>> announcer: live, from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. >> well, it's a quiet doppler 7 hd right now. that's about to change, people. the bay area about to get some heavy rain and strong winds. >> preparing for the worst. that's what federal, state and local agencies are doing in anticipation of el nino. they met today in sacramento and laid out a disaster response plan. one in five californians lives in the state's floodplain. >> flooding is still the number one disaster that causes the most damage each year. 30% of that damage is not anticipated.

>> el nino is linked to above-average water temperatures in the pacific ocean. it intensifies weather we would normally get. now, that effects will start in january and it could be the strongest in reported history. scientists say it still won't be enough to end california's four-year drought. >> the mayor and other city leaders say they are ready for el nino storms. >> abc 7 news reporter is live in the mission district. a neighborhood that historically floods. >> yes, this is an area that is prone to flooding. the city said today they have a small business response team on standby. and they're asking all residents to get ready. >> sf we're lucky, we'll be

over-prepared. >> crews are clearing as many as they can. trees are being trimmed and thousands of sandbags are available. and there is a strategy to help the homeless. 1100 places like this jammed when severe weather hits. >> we'll look at wind, we'll look at temperature, we'll look at duration. >> it's a multidepartment strategy to protect the city. >> the little spitting rains out there right now, our city is prepared. >> there have been so many floods at this point, i have lost track of them. >> for him and other people, it doesn't take an el spgs nino like the one in 1997 to wreak havoc. old pipes that quarry suewage

water and storm runoff. >> using sandbags and barriers and things, but you never know when to put them up. these things come just like that. >> he just finished elevating his parking lot and hopes that will help. the city says during this e el nino, everyone should register to receive emergency notifications when a major storm will hit. carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >> and a storm is arriving tonight in the bay area. you can see this is a live look from our camera. it's been a cool, grey, kind of dreary day. abc 7 and people had their hoods up and their umbrellas out. spencer chris yanl, here now for the first look at the 5:00 ewe wealther forecast. >> all right, larry. in the morning and afternoon in the even tomorrow.

this is an interesting storm. a few areas of sprinkles. here's a look at the main storm that's approaching us. it's well to the northwest at the moment. moving rather rapidly from the gulf of alaska. we'll give you a look at what we can expect from this storm. it's going to rank number two in our storm impact scale. we'll see up to an inch of rain in some parts of the bay area. winds gusting up to 45 miles per hour at times. mainly in the higher elevation. so let's move on and take a look at other features of this storm. we have a wind advisory that will be in effect from 10:00 tonight to 10:00 tomorrow morning. winds will be gusting 45-50 milings per hour in the higher terrain. and we're going to get some other friday afternoon. strong u gusty winds tomorrow, rainfall totals near one inch. and that's moshing morning and

afternoon. i'll give you a further look at the time line e line later in the newscast. >> when you see weather where you live, take a photo or a video and share it with us so we can share it on air. >> abc 7 news was in san francisco's mission district leading a prayer vigil for the latest shooting victim in the city. hector salvador was killed on sunday morning. salvador's family joined the vigil. the archbishop says more needs to be done to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. >> we do have a gun culture in if united states and the inclination of violence usually leads to use of firearms. there's a lot that fleeds to be done in regardings to laws and firearms. >> the catholic church does not have an official position on gun control laws. >> an upscale neighborhood is on

edge this neighborhood. >> police say they do have some good leads, but, so far, no suspects. abc 7 news reporter live with the story. >> reporter: and police are following up on all leads to try to catch this guy. there was some evidence when all of this went down. police are now with a foot print left behind here at the scene. they're trying togator more information from a camera just up the street. >> despite the scary ordeal, his nanny and the home are holding up well. >> he kicked the door in and i think went straight to the kitchen where my nanny was cooking and held her at gunpoint and asked for money. >> the suspect then shuffled the nanny around the house and e looking for valuables.

