abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is live from a sandbag station in san anselmo. folks there have needed the sandbags many times before. >> absolutely, dan. sandbag stations are open across the north bay tonight. and i have to tell you, not much sand left at this one here in san anselmo. people have been here all day getting ready for the rain. >> renee is not taking chances. he is filling sandbags. >> we are at the bought m to of the hill in san rafael. it comes down the hill hard. just taking precautions and got a little flooded last year. >> san anselmo is one of many cities providing the do it yourself sandbag station. joy this is our high water mark and -- >> this is our high water mark and in the store it was four and a half feet high. and it was not just water. it was mud. >> marty is uneasy about the approaching storms. in 2005 she lost everything in her downtown sannen sal mow store. -- sannen sal mow store. the photos from that time are amazing. >> we are very resilient. we hope for the best. >> reporter: tonight the creek is low and the city has been ke

abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is live with new details and new concerns from the city. cornell? >> carolyn, it is a muddy mess in the neighborhood. and with rain in the forecast, there is a new push from city hall here in daly city to protect homes from a new potential mudslide. >> it began with a wall of water and mud cascading down a hill this morning into this daly city neighborhood. for city crews it is now a race against time to clean up the mud before it starts raining. nadia fears it could happen again. >> we are just worried about another avalanche. just worried if it rains and if it comes down again there will be major flooding. >> they have a plan to keep it from leaving hillside park. joy over the neck three days we are going to be winterizing the park. we will be putting bails of hey out to absorb moisture and mud that may be traveling down the hillsides again. we will be putting in sandbags and doing everything we can to secure the parkside. >> jose santos got the call and realized his car and company van were encased in mud. these pictures show how high the

abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is live with the story. >> you could say the holidays have come to the rescue of many business owners in downtown san jose trying to survive without a hockey season. >> three, two, one. >> with the flip of a switch, the holidays began in san jose. a longstanding tradition of christmas in the park. >> it is great. we are coming out here and bringing my granddaughter and having a nice time. >> this winter festival is complete with an ice skating rink comes in time for san jose. across town the nhl lockout means no ice, no hockey at the shark tank. >> it is a hockey strike. the downtown needs to be able to bring people in. >> san jose city councilman says the laws of hockey fans has hurt local bars and restaurants. >> you don't know what you have until you have it. that's what is happening. >> gomez misses all of the hungry shark fans, but hopes the festival will be a gift. >> without this, we will be a really sad holiday. >> have i a long-time sharks fan since i was a kid. >> he opened it up weeks after the lockout began. he hopes the holidays will bri

abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is live with new details and new concerns from the city. cornell? >> carolyn, it is a muddy mess in the neighborhood. and with rain in the forecast, there is a new push from city hall here in daly city to protect homes from a new potential mudslide. >> it began with a wall of water and mud cascading down a hill this morning into this daly city neighborhood. for city crews it is now a race against time to clean up the mud before it starts raining. nadia fears it could happen again. >> we are just worried about another avalanche. just worried if it rains and if it comes down again there will be major flooding. >> they have a plan to keep it from leaving hillside park. joy over the neck three days we are going to be winterizing the park. we will be putting bails of hey out to absorb moisture and mud that may be traveling down the hillsides again. we will be putting in sandbags and doing everything we can to secure the parkside. >> jose santos got the call and realized his car and company van were encased in mud. these pictures show how high the

abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is live with the story. >> you could say the holidays have come to the rescue of many business owners in downtown san jose trying to survive without a hockey season. >> three, two, one. >> with the flip of a switch, the holidays began in san jose. a longstanding tradition of christmas in the park. >> it is great. we are coming out here and bringing my granddaughter and having a nice time. >> this winter festival is complete with an ice skating rink comes in time for san jose. across town the nhl lockout means no ice, no hockey at the shark tank. >> it is a hockey strike. the downtown needs to be able to bring people in. >> san jose city councilman says the laws of hockey fans has hurt local bars and restaurants. >> you don't know what you have until you have it. that's what is happening. >> gomez misses all of the hungry shark fans, but hopes the festival will be a gift. >> without this, we will be a really sad holiday. >> have i a long-time sharks fan since i was a kid. >> he opened it up weeks after the lockout began. he hopes the holidays will bri

abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is live from a sandbag station in san anselmo. folks there have needed the sandbags many times before. >> absolutely, dan. sandbag stations are open across the north bay tonight. and i have to tell you, not much sand left at this one here in san anselmo. people have been here all day getting ready for the rain. >> renee is not taking chances. he is filling sandbags. >> we are at the bought m to of the hill in san rafael. it comes down the hill hard. just taking precautions and got a little flooded last year. >> san anselmo is one of many cities providing the do it yourself sandbag station. joy this is our high water mark and -- >> this is our high water mark and in the store it was four and a half feet high. and it was not just water. it was mud. >> marty is uneasy about the approaching storms. in 2005 she lost everything in her downtown sannen sal mow store. -- sannen sal mow store. the photos from that time are amazing. >> we are very resilient. we hope for the best. >> reporter: tonight the creek is low and the city has been ke

. >> cornell bernard is covering that story. he is live in san francisco. cornell? and carolyn, prop supporters thought it would be a victory party, but it appears the party is over. the measure is trailing in the polls. these people say they want the right to know what is in the food they buy. they hoped voters across california would agree and want the same thing. prop 37 asks voters to decide if manufacturers should be required to label foods that have been made with geneticall engineered ingredients. opponents say it would make groceries more expensive and red tape for farmers. supporters say it is about a basic right to know. >> really it was an education process, but we -- the campaign was boiled down to you have a right to know what is in your food. it is a basic democratic question. already 61 other countries in the world label their food product. >>- q. i it is about families -- >> it is about the families paying more at the grocery store and the state paying more to regulate. voters need to look into the details of proposition 37. >> ♪ because we all have

abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is live with new details and new concerns from the city. a muddy mess in the neighborhood. and with rain in the forecast, there is a new push from city hall here in daly city to protect homes from a new potential mudslide. >> it began with a wall of water and mud cascading down a hill this morning into this daly city neighborhood. for city crews it is now a race against time to clean up the mud before it starts raining. nadia fears it could happen again. >> we are just worried about another avalanche. just worried if it rains and if it comes down again there will be major flooding. >> they have a plan to keep it from leaving hillside park. joy over the neck three days we are going to be winterizing the park. we will be putting bails of hey out to absorb moisture and mud that may be traveling down the hillsides again. we will be putting in sandbags and doing everything we can to secure the parkside. >> jose santos got the call and realized his car and company van were encased in mud. these pictures show how high the mud was. the van was towe

abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is live with the story. >> you could say the holidays have come tosan jose trying to survive without a hockey season. >> three, two, one. >> with the flip of a switch, the holidays began in san jose. a longstanding tradition of christmas in the park. >> it is great. we are coming out here and bringing my granddaughter and having a nice time. >> this winter festival is complete with an ice skating rink comes in time for san jose. across town the nhl lockout means no ice, no hockey at the shark tank. >> it is a hockey strike. the downtown needs to be able to bring people in. >> san jose city councilman says the laws of hockey fans has hurt local bars and restaurants. >> you don't know what you have until you have it. that's what is happening. >> gomez misses all of the hungry shark fans, but hopes the festival will be a gift. >> without this, we will be a really sad holiday. >> have i a long-time sharks fan since i was a kid. >> he opened it up weeks after the lockout began. he hopes the holidays will bring new customers. the olympic skating champion w

live in sannen sal mow -- sannen sal mow, cornell bernard. >> we will be tracking this story with liveters stationed throughout the bay area. our live coverage begins at 4:30 with the abc7 morning news. and we will have live updates for you all day long. >>> breaking news out of francisco's engel side neighborhood where there is a two-alarm fire. a three-story building on capital avenue is burning. the fire cruise evacuated a child. no one needed to be taken to the hospital. crews now have the fire under control. the cause is under investigation. tom -- >> a man and two women died in a head on collision. they released the names of the victims. thisy are 49-year-old dong two others. the california highway patrol says they died when another vehicle swerved to avoid an overturned semitruck and collided with their honda head on. >>> a third woman has filed a $10 million claim against the moraga school district over sex abuse allegations. the victim who is now 29 says former moraga inter median science teacher sexually abused her when she was 13 years old. she says three former district adm

