here is katie nielsen with the latest. >> reporter: charles riley is an usher and has worked every warriors home game since the new stadium opened in 2018. he commutes into the city on bart from his home in livermore. >> you've got parking, you still have some problems. bart is a little less of the problem for me. >> reporter: he says bart is not a perfect solution either due to issues with reliability and safety. concerns shared by stephen glaser. >> it is concerning to my constituents. >> reporter: he is from a group made up of lawmakers in sacramento designed to address issues facing our transit sessions. today he resigned from the committee and a letter saying, there is no guarantee that these agencies will spend taxpayer dollars sensibly without adequate oversight. >> bart is operating on the fiscal edge. they never have enough money to do the things that they say are necessary to have an efficient system. >> reporter: bart received more than $1.5 billion in federal funds to keep the system moving even though ridership was down by more than 90%. if ridership does not rebound his concer

katie nielsen sent this video of hail coming down in saratoga where she was covering a story. she said it was followed by two massive thunder booms. >>> saratoga declared emergency because of the damage from recent storms. that will make it easier to get supplies and to request help. the city that prides itself on trees is scrambling to cover the cost of cleaning up the ones that have fallen. >> this massive tree fell in the last 24 hours, causing at least $50,000 worth of damage. one of the many reasons why the city has declared a state of emergency. >> every time we get a storm like this, we all think about it. >> reporter: darrell came out to keep an eye on the remaining trees at the entrance to the neighborhood. >> there is a combination of saturated ground. they will get knocked over. >> that is what happened. he lives in one of the more than 40 homes in the neighborhood of saratoga that lost power for five days after massive trees fell in the storms, taking down power lines and blocking the only road in and out of their street. >> we love the trees except when they are a

our katie nielsen joins us live from the other side of the bay in union city, where falling trees have forced more than 100 people of their condo complex. katie? >> reporter: yeah, you can see these massive eucalyptus trees. four of these trees fell into the condo buildings earlier this afternoon. the ground just so saturated. all of this was picked up. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: kayla rivera will be staying with family for the next few days after being evacuated from her condo. massive trees fell onto the building just before noon. >> we got a call to evacuate as soon as possible. >> thankfully no one was hurt, but all units near mann avenue were evacuated due to the threat of other trees falling as well. neighbors say they have never seen anything like it. >> you hear about it in the hills or something like that. but here, you know, in the flat lands. >> while i was taking a picture of it, this one right here, it fell onto the house, the big noise. >> some say it sounded like a bomb went off when the trees fell. others say it was more like an earthquake as the falling trees shook the

katie nielsen continues our team coverage in union city where several trees slammed into a condo complex there. how is it looking where you are? >> reporter: so liz, you can actually see some o here on scene. they are trying to clean up one of the four eucalyptus trees i t have been bse tre are dozens of eucalyptus trees all in a line behind this row of condos. now i had a chance to talk with some of the residents earlier today who were home when the trees started to come down right before noon today. one said it sounded like a bomb went off and her entire house was shaking. another said it felt like an earthquake as the trees were falling. managers for the condo complex say tomorrow they shouldav builldalings, b tut they are also going to cut down all of the remaining trees ri oemskli fthngals everyone han acuadte this because the grounds so saturated with water that when these wind gusts are this strong, even a completely healthy tree can fall over. now the city and the red cross have set up a temporary shelter for anyone who needs some relief from the storms. that is actuallyould poss

katie nielsen was out there looking at all the cleanup and also what's happening in the eastbound. >> reporter: you can see the size of the roofs of the trees that fell here in livermore. amazingly no one was hurt when that tree hit the side of the building opening up the gaping hole in what used to be a bedroom. cleanup crews were working all day to remove debris and down trees near portilla avenue. a light pole came down after 11 trees fell and dozens of others lost branches and limbs. >> i've been in business since 2001, and i've never seen it this bad. >> reporter: there is still a lot of debris that needs to be cleared out. now some crews are saying it could take weeks or a month before things get back to normal. >> it is widespread, thank you. and when a tree toppled onto lighthouse baptist church, 17 people were there. luckily they were not hit by the tree. and it just missed an office wing. the damage will not affect weekend services. >>> all right, the big wind storm led to the worst single day for almost 30 years. tonight, almost 99,000 people without power, but that's down

