abc7 news reporter nick smith live from uc berkly more on what happened there today. nick? >> reporter: larry, you know the team doctor says that agoo started having trouble in the parking lot, but by the time they got to the stadium, agoo was unresponsive. this is what we know. 21-year-old ted agoo was a

nick smith has the story. >> they're all crying. >> the family was the target of the thieves. the home invasion robbery happened before 9:00 a.m. when most of the family was still asleep and the children still in their pajamas. >> they break the door. the front door. they went inside. break down the doors. the room. and they point the gun at them. >> reporter: this witness did not want to show his face but told abc 7 news, one of the armed men pointed the gun at a visibly upset 18-month-old toddler and told the baby to make the -- told the people to make the baby stop crying. the sounds drew their attention. witnesses were able to give key clothing and physical descriptions of the gunmen and told officers the direction they saw the men take off. >> less than an hour later, the oakland police were able to locate and identify these men. items from the robbery were found in their possession and a positive witness i.d. was given. police took both men into custody. this home invasion robbery is the latest to hit east oakland in a week. on tuesday, two miles away, an 81-year-old wom

nick smith talked to a pair of north bay grocery stores which are not happy to be connected to the meat. >> our name is on the list. >> kevin mitchell is the meat manager. his store is one of having possibly received beef targeted in a meat recall. >> our customers are asking, why, why? >> the valley market does not carry beef from rancho but has purchased customers from from -- >> the rancho feeding corporations recalling more than 8.7 million-pounds of beef product. that's meat from more than 11,000 head of cattle. the usda has not said what the alleged rancho and its employees did, leaving kevin with very few answers. >> they tell us, this is the whole issue. this is why we recalling it, it would be nice. put is on the list, bring it back. very frustrating. >> the largest market was listed because of one special order of ox tails bay customer. an order randy ericson says was purchased months ago. >> we contacted the customer. she was very cooperative, and she -- the company contacted her and they dealt with it. it was out of hands. >> rancho says all the bad buys out of stores but ra

in sonoma county, nick smith, abc 7 news. >>> flood waters soaked a popular bar. around 11:00, a high tide sent water spilling on to miller street. thehe sent up a wooden blank and sandbags. but this morning about 7:30, another high tide brought water back and it came from in the building. >> it was like a reverse hydraulic effect. the creek was at a level to push water up there u the storm drain, all of the floor drains, poilts, and other drains were taking water on. we were filling up from the inside out versus taking water on from the outside in. >> about three inches flooded the bar. >>> police are trying to determine if a deadly crash was caused by the rain. they were called to greenville way when someone spotted an overturned suv in a gully. in a few yards, a body was found in the backyard of a nearby home. >> it could be weather related. we don't know that. again, it could be a medical reason, it could be another type of reason, or a mechanical failure, we just don't know right now. >> of course an autopsy will help determine a cause of death. >>> you're lo

nick smith is joining us live from the north bay this morning. nick, there's the infamous lucky drive. what are you seeing out there? >> reporter: you know, katie, a couple of things i want to point off right off the top. as we've been standing here, we can't help but notice the number of drivers that have gone past lucky drive without their lights on. the rule is if you have your windshield wipers on, you should turn on your headlights. we're even seeing people go through on their cell phone. you can see exactly what i'm talking about. this is some of the flash flooding that lisa had mentioned earlier. the rain started thursday and isn't expected to break any time soon. the heaviest totals predicted to fall here in the north bay where a flood advisory has been issued. there are issues in some areas, roadway flooding in lane one on highway 101 south of sir francis drake boulevard right here, and some ponding beneath area overpasses. now, our dry weather has transitioned to a storm system with the potential to bring up to 7 inches of rain. the drou

nick smith talked to a pair of north bay grocery stores which are not happy to be connected to the meat. >> our name is on the list. >> kevin mitchell is the meat manager. his store is one of having possibly received beef targeted in a meat recall. >> our customers are asking, why, why? >> the valley market does not carry beef from rancho but has purchased customers from from -- >> the rancho feeding corporations recalling more than 8.7 million-pounds of beef product. that's meat from more than 11,000 head of cattle. the usda has not said what the alleged rancho and its employees did, leaving kevin with very few answers. >> they tell us, this is the whole issue. this is why we recalling it, it would be nice. put is on the list, bring it back. very frustrating. >> the largest market was listed because of one special order of ox tails bay customer. an order randy ericson says was purchased months ago. >> we contacted the customer. she was very cooperative, and she -- the company contacted her and they dealt with it. it was out of hands. >> rancho says all the bad buys out of stores but ra

in sonoma county, nick smith, abc7 news. >> more problems for the new span of the bay bridge. the latest, it leaks. here's a live picture from our emeryville camera. rape is dripping into the steel structure below the road deck on the suspension stretch of the span. that is supposed to be weather tithe. experts say the water poses a risk of corrosion which could make the structure weak. crews are assessing the problem. >> this would be an issue if we weren't expecting it. if the inside of that deck was not primed to protect it, if we didn't have weep holes, if the water went undiscovered. >> bridge engineers say everything needs maintenance because no bolting system will ever prevent water from coming in. the bridge cost 6.4 bill and is supposed to last into the 22nd 22nd century. >> in san francisco the rain is force something business owners on folsom street to use sand bags. the rains didn't stop anyone from shopping. union square was full of people willing to brave the rain. >>> as the worse of the storm headed east today. parts of the east bay get a drenching. look at thi

