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>> wayne freedman on interstate area, the lyft driver who had heart attack and how passenger in the back seat saved his life. >> and show of solidarity from large crowd. >>> crackdown on marijuana? flint the white house they may be going after pot. >> look at what is on tonight on "jimmy kimmel live." >> the water is rising martha, can you feel it? you and i are >>> new at 11:00, what should have been a sleepy ride home in a lyft car turned into a life or death emergency. >> but as abc7 news reporter wayne freedman explains, right person happened to be in the back seat of the car. >> never a dull night, a busy mom runs homework and music practice and dinner. >> everything is crisis as parent. >> patients call her dr. new waunddo, tuss night solved a crisis that may seal reputation as cool customer. began when hired a lyft car home in the airport. sleeping in the back seat. driver rolled down window. seemed to be in distress. recognized the signs. a heart attack. >> don't talk anymore okay? try to take deep breaths. >> this recording the doctor made, instantly switched from passenger to l

live in fremont, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> wayne, thanks very much. let's turn now to politics. >>> today the senate confirmed president donald trump's pick to lead the environmental protection agency. scott pruitt was just sworn in just a short time ago. this while president trump talks jobs and applauds aerospace giant boeing in south carolina. abc news reporter megan hughes is live now in washington. megan. >> reporter: dan, good afternoon. there is no question this was a rocky week for the new administration, but in south carolina today, the president really sticking with his campaign message, america first. president donald trump in charleston to view the newest boeing dreamliner. >> may god bless the united states of america and god bless boeing. >> reporter: he promised to bring back jobs and beef up u.s. defenses. >> we are going to fully rebuild our military. by the way, do you care if we use the f-18 super hornets? we are looking seriously at a big order. >> reporter: the white house flatly denying an associated press report that the adminis

wayne freedman talked with bay area experts tonight who are now scanning the 7 new planets. >> it's a single spaced document filled with the kinds of grass and tables that only a scientist could understand. especially one who's discovered six moons and three rings in our solar system. for him, riveting stuff. >> it's a feeble star. it's a dwarf star. >> that's dr. mark showalter talking about a solar system that has seven earth sized rocky planets at least three of them fall into the goldilocks zone, with temperatures potentially capable of supporting water, atmospheres and life. >> the trappist system is small, you can't see it from earth, but it's in the constellation aquarius, roughly 40 light-years away. >> if p the galaxy is the size of a dinner plate, and here we are. then this system is there, essentially within a pencil point's dn distance from where we are. >> close enough to find out what those atmospheres might be made of when the planets pass in front of the small red sun. intelligent life couldville time to develop. in fact, they've already pointed radio telescopes at tra

in san leandro, wayne freedman. >>> activists placed a banner reading refugees welcome on the statue of liberty, the national park service has removed the banner saying it was illegal. >>> new video shows actor harrison ford escaping disaster, his 747 buzzed right over the area while landing, 106 people were on board the passenger jet, investigators said that controllers told him to land on the runway, but later he landed on the taxiway, ford has not been cited. >>> are you tired of the rain? i do want to show you something that is a beautiful view from the abc 7 news camera. a rainbow caught on camera this afternoon just as some of the showers were pushing through. it was coming down pretty hard. it is nice to see pictures like this. obviously we have not seen it in a while. here is live doppler 7, we're getting not much in the way of activity today, a different picture from what we had today. over the past 48 hours we got over half a foot of rain in ben lomond. and over two inches, we're still counting, from livermore this afternoon a beautiful photo was sent to us by one of my fol

. >>> and tonight, abc news reporter wayne freedman looked into the safety of a much older dam than manyn the bay area pass by every day. >> reporter: this is an area that many wished they could have appreciated tonight. but it happened a while away, at crystal springs reservoir where an oroville crisis would likely not happen, because old concrete is now new. he operates the utilities commission which operates to help supply local drinking water. in 2003, they embarked on a $4 billion system-wide upgrade, this is just one of many. >> we've upgraded the system so it can withstand what we think is out there. >> reporter: the crystal springs reservoir is a wonder of the world, when it opened in 1988, t the largest concrete dam built back there, but a study show it would be insufficient. and the dam was raised by nine feet, and more than doubled the size of its spillway. the dam can now drain. >> we can let water out more efficiently and faster. we can let the water out if it comes in, to the maximum event. >> could you do that before now? >> no. >> reporter: and now, they maintain a margin

