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.

low 50s by 7:00. let's find out about your morning commute. want to talk about mass transit. we do not have ace rail service out of the central valley. that is all day today and tomorrow. that is because a lot of track damage has been done. union pacific having to reroute a lot of trains, and ace said, not worth it. we're not going to run trains the next couple days. capital corridor are having to reroute a lot of the trains. expect delays. 17 minute delay is the first so far today. harbor bay for san francisco bay ferry, it'll be on a reduced capacity vessel. we have a couple blocking issues. that's coming up in less than ten. the area around oroville dam is in a state of emergency and the operation center is at highest a i lert levlert level. >> abc 7's rob mcmillen is live at the dam with the latest information. rob? >> must be a stressful night for

tens of thousands of people who, given just maybe an hour's notice, had to evacuate the area. a lot of people under evacuation orders. but there is a sigh of relief this morning because water is no longer flowing over the emergency spillway. but they have a lot of work ahead to plug some of the holes. that's why you see all of this activity here behind me. let's show you video of the emergency spillway. this was shot last night before sundown. so much water coming over the top of it. at one point, the spillway was expected to fail all together. fortunately, that did not happen. but there are parts of it that just aren't sound right now. it is a real concern for state officials. but the emergency spillway isn't the only problem. you're now looking at the main spillway. not good because what started out as a small hole in it last week has grown incredibly. because of the potential for catastrophic failure to the

spillways, close to 180,000 people across three counties have been ordered to evacuate. >> any time you take on a situation like this, where you seek to evacuate thousands of people on very short notice, it can be a chaotic situation. we understand that. >> state officials continue to say the problems are only with the two spillways. the oroville dam itself, the highest earth-filled dam in the united states, is not threatened so, again, the point here is to try to lower the water level of lake oroville in time for the next set of storms to roll in. that is expected to happen perhaps wednesday, wednesday night. they have seen some progress. they're hoping to get the lake down about 50 feet by the time that happens. just within the past hour -- excuse me, the past 12 hours, the lake dropped to about three feet.

there's still a long way to go. at least that lake level is tro dropping. rob mcmillen, abc 7 news. >> rob, they're up against the clock. thanks for the update. here's a look at how quickly this issue escalated. remember we showed you the pictures on tuesday last week? engineers found the massive hole in the main spillway. giant chunks of concrete at the bottom. by 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 and it was. saturday morning, water began flowing over the emergency spillway for the first time in its nearly 50-year history. here's where the problem came in. that was eroding. late yesterday, they put out evacuation orders for several downstream communities. now, they downgraded the threat slightly, as you heard rob mention. they say water is no longer washing over the spillway. they're carefully watching that right now. one evacuee tells us the

situation for people in the area went from calm to total chaos in just 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, evacua evacuate. we packed up our dogs and lifted up our couches and got ready. >> you're looking there at the mad rush out of town. as you can imagine, 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 are going to be in effect until they determine it is safe for everyone to return. >> was there any indication that there would have? in fact, yes. three environmental groups predicted this exact scenario. ä2 year ago, they warned federal and state officials the spillway could erode during heavy winter rains and cause a that tast fca. a motion was filed with the federal government in 2005.

they urged federal officials to require the dam's emergency spillway will armored with concrete rather than remain an earthen hillside. the energy regulatory commission rejected the request after the state department of water resources and other water agencies said the upgrades were unnecessary. >> announcer: a live desk update with jessica castro. >> we've been talking about officials wanting to get the lake level down by 50 feet below the spillway. what does it take in terms of money? last week, it was estimated about $100 million. then you add the extra resources for the emergency spillway that continues eroding. the gaping hole that needs to be fixed in the first place, the main spillway. that price tag doubling. this week, we have about a $200 million estimate for the fixes in this case. that's without anything else happening this week. we have more rain on the way, as mike has been talking about. they can only repair the dam, the spillways, when the rain

