>> announcer: good morning, east bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> the situation has been stressful, it is complex and rapidly changing. >> now at 5:00, preparing for the worst. emergency officials speaking late last night, saying the threat of a catastrophic failure at the lake oroville dam diminished. >> with 188,000 people evacuated, there is a chance the emergency spillway fails and officials are not taking any risks. good morning to you. it is monday, february 13th. >> we're going to go there live. jessica has been showing us incredible pictures from above the dam. it is hard to believe the volume. >> the amount of water spilling over is incredible. >> crazy. right now, we'll turn to traffic and weather.

mike, what do we have for today? >> pretty quiet. >> okay. that's fine. >> yeah. quite the other side of what they're dealing with but they will have more rain. i'll talk about that in five minutes. hi, everybody. let's talk about high clouds showing up on live doppler 7 but no rain for today, tomorrow and wednesday. there you go. some fog trying to develop. heading to the day planner, the temperatures are mainly in the 40s. we'll be in the 50s into the afternoon hours. traffic can't wait. let's get right to it. >> i'll take it from here, mike. we have a traffic alert here this morning, westbound 580 just before hopyard. that's where we have the big rig that was fully engulfed. fire crews tapping that out now. it is a sig alert. we have the two right lanes blocked. jammed down to 9 miles an hour. another problem with a big rig in the fremont area. the 680 ramp at auto mall parkway was closed down. sounds like they're working on getting the semi out right now.

we'll check drive times next. >> thank you. the area around oroville dam is under a state of emergency and the operation center is at its highest alert level. the spillway continues to erode, threatening communities and those evacuating. rob has the latest information. >> well, a sigh of relief. a small sigh of relief. as of late last night, water was no longer flowing over the emergency spillway. but with another storm on the way, it is a race against time to plug holes in that spillway. that's why you see all of this activity behind me. let's go to video of the emergency spillway. this video shot last night before sundown, when water was still coming over the top of the it. the emergency spillway at lake oroville had never before been used so officials had no idea how it would respond to so many water coming over the top of it. the answer, not well.

at one point last night, the spillway was expected to fail all together. fortunately, that did not happen. as for why the emergency spillway is being used anyway, let's move over to some video of the main spillway. not good. what started out as a small hole in it last week has grown incredibly. we're now talking about massive damage to the main spillway. it is getting even worse because of all the problems over at the emergency spillway. they've increased water flow to 100,000 cubic feet per second down the main spillway. >> one of the things we're sensitive to is the condition of the existing but damaged flood control structure we've been working on this week. one of the key things for us is we need to -- >> and because of the -- >> we have to get ready for the incoming storms.

>> and because of the potential for catastrophic failure, somewhere around 180,000 people in three counties have been ordered to evacuate. as you might imagine, they have no idea when they'll be allowed back in. at the dam, we've seen trucks all morning long bringing all of these rocks over here. again, the idea is to fix some of the damage in the emergency spillway to prevent it from f l failing. you can see the bags. from what we understand, helicopters will use the bags to pick up rocks and drop them on the emergency spillway. they're hoping to lower the water level here at lake oroville by 50 feet, in time for the next set of big storms expected later this week. live in lake oroville, rob mcmillen, abc 7 news. >> rob, great front row view for us. thank you so much. here's a look at how quickly the issue escalated. tuesday, engineers found a massive hole in the spillway and giant chunks of concrete at the

bottom. wednesday, the hole was as big as a football field. state officials said friday, the damage could approach $100 million. they started clearing and reinforcing the emergency spillway in case it was needed. saturday morning, water began flowing over the emergency spillway for the first time in its nearly 50-year history. late yesterday, evacuations were ordered for several downstream communities. late last night, officials downgraded the threat slightly, saying water was no longer washing over the spillway. one evacuee said the situation in the area for people went from calm to chaos in a matter of moments. >> i just got a text message and an alert saying, get out as fast as you can. there are fire trucks going up and down our street saying evacuate. we packed up our dogs and lifted up our couches and got ready. >> the mad rush out of town caused major traffic jams. nearly 200,000 people all trying to leave at the same time. some said they were stuck for hours on rural roads and freeways trying to leave the

