evident. from collapsed roads to flooded neighborhoods, we're staying on top of several developing stories at this hour. there will be a last minute look at rainfall. an update for when we are in the clear stphrfplt it won't be until late this evening when all of this rain rolls out of here. we see coverage on the radar here. mostly light rain. there have been pockets of heavy rain. the heaviest moving through the peninsula and towards mountain view. we will still see rain come down and cause more standing water on the roadways during that drive. rain approaching newark. farther north near hayward, san leandro, 880 wet again. coastal flooding with king tides today. i'll talk about that coming up.

mike is tracking flooding in the north bay. >> a little leftover in the north bay. the freeways reopening for 84 and 17. we have a crash for north 880, mission boulevard. we will continue to follow that as to what went on. i want to update the closure i told you about. the good news is westbound highway 37 is open towards 101. the only remainder of flooding is 101 to eastbound 37. right now very clear. add some extra time. nonstop rain led to a massive collapse. this is part of the street that just went right into the ground. it happened wednesday morning. nobody was on the road at the time. it is a popular route.

public works says there's absolutely no timeline when that road will be repaired. >> yesterday crews closed minor road near camina lanada in sleepy hollow neighborhood. it is not clear if a water main triggered the sinkhole or the weather is related. it will be closed to through traffic for several weeks. new, a potential problem for drivers during the reverse commute on the east side of the bay. a pickup truck crashed at the mission boulevard exit at 880. the driver wasn't hurt. he has been booked on dui charges. but the truck carrying pool cleaning supplies, crews are

cleaning up the chemicals, including sulfuric acid. >> this is cell phone video of the grid lock last night. the downed tree was the culprit. caltrans removed mud, dirt, defree from the roadway. everything was cleared up around midnight. things are back to normal now. >> right now people in guerneville remain on edge as they continue to flood communities this morning. the river is starting to recede. they are feeling the impact of all of these recent storms. holbert creek burying cars is and trapping residents inside. many hope once the rain starts, floodwaters will recede and cleanup can finally get under way. today cleanup will continue in holster where massive flooding

sent 100 people fleeing from their home. it happened just south of gilroy. the view from our nbc 4 chopper shows the impact. a lot of animals in that area. right now 50 homes are flooded. it overflowed the creek leading to all of this massive flooding. the animals are walking out two by two. emergency services are expected to go door to the door today to assess some of the damage. people in the santa cruz mountains are having a tough go. in some cases residents have been dealing with toppled trees as well. yesterday a tree fell on a home near bear creek country club. >> if that tree had fallen another few degrees this way, the bulk of the top of the tree

would have caught our roof. >> experts say the problem is oversaturated soil. it leaves big trees more vulnerable because the root systems can't hold into the ground with the ground so unstable. >> take a look at this. the lexington reservoir a rushing river. right now they are closed because of flooding. all four south bay reservoirs are at capacity. thank you to our viewers sending us compelling video and pictures of the storms. like this video sent to us by jenco of the los gatos creek jogging trail. keep them coming. >> it's fantastic. >> there's a lot to see around

the bay area. we have had so much rain the past self days. the river will start to wind down as we go through the day. we're still catching doses of heavy rain. you see just in the past couple of hours, bright reds and yellow there in parts of the south county. that is going to be moving off to the east. we will still have pockets of heavy rain today. it's also cooler be now with spotty rain in the peninsula. 48 degrees. 44 in the tri-valley. 44 in the north bay. you can see the rain still coming down in the camera there. wet road. still mist and drizzle in san francisco. a lot going on here. but things start to quiet down as we head into the weekend. that coming up in 10 minutes. tracking flooding. are there any road closures left? >> there are a couple. the one i'm talking about is a crash. it's still not because of flooding. the east 37, that is a flooding closure there. look at your map.

the blue shows you there is standing water. the green all over the bay, slick conditions. highway 17 open. that is good news. 880 to mission is closed. we showed you the pickup truck that crashed. the driver has been arrested for dui. the closed connector closed to mission, which would take you over to 680. that's a major commute. auto mall parkway will take you directly over to 680 without any major problems. it is clear right now except for stop signals there. now canyon reopens after the flood yesterday again. no problems towards hayward. and san mateo bridge. we will give you a look at the conditions. still soupy slippery out there. lower the speeds. be careful. golden gate bridge is a similar situation with water on the lens, water on the roadways.

