and engineers expect it to fail at any moment. you can see where all this is happening on this map. the oroville dam is the tallest in the u.s. and stores water that flowing down the feather river from the sierra. the evacuation order they have told to head north towards chico. this is the evacuation order. at the bottom it repeated, this is not a drill, three times, showing just how serious this is. if you download it and enible push aletters, you get update on the mobile device. good evening, i'm eric thomas. recent storms had a devastating impact on the santa cruz mountains. today a california lawmakers joined local leaders in assessing is the damages. lillian kim is live from la honda with more. >> reporter: congresswoman anna

eshoo wanted to see how bad the damage was, all brought on by the rain in recent weeks. nearly 14 inches have fallen in la honda this monday alone. she came to tour the area, specifically this neighborhood where the landslides have caused major damage to five how many times, three of which have been red tagged. this hear has seen landslides before, and homeowners insurance doesn't cover landslide, but congresswoman eshoo is hoping she can get assistance. >> i've helped homeowners that lost their homes before, so i want to inspect it, and i'm going to be as creative and as helpful as i possibly can. our homes are our sanctuaries. they're everything to us. it's your home, it's your everything. >> reporter: governor brown has also put in a declaration of

disaster to the federal government of the 50 counties, san mateo county is one of them. live in la honda, lillian kim, abc 7 news. big problems kin. is the water has nowhere to go. >> yeah, that's right, eric, i'm standing on highway 37. still a ghost town tonight. caltrans says it likely won't reopen to traffic until february 24th. you can see behind me pumps are going full tilt to remove the floodwater, but the water keeps seeping back in from a levee break. in the east bay, one neighborhood is dealing with a sinkhole. >> they need to fix the problem. frustration is growing the longer highway 37 stays closed to traffic. water if, to remove flooding on

highway 37. for now it's a losing battle. water from several levee breaks is pouring in almost as fast as the water is being pumped out. and more rain is on the way this week. >> we figured just about the time the water level will get down where we might consider opening it, then we're going to get another round of rainfall. so we're going to be right back at square one. >> caltrans is hoping to raise a fix by raising the roadway and installing better drainage, which likely won't be complete under february 24th. how would you describe your commute? >> challenging. >> reporter: he commutes from sonoma to -- >> that backup is usually an hour. >> this is making things crumble down lately. >> reporter: a sinkhole almost wall owed up this bmw. luckily the car was towed out just in time. from the street it's only about

six feet wide, but dangerously deep. >> the man told me it's 30 feet down. that's crazy. it's just pefs --. >> reporter: windstorms are to blame. >> once it dry up, this might be a major repairing. for now east 27th street is closed to traffic indefinitely. it was a beautiful weekend in the bay area, but it's not going to last long. the rain is returning. we saw clear blue skies all weekend long. >> a beautiful sunset just moments ago. baby-blue skies. giving us the -- the first ten days featured rain. it was only yesterday and today, we finally had a series of dry

days, but the week ahead, look at this. by wednesday, the rain chances return, and wednesday this is a north bay event wednesday, but it's thursday, everyone gets a round of showers, and look at that, storms continue friday, saturday, and sunday. so we'll not only detail the return of the storms, but show you what you can expect in the full accuweather forecast. >> drew, thank you, recent storms will not fix major problems in the san joaquin valley. a new report from nasa says the area is sinking more than anywhere else in the world because of the drought. so much groundwater has been pumped out some areas have sunk as much as six feet. the rains will replenish surface water, not what's underground. >> so as far as we've lost about 20% of the capacity of the aqueduct in our critical reach. that affects our ability obviously to deliver water to

southern california. >> restoring the aqueduct could cost hundreds of millions. there's no way to repair the damaged ground that's already sunk, but better management can stop it in the future. we're learning more about a man gund down that milpitas police believe was a robbery. the 26-year-old native of india was about to finish his master's degree of computer science at a local university. an india news outlet reports that he was possibly going to move home and start a new job. the suspect was arrested after a short chase near the scene. [ bleep ] oh, my god! >> fire steerly danieled a home in oakland forcing several people out. a neighbor shot this video. firefighters arrived to the building at 35th and pen amen with piece reportedly trafrd inside. firefighters did not say if