. >>> and tonight, abc news reporter wayne freedman looked into the safety of a much older dam than many in the bay area pass by every day. >> reporter: this is an area that many wished they could have appreciated tonight. but it happened a while away, at crystal springs reservoir where an oroville crisis would likely not happen, because old concrete is now new. he operates the utilities commission which operates to help supply local drinking water. in 2003, they embarked on a $4 billion system-wide upgrade, this is just one of many. >> we've upgraded the system so it can withstand what we think is out there. >> reporter: the crystal springs reservoir is a wonder of the world, when it opened in 1988, t the largest concrete dam built back there, but a study show it would be insufficient. and the dam was raised by nine feet, and more than doubled the size of its spillway. the dam can now drain. >> we can let water out more efficiently and faster. we can let the water out if it comes in, to the maximum event. >> could you do that before now? >> no. >> reporter: and now, they maintain a marg

wayne freedman talked with bay area experts tonight who are now scanning the 7 new planets. >> it's ae spaced document filled with the kinds of grass and tables that only a scientist could understand. especially one who's discovered six moons and three rings in our solar system. for him, riveting stuff. >> it's a feeble star. it's a dwarf star. >> that's dr. mark showalter talking about a solar system that has seven earth sized rocky planets at least three of them fall into the goldilocks zone, with temperatures potentially capable of supporting water, atmospheres and life. >> the trappist system is small, you can't see it from earth, but it's in the constellation aquarius, roughly 40 light-years away. >> if p the galaxy is the size of a dinner plate, and here we are. then this system is there, essentially within a pencil point's dn distance from where we are. >> close enough to find out what those atmospheres might be made of when the planets pass in front of the small red sun. intelligent life couldville time to develop. in fact, they've already pointed radio telescopes at trappist

in san leandro, wayne freedman. >>> activists placed a banner reading refugees welcome on the statueliberty, the national park service has removed the banner saying it was illegal. >>> new video shows actor harrison ford escaping disaster, his 747 buzzed right over the area while landing, 106 people were on board the passenger jet, investigators said that controllers told him to land on the runway, but later he landed on the taxiway, ford has not been cited. >>> are you tired of the rain? i do want to show you something that is a beautiful view from the abc 7 news camera. a rainbow caught on camera this afternoon just as some of the showers were pushing through. it was coming down pretty hard. it is nice to see pictures like this. obviously we have not seen it in a while. here is live doppler 7, we're getting not much in the way of activity today, a different picture from what we had today. over the past 48 hours we got over half a foot of rain in ben lomond. and over two inches, we're still counting, from livermore this afternoon a beautiful photo was sent to us by one of my followe

wayne freedman, "abc7 news." >> it's really hard to believe, this all started a few days ago. tuesday morning, we watched firefighters rescue people standed in their homes in rock springs. the water just kept rising. on wednesday morning, the mandatory evacuation area expanded to include 14,000 people. by the end oh of the day, those evacuation areas shrank. water levels of coyote creek receded yesterday and the number of evacuees shrank to 4,000 people. then the attention turned to cleaning out the mud and damage. >>> michael finney is live in san jose right now with a team of experts to help people recover from the flood. michael? >> reporter: yeah, we've been talking about rebuilding and insurance, and something we haven't talked much about today, all of the misplaced animals. i posted some video on my facebook page a day or two ago and 80,000 people checked out the video. that got us thinking what does the red cross do with all of our four-legged friends here? what do you do when people show up with their pets? >> well, the they accept them and they don't ask any questions

wayne freedman, "abc7 news." >> it's really hard to believe, this all started a few days ago. tuesday morning, we watched firefighters rescue people standed in their homes in rock springs. the water just kept rising. on wednesday morning, the mandatory evacuation area expanded to include 14,000 people. by the end oh of the day, those evacuation areas shrank. water levels of coyote creek receded yesterday and the number of evacuees shrank to 4,000 people. then the attention turned to cleaning out the mud and damage. >>> michael finney is live in san jose right now with a team of experts to help people recover from the flood. michael? >> reporter: yeah, we've been talking about rebuilding and insurance, and something we haven't talked much about today, all of the misplaced animals. i posted some video on my facebook page a day or two ago and 80,000 people checked out the video. that got us thinking what does the red cross do with all of our four-legged friends here? what do you do when people show up with their pets? >> well, the they accept them and they don't ask any questions

for more on what's happening, let's go to wayne freedman. >> reporter: good afternoon. the creek is the problem tonight. the river crusted at 1:00. fife creek comes down through the mountains. it's caused a backup that continues. this is church street. it's hardly draining at all. this is water going into a storm drain very clearly. there's nowhere for the water to go. that's why the people in this neighborhood are still stuck wading in and out. the last remaining surge from yesterday's downpour passed through at 1:00 p.m. today. the russian river reached 34 feet. downtown, hardly a threat to this generation or the next. locals know this wet winters a threat comes from fife's creek. today, crews reinforced a section of a road used by school buses where fife washed away the soil beneath. >> it's the fife creek that got me again. >> reporter: it's the creek that has residents almost up to their knees in water, praying for it to recede. this is the trouble spot. >> next seven or eight days. >> still. relentless. >> reporter: when the sun came out, look what it revealed. th

