live in san jose, lisa amin gulezian, abc-7 news. >> alan: thank you, lisa. another storm is headed toward the bay area. but the brunt of it may hit to our south. we're also under a high surf advisory. waves were bigger than normal on the coast today as you can see in these pictures from san francisco's baker beach. the coast guard is strongly recommending against boating, and you should avoid going near beaches or other low-lying coastal areas. there's a high wind advisory in place. for a better look at the coming storm, let's go to leigh glaser. >> leigh: we have been having wave after wave of moisture feeding in across the bay area. the storm we're expecting tonight is well off the coast. you can already see it feeding more and more bands of moisture across the bay area. we'll take you in tighter. santa rosa, vallejo, san rafael, san francisco, wave after wave of moisture moving in. oakley reporting moderate rain, and brentwood area, from san jose south hit with a flood of rain, from los gatos to morgan hill and more of the dark green shading, indicating m

lisa amin gulezian, "abc 7 news." >> what a mess.ng and mudslides were epidemic around the bay area. >> reporter: this is sight seldom seen in san francisco. two huge boulders, white lincoln avoided being crushed but suffered damage to the front and side. the street around 12th avenue was closed by police. in mill valley around noon, a large hunk of dirt slid away. it took out a water line and tlbtd a home. it and two others were evacuated. >> in geo technical person to see how the hillside was and asked us to leave while they did that. >> one home was red-tagged. they summed up the week's weather. >> it's been relentless, the wind, especially here with the redwood trees, power outages. it's been relentless. >> if there is one place, it's here at the junction of 12 and 121 in sonoma county. the water was about foot deep and caused a huge traffic jam. in oakland a oak tree dropped in the east oakland hills closing one lane. on 84 a flag caused a power pole to snap. this huge portion fell away. the road sign is 6 feet below where it on

lisa amin gulezian is there live to show us what it looked like at its height. >> lisa: alan, things look very different. this morning the water went up to the front steps of the restaurant behind me, and a river of water flowed this this mobile home park. crews have made headway but it's a muddy mess. this is what rushed into downtown capitola this morning two to three feet of muddy, dirty, likely contaminated, water. >> damage has been done. >> lisa: the damage is everywhere. spreading from the mobile home park to capitola village. official says heavy rain and flash flooding are to blame for the wall of water. it happened as crews were repairing a massive storm drain that burst in the same area thursday. as of yesterday it and the sink hole it caused were drying out. >> it's a step backwards. we were pretty surprised. the national weather service did give the possibility of heavy rain, and we got it again, and with the soil being so saturated, it didn't take much to cause a torrent of water to come don the hill. >> lisa: and straight into businesses like this one. >> standing water

lisa amin gulezian is live with more. lisa? >> dan, as you mentioned the rain is not helping a thing. it means that no work can begin and the road will remain closed. residents are tired of being trapped behind this wall of rocks, and today they did something about it. they built their own road so they can move their cars out. >> we are trying to figure out what we can do before it rains, and if they come through with a better plan. >> the believe on other option since yesterday's massive rock slide that shut down access to some 30 homes in rural scots valley meant walking around the slide anden this waiting for a ride out. >> you've got people that have a car up there, but need the car out here, they got their cars out. >> reporter: it got those in charge of dealing with this slide thinking about a plan b. now that they know clearing the slide will be a massive undertaking. >> it will take awhile to clear the slide. it is a big problem. >> reporter: the temporary road will link nelson road to the road residents built today whi

lisa amin gulezian is live in scott's valley. lisa? >> dan, there are 14 roads shut down here in the county at this hour because of flooding, downed trees, power lines and of course slides. but still work crews have made some progress today. the sounds of recovery four days after a rock slide shut down nelson road. >> oh my god. >> and cutoff 30 families from the rest of the city. the partially dry day allowed construction crews to start building a new temporary road away from the slide. >> it is a place we could easily get started and go down a reasonable slope and curve into the creek and cross the creek at a place where the banks are low and then up the other side to join the road we have been using. >> that path is now a muddy mess. residents carved it out on tuesday. starting today professional crews are trying to stabilize it by laying down gravel. >> like yesterday when you are walking through the rain and the mud and it is up to your ankles. >> we wanted to give back to the community. >> coastal express transportation is a loca

