this morning on the kron four morning news... major breaking news as nearly 200-thousand people are under evacuation orders as the emergency spillway at the oroville dam could fail at any moment. this means the nation's tallest dam could unleash uncontrolled flood waters if it fails. lake oroville had water levels so high, that the emergency spillway was used for the first time in almost 50 years on saturday. the main spillway was damaged during recent heavy rain. good morning... it is monday,

february 13. i'm james fletcher. we will get to our coverage of the oroville spillway dangers in a moment... but first, let's get a check of the weather. toss to weather and traffic. dry weather conditions along with seasonable temperatures will persist across the region through the first half of the upcoming workweek as high pressure dominates the weather

pattern. unsettled conditions then return by late wednesday into thursday with periods of rain and wind likely to continue through next weekend. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is spots. bay no major hot

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 poses." our big story this

morning. nearly 200- thousand people living near the tallest dam in the u-s ordered out of the area for their own safety this morning. authorities there this morning are hoping to avert crisis at the nation's highest dam... they say the erosion is not advancing as quickly as initially thought. this is video from the dam behind me. thousands are still evacuating from the area this morning. reid binion spoke with evacuees and gives us a closer look at what people in the area are going

through. julie swift / evacuee: "i just got a text message and then an alert saying 'get out as fast as you can.' and there's fire trucks that are going up and down our street."residents near lake oroville in california -- ordered to evacuate to higher ground... ...as authorities address damage to a spillway on the nation's highest dam.julie swift / evacuee: "we packed up our dogs and lifted up our couches and just got ready because we live downtown on 5th and ."this -- after water began gushing over the affected spillway at the oroville dam......after a rainy winter season that has caused lake oroville to swell nearly to the point of overflowing.kevin lawson / cal fire incident commander: "when you start to erode the ground and the dirt and everything else starts to roll off the hill it starts to undermine itself."cal-fire incident commander kevin lawson... ...emphasizing the consequences of the erosion... kevin lawson / cal fire incident commander: "if that is not addressed and we don't take care of that and mitigate it properly - essentially what we're looking at is approximately a 30 foot wall of water that would be coming out of the lake - not the lake draining, but a 30 foot wall of water."authorities -- hoping to avert crisis -- saying the erosion is not advancing as quickly as initially thought.officials say they will try to plug the

hole in the emergency spillway with rocks......using helicopters to drop the rocks into a crevice on top of the erosion.i'm reid binion reporting. california governer jerry brown has issued an emergency order this morning to help the response in oroville. in a statement... he said quote: "i've been in close contact with emergency personnel managing the situation in oroville throughout the weekend and it's clear the circumstances are complex and rapidly changing. i want to thank local.... "...and state law enforcement for leading evacuation efforts and doing their part to keep residents safe. the state is directing all necessary personnel and resources to deal with this very serious situation." and as of this morning... here is a look at what we know about evacuation centers. the silver dollar fairgrounds in chico is full. there are several road closures as well so drivers are encouraged to continue north on 99 or 70 from oroville. response teams also have a time crunch with

more storms coming their way. so they are continuing to keep a close eye on the facilities as well as public safety. take a look at this. and here is a closer look at the map of lake oroville. you can see the dam, the spillway and the auxuilary spillway all in this map. and to keep up to date on this developing story - don't forget to download the free kron 4 mobile app.. we'll keep you updated through breaking news push alerts. it's available for both apple and devices.

in the east bay. friends of a couple who died in berkeley are demanding answers this morning. a family member found the bodies of 89-year old dora bibbs and her boyfriend 56-year old gary white in their home saturday morning. this is the second time a couple has been found dead under mysterious circumstances in the city recently. police are now looking into whether a toxic substance or gas is behind the latest tragedy. kron four's lydia pantazes has the latest. friends of a couple who died in berkeley are demanding answers tonight.a family found the bodies of 89-year old dora bibbs and her boyfriend 56-year old gary white in their home saturday morning. kron4's lydia pantazes is live in berkeley where it happened. lydia, do police know what caused their death?this case is still under under investigation.but police are looking into whether carbonmonoxide is to blame. "somebody, whoever it is has got to answer for that, it's like murder."todd walker is hurt and angry....his close

friends 89-year old dora bibbs and 56-year old gary white were found dead inside their home.the door sealed by investigators...caution tape still on the floor..."i've been knowing them both 50-years, she's was like the mother of the neighborhood and gary was like the mechanic of the neighborhood, they was both great people."todd walker grew up in west berkeley with both dora and gary.... he says everyone called dora "mama bibbs" growing up.he says dora had been battling cancer and gary was taking care of her. "to hear that both of them passed at the same time it stunned me, caught me off guard and to hear that it might be carbon monoxide pissed me off."the cause of death is still under investigation but police are looking into whether toxic substances or gases killed the two. last month another couple living in berkeley died in their apartment from carbon monoxide poisoning... police are still trying to determine where the carbon monoxide came from.this latest case has neighbors on edge."i didn't sleep i was worried about not walking up."alicia jones lives in the house in front of dora and gary.her husband called pg&e to come check their house on sunday.""the fire department checked it yesterday but i just didn't feel safe so my husband called them this morning and they gave us the clear."while that helped put neighbors at ease... friends like todd walker want answers."we're not going to let this get swept under the rug, we don't want this to happen to no other family." gary white has two daughters and dora has seven children. police do not believe there is any danger to homes in the area.reporting live in berkeley, lydia pantazes kron4 news.