ends. add all the resources on standby, as well, it is a hefty financial burden we're looki ii at. >> thank you. we'll stay on top of this developing story on our abc 7 news app. if you download it, it is absolutely free. enable push alerts and you'll get updates on your mobile device. happening now, thousands of you will have to have a new way to work. ace train service cancelled this morning. >> you'll likely notice it'll be more crowded if you go through the altamont pass. abc 7 news reporter matt keller is live at the station in san jose. matt? >> good morning, natasha and reggie. it is cold out here. my abc 7 news app says it is 44 degrees right now. let me say this. don't be left out in the cold if you're waiting for the ace train. it is not coming today and it is not coming tomorrow. blame it on the weather. it is causing a lot of problems along the tracks. ace train says washouts, heavy rain and rapid snow melt effects

caused damage to the tracks. officials are working with union pacific to restore service. for today and tomorrow, no service. what can you do? riders being told to find alternate modes of transit. rdt will help you get to the communities. tickets between fremont and san jose will be honored today and tomorrow. go to our website for options. reporting live, matt keller, abc 7 news. police wearing body cameras. the new technology may not be reducing the number of use of force incidents. force incidents. making san [crying] ahhhhhhhhhh! the price you see is the price you pay, unlike cable.

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ahead of the next storm, coming in wednesday night and into thursday, opens the door for wet weather all the way through the weekend. i'll look at the first storm when we come back. first, we want an update on the sig alert. we have the far lane blocked westbound 580 approaching hopyard, all due to the semi fire. they need the right lane for emergency crews in the area. actually, loosening up a little bit. the backup is still around four miles. we were down to, oh, 9, 10 miles an hour and we're up to 17. that's good news since we have one more lane open. wanted to check on highway 17. not good if you're coming from santa cruz. we have the slide blocking the north lanes at vine hill. five mile delay if you're coming through the scotts valley area. it'll be tough tonight, as well. we're hearing for the first time from the family of a young boy who died after flying off a water slide last year. >> a dangerous situation, as

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collected and made public. the increase was minor. in all, there were 475 people who had use of force encounters in the fourth quarter of 2016 compared to 430 in the third. also, little change was seen in the type of force used. pulling or pointing a fwun wgun the highest reported use of force in 2016. we are hearing from the parents of the 10-year-old boy killed in an accident on a water slide last year. last summer, caleb schwab went on the 170-foot slide in kansas. known as the world's tallest water slide. he was killed while riding it down and found at the bottom of the slide. his parents are speaking for the first time since his death. >> before they took off, i said, brothers stick together. he said, i know, dad. i said, look at me. brothers stick together. i know, dad. okay. >> he was screaming. he flew. >> the family settled with the park for an unknown amount that

will go to caleb's three brothers. look how strong the winds were in new zealand yesterday. southerly gusts blew a luxury cruise ship into another vessel. the ropes snapped and the cruise ship started drifting and hits the other boat. there were more than 600 people on the cruise ship at the time this happened. thankfully, no one got hurt. both boats did sustain damage. in berkeley, police are waiting for lab tests and evidence to rule out foul play in the death of a couple. an 89-year-old and her 56-year-old boyfriend, white, died on saturday inside of the home they shared. detectives say bib's son found them and the apartment's carbon monoxide alarm was blaring when he called for help. the tragedy shocked family and neighbors. >> makes you think, you never know. gary grew up, kids together, and mama bibs was like everything to us in the neighborhood. >> this following another berkeley couple dying inside of their apartment.

