it took out powerlines and leaving 80 families in the park. >> jack, this is mimi. i'm out in front. house. >> but they are prepared. they are communicating through walkie-talkies and getting updates from one another. with the tree blocking the only home out of the neighborhood, getting information would otherwise be nearly impossible. >> how does it look to you? >> well, i haven't been out because the wires were clear across my bushes and my driveway and the firemen were here and they said don't come out of the house. >> we have cameras over the house and the fire going, and we are staying warm. >> pg&e called in extra crews to work on the downed lives. parents figured out a way to manage the unpredictable situation. >> they started parking on the streets and walking through because that's the only way to get out and people are going out and getting their kids and stuff like that. >> homeowners in miranda had their power restored early this morning. in walnut creek, abc7 news. >> take a look at this huge tree that fell in front of the san ramon police department. i

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the tree took out powerlines and leaving 80 families in the park. >> jack, this is mimi. i'm out in front of the house. >> but they are prepared. they are communicating through walkie-talkies and getting updates from one another. with the tree blocking the only home out of the neighborhood, getting information would otherwise be nearly impossible. >> how does it look to you? >> well, i haven't been out because the wires were clear across my bushes and my driveway and the firemen were here and they said don't come out of the house. >> we have cameras over the house and the fire going, and we are staying warm. >> pg&e called in extra crews to work on the downed lives. -- downed lines. parents figured out a way to manage the unpredictable situation. >> they started parking on the streets and walking through because that's the only way to get out and people are going out and getting their kids and stuff like that. >> homeowners in miranda had their power restored early this morning. in walnut creek, abc7 news. >> take a look at this huge tree that fell in front of the san ram

workers have to untangle powerlines from tree branches. about 63 households have been without power more than 8 hours. yesterday a storm took down a large tree at the end of the street. it crashed into a power pole, snapping it, and brought down dangerous lines around 8:45 last night. pg&e crews quickly deactivated those lines. people who live up here have been in the dark since then. they are especially worried about an elderly couple trapped into their home by the tree. >> a huge tree came down, access was completely blocked. we can't get in or out of their garage, captain access their garage. people who live here captain get out, only by bicycle. elderly neighbors with a caregiver. it's their tree that went down and broke through their fence. it's a pretty big mess. >> quail ridge road, dead end in both directions. that's the street that connects with this one here. a fire road has been opened up so that those residents can get in and out of the area. as you can see, debris covers the entire road. both lanes of traffic. neighbors tell m

a tractor-trailer took out the powerlines on bradford drive. lights started malfunction later on brook shire. police say the driver ran from the scene. no injuries were reported. crews are still working to clear the scene. 800 people are still without power at this hour. governor mccrory has ordered the north carolina department of transportation to get out of the contract for the i-77 toll lane the move after a company building a similar road in texas declared bankruptcy. we have more on this change of course. >> reporter: wbtv investigation brought us out last month, we wanted to drive the highway, see for ourselves what was going on in texas on highway 130. it was an eye opening experience. not many drivers were on the highway. i want to show you video, what we brought back from texas, highway 130. now it is bankrupt as of yesterday. the company that operates that road declared bankruptcy just last night. we broke that news on wbtv. it is owned by cintra, contracted to build the i-77 toll lane. north carolina transportation secretary is look

they're doing powerline and actually not power line but sewer line work. another in cuyahoga county and in woodland avenue, the west lane closed. and hanging outside for a live look at 71 this morning. it's a calm start to the monday. >>> and breaking now from the live desk on the city's west side, you're looking at live pictures here. the crews putting out a house fire and this is crossburn and west 130th. the cleveland police officers spotted the fire and knocked on the door getting a mom, four safely. no word on what caused the fire, but you see crews are still on scene and we'll keep you updated as we get more >>> and also breaking overnight, tense moments in this rollover crash on east 116th street and near ashbury. the driver trapped inside and crews able to get them out safely. >>> and am a bear -- apparent aimed robbery in lakewood. police investigating at the walgreens in west 117th in detroit. the sign said it's closed until further notice and police on scene a couple of blocks away at the cvs on 179th and three cliffton, a walgreen's bag is on t