area. officials say the evacuation orders will be in effect until they figure it is safe for people to return. fire hydrants saved trout from debris and mud coming over the spillway dam. these photos showed how they saved young fish and eggs at the hatchery. part of the process includes filtering the hydrant with charcoal. we spoke with a u.c. berkeley professor about the plan to drop rock s into the crevice, to plug up the hole. >> depending on what size they can put in there, may not really do a whole lot. without making sure the rock is actually tied to something solid. my opinion may not be adequate. >> that's u.c. berkeley engineering professor, who said there is no way to anticipate a

problem of this magnitude, brought on by the rainy weather. the next few days will be critical to find a solution before the next storm hits. we are dry right now, but as you heard mike say earlier, more rain could be coming over to oroville. >> putting pressure on the crews. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >> good morning. unfortunately, they'll get more rain than we are going to get. most of our reservoirs can stil% handle a little more. we're not dealing with the issue they're dealing with. keeping the flash flood warning in effect. that means it could flood at any time. something unforeseen happens and you have to take immediate action. this is going to be around until around 4:15 this evening. so look where the rain is going to fall heaviest. up around reading, nearly 6 inches. the good news, that means it'll probably plow into shasta lake. in oroville, we'll get two inches, all going to lake oroville. we have to keep an eye on that. hopefully they can get water out

of there before it happens. temperatures mainly in the upper 30s to mid 40s. as we head throughout the day today, it is going to be a lovely day with high clouds and sunshine and temperatures in the low to upper 60s. mike, thank you. three environmental groups predicted this scenario. 12 years ago, they warned federal and state officials the spillway could erode during heavy winter rains and cause a catastrophe. the mercury news reports the environmental groups including the sierra club filed a motion with the federal government in 2005. they were urging federal officials to require that the dam's emergency spillway will armored with concrete rather than remain an earth and hillway. the commission rejected the request after the state department of water resources and other water agencies said the upgrades were unnecessary. because of its location and size, helicopters are playing a key role in keeping nearby cities safe. >> jessica is at the live desk with more. >> helicopters have critical roles to play. rebuilding, monitoring, as well as rescue.

california national guard said late last night that they'll be providing eight helicopters to help in reconstructing the emergency spillway. that means helping to add rocks into the hillside to direct water flow. in fact, we heard rob mcmillen metion that a few moments ago. this is social media video showing both the emergency and the original spillway there. the national guard, chp and others will be using these helicopters for search and rescue today if need be, asnata. >> thank you, jessica. we'll stay on top of this developing story on our abc 7 news app. if you download it, enable push alerts, you'll get updates to your mobile device. happening now, thousands of you will have to find a new way to work. ace train service is cancelled this morning. >> even if you don't take ace, you'll notice it is going to be more crowded if you go through the altamont pass. matt keller is live in san jose. matt? >> good morning, natasha and reggie. if you're sitting on a bench on

a train platform, from stock ton do to san jose, you'll be here a long time. possibly until wednesday because of the cancellations. here's my advice, stand up, go somewhere else, find a different way to get to work this morning. here's the reason why. it is things like this that are happening on the tracks for ace train. that's why they are forcing the cancellation today. ace train says washouts, heavy rain and rapid snow melt effects caused the rivers to flood and damaged their tracks. ace train officials are working with union pacific to restore service. for today and tomorrow, no service. what can you do? riders are told to find alternate modes of transit. couple options, rdt will help you get to bart from the san joaquin valley communities. capital corridor will honor ace tickets between fremont and san jose today and tomorrow. for more information on how you can get around, you can go to our website, abc7news.com. we set up a link there. reporting live in san jose, matt keller, abc 7 news.

