or live chat at calhope.org today. good morning. it is sunday, january 1st, 2023. happy new year day. 7:00 as we take this live look outside at the golden gate bridge. wow. a sight for sore eyes after what we saw yesterday. thank you so much for starting your year with us. i'm kira klapper. cynthia pimentel joins us this morning with a quick look at your microclimate forecast. and boy, whatever you're about to say is better than what we just survived yesterday. >> yeah. it was definitely very impactful. we were -- we saw a lot of rain, but first of all, happy new year, kira.

>> happy new year! >> we were in bed, we didn't get to wish many people happy new year, but happy new year to you and many people who are waking up with us this morning. a gorgeous sight from downtown san francisco right now that got bombarded with a lot of rain yesterday, on saturday. current temperatures as we start off the first morning in 2023, we are looking at 49 in san francisco, san mateo, a little bit cooler out in dublin with 41. and we have 48 degrees in san jose. we're in store for a nice day around the bay area. now that this storm has pushed on through, into the central valley, down into l.a. and also in las vegas. but as i extend our satellite and radar, there is more rain on the way for the first week of 2023. i'll have all the details in just a few minutes. kira? >> all right, cynthia, thanks. well, you sure don't need me to tell you the bay area was hit hard with a round of rain that flooded many parts of the bay area yesterday. now people are assessing the damage left behind from that winter storm. in the east bay yesterday,

creeks rose fast and streets flooded quickly. crews rescued people using everything from paddleboards to armored cars. other people took advantage of all the water in their neighborhood and kayaked in the streets. "today in the bay's" alyssa goard reports from danville on the mess left behind. >> reporter: in danville, when the water surged up to people's houses, first responders had to come in on boats and paddleboards to help. >> they were like on boards, like, getting carried out to the fire trucks and stuff. it was crazy. >> reporter: you can see a family and a child getting rescued here. #-year-old tanner did not need rescuing, but he watched as some of his neighbors did. >> i was like scared and i just got this feeling that something bad was going to happen, but we're lucky that we didn't go like on a raft, like in the flood. >> reporter: in nearby san ramon, police say they used an armored vehicle to help evacuate 13 people from severe flooding.

and in pleasanton, the arroyo de la debutna crested at 17 feet above flood stage. >> i've been here since 1978 and have not seen anything to this magnitude ever before. >> reporter: water levels got up to 3 feet high in some streets, blocking trails and roads, but high enough to paddle around. neighbors stepped in, cleaning out cuverts with rakes, which seemed to help. >> it was pouring down through brookside, like a river coming through. and it's suddenly up and going down our court. cars are flooded down on the court. >> reporter: even though the water receded, neighbors say they're left with damage to cars, homes, and fences. the sticky mud remains, making it tough to get around, walking or driving. alyssa goard, "today in the bay." some san francisco homes also were damaged by rising water. sfpd tweeted this video you can see all that water racing down

those stairs. firefighters say the floodwaters here impacted four different homes near la conte and mead avenues near candlestick point. about a dozen people are now displaced. . and some trees came down right on a car. this was at 24th and chattanooga in noe valley. thankfully, no one was hurt. one of the many businesses affected by the deluge was a gym in san francisco's castro neighborhood. the onerous say mx3 fitness was doing just fine until about 11:00 a.m. yesterday. that's when they went to check on things and saw a little bit of flooding. then out of nowhere, this happened. part of a wall collapsed in part and the water came gushing in. >> one side was completely flooded. the wall had to be removed. it's still gushing water, as we speak. it's pretty devastating. >> the entire gym floor ended up covered in water.