abc7's lisa amin gulezian has the surveillance video that could help police solve this crime. lisa? >> that is very true. you know, the shootings happened at the mexicali club on january 8th. the owner ran out of this door and was shot over in that corner. tonight two suspects are still at large. this newly released video shows the violence that erupted in the mexicali club on oakland road. >> you have the unidentified suspect who is attempting to kidnap the owner. he is armed and wearing a green bulletproof vest. he will essentially try to drag the owner out of the club. at the same time, a gunbattle erupted inside between a club patron who was armed and two more suspects. all three of those men died. now they are releasing this video because they have no idea who this man is. he is the one who is actually dragging sanchez out. sanchez managed to break free of the man's hold. police say the unidentified suspect chased him off camera and shot him. >> it is indicative of somebody who has thought out this crime ahead of time. this individual is still on the street. >> so is this man.

. >>> lisa amin gulezian is live in pacifica. >> where high tide is less than an hour away. how is it looking along the coast? >> reporter: it's been crazy. we've had a little of everything. pouring an hour go. this is what it looked like along the coast. >> at half moon bay, waves crashed against the break wall and boat owners prepared themselves for this storm hours ago. many doubled up on their lines to help tie down their boats. the concern is this. >> that is tornado touched down. >> it was actually a waterspout, just off ocean beach in san francisco. it was caught on video by a viewer and sent to ureport powered by u-tube. but if the advertise terrify happened on land it would have been called a tornado. swells are expected to reach 12 feet prompting a small craft advisory. many local fishing boats are not going out to which is having an impact on seafood retailers. >> do they ask do you have any halibut and i tell them we don't. >> they have sold out of halibut and rockfish and crab supply is low. >> any idea of the loss for the weekend? >> probably 30%. >> in sanity

lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >>> rescue crews in japan are not giving up. they say there is still hope of finding survivors after the quake and the tsunami. more than 8,000 people are missing. the official death toll is more than 4300. this man is looking for his wife. she handed her children to a neighbor moments before the tsunami wave swept her away. roughly 430,000 survivors are in temporary shelters. food is running low and doctors say there is not enough medicine to go around for people with chronic conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure. >> we can't last another three days. they are distributing drugs, but so far i haven't gotten any yet. >> japan's emperor delivered a rare television dreys today -- address today urging people to take care of each other and remain hopeful. >>> and people all over the bay area are trying to help in a number of ways. one fundraising effort was very special. leslie brinkly reports from a japanese by cultural school in san francisco. >> i am worried because of the radiation going on right now. i am afraid for

lisa amin gulezian is there live with the latest. lisa? >> all of the rain is making it impossible to clean up the slides in scots veil and the slide in mount herman is also causing problems tonight. no one in mount herman was surprised to find this today. >> it has been raining pretty hard. it is kwan sis -- it was consistent. i thought it was going to go. >> and it did. a mountain of mud went on to conference drive. it brought down power lines and even part of a fence. contractors have the hillside stabilized and they expect to have the roads cleared by friday. >> pretty intense rain. the soil is saturated and it does president take much to go. >> meanwhile more than 30 homeowners in scots valley are still cutoff from the rest of the city after a rock slide on monday. today they got a progress report. >> it looks like it will be awhile before the slide will get cleared. >> geologists can't survey the slide because of the rain. now they will be building a better access route into and out of the slide area. yesterday homeowners cleared the

