that fema's existing i.t. system was not integrated do not meet user needs ar are cumbersome to operate and do not provide the i.t. capabilities needed by users to carry out disaster operations, response and recovery operations in a timely, efficient and effective manner. furthermore, fema doesn't have a documented inventory of a system of support disasters nor does it have a comprehensive strategic plan with clearly defined goals for its components. program and field offices we found are continuing to develop i.t. systems independently of the cios office and slow to adopt fema standard i.t. development approach. without modern, integrateded systems, fema's hard pressed to perform at its best as evidenced by the fraud, waste and abuse that has plagued the agency since its inception. it cannot prepare timely and reliable financial reports from which to make financial or informed financial management decisions. cannot readily share critical information with its own ranks or with its federal partners, the federal

that fema's existing i.t. system was not integrated do not meet user needs ar are cumbersome to operate and do not provide the i.t. capabilities needed by users to carry out disaster operations, response and recovery operations in a timely, efficient and effective manner. furthermore, fema doesn't have a documented inventory of a system of support disasters nor does it have a comprehensive strategic plan with clearly defined goals for its components. program and field offices we found are continuing to develop i.t. systems independently of the cios office and slow to adopt fema standard i.t. development approach. without modern, integrateded systems, fema's hard pressed to perform at its best as evidenced by the fraud, waste and abuse that has plagued the agency since its inception. it cannot prepare timely and reliable financial reports from which to make financial or informed financial management decisions. cannot readily share critical information with its own ranks or with its federal partners, the federal

that fema's existing i.t. system was not integrated do not meet user needs ar are cumbersome to operate and do not provide the i.t. capabilities needed by users to carry out disaster operations, response and recovery operations in a timely, efficient and effective manner. furthermore, fema doesn't have a documented inventory of a system of support disasters nor does it have a comprehensive strategic plan with clearly defined goals for its components. program and field offices we found are continuing to develop i.t. systems independently of the cios office and slow to adopt fema standard i.t. development approach. without modern, integrateded systems, fema's hard pressed to perform at its best as evidenced by the fraud, waste and abuse that has plagued the agency since its inception. it cannot prepare timely and reliable financial reports from which to make financial or informed financial management decisions. cannot readily share critical information with its own ranks or with its federal partners, the federal

>> in fema, no. >> is there any question that fema is able to use it? >> that i'm not sure about if they could if they wanted to. right now, the mechanism is for it to, for them to rely on borrowings from treasury. >> i mean, would perhaps additional insight or authority from congress be necessary to let them do that? it's certainly a common practice out there in the insurance industry in order to protect from catastrophic losses, and certainly when we look at those areas that are particularly hard hit were those that continually to be hit again and again, and it would seem to me that potentially having that mechanism or vehicle available may be something they might want. is that something, i mean, what is your take in >> well, my take on whether they could do it now? this is where i really wish mr. fugate were here to address that officially. i think that's definitely one of the options that needs to be on the table and discussed in terms of reforming the program going forward. >> okay. ms. mcconkey, a question for you on vouchers. you talked about vou

the question is -- how already is fema -- how ready is fema for the next big disaster? >> thank you. in response to the event, i will try to go through my oral statement here and give more time to questions because i think this is really a better setting for the questions that you have in response. but just kind of a summary. we have been looking at this since i have been at fema from the standpoint of planning. what do we do in a catastrophic disaster like this? we respond to a lot of disasters. that is not the same thing as when it is a response that requires a coordinated federal when we have a lot of different resources that have to go quickly to an area where we may not have a lot of information. looking at the backdrop of what happened in japan, and again, i cannot even imagine what my counterparts are doing, how they are standing up to this. this is what we are in the business for. the most challenging thing you can deal with fear not only the losses, but our counterparts, knowing what they are going through now and the challenges they are facing, and trying to s

fema does not. but this way it would allow for people to get the message about the risk that they have with their home and yet not be burdened in these times or because families that really are just operating on the edge would not be burdened with the cost, that we would pick that cost up. it also provides them with fuller protection than no insurance at all. if you have insurance, then that means you've got money to pay off your mortgage. but if you're relying on disaster assistance, you are still in -- obligated for that mortgage. you really aren't covered. it provides lower income people with greater coverage. the voucher system, as we said, we believe to be means tested. that's the extent of my knowledge on that. we would have to do more research to give you a more thorough anser. >> okay. with just the short amount of time i've got left, you talked in your testimony before about -- or at least in testimony in the past about floodplain coverage going from 100 year to expanding it beyond that in