and katie nielsen found out that threat could go on for months. >> reporter: this is one of the areas of concern in point richmond. you can hear the rain hitting all of this plastic sheeting and then you can see the water coming out of these drainpipes. and for residents who live directly across the street. it has been a nerve-racking time. mary lou clark sees the damaged hillside every time she opens her front door. >> it is not doing too bad in this storm. >> reporter: she and her husband lance have lived in their home on sea view drive since 2008 but were forced to evacuate for 24 days at the beginning of january after massive cracks appeared at the top of the hillside. a possible warning sign of a dangerous slide about to happen. >> the tension at the beginning was pretty tough. but ate wore on and nothing happened it was a relief. >> the landowners hired contractors to cover the hillside with tarps and install temporary drainage systems to prevent more water from soaking into the ground. all to reduce the risk of a future slide. and in other places around the bay, the ground is s

katie nielsen has been out there all day today checking it out for us. you were in union city, katie. what is behind you? you have an entire condo complex and that tree is just down and out? >> reporter: yeah, juliette, it's actually four trees. take a look at this as you can see the massive eucalyptus trees were literally toppled today. just before noon today, four of them came crashing down onto these condos. thankfully no one was injured. but because of the danger of other fallen trees, the entire complex had to be evacuated. >> while i was taking a picture of it, this one fell right onto the house. big noise. >> reporter: alex was one of the first people to call 911 just before noon when the eucalyptus trees started falling. the massive trees landed on four of the buildings. while no one was hurt, all 48 units were evacuated due to the continued threat of other trees falling as well. >> the tree just fell down and then we got called to evacuate as soon as possible. >> reporter: some say it sounded like a bomb went off when the trees fell. it was more

katie nielsen joining us without the transit has stepped up the oversight committee and where this is all stemming from the complaints. >> reporter: what we heard is this all has to do with money and oversight. right now, b.a.r.t. is facing $300 million per year deficit shortfall. starting in 2025, when the federal covid funds run out, that is if ridership does not return. that could really impact millions of people who ride b.a.r.t. every day. charles riley is a sure and has worked every warriors home game since the new stadium opened in 2018. he commutes into the city on b.a.r.t. from his home in livermore. >> if you drive, you will get towed. parking, you still have problems. b.a.r.t. is less of a problem for me. >> reporter: he says b.a.r.t. is not the perfect solution due to issues with reliability and safety. concerns shared by state senator stephen blaser. >> b.a.r.t. is so critical to the entire bay area, certainly to my constituents. he was a member of the bay area public transit committee, a group made up of lawmakers in sacramento designed to address issues facing transit s

katie nielsen was out there looking at all the cleanup and also what's happening in the eastbound. >>ell here in livermore. amazingly no one was hurt when that tree hit the side of the building opening up the gaping hole in what used to be a bedroom. cleanup crews were working all day to remove debris and down trees near portilla avenue. a light pole

. >>> katy nielsen shows us how crews are taking advantage of sunshine to patch pot holes. >> looks likeht have hit a pot hole. >>> there is an increase in cars with blown tires due to problems on the roads caused by rain. that's what happened to victoria. >> all of a sudden the tire went out on the freeway. it was raining. it was horrible. >> reporter: she brought her suv. tim said there was no way to patch the flat. she had to get a new tire. >> with the way the streets are, it is horrendous. so many need to be fixed. >> reporter: in january cal tran said it filled 7,325 pot holes across seven bay area counties including this on 680 north before highway 4. tuesday morning it opened again flattening tires on more than a dozen cars. >> just following the guy in front of me. cars just keep coming in with flats. >> reporter: tim says after the rains, business jumps more than 30% with the flat repairs but it isn't just pot holes. >> nails and screws and trash and junk that gets washed up on the road from the rain. >> reporter: victoria says she's happy her family is safe and she was able to