several trees were torn down in the santa cruz mountains, there were also rockslide the and mudslidese forced people to evacuate this morning. a boulder came tumbling down and crashed a car. >> right now they are keeping us back, away from the rock side. earlier today, terisa estacio was able to get closer. >>terisa: city officials allowed our cameras to get a quick close-up of the landslide. take a look at this giant boulder and this large pile up of debris. it is several feet wide. this car, it's a rear window is crushed by falling rocks. if the security guard told kron4's that around 11:30 p.m. he saw a landslide immediately called for help. he also saw his car and all of the damage done. the landslide is very close to a condominium complex, forcing several floors to be a back to read. up above, look at how close these buildings are to the hill. >> said francisco public works has been of here all day assessing the damage to the apartment building into the hillside. three apartments have been yellow tag. that means the residents are able to go in and get a few things before leaving

officials say they have had snow, ice and rain in the past week the all contributed to the mudslide.one was hurt but residents will have to stay away for one more night. >>> the weather cleared up in the sierra. it was snowing below the 40,000- foot earlier. blue canyon got a foot of snow and it appears snow is cleared from the highways. these are live pictures from highway 80 80 in truckee. watch out for black ice as the temperature drops. >>> two feet of snow up there and a lot of rain here. some of the numbers startling, 9 inches? >> a lot of rain in the north bay and coastal mountains. would have been nice to see more, especially in san jose. 35% of average there. i will let you know, we made up some ground. we still need more storms. what we have now is a bit of a break. the ground is wet. the night is long. overnight lows, 30s. dew point in the upper 30s. fog forms. this is the pattern. the flound is really wet. -- the ground is really wet. valley fog is back in the forecast. it rained hard overnight. some areas up to an inch of rain betweenmoid night and this -- between midnig

. >> vehicle accidents may be restricted for several months on two roads damaged by a weekend mudslide. it happened on saturday when a 50 foot section of the area collapsed. crews think it might have been caused by a tree falling and breaking a water main. they may have to wait until spring. >> and a few days of rain left pot holes opening up near the loveridge road off ramp on westbound 4. the chp says several vehicles got flat tires as a result. officers shut down the off ramp before 11:00 today to deal with this. there were four to five wooden posts. >> so just how much rain have we received since thursday? jand patel is away but let's check in with spencer christian. spencer? >> showing you a lot. a lot of rain. there is a look. there are clouds hanging around. santa rosa nearly seven inches of rain. seven inches in st. helena. there is nearly eight and a half inches in kentfield and that is a lot of rain. in terms of snow pack we're at 33% of normal. the weekend snows did help in a modest way. so we're way behind normal levels that need more rain here in the bay area, it doesn't l

. >>> mudslides in seattle taking over homes. let's see what happens.s a river of mud washes over three homes and backyards monday. a water line and gas line were broken. meteorologists say heavy rain and melting snow are creating massive mudslides. >>> three people were hurt on a bumpy flight. the crewmembers were hurt when their flight encountered turbulence. the passenger jet was carrying 136 passengers and nine crewmembers. three flight attendants were taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. no passengers were hurt. >>> the european union is banning oil imports from iran. trying to put pressure. tina kraus reports from london. >>> foreign ministers in brussels shook hands on a deal to stop iran from selling its oil to the european union. >> the pressure of the sanctions is to try to make sure that iran takes seriously our request to come to the table and meet. >> reporter: e.u. diplomats are urging iran to resume talks about its nuclear program. they hope banning new prospects will hit tehran's economy and keep money from funneling into nuclear

and localized downpours could be triggering further landslides and mudslides in this region. southern thailand looking very messy and unstable for the next couple of days. tokyo at 8 degrees. cold surge -- the low is about 3 degrees. seoul at 3. beijing at 4. staying warm in the tropics. let's head over to europe. the winter storm very massive clouds as we can see is making a spiral in the eastern continent. this is all going to be snow. widespread showers of snow and also very windy condition that could also be blowing snow dangerous for driving conditions there as well. towards the west, dry the iberian peninsula a system comesing in friday. before that enjoy your nice weather. lisbon at 14 degrees. london staying cold at 5. paris at 7. here's our extended forecast. >>> before we wrap up, we wanted to show you how state of the unions in japan are preparing for high school and university entrance exams. they're doing plenty of studying, but they're also doing plenty of wishing. this tunnel of wishes has been set up at a shrine north of stoke owe. about 3,000 tablets are on d