she was pistol whipped in the process. the 5-year-old who witnessed everything was told to run to a neighbors and stay put. the suspect got away with two ipads, a porche cayenne and cash. >> reporter: police are now hoping a camera recently installed at a nearby intersection might reveal more clues. it another one of nine cameras the city set up. neighborings say they're looking at ways to beef up security. including forming a neighborhood watch group. >> we're already talking about what we can do to be belter prepared. >> police say residential burglaries and car break-ins peak around the holidays. it's a good idea for everyone to have security cameras installed. in orinda, janet oaks, abc 7 news. >> police say they killed a

pitbull after it attacked an officer. it happened last night in oakland. officers war serving a search warrant. one dog bit an officer on the hand so they shot it. the officers is okay tonight and the dog is in custody. >> a fire broke out before 9:00 a.m. this morning in the kitchen area. firefighters had it under control in less than 30 minutes. no one is allowed inside the restaurant. it's now closed until further notion. notice. >> now, thanks to the generosity of a former navy battlefield nurse. today, the university announced that delores lef her entire estate to her alma mater. that will provide scholarships to usf students. so you're asking how did a navy nurse build an $8 million estate? she invested weld e well, many years ago, in san francisco real

e state. >> a school in san jose is helping make the holidays a special time for children in need. 175 bucks while donated by alumni. the bikes will be given out by sacred heart community service december the 22nd and 23rd. students are now collecting helmets and locks to go along with those bikes. >> donald trump knock backing down on his plarn to ban muslims in the u.s. the backlash overseas. >> plus, he's one cool kids e kid. the national honor a north bay teenager is getting for his invention. >> new information about the couple who carried out last week easter ror attack. the evidence on their cell phones. >> and at 4:09, we're taking a look at our san jose travelic. right before 880. and your northbound traffic, clear.

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donald trump is standing firm on his proposal to temp rarely bachb muslims from entering the u.s. today, president obama appeared to weigh in on the billionaire's plan. more from washington, d.c. >> reporter: new calls to dump trump reached new york city hall wednesday.

the global krit schism of donald trump's proposed plan to travel to the u.s. increasing. >> he actually just represents the face of something very evil in this country. >> trump taking hits, but apparently not among gop voters. the slep rity and politician received big applause live on sally and michael. >> our country has to get its act together. it. >> it's not about religion. this is about safety. >> on the 113th anniversary of the amendment that abolished slavery. >> we betray the efforts of the past if we fail to push back against bigotry in all of is forms. >> the billionaire is losing business in predominantly muslim countries. in the u.k., there's a petition asking par limit to keep trump out of the country. although it's unlikely to go anywhere. >> we're a government leading by

example. squl here, here, here. >> secretary of state john kerry says trump's comments don't help the u.s. on the world stage. >> it makes our job of reaching out to people and sharing the real america just that much more complicated and that much more difficult. >> trump will visit israel's prime minister this month. today, rejecting trump's recent remarks and says the meeting is still on because he meets with all u.s. president shl candidates. >> major league bags baseball as ready to keep fans safer. it will install protective netting to protect any field within 70 feel of home plate. the guidelines follow a season in which several fans were injured by flying bats and foul balls. we contacted both the as and the

giants and are waiting to hear back. >> college basketball fans got a promise today from the ncaa. those ubiquitous daily fantasy ads. ncaa president told reporters today its contract with the tv reporters allows the governing body do make this move. daily fantasy sports up to sports betting, which is in violation of the bye laws. >> free snacks back on united airlines. the carrier announced it will offer a small breakfast for morning flights. the snacks are for all coach passengers on a trip to north america. the company is focusing on the big and little things that we know matter to our customers. >> a north bay teenager who invented a new way to save waterer has just received national recognition. 16-year-old steven mcdowell was

just mentioned in the scholastic list. he invented this water fence for his high school science fair. this is a brilliant idea. the fence collectings and stores rainwater runoff from the roof of a home and it can hold up to 15,000 gallonings of waterers. >> maybe we'll start catching some rain soon. >> you can see some droplets right now. it's the appetizer. take a look at live doppler e7 hd. wefr areas of light drizzle, sprinkles right now. this is how it looks at the golden gate bridge: these are our forecasts. rainy, windy overnight. throughout the day tomorrow, stormy weather for the afternoon and evening commutes tomorrow.

