in concord, nick smith, abc7 news. >> nick, thank you. >>> the bay ron highway in contra costa -- the byron highway is in contra costa is back open after an accident that killed two people including a young boy. sky heavy hd flew over the

nick smith, abc7 news. >> left to your own device there, nick. thank you. >>> in other news this morning, the nfl kansas city chief are expected to say in a few hours one day after one of the chief's players shot and killed the mother of his three-month-old daughter and then turned the gun on himself outside the team's headquarters. tom reports. >> the murder-suicide brought disbelief, shock and grief. what drove kansas city chief linebacker to shoot his live in girlfriend and mother of his three-month-old daughter? then he drove to arrowhead stadium where the general manager and head coach and other team personnel were in the parking lot. after thanking them for all they had done for him, the 25-year-old turned the gun on himself. >> the coaches said when he pulled up he was -- they were never in danger. he never threatened them or anything. they talked for a little bit and that's when he shot himself. >> his coach at the university of maine said belcher was a positive influence. >> i'm hard-pressed to find or recall a young man who had more of

nick smith is live at sfo. earlier this morning the delays were about an hour and a half for arriving flights. anything changed. >> reporter: that has not changed. you are is spot on and the problem is the wind. we have felt the wind gusts as we he drove down 101 headed here to sfo and this is a wind advisory in effect. people are slowly arriving to sfo and they can expect flight delays. an air traffic management program in effect for flights arriving to sfo and this is causing some of the arriving flights to be deplayed an average of one hour and 37 minutes. there will be delays throughout the day until at least 6:00 p.m. it will mostly affect commuter flights and traffic along the west coast. the wind advisory currently in effect plays a large role in the reduced visibility and different landing patterns. flights now approaching from the northeast over oakland airport instead of from the southeast over the san mateo bridge. back here live, if you are dropping people off or pecking people up you need to do tha

abc7 news reporter nick smith is live in concord to explain what happened to the skateboarder. nick? >> dan, good evening. police are not saying much about the accident that took the life of that 21-year-old man. but they have confirmed to me that concord was his home. police tell abc7 news that a woman from clayton was driving this chevy tahoe when she hit and killed a man who was riding on his skateboard. the accident happened just after 4:30 this afternoon shutting down the traffic on monument boulevard and erickson road for hours while police collected evidence at the scene. police have confirmed the skateboarder, a 21-year-old from concord, was in the crosswalk headed northbound at erickson when he was hit by the driver of the chevy tahoe. when emergency personnel arrived at the scene, they immediately learned that the victim suffered major

live in richmond, nick smith, abc news. jay thank you, nick. amazing how that driver got out of the big rig. the highway patrol says the wet and windy weather likely played a role in a fatal crash that occurred early this morning on northbound interstate 280 in daly city. the 5:00 a.m. crash kept lanes shutdown for about three hours. one woman died at the scene. the chp says she was driving alone and apparently did not see an abandoned car. she slammed into it and was struck from behind by an suv. traffic came to a stand still while crews worked to cut the victim out of that wreckage. san francisco is dealing with dozens of toppled trees and flooding right now. crews have responded to at least 40 downed trees. we are told by city officials that none of the trees has hit any homes. also there have been 48 calls of flooding, one the northern police station at fill more and turke. and in san francisco a power pole has snapped in half in the sunset district at 39th and moraga street. a transformer also blew. nearly 8400 pg&e customers do not have p

nick smith is live at 23rd and capp street. and even the there were no serious injuries we understand as many as three dozen families are out of their homes. reporter: absolutely. and for many of those family this is all that remains, pile of burned wood and forward. the fire start on the lower level of the building and spread quickly. more than 140 emergency personnel moved to put out this fire, get it under control, and minimize the damage. heavy, dark smoke, swallowed this residential unit in the mission district. >> i came out and saw smoke. >> from his cell phone, he caught the early stages of the structure fire that damaged five buildings and forced evacuation of at least a dozen homes. the cold and confused people who live here forced to the streets with only the things they could hold. >> got through quick. they go up quick, jump from building to building. >> that is one of the ropes firefighters chose to attack the fire with so much manpower. more than 140 emergency personnel respond. >> fires like that could have easi

along i-280 nick smith. >> sandhya patel is here with a lookat the forecast. >> winter is week away from today but we are feeling the chill outside. as you look out live doppler radar, skies are clearing out. cold overnight and chilly with light afternoon rain and chance of showers in the north bay on sunday. so not a complete washout jout for the weekend. i wouldn't cancel any of your are plans. here is the system that brought us rain today. some picked up light rain and rainfall totals locally a few hundredths of an inch. at most there was a tenth of an inch reported in pacifica. the systems are coming out of the north. don't hold as much moisture as the ones come out of the south or southwest. so tomorrow morning, 8:00 if you have plans, bundle up. we'll see high clouds ahead of the storm and by noontime, rain arrives. it will be light to moderate spreading across the entire bay area. we may see snow as the snow levels will be coming down to 4,000 feet. this is lake county area. the rain will pretty much taper to showers late afternoon and then sunday, it's mostly a light shower chanc

