breaking news overnight. highway 101 shut down this morning in both directions between 880 and the 680/280 connector. that is because what you're looking at right here on your screen. massive flooding on the roadway. that freeway not expected to reopen for hours. >> here's what the freeway looks like right now. these are live pictures. it is is desolate out there. no one allowed on 101 through the stretch. flooding in downtown san jose. hundred of homes have been evacuated. people living along the entire coyote creek are told to get out as creek levels continue to rise. way to start a wednesday morning. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon.

>> i'm sam brock. we will be with you every step of the way now. >> i feel like i have been through a lot of the south bay. taking back roads, taking a lot of different directions to get here this morning. like a lot of people will be doing. >> we had a complete closure. a live shot of 101 just north of the 680/2080 interchange sam was talking about. look at the lights right here. they are traveling north on 101. you're forced off the freeway just before you get to 280/680. a few cars heading southbound. i'll assume they are chp and caltrans. i'll give you any updates on any openings.

anything north of the dumbarton bridge, completely fine. we had the closure for niles canyon that we continue to follow. full closure for both directions of 101. it is is a critical portion of the south pay. this is where we see the first slowing of the morning. we will see slowing on the approach coming up in the area. over toward 280 or 87 southbound. use that corner here as your workaround to avoid the stretch of 101. that is not the only section that is closed. we have the closure farther south. it is tough to get up here from morgan hill. use monterey road, old monterey highway. so far things are still close to the area. we are still recovering from the rainfall we had yesterday that massive flood. >> we still have high levels for

coyote creek. we see this kind of going upwards farther north away from the reservoir. but still above flood stage. still high levels here. it is is currently at 11 feet and will continue to drop as we go tomorrow making it below flood stage by tomorrow evening. the reason the reservoirs are up to 100%, anderson 104%. uvas and lexington, 103%. 37 degrees in the north bay. san francisco, 48 degrees. chilly conditions in the east bay with wet roads. low visibility in santa rosa. it has dropped down a quarter of a mile. patchy fog extending into the south bay and east bay as well. the sensors here are showing clear conditions. as we head into the weekend,

we'll have you few more takes to dry out. kari, thank you very much. we are trying to dry up the roads. there is a major mess on highway 101. chp is closing both lanes of the freeway between 880 and 680/280. >> let's check in with today in the bay pete suratos. i had to go around but i saw you in the distance. you're in the southbound lanes of 101 now? >> reporter: yeah. good morning to you, laura. 101 south before you hit alum rock. we showed you this in the last half hour. this is the flooding we are seeing. this is why you cannot drive in this area. traffic to 880. you can see the flooding. even the guardrail. water creeping up almost into the ivy. we just talked with chp.

101 southbound. this is information we're getting from chp. a conference call just wrapped up with city and county officials about the next step. the water has nowhere to go. that's the biggest dilemma right now. crews are working hand in hand with caltrans. they are trying to figure this out. they are trying to place cones in the right place. it is pure chaos dealing with all of these road closures. back out live to the 101. you can see the flooding in this area. really because of the reservoirs and creeks, they don't know where this water is going to go. as of right now, guys, they are saying there's no eta. live in san jose, pete suratos,

today in the bay. >> hopefully a lot of people work from home today. >> we have never seen it like this before. there is no rain in the forecast for today, kari? >> none for today. expecting this storm to move in. we will have a few days to drop out. how much rain to expect coming up. kari, great news. just second ago, we got word that northbound 101 just reopened. morgan hill completely reopened in the last few second. we have the closure from the north bay into san hoe is say.

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>> back live to 101. closed because of flooding. 101 in general closed between 280/680 connector and 880. it could be hours before we reopen. >> it's been a tough 24 hours for people who live near the zoo. many had to be evacuated by boat. >> we watched this live. kris sanchez covering this. people had minutes to get their stuff and get on boats and go.

>> reporter: right. this is where michelle was standing yesterday, our reporter. this is where the water line was. it has gone down just a bit because the coyote creek has crested. two cars are still under water. one almost completely submerged around the midday newscast. about 500 families were evacuated from rock springs naked. they're not here. it is all quiet. about 200 had to be evacuated. it wasn't clear that it was going to be an emergency of this

sort. we talked with the mayor is 1:30 yesterday arch. he said clearly there was a failure in the system but this is not the time to discuss that. we're hearing more from the mayor coming up at 5:00 when we talk to you next. we wanted to make sure you can see how far the water has gone for a point of reference. >> it is just amaze to go see. >> thank you very much, kris. coming up, more coverage of all of this massive flooding. this is downtown at 27th and santa clara. bob redell live.

very good wednesday morning to you. take a look at this. this is 101. highway 101, which is usually filled with traffic. not this morning. it was shut down near the 880, 280 alum rock interchange northbound and southbound because of massive flooding we have been seeing from coyote creek. >> absolutely. this, as you said, laura, of all the eerie images, you can add that one to the list. no one is on the highway. >> and down by morgan hill was just reopened. >> just minutes ago. kari will talk about it drying out here in a second. 101 closed, a large chunk there. >> yeah.

