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KGO ABC7 News 400PM January 14, 2017

Tower of power were on their way to play at yoshis in oakland. Leslie brinkley has the latest. Reporter thats right, ama and dan. Tower of power had played ten out of the 12 shows they were scheduled to play at yoshis when this tragic accident occurred last night. Amtrak says the two musicians were not in a legitimate Railroad Crossing when this amtrak train came through and struck them at about 25 miles an hour. There are two train crossings by yoshis jazz club for pedestrians and for cars. Even a pedestrian bridge over the tracks. But two members of the tower of power band ran out of their hotel just before their 8 00 show was ready to start thursday night and apparently tried to jaywalk over the train tracks along with several others. A Freight Train passed. Then they ran out and were struck by another oncoming amtrak train. The drummer was rushed to Highland Hospital with face and head injuries according to a Facebook Post who also said a fillin bassist made it through surgery for internal bleeding. Both are in critical condition. Yoshis cancelled their last two performances here and fans were stunned. I grew up listening to them and just listening to them even on the way in this morning. You know, they have had great music for decades. So hearing this accident its very sad. At every crossing theres the bars that come down, the lights start to flash and then as the trains approach, they blow the horns. Reporter those who live and work down here say its hard to imagine not noticing the warnings of an oncoming train. Tower of powers merchandise manager drove off with the bands equipment this morning, saying they have not yet decided if they will cancel shows in san diego next week. In oakland, im leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. A San Francisco firefighter was burned on his face this morning while battling a house fire. It happened on fulton and 12th street near golden gate park. It began around 9 00 this morning in the basement of the house. Firefighters put the fire out quickly. The injured firefighter is being treated for burns to his face and ears. No one else was injured. As you know, the rain has stopped, but this weeks storms certainly have left behind major problems across the bay area and beyond. In hollister, officials are doing doortodoor deliveries of bottled water because the tap water is unsafe to drink. There is concern the floodwaters have contaminated well water with sewage, pesticides or other hazardous materials. The county says its not even safe if you boil it, and you shouldnt bathe in it or give it to your pets either. In Sonoma County the floodwaters are slowly draining. The Russian River is no longer swollen. It returned to its normal level overnight and is forecast to stay that way. Today inspectors started tallying up all the damage around the county. Its expected to be in the millions of dollars. There are now six locations where residents can drop off storm debris. We have a list of those locations at abc7news. Com. Check out this mess spotted by sky 7 today in the Carquinez Strait between martinez and benicia. Thats debris pushed downstream by the recent rain floating in the waterway. Its a major hazard for ship traffic that travels to the Oil Refineries or up into the sacramento delta. In novato, crews are working to repair a 30foot levee that broke. Airport manager dan jensen shared this video. Its not expected to affect the runway, but there is concern it could attract birds and cause bird strikes with airplanes. It should be fixed by tonight or tomorrow. Some streets in the Oakland Hills are still closed. A mudslide has Westover Drive shut down. Those living there tell abc 7 news the city hasnt told them when its going to be removed. Nearby on shelterwood drive, the road was still closed as the pavement is giving way. No repair work was being done on that, but a tree at the site as you can see is being taken down and chipped. It is certainly nice to see the sunshine back, but we still have residual effects from this early weeks rainfall that brought down trees and also a ton of moisture. Live doppler 7 showing you its clear out there right now. Lets show you the picture outside. Its gorgeous. Youve got nothing but sunshine there and folks enjoying the nice finish to the week. However, locally we still have a Flood Warning in effect for portions of contra costa and alameda county. The areas shaded in groeen, thats a Flood Warning. It still has the threat to come with high tide and bring a little flooding along that region through 11 30 tomorrow morning. Thats something well keep an eye on. But the weekend is looking really nice. As you go through your saturday, well see a lot of sunshine. There is a weak ripple of energy off the coast that early sunday morning will try to bring us some drizzle but do not worry, most of us will stay dry. That cannot be said of next week. Here we go, wednesday weve got storms backtoback. Well talk about not only the rain but the wind coming back as well, the strong gusts, in that full accuweather forecast. Thank you so much, drew. Scientists are wasting no time studying how recent storms are impacting the santa cruz coastline. David louie is live at the capitola wharf where hes been watching those scientists at work today. Reporter hello from a very sunny capitola. Santa cruz beaches are very important to visitors who flock here and those who live here. All the rain lately may be a gift from Mother Nature to help maintain these beaches. Scientists have been out all day studying sand movements from the San Lorenzo River. What would the beach be without sun, surf and sand. More sand is on its way, delivered by the San Lorenzo River propelled by the heavy rains up in the mountains. Its