abc7 news reporter nick smith is live in concord to explain what happened to the skateboarder. aying much about the accident that took the life of that 21-year-old man. but they have confirmed to me that concord was his home. police tell abc7 news that a woman from clayton was driving this chevy tahoe when she hit and killed a man who was riding on his skateboard. the accident happened just after 4:30 this afternoon shutting down the traffic on monument boulevard and erickson road for hours while police collected evidence at the scene. police have confirmed the skateboarder, a 21-year-old from concord, was in the crosswalk headed northbound at erickson when he was hit by the driver of the chevy tahoe. when emergency personnel arrived at the scene, they immediately learned that the victim suffered major injuries. he was rushed to john muir hospital in walnut creek where he later died from his injuries. police are not releasing the name of the victim or the driver. but according to social media sites, it looks as though the driver may have just celebrated her 21st birthday in vega

abc7 news reporter nick smith is live in concord to explain what happened to the skateboarder. nick? >> dan, good evening. police are not saying much about the accident that took the life of that 21-year-old man. but they have confirmed to me that concord was his home. police tell abc7 news that a woman from clayton was driving this chevy tahoe when she hit and killed a man who was riding on his skateboard. the accident happened just after 4:30 this afternoon shutting down the traffic on monument boulevard and erickson road for hours while police collected evidence at the scene. police have confirmed the skateboarder, a 21-year-old from concord, was in the crosswalk headed northbound at erickson when he was hit by the driver of the chevy tahoe. when emergency personnel arrived at the scene, they immediately learned that the victim suffered major injuries. he was rushed to john muir hospital in walnut creek where he later died from his injuries. police are not releasing the name of the victim or the driver. but according to social media sites, it looks as though the driver may ha

along i-280 nick smith. >> sandhya patel is here with a lookat the forecast. >> winter is week away from today but we are feeling the chill outside. as you look out live doppler radar, skies are clearing out. cold overnight and chilly with light afternoon rain and chance of showers in the north bay on sunday. so not a complete washout jout for the weekend. i wouldn't cancel any of your are plans. here is the system that brought us rain today. some picked up light rain and rainfall totals locally a few hundredths of an inch. at most there was a tenth of an inch reported in pacifica. the systems are coming out of the north. don't hold as much moisture as the ones come out of the south or southwest. so tomorrow morning, 8:00 if you have plans, bundle up. we'll see high clouds ahead of the storm and by noontime, rain arrives. it will be light to moderate spreading across the entire bay area. we may see snow as the snow levels will be coming down to 4,000 feet. this is lake county area. the rain will pretty much taper to showers late afternoon and then sunday, it's mostly a light shower chanc

nick smith is live near high and macarthur boulevard. >> reporter: let me start with what we know. two people were treated on the scene and there were eight customers inside of the post office at the time of the evacuation. over my shoulder you can see this is still very much an active scene. this is what we know, crews and haz-mat units are investigating a suspicious substance found on a package at the laurel branch in oakland. oakland police tell me oakland fire received a call around 10 a.m. that an employee had an unknown substance leaking from a package. in less than 20 minutes, officials had cleared the facility of employees and customers. outside the building in the parking lot two employees of the office office reported signs coughing and eye irritation. those two employees are receiving treatment from first responders.back live i can telle oakland postmaster general has arrived. they are evacuating the situation. no one has been allowed to pass the barrier because they've not cleared the area. we have seen some of the first responders remove the haz-mat gear they had been

nick smith, abc 7 news. >> sounds like good advice, thank you. stay with us for continuing coverage on the storms hitting the bay area, you can track rain yourself online with live doppler 7 at abc 7 news.com. >> murder mystery in a silicon valley community. coming up next, first killing in decades as neighbors shocked and scared. >> ucsf medical school gets new toys. how this expansion is helping students move a step ahead. >> and what is going on with raiders suspending row@ñ Ñ >>> police investigating a deadly home invasion in a santa clara county community where there had not been a murder under decades. the last time there was a homicide case it was 1972. here is a look from sky 7 hd. where officers responded to a call. they found a man dead, his wife, injured the house ransacked. news of the crime shocked people in this neighborhood. >> has not happened here. we don't expect it to happen here. and it's very shocking and i think everybody in the neighborhood is going to take security precautions to make sure it doesn't happen to them. >> pol

nick smith was there. >> archbishop and cathedral of price the light led the mass. they gathered to remember the victims and families touched by the school shooting in connecticut. >> as we reach for our brothers and sisters taken from us by a sudden and violent death. >> more than 200 listened for the need of prayer and looking for answers. >> a wreath in memory of sandy hook elementary was hung and names read aloud. those i spoke with they don't know the victims but it made them feel spiritedly connected. they were here to heal. >> encouragement to the family of those that lost their loved ones. just to know that god is still the head of our lives and faith does help us to put through our faith and that is why we came today. ♪ ♪ >> students from the catholic school not much older than the victims themselves, sang silent night, hoping that the theme and words will do just that to a community still feeling pain. ♪ >> nick smith, "abc 7 news." >> sales of bulletproof backpacks and body armor for children are now said to be soaring following the connecticut massacre.

