Morning to you. Im dan kloeffler. And im brandi hitt. We begin this morning with the extreme weather causing wild and damaging conditions on both coasts. Some new images from catalina island, california. The storm surge lifting boats out of the water and tossing them like toys on the rocky shores. Even a van is seen partially buried in the sand leaning up against that sailboat. Abcs Tahman Bradley has the details on what is causing it all. Reporter dangerous rip currents and high surf on both coasts, treacherous water and sand. Overnight marie spinning in the pacific was downgraded to a tropical storm, but large waves, 20 feet in some areas, continue pounding the california coast. For daredevil surfers, bodyboarders and spectators, this is heaven. I try to surf all the best waves everywhere and this was the best ive ever had. This is amazing. This is huge. This is like natures show for us. Reporter it may be a great show, but its dangerous with the towering waves expected through frida
Substation in south san jose. Burglars cut through the fence while security cameras were on. It appears that they entered the construction yard and stole some construction equipment. Reporter burglars stole two compacters workers used to fill holes after excavation. We have certain pieces of the puzzle, but we dont have the whole puzzle. What we want to do is recreate what happened. Reporter the details are crucial, because right now the metcalf station is undergoing upgrades to address security concerns triggered by the sniper attack last april. Youre looking at Surveillance Video provided by pg e. The attack destroyed 17 transformers and caused 15 million in damage. Were committed to spending 100 million over the next three years throughout our system. Reporter but is the electrical substation secure . This morning, burglars managed to cut three giant holes in the security fence surrounding the substation. Pg e says its preliminary reviews suggest human error as the cause of the Secu
This killed a motorcyclist. This comes after a judge stunned prosecutors. Abc7 News Reporter Sergio Quintana explains the latest turn. This is a graphic video of the crash. He has the green light and the fire truck has emergency lights and sirens on but doesnt slow down to make sure intersection is clear. The 32foot ladder truck slams into him. He flies into the hydrant. I talked with his attorney by phone. Im extremely disappointed and angry. Jeff is a lawyer who specializes in motorcycle accident cases. Hes currently suing the city of San Francisco and michael quinn, who has since quit the Fire Department. Quinn had been facing felony dui charges, but there was problems with the evidence. The judge dismissed breathalyzer tests given by his fellow firefighters after the crash because their equipment was not properly calibrated. And that meant Police Officers had no probable cause to arrest quinn and administrator a blood test which itself was not useful in this case because blood was
Downs send a message not to do business here, he is cautious about the next batch of gang members. This lifestyle epidemic isnt something you solve once, theres a void you take whenever you take structure out of any gang. Take a look, the d. A. s office is still looking for six fugitives tied to this operation. The rest are set to go to trial next month. Julie. A lot of arrests, azna smith, thank you very much from san jose. Now to developing news we are following from the east bay. Within the hour, the lockdown at El Cerrito High School was lifted following a shooting. The shooting was reported shortly after 4 00 this afternoon right outside the high school on ashbury avenue. Officers initially locked down the campus and eight surrounding blocks as they searched for one outstanding suspect. Earlier we saw officers had detained two people. One you see him there, sitting behind the squad car in handcuffs. The other was inside that patrol car. Then at about 5 20, we started seeing studen
Shasta county say exhaust from his truck started a brush fire. The state department of fire production says fedy alexander was tending to an illegal marijuana plot when his truck sparked the fire. The fire is 10 contained and destroyed six structures. He has billion charged with starting the fire and marijuana cultivation. Both are felonies. A woman is recovering tonight after getting stabbed in san San Franciscos Mission district this morning. Happened at a b. A. R. T. Plaza at 24th and Mission Street before 11 00 a. M. Emergency crews rushed to the woman to the hospital. She is expected to survive. Police arrested a man at the scene but have not said if he is connected to the stabbing. Some Popular San Francisco stores were closed again today after a water main break need their basements yesterday morning. Disappoint shoppers could only window shop at some stores while employees continued mopping up. A contractor hit an eightinch water main around 10 00, spilling 100,000 gallons. Fir