live in san francisco, at aquatic park, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> melanie, i know you've been working the story since it happened. thank you for bringing us the new details. >>> out to southern california and the massive mudslides that left 17 people dead. santa barbara county officials announced this morning that eight people are still missing. here's abc 7 news reporter marcie gonzalez in burbank. >> reporter: search teams back out trekking through the thick muck desperately searching for survivors after the powerful mudslides in southern california. >> oh my god, mom. >> reporter: marco recorded tuesday as the fast. moving flow of mud and boulders came surging down his street in montecito and into his home. >> wake dad up. >> reporter: the family stuck in thigh-high mud for an hour and a half finally managing to escape. >> i turned and apologized to my folks. i didn't force them to evacuate. there was a really emotional moment. >> reporter: emotions high as the death toll in the community rises. >> i know people already personally who have cdied. >> reporter: after days of searchin

. >> abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow broke the story in october and has followed every uptats ever since. >> she is in the newsroom with what's new in this the case. >> sadly two of the plaintiffs in that lawsuit have recently passed away. the lawsuit now includes a wrongful death complaint. and there are also new plaintiffs and new allegation, including that oakmont senior living is attempting to silence employees by offering them money. >> that's all we have is each other. >> this was bess in a hospital bed two weeks after the evacuation from villa capri, an oakmont living facility that burned down in the early morning hours of october 9 during the sfro santa rosa fires. she recently passed away as did another resident. >> both died in december. >> reporter: in november, attorney kathryn stead nner fil a law suit. today she filed an amended complaint that includes wrongful death. according to the lawsuits, villa capri residents survived only because of the hercules efforts. they had to push or carry people downstairs in the dark. >> when i look at those people, visions of the tit

. >> abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow broke the story in october and has followed every uptats ever since. >> she is in the newsroom with what's new in this the case. >> sadly two of the plaintiffs in that lawsuit have recently passed away. the lawsuit now includes a wrongful death complaint. and there are also new plaintiffs and new allegation, including that oakmont senior living is attempting to silence employees by offering them money. >> that's all we have is each other. >> this was bess in a hospital bed two weeks after the evacuation from villa capri, an oakmont living facility that burned down in the early morning hours of october 9 during the sfro santa rosa fires. she recently passed away as did another resident. >> both died in december. >> reporter: in november, attorney kathryn stead nner fil a law suit. today she filed an amended complaint that includes wrongful death. according to the lawsuits, villa capri residents survived only because of the they had to push or carry people downstairs in the dark. >> when i look at those people, visions of the titanic going down an

in oakland, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >>> stay with us. an early morning quake rattles the bay. you may have felt it. no damage, but it knocked some items off store shelves. i'm going to take you to the epicenter. also -- >>> as vehicles continue to get re-designed, we continue to add more and more technology. >> is it enough to turn lookers into buyers? we'll have a look at the >> two cars collided tonight killing one person about 5:30 on sonoma boulevard. after the initial collision, the two cars smashed into a third car that was parked. besides the fatality, two others were hurt, one seriously. police have not said what caused this crash. >>> there's an urgent request tonight from public health officials in the bay area. get a flu shot. it's not too late to do it. emergency rooms throughout san mateo say an increased number of people are coming in with the flu. public health officials say, despite what you may have heard, getting vaccinated can prevent you from getting sick this year, or at least make your illness milder if you do catch the flu. it is late in the season, sure

. >> abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has more. >> reporter: before baggage claim, they'd never met. turns out they attended the same weekend wedding in hawaii, and body survived a false alarm they'll never forget. >> just glad that we're alive. >> reporter: saturday, people in hawaii received this alert on their phones. >> it said, ballistic missile incoming, this is not a test. and i was like, i kind of got chilled. i've never had a feeling like that. this is real. >> we looked outside the window, people were running for their lives. >> i googled, how long does it take for a missile to land? >> reporter: 38 minutes later a retraction went out. afterwards he says he had the best day of his life. >> went and had a drink, played golf. >> reporter: tony lee, who splits his time between waikiki and san francisco, made a similar decision. he was on the beach when he got the alert and decided to stay right there. >> i just figured, you know, if you're going to meet your end, standing next to the beach looking at the beautiful scenery, that was probably the best place to be. >> reporter:

