now at noon. homes, cars and businesses, still under water. but there is some good news in the forecast for those in sonoma county. good afternoon. i'm michelle griego.

>> i'm kenny choi. following the catastrophic flooding in the russian rivers waters are finally receding. >> we are live in sonoma county. jackie? >> reporter: kenny, michelle, you would wi these blue, sunny skies in sonoma county, they would be able to start the cleanup process t today [ siren ] i apologize for that alarm signal. but they can't do that until floodwaters fall below 32 feet. which is flood stage. talking about the russian river here. until then, rescue crews are standing by, waiting to help anyone in need. >> things were very slow last night which say really good thing because people are safe. >> here at the emergency operation center where the sonoma county sheriff's office set up. especially given their experience with natural disasters. >> this is kind of an old hat.

very well. ome together i think we know the drill for what repopulation looks like. >> misty harris with the sonoma county sheriff's office says the tough part now is telling people to remain patient. >> after a flood of nature, you are concerned about debris, downed power lines. systems that may may not be functional. also drinking water. >> today, the sheriff's office is coordinating with national guard and various fire agencies. ready to launch into rescue mode, when and if it warrants it. >> a mandatory evacuation order is still in effect for many towns across sonoma county. and it will stay that way until we hit that magic number of 32 feet. pi5. >> all right, jackie. thank you storea napa road is

shut down indefinitely because of a massive landslide. this brought down a shed and sent piles of mud and a tangle of trees onto the road. fortunately, no one was hurt. crews have been working around the pot to clear the mess. but it's not yet clear when that road will be cleared. back to sonoma county, emily turner continues our team coverage on the flood emergency. >> reporter: seopolstill withou this morning. not a great situation here at the barlow market, where you can see lot of businesses are under water. in fact, take a look at this video we shot just this morning, just before the sun came up. a man who owns zazu kitchen and farms here at the barlow, wading through the waters to his restaurant to try to refuel the pump to keep that going. he said bankally for the last several days. they're all without power, all under water. and these businesses obviously super concerned about what is going to happen in the future. >> it's kind of terrible for all of us.

we don't really know what the damage is until the waters get down. i don't know what the rules are, as far as health department and cleaning and what gets you back up to speed. it isn't furniture or anything like that. it's food. we have to tow it away. power has been off for days now. as san as you get in there, we have to throw everythingso. >> the waters of laguna day santa rosa wetlands are what is flooding sebastapol. they in the meantime, overwhelmed lots of cars and homes and store fronts. and left streets inaccessible, with the exception of kayaks. they remain closed. officials were patrolling all day and into the night, in the flooded areas, looking for people who refused to leave and had to do several swift water rescues. in fact, we know they had to rescue at least 15 people yesterday. one man was rescued and had hypothermia, by the time officials found him. but in the meantime, folks have been coming in and out of this

market this morning, trying to check on their businesses, concerned about what the future may bring before there's more rain. but they say that the waters are receding and they're hopeful that in the next day or so, before the next round begins, they'll be able to at least make some progress. and that they hope round 2 or i guess 3 at this point, in sebastopol, i'm lee turner. kpix 5. rumble county, a father dies trying to rescue his children from the floodwaters. sheriff's department says strong currents swept him away. authorities found his body today. deputies did rescue his three children. and you've been monitoring the floodwaters all morning long. what is it looking like right now? >> it's about two feet from when it crested last night. it crested around 10:45 last night. at 45.38 feet. now at 46.2 feet. several feet still above flood stage and will remain above flood stage throughout the entire day today, finally

dropping below flood stage, the russian river at gurnsville, around 3:00 a.m. tomorrow. so that is a long time for sure. good news, the napa river, well below flood stage. right now, it's at 14.74, flood stage is at 25 feet. so both rivers, the russian river, the napa river, will continue to recede. and the good news, with these dry conditions, rivers will continue to drop today and for tomorrow. we are tracking our next storm. i'll let you know the diming of that on -- timing of that on future cast coming up. back to you. mary, thank you. pg&e is pointing the finger at itself when it comes to the deadliest wildfire in state history. >> pg&e sent out a statement today, saying that it is probable that their equipment sparked the campfire last year. it made the admission in its earnings report as it warned about future losses. the campfire, of course, killed 85 people, and destroyed the

