very good thursday. thank you for joining us. i'm sack brock. >> more than 50 schools are closed, most in marin county. some schools in santa clara county have also closed classes. check ahead this morning. >> this is coming in through the heart of the morning commute. >> yeah. this will be definitely something that intensifies as we go through the morning and the early afternoon. looking at the timeline we start out with light rain now. but the radar will fill in with heavier downpours within the next two to three hours. we are seeing light rain moving into the north bay now. around santa rosa as well. even farther north in fort bragg, point arena, and cloverdale seeing the rain. guerneville, we will be closely watching for the potential of flooding by tomorrow morning. and spotty lighter showers 101

to san rafael. in seven minutes, a closer look at the radar, the timeline of what to expect. and mike is keeping a close eye on highway 17. >> we will talk more about this. all the sensors right now and note for highway 17, traffic is flowing in both directions. we will give you continuing coverage. 580 moves out of the altamonte pass. watching for more delays. over here in the north bay we have a closure for westbound 37. eastbound i'm told one lane is open because of the flooding having been cleared. kari talking about light rain in the north. i'm going to say avoid the stretch of highway 37 between atherton and 101 and likely throughout. bart will probably have to lower

the train speeds later on in the morning commute. the ferry system is not reporting any delays or cancellations but that may change with the storm coming in. >> pete, yesterday you were live at a very flooded guerneville. >> pete, you're a man on the move this morning and a little bit closer to the coast. tell us how it is looking right now. >> yeah. good morning to you, sam and laura. we were driving around guerneville. you are seeing little to no flooding in the area. it is only 32 feet. that constitutes minor flooding. you can see there's some flooding on this road. this is one of the areas that will be affected on old bohemian. here's what folks had to say. even though they're used to the flooding, they had different takes on the situation.

>> it's taking a risk, yeah. but it is taking a great risk by moving this big old hunk of thing. >> i have lived here all my life and seen current floods. so the current flood is not so bad. it has been moreland slides and downed trees that caused more trouble than the actual level of the river. >> the last recorded river level was at about 32 and a half feet. right now at about 32 feet. it is expected to trend down to 29 feet before coming back up again tomorrow morning. pete suratos for today in the bay. >> all right. thank you very much, pete. here's a live look in the meantime at the santa cruz mountains. mudslides and washed out roads plaguing parts of the area. we are getting an update on how much longer it is going to take to fix 17. they're having trouble there. caltrans is working on highway 17 trying to clear out the mudslide that happened on

tuesday. right now one lane is open in each direction. thousands of commuters affected but it isn't the only area that is having problems. on wednesday night, the van almost vanished completely in a sinkhole. drivers escaped without injury. no estimate when it will be back open. >> that is just a crazy sight there. 5:04. smooth sailing for commuters traveling we have bound 580 through livermore. it wasn't so smooth when a huge pothole appeared in the right-hand lane. rainy weather has been a culprit for potholes. as of 10:45 last night, they cleared the pothole there and you are clear to move on 580 west bound. great resource as our nbc bay area app. get real-time radar and see the future cast with a click of a button. so check that out. >> new details right now in the deadly officer-involved shooting

in fremont that happened in sunday on balco road. 45-year-old nana adommacko walked into a business and attacked an employee, threatening to kill him. they asked him so sit down on the curb. he refused and a struggled ensued. the officer released his canine which accidentally bit the officer. fearing for his life, the officer shot adommacko three times, killing him. the teenager told investigators two men took her from her home, forced her to walk a mile and a half, and then made her get into a car. investigators say the kidnappers drove her to san jose where she managed to escape.

it was a small light colored sedan with a possibly mystery spot bumper sticker. detectives are looking. >> two men looking like this robbed a man at gunpoint in menlo park. it happened just off willow road. officers say the men walked up to the victim, demanded his belongings. the suspect ran off and still has not been caught. recent storms not just causing problems in the bay area but lake tahoe. in some cases snow piled up on the side of the road sending water directly into their homes. emergency officials estimate 60 homes have flooded. >> it is tough because there's so much rain and nowhere to put it. in the meantime, more rain and

snow in the sierra. >> that's right. it will change back to snow once this cold front moves through. now we are dealing with very warm air. you can feel it as you step out the door. some of the showers moving in. in the north bay, lighter showers. it will get heavier in the 7:00 to 8:00 hour. especially for the north bay. we see the bright yellows and reds showing the more intense red. it becomes more widespread in the 9:00 and 10:00 hour. in the south bay, you will not see that until 10:00. we will have pouring rain. and still even at 3:00, it will be coming down hard from san francisco over toward oakland and farther south. at 5:00 during the evening commute, still wet in the north bay. the heaviest rain will have shifted to the south bay. coming up at 5:12, we will talk about the forecast for sierra as squaw valley and alpine and also a look ahead to the forecast.