police believe carbon monoxide poisoning killed valerie and roger and their cats last month. a surfer suffered critical injuries at san francisco's ocean beach. look at video near the great highway and judah street. crews were called out at 4:00 p.m. yesterday. the 45-year-old man was rescued by bystanders and rushed to a trauma center. san jose mayor is going to kick off his beautify sj campaign to make the city cleaner. the mayor will join the illegal dumping rapid response team. they'll collect mattresses, couches, furniture on the streets. the program was announced saturday, to make it easier for r residents to report trash in their neighborhoods. a 9-year-old boy battling a brain tumor has a wish come true. >> he always wanted to be a police officer. this weekend, wish granted. he is an honorary officer with

the garner police department in north carolina. the recruit took a special oath designed just for him. he also received, there you see, a small replica of a car, and took photos with his now brothers in blue. >> look at that smile. love stories like that. that's great. all right. we have a couple of dry days, which we desperately need, especially for the folks who are in the oroville dam situation. >> absolutely. come thursday, that's when the concerns get high. not only here but up there and around lake shasta. let's look at petaluma, less than 1/4 visibility. you see thick fog there. mainly in the northeast corner. that's where our reporting station is. that's spilling across casa grande, washington street. here's a look at walnut creek. one of the clearer avenues looking south on 680. high clouds and sunshine. grab the sunglasses. you'll need them. this will last through wednesday. our first storm arrives thursday morning. it opens the door to an

unsettled pattern throughout the weekend. not heavy storms. more of a nuisance. that's what we're hoping, not destruction like we had with the last one. tonight, low to mid 40s. mid to upper 40s in the bay shore and to the coast. a little more fog as the clouds will be thinner tonight. our storm is a 1, light to moderate rain. winds are breezy, not damaging. flood ing is a concern. wednesday, increasing in thickening clouds. 10:00, light rain in the north bay. by 1:00, moderate rain in santa rosa. all of us will be dealing with it during the morning commute. we could have 1/2 inch in the south bay to 1 1/2 inch in the north bay. scattered showers on friday. light showers on saturday. evening showers on sunday. the weekend is not a washout. tomorrow is valentine's day. even cupid would be jealous of the weather. >> do you have your gift ready for your wife, mike? >> of course. >> as i figured. i'm sure you have it covered, my friend. looking at the traffic maps,

i want to mention state route 37, still closed a, as you'd imagine in novato. they need daylight atherton, southeawestbound and eastbound lanes closed. definitely expect delays for this morning's commute. another slow spot, tracy to dublin, 1 hour and 5 minutes. still have a semi fire. the semi is no longer on fire but blocking the right lane before hopyard in the dublin area. antioch to concord, 22 minutes. san rafael to san francisco, fog on the commute but looking okay at 16 minutes. i have good news around 680 and mission boulevard. i'll talk about that next. >> thanks. this morning, 7 on your side's michael finney has advice i should listen to. breaking down the best places to invest money. also trouble for tinder users. the popular dating app could be killing your self-esteem. 6:21. we're the only place that during the commercial break, you get to

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michael finney, record it on your smartphone or tablet and share it on social media with the hashtag ask finny or go to abc7news.com/askfinny. you could see your answer on abc 7 mornings. i'm not sure if this will be surprising to people. turns out if you are on tinder, it could affect your mental health. >> right. this is a study done by aol. the app may be killing your self-esteem. users reported having lower levels of satisfaction with their faces and their bodies and had lower self-worth than men and women who don't use tinder. results show male tinder users were equally or more affected as their female counterparts. >> interesting. >> yeah. researchers say it doesn't mean tinder causes low self-esteem. it could mean that people with low self-esteem are drawn to the app to begin with. >> ouch. next, the crisis at the lake oroville dam. the crews helping with the damage. a processor say the fixes