she spoke to abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow. >> reporter: irene chan starts her morning swim the same way every day. singing to the creatures she shares aquatic park with. ♪ happy morning to you >> that's my pace. ♪ happy morning to you >> reporter: but thursday wasn't exactly a happy morning. a sea lion bit chan on her knee. >> i tell all the sea animals, i'm a friend to you. but i don't know, this one becomes so mean to me. >> reporter: chan says she's been swimming in the ocean more than 30 years. she says her first brush with the sea lion at aquatic park was three months ago when one got up under her body. >> i think, it's not a dream, what happened? >> reporter: after the sea lion bit chan on thursday, she called for help. a rowing club swimmer was there. >> i started swimming with her. i said, should i pull you back to the beach? she said, no, i can swim by myself, i just can't kick because the sea lion bit me on the knee. >> reporter: this was chan in the hospital. her son is an e.r. doctor. >> my son said, you are very lucky, mom. >> reporter: chan says she plans to c

in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> switch to the weather right now. abc 7 news weather anchor spencer christian is here with the forecast. >> when does the fog come back, spence? >> fog is coming back tonight. a mainly bright weekend but get ready for a sort of soggy week ahead. live dopplar 7, a closer view. some high clouds and beneath those high clouds, little patches of fog tonight. it's going to get a little bit foggier as we get into the evening hours. things are looking good from our camera at pier 15 here in san francisco. looking at part of the skyline against a visible sky. i don't know if it's completely clear but visible. 57 degrees in san francisco right now. temperatures in the low to mid-50s at oakland, mountain view, san jose, gilroy and half moon bay. this is the view from our emeryville camera, looking across the bay at san francisco. 56 degrees in santa rosa. only 46 at napa. 10-degree difference there. 50 in novato, 45, fairfield. and the view, clear view from the tower looking down on to san francisco and the bay. these are our fo

melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >>> delays stretched into the a lengthy time. the san jose police bomb squad arrived at the terminal d. passengers waited outside while experts checked out the boarding area. it reopened just before noon. arriving passengers waited aboard their planes until the all clear was given. and a plane load of passengers is given a different flight after a rat ran from a jet way and into the cabin about 8:30 this morning. one passenger spoke with us via skype. >> most people knew that it was beyond anyone's control but it was very upset go that such a small animal to upset everyone's plans. >> an exterminate or will need to certify that it is rodent free before flying again. >> two people are recovering at the hospital after a single car crash in napa. this gmc pick-up crashed into a tree east of highway 29 at around 6:00 this morning. the driver and the passenger, both from bakersfield, were taken to queen of the valley medical center with moderate injuries. the c.hp is still investigating the cause of the crash. >>> a hayward man after

in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> switch to the weather right now. abc 7 news weather anchor spencer christian is here with the forecast. >> when does the fog come back, spence? >> fog is coming back tonight. a mainly bright weekend but get ready for a sort of soggy week ahead. live dopplar 7, a closer view. some high clouds and beneath those high clouds, little patches of fog tonight. it's going to get a little bit foggier as we get into the evening hours. things are looking good from our camera at pier 15 here in san francisco. looking at part of the skyline against a visible sky. i don't know if it's completely clear but visible. 57 degrees in san francisco right now. temperatures in the low to mid-50s at oakland, mountain view, san jose, gilroy and half moon bay. this is the view from our emeryville camera, looking across the bay at san francisco. 56 degrees in santa rosa. only 46 at napa. 10-degree difference there. 50 in novato, 45, fairfield. and the view, clear view from the tower looking down on to san francisco and the bay. these are our fo

