500 households impacted as the water of coyote creek begin to rise and trap people inside their homes. you can see the floodwaters have swallowed up entire cars. the water had crested. it isn't expected to recede until tomorrow night and possibly tomorrow morning. >> residents say they have little warning how fast the water was rising. they were stranded on balconies and doorways as the floodwaters made it impossible for them to escape. brought in boats to ferry them out to safety. people left with pets and children. little else. he was able to move his car. then went to get his family. >> they are up in that apartment. yeah, they try to get out. >> they need to be rescued. >> yes >> right in view of our camera, his wife and son were among the first group to make it out. >> going door to door with all of the homes in there.

all going to be evacuated. decontaminated. power is shut off to neighborhood. or will be soon. decontamination. mayor was first to reveal why the rock springs area flooded to badly. >> there seems to have been a unique breach of some sort. we're going to be sorting out in the days ahead. our focus right now is ensuring these res debits are safe. >> coyote creek runs through the neighborhood and floodwaters have destroyed much of what they treasured. >> i know we lost a lot of photos. had a lot of clothes i liked to store. had a lot of shoes. all my baby's toys. all of his stuff down there. >> we saw a number of dogs being closely held by their owners as they were being ferried out of flood zone during the course of the day. we know the fire department had

to rescue a cat trapped in a tree or had gone to save us all from the waters. san jose also involved in horse rescue in this area also had some horses ahead to be evacuated. san jose had a lot of help from other agents including the county fire department as well as the sheriff's office. this is ongoing situation far from over. >> david, do we have any idea how long all those people will have to stay out of their homes. >> it is unknown yet. it could be days. it could be even longer. the water here is considered contaminated. it can very well have a lot of toxins in it. if that water touches any part of apartment or home, those have to be decontaminated as well. could be days, weeks, city is willing to provide shelter as long as necessary. >> thank you for the update. david, thank you. people across happy hallow park remained in homes despite

rising waters. shows them on upper roof of apartment. for now the flooding has just affected the lower parking carports in three buildings. the drains are clogged there. until they're cleared, that problem is going to continue to get worse. >> hundreds of other people who had to evacuate are getting help and housing tonight. >> three evacuation centers. roosevelt community center. shir kau away center. melony. absolutely. we've seen three buses dropping off evacuees here at the shelter. the shelter is still below capacity. so anyone who may still need a place to stay this evening can come here. people getting off buses tell us they are still in shock. >> reporter: dozens of people forced from their homes got off this bus at james high school.

a now converted shelter. some of the smallest evacuees exhausted. brothers would have been on this bus had they been home this morning. >> all it was flood all over the place. i had to park across the street. >> unable to get back to their apartment, they came here. >> i was amazed. i didn't know what to do. >> we have food, health service, water. we have mental health professionals to talk to them about recovery. >> a second shelter is on standby if this one reaches capacity. 240 people. the salvation army dropped off socks and undergarments for evacuees. >> it's a team effort. american red cross and us. we have to take care of our people here. >> stopped by as well. >> i said i need to go down and see what i can do to help. >> she offered clothing vouchers for her boutique for those impacted. >> we pray for the rain. we need the rain. it's devastating now. >> the red cross says it's still assessing victims needs and

monetary donations to the red cross is the best way to help for now. >> the shelter here at james lick high school cannot accommodate pets. anyone who has a pet they need to shelter can bring their pet to san jose animal shelter for safekeeping. abc 7 news. >> thank you. here's the major reason for the flooding as seen from sky seven this morning. water pouring from anderson reservoir, 30 miles away near morgan hill. manmade lake reached capacity and began spilling saturday. first time it happened in 11 years. important to note, anderson dam isn't seismically sound. reservoir is supposed to be kept at 68% capacity because the dam could fail in an earthquake with the magnitude. >> water overflowing is now flooding highway 101 within the last half hour, confirmed abc 7

news, northbound 101 betwewill n closed until 11:00 tomorrow night. here's a look at highway 101 and just how close it is to anderson reservoir. this is going to be a difficult area to navigate for the next 24 hours at a minimum. let's head to spencer christian right now. >> start by giving you a look at the flood warning area. here it is on the graphic. wide area all it will way down to coyote. turned warning until friday morning at 10:31. here's a closer look. let's talk about the current height of the creek. it's at 13.3 feet. flood stage is only ten feet. right now about 3.3 feet above flood stage. it's estimated to be below flood stage by 8:00 tomorrow night. now, 1:00 this afternoon, coyote