coming up.. cleanup efforts conitnue around the bay area after major rainfall. how people on the peninsula are recovering after the storm. plus other parts of the bay area still affected by the storm as well... why one community is fearing for their safety this morning. plus breaking news coverage all morning on the oroville dam. how bay area firefighters are stepping up to help with the situation. three cameras are live from the oroville dam. you are looking at a youtube stream of it now. we are continuing to follow this breaking news story throughout

the kron four morning news.

toss to weather or traffic dry weather conditions along with seasonable temperatures will persist across the region through the first half of the upcoming workweek as high pressure dominates the weather pattern. unsettled conditions then return by late wednesday into thursday with periods of rain and wind likely to continue through next weekend.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 breaking news we are following this morning. hundreds of thousands of people forced to evaucate this morning because of the oroville dam. and now, bay area firefighters are stepping in to help provide assistance. at least 15 menlo park fire water rescue personnel are headed to the area. the menlo park fire protection district is one of the california's original 8 swift water rescue teams the team that's headed there this morning is equpped with 3

inflateable river boats, and 2 power water craft. all personnel have special training for situations like this. several team members are also drone pilots. although they call situations like this "extremely unusual," they say having a team prepared is important. happening now. crews are warning commuters to expect major delays this morning on interstate 80 through the sierra. this as they try to repair damage from flooding. interstate 80 was closed friday into saturday after a mudslide sent rocks, trees and debris onto all lanes in placer county. traffic is down to one lane on i-80 westbound from state line to truckee. meanwhile, highway 50 is still closed this morning because of multiple active mudslides from over the weekend. the closure is from pollock pines to strawberry in el dorado county. crews are allowing people who live in the area to show their i-d so they can get through. cal-trans says the highway will be closed through 6:00 tonight. in san mateo county..

congress members paid a visit to those who lost their homes because of mudslides. kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke to officials and victims and has the latest on the peninsula. hope visited this tightknit la honda community today.. congresswoman anna eshoo and state senator jerry hill joined by other county officials showed up to see the damage for themselvessot rep. anna eshoo

over again. at least 17 people are without a home this morning following two fires in oakland. the first fire happened around noon yesterday at 2909 35th avenue. oakland firefighters initially tweeted that people were trapped inside the house. the

second fire happened around 5:02 last night at 1520 24th avenue. it burned part of a two story home. children and adults are both displaced. no one was injured in either fire. a 70-year old woman is in the hospital this morning after being thrown 50 feet by a hit and run driver in petaluma. it happened just before 7:30 saturday night at the intersection of south mcdowell boulevard and caufield lane. police say she is now in the hospital with possible life threatening injuries. witnesses say the woman was crossing against a red signal when she was hit by a van. the driver of the van was last seen turning right onto south mcdowell boulevard. still ahead on the kron four morning news. hundreds of thousands evacauated because of spillway dangers. i'll share what cal fire is saying this morning and the latest on the evacuees. right after the break. and here's a

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 we are following breaking news this morning out of oroville. thousands continue to evacuate from the area this morning because of the hazardous dam. take a look at these pictures provided by the california department of water resources and the associted press. what we know right now is that people who live in butte, sutter, and yuba counties are all under mandatory evacuation orders. take a listen to what cal fire is saying about the situation.

we will continue to follow this breaking news story all morning long..... james, back to you. still ahead on the kron four morning news. a major bay area highway causing problems because of storm damage. what people who live near by are concerned about this morning. and we continue to follow breaking news from oroville and the evacuation centers from chico. the rising concern, after the break. three cameras are live

from the oroville dam. you are looking at a youtube stream of it now. we are continuing to follow this breaking news story throughout the kron four morning news.