fema does not. but this way it would allow for people to get the message about the risk that they have with their home and yet not be burdened in these times or because families that really are just operating on the edge would not be burdened with the cost, that we would pick that cost up. it also provides them with fuller protection than no insurance at all. if you have insurance, then that means you've got money to pay off your mortgage. but if you're relying on disaster assistance, you are still in -- obligated for that mortgage. you really aren't covered. it provides lower income people with greater coverage. the voucher system, as we said, we believe to be means tested. that's the extent of my knowledge on that. we would have to do more research to give you a more thorough anser. >> okay. with just the short amount of time i've got left, you talked in your testimony before about -- or at least in testimony in the past about floodplain coverage going from 100 year to expanding it beyond that in

fema has admitted its lack of resources to provide current services. i thank you for today. nahb looks forward to working with this committee on this valuable program. >> thank you so much. unfortunately, if you look at the clock, and you see those two white dots up there, that means we have votes and we have got about seven minutes left for voting. so and these floor votes may take 45 minutes to an hour depending on how long it will be, but we do want to have the opportunity to ask questions and i hope all the members will come back briefly. so the subcommittee stands in recess and we'll convene immediately following the floor votes. n insurance and housing has gavelled back in for the hearing on the national flood insurance program. >> desire to look at risk. it's a common use of reinsurance. i will supply a more detailed set of metrics that will be appropriate for this. and what i say is that you would expect -- you'd expect that the program working with the private sector would want information related to the types of properties that are insured, t

fema has a disaster supply warehouse in west oahu, and one in guam. should a major disaster strike hawaii, either damaging the warehouse or overwhelming our supplies, what plans does fema have to help quickly resupply the hawaii warehouse? >> thank you for that question, senator, and also i have to thank the state of hawaii and the hawaiian national guard who helped us respond to the america samoa when the tsunami hit there. the challenges, again, as we know, in the pacific, the distances require us to both leverage what we have in the fema warehouses, but also our close coordination with paycom, pacific command and their resources. nancy ward, you point out, one of our regional administrators, starts to talk with counter parts in hawaii or in the territories, in the event we see something coming, again, we know the distances, we know we can't wait. we are looking at how we'll start to ship or fly resources in. this is the close coordination we have, the ability to charter aircraft and work with the department of defense for those most critical suppli

the other thing-- i spoke this morning with craig fugate, the director of administrator of fema. one of the things he said that he worries about is that the individual american people are not ready for what to do. the government is ready, about as ready as we can be. but what to do in the case of a disaster. go to the fema web site, because if you live particularly near the coast, you have to have an evacuation plan. you have to have emergency supplies. so you'll be safe to respond to a disaster. >> schieffer: senator, thank you so much for joining us. when we come back in a minute we'll talk to david sanger of "the new york times" and our own david martin our national security correspondent in just a minute. [ male announcer ] how can power consumption in china, impact wool exports from new zealand, textile production in spain, and the use of medical technology in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 80% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. reques

fema will present its findings to governor brown tomorrow. officials are asking the governor to declare a state of emergency following tsunami damage to the harbor at fort bragg. the harbor master says it will cost at least $4 million to repair the damage to the docks. governor brown has already declared emergencies in del noter, san mateo, hum bolt, and santa cruise counties. >>> some in the bay area are concerned about radiation from japan's damaged nuclear reactors and if it threatens us here on the west coast. experts say there are no signs that radiation levels are on the rise here in the bay area. even a meltdown caused no immediate symptoms. scientists say people living near the reactors in japan have not experienced serious radiation exposure. and the threat of that meltdown of a japanese nuclear plant is starting to raise concerns as we mentioned here in the bay area, but experts say there's a very low probability of harmful radiation levels in the u.s. still ktvu sal castaneda is live where people are taking precautions. what are th

flood mapping project years ago so there are no fema flood zones. the maps are now being drawn. meanwhile, every home owner can buy flood insurance through the government's national flood insurance program. now, the fema website, floodsmart.gov, is a great place to stamp you simply put in your address and you get your flood risk along with your estimated premium and a list of agents serving your area. the average flood policy costs $570 a year and there is a 30- day waiting period before it goes into effect. but will the tsunami definitely be covered? amy boch says it should because it fits the very legal definition of a flood. but like life, there are plenty of uncertainties. so review the policy carefully and ask questions before you dive in. on the consumerwatch, julie watts, cbs 5. >>> the earthquake in japan has actually shortened our days. >> a nasa geophysicist says the force shifted enough mass to accelerate the spinning of the earth! you probably won't notice the change, though. the quake shaved about one .8 microseconds off of our 24-hour