meredith: an accident while working on a powerline cost one local man his life. orange county deputies say he was shocked and then fell about 40 feet out of his bucket lift. it happened off of goldenrod road earlier today. the man had a weak pulse and was rushed to the hospital where he later died. we' re told he was working on an electrical wire. jim: one of two men accused of beating and stomping a man to death in daytona beach will not go on trial for that murder. 23-year-old jeremy maruska was facing a first degree murder charge, but in an agreement worked out today, he pleaded guilty to second degree murder against his co-defendant. prosecutors say maruska and shawn rupe beat dylan tharp to death, then left him naked on the rooftop of the peabody auditorium in november of 2012. >> the state expects you to testify truthfully about the homicide. jim: maruska will not be sentenced until after the trial of co-defendant rupe which is now set for may. meredith: a dramatic rescue overnight in flagler county after a woman lost control of her car and overturned in a

heavy rain and strong winds in northern and central california, down trees instep powerlines. emergency crews had to pull several people out of the los angeles wherever. one woman was killed -- river. one woman was killed after her car got trapped. to see rain but severe storms. they have a ferocious series of storms because of el nio. it has been pretty quiet here. i think i just jinxed it. be careful if you're going out to the beaches. you will see the red heart -- flights by the lifeguard station -- lags by the lifeguard station. in the meantime, there is the radar for the west coast. this is actually make it go -- liquid gold. we have already have reports of injuries and fatalities out there up and down the west coast. it is not la where they really need the rain pretty breathy but is really -- badly but it is really coming down on the west coast. if you switched gears to the east coast it is extra -- it is as dry as it will be. tomorrow the breeze that they have will switch off into the that means rip currents especially during time during low tides that mean the recurren

at least four people hurt after a possible tornado touch down near birmingham, alabama and powerlines toppled and fortunately, no deaths that we will continue to follow all morning. this is in louisiana. if that doesn't scare you enough, look closer. you can see a woman there desperately trying to get inside and as that tornado hits. >> and doors were locked so he hid behind a pot machine. >> and there is nothing else to say about it. thank god i am here. >> even after the machine, she survived without a scratch. wow. >>> and let's get a check of the forecast closer to home? >> and we're waiting up to snow falling and that is light flurries and primarily, to geauga county, lake county and portions of akron and north of raven a they're seeing purple. and the good news, it's moving in and out and this is a look at the hour future cast and that is going to tell us a story of what happened. by 8:00 a.m., the snow is gone that we saw on the radar temperatures and notice how we get some clearings and start to see temperatures work to 28 degrees in akron. and still cold out there and as that

downed trees and powerline rs keeping crews busy and some roads have become water ways. jeremy butler hoped to deliver fire extinguishers to a client, but couldn't get through. >> i knew it was a lot of rain, but i didn't think it was going to shut the road down. >> while more rain is expected. sonoma county fire officials say the russian river is no longer forecast to hit flood stage. still, people are worried about the dozens of homeless who camp out along the water's edge. >> it's very dangerous. can't even put in boats. they would be instantly swept away. are they in danger? yeah, they're in danger. >> we mentioned a few minutes ago, there was about 4,000 homes without power at this hour. a big chunk of those outages in oakland. pg&e working around the clock. what you're looking at here is their terrible distribution center in fremonfremont. this houses the equipment needed by crews to make storm related repairs including transformers. in total, 9,000 different parts are stored at the 26 acre facility. >> you probably can never be overprepared. we take our preparatio