creek appeared to have crested at 13.6 feet. the last two hours been at 13.3. if it continues to recede, may very well develop below flood stage. life doppler shows isolated showers along the way. nothing falling in the area of coyote creek right now. good news. the showers have been popping up and producing heavy downpours. they can develop at just about any time as long as this system is with us. this current storm ranks one on the storm impact scale. going into this evening we can expect rapidly moving downpours ending after 7:00 p.m. or so with less than a quarter inch of rain fall to be produced from what's remaining in the storm. i'll have complete look at weather coming up a little bit later. >> thank you, spencer. this unprecedented flooding along coyote creek is personal to so many people. these are their homes. >> abc seven news kristen siegel was on the air live anchoring

our coverage for hours this morning of all the evacuations and did a brilliant job. showing us now how people are documents things on social immediate. >> it was teammate team work. incredible footage as it came in. here are some of the highlights. shot as he was driving away in his home. officials told him to go and this is what he did. incredible stuff. allowed us to share this inside perspective posted on instagram as waters began creeping into her home. see the dining area, kitchen, completely flooded. that's got to be decontaminated by the way. posted this on instagram showing the view of a swollen coyote creek from anderson park where the rangers did ask people to keep a safe distance away from the water, but you can see it

was raging. look at this dramatic comparison i chased that paper. it shows coyote creek before and after the most recent storms. what a difference, right? if you have any pictures or videos you would like to share with us, please do so. posting them on social media using hashtag abc7now. it will help us find it. >> flooded home less encampment happened near the golf course. abc 7 news reporter was there as the action all unfolded. >> reporter: helicopter in the air and boats in the water. full scale water rescue in san jose after reports of possibly 20 people stranded in coyote creek. >> sunk in the water and we just got out in time. >> we were outside. we were climbing up the hill. >> and where was the water. >> water was right below us.

>> people were rescued from the rising creek waters near the golf course. san jose urban rescue task force scoured the area for nearly two hours. >> all of the water in the coyote creek water shed is dangerous. it's swift moving. it's carrying debris from areas that haven't seen water in years and on top of that, it may be contamina contamina contaminated. >> reporter: this resks is the second this week. advise people living in the homeless encampments to leave the area prior to this rainy winter season. >> we have since the beginning of ts winter to move their encampments away from the water ways. >> some on the creek knew the risk, but had nowhere to go. it >> it's not clear if everybody stranded got out. >> the zej is called off.

emergency officials will continue to check the area and warn people against setting up tents so close to the rising creek. abc 7 news. and we sent out alerts about the flooding and evacuations this morning on the abc 7 news app. down load it for free to track breaking news where you live. push alert. it's easy. you can get updates sent right to you phone. >> so much water. unbelievable. flooding problems not just in the souch. the roads that are still closed around the bay area including this one blocked by a mud slide. could be closed well to next week. plus, are you covered in case of a flood? seven on your side takes a look at what you need to know before you contact your insurance agency. >> recent breaking news out of berkeley where a school employee was stabbed at a private school. tell you what happened and what we know about the suspect. >> taking a live look over the sky in san francisco. almost doesn't look live because the cars are moving so slowly.

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stabbing this afternoon left a principal injured. he is expected to survive. suspect ran away and people living near the special education school were urged to stay inside during the man hunt. officer made an arrest in albany shortly after the stabbing and took 20-year-old into custody. san francisco firefighter

arrested on suspension of domestic violence. arrested samuel romero last night. alleged fight with his girlfriend in daily city. released on bond and court date is set for next month. when money mud slide one mu another one. shutdown southbound lane of 17. new mud slide happened further south and is closed all southbound lanes of 17. just south of loss gatos. highway 9. stretch of 17 near jarvis road was closed since february 7. did reopen this morning following two weeks of around the clock work. niles canyon road in fremont still closed today because of storm damage: shared this photo this morning. look at rushing river of water combined with rocks and debris. mill creek road is also closed. transit on the scene assessing