and so i think this is -- and fema is another problem. i just want to rise to congratulate the two gentlemen from oregon for bringing this to the floor as we watch to see how these tsunamis hit the west coast of t united states. i mean, some of the weather forecasters have said this could be a very serious problem, and we hope it is, but i just wanted to associate myself with the remarks that have been made here and stress how important both noaa -- the noaa budget is and the importance of getting these satellites replaced in a timely way. thank you for yielding. mr. defazio: if the gentleman would just yield again. mr. schrader: indeed. mr. defazio: this all started with our former lleague, bobby jindal, now governor of louisiana, a year before last he made fun of the money that was being appropriated for volcano monitoring. actually, i live in a region that has a number of dormant volcanos. not extinct. dormant. we're watching that all the time. there's a potential f one that could wipe out some communities and people downstream. certai

the fema administrator twitters.ne of the things we've learned in managing crises is what people look for is information and what they are supposed to do. the more we can get out that information and what they are supposed to do, the better off we are. >> i think that is all true. one of the great lessons of hurricane katrina is the importance of planning up front. as a consequence of that, all attitude of the fema department in terms of working with state and locals really shifted. a lot of detailed planning was launched in the gulf and a lot of other areas as well. that is the touchdown for effective response. touchstone for effective response. social media is a great tool for getting information. we also set up -- i hope today is still up the system here -- and on-line almost a version of ebay, where people who needed resources could be matched with people in the private sector who had resources. a lot of this stuff has been deployed to bring fema into the 21st century. had a couple of pretty light hurricane seaso

that is a prime example where we would interact with fema. we would identify the lessons learned to incorporates any long-term agency action. we will evaluate all the technical and policy issues to identify additional research or generic communications, changes to our reactor oversight program, potential new rule making, adjustments for the regulatory framework that should be conducted by the nrc. we will evaluates agency issues and also look for applicability to non -- i expect a slugger to report to have substantial stakeholder involvement -- i expect this longer report to have substantial stickle dirt involvement. -- stakeholder involvement. in conclusion, i want to make it clear that we continue to make our domestic responsibilities of licensing and oversight of the u.s. licensees our top priority. there are a valuations that are beginning and they will be influenced by our understanding of the events in japan. with that, that concludes my presentation. i am ready to enter any questions. >> thank you, bill, for the thorough presentation.

it will reduce the fema grants. i've already commented to that. it cuts science and technology research by 50%. if i might comment to that, people are always asking me, you know, when are we going to be able to keep our shoes on and take bottles of water on the planes and so forth? well, that's the kind of technology and science research that snt funds. those would be cut dramatically under hr-1. >> gentlemen from texas, mr. mccaul is recognized? >> thank you, mr. chairman. madam secretary, thank you very much for being here today. i want to express my sympathy to the family of agent zapata as i know you do as well and the survival of agent abala is nothing short of a miracle given what happened down there. i think it was an intentional ambush, a bit of a game changer that they are targeting our guys down there, u.s. law enforcement. 83 rounds fired from this ak-47, and first, i want to thank you to the good work to ap prehend those suspects down there. the two agents were american diplomats, they have a u.s. diplomatic tag. i saw reports of the m

fema sent five inspectors to the harbor today. the governor will request a presidential decloration of emergency. only damage to so-called public infrastructure, such as docks, piers, and walkways qualify for federal funds. >> how bad was the damage you saw? glefer disaster i have been to has been unique and we did observe a lot of damage. i can't quantify how much had occurred but certainly the tsunami wave did a lot of damage. >> reporter: fema says it will present its findings to the governor tomorrow. there are still about seven boats that need to be retrieved. live in at santa cruz harbor, ktvu channel 2 news. >> divers for the state of hawaii started scouring the ocean floor off the big island assessing the debris left from the tsunami surge. the governor surveyed the damage on the ground. officials estimate it is in the tens of millions of dollars. homes were taken off their foundations, rock walls were torn to pieces and ships were sunk. >>> today, firefighters in the east bay were learning more about how to better prepare

and so i think this is -- and fema is another problem. i just want to rise to congratulate the two gentlemen from oregon for bringing this to the floor as we watch to see how these tsunamis hit the west coast of the united states. i mean, some of the weather forecasters have said this could be a very serious problem, and we hope it is, but i just wanted to associate myself with the remarks that have been made here and stress how important both noaa -- the noaa budget is and the importance of getting these satellites replaced in a timely way. thank you for yielding. mr. defazio: if the gentleman would just yield again. mr. schrader: indeed. mr. defazio: this all started with our former colleague, bobby jindal, now governor of louisiana, a year before last he made fun of the money that was being appropriated for volcano monitoring. actually, i live in a region that has a number of dormant volcanos. not extinct. dormant. we're watching that all the time. there's a potential for one that could wipe out some communities and people downstream.

