. >>> the santa cruz town of felton cleaning up. the san lorenzo river reached four feet over flood stage. 40 families in the community of felton grove had to leave their homes. dan and liz say they did get advanced warning that the river was rising fast. >> first it was an advisory only. then it became mandatory as it was clear the river was going to come up. >> streets in felton were from six inches to four feet underwater. these photos taken by show the area at the height of the flooding, a stranded police car had to be towed out. >>> stretch of road off richmond parkway reopened after flooding caused its closure. it took on water all day yesterday. the landscape along the road was so saturated rain was rolling off it, the road had to be closed until the water drained off. heavy rain caused a creek to overflow banks yesterday afternoon in -- turned into a lake, four homes were flooded. >>> san francisco international airport expects no weather-related delays today that's good news for travelers whose flights were cancelled this w

without melo, felton to chandler there. they did hold them off. they finish with a victory. the lakers lose again, 116-107. the knicks perfect at home, 9-0. no word on the exact specific time that carmelo anthony will be back. >>> the houston rockets decided to livan up your next hanukkah party with their rendition of the dreidel song. >> ♪ i have a little dreidel ♪ i made it out of clay ♪ when it's dry and ready dreidel i shall play ♪

. >>> in santa cruz county the water rose so fast, 40 families of felton grove had to leave their homes the san lorenzo river reached four feet over flood stage yesterday, a tree fell on power lines knocking out electricity to nearby communities. getting in and out was a challenge after heavy rains forced closure of southbound highway 9. >>> in the north bay they are still dealing with aftermath of flooding and high winds. giant fir tree split the roof of a house in forestville yesterday. power lines were damaged, nobody was hurt. lucky no one was inside the club pleasanton when a big redwood crashed through the roof, crews cut branches and cleared out debris. >>> portion of storm damage highway 1 in san mateo county reopen small rock and mudslide near devils slide yesterday morning forced highway patrol to close it, crews quickly cleared it. larger mudslide earlier this month forced a stretch of highway 1 to be closed for almost three weeks. >>> stay with abc7 news for continuing storm watch coverage. mike will have the full forever cast in a few minutes. you can check live doppler --

raymond felton for tyson chandler, there for the finish.conds left in the half, felton hits the three-pointer, this one going in. at halftime it was tied. but in the third quarter, knicks started to pull away. felton finds room behind the arc and knocks down the jumper from three again. the knicks hit 18 three-pointers in the game and blow out the defending champions and lebron, 112-92. knicks have won five straight in a row, have the best record in the east and this is the second time they have beaten the heat by more than 20 points. >> not bad. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," it's mano a mano over the fiscal cliff as speaker boehner requests one-on-one negotiations with the president. can the two men strike a deal without outside help? >> yep. >>> and when we come back, we're going it huddle around the water cooler. chris christie faces off against jon stewart. it's jersey boy versus jersey boy, when "way too early" comes right back with sweet lou. or that printing in color had to cost a fortune. nobody said an all-

. >> in santa cruz county, water rose so far, 40 families in the community of felton grove had to leavetheir homes. the san lorenzo river reached four feet over flood stage, a tree fell on power lines knocking out electricity to nearby tees, getting in and out of town was a challenge after heavy rains closed -- low sure of southbound highway 9 into paradise drive from felton the highway is once again open in both directs. >>> weekend rain leading to voluntary woodburning ban in christmas eve. the management district is asking people not to burn wood today saying the break in the rain will cause pollution to build up today and tomorrow, officials say reducing pollution levels today will avoid the need for a spare the air alert tomorrow on christmas day. mike will have the full forecast in just a few minutes. you can check live doppler 7 hd any time on abc7news.com. >> also we would like to you share your video or pictures send them to ureport, kgo-tv.com or on our facebook page facebook.com/abc7news also on twitter. >>> 6:04. happening now, last minute toy drive underway in san francisco

the river levels have been near flood stage and out towards san lorenzo river and felton grove area.lash flood warning in place until 6::30 right now that river is just above flood stage. you can see the activity in the santa cruz mountains. the reds do indicate some intense downpours and our estimation here .10" an hour to .45" an hour. the wider perspective in parts of the south bay and parts east bay, the yellows and reds indicating those heavier down powers. pours. and also around the fremont area, still some downpours to report in this region. as we move the maps up to the north, the activity has been back off quite a bit, but once again, a flood warning post for the napa river. just cresting right above flood stage this evening at st. helena, 8:00 for mapa river at napa, 10:00. and the russian river at guerneville should be cresting below flood stage. that so for tomorrow morning at 11:00. coming up we'll take a look at very impressive rainfall totals and your forecast for christmas. >>>less weather is causing significant delays at san francisco airport. a manager tells us that

