lingering over san francisco in this live view from mt. suit roe. nbc news weather anchor spencer christian shows us what's happening now. spencer? >> let's go to live doppler 7 and i'll show you the scattered nature of the showers. they're isolated but heavy and brief but producing heavy downpours over much of the santa cruz mountains right now, as you can see, moving from the peninsula across the bay and over to the east bay. the good news is we don't have any rainfall right now in the area of that flooding down in coyote creek area. this cell is moving of pescadero, moving to the northeast. let's look at another area of heavy downpours over in the menlo park area, over highway 82, moving towards 101. heavy downpours, wet along middlefield road and valparaiso avenue. and over in the fremont area, we've got some heavy downpours, some along highway 880 and some along 238. that one has just broken up into

two separate areas of downpours. meanwhile, the good news is that nothing's happening right now in terms of precipitation in the area of this flood warning for coyote creek, which is in effect until 10:31 friday morning. we'll keep monitoring this and i'll have a closer look at where the rain is headed in a few minutes. larry and ama? >> thank you, spencer. today's top story is the flooding in san jose. the water is coming from coyote creek. it starts in morgan hill at anderson lake, which is overflowing. the creek roughly parallels highway 101 through the city of san jose before it reaches the bay. >> we want to get a wide view from sky 7 to give you perspective here on how much water is in this creek. you can see a wide expanse of muddy water near 101. now, the neighborhood that suffered the most is called rock springs. cars and homes are under water along senter road not far from the los lagos golf course. >> david louie is beginning our

coverage at senter avenue and phelan avenue. >> reporter: residents are in the midst of taking their kids to school and then discovered their cars submerged in water, the floodwaters getting deeper by the minute. they couldn't get out and they had to call for help. residents found themselves stranded on balconies and in doorways as the coyote creek floodwater rose so quickly it made it impossible for them to escape. san jose fire rescue boats became their lifeline, people left with their children and pets but little else. we saw an elderly woman being evacuated piggyback by a firefighter, fearing she might lose her grip and motioning for a nearby boat to pick her up. nguyen was able to move his car but couldn't get back to his family. >> i went back, tried to get my wife and kids out. >> where are they now? >> they're up in that apartment. they're trying to get out, so -- >> reporter: so, they need to be rescued. >> yeah. >> reporter: and right in view of our camera, his wife and son were among the first group to

make it out. >> we're going door to door right now through all of the homes that are in there. they're all going to be evacuated. they're all going to be decontaminated. power is now shut off to the neighborhood or will be soon. so none of these people are going to be able to stay in their homes. >> reporter: decontamination involved hosing residents down in the middle of senter road. there was concern that the waters contained sewage and hazardous chemicals. >> there seems to have been a unique breach of some sort, and obviously, that's something we'll be sorting out in the days ahead. our focus right now is on ensuring that these residents are safe. >> reporter: coyote creek runs right through the rock springs neighborhood, and the floodwaters have destroyed much of treasured. >> i know we lost a lot of photos. i had some in storage. i had a lot of shoes, all my baby's toys, all of his stuff down there. >> reporter: fire rescue units from two different agencies

spent six hours rescuing trapped residents. all 220 are now safe tonight, and the fire department has moved on to other hotspots created by the coyote creek causing new problems. live in east san jose, david louie, abc7 news. >> people who need to evacuate have three places to go -- the mayfair community center, the shirakawa community center and james lick high school. abc7 was at the high school where they have housed up to 240 evacuees. it's the only overnight shelter. a bus brought some of the flood victims there this afternoon. one man who couldn't get to his apartment because of the flooding decided to go to the shelter. >> i'm just here in a shelter for a while just to make sure that, you know, hopefully, things are good. i don't know, i'm just pretty shocked right now. >> the salvation army's helping stock the shelter with items evacuees may need, like underwear and socks. people are also stopping by with donations. we have a full list of the

evacuation centers on the abc7 news app as well as abc7news.com. this unprecedented flooding along coyote creek is personal to so many people. these are their homes, after all. abc7 news anchor kristen sze is showing us how people are documenting things on social media. >> many people posting pictures and videos and wanted to share them. this one was posted on instagram. i'll play you this video. it's uncredible. he was driving in his car, evacuating from his flooded home and street. all right, tiffany here posted this picture on instagram. let's go in tight on it. tennis courts under several feet of water. and look at this, a little hut that is practically completed submerged. all right, also, panda posted something with a sense of humor, made a little music video out of, right there. going to play that for you. he made this of a bin floating down behind his yard there, as it got flooded today.