. >>> since the start of the year brazil has been thrashed with flooding, floodwater, mudslides, visions have been hitting the web. these are the latest ones from tuesday. cars are submerged in water. you can see shop keepers basically stuck inside their shops. >> this is right in a downtown business district with cars and a lot of money and merchandise all over the place. >> dozens of people have already died and they are afraid they will lose as many people as they did last year where more than 800 people died. in this video you can see shop keepers sweeping water out of their shops and people trying to walk through the water bare foot. >> you never know what's underneath that water. there could be glass down there, all kinds of stuff. >> the video gives you an idea of the magnitude and strength of the water. this video was taken inside a shop. the water is just rushing down the street and through the glass you see the depth of the water. >> this last video shows some of the urban areas affected by the floodwaters. what's most amazing about this video is this building seemed to have di

and localized downpours could be triggering further landslides and mudslides in this region. southern thailand looking very messy and unstable for the next couple of days. tokyo at 8 degrees. cold surge -- cold weather surging in the -- the low is actually about 3 degrees. seoul at 3. beijing at 4. staying warm in the tropics. let's head over to europe. the winter storm very massive clouds as you can see is making a spiral in the eastern continent. this is all going to be snow. widespread showers of snow and also very windy condition that could also be blowing snow dangerous for driving conditions there as well. towards the west, dry. the iberian peninsula this arthritic system coming in towards you by sunday. please enjoy your nice weather. lisbon at 14 degrees. london staying cold at 5. paris at 7. moscow at minus 1. here's the extended forecast. >>> before we wrap up, we wanted to show you how students in japan are preparing for high school and university entrance exams. they're doing plenty of studying, but they're also doing plenty of wishing. this tunnel of wishes has b

. >>> news around the world, at least 13 people are dead following days of flooding and mudslides in seizure brazil -- southeastern brazil. another 11 are missing. a state of emergency in january, traditionally a month of heavy rain in that country. >>> a blizzard in the swiss alps. this -- some residents say it's normal, kick back and enjoy it. justin, you pointed out earlier this looks like a scene closer to home. >> looks like snowshoe, west virginia, their village is designed to look something like this. or maybe colorado. minus the army flag. our local ski areas, meanwhile, are going to get a little bit of the underdeveloped flakes the next day. that is not good. we're going into a holiday weekend. this is a big weekend, martin luther king, people are off for three days, i think people are in decent shape with the cold air and making more snow. we have to give that support for the local industry. they are in pretty decent shape and will be in great shape on friday, just you wait. ocean city will warm up in a hurry. 28 in baltimore. 40 roanoke and norfolk. where rain has fallen t

the mudslide ripped through the heart of this hillside community. the authorities had begun clearing up and rescue workers are still hunting for survivors. but there is little hope now of finding anyone alive. >> they scream. >> we've lost my cousins, our friends, who were like brothers. this is terrible. >> there is nothing to say. we only need to ask god for the authority to find the bodies and putting end to are suffering. >> the landslide came after days of heavy rain that led to flooding across southeast brazil. all this at the start of the country's and will rainy season. worst hit has been the state of rio de janeiro. that left homes under water, roads impassable, and thousands of people evacuated. for many of those left behind, this is now the only way to get around. the government has promised help. >> we'll do what the state government should do. the governor anwill spare no effort on helping cities rebuild themselves. we believe that we must have a national solution to help all of the city's. >> but this is a fight against nature. nearly

for 28 of those years meant earthquakes and fires and mudslides and so many of us will remember his work covering the o.j. simpson trial, among other stories. he's been our tech guy, our man in hollywood. just last night he covered the oscar nominations. this is all to say george has been our go-to guy. now he has somewhere else to go. a few months from now we hope to talk george back on to the air as an occasional contributor, because in this business especially, it's hard to walk away. george has never walked away from anything. after 42 years, he's going to see what it feels like outside of tv. so, george, from your friends and colleagues here, and if i might on behalf of all the good folks at home who have watched your work for so many years, thank you. you have our respect. happy trails, and we'll see you right back here before too long. that's our broadcast for this wednesday night. first night of the post-lewis era. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you back here tomorrow evening, as well. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> goo

