clean-up is underway right now in this pittsburg neighborhood this morning after a big water main break flooded homes and two apartment buildings, causing a whole lot of damage. thank you for joining us, i'm natasha zouves. >> and i'm kristen zse. the water main break happened on black diamond street between west 10th and 11th streets. cars and homes are flooded and roads buckled. we're getting our first close-up look at the destruction. amy hollyfield is live in the scene. and the city is promising help to the residents. >> reporter: they are out here helping and working on it right now, kristen. i could show you the spot where the main broke.

they've patched it up. you see the fresh asphalt there. but there is a lot of clean-up to do and you could see over on that street over there, there is a clean-up truck, one of many that we've seen in the neighborhood. they've been very loud and busy because there is a lot of cleaning up to do because a pipe decided to burst late last night. >> it was tough to sallage much from the flooded basements and sheds in pittsburg this morning. the water from last night's break left behind a huge mess. >> clothes that belonged to my grandkids, that's -- that's pretty substantial. my daughter has kept them in totes and boxes and stuff like that. stuff that we lost. >> reporter: the 12 inch pipe ruptured after 9:00 last night. crews worked all night long to repair the break and vacuum up the water and fill the hole. it happened on black diamond street between 10th and 11th street, less than a mile from city hall where they are trying

to figure out why this happened. >> this is not normal for the city of pittsburg. we've done a great job in the past in maintaining our water system. we have done a lot of capital improvement projects over the years, bringing that water system into today's standards, if you will. so we don't have a lot of old lines in the city and this happens to be one of them. >> reporter: you could see the line on the fence of how high the water got last night in the backyard and the basement is still flooding. crews spent the morning assessing how much water damage was in the neighborhood and working on plans to help residents. >> we had to move cars and cars were flooding over here. we don't have a basement but we do have some water damage. >> reporter: the city manager's office is working on a press release right now with the final numbers of the damage assessment here in this neighborhood as of last night and they said four homes suffered from flooding and two apartment complexes. but more specific numbers, now that they've canvassed the

neighborhood, are still to come. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. and moving to the south bay now, happening today, a much anticipated public hearing in san jose to review the city's response to the massive flooding from coyote creek. thousands of residents were caught by surprise by the large-scale flooding two weeks ago. san jose didn't issue an evacuation order for neighborhoods along coyote creek until more than four hours after the rock springs area was already submerged. accountability for putting lives in jeopardy is expected to come up at the hearing along with the city's reliance on the internet and social media to push out alerts. the meeting will be held today at 3:00 at san jose city hall. well chipolte restaurants across san jose holding a fundraiser for flood victims today. they are donating 100% of the proceedings to the san jose flood victims relief fund. if you do go, make sure to tell the cashier you are supporting the cause or show them this flyer on your smartphone and get the flyers on our news app and abc7news.com. so far $6 million has been

donated to efforts. new this morning, a stretch of sir francis drake boulevard in marin is reopened after a slide early yesterday morning. this isn't the first problem in the area. mud and rock slides from recent storms have closed sir francis drake on and off for weeks. san francisco firefighters are investigating an early-morning fire that left a person in critical condition. the department shared photos of the scene. the fire broke out in the apartment complex at valencia and 15th street. firefighters say the victim is inland empire adult who is now being treated at sf general and the cause of the fire is still % under investigation. new this morning, an attack on a muni bus driver. san francisco police are look for the person who assaulted the bus driver near main and folsom streets on the 38th geary bus around 4:30 this morning. someone walked up to the side window and started attacking the driver. could you see her getting checked out by paramedics.

she is expected to be okay. >> b.a.r.t. saying it needs more of your money and ridership is down and the deficit is up and the $3.5 billion bond measure approved in november isn't enough. abc 7 news reporter matt keller live in oakland with the latest on the potential changes now. matt? >> reporter: good morning, natasha. well b.a.r.t. already has a hiring freeze and is considering cutting some services but the reality is they feel that you'll likely have to pay more. b.a.r.t. is a popular way to get around the bay area. but don't ask passengers to like everything about it. >> it is expensive and the second thing is these days there are a lot of bad [ inaudible ] and also a couple of times were were stranded somewhere in the middle and we had to stop and be there for a couple of hours. >> reporter: ridership is down, adding to a 15 to $25 million deficit this fiscal year. a 2.7% fare increase based on

inflation is scheduled to start in 2018 but b.a.r.t. feels more needs to be done. >> another option could be to -- >> reporter: today at the board of directors meeting in oakland, a strategy was laid out to make up for the loss of revenue and yes, it will come out of the pockets of the riders. the possibility fare modifications include increasing the minimum fare to $2.25. reducing the discount seniors, people with disabilities and youth and adding a surcharge for paper tickets bought at the station and reducing the discount given to kids ages 5-12 and this would add up for b.a.r.t. and for commuters too. >> it is not like i'm i'm [ inaudible ] but from here to oakland it is 14 and then if i have to park, it is $3 and if i have to uber home, that is a lot for traveling. >> reporter: and before this could move forward b.a.r.t. will have to do a study on the impact on low-income and minority riders. matt keller, abc 7 news.

