wayne freedman visited that site today with this look back. it's one of the remote memorials anywhere. just kid stuff and a cross. two of 14 victims from a 1982 landslide that took the county for decades. >> a personal experience, it took 20 years to recover. >> it's like yesterday >> the rain began falling in of all times fourth quarter of the nfc championship game. and some rain gauges had shown eight inches had fallen. this video fails to do damage justice roads, wiped out. homes, wiped out. lives wiped out. >> did you have an idea it was coming? no. >> the santa cruz county's post natural disaster came without warning. it was similar to the continuing tragedy in washington. if anyone understands they do. >> it's going to take years for those people to recover mentally what happens. they get depressed. >> that from one of the few people in a ruined neighborhood that did not lose his house. the effort in dealing with the federal government was almost as stressful as the slide itself >> when i hear about any kind of disaster or fema is on the

wayne freedman joins with us the story. wayne? >> the mayor delivers that speech tonight, she will be talking about that plan and emphasizing the positives but as you know mayor kwan has a lot of critics. check out the mayor's office, today's major item, tonight's state of the city speech. >> oakland always has been picked on over the years but reality is that the facts show the city is on the rise >> the facts as she likes to read them says one critic is a council member. >> she has to be responsible. >> the mayor will announce a plan to build 10,000 new housing units. >> they're mixed income units. you keep your work force. the people who work in the city in the city. so they can afford to live here. >> still, oakland has a quagmire of problems >> you want to evaluate it. today we have 21 plus. and you know, last year we had 16. we don't talk about the number of shootings and robberies and so forth. >> mayor kwan's biggest hurdle may be perception. >> are you misunderstood? >> depends my who. >> the city manager either quit or a

wayne freedman is live with that part of the story for us. >> the number we are getting is as many asple are not being allowed back in the apartment complex. it was directly across the street from the fire here in the downtown section and around mission bay. the streets were filled tonight with people who have no place to go. >> when your neighborhood is an inferno it happens without much warning and then it comes tumbling down like this. in san francisco's mission bay it is -- hundreds and thousands of people were there. >> the doors had been all opened because they went in to rescue the animals they were able to find. and so it is a little bit of a mess in there. >> a mess with collateral damage mostly in the form of gross inconvenience thank goodness. >> dinner was away from home tonight in a restaurant with his roommate and with a dog on the leash. the three lived directly across from the fire. >> it has been so windy. >> in seconds it became that. >> camera phones cannot tell the story. this street tells the aftermath. people locked out of their apartments all along king street.

wayne freedman is live with that part of the story for us. >> the number we are getting is as many as 300 people are not being allowed back in the apartment complex. it was directly across the street from the fire here in the downtown section and around mission bay. the streets were filled tonight with people who have no place to go. >> when your neighborhood is an inferno it happens without much warning and then it comes tumbling down like this. in san francisco's mission bay it is -- hundreds and thousands of people were >> the doors had been all opened because they went in to rescue the animals they were able to find. and so it is a little bit of a mess in there. >> a mess with collateral damage mostly in the form of gross inconvenience thank goodness. >> dinner was away from home tonight in a restaurant with his roommate and with a dog on the leash. the three lived directly across from the fire. >> it has been so windy. >> in seconds it became that. >> camera phones cannot tell the story. this street tells the aftermath. people locked out of their apartments all along king street.

wayne freedman is live with that part of the story for us. >> the number we are getting is as many asple are not being allowed back in the apartment complex. it was directly across the street from the fire here in the downtown section and around mission bay. the streets were filled tonight with people who have no place to go. >> when your neighborhood is an inferno it happens without much warning and then it comes tumbling down like this. in san francisco's mission bay it is -- hundreds and thousands of people were >> the doors had been all opened because they went in to rescue the animals they were able to find. and so it is a little bit of a mess in there. >> a mess with collateral damage mostly in the form of gross inconvenience thank goodness. >> dinner was away from home tonight in a restaurant with his roommate and with a dog on the leash. the three lived directly across from the fire. >> it has been so windy. >> in seconds it became that. >> camera phones cannot tell the story. this street tells the aftermath. people locked out of their apartments all along king street. >> you