more of the forecast coming up. >> ama: let's get to cornell bernard, live in millbrae. reporter: we have seen a lot of wet, wild weather all across the bay area tonight, and as leigh mentioned, not over yet. but it is creating a bit of stress for the folks from the north bay to daily city. >> the rain began falling in the north bay about 6:00. getting the attention of these neighbors who live in marin mobile home park, a place which has flooded in years past. >> neighbors have lost cars in flooding in the post, and homes have been damaged. and i lost a bunch of christmas decorations. >> with the high tides and the rain, it could flood. >> there's nothing you can do yeah. it's kind of a helpless feeling. reporter: park residents are ready for rain and high water. lots of sandbags are on standby just in case. >>> this is what happens when high tide meets rain runoff. 101 and 1 was flooded on saturday. business owners were loaded with sandbags to keep the water away and it worked. by nightfall, a new downpour sent folks running for their cars or anyplace dry. in san franci

more of the forecast coming up. >> ama: let's get to cornell bernard, live in millbrae. reporter: we have seen a lot of wet, wild weather all across the bay area tonight, and as leigh mentioned, not over yet. but it is creating a bit of stress for the folks from the north bay to daily city. >> the rain began falling in the north bay about 6:00. getting the attention of these neighbors who live in marin mobile home park, a place which has flooded in years past. >> neighbors have lost cars in flooding in the post, and homes have been damaged. and i lost a bunch of christmas decorations. >> with the high tides and the rain, it could flood. >> there's nothing you can do yeah. it's kind of a helpless feeling. reporter: park residents are ready for rain and high water. lots of sandbags are on standby just in case. >>> this is what happens when high tide meets rain runoff. 101 and 1 was flooded on saturday. business owners were loaded with sandbags to keep the water away and it worked. by nightfall, a new downpour sent folks running for their cars or anyplace dry. in san franci

she would like something from the driver who hit her. >> in san mateo, cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> this weather is what i would like to call rollercoaster weather. it starts off one way and then -- >> that's true. we have a lot to talk about. it is beautiful out with temperatures in the 60s downtown. we are talking mountain view, hayward, sfo and oakland all in the lower 60s. calm winds are going offshore, and yes, we have warm and then hot and then cool all in the next seven days. your forecast is next. >> thank you, lisa. also next it was the third game of the season, but it had the intensity of a playoff game. the warriors leading from the opening tip in l.a., but could they hold off the clippers? we have the answer coming up in spo good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be h

cornell bernard, abc7 news. >>> as if picking up the pieces from sandy isn't enough residents in newrk are dealing with another issue. the state attorney general is investigating 400 possible case of price gouging. new york law bans spikes in prices for food, water, gas, generators, batteries and flashlights. among items seeing a huge increase in price, bag of potatoes $3 before the storm to $7. box of matches, more than tripled to $10. loaf of bread, now costs $7. >>> let's look at the more positive sides of that story. abc's day of giving, huge success at least 15 million dollars has been pledged so far. we are expecting a new update. if you donated, a big thank you. if you haven't, you can still give text abc to 90999 to give $10 automatically to the relief efforts. you can call 1-800-help-now or go online to redcross.org/abc7. >>> let's see what the weather is going to be like. >>> we are looking at san jose, 87 heading northbound towards hp pavillion, clear, we still have fog in the north bay, live doppler showing fog is not causing issues as far as wet weather. it is dry right

abc7 news reporter cornell bernard checked on those areas during last night's heavy rain. >> the rain began falling in the north bay after 6:00 p.m. getting the attention of the larkspur neighbor sheila and tess, who live in a mobile home park that has flooded in the past. >> neighbors have lost cars and flooded in the past and homes have been damaged. i lost a bunch. christmas decorations once but that's the worst it's been. >> with the high tides and rain, there's nothing you can do. it's kind of a helpless feeling. >> park residents are ready for rain and high water. lots of sandbags are on standby just in case. >> this is what happens when high tide means rain runoff. 101 and highway 1 in mill valley was flooded early saturday. business owners were ready with sandbags to keep the water away, and it worked. by nightfall a new downpour sent folks running for their cars or anyplace dry. in san francisco, the city rain made driving on 19th avenue a bit of a challenge. >> here in daly city, so far so good. nearly two city blocks of these hay bales are still reinforcing hillside park. s

