abraham finklestein disappeared yesterday near castle rock. he built a shelter to survive last night's weather. crews spent saul day in the back country to find him. in the end, he found his own way out of trouble and doctors are check him out tonight. >> he is doing okay. he has some issues. he has to be assessed for treatments and things like that, but i think they will be minor and he will recover just fine. >> finklestein's dad was heading back to the car when they got separated. he said his son wanted to get in one more run before calling it a day. >> that was the second incredible rescue in the sierra. there was another. he disappeared sunday. he slept on a cliff and stayed warm by curling none the bushes. he stumbled across the search crews who were looking for him. >> how are you doing? >> yeah. yeah. >> we found you. >> i'm grateful. thank you very much. >> robert's friends say he's doing pretty well. doesn't appear to have frostbite or hypothermia. >>> and tonight, fire crews don't know why a house on castillo street exploded. juliet

andrew finklestein disappeared yesterday in the castle peak back country near forest hill.the nevada county sheriff's office says the 25-year-old became separated from his companions when stormy weather set in. officials say finklestein is an experienced back country skier and he was dressed for the elements, but he didn't have any food or water with him. >>> track the rain in the bay area using live doppler 7 hd on our abc 7 weather app. download it on our website, abc 7 news.com/apps. >>> the midnight deadline has passed for insurance enromt under the affordable care act. this morning obamacare is on track to hit the white house's original target of 7 million people with a surge of sign-ups yesterday. a senior officials says more than 4.8 million visits were made to the health care.gov website yesterday and 2 million calls were made to call centers raising optimism that the goal would be met. the cover cal website was overloaded and people could not complete their policapplication. anyone who started their application online but didn't finish will be able to finish online

abe finklestein survived. he is a cellist from san francisco. he disappeared monday. he was found yesterday. he followed a creek and made it to a house in soda springs where he called for help. joe vasquez shows us his snow board was the saving grace. >> reporter: we are here at sports basement. and eric has your traditional snow board, but this is what the guy was rescued was using. it's called a split board. it is split right down the middle. you just unfasten a few latches. boom. you turn them into cross country skis and that enables you to go a longer distance to safety. >> pretty cool, huh? abe also used his board and branches to build a shelter. he was treated for frostbite, but is doing just fine tonight. >>> a modesto man is back home. bob route had been training with a runner group in placer county. he was wearing only a light jacket and shorts when he veered off a path and couldn't find his way back. he kept warm in freezing conditions by curling up in bushes. he later ended up walking right into a search crew. >> i found some guys and ladies standing around

. >> reporter:officials say finklestein was snowboarding in the back-country north of donner pass and boreal ski resort late yesterday afternoon when his dad lost sight of him. it was snowing hard.there were white out conditions at the time. but searchers are hopeful, because finklestein is said to be an avid outdoorsman who was dressed warmly. >> reporter: and a missing runner.has been found.two days after he went missing. the 55 year old was trail running in placer county. he was found alive this afternoon.and told rescuers he stayed warm at night in snowy conditions by curling up into a ball. >> reporter: >> pam: and the rain already causing some problems. this is video from the great highway in san francisco -- part of it closed today because of flooding. we'll show you more of the flooding and damage around the bay area. at 5:30. >> pam: and we are monitoring traffic tonight. wet roads for the evening commute -- never a good thing. this is a live look from the richmond- san rafael bridge, the san mateo bridge, and the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll have the full traffic report in a

andrew finklestein disappeared yesterday.n. a command post is set up at the boreal ski resort. they say finklestein is an experienced back country snowboarder and was dressed for the element but had no food and water. >>> we have this accident south along 101 at ignacio boulevard. it's blocking a lane and bumper to bumper traffic highway 37 into lucas valley. to the north, southbound 101 at highway 12 in santa rosa, another accident. looks like the pass in both directions are moving along. >> thank you. we'll check out your forecast with meteorologist mike nicco >>> welcome back. storm near fortola valley. a history of dropping hail like snow just to the west. more showers extending east into the sonal grade. showers moving through the san ramon valley and from marine county through ♪ how do you like me now [ cheers and applause ] >> okay. there is twitter co-founder biz stone photo bombed by hulk hogan right there on twitter. hall of fame for wwe. they'll be talking to us in just a moment. what's happening in times square ri

. >>> tonight rescuers are still searching for a snowboarder in the sierra. 25-year-old abraham finklestein was snowboarding with his dad. his dad was tired and went back to the car to wait. abraham never showed up. researchers have been searching since. he is fit and has back country experience and has all the gear he needs to brave the cold weather. >> speaking of the cold weather. been found alove. the man that disappeared two days ago while running in the foothills. a snowstorm and heavy winds hampered the search but there he is alive and well. he was wearing on running shorts and a wind breaker at the time. root says he kept warm for two nights by curling up into a ball under a bush. he's recovering at the hospital with that smile on his face. a happy man. >>> let's bring in jeff raneri. the a's game postponed. >> it is. the strongest part of the system is moving in. there is a little clearing but instability in the atmosphere tonight. we'll take you to the areas of concern now and it's mainly across the santa clara valley where we're finding heavy rain. near a half inch per hour. like

the first, this man, 25-year-old abraham finklestein was found alive one day after he vanished whilerities say he spent most of the time walking until he came upon a house and was able to call his family. he was taken to the hospital for minor frostbite. >> the second, this man, 55-year-old robert, rescued after spending two days lost in the sierra. he disappeared sunday while running in the not hills with friends. he kept warm for two nights by curling up in a ball under a bush. a snowstorm and strong winds made the search for the man very difficult. rescuers were able to spot him yesterday walking across a bridge. he was wearing only his running shorts and a windbreaker. he's recovering at the hospital. >> just amazing. >>> a quick check of the weather with christina. >> good morning. beautiful sunrise now over san francisco. we still have scattered showers on the radar to show you. count on slick conditions for your drive. good idea to give you extra time. temperatures in the 40s. we'll end up in the 60s today. i'll have that forecast every ten minutes throughout the "today" show.

this man, 25-year-old abraham finklestein was found alive one day after he vanished while snowboardinge sierra back country. authorities say they spent most of the time walking until he found a house and was able to call his family. he was taken to the hospital for minor frostbite. and a massive tree fell overnight during the storm, crushing several cars below. this taking place in oakland. near mcarthur boulevard and fairmont. power knocked out. crews spent the night cleaning up the mess. no within was hurt. >>> checking in on your forecast with christina loren. >> all of the shower activity pressing into the central valley, farmers need it. you can see the bay area, starting to spin out when it comes to steady activity. you'll need your jacket, want to bring your umbrella as well. 40s to start. only going to end up in the low 60s for most of the day. 63 in the peninsula. 62 the high in the east bay. 58 that's in in san francisco. getting sunshine throughout the next couple of days, more rain in the forecast late thursday into friday. then we hit 80s by sun. mike and your drive. >> lo