abc7 news reporter wayne freedman is live for us. wayne? >> a former supervisor was hoping this might be the last time. mr. jew in the hallway before a judge ruled nearly five years served in prison would not be enough. there is mr. due did not speak to the press today >> he had become a cook. he had become a liar to his people. so he would stop before becoming more involved in politics. >> he was convicted of perjury. it's important to know they're lying to residents. >> jew will appear in court again at this point. his attorney is hoping he won't be serving time in jail, however. they will be back, this saga discontinue live outside of the hall of justice, wayne freedman abc7 news. >> wayne, thank you. >> state wild live officials going after the stiff san jose for failing to clean up homeless encampments, claiming the city is vile wrath pollution laws because of the growth of homeless camps saying the city is awill youing the homeless to pollute creeks and rivers. >> a new kind of health clinic opened today in san jose. in addition to pr

abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman has a look at that. >> reporter: take it when you can get it. for boris, that means a run around phoenix lake reservoir. and for marin residents, the rainwater that has recently returned to it. would you have believed it a month ago? >> no. >> reporter: one month ago, no doubt you grew weary of video showing a bone-dry north bay pondering a prospective mandatory rationing until -- >> fab plus february. >> reporter: that's what libby of the marin municipal water district calls it. not exactly a miracle march, but 20 inches of rain in february which is twice the normal average. last month ranchers worried about an absence of grass, now some is below the water line on the reservoir. mandatory rationing in marin county is unlikely now. >> we still have the 25% vary rationing in place. it's not likely that we'll need to go to mandatory rationing this spring, so that's good news. and we may consider adjusting the vary cutback. >> reporter: translated, the southern marin reservoirs are roughly 74% capacity, well below average for this time of year. but

wayne freedman has mixed news from ranchers and growers. >> in a picture it does tell a better story. case in point this man digging into the soil of this island it's bone dry this, is how a drought looks oochl raining today, it's too late. >> jim is experiencing the drought in multiple dimensions he grows feed, and root is dry. there is no soil. >> and miles away, in napa, he grows grapes. this year will be removing vines from vineyards >> you can't allow grapes to grow if you don't have water to put on maybe you thought we'd skirted this drought but there is more hope than weeks ago. >> are you optimistic? >> of course i am. i'm a farmer. >> we're in northern marin now. neil walking on a hill that had been brown just weeks ago. now looking at a cow pond that is a ditch. >> should be over the top. >> this is a man with cows to feed lots of could yous. and continues to bring in water for a simple reason. >> we're not going to make it we don't have enough here we might as well do it when we can. >> and we might as well take advantage of the rain when we can. as long as we can. every dr

wayne freedman has mixed news from ranchers and growers. >> in a picture it does tell a better story.man digging into the soil of this island it's bone dry this, is how a drought looks oochl raining today, it's too late. >> jim is experiencing the drought in multiple dimensions he grows feed, and root is dry. there is no soil. >> and miles away, in napa, he grows grapes. this year will be removing vines from vineyards >> you can't allow grapes to grow if you don't have water to put on them. maybe you thought we'd skirted this drought but there is more hope than weeks ago. >> are you optimistic? >> of course i am. i'm a farmer. >> we're in northern marin now. neil walking on a hill that had been brown just weeks ago. now looking at a cow pond that is a ditch. >> should be over the top. >> this is a man with cows to feed lots of could yous. and continues to bring in water for a simple reason. >> we're not going to make it we don't have enough here we might as well do it when we can. >> and we might as well take advantage of the rain when we can. as long as we can. every drop. >> april s

. >> wayne freedman is live with the story for us. the this may be a case of wrong place, wrong time. a tree people have driven by and barely noticed for half a century. little did they know it could unof them on the plan writ >> here is the opposite of a tree falling with no one around. an albino just soon. >> experts say she needs to be more proper >> how does that happen. >> the tree has been here longer than some residents >> fall and spring, you see this yellow. >> the branchs turn white or yellow? we know partially thanks to pru draper, she has not had a moment of peace since. i've had a message this morning. i know we have an online petition. >> if smart leaves the tree it says studies show passing trains will kill it. there is a plan to take cuttings and replant them or to mold the tree. locals say just leave it alone. >> leave it alone. don't move it. >> this is a case of a community not knowing what it has or >> it's the same feeling. >> yes. yes. you think my god, i miss that person. >> wayne freedman abc7 news. >> coming u

