. >>> oakland california task force is assisting with 911 calls in north carolina for people who are trapped in rising floodwaters. here is video from yesterday of a night rescue in north carolina. the team rescued a couple of national guardsmen and two adults that were stranded. they also tended to people trapped in their home, two elderly woman, a married couple, their infant, two dogs, all of them ushered to safety. the death toll from florence keeps going up. the storm is now blamed for 34 deaths. as meg all of her reports rising floodwaters have paralyzed parts of north carolina. >> reporter: the cape fear river has taken over his backyard. >> it is like a creeping death. there is nothing you can do. >> reporter: this is what it looked like last night. he said it is the worst flooding he has ever seen. >> matthew got up to the top of that tree. >> reporter: hurricane florence and flooding have forced the evacuation of over 200,000 people in north carolina. nearly 350,000 homes and businesses are without power. more than 2200 people have been rescued. the storm also spawned torna

members of task force 4 talked about what it was like there. >> reporter: eight members of california's task force 4 are back in the bay area after a 10-day rescuer mission in north carolina. a warm welcome for the crew returning home with stories to tell. >> we did have one night at 1:00 in the morning where we had to rescue four people off of a highwater vehicle that was stuck on a road that had gotten taken over by water. >> reporter: before being shipped out to the east coast, captain john feral was battling the wildfires on the west. >> i was out since the end of june for about 70 days between the carr fire, the county fire, the platte fire, the latest one, the mendocino fire, i was there for 21 days. >> reporter: with little time to adjust, he and the other task force 4 members went from and hn north carolina to assist with swift water rescues during hurricane florence. >> this is the first time we deployed as a mission ready package water rescue which means our whole intent was to handle river flood dynamic moving water situations that the locals can't. >> reporter: it was a firs

. >>> oakland's california task force 4 is assisting with 911 calls for people trapped in floodwaters. this is rescue video yesterday in sampson county. north carolina the team rescued two stranded national guards man and two adults. >> unbelievable what is going on there, paul, makes you grateful. >> how thankful are we that we don't deal with hurricanes around here. the california 5 year drought was 11 trillion gallons of water that we needed for the entire state. they got that in the carolinas in 3 days. that is how much water fell over there. 56 degrees in livermore and san francisco. fog free. it is pleasant. san jose, 67, concord, 71. the cool spot here once again. 47 for a low in santa rosa. 52, redwood city, 52 degrees. winds change tomorrow. we are warmer. in the mountains of the north bay the fire danger goes up from high to critical and haoupidity and tomorrow and thursday we drop below 13% and some of the mountain ridge wind gusts will be up to 35 miles an hour. so, extreme fire danger in napa county and lake county tomorrow into thursday. the weather pattern is changing b

inland the bay area are going to the east coast for hurricane florence and 16 members of the california task force left at midnight on orders from a team -- from fema. one of the made responsibilities will be to rescue people trapped by fast- moving waters. >> we look for people that were left behind that didn't evacuate and anyone stuck in their homes or with injuries or the incapability of getting out of the area and then moving them to shelters. >> the local team travels in four vehicles with two trailers and they hope to arrive on thursday, when florence is expected to make landfall. right now, they are driving to raleigh, north carolina. that could change, depending on the path of the hurricane. >>> 4:34 and an eight-year-old girl is in critical condition after almost driving at a swimming pool at a country club in the east bay. sunday afternoon, first responders rushed to castlewood country club near pleasanton and saw the little girl in the pool. she was given cpr and was eventually taken to the children's hospital in oakland to be treated. investigators said it was a busy day at that pool.

. >>> the california task force 4 is assisting with 911 calls for people trapped in the rising floodwaters. this was a night rescue monday in north carolina. the team rescued two stranded national guardsmen and two adults. a team from san francisco police department is also assisting law enforcement in north carolina. they are work in the emergency center. president trump will visit north carolina today. >> we wish everybody there all the best and the crews from the bay area going out there. >>> it's sad with this. florence now off in the atlantic but still watching those rivers rise especially across north carolina. i want to show you the florence storm stats for you. and some of the highest sustained winds in fort macon and wilmington, north carolina, saw winds up to 105 miles per hour when florence made landfall. elizabethtown got 35.93 inches there. it's been devastating. we have been watching it for quite some time. it continues to do damage especially across north carolina where they are still dealing with river flooding there. florence is moving out into the atlantic. back here at h