this coming storm, will rank number two on our storm impact scale. we expect to see half an inch to an inch of rain. this is a storm of moderate strength and winds gusting up to 45 miles per hour. here's our forecast animation starting at 7:00 p.m. at which point we'll have light rain and drizzle. by t by 2 cloek tomorrow morning, parts of the north bay. the commute gets underway. we'll see a wile spread area of steady, locally heavy rain over the north bay with moderate rain over other parts of the bay area. it will be swinging southward and down to the east bay and south baby 7 a.m. woe get a second wave of rain pushing down by about 9:00 tomorrow night. during late night hours tomorrow, we'll have showers lingering into friday morning. so after this period of rainy, windy weather, we'll see winds

gusting following the time line here, by 4:00 tomorrow morning, up to 48 milings per hour. 32 miles per hour at half-moon bay. 36 in san francisco. 31 mile per hour gusts on the coast. and then we'll see the winds diminishing just a bit into mid-morning tomorrow. but it will remain breezy to windy throughout the day. well, we'll see up to an inch of rain tomorrow with this storm. by friday morning, in places like santa rosa and concord and livermore, oakland, and many other locations, meanwhile, in is the sierra, winter storm warning until 4:00 a.m. chain controls are likely. we'll see anywhere from 1-2 feet of snow. so for high temperatures tomorrow, right arnoound 60 degrees. highs will reach into the mid to upper 50s.

here's our 5:00 ewe weather cent day forecast. a little bit of a break that will continue through saturday. another storm arrives on sunday with more wind, more rain. al also be a storm of mod rat strengts. and notice how we get rather sharply cooler weather bier midweek nebts e next week. we'll see temperatures down around freezing by tuesday morning into wednesday. so, again, not only a shift in our precipitation pattern, bull a shift in our temperature pattern with much colder air moving in for tuesday and wednesday. but, right now, we're looking at the approaching storms before the colder air. number two-ranked storm and another moderate storm for sunday. >> perfect. thank you so much, spenlser. >> well, up next, a new secret behind the famous mona lisa. what one scientist says he's discovered. >> new after 4 clen 30, a new way to conceive puppies.

scientists say this is a medical breakthrough. >> and as we approach 4 clen 20, a live look at your walnut creek traffic. traffic is a little bit lighter on your right-hand side, that is your northbound traffic.

time praised merkel on everything from syrian refugees. time gives the award to the news maker with the greatest impact on world events regardless of whether that impact is positive or negative. >> a bold new plan about the mona lisa. he discovered a portrait of another woman lurking beneath the woman.

he made this discovery by shining intense light. some artists say the newly uncovered portrait was not a completely different woman, simply an evolution of the final mona lisa. >> that puts today's gma hot list from our friends at good morning america. >> here's your 60 second hot list from gma today. >> probably the least of anybody you've ever met. there are people who have tremendously bad intentions. we have to be tough. we have to be smart and we have to be individual lent. i'm the worst thing that's ever happened to isis. >> one of donald trump's hometown newspapers, the new york daily news. it shows trump with a large sword. his victim? the statue of liberty. >> the question on the table

right now because it increasing chances for the nomination. >> i think trump has a better read than what they want to hear than any other candidate running in the field. >> absolutely. i hate the morning to go downstairs. i've got a really simple solution. it's vinegar, it's water and a squeeze bottle. take a little squigge. there's no ice on your windshield. >> and that's the gma hot list from today. we'll see you in the morning on gma. >> and you can catch robin, george and the rest of the good morning america team weekdays following the abc 7 morning news. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, new information on the san bernardino killers. >> the suspect in the kroe kro planned parenthood shooting screamed out in court today. it may point to a motive in the case. >> and later, a warning to

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>> this is abc 7 news. >> in head lymes, be prepared for el nino. that's the advice from emergency officials who revealed a disaster response plan. now, this includes three phases and addresses responses for power outages, evacuations, temporary shelters as well as medical care. san francisco is preparing for a serious soaking this winter. tweeting this picture out today showing san francisco city workers clearing out drains. now, before we get to e el nino, our approaching storm tomorrow will likely create a messy morning commute. abc 7's spernser christian is tracking it all and jowl can see

his tweet right here indicating the rain is coming. we expect rain for the afternoon and evening kmuts. you can catch spencer's updated forecast. we're learning more today about the history of the couple in the san bernardino rampage. farook's former neighbor says that together, they plotted an attack back in 2012. also plans for california, as they abruptly abandoned that plan. >> a terror plot years in the making. they discussed jihad as early as 2013. >> they were actually radicalized before they started courting or dating each other online and were working very, very hard to understand did they have other plans? >> law enforcement sources say images recover from electronics the couple tried to destroy show other locations uncoverered from a high school.

