and that's why we see beaches like ocean beach closed right now. i think we want to take a check now with meteorologist lisa argen for a look at the forecast. lisa: right, and just to go off from what you are saying, looking at sudden rises and falls in the water levels all around san francisco into santa cruz, kind of like what we'd have for king tied. so we're watching therefore you, and also monitoring the cloud cover as to how much sunshine we have today. it's a mild start in some areas, and we' i had no idea how much i wamy case was worth. c call the barnes firm to find out what your case could be worth. we will help get you the best result possible. ♪ call one eight hundred, eight million ♪ julian: welcome back. if you're just joining us, taking a live look at sky seven from ocean beach, which is close right now as we watch this tsunami advisory that's been issued for much of the coastal area of the state. again, if you're just joining us, this is in response to a tsunami that hit tonga after an underwater volcanic eruption this morning. so w

the tsunami advisory prompted the santa cruz beach boardwalk too close for the day beaches up and down the coast, where evacuated and emergency crews were busy making rescues. this is video from san mateo county. two men had to be rescued after they were swept away by a large wave while fishing at san gregorio state beach. those under chose can be extremely strong. so we want people to realize that just because you don't see a huge tsunami wave coming at you, it doesn't mean that the risks aren't still there in santa cruz, i'm elissa harrington ktvu. fox two news. we don't yet know the entire scope of damage caused near the site of the volcanic eruption that triggered today. tsunami conditions. so people on the pacific island of tonga started posting videos of swells of water overwhelming the coast this afternoon, right on the coast waves were pushing debris onto beaches further inland. you can see how waters swamped some neighborhoods. video streamed live on facebook. showed how water flooded churches and nearby homes. communication with tonga remains very limited right now. surveilla

it's not the only beach that's closed beaches at point. also parking lot at the marina and san francisco are closed. i know officials over in alameda county, they have evacuation alert for folks who are living in and around the harbor and those living on their boats. they're being asked to come and due to the tsunami advisory waves expected to be about one to 3 feet tall. it's the current, though, that could be lasting for many hours. and that's what's so dangerous is the currents could very quickly tie someone up there in the waters. this is video from where you can see the waves just crashing very aggressively. there on the coastline. if you were planning to go to the beach are coast today. it is not the day to do it. the tsunami advisory, of course, in effect due a volcanic eruption that in the tonga islands. so they're in the pacific ocean and it's a tsunami advisory here as well as and the hawaiian islands are dealing with this as well. so again, these dangerous strong currents are expected to continue throughout the day today, likely

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through southern california, newport beach, huntington beach, san diego with mission beach with a lotourists that are often on the beach, not familiar with the way the ocean works. this is one of the reasons why they have decided to close some of these beach areas to keep people away from the shore and from entering the water. now, the alert has also been issued for people on boats with the water rising, and these one to two foot waves that could have an effect on the people that are on these boats, often in these areas. these boats could be pushed into rocky areas and eventually crash. these are the types of accidents that can happen when these currents increase. for now the alert continues, the advisory continues, and they're still asking people to stay away from a lot of these beach areas. as you mentioned at least here in southern california, many of them have been closed down. >> okay. we're also seeing a bit north of you there, west port washington, those beaches have been closed down as well, guad. again, we can't stress enough, this goes all the way from the southern californi

believe also the beaches in san francisco closed today. watch here as waves pound on the rocks. >> and spilled out onto the sidewalks and on the streets, people living in or near marinas were told to go to higher ground. but so far there have been little reports of any damage because of the tsunami advisory. meanwhile, in santa cruz, the beaches there just reopening within the last few minutes, like so many up and down the west coast. >> they were closed this afternoon to prevent anyone from getting swept out to sea from those strong currents. >> meanwhile, closer to home in the north bay, county saw 2 to 3 foot surges. one dog damaged in richardson bay. the county, though, did not issue any evacuation warnings or orders. but emergency officials say that this tsunami advisory should serve as a reminder for folks to be prepared. kron four's gayle ong continuing our team coverage tonight. >> in county. emergency crews spent the day monitoring the surges that richardson bay, the strong currents following a large underwater volcanic eruption n