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=kari/wsifull= kari weather tease good morning. it is 5:11. it is still coming down. squaw valley, alpine meadows, 14 feet just this month. the base 130 inches of snow. i'm having a hard time imagining that. i would love to the see it. more scattered snow showers today. more coming up in five minutes. kari, it's pretty, but i had to shovel out of some of that so it wasn't great. all of these freeways are open for business.

the commutes are all clear. >> the senate passed a budget measure that allowed lawmakers to repeal obamacare with a simple majority vote. it now goes to the house of representatives. even if this budget measure passes, if it passes the house, the process of actually dismantling obamacare will likely take weeks, if not months. and president-elect trump says he wants a replacement in place first. three trump nominees are up for confirmation today in washington. one likely to get a lot of attention after he was a no show yesterday. >> tracie potts has details on what could happen later this evening on capitol hill. general james mattis appears today after he was canceled last minute. team trump wouldn't allow it. leaving democrats and republicans questioning whether

to grant the special waiver mattis needs to be confirmed. >> russia today poses a danger. >> rex tillerson was drilled about his close ties to russia. >> is vladimir putin a war criminal? >> i would not use that term. >> they also dominated the news conference. he acknowledged hacking. >> president-elect, you are attacking -- >> you are -- >> you are attacking. >> but got in a testy exchange over reports that russia has compromising but unverified information on mr. trump. >> it's all fake news. it's phony stuff. it didn't happen. >> the president-elect is promise to go avoid conflicts of interest by turning his business over to his son, hiring an ethics adviser, avoiding foreign business deal and donating foreign business dealings on the

treasury. >> that is like putting lipstick on a pig. it doesn't actually solve the problem. >> tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> thank you, tracie. all right. let's switch gears here and take you high in the air. a drone scoping out the space needle getting pretty impressive shots. but it all takes a wrong term when -- you know what happens next. it crashed into the top of a viewing platform. workers were preparing a new year's eve fireworks show. police recovered the drone and have only now released the video. authorities don't know who was flying the drone. this is actually the third time drones have been recovered at the space needle. the space needle escaped without any damage. >> we'll just call it a really awkward landing. >> i'm glad you're not my pilot.

we're still dealing with scattered showers. the system will be winding down as we go through the day. looking the much improved weather through the weekend. into the east bay, tracking some rain for the north bay. some of the heaviest rain is moving through the hills, approaching mountain view. and within the next few minutes, you will see from newark over closer to fremont. we have some rain that is falling at this point as our temperatures continue to dip. it is 44 in livermore. 46 in fairfield.

in oakland, 47 and 46 in san francisco. and the flood warning for the russian river has been above flood stage. it will dip through the day. starting to see the water levels drop there. we have seen creeks and rivers pressing and falling. we will see that continuing today the. still scattered showers moving through. we're on the pack edge of this storm system. and some colder air moving in behind that. while we still have a lot of moisture, at any point today we could have rain falling. be prepared for that even into this evening. still spotty light showers. no more of the widespread heavy rain we have seen. at least we are going to the peak of some dryer weather moving in. reservoirs are at capacity for much of the bay area. hetch hetchy is up to 86%.

lots of rain over the past several days. and in santa rosa, 177% of normal for the water year. and oakland over 13 inches up to 140%. san francisco about the same as far as the percentage. and san is jose has had over seven inches of rain. the drought update was last thursday. it will be coming out again this morning. we have been removed from the drought from santa rosa to the santa cruz mountains. abnormally dry for much of the peninsula and parts of oakland, into the north bay. then we still have moderate to severe drought as we head farther east. we will see how this gets updated with the update coming in later this morning. as we look ahead, drying out this weekend and into the start of next week. next tuesday we'll be tracking another storm system that could be moving in, bringing us very

is heavy rain and snow for the sierra. looking ahead, as we make plans for the weekend, we will still have temperatures in the 50s and '60s. a lot of sunshine. looking at low 60s in the forecast for the inland areas. we have been keeping you up to date on king tides. she is live in san francisco with an update on what's happening there. how is it looking? >> well, kari, as you mentioned, it is still showering but the rain is coming down a lot lighter. with the storm system the past couple of days. i'm right in front of the bay bridge. right behind me is the water. right now we're not seeing the waves climbing up too high. however, we are watching the westerly swell. we are expecting to climb in the