the damage. so far no estimate when the road might reopen. another road closure? sal . runs from alexander avenue to golden gate brinl is expected to open in about a week. >> shored of transmission tower from danger of landslide. hillside has caved in and mud slide could overrun the tower. crewing discovered the slide a few weeks ago and working to stabilize the area. told abc 7 news they believe they protected the tower from the moving hillside. >> some 500 people remain under mandatory evacuation order in san joaquin county today because of levy break. san joaquin river forced out yesterday when the levy gave way. today crews brought in heavy equipment to stabilize weak spot after firefighters and farmers

stopped the flow yesterday using rocks and stand. feared the levy could give away again with more water in the area at the don pedro reservoir. troubled or vim dam has weathered the latest storm. expected to peak 45 feet below capacity by tomorrow. according to update today from water officials. say an evacuation warning for residents may soon by lifted. expected to fix the spillway march 1. considering all option options for long-term fix including repairing, replacing or moving it. >> nice day to be inside especially with downpours that seemed to come out of nowhere today. good news that rain was pretty quick. i was driving in like 2:30 in the afternoon and it was like where did this come from then the sun started to peek through coming through the clouds. we're getting a publication of everything. we really need a few dry days

here. >> they are on the way. those were scary. heavy while they lasted. got a few out there. one south of san francisco right now. what we have is a very scattered area of showers, but thunderstorms, the thunderstorm cell moving crust south of san francisco right now. closer look at what's going on. area of most active weather right now. just south of san francisco out on to the bay. so we have a lightning straight here in south san francisco and san bruno area. just a few seconds ago. all that rain i just showed you is right here near the airport. now it's moved out over the bay. generally toward the oakland area. this is the view from the tower. low hanging clouds and a few rain drops on the windshield. the camera lens. i had them on my car windshield today.

upper 50s in gill roy and half moon bay thchlt is spectacular view. dramatic from em rhode islandville looking at western sky a lot of low dark clouds and sun breaking through there. temperatures in mid 50s today. this is the view at the golden gate bridge. see the pavement wet so it has just rained there in the last few minutes or so. little bit of clearing at that moment. may not last long. here's look at forecast futures. have isolated showers tonight. pattern we have right now in fact dry break tomorrow continuing through friday and rain through the weekend. >> ranks one on the storm impact scale. we're getting wreef heavy downpours that are continuing to move through the area. isolated fashion. ending after about 7:00 this evening producing less than a quarter of inch of rainfall. forecast starting at 5:00 this afternoon. most of the active weather pushed out by then.

we may see a few trailing showers coming down the coastline locally over the bay. early morning hours right after midnight. all will disappear. tomorrow will begin as a brighter and, certainly, a drier day. although some lingering showers could remain up there in the northern most part of viewing area tomorrow afternoon. so for the three days ahead, we've got mainly dry weather. partly cloudy tomorrow. mostly sunny on thursday. friday will begin as a mostly sunny day. clouds will increase later today. be on the cool side. rain chances are zero through friday. 80% chance of rain on saturday with a light storm ranking one on the storm impact scale. 100 percent chance of rain on sunday. trailing off to storm ranking one on monday. skip ahead to sunday chltd strongest of the three. stormy days. ranks two on the impact scale producing downpours at times. flood threat heightened of

course. forecast animation starting at noon saturday. see the rain arriving saturday afternoon continuing through the day on sunday and into monday. rainfall potential is heaviest in the north bay. here's the seven-day forecast. three dry days. enjoy them while you can. rain is coming back on the weekend. >> i think i saw on twitter yesterday, oakland has already had its total average rainfall and what we're not even through february yet. >> oakland, san francisco, five or six bay area locations have already exceeded average annual rainfall. >> i shouldn't say annual, for the season. the season starts in october. october. for the rainfall season, five rotations have already exceeded their yearly average. >> when would it end? >> april. >> april. >> so a ways to go. >> yes. >> thanks spencer.

controversy of text shuttle buses may not be over by the fight apparently is. cal tran is asking for your help to get funding from the federal government. unusual move just ahead. >> in honor of black history month. bay area instagram feed to recognize events where you live and right now burkely public library has an photographer. dynamic and inspirational work navigated the community from 1927 to 1979. more

