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it is attica passity now.he state's reservoirs are swelling because of all of the rain that has fallen since january. the state's largest reservoir, lake shasta is 80% full. the snow pack jumped to 180% of normal. academic experts showed that 42% of california is now drought-free. and some say that 2017 really could turn out to be one of the wettest years on record. that is only if the rain continues. now, we did speak to a resident who came out to take pictures of how full the lexington reservoir is now. >> i wonder how long it will last. this is, what, once in a decade kind of rain. but when i see that -- i've never seen the reservoir that full in my life. it is awesome to see. >> reporter: and here is a look at just how much things have changed over the past year. the u.s. drought monitor released these before and after pictures of our drought situation. you can see one side shows what the state looks like today with most of the extreme drought conditions in southern california. compare that to a year ago w

there is a crash in orinda attica minute owe pablo that is blocking the westbound lanes. show you right here on the maps you can see it in the middle of your screen. you can see there is an extensive backup all the way into downtown walnut creek. now we will take you to the south bay. we will show you the drive here on -- excuse me, on highway 101. in san jose. and we don't have any crashes we're showing in this area. but traffic is very heavy from about 880 north all the way up to the interchange with 237. the time is now 8:32. gasia, over to you. >> thank you, alex. >>> news from overnight. antioch police are investigating a deadly shooting that ended with a man crashing his home into a home. this happened at east 13th and simmons street after 9:30. the man was found inside the car with a gunshot wound and he died at the scene. the man is 27 years old from martinez but they have yet to give us his name. no one inside the home was hurt. if you have information on what happened, call the antioch police department. >>> in the next hour, the widow of the orlando nightclub s

buffalo, rochester and attica was filled with 2400 men, overwhelmingly black and puerto rican but also white men and the conditions were horrendous area they were, one roll of toilet paper would last two quarts of water to do everything in, washed, clean yourself, drink , medical care was so bad prisoners were not only dying in attica but disfigured from lack of care and this is the context that the men in the yard start talking about, civil rights in the prison, human rights in the prison and many of these guys had also come from streets that had been very active, particularly rebellions in 64 in harlingen 64, rochester in 64 and they began to ask for help. initially this system, writing letters to their state senators and begging the commissioner of corrections to do something. but nothing was really done and in fact what was done was a great deal more oppression. anyone who was caught having a letter asking for help would be under keylock which meant you are thrown in yourself or indefinite periods of time, you couldn't get out and it's in that context that people start talking acro

here's some of the books that "the new york times" book review has selected: >> 1971 attica, like so many prisons in new york -- but not just in new york, really the nation -- were bursting at the seams because there'd been a real intensification of policing in inner cities across the nation but particularly in new york city. buffalo, rochester and attica was filled with 2400 men, overwhelmingly black and puerto rican but also white men, and the conditions were horrendous. they were, you know, one roll of toilet paper to last a month, two quarts of water to do everything in -- wash, clean yourself, try -- medical care so bad that prisoners were not only dying in attica, but were permanently disfigured from lack of care. and this is the context that the men in the yard start talking about civil rights in the prison, human rights in the prison. and, of course, many of these guys had also come from streets that had been, you know, been very active, particularly rebellions in philly in '64, harlem in '64, rochester in '64. and they began to ask for help. initially through the system, wri