. >>> i'm ama daetz. they're protesting the grand jury decision in the eric garner decision, the unarmed man who died after police put him in a choke-hold. this video is from a short time ago. thousands of people gathered at foley square, then marched through the streets of manhattan. they weaved in and out of traffic on the way to rockefeller center. >>> we have video of a protest happening in chicago. the situation there is a little more tense. protesters have been marching down michigan avenue, at times surrounding cars and then started chanting. hundreds of the protesters eventually laid down in an intersection and staged a die-in. that's taking place near soldier field where the chicago bears will be playing the dallas cowboys later on tonight. >>> a live look at that demonstration in chicago. we're seeing these incidents -- i'm having a hard time seeing -- i was looking to see if they were laying down in the street right there. everybody is still marching at this point. we're seeing the pop-up prote

. >> i'm ama daetz. it's been four months since the big massive quake. and the ground is still moving. >> seismologists are saying to the homeowners that they might have been better off waiting to spend money on repairs. >> elissa? >> reporter: i'm on ellen way. one of those neighborhoods that straddles the fault line, this crack appeared during the original earthquake in august. but neighbors say that it's actually getting bigger. so they are not surprised that a geophysicist is saying that there is still some movement underground. now, according to that geophysicist with the u.s. geological survey, he said what's happening is there is still movement on the fault. >> the movement on the fault is sudden, and then there's this continuing movement that goes on. and initially, that's fast. but then it slows down with time. >> reporter: even though the napa quake was months ago, it's still impacting people who live in napa valley's browns neighborhood. they describe the friction like the slow smearing of clay. they expect it to move two to six inches in the

. >> i'm ama daetz.we do begin with storm watch coverage as the second wave of rain heads into the bay area. live doppler 7 hd shows you where the rain is now. you can see it's covering most of the bay area but the heaviest rain is expected during the evening commute within the next hour. >> the bay area's already saturated as you know and feeling the aftermath of our most recent storms. take a look. a tree came down along these public stairs that lead to the b.a.r.t. station and another falling tree pulled down power lines in orinda this morning. it knocked out power to nearly 500 customers. pg & e repaired the line and that road reopened around noon. >> let's take a live look at conditions outside from the east bay hills camera. you can see obviously there are some drops there on the lens. we turn now to spencer christian, who is tracking the storm with live doppler 7 hd. >> we have raindrops falling over much of the bay area as you can see on live doppler 7 hd. the heaviest activity is still building

. >> i'm ama daetz. the storm will continue our pattern of wet weather that's already caused considerable damage. check out this landslide in tiburon in a steep area that eroded during a previous storm. sky 7 hd shows the area is now covered by tarps to help keep it intact. we are told the home's window was busted out. in santa rosa this afternoon, a massive eucalyptus tree collapsed, nearly hitting a driver on highway 12. it blocked traffic for about an hour. a crew had to chop it up and load it on to a truck before all lanes could be reopened. >> want to give you a live look at the golden gate bridge. the road slick with rain. during a downpour late last night there was a three-car crash that slowed northbound traffic to a crawl. let's find out how bad this storm that we are going to get in the next 24 hours is going to be. spencer christian with a look at live doppler 7 hd. >> very stormy conditions covering most of the bay area right now. virtually a line of powerful storm cells from the north bay to

. >> i'm ama daetz. sonoma county rescue crews were called to help a driver stranded in flood waters in sonoma county today. it happened near the town of bloomfield west of petaluma. water on the road was about three feet deep, too deep to drive through. crews had to use a waverunner to reach the car and free that driver. >> great to see how organized the operation was. i appreciate all these young gentlemen coming out to take me to safety. >> other drivers were still trying to get through deep water on the expressway this afternoon. police have closed down the road from rancho verde mobile home park to stony point road until the flooding subsides. >> it's not just the flooding but falling trees also posing difficulties. two trees being removed after falling overnight. we have a live look for you from our camera in emeryville. as you can see, traffic is very heavy on interstate 80 heading toward berkeley. rain is still coming down. spencer christian happy to be inside with us. >> i am happy, you're right