mike, how is it looking for the roads early this morning? >> the radar concerns me. you've been mentioning the north bay. it moves over towards the east bay across the san mateo bridge when that pluck of traffic comes through. the last place to build, cupertino. it is getting hit with the late thor amount. leave earlier if you can today, folks, to beat the traffic. over here, traffic flowing much more smoothly for 580. with nothing restricting traffic, folks will make it to the interchange just fine. right now a 25-minute drive. no major surprises over there. mass transit as well. ferry system sometimes affected by the weather. no alerts. no delays fort bart system. a nice, smooth drive.

highway 37 slows a tad bit. remember, it is closed between atherton and highway 101 for that flooding. back to you. thank you, mike. coming up, a microclimate weather alert continues. rising rivers across the bay area. >> reporter: good morning. i'm live at guadalupe river park where you can still see it is flowing pretty strong. we'll talk about the threat for flooding with the incoming storm in just a few minutes. >> from wet weather here to dangerously icy conditions on the east coast. some scary moments unfolding in this massachusetts neighborhood. the most powerful man in the world versus the most powerful man in tech. tim cooks speaks coming up next. my man friend that i've been seeing...

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we are losing a couple of issues at squaw valley and alpine meadows. a nice beingend to head that way. just bring the tire chains. i'll have a look at the river levels. over here to the tri-valley and the east bay. although traffic flows really well right now, we'll give you a little look ahead for the tri-valley. mike, kari, thank you very much. big news in the battle between high-tech and donald trump. the ceo is speaking out. >> not in a letter or statement but a speech where everyone can hear. >> the ceo of the most valuable company in silicon valley or for that matter the u.s. cook was speaking in scotland. he spoke at the university of glasgow where he received an honorary degree. cook said trump's ban on travel

created a crisis for some of his apple employees and their families. >> we have employees that secured a work visa. they located in the united states. they brought their family to the united states. they happened to be outside the united states when the executive order was issued. and all of a sudden their family is split. they couldn't get back in. and arguably that's a crisis. >> a crisis. but sam and laura, i want to play a second sound bite. this addresses the issue i have been talking about for two weeks now. the fear in silicon valley is this will get worse. we have seen people with legal residency detained. the fear is h1b visa workers will be in the u.s. >> we have been able to work through that. but you can imagine the stress and now the feeling that exists

of will it occur again. >> apple and trump have never been close. tim cook met with trump and trump has more than once asked americans to boycott apple products. he never retracted that request. this fear may affect the price of your house. business insider report people will be reluctant to buy houses if people are worried they cannot keep them in the future. santa clara county company reports its profits. here's the thing. if twitter is not going to succeed in what has got to be twitter's golden gauge of donald trump and people reacting and people gathering. >> could they change it maybe?

>> they keep working on it. that stock is down big. if they cannot scyld here, twitter cannot succeed, there you go. >> it is in such stark contrast of facebook, which continues to grow. >> talking about trends. we have been seeing a lot of this lately. very dangerous situation playing out. this is in massachusetts, the other side of the country. one car set off a set of chain reactions deer piroettuettes. much of the northeast right now is expecting a major snowstorm later today. so if you're planning on traveling to the east coast can, keep that in mind. >> no. that's the worst feeling being in a car spinning out of control. >> that can happen even on the

wet roads. it doesn't take ice. just a little bit of water. >> you can hydroplane. a lot more rain coming our way. >> definitely a possibility. the morning commute is when the heaviest rain will be falling. be mindful as you make plans for the day. we get a look at the golden gate bridge. it is already quite slick out there. the windshield wipers on. some light rain. dealing with wet roads across the bay area. some of the heaviest rain is still in the north bay. it will get heavier as we two through the 7:00 to 8:00 hour for the north bay. a little bit later farther south. as we get a look at some of the pockets of the yellows on the radar, it is showing the heaviest rain well to the north of us. still a steady downpour across santa rosa, guerneville. it is starting to reach closer to know val toe, petaluma and san rafael. here's a look at the timeline. at 8:00 this morning, that's

when, once again, a lot more people get out, wake up, get busy heading to work or school. we will have heavy rain moving in. a lot of the schools in the north bay will be closed when we see a lot of flooding. it extends into san francisco, the peninsula, and reaching into the east bay. at 10:00 this morning, getting into the south bay by 10:00 or 11:00. and refusier as we go early afternoon. grab the lunch and head back inside to work. possibly some really heavy downpours causing flooding and standing water on the roadways by the evening commute. then it starts to get a little bit lighter for the north bay by 7:00. but still pretty good steady pace of that rain falling from the peninsula over to the east bay southward, drying out later on tonight.

