a rainbow emerges this evening as the rains finally ease after a drenching day long downpour. good evening i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville.

sliding hills, flooding threats, just some of the weather we're looking at. around the region, drivers navigated flooded roads when storm drains were unable to handle all the rain. the chp ran a traffic break to slow cars after a couple of lanes flooded. and in the south bay, a huge fir tree fell on a house. virtually demolishing the home. a woman trapped inside did manage to get out. firefighters say she barely escaped being crushed and is lucky to be alive. tonight we are bringing you live team coverage during the coming hour we will hear from chief meteorologist bill martin and check in with ktvu news crews around the region for live reports on the latest developments. perhaps the most serious problem are in the santa cruz mountains. where dozens of people faced

evacuations. lloyd lacuesta is live in felton where the immediate threat has passed but residents are on alert. >> reporter: the san lorenzo river is still swollen. most of the residents asked to evacuate are back in their homes but keeping an eye on the river. lynne nelson came home tonight. when the river came over it banks it went on to her yard for only time. >> it crested that little back house. >> reporter: there are waters marks on legs of outdoor tables and planters showing how the river had risen when it reached 17 feet just below flood stage, sirens went off. but residents have been through this before. >> we're pretty prepared, we have sandbags at any of the entrance points. >> reporter: most of the homes in this neighborhood are built up two stories. fema loans paid for the remodeling after previous

floods. >> this house was one story, or a story and a half. they came in and said, listen since you live so close to the river you have to jack them all up because of the water. >> reporter: by dinner time, rob moon felt the water was reseeding. even know the flooding markers were still under water. >> the threat is still there. >> reporter: while an evacuation was set up at a near by parking lot, few people went there. the fire department describes lake front residents as resilient. out in contra costa county

and martinez all eyes were on mohambra creek. the high tide was about 7:00 p.m. however the martinez fire department tells ktvu they haven't had any reports of the creek flooding. in oakland, the storm brought down a huge pine tree roots and all. a lot of it wound up in the roadway, crews were forced to cut it up first in order to clear that record for traffic. in pacifica, highway one was closed today. the highway patrol said it was attached to a utility poll that fell down. pg & e is reporting progress tonight as its crews work to restore electricity. buildings around the 700 lock of laurel avenue in -- 700 700 block of laurel avenue were without electricity.

no estimate on when power will be restored there. right now pg & e are reporting close to 1,300 customers are without electricity. that totals 3,000 customers area wide. and what a wet day it was. we've had a very wet march but tonight was the strongest of all the storms that have come in here. we have 3 inches of rain in the coastal hills of jenner. out to twin peaks and daily city we have a few light showers. but again really nothing like we saw today. take a look at some of the rain totals. here we are now.

you can see benloman close to 3- inches of rain. the rain pummels the santa cruz mountains. that's why we have problems on the san leandro river and pescadero creek. a big storm, there's more rain in the forecast. nothing like we just saw. i'll have more back here. the flooding caused massive troubles around the region. one driver in fact, told us it took him 90 minutes just to get from fremont to oakland. ktvu's jana katsuyama is live tonight with what happened and what the situation is like now, jana. >> the good news is right now, all lanes north bound on 880 have been reopened. it was closed because part of the roadways were washed away by the rain creating a terrible commute in some places. we're backed up with traffic until well after 7:00 tonight. it was a deluge that dumped more water than any highway

could handle. causing weather conditions and traffic. >> how is the traffic on 880? >> it's terrible. >> how bad? >> real bad, it's bumper to bumper. >> reporter: cared inched along from fremont. >> five-miles-per-hour. >> reporter: five miles per hour? >> five miles per hour. side streets were also bad. a pool of water blocked one lane. other areas had water thigh high. the highway patrol office was flooded with hundreds of calls. >> we've had an increase of calls. >> reporter: one worker managed to clear a clogged drain that

flooded the highway. raking up hoggy degree as drivers waited in long lines to get home. >> there was a lot of flooding in the streets, so it was pretty rough. >> reporter: also today a high wind advisory was issued for trucks in the richmond-san rafael bridge. the storm making for a very rough ride for drivers throughout the bay area. reporting live in oakland, jana katsuyama, ktvu channel two news. a mud slide in niles canyon forced the cancellation of all ace trains tonight and for tomorrow as well. the slide is on union pacific tracks east of fremont. an east bay spokesman tells ktvu news it's unclear when the tracks will be cleared so all friday train service is cancelled between stockton, tracy, livermore, and san jose. flooding in that area also forced caltrans to close i four. motorists are now being advised

to use 680 instead. in marin county, rain flooded business. and >> reporter: the calls kept coming. and so did the rain from store fronts to streets to yards. the runner water -- >> reporter: it just started coming in. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: was coming in everywhere. the sudden late morning run off poured into a liquor store. neighbors business owners closed their doors and put out the bags. >> i would say yeah, an inch an hour. >> reporter: so what have you been doing? >> just sandbagging. >> reporter: up in the hills of san anselmo, more water it popped over a manhole.