nick smith has the story. >> this is jeopardy. >>reporter: this is arthur chu. getting attention for the big cash wings and the way it's playing the game. >> it's a game. it's what we are there to do win the game. >>reporter: chu has won more than 100,000 dollars from 4 appearances. each time he has chosen to go for the high stake answers first and bounce around the board to find the daily double. helping him build up the bank. >> we are playing for real money i felt like the goal for me isn't to be comfortable with the game. it's to win the game soil. far it seems to be working. >>reporter: leslie the jeopardy champion herself and had 15 appearances on the show. with another slated for tomorrow. she will be part of the battle of the decade tournament and says chu is getting an early advantage. >> he's obviously trying to build up a lot of money at the beginning so that he can't be caught. >>reporter: the way chu has chosen to play is well within the rules and according to leslie not a bad strategy. >> you don't want it easy. you want it to be competitive. it's

nick smith has the story. >> this is jeopardy. >>reporter: this is arthur chu. getting attention for the big cash wings and the way it's playing the game. >> it's a game. it's what we are there to do win the game. >>reporter: chu has won more than 100,000 dollars from 4 appearances. each time he has chosen to go for the high stake answers first and bounce around the board to find the daily double. helping him build up the bank. >> we are playing for real money i felt like the goal for me isn't to be comfortable with the game. it's to win the game soil. far it seems to be working. >>reporter: leslie the jeopardy champion herself and had 15 appearances on the show. with another slated for tomorrow. she will be part of the battle of the decade tournament and says chu is getting an early advantage. >> he's obviously trying to build up a lot of money at the beginning so that he can't be caught. >>reporter: the way chu has chosen to play is well within the rules and according to leslie not a bad strategy. >> you don't want it easy. you want it to be competitive. it's

nick smith has the story. >> this is jeopardy. >>reporter: this is arthur chu. getting attention for the big cash wings and the way it's playing the game. >> it's a game. it's what we are there to do win the game. >>reporter: chu has won more than 100,000 dollars from 4 appearances. each time he has chosen to go for the high stake answers first and bounce around the board to find the daily double. helping him build up the bank. >> we are playing for real money i felt like the goal for me isn't to be comfortable with the game. it's to win the game soil. far it seems to be working. >>reporter: leslie the jeopardy champion herself and had 15 appearances on the show. with another slated for tomorrow. she will be part of the battle of the decade tournament and says chu is getting an early advantage. >> he's obviously trying to build up a lot of money at the beginning so that he can't be caught. >>reporter: the way chu has chosen to play is well within the rules and according to leslie not a bad strategy. >> you don't want it easy. you want it to be competitive. it's

now turning to nick smith. how severe has the storm been where you are? >> i'm just going to tell you it's slippery wet, and messy. it's something you have to deal with whn the rain starts. >> cloudy skies covered oakland. the rain never seemed to stop. >> i'd rather be wet than have a drought >> whether or not we get enough rain remains to be seen but that doesn't mean there aren't serious weather-related issues to deal with. crews work out heavy equipment from this tree for now, one step head of the storm they're in the the only agency thinking that way. >> we have our operation staff on heightened alert. >> to make room for fellow riders may have decided because of the rain they'd rather leave driving to someone else. >> make sure you have umbrellas and backpacks on the floor. and try to be a bart rider. >> this crew is responsible for clearing drains of back up or debris caught in the runoff. think of this as a big vacuum cleaner on wheels. >> it can help to prevent flash flooding we'll provide latest information on our web site abc7 news.com. in oakl

now turning to nick smith. how severe has the storm been where you are? >> i'm just going to tell you it's slippery wet, and messy. it's something you have to deal with whn the rain starts. >> cloudy skies covered oakland. the rain never seemed to stop. >> i'd rather be wet than have a drought >> whether or not we get enough rain remains to be seen but that doesn't mean there aren't serious weather-related issues to deal with. crews work out heavy equipment from this tree for now, staying one step head of the storm they're in the the only agency thinking that way. >> we have our operation staff on heightened alert. >> to make room for fellow riders may have decided because of the rain they'd rather leave driving to someone else. >> make sure you have umbrellas and backpacks on the floor. and try to be a bart rider. >> this crew is responsible for clearing drains of back up or debris caught in the runoff. think of this as a big vacuum cleaner on wheels. >> it can help to prevent flash flooding we'll provide latest information on our web site abc7 news.com.

