abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live. >> he graduated from the university of san francisco in 2004 and he went on to the u.s. marine core where he -- marine corp better he was a pilot. he left an impression on everyone he met including several of our colleagues if news. >> he had this confident and infectious smile. >> the photographer attended usf and even before he embarked on his military career he knew he wanted to make a difference. >> according to his linked in profile he joined the marine croir as a -- marine corp. they were stationed at marine corp station miramar in san diego county. it was one of six coming back to the states when it crashed in england. there are reports he avoided crashing in an area with homes. something san diego anchor reporter preston philips sounds like him. >> that's taj in a heartbeat. he would do that to save people. he met him in downtown san diego. he said taj made quite the first impression. he was not only the kind of guy to lend you his car, but he was the kind of guy to loan you a red ferrari. >> he drives a red ferrari? i see this guy in a

abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live. >> he graduated from the university of san francisco in 2004e went on to the u.s. marine core where he -- marine corp better he was a pilot. he left an impression on everyone he met including several of our colleagues if news. >> he had this confident and infectious smile. >> the photographer attended usf and even before he embarked on his military career he knew he wanted to make a difference. >> according to his linked in profile he joined the marine croir as a -- marine corp. they were stationed at marine corp station miramar in san diego county. it was one of six coming back to the states when it crashed in england. there are reports he avoided crashing in an area with homes. something san diego anchor reporter preston philips sounds like him. >> that's taj in a heartbeat. he would do that to save people. he met him in downtown san diego. he said taj made quite the first impression. he was not only the kind of guy to lend you his car, but he was the kind of guy to loan you a red ferrari. >> he drives a red ferrari? i see this guy in a fligh

in san francisco, melanie wou woodrow. >> and happening at 5:30, luckily the people inside could get out safely. kristen hanes was on the break and shared a picture with us. you can see it moments before the fire was put out. the northbound lanes had to be closed until they were sure the flames wouldn't spread to other cars. >> it could take until next week for crews to repair a gaping sinkhole. that is four times larger than it was yesterday when it was first discovered. workers are digging ten feet below alvarado boulevard to determine the cause. they suspect a water main leak and hope to have it open by next tuesday. >>> and the french train hero stabbed last week is out of the hospital. airman spencer stone posed for this picture with his caregivers, stone was stabbed three times while protecting a fight during a fight a few days ago, the police are looking for his attackers. stone and two others stopped a terrorist attack on a train in paris in late august. >>> and your smartphone could keep you up late at night. >> it only captures the blue lights, so it captures the blue light

in san francisco, melanie wou woodrow. >> and happening at 5:30, luckily the people inside could get out safely. kristen hanes was on the break and shared a picture with us. you can see it moments before the fire was put out. the northbound lanes had to be closed until they were sure the flames wouldn't spread to other cars. >> it could take until next week for crews to repair a gaping sinkhole. that is four times larger than it was yesterday when it was first discovered. workers are digging ten feet below alvarado boulevard to determine the cause. they suspect a water main leak and hope to have it open by next tuesday. >>> and the french train hero stabbed last week is out of the hospital. airman spencer stone posed for this picture with his caregivers, stone was stabbed three times while protecting a fight during a fight a few days ago, the police are looking for his attackers. stone and two others stopped a terrorist attack on a train in paris in late august. >>> and your smartphone could keep you up late at night. >> it only captures the blue lights, so it captures the blue light

that's where melanie woodrow is tonight. what can you tell us? >> well, natasha, i want to show you what's going on right now. that is the victim's vehicle is just about to be towed here. we have brand-new information regarding these victims that has just been released. they are two adult males in their 20s. the driver was shot dead. the passenger is in surgery. the sergeant on the scene tells me these men are from california but not livermore. the suspects, two men are from california but not from livermore. according to the sergeant on the scene, they're armed with an assault rifle. the suspect's get away vehicle was last spotted in oakland. >> these types of incidents don't happen in livermore. >> reporter: police sergeant says multiple 911 callers reported the shooting. it happened around 6:00 p.m. at the cvs parking lot on first street. the suspect shot two the individuals in a car. one died on the scene. the other taken to a hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. >> it sounds like these two are the intended target. >> tom was inside a store