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also send notifications when regularly used currencies hit favorable rates. >> new at four, tech shuttle buses here to stay in san francisco. board of directors voted to make permanent the city's commuter shuttle program. controversial program lets tech shuttles you stops to pick up workers. some residents complain the buses drive up narrow street and drive up rent. new policy doubles the buses for fines that go off route. not sure that will stop illegal activity. >> they're part of the business model. just worked into the model. if day after day after day you're doing the same behavior, it's not changing behavior. >> the proposal would also increase gps monitoring to make sure they comply with the rules. there's all petition urging to get cal tran back on track.

withheld money it needed. wants to replace diesel trains with electric ones. run longer and more frequent trains. key necessity for high speed rail project. petition needs 100,000 petitioners in the next month to get a response from the white hou house. coverage of major flooding in the south bay continues. home s underwater and rescue still going on at this hour. animals being rescued and where eva evacuees with take th pets to keep them safe.

hyneadlines as we come up o 4:30. rescued people in san jose spring area. completely smerubmerged there. four feet deep in some areas. city declared a local emergency. owned this story all day long. tweeted a picture of the first responders helping a family getting to safety. mandatory evacuation order for people in rock springs, a voluntary order for people in low lying areas along coyote creek.

abc reporter melony woodrow tweeted this picture. the red cross is set up one overnight shelter. people decided not to leave apartments today. not like they had a lot of options. their carports are flooded because of a drain issue. about 500 houses in that neighborhood have been affected by flooding. abc 7 reporter kate larson where the water reached the roof line of one home. >> reporter: that's right. we're along 17th street. a lot of the houses like this one are dealing with lower level and basement flooding. this house is by far the worst. all you can see is the roof. first floor essentially in coyote creek and top of the stairs. >> this is a higher level than it was before. that's -- it's all the way up to the windows. rich surveying the damage to three of his family san jose homes. the houses on south 17th street backup the overflowing creek.

swallowed this house up to the roof. flooded the lower level of duplex. >> weren't sure how much water was going to come out. now it's just a lot more devastating than we thought. >> his mother used to live in one of the houses said that flooded two times in the 1990s. he was anticipating water. not this much. yesterday he took the video of the creek rising. not higher than the home's foundation. patio and picnic bench still visible. less than 24 hours later, all underwater. we were hoping this wasn't going to happen again. there's been so much rain and such a short period of time and anderson when it overflows, there's nothing we can do about it. just act of nature. force of god. that's the way it is. >> anderson reservoir now spilling over spillway as it's designed to do. nothing like the oroville dam spillway. >> works for the santa clara water district. the district expects water

levels to continue to rise this evening. through tomorrow morning. >> that's the wild card. we don't know how much it's going to go up. >> reporter: the good news is that nobody had to be rescued or evacuated from his house. also the santa clara water district says anderson reservoir has reached peak flow. waiting for water to flow through coyote create into san francisco bay. >> thank you, kate. not just people. animals also knee deep in water. over san jose. saw these horses still in their stalls. adjacent to rock springs mabd where so many people have been evacuated. residents who have been evacuated from homes can take pets to san jose animal shelter. >> red cross operating overnight shelter for evacuees at james lake high school at san jose. you can also make donations to

red cross of silicone valley. address leer on the screen. 2131 north first street in san jose. mail in or drop off donations. also donate over the phone. san jose has a long history of flooding. most taken place on the river which has reported severe floods, at least 11 times since 1862. among the worst were the storms in the early 80s. devastated load lying areas. >> i was involved in the 82, 83 flood accident we had mostly downto downtown. i don't recall us having to pull this many people out by boat. >> the storm of march 1995 flooded more than 300 homes and businesses along the river. president clint declared disaster. flood control project completed in 2004 has helped prevent more flooding in those areas. we sent out alerts about the flooding in morning on the app.

drown lo down load it for free to track news for you. push alerts weather updates right to your phone. take a break to move on to politics. president trump planning to sign a new travel ban this week. issued an order for 5,000 new customs and border patrol agents and 10,000 immigration and customs agents. abc news reporter reporting from washington. >> reporter: the trump administration is rapidly moving forward with new immigration plans. >> empowering dhr to carry out immigration laws currently on the books. >> detainment and deportation of undocumented immigrants has taken on a greater priority in homeland security. among the actions, removing president obama's exemptions for certain categories. hiring a total of 15,000 new employees for immigrations and customs enforcement and expedited deportations.

