bridge. a car carrying six people include three children went into a ravine. two adults were killed. one injured. the children were rescued. the victims are from stockton. an adult in the other car was kitally injured. >> a sink hole could be a problem for drivers this morning. it caused panic last night. hundreds of people had to leave businesses and shelter in place in their home. amy hollyfield is near the site of the sinkhole that led to a gas leak. >> i have good news. the gas is not leaking anymore. the threat is over. however, the inconvenience will linger. this street will be closed for a while and the gas has been shut. to explain that further i will bring in pg&e spokeswoman.

can you tell us about the gas shut off? >> because safety is our top priority, we were looking at the situation moment by moment and as the sinkhole continued to grow we decided it was hazardous. we needed to get back out and shut it off. we used our valve system to shut off seven valves. that impacts 2,500 customers. their gas has been impacted. we are going to be working through the night and through the day to make sure we restore service safely and as quickly as possible. >> people will miss the hot shower. can you give always rough estimate? it is a work in progress, i know, of when the street is re-opened and when people get their gas back? >> the street will depend on the sinkhole. that is something the town of moraga will have impacted. as forgetting service back we are bringing in 100 gas service representatives. these folks will go door-to-door

and turn on gas. we will work through the night, through the day making sure that we do all of to safely and quickly as possible and have folks on hand to talk to our customers and explain what is going on. >> days, weeks, months? >> it will depend. we are reaching out throughout the day. >> thank you, we know it is a chaining situation. now, here is what happened at 2:30 yesterday the sinkhole started right here around 5:00, a light pole fell which severed the gas line and caused the hazard. they evacuated the area. some sheltered in place. last night the gas was severed so that is over but we have some inconveniences. stay with us as this situation develops especially the sing hole -- the sinkhole

>> moraga is dealing with another big problem a landslide threatening homes near the moraga country club. you can see the deck and foundation of a home is breaking away. a neighboring home is threatened, with the hill sliding on tuesday. east bay mud owns the hillside and the utility is blamed for not for doing more for prevention after a landslide happened several months ago. they put down tarps and said they will hire an engineer to determine what needs to be done next. >> parent taking their kids to dublin elementary have to take another route. a water main break damaged part of the road near the school. alameda tweeted this video and dublin elementary is open but expect detours. the officials thing the playground may have flooded. they will be there to check for damage. classes resume at a dozen schools in marin and sonoma that

everyone closed by the storms. school leaders canceled class on friday because of the flooding conditions. we have a full list of schools re-opening at abc7news.com. heads up to napa county drivers this morning, a photo was tweeted of a crack in the road. this is on highway 121 in napa county from 128 to wooden valley closed because of storm-related damage. the c.h.p. website said that preliminary reports show that part of 121 could be closed for a month. >> sonoma to monterey, people are told to be careful near the ocean. there is a high surf advisory until this afternoon. at san francisco's ocean beach yesterday, a man said he and his wife walk their dog along the water edge but not this weekend. he said the dogs like to play in the water but they are keep them." >> soil has people worried after a hillside below an apartment

building gave way, sending mud and a few boulders down the sidewalk. the inspectors said there is no imminent threat but at an engineer should be called in. in a south bay neighborhood, a creek threatened to flood the properties. we learn where the people are finding shelter. >> when the creek began to rise, the people in the thousand trails mobile home park had to make an important decision. >> stay in, or get out. >> this family decided to stay in while the creek swelled. first responders finally moved in and evacuated 175 people. because of the rise creek. it was going to flood the park. >> the big fear was the creek would swamp the bridge that connects the camp and residents would be trapped.

>> it was scary. i was trying to grab whatever and tell my kids to grab whatever you could grab. >> some decided to stay with trends or family. some call this station home. >> we moved them here at shoal step 30-50 people are here at the facility here in morgan hill. >> hope they get back home soon, that was eric thomas reporting no estimate on when they can return. >> we appreciate the weather pictures and video with a lot of images of reservoirs and swollen creeks. when you see interesting weather share it with #abc7now. ago you could see it on air or online. >> we have more breaking news from overnight, 11 people were hurt when an amtrak train derailed in southwest kansas headed from los angeles to chicago. it left the tracks identified of dodge city at midnight. five of the nine cars fell on

their side. passengers were taken to the hospital in dodge city. amtrak is helping the rest get to the final destination. we could not know the cause. athree jail guards are scheduled to be araped on murder and assault charges. rodriguez and square list and lubrin are accused of betting mentally ill inmate to death in august. they are accused of attacking another mentally ill inmate. early this month a superior court judge ruled there was enough evidence to proceed to a trial to likely be held later this year. >> happening today, people in palo alto will find out plans to tackle the traffic and parking problems. an idea is to add a business tax to a transportation member on the ballot. it would hike the sales tax by half a cent. city leaders say it will not raise enough money to pay for everything that needs to be done. the city looking at public and private partnerships to pay for transportation projects.

