morning. >> and here is a look at the updated flood zone. it did expand overnight. more mandatory evacuations are now being called for. now that's the area in blue, you see it there, it's surrounded by a red line. the flood zone runs west of 101 and north of 280 and coyote creek is that blue in the middle. >> we want to take you live to the san jose emergency operations center. city officials are providing us with the latest information on flood conditions and evacuations. let's hear from them now. >> some of those operations going on right now. our assistant fire chief will give more details about the evacuation zones, but in essence we're systematically going through those areas and determining if people can return to their homes. and so very shortly we'll have information of which areas have been cleared and which areas need to be remained in an evacuated state. we have started the damage assessment process, which is a

formal process that we need to go through for reimbursement purposes. also as streets open, we will be and have been updating the website, informing the public as those streets open and we'll have more details in a minute on that. when people are allowed to go back into their homes, we've developed a checklist for them to use to make sure everything is safe for them beyond our normal inspection process. we will be developing a debris removal plan that we'll be sharing with the public in providing some assistance with that process. as far as donation information, we've got a lot of requests to donate. for the red cross, they need only money and no goods or clothing. the community foundation, we've set up san jose flood victims

relief fund at www.sanjosemayor.org. i'll be available for questions and we'll let our assistant fire chief provide more detailed information. good afternoon, everyone. thank you very much for helping us provide information as we work through this difficult situation with our community. from an operations perspective, we are maintaining shelters for those who need housing through the night at both james lick high school and evergreen high school. this evening we are discontinue evacuation center services at mayfair community center and sherakowa community center. we are not expecting any additional evacuations and we have had very low traffic flow through those areas and there's no community need at this time. again, we will maintain shelters at evergreen high school and james lick high school.

we have worked with san jose water and we are assured that drinking water in all areas remain safe. there was no compromise to drinking water. you can reference san jose water company, who is pushing information to the community on that subject as well. we were very relieved to find that we were able to open the intersection at 101 and 280 this morning as waters receded, so traffic continues through south san jose. 101 at cochran was previously closed and now through san jose, the freeway is open all the way through town. this evening we expect temperatures to drop. it will be a new challenge for us from a weather perspective. we will provide more information on weather centers as they are opened up through this cold snap that we experience before the next rains come over the weekend. finally, we will be adding road information. we've been updating our road

closure information through the event. we've been able to clear many roads and that will be posted as well for your information. as dave sykes mentioned, we will be providing very detailed mapping on areas that will be opened, that are no longer under evacuation. i'll give you a screen shot and then we'll be posting this information on a website. the area you see that is outlined in red is the previous evacuation area. the areas that are now indicated under green will show that they are indicated as no longer under evacuation. these areas that are still areas of concern for us, the evacuation is not lifted for these areas. again, this will be posted for public display on our website. we'll be giving that information shortly. we can take any questions. >> can you tell us about the pumping operations?

what are you doing, how are you doing it? >> so two things are happening with water, floodwaters. some areas, the water rose and is naturally receding back into the channels. other areas were inundated but don't have anywhere for the water to go. so there are a few parks, mobile home parks in north san jose that require pumping. there are some areas throughout the flood areas that will require some pumping. we are working to identify those and working to pump into open channels. there has been no new evacuations as of this morning. [ inaudible question ] >> can you tell us how many homes are flooded? >> we have personnel on foot right now going door to door to get an exact assessment of how many facilities were actually flooded. >> do you have an estimate? >> i do not at this time. >> can you tell us mileage or

acreage on what area was green and is now orange? >> i do not have acreage information, but we will provide exactly the map areas via the website. [ inaudible question ] in terms of who can return, who can't return? >> this specific map is in the area that we've identified as the williams street area. of the three main areas that were flooded, it is the one closest to the downtown core. what this map will indicate is all neighborhoods that were initially evacuated and then it will indicate whether they are clear to return or areas that are still under evacuation. >> how many people are still under evacuation? >> we can only speak to those who went directly to the shelters. i have a few numbers for you. we believe -- we know that we had 246 rescues. those were rescues out of the rock springs area yesterday in the morning. we believe we had approximately