woodrow explains, this has prompted chp to step up dui enforcement. >> reporter: the california highway patrol is focusing on enhanced dui patrol. aft five crashes, three of those suspected of being under the influence. christmas eve a chp officer, a husband and father was killed when a suspected drunk and possibly high driver slammed into his patrol car on the shoulder of southbound i-880, jonathan velazquez were injured. they were looking for drivers under the influence. >> it really galvanizes you and makes you have a sense of a mission of what you're doing. >>. >> reporter: chp officer martin lendway was performing a stop when an allegedly drunk driver ran into his vehicle breaking both of his legs. last friday night a chp officer was investigating a traffic collision in san jose on southbound highway 101 when he was struck by a vehicle, sending him over an embankment. the driver of that vehicle was also arrested on suspicion of dui. and just this morning, two chp officers and a civilian suffered minor injuries following a pursuit and crash on the eighth street offramp. the stepped

as melanie woodrow explains, there are some restrictions. >> reporter: for some, you can never arrive too early at the dmv. beginning october 1st, 2020, driver's licenses and identification cards will need to be real id compliant for anyone boarding a flight. >> taets first day of the rollout, and so farthings a, th going pretty smoothly. >> reporter: for several today, time was on their side. >> i'm in college right now. and my driver's license is expiring in like two weeks. i decided to wait until i could get the real id program soy wouldn't ha -- so i wouldn't have to worry about it. >> reporter: in order to obtain a real id you must physically go to the dmv, even if you already have a driver's license or id card. in order to accommodate all the extra customers, they are adding saturday office hours. customers will need to show proof of identity, proof of social security and proof of residence. >> sort of a mad rush to make sure i have all the documents required to kploecomplete this. >> a lot of documents needed. be sure to bring backups of some of them, like social security and p

melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >>> you may want to postpone that trip. a massive sewage spill into monterey bay keeping several beaches closed. kristen sze with information on this one. >> reporter: take a look at this picture tweeted by kevin dayton today. a red stay out sign posted in san carlos beach. 5 million gallons of raw sewage spilled into monterey bay. for now, 25-mile stretch of water is being tested for bacteria levels. we face timed with an expert about the potential impact of sewage exposure. >> i am not a doctor but i am assuming we do not want to be in contact with it. or our pets being in contacted with it. >> reporter: the monterey bay aquarium tested the sea water and found no contaminated. the waste water should dissipate quickly. they do warn regardless of the test results people should stay out of the water for three days after it rains because of pollutants. >> thanks so much. >>> tahoe resorts say let it snow. receiving flurries sunday into this morning. this is a look from the lake tahoe camera at heavenly mountain resort. more s

melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >>> you may want to postpone that trip. a massive sewage spill into monterey bay keeping several beaches closed. kristen sze with information on this one. >> reporter: take a look at this picture tweeted by kevin dayton today. a red stay out sign posted in san carlos beach. 5 million gallons of raw sewage spilled into monterey bay. for now, 25-mile stretch of water is being tested for bacteria levels. we face timed with an expert about the potential impact of sewage exposure. >> i am not a doctor but i am assuming we do not want to be in contact with it. or our pets being in contacted with it. >> reporter: the monterey bay aquarium tested the sea water and found no contaminated. the waste water should dissipate quickly. they do warn regardless of the test results people should stay out of the water for three days after it rains because of pollutants. >> thanks so much. >>> tahoe resorts say let it snow. receiving flurries sunday into this morning. this is a look from the lake tahoe camera at heavenly mountain resort. more s

melanie woodrow tweeted this photo. another swimmer was bitten by a sea lion. the latest victim not only says t she will recover. >>> and an agreement to protect hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation but this is not a done deal yet. the latest from washington. >> what do you think about this? >> negotiations on the d.r.e.a.m.ers. >> deal or no deal? >> no deal yet. there has to be one. >> looking for a bipartisan agreement on the deferred childhood arrivals program or daca. they will only say they're close the a deal. >> we have an agreement. the bipartisan group, that we're shopping among our colleagues now. >> nearly 800,000 young immigrants brought to the u.s. as children are waiting. >> they're panicked. they have a right to be. they're worried about being deported. we need to find a right way to make a deal. >> a possible senate deal comes one day after house gop leaders introduced their version of the bill. it includes funding for president trump's wall on the u.s./mexico border. >> if speaker ryan will listen to the hard right in the