abc7 news reporter cornell bernard checked on those areas during last night's heavy rain. >> the rain began falling in the north bay after 6:00 p.m. gettingth attention of the larkspur neighbor sheila and test -- tess, who live in a mobile home park that has flooded in the past. >> homes have been damaged and lost cars and i lost a bunch. christmas deck a rations once but that's the worst it's been. >> there's nothing you can do. it's kind of a helpless feeling. >> park residents are ready for rain and high water. lots of sandbags are on standby just in case. >> this is what happens when high tide means rain run off. 101 and highway 1 in mill valley was flooded early saturday. business owners were ready with sandbags to keep the water away, and it worked. by night fall a new downpour sent folks running for their cars or anyplace dry. in san francisco, the city rain made driving on 19th avenue a bit of a challenge. >> here in daly city, so far so good. nearly two city blocks of these hay bales are still reinforcing hillside park. scene of tuesday's mudslide and water main break. city c

cornell bernard follows shark fans over to the cow palace where the san francisco bulls play. >> reportercall it major league hockey without all the glitz. >> kettle corn! >> or the glamour. >> high-fiving the bulls, right? yes! yes! >> the san francisco bulls, a minor league team, is playing their ninth home game, but already have a loyal following from the sharks fans who have no team right now. that's thanks to the nhl lockout. >> all i have seen here, whatever level, they are well-matched and they are exciting. >> you miss the sharks? >> yeah, definitely. >> these guys are pretty good, though, right? >> yeah, pretty good. >> this is henry's second bulls game. his mom and dad are hooked. >> i think it's great. it's much easier to get to than going to san jose. we live in the city and we are happy to be here tonight. >> the bulls manager said the lockout has been good for the new team. >> the sharks fan support is great and the lockout can only benefit us, as sad as it is. >> but it's given the sharks player ryan clowe a new job as assistant coach. >> it's worked out well. >> i feel lik

abc7 news reporter cornell bernard follows sharks fans to the cow palace where the san francisco bulls play. >> reporter: call it major league hockey without all the glitz. >> kettle corn! >> or the glamour. >> high-fiving the bulls, right? yes! yes! >> the san francisco bulls, a minor league team, is playing their ninth home game, but already have a loyal following from the sharks fans who have no team right now. >> all i have seen here, whatever level, they are well-matched and they are exciting. >> you miss the sharks? >> yeah, definitely. >> these guys are pretty good, though, right? >> yeah, pretty good. >> this is henry's second balls game. his mom and dad are hooked. >> i think it's great. it's much easier to get to than going to san jose. we live in the city and we are happy to be here tonight. >> the bulls manager said the lockout has been good for the new team. >> the sharks fan support is great and the lockout can only benefit us, as sad as it is. >> but it's given the sharks player ryan low a new job as assistant coach. >> it's worked out well. i enjoy playing. >> i feel li

abc7 news reporter cornell bernard follows sharks fans to the cow palace where the san francisco bulls play. >> reporter: call it major league hockey without all the glitz. >> kettle corn! >> or the glamour. >> high-fiving the bulls, right? yes! yes! >> the san francisco bulls, a minor league team, is playing their ninth home game but already have a lying following from the sharks fans who have no team right now. >> all i have seen here, whatever level, they are well-matched and they are exciting. >> you miss the sharks? >> yeah, definitely. >> these guys are pretty good, though, right? >> yeah, pretty good. >> this is henry's second balls game. his mom and dad are hooked. >> we live in the city and we are happy to be here tonight. >> the bulls manager said the lackout has been good for the new team. >> the sharks fan support is great and the lockout can only benefit us, as sad as it is. >> but it's given the sharks coach a new job as assistant coach. >> i feel like it's making the most of a bad situation with the lockout. >> ticket prices for bulls games average about 20 bucks, last p

in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> the oakland raiders defensive line coach will take time off after his 4-year-old son died. terrell williams' son tyson became ill this month. they aren't commenting on what the illness was. he just celebrated his fourth birthday days ago. williams will be allowed to take off as much time as he needs. >>> the search for san jose murder suspect came to an abrupt end yesterday when the man was found dead in his car. body of 50-year-old troy nosenzo was found off highway 129. please believe he died from an overdose of sleeping pills. he was suspected ever killing his 54 year old wife, patricia, whose body was found inside their home this weekend. >>> san francisco is doing battle to bring new business to the city but now phoenix is jumping in trying to lure california k we take a look at what's happening. >>> on election night governor jerry brown celebrated the passage of proposition 30. 54% of voters decided to raise income taxes on the stat's top earners and agreed to a hike in sales taxes. >> we think the recent tax package that was passed