nick smith is live outside of the high school with more. nick? >> reporter: good afternoon, i have new information i just got off the phone with the spokesperson for oakland unified school district. i can confirm classes will resume and they have put a permanent cap on the source of the leak that started as an evacuation ended up being classes cancelled for the day. now, we know school officials are investigating whether or not students may have played a role in releasing that gas valve. this hurried, jumbled mess not caused bit last class bell, it's students of skyline rushing to leave the school. >> alarm went off. they smelled gas around the 50 building not too far from our classroom. >> reporter: it started because of a cold classroom. >> they asked building maintenance to turn on the heat. that is what happened. something was wrong. >> reporter: something was very wrong. crews smelled gas. pg&e called to locate the source the campus safety protocol put into action the school was evacuated with everybody ordered to the football field while oa

nick smith has a look at the work to prepare the track. >> reporter: jim says the two tracks have been cleared and repairs have started. >> we are hoping to have service restored when normal bart service begins at 8:00 a.m. on sunday morning. >> reporter: crews have been busy moving 60,000 pounds of steel with cranes like these. >> it's going to take a little while for us to determine what happened. >> reporter: the agency is once again back in the spotlight. >> while there's track damage, the cars are also damaged. so it is a bit of a chicken or the egg type of situation. you're wondering did the damage come from the car or was the track causing the damage to the car. >> reporter: it pushed this one dangerously over the edge of the platform. take a look at this video. in it, you see the mangled steel and parts of the crushed commuter cars that may have been damaged when the train jumped its tracks. engineers saw similar damage after a train jumped tracks three years ago. >> it's the same spot of a derailment in march 2011. >> reporter: a ten-car san francisco bound train came off the

of san francisco camera this morning shows how the day started for most of us, gray and drizzly, nick smith is live now in redwood city, and, nick, we need the rain but the weather did cause few problems. reporter: it did indeed. you know, one of the things people had to deal with at that apartment complex was the power went out. so, they were scrambling around trying to find a way to deal with that. when they came outside they noticed there had been severe damage to a power pole. this was the sound most people across the bay area woke up hearing. and the scene that faced drivers as the hit the road. rain, rain, and more rain. something have what seen in a while, and it was enough to cause traffic congestion on 280. and for the california highway patrol to issue warnings for drivers to slow down. >> this morning i heard a wild crashing sound. with the rain came heavy gusts of wind and some related weather damage. john stepped out of his apartment to find this busted pg&e power pole. >> all up here. this thing was down. smoke coming from the top of the pole. the fire department was out here.

nick smith, abc7 news. >> nick, thank you. ible credibly sad there. >>> two workers were crushed to death this morning while they were unloading several slabs of granite in san francisco. this happened at galaxy granite in pretrero hill. they were moving the granite slabs from the truck when they slipped. they were so heavy, rescue crews had a hard time lifting them off of the workers. >> we had to break several pieces of granite to move them underneath it. >> the slabs are similar to these, six feet high by eight feet wide. a representative from galaxy granite says she is deeply sanded by this accident but would not comment further on exactly what happened. cal osha says the company does not have any previous worker safety violations. >>> employees returned to work at safeguard tubs in richmond today one day after state investigators served a search warrant at that facility. workers received orders to leave the company yesterday after officials from the state contractor license board arrived. a manager had this to say when ab

nick smith, abc 7 news. >> thanks for keeping on eye on that for us on twitter as well. >>> hundreds of passengers were forced to take buses due to the derailment. allen long has more on the impact to commuters from the pleasant hill bart station. >> reporter: a lot of confused passengers wandered off at the pleasant hills station after being told it was the end of the line. >> this isn't my normal stop so i'm confused about where to go. >> reporter: shortly after the derailment bart began rounding up 23 local buses to get the rest of these passengers home. >> i don't know what i'm doing. >> reporter: a lot of passengers were unfamiliar with the lateout -- layout of this station as they tried to figure out which bus could get them to the station. >> this one here? >> stand in line with everyone else. >> which one is going to pittsburgh? >> we'll take you the rest of the way to concord. stand by, guys. >> they're doing their best under difficult circumstances. trains don't fall off the tracks too often thankfully. >> reporter: abc 7 news. >> not too often but it does happen. a bart tr

nick smith is live at the concord b.a.r.t. station. they're rushing to get the track back online for monday morning's commute. >> i have new information. ten minutes ago i learned from the spokesperson for b.a.r.t. they hope to have service physically restored by 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. that's right, 8:00 a.m. sunday morning. they hope to have both cars up and running, and you can see crews on the tracks right now. they're committed to working around the clock to make that happen. >> as this is something you just don't see every day. 60,000-pounds of steel and fiberglas suspended in air. this is one of four b.a.r.t. passenger cars removed from the scene of the train derail. >> it was a speed of 27 miles-per-hour in automatic mode, when it derailed. >> the accident brought the b.a.r.t. gm out to see it firsthand and push the agency back into the spotlight as the try to look at how the train came off the tracks. >> it rolled out in automatic train operation, to the interlocking, and that's when it came to a dead stop. >> even that b.a.r.t. a

we want to get to nick smith.ive in the newsroom with more. >> witnesses tell me things got ugly some scary. one of the men pointed guess gun at a crying baby ordered the family to make the baby stop crying, we were out there today when we found out an east oakland family was the latest target of gun-wielding thieves looking for an oozy score. the robbery happened at 9:00 a.m. with the family asleep. witnesses told me that two men kicked in the door, one of the armed men pointed his gun at kids while the other ransacked the apartment looking for money, cash, jewelry, and electronic equipment. less than an hour later police were able to locate and identify two men. items from the robbery were found their possession, and positive witness i.d. was given so police took both men into custody. this home invasion is the latest to hit oakland in a week. two miles away an 80-year-old woman was shot and robbed. police have not made an arrest or found or identified a suspect in that crime, and that gunman remains at large. t