east wayne freedman with the latest on detecting tremors that could lead to a warning system some day>> reporter: it is one of the stranger things in science. look up there high on the hills. it's more than wine coming from the soil. it's a deeper quest. >> at other sites we hit granite. we hit limestone. >> reporter: you will find many materials in the san andreas earthquake fault which has a history of striking without warning. but maybe not in the future if a new discovery is found. tremor waves. >> tremors happen at the edge of where earthquakes happen. and if we find out more about them we might find out more about how big earthquakes happen. >> reporter: tremor waves are about as strong as the impact of a drop of water falling on land. these scientists have dug down to a quiet level where microphones can listen without interference. >> it would sound like noise. it would sound like rumble, rumble, rumble or whisper, whisper, whisper like the wind in the trees. but it's the ground wiggling in the earth. >> reporter: learn how they turn into squiggles and we could predict earthqua

wayne freedman looks back and ahead at our ability to deal with this event. >> as drills go it ventured on low key side. >> people don't mow what to do in the case of an alarm going out and evacuation drill. iet may explain the response this morning as red cross and sheriffs and fire departments tested times and readiness in case of an emergency like a tsunami the choice not an accident. 50 years ago a 9.2 wave killed 11 people, destroying half of the business district. it's ancient history that could repeat. three yearsing ayes a small tsunami dissipated the santa cruz harbor. tossing boats around. tsunamis can strike at any time. all the more reason for a drill in san francisco. the emergency watch close up. >> i understand why people want to do that but we want them to go to high ground and get more information about what they should do. >> all chf might seem irrelevant vent on a spring day but only taking one quake beneath the ocean and one big wave to ruin everything. wayne freedman abc7 news. >> a taxpayer-funded report commissioned by chris christie clears him of involvement in a

wayne freedman has that part of the story. >> at the apartments in mission bay, this is the difference 24 hours can make from dust, a construction zone. we had a massive fire in our front yard. today, no entry for yen juan but residents, not long if you do go in. >> our apartment is fine. our friend's is messed up. her windows are shattered. we talked to somebody else who said like their bike on their patio was melted down. while our front door was accessed. the security is in our apartment right now. >> reporter: we first met jason kramer last night in a restaurant. he escaped with friends. it turned out to be a hotel. we heard plenty of those stories today. >> at a hotel. >> reporter: we found johnson in that restaurant, too. again, we found him this morning. he snuck back into the $4400 apartment that this time yesterday he just occupied. note the furnishings. the unpacked bags. when the fire broke out. he had been in the closet. only after he heard the sirens did he venture outside to feel the smoke. it's one more tall tale of escape. this time a man that went from moving in, to ru

from south san francisco, wayne freedman abc7 news. >> two groups are suing over stanford's use of creek water. the lawsuit against national fisheries service. the school uses to irrigate the campus. >> supervisor dave cortese is trying to find the money to hire more firefighters. the mayor says there is not enough money. the rotary club decided to resurrect the annual 4th of july spectacular. mystery surrounding disappearance of a malaysia airline plane got deeper. saying it's data shes it was far off course. one official says the plane was believed to be flying low before it disappeared. >> dianne feinstein is accusing the cia of violating law and she says the network is established to allow the committee to investigate allegations of abuse. feinstein says the situation amounted to attempted intimidation of investigators. she's not taking it lightly. >> i have great concerns that the cia search may have violated the separation of powers and principals >> the director denying the allegations. feinstein confirmed an investigation has been referred to the justice department for possible c

more now from wayne freedman. >> nowhere does i'll silence ring louder than an empty music room. >> she had energy. loved by everyone. >> i read it was tragic. >> a horrible rear end collision. police expect a drunk distracted driver. susan and her mother-in-law died instantly the accident was a week ago saturday, ten days which might seem like a long time but for the kids it's fresh. this is the first day back after spring break. when the principal returned he had to confront the room. >> how do you erase that? >> i don't think you do. and it's okay not to. >> here is her teaching last month. she had the rare pleasure of teaching and knowing the name of every student in the district. imagine trying to replace someone like that. >> it's a horrible loss everyone wants to feel special. children, when they infer someone is able to remember who they are it makes them feel more special about themselves. >> now, imagine try toechlg plain death to elementary kids. it's not easy. >> there is just something that makes your heart feel better. >> the kids expressed feelings through art projects th

