the dela caw -- delicatessin. to cross residents clung to a rope. >> they didn't tell us nothing. they just said it wasn't going to flood and my house is now under water. >> there was no way out for more than a thousand people except by national guard helicoers. for those who did remain behind, the red cross shelters moved to higher ground three different times. >> be prepared for things next time. >> to a degree they have. now during floods the water rarely wreaks the built up homes. abc news. >> let's hope we don't get a repeat of that. it is still raining in spots around the bay area. strong weather has reached san jose an hour ago. sand yaw patel -- sandhya patel is tracking it all for us on live doppler 7hd. >> it is great to see that rain. let me show it to you on live doppler 7hd. although it it is lightening up, it did reach the south bay. the rainfall intensity is hitting castro valley and you can see it on the peninsula. we have light rain from redwood city and mountain view and loss altos hill and the wipers are still going in the south bay. santa clara and san jose. yo