. >> wayne freedman is live in san jose with more on that part of the story. wayne. >> reporter: well, we were just here listening to that press conference a few moments ago so we moved from the rock springs neighborhood. but what we saw out there today, whatever you think these neighborhoods to be, it's much worse than ever. let's show you some pictures from earlier in rock springs, some video. we saw streets filled with mud, caked cars, and all around us the former residents slipping and sliding through the thick muck. anybody with a lower level apartment or home has a mess on her hands. we took a look inside one apartment where carlos fernandez sublet a room. his couch, his meds like muddy sponges. the floor is like a river bottom of the he has no idea if his landlord had renters insurance, nor did he know he lived in a flood plane or that coyote creek was rising. >> is there anything here that you can salvage? >> no. everything has to go to the garbage. >> so you are basically starting out. >> a new life. >> at what age? >> 32. >> reporter: at age 32. he's

in san mateo, wayne freedman. >> i like that dance teacher. creme de la creme de la creme de la creme. >> just the talent in that room. >> they're going to be dancing through the rain, i'm afraid. >> i can't even touch my toes, mike, so give us some good news. >>> we'll talk about a little bit of the rain going on. you can see in walnut creek right now that it's a little bit of light rain that's starting to intensify. same thing as you look across the bay bridge. downpours and gusty winds this morning. random shower this weekend. our heaviest rain is slated for monday morning. it's a holiday. hopefully a lot of you won't be out and about. you can see from san ramon, danville, going across to 680, down to san leandro, this is all pushing to the north so get ready up around hercules, benicia, vallejo, you're about to get pounded. same thing happening in san francisco right now from 280 all the way up across the golden gate bridge. it's moving into mill valley and this will keep moving up 101 so get ready san rafael, some puddles and ponding are

. >>> here's abc7 news reporter wayne freedman. >> reporter: a cold night outside the castro theater with nothing but warmth inside. >> i want young people today to know that they're not powerless. >> reporter: if you know cleave jones, then you know those words on the marquee, the title of a book he wrote that debuts next week on abc as a four-part miniseries that may, in turn, rattle cages among americans who have never come to grips with the lgbt movement. they are in for a prize. >> i think middle america is definitely ready for this. >> reporter: val rob, part of a packed house watching an eight-hour marathon of the miniseries. >> this is, i think, one of the first times a major public network is pushing our stories out there the way it ought to be pushed out there. >> reporter: os car award winne wrote the script that uses emotional stories to weave a complex narrative of this modern civil rights movement. cleve jones plays a central figure. >> my hair might be gray but i have more energy this this ravaged body than any of your skinly little limbs combined. >> if you grow up th

>> yeah. >> reporter: in san francisco, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> still a lot of feathers on that ground. >> what just happened? so, married couples can go there? i didn't know that. >> i thought it was for the single lonely hearts. we should have gone. >> hi, alexis. the lights are out and somebody's home. >>> yeah, that is kind of what's going on right now. here's a look at the bay bridge on the western side as you head into san francisco and we are trying to really get to the bottom of this. it sounds like nobody really kno knows at this point. we've got an electrical issue that is causing the lights to be out on the bay bridge. it started off on the western span and it's extended beyond the treasure landsliisland tunn. past the metering lights, those lights are still on, unfortunately, you are still going to get caught there once those turn on but once you make it to the tower and towards the incline, they are off. just use caution. i definitely am keeping a close eye on that. westbound 580, tracy to dublin, just 36 minutes ffr for you, not bad there, southbound 680, that was

abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman was there last week and went back today to check on the progress. wayne. >> reporter: good afternoon, dan. it was just mud last week. mud and misery. now that mud is caked out and a lot of these apartments are cleaned out, but the more they haul away, the more work they realize they have ahead of them. it's a lot. the seventh day in flooded rock springs and not one of rest. the mess too wicked, the task too daunting. >> how has this last week been for you? >> oh, awful. exhausting. it's crazy. >> reporter: for calvin and his wife annie, questions are not only where to begin, more important where will they finish. the amount of stuff he could save, just a tiny percentage of what they threw into a dumpster out their back window. >> everything, my kid toys and the kitchen, in the living room, everywhere, all my stuff. >> reporter: having lost so much, she feels grateful to salvage photos from a family album. this was then. look at now. >> we've been working hard, saving. now it's all destroyed in minutes. >> reporter: they are one struggling family in a