in visitation valley, nick smith, abc news. >> very strange, nick. and of course you can check the latest on abc news.com. >>> dive teams are searching for a missing man who never came home last night. 77-year-old philip madingly was last seen on a warship docked at the mier islands. lilian kim joins us live from there tonight with the latest. lilian? >> this is the world war ii ship that philip madingly was, woulding on. the prevailing theory tonight is that he fell into the water. friends and family believe that something bad has happened to 77-year-old philip madingly. the engineer was last seen wok working on the world war ii vessel. he was with madingly on saturday. the two were working on the warship from this tug boat dock next to it. >> i am sure if it was something miner we heard -- minor we would have heard from it. we checked with the hospitals. >> police were notified of maddingly's disappearance after he never made it home. the sheriff marine team and coast guard spent the day looking for him, but the strong current forced them to suspen

. >> our team storm watch coverage continues with nick smith. nick, you were there when a father and daughter had to be rescued from the water near red but -- redwood city. >> they were happy to be out of the water and dry. first responders say the heavy wind and rain made the weather and the waters completely unpredictable. look at some of the video shot earlier today. john paige and his daughter, allison, were rescued by the redwood city fire department after kayaking took a dangerous term. just after 1:00 p.m. redwood city fire received a call telling them two kayakers were strand. water rescue responded and conducted a search, and teams found the two in only minutes using try angulation. >> we just blot stuck and it would have been a long time before the tide and storms went away and we were freezing. i had my iphone and charged and in a waterproof pack. >> he says the waters they were enjoying only minutes before quickly turned. first responders say heavy wind and rain can make the water completely unpredictable. when the tide rolled out the

nick smith has the latest on the investigation. >> sky 7 h. d.s over the scene minutes before the crash at i 280 on edgewood road. the dreyer pulled next to the median to fix a flat tire. it was then police say this black volkswagon swerved into the center divide and crashed into the lexus. >> there were four people total. three of the people were pronounced at the scene. >> a 28-year-old man and women. it wasn't immediately clear who was in and what was outside of the car. the extent of the damage and force of the impact are important clues for investigators. >> looks like speed was a factor. >> abc 7 news learned the driver of this black vogues wagon is an 82-year-old man in the area. he was taken to the medical center for nonlife threatening injuries. once he is released he will face felony charges of vehicular manslaughter. the crash caused a backup for miles. >> investigators say neither alcohol or drugs appear to be a factor. if they are still in the preliminary stages in the investigation. nick smith, abc 7 news. >>> lisa argin joining us.

abc7 news reporter nick smith has the details. >> and we just got stuck. it would have been a longtime before the tide and storm went away, and we were just freezing. >> only minutes before john page and his daughter allison were rescued by the redwood city fire department after an afternoon of could iing yeahing took a dangerous turn. this is what happened. just after 1:00 p.m. redwood city fire received a call telling them two kayakers were stranded in the water. water rescue teams responded and immediately conducted a search. with the use of lights and try angulation systems they found the two in minutes. >> i had my iphone and it was comarnlged -- charged and in a water proof pouch. >> he said the water they were enjoying quickly turned against them. first responders say heavy wind and rain can make the water unpredictable. when the tide rolled out, the duo found themselves stuck in the mud and trapped. but there are things the kayakers did right. they had a fully charged phone. john and his daughter were wearing the p proker safety gear and they let o

nick smith has the very latest. >> i heard just boom boom boom and just wouldn't stop. >> ricky lives few houses away from where 2 men shot and killed just after 1:00 a.m. there have been no arrest and police have not identified a suspect. this morning the 800 block of mead avenue remained active crime scene with investigators looking for clue and collecting evidence. >> i heard 20 shots at least. in succession. >>reporter: minutes later unrelated attack a woman was stabbed to death in this apartment in east oakland. police have detained a man who had cuts to his hand. crime scene investigators moved in and out of the second floor apartment telling abc 7 news that they were still working to identify the victim. all of this fall on the heel of comments made by oakland police chief howard jordan yesterday where he discussed putting in place a two point plan to fight violent crime in oakland. >> don't want a repeat of this year next year. we have 127 murder this year. >>reporter: that's now 130 murder after the two gunshot victims on immediate and the stabbing on walnut street. but anoth

nick smith is live from the cathedral dral of christ the light church near lake merit. nick? good evening. it was a moving and respectful ceremony designed to pay tribute to those that lost their lives on friday in newtown, connecticut. >> the archbishop led the mass. >> that as we weep for brothers and sisters take it from us by a sudden, violent death. >> 200 faithful listened he spoke of the need for prayer. young, old looking to each other and above for answers a wreath in memory of sandy hook elementary was hung, names of the victims, read aloud. those i spoke with say the tragedy made them feel spiritually connected. they were here to heal. >> just enkurmt to the families of those that lost their loved ones. and just to know that god is still the head of our lives. >> it helps us support others through our faith that. is why we came today. hoping that the theme of love and words of heavenly peace will do just that to a community still feeling a great deal of pain. >> in time of loss and darkness it reminds us ever more that the light of christ is needed. >> the u.s. pos

