nothing in the train. we wanted to do something, but could not reach the people there. they could not do anything. >> some told us they were nervous. >> pretty overwhelming. i mean, this is quite a drop and i didn't think it was far down. i saw it on the news. >> reporter: with trains back in service, ace is cooperating with investigators and looking at ways to try to head off a similar incident in the future, installing front facing cameras and perhaps mudslide sensors. >> it's terrific idea and great technology. it's something our agency is not aware of. >> reporter: we can see union pacific put sheeting over the bank in the area, and trains will continue to run at slower speeds through there, just 10 miles per hour. >> safety first, there will be lower times until it's safe to operate at track speed. >> reporter: ace reports ridership was down by three people are in jail, the arrests in los angeles. investigators say monique butler recruited a young woman, who she considered to be a friend to go with her to a birthday party. they took the young woman to oakhand. she was put on a website for sexual exploitation. after four days she frantically called her mother. >> she was being held he against her will, she was scared and needed help, 20 years old, never involved in the criminal justice system. worked in a mall, went to school and enjoyed making new friends. >> butler is accused of false imprisonment. >> attorney general kamela harris wants to create a task force focused on human trafficking. when harris was the district attorney in san francisco she sponsored a bill that outlawed such labor trafficking in the state. an i-team investigation uncovered a los gatos couple facing charges for sexually abusing their adopted son. tonight, the victim is speaking publicly for the first time. melanie woodrow picks up the story from san jose. the young man is suing his adoptive parents. in 2000 a little boy from russia named dennis says he was given what he thought was a second chance. >> i lost everything. especially being an orphan, and this was my way of living again. >> reporter: abc7 news profiled the story of russian orphans and the couple that became his parents. 16 years later, they are facing 44 criminal charges, including continuous sex abuse of a child, unlawful sexual intercourse and incest and are facing civil litigation. >> they're living in denial. >> reporter: dennis told law enforcement he was abused shortly after arriving in the u.s. when he was nine. >> there was a lot of fear because i had just gained something that what i believed was a gift. >> he says carolyn joined in when he was 15. after 10 years, dennis says he called 911 at 19 and says because he was older than 18, his report was brushed aside. a psychologist, a mandated reporter, called the sheriff's office, in january, sheriff smith told the abc7 news i-team we will examine how this unusual report was handled. a sheriff's office spokesperson now says the department has addressed it internally. ralph and carolyn's attorney declined to comment. >> now is the time to make it right. >> carolyn flynn bonded out, ralph flynn is still in jail. >> i told my truth, i realized i got more strength. >> reporter: the 23-year-old says he wants to be a voice for other survivors. in san jose, abc7 news. new at 6:00, the suspect who spray painted racist graffiti on san leandro school offices is new in custody. a worker found racial slurs and symbols monday morning. police say they used forensic evidence and surveillance video in the investigation. another drizzly day here is about to get worse. tomorrow, a stronger storm is coming in, however. spencer christian has been tracking what we can expect as this next 24 hours continues and we move into the weekend. we have had a significant amount of rain and more is coming. spencer? here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. just have clouds and spotty sprinkles. a storm is developing to our north as you can see. and in fact there are two storms coming our way. 2 to 4 inches of rain in the north bay. here is a look at periods of heavy rain, heavy in the north bay. flash flooding is possible and there is flood wash from the delta, sacramento, to south lake tahoe this is in effect from 4:00 a.m. tomorrow to 5:00 p.m. sunday. and by 11:00, there will be a little bit of rain and by 5:00 a.m., by 9:00 about to push into san francisco. more details in just a few minutes. >> spencer, thank you. the excessive force lawsuit against san francisco police is now in the hands of a jury, filed by the parents of alex nietto, a 28-year-old man shot to death by police officers in vernal heights park almost two years ago. vic lee worked in court today and joins us, vic? >> reporter: jurors will be back of course tomorrow. police say what determines reasonable force is what they see and they say what they saw was nietto pointing a gun at them. his family lawyers say he never drew a gun. >> i feel emotional and nervous because the death of my son. it was very difficult. >> his family seemed relieved the trial was over, yet eager to see justice. the civil trial mainly over conflicting versions of what happened when officers shot and killed nietto at vernal heights park. >> the story is nothing but a story in order to cover up the death of a man who died far too soon. >> march, two years ago, officers responded to a 911 call, man with a gun. and they encountered nietto in the park. he appeared to draw a gun that turned out to be a taser like this one. police fired 59 shots. 