response team is on the way for hurricane florence. 16 might bees of the california task -- members of the california task force left. one of the main responsibilities will be rescuing people trapped in fast moving water. >> look for them that did not evacuate. main is stuck in their hopes anyone with injuries or sort of incapability of getting out of the area and then moving them to shelters. >> one steam traveling in four vehicles and two trailers. and they hope this arrive on thursday when florence is expected to make landfall. the crew is moving to raleigh, north carolina that could change on the hurricane's path. >> airlines are adjusting policies to help people traveling in the area of hurricane florence. they are giving customers that have ticket in the path of florence a chance to rebook without fees. they are looking at dates september. >> -- september 13 to the 16th. >>> we have no sunshine hurricane florence is going to weaken. the conditions are 130 miles an hour making a west, northwest path. it looks like hurricane florence will come on sure around the carolinas early thursday morning. we will con

team from the bay area is heading to the east coast for hurricane florence. 16 members of the california task force got orders from fema. they come from other cities. one of the main responsibilities will be to rescue people trapped by fast moving water. >> look for any people that were left behind that did not evacuate. main is stuck in their homes or anyone with injuries or incapability of getting out of the area and then moving them to shelters. >> a local team is traveling in four vehicles with two trailers. they hope to arrive on thursday. that is when florence is expected to make landfall. and the crews are driving to raleigh, north carolina it could change on the hurricane's path. >>> airlines making adjustments with the travel policies to help travelers that might be affected by hurricane florence. they are giving customers that have tickets in the flights a chance to rebook with no additional fees. >>> about an hour ago we had a major problem pop up on 880 and oakland, a workhorse freeway for the morning commute. >>> that's right. even the shoulder is clear now. and the damage is done on 8

. >>> california task force 4 is assisting grade 911 calls for people trapped in those rising floodwaters. here is video from yesterday of a night rescue in sampson county, north carolina. the team rescue two national guardsmen and two adults who were stranded in a military high water vehicle in about 8 feet of water. they also tended to people trapped in a home, two elderly women, their infant, and a couple of dogs, all of them being ushered to safety. >>> a team from the police department is assisting law enforcement in bladen county, north carolina, working in the emergency operations center. we spoke to the crew today. >> we are just working with the sheriff's office and all the other agencies that are here to make sure that people are fed, they are taken care of. >> that san francisco crew will return home next week. president trump is expected to visit north carolina tomorrow. >> it is amazing to see that damage. why don't we get hurricanes around here? the ocean water, it is too cold. right now we are in the 70s in concord and livermore. 58 currently in san francisco. which is warm

the california urban search and rescue task force 3 responded to the terror attacks 17 years ago todays after the attacks looking for survivors. that mission then became a recovery effort. the menlo park fire protection district also helped new york city develop a backup rescue system to prepare for future terrorist attacks. >>> in san francisco, firefighters and city officials also gathered to honor first responders who died on september 11th. at firehouse 7 in san for cisco, -- francisco, they took turns reading the names of the new york firefighters who died, trying to save others at the world trade center. 343 firefighters were killed in new york that day. f says the ceremony is about remembering their selfless sacrifices. >> we certainly don't want to forget the sacrifices made by the first responders and also the lives affected, lives lost, and families affected by the tragedy at the world trade center, pentagon, and in shanksville, pennsylvania. >> in the days following 9/11, san francisco sent firefighters to new york to assist in search and rescue efforts at the world trade ce

oakland's california task force 4, meanwhile, rescuing some people trapped in the floodwaters in the the team rescued weather to stranded national guardsmen and two adults on monday is set to happen later today, too. >> unfortunately. so this is a catastrophic storm and still looking at major flooding as we go through the day today. so flood warnings in effect for north carolina and sikh even though florence is no longer there. it is long gone there. even the remnants of florence. but still looking at major flooding unfortunately. so florence storm stats. some of the highest maximum sustained winds fort macon, wilmington, north carolina, both locations, 105-mile-per- hour winds. that's almost three feet of rain. just to give you some perspective here, downtown san francisco in an entire year typically see about two feet of rain and they saw it in just a few days. so unfortunately, just incredible to see that and they will continue to see that flooding with the delivers in north carolina and south carolina. -- with the rivers there in north carolina and south carolina. a look from the

