sir francis drake boulevard. we'll bring you video as soon as our photographer arrived. >>> iceland wants to get rid of the gender pay gap by 2022. we'll be back much sooner than that, in just two minutes. this is gus. someday, gus will invent this thing and change the world. this is the thing that could change gus' world. and this is the doctor that could cure that thing so he can grow up to invent this thing. sutter health. proudly caring for northern california, birthplace of pioneers. ♪ proudly caring for northern california, ♪ >>> welcome back, everyone. very good wednesday morning to you. a live look outside at the san mateo bridge. folks already out and about. a peek of great weather heading our way. 4:54. >>> looking for a forever home this morning. the spca is asking for your help. it recently took in 80 chihuahuas, all of them from the same home. each has since been spayed, newt erred, micro chipped. 30 are still looking for loving families. if you can't adopt, consider donating money or supplies. visit

it has shut down both directions of sir francis drake boulevard. let's take you to video that we have of the scene. county work crews have been busy throughout the morning trying to clear debris from the roadway. the soil gave way overnight, causing earth. >>> rock and trees to come down the hillside. and all of that debris is blocking -- or had been blocking sir francis drake boulevard near canyon road. they cleared a lot of it from the roadway. there was another slide in the same area earlier in the week. the road reopened on monday and again another slide overnight. a lot of drivers were surprised this morning to see that sir francis drake was closed once again. one of the commuters we talked to a short time ago that had to take a detour to get to work was the post master in the community of wood acre. >> now we have to deviate up to lucas valley road and come around the back side. but if you have seen that slide and if there's any question about it, a whole lot of mountain could come down. i would rather err on the side of caution. >> reporter:

part of sir francis drake boulevard near fairfax is closed because of a landslide. and it's causing major problems for commuters. the road closure is at baywood canyon road...between fairfax and san geronimo. this is the second time this week that section of roadway had to be shutdown because of a landslide. kron four's terisa estacio... tells us when we can expect to see the road reopen. (nats: tree limb comes crashing down. )(terisa)this one of more than 20 trees removed from this hillside off of sir francis drake near baywood. (nats: more noise of colliding trees)early wednesday morning - the hill gave away yet again. that marks four times already this winter. ernest klock - marin countys primary civil engineer: "you can see the water right over there. the water is just seeping through the ground. even though this is a clear day. " as crews cleaned up - another problem exposed. ernest klock marin county's primary civil engineer says they found back behind the slide right up here - further weakening. in response, they did something they don't normally don't do. kl

delays at sir francis drake. eight miles away from the freeway. same as the last five. be careful through the area. lucas valley road is an alternate over there. ace train number 1, no alternate needed. 6:00 santa clara may be delayed because of track maintenance work south of there. back to you. >>> mike, thank you very much. we are learning new details about a popular little league coach and preside. >> today in the bay bob redell with the latest developments in the case certainly gripping the south bay. bob? >> reporter: good morning to you, laura and sam. nbc bay area news learned that suspect had a run-in with police just last month. he, along with five other people, have been arrested, as you mentioned, in connection with the death of frank navarrn. he was a popular little league coach who happened to work security at a popular bar here in downtown san jose, which is where he was stand to death last month. police arrested 23-year-old cervantes during a january probation search for being a felon in possession on of a firearm. the d.a., however, decided to drop thos

. >>> new this morning, a stretch of sir francis drake boulevard in marin is reopened after a slide early yesterday morning. this isn't the first problem in the area. mud and rock slides from recent storms have closed sir francis drake on and off for weeks. >>> san francisco firefighters are investigating an early-morning fire that left a person in critical condition. the department shared photos of the scene. the fire broke out in the apartment complex at valencia and 15th street. firefighters say the victim is inland empire adult who is now being treated at sf general and the cause of the fire is still % under investigation. >>> new this morning, an attack on a muni bus driver. san francisco police are look for the person who assaulted the bus driver near main and folsom streets on the 38th geary bus around 4:30 this morning. someone walked up to the side window and started attacking the driver. could you see her getting checked out by paramedics. she is expected to be okay. >> b.a.r.t. saying it needs more of your money and ridership is down and the deficit is up and the $3.5 billion b

. >>> this morning, a stretch of sir francis drake boulevard is back open after being closed by the mudslide. the slide happened near baywood canyon road early yesterday morning. this is not the first problem in that area. mud and rock slides from recent storms have closed sir francis drake off and on for weeks now. >>> developing news, republicans have won their first round in the fight to dismantle obamacare. >> after nearly 18 hours of debate, house ways and means committee approved the measure shortly after 1:30 this morning. a live look at the energy and commerce committee still debating at this hour. abc's lana zach is live in washington. >> reporter: good morning, reggie and natasha. the reason why they are trying to delay, democrats are trying to delay, is not just political the theatrics. they're also trying to give the budget office enough time to score the bill to assess how many americans could be affected. lawmakers on capitol hill have been working overnight on health care as democrats and even some republicans tear into the obamacare replacement bill. >> what this bill needs i

have to fork out for a long-term fix along sir francis drake boulevard, where mudslides shut >>> it is 6:25. the nets cleared but coming at a cost. how much the county will pay for a long-term fix along sir francis drake boulevard where mudslides shut the road twice this week. >> after two more people are shot along i-80. the investigation continues this morning. we'll let you know where things stand. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, i'm kenny choi. >>> the same ban the same purpose the same dangerous discrimination that weakens our ability to fight terror. >> now or kpix 5 news, fighting back! the states that are now taking action against president trump's revised travel ban. plus, considering a run for senate? why former california governor arnold schwarzenegger could soon launch a new political campaign. >> and flooded then forgotten. san jose residents still struggling to pick up the pieces. >> no water and no gas. >> everybody is sick there. so i'm just asking for help. >> city leaders are getting an earful from those impacted by the devastation. >> good morning, it is friday, march 10.