without melo, felton to chandler there. they did hold them off. they finish with a victory.ers lose again, 116-107. the knicks perfect at home, 9-0. no word on the exact specific time that carmelo anthony will be back. >>> the houston rockets decided to livan up your next hanukkah party with their rendition of the dreidel song. >> ♪ i have a little dreidel ♪ i made it out of clay ♪ when it's dry and ready dreidel i shall play ♪ ♪ dreidel dreidel dreidel ♪ i made it all of clay ♪ when it's dry and ready oh dreidel i shall play ♪ ♪ it has a lively body with legs so short and thin ♪ ♪ when it gets all tired it drops and then i win ♪ ♪ hey >> just waiting for one of them even with a half decent voice. brutal. coming up -- but punfy in coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," president obama's short list to replace hillary clinton as secretary of state just got a little bit shorter as u.s. ambassador susan rice withdraws her name for consideration for the top cabinet post. >>> when we come back here, have you ever thought your politicians are living in a world of fantas

knicks win 99-97, thanks to smith's 21-foot fadeaway on a night when both carmelo anthony and raymond feltonere side lined with injuries. the knicks own the second best record in the east at 21-8. why do i think everybody out there is saying who cares? but let's continue. >>> more from the nba last night, lakers taking on the nuggets. third quarter, lakers down by six. kenneth parise drives to the basket, hit in the face by dwight howard. howard is hit by a flagrant two-shot foul call and is ejected. howard said after the game he was surprised by the call and never intended to hurt him. no word whether howard will earn a suspension for the play. lakers lose 126-114, halting their winning streak to five games. the lakers are having a tough season. >>> to news from the nfl now, where the jets' relationship with tim tebow has deteriorated even further. tebow insisted yesterday that despite reports to the contrary, he did not opt out of running plays in the team's wildcat package during sunday's loss to the chargers. tebow did confirm that he had a heated conversation with head coach rex ryan ab

no raymond felton for new york. they're only down two. 15 seconds to play. j.r., never met a shot he hasn't liked. had a season-high 27 points. he saved his best for last. one second to play. here's mike breen on the call. >> smith catches, shoots. puts it in at the buzzer. j.r. smith with another game-winner. >> mike breen, calling it as he sees it. his second game-winner there for j.r. smith in the month of december. celebrate however you want, young fella. >>> then, it's steve nash and the lakers. they're taking on the nuggets in denver. kobe bryant tried to do the same. he went for 40. he has 4 40-point games this season. no one else in the nba has more than one. second quarter, though. that's corey brewer throwing down over pau gasol. turnover. third quarter, things getting physical. fareed driving. hard foul for dwight howard. and howard was ejected. take another look. referees determined that howard didn't make a play on the ball. mike d'antoni, the lakers head coach, was asked what did you lose? with howard off the floor, not a whole lot. mcgee throwing d

raymond felton was hot from beyond the arc. had six three-pointers.inished with 27 points. later, knicks cruising. jason kidd to j.r. smith. new york wins 112-92. they beat the heat for the second time this season. >>> that's your "sportscenter" update. have a great day. >> we will, cassidy. thanks. >>> up next in "the pulse." a new way for your dog to know it's that time again. >>> and bottom's up at the magic kingdom. a happy place is getting a lot kingdom. a happy place is getting a lot happier from here on in.ob, guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but not anymore. bob's doctor recommended a different option: once-a-day xarelto®. xarelto® is the first and only once-a-day prescription blood thinner for patients with afib not caused by

raymond felton, kicks it out to jason kidd. knicks up three. last chance for brooklyn.go. gerald wallace, outside. huh-uh. out to deron williams. how about his three-pointer? no good. knicks win it 100-97. they've won seven of their last eight. next up, they host the lakers on thursday. >>> speaking of the lakers, part of a four-game road trip in cleveland. tyree irvin, back for 11 games from a fractured finger. and anderson varejao, pulling it down. cavs up two. late second quarter. irvin, on the break up to alonzo. cavs up 14. third quarter, kobe bryant. bucket, foul. 42 points in the game for kobe. fourth quarter, irvin, crossover. he had 28 points, 11 assists. and here's one of those assists. finds varejao. the cavs won 100-94, over the lakers. >>> that's your "sportscenter" update. i'm hakem dermish. have a great day. >>> and stick around for "good morning america." they've got a fascinating report about one of the first major disasters caught on camera, the destruction of the hindenburg 75 years ago. >> the discovery channel has been re-creating that disaster, usi