happening below the water. But the movement at the mouth of the river gives you a sense of the process. Its a Movement Scientists are tracking closely. I havent done anything between 221 and 19. Reporter theyre taking advantage of this break in the weather to map how the recent storms have changed the beach using boats and jet skis. This was a particularly exceptional one. May have transported several years worth of beach sand to the coast. Ultimately the sand on the delta is prone down by the waves and our beaches wider. Reporter its their educated guess between 1 and 3 dump truckloads of sand have been deposited. It will be mapped by echo sound, gps and lidar. This is the 3d video the usgs team will produce. This one was done in 2014 along the same stretch of Santa Cruz Beach and boardwalk. Whats great with these jet skis, we can get into very, very shallow water. We can get into water thats just about a foot deep where small boats cannot go and you can map the entire surf zone all the way up to the shoreline. Reporter researchers say with storm tracks shifting north and rain patterns changing, their work will help communities change for the future. Northern california may see more sand while the south will get less. Rising seas could have a negative impact. More sand may require boat channels to be dredged. David louie, abc 7 news. Were learning more about a marin county man who died from meningitis. 48yearold sevin phillips, a therapist, died from the disease earlier this week and now there are fears people who worked out at a popular larkspur gym may be exposed. It is pretty scary, yeah. Reporter up to 300 riders at soul cycle marin could have been exposed to bacterial meningitis. One rider recently died from the illness. Now those who shared a class or close space with the man are at risk. They were notified by a manager and by the countys health and Human Services department. You hear meningitis and youre like uhoh. Infection can last for about a week before symptoms develop. Symptoms include headache, stiff neck, fevers, chills. Reporter Public Health officer dr. Matt willis says this appears to be an isolated case. Bacterial meningitis can spread through saliva, like coughing and sneezing. He says theres not a lot of evidence it can spread through sweat, but soul cycle did a deep cleaning of all rooms and equipment. They have done a thorough cleaning of the facility and provided information about any clients that might have been sharing that space with our individual. Reporter dr. Willis says in a case like this, they worry about people who have had very close exposure, like family members. Those who may have been exposed should contact your doctor. There are antibiotics and a meningitis vaccine. Alyssa harrington, abc 7 news. Neighbors are shocked after a driver was shot and killed in san jose. The victims car crashed into a parked suv and pushed it into a house garage along mt. Pleasant road. The man died at the scene about 6 30 this morning. His name has not been released. Its san joses third homicide of the year. This mornings shooting happened near an elementary school. Classes went on as scheduled. Alaska airlines is trying to figure out how a de icing chemical got inside a jet in midair and sickened flight attendants in a front cabin. Alaska flight 322 arrived from seattle last night. Three flight attendants saw a white powder come from an air vent in the planes front gallie. All three felt sick. A one went to the hospital and she is feeling fine now. Is it the end of the line for obamacare . The results of todays vote on capitol hill. And we showed you this video yesterday, but some doubted it was actually real. What we learned about the video and the woman in the kayak. And lets take you outside. 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Instead free charging will be capped at 400 kilowatt hours a year or about 1,000 miles. Drivers will have to pay a fee after that. Tesla says it is charging for the service to expand the network when the model 3 hits the market. San franciscos muni showed off the first car from its next generation of light rail vehicles today. Abc 7 news was at munis rail yard at 25th street when the new car rolled in. Muni hopes the new lrvs will be more reliable and comfortable than its current fleet. 100,000 people ride muni metro every day. Comments continue to pour into abc 7 news after flooding from the Russian River produced an unbelievable picture. Yesterday we brought you video of a woman kayaking inside a home in guerneville. Kristen sze is here with a followup. Yeah, you know what, our facebook video of this unusual sight has been viewed over 53,000 times and has generated over 160 comments. A lot of people are wondering the same thing as this gentleman here, daniel. Am i the only one thats impressed that the lights are still on . The breakers didnt trip . Hmm. So that is what a lot of people are thinking right now. So i am going to switch over and show you whats going on. Oh, darn it, show me the eraser. Show me the eraser. Im going to close this up for you. Technical difficulties, guys, so sorry for that. But now you can see just give me a second here, ill play this video for you. There. Tada, it was worth it, right . Check out this eyepopping, jawdropping video. Lauren kayaking through her mothers living room. It is on a lower level down a small set of stairs. Thats how it became so flooded wednesday. So we returned to the same room today. You can see the water is gone but look at all the mud left behind covering the carpet and the bathroom. She tells us a friend recorded the kayaking video just for fun. She is so surprised that some people would not believe that its real just because as you can see the lights remained on. All the lower sockets, the plugins and everything are on a different circuit than