this should not be taking as setting the stage for mass deportationings. the trump administration is willing to tramp due process, human decency, well-being of communities and protection for vulnerable children. last week the president said he intends to be compassionate towards so-called dreamers. children brought to the u.s. by parents. not clear on what the policy would be. >> if you're in this country in an illegal manner, there's a provision that could ensheure y be removed. the priority the president laid forward and the priority ice is putting forward is to make sure the people who commit add crime or pose a threat to public safety are priority of efforts. >> president is expected to sign a new travel ban sometime this week. senior officials sell abc news the same seven majority muslim countries targeted, but the new draft does not have indefinite ban from refugees on syria. >> white house asked how they intended to fund the new

immigration plans and 15,000 new hires. they said they were looking into it, including the possibility of reallocations and a new congress. abc news, washington. end threats. he called the threats horrible and painful. president made the comments today following a tour of the national museum of african american history and culture. he said the threats are a sad reminder of what still needs to be done. 11 locations targeted just yesterday. osha acc. controversial writer and conservative commentator resigned from breitbart news today. he apologized for his recent remarks on paid feedophilia say experiences of sexual abuse made him feel he dould say outrageous things. didn't want his poor choice of words to reflect on colleagues.

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abc 7 has a closer look at all the damage there. >> reporter: this is what employees ceo couldn't believe it when he turned the lights on. >> came in the morning, four inches here. >> here's a look at the flooding that happened last night outside their office on constitution drive near interstate 80. firefighters had to rescue nine people from flooded cars and

offices. no one was hurt. they were stunned to see it happened to them. >> are you surprised. >> we had to wiggle in to get here. they had most of the roads closed. this thank goodness we're an insurance company and we have good coverage. this is amazing. >> this is one of one troubled spots. stanley boulevard was shutdown this morning due to flooding. major thoroughfare. littered with wet debris. ranchers say they're in a constant fight with water this winter. >> water just keeps coming. it doesn't stop. >> one ranch who had just plant add field of wheat is now worried about it saying we needed the rain, but not this much. >> first time ever since i live instead california has it ever been this bad. >> flood left behind a lot of thick slippery mud. city crews have been trying to get all of it cleaned up. they're very busy. say they worked until 11:00 last

night and back at it at 5:00 this morning. in livermore. live doppler 7. show scattered showers around the bay area. pockets of orange and yellow showing up. indicating icy heavy downpours. most active weather right now is right here. little cells moving into the san francisco area and coastline across the bay over south of oakla oakland. let's close in on this area of stormy weather right now. mission boulevard and also mcauthor boulevard. large portions of 880 and 580 right now getting pounded with heavy downpour. pavement is wet in some spots for the evening commute. storm ranks one on storm impact scale. fast moving downpours continue

to produce isolated thunder. forecast taking us to tomorrow morning. the morning commute begin with mainly dry conditions. dry not necessarily dry roadways. dry in the atmosphere. could be wet spots on the pavement. still no more showers. drying out. after the northern most part looks like we can see showers tomorrow in the afternoon hours. right here in the immediate bay area, looks like we're going to have a dry day. go to high temperatures only be in the 50s tomorrow. upper 50s bay and inland. here's the seven-day forecast. we'll probably get three dry days before the next bout of significant rain comes in. wednesday, thursday, friday. mainly dry. especially thursday. rain begins saturday night. storm ranking one on the storm impact skam. intensifies on sunday. storm ranking two on storm impact scale. taper off to showers on monday. >> thank you spencer. >> we're continuing to follow

the flooding situation on south bay with hundreds have been evacuated as the coyote creek continues to rise. >> seven on your side. how do you know if you're covered in case of a flood. what you need to know. right

hundreds of san jose homes underwater right now. look from sky seven. city issued mandatory evacuation notices to people in the rock springs neighborhood and voluntary evacuation notices to others in low lying areas near coyote creek. that creek rose three feet today. just to be safe, crews are helping people escape potential danger using boats on city streets as you see there. >> literally people up the creek without the paddle. if you are wondering if you would be covered by your insurance if it happened where you live. >> what happens, what do you do next, seven on your side with some answers. little bit of good news. mainly bad news. none of us are truly prepared to be evacuated from homes. few things you can do to make life easier when it's time to file insurance claim. we talk with a consumer add vgr