200 more boat rescues in the williams street area yesterday evening. we know that our shelters have housed approximately 300 people through the last 24 hours. >> to clarify on that map, so neighborhoods along williams street, are they safe to go back to their home? >> williams street is still orange on this map, but we will have better details for folks who access via the website. >> are you any closer to figuring out what might have caused this? blockages? >> well, we know that ultimately the flows were going to overcome the capacity of our creek channel. what we i think had the most difficulty establishing was how much and when, and so ultimately there was going to be no stopping this volume of water once it was being released up river or up creek and so that's the cause ultimately. >> all right.

you are listening to the officials speak from the emergency operations center in san jose about the latest conditions on the flooding. they do not expect any more evacuations. they are hoping people can begin to return home. but they're just updating us now on what has transpired down there after all of this flooding has caused so many problems. evacuation orders for thousands and thousands of people. >> and of course you can continue to watch that and the news conference on our abc 7 news app. for now, it's a surreal sight. hundreds of homes surrounded by water. but the question is did city officials do enough to warn residents? >> a lot of questions about that. david louie is live in san jose with a look at what officials are saying. david? >> reporter: well, dan and ama, they do not have an emergency siren system so they relied on social media and broadcast media in order to get the word out. many residents here are complaining they did not know the flood waters were going to rise the way they did. now, many of those residents are expressing dread today that when

they are eventually allowed back into their homes, they are afraid to see what's going to be inside -- what kind of damage has been done. but after all, home is home and thy're getting tired of living on a cot in an evacuation center. you can see the water is receding very, very slowly and it may be a bit of time before they can go home. the water level has barely budged from its high point in the rock springs neighborhood. kelvin polly's grand new car is still submerged from in front of his apartment building. hundreds that were evacuated yesterday in rescue boats and inflatables are waiting to learn when it will be safe to go home. >> we'll insist on continuing the evacuation period through today until we have a better handle on what's happening with these water flows. >> reporter: the san jose mayor says the city's emergency operation center was open days before the flood but residents claim they never knew the flood was coming. >> if the first time that a resident was 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. >> reporter: the emergency operations creek says coyote creek wasn't expected to overflow here. >> the breach of that creek happened at a flow level much below the capacity of the channel, so that's the issue that we need to investigate. >> reporter: san jose is dealing with flooding in three parts of the city. the water is starting to recede here along east williams street. >> we think that rock springs will be a longer time period in terms of water receding. there's a few buildings that we'll take a real close look at to see if they can be occupied at all in the short term. >> rob's house is next to the creek. his basement is flooded. but he's not point any fingers. >> i don't want to blame anybody, but i think everybody collectively did the best that they could. but when the water starts to rise, it's time to get out. >> reporter: the mayor is expressing concern that they will have to learn something from this disaster but it's going to take some time to analyze exactly why these floodwaters rose so quickly without warning, at least as far

as the planning on the part of the city is concerned. they will take it to heart and try to see if there's a way they can preventing this from happening again. we are live in san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. firefighters rescued about 350 people by boat. some of them ended up in two of the red cross shelters in san jose. volunteers kept very busy handing out blankets and supplies. red cross needs additional volunteers. for information on how to volunteer, head to our abc 7 news app or abc7news.com. the red cross is also looking for cash donations, of course, text the words "red cross" to 90999 to make a $10 donation. it will show up on your phone bill. some people are ignoring the warnings of the contaminated water. this man was taking pictures on a little island surrounded by water. another man was walking as carefully as possible through the water you see there. officials say the water may

contain fuel, oil and possibly even raw sewage. now, if you've been in the floodwaters, health officials say you need to wash thoroughly with soap and clean water. if your children's toys have come into contact with floodwater, disinfect the toys before the kids play with them. use a disinfectant solution of one cup of bleach diluted in five gallons of clean water. we have more information at abc7news.com. what a much-needed break we had today. the sun is shining giving folks a little chance to dry out but more rain is in the forecast, which isn't good news for people already worried about flooding. >> let's head to spencer christian for a look at the forecast. >> we'll start with coyote creek. some encouraging news is that the water level is receding gradually. it has dropped just below flood stage. flood stage is 10 feet and the current height is 9.9 feet. the flood warning by the way, is still in effect until 11:30 for a wide expanse of coyote down to morgan hill all along highway 101. let's take a look at live

doppler 7. you can see most of the bay area is not receiving any rainfall, but there are a couple of patches of isolated rain moving eastward along interstate 80 and 680 between fairfield and vacaville. just light rainfall there to east of davis. there's a little cell producing some downpours and one along interstate 5 west of elk grove, a lightning strike along with heavy downpours. 10:00 tonight we'll see inland temperatures around 40 degrees. tomorrow morning temperature in the mid-30s in our inland valleys, but it's going to be a sunny day tomorrow and mainy sunny day on friday. here's a look at our rain chances the next seven days. nearly 100% over the weekend. we have storms saturday, sunday and monday ranking 1 on the storm impact scale. i'll have more a little bit later. >> thank you, spencer. well, the flooding in san jose is not over, but the cleanup has already begun. just ahead we revisit one of