the nets take the lead in the third quarter but felton finds tyson chandler, two-standed stuff.oints there. the knicks back in it. fourth quarter, they pull away. jason kidd finds anthony on the fast break. he hits the three from behind the arc. the knicks take it 100-86. >>> finally, a small semblance of normalcy returning to newtown high school, in the gy game the girls basketball, first sporting event for the town since friday's shooting at sandy hook elementary. the newtown nighthawks played the panthers. the girl's team won by 20 points, 64-44. great moment for the town and lots to do before christmas to get spirits back up there. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," live in washington, dueling news conferences were not pretty yesterday but the big question is can the president and speaker boehner find a way to strike a pre-christmas deal? the "morning joe" crew will knock that around. when we come back here, we'll huddle around the water cooler. bill cosby is trying to settle an age-old debate. which one of cliff huxtable's sweater was the absolute best?

to the nba now, where the knicks' raymond felton led the way for battle of first place in the easternand new york had a big half to beat the heat 112-92. >>> in phoenix, it was satisfaction guaranteed night, but for fans, dallas took the lead in the fourth quarter and the mavs edged the suns 97-94. so, at least some phoenix fans should demand their money back and get it. >>> and finally, the uniform jersey that yankees pitcher don larson wore in 1956 when he pitched the only perfect game in world series history has been sold at auction. it went for more than $750,000. larson sold it to pay for his grandchildren's education. it was bought by the ceo of a website called gottahaveit.com. i can almost see my father twitching, desperate for that jersey. >>> and now for a look at the weather, here's nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer. she has the weather channel forecast. good morning once again, dylan. >> good morning to you. we are actually starting off with a decent morning in the northeast. a little chilly. temperatures are only in the 30s, but it's not raining yet. that rain is going to mo

closing minutes, raymond felton, the alley-oop to tyson chandler. knicks remain perfect at home..a. fall to 9-14. >>> thursday night football. bengal, trying to remain in the playoff hunt, visiting philly. andy dalton, called his own number. gets into the end zone. cincy trailed 13-10, at the break. but all-bengals in the second half. next philly possession, fumbles. gilberry recovers. 25 yards. the big fella scores a touchdown. five turnovers in the game for the eagles. bengals go on top, 24-13. later, dalton to a.j. green. his 11th receiving touchdown. bengals win 34-13. and are back in the playoff hunt. currently in that wild card position. but everything can change this sunday. >>> speaking of change, zach greinke went to the dodgers. if josh hamilton was hoping to join him, not happening. >>> up next, "the pulse." mick jagger, in the middle of some controversial, after the 12-12-12 concert. >>> and some cougar pride. look at that. christmas college style. look at that. christmas college style. stay with us. with heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob ha

in fact, a flash flood warning remains in place for the river around felton. river levels will be cresting shortly. we'll continue to move the maps around to show you the activities. the heaviest rain to south and east of san jose. we have a flash flood warning posted here about another 45 minutes to an hour or so. that could be changing for the national weather service. this area has experienced decrease in the rain rate and san francisco creek out toward palo alto. up in the north, activity really backing off. santa rosa reporting partly cloudy skies. napa river currently just above flood stage and still going up until 8:00 this morning forecasting to crest at 17.2 feet. napa river napa will continuing to up as well. that's the latest information from the river forecast center. russian river at hillsburg, not even approaching flood stage but guerneville just approaching flood stage. about a foot below flood stage. we'll continue to keep eye on the warnings and watches. we will have more updates throughout the evening hours and the complete forecast wrap on t

she is in felton where a critical road for several communities is closed at this hour, maureen. >> reporter: the wind and light wind started picking up once again. north of here two lanes of this highway are shut down tonight in both directions. that's where we found some people spending this friday night in the dark. candles illuminated this home in the santa cruz mountains tonight for this mother and 3- year-old daughter no electricity means new activities. >> play games, she's great at candy land. she's learning to go fish. it's back to the old days with no applications, no computers, no tv. >> reporter: with umbrellas in hand they only had to walk out their front door to see why they're in the dark. a downed tree took out a power line on highway 9. >> it's not really scary until it's right in your backyard. >> reporter: it's right in your front yard huh. >> yeah it's right in my front yard. >> reporter: a steady rain fell as this pg & e team worked to repair the power poll and move the downed lines. car after car were detoured. >> i didn't realize it was closed. i was driving around, i