morning news. áááábreakáááá we're coming up on 4-30... here are the big stories we're working on for you this morning... nearly 200-thousand people evacuated because an emergency spillway at the oroville dam is in danger of failing. there is a lot of concern this morning as people are being told to evacuate to higher ground. this comes after water began gushing over the affected spillway at the oroville dam. after a rainy winter season that has caused lake oroville to swell nearly to the point of overflowing. we will have more on this throughout the morning. congress members paid a visit to those who lost their homes because of mudslides. they went to la honda to see the damage for themsevles. people in the area hope county officials will step in to help relieve the massive financial burden they are now under because insurance does not cover mudslides. one woman

is staying with friends after a mudslide destroyed her home. she had lived there for 41 years. people in the area say they do not expect the road to reopen for months. family and friends of a couple who died in berkeley are demanding answers this morning. 89-year-old dora bibbs and her boyfirend, 56-year-old gary white, were found dead in their apartment on haskell street saturday morning. just over a mile away, a second couple died in their apartment from carbon onoxide poisoning last month. police are still trying determine where the carbon monoxide came from that killed a couple in berkeley last month. the cause of death of the two people found over the weekend is still under investigation. police say there is no danger to homes in the toss to weather or traffic dry weather conditions along with seasonable temperatures

will persist across the region through the first half of the upcoming workweek as high pressure dominates the weather pattern. unsettled conditions then return by late wednesday into thursday with periods of rain and wind likely to continue through next weekend. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from

the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 breaking news this morning... hundreds of thousands of people evacaute after damage to a spillway at the oroville dam. water began flowing over the emergency spillway at the

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

breaking news this morning... hundreds of thousands of people evacaute after damage to a spillway at the oroville dam. water began flowing over the emergency spillway at the dam for the first time in the structures nearly 50-year history on saturday. all weekend department of water resources remained hopeful this wouldn't happen. the situation turned extreme yesterday. people from all areas in and around oroville were forced to evacuate

immediately in case the worst case scenario happens. the concern is the auxillary spillway will give out and release an uncontrolled amount of water. 100-thousand cubic feet of water is now rushing through per second. that spillway is suffering from erosion but in a conference yesterday officials with the d-w-r and sheriffs office said it's not happening as quickly as once thought. the department of water will use helicopters to drop

rocks to fill in a huge hole in the spillway and try to stabilize the flowing water. kron four's will tran will have live later this morning on the kron four morning news. meanwhile the bay area is still dealing with storm damage this morning. like this section of highway 35 that collapsed in los gatos. this is video from our partnership with abc7 news. and it's not only causing traffic problems.... it's drawing crowds of people who want to see the sight in person. now as kron4's alecia reid reports, people who live nearby are worried other unstable roads nearby may give way as well. natsot - the road is closed? volunteers from the los gatos community made it their business to stand on black road all day sunday to turn tourists around.mike snodgrass sot - the road is very fragile. there are lots of cracks forming on itfriday's landslide took out state route 35 also known as skyline blvd. there are also a number of mudslides, and road blocks in

the area. sot - it's a very precarious situation. since then hundreds of people have come to check it out. at the same time, causing chaos in the neighborhood.mike snodgrass - sot - we understand people are curious and want to see this huge natural disaster, but disaster for usthis is what concerned citizens decided to do. they printed out flyers, posted up shop at lakeside elementary school, and stopped every car trying to go up the hill. as they attempt to prevent any future hazards. laurel cockcroft - sot - this is our only way in and out. for medical, propane for our houseswith the uncertainty surrounding the stability of the roadway, families are concerned about how much it can hold.traci bianchi - sot - it's incredibly scary just to even bring the children to school you worry should i just stay and not go back home in case we don't have a road to come back down to grab themsot - we need the county to put a sign saying local traffic only, and we need the county to get in here to do a temporary fix to stabilize black road reporting from los gatos, alecia reid kron 4 news.

still ahead... president trump is back in washington d-c- after a weekend away... how he's trying to restore the travel ban. plus breaking news from oroville... we'll show you what the red cross message to people is this morning and hear from evacuees. three cameras are live from the oroville dam. you

are looking at a youtube stream of it now. we are continuing to follow this breaking news story throughout the kron four morning news. breaking news... we

are continuing to follow the the situation near the oroville dam. this is new video from the c-h-p. you can see just how much water is gushing over the spillway. lake oroville had water levels so high, that the emergency spillway was used for the first time in almost 50 years on saturday. the main spillway was damaged during recent heavy rain. a california national guard official says they will provide eight helicopters to assist with reconstruction. helicopters will also be available for search and rescue today. the california national guard also put out a notification to all 23-thousand soldiers and airmen to be ready to deploy if needed. the last time an alert like this was issued for the entire california national guard was the 1992 riots. and here is a look at the evacuation center in chico. thousands of people are there

this morning because of the danger near where they were living. the american red cross is helping the thousands of evacuees this morning. one evacuee describes his bizzare way of getting into chico. evacuee walks the the american red cross is asking people for help this morning, not with food but with actual people there to provide assistance.

kron four's will tran will be there this morning and have live reports throughout the kron four morning news. three cameras are live from the oroville dam. you are looking at a youtube stream of it now. we are continuing to follow this breaking news story throughout morning news.

welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. here is a look at the major headlines before you head out the door this morning.... we continue to monitor breaking news from oroville.. nearly 200-thousand people evacuated because an emergency spillway at the oroville dam is in danger of failing.

