15pound rock 20 feet in the air. Reporter but chp says it found no evidence of anyone throwing anything onto the highway. Meantime caltrans said it subjected contracts for emergency projects. The work will be for approximately five miles of 680 southbound and one mile of state route 24. Weve had four, five months of heavy rain, inclement weather that further deteriorates the roadway. Reporter due to the heavy rains, caltrans says maintenance crews have conducted sweeping operations approximately ten times since late december to clean up loose materials. In walnut creek, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. To developing news now. A threeday ordeal is over tonight for evacuees living near the oroville dam. Butte county officials lifted the Evacuation Order for nearly 200,000 people in the oroville area south of chico. We learned a short time ago that fema approved governor browns request for federal assistance with the flooding threat. Officials say the damaged main spillway has been stable for
Damaged along the same stretch of road. Good evening on that you for joining us. Im ama daetz. And im dan ashley. No one hurt but dozens of people said theyve had their windshields and sun roofs smashed while driving. The damage is clustered around highway 24 outside of chestnut creek. The chp thought someone was throwing objects down onto the freeway. They revealed the cause is something else. Reporter Melanie Woodrow shows you the answer came when they looked in a different direction. Reporter shattered windshields, broken glass, and a deafening sound. I immediately thought it was a gunshot. Reporter not once, not twice it was such a scary moment, and i can still hear the sound. It was just awful. Reporter but dozens of times since december. Today we had about 55 repo reported to chp. Reporter where interstate 680 meets 24 near an overpass. Luckily no one was seriously injured. Now chp says its not someone who is responsible, its something. All of the evidence weve gathered through o
Dispute. Our customers have suffered significant business reversals. And now they have to take another him. Its the just not right. We reached out to union representatives, but they didnt respond. The part has a severe backup. It could take weeks to clear up. Employees reported to work at 7 00 this morning and are expected to be back this evening. A woman crossing the street was hit by a car and killed this afternoon in sunnyvale. The woman and another woman were in the crosswalk when the light changed around 3 30. Thats when the driver hit them. The older woman died. The younger woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition. The driver did stay at the scene and tried to help. And was not cited or arrested. A man hit by a driver during a series of crashes in san jose yesterday tied this afternoon. Francisco hernandez was working with his wife at their produce stand when the driver hit them. She remains hospitalized. Abc7 News Reporter karnel bernard has more. Its hard to believ
All six. No one was hurt. It is not known why the boat was taking on water. The wind was strong. There were small craft advisories for the bay. In fosterty the winds are keeping the temperatures up and the last reading was 54 degrees. However, as we take a look at the Miles Per Hour for the winds you can see we are at 15 13, 14 Miles Per Hour. Really it is gusty this morning. Matt, thank you very much. It is 4 31. Dock workers are at the port of oak this morning after a dispute over break times led to another work stoppage. The Pacific Maritime association which represents the shipping companies, should a statement saying an arbitrator ruled that longshoremen were conducting illegal work stoppages and they say they were locked out. That led to a disruption of work that lasted nearly the entire day. Truckers are lined up this morning for the hauls. All west coast ports are bursting with cargo because of the months long labor dispute. A tentative agreement was reach over the weekend. The
Live from the kgo Broadcast Center this is abc7 news. And the oscar goes to hollywoods biggest night with a new host. No big surprises as far as the awards, but many great and touching moments. How about lady gaga . Gorgeous. Im larry beil. And im ama daetz. One of those moment was when bird man took home the award for best picture. Now, a look at what everyone is talking about. Hi, katie. You look spectacular. Ama larry, thank you. Live on the red carpet and we are watching the actors and actresses leaving the governors ball with oscars in hand. I had my own moment if i can gush. I watched within an inch of steve coral and Julianne Moore and it took all i had to say ah . I also had curlers in my hair. The predictions came true. Bird man a big winner and american sniper shut out. First comes the fashion from epic to elegant from redhot and red leather gloves and 50 shades of grey. She walked with her mom, melanie griffith. It seemed like a sweet moment until this awkward exchange. She