talking about the time lean of several storms set to move in the bay area. that's coming up in a few minutes. still tracking mud on the roadways. >> hears highway 17. there is a lot of work to do. we just got word they're not going to clear the flooding, at least not for today and tomorrow. more rain in the forecast. back to you. thank you very much, mike. back to the latest developments it of oroville. it is a race against time. crews tirelessly working before the next storm moves in. >> here's where things stand at this hour. governor brown has asked for federal aid amid the crisis. 200,000 people are still awaiting word when they can return home. the state attorney general is

demanding they are not price gouged. the good news is that water levels do continue to drop. >> reporter: a concerted effort under way to bring the water levels down. trucks are rolling in and taking away huge boulders into the spillway. the situation is steady right now. but the danger is far from over. it's a race against time to bring the water levels down in hopes of heading off an enormous flood that will affect 200,000 people below. >> it is bringing the lake level down. but the storm may be coming in the end of the week. >> work crews are responding by airlifting 100,000 pounds of

boulders and putting them in the spillway. >> crews work to shore up the damaged spillway, responding to questions about maintenance for the dam during several years of a drought. the big question, why wasn't it taken care of? stk >> half a billion dollars trying to build the tunnels. >> also looting is a problem. struck by vandals. an unknown amount of items stolen. police are out in force protecting homes and businesses. authorities are planning an

update on the situation sometime around noon. today in the bay. >> all right. thank you very much. stick with nbc bay area for continuing coverage of the situation in oroville. we will bring you updates on air throughout our newscast. you can always get the latest online at nbcbayarea.com. developing news out of washington. after less than a month on on the job, michael flynn has resigned. this morning the white house is scramble to go replace him. good morning, edward. >> reporter: good morning, laura. it means that another blip for the trump administration. the president has three names he is considering to replace meek al flynn. it went very quickly from to a

resignation. he said he misled the vice president and others with incomplete information. flynn may have discussed sanctions with russia before president trump was in office. >> if the allegations are true, he misled the country. that's about as serious as it gets. >> flynn says he's not 100% sure he said during those phone calls. there is a greater congressional investigation going on on that front. the white house wants to replace him quickly. so what was behind his ultimate fall? scott mcgrew says it is not the crime. it's the coverup. happening right now, new problems arising near highway

17. partially shut town because of a series of mudslides. now an alternate road is sinking. chrkris sanchez is live with wh this means for commuters. another setback, kris. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. anybody whose business takes them to the santa cruz mountains, you know they are at their wit's end. the detour route showing wear and tear. we are at bare creek road. the road to remove the mudslide continues through scotts valley. that could end by this afternoon if all goes according to plan. but they are all putting tre men taos pressure on smaller roadways that are now seeing wear and tear as well.

look at how many roads are listed as closed. as of this morning, 50 roads were shut down or limited because of damage or repair. one is socal san jose road which is giving way in slow motion. >> it is is definitely going to get worse. every day it loses 4 to 6 inches. >> it is already down to one lane in several locations. this is the last straw. >> and that is just one of the alternate routes. it could reopen as early as this afternoon. socal road is closed. 35 is closed. state route 9 has a mudslide. that will compromise the access from santa cruz to felton. all of this information will be on nbc bay area.com.

chrkris sanchez, today in the b. another severely affected roadway. it caus they will do emergency work to raise the road. with more rain on the way, crews will be working 24 hours a day to get it down. highway 37 will remain closed in both directions from 101 to atherton avenue. another khroerb toclosure t about. they are closing the road that links salsalito to the bay bridge. crews will be essentially clearing trees out there. golden gate transit buses will be affected.

motorists being urged to use other exits to get to salsalito. this morning we have most live clear skies and clear visibility compared to yesterday morning when we saw the fog developing. we are also looking down the line to see when our next storm system will be moving in. all clear and dry for today and tomorrow. early thursday morning we start to see that rain moving north to south. this is the first of several storm systems set to move into the bay area. as we go through the next couple of days, another storm system arriving on friday. how much rain we can expect and a timeline in a couple of minutes. mike takes us to oakland. >> we have a trash. this one stretch of road is 980.

we are looking at the off-ramp. the big rig may be on the shoulder. the rest of the freeway moves well. slowing out of the altamonte pass at 12 minutes. slow service for the ace trains. because of all the flooding. capital trains are running but there will be delays for them as well. >> good to know. 5:09. protecting south bay dams. they are making sure what happens in oroville doesn't happen and threaten homes and lives here.