employees worked all days to clear it out. on top of all of the damage, the owner says, as you might guess, the new year is their busiest time of year as people make new fitness goals. they hope they can get back up and running as soon as possible. and down on the peninsula, major flooding caused problems and stranded drivers in multiple cities. the floodwaters likely will continue to cause headaches for people who live there. "today in the bay's" marianne favro reports from east palo alto. >> reporter: water spilling over the banks of the san creek, john is on alert tonight after water headed straight toward his home. >> it overflowed right over here and went into our driveway and flooded our garage. and the water flowed around our house. >> reporter: now he's put up a second line of defense, another layer of sandbags. >> that's a good one! >> reporter: neighbors say their

big concern is branches and logs will get trapped under bridges, creating a dam and sending water back towards their homes, which is why crews are using a backhoe, racing against the clock to remove debris. at this apartment complex on manhattan avenue, the water filled this underground parking garage, covering the tires of most vehicles and forcing people to cancel new year's eve plans and worry about missing work. >> well, our family car is in there, and my family is pretty worried about it, because that car is also old. it has some years in it. and my mom's worried that it could damage the engine. >> reporter: in belmont, stranded drivers had to be rescued from under a flooded underpass at harbor boulevard. everyone got out okay, though crews had to tow car out of the water. and in palo alto, block after block of flooded streets near party park. a windy, wet end of the year, filled with danger and surprises. and starting 2023 with a big

cleanup job. marianne favro, "today in the bay." across the bay in ffremont, highway 84 through niles canyon still shut down because of another mud slide. this after two mud slides yesterday. right now, niles canyon road is closed from mission boulevard in fremont to pleasanton road. beyond the falling rocks and mood, the alameda creek is approaching flood stage. caltrans says they do not have a set time to reopen the highway. and take a look at this. alameda county firefighters tweeted this picture after a landslide that took out a massive chunk of the road. this happened in castro valley on redwood road near the mile marker 8.8.2. the storm also is b being linin to at leasast one death.h. in santa cruz,, a t tree fell man,n, killing him. it h happened at l lighthousee ststate beach, just before 2:0:

yeyesterday afternoon.n. rarangers say the 120-footot cy tree felll on the 72-year-old, the area is closed until further notice. and in the nearby santa cruz mountains, people are under evacuation orders and warnings because of heavy rain there, that causesed at t least one ma mud slide.e. on the s side of thahat homeme, can see t that soupy mesess of . firefighteters say thehe m mud slid into the home. you cacan see thehe family's c ststuck up too i its bumper. this happepened in ththe town o ziononte. nono one was hurt, but the homeowners have to stay somewhere else until the home can be inspected. all right. let's go outside on this new year's day. sheer a live look at times square, where many people bid farewell to 2022 and welcomed in 2023. when the ball dropped in times square, it was lit up, dazzling in lights, tens of thousands of people came out to watch the

ball drop with confetti swirling like snow above them. london rang in the new year with a spectacular fireworks display over the river thames. in a show of solidarity with ukraine, the london eye turned blue and yellow. the celebration also paid tribute to the late queen elizabeth, england's soccer team, and lgbtq community. at 7:09 right now, we do have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, easing the cost for drivers. new changes coming to california bridge tolls this year.

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welcome back on this first day of 2023. the calm after the storm, as we look over oakland on this sunday morning. cynthia pimentel will detail when another storm will come rolling through this week.

a man with a machete attacked a new york city police officer near the celebrations in times square last night. police say it happened one block outside the times square perimeter for the ball drop celebration. they say the man slashed the officer. another officer then shot the man in the shoulder. neither the officer nor the suspect suffered life-threatening injuries. witnesses say many fled during that chaos. police have closed the area for the investigation, but it did not impact the celebration last night. coming up in about 30 minutes from now, we will talk to nbc bay area political analyst, larry gursten for our weekly segment. we'll take a look at the latest release of former president trump's tax returns and the reason it took so long for them to be shown to the public. two programs aimed at easing the cost of tolls on california's bridges are now in effect, beginning today. veterans will be able to cross california bridges for free.