midafternoon. there is a coastal advisory in effect since yesterday. it is is expected to remain in effect until today at about noon. what that means is there is a possibility of roadway flooding. coastal flooding. we will keep a close eye. and what we can expect for the later part of the day. kari, back to you. we've been getting some of the photos of people saying the water is just splashing up. but never drive-through standing water. it may allow for water levels to be higher today. we'll keep an eye on that once again. let's see what's happening as we head out on the drive. >> you never know how deep it is going to be. we have a closure related to flooding still going on in the north bay. the freeways reopened. the closure i have to report is

this crash in a pickup truck. east and westbound mission boulevard closed right now. you can't use the section of off-ramp there. use the alternate that is altamonte parkway. they have taken some debris from the roadway. they still have to clean up the spill, sulfuric acid, from what i understand. north 101 to eastbound 37. that is a major commute coming out of vallejo. they are fine on westbound 37. connect over just at the point. that's a good option for you. light traffic there. maybe slippery conditions because of the rain that happened early this morning. 20 minutes from highway 4 to the berkeley curve.

standing water will be an issue on the local roads as well. be careful. palo alto, similar situation. 101 moves well. but the water kicks up behind the cars. no major issues on the peninsula. back to you. let's keep it that way. coming up, nbc bay area responds. the free trial that ends up costing 20 bucks a month, every month. nbc bay area responds next. and let's take you live outside to san jose. it is going to be the a wet commute. but so far most major roads open, including 17. so far. update neighbors on a recent

police shooting and standoff. ==vo== e welcome back. san francisco police will update neighbors on a recent police shooting and standoff. the department will host a townhall in ocean view neighborhood. that's where last friday officers responding to a restraining order violation shot a man during a struggle at his home. he he suffered nonlife threatening injuries. he then barricaded himself in the home. family members say he suffers from mental illness. new rules in oakland here to prevent tragedies like the ghost ship warehouse fire. an executive order was issued this week outlining new inspection protocols for warehouses and industrial

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partial refund. she said the company still owed her money, so she asked us to help her get it back. we explained the dilemma and it refunded $237. in a statement the company apologized for the confusion and went on to say, all of our customer experiences matter to us and we only want to give them the best service. if you have a consumer complaint, we offer excellent service. 888-996-tips. or nbcbayarea.com/responds. finally a break from the rain. kari hall. we have a soggy morning commute. we look now at the radar. as you head out the door, some of that rain moving in. we'll take a look at when all of this moves outcoming up in a few minutes. the floodwaters have finally receded in san benita county. the next step for people to get

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i'm laura garcia cannon. =scott/2shot= and i'm scott mcgrew in for sam a very good thursday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> with this lingering rain, we're seeing widespread damage

this morning. some of the major problems we're following at this hour. first, a massive road collapse is causing problems this morning. cleanup continues in holster where massive flooding sent people fleeing from their homes. people in gueneville remain on edge. >> all this and we're still not done with the rain. >> it won't be until. we have a round of scattered showers moving in. we will see this off and on throughout the day. only a little bit sun peeking from behind the cloud. probably not the as much as we need. we still will have pockets of heavy rain. heavy rain coming down. and also in fremont.

more lighter showers moving through. that will be approaching sinole in the next 20 to 30 minutes. in hayward, heavy rain near 238. some of us dealing with rain once again. we will see this off and on at least the first part of the day before cooler and dryer air moves in. >> south of here, south of the summit, to and from the communities. looking at the closures we do have that are not weather related. a crash on 880 and mission.

it took out the barrels. they have to repair. not likely to be back in service until 7:00 a.m. and auto mall parkway, getting through the area, that is counter commute. it is is not a major problem right now. mazz mat crews at the scene of the pickup truck crash. it will not open until 7:00 a.m. crews are cleaning the fluids, is including sulfuric acid. the driver has been booked on dui charges. we'll bring you a live report as soon as possible. we're seeing rain right now.

but floodwaters are receding. today in the bay pete suratos live with details on the aftermath left behind. pete. good morning to you. some of that flooding has extended west of guerneville. we're showing you the same spot to give you an idea where the flooding is. it has come down about a foot. you sew a woman kayaking inside her home. as i mentioned, 37.8 feet it crested. we'll still remain in flood stages. we're talking a lot of rain, a lot of flooding. for residents, it is something

they have had to the adjust to. this is the most rain they have seen in several years. >> my basement and my garage got flood. so i figured i would take the kayak for a little run. don't get to do this very often. >> we're making the most of it. >> it extended just west of town. you can see in this video, several blocks of drowning cars. 600 homes were threatened by flooding along the russian river. and that river is is expected to stay above flood stages until 8:00 p.m. before it starts to trend down tomorrow. before that cleanup process against. pete suratos, today in the bay. >> from the north to the south.