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. >> i'm ama-daetz. he was charged with four felonies and a misdemeanor. alan wang is live at the halve jaws ties. hall of justice. >> he turned himself in and then posted bail about two hours later. we know he has been on the force for 5 years and assigned to san francisco general two years ago and now facing assault, perjury and filing a false police report. >> 33-year-old san francisco sheriff deputy arrested the man at san francisco general hospital on november 3rd for allegedly attacking him with a cane. but the district attorney says surveillance video proves that didn't happen. instead it shows he approached the man in the emergency room waiting area after the conversation the manuses a cane to stand up. he grabs him by the back of the collar and knocks him back foot seat. he chokes hem and beats him and places hem under arrest. district attorney george goscone is said to have purge erred himself on a police report. conduct that lead to the arrest of the innocent victim. something wasn't adding up and that's why they requested the surveillance video

i'm ama daetz. happening now around the bay area, a big day for storm cleanup. we begin in union city, where this 90 foot eucalyptus tree came crashing down on to a residential care facility. two women went to the hospital but just for observation. new video now out of the north bay. the russian river has crested at more than 33 feet. that's a few feet above flood stage, so there's a lot of standing water throughout the guerneville area. to the peninsula, where the water pumps are working overtime at a mobile home park in redwood city. people are trudging through knee-deep water. >> in san jose, the damage to this safeway is worse than first thought. sky 7 hd showing us not one, but two huge holes in the roof. we have a live look outside now from our sutro camera. rain not over yet. we did have sunshine today which was nice. spencer christian with a look at the rain totals and live doppler 7 hd. >> you're right, we do have sunny breaks right now. the rain has not completely left the bay area but as

. >> i'm ama daetz. commuters are facing delays on bay area transit systems because of today's high winds. crews scrambled to remove a fallen tree from the b.a.r.t. tracks near the balboa park station in san francisco. trees are still falling in lots of communities. check out these few in shellville in sonoma county. a large eucalyptus brought down power lines along east 7th street. nearby, a large pine tree landed on live wires causing them to spark. >> flags trees, you name it just about everything that can is swaying in the wind across san francisco. people are holding on tightly to bags and even their clothing as they brave today's really powerful gusts. it is so blustery. here's a live look from the exploratorium camera where you can see whitecaps on san francisco bay. >> we have live team coverage on today's wind storm and the damage that it caused around the bay area. >> let's begin with abc 7 news reporter vic lee live at the glen park b.a.r.t. station. several problems on b.a.r.t. right now. >>

. >> and i'm ama-daetz. we are in for more winds and very cold temperatures jay we begin with -- >> we begin with sandhya patel. sandhya? >> dan and ama the winds are loud out there. it is hard to miss them. when you factor in the cold conditions, it is actually very chilly outside. let's look at live doppler 7hd. the skies are clear and the winds are still gusty. about 37 miles an hour at half moon bay and 35 at sfo. they have come down some since earlier tonight. as you take a look here, wind advisory is still running until noon tomorrow. trees and power lines could still topple and here is a live picture from our emeryville camera where you will notice the peak wind gusts over 60 miles an hour, mount de diablo and napa airport twin peeks same thing. winds close to 40 miles an hour at the airport. now we are looking at the wind damage reports still growing. in the bay area, 60. trees and power lines are going down. this is a common scene as you look at this twitter picture. willow glen this viewer said this

i'm ama daetz. let's head back to the scene and sky 7 hd. we are now joined on the phone by officer rob lee, a spokesperson for the california highway patrol. officer, thank you for joining us. what can you tell us about the traffic impact in that area? officer lee, are you with us? >> definitely impacted at this point. northbound traffic on 680 is being diverted at capital expressway and southbound 680 traffic is being diverted at mckie. there is no estimated time of opening the lanes at this point pending resolution on the overcrossing. >> do you have any sense, officer, how long that is going to take or what they are doing to try to talk this woman off the edge of the overpass? >> i do not, actually. i have no details on where negotiations stand with her at this point or if it's looking like it's going to be something that will resolve itself quickly or be extended into the commute hours. >> once it does get resolved, any sense given how much the traffic is backing up how long will it take traffi