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the lake oroville spillway dangerously close to failure. this morning, the water has stopped flowing. now, crews are working around the clock to fix the problem as tens of thousands of people are evacuated from their homes. >> crews from the bay area are in oroville this morning. they're ready to act in case that spillway fails. how they could help residents stranded in the aftermath. good morning to you on this monday, february 13th. we're going to check in with jessica in a second because she's getting the latest information about the evacuation and also how this is all affecting the area. >> that's right. >> we'll start with mike. e has a look at the weather for us. >> for here and at 6:34, for oroville. make sure everybody understands that. let's look at what's going on. good morning and welcome to monday. welcome to the third consecutive day without rain. let's look at fog. let's look at fog. less than 39 inland to 50 around san

francisco. mid 50s to low 60s at 4:00. low to mid 60s at 7:00. high clouds. grab the sunglasses, you'll need them. alexis? we have a few slow spots for sure, mike. i want to start with drive ti s times. tracy to dublin, 1 hour and 1 minute. not terrible. we probably have extra drivers on 580 this morning since ace rail isn't running. we have the sig alert just before hopyard on 580. antioch to concord in the yellow. san rafael to san francisco, 17 minutes. good news if you're traveling 680 around auto mall parkway. that's coming up in less than ten. back to the crisis in oroville. nearly 200,000 people being evacuated amid fears that the dam there could fail at any moment. >> this is having a huge impact on the area. about 150 miles northeast of san francisco. let's get straight to jessica and the a live seedesk. >> oroville dam, the tallest in

the u.s. 40 feet taller than hoover dam. this morning, fears that it won't hold up are chasing tens of thousands of people from their homes. look at this map. lake oroville is northeast of the city of oroville. the dam affecting so many different communities. it is a laundry list here of cities that need to be evacuated. so many people having to race out of their homes last night at a moment's notice. in fact, i want to show you this new video we have here from a viewer. this is the situation they were dealing with late last night. traffic jams everywhere. most of the streets there only one or two lanes, even the highways. right now, we have shelters set up in the area. there are folks that are opting out. i mentioned earlier that hotels are at capacity. those are mostly in sacramento. i also learned that even campgrounds are full, too. people using every resource they can if they don't want to stay in the shelters. reggie and natasha, back to you.

>> thank you. as we mentioned, people given minutes to pack up and leave. in fact, one woman made toit a shelter in chico but she was worried about her daughter. >> i have a handicapped daughter that can't walk. the ambulance won't come in and take her. they refuse not to come in. she's got to get out. >> six evacuation centers opened, including beal air force base near marysville. several centers opened to take in people's pets, as well. officials say the emergency evacuation orders will stand until they know the situation is safe. >> here's what's happening there this morning. crews have been working feverishly all night long, filling giant, white bags with rocks. you can see some of that here in this image. and the thinking here is that the bags will be ready to go to be dropped into crevices and holes in either of the dam's spillways. oroville's mayor said she is concerned, still she is positive with all the resources being sent to help. >> i am worried. i mean, 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 resources are working together to get us through this. >> the mayor acknowledges the community's frustration over the evacuations. a few days ago, officials said the water release posed no threat to them. a team from here in the bay area is headed there to help. they are trained in assisting in potentially dangerous swift-water rescues. >> abc 7's amy hollyfield is live for us at station 77. amy? >> reggie, these guys rush in when everybody else is rushing out. the menlo park swift water rescue team got the call yesterday just as the evacuation order was being issued. they packed up and they left last night. they are going to stage in chico and be ready to go if needed. >> people may not get out in

time. we're going to be there to possibly assist in rescues. swift water environment is very dangerous, and we're trained to handle that. >> this team has 14 people on it. they will join 12 other units from around the state. they will help people if the spillway gives. people who didn't have time to get out. hoping though, they will be very bored when they get there. that they will not be needed. reporting live in menlo park, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> we feel the same. hope they don't have to do the work they're trained for. it is confusing. let's look at this overview of what is actually happening there. on the far right is the actual dam. that is not damaged. when you move to the left, you see the original spillway that got damaged and the emergency spillway in the red. that is currently eroding. all that water doesn't have really anywhere to go, except