also, this one here is not of coyote creek, but it's flooded out at east brokaw and zanker road in san jose. going to play this video posted by kanan. he used #abc7now. that's a great way for us to find and share your pictures and videos. larry and ama? >> thank you, kristen. to help people affected by the flooding, you can donate to the red cross of the silicon valley at the address your screen, 2731 north 1st street in san jose. the red cross says you can mail in or drop off monetary donations or donate over the phone. we also have this info on our mobile app and website, abc7news.com. another incredible sight from this flooding. take a look at this house along santa clara street and north 17th. it's right next to coyote creek. it is almost completely under water. abc7 news reporter kate larson live in the neighborhood where homeowners are wondering how much worse the water damage is going to get later tonight.

kate? >> reporter: larry, pg&e crews are here tearing up this street because they need to shut off the gas power to these homes that are flooded and flooding. you can see that this house is almost completely submerged in water. the first floor, anyway. in the six hours that we've been in this san jose neighborhood, it's risen more than a foot. and while this is certainly one of the more dramatic instances of the flooding, neighborhoods all over san jose are dealing with rising water. water just about everywhere it shouldn't be in san jose today. streets flooded, like this intersection at oakland road near the 101. firefighters driving from one emergency to another as people find their neighborhoods filling with water like these apartment buildings on 12th and key streets affecting 500 people, many of whom watched as water rose up through their carports towards their homes. >> water has gone up about four feet in the last three hours.

>> marquez is frustrated because he says the city of san jose didn't warn his elderly parents that fred watson park was likely to flood, and now the water is at his parents' front yard. >> they're telling me now that this water's going to raise up another four feet. >> reporter: and on south 17th street, one of rich longston's family homes is submerged in water to the roof, and two of his other houses next door are flooded through the lower levels. >> we weren't sure how much water was going to come out. and now it's just a lot more devastating than we thought. >> reporter: longston's mother used to live in one of the houses and says they flooded two times in the 1990s, so he was anticipating water, but not this much. yesterday afternoon, he took this cell phone video of the creek rising, but not higher than the home's foundation. the patio and picnic bench still visible. but less than 24 hours later, it is all under water. >> we were hoping this wasn't going to happen again, but there's been so much rain in such a short period of time, and anderson when it overflows,

there's nothing we can do about it. it's just an act of nature, force of god, so that's the way it is. >> reporter: now, fortunately, nobody had to be evacuated or rescued from that house. the santa clara valley water district does say the water is expected to continue to rise tonight and tomorrow morning as that water comes off the anderson reservoir through coyote creek and into the san francisco bay. live in san jose, kate larson, abc7 news. back to you. >> kate, thank you. coyote creek is also flooding highway 101 in morgan hill. the northbound lanes between cochrane road and bailey avenue are closed, and they're expected to stay that way until possibly 11:00 tomorrow night. yes, tomorrow night at 11:00. traffic being diverted off of cochrane road on to the surface streets. so, if you're traveling from southern santa clara county into san jose and beyond, you're going to want to allow a lot of extra time. santa clara valley water district workers are creating a dam to try to stop the water from getting out on to the highway. >> feeding all of this flooding is anderson reservoir.

it continues to spill over into coyote creek. it's currently at 105% of capacity. santa clara county water officials say the reservoir will spill all day today and could continue to do so into next week. currently, seven of ten reservoirs in the county are above flood stage. and here's a look statewide. the biggest reservoir in california, lake shasta, is at 91% capacity. lake oe oroville is currently a 80% capacity after water releases. pardee is over capacity at 102%. you can track the storm with the abc7 news app. we have live doppler 7 on the app and you can enable push alerts for weather advisories on your phone or tablet. the mayor of oakland breaks her silence regarding last friday's deadly police standoff with a sniper. her answer to claims that all of it could have been prevented. plus -- >> if you come here and you break the law, then it's time for you to go back.