police in the south bay are putting out an alert about a pastor who has been arrested on charged of stalking several underage girls. investigators say they are afraid there could be more than a dozen more victims and they are hoping the people will come forward. the man is accused of stalking four girls. and santa clara county investigators believe they are at least 19 alleged victims after finding pictures of the girls posted in his home in cupertino. a neighborhood who didn't want to be identified told us she had an unsettled interaction with him just a few months ago. >> i had to call the police on him, he was harassing high schoolers walking by, shouting obscenities at girls. >> this is a good school district. it is hard to believe. >> reporter: investigators believe he was operating in saratoga, los gatos, san jose and los altos. now new details in the massive leak of cia details.

julian assange is promising to work with major tech companies to defeat the hacking. he made the announcement from ecuador and where he is holed up and they are looking into who stole the cia secrets. some manufacturers, including apple and google are making sure the cia could no longer hack into their devices and samsung is looking into a claim that the cia can turn samsung televisions into listening devices even when they are appear to be off. developing news on capitol hill in the fight to dismantle obamacare, after 18 hours of debate, republicans won the first round when a house ways and means committee approved a measure to repeal and replace the affordable care act. now trump is in full negotiation mode to keep it moving. we have more. >> reporter: an all-nighter on capitol hill as the battle over republican health care forged ahead. >> costs are skyrocketing, the

deductibles are going through the roof and this is what you come up with. this is a bad joke. >> reporter: one committee going until 4:00 a.m. another working through dawn and a full 24 hours. >> buckle in, because we will go until we are done with the amendments. >> reporter: democrats pulls out all of the stops, doing everything possible to derail the new gop bill. >> i guess if we have to stay all night, i'll stay all night to offer my amendment. i don't think it's junk. i think it's an important idea. >> reporter: at one point debating an amendment to change the name of the bill to the republican pay more for less act. meanwhile, many of the nations leading health care groups including aarp are denouncing the plan as one early review projects up to 10 million americans could lose health insurance, despite president trump's promise of insurance for everybody. >> he's in a a very much sell mode. >> reporter: trump, the business man turned president now out to

make a deal, reaching out to conservative critics who have called the plan obamacare 2.0. >> the plan as it stands now has serious problems but the president indicated they are working to make it better. >> reporter: the american medical association wrote a letter to congress cited an expected decline in health care coverage and expected harm to vlnerable patients and one conservative group has launched a half million dollar tv ad on the situation. next at 11:00, the future of the silver and black. what is happening today that could put the raiders one step closer to sin city. also a hero in action. all caught on video. heart-stopping moments from body camera footage as an officer rushes to a crash scene. and a town hall meeting with a unique twist and why one woman turned it into her own personal dance party. >> maybe she did a sundance because that is what we have.

a maybe a spring dance. do you have the fever. it is hazy from emeryville but look at the temperatures. 2 to 8 degrees warmer than average and warmer

have you ever hit the gas in drive when you were trying to reverse. now imagine that happening when you crashed into a crowded cafe. abc 7 mornings jessica castro is here with new police body cam video that shows the frightening

incident. >> what make this is video so unique is the perspective. it is body cam video from a police officer arriving on the scene of the crash just moments after it happened. you could actually see twisted metal, debris and injured customers. not to mention a driver in complete shock. >> reporter: the moments after a horrific cra on camera. glass everywhere after a car careened into a cafe in new mexico. an officer rushing in to see who was hurt. >> is anybody injured or hurt? >> we have one over here and one over there. >> reporter: a 39-year-old man hit in the back. there would be a total of four injured in this crash. now watch as the officer turns the corner and talks to the driver of the van. this shell shocked 81-year-old driver saying she hopes no one got hurt. she was trying to park the car in reverse but it was in drive. the car stopped 25 feet into the

cafe with more than 30 people inside. none of the injuries were life-threatening. police told reporters they didn't file any charges at the time of the crash. they don't expect to against that driver unless there is a big change in the investment. meanwhile the cafe's owner said they still have a few weeks before they can reopen. jessica castro, abc 7 news. >> thank you. also happening today, officials are scheduled to meet with a las vegas stadium authority to update plans for moving the silver and black to the strip. on monday, an nfl source told abc 7 news bank of america has out lined a funding plan for the finance committee. according to the los angeles daily news, the committee plan to recommend that the raiders relocation request be voted on when the league holds the annual meeting in phoenix in three weeks. the newspaper reports that the raiders may secure a lease for the new stadium as soon as today. next on abc 7 news at 11:00, a big announcement from mark

zuckerberg. maybe it is a little announcement. the news he just broke on facebook. >> plus it is april and the giraffe and who gave birth first, the famous draft or the south carolina momma. >> and a live look at our sutro tower camera checking out the golden gate bridge. a little hazy right there. but overall, a gorgeous day and warm as well. meteorologist mik

it turns out a south carolina mom has worn a competition against a famous pregnant giraffe. she celebrated the birth of her baby boy.

