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>> a wet wednesday in the area but not quite as bad as the past few days. people remain on edge with more stormy weather expected and the potential for flooding. >> think you for joining us. after seeing much rain we are getting a chance to dry out but the break in the rain will be a brief. >> let's get a first look at the forecast. >> it is going to be one day dry day a sickly take advantage of it tomorrow. atmospheric -- basically take advantage of it tomorrow. as we take a look at live doppler 7 we have one coming through that brought rainfall in the bay area. it was intense for a few hours. you will notice a few light showers remain near the ukiah area. a little wet out there. we want to take a look at the russian river. flood stage is 32. at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow they are

saying it will remain near flood stage but not above its. 28.2 feet. keep an i on that because it is going to rise again this weekend. a flood watch through tomorrow morning. our next storm is a light level one and gets here on friday. as we show you a quick preview, isolated showers lifting out of here. tomorrow is your break and here comes the next round of rain. i will be back with a closer look at how much rain we are expecting. >> thank you. one of the areas hit the hardest has been the north bay. that is where tim johns was this evening where he found people holding up as best they can with more storms on the horizon. >> i was doing housework and heard a big boom and the ground shake and i felt like there might have been an earthquake. >> a frightening moment for novato resident. after days of heavy storms and

never ending rain, a tree or merely creek behind her house -- near a creek behind her house toppled over. >> we are lucky it did not fall this way because it would have hit our house. >> it is not that tree that is worrying her. with the ground so saturated she is anxious about what the future might bring. >> i am so scared because when there is wind here, the wind was so severe. >> the north bay has been hard-hit by the storms recently. two men were found dead inside a home with a tree line on top of the house. near forestville another woman missing was discovered by authorities. >> we found her cart submerged in about 8-10 feet of water and sadly she did not make its. >> after nearly two weeks of nonstop rain she says she is at her wits end. >> a little break would be good

just to feel sick. >> with more rain expected that break might just have to wait. tim johns abc7news. >> across california at the death toll related to the recent storms is up to at least 19 people. at least four of the incidents have been in the bay area. authorities have not said whether the two deaths in a sea ranch are due to the storm. >> trees are falling due to height wind gusts and soil that is oversaturated. the large tree you see here fell on top of a parked vehicle today. some branches came close to taking out communities light rail lines. san francisco fire department is advising residents to call 311 report downed trees and power lines. on the peninsula more than 200 residents have become displaced from back to back storms. residents and belmont have had to leave their homes twice

because of flooding. more than 80 residents have damage as flood waters reached up to four feet. many have their bags packed and are living in fear in case the next round of storms brings more flooding. >> this mobile home park is one of the worst impacted. not just the damage done but psychologically, it is hard because people have to leave and come back. >> highway 92 has opened the westbound lane after a 12 inch dip was on the brink of becoming a single. traffic is down to one lane on highway 92 from upper highway 35. >> and the south bay many residents and crews across santa clara and santa cruz counties are hard at work after so much storm damage. some are waiting for power to be restored following days spent in the dark. our reporter takes a look at everything affected as the rain continues to fall.

>> drivers along highway 17 through the santa cruz mountains are met with challenging conditions on a clear day but combined wet weather, winding roads and at this wall of trees and the risk becomes reality. >> branches down >> as bad weather counts, inland areas are not immune to think limits weather impacts. tuesday during heavy downpour, a two car crash on highway 17 resulted in the rescue of a man, woman and dog after their car went 50 feet off the side of the road. >> we need to slow down. especially on the big turns. >> hazards that have caused quite a mess in the last week alone. i wind advisory in-place for san jose -- a high wind advisory and san jose.

the night before, powerful gusts caused a eucalyptus tree to knocked down this 137 foot tower in willow glen causing widespread power outages. >> these are experts cutting piece by piece to rebuild the tower that was damaged. >> more rain in the forecast means more repair work and resources. pg&e working in the rain and other road crews and the california highway patrol not far away. >> keep in workers on the roadways to clear the roadway and make it say. >> and has deployed additional officers during wet weather. message boards warning drivers urging them to slow down. >> take your time. no need to be and a hurry. >> were left submerged from the

storms wake as roads are still closed because of flooding. uvas creek swelled flooding nearby areas including the home of the first garlic festival. farmlands close by still saturated with water. >> up to a road the other day. you have atmospheric rivers like we had, they just keep coming and it fills up fast. and it is just a massive amount of water. >> valley water says folks close to uvas creek should be ready and expect more flooding through the week. >> evacuation orders put out for monterey residents today. the salinas river continues to rise from the rain. the flooding could turn monterey peninsula into an island. evacuation zones include north of highway 68 to the pacific ocean. people in the area must leave immediately. the sheriff says residents need

to prepare for what could become an island. >> you need to be preparing for what could be the monterey peninsula island as we call it. it may become an island again like it did in the 95 flood. >> temporary of actuation points and emergency shelters are available. they are asking for people to leave quickly and calmly and check in with neighbors. snowpack is looking good throughout california. the state is at 102% of the average for april 1. recent snowstorms in the sierra have helped. california is now 226 percent of average for the state, higher than 1982-1983 in all three sections of the sierra. for a list of storm resources like sandbag locations, and shelters go to abc7 news.com/take action. >> there is a man shone hosing

