capitola business, the sandbar. it was devastated by january's high surf, forcing it to close for six months. now almost a year later, high waves are once again flooding the village. the day before. this damaged the city of capitola put in sand barriers trying to protect the businesses. initially helpful, the protection didn't last very long , helped block us a bit, but one day is all it takes for this to be cleared out now. thursday, much of the repairs made by lantis have been undone. >> our floor is ruined. it'll take at least a month to repair. >> i would think the high surf forcing evacuation warnings in capitola village. the warnings extended through other parts of santa cruz county. we're seeing widespread coastal impacts from high tides and extraordinary waves coming into low lying areas of the coast. those lower lying areas include rio del mar beach and seacliff state beach. in less than 24 hours, the areas were flooded with debris from high waves that came and went. we are expecting higher waves coming in and it only takes one for you to be washed out. >> we will not be able to rescue you if you go out. please heed the warning. >> the santa cruz county

the cleanup in capitola continued friday on the village esplanade. >> yesterday was a hard one. it really took a blow on a lot of the businesses. everybody had to close the cleanup work being done, not just by city workers but by community members. >> david corrigan doesn't have a home or business near the esplanade. still, we found him shoveling sand from one of the driveways. >> we take a lot from this little village and from time to time we got to give some stuff back. >> though the damage to the village was not as extensive as january's high surf oceanfront businesses still took big hits from the high waves, like the sandbar who had repaired their floor since january, only to have it buckle again, forcing at least a month long closure. joshua whitby owns zelda's on the beach, though he said his business took some damage. it could have been worse. >> the only damage i really incurred so far is this section of railing over here, and my bus station got pushed over a little bit. all both things that can be put back fairly quickly and easily for sure. >> while whitby plans to reo

. >> capitola village permanece bajo advertencia de evacuación.avenida de este lado. cuando nosotros llegamos hace varias horas esta mañana, estaba completamente inundada. los comerciantes con los que hablamos estaban trabajando por drenar el agua de sus negocios. este estacionamiento que ven aquí a mi izquierda también estaba inundado. pero nuevamente, hemos visto bastante progreso en las últimas horas. todos dicen que pasó en segundos. sabes cómo se sintió? >> como si fuera un tsunami. en serio? y así se sintió. porque de un repente. pum >> massive waves came through fue una ola masiva. >> describen los dueños de negocios en capitola village. aunque había una advertencia por la marea alta el jueves en la mañana, aseguran que no esperaban tanto desastre. >> la única cosa que quieres hacer es correr de ese peligro para que 1 esté bien. >> había gente donde estaba la playa y empezó a venir la ola y venía y venía y se hizo grande y la gente empezó a correr y se empezó a inundar todo. acá porque las olas amenazaban con inundaciones nuevamente. >> mie

earlier this evening, capitola police issued an evacuation warning for capitola village and venetian hotel that's located right on the ocean front that went into effect at ten tonight. live in san jose. lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> all right, lauren, thank you so much. and the storm arrived in the north bay bringing rain and strong winds. and a large tree took out the deck of this home in cloverdale firstrillioneported lenders are warning heavy winds could hit holiday lights and decorations. one santa rosa resident says he'll take his chances. we're going to be laying low and uh- and not climbing any ladders to take down christmas lights. >> if we're smart over the next, next couple days, with street flooding likely, the santa rosa fire department is urging drivers to be super cautious down trees are reported in accidental and power outages are also likely and on the subject of the roads, the chp is investigating a wreck in pacheco tonight. >> it happened in heavy rain just before 8 p.m. traffic the driver witnesses say he hit several parked cars near bloom drive. the truck co

and once again, capitola village is not an exception. we're on the esplanade right now where the oceanfront businesses are, businesses that are once again in recovery mode. jeff lantis is nearly back to square one, and his capitola business, the sandbar. it was devastated by january's high surf, forcing it to close for six months. now, almost a year later, high waves are once again flooding the village. the day before. this damaged, the city of capitola put in sand barriers trying to protect the businesses. initially helpful, the protection didn't last very long, helped block us a bit, but one day is all it takes for this to be cleared out now. thursday. much of the repairs made by lantis have been undone. >> our floor is ruined. it'll take at least a month to repair. i would think the high surf forcing evacuation warnings in capitola village. >> the warnings extended through other parts of santa cruz county. >> we're seeing widespread coastal impacts from the high tides and extraordinary waves coming into low lying areas of the coast. >

