It happened in the middle of the night as a raging pinole creek washed away a huge chunk of Alhambra Valley road at castro ranch near pinole. I think theres a hole. Big hole. A big hole, yeah. A little excitement in pinole. Its pretty crazy. I mean knowing that i drove this last night and now seeing that theres nothing there, i take this road all the time. My friends and come and hang out here. Its just kind of shocking. Reporter in martinez, a deli owner spent his morning cleaning up after overflowing Alhambra Creek pushed a sea of water and mud into downtown. All my patio, all sticks, chairs started moving. Its crazy. Reporter ben owns the Martinez Athletic Club on crass electrostreet. We had to stop class and some people were like were stopping class for what, its just raining. We open the door and they saw that the rain was like past the curb and was on the curb. It was almost to the front door. Reporter in benicia, it was heavy rain, high tides and overflowing lake herman that caused several rolledwaadways t flood. It was the second storm of the week so it was just saturated soil and all the runoff just was really filled up the reservoir and the creeks. Reporter were back live here. Youre looking at pinole creek. Obviously down quite a bit from where it was obviously last night where it washed this roadway completely away. By our estimate, probably about 70 feet between where im standing and the other side of the roadway. Weve heard from a lot of people out here that they use this road regularly. Thank goodness there was no one driving on this section when it gave way. At this point contra costa public works cannot tell us when they might have this road repairs and back open. As you can see, its a huge undertaking. Live near pinole, laura anthony, abc 7 news. Thank goodness indeed. Laura, thank you. Well, to the south now, where First Responders surveyed the damage today. Floodwaters swallowed up homes and forced evacuations. This area is in hollister, about an hour south of san jose. Population about 37,000. Abc 7 News Reporter david louie is there live with whats happening there. Reporter you can see that the floodwaters are still very much evident here on lovers lane in hollister. The 50 homes here on the street are so glad that the rain has abated for th time being, but you know they have got a big cleanup job ahead and many of them are saying that theyre very concerned that this is all going to happen again. Never did so much water rise so fast and flood 50 homes. Sky 7 was overhead as the advancing water took overpass tours, vineyards and a ranch style house. Between 2 and 3 feet of water soaked his carpeting and left a water mark in the bathroom there will be plenty of work to dry out and repair the damage. Ill be removing some drywall and some insulation and definitely carpet. You know, getting the dehumidifiers out and drying everything out. So the sooner you can get a jump on it, the better off you are. Reporter he is a contractor so hell bow able to do much of the repair work by himself. Still, he estimates damage between 10 ,000 and 12,000. This is a designated flood zone, but the overnight evacuations forced some residents to escape on the backs of others or by boat or high clearance trucks. This is also an area where people keep livestock. My neighbors on one side evacuated horses to their friends higher ground. My neighbors on the other side, they have about three or four dozens of cows so its kind of hard to evacuate, you know, that many cows. Reporter an animal control officer told us no stray animals were found. With the certainty of more rain to come, residents are concerned more flooding will follow. In the meantime building inspectors will be busy. Just figuring out what the damage is, what the cost is to people. Are homes inhabitable or not. Reporter Flood Insurance is required for most of the residents here on lovers lane because theyre inside a designated flood zone. But for those outside the boundary who do not have insurance, those repairs are going to be very costly. Live in hollister, david louie, abc 7 news. In Sonoma County the Russian River is expected to stay at flood stage until tomorrow. But School Districts have Just Announced guerneville schools will be closed again tomorrow. Abc 7 news was in guerneville where one man volunteered to take people in flooded streets in his boat. The water goes as high as the bottom of street signs in some spots. Just amazing. Looks bad, but people who live here are staying positive telling us, hey, it could always be worse. Tonight the california Highway Patrol is waiting for flood water on highway 37 to recede before reopening the road. More than three feet of water has flooded parts of the roadway. Drivers had to abandon their cars. The california Highway Patrol posted this picture to facebook late this afternoon. Officials say the water was has actually risen at this location today. Its not clear when the road will reopen, however. In orinda, the wet weather opened a sinkhole blocking a busy residential road. Its also dumped sewage into a nearby creek. Thats right. Thats not the only place in the east bay dealing with a weatherrelated sewage spill. Eric thomas is live in orinda tonight. Eric . Reporter thats the sinkhole back then. They have recovered it with road debris while pg e cruise work on isolating and protecting a nearby gas line. Theyre worried about the potential leaks over there. Theres already been a sewage leak over here at the sinkhole site and minor road is still shut down. The only way to find out just