(michelle)we asked cal trans who is responsible for the levee. they were unsure. northwestern pacific railroad says they aren't responsible, but will be helping to fix it. cal trans says agencies are working together -- but not tell us who is responsible. live in novato michelle kingston kron 4 news (vicki) lots of cleanup today in guerneville. this after the russian river crested overnight. but this was far from the worst storm residents there have seen. kron-4's dan kerman joins us now guerneville with the latest on the conditions there. (vicki) don't forget - you can track the storm and the weather in your neighborhood with the kron-4 mobile app. there you will find full forecasts... and an interactive radar. you can also get push alerts on bay area storms. all with the kron-4 mobile app (grant) new details are emerging about a fatal officer- involved shooting last night in san jose. that drama saw one of twocar-jacking suspects shot dead by police... but not before they fired on sheriff's deputies and later took a u- p-s driver hostage. as kron4's rob fladeboe

cal trans technicians called in to investigate. they turned off half the lights on the bridge at one point in effort to fix the problem. spokesperson says this could be weather related. >> right now it looks like an electrical issue with short in the substation on the bridge. at this point we're not sure if weather caused it. it was raining really hard at the time. >> reporter: a lot of people noticed this tonight. in fact social media started going crazy with pictures and questions about what was going on. cal trans telling me tonight that they will look up and see what happened here tonight tomorrow morning. reporting live, treasure island, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> rough evening commute on highway 17 near losgatos, people just now getting home. brought down hillside and tree. southbound backup stretched for miles. drivers headed to santa cruz from the silicon valley were stuck for hours. >> it's horrible. last year the same thing. rough trying to get home now. >> it's been three hours. >> reporter: on the road for thre

. >> leaving some to whether cal trans practices were to blame. >> not knowing that cal trans had been dump be dirt above us on the hill that slid and that was actually a fire road up there that they used to access that full area and that there was a slide in 1982. i don't know who was responsible for that land, i don't know who was responsible for watching it. but cal trans must have dropped a lot of dirt. >> while the work ahead remains tough, the sense of community coming together in crisis is tougher. >> this is a community that comes together and surrounding each other and helps one another. that's why i chose to live here. >> we received a statement from cal trans it reads, "the matter is a subject claim against cal trans, cal trans does not discuss potential or current claims." >> live in sausalito. >>> a developing story in san francisco, police swarmed the lowe's home improvement store on bay shore boulevard tonight, several employees seen standing outside wearing masks, sfpd tells us there was some sort of altercation inside the store where a man sprayed pepperdine spray at s

earlier cal trans crews earlier cal trans crews were driving through. through. e driving trans crews were driving through. (pam) spinouts and slippery roads led to repeated closures of interstate- 80 in the sierra.(ken) reporter eric rucker talk to some drivers about how long they had to wait... (((pkg))) nats: this, is a line...to nowhere! nats: around noon tuesday cars waited for over an hour just east of alta on i-80. once traffic started to move... is when drivers got the news... sot"the freeway is closed"cal trans said spin outs and slippery roads were why... not all were impressed by that reasoning. sot super:mitch barrie, traveling to truckee " disappointment, in cal trans, just, the know it's snowing but it's a weekday they should clear the road"the question for others sitting stationary was how long to wait? sot super:chris wagner, waiting on road closure " we are going to wait here for at least another 2 to 3 hours until they open up the road again and after that we don't know what going to turn back in go back to chico but we can't keep going back-and-

a cal trans truck is seen trying to get closer to the inspection site. as other cars are clogging up the lanes and going the opposite way. c.h.p. wa unless you're being directed by emergency responders, this is dangerous further. >> i want to find out from the cop if it's okay if we turn around. >> reporter: glenn toronto was one who got out of his car to find out how to escape the traffic mayhem. glenn was on his way to the airport and says he'll likely miss his flight back home to los angeles. >> oh, i don't mind. better safe than authorize sorry. >> reporter: by 1:00 p.m., the bridge looks like an empty street. all cars on the eastbound lanes were told to make a u-turn and head back into marin county. some drivers weren't just losing their patience, some were losing money. >> it's costing my company money. it's time delayed and it'ss delayed, but some things you just can't get around. >> reporter: and here's a live look at the eastbound lanes of the richmond/san rafael bridge. it basically looks like a parking lot now. only one lane, only one eastboun

cal trans says it will be closing one east bound lane at 8 o clock tonight to allow room for a crew towork on fixing the levee that breeched yesterday. kron4's michelle kingston is live for us tonight on highway 37 and michelle -- when do they expect the highway to reopen? michellecal trans doesn't expect westbound lanes to reopen this weekend -- but it all depends on what the weather is like in the next few days.the eastbound lane that is closing tonight for levee repairs should reopen once the work is complete.(mk) jeff weiss, cal trans spokesperson"for the most part people have been very cautious and have received this very well. it's bad news for your commute but i think people who drive this road a lot know it's prone to flooding"heavy rain causing a levee to breech ... bringing water from the novato creek directly on to highway 37. the west bound side of the road shut down friday morning and now one eastbound lane will close at 8 for levee repair work.officer andrew barclay, california highway patrolit only takes not even an inch of water for a vehicle to hydroplane, further than