>> announcer: your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> let's go back to what to expect when you step out the door. coolest temperatures are inland east bay. dublin and danville, pleasanton at 40. antioch, 43. frost, nowhere to speak of. hayward, oakland, 45. san francisco, dress for about 51 degrees. temperatures for today. 59 in san francisco. 57, half moon bay. richmond, 60. look at that, san jose, 65, along with concord and antioch. temperatures tomorrow, a degree or two warmer. staying mild. our warmest day, we'll push near 70 wednesday. guess wlahat happens after that? there is usually a cold front behind it. wednesday night all the way through the weekend, chance for rain. we'll look at the first storm in a minute. let's get an update on the morning commute.

hot spots? yeah. if you're traveling through the central valley and tri-valley, what we didn't want on a day when a lot more folks are going to be driving because ace rail is not running, as we heard from matt keller. westbound 580 before hopyard is where we have a sig alert. tractor trailer fire on the right shoulder. crews are blocking the two right lanes. backup is a little over two miles. the drive time, too, close to an hour, 580, crtracy to antioch and can cord, no days. san rafael and san francisco, looking good. use of force by san francisco police officers increased in the final part of last year. by how much? what we're learning. what we're learning.

5:15. new this morning, we're getting video for the first time of north korea ee's ballistic miss test. this is what the launch looked like yesterday. a chinese communist party newspaper said it is futile for washington to continue cracking down on north korea's nuclear development while ignoring its concerns. japan's prime minister calling this test absolutely intolerable. president trump says the u.s. is 100% behind japan. in greece, an unexploded world war ii bomb forced 70,000 people to evacuate from homes. it was buried underneath a gas station. roads were shut down and people living within a mile radius had to evacuate while authorities

worked to diffuse the bomb. a greek army took it to a firing range outside of the city w it will be dismantled. a day at the water park turned into a tragedy. >> the parents of a 10-year-old boy are speaking out for the first time. >> reporter: in this morning's gma first look, the parents of caleb schwab, the 10-year-old killed in a tragic water park accident, speaking out for the first time. last august, the schwabs decided to take their four boys, including caleb, to the water park. caleb and his 12-year-old brother, nathan, went straight to the ride meaning insane in german. >> before they took off, they said, brothers stick together. he says, i know, dad. i said, look at me, brothers stick together. i know, dad. okay. >> reporter: it was the last time they'd see caleb alive. big brother nathan, dutifully waited for him at the bottom,

when the unimaginable happened. >> he was screaming. he flew. >> reporter: you'll hear more of our emotional interview coming up at 7:00 a.m. with your gma first look. i'm matt gutman, abc news, new york. despite the bintroduction o body cameras, police are reporting a rise of use of force incidents. last year was the first full year in which detailed data was collected and made public. the increase was minor. in all, 475 people who had use of force encounters in the fourth quarter of 2016 compared to 430 in the third quarter. also, little change was seen in the type of force used. pulling or pointing a gun was the highest reported use of force in 2016. in berkeley, police are waiting for lab tests and evidence to rule out foul play in the death of a couple. 89-year-old woman and her 56-year-old boyfriend, white, both died inside of the home they shared.

the woman's son found them and the carbon monoxide blaring. >> you never know. >> mama bibs was everything to us in the neighborhood. >> you may remember, this follows another berkeley couple who died inside of their apartment. police now believe carbon monoxide valerie and roger, and also their cats, last month. a man is riding up to the apartment with a bike. he disappears for a few seconds and appears to put something inside a trash bag. belmont police posted this video on twitter. they're asking if anyone knows who the guy is. give them a call. a surfer suffered critical injuries at san francisco's ocean beach. emergency crews near the great highway and judah street were called out yesterday.