and so i think this is -- and fema is another problem. i just want to rise to congratulate the two gentlemen from oregon for bringing this to the floor as we watch to see how these tsunamis hit the west coast of the united states. i mean, some of the weather forecasters have said this could be a very serious problem, and we hope it is, but i just wanted to associate myself with the remarks that have been made here and stress how important both noaa -- the noaa budget is and the importance of getting these satellites replaced in a timely way. thank you for yielding. mr. defazio: if the gentleman would just yield again. mr. schrader: indeed. mr. defazio: this all started with our former colleague, bobby jindal, now governor of louisiana, a year before last he made fun of the money that was being appropriated for volcano monitoring. actually, i live in a region that has a number of dormant volcanos. not extinct. dormant. we're watching that all the time. there's a potential for one that could wipe out some communities and people downstream.

task force is part of a net work of teams in the united states under the federal government under femaand urban search rescue program. 28 national teams in the country but primarily there are 2 teams one in the west coast and east coast that would go international if necessary and that's los angeles county and then fairfax county in virgini virginia. approximately however that said when the haiti event occurred the united states responded 10 of the 20 teams. now we never respond all the teams because obviously we have a static troot this country every day whether earthquake and ring of fire that struck japan but that also can affect california and the west coast but also for other events where we may have a terrorist attack or what have you. so we are never going to deplate all the team in the country so i'm sure that approximately ty as0 ataste answer and fema involved. probably well aware at this point what is going on and then they are going to need to wait for the japanese to do that assessment. once that assessment gets done the japanese are going to need to ask for assistance fro

fema has expanded their use of social media to get information to people. to keep information flowing to people, because one of the things we have lrned in managing crises is that what people search for is information and what they are supposed to do. the more you can get out information and what people are supposed to do, the better off we all are. >> that is true. one of the great lessons of hurricane katrina was the importance of planning up front. as a consequence of that, the whole attitude of the partment really shifted and a lot of detail planning was launched. that is the touchstone for effective response. in 2008, we s a lot of that come into play as a benefit. also on the issue of social media, that is a great tool for getting information. i hope we still have the system here, an on-line version of ebay where people who need resources could be matched with people in the private sector who had resources in the way we are used to buying -- matching buyers and sellers on ebay. we have had a couple of light hurrice seasons in the last couple of years.

reporter: with what insurance doesn't cover, businesses are hoping to get financial aid from the state or fema. reporting live, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> www.ktvu.com has complete coverage of the recent storms, including slide show. chick on the storm watch tab. >>> nice to see the sunshine today. let's go to bill in the weather center. >> after wet march, we are into nice weather, dry weather. things are warming up. we go outside and you can see some clouds in the north bay. few clouds towards danville and temperatures in the low 60s right now. preview of what is to come, day time highes will warm up nicely the next couple of days. tonight cool air. temperatures in the low 40s. valley fog a possibility. we had it this morning. it's not going to stick around long. tomorrow will be warm. highs into the mid-60s. today low 60s. wednesday and thursday maybe up into the low 80s. what are you going to notice the fog in the morning but i think you will notice the pollen. everything will go off. it's late in the season. be prepared for that. roana park, santa rosa, patchy fog. high pressure stays with

hopefully we can get fund out here from fema or whoever, the county to shore up this hill. it's not just behind my house. this is the last point of something that a little bit bigger. >> reporter: city officials today are clearing out trees from this hillside before they fall down on their own. residents are relieved to see the trees go. they have been leaning since the slide making everyone a bit nervous. city declared an emergency so officials can use funds that were sed set aside for emergencies. and this they were hoping to get the county and state to do the same. they are grateful for help if the city and they are hoping for help from insurance companies because look how much they have to clean up. it's such a mess back here and insurance companies still aren't here yet. as for the donation fund, city hasn't set it up yet. stay with abc7 on the story if you are interested in helping. >> kristen: in monterey county caltrans and chp are offering helicopter shuttle service for big sur residents cut off by a section of highway 1 that is sliding into the ocean. it begin cru