earlier this evening, capitola police issued an evacuation warning for capitola village and venetian hotel that's located right on the ocean front that went into effect at ten tonight. live in san jose. lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> all right, lauren, thank you so much. and the storm arrived in the north bay bringing rain and strong winds. and a large tree took out the deck of this home in cloverdale firstrillioneported lenders are warning heavy winds could hit holiday lights and decorations. one santa rosa resident says he'll take his chances. we're going to be laying low and uh- and not climbing any ladders to take down christmas lights. >> if we're smart over the next, next couple days, with street flooding likely, the santa rosa fire department is urging drivers to be super cautious down trees are reported in accidental and power outages are also likely and on the subject of the roads, the chp is investigating a wreck in pacheco tonight. >> it happened in heavy rain just before 8 p.m. traffic the driver witnesses say he hit several parked cars near bloom drive. the truck co

the cleanup in capitola continued friday on the village esplanade. >> yesterday was a hard one. it really took a blow on a lot of the businesses as everybody had to close the cleanup work being done not just by city workers but by community members. >> david corrigan doesn't have a home or business near the esplanade. still we found him shoveling sand from one of the driveways. >> we take a lot from this little village, and from time to time we got to give some stuff back. >> though the damage to the village was not as extensive as january's high surf oceanfront businesses still took big hits from the high waves, like the sandbar who had repaired their floors since january, only to have it buckle again, forcing at least a month long closure. joshua whitby owns zelda's on the beach, though he said his business took some damage. it could have been worse. >> the only damage i really incurred so far is this section of railing over here and my bus station got pushed over a little bit, all both things that can be put back fairly quickly and easily for sure. >> while whitby plans to re

late ready night evacuation warnings from the santa cruz sheriff's office came into effect for capitola villagerio delmar and pa horror dooms -- karo dunes. the high surf could reach -- wreak havoc. while the capitola wharf is still damage from high surf over in santa cruz most of the wharf came back open friday after suffering extensive damage from monster waves. but the sandbar in capitola will not be able to open as quickly. the flooring was lifted by the crashing waves. >> the ways of the problem. the waves come in and they end right on the edge right here and as soon as they had the edge they shoot up word and they shoot the floor of word. it will keep happening. hopefully we won't see something like we saw last january. >> reporter: asked last -- after last january's bomb cyclone the restaurants went under significant and costly repairs. friday marked the second time this year lantis is replacing the floorboards. >> reporter: working quickly to reopen, he is unsure what damage may result from saturday mornings high tides. >> the swell is not supposed to be nearly as big as the day with da

told to avoid the coast in santa cruz county as a high surf in end dates the still recovering capitola village. warnings were in place place this afternoon, one restaurant and many streets have flooded and people are worried the high surf will cause more damage to be -- beachfront property and the wharf. smith there's nothing you can do just sit back and watch. for a lot of the merchants are hurting too and this doesn't help. >> the workers were also out with this huge crane off the wharf as the crews were scheduled to complete the restoration by this summer. >>> before tomorrow papa storm arrives be sure to download the app so you can track when the wet weather will arrive in your neighborhood. >>> heads up if you're traveling out of the oakland airport, today and tomorrow are expected to be the busiest post christmas travel bays and in oakland we spoke to a number people who missed their flights because of long lines. passengers were trying to check in and this line is the southwest bag check line and some people say they waited in this line for more than two hours and of course they have to

in capitola, som o the village is still recovering from last january's bomb cyclone. yesterday's high tide flooding set them back even more. the sandbar a restaurant in capitola is not able to reopen today because flooring you saw there was lifted by thursday's crashing waves. the owner tells us this is the second time just this year he's had to replace that flooring. >> the waves come in, and off the edge. soon as they hit the edge shoot upward and shoot the floor upwuds. it's going to keep happening. it's just hopefully we won't see something like we saw last january. >> in neighboring santa cruz, most of the wharf reopened yesterday. it also suffered extensive damage because of those monster waves. >>> and as we move you forward into 2024, that heavy rain will move out for your new year's eve plans, but in san francisco, there may be low visibility for fireworks because of cloudy conditions expected tomorrow, and we see them right now. still the city is making its final preparations for its annual waterfront fireworks show. the thousands expected to celebrate should