nick smith is live with a look at the bay area' soggy sunday. reporter: spencer talked about the rainfall, right now we have had a break in the rain. every now and then we'll see a few drops but it's not enough to really ease our drought woes. >> this was the scene most drivers faced this morning. rain. it's something we haven't seen in a while. there was enough to cause traffic congestion in some areas and for the california highway patrol to warnings to slow down. >> i heard a loud crashing sound. >> there was dusty wind and weather related damage. >> power was off up here. this thing was down. seen smoke coming from the top of the pole. the fire department was out here. >> by noon a quarter inch of rain had fallen and there's the possibility of more, but experts fear it won't be enough to end the drought squeezing our area. the california wet season runs from december to march and tip my brings 16-inches of reason, this year only 2.2 inches have fallen. we stopped at mt. diablo where rain below is snow up high. they average 2.6-inches of snow

. >> nick smith joins us live from sonoma county. nick, what are you seeing? you know i ended my night here last night and i'm back here again this morning. what i'm seeing is a continuation of what we found yesterday. rain that continues to come down, intersections that continue to be flooded by water run-off from the creek. take a look here. we are at the intersection of roots 12 and 121 and this is what we found. a complete wash-out. we've also found that example transfor their part has been here trying to figure out exactly what they can do to unclog drains or keep road closers in place for drivers' safety. the rain came down heaviest in the north bay. one of the areas hardest hit, sonoma county. it's been good for the drought they have seen. more than half a foot of rain came down yesterday, but the problem with so much written so fast, flooding. there is still flooding of low-lying roadways and forced road closers. the rainfall overall had been a welcome reminder of the winters past and rising hopes of farmers in the area. according to the national weath

. >>> let's go right to news reporter nick smith, who is live at the concord b.a.r.t. station and begins team coverage with a look at the repair to fix the track. nick? reporter: good news. it seems as though the workers are on track to meet their goal, that is, opening this concord b.a.r.t. station by 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. if you listen closely you can hear a clank, clank, clank, the d of steel hitting steel. they have been at it nonstop. they believe they can repair the damage done by the derailment friday evening. >> the initial outlook is that it looks pretty good. >> the b.a.r.t. spokesperson says the tracks have been cleared and repairs started. >> we are hoping to have service restored 8:00 a.m. sunday morning. >> crews have been moving 60,000 pounds of steel and fiberglass with cranes like this. this is one of four b.a.r.t. cars damaged in the train derailment. the accident brought b.a.r.t. gm out to see it first hand and pushes the agency back into the spotlight as they look to find out how the train, with only an engineer aboard, came off the tracks in the first

nick smith is live with the story. reporter: you know, sonoma county is known for its wine, but the drought could put this vintage in serious jeopardy. city leaders believe they have a way to fix that. >> this is one of the worst droughts anybody has ever seen. >> doug mcelroy has work, owned and operated this ranch for more than 40 years. this is the first time he has seen it this dry. his lan needs water, and lots of it. >> about 5700 gallons in a single irrigation per acre. reporter: there are more than 43 acres. dry conditions and a lack of reason present an urgent problem putting vineyards at risk. he thinks there is a solution. >> they have water water they need to -- wastewater they need to put into an irrigation system and the farmers could easily satisfy that. >> the city decided to provide treated recycled wastewater. it would be pulled from the sewage plant and given to ranchers and grape growers for free. the mayor says the wateres safe. >> we have been using it for 20 years. >> wood is one of the strongest

nick smith has the story. >> one witness told me that things got ugly when one of the gunmen pointed his weapon at a baby and told the family to make that baby stop crying. >> he was crying, and the baby. >> an east oakland family was the latest target of gun-wielding thieves looking for an easy score. it happened when most of the family was still asleep and the children in their pajamas. >> they break the front door. went inside. break those two doors, too. and then point the gun at them. >> this witness did not want to show his face but told us, after two men kicked in the door, one of the armed men pointed his gun as a crying and visibly upset 18-month-old toddler and told the family to make the baby stop crying. police say several people heard smashing noises. witnesses were able to give key clothing and physical descriptions of the gunmen and tell the responding officers they saw the men take off. arrested an hour later, oakland police were able to locate and identify these men. items from the robbery were found their possession and a positive witness i.d. was given. police took

nick smith has the story. >> this is one of the worst droughts anybody has seen. >> reporter: doug has worked, owned and operated the ranch in hills burg for more than 40 years. this is the first time he's seen it this dry. his land needs water and lots of it. >> about 5700 gallons in a single area per acre. >> reporter: and there are more than 43 acres, dry conditions and a lack of rain presented urgent problems putting his vineyard and the others at risk, but he thinks there is a solution. >> they have waste water that they need to put into an irrigation system and the farmers south of hills burg can easily satisfy that. >> reporter: the city of hills burg decided to have treated recycled waste water given to ranchers for free. the mayor jim wood says recircled water is safe. >> in sanoma we've been using it for 20 years. we don't have in california a comprehensive ground water policy. that's something we really need to work on. there needs to be consistencies that all the regional boards are working together on the same page, and i don't think that's happening, and i think that's on