sir francis drake boulevard reopened at 1:00 this morning.inouye has been informing us about this as well. this is a repeated source of us from. it has closed three times since february due to mudslides. >>> this morning police are asking for victims to come forward after a cupertino man is accused of stalking young girls repeatedly. he would hang around schools and churches is and approaching young girls trying to convince them to hang out with him. he found a collage of pictures of them they found in the home. >> when i heard about the photographs of these young girls, yeah, it was pretty scary. >> four alleged victims at this point. but there could be 19 or more than that he stalked girls in the south bay and followed one to los angeles. >>> the antolin garcia torres murder trial continues this morning. he is accused of killing sierra march. the defense will continue questioning dna evidence. they found five separate sperm on pants later found at her home. the samples were in conclusive. the fifth one did rule out garcia torres. they are u

this section of sir francis drake is about half mile west of fairfax. the slide toppled trees and left tons of debris on the road. and pushed a 16 ton cement barrier 12 feet on to the road. heavy machinery was brought in to knock down an overhang from the landslide to keep it from falling on to passing cars. it was the third mudslide in the same area in the last few weeks. >>> the mayor of las vegas doesn't see eye to eye with raiders on a stadium plan in las vegas. the owner mark davis reportedly prefers two sites near the vegas strip. however the mayor of las vegas, caroline good man wants it downtown. she thinks the most effective piece of land is near city hall and near other hotels. they agreed to ray lope deal that was needed to help finance and build the stadium. raiders executives are expected to talk about the new developments today at a las vegas stadium board meeting. nfl team owns may vote on relocation for the raiders at the end of the month. >>> well, the nfl free agency period officially starts at 1:00 p.m. our time. the 49ers expected to

an overnight mud slide marin closed sir francis drake road west of fairfax. the second slide in that same area in the past couple of days. you see the crews out there trying to deal with it. alex savage is headed there as well. he'll bring the latest coming up in our 6:00 hour. >>> and welcome back to mornings on 2. it is wednesday morning, march 8th. i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. thank you for joining us. 5:30. that's one good reason yz why it's nice to have the break in the weather. >> yes, it is. >> a lot of mud slides. >> a lot of water up there, but it looks like a break for a while. >> good. >> we have more 40s this morning than 30s. temps are bumping on the low side. watch out for patchy fog, but temperature getting warmer. martinez, 41. picked up the -- i'm ready for action. paul, you behave yourself there. you can see paul dancing at shaboom's. >> yes, it's almost that time. we're getting into upper 60s and low 70s. looks good here. i had a lot of high clouds yesterday. that held temps in check. upper 50s and low 60s and light rain,

we're watching sir francis drake, your usual suspect of marin county. soupy witness on our camera. rain in the area. rain on the lens. it looks dramatic. a few drops here. >>> coming up, sib lincoln roughlily. who do you root for when they go head to head? the curry brothers face each other in dallas. >> all right, mom, you're not supposed to pick favorites. 451. a man will be sentenced today for lying to the fbi about dylann roof's plans to shoot up a church in south carolina. >>> and a 25-year-old turtle in thailand has died after eating thousands of coins. veterinarians attempted to perform surgery but the turtle died of lead poisoning from all that change. sorry we're leaving you on that note. >>> 4:54 right now. pretty light going on the bay bridge toll plaza as you can see from that live shot there that the roads are pretty slick this morning. we have been watching rain come in all night. kari will have more on the latest in just minutes. >>> 4:54. happening today, fighting a possible muslim registry is. a recently passed measure banning from cooperating from any database on

let's start with sir francis drake boulevard. because we're still dealing with mudslides. know the weather is getting better but look here, sir francis drake boulevard at baywood canyon road is closed due to that mudslide and we just reopened this yesterday because of a mudslide and now we're back here again. we have roadwork on highway 17 in the santa cruz mountains. that's between glenwood drive to laurel drive into san jose. right lane closed until 6 a.m. south bay, up into san jose, here's a look at green conditions all the way through on 101, 280 and 87 so that's good news there. altamont pass red and yellow north flynn road at 30 miles per hour. into downtown san francisco a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic moving smoothly, those metering lights should turn on around 5:30 this morning. let's head to oakland. boston celtics versus golden state warriors game time 7:30. i have not been to a game in a while. i think it's time to head back, what do you think, roberta? >> you know, i was thinking about that, too. but i'm emceeing tonight the domestic violenc