lisa amin gulezian reports from just south of san jose. >> her front yard continues to slide. >> this used to be straight across. this chunk has dropped off. >> we first told you about the sliding hillside last night. since then, there has been some progress. pg&e has worked all day on the gas line. they are installing a safety valve. they complained that the shifting hillside is causing gas, power and water lines to break. according to a pg&e spokesperson, now as the pressure changes in the lines, it will automatically shut off that's good news. >> this homeowner was hoping for more good news, but didn't get any. the issue all five homeowners keep facing is that this is a private road, and it is therefore private property. no public agency is offering to help. >> i live at the bottom of the hill. >> she doesn't live on the private road, but she is impacted by it. the dirt from the moving hillside caused parts of her backyard to drop by a few inches. >> if this is not stabilized, totally stabilized, it will keep going and i will have a mess down there. >> kenny thomas lives downhill f

here is lisa amin gulezian. >>> hopefully we will have that within a week, but it is not sure yet. >> at this nutrition store in san jose -- >> everybody wants to get the potassium iodide. people are coming in every 15 minutes asking for the same thing. >> there is a sudden and urgent run on the potassium iodide pills, liquid and even alternatives such as kill of -- kelp. >> this is another seasoning with kelp in it that is also totally gone. >> the reason for the high demand is 5,000 miles away in japan where a nuclear plant is leaking radiation. iodine is a radio active element that can be absorbed by the thyroid. taking potassium iodide can block it. they are distributing the pills to citizens and all walgreens are shipping their full supply of pills to japan as well. >> how challenging is it to find these pills? >> it is difficult. pretty much all of the stores don't have it. >> they are available on e bay. >> there is no need for those pills in california. there is no danger of radiation exposure at this time. there isn't any risk. >> but there is risk to some who insist on takin

. >> lisa amin gulezian is live, and it sounds like people are upset that not much is being done to help them. >> it all comes down to property lines, not necessarily the amount of damage they have. but to give you an idea what we are talking about, look behind me. i am standing until front yard and is sunk three feet in the last week alone. she wants someone to listen. she tried the firefighters. >> i will let them know what is going on and after that it goes from there. >> and the santa clara county sheriff's department. >> we keep having gas breaks. what is going to happen? >> the damaged -- the damage left after last week's storm is everywhere. just about everything on this private road is sliding, the driveway, this front yard and even this road. as the earth mustees, so do all of the you -- earth moves, so do all of the utilities. >> this land is sliding away here. it breaks the line continually. we are getting tired of it. >> the gas hin, i have been evacuated four times for the gas line that keeps breaking. the last time was this weekend. >> and each time pg&e comes out to fix it

lisa amin gulezian joins us live from san jose with the store. lisa? >> carolyn, the two women were in charge of a lot of money. and that money was supposed to go directly to the school behind me. it is also to support programs that might not otherwise exist. vanessa reyes who also goes by anne kemskey are accused of stealing more than $50,000 from trace elementary school's parent teacher organization or pto. a few months ago they noticed that money was missing and charges were made to target, chuck e. cheese and even a trip to legoland in southern california. >> i couldn't believe their eyes when they first started seeing evidence of this. of course we looked deeper, and the evidence became very convincing and very persuasive and overwhelming. >> trace elementary has had its share of problems. last year an arson destroyed much of the school. though the remodel continues, this money was earmarked for things like student field trips, pe teachers and yard duty supervisors. reyes is the former president. the treasurer is obviously in charge of the money.

lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. >> time now 4:45.ou wanna mull that one over for a while. >> maybe. if you're my sponsor. (laughter) >> for the first time president obama is saying publicly it's time for libya's moammer gadhafi could go. the steps the u.s. may take to try to end the fighting there. >> a team of seismic engineers from the bay area head to new zealand. next what they want to learn from that nation's devastating earthquake. >> new details of britney spears free bay area >> moderating in the northeast, 40 new york. heading to chicago. look at that. it's even above freezing in minneapolis. heading down to spring training, 79 in phoenix. let's take a look at delays and there aren't any. rain around chicago and a wintry mix around detroit. if any of those become delayed we'll let you know with our flight tracker at abc7news.com. >> it's 4:48 now. this just in from nasa television, a rocket that blasted off early this morning with an observation satellite doesn't have the speed to reach orbit. >> ignition of the forest rocke