cal trans came up with a temporary repair.tal plate over the affected area to keep things from falling. >> right now there's an emergency director's order. what that does is clears away for funds for cal trans to do long-term repairs. the metal plates are a short-term repair. obviously, we can open the bridge now and have it ready for the morning commute. >> reporter: those were happy honks. people are finally getting to cross the bridge when they reopened it. they reopened the westbound lanes around 7:30 and started opening the eastbound lanes. about an eight-hour long shutdown. what a day. cal trans says they will do it again today if they have to. they wvel be from the richmo richmond-san rafael bridge. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> thank you, amy. alternateloreas

cal trans officials have determined the cause of the falling chunks of concrete. a worn expansion joint is to blame. tom is live at cal trans headquarters in oakland. >> something interesting happened in a press conference. cal trans said they had no warning when the concrete fell. >> after concrete fell on a car thursday morning the bridge was closed. >> this was inspected in august of 2018 and there were no issues. >> the failure was blamed on an expansion joint. >> sometimes you find out that you cannot really see the thing until something happens. >> peter suggested a failure was the most likely cause. >> most likely the nature of the damage that i've seen, is from a minor structure. it doesn't affect the safety of the overall structure. >> except for the failing concrete it's nothing new. >> we've had 46 million on rehabilitation of the bridge and it falls into two categories, joint repairs and painting. >> in the next and the years those expenses will cost another 80 million. the 63-year-old bridge has been retro fitted that in a earthquake it will not colla

cal trans hope to have it re-opened by midweek. there's state of emergency because of trouble from last week's weather. >>> to the south bay, it's dry outside but areas are flooded out. they were met with this. parts of the trail is under about a foot and a half of water. this is the charter oaks drive about a mile north. >>> developing at this hour, a two alarm fire in san francisco. this is on page and baker streets in the panhandle. paco ramon posting this video on instagram. you can see the top of the building with intense flames engulfed there. somebody rang his doorbell but he wasn't expecting anything. >> we turned the tv up because we thought we heard something. it was the fire alarm upstairs. by the time we came out, the glass above was shattered in the house. i grabbed her and we ran out the door. >> 15 people are being helped by the red cross at this hour. no reports of any injuries. >>> a small earthquake, maybe you felt it about 90 minutes ago. a 2.8 magnitude quake in the south bay. that's 2.8. it struck 17 miles east

at one point cal trans thought it was safe for one lane. then. >> they're closing everything. >> reporter: another closure. >> patrol unit was monitoring the traffic, concrete started coming back down. move. finally open for traffic 7:30. cal trans saying the bridge is fe safe to use, wouldn't have it open if it was not safe. >> reporter: confusion continues, some people still asking if it's open. temporary fix in place for now. cal trans will start on permanent fix this weekend when. >> reporter: fewer cars on the roadway. don't know when it will take place or if they have to close bridge on the weekend for repairs. nbc bay area news. >> if you can believe it, some people still making way home tonight. including melissa colorado and her cameraman, 10:00 from highway 37, as they inch closer to vallejo, a route a lot of people used as well. >> investigative unit is on the story, two primary theories why the concrete is crumbling, engineers say cyclic concrete fatigue, wear and tear from all th ru bridge. 63 years old and some may be part of

cal trans came up -- we apologize for the music. cal trans came up for a temporary repair.y've put a metal plate over the area to keep chunks from falling off. >>> number 3, we're looking at the walnut creek camera. southbound 680. we're veryfromoverall. >>> number 4, the ntsb is investigating the cause of wednesday's gas line fire in san francisco. the go team arrived last night. they're going to be interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence today. >>> number 5, students in several oakland high schools planning a sickout. they're showing support for teachers and protesting, budget cuts. >> wells fargo says the atm and mobile services returned after an outage yesterday. we're hearing from customers that they're once again reporting problems accessing their accounts. we're making calls to wells fargo right now. >>> number 7, ariana grande dropped her new album, thank you next overnight. it's getting rave reviews. check it out today. >>> it's what i was listening to as i got ready this morning. i like it. >>> i'm feeling it. >>> good way to kick off the weekend. >> it's a

cal trans made emergency repairs and reopened it tonight. developing news from debra. >> it is running again, but more repairs are needed. chunks of concrete, some as small as a golf ball some as big as a brick. a crossing that should take 20 minutes took six times that. drivers glued to their maps. >> google says we'll be there in two hours and 20 minutes. >> we're go doing danville. >> it began when a piece of concrete crashed from the upper deck into a mercedes. >> the largest piece i saw was a football size. >> cal trans and chp saw more pieces and shut the bridge down. >> 10 minutes in people started getting out of their cars. >> drivers were stuck for more than an hour. some turned around and drove the wrong way to get off. >> having fun. looking at the view, laughing. it was a nice experience. because i wasn't in a rush. >> this has happened before after a seismic upgrade to the bridge a dozen years ago. the bridge was inspected in august and carries 90,000 vehicles a day. there's a lot of wear and tear. i don't want to speculate. >>