the program applies to tolls on any state bridges. that includes the golden gate and bay bridge. however, this does not apply to express lanes. on july 1st, the state will implement the low-income covid waver program. low-income customers won't have to pay fees for late or unpaid tolls that happen between march 2020 through today, january 1st, 2023. the program will apply to anyone who earns less than 200% of the federal poverty level, or about $55,000 for family of four. 2022 sure was a difficult year for many. nbc's kate snowe, however, takes a look back at some of the good moments throughout the year, moments that celebrated accomplishments as well as celebrating each other and highlighting hope. >> this year, there was so much to celebrate.

special moments. like when the whole school surprised this student in michigan, singing his favorite song, the national anthem. >> so what would you say is the bigger message for all of us. i thinkk kindness matters. >> in houston, tears of joy from two brothers surprised with a newly remodeled house. their community rebuilding after the boys lost both parents. >> when you walked in the house a month ago, what did you think, julianne? >> i was honestly at a loss for words. i didn't think there would be these really good people who would do all of this stuff. >> there were heroes among us.

>> the man who donated from england donating life-saving bone marrow from a retired new york firefighter. >> we kind of bonded right away. it's hard to describe to meet the person that's responsible for you still being here. >> reporter: the first responders who put on this parade for a little boy with leukemia. >> to see that moment of happiness was like pure joy for us. >> the police department who took this girl to kindergarten, a tribute to her late father, who was on the force. >> the honored educators -- >> miss o'connell, who's here onboard, on the aircraft, who was my favorite teacher ever. i love you! >> reporter: capturing the emotional moment an airline agent spotted a favorite teacher she hadn't seen in more than 30

years. >> you made my day. >> and one of the things we'll focus on today is gratitude. >> reporter: in new mexico, this teacher inspiring her class to express gratitude to those who helped them. >> i'm so thankful for all you do for our family. with all my love, your granddaughter, lordes lew. >> lordes, we love you. >> reporter: resulting in hug after hug after emotional hug. >> there were stories of fierce determination. we met wrestler adonis latimer after he won the virginia state championship. >> it meant all the hard work that i had put in meant something in the end. >> airborne and in for the touchdown. >> football player rashad white said it was his longtime mentor from big brothers, big sisters of america who helped him achieve his nfl dream. >> i love you, broski.

>> i love you too, broski. >> there were so many moments when competition gave way to compassion. >> what do you love most about the guys on your team? >> they cheer my name on. >> i got in! >> reporter: we were there for when the hard work paid off. >> tomia clark following in her father's footsteps, officially becoming an army officer. >> when i raised my hand to do the salute, i lost all my military bearing and tears were running down my eyes, and i just pulled her to me, because i just wanted to hold her. i had to let her go. >> women in the military making sacrifices for their family. this military mom traveled from overseas to surprise her son. >> i love this little boy to death. >> reporter: and we were there when a world war ii veteran

finally got a trip to see his beloved buffalo bills. but he was the star of the game. >> i can't believe all this is for me. >> reporter: often, it was the younger generation leading the way. in indiana, students cut their hair to help kids with cancer. >> having the feeling that you're helping somebody live a better life, it's such a great feeling. >> that right there is my dad's grandpa. >> reporter: the minnesota scout who got a monument to veterans built in his town. >> reporter: on new york's long island, these teens left their own high school graduation to help fight a fire. >> i'm definitely leaving, without any hesitation, i'm out of here. >> leaving your graduation? >> yeah. yeah. we just take off running down the field and everyone -- all the parents are cheering us on. ♪♪ >> and the young ukrainian choir that came all the way to new

york, bringing grand central terminal to a standstill. and bringing carnegie hall to its feet. with their chorus of hope for the year ahead. ♪♪ ♪♪ [ applause ] >> wow. what a beautiful look back at a year that had a lot of good compared with the bad. thanks so kate snowe for that look. it is time now to check in with cynthia pimentel for a look at our microclimate forecast. >> it just gives you the chills.