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an alameda county sheriff's deputy is in critical condition after a tragic accident at the santa rita jail early this morning. he arrived for work at the jail just after 6:00 when another deputy driving a bus that transports prisoners hit him. the deputy driving the bus said he didn't see the victim, it was too dark outside and foley was wearing dark clothing. the deputy was conscious at the scene but lost consciousness on the way to the hospital. the sheriff's department just wrapped up a news conference about this.

>> he's one of the hardest working individuals we have. he volunteers for overtime. his overtime shift wasn't going to begin until 7:00 this morning. and he's always early for work. that's the type of individual he is. >> foley has been with the department for eight years. before that he was with concord police. the driver of that bus is a 20-year veteran and tells officials of course he is devastated. this morning the water in coyote creek began to recede, revealing the damage the mud and water left behind. abc 7 news reporter kate larson has more on how homeowners are dealing with this long and difficult cleanup. >> reporter: today the powell family is on cleanup duty after coyote creek swallowed their backyard and basement hole yesterday. >> we went to get sandbags. by the time we came back, the water was already here. so in a matter of 45 minutes, our basement was flooded.

>> reporter: pumps pulling water out of their daughter's bedroom and a backyard beautiful leland scaped last summer now drowned in dirty water. >> now it's pretty much all gone. >> reporter: they bought this house a few years after the flood in 1997 so she was expecting some water damage, but not this much. this photo shows the water rising in her yard on monday. then by tuesday, sky 7 caught the water covering everything but the hot tub. and then this morning, another photo before the water began to recede. >> we weren't given from my perspective a lot of notice as to what was going to happen and the impact that it was going to have on us. we definitely would have done some things differently if we had known the extent of the water that was being released. >> i'm watching it come up and i have no idea, you know, when is this supposed to stop. >> reporter: powell's next-door neighbor, julie smalls, whose backyard is also caked in mud, echos the sail sentiment, that more details about water levels

would have been helpful. >> i don't feel like there was adequate information. >> and that was kate larson reporting. >> now we have team coverage today on the flooding in san jose and of course on the weather. >> drew tuma will have a closer look at what flood advisories an warnings mean but we begin with spencer christian and the forecast. >> we start with live doppler 7 and most of the bay area is experiencing dry conditions. we have isolated cells moving over in solano county and sacramento county areas that have produced some downpours but are moving away from the immediate san francisco bay area. this is the view from mt. tam looking at nice puffs of cumulus clouds drifting over the bay. it's 53 in san francisco, oakland 56. mid-50s in mountain view, san jose and gilroy and 50 degrees at half moon bay. here's another view of those clouds looking northward from sutro tower. santa rosa has a current temperature of 48 degrees. low 50s at napa, novato, also 48 at fairfield. low 50s at concord and

livermore. one more live view from our exploratorium camera at pier 15 here in san francisco looking back at the skyline. these are your forecast features. we'll have two more dry days before rain returns this weekend and sunny and milder weather next week. look for partly cloudy, partly clear skies and very chilly with temperatures dropping down to near freezing, especially up in the north bay. santa rosa, 32, cloverdale 32. many other inland valley locations from the east bay down to the south. right now let's toss it over to drew tuma for an update on flooding. drew. >> yeah, spencer, this has just been a long duration event we have in the south bay and part of the reason why is a flood warning means the waters are slow to rise and slow to fall. look at the coyote creek. yesterday at midnight in the early morning hours we were above flood stage at 10 feet. by tuesday afternoon we crested. but watch, it took some 24 hours for this part of the creek to get down below flood stage so