oakland fire department leads california task force 4. rest of the team is specked to arrive monday. our parent company disney is donating $500,000 to the red cross hurricane florence relief drive. abc in north carolina and other stations hosted a phone bank and donation drive that collected $538,000. if you would like to donate text florence to 90999. >>> may i have a straw, please? everyone will have to say that if they want one at a california restaurant. that's not the only new law that could be a game changer. >>> the biggest social media platforms suppressing conservative views? >> okay. so we have talked about the cool weather just hitting the coast today. let's see when it spreads across our neighborhoods. dramatic in san francisco. 78 today. 63 tomorrow. the rest of us pretty much in the 80s. 70s and 80s. maybe a twitch of 90s still in the east bay. look at that. 70s and 80s by sunday. will coolest days ahead of us. you could generate yourat home.rgy, or to save energy, unplug unused appliances. do your thing, with energy upgrade

> and emergency response team from the bay area is heading to the coast. 60 members of the california task force left at midnight on orders from fema. one of the main responsibilities will be rescuing people trapped by fast- moving waters. >> we will look for people that were left behind that didn't evacuate and anyone stuck in their homes or with injuries or the incapability of getting out of the area. we will move them to shelters. >> the local team travels and four vehicles with two trailers and they hope to arrive thursday. that is when florence is expected to make landfall. the crew was driving to raleigh, north carolina and that could change, depending on the path of the hurricane. >>> let's check in with rosemary to get a look at the hurricane. >>> we are looking at major devastation in the days to come. here is a look at florence. 130miles per hour and the track expected to take a right at the carolinas. it looks like it will be early thursday morning eastern time and you heard the reporter talking about the life- threatening and catastrophic outcome expected, perhaps, with this system.

so we had, as the chief said, one member deployed with california task force 3. that is firefighter ed martinez and his dog, fritz. he is the one who is deployed to hawaii ahead of the hurricane, so building on the ground and sheltered either in an army base or some such thing, and then, as soon as the hurricane passes, they'll be able to go to work. so there are 40 members that are deployed on this usar team right now. i think there's a total of 80 members on the usar team. three dogs -- three k9 members were deployed, two for live and one cadaver. this is a live -- there we go. that's a live search and rescue dog. so ed's a tiller person at truck four. he's a 24 year veteran. we also have two other members of our department who have dogs. just so you know, fritz and the other two dogs that we have were rescue dogs, so there is a group called the search dog foundation that -- that goes around the country and rescues dogs from shelters, and these are dogs with high drive, and it's no wonder they ended up in shelters because they have so much energy, they either r

this is the warehouse where california task force 4 stores all of their equipment.embers of that team packed a lot of gear for their trip out east, including eight boats and enough fuel, food and water to be self-sufficient for five to seven days on their own. they are driving nonstop, expect to arrive in north carolina thursday morning, and then wait for florence to come ashore. >> find a safe place to shelter, whether away from where it's hitting or to the north or south of where it's hitting. our practice is not to endanger our rescuers and make sure they're safe during the brunt of the storm and as soon as it gets to a safe but acceptable level we'll deploy resources and start search and recovery efforts. >> reporter: task force 4 will receive its specific orders from a local incident commander in north carolina after the hurricane makes landfall. their job is strictly to do water rescues. the team is part of fema's urban search and rescue program. 28 teams deployed, some in hawaii but most are headed to north carolina. reporting live here in union city, bob rid

in fact, this is the scene last night in oakland, where california task force 4 store all of their equipmentof the team packed their gear up for the trip out east, including eight boats and enough fuel, food and water to be self-sufficient for five to seven days on their own. they're driving nonstop and expect to arrive in north carolina thursday morning to wait for hurricane florence to come ashore. >> we need to find a place to shelter, away from where it's hitting. our practice is obviously not to endanger our rescuers and make sure they're self during the brunt of the storm, and as soon as it gets to a safe but acceptable level, we will start search and recovery efforts. >> reporter: task force 4 is part of fema's urban search and rescue program. 28 teams nationwide are deployed right now. >>> nbc bay area meteorologist kari hall has been tracking the path of florence right now. and you know, kari, any better idea of when this might make landfall? >> we are expecting it to make landfall by friday. at the end of the week we will see this moving closer. right now the track moving west-nort