additional rainfall levels up to an inch of the north bay, as well as the santa cruz mountains. up to close to two inches of additional rainfall on top of what we have already seen. we can finally see the drying of the storm system well to the west of us. as this moves in, we will put an end to all of this rain. we are closely watching all of our river levels and our creeks. for more information on that, let's head over to vianey live at the guadalupe river. hey, kari, good morning. yeah. right now it's all nice and peaceful. we're getting a little bit of a breeze. if you pay close attention you can see the river is still flowing. we're seeing a strong flow. we are seeing it is still very high. if you notice, it's also flooded part of that lower bike way. very high up onto the top part of the bike way as well. so what we are seeing right now it is still coming in.

which means at this point that incoming storm we are tracking in is going to be a big concern. especially with any little changes. and we add any water to that as well. let's talk about the river stages. of now the highest level this is expected to reach, we have two monitoring points. guadalupe highway 101. that is expected to reach its highest level. about 14.4 feet. at 11:00 tonight with the monitor stage being at about 15 feet. guadalupe is expected to remain below monster staeufpblgt judging by just how strong this current is and how high it is, it is still a dangerous situation with the incoming storm. i know the storm is expected to reach this area at 10:30, 11:00.

so once that storm does make its way to the south bay, we'll keep close eye on the river levels. coming up, i'll have a look at the russian river and where that is in terms of the flooded stages. mike, how is the road looking out there? >> first of all, let's talk about that river walk, i guess. the guadalupe river today. be careful out there. the water is on the sidewalk area. it will be more of a problem as the run comes in this afternoon. they are moving pretty well. the good news for highway 17, is that it is moving at all. traffic control both directions between granite creek and vine hill. a little farther south than yesterday morning. still the same situation with the shift. it will likely be there i would say monday anticipating for both directions. hopefully it's a safe day today. 580 moves well. repair over greenville. no more problems for the roadway. watch this dublin interchange.

i'll track it. we will see more traffic earlier in the commute. over here, everyone is held up between atherton and 101. one eastbound lane open. with the rain coming in, don't count on it. use atherton because that is a safer, easier, more dependable route. your approach to the bay bridge. still 15 minutes. easy drive from highway 4 to the bay bridge. showing you the tower over there and the camera shakes a bit. it may be a factor for you across the span. of course the wet roads throughout the north bay gets you back to the system we're talking about. >> the wind gusts a concern for the trees. a directv customer pays for service he got. nbc bay area responds. after paying for hdtv for

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credit to his account. in a statement we received from at&t, directv's parent company, didn't explain what happened all those years. they said we worked with the customer to resolve his issues and apologized for the in convenience and his experience. you can call us at 888-996-tips. or nbcbayarea.com/responds. please watch us in sd. we're under a microclimate weather alert. we are seeing the green on the radar move closer and closer in. >> yeah. it is moving closer to san francisco right now. this may mean wet roads. and more issues as we go through the morning commute. we will talk about the timeline of this rain and how strong the wind will be coming up in a couple of minutes. caltrans fixing a major land

and mudslide on highway 17. the reason why this may not be fixed until monday. >> and we passed bob on our way to felton where the san lorenzo river is expected to be within feet of flood stage two days after it hit a major flood zone.

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get you up to speed this thursday moin communities brace for the next round of rain and it is is moving in as we speak. a microclimate weather team in place to you get up to speed on this thursday morning. everybody is on stand by there. everybody is ready. good morning. thanks for us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. we know 50 schools are closed already. most in marin county. some in santa cruz and santa clara counties have closed their classes. >> right to the microclimate weather coverage this morning. kari hall has a timeline on the latest hitting the bay area. >> yeah. we are already seeing the rain moving through the north bay right now. as we go through the day, we will see this moving north to south but becoming quite heavy as we go through the main morning commute time. this is a look at 8:00. a lot of yellows and reds on the map moving into san francisco, oakland and north. through 10:00, reaching into the

peninsula and parts of the south bay, over towards the east bay by afternoon. rain for several hours for both the north bay into the san francisco area, into the east bay. and then it continues to impact the evening commute south of san francisco. so a lot of heavy rain for several hours throughout this afternoon. heading over to mike, sticking to that flooded part of novato. >> that is one issue. no delays or cancellations reported just yet. with the rain coming in, this could be a problem. bart likely seeing delays. we're looking over here towards the north bay as kari mentioned. 37 between atherton and 101. one eastbound lane is open. with the rain continuing it should be closed in the next half hour. if things get worse. they are having trouble getting it cleared from the water. we're looking over here. 580 reopened late last night.