abc7 news reporter nick smith has the details. >> and we just got stuck.t would have been a longtime before the tide and storm went away, and we were just freezing. >> only minutes before john page and his daughter allison were rescued by the redwood city fire department after an afternoon of could iing yeahing took a dangerous turn. this is what happened. just after 1:00 p.m. redwood city fire received a call telling them two kayakers werew. stranded in the water. water rescue teams responded and immediately conducted a search. with the use of lights and try angulation systems they found the two in minutes. >> i had my iphone and it was comarnlged -- charged and in a water proof pouch. >> he said the water they were enjoying quickly turned against them. first responders say heavy wind and rain can make the water unpredictable. when the tide rolled out, the duo found themselves stuck in the mud and trapped. but there are things the kayakers did right. they had a fully charged phone. john and his daughter were wearing the p proker safety gear and they let o

nick smith joins us live now from oakland. >> it starts, then stops. here in jack london square, everyone is looking to see how long this break will last. today it's about the rain. most focused on condition, traffic and freeways. you have to say, slow down. >> runnoff from rainfall creating big ponds in areas of downtown. the intersection became a virtual lake. water so high, it parked parking spaces. with the sidewalks covered in rain this, woman appeared to be bafld by how to get around it. so she just stood there. ankle deep in rain water. 880 was a wet mess. heavy rain creating stop and go traffic and a sea of brake lights. this accident one of many witnessed in the span of only two hours. spots on the highway often flood quickly. a new set of challenges for crews. assigned to keep storm drains clear. >> we have to make sure they're not being plugged by mud, leaves or litter. >> 300 cameras caltrans had a busy day monitoring traffic. the dots kailt problem areas where traffic is stopped. there is a mudslide in fremont brought traffic to a stand st

nick smith is live in with more. k. >> good evening, you know, the traditional 9-5 changed for most people, but retailers getting on board, by using deep discounts and extended hours to lure customers in. but they say that this is for convenience of shoppers fchl that mean means giving that best deal may northbound the wee hours of the morning. >>$nd÷ with only four days to , retailers pulling out stops to give bargain hunters and shoppers through their door autos well, today they have really good deals. >> the coupon site retail me not shows 30% of the shoppers are waiting for last minute deals to make big purchases. the macy's at may fair center opened at 7:00 a.m. meaning that holding baby sophia for a christmas photo could be the easiest thing on jant's list. >> this is about people having different schedules. >> this spokesperson says that the last big shopping weekend has appealed to retailers and shoppers and being open through the night seems like a natural step. >> people are on different work schedules and

nick smith tells us what happened. >> we just got stuck. it would have been a long time before the tides and storm went away. we were just freezing. >> only minutes before, john paige and his daughter were rescued by the redwood city fire department after an afternoon of kayaking took a dangerous turn. just after 1:00 p.m. redwood fire received a call saying two kayaks were stranded in the water. they conducted a search. with the use of lights they found the two in only minutes. >> i had my iphone and it was charged and waterproof pack. >> he says the water turned against them. first responders say heavy wind and rain can make the waters completely unpredictable. when the tide lode it on they found themselves ra trapped. they had a fully charged phone, john and his daughter were wearing the proper safety gear. >> as we were getting closer, he could see the lights and i could see you now. >> with that the crew on the air boat were able to pull the two to safety. they were given dry clothes and athlete for mild hypothermia. leaving john with

nick smith, abc7 news. >>> president obama has set a deadline for gun control recommendations and he's not wasting time. other high profile calls to action out of washington today in the wake of the deadly connecticut school tragedy. katie marzullo is live in the newsroom. >> reporter: lawmakers are asking for everything from military protection on school campuses to bans on weapons and ammunition. a single message of safety from many voices. with 20 elementary school children and six educators shot to death with a semi-automatic rifle in connecticut, president obama is taking steps to reduce gun violence. >> the president: i've asked the vice president to lead an effort to includes members of my cabinet and outside organizations to come up with a set of concrete proposals, no later than january, propose 5s that i intend to push without delay. -- >> reporter: lawmakers made their own proposals, nancy pelosi and fellow house democrats are calling for the swift passage of a bill which would ban assault magazines. representative mccarthy of new york who lost her husband and merely lost he

in the mission district, nick smith, abc-7 news. insure. >> ama: two people who drowned after being swept away by a large wave while fishing have been identified as a father and son, nine weire juanes a mio-rojas, and his father. a third person survived. the three were fishing at bonita cove near the golden gate bridge. a large wave swept them into the water. the two men were able to grab on to a rock. it's believedes a mio swam from the rock in an effort to save his son. they both were swept away. >>> tonight, people are urged to use caution near the water. we're under a high surf advisory until 10:00 tonight. here's how the high surf and heavy winds made for a busy day for first responders. >> a rough day like this on ocean beach makes for a surfer's playground, until something goes wrong. a worried onlookers called 9-1-1 to report three surfers lost in theheart beyond the break. >> in the situation with this, the surf as aggressive as it is, use extreme caution before putting swimmers out there. >> fortunately the coast guard was

and coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00 abc 7 news's nick smith looks into how much this duo will cost the city. >> a church is trying to show young people alternatives to the kind of activities that can get them into trouble. allen? >> this may look like average lock in. but this is the second time they've had a big event like this for kids. it's one of the outlets for good, clean fun in oakland. they're expecting about 800 kids from ages 6-18 forñq&7%p night of face painting, food and a concert by ty who has a huge following. this youth minister is hoping to tap into an opportunity where good, clean fun is in demand. >> once you find it, hold onto it. i'm glad very something todd.t hold on to. >> what would you be doing if you weren't here? >> home, watching tv. eating. that is it. >> now, a lot of parents feel the best way to protect kids out here to keep them inside of the home that. is why youth ministers are hoping to parlay this event into having a good time. tickets being sold out here for this he venlt. all of the kids brought sleeping bags and will be bucking out here at the som

nick smith is live with the story. >> good evening.he sink hole down the street from where i'm standing now. crews have been coming back and forth doing repair buzz work they're doing is only temporary fix. that is the sound of progress. crews working to repair the damage caused by this sink hole. >> i think that this is cool. in my life this, never happen autos the friends wanted to see the huge hole in his long eight years never happened before. >> this just went on and on. >> crews working to stabilize what repains. affects of the rain could be found other places, too. this view have fr sky 7 shows how runnoff flooded lanes three and four on web 580 near park boulevard. >> this caused traffic back up on highway 880. forcing build up. the rain had assistance, rooted roots and saturated soil were a tragic mix for this tree. residents woke to a crash just after 7:00 a.m. the weight and size of the tree is tearing a hole in this home. this roof in maxwell park lost a retaining wall. it became too much for brick to handle. crews finished

at police headquarters nick smith abc 7 news. >> grief continues to grip newtown, connecticut. a procession of funerals reminds family, friends and neighbors of the tragedy that 7eá?ok place there a week ago, tomorrow, the services took place in new york. the emotional wake is shared around country. visitors are offering their support. >> there is no reason for a coffin that small, realy. i think that... have you to just come, say goodbye. >> the governor called for a moment of silence tomorrow at 6:30 in the morning our time, one week after the shooting. gf brown is calling fon all californians to join in that moment of silence. and we'll be streaming that special report live for you at abc 7 news.com. >> join us for that. san francisco mayor ed lee is throwing his support behind two measures designed to tighten san francisco's gun laws. the first banning certain types of ann ammunition. the second would require stores to report to police any ammunition sale of 500 rounds or more saying it's not only inspired by the massacre in connecticut but deadly gun violence happening san

nick smith has that story. >> reporter: good evening. that mudslide that disrupted traffic is just up the street behind me on pine hurt road over the contra costa border there. i have rain sha slammed the eat bay was part of the december moisture that is already overwhelmed water logged soil. >> this it was no match for the rocks and vandalizing station that now call the hillside home. massive stones some weighing hundreds of pounds were pulled from the foundation and hanged precariously across the road in contra costa county. they closed sections of it to cars until road crews could remove the debris. in the oakland hills, a tree came crashing down without any warning. >> i see this tree coming down and my heart just sank. >> at nearly 80 feet in height and weighing close to a ton, the tree slammed across the canyon road with another pressure and density to crush anything beneath it. the force from the branches caved part of his car's roof and rid ripped off his side view mirror. the damage an eerie reminder of what could have been. >>

nick smith is live on the story with more.they have not found the body yet but people here in the mission district have been following the news today. and today we learned so much about jenni rivera, that she was loved by many. >> this is jenni rivera as a concert in los angeles. today fans learned that the recording artist and reality tv star was on a lear jet carrying seven people when it crashed in mountainous terrain in mexico. >> amazing. >> the news offer her loss has filled the air waves of spanish television. juan has been following the news at his mission street salon and says that jenni held a special place for young people, women, and members of the bay

