crews are working around the clock and cities around oroville are getting back to normal. but getting back to normal proving tough for some residents. what the rain is forecasting to do to lake levels. when will highway 17 be back open? mudslides have made it murky for days. crews evaluate a new timeline. today in the bay starts right now. a very good now wednesday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. you will remember wednesday. on the heels of the great weather. tuesday. at one point, 70 degrees. was it really that warm?

>> it was that warm, especially in the south bay. it was amazing yesterday. and valentine's day. you couldn't ask ask for anything better than that. as we go through the next several days, we know our weather will be changing. so as we get a last look out there of this dry weather, san francisco looks beautiful to start. clouds moving in. look how warm it is is now. 54 in oakland. almost 10 degrees warmer than yesterday at this time. 57 in napa and santa rosa. highs once again on the warm side. 68 in livermore, napa. san francisco, 63 degrees. mike, as i'm looking at the emeryville camera, it looks dark. >> that's right. as you look at the map, no slowing. it is slow across the lower deck.

you can't see the tunnel, which is normally lit up. you can't see the tower. i'm told the lower deck is also in the dark. some sort of power issue. chp and caltrans is aware of it. there is a good volume of traffic. the lights for the street are on, not the metering lights. >> mike, thank you so much. following breaking news out of san francisco this morning. homicide investigation has shut down several streets in the city. this video from the scene just into the newsroom. we are asking police for the exact chain of events. we'll have updates and bring

them to you as soon as they come in. we continue to follow a developing story out of oroville. >> mandatory evacuation order has been lifted but some aren't going home just yet. >> here's why. another series of storms is approaching that could bring two to four inches the next few days. >> yesterday a disaster declaration was issued. now there is a race against time to fix the issue before the rain comes tomorrow. >> reporter: helicopters will come in and take these bags to the emergency spillway. all of this hard work is not letting up. work crews are moving heavy rocks from here to the emergency

spillway. and weather officials are keeping a close watch on the weather relief from the stolen dam. people living in the chico fairgrounds were given the green light to go home. >> i think incident was good for all of us to have to undergo something like this. we have a big dam up there and there's a lot of water. and this was a serious situation. >> reporter: today oroville and surrounding cities will be getting back to normal. businesses will open. kids will go back to school. a storm is is headed this way. people here remain vigilant cheryl hurd today in the bay. stick with nbc bay area for continuing coverage of the situation in oroville. we'll bring you updates on your newscast. get the latest information on nbcbayarea.com. >> at 4:34, road work resumes on

highway 17. they should have a better idea in the next day or two when lanes will reopen. people who commute to the valley are pretty anxious for it to return to four lanes. but don't expect it just too soon. >> there are some safety reasons why we don't work overnight. if there are more storms, we will have to suspend the work. >> safety concerns come after the death of a worker who was killed last week. look at that. a worer worker sticks the handle

of a shovel into the road. this is near a mile ridge road. it is an alternate when highway 17 is shut down. supervisors still debating a plan to apply for urban schild funding. that's money that would go to disaster and terror response training. urban schild pro mite the militarization of local law enforcement. supervisor cohen called to delay the vote to apply for funding which had been scheduled for the end of the month. an accused serial purse snatcher is back in court today. he targeted at least 14 women between october and december of last year. investigators say the robbers targeted older asian women.

in some cases they were followed home and then attacked. police arrested norman back in january. he so far has not entered a plea. >> coming up next, a rash of a certain kind of crime breaking out of the peninsula, this time popping up in pacifica. one more day of dre weather and then things taking a turn. stk we'll talk about the timeline and how much rain to expect coming up. and a live look from san francisco. we have the bay bridge traffic. i'll point it out to you. >> mike keeping us up to date on the lighting situation on the bay bridge. a rare sight of one of the most beautiful places on earth. why it looks like lava is oozing out of this place called a firefall.

it's 4:40 on this wednesday morning. we will start to see clouds rolling in this afternoon. and showers won't be far behind. one more dry day for the south bay. temperatures warming into the upper 60s and low 70s. we will take a look at the timeline of the rain coming up at 4:47. looking at travel times for the tri-valley, no major problems for 580.

earlier road work on the of the a lltamont altamonte. mike, kari, thank you very much. 4:41 on your wednesday morning. investigators in pacifica trying to find out if a rapid-fire string of home burglaries are in any way connected. burglars targeted four areas over a seven-hour timeline. be aware of your surroundings and be sure to lock your doors. a robly at a uc berkeley fraternity house. two men later returned and robbed three people at gunpoint about 3:00 a.m. east bay reports he gave someone his phone number which led investigators to his facebook

account. 18-year-o a second suspect is at large. snagging the commute on 50 and 80. taking a live look outside, golden gate bridge. you can almost count the cars out there it's so early. i'll have a look at both weather and traffic together. stick around.

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50 has be ut down becau of relief in the sierra. highway 50 reopened in both directions. interstate 80 west brownbound rd as well. great news for the thousands of bay area families heading to lake tahoe. this weekend kicks off ski week for a lot of local schools. a small window to see something absolutely spectacular. a photographer captured the annual firefall. it is when the waterfall appears like lava. the photographer says he can wait all day to try to get that shot. we think it was absolutely worth it. the golden touch over there at yosemite. the angle of the sun, i guess.

