storm -- bringing heavy rain and the potential for floods. but first -- fire and smoke rising from under a bart platform... stopping trains... and leaving hundreds of passengers stuck. good evening, i'm brian hackney. i'm juliette goodrich. kpix 5 s cate cauguiran talked to people at the walnut creek bart station... where the flames broke out. cate looklive intro contra costa fire department says its investigators are not sure what . >> >> this was video posted to instagram, you can see plumes of smoke billowing. >> before coming to a stop. >> once we were stopped, it was

a few minutes later, and then, the fire engines came, we couldn't see any fire. >> reporter: contra costa said the fire started at the north end of the station, before 6:00 this evening. >> they found a lot of smoke from the electrical room, with explosions. >> at first, firefighters were able to contain the fire quickly, but couldn't put it out until electricians thought the power off -- shut the power off. >> it's a lot of energy that's in that room. >> reporter: as bart electrics arrived, things got back to normal, but michelle and others still have to wait on the train for nearly two hours. without power, and without access to a bathroom. >> it was kind of, you know, touch and go for a while. >> go in the bart cars, like in the car or bathroom? >> there's no bathroom, so they found a quiet little place by themselves, and went. >> reporter: contra costa says

the fire was no threat to the car and passengers, which is why they weren't immediately evacuated. the good news, nobody was injured. a dark and stormy night. a live look at the bay bridge, rain has been coming down for hours, and check out the heavy rain in san francisco. that's video from outside our studios in the financial district. >> dryers on the golden -- drivers on the golden gate bridge are dealing with wet road, and light showers hit the hillsborough neighborhood. >> the showers just blossomed over the peninsula, but it's moving to the east now. still, there's light showers reported over in the east bay, on top of the hayward fault. and down in part of the south bay, too, pretty good showers. pull back to give you more perspective, to show you moderate rain in san jose, and

into the hamilton range. where there could be a dusting the snow. we'll talk about what happens next, and when to expect sunshine. the other big story, violence clashes between pro and anti trump protestors rallies were held in dozens of cities, and while some were peaceful, the streets in berkeley looking like a hull and out -- all-out brawl. >> reporter: after protests and counter protests, beckley police arrested ten today. this is what the 2017 version of political discourse looks like. a rally for president trump was planned at martin luther king park in berkeley. but there's a counter protest, and anti trump forces were in

force. [ bleep ] as were the police officers. they officially took a hand-off approach to the battle that erupted the crowd. >> i feel they should have done some of it sooner. there have been three or four fights. >> reporter: and focused on arresting instigators like these arrests our cameras captured. >> we were walking away, and they started to follow us for no reason. and we started to run, and they pulled over my run, and she started to run. it took 7 to take her down, for no reason. so i'm trying to figure out what they got her on. >> reporter: there are fires, pepper spray, and even at one point, eggs thrown at a man holding a sign about homelessness. the violence clashes waxed and waned for hours before finally get driven out of the park by berkeley officers and rain. another chance at finding common ground, a victim of a toxic political environment.

>> this is a sad day. we're better than this. >> reporter: four arrests were for assault with a deadly weapon. among the items con fist indicated was a knife -- confiscated was a knife. berkeley police put out a photo of some weapons they confiscated. they include a couple of baseball bats, with sticks of different lengths, including one with nails sticking out. around the u.s. some of the bigger rallies were peaceful. in the nation's capitol, people listened to pro trump speakers. in new york, people braved the cold and stood near trump tower. people held up flags and signs expressing support. president trump is firing off allegations about his predecessors. he's accuses president obama of may go on him. >> reporter: the president's tweets respect started with

this, just found out that obama had my wires tapped in trump tower. then is it legal for a sitting president to be -- and offering no evidence of wire tapping tapping he compared to to watergate. spokesman for president obama said in part, neither president obama, or any white house official ordered surveillance or any u.s. citizen. any other suggestion is false. >> the trial for trivial fight is hyped us. >> reporter: a departure from the tone in his widely praised address to a joint session of congress last week. >> so i'll major a comment about the -- make a comment about the latest tweet. >> reporter: lipped 11 graham

addressed the wire tapping claim in south carolina. >> it's my job to get to the bottom of this. i promise you i will. speaking of the trail ban, president trump co-sign that new version of the travel ban as early as monday. iraq will be removed from the list of banned countries. the original order blocked u.s. entry to immigrant from 7 countries. that was temporarily halted. one of the california's beach israeli a pallet for pro -- for a pallet for protests. they spelled resist. a similar protest was held on san francisco's ocean beach where thousands spelled out the word "resist" in the sand.