cal trans will send a crew tomorrow to investigate. >>> coming up on the 10:00 news. a mother asked to see police records from the deadly shooting of her son. why she was asked to pay thousands of dollars to see them. >>> businesses are closing, one says it's due to rising rent. >>> we're going to continue to follow the rain and give you the latest on the forecast when we come back. . >>> a driver plowed his truck into the garage of a home this afternoon. officers arrested the driver after finding him in the garage. he was trying to get away after colliding with a patrol car. the crash into the home caused significant damage to the kitchen and the bedroom. the owner of the home said his financee and 2-year-old had just left. >> less than an hour this happened. all i can think is -- no if they were home, you know what could have happened to them. >> the suspect was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, he will be booked on assault with a deadly weapon, hit and run and evading a police officer. the officer from the original collision was taken to the hospital with a

cal trans says they have trucks putting out gravel and sand. just to be able to give drivers something for their tires to grab on to, some traction in these cold conditions. reporting live in san rafael, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. you can track our weather any time on our app. if you enable push alerts, you can get advisories sent straight to your phone. >>> this morning, we expect to hear more reaction to president trump's state of the union address. >> in his speech last night, he called for biparti faces anothe government shutdown in nine days if congress and the white house cannot reach a deal. to the democrats' dismay, the president refused to yield on hard line immigration policies. he blasted the special counsel's russia investigation. >> if there is going to be peace and legislation, there cannot be war and investigation. >> even as i am disappointed by the president's approach to our problems, i still don't want him to fail. but we need him to tell the truth. >> georgia democrat stacy abrams delivered the democratic

cal trans engineers decide to replace a steel plate on the upper deck tonight. . >>> cal trans has closed one lane in each direction until 7:00 tomorrow morning. this follows the big problems when chunks of concrete fellthe lower span. the bridge was shut down for much of the day thursday. a bridge expert damage that i h is minor, it doesn't the safety of the overall structure. >> that is good news. the bridge closure frustrated commuters some stuck in traffic for hours. it angered transit officials who have spent millions on the bridge. >> we have over the last five years spent 46 million on rehabilitation of the bridge and it falls into two categories, joint repairs and painting. >> cal trans said the repairs would begin next week but the engineers decided it needed to resume immediately. similar lane closures could happen tomorrow night. plaza. a live picture of the once you are lane closures unti 7:00 tomorrow. >>> another storm moving across northern california. heavy rain and showers this weekend with chance of snow on the bay area highest mountaintops. it's wet and cold tonight. >>

cal trans came up with a temporary repair. they put a metal plate over the affected area to keep things from falling. >> right now there's an emergency director's order. what that does is clears away for funds for cal trans to do long-term repairs. the metal plates are a short-term repair. obviously, we can open the bridge now and have it ready for the morning commute. >> reporter: those were happy honks. people are finally getting to cross the bridge when they reopened it. they reopened the westbound lanes around 7:30 and started opening the eastbound lanes. about an eight-hour long shutdown. what a day. cal trans says they will do it again today if they have to. they wvel be from the richmo richmond-san rafael bridge. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> thank you, amy. alternateloreas highway 37. sky 7 flew over the highway yesterday. you can see a long line of brake lights as people headed eastbound leaving novato. it took an hour and 40 minutes at one point to get from 101 to sears point. that's about seven miles. reggie, it w

>> cal trans says there's still some work to do but the short term fix as mike just mentioned is done. "today in the bay's" bob redell live from the richmond side of the bridge with more on some of those repairs happening out there. bob? >> reporter: cal trans installed large metal plates on the upper deck of the richmond-san rafael bridge behind me where the concrete deteriorated and the transportation issued an emergency order to get a crew in there this weekend so they can do a permanent fix. chp showed us the area in question where you can see the concrete detached from the upper deck, which is the westbound direction and landed below onto the lower deck, which is the eastbound direction. the first chunks fell yesterday morning around 10:30, hit a mercedes, a car. that driver didn't stop. that person's okay. but they did call 911 to report major damage to their vehicle. about 45 minutes later, around 11:15 yesterday morning, concrete chunks the size of a football and golf ball dropped from the upper deck. chp eventually shut down the entire bridge in both directions, had to escort

