steve: you mentioned davy crockett. explain his role.oel kitchens: davy crockett came in just before the siege. he had been -- he had lost his election bid in tennessee and was deciding to start life a new like so many anglos did in this part of the 19th century. they came to texas where there was land and opportunity and he found himself in san antonio at the time and decided to make a stand where he was. steve: why is it important to remember the alamo in understanding texas history? joel kitchens: the alamo -- it becomes part of the texas creation myth. the alamo and its defeat -- that is something a lot of people can forgive, yet the anglos lost at the alamo because it was a complete defeat. a few weeks later, it became a rallying cry at the battle of the san francisco where sam houston completely routed general santa ana and a larger mexican army than he had thought. it has a symbolic -- it is more important from a symbolic point of view than a military point of view as a rallying cry. steve: if we visited you at the texas a&m libra

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san pablo, hercules 80 to vallejo, through crockett, the benicia bridge, bridge.the areas getting pounded with heavy rain. the intensity is pulling up. about a half inch her power. you could get a quarter of an inch of rain as it pulls through. today is a 3. all the same parameters we've been talking about. let's show you the forecast. nearly .75 inches already in san francisco. the heaviest is through 10:00. at noon, still the chance of thunderstorms, breezy conditions. the intensity lets up this afternoon and evening. alexis? >> mike, it's been a tough day on the roads this morning. we are taking a live look outside right now. there we go. at the b.a.r.t. station, we haven't had significant delays with mass transit this morning. that is great news. it's probably a good option for you today. boy, no matter what your mode of transportation is, it's definitely going to be soggy. you saw the rain on the b.a.r.t. tracks as that someone was waiting for the train. saw all the rain. i'm guessing that was highway 24 next to it, too. a lot of roads kicking of spray today.

area >>> we take a tour with live doppler 7 around some heavier rainfall that is heading towards crockett and cashingrquinezrqnee and standing water. north of el sa bronte, each richmond, arlington boulevard getting soaked. as you head to albany and berkeley, we've got california avenue there getting soaked. look at this, it goes all the way down to the bay bridge toll plaza and the points into downtown oakland around foothill boulevard. even more coming ashore. look at this, balboa street as you head from sunset to richmond district. we've got heavy rain and you're going to run into that southbound out of the north bay across golden gate, expect rain to increase the next five to ten minutes. >> thank you, mike. tesla ceo elon musk could be in trouble over a tweet. >> we are finding why in this morning's tech bytes. >> in today's tech bytes regulators want tesla elon musk held in contempt of court. >> his recent tweet about tesla production violates the term of a previous fraud settlement. that calls for any information sent by musk to be approved ahead of time. >>> keeping social media f

davy crockett rifle that hethe .under napoleon. >> ...and a goal in his sights. >> collection of every gun of major importance in the history of the united states.ut when itl the incredible arsenal... >> were you shocked? >> oh, yeah, of course. oh, yeah. >> ...it's his heirs who hear a blast from the past. >> what did you estimate that collection was worth at that time? >> probably a million dollars. that was a small load. if you put a big load in there it'll knock you on your fanny.

we had more than one and the traffic slows right here beginning after crockett. down into san pablo and richmond. it's been heavy all morning long. traffic is going to be busy. taking you 40 minutes to drive from here to the maccarthur maze. if you want to leave the house with time to spare, that would be good. bay bridge add another 20-25. 880 not slowing down yet. you have a little bit of time before it slows down here. slows down usually in the 8:00 hour. as we look at the maps, you can see the peninsula, not too bad. a little slowing in san mateo. other than that it looks good. we go to the silicon valley, things are beginning to fill into that west valley. now let's bring steve in with today's weather. >> thank you, kindly sir. >>> partly sunny, partly cloudy today. a couple little guy showers on the peninsula, santa cruz coastline. 29 frosty degrees in morgan hill. storms have dropped five inches so far this month. that is very good. san jose south has done really well. as a percent of normal. i see 35 in this observation but i completely believe the 29. 35

not as much for simba cisco and oakland but as we move the maps around two around martinez and the crockett area at out towards concord and bay point, heavy rainfall rates. as we scoot closer to the santa cruz mountains, development for santa cruz and scotts valley and over the summit towards sunnydale and san jose in the east foothills with rain coming down. still have the active weather pattern but to the south, atmospheric river, we are looking to the north and that could lead to thunderstorms. we talk about this pattern with your full forecast in a few minutes. >>> a woman is recovering after home was destroyed by a lay flat. >> she lived in the top floor of a duplex. her home plunged down the hill and she was trapped under the heavy debris. alyssa harrington reports from the neighborhood where it is now under evacuation. >> reporter: you can see the path of that house when it slid down the hill and you can see the nation. what we are looking at is a bulbous, sausalito boulevard where the initial duplex was. one woman was inside when it slid down but and it went all the way down to cres