we'll have more issues through the winter season as rain continues to be in the forecast. it's good to know the difference between a flash flood warning and a flood warning. think flash, it's fast and usually on our smaller creeks because they rise and fall quickly. but a flood warning like the one we're under now on the coyote creek, on our larger creeks and rivers, that floodwater is slow to recede. either way, if you hear a warning, flooding is occurring. seek higher ground immediately. do not wait to see that water rise. so good advice. you get a warning where you live, you want to go to higher ground. spencer christian is back to look at when our rain chances go back up. spencer. >> all right, thank you. let's take a look and the next three days, this is the outlook. thursday and friday we'll have mainly sunny skies. after a chilly start both mornings. temperatures in the afternoon won't rise above upper 50s. saturday we'll get our next storm coming in. it will be rainy and breezy and pretty much that way through the entire week. storm impact scale indicates a

saturday storm will rank 1 producing light rain and showers. most areas will receive a quarter of an inch of rain up to half an inch maximum. flood threat will be diminishing, that's good news, but it's going to be wet. starting at 7:00 saturday morning notice the rain starts to sweep into the bay area during the daytime hours. by 2:00 it will be wet just about everywhere but mainly light rainfall is what we expect from that storm and then we'll bounce ahead to sunday. sunday morning, a few more showers will move in late sunday night and continue to monday morning. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast, chilly morningins the next two days giving way to wet weather on saturday with lingering showers into monday. storm activity saturday, sunday and monday will rank 1 on the storm impact scale. so storms of light intensity producing mainly light rainfall. although we've had a lot of wet weather lately and serious flood concerns, the flood likelihood will diminish over the weekend because it's just light rain. >> thank you, spencer.

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n unmanned spacex dragon cargo ship will dry again to dock at the international space station. the rocket launched from kennedy space center in florida sunday mpt the unmanned capsule aborted today's docking when its navigation system detected an error. two former employees of the bay area quality management district claimed they were fired after reporting the destruction of public records. sara steele and michael bachmann filed a whistleblower claim against the district which regulates air pollution in the bay area. steele and bachmann were in charge of records management.

they saw documents that contained notice of violations, complaints and settlements. >> when i came to the realization that our executive management staff was perfectly comfortable with records disappearing and being destroyed, i was shocked. >> bachmann says some documents show significant reductions in fines for major polluters. in a statement, the air district says the allegations are false and the data allegedly destroyed is in electronic format and available for public review. apple's new spaceship looking campus is a few weeks from opening. take a look at video provided by apple. it gives us a special look at what will now be known as apple park. the $5 billion, 175-acre campus will be open to more than 12,000 employees in april. it will feature a 100,000 square foot fitness center, two miles of running and walking tracks, an orchard and a pond. it also has a 1,000-seat theater that will be named in honor of

steve jobs. back now to that devastating flood in san jose. cars and homes under water. last night even more people were told to evacuate. how you can help. plus the flood isn't just affecting people, animals are still at risk. what's being done to protect them. plus -- >> the finances of our country are a mess, but we're going to clean then up. president trump on the new budget plan

and here are the headlines -- the stories making headlines at 4:30. floodwaters in san jose are slowly subsiding this afternoon and some of the 14,000 people under mandatory evacuation orders will be allowed to return tonight. highway 101 in san jose is also open again after floodwaters closed the roadway entirely for a time this morning. day-to-day louie tweeted this photo you see of a flooded basement of a home near downtown san jose. the water is receding but those mandatory evacuations remain in effect. vic lee tweeted this photo of all the donations received today at evacuation centers in san jose. he joins us live from an emergency shelter at evergreen valley high school. vic. >> reporter: well, this is the school's gym behind me. now, we're told there are enough

cots there to hold hundreds of people. last night 111 evacuees stayed there and today most of them left either to go to work or to return to check on their homes. >> okay, rusty, it's been a pleasure. >> reporter: this morning, half a dozen residents of a group home for those with developmental disabilities left the overnight shelter at evergreen valley high school. yesterday police told them to leave as floodwaters enveloped their street. they left with little more than their medications. caretaker, mila kusamoto. >> last night is overflow but now everything is clear so we can go back home. >> the water, i never saw the water as high as it was there. >> reporter: keith thomas was still here at the shelter. he lives in a unit of this apartment complex right next to coyote creek. today the water receded from the parking lot leaving a muddy trail. but yesterday thomas took no

chances. he left quickly with his 2-year-old son, houston, as the river spilled its banks. they found refuge here. the red cross had little time to prepare for mandatory evacuations. >> so we quickly caught out a lot more cots, started arranging for food, all the things it takes to have a shelter. >> reporter: and the donations, they just keep coming. marisol reyes brought her six children. >> we have blankets and toys, socks and baby clothes. >> reporter: there were others with generous hearts, the volunteers. among them three teachers from an elementary school. >> i'm really just curious about how my families are doing. i want to be there for them and support them both in person and financially here. >> we're going to step up as teachers. >> reporter: well, there's no telling how many evacuees will return to the gym to this emergency shelter tonight, presumably most of the evacuees will go home now that there's less of an emergency.