good people over there. take pictures before and after evacuation. document how much water entered your home and itemize possessions by taking photos. keep a diary. note the date and time of your evacuation. notify your insurance company right away if you have flood insurance. if you don't have flood insurance, unfortunately you are not likely to be covered for any damage. however there is an exception, you might be able to be covered in the flooding was caused by something other than the actual rainfall. for instance, if a storm drain was damaged by storm debris and floodwaters skboo yointo your h you could be covered. those of you have who renter's insurance are also unlikely to be covered unless you also purchased flood insurance. one excepton might be if you prove your landlord knew in your opinion a flood zone, but failed to tell you.

probably have to sue to get any money. talk about your cars. many automobiles damaged in the flooding. brings us to one small bright spot for insurance and flooding. most auto insurance policies do not include an exclusion for flooding. that means if your car is damaged in today flooding, you wou would likely be covered. i want to hear from you with any questions you have. feel free to call 7 on your side. hotline is open weekdays. 10-2. 415-954-8151. also reach me through facebook. >> after so many years of drought, i imagine the last thing people were thinking about was flood insurance. >> it's been so long. these are neighbors i don't ever remember these being flooded and i grew up here. >> thank you, michael. bao bao the adjacent panda now on her way to china. dubbed the panda express took

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tonight on abc 7. trump administrati it's the middle. then the real o'neills. catch marvels agents of shield. oscar preparation in high gear in hollywood. not just about setting the stage. also about safety. melissa takes a look at the security preparations underway for sunday night. >> reporter: the fencing outside the theater is up as workers transform hollywood boulevard

into the red carpet arrivals area. hundreds of private security guards in here in force. >> this is the time type of opportunity they're going to get maximum coverage. >> security agent says politics could factor into policing of of the biggest night. many celebrities have been outspoken. prepared for possibility of protests just as they were last year overdiversity issues. due to suspicious backpack. the metro red line station and the chinese theater were evacuated. although it was a bomb scare and not actual explosive. believes the incident could be cause for concern. >> this could be a dry run and that the bad guys were looking

to test the response time of law enforcement, but you have an outer layer perimeter with number of law enforcement officers and that could be a place where there's a secondary attack. >> reporter: there will be hundreds of people in the secured area and outside watching the glitz and glam. authorities say every set of eyes on the red carpet needs to pay attention to anything out of the ordinary. >> so you really need people out there, the citizens to say something in f they do see something suspicious. >> the oscars is one of the most policed events in the city. squat officers where the stars arrive and a number of security measures that won't be visible and that of course is by design. in hollywood, melissa mcbride, abc 7 news. watch the oscars live this sunday. jimmy kimmel hosting the oscars for the first time. begins at 2:00 p.m. award show itself at 5:30. our other kristen is going to be there.

report starts friday, saturday, and sunday. for now thank you for joining us for abc 7 news at four. it's abc 7 news at five starts now. we expect to see the water rise through the evening into the morning hours. >> breaking news, parts of san jose underwater this everyoning. rescue boats going out one by one. >> topping out, we go inside a house hit hard by the water in the flood zone. >> big rigs are using all the clearance they've got and northbound 101 is closed for another 30 hours. >> developing news in berkeley, police look for clues after a school staffer was stabbed. >> now from abc 7. live breaking news. >> we've got all hands on deck right now. by a creek bed, water is already high. evacuate. >> this is why. breaking news. san jose deals with devastating flooding. first responders carefully hold onto those they help to safety, whether it's people or pets.

one big problem, contamination in the water. >> gasoline, oil. trance mission fluid. battery acid. >> this is a toxic soup in the waters. situation might get worse before it gets better. >> we have a map of the area that's flooded just south of downtown san jose. not far from happy hallow park. >> all because of what's happening upstream. look at video of anderson reservoir. at capacity. been gushing over the spillway and into coyote creek since saturday. here's the latest from san jose. the city declared a local emergency because of the flooding and what may still be yet to come. >> at least 220 people have been forced from their homes. they're not sure when they can go back. first responders spray painted xs on homes and apartments that were successfully evacuated. that's a sign everyone there was okay. >> amazingly so far no injuries