. >>> and pse&g crews are busy all over the bay as rain and winds keep knocking down powerlines. we checked in with pg&e and they tell us at least 504 customers are without power right now across the bay area. >>> right now eastbound i-80 in the sierra is closed to all traffic. the chp says heavy snow is making driving too dangerous. overnight there were several spinouts and weather-related crashes on i-80. it got so bad, chp opened a stopping center so they could make sure all drivers had snow tires or chains. one family returning from a tahoe vacation says it was a scary drive. >> when we went go around him, we lost traction and either had a choice of going into the car or into the wall and we chose going into the wall. >> holding onto my seat belt. >> i did too. >> no serious injuries were reported from crashes there and for vehicles traveling west on i-80 in the sierra, chains are required from truckee to colfax. >>> people in pacifica are watching the weather closely as a crumbling hillside spills into some apartments. in about 24 hours they will be demolished. mark kelly re

you see some homes are hurt and trees and powerlines toppled. thankfully no deaths reported and we will continue to follow that this morning. >> and check out the surveillance video of a tornado tearing through a hardware shop in louisiana. look closer. you can see a woman trying to desperately get inside as that tornado hits. >> and the doors were locked as she hid behind the soda machine. >> and there is nothing elsie can say about it. i, i -- thank god i am here. >> sorry. jerks ven after that machine fell, she survived without a scratch. waking up to life and check back in with somara theodore. >> and cloudy out there, much overcast downtown and some of us are waking up to a light snow. in akron and ravena, we're looking at geauga county and southern portions of ashtabula county. you're under this light snow and that is going to continue out of here throughout the day and we will see less than an inch in accumulation from the snow and that is not a big snow event this morning. moving in and out. take it hour and painting a picture for you. t

. >> wind brought down trees affecting powerlines. utility companieses are trying to restore power to thousands of customer this is morning across the tristate. >> and breaking news out of cyprus egypt airport has been hijacked. there are who is tamings. the motive might not be terrorism, though. we're keeping an eye on the story, though. >> american citizens, and government will no longer try to force apple to unlock a san bernardino shooter's iphone because investigators of the fbi said they managed to unlock it on their own and don't need apple's help. >> weal see. >> definitely. good morning everyone i'm juliet

standup that same tree ended up hitting a powerline, knocking out power to some of the homes on the in to not one but two fences at the home across the street. hogan.luckily no one was hurt. we are really fortunate.because we are all well.and our houses will survive even thougth it looks pretty terrible now. the occupants of the homes say they wont' know the true extent of the damage until they clear the tree limbs off their roofs. maureen kelly kron4 news. after a delay this weekend due a building, in pacifica, came tumbling down today. the apartment home once housed several dozen residents - but the city was forced to step in as the building was dangerously close to falling into the ocean. as kron four's terisa estacio reports - now attention is being focused on yet another apartment building close to the edge. police are looking for suspects in two separate fatal hit-and- run crashes that happened friday and saturday in san francisco. approval >> reporter: this attack and as residents watched to john excavator's start " should double what was once a bedroom and kitchen and bathroom

. >> wind brought down trees affecting powerlines. utility companieses are trying to restore power to thousands of customer this is morning across the tristate. >> and breaking news out of cyprus egypt airport has been hijacked. there are who is tamings. the motive might not be terrorism, though. we're keeping an eye on the story, though. >> american citizens, and government will no longer try to force apple to unlock a san bernardino shooter's iphone because investigators of the fbi said they managed to unlock it on their own and don't need apple's help. >> weal see. >> definitely. good morning everyone i'm juliet >> i'm ben simmoneau tuesday morning march 29th, 6:00 thank you very much for being with us nice to be back. nice to be -- a nice weekend. twoapt in-laws for easter holiday. >> parental units down in the d.c. area. >> that's rooght, and it was balmy down there. >> beautiful. really nice probably 70s couple of days. >> cherries in full bloom. >> didn't go downtown. >> a beautiful weekend here and yesterday we start the week