all lanes are open for traffic out of the altamonte. more traffic is getting over to the dublin interchange so far. no problems. just a note, we will see more traffic than yesterday. over here, same situation fort traffic flow. you are able to access both directions highway 17 past the mudslides. down at granite creek to vine hill. for much more on this continuing problem, we'll hand it back to you. >> you're right, mike. it's been a nightmare for folks in the mountains. another tkoeusy morning. >> bob redell is at one trouble spot. part of highway 17 still shut down this morning. not opening any time soon, bob? caltrans saying that mudslide, as you can see behind me is covering northbound highway 17 here in scotts valley. it probably will not open until were monday in part because there is a lot of work that needs to be done and possibly because of the storm coming in later this morning.

caltrans has been working to remove the mudslide that collapse just undered 48 hours ago. this was tuesday afternoon. toppled a vehicle that was passing by. that driver is doing okay. caltrans called in a spider excavator that was able to climb up and start moving the mud and debris from the top of the mile. chp and caltrans converted highway 17 into a two-lane highway between sugarloaf and vine hill roads to allow travel in both directions so people can get past this mudslide. travel has been dangerous on the smaller, narrow, winding roads that wind through the santa cruz mountains. tuesday night, the driver of the blue van returning from the store to buy candles when they nose dived into a 15 foot deep sink hole on skyland road. remarkably the driver was unhurt, able to get out okay.

>> this was a flat, you know, no stream going under here. i don't believe there was a culvert or anything. bob redell, today in the bay. thank you, bob. >> all right. let's get to conditions in the north bay. appreciate that, bob. residents along the russian river are bracing for more rains and floods. the water levels have pulled back but are expected to reach flood stage tomorrow. this is a live look at conditions along the river in mont ria. everyone in this mobile home park has moved to higher ground. >> from the north to the south bay, flood fears mounting after another douse of wet weather.

>> kris sanchez live in felton with concerns about the san lorenzo rising. kris, what are you seeing? >> reporter: we can see the river. it is chugging right along. you can hear the power of the river. san lorenzo is expected to be within two feet of flood stage. that is two days after it reached what is considered major flood stage this morning. it is really incredible video. the san lorenzo river at 23 and a half feet. part of the courthouse was under water. and paradise park community, there more than 30 homes were under water. folks who lived in felton heard the flood siren warning. some folks already trapped in their homes and needed rescuing. this couple watched the water rise from inside. >> that is the river outside the window. that's the san lorenzo river.

>> so that is the san lorenzo river. there will be more of that today. this storm is expected to bring a lot of rain to this area. we have already seen saturated grounds. in fact, we wanted to get a little closer to the river but the mud on the ground is almost a foot thick. in felton, kris sanchez, today in the bay. >> you could get stuck in it. be careful. thanks, kris. we want to see your footage like this from the lexington reservoir. that is from dennis wingo. you can post it directly to our facebook page. 5:37. in other news, ant lynn garcia torres murder trial continues today. he is accused of killing morgan hill teenager sierra lamoure. lamar. this week has been an emotional

one for the trial. >> all right. any day you number we are tracking the first 100 days. president trump is watching san francisco very closely. so will many people from around the world. we could have a decision possibly on the controversial travel ban. >> the ninth sir court is expected to make a ruling soon. they hope they will rein statement the immigration ban. of course we will bring it to you when it happens. movement in the cabinet. president trump's cabinet nominee has been sworn in. this after a long and bitter fight that proceeded it with the senate confirming senator sessions by a narrow vote of 52-47. 5:38. our microclimate weather alert.

