Live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. That is the sound of the biggest storm to sweep through the bay area in more than a year. Good evening. Im eric thomas. The storm has caused widespread damage. Trees have come down in every part of the bay area. Power lines are also down. Thousands of pg e customers are in the dark right now. Slippery roads made for treacherous conditions. Chp responded to more than double their usual calls. The heavy rain started this afternoon, but just in the past couple of hours, the brunt of the rain really hit. Team coverage tonight of this major storm starting with abc 7 meteorologist drew tuma. We knew this storm would be wet and windy. The storm moved onshore in the early afternoon. Heavy rain, strong winds. The good news, live doppler 7 d hd. The winds have calmed down. The heaviest of the rain has pushed off to the east. Were dealing with residual effects of this rain. This one 50 is starting in Sonoma County north of petaluma. We ar
And crews were cleaning up a muddy mess on edgewood drive near interstate 280. Im eric thomas. A live look outside from the mt. Tam camera shows you wet and gray skies. Meteorologist drew tuma is here now with a look at the rain totals and live doppler 7hd. How much longer will the rain be with us . Still tracking scattered showers. A damp day across the region. Some spots, one to two inches of rain in the last 24 hours. Live doppler 7hd right now, the showers becoming scattered but theyre still around, on the peninsula, some light showers, a similar temperature in South San Francisco and north bay. Dodging drops through evening. You notice some lying rain. Have a flood advisory in effect for santa clara ask Santa Cruz County not 5 45 p. M. In this region where smaller streams and creeks may overflow their banks. The storm impact scale, this is a one, a light storm. The next six hours, future weather, by 2 00 tonight the heaviest of rain is out but tomorrow morning we cant completely r
Coastal hills and valleys and the saturated soils and swollen creeks are running pretty fast. As we look outside, from our explore tore yum camera, it is wet. Upper 40s to low 50s and this is the way it will play out throughout much of the day. Well have scattered light rain showers but bulk of the heavier rain and front will be hung up into the north bay throughout much of the mid Morning Hours. Gusty winds will accompany the system and just afternoon time well see more showers south and breezy south winds will track the rest of the day today. The stronger system tomorrow coming up. Thanks, lisa. Were tracking developing news this morning out of oakland. Police in the Highway Patrol are investigating a shooting on the freeway involving a party bus. It happened around 2 30 at the eastbound interstate 80 and 880 interchange where drivers get off the bay bridge. Many windows were shot out by someone who drove by and opened fire. The bus driver pulled over at fifth and union in west oakla
Broadcast center. This is abc7 news. A live look now from the abc7 rooftop and a much drier scene than we have seen. The rain may be behind us, but several problems remain. A large sinkhole opened up hitting a gas line and forcing hundreds to evacuate. San francisco has its share of problems from mudslides to fallen trees. Im eric thomas. We are tracking whats left of the storm on live doppler 7hd. Our Team Coverage includes a high surf warning in San Francisco. Thats where a sinkhole forced people to evacuate. Abc7 News Reporter sergio is live near the boulevard and center street. Sergio, is the gas line still leaking . It is not yet clear. Off. Let me show you what has been going on for the last couple hours. It is down the way where the sinkhole appeared and where that gas line was damaged. We can hear some very heavy equipment. Thats where pg e crews were trying to get to a section of that gas main so they can pinch it off. This is the sinkhole that triggered the evacuation. Initia
The virus has been linked to serious birth defect. Hello everybody, im pam moore. A r stone joins us with the latest details on this case. J. R. Reporter those officials are saying this person has recovered and is doing well now. Now, when it comes to the zika cases in california, were talking about five different counties. We have a map. Its not quite working right now, but five different counties where this has been confirmed. San francisco county, napa county, yolo county, Los Angeles County and san diego county. Its official. A San Francisco resident has tested positive for the zika virus. A virus spread by mosquitoes and a virus that in some cases has been linked to babies born with unusually small heads. Health officials tell us that in this most recent case, a person was infected by the virus when they traveled to central america. This person was not pregnant, is said to currently be doing well, and did not transmit the disease in the United States, according to officials. San f