california task force seven, team of first responders specializing in swift water rescue is making themile drive from coast to coast to offer their expertise. many others have taken to facebook to offer spare bedrooms, couches, cars to those fleeing the storm. there are ways you can help. please, visit redcross.org or habitat.org and donate. every dollar, every penny helps. these are our friends. these are our neighbors. these are americans. that wraps up this hour. i'm stephanie ruhle. i'll see you again with my partner, ali velshi. lucky me, i'm in d.c. >> i get to talk to you in person. >> we'll see you in an hour, steph. that is good news, by the way. >>> i'm hallie jackson. the time to get out has come and gone, hurricane florence closing in on the east coast. don't be fooled. just because it's a category 2, doesn't mean it's not dangerous. it's actual ly getting bigger, now the size of north and south carolina combined. we're expecting an update from the hurricane center in the hour. and the north carolina governor, one of his last updates before it is expected to make landfall.

. >>> eight members of the california search and rescue task force are back home after a 10 day mission in north carolina. they got a warm welcome yesterday before heading out to the east coast captain john farrell was battling wildfires in the west. fairland other task force four members went from northern california to north carolina to help out with swift water rescues. >> we did have one night at 1 am where we had to rescue four people off of a high water vehicle that was stuck on a road that had gotten taken over by water. >> the task force was one of dozens of teams answering the call from fema to help out in the carolinas. >>> a bay area man plans to move >> [ singing ] >> he performed at a vigil last night to mark a full year since maria made landfall on the island. members of the puerto rican city club gathered outside a san jose church to remember loved ones lost in that storm. an independent report estimated that 3000 people were killed in the six months after that storm hit puerto rico. >> you can never forget the people that perished in this catastrophe. we had to pray for

john george is with the northern california computer crimes task force. >> you're getting into a generation of criminals that grew up with computers and they're learning from other criminals. >> reporter: and when they stole the credit card machine from that carpet store in san rafael, they tried to obtain 30 -- more than $30,000, but fortunately, the bank knew that something was not right, something was wrong, and they were able to stop it. lyanne melendez, "abc7 news." >> thank you. >>> dirty streets and sidewalks are one of the biggest complaints of people who live and work in san francisco. yet a recent analysis shows san francisco spends s s substantia more money than other cities to keep them clean. so what are you getting for your money exactly? carolyn? >> reporter: well, i live in francisco so i know about the conditions on the street. the city is spending millions, $35 million spent last year, and according to this report, that means more robust cleanup services and more frequent services. >> $35 million a year? i would like to see how that's spent. >> reporter: the analysis compa

the 36 members of the california task force are preparing to be sent to hawaii if they are needed.ropical storm when it reaches hawaii early next week. the members of the team just returned home on august 31st from their week-long response to hurricane lane. >>> time now is 8:56. the family of stephon clark announced they are planning to sue the city of sacramento for $50 million. that wrongful death claim stems from the controversial shooting that gained national attention in march of this year. the officers suspect that the 22-year-old clark had been break ing into cars. it turned out he was holding his cell phone, not a gun, when sacramento p.d. fired on him in his grandmother's back yard. the damages sought by clark's family include also of financial support, funeral expenses, attorney fees and punitive damages. >>> celebrities are mourning the loss of rapper mac miller who died of a suspected drug overcoast. tweeted rest in peace to the great soul mac miller. and mendez said unreal, so sad, r. i. p. mac miller and another said, in part, i can't keep losing friends like this. i

california's attorney general says a task force of both state and local officals exposed the ring. he says the family hunted and targeted the flilipino community new to the us. they employed them to watch over the special needs adults and children at the facilities. they reportedly threatened them by taking their passports, alledging that one was a police officer and would turn them over to authorites... the state attorney elaborated on the conditions the victims alledgedly faced at a special news conference - in addition i spoke with a woman who lived next door to one of the facilities.. xavier becerra, ca state atty general. they slept on floors, they had guns, they raped. april delgado, neighbor. "my roommate came home and said she heard cries coming from next door, we went did not hear, i feel awful now, when you hear rape, it is awful. (continue vo) this is a picture of all four suspects... they are currently being detained at the san mateo county jail- their arraignment today. each defendent facing 59 crimes in total - ranging from human trafficking to sex crimes.... a very b