highway 101 in san jose. kari tracking strong winds in the area. >> we are seeing the cameras shaking around. we have a wind advisory in effect between now and 4:00. 15 to 30 miles per hour. there will be gusts in the areas shaded in brown as the brunt of the storm moves in. by 11:00, winds rushing from the southwest up to 34 miles per hour at moon bay. and inland at 15 to 2025 miles per hour. santa rosa, close to 30 miles per hour right before noon. we will still see the gusty winds. and we throw that in with the heavy rain and the already saturated ground. we may have more downed trees and power lines. we want to be prepared for that. the winds start to calm down this evening behind the cold front. we will talk about what to expect as far as the radar, what we are seeing now coming up in three minutes. over the mike now, a crash in

sinole. >> it is not a major crash but it is something the folks are dealing with on 680. overall, speed sensors are looking great. roadways still relatively drive south of san rafael. looking at the rain through the north bay. potential problems for that later this morning as it comes through the east bay and south bay. here's southbound 680. this crash involves just a couple of cars. we may see more traffic as well. no one has held up at greenville. the repair work is done. completely clear coming toward the interchange. 27-minute drive out of the altamonte pass to the dublin interchange. standard commute. bay bridge looks good as well. the approach, no problem. just about 17 minutes from highway 4 over to the. and the bay bridge metering lights are on no delays reported for mass transit, guys. back to you. thank you very much. it's building out there, though.

our storm coverage continues this morning. vianey has been keeping an eye on river levels. checking conditions back east. headed to the east coast. a major storm system. plus, the first 100 days of donald trump. it is day 21. a look at the controversy. which one? we'll tell you when we come back.

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it is 5:43. rain moving into san francisco right now. we will continue to see the rain getting heavier as we two through the rest morning into the commute. it could cause more issues as we go through the day. we will have a look at river stages and where we expect them to rise as we go into the afternoon and early tomorrow. that's coming up in five minutes. from this live look from emeryville camera, the wind is blow drying the bay bridge. that rain is coming, complicating thing. we still have a closure in the north bay and lane restrictions in the south bay as well. we have crews spanned out throughout the bay area tracking this latest storm and the damage that is still being cleaned up from storms earlier this week. live pictures from oakland right now. more coming up in minutes. the controversial breitbart editor says he is returning to uc berkeley next month. >> this spawned violence the last time.

yiannopolous made that announcement to ryan jones, a right wing talk show host. >> very, very big speech at the end of this month which will be -- it's going to be what berkeley before it was canceled by leftist thugs. the week after that we will go to berkeley. >> he said back to berkeley. this was the scene when yiannopolous was invited to speak at cal. ultimately, it turned violent. the administration said that was not berkeley students committing the acts of violence. and the event was canceled. at nbc bay area, we're always looking to hold the powerful accountable no matter which of the aisle they are on. >> scott mcdrew has been examining the president's first 100 days. he is attacking nordstrom.

>> nordstrom has decided not to stock aoe srapbg qaa trump's products. the store cites slow sales. but the white house said that action by nordstrom is an attack. >> this is a direct attack on his policies and her name. and so there is clearly an attempt for him to stand up for her because she is being ali maligned because they have a problem with his policies. >> the timing looked like it was right after -- >> i've heard the conjecture. >> the question there was, was he tweeting during his own presidential security briefing? was he doing that while he was being told by terrorism, was he tweeting about nordstrom? this comes after president trump tweeted, my daughter ivanka has

been treated so unfairly by nord tropical. she is a great person -- always pushing me to do the right thing. terrible. they promised not to use the oval office as a way to promote the family business. what if a mayor did that? can you as marilee or mayor lecardo use the twitter account to promote your family business? the answer is a very solid no. i talked with palo alto, san jo jose, oakland. they say it would violate state law. in a mayor tweeted in oakland what the president tweeted in washington she the mayor would violate the municipal government ethics act and the city charter

as well. sam and laura. >> interesting. thanks, scott. >> scott will be looking at president trump's tweets, executive orders and speeches. he will be a busy man during the first 100 days on today in the bay. a monster storm from maryland to massachusetts. a foot of snow expected to the region there. can you even make it out? canceling flights here, including more than 30 at sfo. if you are flying today, make sure you check ahead. check that flight status before you even head to the airport. back home, laura. microclimate weather alert

continues. live pictures of the golden gate bridge. the north bay starting to see the latest brunt of the storm which is expected to spread out through the bay area as the storm progresses. vianey tracking river levels. let's get a check of what's happening. >> >> some of the rain moving into the north bay. some of the showers making the road wet. a look at the radar. we are seeing the rain move out, clover dale. santa rosa, bow degas bay, petaluma. heavier rain as you go down 101 novato, san rafael. the rain is about to get going with light showers and then getting heavier. at the timeline, looking at the