but there is still evacuees whose homes are unlivable and that's where the discussion is now. that is where the conversation is among various agencies, where to place these people. vic lee, abc 7 news. >> thank you, vic. take a look at these horses we saw from sky 7 today in san jose. some are nearly a foot deep in water. >> we're told rescuers should get them out of the water pie tomorrow, but a lot of people are still concerned understandably, concerned about them and their pets. from horses to kittens, we've seen animals big and small impacted by the san jose flooding. just been incredible. >> melanie woodrow is live outside the san jose animal shelter with more. melanie. >> reporter: well, ama and dan, just to put this into perspective, shelter employees tell me they normally receive about 20 animals a day. since flooding began, they have been receiving 40 animals a day, so twice as many. they're happy to help but time is not great.

the shelter is open and they're down 36 spots right now. >> this little kitty was in the river. >> there's hope someone will recognize these eyes. >> she's a stray. we don't know if she has on owner. >> reporter: the manager says the shelter has received dozens of animals in the last 48 hours. >> we have certainly had a population of animals that we suspect have been displaced because of fences down, the weather impacting them. >> reporter: this dog could be a stray. shelter employees aren't sure because the dog isn't microchipped. others have been. >> this is one dog that was displaced from the storm. >> reporter: making for happy reunions. >> utter relief. they're so relieved. >> reporter: the shelter is also caring for dogs whose owners may need a few days to get back on their feet. larger animals like these horses have also been impacted boy flooding. san jose animal services says it

is monitoring the situation involving 28 horses. the goal to get them out safely without endangering the horses or the people rescuing them. >> at some point there is a risk. if they're not eating or drinking enough water because the water is contaminated, at some point you'll worry about their health. >> reporter: an unhealthy situation for san jose for animals small and large, along with the people who love them. and for anybody who is impacted by flooding, the shelter will board your animal up to ten days. the first 72 hours are free and after that it's about $16 a day. melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> thank you, melanie. if you want to help out san jose flood victims, the mayor said the city has set up a way for you to donate. it's called the san jose flood victims relief fund. it will support nonprofit organizations providing

immediate relief for victims. the organization has pledged to match the first $10,000 for relief efforts. we've posted both sights on our website. our coverage tcontinues online. download our abc 7 news app and enable push alerts. also head to our website, abc7news.com. let's turn your attention to politics. the latest memos released by the trump administration outline a sweeping plan to detain and deport undocumented immigrants, but the white house insists mass deportation is not the goal. stephanie ramos has the latest now from washington. >> reporter: today at the white house president trump talking money at the budget meeting. >> i want the american people to know the budget will reflect their priorities. >> reporter: no details on how the administration will pay for many items on his agenda, including the border wall and anticipated increase in border agents, but president trump did call the current budget a mess.

>> the finances of our country are a mess but we're going to clean them up. >> reporter: trump also met privately with his secretary of state, rex tillerson, who heads to mexico to sit down with the mexican president. the administration insists that meeting is not a cleanup job after mexico's president cancelled his meeting with trump at the white house last month. >> the relationship with mexico is phenomenal right now. >> reporter: trump's immigration crackdown has some immigrants petrified of being split up from their families. these new rules issued by the department of homeland security put the country's 11 million undocumented immigrants at risk of deportation. immigration and border patrol agents ordered to deport anyone convicted of any criminal offense. these new guidelines, however, do not affect dreamers, those brought to the u.s. illegally as children. >> right now the focus is on keeping the country safe. >> reporter: stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. the trump administration has repealed federal guidelines that grant rights to transgender

students nationwide. public schools will no longer be asked for them to use the bathroom that corresponds with their identity. the guidelines are necessary to protect students for discrimination. president trump believes it's a matter for the states. california schools already provide that protection. more problems out on the road. the dramatic images just outside yosemite national park and why it's a lot harder for some folks. i'm spencer christian. we're looking at a rainbow, at least part of it from our south beach camera. lots of clouds around but it's not going to rain for a while. i'll have the accu