. >>> eight members of a california search and rescue task force are back from north carolina.he crew had a warm welcome yesterday before heading out to the east coast captain john farrell was battling wildfires on the west. farrell and other task force members went from northern california to north carolina to help out with swift water rescues. >> we did have one night at one in the morning where we had to rescue four people off a high water vehicle. it was stuck on a road that had gotten taken over by water. >> task force four was one of dozens of teams to answer the fema call for help in the carolinas. it is an amazing crew. they go where they are needed and pack up and head out again. >> bravo to them. >>> sal, iings about 880 is that it cleared up right away after the crash was gone. that's good. we are also looking at the bay bridge toll plaza and wondering if people were going to show up after the crash was cleared out. traffic is a little bit slower. at the bay bridge i don't see it to be that slow. a westbound bay bridge coming up to the pay gates. also looking at 880

. >>> eight members of a california search and rescue task force are back home after a 10 day mission in north carolina. they received a warm welcome yesterday at oakland airport. before they headed out to the east coast captain john farrell was battling wildfires here in the west. ferrell and the other task force four members went from northern california to north carolina to help out with swift water rescues. >> we did have one night at 1 am where we had to rescue four people off of a high water vehicle that was stuck on the road that had gotten taken over by water. >> that task force was one of dozens of teams who answered the call from fema to help out in the carolinas. >>> a bay area man plans moved to puerto rico to help rebuild the island devastated by hurricane maria. >> [ singing ] >> he performed at a vigil last night to mark one full year since maria made landfall on the island. members of the puerto rican a civic club gathered outside a san jose church to remember loved ones lost in the storm. an independent report estimates 3000 people died in the six months after the sto

farrell and the other task force four members went from northern california to north carolina to help with swift water rescues there. >> we did have one night at one in the morning where we had to rescue four people off a high water vehicle that was stuck on a road that had gotten taken over by water. >> task force four was one of dozens of teams that answered the fema call for help in the carolinas. >>> wildfire in el dorado county. calfire says the myers fire is 80% contained. all evacuation orders have been lifted from that fire kicked up yesterday afternoon east of placerville and has burned 12 acres . the fire briefly shut down 50 in both directions yesterday. right now all the roadways are back open. >>> governor jerry brown has signed a measure that allows pg&e to build customers -- bill customers for costs related to the north a wildfires . the governor says the billy is aimed at preventing bankruptcy for the utility company. pg&e is facing billions of dollars in liability after investigators determined its equipment cause 16 of last year's fires. right now the company is faci

he had other members of task force 4 went from northern california to north carolina to help out withswiftwater rescues. >> we did have one night at 1 a.m. overhead to rescue for people off of a high water vehicle that was on a road that had been taken over by water. >> task force 4 was one of dozens of teams to answer them as called for help in the carolinas. >>> brad pitt foundation to help because of hurricane katrina has filed a lawsuit against one of the partners. to make it right foundation accusing an architect of building defective homes in new orleans for people displaced by katrina. the arctic was hired to build 150 energy efficient homes and some of the the suit claims of some houses falling apart and some lack of proper waterproofing materials making them vulnerable to future flooding. pitches out of the nonprofit two years after katrina devastated the city.'s group said the construction damages could cost the foundation more than $15 million. >>> coming up next a plea deal for a rap mogul. up next the sentence he is excited to expected to receive after pleading no contest

struck eight members of the california search and rescue task force are back at home after attending a mission in north carolina. the crew got a warm walk and welcome in oakland airport before heading out to the east coast for captain. john farrell was battling wildfires in the west. ferrell and the other task force members want from northern california, to north carolina to help out with swiftwater rescue there. >> we did have one night at 1 amr he had to rescue for people off of a high water vehicle that was stuck on a road that had been taken over by water. >> it is one of dozens of teams that answered he was call for help in the carolinas. >>> sal is back. i want to make sure everyone is behaving for you. >> most people are. >> this commute is better. it seems as i commute it is better behaved at a higher grade. let's start with the d'souza bay. 280 you can see traffic looking good and the south bay commute internal is looking much better than what any wednesday there is still traffic and i would not misleading. northbound 85 flow. you can see traffic 880 s. will be busy and east

john george is with the northern california computer crimes task force. >> crime is evolving. it has been forever, and this is just what they're evolving to now, more cyber crimes. >> reporter: how much money did they attempt to take? >> over 35,000 dollars. the bank was able to reverse it right away. >> reporter: and that burglary occurred at 2:00 in the morning in may of this year, but the investigation actually started in 2016. i'm live in san rafael, leann melendez, "abc 7 news." >> thanks a lot. >>> new at 6:00, the first west nile deaths in california in 2018 have been confirmed. the state department of health said two died from the virus, one from youtube au county, the other from glenn county. as of last week there were 56 reported cases of west nile, a total of 422 dead birds testeded positive. officials say we're still in a peak period of west nile virus transmission so they're urging people to take precautions to protect themselves against mosquito bites even as summer wind down. >>> now in the east bay, some people in lafayette are fighting pg&e to keep them from c