. >> we're with the cal trans crews. right around here you can see a field here normally dry, now it is flooded. the water is so high, if you look down highway 37 looking westbound, this is the problem. the water is on the pavement. covering one of the lanes and threatening to cover the second lane. they have not closed off the second lane. it has been an exhausting day for all of the crews responding call to call. >> the 11y levy breach rushed across be damaged the north west pacific railroad tracks and creeped toward highway 37. >> there's no way to get it out of there. there are more coming in than they can get out. >> the because highway 37 is a major artery the county tried to keep the road open as long as safely possible. but water covered the road and forced them to 37 is a way to go through there and that's how people get home. >> in sausalito a mudslide wiped out a duplex and a home. a woman was caught inside. emergency crews got her out. another resident said it was terrifying. >> it was big huge chunks were co

cal trans came up with a temporary repair. they put a metal plate over the area to keep more pieces from falling. so what caused the chunks of concrete to fall? the iteam talked to sources. >> they believe they figured it out. here's reporter dan noyes. >> a high level source who works with engineers on the project tells me, they believe they've identified the cause, an expansion joint on the upper deck just above where the chunks landed on the lower deck. the source says heavy trucks have been hitting that expansion joint hard opening spaces between the concrete and rebar and allowing water intrusion. i spoke with a long time bridge engineer, former president of the american society of civil engineers. >> that's one of the areas where you may have problems. expansion joints take a lot of pounding from trucks. and they're also separation between two decks. sometimes they're not supported as well as they can to take that pounding. sometimes they break up a bit. >> what makes it more interesting. the expansion joints were suppos

cal trans engineers decide to replace a steel plate on the upper deck tonight. . >>> cal trans has closed each direction until 7:00 tomorrow morning. this follows the big problems when chunks of concrete fell into lanes of traffic on the lower span. the bridge was shut down for much of the day thursday. a bridge expert doesn't think it will be a maker problem. >> most likely the nature of the damage that i have seen is is minor,

cal trans will close one eastbound lane to fix a broken levee. no word on how long this will take. >> find out if the road's open before you get in your car, because it's a tenuous situation. it's changing by the hour. >> they're being as forthright as possible. it's possible the entire highway will have to close at some point to make the necessary repairs. >>> not out of the woods yet. the russian river water levels are dipping, but the water is still above flood stage and aree with more on that. >> reporter: janelle, there have been no rescues so far. that is good news. the advisory for residents living near the russian river remains in effect. where i'm standing normally, there would be a road under here and a parking lot leading to a boating dock which is where those tries are in the middle of the water, all of it right now under water. in sonoma county, a split screen kind of day. rainbows and lush trees one part of the story, hail and heavy rain the other. >> i've been here for about ten years assigned to cal fire, and this is some of the h

cal trans says agencies are working together -- but would not tell us who is responsible.jeff weiss,rson "this is not about who is to blame or anything we just want to concentrate on getting the road open."in novato michelle kingston kron 4 news ( marty ) breaking overnight --- breaking ( marty ) ( marty ) breaking overnight --- the contra costa sheriff's office is investigating a homicide. deputies discovered a body in bay point late friday night. and they are still searching for the suspect. no word on the identity of the victim. ( marty ) president trump's controversial move aims to fund the building of a border wall. ( marty ) the president recognizes that the process will not be easy. governor newsom has already promised california will sue. kristen holmes has the washington. president trump -- unhappy with a bipartisan deal to fund the government -- deciding to look for money elsewhere president trump: "we want to stop drugs from coming into our country."congress authorized 1-point-3-7-5 billion dollars to build a barrie

cal tran will start work on a long-term fix next week, weather permitting, of course. the trouble spot is something called an expansion joint which needs regular maintenance. when work begins commuters can expect lane closures. >>> still to come, imagine losing your life savings with a single e-mail. home buyers don't have to imagine it because it's happened to them. what's being done or not being done to stop the scam. >>> we're not the only ones getting snow. this is seattle. look at it. it's getting blanketed how the weather is impacting plans. >>> we're watching that storm closely. as it arrives overnight it'll bring the snow down to the bay area, forcing a winter weather advisory. when we come back, who will see the snow. glad you're back how you feeling? ♪ ♪ (both) exhausted. but finally being able to make that volunteer trip happen was... awesome. awesome. you have to scrub. what do they... they use for washing. ♪ ♪ let's do it every year. we'll do it every year. i thought you'd say that - let's do it. ♪ ♪ see how investing with a j.p. morgan advisor can help yo

"> cal-trans cal-trans says, in one area of the sierra --- 5- feet of snow fell in 24- hours. let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: there were a few left over scattered showers today with partly cloudy skies. more clouds are moving in but the rain will hold off until late tomorrow. on the satellite you can see the storm leaving the hawaiian islands. that moisture is taking aim at the bay area. tomorrow will see plenty of clouds bu stay mostly dry. rain will develop late tomorrow night and become very heavy on wednesday morning. flooding is possible as well as damage from very powerful winds. more rain is likely on thursday before turning to showers on thursday and friday. dry weather is now forecast next weekend. now forecast weather is friday. dry thursday and to showers on before turning to showers on thursday and friday. dry weather is next weekend. (ken) (ken) (ken) presidential candidate senator kamala harris is openly supporting the legalization of marijuana. (pam) in a radio

