lauren martinez, abc 7 news. ama: in the east bay, part of stanley boulevard in pleasanton is closed after a walking path collapsed. and so is the path near shadow cliffs recreational area. there is no estimate on how long it will take to fix it. serious damage now seen in tahoe, the heavy snow pile up taking a toll on homes. imprisoned took a video showing a large crack in their ceiling -- one person took a video showing a large crack in their ceiling, and tonight a third rotary store in lake tahoe has closed out of precaution for unstable roof. this is a look from our camera at lake tahoe. visibility expected to get even worse overnight. earlier today, it was not easy to get to tahoe. this is video near donner summit. chains are required for anyone driving on 80 from kingvale to the done lake interchange. state officials are offering additional resources to marginalized communities as more storms move in. this website has resources in multiple languages to prepare emergency kits and prepare for evacuations. peo

lauren martinez is live there right now, lauren? reporter: what a scare for the students and staff member here at oak avenue elementary school. crews have already started the cleanup process. you can still see pieces of the tree. you can see the huge root and pieces of the path where the tree fell and the classroom with the roof. crews have already put plywood over the damaged part of the roof. we know that a staff member from the district said this happened during lunchtime. the students were in second and third grade. one girl had a minor head injury and was taken to stanford medical center. she is expected to be at school later this week. >> i did check in with the teacher and she happened to be in the classroom at that time, so was able to support the students. just checking in with her after, too. she's doing ok. obviously shaken up, but she's doing ok. she said she wanted to be here to support the kids and she will be in here tomorrow. reporter: as far as the wind, take a look at this huge tree down on the corner of truman and

reporter: lauren martinez, abc7news. dan: southbay, the san jose city council is giving the green light to build the largest buddhist temple in the bay area. the project has met some challenges from neighbors. some claim the temple won't fit in. the building will be going in at the corner of ruby and norwood avenues, a handful of blocks away from raging waters theme park. tim johns is here with more on this debate. reporter: this project has been in the works for more than four years and will cost about $25 million. the temple will be in san jose's evergreen neighborhood and serve the city's cambodian population. [applause] thunderous applause after a unanimous vote by the city council approving san jose's newest buddhist temple. >>. joy for the whole community of cambodians. reporter: the temple will be located in the evergreen neighborhood, the largest buddhist place of worship in the bay area and a new gathering place for the region's cambodian population. once completed, will house not just a temple but also a commun

lauren martinez explains it is so precarious, the home may be lost. reporter: months of heavy rainfall is leaving a boulder creek couple on edge. >> it's a foot of earth and a drop of 10 feet. reporter: their home overlooks kings creek. they noticed parts of their backyard eroded get the last tuesday storm swept away their retaining wall. >> the creek doubled inside -- in size. it took out the whole retaining wall. reporter: the last storm put the foundation of their home at risk. so they are staying at an airbnb in san jose this week. >> i suspect they will read tackett. reporter: they contacted the county and a contractor, days if not weeks out from getting their expert opinion. >> the soil engi sd he's two weeks t even drive by the place. so inundated with other families dealing with the same situation. reporter: they are home and flood insurance won't cover this. >> both policies specifically exclude land movement. the flood policy specifically gets into detail where they say, any movement based on water or rising rivers is excluded. reporter: he

lauren martinez, abc 7 news. dan: in the east bay most of the snow that fell yesterday has now melted. but that coupled with the howling winds and heavy rain today has been challenging for great rowers in the livermore valley. we spent the day with a one maker to get a sense of what they are dealing with. reporter: wondered how are they dealing with all the conditions, the rain, the wicked wind, buckets of rain, and the cold, frosty temperatures. we came here tim mcgraw vineyards, walked among the vines, and got answers to our questions. >> as crazy as it has bee i have been in this business over 40 years and i have not seen -- i don't anything quite like this. leslie: a walk in this vineyard in the hills of livermore one country is eye-opening. snow on the mountains, mud on, still dormant -- and not much to be done right now in this cycle. >> the underground aquifers refilled which is critical for us long-term. so, in a weird way it is very inconvenient. we cannot get in the vineyard to do any work. it is too mu

lauren martinez, abc7news. ama: the storm may still give you trouble depending on where you are driving tomorrow. highway nine is shut down due to this large landslide blocking the road. this is near holiday lane in ben lomond. one home was seen at the edge of the slide, just feet away from being swept down. caltrans says crews are working to clear the debris but it could take a while to repair. dan: in woodside, highway 84 is closed. caltrans says lanes in both are shut down indefinitely. yesterday storm put large cracks in the road, making it simply impossible to drive in that area. the other clear sign of disaster was the countless number of trees that came toppling down. ama: one of the most stunning instances was this tree falling on part of a church in pleasanton. look at that. tonight, the church held a sermon. the problem with these trees continues to stir debate around the city. anser hassan has more. >> oh my god. the tree. oh my god. reporter: the day after a massive tree crush the side of this churc