>> when somebody launches this type of attack, typically, there are other sites. >> farook is added to the terror watch list to prevent her from traveling. the 24-year-old is accused of buying two assault-style rifles for farook nearly four years ago. >> i wanted to get out and save my life. >> a vigil was held today for the victim at san bernardino valley college. >> the f.b.i. directors have not identified any isis operating in the u.s. and are also working to find out if the marriage was arranged by a terrorist group. >> and muslim attacks have been on the rise since last week's mas masace. abc news reporter is in san bernardino with the story.

>> reporter: it's being called the biggest spike in antiislam ips dents since 9/11. in philadelphia, surveillance video of a pig's head thrown at a mosque. the f.b.i. now investigating. >> come my way and i'll cut your [expletive] head off. >> and in dallas, i want you with pig's blood, okay. your [expletive]. >> this mosque vandalized. windows smashed. all of this triggering fear. >> at the very same time, you're afraid for your own life because of you know what people are doing in retaliation. >> the council on american islamic regulation follows both the san bernardino rampage. and here in san bernandino intimidation. the site threatened the night after the rampage.

and mosque attendance is done e down. >> one of its members con fronted at a memorial. >> he was really passionate. he was really angry. >> some are changing their behavior. >> if i was going to go alone, i will go alone. i'll take two or three guys with me. >> i heard, like, don't have a job anymore: take it off. >> and this morning, the detective say he would take a bullet before the evacwees is speaking out for the first time about that moment, add miting he was also scared but knew people were counting on him. >> i meant what i said. just calm down and relax. >> california's department of corrections has been kaulgts on video con fronting two muslim men who were praying in a park. police are investigating whether it was a hate crime. coming up, our conversation with one of the men who was targeted in the video. >> celebrities are coming

together to call for an end of gun violence. >> this new video features cultural icons, survivors and mothers who lost children to gun violence. it's produced by every town for gun safety. they made a similar video after the sandy hook school shooting in new town connecticut. the group is encouraging viewers to submit their own clips to be added to this video. >> the man accused of killing three people at a planned parenthood in colorado screamed i am a warrior for the babies in court today. the judge charged him with first-degree murder today. the attack on the day aft aftafte aftafter thax giving. one of his ex-wives said he vandalized an abortion clinic 20 years ago. >> a baltimore police officer charged with man slaugtser in

the death of freddie grey took the stand in his own defense today. the officer testified that grey showed no physical signs of injury and was not able to give a reason to call for a medic. he's one of six officers who have been charged in grey's death last april. prosecutors claim he should be held responseble because he did not buckle grey in or seek medical attention for him. >> protesters filled chicago streets today. the crowd accusings him of covering up the video showing a white police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times. the protest came after emanuel apolo aiz apologized for the fatal shooting. >> it appear neurovirus is to blame for the food bourn illnesses.

hemt officials say more than 120 boston college students are showing symptoms. neurovirus causes 20 million cases of gastrointestinal i illness each year. >> coming up, this new litter of puppies, not only adorable little guys, but they happen to be a scientific breakthrough. >> from downtown, we see your rain drops hitting the camera lens there. they will soon be falling at bay level. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming um. >> and taking a look at the drive over the bay, your san mate orksz bridge at 4 clen 35. a little bit lighter on the right side, eastbound traffic on the level. stay with us.

are you serious? game-winning buzzer beaters do not get much better than that. the toast of austin minnesota after he buried this full-court shot as time expired. the camera man a little shaky there. let's pan left, please. but, anyway, that shot, that heave, won it. 57-56. he said he was surprised the ball went in. nothing but luck.

well, maybe a little bit of skill there, as well. he add, he enjoyed getting mobbed afterwards. >> that was fantastic. >> an adorable litter of puppies could hold the key to saving the world's endangered species. >> they all came from the same litter. but they had different moms and dads. >> these are the world's first puppies born by invitro fe fertilization. the seven puppies were born about five months ago. scientists say invitro could keep the african wild dog species around longer and could also help identify and replace genes that cause dedsly diseases in dogs before they're born. >> those guys are just too cute. >> they are. >> almost as cute. spencer psychiatrist yan. >> thank you very much. >> with an umbrella. >> woof, woof. >> j

