you say avocado old el paso says... zesty chicken and avocado tacos in our stand 'n stuff tortillas . (record scratch) you say stand n' stuff tortillas old el paso says... start somewhere fresh live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. major fallout from the overnight storm that knocked down trees and power lines. we are looking at the damage in the santa cruz mountains that shut down state route 9 south of route 35. it is such a mess that it will not be re-opened for hours probably. good morning i am kristen sze. >> sky 7 shows you the storm damage from the air right now overstate route 9 south of 35. this happened about 3:40 this morning when a 3-4' diameter tree fell across the road. no one is getting in out or.

matt keller is near the scene. >> this is a big inconvenience for those who drive into silicon valley. the people who live in the santa cruz mountains are used to this when a big storm rolls through. >> you cannot say you were not wanted signs on 280 and highway 9 tell you this stretch is block off at the place the locals call the gap the santa clara santa cruz line. three miles away on the santa cruz side you can see why: the weekend rain was too much for the hillside to bear and now art and mary's trip just got bigger to big basin. when all the mud is moved by caltran, pg&e will replace this. caltran will send someone to check for more cracks on the hillside. if there are cracks they may have to remove the trees at the top to stabilize all of the mud. of course this is taking place in the santa cruz mountains

where mudslides are not that uncommon. boulders and debris end up in the car's path with wind and rain. >> there is nothing you can do. now we are saturated. we are getting decent rain this career. it is finally coming back. we might be on a if year. >> mudslide is okay here or there. >> part of living in the mountains. >> the road should be hopefully opened tonight. until that time, use highway 17 as the detour. a neighborhood in vallejo is going on the 14th hour without power after winds brought down the power pole. people living near baxter heard a loud explosion around 9:00 last night and say the noise was splitting a power pole. there was so much wind they feared for their safety.

there was wind so intense i thought it was bling in the back door and there was a loud explosion, a loud flash and the power on the out. >> blowing hard, probably gale force winds gusts to 60 miles per hour and the power went out. i went outside to investigate and this is what you got. >> pg&e says 382 customers in that neighborhood are still without power. crews from vallejo, at&t and tree trimmers are there right now waiting to go to work but they can't until pg&e cuts power to the line first. the power company says they are on their way. >> napa homeowner says the storm was so powerful she thought it could be an earthquake and she realize the a giant 60' oak tree fell on her home last night at 10:30 at nursery street. the woman was not hurt but her home was damaged. >> after the wave of storms

which have knocked out power across the bay area with the biggest outage in the north bay where a thousand customers of pg&e have no electricity. 410 east bay homes and businesses in the dark and 340 on the peninsula and another 210 in the south by. pg&e tells us more than 150,000 customers have been affected by outages since friday. power has been restored to almost all of them. >> some storm clouds are still hanging around the area as you can see in this look from the camera. you can see the rain drops, a few places are still seeing wet weather. for more on that we will check with meteorologist mike nicco. it is still breezy. the storm started off with wind and we transitioned to rain and then wind and then rain going hand in hand. we went from 55 miles per hour winds and 54 miles per hour and 46 at oakland and san jose state and 40-miles-per-hour gust.

rainfall from 1.5" in san francisco to nearly 3" in napa and concord to 1.75" in san jose. this is how it looks on live doppler hd. it is very light and very scattered showers that are going do hang around throughout the afternoon hours. you get caught under one it will be a splash and dash. a little bit of wet weather and then it is gone. >> you can see what is showing up on live doppler hd any time with the weather app and it is free on apple's app store or google play with more information at abc7news.com/apps. >> the medical examiner is trying to determine the cause of death as the "person of interest" in san francisco's body in the suitcase investigation. a friend who was one of the last to see him alive is talking with abc7. our reporter is in the newsroom with the latest. >> 55-year-old mark andrus died