reporter: lauren martinez, abc7news. dan: plans are being put into motion for more mass nationwide marches against gun violence. this in the wake of this week's mass shooting at covenant elementary in nashville. video shows protests from today at the tennessee state capitol parents calling for lawmakers to implement stricter gun control legislation. there's also been buzz on tiktok and other social media sites about marches organized for tomorrow. those haven't been confirmed. we know that the first funeral for one of the nine-year-old victims will happen tomorrow. services will be held at the woodmont christian church in nashville at 3:00. ama: flood victims are demanding more action from the federal government tonight. they chanted as they marched through the town. [inaudible] displaced residents say they feel ignored and they believe not enough has been done to repair the area. a levee breach caused severe flood damage earlier this month. >> there's frustration and anxiety in the community. we are very empathetic abou

lauren martinez is there right now with that story. lauren?eporter: quite this care for students and staff here at oak avenue school. the outcome could have been much worse. we are told the student who was taken to stanford medical center with her parents is expected to be ok. a student suffered a minor head injury after this redwood tree fell on her elementary school classroom. staff at oak avenue school said it happened at 12:30 during lunchtime. inside the classroom were second and third grade students and a teacher. >> she's doing ok, shaken up but ok but she wanted to be here to support the kids. reporter: griffin said after student safely evacuated, they continued the rest of the school day. >> really thankful that we had this outcome. reporter: parents said they are thankful. >> scary. it's a crazy day today. we had a power outage at our home as well. reporter: the wind knocked several large trees down in the nearby neighborhood. this tree was off trumann and kingston court. a few doors down, this tree caused minor damage to the roof an

lauren martinez explains why. reporter: the extent of storm damage to the largest food producing state will come at a cost but it may take some time. >> if an event is going to have a big of -- effect, you will see prices jump up immediately. i haven't yet seen that. reporter: the salinas valley is some of the hardest hit area of recent flooding but the nation's largest producers of lettuce, broccoli, and strawberries. smith says this could potentially reduce supply across the country. >> many of these crops in the wintertime in california are grown in arizona or mexico. reporter: that means production is available in other locations. that can fill the gap and mitigate a price impact. >> we will pay a few dollars extra for the next couple of months. because of this particular event. it's probably not something that most people would notice. reporter: the exact impact is unknown. the impact of farmworkers is unquestionable. >> my main message is, this is a catastrophe. reporter: center for farm worker families help

reporter: lauren martinez, abc7news. dan: plans are being put into motion for more mass nationwide marches against gun violence. this in the wake of this week's mass shooting at covenant elementary in nashville. video shows protests from today at the tennessee state capitol parents calling for lawmakers to implement stricter gun control legislation. there's also been buzz on tiktok and other social media sites about marches organized for tomorrow. those haven't been confirmed. we know that the first funeral wl be held at the naat 3nt c a: vic deman rnment tonight. they chanted as they marched through the town. [inaudible] displaced residents say they feel ignored and they believe not enough has been done to repair the area. a levee breach caused severe flood damage earlier this month. >> there's frustration and anxiety in the community. we are very empathetic about that. we genuinely care and we have people out there every day. ama: protesters are waiting for more federal help. the state requested a presidential disaster

that's where lauren martinez is lined with the very latest on this major closure. reporter: it is important to note, both directions of highway 101 will be closed right here starting at the ralston avenue avenue -- exit. p jenny cruise are here working online repair. we certainly saw several downed power lines from today's wind. high wind and a constant soaking rain knocked several trees down. drone video captured this tree on top of a home in san mateo. works crews responded to over two dozen downed trees and blocked streets. jason plumb tried to warn and reroute drivers. there was a downed tree blocking his street. >> it's been crazy. the world goes crazy when the storm hits and the wind blows around. reporter: his neighbors are keeping an eye on their trees and down at the creek. >> the last big storm in january, it came over. a lot of the neighbors are worried about that. reporter: we saw the large tree that nearly missed the home and took down power to nearby residents. >> that thing was gigantic. i'm thinking, i am so glad that we took ours down immediately.

