amy hollyfield is in pittsburg with more. amy? >> to give you an idea of how much rain is coming down, this is a flooded street and you cannot even see the curb. it is up over the sidewalk and lots of rain coming down in the east bay and this just from overnight if you can imagine. we were driving if this rain as it was coming down and it was intense. there was hydroplaning going on and you had to use both hands on the wheel and it was one of those rains where the windshield wiper can barley -- barely keep up. in pittsburg they have in trees and there are in downed trees. there are side effects with high wind from overnight, trees came down, power is out in some neighbors, and this neighborhood just dealing with a lot of water. >>> the storm is causing problems in san francisco and a big tree knell in the road in the sunset district this morning at 37th avenue and lincoln way closing off the lanes and an s.u.v. crashed into a building on silver avenue at princeton one of many accidents this morning. that driver escaped unharmed. >

amy hollyfield has the latest. amy?well, i apologize, we don't have the audio from amy hollyfield. we will check back soon. >> a plan was fatally shot by officers in san lorenzo. the park police want to find two people who disappeared afterred looking officers on a wild chase across the golden gate bridge and the suspect smashed into another car in the southbound lane near the toll plaza and bailed out and took off running. it started when a ranger saw a man breaking into the car. the driver hit two parked service vehicles before driving fast across the bridge. officers focused their certain along lincoln boulevard. >> c.h.p. officers across the state are wearing black bands across their badges in honor of two of their own who were killed in the line of duty. officer law and officer gonzalez died when their vehicle flipped. they started years the bay area before transferring to the central valley. officer gonzalez was assigned to the san jose area office of c.h.p. before transferring to fresno in may of 2010. >> a great

amy hollyfield is covering the trouble spots in the east bay and our reporter is in the south bay both areas seeing a flood of problems. >> mike nicco has a look at live doppler 7 hd. mike? >> good morning, everyone, a lull right now in san francisco but here is the rainfall totals in last night's storm. we knew it would be hot and heavy and we went from .5" to three-quarters to 1" elsewhere and 2" in this area. the radar returns from novato and napa, they are rotating due north so watch out north of 101 and rohnert park. you will get wet. it is raining in sfo. to my south, as well, you can see a heavy storm off the shore that will move on soon into half moon bay and pacifica the next 20 minutes and the south bay is getting light-to-moderate rain. here is the concern going forward: the next batch is developing to the south and rotate north with locally heavy storms possibly thunderstorms as long as the low is churning off the coast and that is what it is going to do for the bet we part of the day. that is why we have the flood advisory to the south. there will be heavy surf, also, over

amy hollyfield joins us from richmond where the employees are worried. amy? >> an employee tells me that a lost people did not show up for work today and those who did come here came with a bundle of nerves wondering if they. have a job and if they get a paycheck today. >> employees of safeguard tubs arrived not sure what to expect. >> hopefully we will be able to...to work together. >> i don't know if we will be working. much showed up. >> hoping for the best? >> hoping for the bill. >> they are uncertain because yesterday law enforcement officers showed up with a search warrant. >> we went on break and the feds or whoever they are, they came through and they told everyone to come sit down and they told us that they had a warrant out. >> this morning, a manager was quick to bring people in and shoe us away. >> work, as usual. >> you do expect to work as usual? >> yep, yep, yep. >> where do you think it will be normal? >> because it is a normal great. a great day today. thank you. >> as employees continue to arrive you can hear him reiterate his pentagon. >>

amy hollyfield has the jackpot frenzy. amy? >> good morning. we are hoping to meet the owner this morning of the dickinson -- dix son landing store. he will get a $1 million prize for the winning ticket and the clerk says he will be here in the hour. it is mr. singl and they are excited. the store solded $425 million hot try ticket, the only one that matched all six numbers. the winner has not come forward but a clerk working here yesterday is speculating that the winner bought the ticket yesterday. >> i looked -- i think i i am not sure. >> this is fun to consider, which option would you choose if you wanted it all, all 425 million, can you get it in payments of $10.5 million a year but that takes 30 years to get it all or you can have a lump sum and all at once but then you take a little bit of pay cut and get $242 million after taxes. that is only $181 million so you lose some money but you get it all at once. decisions, decisions...if i only had problems like that. i am at work so obviously i am noted winner. katie and eric, what would you

amy hollyfield is on the ground with details. pan up you can see the backup for miles away from highway four. the headlights are headed in the westbound direction. avoid this area. it will be around for several hours. use highway 4 and 680 to get on the roads or san pablo avenue but the remark is sold out on 80 making the commute in the westbound direction and eastbound traffic is slowing a little bit bitter. >>:42. >> we will go to i-80 again with what leyla gulen was talking about, the big rig accident blocking traffic with both lanes , now trouble. >> a northern california man tweets his way to a $1.5 million jackpot with a big reveal made right here on abc7 >>> a big rig accident causing problems in el sobrante. amy? >> good morning. you will not believe this: a tractor trailer that jumped the divide is something to see. i have good news to report. the tow trucks are here. we need self of them. here is the officer to give us a sense of when it will be cleared on interstate 80. >> looks like we have all of our tow truck on sce