lisa amin gulezian, "abc 7 news". >> janelle: water regulators are trying to prevent more flooding but its delicate balance and huge challenge. department of water resources are s releasing water to prevent overflows, especially ahead of the snow melt later this spring. water must be released otherwise serious damage could occur. >> definitely there is no decision-making. the reservoir is out of control. the reservoir may fail engineering wise. so it's an enormous risk. we don't want a reservoir to fail or over the top because there is no control at that point. >> janelle: last week, water officials increased the water allocation to 70% of the requested amount. some say the water shortage it isn't sufficient enough to serve all of california's water needs. >> the same snow brought plenty of snow to the sierra. drivers must use chains. highway 50 is also open but chains are required from four miles east of placerville to myers. caltrans has spent hours plowing and clearing snow from the interstate 80 in the sierra. zero visibility forced the chp and caltrans to shut the highway down and

lisa amin gulezian tells us how dusty is cleaning up his act. >> this is no ordinary rummage sale. >>verything here was stolen. and here is the culprit, dusty also known as klepto the cat. dusty was featured on animal planet last month where his late night rendezvouss were caught on tape. he with a even on the david letterman show. now animal planet is film his give back. >> he brought all these things and what we are hoping the owners will come. >> i found my shoe. >> his klepto mania started three years ago. >> he had a full backpack in his mouth. >> they would return them piecemeal but they couldn't keep up. >> i think you were missing things? >> i think so. >> it seemed easier. >> that is ours. >> but all along, sadie knew all of her missing things would wind up here. she seems to be on the top of dusty's hit list. but after several hours, dusty still has a mountain of loot and some advice. >> don't leave anything outside that you don't want gone. >> even after all of this, dusty will still be in the spotlight. it turns out the city of redwood city has asked them to be the grand m

lisa amin gulezian reports from atherton. >> i'm scared. >> i know you're scared.hink happy thoughts. >> we now know what led up to atherton's response on tuesday. this 9-1-1 call came at 2:24 p.m. >> my teacher, screaming at us, going crazy. >> the teacher's going crazy? >> yeah. >> the student is talking about john haynes, an 8th grade math teacher. >> calling names and throwing things. but -- >> and that's when the 13-year-old went to the girl's bathroom. on the way out she borrowered her friend's cellphone this is when they arrived they found a calm classroom and teacher. haynes is on paid administrative leave. the redwood city school district released this statement saying "we firmly support the right of teachers to be treated fairly. we also take our responsibility to protect students extremely seriously." edgar martinez was in mr. hayes math class that day. >> he got a little mad. he picked up the desk and kind of just picked it up. >> students and parents are supporting haynes who's been a teacher here for 11 years. >> he should come back. >> do you trust y

lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. >> yeah, i'm tweeting as that story is running.m a lost cause. >> it started last year and ended right at your doorstep. >> yeah. >> improvement on the jobs front but that's not necessarily good news for stocks. >> jane king joins us live from the new york stock exchange with the morning stock report. >> hello, eric, kristen. wall street is never happy. have you noticed that. the economy adding more than 190,000 jobs in february. these numbers almost exactly what we expected. fell 8.9%. best since april 2009. sounds like good news. if you're looking for a job it is good news. here's how the markets are responding to this. not selling off but not really rallying either. first there's a lot of talk about continuing to see this job growth. that's putting a lid on gains here this morning. as you can see there's just slight losses so far. the bloomberg silicon valley index is going down a little. executives don't like the one they have. that's the word. many managers say they're underpaid and about a third say they feel trapped. many sa