(vicki) cal trans closed one east bound lane on highway 37 tonight to allow room for a crew to work on fixing the levee that breeched yesterday. (grant) the westbound lanes of highway 37 have been closed since this morning due to flooding. kron4's michelle kingston reports. (mk)michellecal trans doesn't expect westbound lanes to reopen this weekend -- but it all depends on what the weather is like in the next few days.the eastbound lane that is closed tonight will reopen once repairs are complete.jeff weiss, cal trans spokesperson"for the most part people have been very cautious and have received this very well. it's bad news for your commute but i think people who drive this road a lot know it's prone to flooding"ááheavy rain causing a levee to breech ... bringing water from the novato creek directly on to highway 37. the west bound side of the road shut down friday morning and now one eastbound lane closed friday night for levee repair work. officer andrew barclay, california highway patrolit only takes not even an inch of water for a vehicle to hydroplane, further than that in the s

what cal-trans is warning tonight .... to anyone who wants to drive up to snow country. (lawrence)ten at ten

we want to show you petaluma where cal trans roadwork is under way right now.e shifting the southbound 101 traffic to a new traffic alignment. right up petaluma boulevard and cass tan yoe road exit. roadwork is scheduled to end at 6:00 a.m. if your commute takes you that way, you probably know about this. heads up, that's going on until 6:00 a.m. not impacting traffic right now. the drive times in the green, 101, 580, 101 on the board, all green. >>> google says it will no longer require employees to settle claims in private. this is months where google employees including at mountain view headquarters staged a global walkout. one demand was for them to end the force arbitration policy. the change will go into effect for current and future employees as of march 21st. google says it will not reopen claims. they can litigate past claims after their date. >>> apple's upcoming electric vehicle may not be a car after all. >>> kenneth moton and janae norman have the details. >>> an apple van. >> now a report from germany says an apple van has been seen. engineers are

cal trans says agencies are working together -- but would not tell us who is responsible.jeff weiss,rans spokesperson "this is not about who is to blame or anything we just want to concentrate on getting the road open."in novato michelle kingston kron 4 news (ken) people living in guerneville had a busy day of clean up today. the russian river crested at 35 feet overnight. but even with that, area residents say, this was far from the worst storm they have seen. throughout much of the day delivery people had to navigate flooded road roads ... and still some of them could not be accessed unless you were in a boat.. still... the storm was a far cry from what residents have seen in previous years... so they are taking it all in stride. <"this was a little spooky at night, at night the rained a lot harder than during the day, it was like it was going to come through the roof. and then the creeks are right by my window and it he river. there was a lot of big branches and propane tanks going by."> (ken) river road just outside rio nido was also affected by the storm... downed power lines re

cal trans has sanding trucks out right now. they're putting gravel and sand out on the roads to help get drivers some traction. they're encouraging you to slow down this morning. >> stay calm. if you hit black ice, take your foot off the accelerator, no aggressive turning inputs to make it worse. >> reporter: even though it isn't raining, don't forget about the runoff. it freezes and there is that hidden danger of this morning's commute. also don't forget to bundle up. it is very cold out here this morning. reporting live in san rafael, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news.

rafael bridge and happening today, cal trans plans to start permanent repair work on the bridge, after concrete began falling. that prep work already under way. crews are set to replace expansion joints overnight for the next ten nights, this is starting at 9:00 tonight. one lane of traffic will stay open in each direction. work comes after the falling concrete from the upper deck hit a car and shut down that bridge for nine hours last thursday. >>> new for you this morning, we have some chilly and freezing weather right now, and when it's cold outside, even the animal kingdom will do what they have to do to find a little relief. look at the pictures here, san mateo deputies tweeting out these pictures of two young mountain lion cubs in half moon bay. the pair used the heat from the patrol car as you see right there to get warm. while adorable a, deputies say they want to remind everyone to be careful any time you see the mountain lions. >> my goodness, quite the kitty kitty there. >>> california highway patrol closely monitoring conditions on mt. laguna in san diego county. cars becam

cal trans decided to hold off on permanent repairs due to rain in the forecast. you may recall on thursday concrete chunks fell from the upper deck on to the lower deck. this led to multiple closures the entire bridge shutdown for hours while cal trans made the emergency repairs. >>> amazon ceo jeff bezos accused the national enquirer of blackmail and extortion. blackmail and extortion. the tabloid [boy gasps] for real cold and flu protection with lysol, you can help protect them fm a real cold. lysol disinfectant spray kills the #1 cause of the cold and clorox wipes don't. lysol. what it takes to protect. i am totally blind. and non-24 can throw my da and nights out of sync, eping me from the things i love to do. talk to your doctor, and call 844-214-2424. thue alnd breeze. d wenlro uemo aondsin our almondmilk. thue alnd breeze. cared for by our family of almond growers. dbreee the best almonds make the best almondmilk. only tylenol® rapid release gels have laser drilled holes. they release medicine fast, for fast pain relief. tylenol® >>> all news. all a orta o