amy hollyfield has more on that story. amy?firefighter's name and his department have not been released. firefighters around the bay area are reacting. look at this video captured last night, when the body was moved from the accident site. a procession of emergency responders accompanied the body. and standing at attention and saluting him. >> officers say an off-duty firefighter was driving his tractor doing hillside griding work last night and he may have gotten too close to the edge, the tractor flipped, and fell 150'. crewed has to take a helicopter to get to him. the c.h.p. is investigating this but at this time they say it appears it was a tragic accident. >>> developing news from fremont, amtrak trains will roll again this morning after an citizen closed the tracks all night. it happened around 10:00 last night a short distance from the fremont station. we just got off the phone with fremont police and they say the driver of a toyota went around the downed arm at the crossing and was hit bit train. two men both if their

amy hollyfield is in milpitas looking for someone smiling and living large with a wallet this big. ep in mine, there are two winners in this, the lucky person that has the ticket, but, will, the owner of the store, the dickinson landing chevron here in milpitas. the clerk says he is now the lucky winner, he is not the owner. he says his owner is excited. he says the owner will be here between 6:00 and 7:00 this morning so we hope we will meet him he will win $1 million for setting the ticket which was sold at this store on california circle in milpitas and it is the only one with all six numbers. it is worth $425 million so the lump sum if the winner takes a lump sum gets $242 million. this is the second time in two months a winning ticket has been sold in the south bay. lottery officials say that is amazing. you cannot wonder if the person with the ticket knows he or she has won. the owner of the store knows and so do all of the customers. hook at the cameras at the front door of the store covering the story with lots of excitement and everyone ready to introduce the world to the w

amy hollyfield is there with the problems that the neighbors are dealing with. >> hydroplaning on highway 101 was an issue during 9 rain and the north bay got a good soaking 50 got knocked around by the wind and the c.h.p. say they saw a few spinouts including a pick medium truck that flipped north of san rafael around 6:30. the driver was fine. traffic was not. it was back up for miles. other drivers say they are well aware of the dangerous spots on highway 101. >> it is scary. the rain comes up fast and you can get if trouble quickly. it is dangerous. >> trees toppled from all the rain and wind and this kill down if marin county across highway one. crews, worked quickly to try and get them all up before the next storm rolls in. the first storm had a little bit of everything: rain, wind, lightning but mostly emergency responders tell us drivers kept it safe on the roads and there wasn't too much damage. >>> crews are cleaning up after a tree fell on power lines on summit road in the santa cruz mountains that happened before 9:00 last night. crews worked overnight to clear the road and ge

amy hollyfield is at the hospital. amy? >> an assault in the e.r. we new have a picture of the suspect. look at this suspect, 29-year-old would was arrested for attempted murder, assault with great bodily force, and elder abuse. officials davis was trusted from the e.r. to the psychiatric e.r. and he randomly attacked an elderly woman who was a parent. deputies pulled him off her. she did suffer bruises. the hospital released a statement saying and i quote, "san francisco general hospital and trauma center is sore that miss peres was injured in our care. we take patient safety seriously and are reviewing our procedures." officers are routinely stationed here in the e.r. and they were the ones would were able to stop the attack. they are staying this communication with miss peres' family, he is okay and they will ensure she has a full recovery. >>> eight people are still hospitalized after the flight from san francisco to hong kong hit severe turbulence as the cathay pacific jetliner flew over japan. one person was injured and released from the hospi

amy hollyfield is at police headquarters with the investigation. amy? >> the community has responded to the death of the young person. look at this memorial that her friends have created at scene of her death, full of flowers and candles and her body was found saturday morning at 4:15 near the railed tracks off phoenix drive in fairfield. police say the 16-year-old naomy rojas. they need help to find her killer. >> this is an ongoing investigation and we are looking for the public's help to put the pieces together. >> police have not said if they have identified a suspect. they have not given any description. we know that they have not made any arrests. they are leading for witnesses. people who call in can remain anonymous. >>> new details in a shooting outside a popular mall in san francisco. it happened after 7:00 p.m. outside the westfield mall at powell. a 19-year-old was hit twice by one fire and has light threatening injuries. the bart station was closed for several hours. police are investigating. the gunman got away. abc7 news reporter cornell

amy hollyfield is in berkeley with the latest. amy? >> kristen, we are at station seven. this is where the firefighter worked. you can see they have the flag only at half staff, lowered to half staff. the chief for berkeley fire department says that the firefighter worked here for 28 years. emergency responders stood at attention last night as the body of tony nunez passed by. he was in a tractor accident last night. here is a map of where it happened in contra costa county near the regional park outside of martinez much investigators say he was doing hillside grading and he got too close to the edge and fell 150'. they brought in a helicopter to get to him. >> the chief says that he comes from a family of firefighters, his dad and brothers all have worked in the firefighting industry. he has two adult children and the berkeley chief says that they are now on their way to the bay area. >> thank you, amy and now over to the weather. >> we have big chains -- changes. mike? >> second significant storm for the season. check out behind me: the colors are beautiful right now on