rescue teams from california's urban search and rescue task force 4 posted those pictures from the flood zone. they are waiting up to their waists in some instances. the task force leader told our partners that navigating the floodwaters can be treacherous even by boat. >> one of the big hazards for boats in the water our mailboxes that are submerged and if you hit a mailbox with one of the motors, then you can damage the motor and make yourself an operable. >> the task force will remain in the carolinas for the next few weeks. they have come from seven e. bay fire departments. there are also teams from santa rosa and from the peninsula. >>> a 2800 mile journey across the pacific by canoe. it ended in san francisco today. but, the long voyage was only the beginning. we have a reporter sharing with us the message the message the crew are carrying with them. >> reporter: when the canoe arrived, it was propelled by nature itself. the wind, the waves, even the sunshine. this polynesian voyaging canoe was created using an ancient design with modern advances. while it takes its power from the

the california urban search and rescue task force responded to the terror attacks 17 years ago today and spent the first few days after the attacks looking for survivors. that mission then became a recovery effort. while the crew members were there, the menlo fire park district help new york city develop a backup rescue system in case of future terror attacks. >>> here are a few of the 9/11 observances. the livermore pleasanton fire department will hold ceremonies at the 10 fire stations at 6:40 this morning and in san francisco, the fire department will hold ceremonies at its stations at 6:45 this morning and firefighters will ring a ceremonial bell three times for the last alarm at 6:59, when the first of the twin towers collapsed. september 11 has become a day of service with more than 1000 volunteers packing one quarter million meals for the needy in san francisco at pier 35 to include alice hoagland, the mother of mark bingham. mark was on the hijacked flight 93 that crashed in shanksville, pennsylvania. >>> firefighters are mopping up a fire at a homeless encampment in east oak

the california urban search and rescue task force responded to the terror attack 17 years ago today and sent troops looking for survivors. while the crew members were there, the menlo park fire district helped new york city develop a backup rescue procedure for the city in case of future attacks. >>> here are a few of the 9/11 observances in the bay area. the livermore-pleasanton fire department will hold ceremonies at the 10 fire stations at 6:40 this morning and the san francisco fire department will hold remembrance ceremonies at fire stations at 6:45 this morning and they ceremonial bell that will ring three times for the last alarm at 6:59 when the first of the twin towers collapsed. september 11 has become a day of service with more than 1000 volunteers packing one quarter million meals for the needy in san francisco at pier 35 to include alice hoagland, the mother of mark bingham, on the hijacked flight 93 that crashed in shanksville, pennsylvania. >>> new details about a muni bus crash that seriously injured the driver. the dashcam video shows the bus crossing several lanes of t

you are part of california urban search and rescue task force 4. tell us where you are now and how severe the flooding is. >> currently we are in new bern. we just finished up some relocations and victim recoveries down there in the area near jonestown. we had a productive day. we had somewhere around 20 to 25, maybe. however, the last relocation that we did today, it would be a young family with two kids and a couple of dogs. it was pretty neat to bring that family to safety. >> talk with us a little bit about the situation there. these families. did they choose to ride out the storm or did they get stuck trying to make their way back home? >> you know, i'd say it was a little bit of both. when the storm came, everybody was saying, category 5. then it hit the east coast here. most people were very leery of staying anywhere. once we dropped it down a little bit, the did not realize the impact it would have been with the rain. so, the storm was a 1 or 2, moved by very quickly, dumped its rain but ended up settling in the hillsides here. as we all kn

recently released from assignment in hawaii hurricane olivia members of the california urban search and rescue task forcehree or on their way to the carolinas to help in the aftermath of hurricane florence. at travis air force base four critical care teams are waiting on orders to go there trained to find the most critically ill patients in war zones or natural disasters and transport them to a safer, higher level of care. there pleading served as a mobile i see. >> we hate to see people injured. part of our trading as medical providers is to be able to use the skills and capabilities that we have to minimizeing. >> reporter: they are help will likely be needed for conditions are expected to get worse over the next 3 - 7 days as more rainfall is. the national weather service warns that there will be a long- term river flood rent deep inland. major roadways are already flooded and rescue attempts were stalled in new bern north carolina because of hurricane force wind north carolina's governor says it could be a 1000 year reign event. >> the lumber and cape fear rivers will crest significantly higher than