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berkeley police continue to investigate the stabbing of an employee at an east bay school this afternoon. abc7 news was at the via center in berkeley, where police say the suspect, angel juarez, stabbed an employee. juarez was captured about two miles from this private school in albany. people living nearby were urged to stay inside during the manhunt.

the stabbing victim is expected to be okay. it's not clear how juarez is connected to the school. now, new at 6:00, for the first time since a sniper was shot and killed by oakland police, mayor libby schaaf is speaking out, and she tells us an investigation's begun into two prior incidents involving the gunman in which it appears that officers failed to act. abc7 news reporter caroline tyler joining us live from oakland city hall. >> reporter: larry, the mayor calls it a tragic situation and says now the city and the police department will take a thorough look at how all the complaints and reports about that sniper were handled. when did the investigation start? >> it started immediately on friday. >> reporter: it was last friday that 32-year-old jesse enjaian shot up his neighborhood on las vegas avenue, firing at homes and cars, then turning his weapon on responding officers, even our news helicopter. councilman larry reid says residents told him it was the third in a series of violent

incidents this month involving enjaian that they had reported to police. >> they explained to me they had to call the police twice. police came. one officer said that he was going to get a search warrant, he never came back. so, that shouldn't happen, that people's lives were put at risk because the failure of our police officers. >> reporter: mayor libby schaaf tells us the prior incidents were on february 10th and 14th. >> we will be investigating how those matters were handled. no one should have to live in fear of being terrorized by gun violence. >> reporter: councilman reid has received numerous calls from neighbors who feel like this man we talked to yesterday, who says his car was one of those shot up by the gunman. >> now, if the tables was turned and i was the black guy in the house and he was the white guy outside and i shot him, they would have came and got me out of my house that day.

>> reporter: the gunman was shot by police and died friday night. >> i want some answers. the residents want some answers. i think this entire city wants answers. >> reporter: the police department had no comment today. in oakland, carolyn tyler, abc7 news. happening now, richmond could become the first city in the nation to call for president trump's impeachment. the city council's considering a resolution at tonight's meeting that supports an impeachment investigation by congress. critics claim president trump continues to benefit directly from his business holdings in violation of the constitution. the white house denies any ethics conflicts. the harsh immigration policy promised by president trump is now closer to reality. by hiring more border patrol and immigration agents, homeland security will focus on a broader segment of the undocumented population. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez explains what else is changing. >> reporter: today in oakland, dozens gathered to protest trump's so-called continued assault on immigrants.

>> it's actually not helpful for anyone. it's creating so much division and separation of families. >> reporter: the rally followed the president's new immigration guidelines that include hiring 5,000 new border patrol officers and 10,000 immigration agents. >> and i think most americans agree that if you come here and you break the law, then it's time for you to go back. >> reporter: under the obama administration, those committing the most serious crimes would be deported. it was called prioritizing. under mr. trump's plan, by enlisting more law enforcement, they will be able to find and detain those who have committed even minor offenses, but they still would be given due process. >> our courts would be just totally clogged. our jails would be totally full if we were to arrest and convict everybody of every single crime that exists on the books. >> reporter: under president obama, a person caught within 100 miles of the border and in the country for no more than 14 days could be automatically deported without a hearing.

under president trump's guidelines, an undocumented immigrant living anywhere in the u.s. for less than two years could face the same outcome. >> it's going to cover people who have been here even up to two years who are found in the united states. >> reporter: anywhere? >> anywhere in the united states. >> reporter: legal experts say these new guidelines will most certainly bring many legal challenges. in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. controversial writer and conservative commentator milo yiannopoulos resigned from breitbart news today. he apologized for his recent remarks on pedophilia. >> i regret the things that i said. i don't think i've been as sorry about anything my whole life. this is a cynical media witch hunt from people who do not care about children. they care about destroying me and my career, and by extension, my allies. >>an y an yoyiannopoulos says hy opposes sexual abuse and since