sir francis drake fully reopened after the mudslide was cleared overnight. >> this is good news.nk you, mike and rob. quarter to 5:00. a bay area native tapped to be the next ambassador to russia. jon huntsman is president trump's pick. he ran for president in 2012, ultimately losing out to mitt romney. huntsman was born and raised on the peninsula. > >>> we turn to landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters. landon, good morning. >>> sam and laura, good morning to you both. wall street will try to break its recent losing streak. the dow falling three straight days. that's the first time it has happened since january. oil prices dropped more than 5% on reports of a surge in u.s. inventory. renewing concerns about a global supply threat. investors will look for data on unemployment. the dow falling 69 points to 20,855. nasdaq inching up three to 5837. china granted preliminary approval for at least 35 trademarks linked to president trump giving him and his family protection if they were to develop the trump brand in the country. the trademarks were applied for last april and reg

sir francis drake boulevard was closed yesterday between woodacre and fairfax. it was sounding like it could be several days before this was back open but about 15, 20 minutes ago, just got some information from marin county public works and they said it is open for this morning's commute. so quick work there and we do have fog in the north bay this morning but no major issues. we'll check on the tri-valley coming up next. >>> fremont says it is tired of waze leading you on to side streets in search of a shortcut. >> this is the latest bay area city to push back and try to beat traffic apps. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield live in fremont with the solution that is right on that sign. hey, amy. >> reporter: yeah, look at the sign. it says, you cannot turn right during certain hours. well, if you're cutting through this neighborhood here on via san dimas, you need to turn right up there. that's mission boulevard down there, which takes you back to interstate 680 but this sign says no right turns and don't trust your app. public works here in fremont is restricti

stretch of sir francis drake boulevard in marin is back open after being closed by a mudslide. the slide happened early yesterday morning. it's not the first problem in this area. mud and rock slides have closed sir francis drake off and on for weeks now. >>> republicans have won the first round in their fight to dismantle obamacare. after nearly 18 hours of debate, a house ways and means committee approved the measure. heading into this all-nighter, house speaker paul ryan said he had no doubt his bill would pass. democrats tried various stalling tactics, at one point debating an amendment to change the name of the bill to the republican pay more for less act. republicans finally pushed that bill forward with a party line vote of 23-16. >> important step in the repeal of obamacare and freeing millions of americans, patients and local businesses from that pain. >> the energy and commerce committee is still debating right now. they've been meeting for 23 hours, discussing how to reshape medicaid. >>> san francisco city attorney dennis herrera is asking a federal judge to halt en

right now northbound 101 and westbound 580 jammed beyond sir francis drake. this is a major delay. sir francis is jammed. >>> there were pourlines down near the west oakland bart station. the power bole is down with live wires, they take caution. all service was discontinued between west oakland and san francisco. that means no one could get from the east bay into san francisco and vice versa. things are moving once again. they got that restored by 9:30 this morning, but an hour and a half later, look how many people decided to drive instead. metering lights were turned off at 8:30, flipped on at 9:30. still a headache. it will take awhile to bounce back. back to you. >> thank you so much. >>> speaking of people driving, this was the first monday morning commute for bart passengers at the warm springs station in south freemont, but another delay sent many would-be riders into their cars. abc 7 news reporter is live at the warm springs station with details, matt? >> reporter: this story was supposed to be about the new warm springs bart station, but, instead, it's about passengers be

. >>> new this morning, a stretch of sir francis drake boulevard is open after being closed by a mudslideide happened near baywood canyon road yesterday morning and it's not the first problem in that area. mud and rock slides from recent storms have closed sir francis drake off and on for weeks now. >>> developing news, republicans have won their first round in the fight to dismantle obamacare. after nearly 18 hours of debate, a house ways and means committee approved the measure, shortly after 1:30 this morning. heading into the all-nighter, house speaker paul ryan said he had no doubt obamacare -- this -- excuse me, this obamacare replacement would pass. democrats tried various stalling tactics, at one point debating an amendment to change the name of the bill to the republican pay more for less act. republicans finally pushed the bill forward with the party line 23-16 vote. >> important step in the repeal of obamacare and freeing millions of americans, patients and local businesses from that pain. >> the energy and commerce committee is still debating as we speak. they have been meetin

sir francis drake boulevard will be closed. this has been a repeated source of frustration this winter. it has been closed at least three times since february due to mud slides. >> time to celebrate. ? >> a media company replaces its wake boarder of the year award. how the company is handling the pushback. >> live in san jose. now the finger pointing over blame is expected to heat up. we'll show you why. >> i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. i'm tracking two, 75 degrees tomorrow. afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine. all seems beautiful to me. to take advantage of this offer on a volvo s90, visit your local dealer. a bay areaoman is senng a powerful message abouthe role fn sp >>> on this day promoting women's rights, the bay area women are sending a message the role female athletes play, particularly in extreme sports. >> for the girls who have been told they can'

big problems through that stretch of sir francis drake. >> we'll give you a head start. welcome back to mornings on 2. it's the middle of the week, wednesday, march 8th. i'm dave clark. >> i'm pam cook. thank you for waking up with us. steve is here. it has been a good week. >> warmer each day, thank you. we do have most of that cloud cover from yesterday has now lifted north or moved off and that's the theme or the focus for probably the next four or five days. something might come in on the weekend and that has been we placed with high pressure. we'll go with the trend and that's to get warmer weather in here and