anyone was injured or just how the fire started. the president is considering his next steps after a temporary stoppage of his travel ban. just ahead, what the white house is consideration as possible options to continue with the ban. an l.e.d. lights are great for the environment, but may be bad for wildlife. how you can reduce the

l.e.d. street lights are impacting our wildlife. researchers in the uk look at the lights like you see in san jose and san francisco. predatory beetles are drawn to them, and they could draw more predator insects that kill off other species. the scientists found that dimming the lights 50% and turning them off from midnight to 4:00 in the morning could significantly reduce the predator population. a species of bumble bee will stay off the endangered species list because of an executive order by president trump. the rusty-patched bumble bee was steaded to be added to the list on friday, but the president has put a 60-day hold on all pending federal regulations so they can be reviewed. a ruling is expected on march 21st environmentalists says it

puts the insect on the path to stings. i.c.e. raids targets people across the country. protesters, and how the president responded. and rain is returning to the bay area. drew tuma is up next with the accuweather forecast. and brent burns helped snap the losing streak. and jordan spieth takes aim

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we have an update on breaking news. the emergency spillway at the oroville dam in butte county is expected to fail. to be clear, this is not the dam that's expected to fail, just the channel for excess runoff. people in low-lying areas nearby have been told to evacuate and head north. yuba county has also asked people on the valley floor to evacuate to the east, west or south. stay tuned for updates on this breaking story. the white house says nothing is off the table as it considers how to approach president trump's controversial immigration ban. and today, the president made his first comment about i.c.e. raids that targeted people across the nation. reporter david daniel has

details. [ chanting ] >> reporter: chances of "undocumented unafraid" could be heard low and clear outside the white house as demonstrators gathered to protest the recent i.c.e. raids. it hundreds were arrested across the country this week and on sunday president trump addressed the raids tweeting -- the crack down on illegal karims is merely the keeping of my campaign promise. while not all of them had criminal histories, efficiency say they targeted individuals with criminal records and raids like these are routine carried out several times a year. concern remains high following the president's recent orders, this despite a federal appeals court rules that prevents the ban from being enforced. white house advisers say they are weighing all their options. >> that includes you can continue the appeal in the

ninth, you can have an emergency stay, a trial hear on the merits at the district level or take it en banc for the emergency hearing at the ninth circuit and pursue additional actions. >> reporter: president trump says he's considering filing a new executive order as soon as monday. and mother nature giving us a brief break from the storms. yesterday and today sunny skies, but the new work and school week renews chances for storms. let's show you what we've got going on outside right now. a whole lot of nothing, the all-clear tonight, a look from our east bay hills camera. we had a gorgeous sunset a few moments ago. just a few high clouds off the coast. all in all tonight will be quiet leading to a nice start to the week ahead. out there you look at numbers, a lot of spots are in the 60s from concord, ant

control, 55 in hayward, same thing in mountainview. coming up with the currents temperature of about 54. so the call overnight will be a it typical cool night. there could be some patchy frost and some patchy fog, especially in our shellered valleys like santa rosa, even livermore. your day planner, hour by hour we go, a bit of patchy frost, but in the afternoon, a nice day is shaping up. yes the sun will share the skies, but it's still mild, temperatures above normal for this time of year, and a lot of spots away from the coast, going into the 60s once again. so highs on your monday, if you like this warm spell, enjoy. 65 the high for antioch. 62 in oak lend, 59 in san francisco, 57 in santa rosa and napa up to 64.

a friendly reminder, the sun goes up exactly at 7:00 in the morning on valentine's. if you have some evening plans, you don't need the umbrella. we will be dry, a mixture of stars and clouds, but it will cool off. temperatures mainly in the 40s at the 11:00 our. and on thursday we track widespread showers. yesterday we were calling thursday's storm a 2. we're downgrading it right now to 1, a light system. the reason why, the winds are backing off quite a bit. however, the winds will be breezy and not damaging. so there's good news there, but our soil is already saturated. any storm really from here on out, though light on the storm impact scale, does carry the concern some of flooding. so we'll get you into wednesday night, 9:00 at night, perhaps a sprinkle north of the golden gate, in the north bay, but it's really thursday morning where you see the deep greens return, and that is in the steady light