>> the question was about when those powerlines drop into people's houses and they have to go throughhese psychological transformations from living in basically the third world to living in the first world overnight, or being successful or having money. the peace corps does not do that. the peace corps does not participate , they will have water, they will have sewers and i will just that will just happen. they will deal with it in a way that they have bee dealt everything else. they have a cell phone now. we can call right now. it is too late there. everyone has -- they will never have a phone line. they will never have a television -- they will never have probably a dsl line even because they will get wireless internet. in that regard, they will be able to develop overnight cheaper and faster. that is going to be a crazy transformation. the only thing i can say -- i will conclude on this -- is that i took a source magazine back with me. i don't know how many of you read source magazine but it is the magazine of hip-hop culture and politics. not that many. [laughter] we -- i took it

students are resilient so we are grateful for that that that tree wasn't the only damage though.a powerline came down outside a local bar too - - sending sparks into the air and forcing officials to close down streets.the best news in all of this though is that no injuries were reported. that's it from the now cincinnati. cincinnati.9 on your side at 5 starts an unreachable feat.a car falls into the ohio river.why it will be days before crews can recover the car - and anyone inside. breaking now - a missing e-m-t surrenders!this man: missing since he was questioned about digs into where he is now. one uneasy trip to the zoo.a enclosure! "they're going to snap and they could attack somebody" somebody"why the zoo insists - no guests were in danger. a woman shares her subtle signs of breast cancer.her personal photo goes viral! we'll tell you this woman's mission tonight. 9 on your side at five starts now! a car that fell off the combs- hehl bridge will stay there for days!a crash sent that car into the river.you're looking at video of the aftermath. it's exclusive video from chopper nine.. to

snapping trees and bringing down powerlines. >> a tree fell over the fence here from somebody else's property. it just goes to show you, you don't know what you're going to run into. >> reporter: in pacifica, the weather gnaws away at this crumbling cliff. construction crews have demolished a red-tagged apartment building sitting on the cliff. >> it's just -- it's hanging on by a thread. >> reporter: a 48-year-old woman died when she drove her car into rising floodwaters. the coast guard rescued three surfers on the oregon coast saturday. urging residents to avoid the dangerous conditions. at the moment here, it's dry. that won't last long. the next round of storms the weekend washout, cecilia? >> thank you. let's get more on the threatening storms from indra petersons. good morning. >> good morning. that's correct. you're seeing a little bit of a lull right now. a series of storms expected to make its way into the west coast. remember, that is not the big story. we have to take a look at the setup that will be occurring for the middle of the week. winds go clockwise around a low. co

it is believed he or his a powerline. the man was rushed to the hospital and died. so far his name or the company he worked for has not been made public. angela: to osceola county, david damus has been sentenced to life, without the possibility of parole. he was convicted for his part in the 2013 killing of eric roopnarine. police say he and three other people broke into roopnarine' s home where they shot and stabbed him. tonight we are getting a look at new video showing a child with special needs left behind on a school bus. we' re told this happened not once, but twice. check it out. two people are now charged. they' re accused of leaving him in their after dropping off other children at the our children' s academy. that' s in lake wales. in each case, the 13-year-old unnoticed. the bus driver, 51-year-old gale brown, along with the bus attendant, 57-year-old gwendolyn simmons, are both charged with two counts of negligent child abuse. jim: a man is accused of taking video underneath the skirts of young girls, all while they shopped at a local publix. he' s now f

a powerline worker has died after getting electrocuted and falling out of his bucket lift. a sheriff' s spokesman says he fell about 40 feet but still had a weak pulse. he was rushed to the hospital where he later died. we' re told he was working on an electrical wire when he was electrocuted. meredith: in palm bay, firefighters continued to battle hot spots in a brush fire today. chopper 2 brought you these aerials of the breaking news yesterday, when four homes were damaged. wesh 2' s dan billow is live in palm bay. dan, have they put the remnants out? dan: they have just about put everything out and residents are saying they were glad firefighters were just down the street, mopping up another brush as dry fuel like this began bursting into flames, they were able to get here just in time. when the flames started roaring through the dry brush, firefighters were quick to stand by near homes, running hoses into backyards, battling choking smoke and dust, and bringing in bulldozers for the knockout punch. anxious residents got out their >> i think it' >> it' s right across th