reporter: lauren martinez, abc7news. dan: southbay, the san jose city council is giving the green light to build the largest buddhist temple in the bay area. the project has met some challenges from neighbors. some claim the temple won't fit in. the building will be going in at the corner of ruby and norwood avenues, a handful of blocks away from raging waters theme park. tim johns is here with more on this debate. reporter: this project has been in the works for more than four years and will cost about $25 million. the temple will be in san jose's evergreen neighborhood and serve the city's cambodian population. [applause] thunderous applause after a unanimous vote by the city council approving san jose's newest buddhist temple. >>. joy for the whole community of cambodians. reporter: the temple will be located in the evergreen neighborhood, the largest buddy a new gathering place for the region's cambodian la.once completed, will house not just a temple but also a community center, a place to celebrate and spread cambo

lauren martinez explains it is so precarious, the home may be lost. reporter: months of heavy rainfall is leaving a boulder creek couple on edge. >> it's a foot of earth and a drop of 10 feet. reporter: their home overlooks kings creek. they noticed parts of their backyard eroded get the last tuesday storm swept away their retaining wall. >> the creek doubled inside -- in size. it took out the whole retaining wall. reporter: the last storm put the foundation of their home at risk. so they are staying at an airbnb in san jose this week. >> i suspect they will read tackett. reporter: they contacted the county and a contractor, days if not weeks out from getting their expert opinion. >> the soil engineer said that he's two weeks out before he can even drive by the place. he is so inundated with other families dealing with the same situation. reporter: they are home and flood insurance won't cover this. >> both policies specifically exclude land movement. the flood policy specifically gets into detail where they say, any movement based on water or rising

reporter: lauren martinez, abc7news. dan: quick updates on the san francisco police officer who had a tree fall on his car while on duty, leaving him with serious injuries. a gofundme has launched further -- for the sergeant. the goal is to raise $125,000. they've nearly reached that number tonight which is good news. ama: a landslide has closed a stretch of highway 84. you can see how the road has buckled. the ground may still be moving. the highway is closed and there's no timetable as to when it will be repaired and reopened. in monterey county, more than 2000 potter a residents face the difficult task of cleaning up two weeks after a levee breach forced them to evacuate their homes and businesses. today is the first full day that residents have been able to return to their homes. the homes aren't livable and may not be for some time. with the levy repaired, the evacuation order has been lifted. many residents saw their homes for the first time since the breach. they are full of mud and mold. >> lost what few things w

reporter: lauren martinez, abc7news. dan: a falling tree just barely missed hitting a driver on highway 92 in half moon bay. video was shot by another driver just a short distance behind. watch. >> oh. dan: that's how fast it happen. this was on westbound highway 92 heading into half moon bay. the driver stopped in time and no other injuries were reported. the oakland zoo says six birds including an endangered hooded vulture escaped after this tree fell and tore the mesh on their aviary. the birds have not left grounds but have not been retrieved yet either. the zoo tweeted, none of these birds pose a threat to the public. ama: never miss a weather alert when it happens by downloading the abc 7 bay area news app. notification go out as soon as news breaks. download and be sure to enable push alerts. dan: more coming up. glass falling from the sky in san francisco from another of down -- number of downtown skyscrapers. what's going on? ama: ski season into summer? might the snow mean tahoe resorts are staying open longer?

it happened last night on the corner of blossom hill and lee avenue abc 7 news reporter lauren martinez. is there with the story a memorial is growing for a mother killed in a hit-and-run while walking with her dog and child sunday evening. i can't imagine. what she must be sorry. yeah and the dog. she's out here walking her dog. it's not right the mother was identified as 45 year old lemon cow, san jose police say cow and the dog died at the scene and her daughter was hospitalized after being hit while crossing blossom hill road awfully avenue this particular intersection of blossom hill at least is not you know a troubling intersection with the bad history the department of transportation's vision zero program does consider a stretch of blossom hill from meridian to the 101 as an area in need of safety improvements, but not this particular intersection some residents would like to see changes. there's more people rushing to get to work or to school drop off than ever before droves and droves. and yet no changes have been made to this road. zorrell. guerra goes to lee high school down

reporter: lauren martinez, abc7news. dan: quick updates on the san francisco police officer who had a tree fall on his car while on duty, leaving him with serious injuries. a gofundme has launched further -- for the sergeant. the goal is to raise $125,000. they've nearly reached that number tonight which is good news. ama: a landslide has closed a stretch of highway 84. you can see how the road has buckled. the ground may still be moving. the highway is closed and there's no timetable as to when it will be repaired and reopened. in monterey county, more than 2000 potter a residents face the difficult task of cleaning up two weeks after a levee breach forced them to evacuate their homes and businesses. today is the first full day that residents have been able to return to their homes. the homes aren't livable and may not be for some time. with the levy repaired, the evacuation order has been lifted. many residents saw their homes for the first time since the breach. they are full of mud and mold. >> lost what few things w