he's a victim he felt he could make comments on the subject. he was uninvited from a conservative action conference and the publication of his upcoming book was canceled. now your accuweather forecast with spencer christian. >> the bay area's still experiencing scattered and isolated downpours, i mean heavy downpours. look at live doppler 7. things are quiet up in the north bay, but we've got heavy downpours across the peninsula, the santa cruz mountains, reaching across the bay, over to the east bay. this is the area of most active weather. all of the areas of yellow and orange indicate heavy downpours, many of which have been accompanied by flashes of lightning and crashes of thunder, and it looks like that's going to be our pattern for the next couple hours. meanwhile, right here where we are at abc7, it's quiet as you look over the bay from our rooftop camera. it wasn't quiet here about a half hour ago. we had a downpour here. 53 in san francisco, 52 oakland, mid-50s mountain view, san jose and gilroy and 50 at half moon bay. from emeryville looking across the bay, this area is quiet

right now as well. temperatures are in the low 50s at santa rosa, napa, novato, fairfield, concord and livermore. and here's the view of the golden gate bridge where the pavement looks wet, but it doesn't appear to be raining there right now. these are our forecast features. isolated showers will continue to hit parts of the bay area during the evening hours. we'll have a dry break the next three days, but then rain returns this weekend and looks like it's going to be a pretty wet weekend. our storm impact scale indicates that this evening storm is still one on the impact scale. fast-moving downpours will continue to be the pattern into the nighttime hours. we'll see the possibility of isolated thunder and lightning with these downpours and less than a quarter of an inch of rainfall is expected generally. here's the forecast animation taking us into 1:00 a.m. tomorrow. notice it's going to be relatively quiet overnight with a few clouds around and the morning commute will begin as a relatively dry one. in terms of rain falling, although there could be some areas of wet pavement from tonight's active weather. so, during the day tomorrow, we may see a couple isolated

showers, widely scattered, nothing like today's downpours. it will be essentially a dry day. and our three-day outlook, wednesday through friday, appears to be dry as well. clouds will linger tomorrow. we'll have sunny, bright conditions on thursday. friday will start off as a sunny day, clouds increase later in the day. highs all three days will range from mid to upper 50s, so relatively cool. as we look ahead to the weekend, we actually have three days of rain, saturday, sunday and monday, coming our way, but the strongest storm activity will be on sunday, and that storm ranks two on the impact scale of moderate intensity, producing some downpours, raising the flood threat, of course. forecast animation begins at noon on saturday. notice late saturday into saturday night the rain starts to develop and sweeps through the bay area. it will be wet all day sunday, right into the nighttime hours and into monday morning, as a matter of fact. we project rainfall totals will range from, oh, about 1.25 inches to 2.5 inches in the

mountains to three quarters to an inch and a quarter through the bay area. here's the accuweather forecast. three dry days. enjoy them. but on saturday, rain comes back in. a system ranking one on the storm impact scale, mainly a nighttime event. it gets rainier and breezier on sunday. that storm ranks two on the impact scale. we'll have leftover showers on monday, a one on the impact scale, and another dry day on tuesday. >> after years of drought, who would have guessed there would be too much rain? >> unbelievable. from one extreme to the other. >> thank you, spencer. go or no go? san francisco takes

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those tech shuttle bussed in san francisco now have more places to pick up riders. this afternoon, the metropolitan transportation board of advisers voted to permanently allow them to pick up riders at muni stops. it doubles fines for buses that drive on residential streets considered off limits, also increases gps monitoring of the tech shuttles. the buses sparked major protests from some san francisco residents who blame them for rising rents. well, dan ashley isn't here tonight because he's taking part in a special event to honor an iconic journalist. dan will sit down with longtime abc news anchor and reporter bob woodruff. san jose state has awarded him the 2017 john steinbeck award,

which he called an incredible honor. >> he's a man who's a hero for everybody that's in love with literature. and so, it's a man that i've known on these pieces of paper for all these years. the thought that i would get an award in his name, in his honor, would be the greatest gift i think i would have ever have gotten. >> tickets are still available for $20 or $10 for students. money raised will benefit san jose state's veterans resource center. the event starts at 7:30. >> that should be fantastic. >> yeah, and dan will be back at 11:00. help for commuters stuck in san francisco, it's coming, but it's taking a while. tonight we're going to go inside the transbay terminal to see how much more money and time are needed for it to get finished. she blasted off in space. now she's back here on earth to talk to kids at her very own high school. i'm jonathan bloom with nasa astronaut kate rubens, ahead on "abc7 news." and next, we're live in san jose with an u