and abc7 news reporter wayne freedman is live tonight. wayne?>> when ed jew showed up in court he was hoping it would be the last time. but it will not be the last time. he was also hoping that judge would set aside legal debt he owes to the city of san francisco. she didn't. ed jew said little when entering and leaving san francisco superior court his lawyer hoping to generate sympathy. >> he's happy to be with his wife and daughter. very scared for them about going back to jail. not scared for himself. he understands the county jail is a safe place in a lot of ways he's worried about his family. >> it's the latest chapter in the story of a san francisco supervisor convicted of extortion and also lying about where he lived he served five years in prison but there remains a second, one-year sentence in san francisco county jail, one he hopes to avoid and the district attorney's office hopes to make stick. >> these are separate crimes. and that is why he's getting separate time. he has a federal sentence april politicable to his roll in bribery a

wayne freedman has more on the reasoning and the method. >> it is muir woods as the tourists havener-- have never seen it and for that matter, not the scientists either. not at ground level but high up in the trees ab in the canopies, a rare enlightening experience. >> for a first time climber, it can be a world changer, from their perspective. >> it is beautiful. >> beautiful on a entirely different level, as these two took to the trees in a literal sense hoping for the red woods to reveal some secrets. >> some of these trees have been here a thousand years, maybe more. >> the researchers have two days. >> these are carbon breathing machines that convert carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and turn that into the wood you see behind me. >> they are the most common cd breathers -- carbon dioxide breathers. this is one study to gage across the state. the researchers intend to study the ring. even ring represents a year and tells a story. >> what sets of circumstances give these trees problems and when do they have poor perform abc in terms of wood production and kwh do they crank. >> an

wayne freedman abc7 news. >> looks as though voters have a say on what gets built on the water front celebrating a decision to keep a measure on the june ballot. real estate developers and giants had sued to invalidate prop b requiring voter approval for any project exceeding current height limits. >> they should not be afraid. then voters will hear why. san francisco voters want our water front to change. >> proponents say only the port commission has a legal say if approved it threatened proposed warrior as rena and giants plan to build a tower near the ballpark. >> a record find to talk about. toyota agreeing to pay $1.2 combrinl to settle an investigation into run away car that's suddenly accelerated without warning. five people dieed and 0 million cars recalled. abc news exposed this problem in 2009. >> and annaists say the deal with toyota could serve as a model on how the justice department deals with its investigation with general motors gm under investigation of how it fail on ignition switches a decade after first noticing the problem the problem could lead to cars stalling

abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman has the story of one bay area man who found his bliss in the historythe evolution and the performances in rock 'n' roll. >> reporter: in the world of concert rock 'n' roll, nothing trumps access. if you have it, you don't stand in line. you don't even need a ticket. you don't buy dinner. you eat with the band. >> trust is a big part of this whole thing. >> reporter: ask jay lakesburg about access. >> feeling the energy that comes from the stage with these guys, with these musicians, is a rush. >> reporter: and in his case, renewable. on a first-name basis with bands and earned that access with a specialized talent. do you play piano? >> i do not play piano. >> reporter: do you play the drums? >> i do not play the drums. >> reporter: what do you play? >> i play the camera. >> reporter: does he ever. chances are, you don't know jay's name, but part of an ever-growing archive. this night it's a packed box theater in oakland for government view, offshoot of the almond brothers band. starring warren haynes. jay has been sticking cameras in his face since th

wayne freedman has more. >> reporter: if you mistakenly assume the bay bridge construction project is clearly you have not accessed the new eastern span by the bike path's eastern entrance. it is soon-to-be part of history which leads us to this announcement. >> starting at 8:00 on monday, march 23rd, the bike path will be closed for up to one week and at the latest will reopen at 6:00 a.m. on monday, march 31st. >> that's andrew gordon, who speaks for the bridge. he's explaining the closure that will unable the completion of this permanent entrance to the bike path that's all part of the plan, as is this. you are looking at the latest sky 7 footage of yet another bay bridge engineering project. the $240 million deconstruction of the once iconic cantilever section. some 50 tons of seel and about 45 tons of concrete. how does this tie into the bay bridge bike path? the bike path has a lot of close up view of the work. as these people can attest. >> it's really cool. >> what are they doing? >> i have no idea. breaking it apart, i guess. >> breaking it apart methodically, we might add, a

abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman has the story of one such man, evolution and performances in rocker: in the world of concert rock 'n' roll, nothing trumps access. if you have it, you don't stand in line. you don't even need a ticket. you don't buy dinner. you eat with the band. >> trust is a big part of this whole thing. >> reporter: ask jake lakesburg about access. >> feeling the energy that comes from the stage with these guys, with these musicians, is a rush. >> reporter: and in his case, renewable. on a first-name basis with bands and earned that access with a specialized talent. >> you play piano? >> i play piano. >> drums? >> i do not. >> what do you play? >> i play the camera. >> reporter: does he ever. chances are, you don't know j e jake's name, but part of an ever-growing archive. this night it's a packed box theater in oakland for government view, offshoot of the almond brothers band. jay has been sticking cameras in his face since the early 1980s. >> wonderful photos. >> reporter: until this moment warren had not seen the latest pictures in jay's eighth and newest book

wayne freedman is standing by with mixed news now. >> it is. we began this day in rain storms and rain drops you can look now. that is the more serious for them, the more serious for us due to a spring rain, dirty cars late commutes, the rain comes and goes. we travel through it. neil sees this spring rain differently. >> the crop is just jumping out of the ground. he's a dairy farmer. he matters because what he spends in feed and water comes out of your wallet he's upbeat today because six weeks ago, this was bare ground. >> this rain we're getting now is a pillin -- rain. >> ranchers have brought in feed from as far as arizona, texas and oregon and as close as stag's island where this sea of green hides bad news. iets raining today but not enough. it's too late. >> jim grows oats on the land. his crop is much smaller as he digs down, you'll see y it's dry. >> it looks porous. >> so despite rains we're still in a drought just not as bad as we'd feared most farmers remain worried. so hope for wet stuff. >> april showers bring may flowers. >> in

wayne freedman has more. >> reporter: if you mistakenly assume the bay bridge construction project isd, clearly you have not accessed the new span by the pike entrance. it is soon-to-be part of history which leads us to this announcement. >> starting at 8:00 on monday, march 23rd, the bike path will be closed for up to one week and at the latest will repope at 6:00 a.m. on monday, march 31st. >> they are explaining the closure that will unable the completion of this permanent entrance to the bike path that's all part of the plan, as is this: you are looking at the latest sky 7 footage of yet odd bay bridge engineering project. the $240 million deconstruction of the ones iconic cantilever section. tons of steele and 45,000 tons of con cream how does this tie into the bay bridge bike path? the bike path has a lot of close up view of the work. as these people can attest. >> it's really cool. >> what are they doing? >> i have no idea. breaking it apart, i guess. >> breaking it apart methodically, we might add, and carefully. a step by step reversal of the construction process. and you can

wayne freedman is live with that part of the story. wayne? >> he was a football star, and beloved from the time he was young, he had friends, still has friends here he knew years. today, fwil came to remember someone dear. >> he passed protecting and serving. >> he's one more friend of a favorite son of napa, became a deputy sheriff who yesterday. >> from his cousin to his best friend's son... >> anything happened he would be the first to call and say i'm here for you. >> just so unassuming. then, all of a sudden you put him in the spotlight he was unbeatable. >> all spoke of a man until yesterday was a hiving legend a great guy. a football player. a wrestler who came within a win of the high school championship. a high school named him to the hall of fame. his name, and record still referred. >> you don't find people like that often. and he was just an amazing and gentle kind, loving man. >> so the emotional hole in napa tonight. >> an hour at a time. >> class of 1983, the kid made good, who napa will always remember. >> and we're expressing

wayne freedman is live with that part of the story. wayne? >> he was a football star, and beloved from the time he was young, he had friends, still has friends here he knew for 40 years. today, fwil came to remember someone dear. >> he passed protecting and serving. >> he's one more friend of a favorite son of napa, became a deputy sheriff who died yesterday. >> from his cousin to his best friend's son... >> anything happened he would be the first to call and say i'm here for you. >> just so unassuming. then, all of a sudden you put him in the spotlight he was unbeatable. >> all spoke of a man until yesterday was a hiving legend a great guy. a football player. a wrestler who came within a win of the high school championship. a high school named him to the hall of fame. his name, and record still referred. >> you don't find people like that often. and he was just an amazing and gentle kind, loving man. >> so the emotional hole in napa tonight. >> an hour at a time. >> class of 1983, the kid made good, who napa will always remember. >> and we'r