in santa cruz county, the water rose so fast about 40 families in the community of felton grove had to leave their homes. the san lorenzo river reached four feet over flood stage. a tree fell over some power lines and knocking out electricity to the nearby communities. and water coming down from the hills forced the closure of an exit of the richmond parkway. the water filled up the giant highway and spilled into the parkway. >>> police in watsonville are trying to track down someone they believe intentionally hit a man with his car last night. officers responded to the report of a hit and run at rodriguez and front street. they say a male driver of a white mini-van intentionally hit him before driving away. the injuries are not life-threatening. 20* night several -- tonight several medical facilities are bracing for a one-day nurse strike tomorrow. around 5,000 registered nurses are planning to walk off the job to protest cuts in wages and changes to, woulding conditions. the walkout will affect nearly all of sutter health care's bay area facility in the east bay, san jose and solano

she is in felton where a critical road for several communities is closed at this hour, maureen. >> reporter: the wind and light wind started picking up once again. north of here two lanes of this highway are shut down tonight in both directions. people spending this friday night in the dark. candles illuminated this home in the santa cruz mountains tonight for this mother and 3- year-old daughter no electricity means new activities. >> play games, she's great at candy land. she's learning to go fish. it's back to the old days with no applications, no computers, no tv. >> reporter: with umbrellas in hand they only had to walk out their front door to see why they're in the dark. a downed tree took out a power line on highway 9. >> it's not really scary until it's right in your backyard. >> reporter: it's right your front yard huh. >> yeah it's right in my front yard. >> reporter: a steady rain fell as this pg & e team worked to repair the power poll and move the downed lines. car after car were detoured. >> i didn't realize it was closed. i was driving around, i guess now i can't go any farth

felton finds some room behind the arc and knocks down the jumper for three.-pointers in the game and blow out the heat, 112-92. the knicks have won five straight and have the best record in the east at 14-4. >> mika, you now officially blow away mr. jonathan capehart for sports reading. >> really? no, he's got his own special flair. i cannot take capehart on sports. >> the knicks are missing three of their top players and they're still doing well. >> amazing. there you go. and i was wondering about that. >> i knew you were. >> sleeplessly. >>> coming up -- oh, boy -- say bye-bye. >> there it is. >> aww, it's going to be okay. you're going to look good. it's going to be an improvement. we're 19 minutes away. we're slashing the 'stache. david axelrod, true to his word. we raised over $1 million. the mustache goes. that and also up next, the "must-read opinion pages." keep it right here on "morning joe." i always wait until the last minute. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ]

in santa cruz county, the water rose so fast about 40 families in the community of felton grove had toeave their homes. the san lorenzo river reached four feet over flood stage. a tree fell over some power lines and knocking out electricity to the nearby communities. and water coming down from the hills forced the closure of an exit of the richmond parkway. the water filled up the giant highway and spilled into the parkway. >>> police in watsonville are trying to track down someone they believe intentionally hit a man with his car last night. officers responded to the report of a hit and run at rodriguez and front street. they say a male driver of a white mini-van intentionally hit him before drivin the injuries are not life-threatening. 20* night several -- tonight several medical facilities are bracing for a one-day nurse strike tomorrow. around 5,000 registered nurses are planning to walk off the job to protest cuts in wages and changes to, woulding conditions. the walkout will affect nearly all of sutter health care's bay area facility in the east bay, san jose and solano county. r

. >> looking for felton and finds smith. two seconds, one second. smith for the win. >> game over.o overtime. deal, end game, done. is this meaningless nba game in charlotte lead us to how the fiscal fiesta ends? we have a man who we think knows the answer, the king of the last word here on msnbc and all seeing of things in washington, the great one and only lawrence o'donnell. lawrence, thank you for joining us. this is very early in the day for you. >> this is earlier than i normally wake up in the day. see, i do very late night tv show. >> i'm familiar with it. >> you've been there once in a while. don't expect much from me at this hour. >> all right. way to set the barlow. very smart strategy there. >> no. i have a strategy for doing this show. without a second of homework, okay? >> you told me that. >> i have no idea what's happening today, i have no idea what the news is. my strategy is simply this. i agree with krystal. that's what i'm going to say. >> that's because she's on your show and agrees with you. >> i wish every guest took that lesson to heart. >> speaking of aagre