stay away from the beaches, avoid harbors and marinas as well. when you are at the coast line, do not turn your back on the water, and keep up with the latest advisories. we will be offering them as more information comes in. dion? >> jesus. >> oh boy. >> all right. well, here is my friend. dion: that pretty much says it all. this is video from savanna peterson out of pacifica. she lives not far from the p ier. the road was still open. we have much more coverage at our website on the tsunami at abc7news.com, including the differences between at advisory, a watch, and a warning, and how you can prepare for a tsunami. developing news coming out of texas. we just learned a hostage has been released in an ongoing situation at a synagogue in the dallas-fort worth area. the hostage taker is demanding a known terrorist be released from prison. abc news reporter alex presha has more on the story. alex: the situation unfolded at a synagogue in the dallas-fort worth area saturday morning. authorities say an armed suspect has taken hostages at congregation

mmm, well it is called beach boulevard. but today the ocean surge right over the road and up to a woman's front door huge waves the result of a tsunami that did damage to the bay area. holy. and with that we say good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm dion limb as you can see over the past few hours the tsunami advisory has been dropped for almost the entire california coast. it remains now in just parts of santa barbara and san luis obispo counties to our south and del norte county to our north are in the bay area we went on alert at 5 o'clock this morning. now that is shortly after an underwater volcano eruption near the islands of the country of tonga satellite images from noah show the blast which triggered a tsunami advisory before alaska hawaii and the entire west coast of the united states. and away from the coast. now despite the warnings several people had to be rescued from the water today waves at ocean beach were so strong. they even snapped a surfboard san francisco firefighters safely brought one server

ryan: coast guard crews monitored the beach to control the level. beaches were covered in debris. >> we came out aboutboutboutbout -- 7:30. we heard there was a tsunami warning. ryan: christy hughes began her day on high ground to avoid any potential tsunami. there was not much to see during -- near the water but emergency crews were all over the beaches. >> you can see at the harbor there were a lot of people out, police. you can see almost a river flowing out to the ocean. ryan: despite the threat, beachgoers were not deterred from going near the water. surfers were scouted in the ocean and many still got close to the water throughout the day. >> we listen for sirens. we didn't hear until almost 11:00, then it went crazy. ryan: more and more people did return to the shoreline as the day went on. a couple residents told me it is much less crowded than it usually is for a saturday afternoon. mostly because a lot of them were staying home due to the tsunami alert. dion: probably a good idea. next to you. today was much different in santa cruz than ba

but officials say that the beaches and boardwalk will reopen tomorrow. several places be like several places say beaches were closed because of that advisory. but city officials tell kron 4 that they started seeing stronger waves around 10 o'clock this morning. >> art fire department to 2 areas that we know are and the tsunami inundation zone. the beach boardwalk area and santa cruz at the harbor. we saw our first surges around 7.15. am in the with the most significant surge occurring around 10:00am saw about an 8 level rise and we did water in the parking lots and water coming over the dock areas that we had cleared. >> officials say that so far there have been no reports of any water rescues in santa cruz. >> and people living in the berkeley marina were forced to evacuate earlier this morning because of that tsunami advisory folks were allowed to return back this afternoon. but asthma breezes said that tsunami advisory will be in effect for at least a while. >> kron forcefully to call brings us the latest following the tsunami advisory early saturday

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that announcement force mayor of beaches to close. some even had. >> evacuation orders in place and it all started with this massive explosion from an underwater volcano. >> the south pacific overnight near the island nation of tonga. >> here's a look from a satellite and you can see just how large this explosion became. and we do have team coverage across the bay area tonight taking a look at the effects we have seen from this tsunami advisory that has been canceled will start in the east bay are people who live in the berkeley marina were forced to evacuate this morning. >> stephanie hawley man woke up to the sounds of berkeley. police demanding about 115 people living in the marina to evacuate 3 foot waves and strong currents were expected at around 07:30am, in the morning following the tsunami advisory. i grabbed my dog. i mean, my crocs. i don't havn socks police officers. caution, people against getting too close to the water, but visitors were still allowed to use the trails and walkways some witnessing strong sudden all water