there is also a warning at capitola village. authorities say, if you're in this area, be prepared to leave in case a evacuation order is later issued. meanwhile, the santa cruz wharf and beaches are closed until further notice. big waves also in san francisco today. our chopper was over ocean beach earlier. same story in pacifica. large swells spotted from across the bay area. they are warning today, stay away from the water perk out this is pescadero state beach, which was under a warning. risk of flooding from large breaking waves. so it is a lot going on. let's get the latest on our dangerous her from personally meteorologist their impact in the virtual view studio. darren? >> and let's try to get an idea of how much later this will go on. and to do that, we need to see where these waves came from. this developed into the ocean because of yesterday's storm. the wind and atmosphere got here first. it took longer for the wave energy to get here. and as we time this out, you can see what the progression of this is. this gets us

from the ocean, a lot of kelp and foam in here, as well and sand on the streets here in the capitola villagewn by the beach front. many of the businesses now are flooded and people are sandbagging and trying to keep the water out. about an hour ago the santa cruz sheriff's department did issue that evacuation order specifically for the pajaro dunes area and referring people to the sheriff's department evacuation website information on their website to see exactly what zones are being evacuated and who is being asked to leave and meanwhile, there's a lot of attention still on the wharf. work on the wharf was postponed because the waves were so high and we've been watching all day this morning as waves crashed up against the piers right where a huge crane is parked and workers were trying to move that for a while. we were told by a city worker that they were going to move it. it looks like now maybe they gave up on that because it was too dangerous and those waves were breaking over and over again, slam against the piers and they were traying to get that off of her before something really terr

waves and choppy serve, parts of santa cruz county under evacuation warnings right now including capitola villagehere business owners broke out the sandbags tonight. oh yes, waves like these pounded the coastline, flooding the village and causing damage and people are still warned to stay away from the coast. let's get more on our weather forecast into the new year, let's head on over to meteorologist darren peck. >>> one item at a time we will talk more about the high surf because we've got another one. a totally new and separate as well, that is a factor but first, dealing with the initial element of the storm, that is this really well organized cold front that has been marching across the bay. since about 5:00 this evening. if you watched the last two hours, you can actually see the cold front, watch that line as a ghost to the santa clara valley into the tri-valley and rights to exit towards the used . so we are through the heaviest and most widespread steady rain, if you look at what is left in terms of a flood advisory, there is one little patch here through santa clara valley. into the san

so mostly just cleaning and tidying up for a lot of these businesses here in capitola village, they'll be reopened on friday. >> the damage is nowhere near what it was earlier this year, not even close to what happened earlier this year. >> so it was it was a bummer. today but it wasn't quite near like it was last year. so we're thankful for that. >> city workers were inspecting restaurants and other businesses for safety. we saw a couple places yellow tagged for restricted use, but the majority were deemed safe at paradise beach grill. they plan to be open on friday this holiday weekend for the charming beach town will be a big one. >> this is kind of. this two week period is kind of the sunny spot in the winter for restaurants. you know, and retail. so, um, you know, we're, we're, we're hoping to get some people down here, officials are warning residents to prepare for more rain on friday and another coastal wave event that is expected early saturday in capitola. >> lauren martinez abc seven news intense day let's check in with abc seven news meteorologist sandyha patel because even

so mostly just cleaning and tidying up for a lot of these businesses here in capitola village, they'll be reopened on friday. >> the damage is nowhere near what it was earlier this year, not even close to what happened earlier this year. >> so it was it was a bummer. today but it wasn't quite near like it was last year. so we're thankful for that. >> city workers were inspecting restaurants and other businesses for safety. we saw a couple places yellow tagged for restricted use, but the majority were deemed safe at paradise beach grill. they plan to be open on friday this holiday weekend for the charming beach town will be a big one. >> this is kind of. this two week period is kind of the sunny spot in the winter for restaurants. you know, and retail. so, um, you know, we're, we're, we're hoping to get some people down here, officials are warning residents to prepare for more rain on friday and another coastal wave event that is expected early saturday in capitola. >> lauren martinez abc seven news intense day let's check in with abc seven news meteorologist sandyha patel because even

and choppy surf, parts of santa cruz county are under evacuation warnings right now including capitola village where business owners brought out the sandbags last night. waves like these ones pounded the coastline on thursday, flooding the village and causing damage. people are still being warned to stay away from the coast. there is a lot to go over this morning with the weather, let's get over to darren peck. >> quite the night for rainfall, we are watching the main band of the showers moving through the central valley, we are not entirely done. there's a chance for a few isolated showers and occasional pop of thunderstorms through the morning today before we get a break into the remainder of today. no more rain by the time we get into the afternoon, but we will turn our attention to the possibility of dangerous conditions at the beaches. i will have the latest on the high surf warning in a few minutes. >>> now to oakland where the killing of an undercover police officer has sent shockwaves through the community. 36-year-old, tuan le was shot and killed trying to stop thieves from raiding a