. >> abc7 news news reporter melanie woodrow is live with the story tonight. to explain why people are upset. >> this is one of the intersections that would see big changes and you can see behind me, lombard street is busy. this is one of the main thoroughfares and business owners say what's good for sfmta is not good for them. sfmta says busy lombard street is one of the city's hooij high-injury corridors. >> part of the safety project proposal includes adding transit bulbs at four intersections so that buss could pick up passengers without having to pull in and out of traffic. for pedestrian bulbs like this one at market and 14th would also be added along lombard. the project would eliminate 47 park spots. bus stops would be moved at three locations in including in front of body rock, this man's business, he says that's the least of his concerns. >> my three major concerns are traffic flow, parking and then the lack of communication by the sfmta. >> sfmta spokesperson says the agency sent out emails, went door to door and posted flyers. >> no. and no and no.

here is abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow with more. >> these three i believe have chosen to stay off the radar. >> reporter: the identity of the trio was released by tipsters who contacted law enforcement with pictures and surveillance video. >> the tips that we've been receiving have been incredible. >> reporter: leading investigators to commit them to the deaths of steve carter and audrey carey. none of the suspects had a driver's license or state i.d. card. >> so we're having to take a lot of extra steps to confirm who thieves people have been and their activities leading up to this point. >> reporter: according to her facebook page, lila alligood went to high school in hawaii. a school official we spoke with says according to their records, she was born in santa barbara county and attended school in hawaii and most recently san diego. by phone, a relative told abc 7 news lila had problems growing up, including with drugs. also that she fell into the wrong crowd and left home at 18. the relative said lila's mother is heartbroken. 23-year-old suspect morrison haze lampley previousl

. >> abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has more from livermore. >> reporter: regional parks police spokesperson says the owner of an aluminum boat that took on water friday night was making that final trip to shore with a group of sales force employees. the boat owner shuttled multiple groups. the last group may have been over the boat's capacity. seven people swam to shore, but 31-year-old didn't make it. >> the search area is approximately the size of a football field. the depth ranges from 10 to 50 feet. the bottom is hard-packed rock and they are search buying hand. >> reporter: a sales force spokesperson confirmed the missing mans a contractor. in an e-mail statement, the spokesperson said our thoughts are with his family and friends at this time. we are receiving updates but have no further information to share. several sales force employees were at the lake today but did not want to speak on camera. justin guslster said they checked for mussels that could harm the lake. >> they require a life vest for every boater coming on. >> reporter: none of the boaters, including the mi

melanie woodrow was in federal court and she joins us live from sacramento. he was there to enter more than just a plea. >> reporter: that's right. a judge also decided today that matthew muller will be fully shackled for all federal court appearances despite previous good behavior. also today his attorney entered a request for a trial by jury despite this being a nationally recognized case often called the real life "gone girl" case, the reference to a hit movie. his attorney said they're confident they can find a fair jury. >> there's still a difficult day in anybody's life when they see a federal indictment charging kidnapping. >> reporter: once a harvard ukt,ed lawyer matthew muller faces a lifetime in prison if found guilty on that federal charge of kidnapping. vallejo police called the march kidnapping a hoax. denise huskins and her boyfriend aaron quinn liars after denise reappeared in huntington beach a few days later. >> when they make a statement like that, they're kind of stuck with it. >> reporter: matthew muller's close family friend, a former po

abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow explains. >> reporter: the strongest hurricane ever recorded in thetern hemisphere made landfall at 4:15 pacific time bringing with it 165 mile per hour winds. >> oh, my god, i have a got to get out of here. >> reporter: san francisco resident brad powell is vacationing in puerto vallarta. he said the hotel put a note under his door. >> it said in two hours pack all of your things and put your bag in the bathroom and close the door, bring a backpack with you down to the ballroom which turned into a shelt. >> reporter: suddenly their vacation plans changed. >> they said we no longer consider you a guest, you are now a refugee. that freaked us out. >> reporter: he wrote sounds like we are under a waterfall. while brad took shelter so call resident cindy cowan was determined to get home. >> we are getting the last private plane from what we hear out of guadalajara. >> reporter: she made it back home. despite a slight weakening damage could be der stating. >> what happens tomorrow? are we going to be here a week or longer? what is the rest of this area go