>> i heard a louder sound of the rain and the water coming down than normal. came outside and saw lots of mud. >> it's like a lake around the corner. >> reporter: and then there's mcconnell. who said water damaged his house three years ago, and this time around, he raised his home. it worked. >> what's the name of this street? >> lake avenue. >> river avenue? >> river avenue, yes. >> reporter: and this river that has caused so much problems in the past, well today it stayed within its banks but it was moving rapidly. since monday, a major rock slide has blocked nelson road. santa cruz public works crews had hoped to begin building a temporary road around that slide today but the storms

ended up ruining those plans. our storm watch coverage continues on the 10:00 news. >> from napa to gernville. we have flood prone rivers covered for you tonight. how close are those north bay communities to getting wet? white out conditions and two major sierra arteries shut down at this hour. the treacherous trip for those

in petaluma tonight a driver crashed into a house and wound up inside the house. he went across five lanes of traffic and through a chain link fence. there were two people inside the home. they narrowly escaped by hurt but their house sustained major damage. the young man who confessed chauncey bailey took the stand for the prosecution. broussard testifieded. bay's defense attorney said broussard cannot be trusted. >> he is a liar. that's my opinion. i believe he will admit on the

stand that he has lied. >> reporter: broussard's attorney says his client is telling the truth and that will come to light. one of the world's leading experts on muscle enhancement drugs took the stand. they increase road rage, shrunken testicles, enlarged head, foot and breasts. the trial resumes monday when barry bonds former girlfriend is expected to testify. back now to our storm watch coverage at this hour we have three flood warnings to tell you about around northern california. the first is at lake court at the north end of clear lake.

another warning is posted for lake bluff. debra villalon is live tonight. >> reporter: take a look it's proving pretty good. flood stage 25 feet and napa is not expected to get there. but people are watchful for good reason. napa has made flood im improvements throughout the years. >> it's about three times wider than it usually is and muddy. >> reporter: in sonoma county, the swollen russian river is also gaining attention. >> you can see is just this light here. top of the lights, the water is

there. >> reporter: the tips of the lights and the tops of the cottage doors visible. everything else submerged. but this creek, the culprit then still has room to rise as well as run off doesn't overwhelm. >> as long as we have breaks in the weather, it's okay. it's when you don't have the breaks. >> reporter: still not out of the woods yet. >> russian river goes well into the mendecino county. a couple more inches and this thing would cover over flood stage. the water if it's not soaking in it has to go some where. it has to get to the rivers. >> reporter: so the city not in any imminent danger of flooding and neither is napa. a live look tonight at the river, cresting tonight 3 feet below flood stage. debra villalon. in sonoma county strong

winds and heavy rain caused the 60 to 70-foot fir tree to come crashing. the tree barely missed one of the homeowners and punched holes through the roof and ceiling of the house. a 40-mile stretch of highway 1 in big sur is cut off tonight after another rock and mud slide. this latest slide happened this morning near lime kiln state park. crews were working to clear degree from the road when a boulder fell and damaged their front loader. the other mud slide collapsed a section of highway 1 just north of big sur. that section of the road isn't expected to reopen until next month. yosemite national park partly reopened today but the power is still out. the park was closed for three days after a storm left roads blocked and power lines down. park buildings are works on generators. lodging including curry village

is expected to open tomorrow. campgrounds should open on monday. drivers are experiencing treacherous conditions at this hour. a winter storm warning is in effect until 11:00 a.m. tomorrow. interstate80 is closed tonight from coalfax to the nevada state line. ktvu's ken pritchett made it up 80 as far as blue canyon today where he found white out conditions. >> reporter: this one shot tells the story in the sierra today. a semi truck had just exited interstate 80 at nayak. his trailer twisted. but truck drivers were not alone. >> when i get you out we'll turn you around. >> reporter: the driver of this mercedes plowed into a snow bank. >> i think he might have been going a little fast. >> reporter: tim brown with the chp says there has been many spin out accidents and that's not all. >> a couple of hours ago we got