rain, returns, and then by thursday evening, it looks like the storm system is out of here, but friday, another one will move in. so the accuweather seven-day forecast, enjoy this break. monday is beautiful, a mix of sun and clouds, bright and mild, wednesday a sprinkle after sunset in the north bay, but thursday everyone has that morning rain, there's that next shower, a chance on friday, light shower, and evening shower on sunday. all right. drew, thank you very much. we're going to take that in stride and talk about some golf. >> jordan spieth, 23 years old, he's already won almost $40 million on tour. how you about that? >> whoa. today a pebble beach, jordan spieth had a chance to win his ninth pga title. the last person to win that many at such a young age -- tiger woods. it was another whale of the day on the monterey peninsula. the world's number one player, jason day chips in for an eagle here, but day tied for fifth seven strokes back.

carson daly teamed up with pro ken duke to win the pro-am title. daly began his broadcasting career in san jose, and they finished 33 under. spieth began with a commanding six-stroke lead, never really challenged. he knocks down this long birdie, and on 18, he taps it for par good for a four-stroke win over kelley kraft. >> it was a lot of fun. we played pretty different -- i mean, different conditions the first two days to be at 10 under, to play at 9 under on the weekend was very special. yesterday's round was phenomenal, and we did what we needed to today. the sharks were at new jersey trying to snap a four-game losing streak. brent burns continues to show why he should be in the talk for league mvp. the game did not start well today, but in the second burns ties it up going top shelf for his 23rd goal of the season.

about five minutes later, burns again from the point he puts the team on top. san jose only had seven shots in the second period b. you scored on three of them. the sharks beat the devils 4-1 wrapping up a four-game road trip. they next host florida on wednesday. women's hoops had stanford hosting utah. 18 straight first-quarter points. alana smith with a game-high 16. stanford rolls to a victory, it's now 22-4. at house pa ville yos the bears michaela, and by three, the bears could not get over the hump. kennedy leonard beats the shock clock. colorado hangs on to win 64-59, the first road win in two years. well, in case you missed it

kevin durant made his much-pants pated return to oklahoma city last night to the disappointment of thunder fans, he scored 34 points as golden state won easily 130-114. k.d. also exchanged words with russell westbrook who had implied he was soft like a cupcake. despite a hostile crowd which chanted "cupcake" throughout the contest, durant had the last laugh. you have a conversation on the court. >> it's all in the game. that's a part of basketball trash talking and physical play. i love it. >> reporter: are you glad this is officer? >> most definitely. >> reporter: a favorite kind of cupcake? >> i like red velvet, so next time make sure there's a few for more. >> okay. latrell sprewell was sitting next to the knicks owner, but carmelo anthony pops for three of his team high 25. san antonio ballotses buy, kawhi leonard can you see the lead to just two, with 35 seconds left.

melo seals is the deal. the win comes four days after the infamous charles oakley incident. you remember oakley got kid out madison square garden for heckling the owner. thank goodness the warriors don't have those problems. >> he was always a tough guy. we're tomorrow's the day besides video games. every day is a gift. especially for people with heart failure. but today there's entresto... a breakthrough medicine that can help make

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but i'm seeing emergency flashing lights all over town, so i know they're getting the word out to folks that they need to move to higher ground. >> engineers began diverting water into the auxiliary spillway, because the damage on the main spillway limited how much could go there. we'll have updates tonight at 9:00 and 11:00. you this new very different movies premiered this week offering a lot of variety. about half those movie-goers were 25 or under helping the "lego batman movie" come out on top. lego batman earned $55 million. "fifthy shades darker" debuted. and john wick and "split" and "hidden figures" round out the

top fich. the oscars are february 26th. jimmy kimmel is hosting for the first time. the coverage begins at 2:00 p.m. here, and we invite you to check out the abc 7 news app for a complete list of nominees. we thank you so much for joining us at 6:00. we're keeping a close eye on the situation in oroville with the dam and the auxiliary spillway that may be feeling. we'll have more at 9:00 and 11:00. we'll see you then.

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