amy hollyfield has what led the deputy to open fire. amy?e been told that the man who was shot and killeds was 60. the sheriff deputies have released this picture. this is the when they say the man used to attack the sheriff deputies lying on his living room floor. officers say he -- one officer was hit if the room and that broke the rifle so the officer pulled the handgun, and two officers fired at the man. this started as a paramedic called after coming to the home for a medical emergency and the man became combative inside the ambulance and they called the sheriff for help. the man ran back inside his home. deputies say they went inside the home to check on him. >> you can imagine this is always a difficult situation for law enforcement going into someone's house, you are not familiar with the house and that person is. that is the situation that was presented last night. he comes out and violently attacks the sergeant hitting him with a baseball bat and attempting to hit him again. shots were fired at that point. >> fors have been to this

amy hollyfield is on treasure island with the story. >>> eric, he says this is the greatest honor ofd says having a school or a street named after him doesn't even compare to having this bridge given his name. former san francisco mayor willie brown will be honored at a ceremony today and signed with his nape will be unveiled on the western span of the bay bridge. brown says that this was all the idea of the naacp which paid if the signs and seas it was not his idea. >> i have never solicited, i have never pushed, i have never initiated, nothing, i just rate on the theory of naming something after you. he layed a role in getting the new eastern spannibility but the -- span built but the old span is considered more established and that is why they decided to name it after brown. the ceremony is expected to hold 500 people including lt. governor and quincy conference is expected to be here, and governor brown, though, is not scheduled to attend and he did not support naming the bridge after mayor willie brown so what is willie brown have to say about that? he days no office sense and s

amy hollyfield is at the apartment complex and will bring us an update on the investigation in the next half hour. >> new information on the sniper attack on the power station with a government regulators saying it was domestic terrorism. katie marzullo is in the newsroom with that story. >> a professional job and possibly a rehearsal for something bigger, a serious finding from the man who was the chairman of the federal energy regulatory commission at at the time. last april, around 1:00 o'clock in the morning someone went interest an underground vault and cut service to most of gilroy and then snipers opened fire on the substation shooting for 19 minutes. they knocked out 17 transformers that give power to the silicon valley and then disappeared a minute before police arrived to investigate and no one has been arrested. in an interview with the "wall street journal" follow regulator says that this was a terrorist attack and says if it was copied across the country it do take down the united states grid and black out were of the country. folks re-routed the power to avoid a black out

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is in oakland. amy? >> kristen, we are waiting for the police briefing that was supposed to start at 10:45. we want to know there they have found the suspect or have any tips. we also want to ask if the 13-year-old really was abducted. first, the suspect. this is video, surveillance video that came from the cameras at the safeway in oakland. he is african-american man with salt and pepper hair. this was at the safeway in oakland and license plate s customs say though saw him steal lobster and steak and he had a knife. he got into a red car. they also say this was an elderly man and a 13-year-old girl in the car. police are saying he abducted the people but no one has reported the people missing. some police officers say it appears to them it looks like it was possibly the get away car. the amber alert is still in place. we want to ask police about the amber alert and where this child's worried family is? why haven't they come forward? we have a lot of questions in a press conference that will start any m

amy hollyfield is at the station with details. >> this is where he got on board the train.of the passengers on board with him say that he was drunk but they didn't fell he was threatening. look at video. you can hear the police say for him to get off. he doesn't. he does ask, why? why? why? >> police taze him. he few on the floor. while on the floor they taze him again. bart policy states that for them to use the taser the person must pose an immediate threat. a woman on board has blogged about the incident and is questioning the use of force. she didn't feel like he was a threat to the rest of the passengers. bart police say they are investigating the case. they do have this video. they have given it to an independent auditor. they are looking into it. they say that man was booked into the jail after he was checked out of the hospital. he was booked if resisting arrest and public intoxication. >>> oakland police are investigating a fatal shooting that left a person dead and three injured. happened at 37th avenue last night before 10:00. two men and two women were shot and

amy hollyfield spoke with a witness would her it happen. amy?we met a man who her the gunshots and helped the victim saying it happened at 10:40 in pittsburg at heatherwood. he heard eight shots. this is james moore and he was getting something from the refrigerator in the garage. he hesitated because he wanted to look outside but he didn't know if that would be safe. he didn't know if the person was still shooting. >> i heard another pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop. i got down and i heard someone say help uses help us, and i came around and came to the front door. i could see the guy asking county please help us. holding his arm. she was laying here. she got shot in the back. >> in the front yard in the flowerbed. she appeared to be young, maybe 19 or 20. it looked like she was shot in the back and the man was shot in the arm. he caused 9-1-1. they were taken to the hospital. police state shooter got away. they have not said what they think the motive was. they still working the case. no arrested have been made. >> an assault suspect is in custody