. >> i'm ama-daetz. he was charged with four felonies and a misdemeanor. is live at the halve jaws ties. hall of justice. >> he turned himself in and then posted bail about two hours later. we know he has been on the force for 5 years and assigned to san francisco general two years ago and now facing assault, perjury and filing a false police report. >> 33-year-old san francisco sheriff deputy arrested the man at san francisco general hospital on november 3rd for allegedly attacking him with a cane. but the district attorney says surveillance video proves that didn't happen. instead it shows he approached the man in the emergency room waiting area after the conversation the manuses a cane to stand up. he grabs him by the back of the collar and knocks him back foot seat. he chokes hem and beats him and places hem under arrest. district attorney george goscone is said to have purge erred himself on a police report. conduct that lead to the arrest of the innocent victim. something wasn't adding up and that's why they requested the surveillance video that prov

. >> i'm ama-daetz. happening now, a break in the rain. our live look shows clouds lingering and more rain is on the way. >> so far in this rainy season, the rainfall is 175% of average. santa rosa, 154. livermore, 198. san jose, 241%. jay we have live team coverage on the damage from our downpour. we begin with spencer christian to see what live doppler 7hd looks like. >> let's go to live doppler 7hd and i will tell you that the steady continuous rain ended and we have pockets of light rainfall developing. one moving across the peninsula right now near san bruno. this is not heavy rain and there have been locally heavy downpours, and we are still under a flood advisory for the bay area until faff:00 tomorrow morning because of the saturated ground and the heavy rain we have had. the rainfall total since wednesday afternoon you can see between six and seven inches in the north bay and three to four inches for the reinned maker of the bay -- remainder of the bay area. we go into the middle of the day and the rain is disappearing and giving

. >> i'm ama-daetz. happening now, a break in the rain. our live look shows clouds lingering and more rain is on the way. >> so far in this rainy season, the rainfall is 175% of average. santa rosa, 154. livermore, 198. san jose, 241%. jay we have live team coverage on the damage from our downpour. we begin with speer christian to see what live doppler d looks like. >> let's go to live doppler 7hd ani will tell you that th steady continuous rain ended and we have pockets of light rainfall developing. one moving across the peninsula right now nea san bruno. this is not heavy rain and there have been locally heavy downpours, and we are still under a flood advisory for the bay area until faff:00 tomorrow morning because of the saturated ground and the heavyrain we have had. the rainfall total since wednesday afternoon you can see between six and seven inches in the north bay and three to four inches for the reinned maker of the bay -- remainder of the bay area. we g into the middle of the day and the rain is disappearing and givingway to at l

i'm ama daetz. today's storm brought flooding to many parts of the bay area. sky 7 hd was over marin county. this is what several hours of the downpour can create. water covered three of the four lanes on southbound 101 in marin city, turning what's usually a 30-minute commute into san francisco into a two-hour ordeal. at one point, officers urged people to stay home and off the roads. flooding stranded these drivers in san francisco. this happened along cesar chavez street where the highway dips below 101. this area has flooded during storms in the past. >>> it was a soggy mess in the santa cruz mountains. part of a roof collapsed at the cvs store in felton. firefighters believe standing water caused it to give way. building inspectors will need to check the store out before it can reopen. and you might have been reaching for your umbrella today like this person in alameda. despite the traffic headaches and all the damage the rain is a welcome sight and we are nowhere near making up for the rainfal

i'm ama daetz. >> i'm larry beil. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now with cheryl and dan. >>> these crimes are difficult to solve. but we are solving them every day. >> holiday holdups. bay area police are seeing more bank robberies this time of year. what investigators say is driving people to steal. >>> falling earth. a big landslide at a popular san francisco trail. what it means if you like to run, walk or ride your bike. >>> new recommendations, the fda says gay men can soon donate blood after a long ban. why even the new changes are controversial. >>> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. record warmth today, rain tomorrow. we will take a look at the holiday forecast coming up. >>> good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm cheryl jennings. new at 5:00, it's the season for bank robberies. two days before christmas, police across the bay area have a series of unsolved crimes on their hands. >> take a look. one of the robbers even dressed as santa, if you can believe it. here's the most recent robbery. a man accu

. >> i'm ama daetz. as the storm moves our way, an unprecedented move in advance by bay area schools. san francisco unified is closing al schools tomorrow. the district superintendent says he's concerned about possible power outages and doesn't want to risk students or staff getting injured trying to get to school. it's not just san francisco. oakland unified school district, all napa county schools are open. san rafael city schools, marin county private and charter schools and dixie school district are all closed tomorrow. schools in the novato unified school district will be closed thursday and friday. other closures include saucalit omaren city schools. the harmony school district classes are canceled as are montgomery school, burnville school and forestville academy. >>> now we have live storm watch coverage but let's start it all over with spencer christian and the latest on this storm. >> right here just off the embarcadero, suddenly the winds have become gusty in just the lau last few seconds. her

