again, it's already producing flooding at the lexington reservoir right now. up into the north bay, widespread coverage of rainfall. i have two areas of concern that we're tracking at the current moment where flood sg likely, not only already happening right now, but possibly for the next couple of hours on the madera creek we could see flood concerns throughout san a anselmmo, lark spur, ross, and madera, flash flood warning until 8:30. up towards the napa river, also a flash flood warning until 8:00 tonight. this is for areas from yantville into saint helena, possibly american canyon. you want to stay away from the river banks. again, if you see that water rising you need to head to higher ground. now, in terms of the napa river specifically, looks like this could reach flood stage by tonight at 25 feet. that's where all of our flooding concern comes from. i'll have another update at 5:10, also 5:19 we'll take you through the major rivers the bay area. we'll show you when they crest and when dryer weather is expected. t probnk you, jeff. owins stay in the no

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but black ice southbound and northbound. 17 south of lexington reservoir. chp reporting black ice in napa area. if you are going to avoid that area, this isn't going to be a good weekend to drive. we are seeing major backup. a minor traffic collision causing backup on northbound 101 in the san jose area. drive times for the try valley are starting to get a little bit better. we are looking at 31 minutes. back to you. >>> thank you very much, vianey. >>> up next, amazon's alexa getting into the food business. it allows you to order takeout. >>> several breaking news stories we're following this morning, including a possible officer-involved shooting in san francisco. >> the latest jobs numbers for you. plus, meet the latest billionaire from silicon valley. >>> good friday morning. it is 6:14. there could be anywhere from 6 to 12 inches of rain is and a lot of snow to go with it during the nighttime hours. expecting up to 43 inches around south lake tahoe. we'll talk about how much rain we could see in the bay area come up in five minutes. >> black ice causin

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live at lexington reservoir, kiet do, kpix 5. >>let's go to the mountains. caltrans working hard to keep the roads clear at donner summit. this of course a two-part job. first get rid of the snow that just fell. then prepare for the rain and all the melting snow. kpix 5 reporter emily turner live in south lake tahoe where there are flooding concerns, as well. emily. >> reporter: yeah. this is all rain you see falling down right now. it is not snow. the flooding concerns involve the american canyon, the truckee river and also some residential neighborhoods. in fact, you can see water starting to pile up on the streets because that snow has gotten in the drains and there's nowhere for that water to go. this morning in south lake tahoe, the snow turned to rain. and the trees started falling with it. several landing in power lines. but the real concern has yet to materialize, flooding. but folks like these are getting ready. >> when we have gotten, like, a lot of rain in the winter after a snowstorm we have gotten water in our basement. so, um, yeah, we're hopin

this is an area near the lexington reservoir which is already near capacity. it's around 99% right now. the heavy rain continues to fall overnight into already saturated ground. >> these are images from overnight whipping winds along with rain made it tough for drivers to navigate roads. >> let's get you caught up on the big stories we are following. of course flooding concerns across the area. high winds which pose an erosion threat along the coastline. we are just learning that there are more than 7,000 power outages around pacifica. >> we have team coverage on the third storm to hit the bay area over the past week. kerry hall is tracking what's happening now. it is wet and windy. we were just talking about the commute in. dangerous out there. >> it is really dangerous. you're just sitting there and you can feel the car rocking. that's what sam and i talked about this morning. as we look at the radar the heaviest rain is moving through the tri valley extending into the south bay where you see bright reds and yellows. as you look at san francisco we see break

area around the lexington reservoir. already near capacity. hovering around 99% right now. these are images overnight from los gatos. >> let's look at interstate 80 in truckee as people try to head home and out to tahoe. fl we have learned parts of interstate 80 shut down happening near the california/nevada state line because of poor visibility and white out conditions. >> certainly no cars on the road there at all. >> not a good time to be there. good morning. thanks for joining us. >> i'm sam brock. we have team coverage of the storm to make sure you are prepared when you leave your house. >> we have crews across the bay area watching the weather conditions. kari hall is tracking the storm as well. >> we have had several inches of rain moving through parts of the bay area. some of the heaviest rain moved through late last night and is just now starting to wrap up for most of the bay area. we will have a chance to get out, run errands, head to church. whatever you have to do for a few hours before the next storm system moves in this afternoon. you can see the west to east

she is hanging out with storm tracker 5 lexington park. very different there, melissa. >> reporter: good morning, allyson. yeah we have been here throughout the moment watching road crews come by. a new tweet by the sheriff's office in the last 15 minutes. they are encouraging residents, they say road conditions are deteriorating in a hurry. residents are encourage today stay home, stay off the roads. let the crews do what they need to do. later this afternoon, once the snow finally starts to taper off some, at that point the crews should be able to catch up with things. right now, we have seen in the last hour the snow race here in st. mary's county. the snow rate could exceed easily one inch per hour. with that, you know, crews have a very difficult time of keeping up. now, we have been talking about it all morning and the last couple of days about how a shift or jump in the models where they're taking the center of the or 30 miles could mean the difference in several inches in terms of how much snow you get. for leonard town, just west