>> ansel adams is smiling. >> he had i picture it in my mind and then i wait for it to happen. >> did he picture lava? >> we're going to have another nice day of weather. >> yes, we will. for some areas, especially farther north, you will start to see light showers moving in today. a live look at san jose. it will be dry here all throughout the afternoon. and showers not moving in until later this evening. right now as we look at some of those temperatures at 46 in the tri-valley. peninsula, 52 degrees. and 51 as we are going around the bay area, 49 in the north bay. 54 degrees now in the east bay. seven-day forecast coming up at the bottom of the screen. you can see those temperatures. and also the rain chances over the next several days. even though we will see more clouds moving in today, not a

lot of rain more much of the bay area except for the north bay. we will start to see some of the showers moving in. for oakland, 62 at 1:00. 5:00, 64 degrees. and you can see what i'm talk building here. some of that rain starting to roll in to far north california. we are starting to see some of the showers to the north of the santa rosa area. and then on northward. so we are going to see a few more spotty showers moving in. we can see that more hour by hour outlook. scattered sprinkles moving off to the south and east.

no problems. one lane in each direction.

closure for highway 37 in novato. it should clear just in time for the next rain over there. bay bridge, no from the speed sensors. the light shows them on. don't let that distract from you on the lower deck no street lighting there. this is a safety issue. i want to warn folks about that. lower deck out of san francisco and both directions for the treasure island tunnel very dark. so slow down. caltrans is aware of that. we'll get you back out to the system again. mass transit. despite the power issues for the lights on the bridge itself, no prohibits for bart. trains are running under the water just fine. over here, ace train still not running because of the issues in the central valley. a slight reroute. different is set of tracks. there may be some delays there as well. just a little note. east bay traffic flow, looking

good through the tri-valley right now as well. back to you. nbc bay area responds to a walnut creek woman whose new windows didn't pass inspection. >> she couldn't get the company that installed them to fix them. chris chmura brings us her story. good morning. one year ago the city of walnut creek expected joanne hernandez's newly installed home depot windows. the city said three did not meet egress requirements for the fire code. meaning she might have trouble getting out in an emergency. so joanne called home depot to tell them the windows failed. she had the company sent out a manager twice to look at the problem but nothing was ever done to correct it, to fix it. after several months, she reached out to us for our help. we contacted home depot, and it went to work immediately ordering new windows that would pass egress and arranging for installation as soon as possible. in a statement home depot told us, ms. hernandez's windows passed permitting, so we were

surprised that they didn't pass inspection. regardless, we apologize for the delay in replacing them and appreciate the chaps to make this right. can we make something right for you? call us at 888-996-tips or log to to nbc bay area.com/responds. >> chris, thank you. how about a chance to watch nba hoops in a way you never would have thought possible. you can now watch games in virtual reality without having to pay for the entire season. you can buy them through the elite pass for seven bucks each. next vr is the name of the company. they are broadcast live. watch free highlights. the best part, it includes the slam dunk contest. >> we have been updating you on the oroville evacuation.

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a close call for actor harrison ford. ford was landing his plane monday at john wayne airport in

orange county narrowly missing a jet on the tarmac. they instructed him to land on a certain run way, but he landed on a taxiway instead. in 2015, you may recall he crash landed on the santa monica golf course after engine failure. $2 million in jewelry was stolen from a hand his morrisette. >> they claim students made racist comments, teachers overlooked it and administrators failed to act. they had they expected more from the sonoma county school district. the students called him "n" word in class and at practice. he said no one intervened.

evan kept quiet until reading this. >> just because you're a [ bleep ] doesn't mean i do and i will punch you you in the f-ing mouth. >> these online threats kicked off a chain of events that led to a federal probe. tonight at 11:00, the investigative unit believes other african-american students may have subjected to other threats. all right. something much more pleasant. a little boy was treated to a very nice surprise. this little guy did not get to celebrate his third birthday at home. instead, he was stuck at an evacuation center in chico. that's when logan callahan heard it was his pwreurbgt day. he brought the boy a balloon,

captain america cake. it became an uplifting event for the folks. >> all right. 4:57 right now. can't go wrong with the weather we have been having. oh, things are going to change. >> look at these temperatures for today. low 60s to 70s. we'll take a look at the radar coming up in in about two minutes. and looking at our view from emeryville of the lighting we can see. we'll show you a different angle and show you what's going on between the city and oakland. the danger is not over yet for people living near the oroville dam. a mandatory evacuation order lifted. they are still racing against the clock before the next series of storms moves through the

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oroville dam -- the clock is ticking. mandatory evacuation orders lifted near the oroville dam. not everyone is feeling good about going home. it is because of this next wave of storms moving in quickly. a race to fix issues at the two oroville spillways before the rain makes the situation more complicated. freeways causing damage to

commuters's cars because of recent rain. a fix could be a little bit later down the road. today in the bay starts now. mudslides, crumbling roads all a result of this storm. a break today from the storms. boy, they will ramp up once again, kari? >> yeah. we have four storms expected the next seven days. it is about to get really busy here. take a break, breathe, and enjoy the last a little bit of this mild weather and dry conditions too. as you step out the door, 50 degrees in san jose. 54 degrees in san francisco. getting the kids ready for the bus stop. mainly clear. feeling the milder temperatures. this will be the last dry day at recess. by the time they head home, a mix of sun and clouds wa