ktvu's deborah villalon is live after asking officials what is next for the state's schools. >> reporter: many schools have fences but they don't necessarily keep anyone out. and they have the signs telling visitors to report to the school office to sign in, but if they don't, and they mean harm the question becomes, how far can they get. >> reporter: i'm confident that california schools are safe. >> reporter: california's superintendent expects new discussions about metal detectors at schools and camera systems, fences and guards. he has alerted all 1,100 school districts to review their plans. >> we can't live in fear and have every school be a closed fortress of some kind. it's a place of learning. >>> schools around the country are trying to reassure anxious parents and in some places putting extra security in place for tomorrow. >> monday is going to be the safest day. >> this mom ice skating today with her 6-year-old daughter points out sandy hook school had a locked front door. visitors had to be buzzed in but the gunman blew himself in. >> it's not going to stop somebody, if tha

deborah villalon is following the rainfall and jade hernandez is in an area where the power outages have happened. >> reporter: before this happened we were going to show you that the water had receded right here. the water had come down. look at the mud. the mud goes up all this way right here. there are still tonight concerns that this storm has brought. >> we're moving everybody back. >> reporter: police ushered the crowd across the street as the creek crested. >> the trick is where the straight areas where it flows there's no problem with the flooding of it. it's the bends wherever the creek bends is a vulnerable spot. >> reporter: this isn't a new situation for long time menlo park homeowner ron garcia. >> in 1998 we weren't living here at the time but there was a flood in the basement and we lost our water heater, you can see the water mark. >> reporter: the couple had already put sandbags in front of the garage as they continue to monitor the flood level. we watched this man at university avenue check for storm drain blockage with his bare hands. >> it didn't become the issue unti

ktvu's deborah villalon is at the mall and says this isn't the first time. >> you can see the plywood from the first time they smashed and the third one putting them inside. >> wow, unbelievable. >> reporter: shoppers are startled to see how thieves broke out two walls and went inside and stole pearls and jewelry. >> terrible, i think it's a sign of the times. >> reporter: it happened at the same macy's store a few years ago. security cameras are key but as of tonight macy's hasn't turned over any surveillance video. >> it would be helpful. the sooner the better. we would like to try to recover the jewelry. >> reporter: police also wonder why when the alarm was tripped at 3:15 a.m. they weren't called until 4:28. >> our officers were on scene within a few minutes and were met by macy's security. i don't have an explanation for why the time lag in the reporting of the alarm. >> they want to try something bigger this time. >> reporter: this jeweler wondering if it's the same burglars who stole $10,000 in watches from his store. steps away from macy's six months ago. his back office stil

ktvu's deborah villalon is at the mall and says this isn't the first time. >> you can see the plywoodshed and the third one putting them inside. >> wow, unbelievable. >> reporter: shoppers are startled to see how thieves broke out two walls and went inside and stole pearls and jewelry. >> terrible, i think it's a sign of the times. >> reporter: it happened at the same macy's store a few years ago. security cameras are key but as of tonight macy's hasn't turned over any surveillance video. >> it would be helpful. the sooner the better. we would like to try to recover the jewelry. >> reporter: police also wonder why when the alarm was tripped at 3:15 a.m. they weren't called until 4:28. >> our officers were on scene within a few minutes and were met by macy's security. i don't have an explanation for why the time lag in the reporting of the alarm. >> they want to try something bigger this time. >> reporter: this jeweler wondering if it's the same burglars who stole $10,000 in watches from his store. steps away from macy's six months ago. his back office still shows the damage from that