the ground how much damage this greyhound bus is. it's sitting on tom of a tow truck right now. but for the time being, they are busy trying to figure out what exactly caused this accident. technology may be the key to an explanation. >> there are two ways the chp why this bus crashed into a freeway divider at 6:40 this morning. >> he did say that he was leading up to the collision. he said that he remembers the bus striking the collision, which you can see beyond the bus now. and then, the next thing he remembered is the bus on its side. >> greyhound tells us the on board camera looks in two directions, at the driver and the first few rows of passengers

and at the road ahead. two passengers were ejected from the bus and died. eight others sustained minor injuries and were sent to local hospitals. the remaining ten were chartered and taken to san francisco. the bus originated in los angeles with oakland its final destination. a witness does not think the bus was speeding. >> we did have a witness dreblgtsly behind the bus. >> a special tow truck had to be called in to upright the 17 ton bus. a team from the ntsb is being brought in for a parallel federal investigation. the tow truck is getting ready to leave with the bus for a short time. federal investigators arrive

here late tonight or early tomorrow morning. the northbound lanes of highway 101, hopefully, will be open around 8:00 tonight when cal trans is able to restore those cent eer dividers. live in san jose, david louis, abc 7 news. >> well, olivera is one of the women killed in the crash. mel nooi wood talked to her son just a few minutes ago. and he was waiting to pick her up from the bus station when he found out about the crash. the family is from the philippines and was recently reunited. >> she's been a great mom. i was just so grad when her petition got approved last year. >> we'll have much more coming up on ab 7 news at 6:00 tonight. >> first responders spring into action. based on the severity of their

injuries. >> dan and christin, good evening. the passengers who need medical attention were taken to four local hospitals. regional medical center of san jose was one of them. of the three people who were brought here to the hospital, one of them, we've learned, will be staying here overnight due to their injuries. an overwhelming morning for the passengers who survived the horrible greyhound bus crash. >> it was raining. it was dark. we need to investigate on all aspects of that. >> the officer with the california highway patrol responded to the scene, doing everything she could to comfort others as they stood out in the rain. at the time, many of them didn't know that two people had died. >> there was some passengers having great difficulty dealing with what happened.

we were able to get them with their relatives and friends. >> of the 21 people on the bus, ten of them were taken to the hospitals in the area. one personal was transported to kaisar in san jose. here at regional medical center, one passenger remains for treatment. >> we are a trauma center. right now, they're in stable condition. themp brought here this morning by ambulance. >> a devastating crash that many won't soon forget. in san jose, chris wynn, abc 7 news. >> family and friends who want to check can call a hotline that has been set up. here's the number. right now, let's check your current traffic conditions in the south san jose area. you can see some congestion through the side of the bus crash there. northbound 101 and highway 85 with 52 miles per hour on the speed limit. 06k, that's not the direction right now.

the highway patrol asking drivers to avoid the area, if possible. you saw that bus is still there. >> at least six b.a.r.t. passengers fainted on trains during this morning's wet commute. all of the medical mishaps were considered minor. the agency is unsure of crowded train cars or maybe the wet weather to blame. b.a.r.t. hopes there were fewer passengers this morning compared to last tuesday's commute. >> drivers have faced detours and delays all day long because running south of downtown sonoma. the storm hit earlier today. right now, the highway patrol telling us traffic can get through the area, but only one direction at a time. and your morning commute might have looked like this cell phone video showing what drivers encountered along interstate 280. rain coming down hard and you

can see a lot of traffic on today's storm. >> kmuters splashed their way along the embarkadero during this morning's rush hour. rainwater overwhelmed sewer's storm drain right next to the bay. and, in windsor, check this out, you can see where the chp closed the off ramp for northbound u.s. 101 officer a time. that was at about 11:30 this morning. >> right now, sky 7 hd live picture of our breaking news story. look at this. the bus is right now being taken off the freeway, northbound 101 where it overturned this morning with two deaths. this is great for commuters in the sense that they were expecting this to continue for the next three hours. now, taking that bus away, hopefully the situation will improve. >> traffic has just been a terrible mess as a result of this crash. but more significant was the two

lives lost and those who were injured. this is good news for commuters as we hit the evening commute tonight. >> so more good news with regard to the traffic and, hopefully, because of the rain stopping, it will make the drive home a little built easier. >> what's in store? a look at how much rain we got and what's coming. >> we're? a break mode right now. the evening commute will look nothing like this morning. live doppler 7 hd showing you why we just have cloud cover right now. today's storm brought some heavy rain across the bay area. live from our golden gate bridge, cloudsling ring.

next storm on our storm impact scale, we're rating it like we have all winter. the next one coming in is going to be a two. and it is going to arrive on friday. i'll let you know what this storm is going to bring and if it's going to carry over. >> some neighbors continue to have problems this etching as this morning's storm knocked out power to one area. abc 7 news reporter wayne friedman is live with the very latest. >> and it's still going on. behind me, you might be able to see the roads closed. they tell the story, as of this hour, 129 people along panoramic view. 129 homes still do not have power. and earlier today, it was worse. >> lots of rain all evening. >> followed by a stringy mess.