timeline of this rain, we start to see by 8:00 or 9:00, the rain getting really intense with yellows and reds likely on the radar. as we go into san francisco, oakland seeing dark shades here with some heavy rain moving into the peninsula, as well as the east bay and the tri-valley. even for the south bay, we will have rain moving in. and it continues into the evening commute, getting lighter for the north bay with some of those showers near santa rosa. taking a break later on tonight. still spotty showers in the forecast tomorrow. even a chance of a few thunderstorms as we go into the afternoon as another cold front sweeps through. quite an active system. an inch of rain for many spots. higher for the santa cruz mountains. the north bay we have had quite a bit of rain recently. dry air moving in back behind

this atmospheric river. this will begin wrapping up this afternoon. following me on facebook and twitter. i have been tweeting some of the river stages, what you can expect as we go into tomorrow as well. for information now, what's happening at the guadalupe, that's go to the forecast with vianey. >> good morning, kari. the river near the bike path they have the detour sign. however, they do have these caution signs in the area. it is still rushing pretty quickly. and the guadalupe is expected to stay below flooded stage at 14.4 feet. let's talk about the russian river which has maintained and has been a big concern. the russian river is expected to crest tomorrow morning at 33.7 feet, right above flood stage at 32 feet.

fell son is 13.3 feet 10:00 p.m. tonight. coming up, we'll talk about a couple more rivers we're keeping a close eye on. this storm is expected to make its arrival in the next couple of hours. we are watching those river levels. thank you so much for that. as we look at the rest of the forecast, we'll be clearing out in time for the weekend. wow, really need it. river levels going back down. the ground getting a chance to dry out. a lot of sunshine for the weekend. mike is tracking a crash in s sinole. we are watching the 17, the flow of traffic. let's get a look at the overall view of the bay. now move to the south. highway 17 before we head to sinole. traffic flowing in both directions. slow drive between granite cr k

creek. it will be there through the weekend. over here, this clears much more quickly. 680 at 84. this is a new location. chp says there is a crash and a big rig on the shoulder. so that's a distraction. no more problems for westbound 580, altamonte. so far we're holding up for under a half hour through that stretch of roadway. heading toward the bay bridge, no delays. 20 minutes from highway 4. a quick look at the peninsula. mass transit is not having any problems. palo alto, clear for the bay shore. thanks, mike. >> let's talk about a story getting real buzz. charles oakley kicked out and arrested during last night's game against the l.a. clippers at madison square garden. there are reports he was shouting at the team owner. >> that's when security was called. he shoved one of the guards. that's when he was pinned down and arrested.

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==laura/2shot== ding the curnt deba over immigration-- we secretary kelly is going to be touring security operations and discussing this administration's efforts to improve border security. tomorrow secretary kelly is going to be visiting the port of entry. >> during the current debate over immigration, we discovered one group of people who had been promised citizenship but later deported. they are u.s. military veterans who served honorably but got into trouble with the law and were kicked out. good morning, guys. our investigative team discovered hundreds of these veterans deported by the very nation they were willing to die for. we found at least 60 of them living in the tijuana, mexico area alone. nearly all the veterans we spoke to received honorable discharges after years of military service. some dating back to the vietnam war. many of came here as young

children brought here by their parents. they grew up in the u.s. and considered americans. they volunteered to serve in our military. all of them were later deported for committing a crime classified as an aggravated felony. things like drug possession, failure to show up in court or entering the country illegally. federal immigration officials say they are merely enforcing an expanded law passed during the bill clinton administration. advocates are fighting to change that very law. you can see the second in our two-part series of stories about a family split apart by this very policy later tonight at 11:00 on nbc bay area. and to see our entire coverage, including behind the scenes video, go to our website, nbcbayarea.com. guys, back to you. if you have a tip, give us a call 888-996-tips. or send us an e-mail to the unit at nbcbayarea.com. >> right now at 6:00, we are in

a microclimate weather alert. team coverage tracking a powerful storm moving into the bay area right now. >> a lot of green on the radar covering the whole north bay and moving into san francisco as well as parts of the far northern east bay as well. we will talk about the timeline and what to expect as the rain gets heavier coming up. the levels of the russian river are trending down. as you guys can see here, the middle of the stream, some areas are still flooding. i'll have the latest on the conditions. pete getting his feet wet out there. in the meantime, crews still working around the clock trying to clean up a mudslide snarling the commute in the santa cruz mountains. it could be self more days before all of that is up. today in the bay continues right now. what a test it has been to get to and from work. we are watching right now. more storm activity.