nick smith has a look at the bay area's soggy sunday. >> this was the scene most drivers faced as they hit the road this morning. rain. it's something we haven't seeb in a while. it was enough to cause traffic congestion in some areas and for the california highway patrol to issue warnings to slow down. >> probably about 8:30 this morning, i had a crashing sound. >> with the rain came heavy wind and damage. john stepped ot of his apartment to find this busted power pole. >> power is off. seeing this thing was down, seen smoke coming from the top of the pole when it first happened. the fire department was out there. >> by noon, a quarter inch of rain had fallen and there is a possibility of more, but experts fear it's not enough to end the drought squeezing the area. it typically brings more than 13 inches of rain. so far this year, only 2.28 inches of fallen. as we made our way across the east bay, we stopped at mt. diablo where rain beloy is snow up high. they receive about 1.2 inches of snow a year. i found heavy, thick flakes making their way to the ground and several people using t

nick smith has the story. >> one witness told me that things got ugly when one of the gunmen pointed his weapon at a baby and told the family to make that baby stop crying. >> he was crying, and the baby. >> an east oakland family was the latest target of gun-wielding thieves looking for an easy score. it happened when most of the family was still asleep and the children in their pajamas. >> they break the front door. went inside. break those two doors, too. and then point the gun at them. >> this witness did not want to show his face but told us, after two men kicked in the door, one of the armed men pointed his gun as a crying and visibly upset 18-month-old toddler and told the family to make the baby stop crying. police say several people heard smashing noises. witnesses were able to give key clothing and physical descriptions of the gunmen and tell the responding officers they saw the men take off. arrested an hour later, oakland police were able to locate and identify these men. items from the robbery were found their possession and a positive witness i.d. was given. police took

nick smith is live in the heart of sonoma county's wine country with the story. reporter: sonoma county is known for its wine, and its winemaking. that's why politics and wine makers, staring in the face of a drought, are doing all they can to protect their crops. >> we got all the rain, still don't have enough water to get through the growing season. >> doug grew up in sonoma county, and has worked, owned, and operated ranch. >> we're in the middle of the worst drought. >> dry conditions and a lack of rain present an urgent problem, putting every acre of his vineyard and the dozens in the county like it, at riecks. he thinks there's a solution. >> they have wastewater they need to put into an irrigation system, and the farmers can satisfy that. >> the city of hillsberg decided to provide treated recycled wastewater for use by ranchers and grape growers. it will be given to them for free. water that the mayor says is safe for a farming and other not affect the taste of their crop. >> we have really highly treated, disinfected water. >> the mayor is one of the str

nick smith talked to some grocery owners, now on a growing list of stores which may have received thevery frustrating. >> randy ericson is the meat manager at the market. one of almost 100 identified stores as having possibly received bad beef from petaluma based rancho feeding corporation. >> the beef council contact us the first thing. we get an e-mail or fax. >> the usda says the rancho feeding corporation has processed diseased and unhealthy animals without a full federal inspection. >> the market was listed because of one special order of ox tails by a customer, an order randy says was purchased months ago. >> we contacted the mump. she was very cooperative, and she -- they contacted her and they dealt with it. >> last week rancho feeding announced is was recalling more than eight million pounds of meat carcasses. the usda has not said what the investigators found or what they alleged the company did, it's random. >> rancho says all of the bad beef is out of stores. but randy continues to get phone calls from customers concerned about what they're putting on the table. >> city of

nick smith, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> a shooting death in fairfield has homicide investigators huntingor suspects just after 4:00 this morning, police arrived in the 1,400 block of phoenix drive and found the victim suffering from at least one gunshot wound. the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. hayward police are investigating the stabbing of one man and wounding of two others. it was behind buffalo bill's brew pub and died at the scene. officers determined the four men had gotten out of a car and began to fight. police were then notified. two people with stab wounds are being treated. authorities believe the incidents are related but are still investigating. >>> a game warden was shot in a compliance check. he suffered serious but nonlife threatening injuries. he was observing late last night in a remote area near georgetown when one of them opened fire. >> when wardens made contact with hunters, they will observe them for a certain period of time. it was during that time that a shot was fired. it was pretty complicated just to get help to him. towed give almost stem by step d

nick smith joins us live from the rohnert park expressway. reporter: this is a major thoroughfare to route 116. one reason we are here is because this road was completely covered over with water earlier. we watched the water recede but this is why there's a flash-flood warning in effect, because at any time all that could change. this was the message from national weather service, alerting everyone in the area of a flash flood warning for sonoma county. conditions were a wet, rainy, challenging mess. the heaviest totals of rain are pry ticketed for north bay. >> heavy rains. measured 12 inches of rain so far. >> take a look at the damage the rain has left behind on this stretch of fort ross road. half of the street, gone. road crews arrived to see the two-lane highway reduced to one. >> down below there was one vehicle inundated by the rockslide. >> take a look. you can make out the roof of a white pickup truck that is buried in the thick heavy mud and rock, and things could get worse if the arounds continue officials fear the risk of emergen