a representative -- rent hike on the peninsula. it's not just the money they are upset about it. we show you the living conditions need to change, now, they say. >> reporter: for two years, this group of tenants has been fighting for a better place to live. >> suffering from bedbugs, and mold. >> reporter: and trying to get the landlord's taken, they are here, where they can't be denied. his doorstep. >> reporter: show your face. they've written complaints to management, and teamed up with ace, alliance of californians californians -- mold bordering the windows, result of water

that drips from the apartment above. this grandmother explains how her rent continues to climb, yet the landlord ignores the problems. >> it's a health risk, we have little kid here, no matter how much we clean, the water, mold, keeps coming back. >> reporter: the tenants said enough. and left a letter on the door. >> we just want to talk and let him know. >> reporter: once the at the point instants left -- tenants left, we knocked on the door. he refused to walk out. a representative from ace said they will continue to defend their rights. jackie ward. two violent crashes in the bay area leave one person dead, and three hurt. in san francisco, a big rig careened off 101 off paul avenue and crashed below. three people in the cab suffered minor injuries. a driver died when he crashed on the expressway near facebook headquarters.

the driver can reaped into a drainage -- careened into a drainage digit. they are looking into why the unprotected drainage was left there. what it took to find this driver and get him out. flying over the freeway in a motorcycle, the stunt stunning drivers and drawing attention from the cops. religious community cut off bee recent storms. the group of california monks getting more solitude than usual. thanks to mother nature.

a truck driver in canada survived two nights in his cab. it fell down an embankment. the driver didn't have a cell phone, and other drivers couldn't find him. rescuers still needed a day to find him. a mechanic had to remove the tran mission. new video of a dangerous stunt a motorcycle rider leaping over a busy highway as cars speed by below. tom wait on the stunning video, and questions about safety. >> reporter: a dirt bike sails over the 60 freeway in riverside county, a mind- boggling stunt that would make anybody do a double take. before launching the rider can be seen accelerating up a dirt

path in the hillside, and lift off. below, there's plenty of traffic. who knows if the stunt was noticed. video was posted to the instagram account, with the youtube channel, which has other clips of him doing stunts and tricks on the bike. >> i was surprised. >> reporter: this couple wonders what would happen if something went wrong. >> it was dangerous to others. it's not about his injuries, but other people. >> environment, like they're to go in arenas or something like that. that's on the ground, they are the ones that exposed to risk. >> reporter: we reached out to him, a man who identified himself as a friend said this stunt is almost routine for an experienced rider. it just looks more challenging because of where he pulled it

off. and somebody posted this. this scared the day lights out of my. don't go into danger zones. the chp, and riverside county sheriff's department are investigating. chp says the investigation is in the early stages. they just learned about it. the riverside police department learned about it because we sent them the clip. yelp is about to add something new to the criteria, gender neutral bathroom. the bathrooms that qualify have to go a single locking -- have to have a single locking stall. in a few week, people will be able to search for those rest

rooms. it is the first big infusion of money for california's high speed rail. the question, will it be the last? the state approved the bonds to start construction in the central valley. but billions more will be needed. the plan is to seek matching fund from washington, but that could be tough since the republican controlled congress does not support the high speed rail project. getting to mardi gras next year will be easier, because united airlines is expanding service between san francisco and new orleans. right now, nonstop is seasonal, but the airline says daily non stops will begin rear round in june -- year-round in june. after recent storms, a crumbling bridge in big sur with a landslide have cut off

hundreds of people. carter evans talks to monks who are finding more solitude than they're used to. >> reporter: storm have flooded communities up and down the coast. in the northern part of the state, big sur has seen five feet of rain in two months, and nearly washed out the bridge. >> until we are certain that we can look people in the say, and aasset -- eye, and say it's safe, -- >> father rail talking to us says they are having to ration food and fuel. the monastery is completely off the grid, and the only access road was cut off by a torrential storm last month. >> what was it like when the storm was hitting?