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getting. now look at these pictures from sky 7 showing the widespread flooding in san jose because of the overflowing coyote creek. and here's the reason why this is happening. this is anderson lake near morgan hill. it's over capacity. and all of the extra water is coming down into the spillway, and that's going right into the creek. there's no place for this water to go, and the creek has flooded several san jose neighborhoods. >> that's right. one new neighborhood being threatened is a mobile home park on oakland road. abc7 news reporter katie mar seoulo is there. the water is rising rapidly? >> reporter: it is. the fire department, the city crews, they have all followed the coyote creek flood water north here to this mobile home park on oakland road. you may remember, we were here last night and there w8 inches f water. they pumped it out. things have gotten worse. authorities tell me the flood water is on the other side of this wall and you can see it

gushing through the holes on the bottom of this wall. they say the wall is already leaning. they do not know if it can hold. they say the water is rising quickly on the other side of that. we've been here about an hour, and i can attest to it for myself, it's much deeper than when we first arrived. so, this mobile home park is under mandatory evacuation orders, and i was able to talk with the manager just a few minutes ago. >> it's a dangerous situation because we do not know how high the water's going to be. we don't know if it's going to get in the homes or not. so, you know, we're not going to guess, speculate. for your safety, get out. it's the only common sense thing to do. it really is. i'm nervous. >> reporter: we were here watching police as they went door to door knocking on doors. they were also driving around in a police car announcing, you know, with a bull horn, telling people that their mobile home park was under a mandatory evacuation order. but you know, it's not that simple. there are a lot of senior citizens here. the manager told me at least two of her residents are invalids. one poor woman just lost her husband on saturday, so she's

struggling to get out. and of course, there are always people who don't want to leave their pets behind. so, a lot of hard times here, hard stories from people trying to get out ahead of this flood in their neighborhood. and of course, don't forget, we know in the other neighborhoods that have already flooded today, this water is contaminated, so anyone who comes in contact with it is being instructed to rinse off. but again, the water rising quickly on the other side of that wall. only a matter of time, that wall could easily be breached. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >> katie, be safe. you should probably be getting out of that area. look at this video showing how quickly the water rose in san jose. the video on the left was 10:30 a.m. and on the right, 2:30 this afternoon, so only four hours later. only the hot tub in the backyard is still visible, right in the middle of your screen. the rest of the backyard is under water. well, escaping flooding is just the beginning. one of the next questions is

will your insurance cover all of the damage? >> yeah. 7 on your side's michael finney is here with some answers. >> a lot of concerns. a lot of concerns today. there are things you can do to make life easier when it's time to file your insurance claims. i talked to the consumer advocacy group united policy holder, and here's what the folks there say you should do -- take pictures before and after the evacuation, document how much water entered your home, and itemize your possessions by taking photos. keep a diary. note the date and time of your evacuation. notify your insurance company right away if you have flood insurance. and if you don't have flood insurance, unfortunately, you're not likely to be covered for any of this damage. now, there is an exception, and that is, if the flooding was caused by something other than the actual rainfall. for instance, if a storm drain was damaged by storm debris and forced floodwaters into your home, then you could be covered, so always check for those kinds of issues and options.

now, you probably will be eager to get those repairs done. already state officials are saying, watch out for rip-off contractors and even imposters who just want to steal your money. >> so, unfortunately, after situations like this, what you're going to do is you're going to find a lot of people who aren't licensed out there because they think there's money to be made. so, they're going to be coming looking for work, and so you've got to do your homework and be prepared. don't, you know, hire the first person who comes along. >> reporter: contractors are not allowed to charge more than 10% down or $1,000 max for repairs. and it's the lower of those two, by the way. repairs over $500, if a contractor asks for more up front, that's a huge red flag. make sure they have a valid state license. you can look it up online. and get at least three bids for your project. and let me underline this. i think i was stumbling there. that's $1,000 or 10%, whichever is less. they all know that.