the good, the bad, the ugly. it teaches you something, and 2022 was when we met. so it's special, too! but don't cry, it's okay. it will be okay. the skies are definitely crying yesterday, oh, my gosh. what a storm. >> yeah, what a -- hopefully everyone watching is safe and okay. and you have some better news for us today. >> i have some better news for you today. perfect day to get outside, enjoy some sunshine. and prepare for a next round of rain this week. satellite and radar, we can see that the bay area is steering clear of the rain right now, and it's moving into the central valley over on into l.a. and into vegas. now, how much rain did we get from friday on into yesterday? very impressive totals to say the least. around mt. tam, around 6 inches of rain. look at the mountains, down here in the south bay. scott's creek, nearly ten inches

of rain. santa cruz, just a little bit over 2.72 inches. but over here, this was nearing 10 inches. let's check on uvas creek a little bit. if you joined us yesterday, we were keeping an eye on those rivers and creeks, because they were rising so fast. let's slow it down just a little bit. on our "y" axis, we have the stage. over at the uvas creek, the monitoring stage is about 8 feet and the flood stage is over 12.5 feet. yesterday afternoon, they rose over 4 feet over that flooding stage. and today this morning, it has gone down just a little bit at over 11 feet. definitely a situation that we'll keep monitoring as the storms roll on through. for today, a good break in the rain, giving the rain that opportunity to soak into the ground a little bit. low 60s in santa rosa, 62, and we have widespread upper 50s in areas like hayward, 59. 59 for san jose, as well.

and at the coast, 59 for santa cruz. hour by hour outlook, there is more rain on the way and it will start tomorrow morning. we can expect light scattered showers around the bay area before it picks up around lunchtime, especially around the north bay. we can see heavier pockets moving through the peninsula, the santa cruz mountains. it will be light amounts as it moves on to tuesday morning. by the time tuesday rolls around, we can see these estimates. anywhere from a quarter of an inch to maybe around three quarters of an inch of rain. still trying to wake up from that new year's eve sleep, all the fireworks going on around my neighborhood. we are still in that drought. not a drought buster, even though it was a lot of rain that we saw last week, but i am very excited to see what the drought monitor map has in store this week. those storms will start showing up. hopefully we can erase these

categories. i'll be back with more on that rain that we will see heavier as the week goes on, kira. >> oh, boy, pray for us. by the way, you're not the only one still waking up. i have my coffee, and i didn't even stay up past 9:30. happy new year to one and all. >> happy new year. there is much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, georgia will play for back-to-back national titles. a look at how the reigning champs earned the right to defend their crowd. sports is next.

the final minute, from the pocket, to the end zone, touchdown mitchell! >> wow. that touchdown reception gives georgia a one-point lead with just under a minute to go. but ohio state has a chance to win it in the final second. the 50-yard field goal is no good. georgia survives, the reigning national champs rallied to beat

the buckeyes 42-41. they will meet tcu for the national title on january 29th. it's viva las vegas for the 49 ester. the niners are red hot. they've won eight in a row behind the league's number one ranked defense. as for the silver and black, jared stittham is making his first start at quarterback. he's replacing derek carr who's been benched for the rest of the season. despite the radar' issue, the niners are expected to be tested. >> they also got three big-time weapons there in offense. crosby is playing his probably the second best player in the league. they've got some guys who can wreck games and you better be on your stuff, regardless. >> the best football team, top-to-bottom, that we've played in san francisco. excited for the opportunity and

looking forward to the challenge of this week. >> on the ice, the sharks deep in the heart of texas to stake on the stars. san jose out to a fast start. alexander barbonoff scores less than six minutes into the game. then the stars shine. dallas blows the game open with a pair of goals in the third period. the sharks have lost six of their last seven games. that's a look at your morning sports. happy new year. i'm anthony flores for "today in the bay." >> thanks, anthony. hahappy new y year t to you.u. >> s still to cocome on "tod ththe bay," w with waterer leves high,, we also takeke a look at creeks a and riverss that overflowed and by how much in just one day. rink. befofore that drdrink turnrns to drinknks, make a plalan to get h home s. jujust call a a friend, a a , anand get a rirideshare. whwhatever youou do, dodon't let drdrunk drive. go safelely, califorornia.