lisa amin gulezian looks like it's an epidemic here in the bay area. >> newark memorial high school isno different than any other schools. it's diverse and it's growing but so is this. the school is notorious for fights. the list of fights is a long one. there is a music video of the top fights of 2010. >> some of these fights involve targeting students they have been picked on for months, in other words, they were bullied. this video was shot during tenth grade biology class this fall. we blurred out their faces because of their age. tina is a girl in a blue t-shirt. >> they pull your hair and keep fighting. >> the other girl in black bullied her for a year. >>> she said i was talking to her boyfriend. >> and then november 29, this happened. >> i found my daughter and her nose was bloody, blood on her jeans and blood on her shoes crying. >> the student in black was suspended for five days. as for criminal charges, tina's mother every department says the information in confidential because the girl in black is minor. we called the d.a.'s office and we got the same answer. the mother is

lisa amin gulezian. abc-7 news. been a long week. >> alan: we are get something amazing photos sent by viewers through ureport powered by youtube. this one was taken from a bridge above capitola village. more than a foot of water running right through downtown. there's a big mess for drivers headed south on highway 17 from the south bay to santa cruz. the right lane is closed because of a downed tree and a mudslide. in scotts valley, part of this road was washed away. traffic is down to one lane there, and neighbors there are already trying to dig themselves out of a 200-foot landslide from earlier this week. you can upload your weather photos and video to ureport at abc7news.com. e-mail them to us at kgotv tv.com. >> this rain has been relentless. let's get a check on the rain totals so far with leigh glaser. >> leigh: the storm that gave us the rain this morning has moved to the east. checking on live doppler 7hd. a few cells remaining. you can see a little bit of moisture heading over towards dixon, and in the ea

lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. >> following dusty there.hter) >> we have our own promo on dusty. (laughter) >> he's a big ticket item will yeah. lots of promos on the weather. we have the doppler and everything you guys have. >> yeah, we do. it's been active this morning. starting late yesterday afternoon we go outside. this is just outside our studios in downtown san francisco live in hd. still soggy conditions and light rains falling. it's kind of foggy as well with our mild temperatures and all the moisture. tough to see the bay bridge in the background. and we're also looking at a really wet day throughout the area. live doppler indicates that as well. most of the rain is widespread, light to moderate rain throughout the entire bay area. some heavy downpours right now in santa rosa. also seen heavy downpours in the east portion of the oakland hills and then moving off towards 580. also san jose now getting a little light rain and the snow has turned moderate at blue canyon at 5,000 feet. so although the storm system appears mild, but th

lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. >> how many cats ought to be at the head of a parade. >> i know.rewarded for his bad behavior! >> and personal television appearance. he and charlie sheen have something in common. >> oh, no, let's not go there. here sitting in for lisa argen. >> we did expect this rain and it's been very mild. just real light, damp rain. you don't need to bundle up this morning. very unlike the storm system we had a week or two ago. and this is the golden gate bridge. not too many people out yet but still wet and a steady downpour. especially north of san francisco. we also have some moderate rain right now, and that's occurring along 680, 580, 24 and even a pocket on interstate 80. let's jump in and see where some of the heaviest rain is. of course over the hills just around san ramon and mount diablo. and then you can see a little line of heavier rain on 580. if we go up 80, first of all 24 there's a little rain there and just a moderate rain before you get to the carquinez bridge towards san francisco. but this yellow indicates we're seeing -- not in the lighte

lisa amin gulezian reports. >> this is what rushed into downtown capitola this morning, two to threet of muddy, dirty likely contaminated water. >> damage has been done. >> the damage is everywhere. it spread from pacific cove mobile home park to capitola village. heavy rain and flash flooding are to blame for the wall of water. crews were repairing a massive storm drain. as of yesterday, it and the sinkhole it caused were drying out. >> it's a step backwards. we were pretty surprised. national weather service give the possibility of heavy rain. with the soil being so saturated it didn't take much. >> and straight into businesses like this one. >> standing water. >> so it's pretty sad. >> the disappointment is now on display. people came from all over just to see what happened to downtown capitola. police finally forced people off of capitola avenue so the cleanup could begin. more information about the cleanup efforts should be available tomorrow. they are meeting with fema and public works. >>> from capitola to sonoma, flooding and mudslides were epidemic in. scotts valley, part of