streams of electrical lines and yellow tape after a tree fell and took out three power lines. at one point, knocked out e l electricity to 300 homes. >> i'm coming home to have lunch and they won't let me through. >> one of many car-owning pedestrians this morning. >> i'm hungry. i'm hungry. i was going to go down and get some food. over the long weekend, i ate all the food in the house. >> yes, we have just emerged from this kind of a date. a morning, at least. in the east bay, more of the same.

in the green book section of n danville, the failure of one root beneath a euchalyptus tree. crews worked through the day to restore power. they will be here all night. >> how long is it going to be, you know? >> the best estimate may be noon tomorrow. in berkley, abc 7 news. >> still ahead tonight, the bay bridge traffic jam. the protesters get sheered, but will they get punished? >> michael bay with gadgets to help us all sleep better. >> and youtube opens up this wallet. wallet. why the company just pancakes and eggs. bacon and sausage. wallet. why the company just coffee and oj, and a killer price.

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they caused a massive traffic jam. abc 7 news reporter is live with the latest. vsh good scene there tonight. >> it is, dan. quite a bit different. last night, when the chp moved in and put restrains on and took them all away. none of them were booked into the county jail. they were cited and released. now, it will be up to the san francisco district attorneys to decide if any formal charges they'll face. >> we hope to galvanize people.

these are two of the people that were arrested. the group did it by chaining themselves and five cars together. >> we understand that it was an inconvenience. but so is 400 centuries of white supremacy. it's a way to disrupt business as usual. disrupt around the impression that exists and the constant terrorism on black people. >> tchsz a holiday that left thousands of motorists stranded for miles. >> people in their protest think they've got to go on others, not just the cause. >> the chp arrested matthews on a host of charges, including false imprisonment, public nuisance, unlawful assembly and obstructing a free passagement. >> i do have marks on my wrist.

>> so we're here to inspire and invoke people to recognize what's going on. >> the owners will have to pay at least $300 to get them back. at the bay bridge, laura anthony, abc 7 news. union city police shot and killed a man who apparently trespassed into a backyard. a woman called 9-1-1 when a man with a claw style garden tool banged on heroin doe. union city police are not releasing video. police are asking neighbors if they have surveillance video as they try to find a man who shot a woman inside a home. officers raced to the home moment after getting 9-1-1 called just after 9:00 this morning before she was rushed to

a trauma center. >> we're really early on in this investigation. we have very little information. we are currently interviewing witnesses. so she, as the victim, trying to piece together what possible will occurred prior to the shooting. >> police believe the gunman ran away from the home. they're still looking into whether he and the victim knew each other. the victim is still being treated. >> a fishing boat docked along san francisco's south beach harbor is under water right now. abc 7 news was at pier 40 as divers inspected the hull this afternoon. t boat was steadily taking on water all afternoon. it will be up to the boat's owner to see if it can be repaired. youtube just paid all cash to buy more than half a million square feet of office space. google owns youtube. youtube paid $215 million for

five buildings in the bay hill office center. the business journal reports this is youtube's largest expansion yet. as you can see on this map, google's head quarters is right up the street right next to interstate 380. tech company wills play a big role in superbowl 50. also helping coordinate transportati transportationing to attend the superbowl with the only service allowed to drop off passengers for levi's stadium. a variety of products and equipment to the superbowl host committee. but apple chose interestingly not to have its nay or logo included. >> well, glasses, pillows, pills that are all kinds of things for sale that promise to give us a great night's sleep. >> yes, but how many of them actually work. that is the question, right?

7 on your side's michael finney looks into this. >> sleep deprivation is big business. you guys were reporting earlier, as a matter of fact? well, americans spent more than $40 billion last year searching for that elusive, good night's sleep. the marketplace has exploded with plenty of options. but are they really great gadgets or just sleep gimmicks. consumer reports takes a look under the covers. >> this infomercial can be tempting if you're desperate for some shut eye. you get the best sleep of your life every single night and i guarantee it. >> there are no clinical studies to support this. how about the $150 sleep shephe shepherd? it's basically a beanie with built-in speakers. it claims to monitor brain waves and drown out distractions. >> the research that it accurately monitors brain activity is pretty thin. but it can be soothing.

>> white news machines like the dome ds helped most people who tried them sleep better. >> apps like white noise and my noise let you get soothing sounds on your smart phone, free. >> you can also think about why you can be the sleep. electronic devices like smart phones and laptops e mit blue light which slows the production of the sleep hormone, melatonin and keeps you awake. >> when consumer reports tested the special white measuring sphere, they found the glasses that actually blocked out the most blue light are these skyper safety glasses which cost just $8. what's the best way to beat insomnia? quit smoking, cut back on caffeine and alcohol and turn off screens long before you head to bed.

