>> natasha, we just arrived on the scene to find a tangle the mess where the tree crashed through a fence. on lancaster road, it crashed at 1:15 this morning. it caused some structural damage to the home. it looks like it affected the roof and the at tick area mostly. it sounds like they say it was a very loud noise weapon the tree crash -- when the tree came crashing down. >> it is very large. we got a call from the homeowner and they thought it was an earthquake and it was a big tree, and we have personnel coming to deal with it. >> a definite shock at 1:15 in the morning. no one was hurt. the homeowner did not want to comment. reporting from walnut creek. >> we are glad they are okay. the rain is not helping what is last of a multimillion dollar

him in san francisco. crews will continue to take down the house which is undergoing emergency demolition after separating 14" from the sidewalk in less than a week. sky 7 was over the home shortly after demolition began. right now, several surrounding homes are threatened in the neighborhood and the city has ordered five neighbor to hire soil evening nears to prove the homes are safe. ronald said he just bought 9 house and the family has not even moved in. he was in ohio for his father's funeral when he got a call from the city say the whom had to be demolished. >> a 2.9 earthquake hit san ramon at 3:09 this morning and the same area where the string of earthquakes hit in october into early november. 600 small earthquakes were detect over that timeframe. >> the body of 28-year-old kyle myrick has been found in a remote area of the santa cruz

mountains. the man was the subject of an intense search since last friday when he disappeared. his parents spoke at a candlelight vigil at 9 motor shop where three -- he worked. >> i still had this shred of hope he was alive but it did not town out that way. i am happy he was pound and we done have to keep searching day after day. >> kyle myrick's co-worker steve hlebo has been charged in the murder. detectives found blood and a severed ear in the shed of the business and blood in steve hlebo's truck. antsb will begin the investigation into a deadly plane crash in santa rosa. tiffany, i understand the plane went down only two miles from the airport? >> that is right. two people were on board the single engine plane when it crashed. both were killed on impact. according to our media pan, the

victim are a man and woman but we are still waiting to leadership their identities the f.a.a. said the piper left palm springs and was making the final approach to the sonoma county airport at 7:00 last night but crashed into a soggy field which landed 100 yards away from the nearest house. neighbors say they heard a loud roar moments before the plane went down. >> shortly after that, original three or four seconds after hearing the noise of the airplane engine we heard 9 impact which was softer and more quiet than you would have expect ed. >> this were scattered showers in the area at time of the crash and the ntsb is expected to start the investigation interest what caused the crash at first flight this morning. in the newsroom for abc7 news. >> thank you. a major security operation is underway this morning to protect super bowl fans and events from attack. the f.b.i. is working with

local, state, and other federal agencies near levi stadium in santa clara. the location is secret to the public. we were there as agents activated the 24 hour seven day a week operation yesterday. swat teams are on stand by ready to respond along with up to 90 bomb sniffing dogs. >> it is a significant target and we dedicated the time and effort and preparation and resources to make it safe. >> the f.b.i. said there are especially worried of an active shooter or lone wolf terrorist event. >> hopefully it will be a safe and fun event super bowl city opens tomorrow at 11:00 and is free to fans with activities and concerts. guests have to pass through metal detectors to get in. there are several things can you not take in: bags larger than 18x18", alcohol, coolers, no pets, no drones, bikes, skateboards on hoverboards. a complete list is on

abc7news.com. >> as we count down to super bowl 50, count on abc to keep you in the know with our free news app. >> last night's republican presidential debate gave candidate as chance to get their message across without donald trump. he boycotted the event. however, as we explain, the frontrunner still commanded attention despite his absence. >> it was the final debate before 9 first votes are cast in iowa and the national frontrunner was absent. still, donald trump's influence was felt. >> everyone on this stage is stupid, fat, and ugly. now that we have gotten the donald trump portion out of the way. >> but cruz's jokes sooned tense. >> if you guys say, ask one more mean question i may have to leave the stage. >> marco rubio was first of several applause lines.