they say lopez lair was adding asphalt into the trap in the of a truck came close to a powerline. he was taken to the hospital guard was able to help catch for cell phone store burglars. a security guard saw two men acting suspiciously in call police. officers found four men inside a car and after searching the vehicle they found items used to break into a store. police say the men could be connected to other cell phone store break-ins all across north carolina. as you have been seeing a lot of people hitting the polls tonight. an hour left to do its o'brien no excuse to get out there. you couldn't ask for a better election weather. >> is hard to make that argument that you could make it there and again it's love that your business has to let you go and vote. we have an hour left before the polls close. i want to add something to be here. probably wondering why i'm talking about the fire potential we are going to see the same type of condition set up here as we get into friday possibly saturday where we have very low humidity and the area dusty winds behind a cold front so we coul

no one was hurt but the tree did knock down powerlines causing a brief outage to more than 100 homes.>> we heard a loud crack in the tree and telephone pole came down. >> scary. trying to back away, didn't want any tree branches falling on me. >> glad nobody was home, you know. everybody is safe. that's the main thing. >> the property owner could find out today if the house will need to be torn down. he says that home had just been remodeled two years ago. >>> this morning those flood warnings in napa and sonoma counties have been listed. the rivers were quickly rising after all the heavy rain this week but no the downdoors have subsided and the warning -- >>> san francisco is opening up extra homeless shelters because of the weather. mayor mayor ed lee announced five pop-up shelters with more than 500 beds will open through monday. the city is providing sleeping mats, blankets, toiletries, meals and other services, some will also allow pets. some people, though, have once again pitched tents on division street where the city cleared out an encampment two weeks ago. you can find live

it ripped down powerlines as it fell, knocking out power. crews will work today to clean up the mess. there are also big problems in pacifica. take a look at this giant lee that fell on a house, taking down tower lines with it. >> crews were prepping the site for demolition. two large excavators were brought in to begin ripping down a building at 320 esplanade avenue. >> >> they have to teardown the front of the building first and then deal with the back of the building with the long arm. >> from sky 7hd you see debris from 320 that tumbled down to the water below. wind and rain also caused major trouble for people of this pacifica home. a massive tree came crashing down on top of it. it also knocked down power to the whole neighborhood. >> >> i came home about 4:00 and the power was out. i left and i came back. they wouldn't even let us up the street for an hour. >> from sky 7hd we spotted new trouble spots along esplanade avenue. residents of the bluffs apartment told us off-camera the crane is part of a construction crew that's been on-si

together that will allow for some very gusty winds, the possibility of this flooding and downed powerlines. as we go through the next several hours, 10:00 notice still most of the activity in the north bay, but we have showers all around bait area. by 11:00 we have more moderate rain in the north bay. by 1:00 look what's offshore. we are getting heavier rain and we will are looking at the impact anywhere from noon to 6:00 p.m. in terms of downpours strengthen wins. 6 to 9, heavy rains and winds over 50 miles an hour. this is the front. we will talk about how much and the accumulation in the sierra, anywhere from 2 to 3 feet of snow. and another system on the heelsful this one for tomorrow. >> okay, brace for it. the storm will bear down later today and along with it gusty winds. tiffany wilson is live in pacifica where residents are about to feel the intensity of the storm. tiffany, how is it looking there? >> well, cornell, in just the past hour you can certainly feel both the wind and the waves have picked up in intensity. the drizzle i mentioned earlier, that has gone away. i will step