. >> nick smith joins us live with the story. nick? >> cheryl, dan, good evening.expected to survive her injuries. she expected them to learn a lesson about the christmas holidays. instead, her children sought mother, shot, hit by a stray bullet. maria has a frightening story to tell. >> we're at church with my daughter and people passed by shooting at church. >> she spoke to me from hervhlé hospital bed, shaken by the scene of events plague out on monday night. >> i look back and saw a bullet coming at my son's head. i threw myself over my son. >> the reverend was selling -- telling a 4i whe when... >> boom, boom.'h7qsç we had to stop the sermon. go down. i said go down. as fast as you can. >> four bullets pierced through the walls into the sanctuary of the church and in the path of parishioners. her instinct tworz turn to shield her children putting her in the path of the spray bullet. >> i got shot in the lung and injured my intestine and stomach. >> the shooting started just before 9:00 p.m. christmas eve. the day most latinos celebrate christmas. the reverend

in visitation valley, nick smith, abc news. >> very strange, nick. and of course you can check the latest on abc news.com. >>> dive teams are searching for a missing man who never came home last night. 77-year-old philip madingly was last seen on a warship docked at the mier islands. lilian kim joins us live from there tonight with the latest. lilian? >> this is the world war ii ship that philip madingly was, woulding on. the prevailing theory tonight is that he fell into the water. friends and family believe that something bad has happened to 77-year-old philip madingly. the engineer was last seen wok working on the world war ii vessel. he was with madingly on saturday. the two were working on the warship from this tug boat dock next to it. >> i am sure if it was something miner we heard -- minor we would have heard from it. we checked with the hospitals. >> police were notified of maddingly's disappearance after he never made it home. the sheriff marine team and coast guard spent the day looking for him, but the strong current forced them to suspen

our team coverage continues with reporter nick smith live there where he experienced it firsthand. >> reporter: absolutely. i'm at skyline boulevard and pinehurst road. there is only few yards behind me where a mudslide disrupted traffic. i want you to take a look at video. this is pinehurst road barely inside contra costa county. now, the scene of this morning's mudslide, massive stones weighing hundreds of pounds were pulled from the foundation. ground was saturated from previous rain was no match for the weight and pressure. highway patrol was forced to close a section until road crews could remove the debris. >> the three coming down and my heart just sank. first thing i could think of is to duck. i heard it bounce directly off my roof. i'm pretty lucky. >> reporter: he is talking about that tree. that tree nearly 80 feet in height and weighing close to a ton hit with enough pressure and caved part of car's roof and ripped off the mirror. firefighters worked as quickly as they could to clear tree from the roadway. motorists who had not been allowed to pass offered an helping hand

nick smith, abc 7 news. >> police are not releasing a lot of information about a deadly shooting by a police officer this morning. officers say they could hear a woman screaming in the background of a 911 call from the apartment. they arrived and were confronted by an armed man. police say the officers were forced to shoot the man butúj4 refused to give more detail autos there is more than one officer involved. however, i will not disclose identities for number involved but there are no officers injured in this incident. >> police would not say what provoked this shooting. the district attorney joined the investigation. ples say this is the city's first officer involved shooting since 2001. >> in oakland, business owners frightened and frustrated after returning to work to find their shops vandalized over the christmas holiday. sometime tuesday night, someone smashed windows in stores. the back wind yof a van was broken. and the operator says this type of crime is just too common in the neighborhood. >> if this will go on and on and on with, out being an end, then, probably i'll have

nick smith has that part of our coverage tonight. >> reporter: that is the sound of progress.rews have been working since monday to repair the damage caused by this sinkhole that put a spotlight on lafayette. >> i think it is cool because in my life it's never happened. >> they want to see the huge hole that in his long eight years had never happened before. >> it seemed like a hurricane. it would never stop raining. i've never seen anything like that. >> crews are working quickly to prevent further damage. the affects of rain that hit the bay area could be found in other places, too. this view from sky 7 shows how the water runoff flooded lanes near park boulevard. same rain caused this heavy traffic back-up on 880 causing a slow moving bumper-to-bumper build up. rain saturated this soil was a tragic mix for this they heard a solid crash. the weight and size of the tree tearing a sizable hole in the roof of this home. this house on birdsall avenue lost his retaining wall after it was too much to handle. >> crews have finished their work for today. i mentioned how their work w

nick smith abc 7 news. >> in fairfield tonight a wm arrested after a fatal fire two years ago has been charged with another crime. you might remember the fire claiming the lives of four children left unattended in an apartment where candles were burning. their mothers charging their cell phones in the laundry woom room because there was in electricity in the apartment at the time. one mother is serving a 10 year sentence for involuntary manslaughter. prosecutors planned to charge the other mother but they never got around to it. the second mother now has been charged with robbing a woman at knife point over the weekend and was arraigned this afternoon. >> the day after christmas marks first day of the after rick kin american celebration of qaunza. a tribute to the african heritage through music drew a sold out crowd today. >> from drums to jazz... and of course, gospel... music tells a time line of the african american struggle. >> see, hundreds of years ago people were bought and sold and thought of as three fifths of a man. >> but with poetry and dancing the band began a week long ce

story from nick smith. >> neatest thing when she came out her eyes were open and that was unbelievable feeling to see her come out and looking around. >> seven pound one houston of joy is always dads apple in the eye. >> we didn't think it would come around noontime. certainly it wasn't planned. >> this is the last sequential date and they think it's luck. >> ten dollar, i got a two dollar win. i got two dollar win. >> for others, they are using to bet on romance. >> it's going to be beautiful. on top of it, i'm going to renew my vows. >> he and his wife decided today would be the perfect day to tie the knot. city put out a call to love birds wanting to get hitched suggesting that it would be an anniversary date they would never forget. >> it has some meaning to us. >> at 12 p.m., that is really good. >> even the moon has a role to play. according to nasa, 12 is the number of astronauts who walked on the surface of the moon, perfect for couples today who are floating on air. >> i just want to be happy. we'll spend the rest of lives with each other. >> we wanted to know if it had booste