reporter: lauren martinez, abc7news.g tree just barely missed hitting a driver on highway 92 in half moon bay. video was shot by another driver just a short distance behind. watch. >> oh. dan: that's how fast it happen. this was on westbound highway 92 heading into half moon bay. the driver stopped in time and no other injuries were reported. the oakland zoo says six birds including an endangered hooded vulture escaped after this tree fell and tore the mesh on their aviary. the birds have not left grounds but have not been retrieved yet either. the zoo tweeted, none of these birds pose a threat to the public. ama: never miss a weather alert when it happens by downloading the abc 7 bay area news app. notification go out as soon as news breaks. download and be sure to enable push alerts. dan: more coming up. glass falling from the sky in san francisco from another of down -- number of downtown skyscrapers. what's going on? ama: ski season into summer? might the snow mean tahoe resorts are staying open longer? dan: it's pro

lauren martinez, abc 7 news.he east bay, part of stanley boulevard in pleasanton is closed after a walking path collapsed. and so is the path near shadow cliffs recreational area. there is no estimate on how long it will take to fix it. serious damage now seen in tahoe, the heavy snow pile up taking a toll on homes. imprisoned took a video showing a large crack in their ceiling -- one person took a video showing a large crack in their ceiling, and tonight a third rotary store in lake tahoe has closed out of precaution for unstable roof. this is a look from our camera at lake tahoe. visibility expected to get even worse overnight. earlier today, it was not easy to get to tahoe. this is video near donner summit. chains are required for anyone driving on 80 from kingvale to the done lake interchange. state officials are offering additional resources to marginalized communities as more storms move in. this website has resources in multiple languages to prepare emergency kits and prepare for evacuations. people with d

reporter: in san jose, lauren martinez, abc7news. dan: in a case that drew national attention, a woman was sentenced to prison today for admitting to planning the kidnapping of a baby in san jose. a judge sentenced yesenia ramirez 213 years and four months. she cries -- cried for 40 minutes in court apologizing for connecting baby brandon in april. she took biological mother shopping to distract her while the boyfriend took the three month old boy. her accomplice jose portillo was sentenced to five years in prison. now to the latest in the hush money case against former president donald trump. tonight, the u.s. secret service is coordinating security plans with nypd in the event that trump is indicted and brought to court. ama: this after he claimed over the weekend without evidence that he would be arrested tomorrow. the former president has not yet been charged with a crime but is still urging supporters to protest over the investigation into his campaign finances. manhattan district attorney has been investigating trump for his al

lauren martinez, abc7news.ma: the storm may still give you trouble depending on where you are driving tomorrow. highway nine is shut down due to this large landslide blocking the road. this is near holiday lane in ben lomond. one home was seen at the edge of the slide, just feet away from being swept down. caltrans says crews are working to clear the debris but it could take a while to repair. dan: in woodside, highway 84 is closed. caltrans says lanes in both directions are shut down indefinitely. yesterday storm put large cracks in the road, making it simply impossible to drive in that area. the other clear sign of disaster was the countless number of trees that came toppling down. ama: one of the most stunning instances was this tree falling on part of a church in pleasanton. look at that. tonight, the church held a sermon. the problem with these trees continues to stir debate around the city. anser hassan has more. >> oh my god. the tree. oh my god. reporter: the day after a massive tree crush the side of t

lauren martinez explains why. reporter: the extent of storm damage to the largest food producing state will come at a cost but it may take some time. >> if an event is going to have a big of -- effect, you will see prices jump up immediately. i haven't yet seen that. reporter: the salinas valley is some of the hardest hit area of recent flooding but the nation's largest producers of lettuce, broccoli, and strawberries. smith says this could potentially reduce supply across the country. >> many of these crops in the wintertime in california are vaable in other locations. that can fill the gap and mitigate a price impact. >> we will pay a few dollars extra for the next couple of months. because of this particular event. it's probably not something that most people would notice. reporter: the exact impact is unknown. the impact of farmworkers is unquestionable. >> my main message is, this is a catastrophe. reporter: center for farm worker families helped 500 people during their food and resource distribution event in

lauren martinez, abc7news. ama: a live look from the bay bridge caltrans camera. the good news there, it is finally back open. we aren't seeing anything there so we apologize for that. it is back open in the eastbound direction. it was closed for four hours during the commute. this was the reason why the strong wind toppled a big rig on the lower deck, eventually stopping anyone from getting across. we heard it took two hours for drivers to reroute all the way around oakland. tim johns has been following the mass for us all day and he joins us live from the roof tonight. reporter: as you just said, the overturned big rick stopped four lanes of traffic on the bay bridge this afternoon and caused a massive backup throughout downtown san francisco during the height of rush hour. strong wind toppling a big rig truck on the lower deck of the bay bridge. the chp calling into abc7news to provide us with details. >> the driver extricated him from the vehicle. a good samaritan passing through the area picked him up and took him to a local hospital with suspected injuries.