. >>> we have new video this morning showing another landslide closing sir francis drake boulevard in marin county. this is a troubled spot for a few weeks with all of the recent storms. the newest slide happened around 1:00 this morning. and the sheriff's office said there is no estimated time when the road will reopen. >>> service is all back to normal at this hour after major delays for train passenger this is morning. crews were called out overnight for unexpected track repairs between fremont and great america triggering a delay for passengers on ace and capitol corridor trains. passengers on one ace train were delayed up to two hours. the service was restored around 8:45 and passengers moved on to their destinations. >>> this morning the state of hawaii is raising the first legal challenge to president trump's new travel ban. attorneys filed a 40-page lawsuit just before midnight last night asking the federal judge to issue a temporary restaining order against the ban. president trump signed the new order on monday banning travellers from six majority muslim countries from enter

sir francis drake boulevard and baywood canyon road. >>> now you know how i feel, reggie. tongue twisters there with all these roads this morning. one more issue in the north bay too. southbound 101 near 580, we've got a new crash just in. sounds like we have at least the far left lane blocked. not seeing any backup yet but i'll keep a close eye on that one. >>> number four, it is going to feel like spring for all of us. today is the day we breakthrough average. we're going to be about 4 to 5 degrees warmer than average with some areas like san jose, livermore and napa touching 70 for just the first time this week. >>> number five, from the live desk, deadly wilds fires burned across eight states overnight, at least six people were killed and four of those were in the texas pan handle where some people died trying to save cattle on their ranch. winds expected to die down today. >>> los angeles mayor eric garcetti is declaring reelection victory. protesters want his first order of business to be making l.a. a sanctuary city. >>> number seven, this one is for all of us early

they decided to fly the two here to san francisco for the game tonight and put them up in the sir francis drake hotel and also they're going to enjoy courtside seats at the game. >> we saw this as an innovative way to really get our bigger message across. we're excited to be able to do something nice for isaiah and his mom and get them to a game after what happened in atlanta. but bigger picture, we want to educate our fans. if fans know warriors.com you're guaranteed a legitimate ticket, anywhere else, you're taking a big risk. we know they'll buy their tickets from warriors.com. we really see this as a psa. >> a couple of weeks ago when boston was in town, 58 fans were sent home with bad tickets in their hands. this is one of the worst game nights on record for this type of ticket fraud. all of those fans were invited to join the team in a penthouse suite with all the amenities. the team warns, like you heard, you can't be guaranteed that your tickets are going to be good when you show up at the gate here unless you get them from warriors.com. they say even if you go to some of the other site

big problems through that stretch of sir francis drake. >> we'll give you a head start. welcome back to mornings on 2. it's the middle of the week, wednesday, march 8th. i'm dave clark. >> i'm pam cook. thank you for waking up with us. steve is here. it has been a good week. >> warmer each day, thank you. we do have most of that cloud cover from yesterday has now lifted north or moved off and that's the theme or the focus for probably the next four or five days. something might come in on the weekend and that has been we placed with high pressure. we'll go with the trend and that's to get warmer weather in here and our good friend john cleared 45 degrees. the heater didn't come on all morning. that means it's not that cold. that's true. unless you're well up north, you have sunshine and they have hit and miss showers. 40s on the temps. where are those 30s. i said where are those 30s? i can't find any. listen to me, son, when i'm speaking to you. up and over she goes, high pressure says i haven't been around here for a while, so i think i'll kick in unless you're in north

. >>> "sky drone 5" flying over marin county showing you a landslide along sir francis drake boulevardear fairfax. it will remain closed into the morning commute tomorrow at least. that hillside came sliding down again. the same thing happened there about two weeks ago. >>> marin city is expecting an economic boost thanks to a new target store. it is set to open this weekend at the gateway shopping center. the store will employ about 75 people. >> i have lived here all my life. we have been waiting to see something like target come here. you know, build our community up. and it's exciting to work here also to be a community member here. >> they are extremely excited about the grocery department especially since they are considered kind of a food desert out here. so that's something that they are extremely excited about. we got a lot of positive feedback. >> the opening is set for 8 a.m. on sunday morning. they will be handling out complementary reusable bags for the first 1,000 customers. >>> state senator kevin deleon is on a mission to get answers about san jose's flood disaster. he

the sliding hillside closed down sir francis drake boulevard near fairfax.rews are out there cleaning it up, but it's expected to be shut down during the drive to work tomorrow. drivers there were hit with a similar closure when the sim thing happened there about two weeks -- same thing happened there about two weeks ago. >>> a good samaritan came to the rescue of an elderly woman who had no idea her house was on fire. the garage burst into flames about 2:00 this afternoon along putnam street in antioch. someone nearby noticed the fire and went inside to alert the family. the elderly woman inside had trouble walking, so the good samaritan helped her and the rest of her family get out of the house safely. >> from the bottom of my heart and my children, we thank them, you know, because if it wasn't for them, we'd just be sitting there. >> one person suffered minor smoke inhalation. officials are still trying to figure out the cause of that fire. >>> tonight a few dozen dogs are in need of a new home after they were rescued from a hoarder house. kpix5's joe vaz