. >> i'm ama daetz. new details revealed today about the sexual assault claims against former 49ers defensive lineman ray mcdonald. court documents indicate the woman behind the claim says she met mcdonald earlier this month at a san jose bar and began feeling sick after having two drinks there. >> she says she had also been drinking before she went to the bar. she says the attack happened after she passed out by mcdonald's pool. she says she woke up the next morning naked in bed with mcdonald. after the woman went to police with her claim, a detective pretended to be her and began texting mcdonald as part of the investigation. >> he responded i don't understand why you're bothered. you chose to stay with me for another day. the detective wrote back quote, yeah, but you shouldn't have had sex with me after i was knocked out. mcdonald then texted that he did nothing wrong. he has not been charged in the case. >>> the tide was unusually high across the bay area today and that was a very big concern for res

. >> and i'm ama-daetz. we are in for more winds and very cold temperatures jay we begin with -- >> we begin with sandhya patel. sandhya? >> dan and ama the winds are loud out there. it is hard to miss them. when you factor in the cold conditions, it is actually very chilly outside. let's look at live doppler 7hd. the skies are clear and the winds are still gusty. about 37 miles an hour at half moon bay and 35 at sfo. they have come down some since earlier tonight. as you take a look here, wind advisory is still running until noon tomorrow. trees and power lines could still topple and here is a live picture from our emeryville camera where you will notice the peak wind gusts over 60 miles an hour, mount de diablo and napa airport twin peeks same thing. winds close to 40 miles an hour at the airport. now we are looking at the wind damage reports still growing. in the bay area, 60. trees and power lines are going down. this is a common scene as you look at this twitter picture. willow glen this viewer said this

i'm ama daetz. >> i'm larry beil. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now with cheryl and dan. >>> as cleanup continues from this week's storm, more rain moves across the bay area. >>> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. i will let you know if showers will dampen your weekend plans. >>> plus protests under way again tonight after a grand jury refused to indict a white officer for a black suspect's death. tonight, the rules surrounding the use of choke holds here in california. >>> and liftoff. >> and bay area researchers leading the new charge into space. the old technology they resurrected for today's successful mission. >>> good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm cheryl jennings. the rain is back and could stay for days. >> this is a live look outside right now from the emeryville tower camera. as you can see, not raining now but those clouds will tell you what's coming. >> it's a beautiful sunset. let's take a look right now at our san francisco camera from the -- oh, this is from the east bay hills camera. my goo

. >> i'm ama-daetz. he was charged with four felonies and a misdemeanor. alan wang is live at the halve jaws ties. hall of justice. >> he turned himself in and then posted bail about two hours later. we know he has been on the force for 5 years and assigned to san francisco general two years ago and now facing assault, perjury and filing a false police report. >> 33-year-old san francisco sheriff deputy arrested the man at san francisco general hospital on november 3rd for allegedly attacking him with a cane. but the district attorney says surveillance video proves that didn't happen. instead it shows he approached the man in the emergency room waiting area after the conversation the manuses a cane to stand up. he grabs him by the back of the collar and knocks him back foot seat. he chokes hem and beats him and places hem under arrest. district attorney george goscone is said to have purge erred himself on a police report. conduct that lead to the arrest of the innocent victim. something wasn't adding up and that's why they requested the surveillance video

. >> i'm ama daetz. that break is allowing cities to assess the damage from a big downpour this morning. in san francisco, crews are cleaning up several trees knocked down by winds and rain. the rain was coming down heavily on 280 this morning in hillsborough. drivers had to deal with a few pools on the highway that can cause hydroplaning. >> the chp answered four times the number of collision calls, about 400 in all. one of those crashes came in lafayette. a driver slid off the road right into a traffic signal and that backed up traffic. in marin, the park and ride lot is flooded over not only because of the rain but also due to high tide. it's more than half a foot deep in some spots. let's take a live look outside from the emeryville camera. you can see dark, stormy clouds remain out there. spencer christian live outside with today's rain totals and also a look at live doppler 7 hd. >> it's raining lightly right now here where we are up on the roof at abc 7. let's take a look at live doppler 7 hd. i w