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5:13 on valentine's day. chilly temperatures. san jose, our temperatures will be very chilly to start. but then warming up. one-time temperature at 63 degrees. seeing the highs reach to the mid to upper 60s today. we are closely watching several storms move into the bay area. details at 5:17. a live look from our dublin camera. a good volume out of the altamonte pass. >> thank you very much, kari and mike. at 5:13, several employees from

disney recovering from smoke inhalation as a fire broke out at a parking structure. eight cars inside caught fire. hundreds of people were strapped outside. there are photos posted on the an that heim police department facebook page. police say they to not suspect any foul play. it is record card time for air lean carriers. the department of transportation is releasing its findings this morning. that report will contain december and year-end delays, passengers denied boarding, and "consumer reports". stay tuned for that. happening today, members of congress will hold a hearing on self-driving cars. they are planning to push legislation to speed up the deployment of self-driving cars. disney is cutting ties with

an internet star who may have been sending a disturbing message to your children. >> this all happened on youtube? >> that's right. you can understand why not too many parents were worried when children were watching disney stuff. no doubt he is a huge star. he has millions upon millions of viewers. he has been posting contests about hitly. saying hitler had done nothing wrong. we will not be showing you that. he has taken them down as well. he explains his actions by saying he was trying to prove people will do anything for money. you already know this, but pay attention to what you're kids are watching on youtube. planet of the app.

this is just the first. there will be more videos. apple shares hit an all-time high on monday. the stock market set a record for the third time in a row. wall street accepting a blockbuster tax reform plan from the white house. the white house said you can expect that in the next few weeks. but today watch janet yellen. she will be speaking in front of congress. they will ask questions about the future of the economy under donald trump. can the nation afford the $1 trillion plan to fix infrastructu infrastructure, for instance. not because he wants to cut taxes. spend money because it's good for the company. the more he he does that the more janet yellen has to raise is interest rates to defeat what he is doing. >> trying to balance it out.

>> the yin and the yang. >> janet and donald. >> that was interesting. did you see that? >> i did not catch it. >> he didn't hear you said. sorry. we have to move on. >> all right. thank you very much. scott mcgrew there. we will pick this up on a story we have been following for the last several days. the crisis unfolding in lake oro phil. we spoke with south bay leaders. they are confident about the integrity of all 14 dams in the area around santa clara valley and the safeguards meant to prevent the worse. ? we have annual inspections at the top of the dam. we have inspections to look around for any problems.

>> after heavy rain, they perform tphfgsinspections. >> the inspections will have to continue because the rain will continue as well. not today, though. >> the timeline short epping as we get ready for several more storms to move in. it i is nice to have the weather. the flood warning continues around the oroville dam much the spillway was over the top of the weekend and caused all of those problems. we will closely be watching this area with more rain moving in. current height is 891 feet. now, earlier it was at 902.

so we are going to continue to see this going down. we will see how it rises with the additional rain moving in. 47 in the peninsula and south bay, as well as the east bay. we look at the early planner for san francisco. starting out in the 50s. 60 degrees at 3:00. it will be a beautiful day. we turn our attention to the clouds starting to move in ahead of this next storm system. we start the see the downpours. thursday, you can see the seven-day forecast. friday, looking at heavy rain statewide. saturday, still a few lingering showers. a third storm system on sunday into monday. that will continue into early next week. with the rain we are expecting, the potential of at least an

inch and a quarter for most of the bay area. we see the highest rainfall totals in the north bay, as well as the santa cruz mountains. we will have a chance of rain for san francisco late tomorrow afternoon. in the meantime it is looking very nice. mike is now tracking what's happening now on 680. >> heading toward the interchange, those areas are moving well in dublin. coming off the 205 merge. westbound 580 slowing down just past the merge. unusual flow of traffic. three vehicles were involved in a crash.