the search for victims yesterday on thursday had to be suspended for fear that further mudslides would occur with the heavy rain. but you can see now the rains earlier on today and the soldiers involved here helping to dig for survivors. so just a terrible situation here. and unfortunately, it doesn't look like the rain is going to be alleviated any time soon. we have more heavy rain coming into the eastern coast of the philippines, including down in towards the south. the rain will be accompanied by strong winds, bringing those waves up to about five meters as well. so very high waves here, more heavy rain and of course, that does mean there will be an increased risk of further landslides and flooding. elsewhere on the continent here it's looking very dry indeed. we're going to be seeing some stormy conditions actually moving up into northern japan. so the western precipitation is going to abate, it's going to be very dry for much of the west and the pacific coast of japan. but it's going to be fairly unsettled here up towards the north. more heavy snow and some storms there, too, fri

the search for victims yesterday on thursday had to be suspended for fear that further mudslides would occur with the heavy rain. but you can see now the rains earlier on today and the soldiers involved here helping to dig for survivors. so just a terrible situation here. and unfortunately, it doesn't look like the rain is going to be alleviated any time soon. we have more heavy rain coming into the eastern coast of the philippines, including down in towards the south. the rain will be accompanied by strong winds, bringing those waves up to about five meters as well. so very high waves here, more heavy rain and of course, that does mean there will be an increased risk of further landslides and flooding. elsewhere on the continent here it's looking very dry indeed. we're going to be seeing some stormy conditions actually moving up into northern japan. so the western precipitation is going to abate, it's going to be very dry for much of the west f. but it's going to be fairly unsettled here up towards the north. more heavy snow and some storms there, too, friday night into saturday. here

right so let's check out some other international news in brief with the art world out there now a mudslide and severe flooding caused by two days of heavy downpours has killed at least twenty nine people in southeast brazil almost a dozen are missing thirty thousand residents meantime have been forced to flee their homes more than thirteen hundred people died or went missing last year because of the floods in the same mountainous region. a south korean fishing vessel has burst into flames in the southern ocean near antarctica claiming three lives thirty seven crewmen were rescued including seven who were severely burned in the fire so that started in the living quarters of the ship the boat which is still burning is to be towed away from antarctica to minimize the impact on the environment. well our let's get to some amazing pictures of adrenaline junkies storming the russian well railways have a look right here one day a devil climbed the roof of the country's fastest train just before its departure from one of moscow's main railway stations not a film that you can see this is the hair ra

world update for you some other brief international headlines a mudslide i know severe flooding caused by two days of heavy downpours of killed at least twenty nine people in southeast brazil almost a dozen messing with thirty thousand residents forced to flee their homes more than thirteen hundred people died or went missing last year because of floods. in the same mountainous region. a south korean a fishing vessel has burst into flames in the southern ocean in the antarctica claiming three lives thirty seven crewmen were rescued including seven who were severely burned in the fire which is about it in the living quarters the boat which is still said to be burning has to be towed away from the from antarctica to minimize the impact on the environment. well have a look at some amazing pictures here on our sea of adrenaline junkies storming the russian railways one did evel climb the roof of the country's fastest train just before his departure to some petersburg from one of moscow's main railway stations by this right here is the hair raising footage that he had killed as he defied su

. >>> san francisco residents were forced to evacuate because of that mudslide on telegraph hill.y are allowed to go back home but not allowed to spend the night. an engineer and geologist checked out the hillside and said it appears to be stable. monday's slide crushed a car, pushed over a retaining fence on the telegraph complex. >>> some minority groups are accusing the san francisco police department of spying for the feds. they have introduced a bill limiting the ties between the police and fbi joint terrorism task force. if it passes police officers can no longer collect information without a reasonable amount of criminal activity. some feel they are being targeted but they are making sure no rights have been violated. >>> police are bringing drug sniffing dogs after a big spike on school campuses. they will provide the dogs at no costs to the school's district. >> in the last 20 or so suspensions i have had 18 of them have been drug related. >> some students and civil rights groups say it is a violation of privacy. >>> another mountain lion was spotted near the uc campus. a