reports of snow slide under the freeway. with the car went into a freeway and hit a car up by cisco grove. heavy snow and strong winds caused flowing snow to erase visibility at times. >> chain controls were in effect this afternoon at the alta exhibit. it was a slow snow at about 2,500 feet. some drivers were turned around. tim tarruso is driving but expects a long day. >> probably close to four or five hours at least. >> reporter: that's if he made it before the interstate was closed. this is interstate 80 it's covered in snow with whiteout conditions. ken pritchett, ktvu news. a new light shoáus out --

a few light showers in bodega bay. you heard the nice lady talking about breaks between storms. and that's a good thing. with rain totals like this up to 3-inches in the mountains. 2-inches in moraga you need a break. if we had another storm keyed up right now we would be in a lot of trouble. the morning commute few scattered showers but you're moving pretty good for your friday morning. lunchtime tomorrow, few scattered showers. i have them in the forecast but they're going to be widely scattered. should see plenty of sunshine breaks and mild temperatures. 5:00. looks like a dry afternoon commute. look at this thing offshore. that's for saturday. when i come back i'm going to show you what the weekend system looks like. we'll enjoy this break. the five day forecast coming back here at 10:45. and you can track weather conditions any time at ktvu.com. you will find live storm tracker 2 plus more pictures and video. just look for the storm watch tab on the front page.

and later this hour. more problems from flooding. we'll take you to a peninsula community where water inundated part of a condo complex and has people cleaning up today. an east bay community caught off by flood waters. where residents have spent much of the evening stuck where they are. and two workers are injured at the crippled fukoshima nuclear plant. i didn't want to leave. >> di

in japan, two workers at the fukoshima power plant suffered radiation burns today. they were rushed to the hospital for specialized treatment. they had been playing

electrical wire and got water inside of their boots. their injuries are not considered to be life threatening. more than 2, two dozen people are have been hurt so far trying to repair that nuclear plant. the newsincreased fear about radiation and people quickly bought out all the water. in the towns destroyed by the tsunami in miles that used to be filled with lives. one woman who lost her home came across a picture of her teenage daughter taken when she was three. her daughter survived and now

has a keepsake. a few hours ago, japanese national police say more than 10,000 people are confirmed dead. and more than 17,440 other people are reported missing. hundreds of u.s. military evacuees -- >> reporter: a long journey home to houston from japan for the hernandez. >> i didn't want the leave. >> reporter: these are hundreds of military families who decided they had to leave japan because of tsunami and ongoing concerns of radiation. >> they just said that the water is not good for infants and children. we're 40 miles away from toke yo. >> we just came back to make sure we're safe.

>> 600 people flew into the u.s. its port of operation pacific passage. many left husbands behind. >> you never know what can happen. so for the kids, and my husband wanted to be at ease with us coming back home. >> reporter: not every military family that comes in from japan is stopping here at the u.s.o. office. but this place is busy enough that donations of food, supplies and money are badly needed. >> we're here to facility all these people from anything they need from food to use of computers to cell phones. just to get off their feet. >> reporter: this u.s.o center and dozens of others are getting ready for many to come through. this is a site that greeted thousands of people as they

today's relentless rainstorm caused problems for residents of a condo complex on the peninsula. many came home from work this evening to find their garage flooded. ktvu's amber lee is live now in buerlingame. >> reporter: rain came gushing down overwhelming storm drains and flowed into the garage of this 21 unit condo building.

>> el camino was flooded like a whirlpool. it was just like it was up to my knees. right above my knees. it took crews more than six hours to pump out the water. several homeowners told us this is deja vu. >> i'm just devastated. this is the second time this has happened. you know i come home from work and i find this. i lost my car in 2003. >> now the elevator is out of commission until we can get it repaired. >> reporter: flood waters also damaged this elevator. without it james keith says his 81-year-old mother will have difficult getting around so she's staying with friends. >> she's going to have to probably spend a night away because you know, she can't come back like this. >> reporter: none of the vehicles in the garage appear to be severely damaged. still homeowners say the city needs to be more. they say the storm drains are not enough and something has to be done to divert the run off into a culvert. residents say being flooded twice in eight years is too

much. >> we're kind of fed up with that. >> reporter: back here live the water has subsided but there is still plenty of work to be done. in the meantime the homeowners are keeping a close eye on the weather. amber lee. for chicago highway in contra costa county is now open after being underwater a few weeks ago. water covered the road and near by parking lots at the military ocean terminal facility. one public works truck made it through sending streams of water into the air. the highway patrol tells us it reopened port chicago highway about 90 minutes ago. ktvu's viewers have been on storm watch as well sepding us their photos -- as well,