winds great beach erosion. looking at those wave heights near boston on the shoreline, 15 foot waves, that will be jaw-dropping during daylight hours. craig: the new moon gives extra gravitational pull. delaware on the left-hand side of the screen at norfork, virginia. 33 degrees. 28 mile-per-hour gusts. we have storm totals of a foot in many areas. let's get you going. this storm is going quickly. as far as snowfall, already getting cranky. ocean city maryland, four inches. delaware, frequented. atlantic beach, virginia 3.7. maryland has some snow, in part of georgia as well. norfork, there's a storm skirting the delmar portions of washington dc. find you can see snow over portions of the carolinas, all the way to charleston. three weekends and really frozen precipitation. you just can't get a break. winter storm warnings in parts of the smokies at higher elevations see more in the way of storms, totals about 8 inches. blizzard warnings to the south as those winds cranking in the snow. winter weather advisorie

swam in a circle and kept coming back to the beach. sabine jumped in the water without a second thought. was talking to the turtles face. like she could tell a 400 pound turtle to turn around, or will him too. >> so, you get the idea. >> she was just amazing. one of those people that cared about everybody. >> like, nancy ambrose for example. when she was battling cancer and nobody would give her a job because of her demanding treatment schedule. until the day that she met sabina. i explained what my situation was. she was like, great. >> that was one of the happiest days of my life. here she was giving me a chance. >> so, sabina had passions. animals, her motel, her white pontiac convertible. and in 2008, a new passion. campaigning for barack obama. an uphill battle on this republican island. so on election night, sabina was up for a party. she arranged to meet nancy in fact, in what they hope to turned into victory celebration. >> she was so into the election. she wanted obama to win. >> strange that when nancy arrived, she couldn't f

this includes ocean beach and montero beach.anted for a violent robbery at a pharmacy. officer say that men went into a cvs on mendocino avenue, jumped over a partition, and told -- and fills. they feed an employee after she could not get into the safe. there is a reward for information leading to an arrest. our commitment to building a better bay area focus is now on the economy. beside the day that the restaurant tree in san francisco maybe rebounding. data from opentable shows in a percent increase in reservations in january. while the percentage of emphasis the restaurant faking -- takin n reservations rose. rainy weather and the omicron search surge hurt. >> tens of thousands of teddy bears onto the ice. >> to college -- call it sweetmm cuddly mahyem. >> i will give you a look at beach hazard conditions and maybe a chance of some rain coming up. we're all ready for a real vacation. one where you can sip tropical drinks with fruity garnishes, without having to get up. a vacation where you don't have to sweat the small stuff,

don't like the beach. it's too cold out, and it's those kid that are impossible to get back out of the water at the end of the day. >> over the last few years, i think we've had at least 40 of our students participate in the city surf project. >> surfing helped me with, like, how to swim. >> we've start off with about two to four sessions in the pool before actually going out and surfing. >> swimming at the pool just helps us with, like, being, like, comfortable in the water and being calm and not being all -- not being anxious. >> so when we started the city surf project, one of the things we did was to say hey, this is the way to earn your p.e. credits. just getting kids to go try it was one of our initial challenges for the first year or two. but now that we've been doing it three or four years, we have a group of kids that's consistent, and the word has spread, that it's super fun, that you learn about the ocean. >> starting in the morning, you know, i get the vehicles ready, and then, i get all the ge

>> the biggest message is move away from the beach. as we continue to monitor this situation, that's the biggest threat essentially. not going to be a great beach. closer look, the tsunami advisory is for the entire west coast. where you see the highlighted areas, the event is under evaluation for the west coast and the message is to move away from the beach as we continue to monitor for potential updates. this is the entire west coast, i zoom in closer, you can see for the majority of the bay area, anything highlighted in orange is going to be a potential threat. i will be monitoring this closely to see anything else we may be under at a glance for as far as which specific area may potentially be impacted from this. for now, the advisory is the most powerful event for coastal areas. this is california, oregon, washington, british columbia and alaska this morning. the national weather service ruled out widespread at this time. people could expect to see strong currents and dangerous waves. the message is to move away from the water. th