lauren martinez is there right now with that story. lauren?eporter: quite this care for students and staff here at oak avenue school. the outcome could have been much worse. we are told the student who was taken to stanford medical center with her parents is expected to be ok. a student suffered a minor head injury after this redwood tree fell on her elementary school classroom. staff at oak avenue school said it happened at 12:30 during lunchtime. inside the classroom were second and third grade students and a teacher. >> she's doing ok, shaken up but ok but she wanted to be here to support the kids. reporter: griffin said after student safely evacuated, they continued the rest of the school day. >> really thankful that we had this outcome. reporter: parents said they are thankful. >> scary. it's a crazy day today. we had a power outage at our home as well. reporter: the wind knocked several large trees down in the nearby neighborhood. this tree was off trumann and kingston court. a few doors down, this tree caused minor damage to the roof an

reporter: in san jose, lauren martinez, abc7news. dan: in a case that drew national attention, a woman was sentenced to prison today for admitting to planning the kidnapping of a baby in san jose. a judge sentenced yesenia ramirez 213 years and four months. she cries -- cried for 40 minutes in court apologizing for connecting baby brandon in april. she took biological mother shopping to distract her while the boyfriend took the three month old boy. her accomplice jose portillo was sentenced to five years in prison. now to the latest in the hush money case against former president donald trump. tonight, the u.s. secret service is coordinating security plans with nypd in the event that trump is indicted and brought to court. ama: this after he claimed over the weekend without evidence that he would be arrested tomorrow. the former president has not yet been charged with a crime but is still urging supporters to protest over the investigation into his campaign finances. manhattan district attorney has been investigating trump for his al

it happened last night on the corner of blossom hill and lee avenue abc 7 news reporter lauren martinez. is there with the story a memorial is growing for a mother killed in a hit-and-run while walking with her dog and child sunday evening. i can't imagine. what she must be sorry. yeah and the dog. she's out here walking her dog. it's not right the mother was identified as 45 year old lemon cow, san jose police say cow and the dog died at the scene and her daughter was hospitalized after being hit while crossing blossom hill road awfully avenue this particular intersection of blossom hill at least is not you know a troubling intersection with the bad history the department of transportation's vision zero program does consider a stretch of blossom hill from meridian to the 101 as an area in need of safety improvements, but not this particular intersection some residents would like to see changes. there's more people rushing to get to work or to school drop off than ever before droves and droves. and yet no changes have been made to this road. zorrell. guerra goes to lee high school down

abc seven news reporter lauren martinez has our story tonight. residents may not have power, but they have community pulled together to say , let's thank our first responders, and let's also use the food that we don't want to go to waste, commerce, gw catering and downtown restaurant , the post hosted a free cookout event, the mayor said 70 to 75% of los altos lost power from tuesday's storm. so we've managed, but i'm getting tired of it. and you know, not having a stove not having heat not having you get used to these things. you don't realize until you don't have them. several residents are now going on more than 48 hours without power. in one neighborhood, a woman and her family packed up the car to stay somewhere else for the night food that we could still say from the fridge, thankfully , for david sanchez and his wife , their neighbor has a generator and let them connect using extension court's powers up the refrigerator, and that's the most porton thing, and they had coolers just in case in their 40 . years of being in this house power has

abc seven news reporter lauren martinez has our story tonight. residents may not have power, but they have community pulled together to say , let's thank our first responders, and let's also use the food that we don't want to go to waste, commerce, gw catering and downtown restaurant , the post hosted a free cookout event, the mayor said 70 to 75% of los altos lost power from tuesday's storm. so we've managed, but i'm getting tired of it. and you know, not having a stove not having heat not having you get used to these things. you don't realize until you don't have them. several residents are now going on more than 48 hours without power. in one neighborhood, a woman and her family packed up the car to stay somewhere else for the night food that we could still say from the fridge, thankfully , for david sanchez and his wife , their neighbor has a generator and let them connect using extension court's powers up the refrigerator, and that's the most porton thing, and they had coolers just in case in their 40 . years of being in this house power has