>> i am not leaving the state no matter what you ask me. >> a few miles away, donald trump held his own event. >> credit want to be here i have to be honest, i wanted to be about five minutes away. >> he said he raised millions for veterans. and how is this for a wild card? after the debate started, the moderators said they were prepared for the possibility that donald trump could still arrive. >> raiders owner will meet with the las vegas billionaire would wants to lure a professional football team to sin city. this seems to be a power play to get oakland moving on a stadium deal. the owner of the las vegas sands is planning to build a billion dollar stadium on a lot on the campus of unlv and the nfl will most likely never allow a team in las vegas because of the concerns over gambling. >> the fight offer the new

warriors stadium heads to court with a hearing on whether to move a lawsuit over construction of the proposed 18,000 seat arraign to san francisco. the judgment is not expected to make a decision from the bench. and the mission bay alliance that is opposed to construction believes that the new stadium will cause gridlock throughout the city and put paints at risk at ucf sew. >> we are looking at rain use head out the door. will it be all day or a few hours? >> it will be all day across the north bay. but as we head to the rest of our neighborhoods the next three hours we have pockets of light rain with the steady drizzle in our higher elevations of the east bay hills and santa cruz mountains. some of that will spill over into our neighborhoods. it is not going to be wet the entire time. it will be mild, and look at the temperatures from 59 in glen park to ferry building at 56 and san leandro is 60 degrees. it feels muggy outside. 52 is the cool spot in fairfield

and the rest of us in the mid-50. in walnut creek we have had the drizzle headed and the afternoon with a better chance of getting weapon in the south bay. temperature is 59 in the north bay and the rest of us in the low-to-mid 60s and the super bowl festivities that are starting tomorrow, super bowl city, there was drizzle in the morning and gray by look and cloudy and cool with a stray light shower from time to time and maybe drizzle at 10:00 and 51. sue? >> interesting they have fireworks tomorrow night at 7:30. hopefully, tell us what it will be like for that much of we have drizzle on the roads here. at the golden gate bridge. a necessary ride from northwest "interest san francisco at 21 minutes. no fog here. a little bit hazy when i came across but not too thick. our over all traffic map is looking great. so far. for early friday morning at 4:38. if you have to be out now is not a bad time with 580 we have road work from 35th to grand

westbound direction. westbound four, there is road work in the road until about 5:00 this morning. we will look at the bay bridge toll plaza coming up. >> a brazen thief at work in the south bay and the rash of mailbox break-ins that has neighbors afraid their most sensitive personal information is in the wrong hands. >> making a check dream come true: the huge investment true: the huge investment oakland is making in futur

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>> santa rosa, berkeley, san jose and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> happening today, the detention hearing is held in texas for 18-year-old affluenza teen ethan couch would was deported from mexico yesterday and taken to a detention center in dallas-ft. worth. the judge will decide if he will continue to be hold at center or transferred to an adult jail. the national president of mother against drunk driving will be at the hearing. the group is pushing for ethan couch to be charge as an adult. >> people are worried their most sensitive personal information could be at risk. thieves broke into more than 100 mailboxes. official authorities are looking into this. >> they are doughing this in the daytime? >> day. night. >> they are bold and fearless stealing mail from more than 100

families, jimmied the master box where the mail goes. that allows the entire row to swing open given their access to everything. >> this makes it easy to open all of them. eight thieves were not worried about much including the surveillance camera pointed at them at time or even those people that live right there. they could have heard everything. >> the thieves have hit boxes before. [ inaudible ] >> it is the third time in a matter of months. that is why the post a.m. inspector is involved. residents are deletes of their own safety and personal security. this is when we get the w2s, and they get access to tax information. >> mail theft is punishable by five years in prison. >> bart is eyeing a multi-billion dollar bond on the november ballot to pay for track and station improvements.

the bart board decided on the move after a telephone pole showing 68 percent support for the funding. bart is looking to get $4.5 billion to replace tracks and the tunnels but approval must be two-thirds to pass. all the bart board has signed off on a contract to add brighter and easier to read signs at stations in downtown san francisco with more pictures and offer information in english, spanish and chinese. they will display train information more often. the old soons have been around since 2000 and are showing the aim. eight giant super bowl statues are not just attracting tourists but they are attracting vandals. for a second time the statue in front of san francisco city hall has been tampered with. though is a sense humor moving the super bowl lettering to say

something different. another statue is cleaned because vandals shifted the letters to say "superb owl." >> it is an belt equity you'll vandalism. i give them that. >> but it is still vandalism. >> not making us look good. even if it is creative. still vandalism. >> i like superb owl. >> sounds like a band name. >> what would our band name be this morning? >> wet. >> it is wet. now, you can see influence the east by, san ramon valley out highway 4 from concord, bayview up to antioch and discovery bay, to berkeley and oakland and hayward and right across the golden gate bridge, a little bit across the bay bridge, also, and the best collapse for steady rain all day is across the not