you can see just how full lexington reservoir is after the rains. water is gushing into nearby los gatos river because of that reservoir. right now, lexington reservoir is at more than 100% capacity as well as the zoha reservoir at 108% capacity. but the good news again will your morning commute be affected by highway 17 being shut down because of mudslides? take a look behind me. it is smooth sailing. chp just opened up highway 17 not too long ago. live near santa cruz, maria medina, kpix 5. >>> you have to feel for all those commuters dealing with that kind of commute during those hours. at least we don't have -- we're not in that rush hour. >> you, maybe not you. a couple of days ago when i ended up working until 3 p.m., usually my commute is 45 minutes from san francisco to pleasanton. it took me been an hour 35. yeah. so it is going to be feeling like that throughout most of the bay area again this morning especially. heavenly impacted by the rain. we'll see some scattered showers throughout the day. then we'll all breathe a sigh of relief and

here's a look at the bursting lexington reservoir with water gushing right over the spillway. the sonar reservoir nearby is also overflowing and already sparked one mudslide yesterday. >>> here's roqui with the look at traffic. >> thank you, michelle. yeah. we fix one problem on highway 17 and then we go to the east bay and have a new problem. let's take a look at westbound 80 in richmond here at carlson boulevard, that two-car crash out there still blocking the left lane and causing backups all the way to the carquinez bridge. so if you are heading from the carquinez bridge along the eastshore freeway to the maze for your morning commute, make sure you give yourself extra time here. you're moving at just 10 miles per hour in the area of the crash. okay, now over to the altamont pass. lots of trouble here. you're moving at 60 miles per hour right, coming off 205 and that's such a tease because you head down to 27 miles an hour at north flynn road and it's supposed to free up through livermore but it's not usual because of a new crash in livermore. westbound 580 after north liv

this storm coming in, lexington reservoir upstream 97% full, with the storm could push it close to 100%. they have to release more water. you know what that means downstream, more flooding. similar concerns hollister today, jest residents just returned home after flooding. hollister homes surrounded by flooding, some covered with two-feet deep water in places. emergency officials are warning them they may have to leave again. >> they told to monitor closely. evacuating is a priority. areas where sandbags are availab available. >> reporter: the county asked the governor to declare a state of emergency, a levee break that cause the latest flood something getting bigger and officials fear it will fail again. >> the original levee widened inside, doubled in size to 140 feet so that additional damage was caused by the flooding. >> santa cruz county has seen a tremendous amount of damage from storms this month. county officials estimate the damage to date at $7 million and with the strong winds and rain in this storm potential for more downed trees, landslides and road closures is as high as

footage from the lexington reservoir. we have more weather coverage ahead. you can also get updates and watches in terms of warnings for your specific neighborhood. that forecast by downloading the free nbc bay area app. >> i'm jeff ranieri. a few spotty showers moving into the north bay. things will be picking up again when we hit tomorrow morning's forecast. we are tracking your commute and we'll let you know how much rainfall we will get out of it and when things finally dry out. we will be back after this. >> also, did you see it in donald trump's first news conference in many months. it got a bit combative. we are fact checking his message. >> talk about must see tv, president-elect donald trump held a news conference today for the first time in six months and much like the campaign trail, he did not hold back. he talked about a variety of issues in the ruckus gathering. he criticized intelligence officials and went back and forth with reporters over fake news and refused to take some questions from reporters and admitted that russia was probably behind

. >>> the lexington reservoir was nearly overflowing from all the water. officials said there were reduced chance of flooding down creek. people marvelled at the amount of water over the spillway. >> to see the power of mother nature. my brother-in-law came earlier, saying it was incredible to see. >> lexington is primarily a water supply reservoir, not designed for flood protection. water came over the spillway earlier this month, as well. before that, it happened five years ago. >>> oakland firefighters shared this photo of a mini van stalled in the water near the bay bridge. they had to swim to rescue the people inside. the vehicle was on the frontage road that runs next to the bridge there. the water swamped it when the high tide came in. >>> abc 7 saw hail in the east bay and took this video. you can see the ice bouncing off the roof. we want to see how you're dealing with the weather where you are. use the hashtag abc 7 now and you could see it on air or on abc7.com. we have live doppler 7 on the app. useful out there. enable push alerts to get weath