federal financial assistance. >> lauren martinez abc7news. reggie: the recent storms could call for water production. the county is moving out of drought conditions for the first time in three years. they will vote soon on a plan to end the emergency drought declaration. despite the improvement the agency is still pushing for continued conservation. >> droughts are going to be more frequent and more severe because of climate change and we know that the next drought is always looming so it's very important to keep up water comfort -- conservation even when we are not in drought. reggie: 50% of the county's water is imported. some were against that water. you can track california's drought check out abc 7 drought tracker available on the website. drew: we have just a really beautiful weekend on tap. outside this morning here's a live look we are going to start out with clear skies the wind will pick up later on today live doppler 7 along with satellite you can see we have some action on the west coast rain and snow showers this has set up over

lauren martinez has the story. >> unprecedented storm trapped a group of residents overnight. >> theyopen to the road for an hour to be able to walk in and out. >> veronica christie captured the moment she and her patient were able to walk out. >> i'm tired and i'm kind of coming down off of everything that happened. doing that thing where you go through your mind and reliving the experience is like did that really just happen to me? >> christie is a caretaker and was able to get to her patients hump at shortly after a nearby tree fell and the power shut off . she encountered to locked routes. >> i go to the house and say we can't get out let me text your wife and let her know that we are trapped and she might have a chance to get through highway nine going north. >> that route was blocked texts and calls ct tford to th ngh hou tus wi-fi. 'm in the rain crying like someone please pick up the phone i was able to have those breaks outside for i have my moments of this is what's happening get it together it could be worse. >> even though her anxiety was high her job was to put her patien

lauren: lauren martinez, abc 7 news. drew: let's go to live doppler 7. here is the past 24 hours. he finally got rid of that pesky low-pressure system that brought rain earlier this week. that is now pushing east across california today. we expect quiet conditions. a different story to our east. we are likely going to cv -- to see a severe weather outbreak down to the south, we could see, especially around memphis, several long track tornadoes. here at home it is very quiet today. enjoy another dry day. we are in the 40's by 9:00 a.m. later today we should get temperatures close to 60 degrees in our warmest spots. 61 in antioch. 62 in san jose. up to 56 degrees. looking at the three-day forecast, we will add clouds tomorrow. call it partly sunny on saturday. most of sunday is totally dry, but late at night we have a chance of a shower. we will plan out your weekend. on saturday we will see cloud cover in the north bay. most of us seeing sunny skies. we will find cloud cover increasing from north to south, but saturday is dry. late at night there will be a week bull -- weak ripple

lauren martinez is in the south bay. kristen: but let's begin with ryan curry looking at problems in the east bay. >> here in the east bay, diablo was the biggest attraction with a lot of people going to check out more snow that had fallen on the mountain. however, the issue was the rain on the roadway. a lot of that creating many issues. a lot of people experiencing pothole damage. a damp day in the east bay -- from heavy rainfall to the snow-covered trails of mount diablo -- >> be heard it snowed a lot so we are excited to finally see some snow in the bay area. >> he and his girlfriend spent today trying to check out the snow. like many others in the bay area come a they did not expect this much snow. >> not having experienced that in the bay kind of hurts but now to get some snow feels exciting. >> juniper campground was packed with many people, many drove up the winding snow-covered roads to take and what many are calling a historic storm. >> i was really surprised. not used to that around here. >> a good day for som

lauren martinez reports from gilroy. lauren: the 101 interchange was closed until 6:00 friday evening, forcing people to take the back roads to hollister. >> i might have to take balsa which i never take because it is too windy. the other thing is i might have to come up the other way. lauren: caltrans says crews started working 12 hour shifts and if you can, try to stay off the roads. >> if you have the luxury of staying or working from home, please do so. liz: issue with that piece. in the east bay, niles canyon road remains closed between pleasanton and fremont. cars were forced to turn around mission boulevard because of the closure. alternate routes are interstate 680 or 580. yosemite national park is closed through thursday, march 16, and possibly longer. a spokesperson said a partial reopening march 17 is the best case scenario. record snowfall has buried much of the park which has been closed for almost two weeks. park crews are continuing snow removal operations. across the state of california nearly 10,000 peopl

reporter lauren martinez reports from gilroy. lauren: the interchange was closed until 6:00 friday evening, forcing people to take the back roads. >> i might have to take balsa. i never take that because it is too windy. i might have to come up the other way. lauren: caltrans said thursday their crews started working 12 hour shifts. they said if you can, try to stay off the roads next week. >> if you have the luxury of working from home, do so. we understand that crews and moms and dads need to go pick up johnny from school, pick up medication from the drugstore and have appointments. we are asking them to go to the caltrans quick map and make sure you are prepared for the severe weather. lauren: one man said staying home is not an option since he has to run errands and take care of his mom. >> tried to get everything today so i will have to come back tomorrow and the next day because the weather is going to keep coming and there is no way to stop it. lauren: lauren martinez, abc 7 eyewitness news. liz: new details in the deadly r