here in felton, the san lorenzo came up fast. >> we were pretty at apprehensive we thought that thisbut there rain stopped. we're hoping for the best. in a speech coper-beachcombers it wao time. >> there is normally no driftwood so it is a great time to get some. >> scavengers, beach on fires will clean some of the mess but the rest should disappear with bonfires. in the santa cruz, rob fladeboe, kron 4. >> one of the biggest problems get this huge tree, this is a 60 ft. tall tree that came pressing down on the rear of a home on west eye street . the tree cutters are trying to take out the debris and it fell from 1 yd into another yard in this home. the homeowner in walnut creek also suffered from downed trees. and haazig madyun has the latest. >> "i am just freaking out because i have never seen this kind of stuff" >> never seen anyhting like this massive elm tree being uprooted in her back yard here on eccleston ave in walnut creeksays marie stileswhom has lived in the home since 1972 >> "when my son was little" >> she describes hearing the tree fall during the recent >> "i was in

bank in felton plaza off east 14th street, a couple of blocks from davis street. in his 20s walked into the bank handed a note to the teller demanding money e got away with an unknown amount of money. >>> in belmont police want your help identifying this man suspected of robbing a u.s. bank. this is surveillance video. this was at noon yesterday. this was on rosten avenue. police say he didn't show a weapon to the teller and got away with an undisclosed amount of money. the suspect appears to be between 25, 30. maybe about 5'9", maybe close to 6 feet. >>> we are peat getting new details about what -- we're getting new details about what led up to the shooting deaths of two girls last month. the two suspects 18-year-old and 19-year-old, both of oakland, were arraigned in court. police say the 15-year-old and 16-year-old girls were sitting with the suspects in the car before they were shot in east oakland. the men apparently -- apparently got into an argument with the two teenagers. investigators say more than 30 shots were fired. >>> classes will resume at san jose

lori: i was speaking with martin felton yesterday of harvard, the u.s. economy is still in serrous danger of falling into a recession. >> i think the fiscal cliff is the single biggest risk. if we avoid that, i think we have a good shot of growing. not rapidly, but between one and 2%. housing is recovering. i think without the fiscal cliff, we will do all right. lori: tax rates or than likely are going up, at least for one class. you have this slow growth. at the same time, think of the federal reserve keeping rates low for so long. we could be in serious trouble. >> on the inflation front, we are not very worried for the next year or two. it is out there, but not the next year or two. they will phase in whatever tax increase they put in. it will not hit next year. it will phase in over a couple years. that is the smart way to do it. lori: thank you for your time. >> thank you. you bet. melissa: i would like to be optimistic. date -- details of the probe have not been released. over 80 people have already been questioned about the more than $5 billion in

raymond felton kicks it on the old man, jason kidd, with 24 seconds left.oul. 39-year-old, the former net comes up with the huge clutch shot. final seconds, nets still down three. gerald wallace launches a three to tie. he misses it. deron williams, one more chance. clangs that one. the knicks overcome a 17-point first-quarter deficit. looked like this was going to be a blowout. but the knicks come all the way back. playoff atmosphere. they win 100-97. the knicks are now 16-5. the nets fall to 11-9 and have lost 5 straight games. that rivalry is great. it's only been twice, but two great games. >> you've got the lakers next. what's up with the lakers? >> i don't know. i don't know. they don't look too good right now. they're trying to get on track against the cavaliers in cleveland. the cavs came into the season, this game, with only four wins. third quarter, kobe pulls the lakers within three. the jumper from the baseline. he had 42. but in the fourth, kyrie irving. how good is this kid? buries the three. gives the cavs a seven-point lead. they win 100-94.

knicks win thanks to smith's 21-foot fade on a night when both anthony and felton, you're familiar withm, were sidelined with injuries. knicks own the second best record in the east at 21-8. >>> continuing with new york-centric news in the nfl, with the new york jets relationship with tim tebow has deteriorated even further. tebow insisted yesterday that despite reports to the contrary, he did not opt out of running plays in the team's wildcat package during sunday's loss to the chargers. tebow did confirm he had a heated conversation with head coach rex ryan about his role in the team. and his unhappiness with being passed over for the starting quarterback's job last sunday. but tebow said that he never refused to be part of the game plan, telling espn, quote, for people to not know the situation and to bash your character and say you're a phony, you're a fake and you're a hypocrite, i think that's what disappointing and frustrating. it was me getting an opportunity to play the position i love, which is quarterback. it wasn't me asking out of anything. coach ryan has been evasive about