the california urban search and rescue task force 3 responded to the terror attacks 17 years ago today and spent the first few days after the attacks looking for survivors. that mission then became a recovery effort. the menlo park fire protection district also helped new york city develop a backup rescue system to prepare for future terrorist attacks. >>> in san francisco, firefighters and city officials also gathered to honor first responders that day. as firehouse 7 in san francisco, are dispensed took names reading the names of the new york firefighters who died, trying to save others at the world trade center. 343 firefighters were killed in new york that day. the san francisco chief says the ceremony is about remembering their selfless sacrifices. >> we certainly don't want to forget the sacrifices made by the first responders and also the lives affected, lives lost, and families affected by the tragedy at the world trade center. >> in the days following 9/11, san francisco sent firefighters to new york to assist in search and rescue efforts at the world trade center. many came b

the bay area is helping with emergency response to the hurricane, a video of the california urban search and rescue task forcethey are based out of inland park, a 36 member team has been released from his assignment but we do understand several of the rivers of the task force are now on their way to the carolinas. task force for is a different team based in alameda county, members left monday night and they are in the storm zone right now. these teams include paramedics and swift water rescue divers. meantime travis air force base is waiting for a call to go to the carolinas. travis has four three-person critical care teams. each one is on the standby which means they could be called to go at any time and after the two hours are up the next crew is on the clock on standby for another two hours. they are trained to find the most critically ill patients in war zones or national did height of natural does answers -- natural disasters. the plane serves as their mobile icu . >> we hate to see people injured but t part of our training as medical providers is to be able to use the skills and capabilities that we hav

a video at the california urban search and rescue task force, 36 member team has been released from theiran owe live yeah, but several other members are heading east to the carolinas. task force 4 is a different team based out of alameda county. they are in the storm zone right now. that includes paramedics and swift water rescue drivers to help with the search and rescue. >>> travis air force base is waiting for a call to head caro they have three four-person team. the next crew is on standby for two hours. they are to find the most critically injured people and transfer them to a safer and high level of care. >> we hate to see people injured. but part of our training as a medical provided certify to -- provider is to use the skills and capabilities that we have to minimize suffering. >> they went to puerto rico to help with maria last year. the person has a 95 to 99% chance of survival. >>> members of the california air national guard are in the carolinas this morning to help in any way they can. a cargo plane and 20 team members took off last night. the crew packed up supplies. >> >> r

, as adult use legalization efforts gained momentum in california, the supervisors created the san francisco cannabis state legalization task force task force offered to research and advice to the supervisors, the mayor and other city departments. >> we knew that adult use legalization was coming to the ballot and stat that would bring with it a number of decisions that the city would have to make about zoning and regulation and so forth. and i decided at that time, at a know it was a great, that rather than have a fire drill after the ballot measure passes, as suspected it would, we should plan an event. so i authored a task force to spend a year studying it and we made it a broad-based task force. >> we prepared ourselves by developing a health impact assessment and partnered that with key stakeholder discussions with washington, oregon, colorado, to really learn lessons from their experience rolling out both adult and medicinal cannabis. >> within days of the passing of the proposition, ed lee called on agencies to act decisively. >> he issued an executive order asking the department of public health, along with planning and o

. >>> california has already deployed five search and rescue teams to the hurricane zone. that includes task force 4 out of oakland. >>> the state is investigate and claims that the san jose water company overbilled customers by millions of dollars for at least 30 years. is a private company that serves more than 1 million residents in the area. allegedly raised fees in the middle of a billing cycle but then charged customers the higher rate for the entire cycle. it is also accused of double billing customers. the state will decide whether the water company should issue refunds her face financial penalties. >>> thousands of people rolled up their sleeves and got to work cleaning up bay area beaches, lakes and creeks. homeless encampments past and present were targeted. >> they are basically on a mission to gather and pick up as much trash as they possibly can. >> reporter: more than 150 volunteers picked up trash along the banks of coyote creek in san jose. in an area once known as the jungle, a sprawling trash strewn homeless encampment where hundreds lived in squalor and hopelessness before it w