it fell and brought down powerlines. local roads and highways suffered a full compliment of fender benders and worse on this case on north san pedro road. this car went off the embankment, took out a light box and rolled. driver is okay. the tow truck guy busy. how many of these today? and it's only barely noon. >> three. three before noon. >> is that a normal day? >> no. >> about the time he finished talking, another encouraging appearance by the sun, but not a permanent one. it yielded more raindrops. and inside the blank boutique, the last flood more than a decade ago feels like a distant memory. >> i really don't think we are going to flood here because it hasn't been consistent rain. >> no, just the fast running creek. all the better when a storm becomes a fearless ride. abc7 news. >> researchers at harvard university developed a new type of material. it's made from tiny cubes that fold down flat or pop up. it's pliable and can change depending on what it is needed for. it can stand the weak of an elephant without b

there is a bit of an industrial demand story and powerline story also.et: you said we are pretty ofh at a record amount storage. what kinds of problems does that create down the road? >> what that does, and what is interesting about the u.s. natural gas market is we normally build up storage in the summer, and would draw it -- withdraw it in the winter. what this means now is we will exit winter with storage around cubic feet. that is very high. what that means is we will see less demand for gas. that is a bearish blanket on price. on the short term, that is weighing on the entire curve. it is important that you see these more bullish factors that need to be taken into consideration. alix: president obama is begin on the monthly jobs report. we will go to him now. six straightma: years of job creation. 14.3 million new jobs. in fact, our businesses have created jobs everything will month since i signed the job .illing obamacare bill think about this, if someone had told us seven years ago, that we would get to this point, at a time when we were losing 80

several trees and powerlines were also downed. it was part of a strong frong that blew through parts of the south last night. clearing and cooler today as a cold front has moved through the state. today, mostly sunny, breezy and cooler, highs in the lower 60s. tonight, clear and colder, low in the middle to upper 30s. thursday, becoming cloudy with scattered showers developing by afternoon fast moving system that will be in and out by friday morning. showers and a few thunderstorms overnight thursday. rain chance will increase to 60% by evening. friday, scattered showers through midday then clearing, highs lower to middle 60s. weekend looks great! partly cloudy, highs middle to upper 60s. those around her. you may have seen the "kick it kaylin" facebook page which gives an inside look at kaylin zimms' battle with acute myeloid leukemia. kaylin was diagnosed with aml last june. that's also when her family learned she had also a gene mutation that makes the cancer more aggressive and more likely to come back. kaylin is traveling twi

crews working to clean up downed powerlines in the bay area.e much needed water to the parched areas up in northern california. >> the storms are rolling inland. more on that. >> and look, we're not going to complain at all about any of the negative effects of this, there will be some flooding, downed powerlines much like, california needs this. this is the end of rainy season, so it's going to be the last chance to get any kind of really amount of rain and snow and we're getting it. this is what we're going to see over the next few days and i think this week is a rainy week and next week is going to be as well. good sign of what's to come. also, this week, get ready, this is over the next seven days, very heavy rain across the southern mississippi river valley, severe weather as well, get ready for that. today across the northeast, one last cool day, the warm up begins tomorrow, we'll enjoy a spectacular spring week across much of the great lakes. southeast you're there enjoying beautiful conditions, across the northern plains, look at this, 7

it is also a good idea to assume that powerline is hot.e have a clue here and there walking around and the neighbors out here have been walking around. we will be checking in with pg&e hoping to get an update on when power will be restored. >>> the storm has also been causing problems on bay area roads. slick conditions contributed to crashes yesterday including one on i 80. drivers i want to take it slow because of the high wind. wind gusts reached 35 miles per hour at ocean beach. in aranda, a massive tree brought down power lines and cut power. >> in a storm like this we will see trees and limbs and of the debris hitting our wires and possibly interrupting service so we're using technology to leverage that to make sure we can safely assess the situation. >> right before the storm hit, san francisco opened up to emergency shelters for the homeless that can accommodate 100 people each. they will close tomorrow. download the free ktvu weather up for the latest on the conditions and you will find the radar and forecasts. search for the ktvu