from union city, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> 4:46 now.appening today, more than 80 bay area schools will participate in no one eats alone day. it is a national event that encourages students to sit with classmates they don't know or those who may be socially isolated. no one eats alone day was launched by greenbrae based nonprofit beyond differences and the marin county. it's a problem affecting millions of kids. nearly 2,000 schools nationwide are expected to take part today. >>> we are going to have a sunny weekend. i just keep saying that to myself, mike. is that true? >> yes, it is still true. we still have a little bit more rain to get through. good morning, everybody. i want to show you 101 and 880 in san jose where over the last five days, almost 1 1/2 inches of rain. walnut creek, five-day total, more than 5 inches of rain. little bit of rain. will become scattered showers this evening. our next storm will rain on thursday and friday. you can see from concord, if you're coming in 4, 242, 680 to 24, lafayette, all that area, alamo,

i know i saved his life. >> reporter: along interstate 80, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> 4:44 now. the white house is hinting at a crackdown on recreational marijuana. press secretary sean spicer says the administration views recreational pot as a flagrant violation of federal law. he says the justice department will step up against. it's not clear how increased enforcement will affect california or the seven other states and district of columbia that have legalized marijuana. >>> caitlyn jenner is not happy with the president. >> this is a disaster, and you can still fix it. you made a promise to protect the lgbtq community. call me. >> caitlyn jenner came out as transgender in 2015. in this video released last night, jenner also addressed transkids. she says she's confident they will eventually get protections nationwide. >>> chp officers near tahoe are using humor to warn drivers about paying attention. they posted a photo on twitter of a driver having to shovel out of a snow after he bypassed sign indicating the road was closed. they including a caption, i guess it's more a sug

it's not over. >> reporter: in the north bay, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> in butte county, officials are keeping a close eye on the oroville dam this morning and this is the reason. look at the gaping hole that opened yesterday. engineers think it was caused by erosion because of all the heavy releases in the recent weeks. the lake is 80% full so there is some room for runoff before more water has to be released. officials say for now, it does not pose a threat to the dam or public. >>> and a lot of you have been sharing incredible photos and video where you live. we love seeing them. here are just a few of the images that you've been sharing. add #abc7now to your post helps us find your pictures so we can use them on air and on abc7news.com. >>> happening today, state regulators are meeting to decide whether to recommend easing california's drought rules. a coalition of state and local leaders is pressing to lift restrictions after the wettest winter in years. the snow pack now measures at 182% of normal. but now water officials are saying, hold on. what if this rain and this snow s

at the seti institute in mountain view, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> natasha's afraid that aliens are going to come and attack us now. we're fine. we're fine. >> we have enough problems here on earth right now. that's all i'm saying. >>> you know what's not a problem? someone who woke up this morning very rich. last night's $435 million power ball draw, sorry, the winning ticket, not from the bay area. >> single ticket purchased in indiana is taking home the seventh large egs jackpot in power ball history. sold at a gas station in lafayette, not our lafayette, their lafayette. the winning numbers 10, 13, 28, 52, 61 and the powerball number 2. it was the first time the jackpot topped $400 million in nearly three months. >> i got to take back what i said because what p. diddy taught us, more problems. >>> i'd still like the chance to tackle those problems, give it a shot. hi, everybody. grab those sunglasses and a heavier coat, but put the umbrella away for a while. look at that dry commute as we look southbound on 680. i'm on sun watch today and tomorrow. clear and cold again tonight.

wayne freedman with that part of the story. >> use the words cleanup at berkeley, triple meanings. physical kind, broken glass and closed businesses. but after last night, cleaning up image as icon of free speech and as educational institution. >> i think it's sad and misleading what the public -- the rest of the country sees. >> even the berkeley college republicans who invited milo yiannopoulos never expected intensity of the actions. >> if you had known, would you have invited him to speak? >> it's hard to say. >> we're at war, plain and simple. >> agitators left campus, followed predictable routes taking aim at banks and symbols of corporate america, like this starbucks. >> always hit the same spots zblefrt why? don't like the big corporations. >> leads to question, knowing demonstrators hit the same places why not deploy officers for those? >> needed to focus. monitor the crowd and make sure no threat to physical safety of people in the crowd and community. >> now it's more than safety in question. so much more to clean up in the aftermath of conflict. >> part of resistance wi