16 minutes highway 4 to the bay bridge toll plaza. eye few cars open right now. # no a train today or tomorrow. we are watching the capital corridor. two trains are having different schedules. check the website. back to you guys. 5:21. thwarted by a cup of coffee. the quick thinking that stopped a robber in his tracks. a man says he was overbilled by sprint. you ask to pay month to

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reaction. he rode up on a bike, tried to take a woman's purse, so she threw her coffee right in his face. they both got away. a gilroy man said sprint has been overbilling him. >> chris chmura to explain how that happened and how we stopped in. good morning he said his tpw galaxy went kaput. they told him he needed to buy a new one. he made it very clear that he wanted to keep his service plan just as it was. month to month, paying 70 bucks a month with no contract. he said sprint agreed. he said he soon learned that

sprint had locked him into a two-year contract. same for his wife's plan. the two new contracts would cost him an extra $3,600. he said he tried to clear up the dispute first but didn't have any luck, so he asked us for help. they removed the contract and putting craig and his wife back on the month-to-month plan they wanted with no contract. sprint didn't explain what happened but said thanks to us and mr. scher for bringing this to our attention and giving us the chance to right the situation. if you have a consumer complaint call 888-996-tips. or logon to nbcbayarea.c pwaeu a area.com/responds. more and more people are putting special celebrations temporarily on hold to save a

buck. >> for some couples, the post valentine's day teals are too hard to pass up. >> price gouging going on for the holidays. coming up next, working against the clock, live team coverage from oroville. the california governor jerry brown know beforehand about the spillway problems at the oroville dam. what he is now saying about the current crisis. >> the unusual way the east bay is handling several hundred evacuated from butte county. you're watching today in the bay.

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>> a very good tuesday morning to you. a live look outside. who is up and about on this tuesday morning. >> peel coming in very, very early to work. good morning on this val danes day. >> let's get a look at the forecast. >> it will be beautiful today. a lot of sun. warm temperatures. and the weather we have had recently continues today as well as tomorrow before we see the changes moving in. it is is chilly as you step out

the door. palo alto, 48. livermore, 42. in the south bay, we will see the highs reaching mid to upper 60s. livermore, 65. 64 in san mateo. in san francisco, 62. mid-60s for the north bay. as we head into the forecast, we'll track the rain coming up in a few minutes. a lot of cars that might be on the road in the tri-valley. >> 680 southbound. it is coming down. somewhere between 84 and andres, reports of nine or ten vehicles in the middle of the freeway. chp just got the call. we have the flooding up to

highway 37. thursday the rain comes in again. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. a developing story we continue to follow at this history. the scramble continues in oroville. water levels are lower. that's good. but high anxiety remains as we await the next storm. governor brown asked the trump administration for federal aid. crews are working around the clock to reduce water levels before the next round of storms move in. 200,000 people in the surrounding communities are still under evacuation arm. >> we are keeping track of the developing situation. what's the latest, pete? >> reporter: good morning to you. first things first. for the second day in a row, we have these excavators behind me. they will drop in the emergency

spillway to shore up any problems to&stabilize this area. of course we want to try to do this as soon as possible before that rain starts coming in. we do know the evacuations are still in place for 200,000 residents spanning butte, nuba and southern counties. the lake levels are dropping. during our press conference yesterday, we had jerry brown talking with a member of the trump cabinet talk building this crisis. he was unaware that raised concerns about this emergency spillway. >> we didn't even think about it three days ago. but it happened.

we had the problem with the other spillway. >> we expect another media briefing at noon today. more information on that coming up in the next half hour. >> terry: purr rat toes for today in the bay. in the meantime, more than 1,000 evacuees are staying at the silver dollar fairfield in chico. that number is rising. there is a lot of confusing about when people will be allowed back into their homes. one woman said he she can't find her sister. >> i talked to all of my other family members except for her. i've been looking everywhere out here for her. >> i need help. they run out of food quick.

>> if you would like to help providing much of the assistance at the emergency shelter. the mandatory evacuations applied to the county jail. the east bay is housing 600 new wherein mates. live in dublin with a last minute scramble to make room for these inmates. >> good morning to you, lawyer rafp laura. it wasn't hard to do. they had the space for the extra inmates. it is just a matter of getting them down here. with chp escort, bussed them down here without incident reportedly to the jail in dublin.

they sent extra deputies to process all the people into the system. one reason santa rita was chosen, it can handle the extra crowd. >> we have to open housing units and make sure gang members don't get housed together and all of those things. and you have males and females. we normally do it for our own jail, but now we are doing it for paout county. > . there is a chance they might be able to recoup some of the money.