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happy new year. what a beautiful look at a little bit of cotton candy sky. a glow over san francisco after quite a torrential downpour yesterday, a nice way to start the new year. thank you so much for starting it with us. i'm kira klapper. cynthia pimentel joins with us a quick look at your microclimate forecast. if that look in san francisco is any indication, we're in for a good day. >> we're in for a good day. we can take a breather from all of that rain yesterday, enjoy the sunshine today, and prepare for even more rain coming ahead the first week of 2023. right now in dublin, yesterday morning, 580 was looking like a lake out there, very tricky situation. but of course, right now, calmer conditions at 42 degrees. let's take it on up to tahoe. very limited windows for you to come back down. they are seeing some snow there today, but it's still gorgeous, looking like a winter wonderland with some sub-freezing temperatures at 27 degrees. now, coming up in our full forecast, first week of 2023, what are we going to talk about.

well, we'll talk about today's sunny skies, those creeks that we're still monitoring, and we'll take a look at a strong storm coming mid-week. we have all of the timing, but for now, back to you, kira. >> cynthia, thanks. we're waking up to a damp bay area today after the region was hit hard by that rain that flooded many neighborhoods from marin to the city and the peninsula. on this first day of the new year, many are left assessing the damage left behind. in the east bay, creeks rose fast and street flooded quickly. look at that. crews rescued people using everything from paddleboards to armored cars and other people you see here took advantage of all of the water in their neighborhood, kayaking in the streets. today in the bay's alyssa goard brings us this report from danville. >> reporter: in danville, when the water surged up to people's houses, first responders had to come in on boats and paddleboards to help.

>> they were on like boards, like, getting carried out to like the fire trucks and stuff. it was crazy. >> reporter: you can see a family and a child getting rescued here. 9-year-old tanner did not need rescuing, but he watched as some of his neighbors did. >> i was like scared, and i got this feeling that something bad was going to happen. but we're lucky that we didn't go like on a raft, like in the flood. >> reporter: in nearby san ramon, police say they used an armored vehicle to help evacuate 13 people from severe flooding. and in pleasanton, the arow yoi de la guna crusted at more than 20 feet, 7 feet above flood stage. >> i have not seen anything to this magnitude ever before. >> reporter: water levels got up to 3 feet high in some streets, blocking trails and roads, but high enough to paddle around. neighbors stepped in, cleaning out culverts with rakes, which seemed to help. >> it was pouring down through

brookside, like a river coming through. and just going down. cars are flooded down on the court. >> reporter: even though the water receded, neighbors say they're left with damage to cars, homes, and fences. the sticky mud remains, making it tough to get around, walking or driving. alyssa goard, today in the bay. and we're going to stick with alyssa goard for just one second. take a look at this creek in pleasanton. alyssa shot this video at arroyo de la laguna. we want to give you some perspective on how high this water rose yesterday. alyssa has gone out to that same spot along the creek periodically over the last couple of months. this picture was taken back in the beginning of september. there's a little water, if you can make it out, in the center of your screen, but mostly brown and green brush. alyssa went back out to that same spot two months later, definitely a decent amount of water out there in november. and then, here is yesterday.

the area completely submerged in the water. how cool to have that perspective. san francisco homes also were damaged by that rising water. sf fire tweeted this video. you can see the water racing down those stairs inside that home. firefighters say the floodwaters impacted four different homes near loconte and mead avenues near candlestick park. about a dozen people with now displaced. what an unfortunate way to start the new year. and some trees came down right on this car. this is a 24th and chattanooga in noe valley. fortunately, no one was hurt there. one of the many businesses hit by yesterday's deluge was a gym in san francisco's castro neighborhood. the owners of mx3 fitness say all was good until just before noon yesterday when they went to check on things and saw a little bit of flooding. and then out of nowhere, this!