. >> i'm ama-daetz. it happened near dutch flats a few miles east of auburn. >> terrifying ordeal recorded on the passengers' smartphone. >> abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian is live in santa clara where the suspect used to live. lisa? >> she moved to santa clara in 2003. i spoke with the officers here at the santa clara police department a little while ago, and they told me they have -- they had a few run ins with her. the last one was in 2008. all of them were for minor traffic violations. really nothing compared to what she is charged with now. >> we have a vehicle that has been following us and telling us she is a cop and keeps telling us to pull us over. >> the situation on i-80 in placer county on saturday turned from strange to scary fast. >> she just hit our are cay. she is pushing us off of the road. >> she is seen here in court today and she is accused of assault with a deadly weapon, false imprisonment and reckless driving. and this was her reaction to the charges. >> she has very hot temp

. >> i'm ama-daetz. >> don't shoot. >> hands up. >> protesters blocked both directions of the 101 off university avenue in palo alto in reaction to the grand jury's decision. stanford university students organized tonight's protest. >> we can no longer not be heard and not be seen. business cannot go on as usual. this is something that needs to be seen and heard and everyone needs to know so everyone can have an impact on it. >> the chp says up to 150 people walked on to 101 near university avenue. the drivers also tweeted pictures as they sat motionless after the protest stopped traffic. the highway patrol and palo alto police then moved in and cleared the freeway. traffic is moving once again. protests also broke out in san francisco and oakland tonight. >> whose street? >> our street. >> the voices of marchers filled the air in downtown oakland as they moved toward city hall around 9:00. a few bottles have been thrown at officers, but it has remained mostly peaceful. it is much different than last week's ferguson, missouri decision. sky 7hd also followed protesters as they marched

. >> i'm ama-daetz. >> don't shoot. >> hands up. >> protesters blocked both directions of the 101 off university avenue inlo alto in reaction to the grand jury's decision. stanford university students organized tonight's protest. >> we can no longer not be heard and not be seen. business cannot go on as usual. this is something that needs to be seen and heard and everyone needs to know so everyone can have an impact on it. >> the chp says up to 150 people walked on to 101 near university avenue. the drivers also tweeted pictures as they sat motionless after the protest stopped traffic. the highway patrol and palo alto police then moved in and cleared the freeway. traffic is moving once again. protests also broke out in san francisco and oakland tonight. >> whose street? >> our street. >> the voices of marchers filled the air in downtown oakland as they moved toward city hall around 9:00. a few bottles have been thrown at officers, but it has remained mostly peaceful. it is much different than last week's ferguson, missouri decision. sky 7hd also followed protesters as they marched thr

. >> i'm ama-daetz. it happened near dutch flats a few miles east of auburn. >> terrifying ordeal recorded on the passengers' smartphone. >> abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian is live in santa clara where the suspect used to live. lisa? >> she moved to santa clara in 2003. i spoke with the officers here at the santa clara police department a little while ago, and they told me they have -- they had a few run ins with her. the last one was in 2008. all of them were for minor traffic violations. really nothing compared to what she is charged with now. >> we have a vehicle that has been following us and telling us she is a cop and keeps telling us to pull us over. >> the situation on i-80 in placer county on saturday turned from strange to scary fast. >> she just hit our are cay. she is pushing us off of the road. >> she is seen here in court today and she is accused of assault with a deadly weapon, false imprisonment and reckless driving. and this was her reaction to the charges. >> she has veryer. >> he

i'm ama-daetz. we are in for a wild night. right now the clouds are over the city, but we have a nice look at the buildings there. abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking the storm. sand jaw -- sandhya? >> it went from a few strikes to a thousand strikes in the last six to eight hours. obviously the strikes are offshore, but some have been hitting land. marin and sonoma county have been under a significant weather advisory. it expired at 11:00 p.m. as i take you in here, really heavy rainfall propertying an urban and small stream flood advisory from san rafael and we are taking you to street level and highway 101. you will notice that there are still some strikes showing up off the coast here. so we are not completely done yet. as you take a look at the lightning loop, i am taking you back several hours. numerous lightning strikes and there are still more showing up. as we head toward your morning commute we are still looking at the potential for more thunder. flood advisories advisories and it is an urban flood advi