through the trees. then toward several communities downstream. that is the reason why they had to evacuate the communities. we are dry now. more rain could mean more problems in oroville. >> crews up against the clock. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >> good morning. hi, everyone. they're slated to get much more rain than we are out of this next system that rolls in thursday. but for you, the flash flood warning continues as at any moment, something could happen catastrophically. that's why until 4:15, everybody needs to stay out of there. through the weekend, 2 to inches of rain. more in lake shasta. here are the percentages. 101% in lake oroville to 96% in lake shasta. hopefully we can get it down before the next round of rain pushes us to the limits once again. >> not what we want to see. mike, thank you. u.c. berkeley engineering

processor says the failure of the spillway could cost california. not just the damage, but also because the dam is critical to the state's economy. >> it is a wakeup call. this is a major, important structure and, clearly, the potential impacts were not really, fully considered. unfortunately, this is not a unique situation. this will require fairly critical review of many. not just state dams but, i think, dams in the >> that's the said there was noo anticipate this problem of this magnitude when it was opened in 1968. he said the plan to drop rock into the crater to fill it may do little to help if the rock isn't reinforced. we're staying on top of the story and putting updates on our abc 7 news app. enable push alerts. free to download. you'll get the updates to your ipad or mobile device. 6:37 now.

san francisco police are urging any witnesses to come forward after a shooting that killed one person and left two others hurt. bullets littered the scene at third street and quesada yesterday afternoon. a man was dead on the scene when officers got there. paramedics rushed another man and a woman to the hospital. the female has life threatening injuries. police haven't revealed what led up to the gunfire. the suspect drove off. they're looking for surveillance video from nearby businesses. police in south san francisco need your help to catch a hit and run driver. a silver colored four-door car hit a woman as she was crossing memorial drive next to orange park yesterday afternoon. the driver kept going along orange avenue before turning on to myrtle avenue. the victim suffered serious injuries. [ bleep ]. oh, my god! >> two fires in oakland forced 17 people out of their homes this weekend. this one at 35th and penniman. it forced 16 people to get out

fast. a neighbor shot this video as firefighters got there. they were told people were trapped inside. turned out, everyone had gotten out. a second fire burned a home on 24th avenue. no one hurt in that fire either. >> announcer: now, your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> let's talk temperatures. 40 in saratoga. the cool spot. 42 in santa clara and san jose. 49 in alameda. san francisco, warm at 50. look at these, 39 in lafayette. 38 in fairfield. now, half moon bay, 43. colorful sunrise. if you post it, hashtag it, abc 7now. we'd love to see it. foggy spots for commuting this morning. hazy sunshine if you're going to be out and about. good. here's a look at san jose. right around -- this is 280 and 17. some of that thick fog is spilling down into this

neighborhood. san francisco, we're going to hold around 60 the next few days while the rest of us are in the mid to upper 60s. north bay will be cool at 62. you're the first to receive the rain. we'll look at that storm system coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. let's get an update from alexis. >> that's filled in there, mike. want to slow down and drive for conditions this morning. i have good news on westbound 580 in the dublin/pleasanton area. we've been dealing with the semi fire for two hours. it take as while to get a big rig loaded up on the tow and get that totally out of there. it cleared. all lanes reopened a few moments ago. we still have stop and go traffic as you approachthe dublin area. just over an hour if you're coming from tracy. not too terrible, close to the average for this time of day. 680, we had the ramps to auto mall parkway closed due to a jackknifed semi. those reopened. we have heav

sutbound sisu southbound side of 680. bay bridge, lights have been on since 5:27. happening now, we ha rider a i lelert. ace trains are not running because of storage damage, leaving thousands of people to find a new way to work. let's go live to matt keller in san jose. >> good morning. if you're sitting on a bench at a train platform from stockton all the way down to san jose, you're going to be waiting a long time for that ace train. at least until wednesday. here's my advice, stand up and find another way to get to work. here's the reason why. the bad weather caused damage to the train tracks and ace train is working to get them fixed. you need to find alternate ways to get to work today and tomorrow. for more information, go to our website, abc 7news.com. i'll tell you how to get around the compute commuter mess. a neighbor calls on