14 struck nietto. witnesses discounted testimony that officers yelled show me your hands and he says he only heard stop. and the defense lawyer was able to get the witness to admit he had a shaky memory from drinking but he says he told the truth about nietto. then, a piece of wrist bone was in his jacket pocket. his lawyers said that proves his hands were not drawn. >> there is no holes in his pockets proves his hands were in his pockets. >> reporter: the civil suit charges excessive force and the city and police violated his civil rights. civil suits in federal court require unanimous jury verdict. vic lee, abc7 news. vic, thank you very much. an attempted armed robbery hit close to home for neighbors who say crime in their part of san jose keeps getting worse. and chris nguyen has the story of the clerk would fought back. she has nothing but praise for one of her co-workers. she works in san jose, where police say two armed robbers stormed into the building, shot a clerk and demanded cash before 10:00 last night. the clerk was hit in the arm and somehow grabbed a baseball bat and chased the robbers away. >> daisy live as cross the street and was frustrated. >> it does make you more worried. >> this neighbor is now thinking about moving out. >> we have an alarm system, and cameras to try to keep us safe. >> she says this is the second time that sunnies has been robbed. >> it's not a settling feeling knowing when we're home, watching tv this is going on just very close to us. >> if you have information you're urge owed to calm police. chris nguyen, abc7 news. a 9-year-old girl is in the hospital because a car hit her and broke her leg. >> the changes parents are demanding now. and... a woman is suing the dean of uc berkeley law school. and a plan some state lawmakers are pushing to create a $3 billion fund to encourage californians a san francisco cable car got a jolt when their trolley hit a garbage truck. four people suffered injuries and crash interrupted service several hours. a girl has two broken legs of after being hit by a car. >> she was crossing the street when it happened last night. >> abc7 news is live in berkeley with the story. eric? and that very crosswalk right there, parents have complained and there are so many problems with it, this was an accident waiting to happen. outside of the school, there are flashing lights and a crossing guard to help students get through the crosswalk. the principal says it's not enough. >> we've been asking to have a stop light here or a stop sign. and this is because people barrel up and down claremont avenue. >> reporter: the crossing guard blames drivers trying to get highway 13 and 24. >> they come off the highway and don't pay attention to us. >> reporter: last night a 4th grade girl crossed the street. a car drove up and hit the girl, breaking her legs. >> i'm sorry to say i'm not surprised. and when janet steps up to the crosswalk, cars come close to her. >> reporter: parents say the intersection is too dark. cars speed through here and some can swerve around. >> drivers, this is their commute, they ignore the lights. >> i would say some sort of traffic signal, better enforcement. and i don't know. start with a light. >> reporter: calls to the mayor's office, we're still waiting for them to call back. >> a man is under arrest for reportedly attacking a woman in a library bathroom. the suspect reportedly grabbed a woman around the neck, and she was able to fight him off. officers in the library chased the suspect and arrested him. he was booked on charges. a series of storms coming our way, so the next several days will be wet. and storms are on the way. noer the bay and south bay, wetter in the north bay, it tends to get wetter over 35/100ths in mount st. helena. now, moving on to current conditions, 63 in san francisco. hayward, 63 is a popular number now. and what a beautiful western sky with the clouds and colors. you can see these forecast features, a stormy pattern and heavy rain at times. we're going to break friday night into saturday and two storms ranked two, storms producing 2 to 4 inches of rainfall and flood risks will increase. starting at 5:00 in the morning it will be raining into central sonoma county. by 9:00 rain approaching golden gate and sweeping eastward. by 2:00 all areas will be wet and this is going to be a soaking storm. by 5:00, it looks like wet and windy conditions across the bay area for the morning commute. and into mid day, scattered showers. by 1:00, 2 storms will produce rainfall totals to almost three inches up in santa rosa and two inches in san francisco. looks like the south bay will get lowest totals. there has been concern about flooding but our forecast is calling for the russian river to remain below flood stage which is encouraging news. low temperatures low to mid-50s and tomorrow, we'll see highs from about 60s to maybe mid-60s around the bay and here is the after the. more storms coming our way in five days. and there and monday, weaker and by the time things clear out and dry off, we'll have received quite bit of rain. california's governor ruled jerry brown, wants to release nonviolent felons early to reduce the prison population. last month, efforts were hampered after a lawsuit alleged the proposal had been changed after being approved. both sides will present their arguments in court. investigators are looking into the cause of a massive explosion in seattle this morning. it damaged 36 