nick smith is live with a look at the bay area's soggy sunday. reporter: spencer talked about the rainfall, right now we have had a break in the rain. every now and then we'll see a few drops but it's not enough to really ease our drought woes. >> this was the scene most drivers faced this morning. rain. it's something we haven't seen in a while. there was enough to cause traffic congestion in some areas and for the california highway patrol to warnings to slow down. >> i heard a loud crashing sound. >> there was dusty wind and weather related damage. >> power was off up here. this thing was down. seen smoke coming from the top of the pole. the fire department was out here. >> by noon a quarter inch of rain had fallen and there's the possibility of more, but experts fear it won't be enough to end the drought squeezing our area. the california wet season runs from december to march and tip my brings 16-inches of reason, this year only 2.2 inches have fallen. we stopped at mt. diablo where rain below is snow up high. they average 2.6-inches of snow

nick smith is live with the story. reporter: you know, sonoma county is known for its wine, but the drought could put this vintage in serious jeopardy. city leaders believe they have a way to fix that. >> this is one of the worst droughts anybody has ever seen. >> doug mcelroy has work, owned and operated this ranch for more than 40 years. this is the first time he has seen it this dry. his lan needs water, and lots of it. >> about 5700 gallons in a single irrigation per acre. reporter: there are more than 43 acres. dry conditions and a lack of reason present an urgent problem putting vineyards at risk. he thinks there is a solution. >> they have water water they need to -- wastewater they need to put into an irrigation system and the farmers could easily satisfy that. >> the city decided to provide treated recycled wastewater. it would be pulled from the sewage plant and given to ranchers and grape growers for free. the mayor says the wateres safe. >> we have been using it for 20 years. >> wood is one of the strongest

rain has also causedded inning in some areas of sonoma county, and that's where we find nick smith. >> we have been here all day. we were here yesterday, and the rain has not stopped. that rain has continued to fall. the ground is sat -- saturated. the intersection of routes 12 and 121 are moved what looks like a little river stream. that's spilloff from the sonoma creek. this intersection will remain closed because there's no place for this water to go. the rain has been unrelenting. ed inning the intersections of low-lying areas. >> all flood plain so when we do get heavy rains, everything just pools right in here and has nowhere to go. >> some were deterred by signs reading "road closed." some took a chance anyway. >> the roads are bad, so if you're driving through water, you can't see the potholes and you'll probably stall out. >> this driver was lucky. the driver of the stalled honda, not so much. across the county, more than half a foot of rain fell overnight. this oak tree is being reduced to firewood. >> i was thinking last night, i better tell her not to park right there beca

nick smith joins us live from the rohnert park expressway. reporter: this is a major thoroughfare to route 116. one reason we are here is because this road was completely cored over with water earlier. we watched the water recede but this is why there's a flash-flood warning in effect, because at any time all that could change. this was the message from national weather service, alerting everyone in the area of a flash flood warning for sonoma county. conditions were a wet, rainy, challenging mess. the heaviest totals of rain are pry ticketed for north bay. >> heavy rains. measured 12 inches of rain so far. >> take a look at the damage the behind on this stretch of fort ross road. half of the street, gone. road crews arrived to see the two-lane highway reduced to one. >> down below there was one vehicle inundated by the rockslide. >> take a look. you can make out the roof of a white pickup truck that is buried in the thick heavy mud and rock, and things could get worse if the arounds continue officials fear the risk of emergency services from

nick smith its live on rohnert park where parts of the road have been washed out. reporter: we have been in it all day. this is a mess and also a major thoroughfare to route 116. parts of the road are wiped out behind me. looks like it's sinking into a minilake. this is part of the flash-flood warning for sonoma county. >> this is the sound that blared from my smartphone, sent from the national weather service alerting everybody in the area of a flash-flood warning. conditions on highway 101 north and south war wet, rainy, and challenging mess for drivers, and it hasn't taken a break and heaviest totals for north bay. >> we have measured four inches of rain. >> take a look at the damage the rain left behind on this road. half of the street gone. crossroad crews arrived to see the two-lane highway reduced to one. >> down'll there was one vehicle inundated by the rockslide from fort ross road. >> take a look. you can make out the roof of a white pickup truck that got swept away in the slide and remains buried in the thick heavy mud and rock, and the things could get

rain has also causedded inning in some areas of sonoma county, and that's where we find nick smith. >> we have been here all day. we were here yesterday, and the rain has not stopped. that rain has continued to fall. the ground is sat -- saturated. the intersection of routes 12 and 121 are moved what looks like a little river stream. that's spilloff from the sonoma creek. this intersection will remain closed because there's no place for this water to go. the rain has been unrelenting. ed inning the intersections of low-lying areas. >> all flood plain so when we do get heavy rains, everything just pools right in here and has nowhere to go. >> some were deterred by signs reading "road closed." some took a chance anyway. >> the roads are bad, so if you're driving through water, you can't see the potholes and you'll probably stall out. >> this driver was lucky. the driver of the stalled honda, not so much. across the county, more than half a foot of rain fell overnight. this oak tree is being reduced to firewood. >> i was thinking last night, i better tell her not to park right there beca