lisa amin gulezian reports from atherton. >> is he there right now? >> i'm scared. >> i know you're scared. think happy thoughts. >> we now know what led up to atherton's emergency response to the school on tuesday. this 9-1-1 call came at 2:24 p.m. >> my teacher was lifting a table, screaming at us. he was going crazy. >> the teacher's going crazy? >> yeah. >> the student it talking about john haynes, an 8th grade math teacher. >> he started calling us names and throwing things. but, i mean -- >> that's when the 13-year-old left room 505 to go to the girl's bathroom. on her way out she borrowered her friend's cellphone. when police arrived they found a calm classroom and teacher. the district is investigating and haynes is on paid administrative leave. the redwood city school district released this statement saying "we firmly support the right of teachers to be treated fairly. we also take our responsibility to protect students extremely seriously seriously." edward martinez was in the classroom that day. >> he got a little mad. picked up the desk --

lisa amin gulezian has our story. >> what can be more american than bowling as these host families wantisiting students from japan to leave with. these eighth graders are returning to the unknown. they are from a town roughly 200 miles from the leaking nuclear power plant. >> i just want to ensure they are safe. >> the group of 20 left saturday one day after the tsunami and earthquake. their parents specifically asked their host families to limit how much information these students had access to. >> we have been warning them about electricity, possible disruptions in transportation. we really haven't talked about the nuclear power plant. >> which is on top of minds for most. >> would you rather stay in the u.s.? >> yes. i would like to stay here. >> problems with rolling blackouts and food shortages are just about everywhere, but now help is coming. >> donation drive started with an exchange student got a letter from his mom in japan making sure to put bread and batteries in backpacks as possible. >> each student will take home a box filled with supplies with the hope that the contents

in san jose, lisa amin gulezian, abc-7 news. >> alan: starting in january, the jetliner danville's sully sullen berger landed in the hudson river will go on display in an aviation museum. it will move from new jersey to the charlotte, north carolina. the carolina aviation museum plans to put the plane on display. the exhibit will focus on the technology that allowed the plane to land safely. the jet lost power in both engines when it struck a flock of geese moments after taking off. >>> if you could have seen it, the moon would have looked a little bigger and brighter than usual. tonight's full moon is called a super moon. it will appear 30% larger and brighter. it's when the moon is at its possible point of orbit around the earth, 212,000 miles away. someone interested in that is leigh glaser. >> leigh: we're trying to get through the cold front pushing its way -- making its presence known across the bay area. you can see where the heaviest precipitation is and where we're starting to ease off. most of the bay in the east bay. we uhad a lightning strike between summit road and morganil,

lisa amin gulezian is live in the neighborhood. we hear people were stuck indoors for hours. lease less that's very true. the warning went out to those around the water treatment plant after a worker noticees a massive tank that holds ammonia was leaking. >> the leak is not getting worse. >> hazmat teams confirmed, 250 gallons of ammonia leaked out of the tank and into an outer containment area which is like a cement wall built around the tank. none of the ammonia leaked out of the containment area. since this facility is currently closed for con instruction, no water is being filtered, and the ammonia is currently not in use. still, at around 11:30 this morning, san jose police went door-to-door knocking on roughly 40 residents' doors, warning them about the leak and possible amope ya exposure. everyone was told to stay inside, and an emergency operations center, or eoc, came in and officials took over. >> inhaling a large amount of ammonia and having that exposure can cause your medical problems to get worse, can cause other types of medical problems such as bronco spasms,