sending us their photos. >> here a photo sent to us by andrew shiner it shows two cars losing the battle against the rising water. if you have pictures of the weather. we would like to see them. just e-mail them to photos at kt have u.vu.com and we may share them on the air. and former oakland fire chief yule is scheduled to take over as interim city manager on monday. he came out of retirement to help the mayors office put together a budget. oakland faces a $46 million shortfall. ewell led the fire department at the time of the east bay hills fire storms back in 1991. in sacramento, governor jerry brown sign into law today some $11 billion in budget cuts. brown said cuts to government services will be larger if

republicans don't agree to a vote on tax extensions. budget cuts mostly affect the eld elderly, the poor and the sick. subsidized child care will be eliminated. control of the libyan air campaign is apparently about to change. nato agreed late today to take over enforcement of the no fly zone in two or three days. >> as long as the gadhafi regime threatens it's people we must remain vigilant and focused. >> there's also pressure on rebels tonight. negotiations are under way to determine exactly how far this assault on libya will go. the air strikes have already cost the united states over a

billion dollars in less than a week. there is new evidence tonight of america's booming latino population. over the last 10 years, latinos accounted for more than half of the population's growth. latino's now account for 16% of the country's population. people moving to california and to the south help moved the country's population center 23 miles southwest to plato, missouri. for the last ten year, edgar springs missouri held that distinction. if current migration trends hold, the migration will move west ward in the decades ahead. i stand for freedom. where do you stand? during a three hour period, dozens of people took turns criticizing the commission at

its meeting in san francisco today. opponents say smart immediaters emit radiation. pg & e says the meters are safer than microwaves. >> today the utilities submitted a proposal that would allow its residential customers to turn off their meters. but they would be billed to read the meter manually. and pg & e might be fined $1 million for producing records. more strong earnings reports and signs of a strengthen job market sent stocks higher on wall street

today. the dow closed up 84 points. the nasdaq picked up 38. actress elizabeth taylor proved to be an original to the end. according to her instructions, her funeral at forest lawn memorial park in glendale was 15 minutes later than it was scheduled. taylor's burial was a small affair with only her friends and family attending. she died yesterday at the age of 9 of congestive heart failure. actress zsa zsa gabor is back home tonight after being taken to the hospital after she learned of elizabeth taylor's death. her husband said she was afraid that she was going to be next.

live storm tracker two shows a few showers out there now. and the bay

a trial is set to begin next week in san francisco in a fake i.d. scam that investigators said was a sophisticated operation. ktvu learned today that secret service agents had a vacant theater under surveillance for 11 months before they raided it. 10 people were arrested for making driver's license, and

social security cards. one years ago today 26-year- old matt florez was fatally shot in the parking lot of aáeu plied materials in santa clara. police say the company is now offering a $100,000 reward to anyone who gives information leading to the killer. florez had only been in the bay area for two weeks when he was killed. >> we have torn his life apart, piece by piece. both his personal life, his professional life, and his military life and we have found absolutely nothing that points to a motive in this case. ktvu talked with florez' widow denise florez who now lives in massachusetts with the couples 17-year-old daughter. his wife said her husband did

not have an enemy in the world. anti government protests have been met by violence that have left at least four people dead. in belgium, thousands of workers clashed with riot police today outside a meeting of leaders of the european union. the eu is considering a reform package that workers say is anti union and two probusiness. the pack is aimed at making the economy more competitive. but workers say it'll make their pay lower. and last night a surfer was bitten on his face and arm by an 8-foot long bull shark. a rescuers said he was probably saved because the shark also bit his surfboard. the other victim was attacked by a great white. oakland police are asking for the public's help tonight to find a 70-year-old man

wanted for felony grant theft. carl talton targets elderly victims in his scheme. talton approaches elderly victims and convinces them to donate money to charities. two semi automatic rifles were stolen from two marin county sheriff's pickup trucks. the vehicles were parked in a locked garage just south of fairfax. it happened between 9: 9:00 a.m. monday and 9:00 a.m. tuesday. some ammunition was also taken. you might call it back to the future. what we found in the new census reports about certain ethnic neighborhoods in the area and who is moving where. th

the bay area's latest self- portrait is emerging as the census data from 2010 comes our way. we find it sometimes ironic and all american sweep of history quietly taking place right next door. ken wayne has tonight's special report. >> reporter: here they are in 1920, not always welcomed everywhere, but living in an italian neighborhood. here is his grandson, invited just about everywhere. but on this day, along the stretch of silican avenue. where he found himself completing the circle of his family's legacy.