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. >> reporter: rowers gliding across the lexington reservoir in los gatos, water gushing over the spillway and locals documenting it all on camera. >> it's crazy. >> it's amazing. it's been probably 15 years since we've seen it this high. >> we've lived here for 14 years i think and we've never seen it this high. so i wanted the girls to experience it. >> reporter: more than 40% of california including the bay area has come out of the five year drought after relentless rain overflowed reservoirs like lexington and surged into creeks and rivers. this time last year 97% of the state was in drought and less than a year and a half ago this is what the guadalupe river in downtown san jose looked like, bone dry, weeds and vegetation filling the river bed which was scattered with dead fish. i'm standing at the very bottom of the guadalupe river and as you can see, there is not a drop of water in sight. today take a look. the river is flowing and some of it right onto the walking trail next to the guadalupe river still within its banks and the water is about 9 feet below flood stage today. experts

the santa clara valley water district runs lexington. as of one hour ago, it was 112% of capacity and that's why they are releasing so much water as you can see there. you see is going into the los gatos creek. >>> dramatic video of a surging creek washing away a massive chunk of road in placer county. [ yelling and rushing water ] >> wow! you can see and hear a section of morton road splash into the creek below. chp's gold run division shared this video on facebook. the placer county sheriff's office is asking people to stay away from that area. >>> well, some calmer conditions in the sierra led caltrans to re-open interstate 80 a few hours ago. it had been closed for two days between colfax and the nevada border. the drivers are still asked to using caution and carry trains. the blizzard dumped several feet of snow in truckee. a couple of guys got a workout shoving it off their truck. several fallen trees in town also caused some power outages. and that forced the number of businesses to close up shop. >> this is the biggest snow we ha

>> reporter: natasha, such a frightening day for lexington elementary school. yesterday they were put on lockdown after the suspect was seen running in the area and today they hve canceled all of the classes, they are concerned about the safety for the students and staff here. because this bank robber is still on the loose and he is considered to be armed and dangerous. now here is new video from this morning from the area he was last seen at around 2:00 this morning. this is alder kraft heights and old santa cruz highway and a few hours later they believe the suspect this h broken into a home on weaver road and took a woman's van at knife point. we spoke with the woman, she did not want to talk about the incident. we did speak with a neighbor stuck in traffic for several hours during the manhunt. >> crazy things happen. and especially -- it was a big problem again many hours getting home. >> reporter: law enforcement had their weapons out and were searching in the mountains after he stole a van. we did not see any law enforcement searching in the mountain this

lexington now releasing water through the spillways. the water is falling right into the creek, that is so fall that officials have close heed the popular hiking and biking trails which are partially under water there. didn't seem to bother one couple we found two said they are thrilled with all of the rain. >> this is pretty incredible weather. we haven't seen something like this for probably more than 10 years already. >> yeah, we're excited that california is is finally recovering from drought. >> and other people we talked with said they are ready for a few days of sunshine so the grounds can soak up some of the water, the drains are november flowing. >> time is 6:40, b.a.r.t. back up and running this morning after a pretty tough evening commute. they had to close down one station for almost four hours last night. a train hit a tree that had been blown down on to the tracks. fortunately, no one was hurt. however, passengers on that entire line had to make some new plans to get to where they had to go, and there were long delays. >>

. >> reporter:the lexington reservoir located between santa cruz and the south-bay just off highway 17 is full. over. >> reporter:kron4's gabe slate went happy people. >> technical difficulties. >> gabe: it may look simple. but for the people who live all around here is thrilling. >> this is fantastic. >> it is amazing. >> it is great to see this. >> reporter: people came from all around to see the lexington reservoir spilling over. >> now i can't take a long or shower without filling guilty. -- now i can take a longer shower >> brother was here this summer for a family really end. he almost cried, when he saw that it was pretty much empty so he will be delighted to see it like this. --my brother was here this summer for eight a family reunion >> i was here in the summertime and it was empty. >> reporter: this dam has been dry for years. >> reporter: now you can't even get to the site where someone had had been. -- someone had tagged it >> steve:there are more road closures today in the east bay from the strom. this one is on marsh creek road in the brentwood area. >> steve:mudslides h