lisa amin gulezian reports. >> reporter: residents of nelson road are tired of being trapped behind this wall of rock. they built their own road so they can move their cars out. >> it's got people who had a car up there but the car out here and they got their cars back. >> reporter: it also got those thinking about plan "b" now that they know clearing the slide will be massive undertaking. >> its large slide. a big problem. first priority will get an alternate wrote ro rhode in. >> it will link nelson road to the other one. >> walking over the rock pile is the only way. >> but there is no way in for ambulances and fire trucks and a handful of people are still without power. a senior geologist will make regions and later today around 4:00, residents can find about next step that will take place on nelson road from the sheriff's communication center. >> eric: when the barry bonds perjury trial a former business partner will take the stand for the prosecution. the government calls him a stimulate shooter. bonds calls him a thief. terry mcsweeney is live at the federal courthouse. >> reporte

lisa amin gulezian, abc-7 news. >> alan: will dusty steal again?ell, over the years, the snuggie has evolved from a simple blue blanket with sleeves to a fashionable wardrobe. tonight, a sea of snugy-wearing partiers invaded san francisco. dozens of people lined up to kick off the second annual snuggie pub crawl. they're offering special doesn'ts for anyone wearing a snuggie. let's go to leigh glaser. i don't think they have invented the water resistant snuggie, which is what they need. >> leigh: what's coming down is the rain. this is the first wave of two systems that will affect the bay area overnight, and definitely tomorrow. you can see on live doppler 7hd, some of the rain, even the yellows, up near santa rosa, the tiburon area, and also this one just past -- from tiburon towards the richmond area, the bay bridge, east bay, and even to the south we're seeing rain, morgan hill, gilroy. this rain will start to pick up in -- intensify, i should say, by tomorrow morning. you'll see than in a moment. it's mild out there, 56 right now san francisco

lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. >> checking my tweets here. my tweets are saying don't do it!. >> your tweets are addicted just like you are. oh my, you need a sponsor just like you said. so changes may be coming to i-tunes. >> time for libya's moammer gadhafi to go. the steps the u.s. may try to take to end the fighting there. >> a team of seismic engineers head to new zealand. what they want to learn from that devastating earthquake. >> new details of britney spears free bay area concert. when and Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ

lisa amin gulezian is in capitola with more. these people just can't get a break, can they? ery true, alan. right now things are very different from the way they were this morning. the water was up to the front steps of the restaurant behind me, and a river in this mobile home park. it's a muddy mess. this is what rushed into downtown capitola this morning. two to three feet of muddy,

lisa amin gulezian reports from atherton. >> i'm scared. >> i know you're scared. think happy thoughts. >> we now know what lead up to the police department's emergency response on tuesday. this 9-1-1 call came at 2:24 p.m. >> the teacher is going crazy? >> the student is talking about john hanes, an eighth grade math teacher. >> started calling us names and throwing things. he shouldn't be doing that. >> that's when the 13-year-old left room 505 to go to the girl's bathroom. on her way out she borrowed her friend's cell phone. when police arrived they found a calm classroom and teacher. while no criminal charges have been filed, the district is investigating and hanes is on paid administrative leave. the redwood city school district released they had statement saying, quote, we officially support the right of teachers to be treated fairly. we also take the responsibility to protect students extremely seriously. edgar martinez was in the math class that day. >> he got a little mad, upset. he picked up the desk and just picked it up. >> students and parents are supp

lisa amin gulezian, abc-7 news. >> alan: rewarding a thief. the conflict in libarch also egyptian president hosni mubarak is out. what do protesters want now. gas prices still on the rise. where the numbers stand as of this weekend. >> leigh: i'm leigh glaser. i know we have had a lot of sunshine in many locations today, but the clouds are starting to thicken up. rain is in the forecast overnight. we take a look a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a

lisa amin gulezian has our story. >> reporter: what can be more american than bowling, as the host familiesant the visiting students from japan to leave with. everyone knows that these eighth graders are returning to the unknown. they are from a city roughly 200 miles from the leaking nuclear power plant. >> i just want to ensure they are safe. >> reporter: the group of 20 left japan saturday, one day after the tsunami and earthquake. their parents specifically asked their host families to limit how much information these students had access to. >> we've been warning them about electricity possible disruption in transportation. we really haven't talked about the nuclear plant. >> reporter: which is on top of the meintdz of most. would you rather stay in the u.s.? >> sure, i would like to stay here. >> reporter: problems with rolling blackouts and food shortages are just about everywhere, but now help is coming. the drive started when an exchange student got a letter from his mom in japan to make sure to pack, bread and batteries as possible. >> to do anything we can. basically if they need

