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where at least three people have died in the crash, they rammed into the back of the big rig that was over on the shoulder. there was another person with major medical injuries. continuing to follow this investigation, but the scene cleared moments ago. in the south bay camino real, sdg&e, mountain view and sunnyvale, you see those transmission lines. one of those came down overnight. there it is. it was fully energized. pg&e had to get permission to close it down. el camino shut down. back to the maps el camino our photographer told us they reopened that roadway, clear transmission line from the roadway but they haven't, of course, fixed the transmission line so there's still a major power outage in the area and we're tracking that in the newsroom. with camino real reopened, the red clearedof t green in the south bay. the rest of the bay remember

those damp roads continue. >> we'll toss it right over to kari. we've been talking about all these storms hitting the bay area. >> all of those storms are now starting to move out. we are dealing with the after effects of the rain that moved through the past couple of days and rivers slowly falling going into today. as we look at storm ranger, the rain moving out may be spring ling in a few spots. rahing south of the bay area today. of course the main concern will be around the russian river and geurneville area where we saw that river left crest at 45 feet yesterday at 10:30. so we're going to continue to see this, a main focus of what we'll have to watch for today. we'll talk about our next storm moving in. that's coming up in the full microclimate forecast. >> thanks, kari. we'll check back with you. >> we'll get you up on the latest developments as many parts of the bay area waking up and impacted by the flooding. >> russian river crusted late

last night. last check just over 45 feet. national guard has been working around the clock to make sure everyone in the area is safe. so far no injuries reported. >> at least 2,000 buildings flooded. there are reports this morning that prosecutors there are vowing to go after another one caught looting during the flooding. those looters face one year in jail and $10,000 in fines. we have team coverage of this historic flooding. bob redell is in the town of sebastopol. >> let's start with peer suratos in forestville. that's as close as you can get to geurneville. >> good morning, guys. this is the closest we can get, 8 miles away from geurneville. that's why we're here in forest villas those waters are rising. you can see behind me we've got

a structure where you're seeing the result of the flooding from the russian river. you see that watermarkpas at some point yesterday. as kari mentioned as the water begins to recede at the russian river, as it goes below, you're going to see that drop some more. i want to show you video from geurneville, before and after from geurneville. obviously we can't get to that area. you see there first the safe way, i've been to that area. see on highway 116 where it was flooded. here is another picture from timberline restaurant, that's on 4th street downtown geurneville obviously flooded as a result of the flooding from the russian river. this third picture i want to get to this is the cafe on bohemian when that river rose yesterday, you saw the flooding make its way into those parts ofwn. yesterday when the water was rising. of course it got worse as the day went got a chance to speak

to the owner who did her best to evacuate guests. she's been there for sometime opening a popular inn and spa in gur geurneville. >> reporter: we thought the other parking lot was going to flood. >> reporter: back out here live off of river road, you can see a structure that was under water but you can see it's starting to come down. a bit of the water continues to rece recede. there's about 40 rescues by boat. of course you're going to have to wait until the water recedes to see how much damage was done to this area. we're live in forest vie, >> that will be interesting to see. thanks so much. that flooding appears to redell. seop we find bob bob, the national guard had to do rescues there. >> correct. you can see why that would be necessary. behind me is the barlow.

this is a shopping district, laura, on the edge of sebastopol. it's on the other side of laguna de santa rosa, a. that's a waterway that spilled over. it does appear to be receding, which is good news. this is last night. you can see army national guard was out performing around sebastopol. you see this family. they lost everything in their home but they are thankful the national guard arrived when they did. >> the house,ll to 4'. we needed to get out of there. it was terrible. all the stuff is ruined. >> back out here in downtown sebastopol, the national weather serv i laguna desa santa rosa that caused the flooding, 6' above flood stage,

they are positive it's going down. we can tell it does appear to be receding. reporting live in sebastopol, bob redell, "today in the bay." 4:37, marine county eastbound lanes of highway 37 near novato back open this morning for commuters but the westbound lanes are still under water and shut down. from nbc bay area sky ranger, you can see the big rig caught in the floodwater. anyone heading from marin to solana will have to get off at atherton. if you're heading to tahoe, the drive is possible but considered treacherous. caltrans, chains required on 80 but they opened it up. a live look. 50 back open in both proceed with cauon headed to the slopes. later back in the sierra measuring winter taken early this year levels at or below normal.