this all started last week when a hole opened up in the oroville dam spillway during last week's storms. right now crews are desperately trying to repair that hole. a 70-year old woman is in the hospital this morning after being thrown 50 feet by a hit and run driver in petaluma. it happened just before 7-30 saturday night at the intersection of south mcdowell boulevard and caufield lane. police say she is now in the hospital with in critical condition. witnesses say the woman was crossing against a red signal when she was hit by a van. the driver of the van was last seen turning right onto south mcdowell boulevard. at least 17 people are displaced from their homes this morning following two fires in oakland. the first fire happened around noon yesterday at 2909 35th avenue. oakland firefighters initially tweeted that people were trapped

inside the house. the second fire happened around 5:02 last night at 1520 24th avenue. it burned part of a two story home. children and adults are both displaced. no one was injured in either fire. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

dry weather conditions along with seasonable temperatures will persist across the region through the first half of the upcoming workweek as high pressure dominates the weather pattern. unsettled conditions then return by late wednesday into thursday with periods of rain and wind likely to continue through next weekend.

breaking news this morning. nearly 200- thousand people evacuated because an emergency spillway at the oroville dam is in danger of failing. evacuation centers have been set up in chico. take a look at this video. this all comes after water began gushing over the affected spillway at the oroville dam. after a rainy winter season that has caused lake oroville to swell nearly to the point of overflowing. last week we showed you a hole that opened in the spillway after the last round of storms. that hole grew very quickly. officials with cal fire say the big problem is with erosion as the water comes down mountain. officials say safety is their priority this morning.

now this was the scene when people living in butte, sutter and yuba counties were forced to evacuate on highway 99. traffic conditions and several road closures made it frustrating for drivers. and to keep up to date on this developing story - don't forget to download the free kron 4 mobile app.. we'll keep you updated through breaking news push alerts. it's available for both apple and android big story this morning. president trump is back in washington d-c. the

president is responding to protest of a series of immigration raids. and he's also hinting at some action after a panel of federal judges ruled his controversial travel ban would remain halted. david daniel has more on what could be next. nats - protesters chanting chants of "undocumented, unafraid" could be heard loud and clear outside the white house.. as demonstrators gathered to protest the recent ice raids. hundreds of undocumented immigrants were arrested across the country this week.. and on sunday...president trump addressed the raids, tweeting: "the crackdown on illegal criminals is merely the keeping of my campaign promise." while not all of the immigrants had criminal histories, immigration and customs officials say they targeted individuals with criminal records... and that operations like these are routine, carried out several times a year.concern remains high among immigrant communities... following the president's recent executive order barring foreign nationals from seven muslim- majority countries.this, despite a federal appeals court ruling late last week that prevents the ban from being enforced.a significant setback for the trump administration but white house advisers say they are weighing all their options. stephen miller / white house adviser: "that includes you can continue the appeal on the 9th, you can seek an emergency stay at the supreme court, you can have a trial hearing on the merits at the district level or you can take it en banc for an emergency hearing also at the 9th circuit and yes you can pursue additional

executive actions."president trump says he's considering filing a brand new executive order as early as monday. i'm david daniel reporting. still ahead in ten minutes on the kron four morning news at five. we continue to follow breaking news... nearly 200- thousand people forced to evacuate as the emergency spillway at the oroville dam could fail at any moment. three cameras are live from the oroville dam. you are looking at a youtube stream of it now. we are

continuing to follow this breaking news story throughout the kron four morning news.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 still ahead on the kron four morning news at five. we will continue to follow breaking news... full team coverage of an emergency spillway at the oroville dam that is in danger of failing. we'll have the latest. and we are tracking the weather around the bay area. another storm is headed our way. a full forecast, after

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following this morning.... nearly 200-thousand people evacuated because an emergency spillway at the oroville dam is in danger of failing. this is video from just before the sun went down last night... you can see the water rushing over the spillway. this all started last week when a hole opened up in the oroville dam during last week's storms. right now crews are desperately trying to repair that hole and prevent a disaster. good morning i'm darya folsom. and i'm mark danon. we will have much more on that breaking news situation in oroville coming up in just a

minute... but first we want to get a check on weather and traffic this morning. toss traffic first. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to