wayne freedman has a look at the broader impacts. >> at the corner of stockton and pacific this is the mess that followed the heat, a mess made more difficult by a language barrier. it is chinatown in the middle of this great american city where this morning a building burned just as hot and just as dangerously as it would anywhere else. >> this morning, at 8:00. >> reporter: cell phone video shot by diane ju who ran from the flames as firemen rushed toward a blaze that began in the basement with all sorts of obstac obstacles. >> refrigerators, freezers and cabinets and just tight turns with zero visibility. it was a very difficult fight. >> made more so with lives on the line, at least 20 senior citizens lived on the top floor, one of them clawed down a fire escape, another needed immediate dialysis treatment, drawing mayor ed lee to the scene. >> i'm always concerned whether it's a holiday or one that the fires, luckily no one was hurt, but they do damage and especially during the new years. >> reporter: before they left, they sent the city representatives to offer help from the city

we begin our team coverage with wayne freedman live in berkeley with the cleanup today. wayne? >> good evening. if you ask uc berkeley officials or even the republican group that sponsored the cancelled speech, no one expected the extreme reaction we saw last night. to quote one uc berkeley student, he said it was an invasion and a takeover but outside agitators. >> when people use the words cleanup today, we saw plenty of the physical kind in the form of broken glass and closed businesses. after last night, there are other definitions as well for cleaning up uc berkeley's image as a tolerant icon of free speech. and even uc berkeley's image as an institutional education. >> it's sad and misleading what the rest of the country sees. >> even the berkeley college republicans say they never expected the intensity of last night's actions. >> if you had known what was going to happen last night, would you have invited him to speak? >> that's hard to say. >> we're in a war, plane and simple. >> once the agitators left campus they took aim at this starbuc starbucks. >> what is that? >

we begin our team coverage with wayne freedman live in berkeley with the cleanup today. wayne? >> good evening. if you ask uc berkeley officials or even the republican group that sponsored the cancelled speech, no one expected the extreme reaction we saw last night. to quote one uc berkeley student, he said it was an invasion and a takeover but outside agitators. >> when people use the words cleanup today, we saw plenty of the physical kind in the form of broken glass and closed businesses. after last night, there are other definitions as well for cleaning up uc berkeley's image as a tolerant icon of free speech. and even uc berkeley's image as an institutional education. >> it's sad and misleading what the rest of the country sees. >> even the berkeley college republicans say they never expected the intensity of last night's actions. >> if you had known what was going to happen last night, would you have invited him to speak? >> that's hard to say. >> we're in a war, plane and simple. >> once the agitato left campus they took aim at this starbuc starbucks. >> what is that? >>

she was there hoping to hear yiannopoulos speak and was speaking with abc7 news reporter wayne freedmanr reached out and did that. the she told wayne she was doing okay. >> what about milo yiannopoulos? he went on facebook live and he slammed what he called leftist protesters and the police response. unfortunately, we don't have that sound for you. we'll try to get that up for you a little later on in the show. we did send out a push alert on the abc7 news app as the berkeley protest turned violent. you can stay on top of breaking news with the app. it is free to download. you can do it right now. >>> new this morning in the north bay, chp investigating what appears to be a deadly hit and run accident on highway 15101 in novato. investigators say the body of an elderly man was found at atherton avenue. officers found various car parts on the freeway. they believe a small light gray or silver car may have been involved and are now analyzing the pieces. investigators hope someone saw something and will give them a call. >>> mountain view police need your help this morning finding a missin

wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> wayne, thank you. >>> we'll turn now to our weather forecast. a damp and gray day across the bay area. live pictures from san francisco and the east bay hills which is all clouds and one or two rain droplets. >> spencer christian has the latest. >> it's going to get damper and grayer. i'll give you a closer look at what is going on. light rain and scattered showers over most of the bay area. let me close into the area of the most concentrated rainfall. it's in the east bay. south of fairfield to concord, san ramon, pockets of steadier rain in there. pretty widely scattered even into the south bay. it's light and scattered. this storm ranks 1 on the impact scale, the storm impact scale. it will be gusty as well. here's the forecast animation starting at 5:00 this afternoon and into the evening hours. we continue to see pockets of light rain and notice how between 1:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m., the rainfall becomes heavy and steady over the north bay. it produces a drenching. that heavier, steady rain shifts between 3:00 and 5:00 a.m. and then at 5:00 a

abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman joins us live with a look at the broader impact, wayne? >> reporter: and as we join us tonight, this is the cleanup. we still have firemen here gathering around pulling hoses together and get them back in their trucks. you see the damage they pulled out of the building earlier when it was on fire. the good news is as a while ago the fire is finally out but burned much longer than people thought. it was not just a matter of flames, but a matter of smoldering installation underneath the ground and four feet of water. at the corner of stockton and pacific tonight this is the mess that followed the heat, a mess made more difficult by the language barrier. it is chinatown in the middle of this great american city where this morning a building burned just as hot and dangerously as it would anywhere else. >> this morning at 8:00 a.m. >> reporter: cell phone video shot by diane ju who ran from the flames as firemen ran towards the blaze that started in the basement with all sorts of on >> reporter: at least 12 lived on the top floor, one climbed d