lauren: lauren martinez, abc7news. liz: we have any update on the san francisco police officer seriously hurt after a tree came down on his car while he was working. a gofundme has been launched for searching kevin riddle at a and the goal is to raise $125,000. his family is getting closer to hitting the goal. they say he is stable but with serious injuries. a stretch of highway 84 near woodside is closed because of a landslide. as you can see, the roads cold. caltrans says the ground might still be moving. the highway is closed at portola road and there is no estimate as to when it would be repaired and back open. a large portion of california is now drought free thanks to the rain we saw the last few months. because of that, the state is lifting drought-related provisions on water use. that includes rescinding a state voluntarily cut water use by 15%. yesterday, governor newsom announced drought restrictions will ease. storm after storm made this one of the wettest years on record in the state following three years o

lauren: lauren martinez, abc 7 news. kumasi: a storm packed quite a punch for folks living along the coast, including half moon bay. we saw wind gusts as strong as 50 miles an hour yesterday morning. amanda del castillo made it to pacifica some of the damage there. amanda: the drive up from san jose was wet in some areas, but here it is breezy and dry. we did find parts of a downed tree along canyon drive. i want to get this in -- get to some daylight footage. that's take you to cannon in pacifica, where video shows a massive tree that landed on a house. it missed a car, but to what extent the tree has impacted the house is not clear. elsewhere in half moon bay residents did what they could ahead of the storm. for jon stewart multiple sandbags were no match for the rain and 50 mile an hour winds. now he has three sump pumps doing the work to clear out water collected in his garage. >> is not fun. you have to keep everything in your garage up on blocks. you get a lot of water, and then you have to clean out all of the sil

lauren: lauren martinez, abc 7 news. liz: we have an update on the san francisco police officer who was seriously hurt after a tree came down on his car well he was working this week. a gofundme has been launched. the goal is to raise his family is getting closer to hitting that goal. a stretch of highway 84 near woodside is closed this morning because of a landslide. the roads have buckled. caltrans says the ground might be moving. the how white -- the highway is closed at portola road. there is no estimate for when it will be back open. a large portion of california's drought-free thanks to all the rain we have seen in the last few months. because of that the state is lifting some drought related provisions on water use, including resending estate campaign asking people to voluntarily cut water use by 15%. the governor announced the drought restrictions will ease. storm after storm made this year one of the wettest years on record in california following three years of the driest years on record. the governor says it i

reporting in los altos lauren martinez, abc seven news evacuates amparo won't be able to return home for at least another week, officials say. that could be pushed back even more, despite the floodwaters receding, the monterey county sheriff's office says it all depends on contaminated silt, mud and standing floodwater. they say that is still possibly a threat to safety. there's also concern about possible structural damage to buildings. evacuates continue to wait to get home. some are having a tough time with the emergency shelters are full capacity and then they don't allow pets and we have a few of those. local organizations have been helping evacuate by handing out clothing , food and everyday supplies, according to our media partners at mercury news, santa cruz and monterey county officials have set up hundreds of beds and emergency shelters since that levee broke emergency water use restrictions have been lifted in santa rosa city, officials say, with 33 inches of rainfall since october, 1st they are officially calling it into the ongoing drop emergency and the request to reduc

reporter: lauren martinez, abc7news. dan: power outages are a problem around the bay area still. here's a look at pg&e's current outage map. more than 7200 customers are still in the dark. it's been a long few days. the race to get the power back on comes as another storm is just around the corner. ama: sandhya patel joins us with more on what's in store for the weekend. sandhya: we are expecting that storm on sunday. tomorrow, you are fine if you need to do some cleaning up. take a look at live doppler 7. you will notice that the storm is developing over the pacific. it is still a very active pacific. still expect rain early sunday morning. 5:00 a.m., light to moderate rain. widespread. 9:00, it switches over to scattered showers. that's not the only storm. there's another storm that is coming in early next week. it will last for a few days. that will become to on tuesday. i will have a closer look on the timeline, coming up. ama: thank you. dan: moving on. the future of prison life in california is being transformed. governor newsom says it starts with the infamous san quentin

reporter: lauren martinez, abc7news. dan: power outages are a problem around the bay area still. here's a look at pg&e's current outage map. more than 7200 customers are still in the dark. it's been a long few days. the race to get the power back on comes as another storm is just around the corner. ama: sandhya patel joins us with more on what's in store for the weekend. sandhya: we are expecting that storm on sunday. tomorrow, you are fine if you need to do some cleaning up. take a look at live doppler 7. you will notice that the storm is developing over the pacific. it is still a very active pacific. still expect rain early sunday morning. 5:00 a.m., light to moderate rain. widespread. 9:00, it switches over to scattered showers. that's not the only storm. there's another storm that is coming in early next week. it will last for a few days. that will become to on tuesday. i will have a closer look on the timeline, coming up. ama: thank you. dan: moving on. the future of prison life in california is being transformed. governor newsom says it starts with the infamous san quentin