sir francis drake boulevard at baywood canyon road closed from a mudslide. they just reopened the area yesterday after a mudslide and now it's closed again so there's no estimated time of re- opening there. but we'll definitely keep you posted on it. northbound closure roadwork on northbound 17 in the santa cruz mountains, from glenwood to laurel, right lane closed until 6 a.m. the altamont pass, at about 40 miles per hour along the way there just some yellow arrows to deal with so far so north tracy boulevard to the altamont pass will take you about 30 minutes or so. let's head to the peninsula. if you are traveling on westbound 92 that traffic looking smooth and also eastbound 92 as well right behind me and then let's take a look at mass transit. bart is on time. that's the good news. muni and caltrain on time. bad news, ace train one could be an hour late because of roadwork from union pacific sharing the track. so from fremont to san jose, expect that delay. i'll send it to you. >> thank you, roqui. >>> time now 4:50. google has the green light to build

and it's the same spot we had trouble yesterday in west marin so this is sir francis drake boulevard.closed again at baywood canyon road and it sounlded like some trees came down. maybe not a ton of mud with that but they are working on cleaning that up now. they were able to get this back open yesterday due to a slide on monday and then we got the second slide here overnight so basically cutting off between wood acre and fairfax. no estimate on when we'll get that back open. we also have an issue with ace rail this morning. i'll talk about that next. >>> happening today, thousands of people across the country are vowing to take the day off to highlight international women's day. >> san francisco actually has staff on hand anticipating people are going to stay home instead. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live for us in the city this morning. amy? >> reporter: hi, good morning, reggie. they are ready. they aren't cancelaling classes. some school districts on the east coast did do that today but they put all their substitute teachers on notice and told them to be on standby in cas

on top of that, sir francis drake boulevard still closed basically between wood acre and fairfax. we had a mudslide yesterday around 1:30 p.m. and emergency crews are saying it could be several days. that seems like a pretty unstable situation. we'll take a look at drive times coming up at 5:00 a.m. >>> san francisco based fit bit now wants to track the quality of your sleep. the watch-like device, which urges users to take 10,000 steps a day, already charts how much sleep people get. data collected by millions of fit bit trackers shows people are averaging less than 7 hours of sleep a night, the recommended amount. fit bit will now use a built-in heart monitor to break your sleep into clinically defined sleep stages and give you recommendations on how to achieve it. i don't think either one of us need a fit by. we don't need to know we don't get good sleep, we feel it. >>> take a look at this. aphis core constructed a home in just one day. it is 400 square feet. it has a bedroom, a bathroom, and even a hallway. the company shared this video and designers made this out of a concre

we had one on monday and we got sir francis drake boulevard back open yesterday afternoon but then another slide overnight. baywood canyon road, we're not hearing any estimate yet but as soon as i get more information for that reopening, i will pass that along to you. we'll take a look at drive times coming up. >>> there is a new tough study that looks at how deadly our diets can really be. nearly half of american deaths were hastened by unhealthy eating so researchers are breaking down what you can do about it right now. they say you should eat three average size fruits a day, two cups of cooked or four cups of raw veggies, five one-ounce servings of nuts per week and two and a half daily servings of whole grains. researchers say it is okay to have one serving of red meat but no processed meat. 2,000 milligrams of salt is less than a teaspoon. too much salt was linked to nearly 10% of the deaths they looked at. if you want to see the list, go to abc7news.com. >> i ate chips for breakfast. >> you are over your limit by like five times. >>> next at 5:00, another bay area city voted on wheth

sir francis drake boulevard will remain closed overnight, and likely through tomorrow morning's commute as well. there's been a repeated source of frustration this winter, it's been closed at least three times since february because of mudslides. >>> this probably won't surprise you. this is officially the wettest year on record for us here in california. according to new data released today. the average of 27 inches of rain fell in the state between last october and february of this year. that's the most rain recorded in that time frame since the state started keeping records in 1895. federal scientists say in march of last year, just five percentp california was drought free, this year, 91% of the state is drought free. so that's quite a turn around. >> we've seen a dramatic change. you see we may -- even though it's sunny now, we may see rain later on too? >> the long range forecast shows 15 to 20 days out, we could see a wetter weather pattern return. but let's enjoy this dry break while we have it. it's still very dangerous out there, as homeowners are losing parts of their backyar

again sir francis drake in marin county is back open for the morning commute. ( darya ) in the east bay into a creek along foothill road. right now arroyo creek along the western edge of pleasanton is flowing peacefully. neighbors say that's a welcome sight after they have watched high waters tear away at the edges of their properties for weeks. the city of pleasanton says they are doing what they can to get work started. neighbors say the water district told them they have a plan to stop the erosion...by rebuilding the shore banks with rocks. ( darya ) it's unclear when repairs will begin. but heavy machinery is parked in the area and crews were out surveying the creek yesterday. ( mark ) breaking from overnight... the bill to repeal obamacare clears its first hurdle as its slowly working its way through congress. the house ways and means committee-- voted on party line

the section of sir francis drake is about a half mile west of fairfax. the slide came down toppling trees leaving tons of debris on the road. it also pushed a 16-ton cement barrier twelve feet out onto the road. heavy machinery was needed to knock down and overhang from the landslide to keep it from falling onto passing cars. this is the third mud slide in the same area in the last few weeks. >> our time is now. 6:06 a former south bay pastor. who's also a volunteer youth mentor is in jail. he's charged with stalking and annoying three youth girls. rajeev sanhi was arrested yesterday. a 14-year-old girl said he repeatedly approached her. he followed her home more than a dozen times. investigators say when they searched his home they found collages of personal items. that's where he volunteered as a youth mentor or pastor. right now he's in jail in santa clara county. >>> san francisco police are asking for the public's help to identify and find two robbery supports who grabbed a baby girl and held her mother at gun point. the mother who does not want to