days after being released from jail. a very unexpected development that investigators say could cause problems as the case unfolds. here he is on tuesday with public defender. he is seen leaving san francisco jail a free man after the district attorney decided not to file charges citing "lack evidence." police still considered him a suspect. a suitcase containing a human torso was discovered in san francisco's south of market neighborhood. andrus was spotted on surveillance video in the area where the body parts were found wheeling a suitcase. he was then taken into custody january 30 and arrested the next day on suggestion of murder. saturday andrus checked himself into a hospital for drug-related issues and later died. his friend said that mark andrus came to his apartment to borrow a sleeping bag and main attended his innocence. >> he felt sad and you know

depressed i guess. but it seemed like he was trying to deal with it as best he could. >> a former homicide investigator said the death could complicate the case down the line especially if it is classified as "homicide," and if another suspect emerged. that person could blame mark andrus now he is not here to defend himself. police suspect the remains could be one of mark andrus' friend and former roommate. the medical examiner has not made an i.d. or determined a cause of death. a stretch of highway one in the north bay has re-opened after an accident involving a gas tanker that overturned yesterday morning filling 1,200 gallons of gas on the road and into the drainage ditch. some of the gas did spill into the ocean. hazardous materials team spent most day cloning the spill and the road re-opened at 3:30 this morning. driver suffered minor injuries.

>> a driver accused of killing a woman during a street race in san jose is expected to face a judge today. san jose police officer believe two men were racing on yerba buena island road and then collided two weeks ago on january 26 and one of the cars tore through a guardrail and hit 24-year-old jogger. an arraignment will take place for one of the suspects, gabriel esparza this afternoon. the other driver returns to court next month. >> ahead a battle brewing over same-sex marriage with a controversy that forced the nation's highest court to step in. >> and we weigh in on women in the workplace with sharon sandburg and the stereotype that stillist ands. >> hidden health benefits of a treadmill desk. stay tuned.

>> alabama became the 37th state to legalize same-sex marriage today. the first marriage licenses were issued this morning after the united states supreme court said it would not stop the marriages. justice thomas criticized his colleagues for retuesdaying to block same-sex marriages in alabama into the court results issued nationwide. tom said that the court's order could seen as a signal that justices already have decided they will declare that same-sex couples have a right to marry under the constitution. the private car service uber

is introducing two new safety features for riders in india after a passenger reported being raped by a driver. san francisco-based company is adding a panic button to the app on wednesday that will allow riders to notify police if there is an emergency and share details with five others. unper is deploying a team in india to respond to panic button incidents and no word whether it will be rolled out here in the united states. facebook c.e.o. sheryl sandberg said gender stereotypes exist in the workforce. in "new york times", she said that women get stuck with most of the "office housework," and says women are expected to be nurturing and when they say "no," to a request their careers suffer. she said men face know backlash and are expected to be ambitious. facebook is inviting users to post feedback on the side. >> fees are piling up for boston homeowners in the thick of a

third major snow storm in less than two weeks issuing tickets for unshovelled sidewalks. right new you can see the snow coming down with civic leaders trying to catch their breath after throwing through $18 million budget to handle the storms. the tickets are $1,500 for not shoveling. police are also shelling out tickets for drivers what block traffic. most of the public schools are closed and logan airport is open but the flights are canceled. 5' of snow has fallen in two weeks. that is having a domino effect on airports in the bay area. 35 flights at sfo have been canceled because of the storm back east. incoming flights at sfo are delayed by half an sure. one cancellation reported at oakland international airport but nothing reported at my cincinnati san -- mineta san jose. >> china's wealthy ill legal buying homes in the bay area in record numbers. we explore how that is affecting

prices. >> this is a real estate trade show in shanghai where buyers choose homes from votes. competition among the real stores in the bay area is stiff. >> they feel that the government here is much more stable. it is a great place to invest. in china you do not have home ownership it is a 70 year lease. >> and we show you what it takes to get the deals done tonight at 11 o'clock. >> bet there will be a lot of cleaning up after the storm if the backyard. >> a lot of people i imagine. and probably wet. wear the older shoes. here is how sfo looks and why cheryl mentioned the flight arrival delays with drops on the lens and i will show you where it it is raining with live doppler hd a beautiful look at rainbows action great day for them and the big warming trend if the holiday weekend. >> and distracted driving on another level. how this man reacted when he realized he got caught being

