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and the end is here at olympic boulevard and lincoln boulevard. of debate and urban legend surrounding the end of route 66. this is the actual end but we do get a lot of enthusiasts, historians and you know people who are doing motorcycle tours who come into santa monica and during the whole route 66 and they love to celebrate the end of the journey at santa monica pier. so in 2009, santa monica pier was named spiritual end of route 66. >> we are in ocean avenue. kind of looking at palisades park and as you can see here, we are coming up on santa monica pier which was really one of the, most iconic destinations and locations in the country. one of the most instagrammed spots in the country. the peer has a rich history, it was built in 19 nine. and today it houses everything from an amusement park called pacific park, which as you can see is a roller coaster. carnival games, the ferris wheel which is in many movies and television shows. definitely a beloved destination. an historic jam and a place that is full of surprises. >> how many folks visit

there's a partial closure between lincoln way and boulevard. the lincoln way sign just blowing in the breeze. flashing red lights. all of the cars have to turn left because of the closure. earlier today we saw one man doing his best to hold onto his umbrella. at ocean beach there's a sign that's warning people to stay off the beach due to the dangerous conditions. we have seen some people out here with dogs walking and checking out the surf. we heard a surfer got into trouble earlier today and almost needed to be rescued. we spoke with another surfer who stopped by to check out conditions. >> you have to read the water. and the current. and the direction the swells all that. once you learn that, you dial in. >> the storm a few weeks ago is the biggest waves i have seen. they're nasty looking now though. >> in the video earlier you can see the sand just really blowing here with the wind. we started our day this morning in with all of the construction projects and the buildings that are going up, some workers had no choice but to do their jobs in

southbound lanes are shutdown from lincoln highway to slope boulevard. it is unknown that the point when it will reopen. in the meantime the national weather service has been warning about these powerful swells. the surf was rough today at rock wave beach but waves are expected to reach 25 to 30 feet tomorrow. some areas could reach 40 feet. the high of a four story building. beach goers have been warned to stay away due to powerful rip currents. >>> another area of concern here mudslides around the burn zones in butte county. getting reports of some hillsides giving way. there is no vegetation left to keep the soil in place. more storm coverage ahead. we will have you covered early tomorrow morning ahead of your thursday morning commute. kpix 5 morning news will start at 4:00 a.m. >>> a bay area man who survived 9/11 killed in a terror attack in kenya. >>> and a muni rider had enough. he's caught on camera turning the tables on a man accused of harassing other passengers. >>> and an earthquake rattles the east bay this morning. how the government shutdo

to show you that partial closure at great highway between lincoln way and slope boulevard. we have some video of that closure to show you. we had to move because where we were standing live with that closure behind us our lens of the camera was just getting soaked. so you wouldn't be able to see it. so we have some video of that partial closure. that of course is storm-related. earlier today we saw one man who was here at ocean beach trying to hold on to his umbrella. there are signs here at ocean beach letting people know to absolutely stay off the beach and of course stay out of the water because of the dangerous conditions. still we have seen people out here luckily not in the ocean that we did hear that one surfer might have gotten into some trouble earlier today and almost need to be rescued. most of the people we've seen out here are either coming to check out the surf or they're out here walking their dogs or believe it or not, we even saw one whom to seemed to be doing some exercising out here. we did talk to one surfer earlier who came to check out the surf and the

lincoln and slo. you may want to use sunset boulevard for an alternate route. the northbound lanes are moving with no delay. elsewhere on the maps we have news to report with 101 in the clearing stages and we are working on wrapping up closures on the southbound side. overall thing should be cleared and the next couple of minutes. 280 at the peninsula's good with no delays. at 37 westbound we have more cars filling in but no delays out of vallejo heading into the marin and novato area. traffic is light between the i- 80 and 101 connector. on highway 4 we have extra volume but no brake lights, nice speech westbound out of anti out the way down the east shore freeway it is pretty quiet. we have an accident at the on- ramp at westbound 580 two cars involved in the crash but no delays because of it. it is stop and go east of that area out of the altamont pass. off of the east shore freeway, very quiet. 15 minutes from highway 4 to the maze your traffic quiet at the bay bridge toll plaza with a few cars in the fast-track claim but overall quiet into san francisco. w