melanie woodrow is live with the desperate effort to save that person. >> absolutely, ama. first responders worked for an hour to lift this train and revive this man. they say normal operations are under way and all of the trains are running as scheduled. as part of their investigation they will be reviewing surveillance video from the train. >> around 4:30, a light rail train hit a pedestrian. the man was trapped for nearly an hour. from sky 7 you can see the first responders attempting to pull him out. despite their efforts the man responded at the scene. he has lived in the area more than 40 years. >> they confirm this is a designated quiet area because of nearby homes. he was trespassing and between the right of way between the tracks and a fence. >> it was not a situation the person was in in the intersection. so that would not have come into play. >> they say the train can travel up to 55 miles per hour she says the operator began to break after seeing the pedestrian. they confirm there have been two other fatal accidents north and south of the fruit dale station with

in burling -- burlingame, melanie woodrow. >> now to a big rig back up on a busy southern california roadway. trucks have no where to go after the day luge of water forced a state highway north of los angeles to shutdown. now traffic is backed up for miles. passengers are strappedded -- stranded and the state could step in to get everything back to normal. >> an artery is closed. highway 58 is expected to remain shutdown after 200 vehicles were trapped in up to 50 feet of mud and debris. josh and his son are trying to get to hollister to visit family. they have been on the road for 24 hours. >> we left vegas about 5:00 yesterday. we are trying to visit family in norcal. we hit the 58 and got stuck there about 7:00 and we thought thought -- they said it would be an hour. turns out we spent the night in the car. >> conditions are improving on i-5 with the help of the chp the cars are once again moving on the grapevine. that's the main roadway linking northern and southern california. the crews with the heavy equipment spent all morning and afternoon scraping mud and debris off i-5. the

in burlingame, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> in southern california hundreds of vehicles are still backed up after a sea of mud rushed through a busy state highway thursday afternoon. with the help of the chp some of the cars are moving again on the grapevine. this is the main roadway linking northern and southern california. conditions have improved on interstate 5 since thursday,hióq interstate is crucial to truckers and now drivers have to deal with heavy traffic for miles behind abandoned vehicles. severe thunderstorms and flash flooding triggered those mudslides on thursday. >> i looked out the mirror and the mud slide was just coming at us just as hard as it could be. >> it's pretty scary to see the water on both sides and moving sle quickly. >> a los angeles county supervisor has called for a state of emergency to be declared for northern los angeles county because of the flooding. >>> an east bay mud utility crew found themselves stuff? a sinkhole they were sent to fix yesterday. jennifer berkeley called the district to report a river of burke water carrying away chunks of

we have team coverage and we start in the newsroom with abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow with the latest. >> as hurricane patricia made landfall, residents went from being hotel guests to refugees. the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the western hem miss friar made -- hemisphere made landfall at 4:15 bringing with it 160 mile per hour winds. san francisco resident brad powell is vacationing in puerto vallarta. the hoy tell where he is staying -- the hotel where he is staying put a note under his door. >> in two hours pack your things and put your wags in the -- bags in the bathtub or bathroom and close the door. bring a backpack and go downstairs to the ballroom which we have turned into a shelter. >> suddenly the vacation plans changed. >> effective this time you are no longer considered a guest. you are a refugee. that eke sphrood us out. >> he tweeted pictures writing sounds like we are under a water fall, but the thatch roof in the lobby is holding up. brad took shelter, so cal resident cindy cow -- cowan was determined to get home. >> we are getting on the last private plane. >

