House forward and sheared the house in half. Reporter everyone was able to get out okay and the Fire Department even had enough time to grab some things from inside. But future is still trying to come to terms with what happened. Well, my mom and dad built the house in 1959, so i was born here. And ive lived in it for five years. Reporter right now the San Rafael Building inspector is trying to figure out if its safe to retrieve anything else from inside. There are two other homes that have been tagged and evacuated. Of course the concern is that the hill is going to move again. In kentfield, an employee at the college of marin got stranded in her car this morning as the strong rains were coming down. She was rescue by the marin Fire Department swift boat team. Shes safe, but the college was closed for the day. Basically our records and watching the water lines and so forth, this is probably the worst weve seen flooding on campus since 2006. Several parking lots were swamped and the schools main power junction was flooded, knocking out electricity to the whole campus. About 100 residents along the creek had to be evacuated by swift water teams when the creek jumped its banks and flooded a few neighborhoods. In marin county, sergio quintana, abc 7 news. There was trouble, as usual, today in the normal problem spots in marin county. Fairfax, ross and san anselmo. Wayne freedman shot this video shortly after alarms sounded warning residents of imminent flooding. Its the fifth time the alarms have been activated this rainy season. The creek crested at 14 feet. Thats three feet above flood stage. Business owners already had sandbags out. This isnt a river, its actually Corte Madera Creek shot by an abc 7 news viewer. He told us the creek did overflow about 8 00 this morning and flooded some local streets. Look how fast the water is moving. At least 12 homes were evacuated. On the heels of this strong storm, another big weather system is heading our way. Sandhya patel is tracking it as it moves this way. Yeah, its a strong category 3 storm that is coming our way. Right now live doppler 7 just showing you whats left of the Current System. We have scattered light showers in the south bay, street level radar around san jose, were seeing damp roadways. In the Santa Cruz Mountains it has been pouring. Now its eased up. Across felton, highway 9. The Current System taking us through wednesday is a light system, a 1. Scattered showers, downpours, the best chance in the north bay tomorrow with flooding concerns remaining high. Take a look at the napa river. It is expected to drop below flood stage at 8 00 tonight. Russian river at guerneville currently at 30 feet. Moderate flooding expected as it rises above flood stage at 32 feet and drops as we head into tomorrow. Flood warnings remain you can see for a good part of those rivers. The napa river at napa, the napa river at st. Helena. Guerneville. Youll notice in lake county we also have a Flood Warning until 6 30 tonight. Flood warning for alameda creek. These areas have already seen flooding and that threat remains. Flash Flood Warning in the santa clara county. We are tracking with live doppler 7 another storm. Its just as juicy. It is going to dump some heavy rain, level 3, strong storm coming your way thursday with heavy rain, gusty winds, flooding concern very high. Well be talking about rock and mudslides and downed trees. A look at that storm is coming up in just a minute. Well, this storm is battering the bay area. Abc 7 news was at montgomery and lombard street where a toppled tree yanked down power lines and a light pole. This stretch of montgomery was shut down as crews made the repair. In napa county, this water is just east of silverado trail. Officers say flooding is everywhere and that theyre hard at work trying to get it all cleaned up. Anyone planning to head over highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains can just forget it. The highway is closed because of two separate mudslides. This one just north of scots valley. And we just found out the chp hopes to reopen one southbound lane within the next half hour or so. Vic lee is live along highway 17 where tens of thousands of commuters are now trying to find another way home. Vic. Reporter well, ama, its been hellish here in Santa Cruz County today. As you can see behind me, caltrans crews are trying to clean up the debris and the mudslide on the northbound lanes of the highway. We are standing on the southbound lanes, which unfortunately are also closed. Now, this is a fight against time. We are told that the caltrans crews will be here all night working to try to open at least the southbound lanes for tomorrows commute. This is the second time in a month that highway 17 near Scotts Valley was shut down when tons of rock, debris and mud came crashing down onto the roadway. Half of the hillside collapsed and fell into the northbound lanes of highway 17. Reporter this was more massive than the one january 9th, which slammed into a channel 7 van, sending a photographer to the hospital. This time the Early Morning slide came crashing down on a car, which overturned on the highway. Fortunately, the driver was able to walk away. The upgrades built by caltrans the last time couldnt hold the mountain intact. Gary peters lives nearby at sugar loaf road. They thought they had it under control with the barrier there, but it just couldnt handle all the material that came down. Reporter the chp closed highway 17 southbound at bear creek road and turned cars back heading north. It was a major inconvenience to drivers. Highway 9 and other