we usually don't have to talk about reroutes. if you're just joining us this is 101 at the 680/280. we have seen a few southbound. the vehicles have been going through periodically over the course of the morning. but off in the distance, you see the crossing. highway 101. closed off the entire stretch between the enter change and 880. alum rock, all the exits there. the freeway closed in both directions. north 87 is fine coming up into our station as an alternate. but southbound we don't usually

see a problem there. we are seeing a little bit of slowing. 101 past the airport and over towards 280 where you can head back over to 101. instead of cutting the corner, taking the corner. that will be the easiest. very crowded alternate. much more traffic there. 101 did reopen to morgan hill. we reported that yesterday for our midday news as it was happening. one more section where we have closure, niles canyon because of flooding. as i get out of your way, the green speed sensors but not the greens of the wet, soaking roadways we saw yesterday. things are calmer. we are still paying the price. >> yeah, mike.

all the rain has stopped but the ground are still wet. you can tell that as we look at the camera over san jose. going the see the temperatures staying on the cool side. 62 degrees. highs in the lower 50s. it will be cool here. san francisco, all clear visibility. if you're planning to head to the sierra, all of this snow still coming down. that will be an issue heading of in that direction. a lot of flood warning in the central valley. milpitas, alum rock, all of these areas we have been highlighting as we will see ongoing flooding going on. we are seeing this extending farther north down is stream from the reservoirs and also at the coyote creek flows up this

way. we will still see some of the flooding going on across parts of san jose and then extending towards south san jose, along 101. we will have a few more days to dry out. we will see all the dry weather in between for today, tomorrow, as well as friday. this weekend storm arrives on saturday. we are going to take a look what to expect as this moves in. scattered showers on saturday. right now some of the computer models taking the storm track a little farther to the south. we get the widespread rain on sunday. that would be a much more favored scenario. the storm track going farther south. still things up in the air. looking down the line what one computer model was forecasting giving us a general one inch across the bay area. as we go through the forecast, chilly air settling in.

drying out early next week. i'll have another look at the forecast coming up, sam and laura. >> all right. much needed relief. big urban areas in san hjose. water filling the streets. homes and businesses are being flooded. >> bob redell will give us an aspect what it looks like there. >> reporter: good morning to you, sam and laura. you can see this intersection at santa clara street has been closed. people have been asking drivers not to go through it. this particular intersection at santa clara and 28 we have seen many cars coming through. the water appears to be somewhere between one and two feet deep. so the cars are able to get through. this is now a mandatory

evacuation area issued around 12:15 a.m. by the city. this is south and west of 101. we have only known of one business owner whose shop flooded. we haven't seen people leaving their homes. not too many homes have flooded. there are businesses along the street. there is the overflow from coyote creek. as you look down santa clara street, it is about seven blocks that way. we are about seven blocks away from coyote creek. you can do the math.

they are a half mile away from coyote creek. this is the area that is flooded as a result of this. according to the santa clara valley water district, this peaked 8:36 last night. even though it peaked, it is still to recede. it is even possible given the distance delay it still might be increasing the level at least over in this area. this part of the creek has peaked. we are not seeing the water recede. people are getting up and getting ready for work. bob redell, today in the bay. >> one question for you, my friend. you talk about the fact that you are seven blocks away. just to give a full picture of how wide the evacuation area is, are we talking 16, 17 blocks, in that range? >> reporter: if you were to look

at a map and you had coyote creek here and 101 here, 280 is here. we are in that piece of the pie, self blocks. probably a good square mile or two. that's the gist that i'm getting. >> we want to remind people as they come upon the standing water, you don't know how deep it is is. be careful. don't attempt to go through. it is 4:53. coming up, additional live pictures. this is yesterday where massive flooding happened. you can see the water bare ly receding there. kris sanchez will join us with a live report.

at 4:56, mandatory evacuations now in effect in san jose. and the area spans dozens of city blocks. this is a look at the evacuations in just the downtown area. it starts near watson park to the north, goes all the way down to interstate 280 and across east santa clara street to highway 101. these are just evacuations for downtown san jose. additional evacuations all along coyote creek. let's take a look now at pictures. we are trying to get pictures of flooding in the rock springs neighborhood. this is south of happy hollow zoo. it reached emergency mode yesterday at 10:00 in the morning as hundreds of people had to be taken out on boats. we have a little more light on the picture there.

you see how high the water level is still. all the way up to the window on the cars. >> it is amazing because the people had to be decontaminated as well. they are waters coming from coyote creek. they don't know what could be in it. they will not be returning home any time soon. >> we heard about oil and household products, other toxic elements in the water. back out live to 101 which is closed because of flooding. this picture is from alum rock and 101. it is closed from the 280/680 connector to 880. it will be closed for hours. >> it almost looks like a side street. you will not be able to go through. the good news is highway 101 by morgan hill is now open. coming up, kari is tracking the forecast for us as well. a day to dry out. >> today drying out. ongoing flood warnings for the south bay, the entire central valley is as the water goes

downstre downstream. we'll talk about rain coming from the sky coming up. highway 101 needs a lot more drying. it is empty because of the flooding north. laura and sam showed you the flooding on the roadway. i'll show you how to get around this closure.

. breaking news right now. the bay area, this snapshot of 101 live at alum rock.

under water. a major traffic artery shut down at this hour. >> forces hundred of people outside their homes with new evacuation orders issued overnight. live pictures throughout the bay area. >> right now lives are being put on hold. crews scramble to go clean up a waterlogged san jose trying to get everybody out. more mandatory evacuations to tell you about. coverage of this flooding continues right now. all right. a lot of changes since last night. we will walk you through it. i'm sam brock. good morning. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. it has been a hectic 24 hours for people in san jose with new evacuation orders in effect right now. they have been expanded through the area east of coyote creek but west of 101. it is stemming from the swollen creek. from the anderson res, morgan hill through san hoe is say to the