cal trans is working on this but don't expect the r highway to on any time soon. crews say bestf scenario the middle of the week. marin county under a local state of emergency with the damage from the storm. >>> new at 11:00, a driver lucky to walk away with minor injuries after slamming the tesla into a tree before 8:00 this morningitn fremont. we're told the car caught fire shortly after that crash. not clear if auto pilot was in use. however, police say fatigue appears to be a factor. the road was closed over an hour. tesla engineers responding to the scene to study the crash. >>> developing story, california's attorney general says that the golden state will sue to stop president trump's emergency declaration. >> scotten mcgrew, congress may take action. >> a two-pronged attack. congress will likely vote to challenge thew. president's cla of an emergency to allow him to grab funds for a wall. that may come as soon as tomorrow and we'll talk about it tomorrow. the other challenge will come from those lawsuits filed by all kinds of groups including california. h

i've called cal trans. i've called the chp. i've called the sheriff's department. >> >> reporter: she says it started on her neighbor's property and kelly doesn't know who plans to cleanup. to make matters worse, kelly lost power for three days leaving her without running water and a running fridge. >> the refrigerator was warm inside. $500, $600 worth of things. >> she owns savannah chanel vin yarnd yards and had to close her tasting room for days. she's worried that emergency crews can reach the families. >> if someone would have a heart attack, it would be over. >> reporter: you can see how thick the mud is. crews told kelly it's too wet to remove right now. as of now, kelly has no idea when this slide can be cleared. in saratoga, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, marianne. >>> what's happening with the weather this week. the moon looks beautiful. much appreciated ns. so far a very active february. >> it really has been. as we get a look, we wanted to show you why we've seen all these problems. obsly, a lot of

cal trans cannot rule it out. when the repairs are launched lanes may have to be closed. if your weekend plans take you east and west. there's no estimate on how long the next set of repairs will take. >>> lineup to to hear a proposed project. the developer plans to build a 10 story apartment building at 16 and mission above the bart station. residents formed a group opposing the plan. right now there's no assurance that the project would include >> it unclear what it is they are offering, they are talking about affordable housing on land they don't own. they have not present it in writing to anyone. >> this is on the path of doing what the community wants. we're hearing that people are concerned about housing of all types. >> the developer says the city has the option of improving plans of making the billing taller. loper agreed to build affordable housing on another site. the planning commission has not decided whether or not to give the prong a green light. >>> is the ntsb is called on to investigate exmotions on explosions on pipelines. jana in the city where the ntsb

from cal trans cameras, several feet of snow blanketing high sierra. highway 50 is own but chain controls in effect and traffic held periodically for avalanche control. live doppler 7 is most popular story on our website and abc7 news app. lot of people want to know about the weather. to track the rain, blue live bar at top of the app. also check weather where you live and enable push alerts for latest news as it happens. >>> young couple from san francisco survived several days stranded in snow. left for camping trip in mendocino national forest. when didn't return friday as planned, families worried. search crews found them inside their jeep, stuck in snow. see them tonight with families and rescue crews. >> glad they're safe. >>> oakland public school teachers have overwhelmingly authorized a strike, no date set for walkout. 95% voted yes. teachers union and district locked in bitter fight. asking for 12% raise over three years and district offered 5% over that same period. could have strike before end of the month. leaders say still optimistic stri

cal trans is working on this, but don't expect that highway to open any time soon.he best case scenario here, the middle of this week. marin county remains under a local state of emergency because of all the damage from the storm. >>> that's important for folks who are headed over perhaps from the north bay, coming across the carquinez bridge through vallejo and toward perhaps novato or headed toward wine country, the last section of 101, atherton avenue is your alternate to the freeway. looking at the rest of the bay, a smooth, easy drive, look at that, one new incident, a smaller crash reported 68 in the sue knoll area, waiting for information on the chp, as they just dispatched to the scene. we've been following this area, a second alert for the area westbound 80 at pinole valley road, this has been a problem spot after the first crash cleared, the second one blocks two lanes and you see the slowing. there may be a traffic break as tow trucks arife and hopefully the slower drive means they have. we add another three or four mip minutes onto your drive, 25 minutes

cal trans says there's work to do but the short term fix is done.he transit agency has installed a large metal plate on the upper deck where that concrete has deteriorated. cal trans has also issued an emergency order to get a crew in this weekend to now make permanent repairs. >> happening today, sears gets a second chance a bankruptcy judge approved a last-minute deal to save the owner of sears and kmart. under the proposal, the major remaining assets of sears will be sold to its chairman and largest shareholder eddie lampert. without the approval, sears would have almost certainly been liquidated. instead, about 425 stores and 45,000 jobs will be saved. >> it was once the go-to theater in san francisco. i remember going here, but last night on the amc on van ness showed its last picture. the theater opened in 1998 with 14 screens that could seat up to 3,000 people but in recent years it took a downturn. customers took to yelp to complain about closed concession stands, filthy and enkempt conditions and old seats. no word on what will replace the