town of paradise last november. the cause has not yet been determined. but pg&e has admit sthad will some of its equipment on the line tral malfbefore the fire started. and now, pg&e says that it is probable that state investigators will find its equipment was the likely ignition point of that fire. state fire investigators have already determined that pg&e's equipment played a role in starting 18 wildfires in 2017. that killed 22 people. and now, the company is facing hundreds of related lawsuits. so in its latest earnings report. pg&e is trying to get proactive, recording a $10.5 billion charge related to the campfire. that's on top of 3.4 million for fires the previous two years. pg&e's interim ceo john simon said in a report, we recognize that more must be done to adapt to and address the increasing threat of wildfires and extreme weather, in order to keep our customers and community safe. pg&e filed for bankruptcy

protection in january, citing liability causes expected to top $30 billion. new details today at noon. family members have identified the woman who was buried by a landslide in san francisco. 22-year-old tyra sunshine scarlet was buried underneath the rubble. she was walking her dog with a friend when the landslide happened. the coast guard was able to rescue her friend. and officials say the high tide could have washed scarlet's body out into the ocean. still not certain, though. in emeryville, three people were killed when a minivan crashed into a big rig, stopped on the side of westbound interstate 80. this happened around 1:00 this morning near powell street. according to the chp. the suv ended up being pinned under the big rig. westbound lanes were closed for more than two hours, but still not clear what caused the crash. >> they have no reason to believe there was any circumstances that caused the

vehicle to veer off the road. it is unknown at this time. we don't know if alcohol or drugs were involved. we do not know whether speed was a factor. >> the chp says a fourth person in the suv survived and was taken to highland hospital in oakland, with critical injuries. all lanes of eastbound 580 in oakland are back open after another deadly early morning crash. a woman was killed and a man seriously injured, after the car crashed and caught fire near e 98 avenue on-ramp. this happened just after 4:00 this morning. no word yet on the man's condition at this hour. happening today, some educators from across the bay area, will be joining the picket line in solidarity with oakland teachers on strike. >> on top of this, we get extra students because we cannot fill our teacher positions because we get paid so horribly, compared to other districts. >> we deserve to have the resources, the counselors, the school nurses.

>> that's why i'm on strike. >> teams and students alba ansafrancisco are holding rallies. this comes just one day after striking educators planned school board meeting. negotiators for ousd have since upped their pay raise offer to teachers. the union says it's still not enough. let's take a live look at the white house now. president trump is heading back to washington, d.c. flying from hanoi, vietnam, where he had been meeting with north korean dictator, kim jong- un. talks broke down overnight, ending the summit early. >> basically, they wanted the sanctions lifted, in their entirety. and we couldn't do that. >> they were willing to make some concessions. the country was not willing to

allow them in to denuclearize. >> i think it took a few meeting fist are him to realize that kim jong-un is not on the level. getting hed, thepresident of the united states. >> and the president said he believes kim jong-un will live up to his promises not to do nuclear testing in the future. heated testimony. what michael cohen said today in court and the president's response. and sierra snow pack showing promise for the state's water supply. today, officials are conducting another measurement.