. >>> crews are working to clear a mudslide that closed sir francis drake boulevard. crews were out this morning removing the mud and the trees. this is the second slide in that area in just a week. >> about 25 minutes. and now it will add another half hour to go around the backside. >> reporter: it is a little frustrating [ indiscernible- participant too far away from microphone ] it's frustrating but understandable. >> we got the rain. and there are consequences. so i will have to deal with it. >> even after the road is clear it could stay closed because of the concern that more mud and trees could fall on the road. >>> let's check in with mark. at least it was a sunny, beautiful day today. >> we are looking out today. we appreciate the sunny, dry days. so far january and february have been so active. we had a very nice wednesday afternoon. take a look at the satellite. we have higher clouds. rain up to the north of the bay area. we are locked into a dry weather pattern. you cannot see the high cloud cover. we will come in closer and show you this. rain showers appr

minor flooding near sir francis drake. >> thank u, mike. up next, pushing. a crucial vote in the house that could help determine the fate of the nation's health care system. >>> plus, a remarkable real estate deal in the east bay. how you can get your hands a home for just a buck. but there's a catch. >> i would imagine. >>> rain will be clearing through the day. a slight chance of a storm. then as it clears, skhraoer is and breezy. temperatures in the 50s. more rain in the microclimate forecast at 6:17. it is wet out there. the roadways are slick. a live look at the beige bridge coming up. >>> mike, we appreciate that. happening at the moment, congress putting the final touches on the republican care plan scheduled for a vote in the house later this week. this as we take a live look from our nation's capital. >> tracie potts live in washington. >> reporter: a really, really busy day. we start with the president arriving shortly on capitol hill. republicans hoping to focus on health care, which is the goal after this explosive testimony from the fbi director

north bay, we have flooding southbound 101 around the exit sir francis drake gets flooded. we'll track the usual suspects. bay bridge toll plaza. >>> nowhere to park. dealing with a parking crisis. nbc bay area responds. >>> this box was sealed when it was shipped and insured but the claim was denied. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds next. that's why there's oravet dental hygiene chews. oravet cleans teeth and gets to the cause bad breath. ask your vet about oravet chews. serious oral care made simple =s//v thinvtigionntoastwe's licg >>> the investigation into last week's police shooting of a naked man. he drove off. police chased him through a supermarket. they thought he was armed but it was a caulking gun. boles has a history of mental illness. >>> 5:25. nbc bay area responds to ala fayette woman who says her $1,000 fedex shipment was damaged and the company wouldn't reimburse her. >> chris chmura joins us with another success tore. >> mary shipped a box from north carolina where she was visiting her son is, to her home in lafayette. she used

this is the fifth or sixth session of sir francis drake that has been closed. bay wood canyon not far. they have this backhoe pulling mud and debris off the road. that's why we have the closure for the area. all of this has to be cleared. presumably they have to see if they have to keep the closure. out to the maps again. fairfax, whitaker area, this is eight or nine miles away from highway 101. it is not affecting the freeway. but a lot more driving. locals will know how to get through. they are making good progress over there. flow of traffic to the bay bridge. no exceptions over there. a smooth build for the tri-valley and across that san mateo bridge. a couple other key spots. and crashes cleared coming up. >>> thanks, mike. 6:08 right now. up next, a bombshell report from wikileaks. t coming up after the break in three minutes, the reason experts say this should serve as a warning to consumers. >>> a fearless girl appears on wall street. plus, tinder's top tier. we'll tell all about it in business and tech. the top swipers. emeryville camera, mike was talk

again sir francis drake in marin county is back open for the commute. ( darya ) anxious homeowners inhoping that emergency repair work will save their homes. at least two houses are dangerously close to falling into a creek along foothill road. right now arroyo creek along the western edge of pleasanton is flowing peacefully. neighbors say that's a welcome sight after they have watched high waters tear away at the edges of their properties for weeks. the city of pleasanton says they are doing what they can to get work started. it's unclear when repairs will begin. but heavy machinery is parked in the area and crews were out surveying the creek yesterday. ( mark ) happening now... police are looking for two men who robbed a mother at gunpoint while her baby was in the backseat of her car in san francisco. this is surveillance video of the incident last friday at a parking garage in the mission district. the woman is a single mother and a veteran. she was parking her car when the two men approached her, demanding her car. she told them that her child was in her car, and one of the men p