>> i know you're thinking about sleeping pills. but best by drugs team found them to be limited in their effectiveness and they pose some serious risks of side effects. >> chamomile tea, that's my favorite. >> turn our attention to the weather report. it really came down today. >> don't put your um brael las away, right? >> that's rooigt flt it was pouring this morning. a little bit of a break and then another system comes in late thursday night into friday. the moisture behind me and cloud cover. we will see fog overnight tonight. look at this gorgeous view. i'll have to show it to you. look up if you get a chance and send in your pictures. live doppler 7 hd showing you the clouds that are around and some fog, as well. we did see some debris down south of the bay area and some flooding reports. one of them was in the bay area. that's all long gone. like i said, it did for this mourning.

in the sierra, all of that is winding down. the reports are anywhere from 3-8 inches. >> upper 50s to low 60s, a live look from the exploratorium camera looking at the abc 7 news at 4 looking towards clay tower. areas of fog overnight tonight, drying out the next two days and another storm arrives on friday. here's a look at what's going to happen overnight tonight. we're going to see leftover moisture resulting in some areas of fog. your morning commute will include some of that fog. just keep that in mind as you get going tomorrow. it's not going to be a repeat of this morning, that's for sure. next storm, is going to be a 2. it arrives on friday with two waves of wind and rain. here is a look at the time line. 10:00 thursday night, not guilty much happening. by 11 mm, it notches on to the coast.

4:00 a.m. friday, a wave of light to mod rat rain comes friday. and then we get a short breather before the next wave comes in. winds will come with this and we are expecteding the winds to increase as we head towards our friday night get away. 7:00 p.m., we are going to see winds 30-35 miles per hour, especially along the coast. you will have to hang on tight. the fog is going to be problematic. and then in the afternoon, 58 in sachb that rosa, 59 in san francisco. it's a little bit of a brighter day for tomorrow, rain by thursday night going into friday.

two on our storm impact scale. it is going to be windy. the second half of your weekend is dry. now it's looking like high pressure comes in, which means the dry pattern monday and tuesday of next week on the accuweather seven-day forecast. the timelines could impact your friday morning kmut or friday evening get away. >> here's a question, not sure we really want to know. how many bugs are living in your house right now sn. >> i don't really want to know. science has that answer. stay tuned. >> dan and christin, sarah pali nerks announced she's back in for trump.

pictures are emerging of a huge hole in africa. the bird hit the plane under a landing by thursday. fortunately, the plane landed safely. no one was hurt. >> home may be where the heart is, but it's also where the bugs live. no one has aparentally figured out how many live in the average american home until now. it's 100. >> really? >> yeah. that's according to researchers at the university of north carolina. the good news, if you can call it that, only a few are around. >> thanks to the latest technology, you can see a solar filament erupting produced by nasa. that e ruptures explosions. a sooerz of dynamic arches before and collapsed into the sun. filaments are arcs of plasma and, under normal circumstances, they will be invisible to the human eye. >> well, it seems to spike the

mornings. many of us still have a weak password. other popular choices this year were sports, like football, according to tech security company, slash data. new this year, the pass ward, star wars, which ranked as the 25th most popular breeched password. >> it's hard to keep track of all of that. >> right. something randomly general rated is better, but keeping track is tough. coming up,

coming up, the hazards and headaches people face today when the storms poured down on the peninsula. and when you go through the red zone, you might also get a clans to raise the minimum wage of los california. and the new device to help music

lovers enjoy concerts again even if they have a hard time hearing. >> well, if you tune in to jeopardy on abc 7 tonight, you will not see a returning champion like you normally do. >> that's because last night's final category stumped all three contestants. >> the creation of a national historic site, in this city, signed into law by a president whose library is there now, too. >> the president in question in the clue is bill clinton. the correct response is little rock, arkansas let's see what mike lost. 13,800. we have three players finishing with no money. and what that means -- >> can you believe it? none of last night's players won and you'll see three brand new contestants tonight at 7:00 right here on abc 7. that's a little weird. >> yeah, you knew that, right?

>> i'm dan ashley. for all of us, we appreciate your time, we'll see you again. >> bye, bye. breaking news tonight. at this hour, sarah palin is back. the event right now, revealing she's all in for donald trump. tonight, the palin factor, and why it matters. also breaking now, the stunning new poll out of new hampshire. not good for hillary clinton. the deadly greyhound bus crash on an american highway. the bus flipping onto its side. and what the driver has now revealed. we are watching a major storm brewing at this hour. it could bring more than a foot of snow. several major cities along the possible track. and developing now, the latest on the toddler and the hundreds who have shown up to search in the brutal cold. stealing your money. the irs says it's the biggest telephone tax scam ever. calls in every state, demanding you pay back taxes. togh