and breaking news. san jose's mayor just announced the 14,000 san jose residents under mandatory evacuations should not expect to go home today. this as officials hold a news conference with the latest on historic flooding from coyote creek. thanks for joining us. i'm kristin zee. t the investigation into the how and why is under way. the news conference had a lot of new information, david. >> reporter: absolutely, kristin. we're standing on east brewer street where they just had a briefing for us. we're learning that the city of san jose is in high gear today trying to map out plans as to

when and if they can open up evacuation areas and whether it will be safe for people to go back into their homes, even for a brief moment to grab medications and other valuables. an update on the numbers, 36,000 people are impacted. 3300 people stayed overnight at two emergency shelters. mandatory evacuation orders do remain in effect of three years of san jose. the william corridor where i'm reporting, which includes brooklyn terrace. a second area is oak hill road and this area where massive rescues were done by boat yesterday. no one expected rock springs to flood the way it did yesterday, and quickly. staff is trying to pinpoint what failed to cause the water to inundate that neighborhood. we asked the mayor a pointed

question. did the city do everything it could to warn people to evacuate ahead of the catastrophe they faced? was the holiday yesterday a factor? >> the first time that a resident is aware that they need to get out of a home is when they see a firefighter in a boat. then clearly there's been a failure. we are assessing what it is that happened that led to that failure. >> reporter: the mayor was praising many organizations, including the red cross, the salvation army and even some muslim groups for offering assistance any way they could to help people in the shelters and those who have been displaced from their homes. the city has, and community leaders have set up a disaster relief fund called the san jose flood victims relief fund. they are asking for cash donations. not blankets or other food supplies, they have those in ample supply. it's money they need, especially long term for the victims.

you can go to the mayor's site and ours as well. we're live on abc 7 news. >> we want to show you that update of flood zone that expanded this morning. it's the area in blue surrounded by that red line. the flood zone runs west of 101 and north of 280. coyote creek is that blue line running right down the middle. amy hollifield is live in rock springs neighborhood along senter road. amy? >> reporter: hi, kristin. there is still flooding in the neighborhood. this is the worst spot we have found. we're at phelan and senter. residents are strongly urged not to go into their home. it's full of sewer and could be a health hazard. rough morning for victims after

a very rough night. some who went to sleep in the san jose neighborhood did not get to stay tucked in their beds as police went knocking on doors telling people they have decide to do evacuate thousands more people. >> at 1:30 in the morning, the cops came and knocked on the door to tell us to evacuate the apartments. we got the dog. i parked at the parking lot. >> reporter: did you sleep in the car? >> yeah, slept in the car. >> reporter: some decided to stay in their homes. when a firefighter pulled up in a boat on his front yard offering a ride, bobby asparillo turned them away. >> i have an 87-year-old mother-in-law. i said it's much safer here rather than bringing her out. >> reporter: this morning he was feeling good about that decision. the water came up to the garage door and then receded. a foot from the steps, and we're lucky. >> reporter: this morning some of those who did evacuate came

back to try and get a glimpse of the damage. but floodwaters, like here on 21st street at san antonio, kept them back. >> came to see what it looks like. i'm pretty low down there, so -- >> reporter: do you think it's probably flooded? >> i'm sure it is. >> reporter: we do have some progress to show you. you can see where the water level used to be here in this neighborhood. it has gone down, and we have seen that throughout the neighborhood. some intersections that were flooded are now clear. so it looks like the worst is over. but, of course, for residents it's only going to begin as soon as this water clears out and they can get to their homes and see what damage they are facing. live in san jose, amy hollifield, abc 7 news. >> since the mayor just said evacuees won't be able to return today, they will continue to need a place to go. they have four options. evacuation centers are open at mayfair and shrakawa community

centers. evergreen valley high school and james lick high school. we're joined live by matt to show us how evacuees are riding out this ordeal. matt? >> reporter: this is tough. families don't know when they'll be able to go back home, but at least for now they have a place to sleep and eat. the drive to work in santa clara and 26th streets was so hard, it made people wonder why they're going to work. >> if the water is already right here, it's coming that way. >> reporter: for some people, leaving home was not a choice. if you live in this neighborhood in san jose, it's likely you are staying at a red cross shelter right now, just like the solis family. >> my mom opened the door to cops saying we had to evacuate. >> reporter: cindy solis, her

mom and three siblings left right away. but others stayed behind hoping the water would stay away. they stayed behind? >> yeah, they did. >> reporter: did they say it flooded more? >> yes. >> reporter: so now are they evacuated? >> yeah. >> reporter: did you make the right choice? >> reporter: yeah. >> anthony albert sson and his family came by james lick high school to donate supplies. >> we want to make sure people are safe and happy and you can learn. nobody can learn when you don't have a home, so we're trying to help out the best we can. >> reporter: speaking as a teacher there. the red cross say they will be here as long as they're needed and they will work with the city and county to help the evacuees. reporting live in san jose, matt keller, abc 7 news. the office of emergency services tells us city

inspectors will be out today surveying the damage. abc 7 news was there yesterday when officials began spray painting x's on homes indicating they have been evacuated. today they will be going door to door noting how many homes, if any, will need to be red tagged, meaning uninhabitable. >> the police department asked more than a dozen officers to stay on the clock working overtime to help with evacuations. and new video shows there is still some livestock stranded in the floodwaters. this video was captured at needles and senter drive. some of you tweeted me where these horses will go, but they're in the process of rescuing all the livestock and moving them to safe places. we know that yesterday some owners actually opened up their fences, allowing their horses to run for higher ground. we're still tracking several flood warnings stemming from the