beaches across the area were covered in debris. water levels are much higher than they usually were. >> we came out around 730. we heard there was a tsunami warning. >> she began her day on high ground. it she said there wasn't much to see near the water. emergency crews were all over the beaches. >> you could see a lot of people out. there were a lot of police and firefighters. you can see a river flowing out to the ocean. >> beachgoers were not deterred. surfers responded in the ocean. many got close to the water throughout the day. >> we were listening for sirens. we heard it go crazy. lots of sirens. >> more residents returned to the beach. some locals did tell me that for a saturday, it was much less crowded than usual, the tsunami threat was going on. liz: you the abc 7 app. it is available for apple to be, amazon tv, roku. a massive storm is trekking across the country, dumping snow on texas to maine. airlines have canceled 2000 flights. this is what people are dealing with. >> 75 million americans 33 states from the dakotas

please be safe at our beaches. let's send it to gianna for a check on our traffic. >>> really good advice. taking a look at the roadways, if you are headed out and about through south bay, we have some brake lights. slow north bound 101 as you approach south 880 connector. that's where we have a crash involving an over turned vehicle. at the did have to shut down all lanes momentarily. all lanes are now open, everything is to the side of the road way. they wanted to up right the vehicle. you can see traffic is still pretty slow. it is not backed up to the 280, 680 connector, 45 miles per hour in some spots, an improvement from a few minutes ago. we are keeping a close eye on our travel times into the altamont pass, 53 minutes 205 towards 680. sluggish conditions, no crashes though. if you are headed out of tracy onto 580, it's slow and go this morning down to about 12 miles per hour in some spots. most of it extends beyond north flynn. you will get a break through the livermore valley area and it gets crowded, a li

however, stay off the beach if you're in. if you're along the pacific coast of the united states, that's the word. emily. indeed, thank you very much, rob and you know it's 9. i am in the morning there on a saturday morning. so people would be waking up hearing these warnings. i mean from what you've been able to say. and most people listening to that advice about staying away from, from the beach front. those who have heard it would, would be able to take that advice. 1 very a very, there is a very large system of light guards and beach controls, coast guard, and other up lisa and law enforcement. and search and rescue forces in this area of california. so if you scrolling down to the beach, you haven't turned on the radio or got the news on your iphone. you'll probably encounter a life guard or police officer. it'll say, sorry, the beach is closed, has been at synonymy and you can't, you can't walk down to the water here. so those are some of the measures that have been put in place. there's always the difficult problem of

this is the scene in rio de janeiro�*s copacabana beach.re live there in just a moment as the new year begins in brazil. in the us, heavy snowfall dampens the wildfires in colorado as residents criticise the state's evacuation plans and get a first look at the devastation. thousands of families just mobilised without any warning, and we all got safely out of town. and that's — that's a christmas miracle. i know families in our neighbourhood but have lost everything. —— that have lost everything. mourners in south africa pay their final respects to archbishop desmond tutu ahead of his funeral on saturday. and tributes are paid to the golden girls actress betty white, who has died just weeks before what would have been her 100th birthday. hello and welcome. countries around the world have been ringing in the new year. we are taking you to brazil. let's bring you some live pictures now from rio de janeiro�*s copacabana beach in brazil, where they are bringing in the new year with a bang. they were initially cancelled, the celebrations. the usu

and the wider the beaches and the higher the beaches, the better protection the beach provides against pub. the owners here are channelling king canute and holding back natural forces. the way this has been built and the raft it's on is pretty full on. it's how much money do you want to spend on it and how much is it worth to us to do that? and i think for us, yeah, it's a very valuable, valuable thing as it's our livelihoods and it's with the, you know, it's a 42—year—old family business. so it's... so, yeah, it means quite a lot for us to to maintain it and keep it here. decisions about what, if anything, to do are a balance between risk to people or property and cost. man vs sea is an expensive business and often, despite design, engineering and deep pockets, it's the sea that wins the power struggle. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. hello. we have got a reasonably dry, settled spell of weather with us at the moment. that is going to be sticking around for the next few days. certainly some problems with mist and fog, which in a few places are lingering