. >> to be honest with you, ever since the storms hit, capitola village isn't what it was.ot of people don't come. it's been the slowest year ever. >> reporter: some are still recovering from the aftermath of last winter's storms. >> we didn't have electricity for almost two weeks. >> reporter: she says back in january she was forced to close up shop for two weeks and toss "food & wine" that went bad when she lost power, costing her about $15,000. that's why this time around she's taking more precautions. >> now that the rainy season is starting to come we have sandbags that are hidden in front of our business. we also have our windows protected with plastic on the inside. so you can't see it, but they're really protected so no water can come in. >> reporter: the historic capitola wharf now split in half is a sign it needs to get back on its feet. you can see it's still closed nearly a year after the damages from last winter's storms. it's in phase two of the reconstruction project and expected to open next summer. this man works at paradise beach grill, one of the places a

capitola village will remain closed until it's safe to reopen. >>> capitola wasn't the only place hit by extreme waves. in marin county, the surge was so big, some streets had to be evacuated. video from stinson beach, where people showed up to watch the waves, even though they were told to stay away. let's check in with meteorologist kari hall, tracking this high surf and another incoming storm. >>> we can see the storm that is still off the coast, but some of the rain already starting to make it into parts of the bay area. mainly the north bay, starting out with some light showers this morning, and that's going to be the case at least into early this afternoon. but we can see the rain still coming down, up around clear lake and cloverdale, as well as ukiah, and it's going to continue to be mainly for the north bay until later today. we are seeing the surf going down just a bit, so it went from a high surf warning to a high surf advisory, which is just a step below. but we could still see pretty big swells, and that will be in effect until 6:00 today. rain will be heavy as we go into

capitola village will remain closed until it is deemed safe to reopen. that wasn't the only place hit by extreme waves. in marin county the surge was so big, some streets had to be evacuated. this video from stinson beach, where people showed up to watch the waves even though they were told to stay away. >>> let's check in with meteorologist kari hall, who has been telling us this is coming, and we need to be careful. how is it looking, kari? i understand some warnings got extended, is that right? >> yeah, so we have still the high surf warning, the coastal flood advisory, all of this because of storms that are developing and pushing a lot of high winds and waves across some of the pacific, across the pacific into some of our coastline. and we will already start to see that rain coming in this morning, but the heavier rain is still off the coast, set to arrive this afternoon. we can see light rain coming down in the north bay. our hour-by-hour outlook shows it picking up around 3:00 to 4:00 for this afternoon, and continuing into the evening with winds t

there's a lot of the businesses down here in capitola village that are going to be open today and could really use your patronage, take a lot from this little village. >> and from time to time, we got to give some stuff back. tonight's evacuation warnings begin at 10 p.m, and last through tomorrow. >> so let's get a look at what kind of weather to expect tonight. yeah. >> here's sandhya again tracking the storm. sandy. yeah. >> and dan and emma. the damage continues tonight with the rain coming down pretty hard. let me show you a live view right now from our emeryville camera. it's going to be a tough go on the roadways as the rain is causing flooding already. so let's check out live doppler seven. the most intense part of the rain is hitting right now across many parts of the bay area. let's get you into street level radar where you will see it is coming down from atherton avenue, black point, heading into sears point across highway 37 121. definitely heavy from san francisco. the marina district all the way out towards the bayview district, heading into oakland, central avenue, emeryv

there's a lot of the businesses down here in capitola village that are going to be open today and couldlly use your patronage. >> last night's evacuation warning started at 10 p.m. the santa cruz wharf is also closed because of unsafe conditions there. officials attempted to clean up the aftermath after a massive wave flooded the ventura county coastline. beach closures are in effect through later today as the area remains damaged and flooded. more high tides are expected through the new year's weekend as the storm moves into the region. several streets, cars and homes along the coast were flooded as waves as high as 20ft crashed into the ventura pier, and it was just amazing to see those images and lisa, you know, we're obviously hoping that everybody there is able to clean up. i know it's been really tough for a lot of residents along the coast and businesses, as we had a lot of rain yesterday. how's today looking? yeah, we're still looking at our warnings, our flood warning for the coast and also our high surf warning until 2:00 this afternoon. >> and we are looking at the rain windi