cutthroughs, which commuters use when highway 17 is closed, were also impassable, thanks to flooding from the swollen San Lorenzo River and mudslides. So highway 9 at 35 is closed. So cal san jose road is closed. Those are the two ways people use to get around. Reporter peters, whos lived here 40 years, took all this philosophically. Its beautiful country to live in but this is part of life. Reporter somehow, i dont think trapped commuters would be so for giving of mother nature. Vic lee, abc 7 news. Now take a look at northbound 680 in alamo where the chp tells us two crashes occurred within moments of each other this afternoon. One car flipped, as you can see. And that driver was able to crawl out before being taken to the hospital in walnut creek for treatment. The chp says another driver spun out and hit the wall. Now to berkeley where a huge tree fell just off clairemont avenue this morning. Abc 7 news was there as the chain saws were put to work. That big tree pulled up the sidewalk and took out a water meter as well but it fell into the street, sparing nearby homes. In castro valley, a group of women had to be rescued while they ate lunch. Laura anthony is live to tell us exactly what happened. Laura. Reporter well, hi, ama. Lets show you whats going on behind me here. This is the Redwood Canyon golf course. That is the 9th green of this golf course, not normally an island green. It is now, thanks to the overflowing San Leandro Creek that has also covered the road and left a group of retired teachers stranded. This overflowing creek interrupted what was supposed to be a luncheon for the local chapter of the california retired teachers association. Instead, it turned into a rescue mission for Alameda County fire, when the clubhouse of the Redwood Canyon golf course became an island. Ive been with the Park District almost 17 years and ive never seen the water rise to this level. It was flooding when we came in but it wasnt too high so we were able to drive in carefully. There were seven of us and they did serve us lunch. It was very nice. This is really believable because this is castro valley. This never happens in castro valley. We just kept watching it rise and rise. We went out and took pictures because it didnt sound like a little storm, it sounded like a big river. Reporter in other areas the storm left its mark in other ways like martinez where this tree began lifting up the foundation of the home next to it. All of a sudden i thought a plane crashed. Reporter it wasnt a plane but a 100yearold live oak tree, now strewn across tahoe way, taking down the power lines with it. It was a live oak in my backyard. It came down and took my fence and everything out. Reporter didnt hit your house, though. No, thank god for that. It could have been on his house. Thats kind of a scary scene with all these storms weve been having and the rain and the wind. It always makes me nervous. Reporter its an old tree, huh . Well, it was here before me. Maybe before christ, i dont know. Reporter and you can see the water still rushing in here again. This is San Leandro Creek showing no signs at this point of going down. Its not coming up, but its not going down either. We just talked to a man who told us he has lived in this area his entire life, for 60 years, and he told us hes never seen it like this. In castro valley, laura anthony, abc 7 news. All right, laura, thank you. Well, a massive tree came crashing down onto a house in pinole this morning. Firefighters posted this photo saying the 100foot eucalyptus tree caused significant damage to the roof. Fortunately no one was hurt. We want to thank john, a viewer for sending this video from danville. He said last nights rain turned this normally calm creek into a raging river. Look at that. If you have pictures send them with abc7now. We are keeping a close eye on live doppler 7. Sandhya patel will have an update. Sierra lamars mother took the stand. What her daughter told her the morning she disappeared that had her crying in court. And building the ranks. San joses Aggressive Campaign to recruit Police Officers. To recruit Police Officers. And cheering on the warriors to recruit Police Officers. And cheering on the warriors afoot and lighthearted i take to the open road. Healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. The east and the west are mine. The north and the south are mine. All seems beautiful to me. It was an emotional trial in the murder trial regarding the sierra lamar. David louie is live at the hall of justice in san jose. David . Reporter well, dan, it was a day of panic when the lamar family realize that he had their daughter, sierra, might have been abducted and was possibly dead. That was what the family had to relive today when sierras mother, marlene, had to take the stand and as the jury had to piece together puzzle parts of a very complex murder case. Sierras mother, marlene, and sierras older sister, dan yiel, both were called to testify today focusing on march 12th, the day sierra disappeared. Her mother said her last contact was when they hugged and said they loved each other, as she left for work. She texted sierra twice that day to remind her to wipe up the tub and to check if she was visiting a friend after school but there was no response. Sierra also didnt respond to calls. The jury then listened to the 911 call to report sierra missing. I cant imagine going through that particular day all over again, reliving it, hearing the recording. Shes being extremely strong. Reporter Marlene Lamar was shown clothing and other items later found in a bag. She confirmed