abc7 news reporter nick smith is on the scene. >> i found all day not only early we saw lightning flashes but we have encountered so much standing water and slick rods and we are, again, reminding drivers to exercise caution as they move throughout the roads. right new we are in redwood city and we have noticed are pools of standing water. we are not the only area seeing a steady rainfall. look what we have found right there in san francisco: an s.u.v. crashed into the corner of this building at silver avenue and princeton. there were no injuries to the driver or the occupants of the building. crews say it is one of the things that was a direct result of weather. >> a tree came down at 37th and lincoln way closing lanes. until the crews can remove the tree it will be a hazard. we see a car that crashed into a building at 17th and harrison. this is a direct result of what officials on the scene say are slick roads and drivers just not slowing down enough. you have to be careful as you get on the treats. in redwood city we are watching drivers with their headlights and windshield wipers try

nick smith is live open market street in san francisco with that story. nick? >> good evening. financial plan will cover spending at the agency for the next 2 years. get this. the fee could possibly put everything on the table. everything from free ride for seniors to possible fare he can. one plan would have the fee for the f line go from 2 dollars to 6 dollars each way. getting around the city could get a lot more expensive. any idea how much. >> i'm not sure. >>reporter: 2.25 single rid fare paid in cash. 25 cent hike over the current rate and there is more. there's a proposal to hike the rate for the f line from 2 dollars to 6 dollars one way. squeeze that could feel tighter than this packed street car. >> 6 is a bit ridiculous. 3 maybe. 6 is crazy. >>reporter: that's one of the ideas on the table. muni spox man says proposal at this point are only ideas and to expand service or create new programs everything must be on the tabl table. >> there aren't any set priorities or established priorities for the budget. what we are looking at is having a public hearing and listening

nick smith is live open market street in san francisco with that story. nick? >> good evening. financial plan will cover spending at the agency for the next 2 years. get this. the fee could possibly put everything on the table. everything from free ride for seniors to possible fare he can. one plan would have the fee for the f line go from 2 dollars to 6 dollars each way. getting around the city could get a lot more expensive. any idea how much. >> i'm not sure. >>reporter: 2.25 single rid fare paid in cash. 25 cent hike over the current rate and there is more. there's a proposal to hike the rate for the f line from 2 dollars to 6 dollars one way. squeeze that could feel tighter than this packed street car. >> 6 is a bit ridiculous. 3 maybe. 6 is crazy. >>reporter: that's one of the ideas on the table. muni spox man says proposal at this point are only ideas and to expand service or create new programs everything must be on the tabl table. >> there aren't any set priorities or established priorities for the budget. what we are looking at is having a public hearing and listening

nick smith is live open market street in san francisco with that story. nick? >> good evening.over spending at the agency for the next 2 years. get this. the fee could possibly put everything on the table. everything from free ride for seniors to possible fare he can. one plan would have the fee for the f line go from 2 dollars to 6 dollars each way. getting around the city could get a lot more expensive. any idea how much. >> i'm not sure. >>reporter: 2.25 single rid fare paid in cash. 25 cent hike over the current rate and there is more. there's a proposal to hike the rate for the f line from 2 dollars to 6 dollars one way. squeeze that could feel tighter than this packed street car. >> 6 is a bit ridiculous. 3 maybe. 6 is crazy. >>reporter: that's one of the ideas on the table. muni spox man says proposal at this point are only ideas and to expand service or create new programs everything must be on the tabl table. >> there aren't any set priorities or established priorities for the budget. what we are looking at is having a public hearing and listening to feedback input fro

nick smith joins us live with the story. nick? >> good evening. was it road rage? drag racing? was it neither? police tell me they don't know. they believe the driver can provide them with information about the seconds before a crash killed a father of three. >> we still can't believe it. >> the 31-year-old struck and killed on sunday, leaving behind three young boys his 11-year-old broke down. >> he was a wonderful person. he kept us safe. >> ron died at the scene of the crash just west of i 680 sunday evening. police tell abc7 news the accident happened when the drivers of this infinity coupe and a black toyota tundra started heading at high rates of speed he was making a left turn when the car smashed into his mazda. evidence fuelled investigator was more questions for the driver because did he not stop after the crash and has not come forward today sh police were back on the scene looking for witnesses >> we're trying to identify who it can be. so we can talk about what his involvement was. >> police are trying to determine if road rage or drag racing were factors. question

abc7 news reporter nick smith is on the scene. >> i found all day not only early we saw lightning flashesso much standing water and slick rods and we are, again, reminding drivers to exercise caution as they move throughout the roads. right new we are in redwood city and we have noticed are pools of standing water. we are not the only area seeing a steady rainfall. look what we have found right there in san francisco: an s.u.v. crashed into the corner of this building at silver avenue and princeton. there were no injuries to

. >>> let's go right to news reporter nick smith, who is live at the concord b.a.r.t.n and begins team coverage with a look at the repair to fix the track. nick? reporter: good news. it seems as though the workers are on track to meet their goal, that is, opening this concord b.a.r.t. station by 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. if you listen closely you can hear a clank, clank, clank, the sound of steel hitting steel. they have been at it nonstop. they believe they can repair the damage done by the derailment friday evening. >> the initial outlook is that it looks pretty good. >> the b.a.r.t. spokesperson says the tracks have been cleared and repairs started. >> we are hoping to have service restored 8:00 a.m. sunday morning. >> crews have been moving 60,000 pounds of steel and fiberglass with cranes like this. this is one of four b.a.r.t. cars damaged in the train derailment. the accident brought b.a.r.t. gm outo