bay and you can see the waves of light rain rolling across there with a couple of areas to ignore. this spot. that spot. and that spot that is from the wind farm. that is not a true reflection of any time of weather that is going on right new. here is a look at richmond, which, yes, as you head to the toll plaza you can see the trucks and the cars are making tracks and the wet weather or the water is stand right now. drizzle to light rain, stray shower tomorrow and light rain on sunday and dry pattern unfolds next week. storm impact scale is "1" light, "5" is severe and several "2" and "3" and .01" in the south bay and two-thirds of an inch in the north bay with rough surf but light wind. friday morning through 9:00, can you see the pockets of rain rolling law and they are mainly steady cross the north bay and at noon we said wet weather and

by 4:00, starting the commute wet and well end it on a dry note if you are heading out this evening, there is a spray shower possible so make sure you have your umbrella ready. until 5:00 tomorrow morning, we could have waves up to 16' and breakers, and sneaker waves and long runup on the beaches so be careful. another chance of rain is sunday and tuesday, storm impact scale is light again. >> we will go to the macarthur maze and look at the approaches to the bay bridge toll plaza. from 80 and 580, 880, all looking good. eastbound coming off of the span there is an accident near the toll plaza. there is a big tow truck there. the toll plaza shows no metering lights yet. it is slick. best to take extra care this morning. when the sun comes up, if you have your windshield wipers on, have your headlights on. that is the law. it looks good as far as overall. we have road work in the san ramon valley, northbound 680 from sycamore to diabolo.

we will come back with the south bay commute in a bit. >> oakland is taking action to make college dream of high school students to come true for years to come. >> it is a program aimed at tripling the number of low income students to graduate from college. the mayor hopes it breaks down barriers. [ inaudible ] >> this is known as a town with a lot of crime but... [ inaudible ] the city will open 55,000 college savings accounts and invest $100 million for college scholarships, which is need because 71 percent of the oakland public school students are low income. >> at training is over. it is time for the real deal. coming up the extra firefighting protection that neighbors in san jose are about to receive. >> also, a video you have to see

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stations throughout the city. >> the centers for disease control said there are now 31 cases of the zika virus in 11 states including california. the world health organization said that it expected to see four million cases of zika in the americas over the next year. at ucfs they are waiting for blood samples from brazil barbados to diagnosis who is infected. all the test would be use build for existing thees like zika virus and be prepared for the next disease that is on the horizon. it may not spread so easy in the united states, we have cooler temperatures making it harder for mosquitoes to bride but pregnant women are advised to wear a lot of insecretary repellant. >> this video from oregon, shows it opened up in a coastal community that is more expectative from the ground,

aetch promising the road caving in. right now the highway is shut down and i want to show >> look from above, it looks enormous. this is drone video posted on youtube with the side of the sinkhole. the second to open up. they are close together. piss are societying up a detour for the drivers to stay safe >> new, in hawaii, incredible waves on the north shore, called the biggest swells of the sound. professional surfers are not even to make it beyond the break. the surfers did make it and though braved 25' waves. this is the most famous big surf spots in the world so it is incredible to watch. i would not want to be closer than beach. >> you don't think my boogie board... >> stay with me on beep. >> we will have fun. >> not so fun to be outside

today because of wet weather, with wealth roads and the beach, andization surf and dry patches. not a complete wash out from monterey to yosemite, with high elevation snow and, in fact, we have the winter storm warning for the weapon slope. if you can get there before 4:00 today you are good but after 4:00, 12" down to 8,000 feet and 2-3' of powder above 8,000 feet and another chance of snow on sunday. sue? >> it looks high. at look at san rafael, southbound, 101, from highway 37, novato, beyond the north gate mall and the civic center up to the lincoln, the driver into the city is 21 minutes and we will check on the south bay commute, 280 at 880, a couple of headlights snaking through the screen on the way to cupertino. from this point, 880, 280, to cupertino it is seven minutes. the traffic map is looking very

green and that is good and the orange up here by san rafael, that is fog that could be affecting the drive. we will check back in with the bay bridge commute and see the drive times. >> facebook could be getting in on the on-demand ride service industry with a new patent showing facebook wants to launch an event feature that helps enable users to share cars or find a travel buddy to get to specific destinations. analysts believe it is a good move to give uber and lyft competition. >> if you exercise more, great, but if you are doing it to lose weight you could be disappoint l is a limit how many calories we can burn through exercise. researchers found those who moved more burned more, but only up to a point. they say the most active people hit a plateau and did not burn anymore 8:00rys than the less active peers. it does not noon you should not

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> it is 5:00 a.m. more importantly it is friday. >> want to do a friday dance. i am regular. >> i am natasha zouves. we have wet roads. we have wet weather. meteorologist mike nicco is filling us in. >> san mateo north, we have drizzle mixed with pockets of light rain across the north bay. that is