101 dry weather conditions along with seasonable temperatures will persist across the region through the first half of the upcoming workweek as high pressure workweek as upcoming of the through the across the temperatures seasonable along with conditions dry weather dry weather conditions along with seasonable temperatures will persist across the region through the first half of the upcoming workweek as high pressure dominates the weather pattern. unsettled conditions then return by late

wednesday into thursday with periods of rain and wind likely to continue through next weekend. now we want to get back to our breaking news this morning. nearly 200- thousand people evacuated because an emergency spillway at the oroville dam is in danger of failing. james fletcher is here with the latest developments from overnight. there is a lot of concern this morning as people are being told to evacuate to higher ground. this comes after water began gushing over the emergency spillway at the oroville dam. after a rainy winter season that has caused lake oroville to swell nearly to the point of overflowing. last week we showed you a hole that opened in the spillway after the last round of storms. that hole grew very

quickly. officials with cal fire say the big problem is with erosion as the water comes down mountain. and cal fire is warning about just how dangerous this situation can be. dam spillway-dam spillway-dam spillway- and this was the scene

last night just before sundown as the water was flowing over the spillway. officials say they will try to plug the hole in the emergency spillway with rocks... using helicopters to drop the rocks into a crevice on top of the erosion. toss to mark and now we want to show and now we and now we want to show you exactly where this is you exactly want to show

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emphasize that this is not the oroville dam that is in danger of failing... it is the auxillary spillway. this map shows where where the damaged this map was created by the dailymail. the fear is spillway fails... hundreds of thousands of gallons of come rushing town. you can see that could be flooded if the spillway fails. butte county has evacuation centers open for people forced to flee their homes. this was the scene last night at the "silver dollar fairgrounds" in chico.... most of the centers are already completely filled following mandatory evacuations for those living in oroville to sutter county. a family who spoke to kron four at an evacuation center said they were ready to leave as soon as they got the evacuation

would happen. a team from the salvation army chico corps is providing breakfast for people this morning. while a crew from santa rosa is preparing lunch for evacuees later today. we have a full list of the evacuation centers on our website at kron four dot com. and kron four's will tran is headed to an evacuation center right now, and we will go to him as soon as he arrives. and now james fletcher is back with a look at how local and state crews are responding this morning. california's national guard has been placed on standby this morning. officials say all 23-thousand soldiers and airmen are ready

to deploy to the area if needed. and governor jerry brown has issued an emergency order in response to the damaged spillway. in a statement... he said quote: "i've been in close contact with emergency personnel managing the situation in oroville throughout the weekend and it's clear the circumstances are complex and rapidly changing. i want to thank local.... "...and state law enforcement for leading evacuation efforts and doing their part to keep residents safe. the state is directing all necessary personnel and resources to deal with this very serious at least 15 menlo park fire water rescue personnel are headed to the area. the menlo park fire protection district is one of the california's original 8 swift water rescue teams the team that's headed there this morning is equpped with 3 inflateable river boats, and 2 power water craft. all personnel have special training for situations like this. several team members are also drone pilots. although they call situations like this "extremely unusual," they say having a team

prepared is important. here's a timeline of how rapidly events moved leading up to where we are right now. on tuesday of last week a massive hole began to form on the emergency spillway of the oroville dam. the hole formed during the heavy rain and it has continued to grow ever since. on saturday, officials said the water was continuing to flow over the emergency spillway and would continue for another day or so. they said there was no threat to the public at that point. then yesterday at noon, officials held a news conference saying water was still flowing over the emergency spillway but that the overflow was steadily slowing. they expected it to stop by midday monday. at around 5 last night...things took a turn for the worse. officials ordered people living near the

dam to evacuate saying a "hazardous situation is developing" after an emergency spillway severely eroded. the butte county sheriff's office said the emergency spillway could fail within an hour. at around 5:45, authorities began asking more communities to evacuate. an hour later, thousands of cars in wall-to-wall traffic could be seen on highway 99 as people streamed out of oroville and away from the dam. at 8 last night, officials said 188-thousand people had evacuated. water was still spilling over the dam. at 8:30, traffic is gridlocked for miles around lake oroville as panicked and angry residents try to evacuate. at 10:15 last night, authorities said there is no more water going over the emergency spillway. officials say the threat is still not over. at 11:30, governor brown issued an emergency order to deal with

the emergency. and at 11:50 last night, the national guard was put on stand-by. 23- thousand soldier are ready to deploy to the area if needed. and to keep up to date with this breaking news story you can download the free kron 4 mobile app.. we'll keep you updated through breaking news push alerts. coming up on the kron 4 morning news... we continue to follow the big breaking news out of oroville where nearly 200-thousand people have been evacuated because of concerns over a damaged spillway at the oroville dam. this is a live look from the dam this morning. you can see the rushing water. after the break we will hear what the red cross is doing to help the people forced from their homes. your weather forecast is next. i will take a look at

your morning commute after the break. . . no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the

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following this morning.... nearly 200-thousand people evacuated because an emergency spillway at the oroville dam is in danger of failing. this all started last week when a hole opened up in the oroville dam spillway during last week's storms. right now crews are desperately trying to repair that hole. james fletcher is here now with fletcher is james james fletcher is

here now with an update on the situation and what the red cross is doing to help.