. >> nick smith is live with denew tails. nick?you know oakland police say that the shooting and whether or not that guard was authorized to carry a concealed or openly carry a weapon on the job are still under investigation. but neighbors didn't know the guard had a gun. so they, like police have a lot of questions. today, questions about the guard's authority to be armed. abc7 news the contract between the residents and security program required an unarmed guard. it wasn't after the shooting many learned he was carrying a gun. >> i thought that was the job of the police. that if police are not able to do it, it may in the be their fault it's an option. >> abc7 news was l when the guard was questioned by police the guard was patrolling oakmoore neighborhood and chased the man and shot him in the leg. we called and went to the offices of the security call three there. >> liz beth bessy coleman earned a license in france. later she returned and became a stunt pilot this, morning city leader renamed a portion of the road bessy colema

nick smith joins us live with the story. nick? >> good evening. was it road rage? drag racing? was it neither? police tell me they don't know. they believe the driver can provide them with information about the seconds before a crash killed a father of three. >> we still can't believe it. >> the 31-year-old struck and killed on sunday, leaving behind three young boys his 11-year-old broke down. >> he was a wonderful person. he kept us safe. >> ron died at the scene of the crash just west of i 680 sunday evening. police tell abc7 news the accident happened when the drivers of this infinity coupe and a black toyota tundra started heading at high rates of speed he was making a left turn when the car smashed into his mazda. evidence fuelled investigator was more questions for the driver because did he not stop after the crash and has not come forward today sh police were back on the scene looking for witnesses >> we're trying to identify who it can be. so we can talk about what his involvement was. >> police are trying to determine if road rage or drag racing were factors. question

nick smith is on campus live for us tonight. nick, what a blow. >> dan, you know, ted agu's death was sudden. he collapsed just a few yards from here after a training this morning with the rest of his football team. less than three hours later, the 21-year-old football player would be pronounced dead at an area hospital. >> our players loved him dearly. and he was a big part of our family. >> cal football coach sonny dikes had one point had to choke back tears as he talked about 21-year-old ted ague. >> this is something that is very hard on all of us. certainly ted's family. his football family, the entire cal community. >> cal's 6'1" 240 pound defensive end collapsed during what the team doctor described as a routine conditioning workout. >> like i said, i have been with ted since he came here, and he never had a problem with a workout or practice. >> ague, number 35, seen in the video, was admired for his hard hits and great tackles. good enough to earn his way on the team as a walk-on. school officials wouldn't give history a

nick smith is at at&t park. >> good morning, the district attorney has been in discussion with the defense lawyers about a plea deal, either guilty or no contest and that is to avoid a lengthy trial. 31-year-old old sanchez and norwood will be in court accepting a plea deal that resolves the criminal case against them. members of the family will be this to make victim impact statements. sanchez and norwood face weapons charges in a federal court which carries an additional 5 1/2 years in federal prison. the attack left bryan stow with permanent disability and he will need care for life. this is expected to happen today in a southern california courtroom. return to the ice with a showdown with the ambassador rivals. what is going on? >> eric and katie, so much is going on, good morning to everyone in the bay area. a big competitions this morning as you were just references, ladies free skating gets underway at 7:00 a.m. pacific time, in an hour, and san jose's polina edmunds takes to the ice. we have video of her olympic debut. she was incredible. the routine included three triple jumps and

nick smith is on campus live for us tonight. nick, what a blow. >> dan, you know, ted agu's death was sudden. he collapsed just a few yards from here after a training this morning with the rest of his football team. less than three hours later, the 21-year-old football player would be pronounced dead at an area hospital. >> our players loved him dearly. and he was a big part of our family. >> cal football coach sonny dikes had one point had to choke back tears as he talked about 21-year-old ted ague. >> this is something that is very hard on all of us. certainly ted's family. his football family, the entire cal community. >> cal's 6'1" 240 pound defensive end collapsed during what the team doctor described as a routine conditioning workout. >> like i said, i have been with ted since he came here, and he never had a problem with a workout or practice. >> ague, number 35, seen in the video, was admired for his hard hits and great tackles. good enough to earn his way on the team as a walk-on. school officials wouldn't give history a

the nick smith is on the story. >> we have lived in our house since 1978. >> dedehas seen her neighborhood change. yesterday shooting reminded crime is a new reality. and for her it's creeping closer to home. >> i never thought about any security system in our neighborhood or wherever whether they had a gun or not. it's never been, never passed my mind. >>reporter: but now she says she has to. like many of her neighbors question about his private security guard in her neighborhood being armed. we have learned that the contract between the residents and the security program and the company security code 3 required an unarmed guard. it wasn't until after the shooting many learn the guard was carrying a gun. >> i'm kind of surprised actually they were armed. many communities do make it very clear that they don't want the patrols to be armed. >>reporter: according to oakland council member shaft there is untake in the hiring of private security. many operating under different community guidelines. >> has to be carefully done. has to be done with consideration. >>reporter: we were there when th