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield has more on that. >> it is still wet. we are getting a break. the highway is wet. drives know this spot open highway 101 is a spot that is known for being troublesome. you can hydroplane. the rain was intense. we got a good soaking. c.h.p. officers saw a few spinout one causing a pickup truck to flip northbound. the drive was okay but traffic was backed up for miles during the evening commute were the driver said he hit a puddle and lost control. >> pay attention the slow down. a lot of water in the roads. cars are driving too fast. pay attention. slow down for the conditions. >> the storm knocked down trees. this fell across highway one in marin county. crews worked quickly to get trees picked up before the next storm. >> drivers kept it safe on the roads and they hope this is the case when the rains arrive next round. >>> thank you. crews are cleaning up after a tree fell on power lines at summit road in santa cruz mountains. it happened before 9:00 last night with crews working to clear the road and get power back on. crews have been busy alo

amy hollyfield has a big example. amy? >> kristen, this break in the action we are getting is giving people time to assess the damage from the first storm, recover from it. we found people very busy working on that. we also found the fairfax woman would found something positive in one of the side effects. >> as the rain came down from storm one, some cars flipped and trees came down. >> we heard a "snap." we felt the tree fall. >> this tree took power lines down with it on fairfax. >> mill valley also lot of trees. >> we had six reports of trees downed blocking the roads because of the winds last night. >> c.h.p. responded to spinouts on highway 101. this driver's truck flipped upside down. he hit a puddle and lost control. other drives say they can relate. >> if you don't take care of color car, you can get out of bounds and it is really dangerous. >> we are in between storms. officials say this is a good time to prepare. mill valley has restocked the sandbag supplies and is clearing creeks and monitoring the conditions.

. >> we continue our coverage of the storm with abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield if castro valley. ming down. it is welcome. we have to be came the streets very slick. we could feel it. we have video to show you of the rain coming down steady all night long and it is very wet. the c.h.p. says they have been very busy overnight dealing with spin intermediates and other accidents. officers cannot stress enough the response of slowing down this morning and keeping a safe distance between you and the car in front of you. the secrets are slick. this is just the beginning. we are hearing what will be a wet weekend as well, so, keep the umbrellas and rain jackets handy and winter has finally arrived in the bay area. >>> san francisco police are investigating a crash with a car that ended up right if front of the cliff house early this morning. it happened before 4:00 a.m. and the car hit a parked pickup before hitting a pole and a concrete planter box. one person was taken to the hospital with injuries and the condition is not known. police are investigating whether the driver was drinking

amy hollyfield has the latest. >>> police have cleared the scene. it is quiet in the neighbor. it looks like everyone is sound asleep. you would never know there was a double shooting here and here is how it looks when police got the call to come to heather wood, with two people shot, a woman and a man, a block apart. she was shot in the back and he was shot in the arm. they were taken to the hospital. police are looking into whether this could be related to an armed robbery early in antioch or could it be a drive-by shooting? they still working the case. at this point we are told no arrests have been made. >> all lanes of interstate 80 are re-opened this morning after a police shooting that started at 8:00 last night in dixon. police say they pulled over an assault suspect driving a stillen vehicle and he is believed armed with a sawed-off shotgun and charged at the officers. one officer opened fire hitting the man and he was taken to the hospital. his condition is not known but the shooting shut down lanes on 80 for more than four hours. a napa woman and her boyfriend suspect

amy hollyfield is at police headquarters. >> kristen, police are saying they do need to talk to people would were there the night she was killed. here is a picture of the victim: she was 16-year-old naomy rojas shot to death early saturday morning. police found her at 4:15 in the morning in the 1400 block of phoenix drive a row apartment complexes there in forward. they found her body near the railroad tracks. >> this is an ongoing investigation we are trying to put the pieces together. >> application have not released any information about any possible suspects they are trailing. they are just saying the investigation is on going with no arrests. they are asking people to call the police department if they have information and stressing that witnesses can remain anonymous. >>> this morning, a 53-year-old martinez woman is under arrest on suspicion of murder. she was booked into contra costa jail on murder. the victim was found dead inside a home yesterday. the coroner is withholding the victim's identity until family are notified. >> new details if a sight outside a popular mall in sa

amy hollyfield joins us from milpitas at the service station where the ticket was sold. amy? >> no winner yet. still, a lost excitement at this family-owned business this morning. look at all of these crews that are here. the owner of the ticket isn't the only one who is missing this morning. >> a crash of cameras greeted the owner of the chevron that sold the $425 million winning lottery ticket, the largest jackpot ever won in california. >> i'm feeling pretty great. this is surreal. i'm at a loss for words. >> he can barely sleep wondering what everyone else wants it know: who bought the ticket? >> a couple of people i am helping that won, that have been our customers for years, and we know them on a first-name basis the it would be amazing. >> manager has been very busy this morning looking for the winner, but no luck so far. >> most of our customers are saying congratulations and wondering if i will get a raise. and there are folks checking their tickets. >> officials drop by to congratulate the store which gets $1 million prize. the store's owner missed it all. his dad i

amy hollyfield? >> yes, dog owners say they are nervous. they know they have little chance of getting between their dog and the meatball. look at this picture of what animal care and control found, a picture they give us of the meatballs lined up trying to lure in their victims. this is in san francisco. animal control officials have posted poison warning signs. they say they don't know nor sure the meatballs were poise on but they are telling people to act as if they are. >> if your dog picks something up and consumes it, i would go directly to the veterinarian. >> this is happening a month after meatballs were found near twin peaks and last summer they killed a dog in san francisco. the meatballs were sent to uc davis if debting. -- for testing. no arrests have been made. no suspects have been identified. >>> thank you, amy. it could be a new backlash against tekkies in san francisco, a woman was taunted and robbed over her google glass eyewear. the "san francisco chronicle" reports she was in a bar on friday wearing the google glass and