abc # news reporter wayne freedman joins us live. wayne? >> her critics will be listening tonight and hoping for some strong answers. maybe it's symbolic in oakland we found a city employee who spends day was a paint brush, cleaning up messes. in oakland, some clean up jobs are bigger than others the mayor could tell us about it. >> are you misunderstood? >> depends by whom. >> how about people in oakland including one of the most out spoken critics? the state of the city has problems. this week, the city manager either quit or was fired depending on who tells the story. this is one of the nation's most violent cities oochl if you look at datea, all of our economic indicators are up. and almost every crime is down. >> if you want to heville wait it about how many murders today, 21 plus. and last year, we had 16. >> nor critics say, has oakland or the mayor shaken off a bad taste of a occupy protest that cost $6 million and overstayed it's movement. >> it didn't go too well with the neighborhood >> the mayor announces a plan for 10,000 new h

abc # news reporter wayne freedman joins us live. wayne? >> her critics will be listening tonight and hoping for some strong answers. maybe it's symbolic in oakland we found a city employee who spends day was a paint brush, cleaning up messes. in oakland, some clean up jobs are bigger than others the mayor could tell us about it. >> are you misunderstood? >> depends by whom. >> how about people in oakland including one of the most out spoken critics? the state of the city has problems. this week, the city manager either quit or was fired depending on who tells the story. this is one of the nation's most violent cities oochl if you look at datea, all of our economic indicators are up. and almost every crime is down. >> if you want to heville wait it about how many murders today, 21 plus. and last year, we had 16. >> nor critics say, has oakland or the mayor shaken off a bad taste of a occupy protest that cost $6 million and overstayed it's movement. >> it didn't go too well with the neighborhood >> the mayor announces a plan for 10,000 new h

wayne freedman joins us with a look. >> people have been hearing about the drought. bad

wayne freedman joins us with a look. >> people have been hearing about the drought. bad news, how about good news? this is bon tempe reservoir. it's full. that is excess water from the lake flowing into another lake. this is good news and means marin county is, well not over, but getting better. for residents, rain water returning to it. >> would you have believed it? >> in. >> no doubt, >> that is what libby from marin municipal water district calls it. 0 inches of rain in february. twice the normal average. some is now below the water line. >> we have 25% voluntary rationing in nays mrais. and board may well consider adjusting to a different percentage. >> southern marin reservoirs roughly 74%, still well below average for this time of the year. residents like maryan are relieved. >> it's a good start. >> reason to hope for a decent finish. >> there has been plenty of water moving in concord. abc7 news is on the scene live tonight to explain why it's taking so long laura? >> there is a giant hole in the street here. you can see they've just, as we've been speaking

wayne freedman reports on the theory. >> once again here is that pot of gold u.s. coins laid out on a table in tiburon. the pot found in cans a mystery unfolding after a couple discovered them on their property in the sierra foothills last year. >> have you heard a theory yet you hadn't already explored? >> no. >> really? >> really. >> dr. kaban is a dealer pose blit foremost expert on rare coins. he is handling sale in may. and more than a few wild theorys including... >> a name came up. >> track trout has a theory. dimmick was a san francisco mint employee convicted of stealing $30,000 during an extended period of time. money that never turned up. >> i felt strongly that i had, you know, solved the case or what happened >> today a spokesman told us and dr. kagan the money was not a match. kun found coin comes from a mint in georgia. he seemed relieved for the people. >> there is no way that the government should come in to take the coins. it's not right. they dug it up. they found them. that is it. >> it's much ado about nothing. if nothing is $ten comblinl. >> w

wayne freedman joins us with a look. >> people have been hearing about the drought. bad news, how about good news? this is bon tempe reservoir. it's full. that is excess water from the lake flowing into another lake. this is good news and means marin county is, well not over, but getting better. for residents, rain water returning to it. >> would you have believed it? >> in. >> no doubt, until... >> that is what libby from marin municipal water district calls it. 0 inches of rain in february. twice the normal average. some is now below the water line. >> we have 25% voluntary rationing in nays mrais. and board may well consider adjusting to a different percentage. >> southern marin reservoirs roughly 74%, still well below average for this time of the year. residents like maryan are relieved. >> it's a good start. >> reason to hope for a decent finish. >> there has been plenty of water moving in concord. abc7 news is on the scene live tonight to explain why it's taking so long laura? >> there is a giant hole in the street here. you can see they've just, as we've been