the surfer is a 45-year-old man rescued by bystanders and paramedics rushed him to a trauma center. it's a small but significant bridge in the bay area that was out of service for most of sunday. that's a taste of what's to come. abc 7 news was at the third street bridge in san francisco as crews raised it for a scheduled structural inspection. it reopened 4:00 yesterday afternoon. not a huge deal. however, the chronicle reports the bridge will be closed for 13 months later this year for a major overhaul. this is significant because it is right next to at&t park and the giants have raised concerns about this. public works say that they'll work around the team's schedule. one question your coworker will probably ask you today, if you watched the grammys. >> for those who didn't, stay with us. later this hour, we have more on adele's historic win and beyonce's much-talked performance. > also a big night for this local artist. >> i like the tweet. >> yes. short and simple and to the

point. >> fantastic negrito. best contemporary blues album for "the last days of oakland. fan tast sitastic is a blues gu and singer. the bay area had one of its most successful grammy years with 18 nominations for artists and producing. >> look at us dominating at the golden globes and the grammys, as well. >> good to see oakland doing well. good morning, mike. >> morning, guys. let's start with a look at san jose. 101 and 880. we have mostly cloudy conditions but high clouds. no wet weather here, no fog, at least in the south bay, that i've seen yet. high clouds and sunshine. you'll still need the sunglasses. it'll continue through at least wednesday. the first storm arrives thursday and keeps the momentum going through the weekend. as far as what's happening right now, we did have a 1/4 mile visibility in petaluma but it is now having the fog move around.

the high clouds are rolling in, keeping the fog from forming. there is a chance fog will develop in the north bay. the rest of us, high clouds and stars. mid to upper 40s for the bay and the coast. thursday, light and breezy but not damaging. runoff and flooding are the concerns. evening hours wednesday, nothing until 10:00. the light rain moves into the north bay. moderate rain by 1:00. it sweeps into all the neighborhoods by thursday morning. thursday's morning commute will be the first tough one, at least weather wise, this week. light showers on saturday. and sunday, evening showers. alexis? >> it is okay in most places but we have a problem in the trivalley. if you're in the dublin-pleasanton area, westbound 580 before hopyard.

it is a sig alert. we have a three mile backup coming from the central valley. 680 off ramp to auto mall parkway -- easy for me to say -- we have the southbound ramp blocked. also blocking the northbound ramp, all due to a jackknifed semi. we've got slowdown on the main line, too. we are filling in here for the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights yet. we'll see it probably happen in the next few minutes. next traffic update at 5:30. up next, the seven things you need to know as you start your day. we're going to jump inside the mind of a dog. what a new study is revealing. it means your pet could be smarter than you think. another executive order. president trump says he will not take his travel ban to the supreme court. instead, he could take matters into his own hands. >> 5:22. here's a live look outside. abc 7 now, the only place in the abc 7 now, the only place in the bay area where during the

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number two from the live desk, 188,000 evacuees because of this threat at oroville the chaotic evacuations left many surprised. some only had ten minutes to leave home. many hotels are at capacity and shelters are also set up. in your opininumber three, k reschke team is ready to help with any rescue if there is flooding because of the oroville dam. 12 other units from all over the state. number four. after ten consecutive days of rain, we had a couple dry ones. the rain is not only going to fall here but also over lake oroville. i'll have the forecast coming up.

number five, a semi fire is slowing you down on westbound 580 into the trivalley. we have the sig alert just before hopyard. they were able to open another lane. down to one lane blocked. you are crawling along at 9 miles an hour. it is stop and go for three miles. number six. heavy, wet snow blankeing the east coast. some states are dealing with 20 inches of fresh snow and it is causing a katy perry donned an arm band at the grammys. it spelled "resist." she performed in front of a copy of the constitution. last night belonged to adele. she won in all five categories in which she was nominated. be careful how you treat others in front of your dog. because that dog might be judging you. >> what? >> scientists at kyoto university tested how dogs