. >>> we just got word that sir francis drake has reopened at whites hill. that was affecting the locals through the area. farm from 101 as far as your commute goes. the mudslide was cleared. south bay, no major problems. more traffic building the next 20 minutes over san jose. a build for sinole. 880 off the y and hayward. typical patterns right here for the east bay, toward the san mateo bridge. under half an hour. 24 minutes from highway 4 on the roadways. bart, that's a good option through richmond. back to you. >>> thank you, mike. >>> up next, new details are coming into our newsroom about the death of actor bill paxton. the newly released report on his cause of death. new updates on computers taking your job is and snap judgment on snapchat. >> good morning bay kwraeufrplt . 6:12. a check of your school day forecast. 30s and the 40s. definitely bundle them up. by recess, still a little bit chilly. we will see a combination of sun and clouds. by 1:00, should be warming up quite nicely. upper 50s and 6 0s inland areas. it will definitely be a good day f

julie, the goal is to have the excavation complete, and the dirt hauled away, so they'll have sir francis drake reopen for the morning drive. >> what about the power outage? is that still going on tonight? >> reporter: right, it started at 5:00. it affected about 2400 customers and pg and e ripped up a bypass, and you brought it down to 450 customers. they are the only ones still without power right now. they should be back to normal at about 11:00. that will be when this line gets reenergized, because the excavator will be done working up high on the hill. >>> a man from sasoon city is behind bars accused of killing his daughter-in-law. police say they arrested a 63- year-old after he confessed to the killing during an interview with detectives early this morning. 29-year-old samina bebe was found dead in the garage of her home yesterday morning. she had lived there with her husband and 2-year-old son. investigators say he admitted to killer her with a hammer. he was upset because he thought she was being disrespectful. >> he provided detail regarding how the murder occurred. >> reporter: poli

part of sir francis drake was shut down a half mile west of fairfax. slide came down the hill knocked down trees and left tons of debris on the roads. it also pushed a 16-ton barrier out onto the road. to keep it from falling down onto cars. this by the way was the third mud slide in that same area in the past few weeks. >> it's non stop and it's been really difficult and there's been a lot of impacts. we just really appreciate the public's patience. >> the work crews were pretty concerned as you can imagine about live wires overhead. pg & e cut power to the area last night. >>> a former volunteer youth mentor and south bay church pastor is in jail charged with stalking and annoying at least four under aged girls. he was rajeev sanhi was arrested yesterday. investigators say when they searched his home they found collages of personal items of victims. 19 other minors have been identified as potential victims. sanhi was identified with other victims. >>> san francisco police are looking for two robbery suspects who grabbed a young child while holding a

. >>> a new slide along sir francis drake boulevard along the area of fairfax. wayne friedman has been watching the causes and effects. he joins us now live. >> reporter: we're still watching it now, larry. this is not good news for residents. take a look behind me at the big piece of heavy equipment behind the bicyclist is trying to work on this hill. the problem is there are power lines above that piece of equipment. the power lines are still juiced up. pg and e won't turn them off until midnight. their hands are tied in terms of getting this taken care of. in terms of the collateral damage, leon hits a golf shock. this may strike you as a strange way to begin a road closure story. this has become his game. >> actually, san geronimo is more like a ghost course today. >> eve had a normal day. >> on a normal day this time of year, we've had 50 or 60. >> let's end the spends and show you the cause. this is the main artery between a few thousand residents of west marin and the rest of the world. since 1:00 this morning, that artery has been blocked. >> normally, w

the wordy got from one of the folks who is on the ground is that potentially they could keep sir francis drake boulevard closed for the rest of the day. anyone who drives this this area want to find another way to get between west marin and san -- >>> 6:04 is the time. three families in pleasanton are on the verge of losing their home. the land is eroding away. >> in the four or five weeks, i have lost 20 feet. they lost 40 feet and it will keep going because there's nothing to protect. >> what used to be a slope is now a cliff. one neighbor's swimming pool just a few feet from the edge of that cliff. the homeowners blame development and a lack of maintenance by the city and county for the rapid erosion of their backyards. the nearby aroya creek is swallowing up the land and photos shows how the creek has widened to 2200 yards and is carving an s-shape turn so instead of flowing passed their property, it's slamming straight into them. >> we would be in our home at night when it's raining hard and we could hear things go and the whole house would shake. and it has been quite traumatic for us ov

in marin county sir francis drake is closed because of a mudslide near white hill. officials say there is no timeline for that slide to be cleared. people can use lucas valley road as an alternate. >> in the sierra foothills the storm brought unusually low snow levels. colfax saw about an inch of snow, enough to enjoy a snowball fight. interstate 80 remains closed tonight westbound from the nevada state line all the way to applegate due to hazardous conditions. eastbound lanes are open but chains are required. let's get an update from meteorologist rosemary orozco. >> it was quite a cold storm. i have seen everything from hail and snow to rainbows, sun and clouds, and of course the rain. giving awe look at what is going on outside now we still have partly sunny skies, scattered showers remain at this time as well. as we get into your evening hours those are going to taper off some. taking a look at the numbers right now 53 degrees in santa ro 15. 49 san francisco, oakland reporting 55, and low 50s in livermore. mid-50s san jose. so a chilly one out there this aftern