. >> steve:this is what it looked like at lexington reservoir in santa clara county today. it is full and water is rushing over the spill way there. this i s one of the biggest reservoirs in the south bay. >> steve:also in santa clara county. anderson reservoir has reached its capacity. water is now being sent into coyote creek. return to coming up: >> pam:we are tracking breaking news: two members of the band - tower of power hit by a train in oakland. >> steve:and -- a hazmat situation on a plane that flew into mineta san jose airport. >> steve:and next: new at ten -- stranded for days. we will take you to the sierra where some people headed to reno on a bus ended up with no way out of the snow. >> pam: new at ten: >> pam: dozens of passangers headed to reno were stranded at a greyhound bus station for more than 48 hours this week in the sierra. >> steve:it's after donner pass was closed due to the storm. buses were not allowed through leaving passangers no choice but to wait out the weather. >> pam: reporter sonseeahray tonsall has the story. >> bolide. the affected ever

lexington resivour los gas >>> 7:29 on your saturday morning. giving you a live look outside at lexington reservoir in los gatos. it is a gorgeous north get to outside but it's very chilly. you want to bundle up. near freezing temperatures out there. if you're inside, and you're warm, we appreciate that you're joining us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a look at our microclimate forecast. the last weekend of january, and a good one to get out trngts will. pour yourself a nice cup of coffee, warm up your inside, because when you step outside that front door heading to work on this weekend or maybe heading out to enjoy your saturday, expecting chilly temps like kira said. look at this gorgeous shot over san francisco right now at 42 degrees. but we will be warming up into those 50s. we still have a few degrees to go within the next couple of hours, you'll see the increase as well. also a gorgeous day to maybe head to the beach. maybe even head out to the golden gate bridge as well. it's going to be absolutely gorgeous. perfect day for a photo

, vmi in lexington and dennyson university in granville, ohio. they move there. the documents need to be close enough for the library of congress staffers to examine them while they're in hiding, and they also need to be in places where humidity is not an issue, where potential atmospheric, you know, conditions are not an issue, where mites and rodents and termites can't get to them, all of that. so they visit about 60 separate repositories, you know, to kind of figure out where to go, and they decide on those four. and eventually they move them, they move out of vmi because it's considered a little bit more humid than they thought. and so they leave them in three repositories from, basically, winter or/spring of '42 when they all get moved in sleet secrecy, by the way, nobody knows about it, til the fall of '44. so three or four months after d-day. there's very little fear of an attack on the american mainland at that point, and the documents come out of hiding and are returned to the library of congress. >> let's jump ahead to when, you know, l

. >> janine de la vega is live near the lexington reservoir. i imagine the reservoirs look better where you are right now, janine. >> reporter: they sure do. we're here as you mentioned at the lexington reservoir. it is an awesome view. it used to be depressing to drive by on highway 17 and see how low it was. you used to be able to walk out here 200 yards from the shore. now you can't do that anymore. it is attica passity now. many of the state's reservoirs are swelling because of all of the rain that has fallen since january. the state's largest reservoir, lake shasta is 80% full. the snow pack jumped to 180% of normal. academic experts showed that 42% of california is now drought-free. and some say that 2017 really could turn out to be one of the wettest years on record. that is only if the rain continues. now, we did speak to a resident who came out to take pictures of how full the lexington reservoir is now. >> i wonder how long it will last. this is, what, once in a decade kind of rain. but when i see that -- i've never seen the reservoir

the last time the lexington reservoir was this full was back in 2001 before the drought. harvey christianson has lived in los altos to show you the reservoir -- los gatos to show you the reservoir firsthand. >> it's awesome, it's good to see you. we need the rain. >> reporter: according to the water district it's one of four reservoirs in santa clara county. now they need to spill due to the series of their storms. >> causing some issues because of the ground that's so saturated in our reservoir. a lot of them are full. >> the lexington reservoir is so full its releasing over the spillway into the los gatos creek forcing a part of the trail to be closed for safety concerns. >> some parts of those trails are certainly going to be under water so people should not be using those trails or staying away from those areas closer to the creek. >> they would also cause a problem with the down trees and the crews are busy cleaning up the large tree on winchester and newel falling onto the roadway. as they also made the drive difficult tonight. >> we have not seen something like thi

. >> reporter: we are here at lexington reservoir and it's just a great screw. it used to be depressing to drive by on highway 17 because the water level was so low that you could walk a couple hundred yards in to the reservoir. now look att. it's at capacity. many of the state's reservoirs swelling because of all the rain that is falling since january. the state's largest reservoir lake shasta is 81% full. in the sierra yesterday snow pack jumped to 158% of normal. the associated press said that the weekly drought report by government and academic experts showed 42% of california is now drought free. some are saying that the 2017 could turn out to be one of the wettest years on record. that is only if the rain continues. we spoke to a resident who came out to look at how full lexington reservoir is now. here is what he said. >> i wonder how long it'll last. this is what -- once in a decade kind of rain. yes, when i see that as -- i have only lived here for a year but never seen it that full in my life. it's really great to see. >> reporter: here is a look at ju