i'm ama-daetz. we are in for a wild night. right now the clouds are over the city, but we have a nice look at the buildings there. abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking the storm. sand jaw -- sandhya? >> it went from a few strikes to a thousand strikes in the last six to eight hours. obviously the strikes are offshore, but some have been hitting land. marin and sonoma county have been under a significant weather advisory. it expired at 11:00 p.m. as i take you in here, really heavy rainfall propertying an urban and small stream flood advisory from san rafael and we are taking you to street level and highway 101. you will notice that there are still some strikes showing up off the coast here. so we are not completely done yet. as you take a look at the lightning loop, i am taking you back several hours. numerous lightning strikes and there are still more showing up. as we head toward your morning commute we are still looking at the potential for more thunder. flood advisories advisories and it is an urban flood advi

. >> and i'm ama-daetz. we are in for more winds and very cold temperatures jay we begin with -- >> we begin with sandhya patel. sandhya? >> dan and ama the winds are loud out there. it is hard to miss them. when you factor in the cold conditions, it is actually very chilly outside. let's look at live doppler 7hd. the skies are clear and the winds are still gusty. about 37 miles an hour at half moon bay and 35 at sfo. they have come down some since earlier tonight. as you take a look here, wind advisory is still running until noon tomorrow. trees and power lines could still topple and here is a live picture from our emeryville camera where you will notice the peak wind gusts over 60 miles an hour, mount de diablo and napa airport twin peeks same thing. winds close to 40 miles an hour at the airport. now we are looking at the wind damage reports still growing. in the bay area, 60. trees and power lines are going down. this is a common scene as you look at this twitter picture. willow glen this viewer said this

. >> i'm ama daetz. crews have begun removing loose rock from the lombard street section of telegraph hill. >> the hillside has had problems before and with the heavy rain on the way, the city is concerned about a repeat from 2012 when several boulders threatened an entire apartment complex. >> abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez is live at telegraph hill in san francisco with more. >> reporter: you can see behind me they are still up there working. the mayor of san francisco says this is one of those sites that the city is really keeping an eye on because of the upcoming storm. now, as soon as it starts raining, they will stop working but it is a project that will go on through june 2015. you couldn't ask for a more dramatic video as crews were wall scaling on telegraph hill. >> what you are seeing is removing loose vegetation. >> reporter: this is part of a much bigger project to stabilize this hill. in 2012, several days of rain caused a rock slide that not only damaged this car but threatened this ap

. >> i'm ama-daetz. >> don't shoot. >> hands up. >> protesters blocked both directions of the 101 offversity avenue in palo alto in reaction to the grand jury's decision. stanford university students organized tonight's protest. >> we can no longer not be heard and not be seen. business cannot go on as usual. this is something that needs to be seen and heard and everyone needs to know so everyone can have an impact on it. >> the chp says up to 150 people walked on to 101 near university avenue. the drivers also tweeted pictures as they sat motionless after the protest stopped traffic. the highway patrol and palo alto police then moved in and cleared the freeway. traffic is moving once again. protests also broke out in san francisco and oakland tonight. >> whose street? >> our street. >> the voices of marchers filled the air in downtown oakland as they moved toward city hall around 9:00. a few bottles have been thrown at officers, but it has remained mostly peaceful. it is much different than last week's ferguson, missouri decision. sky 7hd also followed protesters as they marched thro

. >> i'm ama-daetz. happening now, a break in the rain. our live look shows clouds lingering and more rain is on the way. >> so far in this rainy season, the rainfall is 175% of average. santa rosa, 154. livermore, 198. san jose, 241%. jay we have live team coverage on the damage from our downpour. we begin with spencer christian to see what live doppler 7hd looks like. >> let's go to live doppler 7hd and i will tell you that the steady continuous rain ended and we have pockets of light rainfall developing. one moving across the peninsula right now near san bruno. this is not heavy rain and there have been locally heavy downpours, and we are still under a flood advisory for the bay area until faff:00 tomorrow morning because of the saturated ground and the heavy rain we have had. the rainfall total since wednesday afternoon you can see between six and seven inches in the north bay and three to four inches for the reinned maker of the bay -- remainder of the bay area. we go into the middle of the day and the rain is disappearing and giving