reporter wayne freedman joins us live to show us the damage. wayne?porter: i would not want to be standing here earlier. i will talk loudly because these are the remnants from the tree of the day, the one that fell in fremont, the one that fell on this car. this once beautiful 2004 acura tl is no more. we'll show you what happened here. in fremont when you see a sign reading sidewalk closed, take a hint. when it says tree work ahead, consider that an understatement especially along mowry avenue today. >> it sound ed like thunder. really loud thunder. >> reporter: rose surveying the remnants of a eucalyptus tree that fell next door. it's impressive from the ground in sky 7. that is 80 feet of tree falling from the median across the road landing directly atop an acura parked out front. there's nobody in the car, right? >> i don't think so. >> reporter: if there had been someone inside it would have taken a while to extricate them. the larger concern four other trees along the strip. are you concerned about the trees now after this happened? >> yes. very

. >> tonight hearing from woman attacked by pepper spray as wayne freedman was interviewing her lastht. >> are you surprised? ma'am? >> speaking with abc news today on campus. said after the incident she was targeted again. >> hit you with flag poles? >> all my friends. sprayed with mace. lucky they didn't chase me. if wanted to do damage to me, completely unable to stop them. >> news team tweeted video of the first encounter last night. retweeted more th3500 times. >>> tonight we've learned there's a hefty price tag to fix the roads. live in the santa cruz mountains with the story. >> reporter: the director of public works says the roads suffered more than $20 million in storm damage. just in sacramento this morning and waiting to find out if state or federal aid is coming this way. >> terrible. >> reporter: dangerous obstacle course for drivers. this massive tree branch is block again ascher at newell creek. >> there have been a lot of closures. rerouting. >> list is long and changes with each rainfall. >> probably one of the worst storms we've seen monetarily-wise. >> reporter: th

abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman joins us live with a look at the broader impact, wayne? >> reporter: and as we join us tonight, this is the cleanup. we still have firemen here gathering around pulling hoses together and get them back in their trucks. you see the damage they pulled out of the building earlier when it was on fire. the good news is as a while ago the fire is finally out but burned much longer than people thought. it was not just a matter of flames, but a matter of smoldering installation underneath the ground and four feet of water. at the corner of stockton and pacific tonight this is the mess that followed the heat, a mess made more difficult by the language barrier. it is chinatown in the middle of this great american city where this morning a building burned just as hot and dangerously as it would anywhere else. >> this morning at 8:00 a.m. >> reporter: cell phone video shot by diane ju who ran from the flames as firemen ran towards the blaze that started in the basement with all sorts of on staitems. >> reporter: at least 12 lived on the top floor, one

reporter wayne freedman joins us live to show us the damage. wayne?> reporter: i would not want to be standing here earlier. i will talk loudly because these are the remnants from the tree of the day, the one that fell in fremont, the one that fell on this car. this once beautiful 2004 acura tl is no more. we'll show you what happened here. in fremont when you see a sign reading sidewalk closed, take a hint. when it says tree work ahead, consider that an understatement especially along mowry avenue today. >> it sound ed like thunder. really loud thunder. >> reporter: rose surveying the remnants of a eucalyptus tree that fell next door. it's impressive from the ground. here is the carnage from above in sky 7. that is 80 feet of tree falling from the median across the road landing directly atop an acura parked out front. there's nobody in the car, right? >> i don't think so. >> reporter: if there had been someone inside it would have taken a while to extricate them. the larger concern four other trees along the strip. are you concerned about the trees n

oh, it's not over. >> in the north bay, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> the redwood city fire departments picture of flooding on instagram. it's the mobile home park on east bay shore road. the water has gone down. flooding today was exacerbated by the high tide and it could be a bigger concern tomorrow as the tide is expected to be higher than today. >>> abc 7 news was in kempfield today when a father and son floated out in akah noo. the water was about knee deep. the dad had a paddle and the boy used his little broom. this is not far from the creek which passed flood stage this morning. >>> today's storm has calmed down and you can track the next big storm with the abc 7 news app. we have live doppler 7 on the app. you can enable push alerts on your phone or tablet. >>> a victory for president trump but dook took an unprecedented move. betsy devos was -- vice president pence arrived to cast the deciding vote. it is the first time that a vice president had to get a cabinet choice confirmed. here's mary bruce on capitol hill. >> vice president pence climbing the capitol steps to make his

in the rock springs section of san jose, wayne freedman, nbc 7 news. >>> ten days ago we watched that fire truck watch fall off the inch of a freeway washed away in heavy storms down it went. tonight we are hearing from the firefighters, the truck was on interstate 15 near the pass in southern california. no one was in the truck when it fell and now we're finding out what those firefighters heard and saw just before it happened. >> my first instinct, i thought are back tire blew and fish tailing off the road. >> just violent scraping, grinds and hit the other end, pretty violent jolt. >> i looked out the window and saw the rushing water a good 30 feet below us and said there is no road, it's gone. >> i remember the sound of the boulders and the water was rolling these boulders in the water and the sound of the rushing water below was when i figured, you know, we're going in the water and this is not going to be good. >> again, all of the firefighters got out of the truck before it went over the edge into the hole and again, no one was hurt. >>> at lake oroville today, look at the emer