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>> announcer: live where you live. this is abc 7 news. >> what are your thoughts? worried? >> yeah, freaked out right now, actually. >> our phone started going off, and we just immediately loaded up the kids and took off. >> this is what the evacuation of 188,000 people looks like. officials eased concern a little last night that the lake oroville dam could fail. with the rain on the way, the threat is not over yet. good morning, monday, february 13th. >> we have a crew on the ground. jessica tracking the latest. want to turn to mike nicco right now. what is in store for the people in that area? >> good news, couple more days of dry weather. hopefully that'll help. we still have the flash flood warning. if a warning is issues or if something is said, you need to react immediately. 4:15 until -- that's when it goes, until this evening or this afternoon. be air careful in that area. another 2 to 4 inches expected. that is mainly going to start

thursday morning and last through the weekend, with the heaviest falling thursday into friday. for us at home, quiet on live doppler 7. high clouds and sunshine, temperatures mainly in the 60s today. alex alexis? we have heavy traffic if you are traveling from the central valley. ace rail, not running due to damage to the tracks. there probably will be extra drivers. we have the semi fire westbound 580 near hopyard. tracy to dublin, 1 hour and 2 minutes. dublin to boulevard, doing when i walked up here a second a ago, i didn't official word that the bay bridge metering lights were on. if not, they will be soon. we have lingering closures due to weather stuff from last week. i'll talk about that in less than ten. governor jerry brown issued a response order in threat of the oroville dam at risk of

collapsing. >> 150 miles northeast of san francisco. erosion on the secondary spillway could lead into the surge in the downstream. the mayor is concerned but remains positive with the resources being provided. >> i am worried. this was not something anybody could have predicted or expected. you know, you call it the perfect storm, and it just couldn't be worse. the department of water resources and all the emergency services are working together to get us through this. >> governor brown said the state is directing all necessary personnel and resources to deal with the complex and rapidly changing situation. the mad rush out of town caused traffic jams. people having minutes to leave their homes. six evacuation centers have been set up, including beal air force base near marysville. one woman made it to an ev evacuation center but she's

worried about her daughter. >> i have a handicapped daughter that can't walk and the ambulance won't come in and take her. they refuse. she's got to get out. >> this is the first time the emergency spillway has been used after recent rains damaged the main spillway. officials say the emergency evacuation orders will stand until they know the situation is safe. a team from here in the bay area is headed there to help. they are trained to assist in potentially dangerous, swift water rescues. >> hopefully they won't be needed. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at menlo park. >> reggie, they don't get called often. when they do, they can pack up in just a few hours and hit the road. that's exactly what they did when they got the call last night. they left right after the evacuation orders were given for the oroville area. the menlo park swift water rescue team will stage in chico and rescue people if the spillway gives and they weren't able to get out in time. they think it'll be similar to

rescues they performed in 1997, when there was flooding. >> you had propane tanks in the ground or water. you had, you know, animals like cattle that were in trees and dead in the water. so it was a pretty, you know, horrific sight. >> there are 14 people on this menlo park team. they will join 12 other rescue teams from across the state. the menlo park team is bringing two personal watercraft and three inflatable boats. of course, they're hoping they will stay nice and dry and won't need any of them. reporting live in menlo park, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. here's a look at what is happening at the dam. on the far right is the actual dam. you move a little to the left and see the original spillway that got damaged last week. they started using this emergency spillway you see there in red, which is quickly eroding. that water was just flowing down a hill of trees. the worry was it was going to go

right towards several communities downstream. as we've been saying this morning, it looks like the water is no longer going down the spillway, at least at the moment. that's the good news so far. this morning, the national guard is being called in to help. >> jessica is at the live desk. what more do we know about the role they will play? >> more than 23,000 soldiers and airmen on alert this morning. they're ready to go at a moment's notice. the california national guard will also be sending in eight helicopters to help rebuild the emergency spillway. it is basically helping to drop in rock to the extra crevices that are part of the emergency spillway that's eroding. it is going to direct water flow into the right area. but an interesting fact that everyone should know, the last time an alert like this was issued for the entire california national guard was during the 1992 riots in los angeles. the riots after the arrest and beating of rodney king. something we do not see often. back to you. >> they had so little time to get out of there.