recovery efforts getting under way in the holster area. right now all of this area along south of gilroy is under water. about 50 homes are flooded. bob redell joins us with a closer look at some of the aftermath this morning. i understand today emergency crews are going door to door to get a glimpse at some of the damage. >> correct, laura. you can now get back in where the floodwaters receded to the see the damage. you can see in the front yard, a fence that was knocked down and all the debris strewn about. expect 50 or so homes in this neighborhood surrounding lovers lane to assess whether these properties are safe and inhabitable. just over 24 hours ago, these homes flooded when the nearby creek could no longer contain

the rainfall. it overflowed and sent water into the surrounding fields homes. it created a large lake that in some places was waist deep. more than 100 residents fled. about 50 had to be rescued by the fire department. >> i was woken up. when i got up, i was soaked. when i opened the door, it just let more in. once it got higher, my refrigerator tipped over and started floating around the house. it was just a disaster. >> just over 1 people were evacuated or had to be rescued. the red cross set up an emergen emergency shelter in holster.

the nonstop rain led to the east bay. this is near noel where the street just collapsed. it happened wednesday morning. nobody on the road at the time. it is a popular route for people going to martinez. public works say there is absolutely no timeline when they are going to fix that. today is the last day for the unusually high king tides. this is bay water spilling onto mission street. they happen several times a year. they are tied to the full moon. today's high tide is 10:44 a.m. we'll have a live report coming up in 10 minutes from san francisco. >> family members were all home about 6:00 p.m. tuesday when an 80-foot eucalyptus tree came

crashing through the roof. it nearly bisected the home. shortly after, the tree just fell. power poles came crashing down nearby. >> there's the tree halfway down the wall. it's in the room. >> at least she's smiling about it. >> good news, everyone got out safely. no one was injured. >> more good news. this is being described as the most epic weekend for skiing in six years. skiers and boarders wasting no time hitting the slopes in lake tahoe. all the fresh powder is and sunshine expected this weekend. it is is going to be a great mix for getting out there this holiday weekend. we have seen a lot of neat images. how about san ramon. otters in the east alamo creek. this was september to us on twitter from michael djx. when you see news happening, you can send it on twitter, insta

the gram. and post to our facebook page as well. >> we are seeing bursts of heavy rain this morning. we are having such a hard time getting rid of all of this rain moving through the bay area. it will start to wind down later this evening. bright reds and yellows approaching the south bay. expect the rain to be really heavy the next 20 or 30 minutes as we go into the main morning commute. we'll start to see some of the lighter rain pouring the next few hours. still spotty rain for the peninsula. temperatures are feeling colder this morning. 44 degrees as you head also into the north bay. san francisco, the 45 degrees. still spotty showers for the east bay as well. 47 degrees. and outline this rain may create

slick roadways. >> active rain happening now. the green still shows you the weather that came through. we had ponding and puddling throughout the area. it kind of eased up all around the bay. be careful. stopping will be an issue. highway 84 open for business. if that was your cut, you can use it again today. wet roadways around hayward. let me show you the san mateo bridge. conditions stim soupy. winds are not a major problem. getting it back to the system, 44 train on time. no slowdowns reported. if the rain does kick in at the level where they have to slow the trains for safety, we'll let

you know. the past week we have had a number of instances of 10-minute delays. back to you. thank you very much. much more local news ahead, including a raid at east oakland building home to illegal gambling. aside from the tkpwagamblingamb. =kari/wsifull=

kari weather tease

good thursday morning. our microclimate weather alert continues. 5:43. tracking heavy rain through saratoga, los gatos and parts of san jose. will be in campbell in the next few minutes. very heavy rain. you may want to get out in advance of this as it continues to move north and east. it will be near alum rock in the next 30, 40 minutes. >> the north bay has one closure for flooding, but it is not your main commute route. heading into nevado. 5:44. a major raid in east oakland led to discovery of guns, drugs, and

evidence of illegal gamblingamb. it is a couple blocks from concordia park. the sheriff's office arrested 20 people. a 5-year-old child was taken into protective custody. officers say it was no place for that child. >> we pulled out eight slot machines, includes a variety of other gambling operations going on, words of prostitution, weapons, and illegal dwellings. it all is a big recipe for disaster. >> that building has been red tagged. nobody in and out. 20 people arrested face a variety of charges. new guidelines addressing on campus sexual harassment. following complaints lodged about the former principal at palo alto high school. it includes hiring an

investigate issor to review tho complaints. happening today, the city of san jose on closing mobile home parks. the department of planning and housing kept holding several public hearings. today's meeting on north 1st. they are looking to update the ordinance enacted in 1986. they want to protect people living in those parks as the owners of winchester ranch mobile home park want to close to build new homes. in that case it is headed to court. well, let's talk more about our rain. water being diverted in lake hennessey is. look at that.