so far at least 188- thousand people have been told to evacuate. this comes after water began gushing over the affected spillway at the oroville dam. a rainy winter season has caused lake oroville to swell nearly to the point of overflowing. people have been showing up at evacuation centers. and the red cross says they still need more help. thousands of people have shown up at the evactuation centers. kron 4's will tran is on his way to one of those evacuation centers this

morning. he will have an update in a live report coming up in the 6:00 hour. toss traffic. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from

880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

dry weather conditions along

with seasonable temperatures will persist across the region through the first half of the upcoming workweek as high pressure dominates the weather pattern. unsettled conditions then return by late wednesday into thursday with periods of rain and wind likely to continue through next weekend.

coming up on the kron 4 morning news... we continue to follow the big breaking news out of oroville where nearly 200-thousand people have been evacuated because of concerns over a damaged spillway at the oroville dam. this is a live look from the dam this morning. you can see the rushing water. are team coverage ocntinues coming up. and here's a live look outside... bay

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

and we will continue to cover the damage at the oroville spillway. our team coverage continues after the toss wx or traffic.

no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

now we want to get back to our breaking news this morning. nearly 200- thousand people evacuated because an emergency spillway

at the oroville dam is in danger of failing. james fletcher is here with the latest developments from overnight. there is a lot of concern this morning as people are being told to evacuate to

higher ground. this comes after water began gushing over the affected spillway at the oroville dam. after a rainy winter season that has caused lake oroville to swell nearly to the point of overflowing. last week we showed you a hole that opened in the spillway after the last round of storms. that hole grew very quickly. officials with cal fire say the big problem is with erosion as the water comes down mountain. they say they are doing everything they can to prevent the spillway from failing. here." and this was the scene and this and this was the scene

last night just before sundown as the water was flowing over the spillway. officials say they will try to plug the hole in the emergency spillway with rocks... using helicopters to drop the rocks into a crevice on top of the erosion.toss to mark and now we want to show you exactly where this is happening. we want to

emphasize that this is not the oroville dam that is in danger of failing... it is the auxillary spillway. this map shows where the dam is and where the damaged spillway is. this map was created by the dailymail. the fear is that if this spillway fails... hundreds of thousands of gallons of water could come rushing down into the town. you can see the area here that could be flooded if the

butte county has evacuation centers open for people forced to flee their homes. this was the scene last night at the "silver dollar fairgrounds" in chico.... most of the centers are already completely filled following mandatory evacuations for those living in oroville to sutter county. a family who spoke to kron four at an evacuation center said they were celebrating a birthday when they received the evacuation alert. time a team from the salvation

army chico corps is providing breakfast for people this morning. while a crew from santa rosa is preparing lunch for evacuees later today. we have a full list of the evacuation centers on our website at kron four dot com. and kron four's will tran is headed to an evacuation center right now, and we will go to him as soon as he arrives. and now james fletcher is back with a closer look at the problem that crews in orroville are dealing with this morning. take a look at this picture... this is just to give you an idea of how big the hole in the spillway is. you can see two workers in the hole. this hole is about 300 feet wide and about 30 feet deep.

you can really see just how much work it is going to take to fill this hole and repair the damage. this is the hole that opened up last week during all the heavy rain. and to keep up to date with this breaking news story you can download the free kron 4 mobile app.. we'll keep you updated through breaking news push alerts. coming up on the kron 4 morning news... we continue to follow the big breaking news out of oroville where nearly 200-thousand people have been evacuated because of concerns

over a damaged spillway at the oroville dam. this is a live look from the dam this morning. you can see the rushing water. after the break we will take a look at some of the new video coming out of oroville showing exactly why people should be so concerned this morning. and here's a [crying] ahhhhhhhhhh! the price you see is the price you pay, unlike cable.

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breaking news we are following this morning.... nearly 200-

thousand people evacuated because an emergency spillway at the oroville dam is in danger of failing. this all started last week when a hole opened up in the oroville dam spillway during last week's storms. right now crews are desperately trying to repair that hole. james fletcher is here

now with an update on the situation and what the red cross is doing to help. so far at least 188- thousand people have been told to evacuate. this comes after water began gushing over the emergency spillway at the oroville dam. a rainy winter season has caused lake oroville to swell nearly to the point of overflowing. people have been showing up at evacuation centers. police say they want to make sure everybody who lives in

the area is safe. officials say they will try to plug the hole in the emergency spillway with rocks... using helicopters to drop the rocks into a crevice on top of the erosion.

coming up on the kron 4 morning news... we continue to follow the big breaking news out of oroville where nearly 200-thousand people have been evacuated because of concerns over a damaged spillway at the oroville dam. this is a live look from the dam this morning. you can see the rushing water. our team coverage of this breaking news situation continues after the break. ♪ ♪

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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

breaking news we are following this morning.... nearly 200-thousand people evacuated because an emergency spillway at the oroville dam is in danger of failing. this all started last week when a hole opened up in the oroville dam spillway during

last right now crews are desperately trying to repair that hole. coming up at the top of the hour we have team coverage of the concerns over the damaged spillway. will tran will be live at an evacuation center this morning. and james fletcher is breaking down all of the video and concerns from police and state officials as they brace for the worst.

breaking news we are following this morning....

nearly 200-thousand people evacuated because an emergency spillway at the oroville dam is in danger of failing. this is video from just before the sun went down last night... you can see the water rushing over the spillway. this all started last week when a hole opened up in the spillway at the oroville dam during last week's storms. right now crews are desperately trying to repair that hole and prevent a disaster. good morning i'm darya folsom. and i'm mark danon. we will have much more on that breaking news situation in oroville coming up in just a minute... but first we want to get a check on weather and traffic this morning. multiple hotspots robin?