if anybody asks you for more, they're a rip-off. >> real quick, if your car's under water, covered or not covered by most auto insurance? >> covered. that is the one bright spot. thank you for bringing that up. if you have water coming in, take pictures because you'll need another car because it's going to cause massive damage. >> we've seen so many cars under water. thank you, michael. today's downpours came with such force, they flooded streets in a flash, as you see here. san francisco's gray highway went from mostly dry to flooded in about three minutes from the brief but intense rain. it hailed in pacifica earlier today. abc7 news viewer robin johnson captured it in this video you're looking at. and los gatos creek has completely overtaken the los gatos trail. can't even see it there. there's a man with a bike. look at all of that water! it is deep and moving quickly. >> niles canyon road in fremont still closed because of storm damage. fremont police shared this foe yoef a rushing river of water with rock and debris.

mill creek road also closed. fremont police say caltrans is on the scene assessing the damage. so far, no estimate on when either road might reopen. a reminder, you can see what the storms are doing, what's coming your way with the abc7 news app. we have live doppler 7 on the app. enable push alerts so you get the weather advisories on your phone or tablet. >> let's look at a live view of the current conditions right now in emeryville. spencer is updating the forecast and we'll have the latest information in just ten minutes. please, welcome our favorite daughter, astronaut kate rubens. >> she's bringing lessons from space back to her old high school. that

if it feels like you're driving more, you're not the only one. a live look from our south beach camera shows commuters on the bay bridge. new data shows we're driving more than ever. the federal highwa administration reports u.s. driving topped 3.2 trillion miles last year. that's a new record high. it's also the fifth straight year of increased mileage on public roads nationwide. >> yeah, i feel most of mine is on the bay bridge, just stuck there. >> stuck there. >> yeah. from nasa to napa, quite a homecoming for an astronaut who

made the journey back to her old high school. >> after talking to students and abc7 news reporter jonathan blume from space last fall, kate rubins finally got to meet them face-to-face. >> reporter: it was a hero's welcome. >> our favorite daughter, astronaut kate rubins. >> reporter: of all the students who graduated from vintage high school, she's the only one who's been to space and back. >> i think anybody that actually decides to go get on a rocket seriously needs their sanity questioned, because this is not really a normal or a smart career choice. >> reporter: but oh the stories she can tell. we spoke to her at start of her mission. >> this is kgo tv. how do you hear me? >> reporter: and answered students' questions from orbit. >> that's so cool, thank you. >> reporter: but meeting her face-to-face, they were surprised an astronaut could be so down to earth. >> this is what we actually launch in and this protects us from the vacuum of space, in case the capsule depressed. >> reporter: from her study of heart cells under a microsco microscope -- >> we can watch them beat and contract. >> reporter: from the lessons

about eating in space. >> you have to go slowly because it turns into a self-propelled rocket and the food goes all over and we're the ones cleaning it right? >> reporter: even questions about grad school. >> any science, math, engineering. >> reporter: rubins told the students science classes are important for becoming an astronaut, but so is something else here at vintage high, sports. >> i was her soccer coach and back then i probably didn't know a whole lot about soccer, but i made kids run a lot. >> reporter: and she kept running, endurance that served her well. >> you hit your physical limit quickly. you're in a 400-pound suit, which is really a lot to work against. >> reporter: but perhaps the biggest challenge, returning to earth. >> i've never been so conscious of gravity, that it's a force, that it's acting all the time. >> reporter: and she became cautious of this, on a space station where many languages are spoken, they can see the whole planet, but no borders. >> i felt like an american, but more of a citizen of the globe. >> reporter: in napa, jonathan blome, abc7 news. >> incredible. >> fighting gravity and losing. [ laughter ] well, san francisco's new

