutbacks. officials are directing residents to a special website and if you would like to check it out we have linked it to our website at abc7news.com. now a check on the with the that will dry up of the mike, it is chilly? >> it is cold. it is not an issue for black ice this morning. we are below 8" in livermore and san jose and below 10" in oakland at 9.5". and 9.5" in san francisco and 18

ask 25" in santa rosa so another healthy round of rain but the deficit is still large. hopefully we will not have three hour delays. daly city and colma down to millbrae we have our best radar return and from alameda and oakland at 55th avenue, we have the best radar return and on the richmond-san rafael bridge we have rain falling. the next 12 hours, showers taper through the morning with temperatures in the low-to-mid 40's and clouds open by noon and mid-50's and clouds at 4:00 but below average and warmer, and this evening, it will be total sunshine and low-to-mid 50's. leyla gulen? >> good morning, everyone, and happy wednesday. the weekend is in sight with a little bit of traffic to work through. we have a couple of accidents this morning. we have wet conditions.

driving yesterday across 280, we had lots of ponding and it is still dangerous causing spinouts we have a stalled vehicle westbound san mateo bridge we have a little bit of slowing because the shoulder is still narrow and you are not going to be all the way out. starting with san jose this is our drive northbound 280 there is a stalled vehicle with flashing height so watch out for then. traffic is lite and from richmond and san rafael it is soggy so it is wet on the roads so drive carefully and try to avoid spinouts. >> drills could be working in an underground project that could affect several san francisco

communities. >> answers are demanded from g.m. on the deadly switch problem. >> the winner of the $425 million jackpot finally

covering santa rosa, berkeley, san jose and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> with construction of san francisco's central subway well underway, transportation officials are considering taking the metro line along 19th underground coming from downtown under the tunnel at saint francis tunnel and crosses at 19th where it passes by san francisco state. muni officials are looking at a $1 million study to make that part of the subway to improve

pedestrian safety. >> the malaysian prime minister is in australia to witness operations of the search for malaysia airlines flight 370 searching the waters off the indian ocean. the battery on the black box recorder could run out next week. the plane with 239 vanished march 8. the national police chief of malaysia warned the investigation into what happened may take a long-term and may never determine the cause of the tragedy. general motors c.e.o., mary barra faces more grilling after saying g.m. was slow in warning customers of a defective ignition switch blamed for 13 deaths. g.m. recalled $2.6 million cars since february. documents show the piece needed would have cost 57 cents and lawmakers want to know why it took ten years to issue the

recall. she told the panel the answer to the questions will be part of the g.m. internal investigation. >> a local man came failure as the winner of hundreds of millions and the neighbors are not wiser. he claimed the $427 million prize and our reporter spoke to shocked neighbors of the windfall. >> the check is the real deal. >> do you ever know anyone that wins that? >> is this april fools. >> he bought the ticket after buying a sandwich. he defies the odds winning the six the largest jackpot in powerball history. >> unbelievable. >> i am so happy. >> he has been working on his face but not $425 million worth. >> in a news release he said he could not sleep after seeing the numbers calling the jackpot

unbelievable. since then he has organized a legal and financial team. he opted for the lump sum payout and plans to set up a charity to fight childhood hunger. >> when he comes back he will put his nose to the grindstone and work to make the world a better place. >> he has not let it change him. >> he goes to work at 4:30 in the morning so: the maybe that will change. i hope so. >> in discovery bay, for abc7 news. we are laughing, he gets to sleep in until 4:30! >> i have to call my uncle and see how he is doing. >> your uncle, too? >> although we have not met yet. >> i got rained on yesterday. >> you wore the baseball hat.