. >> i'm ama-daetz. it happened near dutch flats a few miles east of auburn. >> terrifying ordeal recorded on the passengers' smartphone. >> abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian is live in santa clara where the suspect used to live. lisa? >> she moved to santa clara in 2003. i spoke with the officers here at the santa clara police department a little while ago, and they told me they have -- they had a few run ins with her. the last one was in 2008. all of them were for minor traffic violations. really nothing compared to what she is charged with now. >> we have a vehicle that has been following us and telling us she is a cop and keeps telling us to pull us over. >> the situation on i-80 in placer county on saturday turned from strange to scary fast. >> she just hit our are cay. she is pushing us off of the road. >> she is seen here in court today and she is accused of assault with a deadly weapon, false imprisonment and reckless driving. and this was her reaction to the charges. >> she has very hot temp

i'm ama-daetz. we are in for a wild night.ht now the clouds are over the city, but we have a nice look at the buildings there. abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking the storm. sand jaw -- sandhya? >> it went from a few strikes to a thousand strikes in the last six to eight hours. obviously the strikes are offshore, but some have been hitting land. marin and sonoma county have been under a significant weather advisory. it expired at 11:00 p.m. as i take you in here, really heavy rainfall propertying an urban and small stream flood advisory from san rafael and we are taking you to street level and highway 101. you will notice that there are still some strikes showing up off the coast here. so we are not completely done yet. as you take a look at the lightning loop, i am taking you back several hours. numerous lightning strikes and there are still more showing up. as we head toward your morning commute we are still looking at the potential for more thunder. flood advisories advisories and it is an urban flood advisory

. >>> i'm ama daetz in the newsroom. coming up at 6:00, the massive sinkhole in the middle of a san francisco street. see why it isn't the only sewer-related setback. the proactive approach by local police hoping to jump-start a murder investigation. >>> a bay area man's storage war and why it can be difficult to get a refund unless you have 7 on your side. it's all coming up in half an hour at 6:00. >>> ama, thank you. >> simple flip of the switch, president obama and his family kicked off the 2014 holiday season in washington. >> the president, his wife and daughters lit the national christmas tree just a short time ago on the white house lawn. >> the two-hour ceremony hosted hanks and his wife rita wilson included a performance by patty la belle. >> this is the 92nd year of that tradition dating back to president calvin coolidge. >> what a stunning way to start the holidays in our nation's capitol. >>> i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm dan ashley. >>> welcome to "world news tonight." the backlash. the breaking developments

i'm ama daetz. >> i'm larry beil. thanks for the time. >>> welcome to "world news tonight."g now, the new threat. the hackers and their new demand tonight, or else. amid outrage, sony pulling the movie. and the president saying sony made a mistake. >>> the christmas storm brewing. as millions travel. and the other breaking headline for drivers. more than 3 million more vehicles in a new recall tonight. >>> and michael phelps in court today. what he said. and the video revealed that led to his arrest. >>>s and an abc news exclusive. ray rice, what we didn't see until now. the video he fought to keep secret.

i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. all of us, we appreciate your time. >>> welcome to "world news tonight." and inside the horrific school massacre. more than 140 killed, most of them children. and tonight, the youngest of survivors now describing what they saw as the taliban stormed in. >>> the breaking news tonight. the ominous new threat aimed at movie theaters across america. just before the holidays. late word, what the fbi here in washington is now saying as this hacking scandal widens. >>> the mid-air scare. passengers describing the panic, the prayers. the flight to dallas hitting severe turbulence. many injured. >>> and bill cosby's daughter, breaking her silence. what she's now saying about her father.

i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. appreciate your time as always. see you again in half an hour for the news at 6:00. >>> welcome to "world news tonight." breaking news. the disappearance of air asia flight 8501. the desperate search expanding. 162 people on board. families waiting in anguish. and the family that didn't get on the plane, telling their story tonight. >>> high seas rescue. hundreds of passengers saved from a deadly fire on board a crowded ferry. survivors describe the panic to escape the inferno. >>> the flu. now a nationwide epidemic. 22 states reporting high levels of illness linked to the deadly virus. the growing risk to children. >>> and fast and furious. brazen groups of defiant drivers taking over highways across america. innocent people at risk. traffic stopped for miles. who is really in control of the roads?