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disney+. >> fallout tonight from the video showing an art gallery owner hosing down and unhoused person on the street. an investigation has been launched. j.r. stone is following the story for us and joins us live. the incident came up during tonight's police meeting. >> this is a troubling video to watch for various reasons. some are calling for an arrest be made others say this shows how bad the homelessness problem now is in san francisco. this video showing an art gallery owner in san francisco's north beach spring down an individual has gone viral.

the art gallery owned by the man with the hose was vandalized overnight. the head of the san francisco ranch of the naacp is weighing in. >> you cannot ignore race. it involves a white man and black woman. >> in a meeting police chief bill scott clarified the person being sprayed identifies as a man. no arrest has been made but police confirm the incident is under investigation and will be presented to the da. >> the police department will not arrest the man for that without a warrant. is the police department seeking a warrant? >> we will present that for evaluation and see what happens with the district attorney. >> dr. brown says what happened is unacceptable and to the city needs to come together to tackle the homelessness issue that also believes this. >> i do not think

white percent they would have been treated this way. >> she has a son living on the streets of san francisco and says they struggled when it came to trying to get her son help. >> people are not getting things done and communicating well with each other. the police need to communicate with the hr 360, with nonprofits and nonprofits need to communicate with work supervisors. that is not what is happening right now. it is not a good situation. >> dr. brown says he is not looking for an arrest but wants this to be a teachable moment for the man with the hose and city. >> that took me back to the days when, in down civil rights activist. >> that video absolutely shows the frustration of the citizens

of san francisco but it also shows the vulnerability of these people that are living on e stets. to be hosed down when incredibly freezing cold outside. it is inhumane. >> we interviewed that man who sprayed the homeless individual. we spoke with him on tuesday. at that time he said i find it hard to apologize when we have had no help with the situation. i try to get a hold of him this evening but his voicemail was full and the website was down. >> thank you. brooke jenkins was sworn in tonight to serve out the remainder of the former da's term. jenkins was appointed to the position last july after the recall of vote. she won a special election in november to finish out his term.

jenkins on a familiar theme, promising to be tough on crime. the san francisco police commission is still meeting at right now discussing a plan to limit traffic stops. the goal of the proposal is to end racially biased traffic stops by police officers. the decision has been pushed back a number of times already. the public was weighing in on this proposal. the meeting started at 5:30. >> the alameda county board of supervisors approved a recount in the mayoral race. after following the election, rank-choice voting gave a candidate and edge. concerns about how votes were counted intensified last month when the alameda county register roy -- registrar they are considering holding a recount. barbara lee is planning on

running for u.s. senate in 2024. she shared her intentions with the congressional black today. lee is going to wait to make a formal announcement. she would be seeki t seat currently held by dianne feinstein. feinstein has not announced whether she will seek reelection. katie porter announced her candidacy. >> back to the weather for the first time in quite a while. we may not be drenched tomorrow. >> you could put your umbrellas away just for a day and then you need them by friday. definitely take advantage. i want to show you the rainfall season to date. definitely pushing everybody up above average. 221% of normal san jose 137%. san francisco 188 percent work you should be. 24 hour rainfall totals vary

from 800s in san jose to over three inches in canfield. and the ocean getting turned up we have a sory until saturday morning. we are expecting higher wave heights, 15-20 foot breakers. they will be ringing the risk of rip currents so be careful. look at the next storm. another atmospheric river but the system is lifting northwards. you are going to get a break from the west whether as we head into tomorrow. a few light showers around ukiah. rain snow mix in the sierra, nothing too heavy duty. a winter weather advisory remains up until 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. and becomes a winter storm watch friday through tuesday afternoon and we expect heavy snow, 3-5 feet.

snow level going from 5000 to 6000 feet. tough to travel and it is definitely going to be dangerous so hold off on that. you are seeing some clouds there, isolated showers tonight up to our north. fog in the morning, mostly cloudy tomorrow afternoon and our next storm arrives friday. temperatures in the 50's. friday we have light level, light to moderate rain. gusty winds with rough serve. at 10:00 it is still offshore. by 2:00 we start to see a light to moderate rain. 4:00 you notice brief downpours widespread but brief is its. it will move out quickly and we see scattered showers through friday late night. 20 900s in san jose to just about most an inch in rosa. watch out for areas of fog in the afternoon.

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