authorities transported sean angold, lila alligood and haze melanie woodrow is live in the newsroom. >> reporter: the suspects could face life in prison or the death penalty. authorities picked them up in portland. with shaved heads and wearing orange jumpsuit lila alligood, sean angold, and morrison lampley arrived in jail. they killed hiker steve carter in marin county and canadian tourist audrey carey in golden gate park. carter's dog was also shot and injured. several people reported seeing the true you in san francisco around the time of carey's death. escape from new york pizza employee recalls serving someone who looked like alligood. >> there was no silent interaction, no aggression. >> reporter: tips and security video helped investigators identify the suspects. all three are facing murder, robbery, stolen vehicle, and property along with animal cruelty charges. lampley is also facing stolen firearm and ex-felon in possession of a firearm charges. they'll stand trial for both murders in marin county though they took place in different counties. >> it's a little unusual but i

melanie woodrow is live with the desperate effort to save that person. >> absolutely, ama. first responders worked for an hour to lift this train and revive this man. they say normal operations are under way and all of the trains are running as scheduled. as part of their investigation they will be reviewing surveillance video from the train. >> around 4:30, a light rail train hit a pedestrian. the man was trapped for nearly an hour. from sky 7 you can see the first responders attempting to pull him out. despite their efforts the man responded at the scene. he has lived in the area more than 40 years. >> they confirm this is a designated quiet area because of nearby homes. he was trespassing and between the right of way between the tracks and a fence. >> it was not a situation the person was in in the intersection. so that would not have come into play. >> they say the train can travel up to 55 miles per hour she says the operator began to break after seeing the pedestrian. they confirm there have been two other fatal accidents north and south of the fruit dale station with

authorities transported sean angold, lila alligood and haze melanie woodrow is live in the newsroom.> reporter: the suspects could face life in prison or the death penalty. authorities picked them up in portland. with shaved heads and wearing orange jumpsuit lila alligood, sean angold, and morrison lampley arrived in jail. they killed hiker steve carter in marin county and canadian tourist audrey carey in golden gate park. carter's dog was also shot and injured. several people reported seeing the true you in san francisco around the time of carey's death. escape from new york pizza employee recalls serving someone who looked like alligood. >> there was no silent interaction, no aggression. >> reporter: tips and security video helped investigators identify the suspects. all three are facing murder, robbery, stolen vehicle, and property along with animal cruelty charges. lampley is also facing stolen firearm and ex-felon in possession of a firearm charges. they'll stand trial for both murders in marin county though they took place in different counties. >> it's a little unusual but it

we have team coverage and we start in the newsroom with abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow with the latest. >> as hurricane patricia made landfall, residents went from being hotel guests to refugees. the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the western hem miss friar made -- hemisphere made landfall at 4:15 bringing with it 160 mile per hour winds. san francisco resident brad powell is vacationing in puerto vallarta. the hoy tell where he is staying -- the hotel where he is staying put a note under his door. >> in two hours pack your things and put your wags in the -- bags in the bathtub or bathroom and close the door. bring a backpack and go downstairs to the ballroom which we have turned into a shelter. >> suddenly the vacation plans changed. >> effective this time you are no longer considered a guest. you are a refugee. that eke sphrood us out. >> he tweeted pictures writing sounds like we are under a water fall, but the thatch roof in the lobby is holding up. brad took shelter, so cal resident cindy cow -- cowan was determined to get home. >> we are getting on the last private plane. >

in burling -- burlingame, melanie woodrow. >> now to a big rig back up on a busy southern california. trucks have no where to go after the day luge of water forced a state highway north of los angeles to shutdown. now traffic is backed up for miles. passengers are strappedded -- stranded and the state could step in to get everything back to normal. >> an artery is closed. highway 58 is expected to remain shutdown after 200 vehicles were trapped in up to 50 feet of mud and debris. josh and his son are trying to get to hollister to visit family. they have been on the road for 24 hours. >> we left vegas about 5:00 yesterday. we are trying to visit family in norcal. we hit the 58 and got stuck there about 7:00 and we thought thought -- they said it would be an hour. turns out we spent the night in the car. >> conditions are improving on i-5 with the help of the chp the cars are once again moving on the grapevine. that's the main roadway linking northern and southern california. the crews with the heavy equipment spent all morning and afternoon scraping mud and debris off i-5. the reopeni