>> it was kind of an apocalypse now. >> was there a points where you were concerned for your owner say the? >> we're not supposed to have fear, but we are human beings. >> reporter: they support themselves by renting rooms to those seeking solitude. >> we had to cancel the reservations through march. which has been a huge financial hit. >> reporter: they're getting financial help from a gofundme page others in the community are getting rations flown in by helicopter, but the monks have been taking advantage of breaks in the weather, and road construction for supply runs. >> for us to get out in a four wheel drive, and driving into town to get some supplies. >> i can only imagine what that looks like. you've had to get creative. >> that's the word absolutely. >> water officials can keeping

a close eye on the reservoir. spillway was dry today. last week, water was pouring from the reservoir spillway. and as a result, thousands were forced from their homes. earlier today, volunteers in san jose were cleaning up the mess from devastating floods. people were removing mud, blanches and debris. this area, kelly park, was up 6 feet the water. a park manager said volunteers are a critical part of the recovery. >> it's been just, yeah, it's hard for me to talk about without being emotional of the without the volunteers, it's overwhelming for staff to do with our own resources. >> the city is organizing more volunteer clean up projects for tomorrow. sierra is getting fresh snow this weekend. check out the time lapse from the resort. you can see dark clouds moving

in. it's that time for a look at the weather, as we have rain reported officially as of 19 minutes ago at san jose airport, and light rain in other areas. the general tendency will be to clear it out overnight, not clear it out, but ease up the rain, and the numbers now, 51 degrees at concourse, san francisco, 50, and santa hose, 46 degrees -- santa rosa, 46. here's how it unwound overnight. a batch the moisture favoring the central bay. beginning about 6:00, when the rain came down, it felt good. we'll have more showers overnight. but we're going to taper them off. the rain's now moving east of wall in the creek in danville along the the 680 corridor, and we have rain over the

reservoir. now the action is moving over the observatory. there will be snow dusting the peaks. it's going to get cold, and chilly tomorrow. showers last through sunday, but the brunt of it was tonight. we'll just have showers from time to time tomorrow, and lingering chance into monday morning. futurecast shows that's happening overnight tonight, scattered light rain, but the most energetic front was the one that passed through. so tomorrow's, a can't-miss forecast. sun, clouds and rain. and winter weather alert means snow in the mountains through tomorrow, actually monday afternoon, as much as two feet of snow above 4000 feet. here's what we expect. it will dry and warm beginning on monday. napa valley marathon is

tomorrow, and in the morning, a showery start 45 degrees at napa. overnight lows, chilly, 37 at santa rosa. in the extended forecast, we're going to look for a chance through sunday and into early monday morning. by the time we get to the weekend, we've got clouds coming in but by wednesday and thursday, the numbers warm into the mid-60s. so we'll dry out beginning on monday. the cal men may have just seen the march madness dreams slip away. stanford women look to move on to the championship game of the pac-12 tournament.

their offense... not so much... as they've lost 5 of their last it's senior day in boulder this afternoon. 2n cal bears have lost five of the last six games. senior day in boulder. tied at 30, the bears byrd, knocks down the jumper. buffaloes up by 3 with 30 seconds left. derek white nearing losing the ball, and throws up a prayer.

buffs win, cal's ncaa tournament hopes are all but done. tied at 38, cardinals driving in, two of the 20, giving stanford the leave, and 3 minutes let. utes up by 4. going all the way for the dunk. utah wins 67-59. stanford finishing 6-12 in conference play. the pac-12 semi finals. cardinals with the great ball movement to find smith. fourth quarter, 56-49. off the turnover, mccall get the easy bucket. she led stanford with 17 as the cardinals win, they will face oregon state in tomorrow's pac- 12 final. still to come, earthquakes open the season on the road, and st. mary's looks to secure

the invite to the ncaa tournament and advance in the conference tourney. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

be part of march madness... especially if they win tonight. they've been ranked for all 17 weeks of the season... and are on a quest to win their 4th wcc tournament title. 20th-ranked st. mary's opening they've been ranked for all 17 weeks, and on their way for their fourth title. spinning in the lane, and

scores on the lay-up. st. mary's leads. behind the back to lando, and the foul. he had 19 point, and 12 rebound, st. mary's win. and will play byu. pulling up, and hits the 3. final minute, broncos up by 1. brownwitch next it down. he scored -- next it down. the broncos will play number 4 gonzaga. tendency jacksonville state leading 50-41. pushing the lead to 12. game s win 56-55 to win the conference tournament, and

advance to their first-ever ncaa tournament. and in the ccaa tournament championship, uc san diego defeated san francisco state 78- 63. the titans earn a bid to the division 2 ncaa tournament, but congratulations to the gators for a wonderful season. the earthquakes opening up a new season. impact turn it over. quakes begin the season with a 1-0 win. and we will be right back.

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