>> 4:37, and we still have moisture lingering in the air in the form of showers around higher elevations, into the ted santa cruz mountains random this morning. when you run into a shower it will rain for five minutes and move on and it will keep things wet for the morning commute and keep us mild. look at san francisco, west portal is the cool spot at june and ocean beach is the warm spot at 56 and coming through the ferry building into downtown it is 55 and the financial district, belmont, we have santa clara at 52 and walnut creek at june and upper 40s where we see the clearing quicker this morning, and petaluma. looking at the activity planner today, if you are going to the peoples it will be poor because of the dangerous surf, jogging and walking the dogs it will be better headed into the afternoon hours. you can see the moisture right here on 101 and 880 and it is wet right now. temperatures in the upper 50s to nearly 60. tomorrow, low-to-upper 60s with increasing sunshine and

spring warmth 70s in the wednesday forecast. we will look and see if it continues throughout the seven-day forecast but, first, an accident upday to day ought pins that, but, first, clear sailing here through san rafael, southbound cornered the north gate man to central san rafael at the limit with 20 minutes across the golden gate bridge. here is what it looks like, wet, but the roads are slick so give yourself plenty of time with standing water and residual flooding. here is what we are talking about a couple of cars got into it in san carlos with a full road closure for a few minutes and one lane is open southbound at holly. i see slow traffic back now to bell minute. but, again, this is pretty early so hopefully they have that out of there and it is coming up at 4:40 and a look at the bay bridge and potential possible backup. we will check in a few. >> the lesson learned by drivers who will think twice before doing this again.

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>> the sound people all over the bay area will be hearing today. it took crews three hours to chop up and remove a fallen tree on highway one north of jenner. the drivers were stuck in a glad along valley ford road during yesterday's storm. people removed cars from the floodwaters. you do not seat impact of the storm in a place where you expect to see water, the russian river surged toward the banks at the height of the storm. >> in arkansas, it is not flooding but winds causing damage. this mobile home took it on the children from one of four tornadoes that touched down. parts of the home ended up in a tree. tornado watches were in affect for 40 counties in arkansas, louisiana and texas, also under tornado wants. >> for the most violent weekends in politics in 40 years candidates on both sides are sprinting to super tuesday, three. five states hold tomorrow including florida and ohio. our reporter is in cleveland

with more. >> this morning, donald trump is under fire as violence and protests breaks out at his rallies. >> they are not protesters but disrupters. >> a rising tempers causing incredible scenes in illinois, in month and ohio. but as his rivals on both sides are on the attack. >> he is trafficking in hate. and fear. >> no matter what it takes i will nature take the low road to the highest office in america. >> the violence has been a distraction from the race for the white house. a path that leads through the delegate rich states of florida and ohio. in ohio one of the biggest critics, mitt romney of donald trump will campaign for governor john kasich including an election rally tonight.

>> we can expect a battle roil in washington this week, president obama will likely announce a nominee for the supreme court. that could lead to an explosion from republicans would have vowed not to confirm any pick the president chooses until after the election. one republican senator said they will treat any nominee like a pinatta and the white house will launch a coordinated media blitz to weaken g.o.p. resistance to ok'g the choice. >> many will talk about politics or brackets including one bay area team. >> yesterday, the field of 68 teams were released for march madness, and the 4th season facing hawaii and spokane on friday, after st. mary's did not receive a bid. and the bulldogs take on third seeded utah on thursday in denver.

just two hour driver to denver so maybe we can root. >> bakersfield made it for the first time ever. >> now they are playing in division one. a big deal. >> dropping the knowledge. >> i'm excited about all of it. >> i am borrowing reggie's break coats. >> the people like reggie are the people that win. you know nothing but you win. >> this you go. >> good morning, everyone. forgot to mention the number one seed in tournament but greenville going back to scaffoldry in livermore a light shower and that will be south of the altamont pass the next five minutes or so. now we see if we can move on, computer, slow on the uptake but we will get going like you. burlingame, south of san bruno andthis is sliding right down california drive, 82, 101 and 280 on skyline boulevard watch out. and around woodside and portola the shower is shrinking. the next six hours, wet weather

is shrinking but at the beaches be careful. we have the high wind advisory until 3:00 this afternoon with swells up to 18' with large breakers and sneaker waves and ice of being ripped into the ocean is possible. it is dry right now at walnut creek. but there is moisture on 680 of the watch out. today is transition going from light shower this morning to partly sunny this afternoon so have the sunglasses. cooler tonight with patchy fog and spring warmth this week and pollen. upper 50s to let 60s, and tonight, the temperatures are significantly cooler than this morning. upper 30s to mid-40s in both neighborhoods. my seven-day forecast, a whole week without a storm impact scale. we make it to nearly 80 by thursday. >> sue? >> we are going to the bay bridge for the first look with no metering lights and no delays and that is how we like it. if you are up at 4:47 you get light traffic conditions. the top of the scene, golden gate field, university