part of the wall collapsed, right in front of their eyes and water came gushing in. >> one whole side of the gym was completely flooded. the wall had to be removed. it's still gushing water, as we speak, because water collected between the two buildings. so it's pretty devastating. >> the entire gym ended up covered with water. employees worked all day to clear it out off the floors. on top of all of this damage, the owners want to note that the new year is typically their busiest time of year, as people mark their new year's resolutions, new fitness goals. they hope they can get back up and running as soon as possible and we do too. in fremont, highway 84 through niles canyon is still shut down because of another mud slide. this after two mud slides yesterday. right now, niles canyon road is closed from mission boulevard in fremont to pleasanton in sunol road. beyond the falling rocks and mud, the alameda creek in niles

canon is approaching flood stage. you can see it right there. caltrans says they do not have a set time to reopen the highway. the bulk of what we saw yesterday was flooding, but other places were not so lucky. cal fire tweeted out these photos of a massive landslide that damaged a home in el granada, that's just north of half moon bay. no word on any injuriries. and the storm is b being lilinked to a at least o one de. inin santa cruz, a tree felll o maman, killingng him. it happenened at lighthohouse f statate beacach, just before 2: yesterdayy afternoooon. rangerers say the 120-f-foot cy tree fell o on a 72-year-old m. the area is closed until further note. and in the nearby santa cruz mountains, people are under evevacuation orders and warning. heavy raiain there caused a at t one majajor mud slidide. on t the sidee of thiss homeme, cacan see thatt soupypy mess of. the famimily's car is s stuck

its bumperer. this happenedd i in the townwn zionte alolong pico roadad. no one w was hurt, but thehe homeowners do have to stay somewhere else until their home can be inspected. now to this new video from the pennsylvania, where crews were rescuing people after their car got stuck in standing water. you can see firefighters using some sort of tool to try to break the window. this happened yesterday afternoon at the 42nd avenue underpass, right on the border of san mateo and belmont. eventually, they got that door opened and rescued the people inside. here is a different perspective of the caltrain underpass. you can see not one, but two cars submerged under all of that water and a reminder why you should not attempt to drive through standing water. it's not just the bay area feeling the storm. this is video from south lake tahoe. the snow was coming down all day yesterday.

resorts are warning visitors there may be delays today, as crews break up ice on lifts and other equipment. but that's if you can even make it to tahoe. this is a live look at i-80, at old stage road, where it's back open from placer county to the nevada state line. earlier, there were whiteout conditions and the highways were closed. you can see two cars passing through right now. highway 50 is also back open. chains are required. happening now, the 134th rose parade. this year, the royal court is making history for the first time ever, the court will include a member of the deaf community. angie crouch from our sister station in los angeles introduces us to her. >> reporter: 17-year-old salvia lee is brushing up on the history of the rose parade, checking out past queens as she prepares to make her own entrance on the world stage. she's making history as the first person to represent the

deaf community as a princess on the rose parade royal court. >> when i was 5 years old, being a pasadena girl, i never thought a girl with a hearing disability could be this type of princess, but i wanted to prove them wrong. >> reporter: salvia was born without ear canals and went through several surgeries, she now uses a cochlear hearing aid attached to a headband that has helped her thrive and serve as captain of her school's basketball team. her parents taught her that she could overcome any obstacle. >> because hard work will beat talent any day over talent. because when talent fails to work hard, that's when the person next to you will work harder. >> reporter: as a member of the royal court, salia attends more than 140 public events during her reign, doing community service work and speaking to young people. she hopes taking center stage at the rose parade will inspire others in the deaf community. >> when i was younger, i didn't want to wear a hearing aid, i thought it was so uncool. so just maybe, the tournament of

roses, over 40 million people watches this. and if they just say a little bit, if some little girl can watch me or a little boy or any kid that sees me or teenagers see that i'm embracing my hearing aid, maybe they'll want to embrace it, too. >> reporter: salia hopes to one day become a doctor to specialize in treating patients with hearing loss. but for now, she's working on perfecting that princess wave for monday's parade. in pasadena, angie crouch, nbc bay area news. still to come, you likely heard our forecast. here's cynthia talking about atmospheric rivers. but do you even know what that is? i'm not sure i do. we break down the phenomenon that could bring devastating floods in california, next.