she lives on beach boulevard. not far from the pacifica municipal pier and not far at all from the tsunami surge and the tsunami advisory got the attention of thousands in the bay area and left some neighbors running for safety after a surge of water poured into one waterfront community abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard. has that story from tiburon. holy. holy. this was the scary moments tsunami waves arrived in tiburon saturday ripping this boat dock off the front of haley haddelstad's home casting two boats and the dock aus cck out n see right there. edge of the daughter packed up my car. for several hours to tsunami surge return in cycles strong enough to send the rogue runaway dock crashing into support beams at the apartment complex. it was heading toward this building and that was the little scary seeing these waves rolling in and the water level being significantly higher so think king tide but sort of on steroids or lack of a better expression. department advised people to stay away from ocean beach reev

it happened at kelly's cove at ocean beach. ktvu is greg liggins. joining us now live with the impact of this advisory, greg christina. so far, there have been no reports of deaths here in the bay area, but certainly some close calls. there was flooding and some minor damage and some places and lots of beaches that were supposed to be off limits. santa cruz harbor was one area impacted by a mix of high tide and tsunami surge that sent water levels rising throughout the surrounding area, and this dock was damaged at richardson bay in marin county. the tsunami advisory issued saturday morning put the entire california coast and beyond on alert for potentially dangerous waves and isolated flooding. by afternoon water levels were receding, but the danger level remained high. we're still going to see in the tsunami rolling through as we drop down towards low tide. this means that there still is a risk in a threat towards beach areas. because of the risk. many beaches were temporarily closed , and people were asked to stay clear of the water. but in san f

each time kim, deadlock goes to the beach. he also finds lots of smaller pieces of brightly colored netting dozen sets on gonzales. he goes on cooper. this is very common. it's called a dolly rope. it's used during bottom trawling to protect the net, which is more valuable, more expensive than at bottom trolling for a flat fish. or crabs involves dragging the net over the sea floor over stones and beds of muscles event you want to go. so there's abrasion and where and that's why they put this dolly rope underneath lee from fish life, it amounts to a deliberate littering of the oceans is pure and simple for that. they are from the leukemia and it's on with each year an average of around $25.00 tons of dolly ro, end up on european beaches. dip over monica dollar old dolly wrote problem is quite well known in the fishing industry for about 70 percent of german fishing boats no longer used them. but it's still widely used in the dutch fisheries of i that goes to show how the problem knows. no national borders i got on this is garb

so much so that the beach we're standing on now didn't exist last year. >> we basically rebuilt the beachobably from where this metal fence ends, straight across to where those rocks are piled. >> reporter: so, basically, the beach that we're looking at right now is kind of manmade? >> oh, yeah. yeah, yeah. >> reporter: we only have a beach here because you guys basically just piled up sand. >> correct, correct. >> reporter: scientists believe that one of the effects of global warming is an increase in volatile weather, like the storms over lake michigan. labovitz says that, since 2014, those storms have contributed to a dramatic increase in the water level. >> the change in lake elevation from '14 to '19 was five feet. so, think about the volume of water in lake michigan at that time. i don't even know what the trillions of gallons conversion would be. but the lake level changed five feet in five years. >> reporter: and it's not just the rise and fall of water that's eating away the dunes. a warming climate also means less ice in winter. >> so, when the weather gets cold but the lake's n

county beach. for the dangerous sneaker waves, mid current and large to mid breaker waves at times. admire it from a distance and never turn your back to a wave, even if it looks like the ocean isn't too chaotic. one wave can sweep you into the water and things can get dangerous quickly. we've seen it time and time again and we don't want to see it again. by about 9:3040s and 50s. fast forward to noon, 12:00, upper 50s for the peninsula area, a little bit of a breeze for the higher elevation areas. into the afternoon, mid-60s. but no wind advisories in effect. however, the hills, mainly above 2,000 feet could see breezy winds. i want to take you through some of the strongest gusts that we saw heading into yesterday. healdsburg hills, 96 miles per hour registered. oak lapd hills, 63, 58 for the oakland airport and half moon bay at 55. so it was certainly gusty yesterday and i know you're probably wondering what are the latest conditions on the fire near big sur. the good news is the winds have dimin