lisa amin gulezian has that story. >> it's surreal. >> she shouldn't be here in his mill valley home on his computer or even in his bedroom. he should be in tokyo. he is one of 27 oregon foreign exchange students studying abroad in japan. >> i received an e-mail the day before yesterday. i was packing one bag just in case. basically to evacuate japan. >> this is a photo of john leaving his dorm in tokyo. he wasn't supposed to return back to the u.s. until september. a number of companies are moving their employees out of radiation zone. applied materials are moving their employees mostly to the southern part of the island nation. bmw have asked their employees to leave the country. as a result. the terminals there are packed. >> the people are really scared including me because we don't get exact information. >> at san francisco international airport, most on board the japanese airlines flight from tokyo are glad to be leaving the country. many describe as a place of controlled chaos. >> police throughout the bay area are planning sobriety checkpoints aimed at drivers who take the st

lisa amin gulezian reports. >> i know you are scared. >> we now know what led up to atherton's police department emergency response to the school on tuesday. this 911 call came at 2:24 p.m. >> they are going crazy. >> the teacher is going crazy? >> yes. >> the struind is talking about john haynes. >> started calling us names and throwing things. >> and 13-year-old go to the girl's bathroom. on her way out she borrowed her friend's cell phone. >> when police arrived they found a calm classroom and teachers. >> the district is investigating and haynes is on paid administrative leave. >> they released this statement saying quote we firmly support the right of teachers to be treated fairly. we also take our responsibility to protect students extremely fiercely. edgar martinez was in his math class that day. >> students and parents are supporting haynes who has been a teacher here for 11 years. >> do you trust your kids with him? >> yeah, absolutely. absolutely. i'm hoping he is going to come back and my son is going to have his class. >> they expect to complete its investigation next week

lisa amin gulezian has that part. >> in half moon bay, waves crashed along the break wall and they prepared themselves for this storm hours ago. many doubled up on their lines to help tie down their boat. the concern is this. >> after the tornado touched down. >> it was actually a water spot just off ocean beach in san francisco. it was caught on video by a viewer and sent to u reports powered by youtube but if the twister had happened over land it would have been called in tornado. in half moon bay, swells are expected to reach 12 feet prompting a small craft advisory. many local fishing boats are not going out to sea which is having an impact on seafood retailers on half moon bay's fish marketed. >> asking if you have any local halibut and i tell them we don't have any because of the weather. >> they are sold out of halibut and rockfish and crab supply is low. >> any idea of the loss? >> probably 30%. >> in santa cruz the bad weather isn't just having an economic on the impact on the harbor which has been closed for a full week. a cleanup efforts, divers were forced to suspend operations

lisa amin gulezian caught up with dusty, a.k.a. klepto the cat. >> dusty brought all these things and we're hoping for the owners to come and claim it. >> reporter: this stuff is out and the signs are up. it's time to return all of dusty's stolen goods. dusty, a.k.a. klepto the cat, was featured on animal planet where his late knight rendezvouses with his neighbors towels and undergarments were caught on tape. >> i'd like to met the cat. >> reporter: the cat is famous, and animal planet is back to film his giveback. >> he had a pull bath cloth in his mouth, and the cat has a little mouth. >> reporter: his owners would return things piecemeal. soon even they couldn't keep up. >> i think i asked you guys if you were missing things. >> reporter: so for the first time, the neighbors are coming to dusty's house. >> underwear. >> reporter: rather than the other way around. >> oh, that is ours. >> a cat burglar and didn't know it. >> reporter: a common theme. >> i didn't know it was missing. >> reporter: all along eight-year-old saidy sum