7:42 on this sunday morning. happy new year. thank you for waking up with us. our live picture right now over san jose, showing us the gorgeous sunrise. yes, i missed the sun. we definitely got a lot of rain

yesterday. and this is what we have in store for today. plenty of sunshine to enjoy the first day of 2023. santa rosa right now, 44 degrees, and we will also see the temperatures climb into the upper 50s there today, so a good chance to get out there, clear those storm drains and prepare for another round of rain. the north bay was one of the first counties to go under that flood watch this weekend, as we got hit with our atmospheric river. let's take it back to one of the creeks that i was keeping an eye on this weekend. green valley near guerneville, west of santa rosa. if you're familiar with that area, follow along with me. we have the river stage right here on the "y" axis and the dates and times right here on the bottom. the monitor stage for this creek is 58 feet, and the flood stage, just a little over 59 feet. we can see that right now, the current value that we have is at 61 feet, so that is about 2 feet over the flood stage. but yesterday it rose to about 3 feet above that flood stage at 62 feet. we are going to keep an eye on

the rivers and creeks all around the bay area, as we get hit with more storms this week. look at this gorgeous beach out in the pacific right now. that's going to come our way on wednesday, and bring some heavy rain to the bay area. about 2 to 4 inches for wednesday on into thursday, with even more rain following behind that for the first weekend, first official week of 2023. our storm estimates right now, for wednesday on into thursday, look at how we just paint on that rain to california. we can see anywhere from 2 to 3 inches locally with about 4 to 5 up on the mountains. let's take it up into tahoe, where we'll see a nice dusting of snow, up in kingvale, over 60 inches of fresh powder and 25 inches of fresh powder in south lake, tahoe. all of this week, you've probably heard the term atmospheric rivers from all of us here at nbc bay area. as we enter the new year, a series of storms are headed

right for california, right what we need. nbc's savannah sellers has more on this phenomenon. >> reporter: it's a weather event, and when it's severe, it can be catastrophic. it's not a hurricane or a tornado. it's called an atmospheric river. but what exactly is that? an atmospheric river is a narrow current of wind that carries plumes of rich moisture, stretches for hundreds or even thousands of miles, high across the sky. kind of like a big floating river. technically, they're the largest rivers of fresh water on earth, transporting on average more than double the flow of the amazon river. when an atmospheric river send tropical moisture over dry land and the moisture collides with mountains, like, say, california's sierra nevada range, for example, the water vapor rises and quickly cools, creating extreme rainfall. new models published by scientists at scripps institute of oceanography predict that in the 2090s, atmospheric river-related flood damage in the western u.s. will either

double or triple. our greenhouse gas emissions being the determining factor. and even though all 58 counties in california are now under a drought emergency proclamation by the state, experts say increased precipitation is only going to make things worse. that's because millions of acres of california forests experience wildfires in the last two years, leaving the top layer of soil temporarily nonabsorbent. so when torrential rain hits, the water runs off, potentially triggering flash floods. while not all atmospheric rivers are dangerous, the national oceanic and atmospheric center forecasters monitor them and issue warnings when necessary.

welcome back, a land measuring gun legislation takes effect today in san jose. gun owners will now be required to carry liability insurance policy in case of a gun accident. former mayor sam liccardo championed this bill on top of

liability insurance, gun owners will pay the city a $25 fee every year. liccardo says the plan is gun safety. this plan has been heavily criticized by some gun owner groups in san jose. they say the policy violates their second amendment right to bear arms, particularly for low-income residents. for nearly three years ago, the u.s. supreme court granted congress access to donald trump's tax returns from 2015 through 2020, which was the year before trump took office and throughout the time of his presidency. after cutting out sensitive information, the house made the returns public on friday. trump blasted the democrats for releasing his returns. time to bring in larry gursten. hi, larry, good morning to you. happy new year. as i just mentioned, trump blasted the reasoning for releasing these. you're going to explore why the release is so important and the