how deep the sinkhole really is, is to tear away the street covering it. When i showed up here, there was a small hole from the top that looked like a few feet across. As theyre exposing more and more, its just a huge sinkhole. Reporter the sanitary district said the problem was a leaking sewer line underneath miner road. Some sewage did get into the creek. So weve done Water Quality tests and done mandatory reporting. Reporter they dont know how extensive the leak was but neither they or east bay water think the Drinking Water was affected. The sink home is right next to this neighbors house. She says a fire truck discovered it this morning. They were about to drive over the bridge and saw the sinkhole. And then luckily stopped because their fire truck probably would have ended up somewhere down in the creek. Im just glad they caught it before something major happened. Reporter and fixing it may take a while. Our very preliminary estimate is probably a couple of weeks. Reporter orinda is not the only place suffering sewage leaks. East bay mud said a power outage at its main Sewage Treatment plant in oakland triggered an overflow. We had a deluge of storm water and the storm water mix wed wastewater overflowed at three sites. Reporter those are alice street, Barnhill Marina and Temescal Creek in emeryville. Signs are posted at each site warning people not to come in contact with the water. Eric thomas, abc 7 news. Well, a slick road may have caused a driver to lose control of his vehicle and go off a cliff. Abc 7 news was on manor drive in pacifica as crews pulled the suv out. The vehicle went down the embankment about 10 00 this morning. Rescue crews had to rappel 300 feet down the cliff to reach the driver. The man was airlifted out with serious injuries, as you can imagine. Crews used a long cable, which is what youre watching, to slowly drag that suv out. We also want to show you a tree that toppled over in san carlos. Its a big tree on san carlos avenue just north of alameda. We just caught word from san carlos officials that the removal will take three to five more hours there. In the meantime, both lanes or both directions are closed. You can see why, its such a huge mess there. Well, we are not out of the woods yet, more rain is coming. Lets check in with sandhya patel with the latest. Yeah, and that rain on top of saturated grounds could mean some more potential flooding problems. Live doppler 7 right now showing you some spotty light showers. Really theyre not widespread. We got a break, we saw some sun today. We take you down to street level and it is wet. Slick around American Canyon, also around the benicia area, American Canyon road across 29. Now, when you take a look at the wider picture, we are tracking another system. This system, though, has cold air associated about it, so when it comes in, youre going to feel the change. On our storm impact scale this is a 1 late tonight through tomorrow. A light system will bring pockets of moderate rain and theres potential for flooding. Heres the biggest thing, were looking at snow over our local peaks. The river is still a concern, Russian River at guerneville cresting around 6 00 so just under an hour. At almost 38 feet. It is expected to see significant flooding but below flood stage by 2 00 p. M. Thursday. The Flood Warning up for the Russian River until 1 30 friday. Flood warning for Solano County until tomorrow afternoon and parts of the south bay until tomorrow morning. Well have lowlying flooding as we head into tomorrow so a Coastal Flood Advisory until noon. Ill be back with an hourbyhour look on when to expect the rain, when youll see pockets of heavy rain coming right up an how your weekend is looking. Well, Business Owners in downtown san anselmo went to work today with their fingers crossed after they had to clear out last night because of possible flooding. Abc 7 news was on san anselmo avenue as shop owners returned. They removed storm barriers and checked for water damage. Thankfully there was none. Fortunately San Anselmo Creek receded before reaching flood level. Something has to be done about the creek. Every time theres a storm, you know, were always at maximum level. We have to shut down the store. People dont come downtown. It did increase up to the bottom of that building. Thats about 13 feet. Flooding, i think is 13. 5. Donna seymours restaurant sits right on top of the creek. Her businesses flooded several years ago. This toime she lifted all the merchandise off the floor in order to protec it. This storm has taken a huge chunk of a freeway. Take a look at one exit off interstate 80. Whats left of the road is suspended midair. Up next, youll see the moment this freeway collapsed. Meanwhile, there is some good news for a road closure in contra costa county. Well explain. Plus no, not you. Not you. President elect trump refuses to let a reporter ask a question, so we asked some experts what this means for everyone else. Of reach for far too long s have Health Insurance. Thats been out how . They enrolled through covered california. Its the Health Insurance marketplace where youll find a range of plans from leading Health Insurance companies that offer you the best combination of quality, rates, and benefits. And, through covered california, you may get financial help to pay for coverage. To get covered, youve got to get going. Open enrollment ends january 31st. Visit covereca. Com today. President elect donald trump has had a contentious relationship to say the least with the media. Today during his first News