. >> wayne freedman joins us live now in santa rosa. wayne? >> they won't specify yet whether he was using marijuana. they would say it's under investigation the accident happened just feet away. you can imagine this time, saturday night line of cars similar to what you can see here the cars stoped and come off the freeway. now, they watched it unfold. >> we're stopped and hit. i'm watching what happened i couldn't take my eye off. just one second ladies were talking. the next as if all power to their bodies had been unfluinged. >> this evening, jay hufford only has pictures of his mother and wife. you can see her on the left of the frame. sue was a beloved music teacher in mark west union school district. she knew, and taught every single child. here is the superintendent ron callo way. >> a very hard situation for not all of us but for me, personally. i knew her she taught my son. >> the family had been going to dinner when the driver barrelled into them. the driver admitted he had been texting. they arrested him on suspicion of driving unde

you can see advancing storm, cloudy skies and rain on the lens there wayne freedman is live with an updated look. >> speaking of mount tamalpais we're on the side of it. this is bon tempe reservoir. nice and full. do you remember that phrase the miracle of march? there is another one. fabulous february. they're saying that is what we've had last year. look at this, it's a rare sight. overflow water coming out of the reservoir. >> yes. it's great. >> great when compared with what had been a terrible start to the rainy season. this was the view as late as last month. look at phoenix lake in marin county today. this thanks to twice the normal amount of rainfall. 20 inches. >> i didn't think it would go so fast. >> dmot misunderstand the water storage is only 74% for the time of the year but rationing which seemed inevitable is now avoidable. >> we still have 24% voluntary rationing in play. s and the board may consider a different percentage. >> another big storm dumped at least half a foot of fresh snow on parts of the northeast. the storm caused white out conditions the federal government or

wayne freedman reports on the theory. >> once again here is that pot of gold u.s. coins laid out on a table in tiburon. the pot found in cans a mystery unfolding after a couple discovered them on their property in the sierra foothills last year. >> have you heard a theory yet you hadn't already explored? >> no. >> really? >> really. >> dr. kaban is a dealer pose blit foremost expert on rare coins. he is handling sale in may. and more than a few wild theorys including... >> a name came up. >> track trout has a theory. dimmick was a san francisco mint employee convicted of stealing $30,000 during an extended period of time. money that never turned up. >> i felt strongly that i had, you know, solved the case or what happened >> today a spokesman told us and dr. kagan the money was not a match. kun found coin comes from a mint in georgia. he seemed relieved for the people. >> there is no way that the government should come in to take the coins. it's not right. they dug it up. they found them. that is it. >> it's much ado about nothing. if nothing is $ten comblinl. >> w

in marin county, wayne freedman abc7 news. >> science lesson from wayne. >> you can track the rain onifornia having big problems mud flowing into backyards and hillsides. right now, evacuations have orders east of los angeles. abc7 news reporter john gregory is in akuza. >> this is a plan. it's going to, i don't want it coming this way. residents stayed as long as they could. the fire left the ridges barren, now, winter rains are washing them down towards homes. >> ridge view drive under a mandatory he vac order. homes against the hillside. residents across the street are are taking precautions. and just in case it really got bad. >> residents have been doing their best to divert some of the mud and debris. when you look at consistency, it's like soup at some point, just there isn't much you can do. first, fire, now, rain. just weeks apart. >> this is the first time i've experienced fire evacuations. mud, possible mud evacuation. so, yeah. excitement. >> they packed up what they can, and moved to safer ground hoping when the rain stops, hillside and their homes are still there. >> now

abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman has the mixed news from ranchers and growers. >> reporter: show arien in they words. case in point, this man digging into the muddy soil. this is bone-dry. this is how drought looks in the bay. >> it's raining today. it's not enough and it's too late. >> reporter: jim is experiencing the drought in many dimensions. he grows feed for many farpers. >> the there's no soil. >> reporter: and a few miles away, in napa county, he grows grapes. this year, because of the drought, jim will be removing some vines from his vineyards. >> you can't allow the grapes to grow if you don't have the water to put on them. and it may be, if it gets a real hot summer, we'll have to thin some of the crop on the grapes to protect the plant. >> reporter: maybe you thought based on your morning commute that we had skirted the drought this year. nope. there's more hope than we had a few weeks ago. are you optimistic? >> of course, i am. i'm a farmer. >> reporter: in northern marin. neil walking on a hillside that had been brown a few short weaks ago. now, we're looking at a c