not only fema, but epa.t know how many other bureaucratic offices are going to be involved before we are finally able to start construction. guest: i cannot really speak to the eta's involvement in your process, or fema -- epa's involvement in your process, or fema's. i did live in sarasota. it is a beautiful part of the country. unfortunately, there is the looming hazard of being at sea level. living in paradise has its costs. the agencies are notoriously bureaucratic. it is difficult to deal with. we deal with them all the time on rule making, but i cannot speak exactly to what is holding up your process. host: we have another twitter message. it says -- this elementary school is planning to rebuild. guest: the government will self- insure. it brings up the point of repetitive loss, which is a huge problem. even if you try to have private insurers cover this, they would never cover these repetitive- loss properties that are going to flood over and over again and just be drains on the pull of money -- pool

. >> the city is meeting with representatives fema, sanitation and public works.ws." >> what a mess. to capitola to sonoma, flooding and mudslides were epidemic around the bay area. >> reporter: this is sight seldom seen in san francisco. two huge boulders, white lincoln avoided being crushed but suffered damage to the front and side. the street around 12th avenue was closed by police. in mill valley around noon, a large hunk of dirt slid away. it took out a water line and tlbtd a home. it and two others were evacuated. >> in geo technical person to see how the hillside was and asked us to leave while they did that. >> one home was red-tagged. they summed up the week's weather. >> it's been relentless, the wind, especially here with the redwood trees, power outages. it's been relentless. >> if there is one place, it's here at the junction of 12 and 121 in sonoma county. the water was about foot deep and caused a huge traffic jam. in oakland a oak tree dropped in the east oakland hills closing one lane. on 84 a flag caused a power pole to snap. this huge portion fe

going to try to come up with a plan in how to handle this, looking for money from fema or other grants that can help the homeowners with this burden. >> thanks so much. how much more rain are we are going to see. let's check in with lisa argen. >> most of the rain has been in the east bay and south bay. once again we continue to notice the east bay north of 580 around dublin, san ramon valley, heavy downpours headed your way. further south around hayward, light rain. in the south bay from sunnyvale right through san jose more rain will be moving in, but we've got a rain-snow mix around mount hamilton. in the north bay, notice more rain here around ben lomond and santa cruz mountains. we will see the showers become more isolated so a little bit of a lull before the next system. it looks like the last significant system coming in tonight. >> pg&e crews are working to restore electricity this morning to more than 1,000 bay area customers who still don't have power back. on the peninsula, 565 customers remain in the dark. 345 outages in the south bay, 80 customers without power in the east

hopefully we can get fund out here from fema or whoever, the county to shore up this hill. it's not just behind my house. this is the last point of something that a little bit bigger. >> reporter: city officials today are clearing out trees from this hillside before they fall down on their own. residents are relieved to see the trees go. they have been leaning since the slide making everyone a bit nervous. city declared an emergency so officials can use funds that were sed set aside for emergencies. and this they were hoping to get the county and state to do the same. they are grateful for help if the city and they are hoping for help from insurance companies because look how much they have to clean up. it's such a mess back here and insurance companies still aren't here yet. as for the donation fund, city hasn't set it up yet. stay with abc7 on the story if you are interested in helping. >> kristen: in monterey county caltrans and chp are offering helicopter shuttle service for big sur residents cut off by a section of highway 1 that is sliding into the ocean. it begin cru

they are meeting with fema and public works. >>> from capitola to sonoma, flooding and mudslides weredemic in. scotts valley, part of the road washed away. this was sent in by a viewer. the neighbors there are already trying to dig themselves out of a 200 foot landslide from earlier this week. >> quite an impact. one county in the bay area that hasn't suffered damage from these storms. police, pg&e and especially slide affected residents are hoping for dry weather especially after what the lane left us today. >> this is a sight seldom seen. two huge boulders. the white lincoln avoided being crushed but suffered damage on the front and side. the street around 12th avenue was closed by police. in mill valley around noon, a large hung of dirt slipped away and threatened a home. it and two on others below were evacuated. >> they asked us for us to leave. >> one home was red-tagged. >> it's been relentless. it's been scary. the wind, especially here with the redwood trees. power outages, it's been relentless. >> if one place, it's here at the junction of 12 and 121 in sonoma county, the wa