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steps to get items to the door. fedex teaming with companies autozone, lowe's, pizza hut, walgreens and wal-mart to expand their residential delivery. fedex will test the robot in select markets. marcus and laura, back to you. watching that video, a little dog came up to the robot, what if the robot with the dog. >> can it survive the hills ins >> it will get a workout. >> thanks, france. >> next on "today in the bay," kari tracking our thursday forecast if we can get out and walk the dog today. >> it's a good day. finally we have a chance to get outside, maybe even get a little bit of sunshine. here is a live look outside in oakland. if you're on the way to the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station upper 40s. it will be dry but we'll talk about the next storm coming in and rising river levels next. looking at 680 and 24, tkih

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taking a live loo >> i know. jose a clear. there's no rain. >> what a difference a day makes. >> sprinkles. >> 4:45 for you right now. >> that's right. little sprinkles. for the most part we should dry out. >> we're going to dry out, a much needed blah from all of

this rain. as you get ready, it must be sprinkling in a few spots. roads are wet. cars in front of you kicking up that water as you drive. you may still need those wind shield wipers. overall heavier rain moving away from the bay area. if you will be driving towards sacramento valley or parts of the central valley, you're still seeing snow as you do up in elevation going to the sierra. they are saying it's really tough on i-80. eabe upper 40s. kind of peaking out. we will see at times the sun overall mostly cloudy. as you're getting dressed you need a nice, warm jacket. it'sbofort andilke be a good ch for you. looking at mostly cloudy skies today as well as tomorrow as we are not going to see any rain. this is our chance to let that water-soak into the ground. then look at saturday. our next storm starts to move in from the south. it kind of rolls over the bay area starting to roll out and

off and on throughout the day. it looks like the next storm will have a focus on the south bay which is great news. in the north bay we're going to get a quarter inch of rain out of this between saturday and sunday. then you go south of the golden gate bridge, you're looking at more of a half to maybe even 3/4" of rain as we go into saturday and sunday. a break on monday but then potentiallno our way between tuesday and wednesday that could bring in some heavy rain and some high winds in san 50s going throughout the weekend. mike, now you have another deadly crash. >> we do,kari. ev rn eased off, we still have slick roadways. folks you need basic speed laws. only go as fast as is safe for conditions. looking for the most part around the bay as we do take a look at this area right there for 580. it's eastbound 580 getting away from the bay bridge, our second deadly crash for the east bay

happened a few minutes ago. we got the update two left lanes are closed by emergency crews. what happens, it sounds like a vehicle went off the roadway. that vehicle caught fire as a result of the crash or that was the cause of the crash. i'm not sure which is the ca tracking those details. kris sanchez tracking this scene as well. two left lanes blocked east of 80 right there at 98. that will be a factor. we'll stay with the maps as we see the slowing build up over the next few minutes. again, that back-up at th bridge toll plaza. remember, that earlier deadly crash at the berkeley roadway after we started our show after 4:00. looking over here for the continued closure for highway 37. marcus and laura, i've been tell you about westbound, still closed. eastbound reopened yesterday afternoon so the counter-commute. getting towards the closure, fender-bender.

watch out. there's the cash lanes in the back-up traditional at the bay bridge. back to you. thanks, mike. 4:49. new this morning work is under way to tear down border wall prototypes in southern california. crews are working to demolish eight mock-ups in otay departme security said no prototype was selected for the bor wture fenc new video this morning. it may bethe white car you see, well, didn't suffer any major injuries from this crash. this happened a little after midnight on southbound 101 near cesar chavez in san francisco. chp says self cars were involved here, but all of the injuries are minor. new details on a pipeline explosion in san francisco.

ntsb said the recovered gas pipeline shows damage consistent with a rupture by third party excavators. you may recall earlier this month prompting nearly 100 people to evacuate that neighborhood. th ftred a popular chinese restaurant as well. the good news, no one was hurt. according to a preliminary report, the fire took more than two hours to put out. a good reminder by firefighters in anaheim not to park near a fire hydrant. look at this. crews responding to a fire, they couldn't get to the hydrant because of the car parked illegally in front of it. you know what, they broke the windows to put the hose through and there will be additional fines for parking in front of a hydrant. >> an unusual rescue. look at it right there. a fat rat found we believed

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weekend. >> finally a much needed chance to dry out. upper 40s as we head out the door, still in the microclimate weather alert as we are dealing with that massive flooding in the north bay. we'll talk more about that coming up next. and looking at oakland 880 moves smoothly but we're looking at 580 tracking a crash, the lu flooding, "today in the bay" pete suratos takes us there live in the area hardest hit coming up for you. 4:58 you're watching "today in the bay." all tyson any'tizers chicken,

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between an s-u-v and semi overnight in the east bay. the investigation and commute impact. plus -- downed power lines right now at 5:00, overnight a crash with a semi, the investigation and the impact oppose your commute. a downed power line, tracking power outages. historic flooding in the east bay. thousands of homes evacuated near russian river leaving many cram bling for a place to go. a microclimate weather continues right now. a very good thursday morning. we came on air to bring you the latest, a busy week. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. a lot going on, including that traffic. first let's start with kari hall. the good news, rain moving out.

>> finally moving out, a few left over sprinkles in parts of the tri-valley. overall the radar showing no measurable rain. as that storm system moves away, we will be left with the clouds today and going tooz couple of days of dry conditions. but those clouds kind of sticking around as we get ready for the next storm system moving in early saturday morning.