one of them opened fire near lexington reservoir. the suspect's car became disabled near redwood estates so he took off on foot into the wooded area. at 10:30 last night authorities say he broke into a home on weaver at soda springs in los gatos. a woman came home and saw him. he was armed with her hunting knife and then he changed clothes and took off in her van. >> he fled the area. deputies responded upon receiving the 911 call. he fled from the van and is on foot where an active search is going on to locate the suspect. >> reporter: he ditched that van six miles from where he stole it. it's believed that he is somewhere around elder proposal heights six hours ago. he is wearing a green beanie, blue gloves, teal sharks top, black and white shoes, and dark pants. this guy has a lot of endurance if he has been on the run for this long. it's freezing out here and the terrain on foot is steep and rugged. we'll kind post the throughout the morning. live near los gatos, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> president trump meets with british prime

kentucky -- from lexington, kentucky along the ohio river. dollars tose federal build that road. deskill goes on jackson's after it flies through congress. jackson responds and vetoes the bill. vetoesthe first famous in presidential history. clay, very upset. this is just the beginning. , you vetoed my internal improvements bill, let's try another plan for the american system. riff, the a new ta tariff of 1832. it seems to contradict clays program. riff from 45% to 35% area why does clay do this? tariff ofecall, that abominations in 1828, south carolina and other states in the south are very angry about this. clay fears that 45% is pushing it. , highower it a little bit enough still, but just a little bit to soften that opposition. the bill arrives on andrew jackson's desk. president jackson signs the bill . all sounds good. south carolina is not pleased. riff of 1832.the ta south carolina says not enough. this is unconstitutional. we have a right to declare it null and void. if you do not respect our nullification of this bill, we secedeccee

lexington, massachusetts, is up first. mark joins us on the republican line. hi, mark. mark: hey, how you doing? i wanted to comment on this rally. way, but ing in a also thought that in a way, it is inspiring people to do the wrong thing. no justice, no peace kind of leads me to believe that people might get the wrong idea and start not following the rules that we have in place in this country. marry in wilcox, arizona, on the line for democrats. your thoughts on what you saw today. mary: it was a fantastic rally and thank god for people like reverend sharpton and john lewis. thank god for them. we have this terrible donald trump, and thank god that we have leaders and the civil rights movement and the women's movement to help us get through these terrible times. thank you. >> thanks for calling, mary. donald trump in the news again today thanks to another tweet. this one, the story from cbs blastsrlier today, "from -- "trump blasts civil rights icon john lewis in twitter attack." again, that from cbs news coverage. that story today. tok to your calls now, cornelius in

. >> lexington, south carolina. >> georgia. >> lilly and lou meyer made a final stop in i-959 in dale city on the way to d.c. >> i want trump. trump. >> this is an incredible expanse. >> some locals want no part of it and are leaving town. she will participate in women's march but i'm not sad to miss it. >> caesar was also here for obama in 2009. >> give let's see what is possible. we elected him. give him the benefit of the doubt. >> we heard that from more than a few trump supporters. this has everything you could need. coffee cup, make america great again half, t-shirts. all you could need. this place has been busy today and will be saturday and sunday. tomorrow all eyes on the national mall. >> we will be everywhere tomorrow. "7 on your side" for all the coverage on air, online and on the website wjla.com. maureen: president obama cut short prison sentences for hundreds of drug offenders in the last major event -- act president. 330 inmates will have shorter jail time. jonathan: there he is. president elect trump is talking. let's listen in. >> toby and lee greenwood and all of th

the victim sleeps in the van on the morning of the 3rd of van they go to the address on lexington which is two of the other three offenders reside, the two sisters, and then about several hours later, that's when they bind him and start the assault on him. he is able to escape when a downstairs neighbor calls the police complaining of all the noise upstairs. the police respond and the two female offenders now go downstairs, they're angry that the police were called, kick in the door of that apartment hence they are both charged with the burglary. that gives our victim an opportunity to get out and then he's observed walking down the street by our 11th district officers michael donnelly will explain how they happened upon him. thank you. >> donnell-o-n-n-e-l-l-o-d-o-n-. we observed our victim, walking with jordan hill, which i noticed him walking with jeans a t-shirt bloodied and battered and due to the cold weather conditions i approached him to talk to him and at the time he didn't seem like -- he was discombobulated and confused at which time i called an ambulance. i left him with two