Conference since july, things didnt necessarily go any better. He even called one News Organization, quote, a pile of garbage. So is this a sign of the times . Abc 7 News ReporterLyanne Melendez is in the newsroom with some insight tonight. Well, dan, it seems like it may be. Now, a cnn reporter was warned today by the incoming press secretary that he could be thrown out if he challenged mr. Trump again. The president elect on the other hand said all i can ask for is honest reporting. It was president elect Donald Trumps first press Conference Since winning the election. It started out amicably. I have Great Respect for the news. Bbc news, thats another beauty. But when asked about unconfirmed claims that russia has compromising personal and Financial Information about him, mr. Trump lashed out at those organizations which reported it. Buzzfeed, which is a failing pile of garbage. Since youre attacking us, can you give us a question. Since you are attacking our News Organization you are attacking our News Organization. Can you give us a chance to ask a question, sir. Quiet, quiet. Can you state categorically shes asking a question. Dont be rude. Dont be rude. Can you give us a question. Im not going to give you a question. Can you state categorically you are fake news. The dean of the graduate school of journalism at uc berkeley says mr. Trumps behavior undermines the press in the eyes of the public. I think what it does, it invites them to disregard what the press is reporting and thats what hes hoping for. That unconfirmed information has been deemed credible by u. S. Intelligence officials. Howard epstein is the vice chairman of the San Francisco republican party. If they cant confirm it, they should it shouldnt be reported, assuming hes telling the truth, which i do, it is fake news and it shouldnt be out there. Wasserman disagrees. The top line conclusions that the intelligence chiefs had reached that russia was all over trump, was trying to pressure him to do certain things, i dont see how you can keep that is news. Now, this is something that the public doesnt always see. During that press conference you had trump staffers in the back of the room hooting and cheering. This is unfamiliar territory for those in the white house. The White House Press corps. In the newsroom, Lyanne Melendez, abc 7 news. In San Francisco, breaking news in San Francisco. Muni has stopped all Inbound Service to the Church Streetlight rail station because there is a body on the tracks. Investigators are looking into how that person got onto the tracks, whether it was intentional or accidental. Outbound trains are moving slowly through the Church Street light rail station, but again no Inbound Service. Well have updates on the abc 7 news app. Toy makers are worried about a tax overhaul they say could drastically increase the prices that you pay for your kids toys. Michael finney is here to tell us more about that. Its a whole new world out there. The proposed overhaul would reduce corporate taxes from 35 all the way down to 20 . However, it also would increase the cost of manufacturing overseas. The Toy Industry Association warned that will make toys far more expensive. Thats because many companies, most companies manufacture their toys overseas. Under the tax plan, they can no longer deduct the cost of the imported toys. The higher cost will be passed on to consumers. The president of the toy idustry association went so far as to state or overstate it would, quote, take away happy birthdays and steal christmas. Congress is just beginning to consider the proposal. Could it be that airlines will be adding new perks and fewer fees . Jetblue is giving some hope. The airline is offering Free Internet access aboard all domestic flights. The wifi system is capable of serving scores of devices on the same plane at the same time. Industry analysts say airlines are starting to sweeten their deals. Delta and American Airlines now provide their Inflight Entertainment for free. Delta is considering free meals on some flights. However,y baggage fees, no way. Theyre so profitable, theyre here to stay. If youre anxious to get your tax refund, the irs has sobering news. Refunds will be late this year. You can expect the very first returns to come out in late february. However, the delay is for good reason. The irs is carefully examining all refunds to make sure theyre legit. The agency is trying to prevent identical thieves from stealing tax refunds, your refunds. The irs gave out an estimated 3. 1 billion in fraudulent refunds in 2014. Now, the deadline to enroll in covered california, thats obamacare here, for 2017 is the end of this month. So, agents will be here at abc 7 to answer your covered california questions on friday and to get you started on enrollment. Our phone lines will be open from 4 00 to 8 p. M. Youll also be able to get your questions answered on facebook and twitter, using askfinney. Weve done this before and it has been a huge success. Remember, obamacare is still out there, its still going. If you need to get in on it, nows the time. Thanks, michael, very much. Highway 84, also known as niles canyon road in Alameda County reopened a half hour ago. Crews had a big job there too, cleaning up several slides. Authorities estimate the mud was four feet deep in some places. This afternoon sky 7 spotted this excavator removing mud from the train tracks that run alongside the busy road. And Fremont Police posted this picture on facebook, a car that was abandoned during the flooding and now needs a good wash. You can see