. >> beaches were forced to close in some areas were even evacuated. we have team coverage for you tonight on how the tsunami affected us here in the bay area and all the advisories that were sparked because of it. but first, let's take a look at our 4 zone forecast for meteorologist marisa rodriguez here tonight to get you ready for the start of your sunday in the areas. still with those watches and warnings tonight, recent. yeah, fortunately that tsunami advisory has been allowed to expire for us here in the bay area. monterey coast, big sur coastline as well. >> still remaining in effect for the central coast from san luis obispo into santa barbara county. so we did see some dangerous surf causing rip currents throughout our immediate coastline. and in addition to that flooding along santa cruz, where was very similar to what we see during a king tide event because of those high title ways. we saw that storm surge as high as nearly 3 feet for most of the california coastline. and we're still tracking that throughout the night. even for those of you

park rangers escorted a family off the beach. those who serve say it's not a time to ride waves or get close to the water. >> you never know what can happen. it is a good idea that we stay away from the beach and watch from a safe distance. it is mother nature. we are not in control of mother nature. >>> emergency vehicles controlled the stretch of the beach announcing the advisory. asking people to stay away from the water.>>> san mateo is home to many families from tonga. here is a look at the satellite from the south pacific island. it's 2000 miles east of australia. john spoke to community members who have not received any new information from their homeland.>> reporter: there are more living here in san mateo county than the island nation. it's a sure bet that tonight everyone is worried about what is happening. >> reporter: in the 70s and migration of people from tonga settled in the san mateo area. when yesterday's volcano erupted near the island nation turning the sky black , the reports from families and friends were ter

these borders remain free and open and, and want to see job beach play. but equally, i expect that if he does get on, the court can be met with plenty of boost rights, tonally, and melvin for us. thank you very much. thanks on a 2nd. look at some of the stories making use around the world. to nami, waves have reached the pacific island of tonga after the rupture of an undersea volcano use eylandt has issued a synonymy warning for its coastal areas. the hunger tonga, hunger high pi volcano has triggered several tsunami warnings in recent days. 3 people have been injured in a stabbing attack in japan's capitol. police have arrested a 17 year old linked to the incident outside to tokyo university. the victims were 2 students and an elderly man whose reportedly in serious condition both cree and state media says the country conducted a ballistic missile test. the launch from a railway call was it's 3rd. this year, south korea's government detected to short range missiles. that's led to the u. s. calling for more sanctions on pyongyang. dutch prime minister ma

chronic erosion of the beach along this stretch has damaged beach parking lots, storm drain facilities and the great highway and threatens underground wastewater structure. in addition, it has constrained public shoreline access and recreation. the project design represents the long-term strategy for addressing erosion challenges at south ocean beach while removing rock and rubble from the beach in compliance with the california coastal commission permanent and a legal settlement agreement. this is based on the vision of the ocean beach master plan and the adopt canned policies of the western shoreline plan. the plan would manage retreat, beach assurance to preserve and enhance public access close to recreation and scenic resources while protecting the infrastructure from damage due to coastal hazards. this project is a multi-agency initiative. additionally, there is involvement or coordination with public works, sfmta, the national park service, the federal highway administration and the u.s. army corps of engineers. the main component would permanently close the great highway between

this includes ocean beach and montero beach.ls remind us to never turn our back to the ocean. in the north bay, two men are wanted for a violent robbery at a pharmacy. santa rosa police released dodos of the suspects. officers say that men went into a cvs on mendocino avenue, jumped over a partition, and stole cash and pills. they beat an employee after she could not get into the safe. that worker is respected to recover. there is a reward for information leading to an arrest. our commitment to building a better bay area focuses now on the economy. a sign today that the restaurant industry in san francisco maybe rebounding. data from opentable shows in a percent increase in reservations in january. while the percentage of restaurants taking reservations rose 15 percentage points earlier in the month. rainy weather and the omicron surge hurt. hockey fans set a new world record this weekend. >> tens of thousands of teddy bears onto the ice. >> this is a cool site. cuddly mayhem at a hockey game. taking a live look outside. it is c