this just in from san jose. a fender bender between a bta light rail train and a car. this briefly disrupted service happened at north first and skyport boulevard. fortunately, everyone is okay. president trump's former personal attorney, michael cohen is testifying in front of lawmakers again today. this time, in a closed-door session. taking a live look where cohen is finishing up three days of hearings. just yesterd e publ testimony about the president. >> he's a racist. he's a conman. and he is a cheat. >> the president's former fixer said he and mr. trump committed crimes together. cohen told lawmakers, the president paid him to cover up an affair with an adult film star. mr. trump responded to a news conference today in vietnam. >> he didn't lie about one

thing. he said no collusion with the russian hoax. i said, i wonder why he didn't just lie about that, too, like he did everything else. >> cohen said there are other wrongdoings by the president, but he has not discussed them yet. officials say the snow pack is about 30% of our water shortage in california. ocean beach, waves are crashing, and the breeze is going. it is now beach bonfire season. starting tomorrow, beach-goers can bring their own 5 wood to any one of the 16 firings on the beach. between fulton street and lincoln way. officials are warning visitors not to burn wood or trash. it is first come, first serve. so bring youril friends whenever you can. all right, mary. we've had a lot of rain this week. but getting a little break today. >> it feels so nice to have that sunshineand catch that break. all of the rain. north bay picking up 10 to 20 inches of rain with the

atmospheric river. and it is a beautiful view. with our sales force tower camera of the blue skies. here is high-def doppler. and you can see, for the most part, quiet done conditions. although tracking a few isolated showers, from the trivalley from livermore, as well as pleasanton and sunol than. here's what you can expect. dry conditions with sunshine today. still drr and that rain returns late friday into saturday. so future cast. let's time it out for you, taking you hour by hour. you can see dry conditions for today, with sunshine. as we go through tomorrow, starting off the day with sunshine. and then increasing clouds. but still dry for tomorrow. rain returns late friday night into saturday. saturday, we'll see rain to scattered showers. it's not going to be a major storm, picking up anywhere from a quarter to three quarters of an inch of rain. russian river will stay below flood stage through the weekend. we're not expecting a lot of

rain. but still that wet we our sunset at 6:02. sunrise at 6:41 tomorrow morning. daytime highs today, mid- to upper 50s, to about 60 degrees. so below-average temperatures. 56 in san francisco. redwood city. fremont, mountain view. 60 for a high in san jose. and looking at 58 for vallejo. and 57 for napa. there is that seven-day forecast. dry day today and tomorrow. a few showers on sunday. but sunday does look like the dryer day out of our weekend. a break on monday. but then rain returns tuesday and for wednesday. we'll be watching to see the atmospheric river setun again today. this is not what anyone wants to hear. it is a while away. so we'll see if the weather models come into agreement about that. >> let's see how wall street is doing about 40 minutes to go before the closing bell. down iard

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welcome back. we all love a hot shower. but imagine going homeless and going days or weeks without one. >> when a bay area woman saw more and more people on the streets, not able to bathe or use a bathroom. she set up a nonprofit to help them. this is this week's jefferson awards. >> michael horton may have lost his home. but he never lost his self- esteem. >> because you are homeless doesn't mean you have to be dirty and smelly. >> thanks to lava mate. after using it for years, miexal is now a volunteer for the organization, providing hot showers and clean bathrooms in 2014. >> the whole experience was designed to say to people, you are worthy. you have value. we see you and we care. >> living in sage fran's western edition for 20 years, lava maze founder, denise sandoval, saw the number of homeless exploding. then she saw there was only

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. coming up tonight at 5:00. you may have heard people getting smaller tax refunds this year. we'll explain why that doesn't necessarily mean higher taxes and what you can do to adapt to the new tax laws. we'll have those stories and more coming up at 5:00. it is national chili day. chili is short for chili concarne, which means chili wmeat in spanish with texas and has been that way since 1977. >> what's the key to dish? a lot of jalapeno? i like it spicy. >> i do, too. i need that spice. >> calienty. >> definitely.

>> i always use peppers. >> you brought them this before. they were pretty good. >> i think i gave you a bag. >> i put it in something. definitely wasn't chili. >> uh-huh. i passed them around. i'll have to bring you some. >> yes, please. >> are we hungry now? >> need some chili. >> at least you can go for a little lunch. upon go for a walk. >> much more rain coming next week. atmospheric river possibly. >> we just want to enjoy the sunshine the next couple of days. >> by enjoy -- enjoy your day, everyone.

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