overcrossing, and the east shore freeway, a lost headlights moving nicely to the macarthur maze, and our hotspot is the peninsula near san carlos, and we did have a problem here with all but one lynn blocked die to an accident issuing a sig-alert with slow traffic through belmont. you may want to take 280 at this hour if you are trying to get through. i am not seeing huge delays. whole check back with c.h.p. and get the status when we come back next report. >> it is a national celebration that began right here in the bay area coming up the free brings in honor of pi day. >> buyer beware the pricey cream that is not just doing wonders for their face but giving them nightmares but, first, the money report. >> good morning, topping america's minute, rising gas prices. the national average is now $1.94, up 12 cents in a week the

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>> uc president napolitano is looking at allegations over the dean of berkeley law school after a resignation after a lawsuit accused him of making unwanted advances, she said he received only a temporary pay cut and orders to undergo counseling as opinionishment after the claims were substantiated. >> could a night cream cause nightmares? users of the face chrome say it is giving them bad dreams the samples were given to customers and the store got a lost reviews pretty strange, and the again that makes the creams

said there is no scientific backing for the claims. >> happening now, the young space agency is starting the first stage of a two part mission to help determine if mars has ever had alien life. a spacecraft has been launched and is expected to reach the planet in october. it will collect data and an lays the planet's middle east because darryls of life could be hidden there. they want to figure out how to land big payload on mars and how to use light solar electric power to help with future missions. >> skiers have to be fighting this temptation this morning, to ditch work or school and head to the sierra. you can see people enjoying the new snow were dropped bit latest storms. this video provided by north star resort, the best winter in years, giving the businesses a much needed boost. >> but it does not come without a warning. >> we have an avalanche warning until 7:00 this morning. for the entire area you can see shaded in blue. by the time you get up there

that will be again. if you are leaving any time soon. that is good news. but know that, wow, that was a lot of snow over the weekend. here is a look at what is going on with snow showers at 39, and increasing sunshine through the central valley, and low-to-mid 60s from sacramento to fresno and 69 in los angeles, clouds and showers through the morning to 83 with increasing sunshine, and palm springs. lake tahoe this morning, shows you can see it will be breezy, but look at the string of sunshine and temperatures are above average by the time we get to wednesday, thursday, and friday and saturday and sunday there could be a few snow showers. easy getting up there after today. sue? >> we have chain requirements on 50. they are screening trucks for chains on 80. no requirements right new on 80 to the sierra. a couple of sprinkles on the golden gate bridge with slick roads. we watched the zip are truck put the bay area in place for four lanes southbound direction. getting busy in the east shore freeway. with 15-minute drive from golden gate field into san francisco.

not a big bad delay. we have problems on the peninsula, with an accident southbound 101 near holly street and one lane is getting by, c.h.p. has issued a sig-alert and i am looking at 15-minute delays southbound 101 so we will come back and check on that and check on the mass transit openings in a few minutes. >> san francisco police searching for four men would attacked a woman for her cell phone. it happened at 11:00 thursday night in bay view district. a woman was walking home on van dyke avenue and she noticed the men following her. she ran, two chased after her and one of them shoved her to the ground and another grabbed her cell phone. >> french investigators call for new reporting requirements for desks treating pilots. this is a year after a co-pilot from germany deliberately crashed a plane killing everyone on board. he locked the captain out of the cockpit on match 24, 2015 and flew the plane into the alps.

150 people died. the doctors did not thing he should be flying but privacy concerns prevented them from telling anyone. >> if you own a nissan leaf there is a recall you should know about, recalling 46,000 leafs because of break problems for those told between 2013 and 2015. in cold with the you may have to push harder to stop. nissan said the computers and break system need to be reprogrammed. today is pi day march is pi day the available show of the circle to the diameter. students can go to the san francisco does today for free to celebrate pi day, by showing your student i.d., the zoo is partnering with the san francisco giants to celebrate with fine after malls named after players and coaches. the celebration started in the bay area in the late 1980s at the exploritorium in san

francisco. >> firefighters still on the scene of the huge fire in the mission district. next at 5:00 a.m. why the investigation will start new controversy over the build that is involved. >> parents on a mission, the demand hundreds of making of catholic church leaders in san francisco. francisco. >> stay tuned.

>> abc7 news begins with breaking news. the breaking news in the mission district this morning, a massive fire destroys what is last of a building in the area. all the same building that burned 14 months ago. we are on the scene with more. >> yes, reggie and matt, if this looks familiar it caught on fire a year ago. we are on the corner of 22nd and mission, the large white building across the street from sketchers. there used to be a popeyes. firefighters are here taking down the ladder. they checked for hotspots and to make sure there would b