. >>> the lexington is spilling over. it hasn't looked like this since 2011. and the rain we're seeing is helping refill our lakes and res you are va er vors. the state's largest reservoir, lake shasta, is at 78% compass at this time, hatch hatchy, 85%. lexington is 99% full. >>> take a look at the whiteout conditions in alpine meadows. many resorts were closed today. the sierra avalanche center has issued an avalanche warning through tomorrow morning. it says there's a high avalanche danger for all elevations. >>> we have a lot more to get to here for you on this tuesday night. coming up, a chaotic scene on bart tonight after a train hits a tree limb. we'll show you that. >> and some roads have been looking more like rivers of water and mud. >> we'll show you more what's happening around the bay area because of this bad weather. because of this bad weather. and we'll have a because of this bad weather. and we'll have a it's just a date. i can stay. i'm good. i won't be late hey mom. yeah. no kissing on the first date, alright? life doesn't always stick to a p

deputies were able to stop the van with spike strips near lexington reservoir. that's where he escaped on foot after robbing a bank of america in scotts valley hours before. he led police on a chase on highway 17 to the disbelief of drivers. and then to the disbelief of neighbors hours later. even the streets are steep. i can't believe the endurance of this guy without a car. >> now here's the is surveillance. he was wearing a mask at the time. now he may have changed. he he may be wearing dark jeans and blue gloves. if you see him or you see anything suspicious, you should call 911. kris sanchez, today in the bay. >>> thank you very much. construction is going the start on a safety net for the golden gate bridge. that much we know. it is is hoping the net will stop and deter future suicides. but the project has been slowed by increasing costs and concerns where the money will come from. the $192 million project is expected to take four years to complete. >>> investigators are hoping clues will help crack the case in an east bay homicide. sheriff deputies releas

randy lexington north carolina, good morning. i'm an independent. as far as the wall and immigrants are concerned, the way that i look at it is, i am a firm believer of helping everybody but what about having to help yourself first. if my family and your family was starving and we didn't have anything whose family do you think i would feetfirst? gete jobs we're trying to we are letting millions of people in here and we can't get a job ourselves. i don't mind letting people in here but we need to help ourselves before we help anybody else area it doesn't make any sense. it doesn't make any sense democrat and people going crazy over all this. my concern is you need to help yourself before you help anybody else. you need to help your own family and get the united states act up and working right, then we can concern ourselves about immigrants and letting them in and helping wherever we can. ourselves our first. host: thank you. taxpayers to pay for the wall? that is the question and the remaining 20 minutes. k this tree, i believe mexico fund the wall.

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lexington was just one reservoir impacted. today at the reservoir, runners were giddy in the rain. >> i think it's fantastic. makes me really sad when i see the reservoir low. this is good. >> reporter: this week's moisture will make a dent in the drought but experts warn, conservation must continue. >> we should never go back to the day when wasting water is acceptable. >> reporter: from no water to too much water, for the first time since i've interviewed marty grimes, he wanted me to warn people about flood preparation. after a dry 2016, many people have gutters and storm drains full of gunk. you want to get in there and clear that out. with this week's rains we could be dealing with a lot of rain. >>> while we're tracking rain, they're tracking snow in the sierra. you're looking at it. in 13 minutes we'll bring you a live report. our nbc bay area app is a great way to kyeep up with the changig forecast. >>> one day after firing general manager trent ball ki and head coach chip kelly, the san francisco 49ers owner spoke out

lexington 92%. we could see overflow in the area. the only one that is about 33% is quad loup reservoir. that is not too concerning right now. uvas reservoir, anything above 70% or 80%, is something to keep a close eye on. how is it looking the next couple of hours? >> the winds have died down. we have to keep an eye on the water levels, vianey. rain moving in the next couple of days. not until late monday, tuesday will we catch a break. inland areas, temperatures in the 50s. mostly sunny skies in the forecast. or the end of the forecast, rain this weekend. >> we have a cancellation of the first san francisco bay heading out to south san francisco from oakland and alameda. reportedly canceled because of mechanical issues with the tougher winds and inclement weather. just a note for the ferry system. recovering from a 10-minute delay over in the pittsburgh area. it has been restored back to service. bart had longer trains and better service between san francisco and oakland today. bart said they will add trains and longer trains to he

lexington reservoir, and also redwood estates both had 4 inches of rain. oakland hymns three, antioch, almost 3. other totals coming in, that's east santa row is a, vinny martin is is the observe they are, six inches of rain. kentfield almost three and half san rafael over three. the wind was almost a bigger story here. had gusts to 60 miles an hour at cespedes -- sfo. another system is on the way. 32 in truckee, 55 in monterey. there goes our system and the surge of moisture down into southern california and the four cornerrers. big old low coming out of the gulf of alaska is tapping into our next system. taking aim at us. not until a little later, but it is -- no problem making a little headway getting here, and it will by tonight into tuesday, and then it looks like into wednesday, we'll get some decent rain, and then after that, looks like things calm down, but get colder as we head towards friday and the weekend, but until then, i expect another one to three inches of rain. rain and wind will continue off and on into about tuesday, wednesday, and then