>> huge. >> now i am happy and here and dry. >> we will bring in nick who was in the rain yesterday, too, and he is on tree watch. were you on tree watch yesterday? >> correct. >> that is what the lightning can do, it heats up so fast and it explodes and creates that event. you can see no lightning the last three hours but we have a counter-clockwise rotation to our weather and that means the area of low pressure is moving through so scattered light showers are possible through the morning commute with temperatures in the low-to-mid 40's right now and 44 in san jose and hair and antioch and 42 in santa reason and los gatos and live more at 43 and santa rosa at 44 and oakland at 46

with concord and half moon bay and san rafael at 48. you can see the moisture still lingering as we have hazy conditions and mostly clouds but increasing sunshine and not so chilly as it was yesterday with a heater not working. light are rain is possible across the north bay on friday and before average highs are for the weekend into next week. at 7:00 this morning you can see the showers are tapering by 9:00 or sock and they going and we will focus on the north bay with only a slight chance of a shower with the rest of us seeing increasing sunshine by the evening commute and everyone is gone. we lose the heating of day and here comes the clouds keeping us milder tomorrow morning ahead of our next system. upper 50's to low 60's and 62 is as warm as it gets. tonight, the temperatures drop

back into the low-to-mid 40's and money 40's in richmond and oakland and san francisco and half moon bay. warmer tomorrow. we will hold steady on friday and above-average temperatures sunday, monday and tuesday with 80's back into the forecast. >> 80's? ace train has no delays and caltrain is all rolling. across the bay if you are headed into your car, we have good news, in oakland westbound 580, a car spun out because of wet conditions. the area is covered in green an indication of where the rain and currently falling at this hour. you still want to be careful and there is a possibility of spinouts. the bay bridge toll plaza shows a damp toll plaza and the sprinkles are on the camera lens. as we look from our emeryville

camera the eastern span shows cars relatively light and you will arrive at work on time. >> library of congress names 25 new songs worthy of preserving. find out if your favorite is on the list. >> we could have news on the salt habit.

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the library of congress is adding new music to the archives including "joshua tree," and "heart like a wheel," and white house recordings selected from

the lyndon johnson era: there will be 25 new songs added to the registry chosen for cultural or historical or aesthetics. >> the cast of "the lion king" waited while flying off to australia. they started singing as passengers were boarding and everyone enjoyed the musical and the flight attendants even to they were not wearing their costumes.

>> double header because of the rain last night but a kay and night double header so the tickets are good for the 6:00 start and 12:25 tickets are the same. we. warm up to sector 62 and by 6:00 we are at 55 and dropping possibly in the upper 40's dress accordingly with snow in the southern sierra and through the grapevine. watch out if you are headed that way. we have showers around los angeles and san diego and low-to-mid 60's and mid-to-upper 60's through the central valley and a few snow showers in lake tahoe. >> still wet. in san jose it could be a little more dry. this is 85, 280 and 101 with top speeds. drive time traffic, 680, walnut creek to dublin is four minutes. through the santa cruz mountains to los gatos is 24 minutes along

highway 17. walnut creek, 680 from pleasant hill, highway four to the 24 junction takes you nine minutes only. >> new this morning you have her the centers for disease control warnings of eating too much salt but the guidelines could cause us to eat too little. >> americans age 50 and over and african-americans of any age should take in no more than 1500 milligram as day but some say that could be too long and be harmful. a range between 2800 and 4900 milligrams leads to more favorable health outcomes. >> a tree trimmer survived after getting a chainsaw stuck in his

neck. it barely miss add major artery in james' neck. the chainsaw slipped from his hand and he things he will take a few day off before going back to work. >> you think? >> time for a new career. >> pg&e faces new legal trouble over the san bruno pipeline explosion with potential criminal charges. >> chile is under a "state of emergency" after a powerful earthquake with a major concern facing search-and-rescue teams. >> the bay area woman who will do planting with the first lady at the white house today.

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning on this wednesday. i am katie marzullo. >> i am eric thomas. >> first a check on the forecast. >> it will finally dry up. >> the showers will start to fall apart. we have a stray chance across the north bay this afternoon but it is a stray chance. >> you can see the rotation of the storm offshore. it will keep sinking to the south. it will take the instability and the moisture with it. in the afternoon hours, we will see increasing sunshine and it will be dry and upper 50's to low 60's and at the coast it is cooler, mid-to-upper 50's