that's incredible. >> we love to hear from you. we're obviously up early. >> you can't wake us up. well, guess what, it's raining again. >> we still have rain and pockets of heavy downpours moving through parts of the bay area as you wake up and head out. grab the umbrella once again. the roads are wet. windshield wipers on. we had a batch of heavy rain moving through this area. we will see once again of that through the morning commute. looking at the live radar, rain approaching san jose.

bright reds and yellows showing light rain. some of that rain continues to fall. once again, that rain is moving through the park, approaching san jose very quickly. you're seeing a pocket of heavy rain falling at that point and peta lieu ma, spotty light rain as you get ready for this thursday morning. 47 degrees in napa, san jose. it is cooler this morning.

we're watching the russian river. it has crested and will be slowly falling as we through the day. minor flooding occurring at this point. we're seeing the spin of the clouds and the rain. the system winds down tonight and tomorrow morning. it looks fairly chilly with patchy fog. once the systems moves out, we'll have several days of dry weather. we'll be looking ahead that could bring in heavy rain on top of what we already have. we have a few days the dry out. temperatures getting milder for

the inland areas. by sunday, up to 61 degrees. how is it looking out there as the tides come up? >> well, kari, just as you mentioned, here in san francisco, we are seeing light rain. if you take a quick look here we're along the embankment. we're not seeing it come up along the embankment much like what we the last couple of days. yesterday we hit seven feet at 9:40. it could reach 6.8 at 10:20. we are expecting the westerly flow. i want to say even some residents might be enjoying it. a lot of people are enjoying the rain and running on this cool, chilly morning.

how is it looking on the roads for the commute, out there, mike? let's get a look. we're looking at traffic overall. lighter volume of traffic. the rain is easing off many parts. more rain having hit the peninsula. i want to call out a couple of spots. the first is left over from our rain. the flooding still reported. northbound 101 to eastbound 37. the rest of the bay moves well over the bay bridge. metering lights on. the east shore freeway.

holding steady. a murky view. back out to the maps. one closure for a crash on 880, mission boulevard. auto mall parkway is your alternate. an easy drive right now. the rain coming off of 85. be careful. back to you. thank you, mike. melania trump will have a tough act to follow. michelle obama in her final talk show appearance as first lady seemed to be pretty comfortable. >> they thought they were recording only personal good-bye messages. >> did you prepare that? oh, my goodness. >> also during the show, she joined jimmy for his signature thank you segment.

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it went of the guardrail and crashed. they say it's a miracle that that driver survived. brands will be able to place five-second video clips in between your instagram user content. nike and netflix later this month. it happened at 10:00 this morning. pitchers and catchers report on february 13th. the first game is is february 24th against the cincinnati reds. if you can't make it to spring training, february 11th at at&t park. the giants will host the diamondbacks for the home opener april 10th. the two men who ran on the "dancing with the stars" are due in court today.

>> we have team coverage tracking the weather. >> we're still lookingt heavy pockets of rain as you head out the door at 6:00 this morning. we'll still seeing some very heavy downpours in parts of the south bay. elsewhere, scattered showers. we'll take a look ahead at what else we expect this afternoon coming up. traffic problems in the east bay. the hazmat situation that has a major freeway connector closed. today in the bay continues right now. 6:00 right now. we're in a microclimate weather alert. taking a live look at the radar. this is the reason why. we are tracking rain across the bay area once again. i feel like a broken record.

good morning. thanks for swroeupjoining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> a lot of heavy rain. it's been hard to the start out our mornings with clear conditions because the weather system continues to spend more rain in the area today. it should be the last day we have to the deal with this. a look at 101. the roads are wet. we are seeing the heaviest rain moving through san jose and parts of the peninsula. moving to the south and east fremont starting with a wet drive as well. once again, bright reds and yellows on the radar indicatin