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 dry weather conditions dry weather

dry weather conditions along with seasonable temperatures will persist across the region through the first half of the upcoming workweek as high pressure dominates the weather pattern. unsettled conditions then return by late

wednesday into thursday with periods of rain and wind likely to continue through next weekend. now we want to get back to our breaking news this morning. nearly 200- thousand people evacuated because an emergency spillway at the oroville dam is in danger of failing. james fletcher is here with the latest developments from overnight. there is a lot of concern

this morning as people are being told to evacuate to higher ground. this comes after water began gushing over the emergency spillway at the oroville dam. intense storms this year has caused lake oroville to swell to the point of overflowing. last week we showed you a hole that opened in the spillway after the last round of storms. that hole grew very quickly. officials with cal fire say the big problem is with erosion as the water comes down mountain. and cal fire is warning about just how dangerous this situation can be. dam spillway- and this was the scene

last night just before sundown as the water was flowing over the spillway. officials say they will try to plug the hole in the emergency spillway with rocks... using helicopters to drop the rocks into a crevice on top of the erosion. toss to mark and now we want to show

you exactly where this is happening. we want to emphasize that this is not the oroville dam that is in danger of failing... it is the auxillary spillway. this map shows where the dam is and where the damaged spillway is. this map was created by the dailymail. the fear is that if this spillway fails... hundreds of thousands of gallons of water could come rushing down into the town. you can see the area here

that could be flooded if the spillway fails.

butte county has evacuation centers open for people forced to flee their homes. this was the scene last night at the "silver dollar fairgrounds" in chico.... most of the centers are already completely filled following mandatory evacuations for those living in oroville to sutter county. a family who spoke to kron four at an evacuation center said they were celebrating a birthday when they received the evacuation alert. time a team from the salvation army chico corps is providing breakfast for people this morning. while a crew from santa rosa is preparing lunch for evacuees later today. we have a full list of the evacuation centers on our website at kron four dot com.

and kron four's will tran is headed to an evacuation center right now, and we will go to him as soon as he arrives. and we are getting a new look at the oroville dam. this is courtesy of the c-h-p valley division.... it's a look at the dam through night vision goggles.

here's a timeline of how rapidly events moved leading up to where we are right now. on tuesday of last week a massive hole began to form on the spillway of the oroville dam. the hole formed during the heavy rain and it has continued to grow ever since. on saturday, officials said the water was starting to flow over the emergency spillway and would

continue for another day or so. they said there was no threat to the public at that point. then yesterday at noon, officials held a news conference saying water was still flowing over the emergency spillway but that the overflow was steadily slowing. at around 5 last night...things took a turn for the worse. officials ordered people living near the dam to evacuate saying a "hazardous situation is developing" after an emergency spillway severely eroded. the butte county sheriff's office said the emergency spillway could fail within an hour. an hour later, thousands of cars in wall-to- wall traffic could be seen on

highway 99 as people streamed out of oroville and away from the dam. at 8 last night, officials said 188-thousand people had evacuated. water was still spilling over the dam. at 10:15 last night, authorities said there is no more water going over the emergency spillway. officials say the threat is still not over. at 11:30, governor brown issued an emergency order to deal with the emergency. and at 11:50 last night, the national guard was put on stand-by. 23- thousand soldier are ready to deploy to the area if needed. and to keep up to date with this breaking news story you can download the free kron 4 mobile app.. we'll keep you updated through breaking news coming up on the kron 4 morning news... we continue to follow the big breaking news out of oroville where nearly

200- thousand people have been evacuated because of concerns over a damaged spillway at the this is a live look from the morning.the rushing water. after the hear what the doing to help forced from their homes. your weather forecast is next. i will take a look at your morning commute after the break. . . no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 in our suvs, you feel every mountain we've ever conquered. in our sports cars, you feel every podium we've ever climbed. and now, they've come together to create something

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breaking news we are following this morning.... nearly 200-thousand people evacuated because an emergency spillway at the oroville dam is in danger of failing. this all started last week

when a hole opened up in the oroville dam spillway during last week's storms. right now crews are desperately trying to repair that hole. james fletcher is here now with an update on the situation and what the red cross is doing to help. so far at least 188- thousand people have been told

to evacuate. this comes after water began gushing over the affected spillway at the oroville dam. a rainy winter season has caused lake oroville to swell nearly to the point of overflowing. people have been showing up at evacuation centers. and the red cross says they still need cross says they still need more help.

and we have much more coverage on the oroville dam on our website. we have a list of the evacuation centers... and everything you need to know if you have family who lives there. it's all on kron-four-dot-com.