. >>> abc7 news amy hollyfield joins us from san francisco general. amy? >> kristen, i am reporting live from san francisco general hospital. the family tells us the victim is still here and slow is scared and she is having trouble sloping. the victim's daughter showed us pictures of the mom's injuries. she has bandageses on her arms and bruises on her neck. she says a man jumped out his bed after being told he needed psychiatric treatment and that he lunged randomly at peres who also is in her bed. he hit her in the head, in the chest and the arms with an i.v pole. official say his name is oren zebest. he is 29. we are told they have decided to drop the charge of attempted murder against him but he does face two charges of assault and a charge with inflicting pain on the elderly and is scheduled to be arraigned today. >> doctors have ordered he remain under observation inned jail so we cannot put a request in to interview him. they say they cannot do that. they cannot disturb him in the special house he is in. san francisco general hospital released a sta

amy hollyfield has reaction from the customers this morning. amy? >> customers are happy. the white house is happy. it appears this is a very good p.r. move and they are positioning itself to sell more than just medicine and cigaretting cards. >> c.v.s. decision to stop selling greets is called bold, huge and brave and is applauded. the cuss tops -- customers love the idea the it is their choice, their business and it is great. i am happy. >> small business owners are also applauding. this liquor store owner is thrilled with the news. stunned, too, a company would stop selling tobacco products because cigarette and beer are the biggest severals the. >> i am surprised. why? what happened? it is good for small business like gas stations and liquor stores. good for us. >> the first lady weighed in tweeting, thanks, c.v.s. our families can live healther and signed it m.o. meaning it came directly from here. the only people not happy are smokes. >> really? okay...that is odd because i always go to c.v.s. for my cigarettes. >> the c.e.o. explains the decision. >> tobacco product

amy hollyfield has the details.e have not released the officer's name with the police department for a year. police are telling us that the 62-year-old woman had a gun and she did not drop it when officers told her to drop it. they say she advanced toward them in a threatening way. they felt afraid and an officer shot and killed the woman. her neighbors say it was a terrifying experience. >> about five shots. it scared me to death. i felt like i could smell them. my concern was getting the kids safe, getting on the grounds and staying away from the windows. >> police have not released the woman's name but say she made several calls to 9-1-1 and they were here to check on the welfare at the apartments on foothit bill. police and the district attorney will be investigating the officer-involved shooting. >>> thank you, more on breaking news we are following as leyla gulen mentioned, expect traffic issues around san francisco city hall this morning. a man in his 50 was hit by an s.u.v. near the civic center while in a c

amy hollyfield have a report from san francisco general next half hour. >>> international voices arerging for calm and an end to blood shed in the ukraine. the death and injury toll jumped as clashes between protesters and the government continue. katie marzullo is in the newsroom with that story. >> 25 people are dead and 240 people are injured this morning with protests and police killed in the fighting. we will get to picture now from the ground in kiev with the protests holding their ground, smoke riding up, occasionally we see flames in the background and water cannons still aimed at the protesters and activity fighting seems to have stopped. world leaders are taking action this morning and french president hollande is calling if a quick and targeted yearn union sanctions against the violence and asked the e.u. to decide an the meeting tomorrow and the ukraine president is blaming opposition leaders saying he is making attempts to compromise and the opposition leader, a former world champion box are says it is the president would will not listen and the protests are showing no s

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is at bart headquarters in oakland. >> video is getting criticism. the miss chief understands why people feel uncomfortable watching the video why they are asking questions about a man being tasered. police work not always pretty. on the video, you can hear the bart officer tell a man several times to get off the train. he refused. a couple of passengers say the man was drunk but they question what he deserved this: to be tazed. it didn'tent there. 2 1/2 minutes later the man is on the ground surrounded by police and he is tazed again. a woman who was on train blogged about the incident calling the tasering "excessive and unnecessary." she said she was talking to the man and did not feel threatened by him. >> based on the video i saw the officer was patient the. >> the police chief saw the posting is called for an internal investigation. he will not say if he agrees with the actions until the investigation is complete. he did say the man should done what the officer said. >> if my years of experience when someone asks the way this individual did, the