in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> california state senators say they're planning to release more documents detailing sexual allegations against high level staffers. >> at least one lawmaker says the current system for reporting sexual misconduct is a quote, failure which makes accusers fear retaliation. they're being released following pressure from the media and general public. >>> stay with us. a lot more to come. the next chapter in the kate steinle case. >>> and a smart train, what they'll have to do to keep up with the community. you could generate your own energy, at home. or to save energy, unplug unused appliances. do your thing, with energy upgrade california. >>> the undocumented immigrant acquitted of murder in the kate steinle case was in federal court today. >> the case continues to draw political debate over san francisco's status as a sanctuary city. abc 7's lyanne melendez was in court today. the jury in the kate steinle murder trial seemed to believe surat awhen he said he found it under a chair at pier 14 and it went off accidently. his attorney will now cl

melanie woodrow broke the story and followed the updates. >> all we have is each other. >> reporter: bess in a hospital bed two weeks after evacuation from villa capry, oakmont facility that burned down in the santa rosa fires. recently passed away as did another resident. >> both fell within 24 hours of evacuated and died in decembe. >> reporter: filed a lawsuit in part alleging elder abuse and negligence. today amended complaint includes wrongful death. according to lawsuit, villa capry residents only survived from hurk you'llian efforts. described carrying or pushing people down in the dark. >> when i look at those people, visions of the titanic going down and people saying goodbye last time got in my head. >> reporter: now alleges that oakmont management group attempted to silence former employees offering them $750 to $1,500 in exchange for signature on this letter. states employee has no knowledge of any violations of state, federal or local laws by oakmont management group that the employee has not already previously disclosed. also requires employee to waive any employment cl

it happened at the villa jet corda madera shopping center melanie woodrow is on the story. >> reporter: you can see dozens of nordstrom employees standing outside the department store. they evacuated employees from the nordstrom around 10:00 a.m. after an armed robbery at the loading dock. a suspect robbed an ups driver. a nordstrom employee was pistol whipped, according to police. >> it does appear there were nordstrom employees on the loading dock. >> reporter: the suspect got away in a white van. police say someone else was driving. police do not have a description of the armed suspect or the get away driver. >> it does appear that the suspect was wearing some sort of mask. >> reporter: investigators are hopeful surveillance video will help them identify the suspects and the vehicle they left in. >> it's very unusual, very unusual for us. >> reporter: law enforcement officials from multiple agencies responded. an ups spokesperson said ups is working with law enforcement and is thankful the ups driver is safe. they evacuated the department store out of abundance of caution. >> right

melanie woodrow sent us this tweet. she'll have a live report at 5:00. >>> and world news tonight tweeted this photo saying someone people have died during mass rallies in iran over allegations of government corruption. world news will have that report. >>> congress gets back to work a longitude list as lawmakers head into mid-term elections. president trump who wants to work on the agenda. >> reporter: congressional leaders will meet to discuss the agenda. as lawmakers return to capitol hill, they're already facing a time crunch with a packed to do list. >> a new year comes with a new to do list. at the top of president trump's wish list, infrastructure. infrastructure. infrastructure is the easiest of all. >> he is eyeing a $200 billion package to rebuild the roads, bridges and airports. but it needs buy-in from democrats. >> the democrats have no incentive with this wave that is building, to not surf the wave. >> the most time sensitive of issues, striking a deal to avert a partial government shutdown. then there are

in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> all right, rain coming down around the bay area today. >> it was a 1, and we're going to stop for the weekend, spencer, and more action. >>> another summary of the weather, wet, then dry, then very wet again. live doppler 7, it is kind of wet right now for sure. we have patches of batches of moisture moving onshore through the central part of the bay area on the peninsula through san francisco right now. closer look, you see it's quite wet in san francisco right now where the cell is traveling across the bay to oakland, berkeley and richmond. it's still a storm. and here's a live view from our tower camera, a much clearer view of the city a few minutes ago, but some of those clouds associated with the rain are moving through the area right now. 54 in san francisco. temperatures ranging from 54 to 57 degrees in san francisco, oakland, mountain view, san jose and half moon bay. 60 in gilroy. warmest spot right now. live view from -- at pier 15. san francisco looking back at the skyline. 54 to 58 degrees in santa rosa, napa, novato, fairfie