bob redell, today in the bay. >> thank you very much. we have been talking about the struggling spillways. our investigative unit has uncovered records showing state and federal agencies were warned that a problem could develop around the oroville spillway. 5:37 right now. the chp investigating the death of a pedestrian. the victim was killed on 580 in dublin. a car struck the man as he walked in the bound hov lanes. officers say neither drugs nor whole played a factor. no word why the victim was on the freeway. a story we first brought you yesterday morning. surveillance caught a quick glimpse of the silver car that

struck a woman in south san francisco on sunday. the victim was in a crosswalk. the driver sped off, leaving the woman in critical condition. investigators say the car was a honda civic or toyota camry which should have damage to the lower front end. all of this weather is causing a dangerous problem for your pets. they are getting lepto. it is is normally present in wildlife. rain and puddles are helping to spread it around. they have seen five cases in three months, compared to just two for the entire year. two of the five dogs didn't survive. >> basically they urine ate and excrete the infection in their urine. then dogs go to the park, drink the water, and are infected that way. >> so lepto is easily spread in talking urine.

people to be affected by it as well. symptoms include no appetite, vomiting, ria. without treatment, infected dogs often suffer kidney failure. >> a revised plan for a closed ice rink. bridgeport has been closed three years. the owners want to pay the city $8 million to rezone for large scale retail project. ice rink supporters are hoping the city uses it for a new ice rink somewhere else. the planning commission, the meeting at san mateo city hall. some muni riders will impact riders. changes take place february 25th. no bus lines will be going away. but in some cases stops are being moved. the biggest change will be large

articulated bus at all hours of the 5 fulton live. some will run more frequently during peak hours. it is 5:40 on valentine's day. and clear skies. a chilly start. a live look at san francisco. golden gate bridge, no issues just yet. we have had clear visibility. great news there. 54 degrees, heading up to 62 degrees today. highs reaching in the mid to upper 60s for the inland areas. for tomorrow, a few more spots moving in with breeze where winds. and showers will approach the san francisco area by the late evening hours. we are looking at four storms possible in the next is seven days. more uptaeuts in four minutes. a look at the planner. the latest report is is

maybe two. a little different there. a little extra shroegtilowing is ole. 680 merge. quickly get to the shoulder. 18 minutes down the east shore freeway. metering lights are on. back to you. thank you very much, mike. 5:41. coming up, it's valentine's day. one bay area county is offering marriages to people in love. get this, you don't even need an appointment. you need somebody to go in. >> you need somebody to love. >> we all need somebody to love. how approximate a talk about

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a live look san jose. it will be chilly as you head out the door. highs in the upper 60s. it will feel like spring out there. but we will also have winter rain moving back into the bay area by the end of the week. we're talk building the timeline coming up in five minutes. and we're talking about the bay bridge toll plaza where the metering lights are on. we're track a crash in pinole. the latest for 680. san mateo county leaders could declare an emergency proclamation. the rising creek did not damage. they meet this morning in redwood city. and making changes to the law that bans people from picking up more than two square feet of space on the sidewalk.

the law was passed in 2015 to address the homeless crisis. more on the changes being proposed in tonight's city council meeting at 7:00. health news at 5:46 on your tuesday. people who suffer from lower back pain are being urged to try alternative treatment before trucks or surgery. that means suggestions like yoga, massages and acupuncture. they come from the american college of physicians. the group says benefits. it could cut down on the use of opioids. and people who suffer from high blood pressure. they came up with a revised number. one in three americans suffers from high blood pressure.

linda mcmahon who trump picked for the small business administration. she is a wrestling executive. mcmahon has faced little resistance. big news of course is mike flynn is out at national security adviser. >> if you're not following every detail or, let me bring you up to speed. a retired general had been appointed as president trump national security adviser. he made several phone calls before president trump became president trump. he made calls before the election, whether we knew who

was going to be. now, that is a crime. it is is not a huge crime, but it is illegal for a civilian to negotiate with a foreign government. flynn told the white house, vice president pence specifically, in had only been one phone call and he did not talk sanctions with the russian government. actually he we learned there were many phone calls. and he said he might have talked about sanctions but couldn't remember. then several news agencies said indeed he did talk about sanctions. the acting attorney general warned the white house that flynn, who was going to be our top security guy, might be vulnerable to russian blackmail. that person who made the warning was sally yates. trump would later fire her.