amy hollyfield joins us with per from berkeley. amy? >> firefighters put jacket and boots of tony nunes on their truck in his memory. they should have been celebrating. >> today would be tony's 28th anniversary with the department. he serves as a firefighter paramedic throughout his entire career. >> he was on the tractor last night clearing his property to prepare for the storm when he went off the side of a legal, rolled 200' and died. the fire got the call and the agency where his brothers work as firefighters. >> i feel for the contra costa fire department out there trying to rescue knowing that it was one of their brothers. >> emergency responders lined the street at attention last night as his body was taken to the coroner. the fellow firefighters say the feeling is summed up in two words. >> devastation and shock. >> his smile lit up a room and he loved talking about his two adult kids but made a point to always ask about others. >> he would remember every child at of any firefighter, remember their name and ask about them. >> th

amy hollyfield joins us from walnut creek where the flowers are running outdoor. >> that is right the look at the orders: they had to line them up on floor of the store. they expect 10,000 roses, maybe a few more to walk out of the door of this florist today. the day of love is not the day of rest. >> valentine's day is the biggest day of the year at county clerk offices so the contra costa county clerk decided couples should tie the knot in a room decorated for the occasion. >> it is a special day if the couples so we wanted to do our part to make it special for them so we dressed up the office and so far we have had a good reception from the couples. >> this is the first time they have decorated their offices and they added a third room this year because in year's past they have had to turn people away. >> this couple added some flare of their own wearing victorian dress for their wedding. >> i am glad we were able to do it in victorian style and they did elaborate decorating even with the valentine's day cards. >> everyone dressed differently all were nervous but appreciative of th

amy hollyfield is on treasure island with that story. amy?ing at the new willie brown bridge dedicated today. several dignitaries will be here to honor willie brown with a few signs letting people know they are on brown's bridge telling drivers what it is called. the idea to do this came from the naacp. brown said it was not his idea. the nonprofit agency paid for the signs. the legislature approved the idea. brown met with eric thomas to discuss the honor and told him how this ranks in his career. >> number one. nothing, i don't think, that could compare to having the second most used bridge in the country. george washington being first which governor christie is having issues with and the bay bridge. that second. >> ironically brown help get the new spannibility but the naacp researched and found that it was the old span that was more significant so that is why they picked that span to name-brown. today, 500 people are expected to participate in the ceremony including lt. governor and musician quincy jones is here. governor jerry brown is n

amy hollyfield is at mount tamalpais high school with the latest. >> the rain has stopped. there is stillwater here. look at this puddle behind me on miller avenue across from the high school here in mill water. we have seen lots of mill water residents dodging puddles line this and doing a lot of clean up. the owner of the 2 a.m. valley shut down 1 a.m. sunday morning one the bar was filling with water. >> people were wading through several inches of water to get a drink but at a certain point we said "enough is enough." we closed. >> he took pictures of the understooded business and the water forced him to shut down sunday until about 6:00 p.m. which cost him dearly in sales. he felt worse for the neighbor, gentleman's taco. again, it took it harder and had to close business for the entire day which was several thousand dollars for them. >> a work crew tried to unclog a storm drain after witnessing all the problems. >> it is harsh. i was here in mill valley and it was flooded. >> the parking lot at mama's cafe flooded but the owner fed people their sunday breakfast. >> th

amy hollyfield is at the el cerrito bart station where the couple was arrested. amy? >> police found them because of an anonymous tip and taken to napa county jail and while police work on the charges they will file against them some in napa gathered for a vigil for the little girl who was killed. three-year-old kayleigh slusher was found in her bed in an apartment in napa on saturday. police say it appear she suffered from blunt force trauma and also sexual assault. when she was discovered in her apartment, police started looking for her mom and the mother's boyfriend. those at the apartment complex say the couple had recently been using drugs. >> she hooked with him and you can see her doing downhill. i didn't see the little girl playing outside anymore. >> police are planning to charge the 23-year-old sear crew gar and ryan warn irwith homicide with essential specials and assault resulting in a child's death and will be arraigned by enof the week with an autopsy on the girl performed today. >> from now, two people are dead after a hostage situation at the high scho

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield joins from fairfield. >> police are in this morning. they are working on this holiday. time is important when you are looking if a killer. we saw an officer drive by the scene this morning. they are still actively looking for leads and witnesses. there is a memorial at the site of her death. friends have last candles, balloons, and bottles. she was found next to some railroad tracks behind some apartment complexes. 16-year-old naomy rojas was found shot to delegate at 4:15 on saturday. they do not thing she was alone. officers are working hard on the case but cannot do it without cooperation. >> we believe this were other people present. we are asking for the people to come forward and provide information. >> has anyone come forward so far? >> i am not at liberty to discuss that. >> police are guarded this morning with their information. we talked to a few in the apartment complex this morning and they are being guarded, too, and many said there is a lot of ban activity in the area but they are too afraid to talk or the girl's dealt on