so so mostly you're just cleaning and tidying up for a lot of these businesses here in capitola village. >> they'll be reopened on friday. the damage is nowhere near what it was earlier this year, not even close to what happened earlier this year. >> so it was it was a bummer today, but it wasn't quite near it like it was last year. so we're thankful for that. >> city workers were inspecting restaurants and other businesses for safety. we saw a couple places yellow tagged for restricted use, but the majority were deemed safe at paradise beach grill. they plan to be open on friday. this holiday weekend for the charming beach town will be a big one. >> this last kind of this two week period is kind of the sunny spot in the winter for restaurants, you know, and retail. so, um, you know, we're, we're, we're hoping to get some people down here, officials are warning residents to prepare for more rain on friday and another coastal wave event that is expected early saturday in capitola. >> lauren martinez abc seven news. >> emergency crews plan to be on watch in the north bay after flooding co

business owners and property owners here in the village and the neighborhoods around the village here in capitolad they are really concerned because many of them, especially the businesses here along the beachfront lost their insurance policies, were dropped after last year. this year they are going it alone financially if they get damaged. they are really concerned. many of them have been looking at the surf and evaluating what they have to do. we will show you when it gets light out, and we will show you they have built a wall of sand to keep the water from getting to the businesses, and it's too dark to see but maybe we will get to that in the next hour. >> hopefully it will hold everything back. you can imagine going through that once again, this is only bringing back some of those fears. thom, thank you. >> and expenses as well. thank you, thom. >>> right now about 100 people in fairfax are said to be without power all due to the fallen tree you see. video shows the aftermath at iron springs road and owe lima. the road is closed and there's no estimate on when it will reopen. pg&e estimates

village. >> les decimos a todos vengan a capitola porque capitol ahorita parece un pueblo vacío.vera noticiero telemundo california. >> pasamos estas imágenes en vivo. esto es en el puente richmond san rafael, donde fue cerrado un tramo de la estructura debido a un accidente con saldo mortal, según la patrulla de caminos, una persona murió un poco antes de las 20:00 de la noche. esta hora. como puede ver, todos los carriles en dirección oeste a la autopista 5 80, pues fueron cerrados los agentes siguen investigando en la escena y hace unas horas también allá en las montañas de santa cruz, la autopista 17, en dirección sur, estuvo cerrada en mount hernán debido a un choque multi-vehículo. el accidente ocurrió cerca de simms road e involucró a 2 vehículos, según la patrulla de caminos. un agente resultó herido. los carriles ya fueron abiertos a esta hora de la noche. vámonos a más información. específicamente en antioch, donde una pelea culminó en un tiroteo mortal, todo habría comenzado alrededor de las 4 y 30 sobre la cuadra 7 de la calle primera. según los detectives, se reporta

and sounds of cleanup and repair work are in capitola today after the warning -- morning storm kept building up strength and ocean water swept into the village, the same area hit by floodwaters last january. the owners of the sandbar saw the floors literally come apart >> just like last year the waves were coming up faster and all of a sudden i felt the ground rumble and everyone left the restaurant because we were being evacuated. >> the owner of the restaurant here is grateful. >> it did come in a bit but not nearly as bad as last year. >> it is high and we are going to have to get out. >> this is home-video the homeowner took this morning as her home along the estuary flooded. >> i'm trying to stay calm and have spent time in the last year or so processing and going through how to respond. >> is there anything that you can do to prevent anything? >> i don't think so when you're this close to the water. there's not much you can do. >> some business owners have been told tentatively that they may be able to reopen tonight or tomorrow but add that a lot of evaluation and inspections still need to be done. >>> before the storm arrives tomorro