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it's been dubbed the grand central station of the west, a gleaming, multibillion dollar transit hub for the bay area. the transbay terminal will open at the end of this year, but it will be at least another decade before it's complete. alexis smith from abc7 mornings has an exclusive look inside. >> reporter: on the outside, the transbay terminal is taking shape. its flowing white curtain gives people a glimpse into the future of bay area commuting. a 1 million-square-foot transit hub, the centerpiece of a new neighborhood. inside, work is wrapping up. >> and they're already working on framing and putting drywall up very shortly. >> reporter: it cost nearly $2.6 billion to build. for now, it will be a very expensive bus station. the metropolitan transportation

commission estimates it will cost another $3.4 billion to finish making it a multimodal commuter destination with trucks and high-speed rail. >> the project is divided into two construction phases. the first phase is on track for substantial completion in december of this year. >> reporter: scott is with the transbay joint powers authority, the agency responsible for managing the terminal. he says the project was always designed to be built in two phases. when complete, the transbay terminal will host 11 transit agencies. the first eight are expected to come in by the end of the year. the others, including caltrain and high-speed rail, are part of phase two. $600 million in financing has already been committed to that next step. >> we have a lot of work to do to raise the remaining funds to build the second phase. >> reporter: the project was built looking forward to that future connection. the center will be connected to the bay bridge by a suspension bridge over howard street, constructed to make way for an underground tunnel for

high-speed rail and caltrain. >> that particular bridge type was chosen so that it would not transfer any load to the transit center, and it wouldn't have any columns that are sitting in the train box itself. >> reporter: on top of the center, a new 5-acre public park is coming together. these trees have arrived and this foam is being put in place to provide the base for tons of dirt that will follow. >> this gives you a feel of how much fill will be -- because the dirt will be here and then there's railing above that. >> reporter: the park will include a 1,000-person amphitheater, restaurant and cafe. >> this is part of our meandering path that goes through. it's a half-mile jogging track that's on the park, followed by the lights and then on the north side we have the fountains that will be censored to notice whenever a bus is below it, it will shoot water up. >> reporter: while the building in park will signal the opening of the terminal, the second phase is contingent on electrifying caltrain, not

complete until 2020. and though the alignment of a tunnel has been approved already, city leaders are suggesting it be rerouted. if that happens, costs could go up and further delay expected completion, currently targeted for 2029. i'm alexis smith, abc7 news. >> and that schedule for opening may be delayed even longer. the trump administration has held up some $600 million to pay for caltrain electrification. on top of that, the transbay joint powers authority is being sued by residents of the sinking millennium tower. residents claim the construction of the terminal next door contributed to the problem. they wouldn't comment on litigation but they say the building had already sunk ten inches before it broke ground. it has sunk 16 inches and is leaning 6 inches toward a neighboring skyscraper. all right, spencer's back with an update on the forecast. and the key word, i believe, is dry. >> yes. >> yeah, well, dry is coming after tonight, but right now we've got downpours, isolated

but heavy. as you can see on live doppler 7, let me show you areas about to get pounded here. parts of san mateo county into the santa cruz mountains, we have downpours working offshore, moving onshore at the moment and downpours cupertino, sunnyvale in the south bay up to fremont in the east bay, up along portions of highways 880 and 680. we've just got lots of wet pavement where the downpours are, but they're brave and they will continue to move through the bay area this evening with the storm ranking one on the storm impact scale, drops isolated rainfall, heavy at times. tomorrow, look at this, the morning commute starts off under mainly dry conditions and looks like a mainly dry day with flashes of sunshine tomorrow. for the seven-day forecast, the dry weather larry was talking about will be with us wednesday, thursday and friday before weekend storms move in again. >> goodness. never ends! >> nope. >> thank you, spebser. >> okay. all right, in sports, the a's have posted back-to-back 90-loss seasons. that's about to change, at least that's what they're saying.