coyote creek flood. lisa is on top of the flood and the timeline. lisa? >> reporter: we are still looking for a flood warning in effect for coyote creek, which right now is at 10.2 feet. this is at edenvale. 10 feet is still flooding. tomorrow it should be further to the south. the nearby one expires at 11:30. and to the north, graton county, they continue to overflow their banks. but good news. we have another system dropping from the south, but most of this activity will be running along the coastal shore line and we will remain dry inland. not only that, kristin, changes to the extended outlook that i think everyone will like. that's coming up in a few

minutes. >> looking forward to hearing about that. lisa, thank you. the san jose school district is determining whether they will keep kids out of schools because of the flooding. six schools are closed today, and parents, a big heads up today, the san jose district website is closed down today, but we'll keep you updated. here is a live picture from our san jose cam. things are looking much better. the sun is even out with all lanes open in both directions between 880 and the 280/680 split. a huge improvement this morning when that section of 101 was completely shut down. sky 7 shows the flooded highway around 6:45 this morning. not a single car on the road.

and you can see why. here's a different perspective showing the closed highway near mckee road during the peak of the morning commute. eerie to see 101 empty when there is usually thousands of cars on the road. once again, 101 opened on both sides this morning. the department is being deployed from the state department of emergency services. the team just got back from helping with the oroville dam crisis and will now be heading to the south bay. if you want to help out san jose flood victims, you heard the mayor say the best way to donate is called the san jose city relief fund. it will provide non-profit organizations providing immediate recovery to flood victims in san jose. what they need now is money. we post aed a link on our websi,

abc7.com. just text red cross to 90999 to make a $10 automatic donation. it will show up on your phone bill. the red cross also needs volunteers for information on how to apply and how to donate. head to the abc 7 news app or abc7news.com. of course, we'll have all the information on the weather and breaking developments. president trump takes a stand on the transgender bathroom rule. a decision that will affect every american. uc

new at 11:00, president trump is causing a shakeup on the transgender bathroom rule. mr. trump will invoke guidelines that say transgender should be able to use bathrooms identifying with their identity. transgender rights advocates say it was necessary to prevent students from discrimination. many say it was an overreach. according to dailycal.org, a man intentionally deposited body lice in some buildings on uc berkeley campus. he will grab paper towels, go

into a restroom stall, grab lice from his body and throw the paper towels in the trash. another way he spread it was just going to the lounge area and sitting in the same seat for hours. officials caught the guy earlier this month and the library banned him for one year. gavilan college is closed today because of a downed tree in gilroy. they made the decision to close that location along with the other four locations. a sneak peek at

good morning. i've been out here all morning long. it's nice, even though it's cool and breezy. we'll take this over the rain. we still have some showers around, but the good news is forecast models are trending much, much dryer for the days ahead. here's live doppler 7, and you'll notice from the north where we have precip, this is going to skip the coast for the next day. it's chilly. 55 in oakland, 54 in half moon bay, and you can see the high

clouds. 52 in livermore, 52 in concord. we will be looking at these breezy winds, so stay with us all day. in fact, they are gusting to over 20 miles an hour on the coast and carlos. a little more breezy around hayward and oakland. a chill in the air, and that transfers to anywhere from 2 to 8 degrees cooler than this time yesterday. we're dryer, we're cooler and we're going to stay that way for the next several days. our focus highlights the golden gate bridge. three dry days ahead. cold and frosty mornings tomorrow through friday. rain returns this weekend, but it's not going to be what we thought previously. it's going to be a lighter rain and it's going to be focused on only one day of the weekend. starting our animation today, you'll notice the showers are pretty much few and far between. they're isolated, and then by tonight you'll notice it's clear. that's why we're going to be so chilly. into tomorrow, here comes that next system. look at the white in mendocino

county. it's a colder system so it will hold less moisture and we'll see an isolated chance of a shower. highs today under partly cloudy skies. 55 in richmond, 58 in palo alto. it will remain breezy. we're fast-forwarding to saturday. we'll have showers, it will be breezy. talking .2 of an inch. by friday night it's out of here. by sunday maybe some north bay showers and into monday, maybe an isolated shower chance. so this is way dryer than what was previously forecasted so we will take it. low 30s tonight, 43 in oakland, 36 in palo alto, 35 in oak hill. frosty overnight, we have a couple dry days. friday, it's a dry day and next week looks dry. should be nice. california is a step closer

to raising gasoline taxes by a lot. a bill to raise the tax by 12 cents a gallon has passed a crucial vote in the state senate committee. that's expected to raise an additional $100 billion. supporters say california needs the money to fix and maintain our infrastructure. the bill's opponents say increasing the tax will put an unnecessary burden on drivers. the measure will also increase vehicle registration fees by $38. they're putting a toll on crooked lumbar street. 2 million visitors a year is too many. he wants to use fast track toll readers and cameras on existing light poles as well as a reservation system. farrell said other studies are needed to look at cost and it could be another two years before a plan is in place. the nasrs campus -- the app

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