>> the long process of asking for state emergency assistance, fema money, is underway, and let me show you how much these residents are going to need this. this is one block. this store is closed because of the damage. this store right here has a mop inside. they're still cleaning up. this store is closed. one more store here behind us, as you can see, remains closed as well and this right here, this pile of wet rugs and flooring from inside the store, is the mess that's left behind. this is what is left of tom alst shop of 30 years. paintings were destroyed. what used to be in the storage room, floated into the showroom. what could be salvaged sits drying on the sidewalk outside. >> the water came in and the boxes from the warehouse floated in here, so just like a lake in here. >> he thinks his losses could be in the millions, and he is not alone. thursday's rain overwhelmed the drainage pipe under this mobile home park, and on saturday most of the same was underwater. a one-two punch, and now the cleanup begins. >> this is day two, we are tearing out the carpets right now and trying

going to try to come up with a plan in how to handle this, looking for money from fema or other grants that can help the homeowners with this burden. >> thanks so much. how much more rain are we are going to see. let's check in with lisa argen. >> most of the rain has been in the east bay and south bay. once again we continue to notice the east bay north of 580 around dublin, san ramon valley, heavy downpours headed your way. further south around hayward, light rain. in the south bay from sunnyvale right through san jose more rain will be moving in, but we've got a rain-snow mix around mount hamilton. in the north bay, notice more rain here around ben lomond and santa cruz mountains. we will see the showers become more isolated so a little bit of a lull before the next system. it looks like the last significant system coming in tonight. >> pg&e crews are working to restore electricity this morning to more than 1,000 bay area customers who still don't have power back. on the peninsula, 565 customers remain in the dark. 345 outages in the south bay, 80 customers without power in the east

. >> fema is fully activated and is coordinating with state and local officials to support these regions as necessary. let me just stress that if people are told to evacuate, do as you are told. >> the the coast guard says it is positioning crews along the west coast to conduct damage survey missions as needed. >>> back here in the bay area many people want to help those affected by the massive quake. john sasaki has how the bay area is helping out. >> reporter: right here at the sycamore congregation is already getting ready to help out. there's a massive explosion at the complex after the earthquake. there video shows how huge the explosion was. the woman we met was very upset over that incident. >> i was trying to get contact with my family. but the line was so busy that i couldn't. and i, my sister was calling from las vegas and she was so sad. because at that point we didn't have any information about the explosion. i saw the website, i realized that was the exact place my dad working over there. so that was so scary. >>> now that woman did get the good news that her father is just

now, the fema website smartflood.gov is a great way to start. you put in your area along with your requested premium and an agent serving your area. it will usually costs $570 a year and a 30-day waiting period until it goes into effect. but will a tsunami definitely be covered? amy bock says it should because it fits the very legal definition of a flood. but like life, there are plenty of uncertainties. so review the policy carefully and ask questions before you dive in. on the consumer watch, julie watts, cbs 5. >>> not one, not two, but three weather systems, rain storms heading towards the bay area. the day that you should expect the next raindrops as eyewitness news continues. [ music ] ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, already begun efforts to get help to the devastated island nation . >>> people who live in san francisco's japan town have already begun their efforts to get help to that devastated island. today members of the japanese cultural and community association have gathered together to get that fund. it will get monetary help to some of the

that's the first step in seeking help from fema. we do have a slide show of pictures from that flooding damage in capatola on our website. you can find up to date weather information any time. just click on the storm tracker tab on ktvu.com. >>> in a few hours testimony resumes in the perjury trial of barry bonds'. bonds' former mistress is about top take the stand today-- is about to take the stand today. prosecutors are trying to prove that bonds lied when he told the grand jury he never knowingly took steroids. >>> also today the confessed killer of oakland journalist chauncey bailey is scheduled to resume his testimony today. broussard began testifying against yusuf bey the iv. he's accused of ordering bailey east death in 2007. macky is the alleged get away driver. >>> later this morning pg&e will take steps to avoid being fined. pg&e is scheduled to appear before a judge and the california public utilities commission. the executives will attempt to explain why they did not turn over safety records following the san bruno pipel

. >> reporter: the mayor came by and said maybe fema could help. >> this is private property and maybe there is grant money available to make this happen. >> reporter: they will meet this afternoon to help them figure out who to contact at the state and federal level to get this cleaned up. >> a lot of work ahead, thank you. in the sierra at this hour it is still a nightmare for anyone trying to get over the pass to the tahoe area see resorts. highway 80 remains closed because of whiteout conditions. authorities shut down the highway yesterday afternoon and some drivers have been waiting for hours to get through. >> seen this area, my whole birthday, but, hey, it was an experience, one birthday i won't forget. >> unfortunately, i planned to be in reno for four days and it has taken us so far 12 hours for a two and a half hour drive. >> highway 50 is open but chains are required, there is a danger of an avalanche outside established ski areas. >> the weather conditions are improving today but we still have scattered showers out there, it is one of those deals where we have the sun, clou