. >> as melanie woodrow explains, the cards are not without controversy. >> reporter: for the first time today the california dmv is issuing federal real i.d. cards. beginning october 1st, 2020, driver's licenses and identification cards will need to be real i.d. compliant. for anyone boarding a domestic flight. >> it's the first day in the rollout. so far things are going pretty smoothly. >> reporter: u.s. passports, military i.d. cards, and other tsa-approved i.d.s will still be accepted at airports. the change is not welcomed by everyone. >> the main point of the real i.d. act is to threaten and intimidate states into participating in a national i.d. data base. >> reporter: for some there are privacy concerns about information that could be uploaded to that database. >> and probably could and would use that for immigration enforcement, witch hunting of people whose citizenship would be challenged. >> reporter: at the dmv, the focus was on making sure people know they can apply for a federal real i.d. card and how to go about doing it. you must apply in person. customers need to show p

it happened at the villa jet corda madera shopping melanie woodrow is on the story. >> reporter: you can see dozens of nordstrom employees standing outside the department store. they evacuated employees from the nordstrom around 10:00 a.m. after an armed robbery at the loading dock. a suspect robbed an ups driver. a nordstrom employee was pistol whipped, according to police. >> it does appear there were nordstrom employees on the loading dock. >> reporter: the suspect got away in a white van. police say someone else was driving. police do not have a description of the armed suspect or the get away driver. >> it does appear that the suspect was wearing some sort of mask. >> reporter: investigators are hopeful surveillance video will help them identify the suspects and the vehicle they left in. >> it's very unusual, very unusual for us. >> reporter: law enforcement officials from multiple agencies responded. an ups spokesperson said ups is working with law enforcement and is thankful the ups driver is safe. they evacuated the department store out of abundance of caution. >> right now w

. >> reporter: in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> a community meeting was health in sabcramento on a bill to stop highway funds for being used for rail. hundreds of millions of dollars meant to repair roads have been transferred over to pay for high-speed rail instead. the bill would end what is called bait and switch. >> this is an unprecedented change in paying for projects that were sold with one set of inforation only to be paid for by another set of information that the people of california have been in the dark. >> if the bill passes, taxes and fees collected in the state highway account will no longer be used to pay bonds debt. >>> a protest erupted outside the white house following today's decision by the trump administration to end special protections for immigrants from el salvador. >> president trump, shame on you! j y >> you can hear them there. about 200,000 people could face deportation from the u.s. unless they change their immigration status by september of next year. they currently live in the u.s. under tps or temporary protection status. the department of home

. >> reporter: in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> a community meeting was health in sabcramento on a bill to stop highway funds for being used for rail. hundreds of millions of dollars meant to repair roads have been transferred over to pay for high-speed rail instead. the bill would end what is called bait and switch. >> this is an unprecedented change in paying for projects that were sold with one set of inforation only to be paid for by another set of information that the people of california have been in the dark. >> if the bill passes, taxes and fees collected in the state highway account will no longer be used to pay bonds debt. >>> a protest erupted outside the white house following today's decision by the trump administration to end special protections for immigrants from el salvador. >> president trump, shame on you! j y >> you can hear them there. about 200,000 people could face deportation from the u.s. unless they change their immigration status by september of next year. they currently live in the u.s. under tps or temporary protection status. the department of home