it's not until they get to the apartment on lexington and even then, it's several hours later before the fight breaks out and they tie him up. so he was with them -- at least with jordan since friday. the actual assault and kidnapping, the crimes took place over a six-hour period on the third. >> his parents said they hadn't seen him since saturday. >> what was new year's eve? saturday. i'm sorry. i misspoke. saturday. >> [inaudible question]. >> the two females lived there, yes. >> so when did it happen? >> january 3. >> there you have it. matt finn out of chicago has been following this. matt, this video created a firestorm online. >> yes, uproar on line. first that a comment that a chicago detective made earlier that this could be categorized as child's play. people very upset over that. many people online all day demanding that this be categorized as a hate crime and this these four suspects be charged with hate crimes. these four black suspects -- >> matt, matt, matt. the police chief made clear what it was. he said it was the taunting and the racial slurs. let's leave the polit

people faced the pounding rain to take a look at the lexington reservoir. after years of low levels, lexington is now releasing water through the spillways. one creek is so full that officials have closed the popular are walking and biking trails, but that didn't seem to bother one couple we found who said they're happy about all the rain. >> this is pretty incredible weather. event seen something like this for probably more than 10 years already. >> yeah, we are excited that california is finally recovering from the drought. >> and other people we talked to said they're ready for a couple of days of sunshine, so that ground can soak up some of the rain. even they said they hope it continues to rain through the winter and the early spring. >> a nonprofit that rescues dogs in need of some help because of the storms, and green dog rescue project was flooded by four inch ross wuertz over the weekend. that shelter in windsor does not use ken els. it allows dogs to run free do in the facility, but many didn't like that cold water on their paws. >> we just had 19

the lexington reservoir peaked at midnight at 104% of capacity. in layperson's terms, that's about a foot and a half above the spillway. so where did all that excess water go? here, to los gatos creek, where it turned into a fast-moving, rising waterway. >> usually it's like a really easy slow bubbling creek and it looks like a class 3 rapid now. >> reporter: from the creek, the water swirled and heaved violently, lapping some 2 feet over. >> it's just amazing. it's something to take in. >> reporter: the sight of the overflow drew long-time los gatos residents like rosie ramos. >> it's like five, ten feet, it's pretty high, the splashing from the dam. >> reporter: tom berkeley has lived here nearly six decades. >> have you ever seen anything like this? >> not even close. >> reporter: it flooded large parts of the park, enough to shut it down. that was bad for hikers and bicyclists like brian hughes. >> lots of water. it's the usual low places all blocked off and you can't get through. >> reporter: if this wasn't enough, university avenue alongside

lexington reservoir is above capacity and spilling over. so are coyote and u vis. >> our rez voice are 162% of normal for this time of the year. >> reporter: we've gotten so much rain we have a new problem. >> we're releasing water from all of the reservoirs to make room for flood protection. >> reporter: our ground water supply is up significantly. and that's not all. >> our statewide reservoirs are all looking very good overall and snow pack is just looking outstanding. >> reporter: overall the gray days of january have left us with a much brighter water future. the district says we received 200% of normal for january and we're not even done with january yet. reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> let's bring in jeff ranieri with some impressive january rainfall totals. >> we still have three good months here to potentially pick up more rainfall. it's for good reason they are going to release the water to leave some room in the reservoirs. every single storm we had in january was due to the atmospheric river or

now, the lexington reservoir has been lapping at its banks out here and continues to do so. the reservoir has been at 105% of capacity for quite some time now. the full lake has brought the curious out like matthew mitchell and his children who are here to see exactly how full it was. >> we have lived here since 2009. i have never seen it this high. it's really cool. we ride our bikes up here. usually when you get here we walk down all the way down to the water and it's really high, isn't it, guys? >> yeah. >> reporter: now, also a concern in this weather the saturated ground and hillsides surrounding highway 17 and highway 9 which have been home to numerous fallen trees and mudslides affecting both traffic and homes and in hollister the levee that broke still has not been prepared leaving the possibility for more flooding as this next storm hits. we will be out here all night long in the santa cruz mountains monitoring the situation. we'll bring you updates as the situation develops. live in los gatos, andria borba, kpix 5. >>> we're also seeing some dangerous conditions al

abc 7 news reporter lilian kim is live along highway 17 near the lexington reservoir. lillian? >> reporter: eric, the people who live in the santa cruz mountains have been dealing with mudslides. one is even blocking old santa cruz highway in both direction ppz this well-traveled road is off limits for now. detour signs have been placed on old santa cruz highway because a chunk of the hillside that gave way near edwards road. the mudslide brought down trees, enough to block both lanes. both who live in the santa cruz mountains say mudslides have been par for the course lately. >> i went to home depot today, and there was a mudslide on 17 northbound. it took me an hour and a half just to get back here and i never made it to where i was going. >> reporter: all of this rain has imprsed south bay residents. many went to lexington reservoir to check out the spillway. >> just to see the power of mother nature. my brother-in-law came earlier and he said it was incredible, the force of water is just amazing to come and see. >> reporter: water came over the spillway earlier this month a