>> e. >> let's go to live doppler 7 hd. it ranks number. the stormiest of the conditions will occur tomorrow morning. we expect generally a half an inch to an inch of rain for most locations in the bay area. hereby here's a view of el nino eastern. the approaching storm coming down from the gulf of alaska does not show any direct connection with el nino. we'll get to elnino later in the season. don't worry about that. rainfall intensity from tomorrow will be at its great ettest around 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. the morning commute will be a slow one. it will be a welt one all across the bay area. across the entire state tomorrow, we'll see showers or

rain as far south up and down the si,rra. back more specifically, we'll see high temperatures right around or 60 degrees tomorrow with hef ver rain in the morning, showers during the midday and heavier rain again in the afternoon and evening. here, in san francisco, our rain chances are at 100% tomorrow. and sunday, a second storm hits on a number two ranking moderate storm on our storm impact scale. and a 70 pnt chance of rain on monday. so for much of the bay area, a period of wet weather coming our way. chances of wet weather for about the next four to five days. >> so, a hundred percent your comforts is high? >> yeah, you can't get much higher than that. as they say in sports, 110%. >> a 100% of rain. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00. national warnings out after hover boards go up in flames in

a crowded shopping mall. >> and a little girl who lost her family in a fire has one christmas wish. how you can help. >> a warning about scalper

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hover boards are hot this season, but in a bad way. one caught fire, not once, but twice. shoppers say they couldn't believe what they were seeing. >> they're just staring. like, what just happened? why did that happen? you know, for no apparent reason, it just exploded. >> and then they couldn't put it out. nobody was hurt, four chew natly. but this was the latest in the string of hover board fires across the country. it prompted fire marshals to say these are not unique occurrences, adding consumers need to do their homework. >> some under-served children will have a merry christmas afterall. 100 kids, each teamed up with an officer and shopped. abc 7 was there.

>> reporter: santa claus doesn't always wear a red suit and beard. sometimes he or she wears a badge. >> how are you 1234. >> i'm good. >> the aigts annual shop of the cop shopping spree for under-served youth started at the fap center for breakfast. >> law enforcement from several different agencies in the bay area. sq >> who are we going to be shopping for today? >> my cousin. >> he's going to be shopping for his cousin. >> once breakfast was over, the main event. a police escort brought the students to a target store. each child gets $160 to shop for their loved ones. >> all right. the toy section. >> campbell police officer escorted third grader, rub

ruby ortiz. her shopping list includes her brother, sister, parents and grandparents. aufrgs garcia sees today as a gift, as well. >> it keeps us saying we do so much crazy stuff, it's nice to come out and do something fun, normal with the community. >> shop with the cop also inviolated about 25 kids who have speernexperienced a loss o parent due to domestic violence in the home. >> that is frific. the world is responding to a girl badly burned in a fire two years ago. she lost her right hand and her left foot in a blaze that killed her entire family. poor thing. a while back, the 8-year-old made a syrimple wish, saying th one thing she wants for christmas is to fill her spiral card tree with christmas cards.

the response has been overwhelming. she's been flooded with cards from all over the world. pictures show her holding dozens of kashds. if you want to send her a card, we have the address on our web site, abc7news.com. >> here's jane king with today's wellness report. >> there has been a surge in adhd diagnoses in recent years, especially on girls and minority groups. spikes in cases may be due to better screening and monitoring. it's according to a study from george washington university. now, age also played a role in the increase of older kids being diagnosed as well. a gluten-free diet will reduce fatigue. support r porters of gluten-free say it may reduce bloeting and health departmentier overall. it can reduce glucose and cholesterol levels.

infant mortality in the united states fell to its lowest level ever in 2014. one of the biggest risks factors for infant deaths continues to fall. the rate is down 13% since 2005. researchers seems to have been part of it. what is the deal with food sell-by labels by the food markting institution says nearly half of consumers say they foods the terms don't indicate the safety of food. i'm jane king, here's to your health. >> the federal government charged four major retailers with bamboozling customers over bamboo labels. >> michael finney has that story. >> this is an interesting one.