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there's a traffic mess for drivers headed up to yosemite national park. highway 41 is now closed because of this. check it out. a road that's washed out near fish camp. the road closure is expected to last several days and will take crews a few weeks to fully fix. highway 140 remains open and clear and is the only access to yosemite valley. well, drivers near lake tahoe are getting help today from snow plows to navigate those icy roads. our tahoe camera caught two snow plows leading a line of cars earlier today at highway 50 and ski run. let's go back to spencer christian for a look at the forecast right now in our area. we do not expect snow here in the immediate bay area. we've got some scattered little pockets of light showers right now dotting the bay area, but

it's mainly dry and it's going to get drier over the next couple of days. tomorrow look for mainly sunny skies with high temperatures a little bit on the cool side ranging from low 50s at the coast to mid-50s near the bay and inland. now, what are our rain chances over the next seven days? well, zero tomorrow and near zero on friday but we will have a wet weekend. we have storms coming in ranking 1 on the storm impact scale each day. in fact on monday as well. so light rainfall for the three-day period. nothing very heavy expected. then it gets dry again the middle of next week. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. we have a couple of cold mornings coming up, tomorrow morning and friday morning, although both days will be sunny. we'll have low temperatures dropping down around the freezing mark in the coldest inland spots thursday and friday. sard, sunday and monday, storm activity ranking 1, storms of light intensity. by the middle of next week we'll look at sunny skies again and milder conditions. >> like that. thanks, spencer.

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nine dakota access pipeline protesters are in federal custody after refusing to obey orders to leave their campsite. the arrest came after protesters ceremonially set fire to some of their structures they have been living in the last several weeks. the army corps of engineers ordered the camp closed because of the concerns spring rains could wash debris from the camp into nearby rivers. at least 50 protesters are still on the site. congressional republicans have been getting an earful this week from skpconstituents at to

halls. >> some of them so packed, not everyone was allowed in. others turning rowdy. here's janai norman. >> reporter: town hall turmoil. across the country, republican lawmakers on congressional recess are back in their districts. >> obamacare has just collapsed. >> reporter: while some have gone missing, for those brave enough to face the packed crowds, they're also brave enough to face tough questions. >> your constituents do not want you to repeal aca, will you have the guts to go against the republicans in your party and the president and stand with us and say no? >> no. >> and even tougher consequences. >> it's really important to show him who his constituents are, to show that he's not going to be in office anymore if he doesn't start listening to us.

>> reporter: republicans questioned the legitimacy of some of those attending. >> some people are clearly upset, but there is a bit of professional protester manufactured base in there. >> reporter: but democrats say they're concerned about real issues like health care and immigrati immigration, now demanding answers. >> they work their coal mines and they're sick. the veterans are sick, the veterans are broken down, they're not getting what they need. if you can answer any of that, i'll sit down and shut up like elizabeth warren. >> reporter: in kentucky, mitch mcconnell saying he's proud of protesters adding trump took nearly 70% of the vote there. >> they always remind people winners make policy and losers go home. >> reporter: some republicans are refusing to face those crowds by not holding town halls and democrats are taking heat from constituents too who want to see them push back against republicans and the administration. janai norman, abc news, new york. soda stream is recalling 51,000 carbonating bottles.

the consumer product safety commission says the bottles can burst into pressure. they are the one liter blue tint dishwasher safe carbonating bottles. they have an expiration date of april of 2020 and were sold from february 2016 to january of this year. so far no injuries have been reported. time for ask finney. 7 on your side's michael finney answering questions sent to him via facebook, twitter and e-mail. eric from hidden valley asks does the homeowners association cover flood damage or issues? >> great question. generally every homeowners association is different. generally speaking, hoa homes in a flood zone are likely to have flood insurance, generally they must by law if there's any mortgages being carried. if they're not in a flood zone, the particular association is not required to carry flood insurance and generally they won't. typically the homeowners association, whether they're covered or not will pay for damages caused in the areas

shared by all homeowners, common areas, that type of thing but the damage inside your home is up to you. sharon from walnut creek asked what's the best place to invest your money? >> that's a big question. here goes, first sign up at work for your 401(k). many companies match your money and it grows tax free. put the two together, total no-brainer. next up, set up an imagine fund, three to six months of your take-home bay. after that save up and buy a home. in the bay area that's the quickest way to become a financial genius or have everybody think you are. get into a house. jillian from concord, michael, asks do you have any tip for marketing a small business? >> that's the toughest part of starting a business, isn't it? on the internet it is filled with marketing gurus. i don't want you to fall for any of the high-dollar come-ons.