thank you. stay op tn top of the story our news app. it is free. you can enable push alerts and get updates on your mobile device. witnesses are urged to come forward after a shooting that killed one person and left two others hurt. bullets littered the scene. a man was dead when officers got there. paramedics rushed another man and a woman to the hospital. she has life threatening injuries. the suspect drove off. they're looking for surveillance video from nearby businesses. we're learning about a killed during what police believe was -- he was a native of india and about to finish his degree in come an indian news outlet is

reporting he is ready to move back home to potentially start a job. the suspect left in a car he stole from a woman at gunpoint. a silver four-door car hit a woman as she crossed memorial drive next to orange park yesterday afternoon. the driver kept going before turning on to myrtle avenue. the victim suffered serious injuries. police in petaluma are looking for a driver who hit and critically injured a woman at south mcdowell boulevard. the woman was crossing against a red light. the van that hit her stopped briefly and drove off. officers found it abandoned three miles away. [ bleep ]! oh, my god. >> scary stuff. two fires in oakland forced 17 people out of their homes this weekend. this one at 35th and penniman forceed 16 peop e

forced 16 people to get out fast. firefighters were told people were trapped inside, but it turns out everyone got out. a second fire after 5:00 yesterday evening burned part of a home and no one was hurt in that fire either. president trump's advisers say he could issue a new executive order on immigration as soon as today. the president is back at the white house this morning after spending the weekend at his private golf resort in florida. he played host to japanese prime minister shinzo abe. president trump went on twitter president trump went on twitter to defend a weekend critics say the targets pose no risk to national security. >> the people they're targeting, are they violent criminals, or whether they're going after peaceful people who have been here, raising their families, paying their taxes. >> today, the president and canadian prime minister justin trudeau will take part in a round table discussion about

women in the workplace. the two countries will launch a task force for women in business. they'll hold a joint press conference at 11:00. we'll have a special report and stream it live on our app. steven mnuchin is expected to be confirmed as the treasury secretary. he was head of one west bank during the housing crisis. democrats say he failed to protect homeowners during unnecessary foreclosures. republicans say he is the right man to run the treasury. >> announcer: now, your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> let's talk about other areas on thursday. reading, you see the red as you look. that's 6 inches of rain. that's all going to flow into shasta lake. there are no concerns though lake shasta is at 96% of capacity. we'll keep an eye on that and lake oroville. we have union city and fremont, 42. alameda and richmond, 48.

oakland, 46. we've got 44 in san jose. napa, one of the cool spots with brentwood, at 40 degrees. walnut creek, high clouds. no fog right here. we'll have high clouds and sunshine today, tomorrow and wednesday. that's because it is warm air. the warm air is bringing in extra moisture in the form of the high clouds. san francisco, we're going to hold around 60. the rest of us will be around the mid to upper 60s. until we get to the north bay on wednesday, 62 for you. that'sthicker the storm hits you wednesday evening and the rest of us thursday. unsettled friday, saturday and sunday. enjoy the dry and mild weather while we have it. we'll look at the storm coming up next. first, an update on the sig alert from alexis. >> wea've had this problem most of the morning. westbound 580, semi fire before you get to hopyard in the dublin area. down to the far right lane blocked.

tow truck should be arriving any minute now. they had to call in a heavy duty tow so sometimes that takes longer. you have a little over a three mile backup. southbound 680, pretty heavy here. the ramps at auto mall parkway, north and south, are closed due to a semi that jackknifed off of 680. that's slow through that stretch. stick to mission boulevard to avo avoid all that. no change for state route 37. both lanes closed from 101 to aller toal aller -- atherton. traffic control will be provided today. starting to see a backup on highway 17. i'll show you that next. >> thanks. speeding up funding for public transportation. what a local leader wants to do in the wake of president trump threatening to cut funds in california. did you see it? did you see it? there's a lot of talk about the