the lights. So when the water came up in here and it was just over to the electrical outlets, we were fine. When the water came up above the switches for the lights and stuff, i shut the whole power off to the house so i was never in any danger whatsoever. Cleanup will take some time, but she says luckily they rent out the downstairs and no one is living there right now. As we look at the kayaking video one more time, we want to add that her mother lives upstairs and that part is totally fine. Yes, the lights are still on. Dan and ama. Geez. Boy, that is something else. Thanks so much, kristen. Well, the wet weather has turned the dead tree problem in the sierra into a real safety problem. Crews are rushing to cut the trees down before they fall down. Reporter if you look into the tree tops around bass lake, you might just see a bald eagle. Or a man with a chain shaw. Chain saw. Tree trimmers are in a race against time to bring down pine trees killed. Were removing the dead trees nonstop, seven days a week. Reporter the original reason to remove all these dead trees is because they posed a fire hazard. Now with all this wet weather, the danger is theyll fall over on houses and power lines. If the trees themselves dont fall as a result of them being weakened, the soil conditions also are getting looser and the soil is becoming more saturated so the roots ability to hold are becoming degraded as well. Theyre cutting a lot. Reporter ricky and his workers are among the crews hired to remove the dead trees. The work is especially tough in the tight residential areas around bass lake. The only way to get to the trees is pie l is by lifting the tree cutters into the tree tops. They cut the trees from the top down with the crane removing the trees one section at a time. These cranes are going to help us just doing the work more safely. Some of these trees have been dead for too long. Theyre past the point where we can actually climb them, so we need to crane them out. Reporter residents want to see the danger reduced. Im glad theyre cutting the ones down around here because im afraid theyll fall down and do some damage to the houses and that. Reporter but theyre sad to see all the trees disappear. Weve had this place since 76 so were used to a lot of trees and now its getting bare. Reporter its estimated there were at least 100 million dead trees in the sierra, meaning lots of work ahead for these guys. Its going to be going on for years. Reporter while the number of dead trees continues to grow, the Silver Lining to all this rain is that the surviving trees are finally getting the water they need. In the long run, it is exactly what they need to get pack to a healthy condition. Well, you can see the dramatic impact the storm is having on the sierra in this video from Yosemite National park. Check out the massive water fall flows at yosemite falls. Its gorgeous. This is a time lapse view from monday through thursday. You can find a link to the conservancy video on our website, abc7news. Com. Its just stunning when we see those water falls just flowing. This weird yellow thing in the sky today. What is that . I think its three letters. Sunshine. People are so happy. It was gorgeous. Well get a nice weekend on the way and then were tracking more storms next week so a lot of people that had repairs, do them this weekend and then well track more wind and rain by wednesday. Ill show you right now it is a clean sweep. All is quiet. Lets go outside and show you the beautiful picture. Look at this, our east bay hills camera, not a cloud in the sky. Baby blue out there. In store not only for a nice night but a spectacular weekend on the way even through monday. Many of us for the holiday. Right now 56 in San Francisco. This is spot on for where we should be this time of the year. 55 in oakland and hayward, 56 in san jose. 54 in napa and antioch checking in with 56 degrees. Heres the call, overnight tonight plenty of stars out there. Well see a couple of 30s on the board like santa rosa, even fairfield and livermore dropping into the mid and upper 30s. Most spots you can see around the immediate bay waters and along the Coast Holding in the low to mid40s overnight. Your threeday forecast is looking spectacular. Starting off your saturday, lots of sunshine. In the later evening hours a couple of clouds will try to bubble up, but its a dry day. Overnight into sunday while many of us are sleeping, theres going to be a weak system passing by right along the coast. A little bit of drizzle but thats about it, nothing to worry about. My sunday afternoon the sunshine returns and even into monday were calling it a nice holiday. Inland upper 50s, around the bay in the 60s and along the coast in the mid50s. Enjoy because everything will change as we head into wednesday. Thats when we bring back the storm impact scale. This is a moderate storm on wednesday, a 2 on the storm impact scale. Well start off with showers. Downpours will develop with the system along with strong, gusty winds again. That will renew the flooding threat, but also the threat once again for Power Outages and downed trees. So future weather will get you into midweek on wednesday. By 1 00 in the afternoon were starting to see rain arrive from the north to the south and its really as we approach the midnight hour, you start to see dark green take over much of the region. Thats the heavy rain moving through. That will coincide with also the strongest wind. So future tracker wind gust showing you once again along the coast well see wind gusts between 40 and 55 Miles Per Hour and even around the bay i dont think its out of the question to see wind gusts anywhere from 30 to 40 Miles Per Hour. So along with that system, were tracking another one coming on friday. So future tr

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