. >> easy to say >> as wayne freedman tells us in this case there is a big payoff. >> got a couple collegetudents be super heros? let's see. >> manly man. >> never heard of you. >> you will. >> most definitely. assuming you get to seat short film produced. >> it's about a sick super hero could who can't save the world at the moment. >> they heard about a contest to make a short film in a week and decided to give it a shot. >> i have never done a movie before. >> didn't it scare you? >> not too much, no. >> melissa wrote the script z he's a computer whiz looking for an opportunity to special special affects. >> it's a red circuit then we had different effects giving it that electric look. on the inside. >> they professor blown away. >> this something you won't sdpoekt see in a student film. >> when one considers they had a small budget. look carefully. >> that is a towel. >> he's wearing a towel. >> it's mine. yes. >> yet so good it's won some student awards. which ought to be enough, right? well, last week a surprise, they're notified by the cannes film festival that their film has been ac

wayne freedman found that an annual mating ritual is under way.question. >> reporter: if you know the berkeley hill, you recognize south park drive. and even know why the county closes it every rain in season from november to april. and you'd know the answer to this question. not so much in this drought year. when just off the road, a person is more likely to find errant golf shots from tilden park than newts. >> this year, i've only seen two. but how many rainy days have we had? >> if it's a crisis, here is the man to ask. why did the newt cross the road? >> to get to the other side. to get to the pond. >> reporter: what's in the pond? >> water. a place to breed. >> reporter: he directs u.c. berkeley's botanical gardens. he is one of the foremost newt experts. but newts are hard to find, due to the drought. >> it's prevented them from starting to breed and starting -- well, starting to feed and starting to breed. >> reporter: this curious newt, one of a few arrivals at a time when the pond should have thousands. with patience, you might get lucky

from oakland, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> a 905-year-old world war -- a 95-year-old world war ii veteran came out to support runners and it was a spontaneous tribute to him. he cheered on the racers and runners took a small detour to shake his hand and say thanks. the run raised money for military veterans. >> it was such a nice moment there. >> it was awesome. >> if you are driving to work tomorrow morning, it is probably going to be in the rain. >> now to leigh glaser who is is up on the roof with our workweek forecast. >> hi, everyone. especially in the morning and especially in the north bay. let's get to live doppler 7hd. we have been in a nice little break this evening. you can see the moisture is already starting to redevelop off the coast. we have another band of mows tour that will swing in and it may get a little dicey in the north bay for the morning commute. we will all have to deal with the puddles and the moderate rain for the evening commute. temperatures in the 50s. 49 in los gatos from our emeryville cam. you can see right there, nice, clear water on the bay. 51 in fairf

from oakland, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> a 905-year-old world war -- a 95-year-old world war ii veteran came out to support runners and it was a spontaneous tribute to him. he cheered on the racers and runners took a small detour to shake his hand and say thanks. the run raised money for military veterans. >> it was such a nice moment there. >> it was awesome. >> if you are driving to work tomorrow morning, it is probably going to be in the rain. >> now to leigh glaser who is is up on the roof with our workweek forecast. >> hi, everyone. especially in the morning and especially in the north bay. let's get to live doppler 7hd. we have been in a nice little break this evening. you can see the moisture is already starting to redevelop off the coast. we have another band of mows tour that will swing in and it may get a little dicey in the north bay for the morning commute. we will all have to deal with the puddles and the moderate rain for the evening commute. temperatures in the 50s. 49 in los gatos from our emeryville cam. you can see right there, nice, clear water on the bay. 51 in fairf

from kenyatta college, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> 8:47. up to the roof.gen keeping an eye on our forecast. no cake needed. just regular human power. >> hi there, katie. pretty nice out there. we are thinning out the high clouds from time to time. look around the bay and you'll notice we have some fog still with us anywhere from a quarter to a half-mile visibility from novato to the coast. here's live doppler 7-hd where you can see some of the clouds and mt. tam where those clouds really settle into the protected valleys of the north bay. take a look at the numbers. 54 from los gatos, 51 redwood city. oakland, 53, demand the city 52. san jose, partly cloudy say skyes and we're looking at the cooler numbers in the north bay where we have the fog, 46 in novato, 49 in concord. livermore, 48 and boy you'll warm into the 70s once again. there's another look from our future tower camera, so beautiful morning and the afternoon will be nice and mild and springlike, above average by about 5 degrees. rain arrives tomorrow night. more cloud cover during the day and t