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the state's emergency operation center is at the highest alert level this morning because of concerns with both spillways at the lake oroville dam. >> rob mcmillen is live with a threat to nearby communities. >> water stopped flowing over the emergency spillway. that's the good news. the bad news is the spillway is severely damaged. that's why you have all this emergency heavy emergency out this morning, trying to come up with some way to figure out how to plug the holes. let's show you video of what the emergency spillway looked like last night. at one point, so much water coming over the top of it, they feared the spillway might fail all together. fortunately, that did not happen. because there are so many parts of it that aren't sound right now, close to 180,000 people across three counties downstream have been ordered to evacuate. they have absolutely no idea how long they might be out of their homes. as you know, another big storm

is expected to come in over the next few days. they're trying to get the lake level down about 50 feet. that would give plenty of room for all of the water that is expected in the next storm. over the past 12 hours, the lake has only dropped about three feet. still a long way to go. live at lake oroville, rob mcmillen, abc 7 news. >> announcer: a live desk update with jessica castro. >> thank you. we know what's wrong but what happens next at lake oroville? evacuees are hoping to get a time tatable today for when the can return home. as the sun comes up, we'll get a better idea of how much of the emergency spillway eroded and what they'll need to tackle by thursday when more rain is noer casted. that's when we'll get a clue of the time it'll take to repair the entire dam as a whole. officials are planning a news conference this morning but have not yet given us an exact hatim >> we'll check in on that. work to repair storm-battered

roads will begin in danville. crews will work on the streets you see on the map. including excavation and slide repair work on eastbound diablo. the eastbound lane will be closed and pothole patching work will begin on sycamoick si sycamore. >> water pumps are working 24/7 to remove the flooding. water pours in as fast as the water is pumped out. caltrans hopes for a fix by raising the roads and installing better drainage. that won't be finished until the end of next week. a move to make it easier to fund transportation projects in california. a constitutional amendment would lower the requirement to pass transportation bonds from 2/3

voter majority to 55%. the money will go to proposed projects like a new transbay tube, cal train electrification. state leaders say because president trump is threatening to cut funding, it is imperative the state makes it easier to raise money locally. president trump's advisers say he could issue a new executive order on immigration as soon as today. they're not offering specifics about how it'll be different from the one the federal appeals court has put on hold. this morning, the president will meet with canadian prime minister justin trudeau. they're talking about women in the work force, trade and immigration. the president defended a crackdown on undocumented immigrants. critics say the raids are targeting people who pose no threats to national kurt. >> just whether the people they're targeting are violent criminals or whether they're going after peaceful people who

are -- who have been here raising families, paying their taxes. >> during weekend meetings with japan's prime minister, president trump vowed to defend japan. abc 7 will have a special report when mr. trump and prime minister trudeau hold a joint news conference at 11:00 this morn morning. happening today, the senate is expected to confirm steven mnuchin as president trump's treasury secretary. he was head of one west bank during the nation's housing crisis. democrats say he failed to protect thousands of homeowners from unnecessary foreclosures. republicans say his experience makes him the right man to run the treasury department. grammys, you missed a historic night. ♪ hello from the other side ♪ i must have called a thousand times ♪ >> call her queen adele. she won album of the year, record of the year, song of the

year. it is the first time an artist won the three big categories at a single grammys two times in a row. at least two times. she won all three in 2012. performed a tribute to her late friend george michael. she stopped mid song because of an issue. >> i know it is live tv. i'm sorry. 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 in i'm sorry. >> adele did start again. she finished and received a standing ovation from the crowd and probably a lot of people at home. beyonce and chance the rapper won two grammys each and also performed. beyonce's epic medley lasted nine minutes. we will be remiss not to say that adele, at the end, said her album of the year, despite the fact she won it, was for beyonce "lemonade." >> that was a moment between the two of them. >> obviously, they're fans of each other. >> yeah. >> i'm a fan of mike nicco. >> i'm a fan of you guys, too.