san pablo avenue right on the carquinez bridge, crockett, vallejo, railroad avenue there. moderate to heavy rain, ponding developing. here we are at el so brante. if it seems i'm saying over and over, it's because they are training over here. right across golden gate bridge to richmond and across cashing cashingcashinge cashingen -- carquinez bridge. expect another h round your way. look at that. it's going over the same area over and over and over again. that's why we're going to see an increase in the flooding. i'm really concerned with this problem of white. the wide whiter the clouds, the deeper the moisture they are holding. a beeline for north bay all the way down to san mateo bridge. so a couple hours from now, let's just go to future radar. here we are eight 7:00, north bay, yellows and oranges. after 7:00, there's that mass i'm talking about. look at that. hours upon hours of moderate to heavy rain from san mateo bridge northward. then it continues more scattered in the afternoon. the intensity comes up a little bit in the north bay. heavier rain and isolated. loo

. >> i was deeply emerged in the crockett cane train. >> reporter: the summit to mentor young men of color, getting to the heart of deeply rooted issues that can create barriers for success. >> when president obama and steph curry pinpointed unlike me not speaking up because society standards, and how other things like that -- it was like shocking to me because it made me realize that they are not someone i cannot be. they are just another black kid who grew up in a bad situation just like me. >> reporter: it was an opportunity to motivate mentors to do more like former nfl player is doing for the boys and girls clubs in his hometown of patterson, new jersey. >> it was not just lending my name when they were walking away and doing other things. i want to make sure that i am there prevent and giving back and using my resources to the best of my abilities . >> reporter: not one person that the scottish rite center in oakland the same way they entered. >> this gives me hope because it lets me see the other side of things that people are actually wanting to turn around and make it out li

the reason it's complete crockett's because it never happened. question is, why do so many people believe it? the answer is, they despise donald trump. donald trump is a racist. donald trump's supporters are racist and homophobic and people that are engaged in violence by they wanted to believe it and ran with it and now they are embarrassed. isn't it good news that is not true? isn't it good news we don't live in a country where if you walk into the street at 2:00 in the morning, to get a sandwich, you have to be 2 fearful that becaue you don't like trump you will be attacked? 's of this good news, instead of people being relieved, l angry t people that are laughing at jussie smollett. why don't we celebrate the fact that racism is no longer a huge problem in america anymore? is a lie! >> sean: is fascinating because people that were most as proportionally, negatively impacted, dan bongino commode by obama's policies were hispanic-americans, african-americans. the people that have been disproportionately affected in a greater prospect greater pr

this is the state where william travis, james bowie, and davy crockett made their last stand at the alamo. this is the state where a small band of patriots half the battle of gonzales, armed with a single canon, stared down a four and powerful army and declared, and take it. come and take it. come on. take it. and texas is the state where generations of farmers, ranchers, oil workers, and pioneers, helped build up the most extraordinary nation in all of human history. that's where we are. we were losing track. we didn't lose track anymore. we are straight on that track. now, just like generations of texas patriots who came before, you are going to make your stand. that's what we've done. we've made our stand, and we've made it together. this is a big group of millions and millions of people that have come together like never before in our history. this has never happened before. and we've come for safety, for sovereignty, and for the sacred rights given to us by the hand of almighty god. we are one united movement, one united people, and one united states of america. and together with the

we have a possibility of flooding in richmond, san pablo, hercules, martinez and crockett. this. over the last couple of hours, we've had heavy waves of rain moving over the area. we call that training. as far as thunderstorm threat, all of us today but mainly the north bay coast tomorrow and then just about all of us again friday. within those thundertorms, even heavier rain and more intense winds and a higher probability of damage. >> mike, thank you. san francisco deputies are accused of beating inmates and this morning the sheriff is investigating. the city's public defender told the examiner more than a dozen inmates reported abuses late last year. they claim deputies shoved them to the ground, kicked them and forced them to pull down their pants. female inmates were forced to -- >> the sheriff ordered an internal investigation. she's taking the allegations seriously. >>> america's new top dog is making a special appearance on "good morning america." >> his name is king. he's reigning supreme. the 7-year-old wire fox terrier was crowned best in show at the westminster

this is a state where william travis, james bowie, and davy crockett made their last stand at the alamos the state where a small band of patriots at the battle of gonzales armed with a single a powerfuld down army and declared, come and take it. [cheers and applause] pres. trump: come on, take it. state where generations of farmers, ranchers , oil workers, and pioneers helped build the most extraordinary nation in all of human history. that's what we are. we were losing track. we did not lose track anymore. generations of texas patriots who came before, you are going to make your stand. that is what we have done. we have made our stand together. this is a big group of millions and millions of people that have come together like never before in our history. this has never happened before. [cheers and applause] safety, for for sovereignty, and for the sacred rights given to us by the hand of almighty god. [cheers and applause] pres. trump: we are one united movement, one united people, and one united states of america. together with the proud and incredible and great people of the state o