she is holding her new son. she is still wearing the same giraffe mask. you may have noticed. she posted this video from the delivery room as well. i don't think she wore it for the whole labor but she's still doing that. she became the big internet sensation and live streamed her impression of april the giraffe and april is still waiting to give birth to her calf. >> we have tons of opinions on this, but you have to say she's going to be a fun mom. >> it is. did the april the giraffe know it was a contest. >> i don't think she was notified. >> it wasn't fair then. >> no contest when it comes to the weather right now. we win hands down. >> end of conversation. absolutely. look at the fog invasion that occurred this morning with the southerly winds rolling on in. and we talked about this yesterday, we're going to see a repeat of it again tomorrow morning. maybe the next couple of mornings. watch this -- i'm going to jump in here because i want to show you what is going on. clouds are moving this way in the bay.

look at, they are moving the complete opposite along the coast. so try to forecast that. it could be difficult at times. but we knew it was coming and it will be here a couple more days. a look at high clouds invading. we'll have hazy sunshine and spring warmth today. that is the big key. patchy fog and cool the next couple of nights but not cold. no frost, nothing to worry about in that respect so if you are covering the plants, you don't need to do it any more. chance of rain well into next week's forecast. yesterday started the trend of dry weather that could last until next wednesday or thursday depending on where in the bay area. good news, when the clock strikes midnight tonight, hopefully this flood warning for lake port, clear lake, will be over. we're at 9.01 flood stage and it is at 9 and dropping ever so slowly all day. and the dry weather will continue to help. high clouds over the north bay and the clouds will keep the coast from enjoying the spring warmth as much as everyone else. and look at this, atmospheric

rivers out there, but it is nowhere near us. it will stay up around portland. so let's talk about temperatures. the fog is thicken, half moon bay 55 and san mateo 66 and 71 in san ram on, 65 in san jose and 60 in san francisco. on the way to 64. 62 in half moon bay. it is clearly cooler than the 69 to 71 around the bay and the 70 to 74 inland. and 280 at 17, and the skies are clear in san jose. so 50s at the coast. upper 60s through 4:00. and around the bay, low 70s inland. check out the temperature at 8:00 tonight, 53 to 58. you could see the fog developing once again around the bay and the coast and mid-40s to low 50s. let's take a look around the state. we do have a southerly wind and look at 78 in l.a., 89 in palm springs. well we'll get a touch of that, but waiting until monday. tahoe, 72 and the seven-day forecast, it is going to be in

the mid to upper 50s with no snow. our forecast, low to mid-60s at the coast, upper 60 toss low 70s around the bay and low to mid-70s inland except for monday when we get close to 80 inland and the chance for wednesday is a small one and mainly across the north bay. >> mike, thank you. mark zuckerberg made a fitting announcement one day after international women's day. congratulations to him. the facebook ceo and his wife priscilla expecting another baby girl. the couple had the first child max in december of 2015. he posted photos of their sisters with the announcement today on the facebook page writing he had had hoped for another girl. he wrote, i cannot think of a greater gift than having a sister and i'm so happy max and our new child will have each other. >> speaking of experiences, you will never forget, a woman breaks out dancing during a city hall meeting. coming up next, what prompted her to run around the chamber before jumping on someone's lap. >> this is just wild. >> this week, michael finney

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and pollution. >> and if you are having trouble following conversations in a noisy restaurant, consider a hearing helper. instead of a hearing aid. 7 on your side michael finney has that story tonight on abc 7 news at 5:00. this next story may be one of the wildest things you will ever seen at a city hall meeting. >> she walked into the room in portland, maine, and really got things going with her interpretive dance. look at her go. she spent most of the time doing somersaults and flailing around. >> it gets so much weirder. we're going to be honest. look at this. she goes into the audience and does kind of a plank on this gentleman, here. she ran into him later at a trader joe's and this he a good laugh about it. she looked squared. she is not a stranger in the chamber. the marin invited her in to bring arts and culture to the meeting. >> that is the intention?

>> that was culture? >> that is the invention. >> entertaining. >> what if i planked -- >> i'm walking off the set right now. for all of us, thanks for joining us. who wants to be a millionaire is coming up next. >> have a good day. >> bye-bye. >> i don't blame you.

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>> you know how they say "time is money?" well, for one of our contestants today, the next 30 minutes may be worth a cool $1 million. this is "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] ♪ hey, everybody, welcome to the show. are you guys ready to play "millionaire" today? [cheers and applause] let's do it. today's contestant is a singing waiter with an immense love for elton john. and yet, he's never seen him in concert. we gotta change that. from new york, new york, please welcome david colbert. [cheers and applause] how you doing, david? welcome. [cheers and applause] you sing for a living. you love elton john. you've never seen him. >> i have not. i, uh, i had tickets to see him once at radio city in 2005, and then i got cast in a show in milwaukee, and i had to give my