they were sierras. This clothing, the makeup were her last mowmentos and she cant even touch them. Its excruciating for absolutely everybody involved. Reporter sister danielle confirmed sierra was totally dependent on her parents and would never abandon her friends. Stephen clark says, however, the defense may try to raise some doubts implying she ran away. They want to establish that sierras mother didnt know about her daughter, that there were things going on with her daughter that she would only share with her friends. But if the defense does not go lightly with this testimony, i think that could backfire. Reporter in san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. Wanted, men and women willing to earn the badge and serve as San Jose Police officers and now theres new incentive. Just about an hour ago, san joses City Council Approved a new contract for Police Officers to help fill a severe shortage. The vote came the same day the city launched an aggressive recruitment campaign. Officers will get wage increases over 16 over the next three years. San joses police chief applauds the decision. It makes the department competitive. It will make people want to come to this department. Back in the early 90s this was the Number One Department to come to in the country. We feel that we can bring that back again. Reporter Staffing Levels are current low at historic lows with just under 8 house sworn duty officers, down from 1400 in 2009. Oaklands fire chief has gone on leave and no one is sure why or for how long. She faced criticism for lax inspections following the ghost ship fire in december. Today the chronicle reports shes gone on leave and the Firefighters Union says it doesnt know where she is or whats going on. A city spokesperson will only tell abc 7 news that deputy chief darren white is her acting replacement, saying the city does not comment on the leave status of employees. What a storm. Good evening to you all. That was a strong level 3 that came through this morning. Residual moisture continues on live doppler 7 which is why we are taking you to street level radar. North 1st street, were seeing light showers into allen rock and ever grogreenevergreen. A mudslide just reported by the chp so there has been some road closures in the area. Twin lakes, capitola, highway 1, still raining on top of saturated ground and thats why were seeing so many problems. Look at all the storm reports just today. Were looking at over two dozen debris flows, nonthunderstorm wind gusts. That has been a problem with trees going down. We had gusts topping 50, 60 miles an hour in some spots. Rainfall totals, many of you in the 1 to 3 inch category. Look at ben lomond. Half a foot of rain. Moffett field, just about a half an inch of rain. In sierra snow levels are rising. The snow is at the highest elevations around 9,000 feet and so theres a flash flood or flood watch for that area. Mt. Tam cam showing you peeks of sun as we do have quite a bit of cloud cover and mild air over us. 50s right now for most of you except san jose, gilroy, youre in the 60s. Heres the Golden Gate Bridge camera. Take it easy out there, low visibility as we do have a moist flow out there and definitely some fog forming. Up 50s to the low 60s. Beautiful view of rain snow mix in tahoe right now. Scattered showers through tomorrow. A stronger storm arrives on thursday and a dry pattern begins on saturday. Well need it by then. On our storm impact scale, the Current System is a one. Its a light system, takes us through wednesday. Look for scattered showers, occasional downpours, best chance in the north bay with flooding concerns remaining. Heres the hourbyhour forecast for tonight. 10 00, youll need the umbrellas in spots. 3 00 a. M. Theres moderate rain around the coastline. 5 00 a. M. , a few showers scattered about in nature. Seven 00 a. M. Same thing. So its not going to be downpours tomorrow morning until later in the morning. 10 00 a. M. , some pockets of moderate rain right over the north bay. This continues around lunchtime and then scattered lighter showers through the afternoon and evening commute going into 7 00 p. M. Now well fast forward to thursday. We do have a level 3, a strong storm just like what we saw this morning coming in on thursday. The biggest difference, the heavy rain bill move through faster, gusty winds not as strong. Downed trees, rock and mudslides are certainly possible. Hourbyhour forecast showing you thursday morning. At 5 00 a. M. It begins to move into the north bay. Heaviest rain 7 00 a. M. In the north bay, 8 00 a. M. My 10 00 a. M. Its shifting across the central bay into the Santa Cruz Mountains and then coming down around noon time. Youre going to get drenched across the bay area, 1 00 as well on thursday. Then well keep those showers going right on through friday. So in terms of rainfall totals through thursday, were looking at an additional inch to about 2 inches of rain for many of you. Heres your takeaways. Streams and rivers are swollen so heavy rain could easily lead to more flooding. Rapid rises on those streams and creeks and more rock and mudslides so watch out for that. Tomorrow morning temperatures in the 50s, scattered showers. Nothing like what you saw this morning. Tomorrow afternoon youre looking at a mild day, temperatures 50s, 60s, with a few showers. A look at the accuweather sevenday forecast. 