in mill valley, julia goodrich. >>> closing crow canyon road. that's a possible shortcut between 580 and 680. not clear if it will reopen in time for tomorrow morning's commute. >>> the pioneer cabin tree is no longer standing. the storm's strong winds cause it to topple over sometime overnight. this is what's left of the tree right now. its unique tunnel is the feature. >>> it's just part of an ongoing mess there. >>> mother nature threw just about everything at this house tonight. the hundreds of people stuck behind it. >> and we are the only bay area tv station inside yosemite valley tonight as a rain swollen merced river reaches flood stage. ,,,,,,,,,,,, there all day long. kpix 5's len ramirez on the... near-constant... storm response. len? >>> whipping winds and heavy rain sent trees toppling down on i85. it's been busy all day. >> reporter: there's been mud slides, trees down, power lines down, there's been flooding. just about everything. it is difficult to drive even during a dry periods but when you throw in all of those obstacles it w

kpix5's julia goodrich on the team of detectives who refused to stop looking for leads. -- juliette goodrich on the team of detectives who refused to stop looking for leads. >> reporter: 34 years later holding back tears ginger curell found the courage to speak today now that the killer of their daughter has been arrested. >> she was taken from us at age 14, 34 years ago, by the commands of a vicious cowardly -- hands of a vicious cowardly murderer. >> reporter: deanna lynn johnson disappeared after going to a house party down the street from her childhood home, her body found the next day down the road. she had been strangled and beaten. suspects were questioned, but no one had ever been arrested until now. >> today it's not a celebration, but it is a significant day. >> reporter: 51-year-old marvin markell at the house party and 17 years old at the time was already behind bars in butte county convicted of a 2001 murder of another woman. investigators say testimony in that trial included statements from people saying markell had admitted to killing deanna. >> rot in hell. >> reporter: her b