amy hollyfield is at the scene. >>> investigators are still here and the neighborhood is dark with no power. you would not be surprised to hear that on the only of a big rainstorm this outage caused by something different. a truck crashed into a pg&e poll in the 500 block of west 10th with midnight. emergency crews could not rush in and check on the driver because power lanes came down and fell on the car. they will still alive. crews had to stand back. when they got to the car it was 30 minutes when pg&e got here they found the driver dieed. we have video with police showing guns drawn because this was a possible carjacking and they said someone ran away from the car but the sergeant who just arrived said it was nut a carjacking. also, there was not a second person in the car so there conflicting information. no word on when the power is on or when the street will re-open. >>> happening today, five san francisco police officers under indictment on corruption charges are scheduled to appear in federal court, and a sixth now former officer has been fired for unrelated reasons is also c

amy hollyfield joins us from napa with the tragedy leaving people in grief and shock. >> there is so much shock we met with two stepsisters of that accused mother and they say they cannot believe this happy, smiling little girl is gone. they cannot believe that little girl's mother is accused in the death. >> this is the picture i took of her the day i first met her. >> suesanna could not sleep last kayleigh -- kayleigh slush we. >> it is heartbreaking. savannah and her twin sister are stepsister's of kayleigh slusher's mom, sara krueger who is in jail with her boyfriend accused of killing her. >> they cannot believe they would do this. >> it was so hard for her to get her to put kayleigh slusher in time out. it was not sara krueger. >> they found her body while doing a check on the apartment from welfare on saturday. the couple was found on sunday at the senator senator -- at the el cerrito del norte station after an anonymous tip. >> we appreciate whoever called because without them, who knows how far they could have got were. >> friends and family held a vigil last night for the g

amy hollyfield is at clay with that story. >> meatballs left right here in front of this abandoned church. it turns out they are made clay. they look like meatballs. here is the video of the response. investigators hurried out here to clay when they got the cull. they were in a meeting about this case when the tip came in. they say they are still going to collect the clay meatballs and study them just in case. they have been telling with real meatballs lattely that have been left in the richmond and twin peaks neighborhood. investigators do nut necessity if they were laced with anything. given the poisonous meatballs left in the area last summer and the fact one dog died they are treating this seriously. the clay meatballs, though, is a new one. >> i don't know what to think. i am glad they are not poisonous meat. the dog owners walk their dogs right now and that is good. >> investigators from animal care and control and the san francisco police department met to swap evidence and information. as they tried to build their case the meeting was interrupted with this case for the fake meatba

amy hollyfield is near the scene. amy?in san lorenzo. he was armed and attacked the officers. they did not say what he was armed with. it was not a gun. the public information officer is working to confirm what the weapon was. he will get that to us when it is confirmed. the sheriff was called to the unable at 11:00 last night. the house needed the fire department and paramedics. a spokesman said it is a long story. he will explain to us why they were called. in the meantime, the neighborhood is proposed off. it look like investigators will be here for a while. this is a big crime scene with the technician van arriving. they are settling in for a long investigation. we expecting a briefing very soon. we will get it to you as soon as

at 5:00, amy hollyfield will have a report on how the community is reacting. >> in san jose, a drive-by shooting put a man and woman in the hospital at 1:20 yesterday afternoon near king road. the suspect escaped in a tap four-door sedan and both victims are expected to recover. >> motorist ran over a man on a busy san jose street after 3:00 yesterday afternoon between capitol expressway and the woods drive. police say a map was fighting in the traffic lights with either a driver or passenger of a car. witnesses say someone got back in the car and ran the man over. they are looking into whether the map was stabbed during the fight. he was pronounced dead at the scene. the person or people responsible are still at large. >>> we have new details in the shocking murder of a millionaire technical investor inside his silicon valley home. he was killed november 2012 in an apparent home invasion robbery at his mansion. one of those charged in the kill believed he told $30,000 from him and that could have been a motive. a prostitute and two others are charged and held without bail. >> sheriff d

amy hollyfield is on the scene at foothill boulevard and ash street. >> we are learning more of the police officer who was involved in the shooting, the hair police -- says he has, worked at the department for a year. they are not releasing his name. police say the 62-year-old woman did have a gun. she ignored officers' demand to drop it and vanned toward the officers. one of them felt threatened and slot and killed the woman. the neighbors say it was terrifying. >> it seems like five shots. it scared me to death. i felt like i could feel them because it was so close. my safety was my concern, getting the kids safe and getting on the ground and staying away from the window. >> police have not released her name and they say she made several calls to 9-1-1 and they were here to check on the welfare at the summerwood apartment on foothills boulevard. the police department and the district attorney will investigate this shooting. there were new daze of a police chase that ended with a deadly wreck. it started in the city and headed west on interstate 80 officers saying the driver lost control

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is at castro valley. >> good morning, kristen. it is coming down. finally. the rain is here. there will be a wet commute this morning. we shot video of what it looks like as you drive and here is what you could face: this was shot on interstate 680. the morning when the c.h.p. is full of advisories, a two hands on the wheel morning. they are worried about spinouts with the oilen the road 79 they hope everyone will slow down and give more space between you and the car in front of you so you have time to stop if necessary. the rain is welcome. we are on pace to have the driest winter on record. it is wonderful but it is not enough. water officials across the bay area want you to keep in mind we need to conserve water and be careful with our resources. the plants are happy but we have a long way to go to get to normal levels. >>> you said the important word "careful." speed and wed weather are factors in this spin intermediate in san francisco southbound 101. a porsche traveling with the top down was involved in a solo crash after going off the road. t