repair work are once again part of life in capitola after a morning storm kept building up strength after rain from above and water from below slipped into the village, the same area hit by floodwaters last january and the owners of the sandbar saw their floors come apart. for just like last year the waves were coming up faster than we thought and i felt the ground rumble and we were all being evacuated. >> the owner was grateful that his damage is repairable. >> here comes another big one. >> this is home-video that the homeowner took this morning as her home along the estuary flooded. >> it was surge after surge after surge and i was noticing the damage was coming up to my front window and the water was pouring in underneath the house. >> flood victims are once again looking for help. >> we applied for everything but have yet to receive any help. this time around we received more help from fema and the government. >> reporter: several business owners told me they never got any financial assistance from fema and they say that is a painful memory they do not want to have to go through again but say they do have to try. >>> the microclimate whether c

capitola, which was devastated by january's storms. evacuation orders were in place for the afternoon for the village area. at least one restaurant and lots of streets flooded. people are worried the high surf this week will cause more problems at the beachfront properties and businesses and the wharf itself. crews are on track to finish the wharf's repairs by the summer. that's if it doesn't get hit this winter again. obviously a frustrating setback for capitola. here's nbc bay area a robert handa. >> reporter: here in capitola, many business owners were still trying to recover from january's storms. so today's rain means a lot of repair and damage that has to be re-evaluated and really many of the business owners say they're going to be starting over again. some people told me they're lucky enough maybe to be able to reopen maybe by tonight or tomorrow. but that is still going to take a lot more evaluation before they'll know for sure. as for many of the business owners who haven't been able to reopen, it's been a tough time. many complain that despite the presidential visit last year and all of the hoop

the city of capitola, also still recovering from the high surf in january, construction, was going on to rebuild the badly damaged wharf. businesses hit hardest, like the sandbar in the village, only just now recovering. >> there's still more to do. we've got the front done. it's coming along. it's refreshing to be back in business again. that's great. that's great. but there are definitely worries. >> equipment to create sand barriers could be seen around the businesses, but the county says it's been difficult to keep up with the constant weather events hitting the area. we're kind of into the cycle, unfortunately, of trying to scramble every year to fix these roads, roads and then getting hit with another wave of significant winter storms. the impact of the vicious cycle also felt by the hard hit business owners, who say they're working hard to keep their spirits up. >> i'm just going to try and stay positive. >> reporter in santa cruz county, zach fuentes, abc seven news in the east bay, lightrillionain made its way through the region early this afternoon, and while it may not have been the heavy downpour, we saw last winter, which flooded streets and homes, officials are

la policía de capitola dijo que ellos van a estar monitoreando de cerca esta marea y por eso decidieron que a partir del sábado a la 01:00, ellos van a cerrar por completo capitol village informar a las personas, pues si piensan venir aquí a capitola definitivamente las autoridades no lo están recomendando y tampoco que usted vaya a la playa, entonces eso es muy importante recalcarlo. chicos, regreso con ustedes al estudio y claro que sí, sobre todo para los comercios. >> cierto que este hubiese sido un fin de semana en donde ellos pudieran percibir ingresos, pero van a tener otra vez que hacer cuentas y tratar de ver cómo salen adelante, porque no se habían terminado de recuperar de lo de hace unos meses. >> césar bueno, pues muchas gracias yomara. y recuerde que nuestra amplia cobertura sobre estas condiciones la encuentra en nuestra página web telemundo 48 punto com. allí puede volver a revisar nuestro reportaje y toda la información actual izada. >> vamos a otras cosas. las autoridades en san francisco informaron de una colisión vehicular ocurrida este jueves entre las calles 8a y la misión. vamos a ver ese video es cortesía de citizen app. se observa cómo los equi

capitola, also still recovering from the high surf. in january, construction, was going on to rebuild the badly damaged wharf. businesses hit hardest like the sandbar in the villageonly just now recovering. >> there's still more to do. we got the front done. it's coming along. it's refreshing to be back in business again. that's great. that's great. but but there are definitely worries. >> equipment to create sand barriers could be seen around the businesses, but the county says it's been difficult to keep up with the constant weather events hitting the area. we're kind of into this cycle, unfortunately, of trying to scramble every year to fix these roads and then getting hit with another wave of significant winter storms. the impact of the vicious cycle also felt by the hard hit business owners, who say they're working hard to keep their spirits up. >> i'm just going to try and stay positive. >> in santa cruz county, zach fuentes, abc seven news being an active couple of days. >> yeah, sounds like it with a little bit of a break, i think. >> right, sandhya? absolutely. >> ama and deanna. and that's why we're timing it all out for you so that you get that little