. >>> wayne freedman continues our team coverage. >> he's live on the cal campus tonight as well. wayne? >> this is a story with many, many sub plots, not just the idea of a person making a speech, but the content of the speech, and people who wanted to hear it, people who didn't want to hear it, and people who wanted to debate his right to make that speech, in essence, a debate about free speech. >> hours before the event even. >> no fascist usa. >> it had all the trappings of gearing up for problems. >> i think part of freedom of speech is hearing opinions you don't believe in 37. >> when conflict arrived it did so in the form of polytechnics, strife and anger, not only about the speaker, and what he might say, but also about his right to say it, even here in the birth place of the free speech movement. >> i was carrying my sign, that said, the first amendment is for everyone, protects all speech, even milo. >> free speech should be allowed, but where do we draw the line when it crosses into hate speech. >> reporter: some people came here hoping to hear the speech, key era robles

abc7 news reporter wayne freedman has some new perspective. >> reporter: behind the cones, the closures, and the police on storm watch, rox springs in san jose is a wasteland now, a neighborhood with white pict fences in front of mud caked cars drying in sunshine that came a few days too late. this has become a neighborhood of vacuum trucks sucking up water and muck, and residents moving around wearing garbage bags instead of proper rubber boots. >> how long does a pair of those things last? >> i can feel already just like water inside already. >> reporter: if we were to add up the pressing issues in calvin's life right now, muddy feet would not even register. in the automobile business, they call this a happy tag attached to every new car. calvin had yet to make his first monthly payment. now what? >> i don't know. >> what has your insurance company told you? >> i'm still waiting for the call. >> reporter: kind of like how residents say they waited for a call that never came before this neighborhood became a temporary part of coyote creek. >> this is our house where we used to live. >>

. >> tonight hearing from woman attacked by pepper spray as wayne freedman was interviewing her last night. >> are you surprised? ma'am? >> speaking with abc news today on campus. said after the incident she was targeted again. >> hit you with flag poles? >> all my friends. sprayed with mace. lucky they didn't chase me. if wanted to do damage to me, completely unable to stop them. >> news team tweeted video of the first encounter last night. retweeted more th3500 times. >>> tonight we've learned there's a hefty price tag to fix the roads. live in the santa cruz mountains with the story. >> reporter: the director of public works says the roads suffered more than $20 million in storm damage. just in sacramento this morning and waiting to find out if state or federal aid is coming this way. >> terrible. >> reporter: dangerous obstacle course for drivers. this massive tree branch is block again ascher at newell creek. >> there have been a lot of closures. rerouting. >> list is long and changes with each rainfall. >> probably one of the worst storms we've seen monetarily-wise. >> reporter

wayne freedman talked about some who are navigating high water. >> reporter: after a wet, gray day, the north bay is ready for peaceful sleep. they don't want another morning like the one we just had. this is san anselmo, when this clydes and the creek threatened to turn into a river bed. >> it's brutal. >> reporter: casey had ten minutes to move her stuff to higher ground for the fifth time this rainy season. >> i've been open for business five days in january. i'm not alone with that. that's so many people on this avenue. >> reporter: one county north, the community who says it's seen everything water can bring, expressed surprise. >> thanks, guys. >> reporter: vaughn never expected to be thanking the firefighters. the firefighters had to walk her out this afternoon. and it's not the first time she's been flooded this winter. >> this is three or four. and it's going to rise up into the houses this time. if it comes up again. the creek's coming now. >> reporter: an armstrong creek wood, it took over. it overran a neighborhood and undercut a road. >> at some point the weight of the scho