you have someone on the trump team talk building unto go the very sanctions put in place to help get elected in the first place. trump denied he's tied to the russians. flynn is out over not telling the bold truth about his phone calls. there is suspicion that the white house was very aware of the nature of those phone calls. no doubt democrats in particular will be suing that for some time to come. >> scott will be looking at the first 100 days of trump's speeches, policies. share your thoughts on twitter. @scottmcgrew. all the latest political news on nbcbayarea.com.

it is valentine's day. if you and the one you loved are spontaneous, you can head down is and tie the knot without an appointment. just drop in. say i love you. that's from 9:00 to 4:00 today. >> what do you think the success rate is with spontaneous marriages. >> hundreds, if not thousands take part in the val danes day pillow fight. this event has, shall we say, exploded in recent decades. it was a word of mouth flashmob. they commence at 6:00 p.m. and go for a half an hour. definitely great weather for

a pillow fight i guess. rain will be moving into the bay area. look at all the microclimates. 42 degrees in the tri-valley. 47 in the peninsula, east bay. and san francisco, 51 degrees. seven-day forecast. it will be up to 65 today in the peninsula. 64 in the south bay. and also 64 in the north bay as well as the east bay. as we get a look at oakland this afternoon, it will be rising into the low subgix. up to 64 at 5:00. we will start to see more clouds moving in as this storm system approaches from the west. a lot of them lined up out there. so looking at the timeline, seeing the rain moving in between wednesday night and thursday, it continues into thursday. then on friday, another round of heavy rain by saturday.

a little bit of a break. but still there lingering showers. on sunday, another system brings widespread rain for the bay area and the state. looking at how much rain between now and tuesday. two and a half inches for the santa cruz mountains, into the north bay and much of the east bay down to the south bay. an inch and a quart tore two inches of rain. following he me on facebook and twitter, let me know what you're expecting or what you have plan. mostly thursday is when we will see the heavier rain moving in and also the inland area. reminder, if you need the pillow fight forecast, kari is the one to go through.

no need to fight for the commute for the peninsula. we have this crash. this is southbound 680. two vehicles reported in the middle of the roadway. andrade, is where we will see the pluck of the slowing. 10 to 15 minutes extra right now. chp is on scene. hopefully it go relatively quickly. over here, no problem. bay bridge, metering lights are on. back to you. mike, thank you very much. history made last night in connecticut. that's where con women's basketball team accomplished something unmatched at any level of college basketball or team sport. they won their 100th straight game. huskies last lock, 818 days ago

to the stanford cardinals back in november 2014. >> isn't that great to see? >> lady huskies, unbelievable. coming up next, a police officer finds himself on the other side of the law. the charges he's facing. we investigate the housing crisis. >> people don't realize how dangerous is? >> i think that's part of the issue. this is a ticking time bomb. >> what happens when cities tonight get the affordable housing they are promised? how the state is trying to increase the number of homes built to battle the crisis but first happening now. after seeing a spillway nightmare near erroroville, peo in morgan hill are wondering if the dam can hold there. steph curry lost.

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producing less than half of t housing it needs. the state's affordable housing crisis has reached an epidemic level. the shortage led to a spike in

unsafe living conditions. >> vicky wynn spoke to the man in charge of the problem. good morning. we have learned california has some of the country's toughest laws when it comes to acquiring affordable housing. the lack of housing is expected with people living in places you wouldn't expect like in office buildings in the heart of silicon valley. his racing reports california only produced about 80,000 homes each year for the past decade, far short of the 180,000 needed each year. to see which cities are among

the worst offenders and to see a woman who spent a woman who lived for the past year in a 10 foot by 10 foot office space. thank you very much. if you have a tip, give us a call. 888-996-tips. or send us an e-mail to the unit at tphpbs bay area.com. happening today, jury deliberations will continue in the trial of a former hayward police officer who is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a mentally ill woman. michael beale is charged with grand theft. he convinced the woman to give him money to buy a house in alameda, and he promised to marry her. a judge is expected to decide whether a deal to compensate volkswagen owners of roughly

78,000 audis with vw engines. right now the race to repair. crews working around the clock to fix the spillway at the oroville dam. it could unleash a wave of water. it could create more problems. and that storm is moving in. it will be getting closer within the next couple of days expecting some heavy rain and round after round of storms moving in. and work to go reopen were the highway through the mountains. when it could reopen in full and what the pressure is for all of those detour routes through the santa cruz mountains. a v