our team coverage includes abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow but we begin with vic lee, live at sano police headquarters, vic? >> reporter: ama, audrey kerry arrived from her home in canada. she came here for the first solo backpacking trip. sadly, pleas say she became the victim of a crime of opportunity. now, police, first believed she died from blunt force trauma. today, they said she was shot to death. the adventurus 23-year-old wanted to see the west coast. >> taking in the sights what young people should be doing. exploring, having fun. >> reporter: she'd been in the bay area a week. she may have attended the blue grass festival. her body was discovered the next day. police found trauma and she'd been shot in the head. the commander tony chaplain is the head of investigations. >> we believe robbery was a motive. >> reporter: two days before the sad discovery, the owner of a gun reported his weapon had been stolen from his car. >> the vehicle is unlocked. he has a weapon in the vehicle in a lock box

we turn now to abc7 reporter melanie woodrow. a crowd is gathering to protest the shooting. melanie, what's happening now? >> reporter: until just a moment ago, we saw quite a few protestors holding up big signs sim rar to this postcard with the phrase wise up october. they say they plan to travel to new york city to protest police brutality. before they get there, many stopped here. we heard from police that the individual who was shot had grabbed for a weapon, a lot of families here say they question the details around the story, and want more information. they also tell me that they really feel for the victim's family if this individual had family. i spoke to a couple of parents who drove here to san francisco from stockton today, as soon as they heard about the officer involved shooting because they say that their son also died at the hands of police and they wanted to be here to lend their support. i'll have their part of the story coming up tonight at 11:00. for now, live in san francisco, abc7 news. >>> thank you. next year, california voters may get a chance to weigh

we turn now to abc7 reporter melanie woodrow. a crowd is gathering to protest the shooting. melanie, what's happening now? >> reporter: until just a moment ago, we saw quite a few protestors holding up big signs sim rar to this postcard with the phrase wise up october. they say they plan to travel to new york city to protest police brutality. before they get there, many stopped here. we heard from police that the individual who was shot had grabbed for a weapon, a lot of families here say they question the details around the story, and want more information. they also tell me that they really feel for the victim's family if this individual had family. i spoke to a couple of parents who drove here to san francisco from stockton today, as soon as they heard about the officer involved shooting because they say that their son also died at the hands of police and they wanted to be here to lend their support. i'll have their part of the story coming up tonight at 11:00. for now, live in san francisco, abc7 news. >>> thank you. next year, california voters may get a chance to weigh

melanie woodrow joins us with the latest. >> reporter: moments ago, we've learned the victim in thisnot survived. about half a dozen fire trucks, more firefighters and first responders on the scene. you can see there that vta light rail train stopped since 4:30 this afternoon. you can see video shah shows the scene here at about 4:30 this afternoon that that pedestrian was hit and an hour later the body was pulled from beneath the train. we're expecting a spokesperson to talk to us and hopefully we'll learn more. there are a number of people that say they were working out or coming home, or headed home, and stopped to look and they tell me there have been accidents here in the past, that this is a precarious area. we know vta set up a bus bridge for affected passengers on this train and need to

our team coverage includes abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow but we begin with vic lee, live at san francisco police headquarters, vic? >> reporter: ama, audrey kerry arrived from her home in canada. she came here for the first solo backpacking trip. sadly, pleas say she became the victim of a crime of opportunity. now, police, first believed she died from blunt force trauma. today, they said she was shot to death. the adventurus 23-year-old wanted to see the west coast. >> taking in the sights what young people should be doing. exploring, having fun. >> reporter: she'd been in the bay area a week. she may have attended the blue grass festival. her body was discovered the next day. police found trauma and she'd been shot in the head. the commander tony chaplain is the head of investigations. >> we believe robbery was a motive. >> reporter: two days before the sad discovery, the owner of a gun reported his weapon had been stolen from his car. >> the vehicle is unlocked. he has a weapon in the vehicle in a lock box which was stolen. >> reporter: two days after kerry was found, the yog