hit the local events at your chamber of commerce and online. social media is part of any marketing formula, but make sure you're giving real information when you're on social media that's actually useful and not just a constant selling all the time. people tune you out. be careful with discounts and promotions, they often bring in bargain hunters who won't stay around for the long term.% the next time you get to ask a question on tv, make sure you sneak in the name of your business. that's the most important thing you'll ever do. >> how can people get in touch with you? >> i'm glad you asked. dial this number or go to ask t finney. grab those lottery tickets, right? it is powerball night. the powerball jackpot has climbed above $400 million for the first time in nearly three months. the top prize is an estimated $403 million or $244 in cash.

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>> thanks. san jose is not the only place experiencing flooding. we're live in clear lake with rising waters and mandatory evacuations. from bridges to boulevards, buckled roadways are a mess from the east bay to monterey county. and the discovery beyond our southeaster solar system. what nasa has found 40 light years away next, at 5:00.

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we got company. >> reporter: mel gibson directed fellow oscar nominee andrew garfield in the world war ii drama, "hacksaw ridge." garfield played a real-life army medic who served our country during the battle of okinawa but did so as a conscientious objector. producers approached gibson three times over a ten-year period to make this movie. he finally decided to consider it. then it didn't take much. >> when i was reading it, i mean it kind of -- it kind of just steps up and slaps you in the face and says, hey, direct me. i don't know, it ticked all my boxes. i'm reading like, yeah, yeah, it's a bit corny. then i start crying on the pages. you know, it got me. so i figured if it can do that to me, i'm pretty callous. i could maybe tell the story and have other people, you know, feel the same things. >> help me get one more. >> reporter: gibson says he made it as an indie film without the luxury of a huge budget but with the help of another country.

>> and australia came to the party. they said you bring it over here, we'll do it all here. and it's a completely australian film. you use the elements and the government and the australian film board and everything helped us a lot so that we were able to achieve a lot with not much. >> reporter: as for the possibility of mel actually winning another oscar for his work directing "hacksaw ridge" -- >> i checked the odds at vegas. >> and? >> just for my own curiosity for best picture. 66-1. so. >> you're smiling, though. >> that's great. i didn't want to have to make a speech. fantastic. >> reporter: in hollywood, abc 7 news. you can watch the oscars live only on abc 7 this sun. live coverage begins at 2:00 p.m. jimmy kimmel is hosting the oscars at 5:30 p.m. kristen sze will be live at the oscars bringing us coverage starting friday. of course she'll be at the oscars on sunday night.

thank you for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm ama daetz. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. >> we lost the yard, we lost the patio, our basement was completely flooded. >> and now she is moving sandbags and working to clean up the mess left behind. the flooding has pushed thousands out of their homes, but we just got the word that some are going home tonight. as everyone waits for the waters to recede, san jose's mayor vents his frustration that residents were caught by surprise. also a terrible accident at the santa rita jail. a deputy is in critical condition. and hail in the north bay. the stormy weather is not entirely out of the bay area just yet. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. what was once a quiet place to read books is now a soggy, muddy mess. we are getting our first look at some of the damage from yesterday's flooding in san jose. some say it was the scariest thing they had ever seen. >> the water, it just came all

at once. >> i basically swam my way out to the sidewalk. >> and tonight officials say the water was faster and higher than anyone expected. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us. some people should be able to go home, some evacuations have just been lifted. we are still seeing some incredible pictures. >> we really are. this morning a pickup was seen driving through the flood zone. you can see just how much water remained. elsewhere a man stepped out of his car right into more standing water. >> as another man gingerly stepped through the area just to get to his home. take a look at that. it appears he ignored the evacuation order. and here's the top of a gazebo. >> typically they're about 12 feet tall so this gives you an idea of how deep the water is. later today the water receded. you can see the markers on this car from just below the windshield to the hood line. >> now let's show you the new smaller area under mandatory evacuations. it was just reduced this past hour.