nick smith, abc 7 news. >> it was a violent start to the day in oakland.wo men shot to death around 1:00 in the morning in west oakland. less than two hours later a woman stabbed and killed miles away oniyip walnut street. those two incidents are not police identified two young men killed as darrell armstrong and a 19-year-old keith davis. police do not have motive for the killing. there have been 130 murders in oakland this year, the most in six years. >> a sixth person has been charged with murder in the death of a man found bound and gagged on a san francisco street this month. a 26-year-old is now among five other people charged with the crime. all of whom have previously pleaded not guilty. the victim, steven read was found tide up december 9th on drus brusel street along with a young woman. >> the chief of police reports actions of his officers after they shot and killed a man. the 22-year-old died thursday morning after a confrontation with police at apartments. the chief will not say what banta had a weapon. >> they don't happen in walnut creek of

nick smith hzv<.t the east bay covered.bc 7 news sandhya patel tracking this storm from the roof of the abc 7 building. >> hi, dan, cheryl. it's dry up here, we have cloud cover. moisture in the atmosphere, as far as wet weather, live doppler 7 is tracking it south. and east of us. let's check it out now. we have our own radar always tracking moisture for you. keeping you ahead of the storm. looking down towards south bay we do have showers around santa cruz mountains. south bay around san jose heading up towards fremont area, down to street level, camden avenue. down towards santa teresa boulevard. san jose light returns right now this, is translating into light showers around fremont. looking at rainfall totals we've got drenched this morning. 3800 in san jose. oakland close to an inch there. jant rosa, 98/100th. looking towards livermore just over a half inch of rain. when i come back, what this moisture behind me means for your morning commute.

nick smith, east.begin with sandhya patel tracking the system on live doppler 7 hd. >> you can see we do have showers. very scattered in nature across the region. taking you in closer here around the north bay. light showers santa rosa, yontville area. i'm going to show you where we're getting wet pavement. yontville, nappa, showers at this hour around

abc7 news reporter nick smith is live near the pier in pacifica. good morning, nick. >> good morning, carolyn. you mentioned treacherous waves. you know the national weather service says we could see waves as high as 14 to 16 feet. take a look over my shoulder because this is what it's all about right now. the win and the waves. you know, we are experiencing a bit of a break from the two major storms that moved through the area. but all of that is over now. the wind in combination with the saturated ground from days of rain can lead to downed trees and power lines. and driving can become a challenge as evidenced by the truck accident we told you about earlier. with the region soaked from two previous storms, the national weather service said the rain from this storm may be just enough to push the water levels and streams and creeks over their banks. there's a wind advisory in effect and the storm is expected to drop between three to seven inches of rain. there is also a flash flood watch in effect for the north bay and the coastal areas from san fra

and she spoke exclusively with abc 7 news reporter nick smith from her hospital bed. >> i looked back and i saw a bullet coming at my son's head and i threw myself over my son. >> maria spoke to me from her hospital bed after a night at church took a violent turn and left her seriously he wounded. >> we were at church with my daughter and some people passed by shooting at the church. >> reporter: her pastor was telling the story about the birth of christ when out of no where he heard. >> boom, boom, boom, boom. i was scared. i said to people -- said go down. as fast as you can. >> reporter: at least four bullets pierced through the walls and directly in the path of parishonners. she moved quickly but her instincts to shield her children put her in the direct path of one of of the bullets. >> i got shot in the lung and it injured my intestine and my stomach. >> reporter: there were more than 100 parishonners attending a christmas worship service. most duck for cover. >> i threw myself down and got in front so a bullet come here and hit here. >> reporter: shell casings can still be foun

nick smith will have more on the story at 5:00. >> in san francisco, a firefighter taken to the homtfor smoke inhalation after battling an apartment fire in the city ocean view district that started on the second floor of this building this morning. the 25 residents were evacuated and being helped bit red cross. the cause of the fire is still under investigation.z> pg&e's plan won approval today. >> under the plan, pg&e will test 800 miles of pipeline and replace 200 milesist at a cost of $2 billion. customers will pay more than half of that. roughly $1íñryñ two a month for the average ratepayer this, follows the deadly 2010 san bruno explosion. local leaders feel ripped off by p.u.c. and pg&e. >> now they're making 11% on improvements. it's shameful they'd allow pg&e to profit from their behaveors, negligence, their poor maintenance, and their criminal activity in my opinion. >> pg&e says this confirms the utility is taking right approach. you'll hear from the utility and members of the puc ahead on abc 7 news at 5:00. >> this morning the obama administration announced expansion