melanie woodrow is live with new details about the three isn'ts these three people you're looking at se killings. melanie? >> county officials say tip sisters were essential in identifying the trio, especially people who noticed them hanging out in the area and also noticed they've never seen them before. how they're con nerkted and for how long is critical information they're not ready to release. >>> the lieutenant with the county sheriff's office says none of the suspects had a driver's license or state id card. >> because of that, we're having to take a lot of extra steps to confirm who these people have been. and, beyond that, their activities and their life leading up to this point. >> according to her facebook page, the 18-year-old went to high school in hawaii. a school official we spoke with there, according to their records, says she was born in santa barbara county and, most recently, san diego. by phone, a relative told abc 7 news lila had problems growing up, including with drugs. lila left home at 18. the relative said lila's mother ishearted broken. the 23-year-old susp

melanie woodrow joins us with the latest. >> reporter: moments ago, we've learned the victim in this accident has not survived. about half a dozen fire trucks, more firefighters and first responders on the scene. you can see there that vta light rail train stopped since 4:30 this afternoon. you can see video shah shows the scene here at about 4:30 this afternoon that that pedestrian was hit and an hour later the body was pulled from beneath the train. we're expecting a spokesperson to talk to us and hopefully we'll learn more. there are a number of people that say they were working out or coming home, or headed home, and stopped to look and they tell me there have been accidents here in the past, that this is a precarious area. we know vta set up a bus bridge for affected passengers on this train and need to get home at the end of this day. they tell me they're working to put the train back down on the tracks. they'd lifted it up to pull the victim's body out from underneath. we'll bring you updates on air and online. >> thank you. and another train mishap. more commuters are facing

melanie woodrow is live near the scene. melanie? >> natasha, there are just a few firefighters here watching the house for the night, but the fire investigators will likely pick back up tomorrow morning of the -- tomorrow morning. the people that lived in the houses that caught fire were home at the time and are okay even though fire investigators have not identified the cause just yet, the individual where the fire began told me that he thinks he knows how it started. >> he was going gang busters. >> he says his relaxing weekend was interrupted by an explosion and flames. simon and his wife just finished dinner. they had barbecuing. >> when i closed the hood there was a little grease burning. >> the fire which he believes began at the back of the house quickly spread to a neighbor's home as well. he feared his house was next. >> i got on my roof and jumped to their roof and was watering down that house. >> people in both houses got out okay. neighbors on norwich road looked on in awe as firefighters received assistance from oakland

. >> reporter: in san jose, melanie woodrow abc 7. >>> police in fremont looking for a man accused ofng his mother. they released this picture of him. tuesday night his mother was violently killeden in apartment near monroe. the 41-year-old lives in free month but visits oakland and san francisco often. he may be warmed. >>> facebook helped capture a suspect that killed a 4-year-old girl. abc 7 news was in watsonville as police announced the arrest of the man. nearly one year ago he shot and killed a rival gang member outside a motel room but some of the rounds went into a nearby restaurant killing 4-year-old girl and wounding a man. the tipster in mexico saw the wanted poster on social media and contacted the fbi. >> facebook ended up playing a huge role in this case and tracking down robles through a facebook post that an individual in mexico saw that and brought it forward to the fbi. >> agents arrested him and his girlfriend yesterday. six others also arrested. agents are looking for one more man in mexico. >>> learning more about the heros in the oregon community college shooting

. >> reporter: in marin county, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> stay with us for continuing coverage of the murders of steve carter and audrey carey. get update as they happen with push alerts from our app. go to abc7news.com/app. >>> three months ago, kate steinle's killer also found a gun inside a car in san francisco. authorities say he shot and killed the 32-year-old at pier 14. the gun belonged to a federal agent and was taken from the agent's car. yesterday police warned people not to leave their firearms inside their vehicles. >> san francisco has a burglary problem. if you don't log your car, someone will be in your vehicle. and even more importantly, if you have a firearm, leave it at home. we have to do our due gill against so they don't he said up in the wrong hands. and that goes out to everyone. law enforcement included. >> last month new legislation was introduced to stop officers from leaving guns in their cars unattended. >>> spencer stone who helped stop a gun man on a train in you're of that quickly recovering after being stabbed in sacramento. stone and several fri