. >> i'm ama daetz. >> ashley has the night off i should add. >>> we begin with the big storm. abc 7 news, christian is here with live doppler 7 hd. >> here's how things are looking right now. we have areas much widely scattered showers, and up until recently they have been mainly light. we have pockets of downpours right now. especially up in the upper part of the peninsula and near half moon bay moving toward san francisco. pretty impressive rainfall there. most of the remainder of the pockets of precipitation are pretty light, or light to moderate. up in the north bay we have mainly dry, this little area, this line of showers moving onshore. reaching toward cloverdale in northern sonoma county. we may have more showers coming our way tonight. last 24 hours, we have received quite a bit of much-needed rainfall. nearly two inches of rain in san francisco. well over 4 1/2 inches up at novato, over an inch and a half at one point, six inches to be precise in oakland. for the two-day total, we've seen almost six inches of rain in novato, and these totals will grow as there are mo

i'm ama daetz. >> and within five minutes, my car was almost submerged. >> extreme drought no more.l across the bay area. zblf from the north bay to the south bay, floodwaters snagged cars, trees and mountain >> in san francisco, people pulled out pumps and brooms to rid their homes and businesses of seeki water and plenty of debris. >> and by the end of the day in some places, people had to get the kayaks out. >> we're tracking the storm. when it will finally move out, coming up. >>> the storm traps two students under a tree in santa a large branch fell in the gateway school playground. >> both kids are expected to be okay. and the rain has undermined a small bridge. nobody can drive over it. the fire department is afraid it will collapse. >>> terrible flooding on highway 101. and cars that could not make it stalled out. >> and on the wee roads have traffic crawling along. >> good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm cheryl jennings. we have team coverage on this stormy thursday. >> we're going to start with sandhya patel tracking this live weather. >> as you take a look at live dop

good evening, i'm ama daetz. >> the next punch is tomorrow followed by a bit of a break, then a third storm on friday. >> abc 7 is tracking the rain. >> we have had a lot of it and there's more on the way. much of it is falling now. we have areas of moderate to heavy rainfall in the north bay. we have a double dose of it basically from hillsburg and santa rose is a. another area of rainfall up to clover dale out to the coast. now we have this line of showers and downpours through mill valley across the bay. and an area of steady, heavy rainfall from hay ward eastward towards the valley. as you can see down in the mountains, another batch of rain just moving on shore. so although it's widely scattered, we have heavy rain and flood concerns. flood advisory for this area of so know ma county. a flood advisory until 5:30 this afternoon for watsonville down to castroville. the rain continues to fall, flooding concerns remain. we'll have a look at the forecast in a few minutes. >>> all this rain is causing problems in low lying areas like this mobile home park in belmont. three such parks w

i'm ama daetz in for dan ashley. >> i'm cheryl jennings. thanks for joining us.storms of the season so far are on the way. people are rushing to prepare. the good news, reservoir levels should rise significantly. abc 7 news reporter freedman. >> reporter: more joy than dread about the big storms coming. they say they'll welcome them because more drinking water supply for them and if there are problems, they'll be prepared. there's a shelf at scarborough lumber and hardware are filled with tarps, batteries as mountain residents prepare for heavy rain and power outages that accompany storms. >> last couple years have been so light that a lot of people have no idea what they're in for when it comes for a big storm like this. >> reporter: eric already has cleanup to do after the weekend rain. >> clearing the tree from the driveway or any dead trees that might fall. expecting a lot of rain. >> five inches or so. >> we need the rain, that's pour sure. >> reporter: united missions already distributed 100 sandbags over the weekend. >> we're waiting for delivery of new sa

i'm ama daetz in for cheryl jennings. >> i'm dan ashley. the owners of the 49ers is talking about the team's next step now that coach jim harbaugh is gone. he says he understands how fans might be upset. >> i'm fully cognizant that people might doubt what we're doing. that's fair. that's completely fair. and i welcome that. >> abc 7 news reporter david louie has reaction from the players on the team and he is live from levi's stadium in santa clara tonight. >> reporter: you know, we may never know officially why jim harbaugh and the 49ers have parted company. that has left a lot of fans really puzzled, even some of the players. the ceo jed york has already said he has not reached out to any potential candidates for the job, but he and the rest of the front office say they know exactly the kind of person they want to be harbaugh's successor. an 8-8 season was a disa disappointment for fans but many showed up seeking autographs from players after cleaning out their lockers. they don't understand why harbaugh is gone. >> i don't understand the