what happened at -- state beach just afternoon. deputies pulled an angler who was unconscious out of the water. he was flown to the hospital by helicopter. and they crashed right over that seawall. all that water spilling onto the roadway and splashing her car. >> let's go back to the conditions that cause this in the first place. you check out the before and after pictures in the underwater eruption. it cut the internet to tonga, leaving people around the world largely in the dark about how things on the island are tonight. san mateo county has the largest population in california. we spoke to some in redwood city who are worried about the folks back home. >> communication is cut off at this point so a lot of americans are waiting, waiting for updates and phone calls from families. >> we tried to get a hold of the family and there is no connection. >> we tried to call, no luck. >> the biggest emotion that we have is helplessness. can't really do anything from here. gimmick is agonizing not knowing how her uncles, aunts and cousins

the city of long beach is also closed their beaches. the spill happened on thursday in carson after a 48 inch sewer main line failed. the california office of emergency services originally said anywhere from 2 to 4 million gallons of untreated sewage flowed into the dominguez channel which ends at the los angeles harbor at the port of la. it's now believed is more like 8.5 million gallons of sewage. crews have been working on cleaning up the mess and temporarily fix the sewer line according to los angeles county sanitation district. the spill was completely stop friday. and actually this pipe was set to be replaced in the near future. the cause of this bill is not known but county officials wonder if record breaking rain. we saw this past week played a role la county supervisor janice hahn want an investigation into the cause. in a statement, she said a sewage spill of this magnitude is dangerous and unacceptable and we need to understand what happened. she wants to know aging or fall to infrastructure was involved. >> erin myers report

off the beach. get out of the way. >> no doubt of that warning. this is san francisco firefighters patrolling the beach, issuing warning by loudspeaker. the department tweeted strong currents are expected for hours. not just a warning, some people in berkeley had to be evacuated this morning. that's where christie smith joins us live. >> reporter: i heard from berkeley police. they say the evacuation order for boats and docks has been lifted but of course the tsunami advisory is still in effect. as you can imagine, it has been quite a day for people here that started with leaving in a hurry. the evacuation order was clear, get out of boats, off the docks in berkeley. sarah greenwood was asleep. >> they drove by with patrol boats and also walked up and down the docks with loud speakers, telling us to evacuate immediately. it was about 7:20 this morning. >> reporter: another long time berkeley resident was alerted by a friend. >> got a call from a friend in san francisco, she said be careful, there's

it is ocean beach.nings but i never thought it would be true. >> it is something that if you are paying attention, you can see it happening. but if you are just like not going about your own business and keeping situational awareness it can appear as it comes out of nowhere. >> it can be much more serious. last year eight people lost their lives when rip currents pulled them away from the shore. including a 29-year-old from fremont that tried to help his father and little brother. the signs are there for a reason. the danger is real and even 9- year-old gabby understands the rule you should never turn your back on the ocean. >> i enjoy the ocean. i have gone in there and sometimes the ocean is a little like -- wait, should i be here? >> a smart question to ask yourself and it may just save your life. in san francisco, john ramos. kpix 5. >>> back in the bay pg&e crews are working to restore power to more than 800 customers in the east bay. strong winds knocked down trees and power lines last night. at f

anthony cook was there with his girlfriend, mallory beach.ny's first cousin was there with his girlfriend. >> reporter: borrowing their father's boat, the teens stop at a gas station buying beer using an older brother's i.d. they set off for an oyster roast. >> they went back to the boat to drink. they weren't drinking in front of everyone. paul's uncle was there too. >> did he look like he was really young at the event? >> he didn't look like that to me. >> just after midnight, the group leaves the oyster roast and they go to downtown beaufort to a place called luther's. >> we could see in that video they have a couple of shots, stayed about ten minutes. then they head back to their friends on the dock. >> paul, he's swaying. i mean, he clearly is intoxicated. >> paul and the rest of the group get back on the boat. >> i could tell he was drunk. he, like -- he gets drunk a lot, it's kind of like he is a whole other person when he's drunk. >> his behavior was getting increasingly belligerent. the other kids on the boat were noticing that. >> t