1 on our storm impact scale for wednesday. Friday more showers, just a 1 n between the two, we do have a category 3 strong storm for thursday, which could potentially lead to some big problems again. By this weekend you get a chance to dry out, mild air. Temperatures in the low 60s continuing into next week. Download the abc 7 news app. It will help you navigate these storms and if there are any push alerts secretant out, well let know. Dont try to cross flooded streets. All right. Well, the best cars for families with young children. Thats next. Then at 5 30 on world news with david muir breaking news. At least four tornados, the dramatic pictures, dozens injured. Also the legal arguments to save president trumps immigration ban. And major developments in the urgent manhunt. Two suspects wanted in three murders, coming up. Thanks, david. See you then. New at 6 00, Bay Area College students getting credit to drink beer, but this isnt a party and thats not a budweiser. Well have that its going to cost you more to see the warriors next season. Ticket prices will rise 15 to 24 . Some tickets will go up from 32 to 40. The most soughtafter courtside seats will go up 90 to 715. Team Officials Say the increases were made against the backdrop of about 6,000 tickets per game being resold for an average of 70 above face value. Well, abc 7 is your home for the warriors. Showdown saturday with the Oklahoma City thunder. Catch all the action from the comfort of your living room and save all that money. Coverage starts at 5 00 p. M. On saturday followed by after the game with larry beil, mike shumann, adonal foyle and warriors preand postgame analyst kerry keating. Thats saturday night right here on abc 7. If youre considering buying a new car for your family, you should hear what Michael Finney has to say first. Michael is here to explain what we all need to know. There is so much to take into account. The best choice for a family car depends a lot on your family and your budget. But if you start with Consumer Reports short list of highly rated cars that are also practical, durable, comfortable and safety conscious, well, picking the right wheels for your crew can be a snap. If youre in the market for a family car, Consumer Reports considers safety, performance and reliability. To recommend some smart choices for every stage of life. When your kids are little, its all about car seats. When your kids are a little bit older or youre traveling with aging parents, its all about accessibility, getting in and out. And no lanky teenages, rear seat comfort is all about enough head room and leg room. The lexus rx suv hit all the markers for families of every age. Big doors and chair height seats make getting in and out a snap. The back seat fits three adults comfortably. It has a powerful v6 engine and the available hybrid version gets an impressive 29 miles an hour but it starts at 42,000. For family travel, you cant beat the flexibility of a minivan and you can get a Toyota Sienna for just under 29,000. It sits eight comfortably, but a removable center seat in the middle row can be stowable easily if you have fewer passengers. The v6 is lively and it earns bonus points for being the only minivan available with all wheel drive. The Subaru Forester can be had for 22,400. It offers great cargo space and its a standout for cabin access, comfort and driver visibility. The forester is also reliable and efficient. Turns out, sometimes you can have it all, for less. Now, if you need child car seats, you need to talk to the dealer to ensure the vehicles youre looking at are right for you and your family. You can find more detailed information about the specific makes and models. You can go to our website and well hook you up with a consumerreports. Org. Thank you, michael. This years oscars kind of a whos who of presentingefer pre find out the mix next. Coming up tonight at 6 00 ive seen it pretty big but ive never seen it quite this dramatic. So dramatic. Too much water too fast. Tonight new information on the impact of todays devastating storm, including this spectacular sight in the north bay. Also this has been such an ordeal and such a nightmare for us. Heartbroken and frustrated. Families are out tens of thousands of dollars and their pools and spas that were never finished. 7 on your side investigates the contractor that left them high and dry. Thats all coming up on abc 7 news at 6 00. Finally here tonight, the starstudded oscar awards just got a little more starstudded. They announced a second round of presenters including haley barry, Kate Mckinnon and samuel l. Jackson. They join a long list ranging from shirley mclean, Dakota Johnson from fifty shades of grey. Jimmy kimmel is hosting. Our coverage begins at 2 00 p. M. Check out the abc 7 news app for a complete list of the nominees. Some great films this year too. World news tonight with david muir is next. Im ama daetz. And im dan ashley. For all of us, we appreciate your time and hope to see you again in half an hour. Tonight, breaking news. The legal showdown at this hour. The arguments to restore president trumps immigration ban now under way. The president s highstakes battle to reinstate his executive order. After taking aim at the judge, saying if anything happens blame him and the courts. The showdown on capitol hill tonight. The historic tiebreaker that played out today. The Vice President steps in to save education nominee betsy devos. The state of emergency. Several tornadoes. Multiple injuries. The pictures coming in from the scene. And now the major snow storm moving into the east. The urgent manhunt at this hour, and new developments as we come on. Are authorities zeroing in on the suspects . Wanted after three murders across two states. And the warning tonight. The woman who smelled propane and got out. 2 23 later, this