. >> will: will you contact fema to help out these home owners?ything we can do we will make happen. we will do the best we can. emergency services are available. >> will: and you very much these homeowners are confused, distraught, our range of emotions. you have been here seven years, you said not one movement in all that time just one day. >> i'm in shock. when i got the call for my wife she said our backyard when away, i wondered where it went. i didn't imagine it slid 5 ft. away. >> will: what will you do? you're not red tag for now. you've decided for your family safety to go. >> yesterday we had evacuated our children the art a friend's house at this point. we stayed to see what would happen overnight. after waking up this morning, we will move out as well. get our most important momentos for right now and come back and move the rest of the stuff. >> will: darya id is not what right now, buthis is not wet he, but the wife's tears started flowing when she saw what happened to poor home. they don't know what to do, hopefully shima might be ca

that's the first step in seeking help from fema. >>> controversial ban has gone in effect approved by voters last november. police began enforcing it this month. the law has resulted in people playing a game of standing up when police are around and officers have only handed out a few warnings. it appears police and vagrants feel it's not effective. >>> over the weekend, prince william of england celebrated his last few weeks as a bachelor. a very low-key event attended by twenty of the prince's closest friends. the party was planned by his brother and best friend, harry. all the guests were sworn to secrecy. >>> some baby panda bears in china are starting kindergarten. that's right, these baby pandas are starting to live away from their moms and have moved into panda kindergarten. experts say this will develop their mental and physical skills and entertained crowds by wrestling playfully. >>> time now, 7:19. this morning work continues to help dozens of storm victims. why repair work was on hold over the weekend. >>> a story about heroism in japan, one man's very special sacrifice. >

we no, fema, flood map's don't incorporate future risks and some say they don't adequately incorporatelood risks. the story we heard from david on often does but insurance companies are interested in this because they obviously have a financial stake in that and we may see some changes in insurance policies. after katrina, the new orleans levies were built to the exact same standards before. i didn't want to argue about the height but they certainly did not include climate change and one would argue they built them at an ineffective manner to begin with but they did not rebuild with climate change. brad said the colorado river and it's use of,hydrology, and it occurred to me, why are they not addressing climate change. why is the bureau not integrating it into the analysis of the system and i'll come back to an example of that in a moment. we have not yet done in california a systematic assessment of reservoirs. there have been some studies on specific reservoirs or river basins and how flexible or inflexible they might be under existing rules and there are a couple of studies that loo

the minimum numbers we looked at for the buildings itself were what the mets today -- what fema today calls base-level elevation. for the perimeter itself, and do not build the perimeter so high it would cause a visual obstruction, but leave room among the structures of the modifications should be made in the future. some of the adaptations of possible for the different components of the shoreline. todd is quick to talk a little more about infrastructure plans and will get a little more into the adaptation measures and the funding strategy. >> i was going to run through quickly some of the infrastructure, some of the highlights, starting with what bill was referring to with sea level rise. when we started looking at grading and infrastructure and adaptive management, we wanted to get away from picking a number we were designing to create a system that was flexible overtime, where we could protect ourselves s. c. level rise science becomes better through the years. what we ended up doing in the new development areas, the new building area, is to be a community that could accommodate up

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and today, representatives from fema toured the harbor to see if federal money might be available. >> it was a very productive meeting. we spent several hours walking around the harbor on the docks and on the boats actually looking closely at the matrix, some of the that damage and discovered even more damage than we had originally listed. >> at least 18 boats sunk and another 100 were damaged. ten more are missing, and possibly lost at sea. today, crews spread boom to contain any spilled oil but officials say they have seen little environmental impact so far. >>> we'll be right back. it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone for hours on end. done. [ male announcer ] u-verse brings peace to the family. at&t u-verse lets you record four shows at once from any room and play them back on any tv.

harbor officials working with the state to apply to get some federal help through fema. in santa cruz, i'm mark, cbs 5. >>> it looks like california voters will not be going to the polls in june for a special election. that's because the governor put a halt to budget negotiations today. governor jerry brown said he called off talks because there is no republican support for special election on taxes. the governor said every gop member he spoke with believes that voters, quote, should not have this right to vote. unless brown agrees to a list of collateral demands. state leaders are trying to close a deficit. >>> in the barry bonds perjury trial, forme a's slugger, jason told the court he got undetectable steroids from bond's former weight trainer. giombi, one of seven ballplayers to testify today. two others, including jeremy and long time out fielder, they received band drugs from anderson. he is his former weight trainer. she in jail for refusing to testify against bonds. >>> authorities shot and killed a mountain lion that has been roaming through a neighborhood. peop