in san francisco, melanie woodrow abc 7 news. >>> a driver crashed into a house this evening after a high-speed chase in san ramon. you can see the c car inside a bashed in driveway wall there. police stay li say is started when they tried to stop the driver for speeding. they say the driver took off in heavy fog losing control and hitting the house. again in the east bay in san ramon. officers tracked him to apartments nearby. they say he was wanted on two felony warrants now under arrest. >>> san jose police arrested a man on four charges related to child pornography. 36-year-old nathan smith allegedly used yahoo! messenger to trade sexual images of children younger than five years ol. smith is a registered sex offender. he was convicted of child pornography back in 2010. >>> in sonoma county today a hearing about a subject so many people know all too well talking about wildfires. the questions how can government and utilities work together to prevent them? here is abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman with the process of finding the answers. >> reporter: most of the time we see fire

in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> all right, rain coming down around the bay area today. >> it was a 1, and we're going to stop for the weekend, spencer, and more action. >>> another summary of the weather, wet, then dry, then very wet again. live doppler 7, it is kind of wet right now for sure. we have patches of batches of moisture moving onshore through the central part of the bay area on the peninsula through san francisco right now. closer look, you see it's quite wet in san francisco right now where the cell is traveling across the bay to oakland, berkeley and richmond. it's still a storm. and here's a live view from our tower camera, a much clearer view of the city a few minutes ago, but some of those clouds associated with the rain are moving through the area right now. 54 in san francisco. temperatures ranging from 54 to 57 degrees in san francisco, oakland, mountain view, san jose and half moon bay. 60 in gilroy. warmest spot right now. live view from -- at pier 15. san francisco looking back at the skyline. 54 to 58 degrees in santa rosa, napa, novato, fairfie

. >> and that was melanie woodrow reporting. the chp's enhanced enforcement efforts to continue over the next few weeks including super bowl weekend. >>> this officer is okay after being rammed in his suv by a suspect in a stolen car. the officer first tried to stop the car this morning. the two suspected took off and then hit a van before hitting the police suv on tudor court. both suspects a man and a woman are now in jail. >>> the man responsible for the shootings is now in custody. jorge garcia was arrested in the fresno county town when he allegedly turned the gun on another driver, that driver turned out to be an offduty corrections officer. >> the correctional officer offr the suspect to get out of his vehicle and he did and the officer took the suspect into custody. >> tests on the handgun reveal that it matched five shootings in november and december in fresno county. garcia has a long criminal history including two prior rape convictions. >>> b.a.r.t. riders know that it's almost impossible to find a parking spot after

in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> the world's biggest wave surf contest returns on tuesday. the world surfing league announced the conditions are looking perfect and an official announcement will come today. organizers originally considered monday but they believe conditions will be too rough. 30 of the world's elite surfers are standing by for the official word including, for the first time ever, six women. the contest was canceled last year after the former organizers went bankrupt. >>> happening today, a town hall meeting for fire victims in sonoma county. federal, state, and local leaders will update the public on recovery efforts since the october wildfires. they'll discuss rebuilding efforts planned for this year. it will take place at the santa rosa high school gym from 10:00 until noon. >>> good morning, everyone. we have a beautiful weekend ahead. i'm starting off with live doppler 7, the satellite image, because there is thick fog especially through parts of the north bay, all through the central valley. that will spill through the bay throughout the day. as we lo

as abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow explains it prompted chp to further step up dui enforcement. >> reporter: the kfl highway patrol is focused on enhanced enforce men patrols for impaired drivers. out of four crashes involving chp officers three of them involved drivers suspected of being under the under the influence. one of the crashes was fatal. >> it's been a tough month. >> reporter: andrew cam leery, a husband and father, was killed when a suspected drunk and possibly high driver slammed into his patrol car on the shoulder of i-880. his partner was injured. they were on a maximum enforcement patrol looking for drivers under the under the influence. >> galvan ayes you and makes you have a sense of mission of what you are doing. >> reporter: three weeks later chp officer martin lund wick was investigating a crash on highway 4 in concord when an alleged intoxicated driver crashed into his motorcycle breaking both his legs. the chp tweeted, rain or shine, bringing the officer some of his favorite grub. >>> last friday night a chp officer was investigating a traffic collision in s