thanks for making me feel good. 1/8 mile visibility so the fog is getting thicker and reached san jose. i just checked the airport, no delays yet. 1/4 mile in petaluma 101 and 880, this is how it looks. a few seconds ago, i was able to see 1/2 mile. now, 1/4 mile. it is changing rapidly and getting dangerous quickly. slow down if you can. remember to use the low beams. partly sunny and dry through wednesday. unsettled pattern develops thursday and the chance of rain lingers throughout the weekend. tonight, low to mid 40s. patchy, dense fog with the high clouds. storm impact s wind breezy but not damaging. 10:00 tonight, light rain in the north bay. by 1:00 in the morning, it becomes no moderate in the north bay. for the rest of us, it'll be moderate throughout the morning

commute. we'll get 1/2 in the south bay. this is a little overdone. 3/4 inch for the rest of us. maybe little over 1 inch to 1 1/2 inch in the mountains. valentine's day, lovely day. wet weather for the weekend. as you mentioned, we do have fog in petaluma along with the south bay. not seeing much as golden gate bridge. traffic not too bad if you are coming from the north bay today. remember to drive for conditions and increase the following distance when you have the reduced visibility. check of drive times. westbound 80 highway 4 to the maze, 37 minutes. 15 across the bay bridge. 101, san fran to sfo, good. ace, no service today or tomorrow for rerouting with union pacific. that is impacting capital corridor, as well. expect delays the next couple days. we reduced capacity for harbor bay and alameda/oakland routes.

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headed out the door, here are the seven things to know before you go. >> emergency repairs underway at the oroville dam. both the main and emergency spillways held up overnight. that's the good news. however, crews are very concerned about rain in the forecast. >> number two, more than 20,000 soldiers and airmen at the california national guard have been put on standby to help in oroville if needed. governor brown ordered a state of emergency last night. >> number three from the live desk, 188,000 evacuees are out of their homes right now. there is no timetable when they'll be able to return. shelters, hotels, campgrounds are all at capacity. all the way to sacramento. >> 2 to 4 inches of rain possible over lake oroville. let's bring it home and show you, gorgeous morning developing. except the fog in the north and south bay. dress kids for 40 to 50. >> number five, we're keeping an eye on highway 17. we have all traffic sharing the

southbound lanes once again today, around vine hill road. that is because of the slide that's still blocking the northbound side. solid five mile backup. look at that, 2 miles an hour, 4 miles an hour. expect extensive delays coming from santa cruz. >> number six, we're getting video for the first time of north korea's ballistic missile test over the weekend. president trump and japan's prime minister said the test is absolutely intolerable. >> number seven, ace train service is cancelled between stock ton a stockton and san jose. recent weather damaged the tracks and there is debris in the way. they're working to get it fixed. >> outline of what to expect for the rest of the day. one of the big thing it is the next news conference out of the oroville dam. we don't know when it'll happen. >> still no time. >> we'll keep you updated on that. we'll stream that for you on our app. the other thing going on today. >> at 11:00 a.m., a joint conference between justin trudeau and mr. donald trump, as well, our president. they're expected to discuss immigration and other topics.

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good morning, america. race against time. crews working to prevent catastrophic failure at the nation's tallest dam. emergency evacuations overnight. nearly 200,000 people in california forced to leave their homes. hundreds of cars stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic as helicopters move in to drop rocks to stop the water. we're live on the scene this morning. one-two punch. more than a foot of snow slamming the northeast again. a blizzard warning for parts of new england. powerful wind gusts topping 60 miles an hour. this woman rescued after her car slipped into icy water. the dangerous commute for millions this morning. new white house tensions. the president's national security adviser michael flynn in trouble for conversations with russia. the administration stays quiet but is a shake-up coming as