the nick smith tonight with the latest on the investigation and a renewed call to stop the violence. >> everybody in the neighborhood knows her. everybody loves her. it's a shock. >>reporter: ramona foreman mona to family and friends is oakland latest victim of gun violence. mother of 2 and grandmother of 4 was shot and killed only block from his where she lived. >> 2 people shooting we continue know who they were but we definitely know it wasn't meant for my mama. >>reporter: oakland police agree. she was caught if the cross fire of 2 unidentified shooters and was not their intended target. they say she was leaving this dollar store with her sister headed home when bullet started flying. mona hit and died at the corne corner. words quickly spread through the neighborhood and eventually to her family. >> everybody everybody told us it was mama. i ran straight through the yellow tape. >>reporter: today investigators are turning to to witnesses and surveillance camera to help them identify those responsible. >> you know, it's a grandmother and it's an older black woman. >>reporter: ano

surrounding an at risk juvenile victim who went missing from an oakland care facility. 7 nuts reporter nick smith has latest news on the case. >> tej girls suffers from severe autism and has mental capacity of 9-year-old went missing from this group home in oakland. after appealing to the public for help and several searches koovrd natured by the oakland police department she was found in san francisco on a muni bus. her parents tell us that she had been assaulted. today facility director express their gratitude to the public for helping find her. >> that's really what resulted in her return to safety. we are really, really gritful to the community. >>reporter: i spoke with the girl mother by phone. she says that she doesn't want to discuss the nature of her daughter injuries or the details of the arrest out of concern that it may jeopardize her daughter's case. >> writ now we are very pleased that there's been an aprehension.so pleased that the community responded the way it did. >>reporter: oakland police not saying much. only an arrest has been made. the particular around who, what and why are

presentd with proposal to pay the think tank 250,000 dollars out of the city's general fund n.oakland, nick smith, abc 7 news. >> travelers on a south west flight from oakland to las vegas had a bit of a scare. flight 4316 left oakland 4:25 this afternoon. pilot reported engine trouble just before landing in las vegas. passengers said they saw flames shooting out of an engine. south westco not confirm that. everyone got off safely in vegas and passengers headed on to denver and loaded on to different plane. >>> well, dry spell nice to see the sun today but more wet weather is coming but lisa is here with a look at the forecast and live doppler 7 hd. lisa camera on the move. see you in a moment. >> that's right dan. when you look at life doppler 7 hd right now and we are going to talk about that rain coming up when we return. or not. here we go. we are talking about a large northerly swell coming in out ahead of the front but you foe what, we are looking at very wet conditions soggy conditions for late fall and pretty much all of december. so you can see 151 percent of normal san francisco with 15

more now from nick smith.>reporter: with only 4 days to go before christmas retai retailers like macy are pulling out all the stops to get bargain hunters and shoppers through their doors. >> well today they have really good deals. >>reporter: on line coupon site retail me not shows more than 30 percent of holiday shop remembers waiting for last minute deals to make big purchases. the macy at may fair center opened at 7:00 a.m. and will stay open through sunday. meaning that holding baby sophia for the first christmas photo could be the easiest thing on santa's list. >> ho, ho, ho, merry christmas. >> it's about people having different schedules. >>reporter: spokesperson says that the last big shopping weekend has routinely appealed to retailers and shoppers and being open through the night sims lake a natural step. >> people on different work schedules busy lives kids family and this gives them the opportunity to come shop when they need to. >>reporter: an idea that is particularly appealing to marilyn martin

nick smith has the story. >>reporter: the ground already saturate from previous rain was no match for the weight and pressure of the rock and vegetation that until now called this hillside home. the massive stone some weighing hundreds of pounds and deeply routed tree were his pulled from their foundation and hang precariously across the stretch of pine hurt road in contra costa county forcing highway patrol to close sections to cars until road crew could remove the debris. >> in the oakland hills a tree came crashing down without any warning. >> just see the tree come down and my heart just sank. >>reporter: at nearly 80 feet in height and weighing close to a ton the tree slammed across busy shepherd canyon road with enough pressure and density to crush anything beneath it. the force from the branches caved part of the car roof ripped off the casing to a side view mirror and fractured his windshield. the near miss and visible damage a reminder of what could have been. >> i heard it bounce directly off my roof

nick smith has more. >>reporter: excess run off from heavy rainfall creating big ponds in areas of downtown oakland. the intersection of third and washington street became a virtual lake with water so high it blocked parking spaces poured into one lane of traffic. with the sidewalk covered in rain run off this woman appeared to be baffled by how to get around i it. so she just stood there. ankle deep in rain water. freeway not much better. 8 80 at the marina boulevard exit was a wet gray mess. heavy rain obscured the view of drivers creating a constant wave of stop and go traffic and sea of brake lights. this accident was one of many we witnessed in the span of only 2 hours. low lying spots on the highway often flood quickly. increasing road hazard for drivers and new set of challenges for the crew assigned to keep the freeway and storm drains clear of all obstruction. >> we have to make sure that they are not being plugged by either mud or leaves or by litter. >>reporter: with more than 300 camera across