. >> and mudslide this weekend forced closure of several streets in oakland hims that may be spring before they reopen to traffic. a 50 foot section collapsed on saturday a tree fell and ruptured a water main causing a water soaked street to crumble. and there is san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi is eager to put charges of domestic violence behind him. a judge scheduled a speedy trial for a month from tomorrow but tonight a new accuser has come forward. and. >> this woman says she's an ex-girlfriend and tells us she's not trying to have him prosecuted for what she claims happened to her but she believes she can establish a pattern of accuse. >> this morning ross mirkarimi was granted a speedy trial. an ex-girlfriend telling us she's willing to testify against him. the woman described mirkarimi as a pit bull, a bully during her year-long relationship with him that began in 2007. the woman filed a police report yesterday, and tells abc 7 in one incident, mirkarimi quote push add me, grabbing my arm, and yelling and caused a bruise. and according to duchls mirkarimi's wife accused him of b

we could potentially have flash floods or mudslides. we are keeping a close eye on it. >> officials say the man is extremely remorseful for accidentally starting the fire and no word whether he will face charges. >>> this morning, the coast guard will evaluate the stability of a grounded cruise ship to see if they can resume their search for 21 people still missing. they were only allowed to search above the water line yesterday after the costa concordia began to ship. the bo is moving about a half-inch per hour. the sea floor drops off sharply from where the ship is arresting and inclear whether it is vibrations from the ship settling or slowly sliping off the reef. >>> you can call it power of the people as an internet protest against the anti-piracy bill have put that on hold. leaders in the industry including nbc yurn universal supported the bill to stop online piracy. critics called it an attack on free speech and millions showing support for online free speech. apparently it worked. >> we had 15 people a second trying to call memb

we could potentially have, you know, flash floods or mudslides, so we are keeping a close eye on it.> officials say the man is extremely remorseful for accidentally starting the fire. no word yet if he'll face any charges. >>> this morning, the italian coast guard is expected to evaluate the stability of that grounded cruise ship, to see if divers can resume their search for 21 people still missing. rescuers were only allowed to search above the water line yesterday on the costa concordia, after the luxury liner began to shift. italian scientists say the bow is moving at about a half-inch per hour. the sea floor drops off sharply at just a few yards from where the ship is resting. it is unclear if the slight movements are vibrations from the ship settling or if it is slowly slipping off the reef. >>> lawyers for pittsburgh steelers quarterback, ben roethlisberger, have settled with a woman accusing him of rape. the woman says the pro bowl qb raped her at a tahoe hotel in 2008. she filed a civil lawsuit against him in 2009 seeking more than $400,000 in damages. the woman says she neve

the rains also triggered mudslides one wiped out a bus station, killing two taxi drivers who were parkedre. >>> in syria, arab league observers toured today, to see if the military has withdrawn as promised. they accused the asad government of staging these tours. there is no sign the antigovernment protesters are backing down. another 12 were reportedly killed today. >>> in japan, tens of thousands of people are making annual pilgrimage to a shrine in tokyo. more than a half million are expected this week. they're not praying just for their own prosperity, but japan's as well. >>> biologists and engineers say leaping lizards are teaching them a thing or two about stability. the secret they say is in the tail motion. research found lizards swing their tails to help prevent them from stumbling. a tiny robotic car, they added a tail to it, now they can see how to adjust the robot's tail to keep it upright. this could lead to a far more agile search and rescue robot. >>> coming up, the outlook for the rest of the week, chief meteorologist bill martin will tell us. his five-day forecast is c

the rains also triggered mudslides one wiped out a bus station, killing two taxi drivers who were parked> in syria, arab league observers toured today, to see if the military has withdrawn as promised. they accused the asad government of staging these tours. there is no sign the antigovernment protesters are backing down. another 12 were reportedly killed today. >>> in japan, tens of thousands of people are making annual pilgrimage to a shrine in tokyo. more than a half million are expected this week. they're not praying just for their own prosperity, but japan's as well. >>> biologists and engineers say leaping lizards are teaching them a thing or two about stability. the secret they say is in the tail motion. research found lizards swing their tails to help prevent them from stumbling. a tiny robotic car, they added a tail to it, now they can see how to adjust the robot's tail to keep it upright. this could lead to a far more agile search and rescue robot. >>> coming up, the outlook for the rest of the week, chief meteorologist bill martin will tell us. his five-day forecast is coming