. >>> i'm wayne freedman in marin county, where all the traffic that used to feel four lanes on highway 37 is now squeezed into a two-lane road. they'll tell you why it's likely to continue for a while. >>> the would-be labor secretary steps aside. tonight we're learning oprah win friday had something to do with it. >>> could bay area bars stay open past 2:00 a.m. >> here's a look at what's coming up right after abc 7 news at 11:00. jimmy? >> thanks. we are not kidding around tonight. who makes up the fake news? do you do that yourself or is there a team of >>> president trump's labor secretary nominee has taken himself out of nomination. oprah has something to do with it. a recently discovered video of his ex-wife accusing him of abuse on oprah in 1990. sources told cnn there were four firm republican no votes and up to 12 who were considering voting no. >>> a new effort to extend last call at bars and restaurants in california. legislation announced today that would allow alcohol service as late as 4:00 a.m. some bars say it would significantly help business. the director of the nonpr

abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman is there live with the story. wayne? >> reporter: good afternoon, dan. not only worried about it, they are dealing with it. over my shoulder, deja vu all over again. this is the scene people in guerneville is used to. everyone else is going to go oh, my goodness. this is just beyond 5th street at church, a neighborhood cut auchlt let off. let's look at some video within the last hour. fawn harbor never thought she'd be thanking members of the russian fire district until rain turned into high waters and then it turned her house into an island. those firefighters had to walk her out this afternoon, appeared it's not the first time she's been flooded this winter. >> this is three. three or four, and it's going to rise up into the houses this time if it comes up again because the creek is coming now. >> reporter: correction, at armstrong woods road five creek has arrived and taken over. earlier it overran a neighborhood and undercut another road leading to the guerneville elementary school, karen divan, who lives here, seize

watch what happened as wayne freedman interviewed a woman last night during the protest. >> are you surprised? ma'am. >> as you saw, this woman was pepper sprayed in the face. kiare robels said she was there are to hear milo talk. she told wayne later she's okay. we posted more of the video on our facebook page. it's getting a huge response. a lot of people have varying reactions and sharing it. head to our facebook page to see for yourself pmplts we'll turn now to our weather. we are on storm watch tracking light rain that's bringing it to the bay area. some you have may have woken up to showers. as we look live, it's amazing how a light storm, just a one on our scale can cause three-hour delays for flights coming in. that's how the airport works. >> you can see the visibility very low. up in the north bay it's going to be a little steadier. as you can see on live doppler 7, you have received almost 5 to 6 to 7 times more rain than most of us have. i'll have the rain totals in the big weather. let me show you another area getting wet. the airport down towards burling game. there's no yellows

abc7 news reporter wayne freedman has more on the damage. >> reporter: in fremont when you see a sign reading, sidewalk closed, take a hint. when it says tree work ahead, consider that an understatement, especially along mallory avenue today. >> it sounded like thunder. >> thunder. >> thunder. really loud thunder. >> reporter: rose surveying the remnants of a eucalyptus tree that fell next door. it's impressive from the ground. here is the carnage from above in sky7. that is 80 feet of tree falling from the median across the road and landing directly atop an acura parked out front. >> there's nobody in that car, right? >> i don't think so. >> reporter: if there had been someone inside, it would have taken a while to extricate them from this tangled mess. the larger concern around here, for other trees along the same strip. >>> are you concerned about the trees here now? >> yes, very concerned. my mom's very concerned about those trees. >> we would hope this would never happen again. >> because it's in front of your house. >> yeah, we are worried about this. the big pine trees, yeah. i

wayne freedman joins us live from the corner of stockman and pacific. wayne? >> reporter: finally after hours of closure, the corner of pacific and stockton street is open today. there are still some police barricades. you're looking at the remains of the businesses that were underneath this residence and all the stuff they had to pull out of it. now behind me some of the people who lived inside trying to get their stuff. this fire smoldered for hours today because of four-inch thick insulation underneath the building that just would not go out. ask any firefighter, he or she will tell you that no two blazes will ever be the same. like people, they have moods, whims and personalities. what erupted in the basement of this building in chinatown this morning, no different with its own unique challenges. >> any time you go down a staircase into a fire situation, your routes of exit are limited. zero visibility going down, refrigerators, freezers, boxes of produce, other materials in storage, floating around in the water down there. >> reporter: how it began remain

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. >>> wayne freedman continues our team coverage. >> he's live on the cal campus tonight as well. wayne? >> this is a story with many, many sub plots, not just the idea of a person making a speech, but the content of the speech, and people who wanted to hear it, people who didn't want to hear it, and people who wanted to debate his right to make that speech, in essence, a debate about free speech. >> hours before the event even. >> no fascist usa. >> it had all the trappings of gearing up for problems. >> i think part of freedom of speech is hearing opinions you don't believe in 37. >> when conflict arrived it did so in the form of polytechnics, strife and anger, not only about the speaker, and what he might say, but also about his right to say it, even here in the birth place of the free speech movement. >> i was carrying my sign, that said, the first amendment is for everyone, protects all speech, even milo. >> free speech should be allowed, but where do we draw the line when it crosses into hate speech. >> reporter: some people came here hoping to hear the speech, key era robles