with families because they wanted to make sure they contacted the right ones n in san mateo, melanie woodrowc7 news. >> snow in yosemite. as far as we know this is the first snow of the season. someone snapped this picture driving up thursday. it's possible it could snow more this weekend. lisa argen is here now with a look at the forecast. >> a very vigorous area of low pressure that will be increasing the wind. the problem is it is moisture-starved but it will pick up a little moisture as it pushes over the ocean and that could ripping out a few showers for us tonight. and the sierra nevada, southern california through tomorrow. here's a look at live doppler 7hd. we have some fog. it is around the peninsula and in napa. overall we are looking for some big weather changes with this area of low pressure. it is sort of defined here and it drops down paralleling the coast. it is dry, but it could pick up a few areas of moisture and drop them around the bay. a live look outside right now with a sutro camera showing the city below. 54 san francisco, mountain view and oakland looking at 55 at hal

touch with families because they wanted to make sure they contacted the right ones n san mateo, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >>> former vice president al gore joined stanford students in calling for action toss slow global warming last night. gore believes students everywhere can play a key role in fighting climate change. activists want universities to divest from companies involved in fossil fuel. gore made his points by talking about problems we face in california. >> we have to change. just look at what is happening in this state of california. 97% of the state is in drought, a five-year drought. almost that of the state is in the most extreme form of drought, called exceptional drought. >> many of the students at last night's rally want gore to run for president again. when asked about his plans at a forum in washington, d.c. on thursday gore said he didn't know if he would or would not run. >> 5:19 the time. snow in yosemite. as far as we know this is the first snow of the season. but when driving up on detroit road, they snapped this picture on thursday. it's possible it could snow even m

. >> melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> in southern california hundreds of vehicles are still backed up after a sea of mood came through. this is the main road way linking northern and southern california. conditions have improved on interstate 5 since thursday. as you know the interstate is crucial for truckers and now the drivers have to deal with heavy traffic for miles behind abandoned cars. severe thunderstorms and mudslides triggered mudslides on thursday. >> i looked out the mirror and the mudslide was coming at us as hard as can be. >> it's scary to see the water on both sides and moving quickly. >> a los angeles supervisor has called for a state of emergency to be declared for northern los angeles county because of the flooding. >>> a crew was stuck in a sinkhole that were sent to fix yesterday. a river of gushing water was carrying away chunks of the pavement. when the crews arrived they found out how serious it was. >> there were two member and the truck was going down. there had been there several times >> water officials say a cast iron water main built in 1931 caused the sinkhol

. >> melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> in southern california hundreds of vehicles are still backed up after a sea of mud rushed through a busy state highway thursday afternoon. with the help of the chp, some of the cars are moving gap on the grapevine. this is the main roadway linking northern and southern california. conditions have improved on interstate 5 since thursday. the interstate is crucial for truckers and now the drivers have to deal with heavy traffic for miles behind abandoned cars. severe thunderstorms and mudslides triggered mudslides on thursday. >> i looked out the mirror and the mudslide was coming at us as hard as can be. >> it's pretty scary to see the water on both sides and moving quickly. >> a los angeles county supervisor has called for a state of emergency to be declared for northern los angeles county because of the flooding. >> an east bay crew was stuck in a sinkhole that they were sent to fix yesterday. a woman called to report a river of gushing water that was carrying away chunks of the pavement. when the crews arrived they found out how serious it was. >> the

melanie woodrow explains. >> the strongest hurricane of recorded in the western hemisphere made landfall at 4:15 p.m. pacific time, bringing with it 165 miles per hour winds. >> oh, my god, we have to get out of here. >> brad powell is vacationing in puerto vallarta. he said thepo heliwhere he is staying put a note under his door. >> he said please in two hours pack all your things and put your bags in the bathtub or in the bathroom and close the door. then bring a backpack with you packed with your things downstairs to the ballroom which we turned into a shelter. >> suddenly their vacation plans changed. >> effective at this time we no longer consider you a guest, you are a refugee >> bra tweeted pictures of the hotel's shelter. said sounds like we are under a water fall but the of that roof in the lobby is holding up. cindy was determined to get home. >> i wasn't chancing it. we are getting the last plane from out of here. >> she made it back to south cal. >> what happens tomorrow? are we here a week or tomorrow? what is the rest of the area going to look like, even if we are safe in a