áááábreakáááá no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 we are following breaking news this morning out of oroville. thousands continue to evacuate from the area this morning because of concerns that the oroville dam spill way could fail. take

a look at these pictures just into the kron 4 newsroom this morning showing the water coming over the spillway. a rainy winter season has caused lake oroville to swell nearly to the point of overflowing. what we know right now is that people who live in butte, sutter, and yuba counties are all under mandatory evacuation orders. we have complete team coverage of this breaking news story coming up after the break.

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nearly 200-thousand people evacuated because an emergency spillway at the oroville dam is in danger of failing. this is video from just before the sun went down last night... you can see the water spilling over the emergency spillway. this all started last week when a hole opened up in the oroville dam during last week's storms. right now crews are desperately trying to repair that hole and prevent a disaster.

toss traffic. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 dry weather conditions along with seasonable temperatures will persist across the region through the first half of the upcoming workweek as high pressure dominates the weather pattern. unsettled conditions then return by late wednesday into thursday with periods of rain and wind likely to continue through

next weekend. now we want to get back to our breaking news this morning. nearly 200- thousand people evacuated because an emergency spillway at the oroville dam is in danger of failing. james fletcher is here with the latest developments from overnight. there is a lot of concern this morning as people are being told to evacuate to higher ground. this comes after water began gushing over

the affected spillway at the oroville dam. after a rainy winter season that has caused lake oroville to swell nearly to the point of overflowing. last week we showed you a hole that opened in the spillway after the last round of storms. that hole grew very quickly. officials with cal fire say the big problem is with erosion as the water comes down mountain. they say they are doing everything they can to prevent the spillway from failing. here." and this and this was the scene

last night just before sundown as the water was flowing over officials say they will try to plug the emergency spillway with rocks... using drop the rocks into a crevice erosion. and now we want to show you exactly where this is happening. we want to emphasize that this is not the oroville dam that is in danger of failing... it is the auxillary spillway. this

map shows where the dam is and where the damaged spillway is. this map was created by the dailymail. the fear is that if this spillway fails... hundreds of thousands of gallons of water could come rushing down into the town. you can see the area here that could be flooded if the spillway fails.

butte county has evacuation centers open for people forced to flee their homes. this was the scene last night at the "silver dollar fairgrounds" in

chico.... most of the centers are already completely filled following mandatory evacuations for those living in oroville to sutter county. some evacuees say they are worried because they don't know how long they will be forced to stay at the evacuation centers. i'm scared, a team from the salvation

army chico corps is providing breakfast for people this morning. while a crew from santa rosa is preparing lunch for evacuees later today. we have a full list of the evacuation centers on our website at kron four dot com. and kron four's will tran is headed to an evacuation center right now, and we will go to him as soon as he arrives. and to keep up to date with this breaking news story you can download the free kron 4 mobile app.. we'll keep you updated through breaking news push alerts. coming up on the kron 4 morning news... we continue to follow the big breaking news out of oroville where nearly 200-thousand people have been evacuated because of concerns over a damaged spillway at the oroville dam. this is a live look from the dam this morning. you can see the

rushing water. after the break we will take a look at some of the new video coming out of oroville showing exactly why people should be so concerned this

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo

bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20

toss trx. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

dry weather conditions along with seasonable temperatures will persist across the region through the first half of the upcoming workweek as high pressure dominates the weather pattern. unsettled conditions then return by late wednesday into thursday with periods of rain and wind likely to continue through next weekend.

breaking news we are following this morning.... nearly 200- thousand people evacuated because an emergency spillway at the oroville dam is in danger of failing. this all started last week when a hole opened up in the oroville dam spillway during last week's storms. right now crews are desperately trying to repair that hole. james fletcher is here

now with an update on the situation and what the red cross is doing to help. so far at least 188- thousand people have been told to evacuate. this comes after water began gushing over the affected spillway at the oroville dam. a rainy winter season has caused lake oroville to swell nearly to the point of overflowing. people have been showing up at evacuation centers. police say they want to make sure

everybody who lives in the area is safe. poses." officials say they will try to plug the hole in the emergency spillway with rocks... using helicopters to drop the rocks into a crevice on top of the

mark adlib big board. coming up on the kron 4 morning news... we continue to follow the big breaking news out of oroville where nearly 200-thousand people have been evacuated because of concerns over a damaged spillway at the

oroville dam. this is a live look from the dam this morning. you can see the rushing water. our team coverage of this breaking news situation continues after the

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