businesses and registered on earthquake sensors. >> yes. christine zee is here with the latest and it is amazing there weren't any deaths and injuries. >> absolutely. when you look at the video, it's hard to believe. the blast was so pouchl, people felt it from miles away. seattle firefighters were investigating a natural gas leak when the explosion happened around 1:40 a.m. listen as they radioed for >> dispatch i need a full response. i have firefighters missing. and here is a view. tree dozen businesses were damaged and three destroyed, and a mini mart, coffee shop and sandwich shop. they're now working on pinpointing the source. look at these school children. they formed a human heart to thank the firefighters for putting their lives on the line. >> it's been five years since a deadly gas explosion rocked san bruin yes. >> new, how it could play a part to the end of the state public utilities commission. >> and legal troubles for dean of the uc berkeley school of law. it's forcing him to take a leave of absence, plus... they're saying goodbyes. >> final >> i didn't feel important or valued. i have given my best. >> that is the woman now suing the dean of the uc berkeley law school. the dean announced he's taking a leave of absence following her allegations of sexual harassment. the plaintiff is a former administrative assistant. >> uc berkeley announced it's law school was looking for an intern deal after he announced he was taking a leave of absence. she says her boss made numerous unwanted advances. yesterday, she filed a lawsuit against him and the uc regents in superior court. >> you know, very high stress situation and i tried to cope with it the best i can. >> reporter: her lawyer says it started in 2014 and escalated. >> he pressed her into him and continued to kiss her in the cheek and put his hands on her waist. >> she filed a complaint with the office of prevention of harassment on campus. that office sided with surel after the dean admitted wrong doing. >> she said that this happened every day and the only thing he disputed is that it only happened once or twice per week. >> he the dean admitted to kissing and hugging other women, they reduced his salary and told him to write a letter of apology. >> he wasn't going to be eligible for merit increases for a year. >> the university said a thorough investigation of this case found the dean's behavior in this situation violated policy. at uc berkeley, abc7 news. new at 6:00, it could be the beginning of the end for the cpuc. the public utilities commission began in the 1800s. some say the reach evenl panneded too far. >> if you're trying to constit an entity you would not create a eni ti with oversight or gas, hot air balloons, limousines, ride sharing companies, cable, telephone, water. you won't do that in 2016. >> concern is grown cpuc can't protect californians from disasters, including the methane gas leak in porter ranch. a bill is working through the legislature now. people began paying their final respects to former first lady nancy reagan today. and visitation continues tomorrow before she is laid to rest friday. here is our sister station, kabc. >> over passes packed with paying their respects to the former li former firefighters stopped to salute the a collection of flowers and flags has grown. a military honor guard carrying the casket into the library's main lobby where she will lay in repose today and tomorrow. house speaker paul ryan pays his respects, then, the library opens to the public, buses shuttling people around. >> they can walk around the casket, spend a few minutes meditating over what she meant to them and saying goodbyes. >> officials expect to stay open late tonight to handle crowds. leslie williamson made it to the presidential library but was unsure if she'd be able to pay respects there. >> if i don't have the opportunity to do that, i feel just as close to her as she rounds this corner and i get to say a prayer for her and her reunion with her husband. >> tomorrow, four hours of viewing and friday, the public will not be allowed in the service. it is private. rob hays, abc7 news. >> state lawmakers want add a $0.02 tax to sugary beverages. groups say it will unfairly target one product. >> sugary beverages have no nutritional value. they're met tab bolized by the body different. liquid sugar goes to the pancreas and is converted to fat. it has qualities that call it for treating it differently. >> if passed the bill would raise $3 billion per year, helping to fund programs to prevent obesity, diabetes and dental disease. a similar measure in san francisco failed. a santa cruz man and his son take a dream vacation to europe. >> this is august, september, october, november, december. four months, since the actual trip had gone by. next, michael finney explains what to expect from the airline if this happens to you. and michael will anchor the live coverage of the san francisco st. patrick's day parade saturday at noon on air at abc7news.com. and on google just launched google destination, type in where you want to go followed by the word destination and google will go over suggested itineraries with recommended travel dates. >> united may be more cramped, adding another seat to each row on a dozen of it's boeing 777s. seats will be changed in may and include power >> there are steps to at least make the airline reimburse you. and you're not alone. last year, 207,000 passengers reported their luggage is lost or delayed. here is what you can do