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co-owner genie buss fired gm mitch kupchak and hired her brother, jim buss bus, who's been a disaster, and promoted magic johnson to president of basketball operations. magic helped them win five nba titles, a great point guard, recently named adviser to the team before today's promotion. and the sports agent rob polinkik is expected to be gm. failing to land a marcus cousins when the lakers could have pulled the trigger on that deal and did not may have been the last straw. lakers made a deal today, trading sixth man of the year candidate lou williams to the rockets for corey brewer and a first-round pick. the a's haven't had a lot to cheer about over the last couple years, constant trades, just bad teams. there's new hope, though, with spring training starting this friday in arizona. baseball's here, people! a's in camp at mesa trying to get back into playoff contention after back-to-back 90-loss seasons. they got a very young squad but confidence in the clubhouse is high. they hope to shock the baseball

world and get back to the postseason. >> every year's a startover. every year's a fresh start. we have a great group of guys in here. i feel like we say it every year, but we truly have a really good group of people in this clubhouse, and i think that's something we're already coming together as a team really well. we feel confident of our mantra. >> here in camp, it's do something to try to get better every day. and if everybody does that, the team, as many guys as we have here, automatically gets better. >> abc7's mike shumann heading to arizona, if we can drag him out of the pink pony. he'll have live reports from the a's and giants camps starting tomorrow. to the ice, patrick marleau was drafted by the sharks at only 17 years old. he has spent his entire 19-year career in san jose. he's 43rd all time in nhl history in goals scored. he's 67th in points, recently became only the 17th player to score 500 goals with one team. so, with all of that, is he worthy of a spot in the hockey hall of fame?

shu sat down with mr. shark and got his thoughts. >> here's marleau! he scores! patrick marleau scores his 500th national hockey league goal! >> did you ever in your wildest dreams think you would score 500 goals in your career? >> you're hoping. you dream about stuff like that, so you know, just, at that point you're just trying to stay in the league and make the most of it. >> what motivates you to lace up the skates every day? >> i still love it. i still have a passion for it, and i have a lot of fun with the group of guys we have here now and winning games and, yeah, it's just been great. >> you and joe thornton were drafted the same year one and two. now you've played 12 years together. did you ever think you guys would end up together this long? >> no, i didn't, but i'm grateful that it has happened. he's a great teammate, a great friend. of those 500 goals, i think he's assisted on 109 of them. so, things like that, i don't

get to 500 without him on our team. >> on the breakaway, he scores! that's four in the third! what a night! >> you're top 50 in goals, top 70 in points, and in my mind, you're a hall of famer. does that go through your mind at all as a current player, or is that something you think about once you get out? >> i think maybe when you're done. but obviously, when you get out, there's questions you can't help but think about it. and i still feel like i've got a lot of hockey left in the tank and just got to focus on that. >> where'd you meet your wife? >> she actually was working with the sharks a little bit, doing some accounting and tickets. and she actually thought i was an usher when we first met, so it was pretty good. >> you weren't in your pads, obviously. >> no. >> she thought you were an usher. >> yeah. >> might have been the best looking usher in the history of the tank. >> wow! you can watch shu's interview with patrick marleau on our

website, abc7 news.com. skates pretty well for an usher. well, be sure to join us tonight at 9:00 on 13. coming up, waters remain dangerously high in a san jose neighborhood. abc7 is there as concern grows for the evacuees and the homes they left behind. also at 11:00, the bay area city considering a resolution to impeach president trump. we'll have the results o sure, you could buy this. but why miss out on this? it's baking season. warm up with pillsbury. protein. protein proteiny protein. proteiny protein? protein proteiny protein. at least 14 grams of protein. 100 calories. new greek 100 protein. from yoplait.

this is the "jeopardy!" college championship. here is our second group of semi-finalists. a senior at northeastern university, from ellicott city, maryland... a freshman at nyu, from wilmington, delaware... and a junior at stanford university, from austin, texas... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thanks, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. on yesterday's program, lilly chin from mit was the only player to come up with the correct response in final jeopardy! she walked offstage and immediately took a selfie of herself because she gets to come back to play for $100,000 later this week.

clarissa, mohan, and viraj,back one of you three will be joining her. good luck. here we go. categories are as follows. yeah. and, viraj, you go first. they named a school for me for $400. it's the school in lexington, virginia, named for the two men seen here. viraj. what is washington and lee? good. school for $600. answer -- daily double. all right. we're finding it way too early. you can risk up to $1,000. i'll do that. okay. here is the clue. what's... rockefeller university?