cal-trans says has run into problems clearing the roads because the snow is coming down so fast.and the snow is still falling... although the fresh snow is good news for the resorts ... as eric rucker explains, it is causing scores of problems across the sierra.... yes! nats: there is this much snow in the sierra now! at the summit more than six feet has fallen in the past 48 hours! sot"unreal"near sugar bowl matt durkee and crew first had et to this home before they could shovel it. durkee says the home owners that hired him had to crawl out the window because the door wasn't an option. for the concrete pourer from reno its been a busy month clearing out drive and walk ways! sot super: matt durkee, shovels snow"it's getting more and more difficult every week as it snows bc we have to throw it higher and higher there's real no place to put it anymore"sot"it's been quite a bit colder this year so the snow pack has really been able to build up"at the national weather service in sacramento meteorologists michelle mead says when it comes to the amount of water in the sierra snow, thi

cal trans decided to hold off on permanent repairs due to rain in the forecast. you may recall on thursday, concrete chunks fell on to the lower deck. it's led to multiple closures and the bridge shut down for hours while cal trans made emergency repairs. >>> it was the music industry's biggest night. we have the highlights and winners from the bay area. >>> the woman who made headlines at the golden globes is back in the spotlight. the legal battle regarding the fiji water girl. >>> the new trailer >>> we're watching a few random light showers this morning. look what happens wednesday with heavy rain and gusty winds rolling in. 3 quarters to 1.5 inches possible. the 2 will linger into thursday with more chances of rain friday and saturday. >>> thanks, mike. when you can't get to the ski resorts in tahoe, use the streets instead. this is in truckee. two guys turned the streets into their own playground and wipe out. >> that looks fun, though. check out these pictures from mammoth mountain. the snow pile oup n the southern part of the sierra mountains. the person

cal trans will start work on a long-term fix over the next few days, weather permitting. the trouble spot is something called an expansion joint, which apparently needs regular maintenance. >>> now to virginia's lieutenant governor, calling for an fbi investigation after a second woman accused him of sexual assault. justin fairfax said the interactions with both women were consensual. just last week, fairfax appeared poised to become virginia's next governor, after racist pictures from the current governor's medical school jeyearbook page went viral. now fairfax's latest accuser says he raped her in 2000, when they were both students at duke university. last week, a woman accused fairfax of sexually assaulting her in 2004. some democrats say they will take action against him if he doesn't step down. >> on monday, i intend to introduce articles of impeachment on lieutenant governor justin fairfax. >> one accuser says she's prepared to testify at impeachment proceedings. >>> at 7:08, we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, another democrat enters the 2020

these ridges that it caused a problem...we reached out to cal trans for a statement about a potentialm--a spokesman says they are not discussing any details right now.... ( darya ) in the east bay...police are looking for the person who carjacked a delivery driver at gunpoint. it happened monday night around seven o'clock.... near the u-c berkeley student dorms at the intersection of hearst and la loma avenues... police say the delivery driver was not injured and is not a u-c berkeley student. ( james ) a fire in san francisco forced 15-people out of their homes. firefighters battled heavy flames on the second floor of a home on page street, in the panhanle neighborhood of the city. this was around 3-30- monday afternoon. heavy black smoke blanketed the air around the building firefighters were able to control it in less than an hour. no one was injured. ( james ) new this morning... investigators in illinois are looking into a video that allegedly shows singer r-kelly engaging in a sexual act with an underage girl.( darya ) we want to warn viewers some of the details you are about to

hamrick they say our infrastructure is crumbling... it literally is i guess gpx it was at 11:51 when cal trans shutdown both directions of the richmond san rafael bridge. just about three hours later... one lane in each direction opens... while crews work to repair the unstable concrete but less than an hour later... more concrete comes crumbling down forcing another full closure of the bridge. sot bryan o'sullivan martinez we heard one lane is open so i tried to come here and get through and it's closed cal trans inspected the portion of the bridge where concrete... the size of a football fell onto the lower deck. the goal was to get the bridge open as soon as possible but safety came first. just after 8... all lanes of the bridge reopened again. sot vince jacala / caltrans spokesman the metal plates are a short term repair. so obviously, that we can open the bridge now so that we can have it ready for the morning commute and the late night commute. and then over the weekend, we are going to assess it some more so that we can figure out the long term plan for the fix. instead sitting in this

these ridges that it caused a problem...we reached out to cal trans for a statement about a potential claim--a spokesman says they are not discussing any details right now.... (ken) right now.... any details right now.... (ken) the storms are over for now but the cleanup is continuing... and in at least one case that cleanup involves a river of water.. that is what has kept westbound highway- 37 closed since last week. kron 4's dan kerman spoke to crews about making progess towards getting that roadway open... westbound highway 37 remained shutdown monday... as water continued to fill parts of the roadway.sot sgt. ross ingels/chp :07theres no new water being added to the problem but theres so much water that got through in those 48 hours the levee break that it will get all that water out of herethe breach in the levee remains, but a rockwall coupled with a mountain of sandbags is keeping any additional water from filling this already oversaturated field... monday caltrans crewbrought in concrete barriers plastic and sandbags to line westbound 37 to keep additional water from flowing