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>> covering los altos antioch, petaluma and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. we know it is took long is not good for our health so the latest and greatest path to help could be at your desk. researchers say a treadmill deck is the key to keeping fit in more ways that one. you burn calories because it forces you to stand and walk while typing.

second research shores people would read and check e-mail at a treadmill desk do better on memory and attention. third, it increased productivity helping people to get almost 2 percent more work done per hour compared to those who it is in "journal of computers and human behavior." >> we have all seen distracted drivers talking on the cell phone but this guy takes it to a new level a bicyclist caught a guy if scotland driving with the mobile phone in one hand and watching his laptop and wearing earphones! he was embarrassed when he realized he was caught and he sped away. >> the sad thing; i am sure we have all seen drivers like that out there. a triple threat. my goodness. >> speaking of triple threats the wind and the storm paralyze ed us. >> we still have wet weather so

get ready for a stray shower or two but the side effects of beautiful. this was 20 minutes ago over sonoma raceway you could see a beautiful full rainbow. you should be able to see a lot of those today. send them in as ureport@kgo-tv.com or send them to me or to sandy and spencer and we would love to see them. >> one of the other side effects has been the heater did fought run all weekend and our lows, the lows from this morning, mid-to-upper 50's but look at san francisco's 58 if it holds it will be the third day in a row we set a record warm minimum temperature or tied one. it was 60 on saturday 58 yesterday, and 58 this morning. that is going to change tomorrow. here is a look at napa you can see some of the better radar runs around big ranch road and along 29 heading over to the

silverado trail dumping brief and heavy rain before it moves on quickly. they are moving at 35 to 4 miles per hour. there is a scatters of light showers. they taper in intensity and also in coverage headed through the bay and into the south bay. the closer you are to the north the moore likely you will have the showers until 4:00 or action, this afternoon here is a look at sutro tower here is a light shower rolling across san francisco. a second ago we could see the rain and now the cloud is completely over us. check out the snow fill falling in lake tahoe winter weather advisory until 4:00. in san jose sun and things are drying out. scattered height showers today, and clearing and cool tonight with a northwest wouldn't and limited fog building warmth in the afternoon hours as we head into the weekend. today though, we are looking at scattering showers between 4:00 and 5:00 with the clouds opening up this evening and we become clear and overnight because of

the northwest wind the fog is minimal tomorrow morning but up to 25 degrees cooler in the inland valley with a lot of sunshine tomorrow and beautiful and colorful sunset is possible. upper 50's to low 60's along the coast and low-to-mid 60's for the rest of us of the tomorrow 38 in santa rosa and that is 25 degrees cooler than this morning and 30's inland valley of the east bay is the rest of us in the mid-to-upper 40's. here is what we are asking the area of low pressure pulls away and high pressure is going to take over and when it did it and going to get warm thanks to an offshore breeze starting on wednesday, the 60's an the bay and the rest of us are in the 60's and thursday, all the way through the weekend, mid-to-upper 70's picnic weather for valentine's day. >> perfect. thanks mike. >> do you ever get tired of grocery shopping? you can turn the last trip into a couple of extra weeks of meals

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year, record of the year and beating out taylor swift, beyonce took home best r&b performance and miranda lambert won best country. >> the moment everyone is talking about today belongs to kanye west. and he tried to storm the stage when beck beat out beyonce for album of the year. you recall he interrupted taylor swift after she beat out beyonce at the 2009 music awards and most of the internet assumed it was a smoke and he later say he was not joking and believes that should give his award -- beck should give his award to beyonce and said the grammys do not know how to honor real talent. >> in two weeks, oscar sunday. catch every moment in the red carpet, the award, the speeches and more right here on sunday

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