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is at the oakland safeway the. >> no sign of them but we have felt from inside the safeway. look at this: this is the man police are looking for. they describe him as an older african-american with salt and pepper hair, 5' 6". witnesses say they saw him stealing steak and lobster inside the store and saw him go outside armed with a knife and steal a car with two inside. >> our concern is and our priority is for the safety of the occupants of the vehicle described to us as elderly gentleman and a young girl possibly around age 13. >> it is sad. it is sad. a sad situation. sad that someone has to steal food. it is sad that innocent people are hijacked. >> this happened around 1:00 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the safeway on redwood road off of highway 13. police say no one has reported the man or girl missing. we asked them about that and they said they are look at all possible angles. here is the license plate and car description, license plate is 6jfm648. a red or burgundy sedan. if you see the car or man call the police. let them handle it. he is

amy hollyfield is at the el cerrito bart station where the couple was arrested. amy? to napa county jail and while police work on the charges they will file against them some in napa gathered for a vigil for the little girl who was killed. three-year-old kayleigh slusher was found in her bed in an apartment in napa on saturday. police say it appear she suffered from blunt force trauma and also sexual assault. when she was discovered in her apartment, police started looking for her mom and the mother's boyfriend. those at the apartment complex say the couple had recently been using drugs. >> she hooked with him and you can see her doing downhill.

amy hollyfield is at the chevron ion in milpitas where the ticket was sold. are here working, amy, i guess you didn't buy it. >> it wasn't me. we do nut know who bought it, a new millionaire has not come forward but the owner of the store get as payout of $1 million to the lucky owner. the ticket that was winning, was the only winner with all six numbers. according to a lottery spokesman, the winner gets $242.2 million lump sum pay off. everyone now is wanting to know, who won? the clerk who was working here yesterday speculating that the ticket was sold yesterday. >> i was working last twelve hours and it was a we difficult day. i think it is yesterday. >> two lucky ticket holders matched five of the since numbers so they will get a nice fat check, as well. >> that will not affect the grand prize. this the second time in two month as winning ticket has been sold here in the south bay, california lottery spokesman says that is pretty amazing. in the

amy hollyfield is at the apartments. hundreds had to be evacuated?efighters had to get people out as a precaution concerned about the smoke. they got the call at 12:22. the partnered building near san francisco state university has several students who live here. firefighters took it to a second-alarm because it is so large and so many people live here. >> we had residents see the flames from the 6th floor. we dispatched more units. we attackedded fire right away aggressively. one unit is where it was contained. >> a couple people were hurt and taken to the hospital that firefighters have made said their condition or the cause of the fire. they let the residents go back inside after it got calmed down. firefighters have left the seen. >> now to the roof. mike nicco? >>> good morning, everyone. a mild start to the day. a lost upper 40's to low 50's. the fog is a problem for a few of us but not hitting many reporting stations. six in oakland and eight at sfo, and six at half moon bay with patchy fog and low clouds hangover san francisco. the first fore

amy hollyfield is at the scene with a report at the top of the hour. >> we expect important new developmentsyear-old girl. the mother and the mother's boyfriend could be charged with murder of the girl the. >> the result of the autopsy are not released but kayleigh slusher's body will be released to her father's parents much the father is in prison. her mother, sara krueger, and her boyfriend, are expected to make the first court appearance this afternoon in superior court. police are asking the district attorney to charge the two with murder. police arrest them on sunday because of help of alert citizens. a woman was on social media and saw pictures of the couple and recognized them in the restaurant. the manager also recognized them from tv and the police got several calls and put the word out to law enforcement and bart police found the pair at the bart station. later, we talked with the grandfhe

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is at castro valley. >> good morning, kristen. it is coming down.s here. there will be a wet commute this morning. we shot video of what it looks like as you drive and here is what you could face: this was shot on interstate 680. the morning when the c.h.p. is full of advisories, a two hands on the wheel morning. they are worried about spinouts with the oilen the road 79 they hope everyone will slow down and give more space between you and the car in front of you so you have time to stop if necessary. the rain is welcome. we are on pace to have the driest winter on record. it is wonderful but it is not enough. water officials across

amy hollyfield is in mill valley. what do you see?nt from drought warnings to flood warnings. no majored ins to report from the weekend but there is evidence we had a wet weekend. this is the park and ride in mill valley but this puddle we can >> live with, something we have been hoping to see for a year: a good soaking. we got one. we had close calls. in mill valley, hillside gave way and crumbled and sent earth tumbling to a large home. it missed the house. the creep in downtown mill valley running strong with lots of water at once and residents were looking for the higher ground. i came in around 11:30 or 12:00 and i saw the water raging. scary. you think of how much computer equipment you could lose in the flood. the preparations are in play. people were nervous. it was heavy, heavy rain at times, the heaviest falling in the north bay but the flash flood warning was called off last night and not raining right now. we