if it happens to you. this santa cruz man raised half of the money through a go fund me page. the son helped by selling wallets. they traveled to france, evening rand and wales but luggage didn't arrive with them. on day four, there is still no luggage to he would get his luggage in europe but todd didn't get his until a month later after returning home to santa cruz. >> you can make a claim for any actual damage that you suffered as a result of your luggage being delayed. >> collecting proved difficult. >> four months since the trip. >> we contacted scandinavian airlines. there are only five complaints made to the department of transportation last year. >> i didn't see anything that would flag that as this is doing badly. >> the maximum liability under a international treaty. a spokesperson told us normal service standards were unfortunately not followed. we have expressed our apologies to mr. kramer for the mishap. >> i was excited and paid off my credit cards. >> the maximum compensation is $3500 per passenger. and kramer was compensated for items he bought. go to abc7news.com and then select 7 on your side. >> terrible feeling. >> well, walt disney's bam bee debuted 74 years ago. >> one of the animators was 31 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the national park service is celebrating it's centennial with commemorative coins. producing dollars and the other captures park service logo. >> we have historic sites that tell the history of our country. >> others will produce a gold coin. the silver dollar hassleostone and they go on sale march 24th. a 105-year-old animator is honored, known for creating the imagery seen in the classic "bambi". what is going on is a celebration for this man. >> i just think he's an amazing person. >> wong is an artist. >> i love to paint. a film about him is premiering in the castro theater. you probably know him from a different film. wong was a lead artist for bambi. >> a few colors show emotion that transformed animation. >> it wasn't an easy road. as a child wong was separated from his father. >> every day, just visible, miserable. you hated it. >> then, he went to art school working to pay his way. >> so at night i was >> this painting shocked me. this painting is called chinese jesus. he searched high and low. >> he grew up to confirm this is the wong says he wishes his father can be here to see this. >> he is like the ever-ready battery. he just keeps going and going. >> what a terrific story. >> well, let's get back to the rain coming our way. >> this is coming our way overnight and indicate this next storm rank two on the storm impact scale. mainly in the north bay. we'll see northern half of the state experiencing the storm down south sunny, warm. here in the bay area, the rain starts overnight accu-weather forecast. each ranks two, rainy, windy friday. and sunday and monday, ranking one and we spring forward saturday night. >> yes. >> some wheeling and dealing to talk about. >> 72 million reasons. >> yes. >> big rules that might these little guys? they represent blood cells. and if you have afib - an irregular heartbeat that may put you at five times greater risk of stroke - they can pool together in the heart, forming a clot that can break free, and travel upstream to the brain where it can block blood flow and cause a stroke. but if you have afib that's not caused by a heart valve problem, pradaxa can 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indigestion, stomach pain, upset or burning. don't just go with the flow. go with pradaxa, the only blood thinner that lowers your risk of stroke better than warfarin and has a specific reversal treatment. talk to your doctor about pradaxa today. what will you do?ctric nissan leaf... ♪ how far will you go? ♪ how much will you see? ♪ electrify the world. now with a class-leading 107 miles on a charge, the nissan leaf is the best selling electric car in america. ♪ good evening, they're winning but not playing well, warriors will try to improve on 45 straight home wins tonight. and they've gotten sloppy lately. 44 turnovers in two games is not good. and they know time is running out. >> putting another banner up so probably not going to get there so we have high expectations for. >> first round of the pac 12 tournament, stanford taking on washington and david copperfield is still working in vegas. and murray with 25. and yurt of san francisco inhas fired russ walters after three years. do not be surprised if he ends up on the hill top. brock osweiler leaves the broncos for houston. that could lead to a domino effect. $18 million a year, and he was sent back to the bench for the playoffs. denver now needs a quarterback. the raiders have had the second most cap space available making good use of it. he had 22 sacks in four and raiders signed onelli. 49ers, not very active today but did resign ian williams, who gets a five-year deal. she lose guard alex boon paid yeah going to olivier vernon. a guy that had only seven and a half sacks in 16 starts last season. that is just crazy money. a's making an announcement against the white >> i know. >> josh reddic score. a's go on to win 12. >> giants hosting rockies in scottsdale. and a double knock and run and rockies win it by final of 8-6. it's not too late. >> no. if you get your math going. >> i can get $25 million. >> there you go. >> yes. >> that is a possibility. >> thank you. >> that is this edition of abc7 news. i'm dan 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