cal trans warning people to be prepared for treacherous road conditions. they were taking it in stride. >> i love the snow and the temperatures, like i said where i'm from it's 40 to 50 below zero. the it's not bad here. >> the cal trans and chp urging drivers to make sure she have snow tires. drivers surveillance video full tank of gas, ambulances" and tsunamis. >> blancos and snacks. >> let's look at the snow pack from space. on the left is a picture from facebook 15th of last year. pretty sparse. compare that to the right which is a picture from monday of this week. you can see the difference. not only in the mountains of california but into never nerve as -- nevada as well. mammoth mountain has 500 inches at the peak. great news for water. >> it keeps coming down. we'll remain with the possibility of the showers and the thunderstorms and the rainbows as we get into the weekend. here's a beautiful view as we look toward san francisco. we've a gray hue, we've water on the lens. i could take that in for a moment. let's get into storm tank two. this is a f

cal trans repaired the breach. this time happened not far from the former break. >> with the last storm that came through, sheer amount of water has caused a lot more flooding. >> reporter: novato creek runs underneath, overflowed banks and flooded. >> all the morning commute coming from east to west for us, all detoured down atherton. >> reporter: bumper-to-bumper commuting, two lane road, nightmare for commuters until this highway reopens. elsewhere, typical wet weather day. >> small mud slides, debris and flooding calls. normal wet weather calls. >> reporter: san antonio road not far from highway 101 had flooded but by this afternoon the waters had receded. still the water level in nearby rivers and creeks were dangeroue will y ly high. >> reporter: eastbound now open, you can see cars whizzing by. unfortunately westbound not open but cal trans said when water recedes a bit more this evening may have to bring in pumps to take out rest of the water on the westbound side. hopefully both sections of highway 37 will

these ridges that it caused a problem...we reached out to cal trans for a statement about a potentialim--a spokesman says they are not discussing any details right now.... ( james ) we're learning more about the newly released names of dozens of priests and other church leaders, suspected of sexually abusing minors. the leader of the oakland diocese said the release of the names were an act of contrition for what he called "monstrous crimes."out of the 45 names, twenty were priests in the oakland diocese. the diocese says 14 of its 20 priests have died, two left the church and four are living lives of prayer and penance, with the church providing minimal sustenance and any retirement benefits required by law. we have the names of the 45 priests suspected of abuse. you can find them on our website kron four dotcom ( darya ) new this morning... police in berkely need your help finding a missing man. 24-year-old kurt williams was last seen monday afternoon on bonita avenue. police say he suffers from mental health issues and does not have access to his medicine. he has also been prone to

as cal-trans officiialy begins work to repair the areas where concrete fell from the upper deck. it happened a couple weeks ago ... but the stormy weather prevented crews from permanently fixing the bridge. a metal plate was recently installed as a temporary fix. as was the case last night... there will only be one lane of traffic in each one lane of 10156/ highway highway 101. road to get to highway 101.56/ highway 101 (pam) happening tonight... lanes on the richmond- san rafael bridge will be closed .. as cal-trans officiialy begins work to repair the areas where concrete fell from the upper deck. it happened a couple weeks ago ... but the stormy weather prevented crews from permanently fixing the bridge. a metal plate was recently installed as a temporary fix. as was the case last night... there will only be one lane of traffic in each direction from 9:00- tonight to 5:00- tomorrow morning. the closures will happen monday through saturday for the next two- weeks. (ken) former president barack obama dined at ayesha curry and michael mina's restaurant... "international smoke" on

. >> reporter: as you can see cal trans is keeping a close watch on the stretch of road wau. the water is krocreeping to the lan. you may want to start thinking of another way to get there. tonight as the water continues to rise in this field along the highway, the rain is what cal trans and the chp are afraid of. one lane is closed. another may follow. >> did contain the novado creek broke. >> reporter: over the westbound side of the highway. >> we believe once that field is full, the water is going to start to spill on to highway 37. >> reporter: around 7:30 they shut down the number two le. drivers who use this stretch of road wau daily are frustrated. >> they retrofitted and they fixed it. so it's going to be pretty hard on us. my reaction is i'm a little disappointed. >> reporter: chp says it's not the same problem they had a couple of years ago when the road was shut down for days. >> they improved the drainage and that is not the same thing we had happen out there today. >> reporter: so the chp says if you take this stretch of roadway to work, pay close attention to th

the slide has blocked the entrance to her property for nearly a week and says cal trans won't fix the problem because it's on private property. >> we can't do it ourselves. recan't hire somebody because it places a huge liability. they don't have the authority to shut down highway 9. >> the slide has stranded two families who live on her property. she's worried about their safety. we reached out to cal trans but did not get a response. >>> there was a rock slide on rural part of geary road. not a lot of people take that road. it's a good reminder, be on the look out. >>> a south bay high school soccer coach is accused of sexually assaulting one of his players. police arrested jansen. he was having a relationship with a 14-year-old girl. he worked at prospect highway. he was also an 8th grade tutor. the sheriff's office is working closely with the district to make sure there's no other potential victims. >>> a boelds nld new proposal t sure to put the mayor at odds with gun stores. he wants gun stores to record video and audio of every sale that takes place inside their stores. he then