including the beaches of the north sea. like here near the popular resort town of song to pay to audi. nothing to this is a typical bit of net from the local fishery. we find these everywhere along the coasts and wherever there's intensive fishing, like around the british isles, or here in the watt and see isn't that's these ghost nets wreak havoc for decades or even centuries because they're so strong. you know, they're made of plastic. this one's probably poly am. i'd very robust. it can take from 200 to 600 years to decompose. this is of a physics kim debt law regularly walks along various north sea beaches to monitor them on behalf of the nature and biodiversity conservation union. he finds plenty of trash and the process the fin door on these beaches. we find about 150 pieces of trash for 100 meters of coastline 30 to 50 percent of that is from the fishing or shipping industries. just referred to thought ghost nets don't only pollute beaches and kill marine life. they're also plastic waste. and over time they break dow

the los angeles area has closed parts of long beach, which has about 7 miles of public beaches. sanitation officials say the still was detected last week. they estimate the broken line port more than 8000000 gallons of raw sewage into neighborhood streets that then flowed into storm drains and continued to domingo as dental to the eli harbor. i was actually out paddling my outrigger can you yesterday morning and then i found out about the sewage bill after i finished my paddle so that gross me out a lot. luckily i was on the boat and not in the water health concerns over the pollution force. the cancellation of the areas 70th annual new year's day polar bear swim. it had been cancelled the year before due to coven 19? definitely disgusting. yeah, i would say it probably happens a little too often. i don't really know enough about how to prevent it though, or really even what's causing it. but you know, we definitely didn't do a new year's day swim because of it. so hopefully next year it's better officials are investigating what caused the pipe to collapse, calling it quote dangerous and u

here at this beach off the coast of lima. every high tide brings in more oil. that's from us spill over a week ago. that dumped 100000 leaders of oil into the sea. the situation is dire. salons are offering free cuts to collect hair from local to accelerate cleanup efforts with its oil absorbing properties. every little bit counts. and for peruvians, it's personal. one woman even brought a braid of hair from her deceased sister who she said would have wanted to help. but even as people here do whatever they can, they say the heavy lifting must come from reps all the oil company. they accuse of negligence. from this point i ratify my government's commitment to not only sanction this but to also hold reps all responsible. this business must make payments to the residence for damages and it must fix the damage done to nature. and the c, alyssa of protests topper rubbed it, and the peruvian government is investigating public prosecutors se spanish stone reps all. could facie 30000000 euro fine. the pump p a refinery is responsible for over half of peruse oil produc

the hong kong office, who uses the local beach as a giant canvas. ah, i'm british manager, welcome to the dublin news. a shirt ledger could join us. the chinese capital b ging reported it's fast case of the only kron variant over the weekend authority, sir. the infected individual hadn't traveled out of the city. it's a significant development for b jing, which is said to force the winter olympics in less than 4 weeks. china has adopted a 0 corporate strategy to ensure the games fos off without offend dominic health care. the policy has seen millions of chinese citizens across the country being tested daily and a mixture of locked owns and travel restrictions. the latest case in beijing has prompted authorities to tighten the rules yet further. so how confident is the city of keeping cove it'd be here's correspondent, far beyond chris i would say still relatively confident and he and paging even on the weekend when the 1st case was detected and all the bought boss are still open to pops or even the night clubs and we're open am and yet the only noti

at ocean beach in san francisco, kenny choi, kpix 5. >> it is so dangerous to get too close. that video of the boat going over the crest of the wave. >> that did it for me. >> that got me a little seasick. both feet are on the ground right now. that beach hazard statement has expired from the national weather service, the largest swells are coming down and tomorrow will not be as active along the coast but there is another swell approaching the coast on wednesday. i think it will be another busy day for the surf enthusiasts and those waves probably not as big as what we saw today. let's take a look at what is happening big picture over the next few days. areas of dense fog across the bay area tonight. once that dissipates we will be mild again. tomorrow afternoon staying dry and mild in the extended forecast. for now, or are some signs of change on the horizon. a more active pattern of shaping up into early february. we will get stronger wind kicking in but not yet tonight. the wind will remain pretty calm as we go through the day tomorrow. offshore wind will intensify, espec