. >> according to the firefighters here if fema does call them in to go to japan they will have to beavis air force base just outside of fairfield within only six hours. >> reporter: it is something these firefighters say they are ready to do. >> i hope we do go because i know if we get over there in a decents amount of time there is these guys -- get over there in a decent amount of time these guys make all the difference. >> this is on the scale of hurricane katrina and worse. we will provide support for the long-term not just the short term. >> among the groups accepting donations are the red cross, national buddhist churches of america. >>> perfect day for a movie. the action flick that captured the biggest crowd and another iphone glitch had some customers grumbling. >> i'm dennis o'donnell. coming up in "game day." the guru of college basketball joining us. expanding the team to 68. we have all sorts of controversy. >> all kinds of problems, dennis. it will be really exciting. >> my brackets right here are filled out, ready to rock and roll and i know you and i have a couple of

and today, representatives from fema toured the harbor to see if federal money might be available. >>s a very productive meeting. we spent several hours walking around the harbor on the docks and on the boats actually looking closely at the matrix, some of the that damage and discovered even more damage than we had originally listed. >> at least 18 boats sunk and another 100 were damaged. ten more are missing, and possibly lost at sea. today, crews spread boom to contain any spilled oil but officials say they have seen little environmental impact so far. >>> we'll be rigacack. the sound of spring... it's a symphony best appreciated... at full blast. the moment you've been waiting for has arrived. springs best event. from cadillac. with zero down, zero due and zero first month's payment on the exhilarating cadillac cts. but like the beauty of spring, it won't last long. they were thrilled. she's a natural vibrato. oh. we started saving for this music camp in vermont. so i told them about some of the wells fargo online savings tools like my savings plan, which helps them set up and moni

. >> the federal emergency management agency, fema, toured the harbor that could lead to financial assistance from the government. >>> stay with abc7 for the latest information on the disaster in the pacific coming upright after this newscast. much more from japan on "nightline" at 11:35. >>> here at home, the rain is starting to have an impact on the north bay roadways. this is a flooded section of highway 1 just a few miles from bodega bay. some drivers were turned away, but others plowed through. a rock and mudslide came down on this road. cal trans sent out a couple of trucks to clear it up. and there was a steady rainfall at the palace of fine arts and we can expect more of the same in the days ahead. sand you -- sandhya patel is here with an early look at radar. >> that's right. you can see that it is raining pretty steadily across most of the bay area. the north bay continues to see the rain here. they have been the source of most of the moisture all day long. but the rain is shifting, and it has moved into the east bay. it is now into the san francisco pacifica area. a little more mod

. >> reporter: the tsunami's aftermath does have fema at work. the agency is taking the first steps it could activate federal funds. >> based on the information that is gathered from this preliminary damage assessment and the one in crescent city, the governor may make a request to the president for a federal disaster declaration. >> reporter: that possibility would help the harbor rebuild, but it won't do much for leo if the tsunami took his traps out to sea. >> we don't make that much money. so for us to get all those pots and stuff and then have them disappear, it's hard. it could set us back two, three years. >> reporter: of those 13 boats believed to have been sunk, seven have now been hauled out of the water. the port director hopes that the harbor could reopen early next week. in santa cruz, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> there are so many people who are offering to help the victims of the quake in japan. >> michael finney is here with that story and also more help with your taxes tonight. >> you're in front of the tv watching all the video

harbor officials working with the state to try to apply through fema to get some federal disaster relief to try to ease the pain of how much they have to spend to fix all the problems. >> in santa cruz, mark sayre, thank you. >>> fish and game is saying the other option was too risky. authorities had to shoot and kill a mountain lion that had been roaming through a redwood city neighborhood. people first spotted that animal about 8:15 a.m. this morning. elizabeth cook was back in that neighborhood tonight. >> reporter: andy johnson takes his family to this redwood city park every evening. little did he know the drama that unfolded just a few blocks away from where his children love to play. >> i just found out about it. and kind of freaks me out. >> reporter: earlier that morning the california department of fish and game shot and killed a mountain lion that was spotted in the backyard of a home on whiple avenue. authorities said they thought about tranquilizing the animal but chose deadly force because they felt it was acting aggressively. >> if the animal is hit with a dart, how is it