forward to bring attention to the fact that she is missing and has not been brought home -- >> lauren martinezwe are learning about pg&e's plan to prevent wildfires. they have pledged 18 billion dollars for several tasks over the next three years, including stronger polls, covering power infrastructure, adding an emergency breaker system, and trimming down brush in overgrown areas. they are also hoping to move 120 miles of power lines underground by 2026. you have just a few more n to enjoy san francisco park. reggie: the parks alliance rescheduled the party for sunday at 5:00. there will be live music, a marching band, and if you go, make sure to wear shoes or boots that you don't mind getting dirty. some areas surrounding the installation are floodede remov. i know that's true, because i walked past it and i thought oh, it is looking swampy. drew: oh no. take some time. reggie: moments before that, i stepped into a huge puddle. kumasi: i reggie: and i went to the deyoung anyway. kumasi: i walked by and it was too late, but i had to go somewhere else. it was not t-pain. drew: i have not heard

lauren martinez is reporting from gilroy. reporter: the 101 interchange to highway 25 was closed until 6:00 p.m. on friday evening, forcing people to take back roads to hollister. >> i have never taken that road because it is too windy. i might have to come up the other way. reporter: caltrans on thursday said that the crews working 12 hour shifts. they said try to stay off of the roads next week. >> if you can work from home, please do so. moms and dads, we know they have to get kids from school, get medications, and doctors appointments, but we are asking you to look at the maps and m sure they are prepared for severe weather this weekend. reporter: one man said staying home is not an option since he has to take care of his mom. >> i am trying to get everything today, so i do not have to go back out tomorrow or the next day. the weather will keep coming. there's no stop. reporter: in gilroy, abc7 news. liz: new details in a deadly roof collapse that killed an employee and injured another person. the person killed was martin

lauren martinez was there. >> a memorial is grown for a mother killed in a hit-and-run while walking dog and child sunday evening. >> i can't imagine what she must be feeling. and that dog, she was just out here walking her dog. s t right. laura: the mother was and she and the dog died at the scene, and her daughter was hospitalized while crossing blossom hill. >> this particular intersection is not a troubling intersection with a bad history. laura: the department of transportation's vision zero views this as an area in need of fety improvement. but not this particular intersection. some residents would like to see changes. >> there's more people rushing to get to work or school drop-off than ever before, in droves and droves. yet, no changes have been made to this road. laura: this girl school down the street. she dropped off flowers. >> a car as a weapon, not something just at fun with. this has showed me to be more careful when i'm driving. laura: traffic fatality numbers are far below where they were in 2022. the department of transportation says this time last year, 24 people h

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as far as the sport. lauren, thanks so much. robert ho. martinez is taking charge of his 1st training session with portugal. as european teams kick off their euro 2024 qualifying campaigns this week. okay. donna and although was back home with his squad after being picked for their next to matches. the 38 year old last played the portugal during cut our 2022 when they were knocked out by morocco at the quarter. final stage of the portuguese star. currently plays for saudi side, all nasir portugal host electron shine on thursday, and then travel to luxembourg, and their 1st to group matches. france are getting ready to face the netherlands at stab to france on friday. ac milan might mean your will be frances number one goalkeeper to come after hugo risa nouns, his retirement from international football following their world cup final last argentina. last december, the head coach did the additional has yet to name a captain. he do when de la this is far from being a sensitive issue or anything like it. i will have a decision to make before any decisi

martinez, philippe djegal, all kron. 4 news. >> still to come on, kron, 4 news at 5. another winter storm is returning tomorrow. is lauren suspension. what you need to know if you're going head to the sierra this weekend and a brawl breaks out at a san francisco high school basketball game. what people who were in the crowd are saying about the incident. >> but first, disgraced south carolina attorney alex murdaugh his sentence for the death of his wife and son. we've details from to disgraced south carolina attorney alex murdaugh was handed 2 consecutive life sentences today. >> fewer than 24 hours after a jury found him guilty of murdering his wife and son. today's life sentence is capping the lengthy downfall of the once influential family. >> kron four's correspondent brian entin has been following this case since the very beginning and has the latest. >> alec murdock leaves the collagen county, south carolina courthouse in a jail jumpsuit and handcuffs after learning his fate for killing his wife and son and the murder of maggie murdaugh. a second shoe for term of the rest of your natural life. >> for the murder of