i didn't see this one coming at all. the retailers will pay a total of $1.3 million to settle charges they sold textiles with misleading labels. the ftc says the store labeled products as bamboo without saying it was chemically processed. the retailers say they are up dating those labels to accurately reflect the contents. a consumer alert is going up for anyone looking to buy a ticket for bruce springstein's upcoming tour. thousands of tickets are already on sale at sites like stub hub, ticket network. some going for as much as $6,000. now, here's the problem. the tickets doentsd exist yet. they don't go on sale unfill this friday. in fact, new york's attorney general has ordered the sites to

immediately remove the listings. here, at 7 on your side, we checked today and found dozens of tickets still available including for springsteen's concert in oakland on march 13th. the secret santa made many struggling families happenier this season. toys are us kugs mer in south dakota was one of the lucky moms. toys r us told hurt the secret santa had plugged down enough casual to cover the lay awaybills for several families, including hers. >> it's pretty amazing. i never had anything like that happen to me. it was awesome. >> she told her story and how much she appreciated it. isn't that something? >> it was a day of action at an east bay high school after a racist threat. the message stuntss are spreading today. >> a and the best place to work in the u.s.? right here in the bay area.

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today,a day of healing. students held several activities hoping to end racism. live from berkley with how today went. >> reporter: well, let me add to that, larry, that this morning, there was a text circulating regarding a possible shooting and whether or not parents could keep their students, their kids, a t home. but the district now saying that that was all fabricated and the school is investigating. but, for the most part, it was a

positi positive day at berkley high. a majority of african american students opted to go inside berkley high's theater for a day of healing. after all, they were the target of a hate message posted last movant by a student on a school computer. the message threatened to have a public lynching on december 9, today. >> racism has never left. it's still alive today. we just put a coffer over it. >> today's gatt i recalling was called take back the day. one of the parents' organizers says he heopes there's a silver lining for that hate crime. other students could have said stay in the classroom. >> we really hope that this body of student that is arework rk on this issue now are going to be the first real tide of change. >> today, school administrators took extra precautions to make sure everyone feel safe. >> we have extra safety officers.

arou and, as you can see, this is the only point of entry on campus. >> the student who made the initial threat is no longer at the school. the district attorney's office has yet to decide if the boy will be charged with a hate crime. this afternoon, the entire school met for an assembly meeting. >> we can't educate people unless they want to educate themselves. >> many people here feel ending rationism starts with educating youth and 5:00 septembering bias. >> move over google, another bay area company is now considered the best place to work in america. san francisco bay tops the best place to work list. workers at air b&b say they feel valued and the job comes with great perks and benefits. four other bay area companies made the top ten, google fell to number 8. thanks for joining us for abc 7

news at 4:00. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now with alma and dan. >> you have nothing but hate. >> a clash over culture suddenly escalates. what this woman did that has a hate crime investigation. >> shot at with a tazer and likely surviving or being shot at with a firearm and likely not surviving. >> how the governor says we all need to get ready. squl for your commute tomorrow, live doppler 7 hd tracking the storm. i'll have the time line coming up. >> announcer: live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. >> the rain has been very light today. but that's all changing in just a matter of hours tonight. take a look at this live picture -- look at the stormy,

ominous clouds. oh, man, hovering over the bay area this evening. good evening. thank you for joining us. >> here we go. live doppler e7 hd is quiet right now, but there are storms on the horizon. >> meteor optiologist will be hn just a moment to show you exactly when those storms will hit. >> first, we need to tell you about elnino. today, it could potentially be the strongest in recorded history and will peek in the next 30 days. pretty strong words. >> yes, for more, let's go live now to abc 7 news reporter chris win. >> reporter: and some of those potential dangers because of el nino includes floods, mud slides and power outages. with the winter season just upon us, many are now feeling the pressure to prepare. >> at the santa clara valley water district facilities, community members drop by to pick up their fill of sandbags. >> people can go and fill their

own sandbags. >> with el nino expected to be stronger in the next few months, water officials say now isn't the time to takd any chances. crews removed sediment and vegetation today. >> and throughout the summer, even before the rain, our crews have been out there making sure that we're ready for this e el nino. >> in sacramento, the federal emergency managements agency laid out a response plan, including the creation of a central for managements and guidelines for coordinating search, rescue and evacuation order. >> flood chris is still the number one natural disaster. with 30% of that damage coming in areas not anticipated. >> in fact, state officials say $75 billion worth of buildings are at risk for flood damage. >> we see this coming. there should be no reason why we don't do everything we can to