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>> announcer: abc 7 mornings. >> all news. >> all morning. 5:44. welcome back. happening today, a move to make it easier to fund transportation projects in california. according to the examiner, state senator plans to request an amendment to decrease the need for a 2/3 majority to 55% for transportation improvements.

other state leaders say because president trump is threatening to cut funding, it is imperative the state make it easier to raise money locally. work to repair storm battered roads is set to begin today in danville. crews will begin working on the streets you see on the map. streets you see on the map. it patch work will begin in sycamore and surrounding neighborhoods. sink holes and flooded out freeways. highway 37 is closed to traffic while pumps are running to remove flooding. water pours in as much as the water is being pumped out. >> 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 hopes to find a fix

by installing higher roads. it won't be finishing until end of next week. i know you're tired of but imagine this. sn snowy weather is coming back to the northeast. the mayor of boston fears city workers have snow fatigue. there hasn't been time to get this all cleaned up. two feet of snow expected to fall in the next storm. if you missed the grammys, you missed a historic night. ♪ hello from the other side >> it was the night of adele, truly. she won album of the year, record of the year, song of the year. it is the first time an artist has won the three big categories at a single grammys twice. adele also later in the show performed a tribute to her late friend gorge mieorge michael.

friend gorge mieorge michael. she stopped mid song. >> i can't do it again like last year. i'm sorry for swearing. i'm sorry for starting again. can we please start it again? i'm sorry. i can't mess this up for him. i'm sorry. i can't. i'm sorry. >> there are few artists who can pull that off. adele did. >> everyone's hearts wept out to h -- went out to her at that moment. >> she got a standing o. bruno mars, prince tribute. lady gaga had a technical issue. >> let's talk about beyonce. everybody looking at that performance. the first look at her live with her pregnancy. beautiful. chance the rapper and beyonce both won two grammys. beyonce's medley lasted nine minutes. >> i think a lot of people were really surprised that she didn't take one of the big three

awards. >> yes. >> even adele said, she's having a hard time accepting that fact. >> in her own speech, a shout out out to beyonce. >> bruno mars, man that was awesome. let's look at what's going on right now. look at this. we have fog developing on sutro tower. it is not hitting any of the reporting stations with a very thickness that would reduce visibility but it is possible. partly sunny and dry through wednesday. my other accuweather highlight talks about an unsettled pattern. it'll rain throughout the weekend. with the rain coming, makes you appreciate the next couple days. we won't have total sunshine, as much as over the weekend. all the high clouds are lining up to keep us in mer i curky su. low to mid 60s for most of us. few upper 60s in the north bay,

like santa rosa today. the high clouds will keep us from getting, i would say, freezing cold. low to mid 40s inland. there may be a little fog trying to slip in. our next storm is coming in thursdays. mainly during the morning with light to moderate rain. if you look for most of wednesday, we'll have increasing clouds. about 150k about 10:00, it moves into the north bay. you see it sweep through all the neighborhoods during thursday's morning commute. how much to expect. we could get around 3/4 to 1 1/2 inch of rain. my biggest concern, probably hydroplaning and a little runoff that may cause minor flooding. that's the heaviest part of the storm. friday, saturday and sunday, it is scattered and lighter. let's find out about the morning commute. we have a handful of trouble spots. i'll take you to one i've been tracking since after the show started at 4:30. westbound 580 before hopyard, the right lane is blocked due to a semi fire. that backup around four miles at

this point. sounds like the tow truck is there. hopefully, they'll get it pushed out of the way totally. highway 17 and vine hill, the location of another slide in the santa cruz mountains last week. traffic on the southbound side, one lane getting by each direction. it is a hefty backup on the northbound side out of scotts vall valley. five solid miles. plan our delays. walnut creek camera, a lot of brake lights but no blocking issues for you. we'll look at drive times coming up just before 6:00. >> announcer: a live desk update. >> from abc 7 mornings. >> we have live international breaking news. an avalanche in the french alps killed five people. all this in a ski resort with the eastern border of italy. they're pulling the survivors from the snow. it is a slow process. the ski resort is a popular destination for international

skiers, so still no details on those skewers nationiers nation. we'll keep tabs on that for you. back to you. >> thank you. new at 6:00, how your tinder profile could be ruining your self-esteem. first, fallout from the big storms is happening across southern california. this dramatic rescue caught on camera. plus, a recall on a cheese a lot of us have in our homes. what you need to know about the possible contamination. live look at the golden gate bridge at 5:51. we leave you with abc news now. we leave you with abc news now. with live traffic and weath