drama surrounding it. >> happy new year to you, kira. you know what? i think we may have solved one of the many mysteries surrounding former president donald trump. now, all presidential candidates since richard nixon, really, have revealed, voluntarily their tax returns. the idea is to give the public some sense of what these people do, how they make their money, where they spend it, what kind of investments they have. anything to offer some transparency into the candidate. president trump, when he was running in 2015, 2016 said, no, i'm not going to do it. why, he said, because i am under audit by the irs. well, for those three years, the house of representatives tried to go ahead and get trump's returns. finally, the supreme court said "yes," and what do we see it? it turns out that it's not all that easy. that there are reasons that president trump didn't want that information public, and as you can see from that little bit of a screen shot a minute ago, it

showed some interesting results. >> okay, you just said that it hasn't been easy, so i'm going to ask you why it hasn't been easy. the returns have gone to congress, congress has now made them public. why hasn't this ended the issue or resolved, you know, seeing them? >> yeah, well, once the data has been released or was released last friday, it shows that president trump paid few taxes over the six years that he was examined. as a matter of fact, there's one year he paid no, zero taxes. there were two years where he paid $750 in taxes. look at those data. this is the world's richest man, as he called himself, a billionaire, and it turns out that on several occasions, he paid no taxes. as a matter of fact, there was more information than that. little documentation for his expenses and his losses. so there may, in fact, be more reasons here for him to worry. and something else, kira.

his companies, while donald trump was president, his companies dealt with several countries around the world, doing business with these countrieses. . you've got to manage, how does that affect a president. those are the kinds of things that we wonder about, as this mystery begins to unfold. >> so my understanding is that a president's taxes must be audited every year, while they're in the presidency. you know, why didn't the irs look into these issues. wasn't that part of their job, really? >> yeah, and that's part of the mystery that has not yet been resolved. as you said correctly, the irs is mandated by law to go ahead and audit every single president, every single year. well, they dropped the ball. they didn't do it in 2016, they didn't do it in 2017, in fact, they didn't do it until 2019

when the house ways and means committee requested president trump's returns. now, part of this mystery can be explained by the irs commissioner that was hired by president trump in 2018, who, by the way, defended the president in 2016, when he said that he would not release his audits. he said it was a good idea in an op-ed piece. so, you know, that may explain part of it, but clearly, the irs, both dropped the ball and was inhibited, basically, from going ahead and releasing those expenditures with a favorable irs commissioner. his name with charles reddick. so, as a final point here, kira, that is that trump said all along during his presidency, can't do it, i'm under audit. he wasn't under audit. he wasn't under audit. and now we're beginning to see perhaps why he didn't want those data to show. bottom line here, kira, it's very simple. we thrive on transparency in american society. when we don't have transparency,

we don't know what's going on. now the curtain is opening. a little more transparency and people can judge for themselves what that means. >> yeah, you would hope this would put it to bed once and for all now. but i suppose it opened a new can of worms, larry. i suspect we'll be talking about this for some time in the new year. thank you so much for your insight. happy new year. it is 7:54 right now. up next, a quick look at the top stories we're following, including streets and freeways turned into rives as the bay area got hit with that massive new year's eve storm. we'll show you the damage left behind, next.

welcome back. here's a quick look at one of the top stories we're following this morning. this storm hitting across the bay area and in the east bay, creeks rose fast, streets flooded quickly. some people had to be rescued by boat. in danville, when the water surged to people's homes, first responders came in on boats and paddleboards. in nearby san ramon, police say they used an armored vehicle to help evacuate 13 people. water receded and left behind a thick layer of mud. streets are still closed today. let's check in with cynthia one last time before we go. >> we could potentially seeing those problems continuing this week. as we get more rain this week, heavier at times from wednesday on into thursday. be careful out there. >> hope everyone stays safe. thank you for making us a part of your new year's day morning.

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