. >>> not far from there, the lexington reservoir was nearly overflowing from all of the water. officials released water to reduce the chance of flooding downstream. people marvelled at the water going over the spillway. >> just to see the power of mother nature. my brother-in-law came earlier and said it was incredible, the force of water. just amazing to come and see. >> water officials say lexington is primarily a water supply reservoir, not designed for flood protection. water came over the spillway earlier this month, as well. before that, the last time it happened was five years ago. >>> check this out. oakland firefighters sharing this photo of this mini van. how high the water is. it stalled near the bay bridge toll plaza yesterday. firefighters had to swim to rescue the two people inside. it appears the vehicle was on the frontage road that runs next to the bridge. the water swamped when the high tide came up. >>> abc 7 reporter saw hail in the east bay and took this video. you see the ice bouncing off the roof. we want to see how you're dealing with the weather where y

the lexington reservoir is one of the largest reservoirs in the south bay. fallen trees continue to be a big problem in the east bay. kron four's philippe djegal reports from lafayette. >> reporter:where the soil remains soft after the recent storms. >>:sot- "it's an impending danger." >> reporter:on the ground -- nothing out of the ordinary. but look up. and, there's a problem. >>:sot- "it's actually perilously hanging over the powerlines." jeff ammerman owns this property in lafayetee, and says an arborist checked this pine tree out last year and deemed it safe before removing another dangerous tree near ammerman's home. but it turns out -- the recent storms were stronger than expected. and, that resulted in the pine tree collapsing. sot- "and, its now propped up against a 100 foot tall eucalyptus tree." >> reporter:ammerman says the tree fell down at around eleven o'clock thursday night. and says he's fortunate that the tree fell into this eucalyptus tree and didn't cause any more damage. >>:sot- "we heard a bunch of rustling noises and though it was an i

on the morning of the 3rd of january, they go to the address in lexington, which is where two of the other three offenders reside, the two sisters, and then abo several hours later, that's when they bind him and start the assault on him. he is able to escape when a downstairs neighbor calls the police complaining of all the noise upstairs. the police respond, and the two female offenders now go downstairs, they're angry that the police were called. they kick in the door of that apartme apartment, hen they are both charged with the burglary. that gives our victim the opportunity to get out, and then he's observed walking down the streets by our 11th district officers. officer michael donnelly will explain how they happened upon him. >> thank you d-o-n-n-e-l-l-y. while at our call, we observed our victim. he was walking with jordan hill, at which time i observed him wearing a tank top inside-out backwards with jean shorts and sandals on. he was bloodied, battered and due to the cold weather conditions i approached for a field interview, at this time after talking to hi he doesn't seem

. >>> in the south bay, the lexington reservoir in santa clara county is full and water rushing over the spill way there. it is one of the biggest reservoirs in the south bay. also in the south bay, the anderson reservoir reached capacity and now water is being sent into coyote creek. after the recent storms, 40% of california is no longer in drought conditions, including the bay area. >>> 7:11. and let's go to the east bay now where police in oakland are looking for the person who shot and killed a man and injured another in east oakland. the shooting happened around 1:30 yesterday afternoon. in the 9300 block of sunnyside street. when police got there, there was nobody there. no victims. but during the investigation, they learned that there were two victims already in the hospital. and one of them, a man, died. the other is expected to be okay. right now police have not released any information about the shooter. >>> police in vallejo have released this sketch of one of the men they're looking for for shooting and killing a pawn shooter in vallejo last month. we have a description

lexington reservoir is at 99% capacity. this picture on the right was last january when it was lower. >>> east bay m.u.d. reports that the recent storms have already refilled its reservoirs and the rainy season is only half over. this is the district's party reservoir in the sierra foothill -- pardee reservoir in the sierra foothills. they are doing controlled releases to manage the water. >>> marin county has to deal with homeless problems like everyone else. but to do that counts are necessary. the count begins in san rafael and then go to other parts of marin county. it takes days to complete. the count happens once every two years. >>> talking food now a bay area restaurant is set to receive an oscar sort of. >> the james beard foundation award is the equivalent of an oscar in the food world and san francisco's [ non-english name ] is one of the five recipients of the 2017 classics award given to family-owned establishments known for quality of feed, character and appeal. the restaurant known for its mexican-american st