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5:53. flash flooding caused huge problems this weekend in

southern california. look at this. the rushing water so powerful, it was sweeping away cars in newhall, about 30 miles north of los angeles. fortunately, no one was trapped in the vehicles. just last month, three back to back storms moved through the same area, dumping 3 to 8 inches of rain in six days. >> people scrambling to get on top of their cars to avoid getting swept away in the flash flooding. you see the firefighters called out to rescue three people in l.a. county over the weekend. fortunately, none were hurt. a lot of us have this cheese in our refrigerator. you need to know about a recall because of possible listeria contamination. it involves certain packages of sargento's ultra thin cloudy sargento's ultra thin cloudy skiesed -- a supplier alerted the company to poss l cible contamination.

the company urges anyone who may have bought one of the products to check out the package. we have full details including the exact cheeses on our website, abc7news.com. verizon customers have the option to buy unlimited data again. the company is bringing back a data plan scrapped six years ago. some of verizon's competitors reintroduced unlimited plans since then. check out this picture from the south beach. traffic moving pretty well on the bay bridge. alexis, sounds like she'll have an update on the sig alert in a second. public transit will be good. dry all day. activity planning if you are computing, foggy spots and hazy sunshine if you're out and about. here are my concerns for the next storm. thursday's morning commute, hydroplaning is a concern. urban and creek flooding. trees down, power outages and river flooding. alexis, what's going on? the westbound

get to hopyard, still ace rail not providing service so perhaps extra drivers on the road. dublin to mission boulevard, 27 minutes. we have a semi crash on auto mall parkway. the ramps are still closed. westbound auto mall parkway just reopened. northbound 85 between highway 10 is and cupertino, no problems there. metering lights have been on since about 5:27. more on mass transit at 6:00. apple support forum filling up with comments about a problem concerning the black iphone 7 and 7 pluses. many of the phones are chipping near the volume button, speaker and the apple logo. it is all happening within weeks of buying the phone. even if you are putting the phone in a case. users reported the problem and say apple is telling them chipping isn't covered by a

warranty because it is cosmetic damage. next at 6:00, we're on top of the crisis in oroville. we're live where crews are working to sure up the spillway and prevent a failure that could affect thousands of homes. the fixes of the reservoir won't some cheap. how low does the lake have to go in order for things to really be at ease for those folks? that's next. also, dangerous moments as this cruise ship comes into port. yikes. what caused it to

>> announcer: good morning, east bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> where are you headed to? >> that's what i was going to ask you. >> can you imagine the chaos? new at 6:00, the confusion of people living near the tallest dam in the u.s. 188,000 told to evacuate as the spillway at lake oroville begins

to buckle. >> the update now. the water stopped flowing over the emergency spillway this morning, and crews are working around the clock to sure it up before more rain moves in. good morning. it is monday, february 13. >> we're all concerned for the people who are living in the area and waking up in places where they don't live. >> yes. >> must be a strange experience for them. pull fing for them and also looking at the weather there and around the bay area. good morning, mike. >> we have a flash flood warning until 4:15 this evening. we'll keep an eye on that. the next three days are going to be dry, but come thursday, there you go, 2 to 4 inches of rainfall expected. of course, that's all going to runoff into lake oroville. hopefully they can get enough water out of the dam the next three days to be able to handle what comes down there. for us, here's a look at fog. 39 to 50 in the day planner. high clouds and sunshine. temperatures for most in the 60s.