a major marin county road sir francis drake boulevard reopened after a mudslide closed part of it yesterdayw, it was shut down about half a mile west of fairfax. the slide came down a hill, knocked down trees, left tons of debris on the road. also pushed a cement barrier 12 feet out into the road. heavy machinery took out an overhang from that landslide to keep it from falling down on to cars. this was the third mudslide in the same area in the last couple of weeks. >>> well, happening today, a public meeting in san jose focusing on how the city responded to last month's floods. many residents are angry they didn't get an early warning from the city about the potential flooding. today city hall meeting begins at 3:00 p.m. they will take public comments and go over their response and talk about future improvements like an early warning system. those are just a couple of the headlines from the news room. mike, sal, gasia, i'll send it back to you. >> thank you, dave. >>> the chp is going over an incident that resulted in a fight on a freeway. one man was taken to the hospital. the video was g

still following the mudslide that closed sir francis drake boulevard near fairfax.may take all day to clear the road. our cameras are out there live now. you can see the situation. it is still being watched. you can see the damage to the road right there. mud, rocks, trees are being removed. this is nearby wood canyon road. the second slide in a week in that same area. drivers we talked to today were surprised to see this major road shut down again because it means more driving for them. >> it is usually 25 minutes. now it will add another half hour to 40 minutes to go around the back side. >> a little frustrating? >> it is frustrating but it is understandable. >> got to deal with it. >> yeah. >> we wanted the rain, right? >> we got the rain. unfortunately there are consequences. and so i'm -- we will just have to deal with it. >> yeah. that's one way to look at it. even after that road is cleared, it may still be closed because more mud and trees may fall on to the road. the crews are going to be out there watching things all day. >>> san jose mayor sam liccardo is

. >>> right now, in marin county, sir francis drake boulevard is closed at baywood canyon road due to mudslide. it has been closed since just after 1 a.m. it's not yet clear when the road will re-open so you want to avoid the area as you head out this morning. >>> this is the second time this week a mudslide has caused problems on the road. yesterday, crews had to work for hours to clear another mudslide. >>> now to the new details on a fire that destroyed 16 rooms at a travel inn in vallejo. fire investigators say they found numerous code violations including 15 units without working smoke detectors. that was something residents complained about. the property owners were slapped with a $2,500 fine. right now, the cause of sunday's fire is still under investigation. no one was hurt in the fire. >>> san francisco police believe they have two dangerous men off the streets. the men are behind bars in connection with a violent home invasion. police believe jeremy flores and ivan gonzalez forced their way into a home in san francisco's portola district two weeks ago. they say the suspects

sir francis drake boulevard in fairfax. the closure started around 1:00 this morning. mike inouye was reporting about that on "today in the bay." so far crews have not said when the road might be open again to traffic. this has been a trouble spot for commuters this entire rainy season. >>> all right. we have seen the effects of all of that rain on our roads and our homes. the bay area, needless to say, welcoming this sunshine, giving us some time to really dry out on the hillsides, a break from all the water. >> let's take you outside. here's the golden gate bridge on the left. looking blue and beautiful. on the right, the san matteo bridge. more of the same. let's turn to rob for more on how long it's going to lost. >> drier changes and sunnier changes. the view from mt. hamilton earlier this week. sunshine and beautiful views looking out to half-moon bay. mostly clear for now. the satellite view is very interesting as we widen out here. there's another atmospheric river connection trying to take shape in the pacific. unlike we saw for the first two months of the yea

. >>> right now in marin county, sir francis drake boulevard is back open at baywood canyon road just in time for the morning commute. it was closed since 1 a.m. yesterday morning because of a mudslide. crews got it open overnight. >>> that's going to be good news for the commuters in that area. any other good news on the roads roqui? >> the good news is that we have really cool new graphics over here. but the bad news is that we have traffic. so let's head to san jose here. we have a new crash to tell you about. northbound 101 after mckee road this is a two-car crash. it's off to the shoulder but, of course, the damage is done. you're moving slowly between mckee and 680 at just 9 miles per hour. and then if you head into the peninsula between hayward and foster city, traffic moving smoothly there so 880 to 101 will just take you about 15 minutes or so. let's move to the antioch/pittsburg area. i want to show you these high resolution realtime traffic graphics with satellite views. can you see your house, yes, no? okay. if you are going on highway 4, you're moving smoothly actually at

when the warriors heard about it, they decided to fly the pair out, get them a room at the sir francis drake hotel in san francisco, put them up there, and they also got those courtside seats. the team has a message, though, for people seeking third-party tickets. >> there's no way to guarantee tickets purchased on those sites are legitimate. the only way to guarantee is to buy it from warriors.com. >> the team says hundreds of people this year have shown up at warriors games with counterfeit tickets and then they get turned away. march 8th against boston, nearly 60 fans were turned away at the door. that's a lot of people. >> tough to go to warriors daumg and buy the tickets when there's so much demand for them. >> baseball season officially begins next sunday, not that anybody is keeping track, but this week, the city of oakland is getting into the spirit. >> that is no joke. today is spirit week kicking off in oakland with a flag raising event at noon. then, later at 6:00, the a's unveil the new mural on the side of the downtown oakland pg&e building. this is time lapse video of the 120-f