. >> a mudslide blocking a highway in tennessee.ials were forced to close several lanes today. the transportation department is preparing to hire a contractor to-- contractor to remove the rocks. >>> over 100 dolphins have washed ashore in cape cod, leaving them stranded and in need of help. 102 dolphins have stranded themselves this month, which is the normal amount for an entire year. scientists are baffled. researchers hope an examination of the dolphins that died, will provide them with answers. >> one thing is might tell us is if all of these animals do look healthy, then we know it was a healthy group of dolphins. >> more than two dozen dolphins were saved and released back into the ocean. scientists are using electronic tags to track their movement. >>> take a look at these record- breaking water skiers in our area. one boat pulled 145 skiers in total, who lined up for the challenge. the ride lasted for more than a mile. participants traveled from all over the world for the event. the guinness book of world records will recog

this caused mudslides and at least eight people have died and thousands more are displaced. the state has declared a state of emergency in 71 towns. and two men and a 11 year old were rescued after their boat sank this morning. they were able to stay afloat by clinging to a cooler about the only been left from the boats. one man was taken to hospital with minor injuries. take a look at this, firefighters make a dramatic rescue pulling a dog from the ice, row upon. the team laid a ladder out to keep the weight of the rescue person evenly distributed the golden retriever is that at home safe and sound. stay with us, more news after the break. >>pam: a former school bus driver is behind bars to nine suspected of molesting children. this is his picture. police say last year and 11 year old special need student reported the abuse. investigators then revisited a 2004 case which he was also the suspect he is now being charged in both crimes and police are searching for additional victims. both girls were riding on the school bus driven by the suspect. oakland police are hunting for

the torrential rain has turned street into rivers and triggered mudslides in some areas. in fact a whole family was killed when their home was suddenly caught in a landslide. earlier in the week to farmers was swept away while trying to save their cattle. the occupy movement is alive and well and noisy in new zealand. there was brief scuffle this morning after protesters refused to move from an area that they had been camping. the protesters have since moved back to that spot and the court ruled they had to move but clearly they are refusing. >>pam: the ritz carlton in showing off its hip new restaurant called parallel 37. vicki shows us the sights and taste in this edition of dyne and dish. >>reporter: now there is a brand new restaurant, let us check this out. parallel 37 south like we need a geography lesson. >> this is the geographic latitude there runs near the bay area. we seeking inspiration from the geographic latitude. the food and wine celebrant's all the different cultures in the bay area. >>reporter: this is pretty hip and happening. >> that is all what to do

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. >>> a mudslide in a water main break. no one is actually sure which one came first.her home had to be evacuated. a witness said he heard a huge crash and then just saw a lot of mud start to slide down. the "new york times" said a jack started to float around like a snake. we've got a lot to cover in the next few hours. >>> mitt romney versus newt gingrich. there is no secret there is already some bad blood there, but there appears to be a showdown coming over their bank accounts. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> a man's heads, hands and feet all found near the hollywood sign. did the murder have anything to do with his career at an airline? >>> plus, police say a dad put duct tape on his daughter and then locked her in a cage. find out who is the hero in this case. we can do better. >>> plus, senator rand paul stopped at the airport. what he refused to do in the security line. >>> and trending today, she is the supermodel, he's the soulful singer. now another hollywood power couple calling it quits reveals why. the next phase was going to be, you know, becaus

think about what that would do for mudslides and flash flooding.om all the way around eureka southward into northern california. there's the snow tapering off right now. winter advisories going on for a while last night. we had i-95 closed because there was too much avalanche danger and that will be the case for tonight as well. they were actually shooting avalanche howitzers at the snow, exploding the snow, allowing the avalanche to come across i-90 and taking it away with snowplows. >> i know you mentioned 4" so far, but you were talking earlier about how seattle could get or has gotten a whole year of snow in one day? >> that was maybe going to happen yesterday. if you get to seatac, because nobody really lives at airport, and you get up into three or four miles away from seatac where the measurements are taken, there are record-breaking snow amounts for the year. like yearly totals of snow, 8, 10". that's how much the area gets an entire winter. they got it in 24 hours. >> that picture is just gorgeous, though. >> gorgeous unless you have to dr

. >>> in washington state, a mudslide wrecks the calm of a suburban neighborhood.ng half of a busy road which is now closed indefinitely. >>> so i want to talk money and prepaid debit cards before you get one, better read the fine print. this is the smart is new rich report. christine romans tells us what you need to know before you sign up. >> the concept of a prepaid debit card is simple. add cash and avoids the spending and debt. here's the bottom line. be wary. they are useful only if you're trying to stick to a budget or want to give it instead of a credit card to your college-bound kids. there's a long list of fees in fine print that could end up costing you too much. you could be charged for just checking your balance. there are often fewer protections. listen to how "time" magazine boils it down. consumers who use debit cards are relegated to an underclass that presents them from obtaining or borrowing credit on the best terms. ouch. there are alternatives and getting into the banking system will help your credit. use a debit card from your credit union. lo