marco leandry is on a t to save architecture of every ethnicity. >> reporter: many immigrants inspired to flee, today there's a growing want to return to those neighborhoods. >> somebody should walk down that street and think, i want to walk down that next block. >> reporter: the number of californians of northern european ancestry declined statewide by more than 5% tug the last decade. while the number of people from latin american and asian nations volted forward. lemangry is now work for an

organization of koreans. the challenges are daunting, census figures show the number of people of korean ancestry who actually live in the neighborhood is statistically insignificant. although there are clearly a growing numbers of korean oriented business along these ten or so blocks of telegraph. >> i'm hoping within ten years it'll be one of the most significant korea towns in the country. >> reporter: while san francisco's crowded china town and north beach are international examples of successful ethnic neighborhoods. in the south bay an old neighborhood that almost disappeared many years ago is enjoying a rebirth. like most of these successful enterprises, the landowners in san jose japan towns have taxed

themselves extra to pay for renovations in signs. >> it's always been a family place to live. >> reporter: tsugaru grew up in this neighborhood. she lives in near by santa clara. the arch of her family business name tells it all. >> our original name is ogusa. but after the war, they renamed it and the department stores because it was a little less ethnic at the time. >> ken wayne, ktvu news. the rain has really died down out there. your afternoon commute tomorrow nothing like you saw today. a much nicer day tomorrow, even though scattered showers remain in the forecast. right now in petaluma we have

light scattered showers. we had it all today. we had heavy rainfall, significant rainfall. now it started to die down but there's more instability behind it. so maybe a sprinkle tonight. and maybe a sprinkle tomorrow. tomorrow should be marked by mostly clear skies. there'll be cloud and a stray shower. but mostly dry. as we end saturday we get into another weather system. sunday right now. saturday afternoon into sunday looks like it might not be too bad. it's spring, and it's a very, very active pattern. here comes the next one. there's your saturday storm. we'll take a look at the computer model. the chance of thunderstorms in this next flow. this next one tees up offshore. that's the one that will probably bring a more significant rain. we could see .25 to a half an inch in the heaviest locations. today lots of us saw an inch of

rain. the computer model then, tomorrow you have showers. tomorrow morning's commute scattered showers, no big deal. tomorrow afternoon's commute, scattered showers, maybe at best. no big deal. here comes saturday. saturday looks wet. as we get into sunday afternoon, we get a break, but sunday night we get rain. tomorrow will seem like a nice day compared to today. your five day forecast looks like this. we don't overhype storms and we don't try to. but today was a five rainstorm. >> it just kept coming down. >> it never ended.

>> tomorrow will feel like spring. >> maybe sunday, i have my fingers crossed. the u.s. postal service is announcing cuts. it is an attempt to buy the postal service to save money after losing $8.5 billion last year. the postal service is also seeking congressional approve to drop saturday mail delivery. people who bought apple's i pad two are getting them faster than they expected. the wait time is down to two to three weeks. the success of the i pad is also helping fuel apple's growth. the founder of forester resource says he expectings apple's revenue to grow 11% in

the next year. and the net increase of $1.27 per share was not enough to please investors who were expecting better

mark is off tonight. fred is here with sports, great

college basketball games and also a sharks game wept sharks game went right down to the wire. >> all of their games are important now. they've been in play off mode for a week now. and tonight just earning a point was hard in itself. look for patrick, along the right side of the net. jonathan quick, but instead it's tied. we go to the fifth rally of the shoot out. brown beats niemi. the sharks get a point so they're now tied with detroit in second place. the pac10 conference got a measure of respect tonight. more importantly arizona becomes the only school west of

the rockies still alive in the ncaa men's basketball tournament. and top seed duke it out by eight. lamont williams, rings in for two of his 18. he's pumped but look for derrick williams. again you have to love that. a career high 32 for williams. arizona moves on to the elite eight. they will face uconn who came back to beat san diego state # 4-67. looks like butler in the dark croup forms is doing to blow up wisconsin in new orleans tonight. 20 points in 12 rebounds, this is southeast region action and at one point the bulldogs led by 20 before it was time to trim it down.

butler beats the badgers 61-44. eighthseated butler faces faces florida who needed double over time tonight. we showed you pictures last night and apparently cody ross is now headed into the disabled list. ross made a catch on what looks like a routine fly ball. but ross started hobbling right away. and the oakland a's announced today that pitcher trevor cay will be their starter. then they pound the d backs today at scottsdale. is there a full moon out there tonight. look at that ball. a's win 15-7. that is sports as we look at it tonight. sharks get a point out of a great sudden death gail. >> they're looking really good. >> they're strong at the end. >> thank you.

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