updating folsom lake by $3 billion and it may not have happened thanks to another major disaster. >> katrina did a lot of good for our system. >> this is probably one of the bigger cracks we've seen where the levee didn't fail. >> the heave -- the levee is a problem. try to imagine for a home, what almost happened in oroville. >> essentially what we're looking for is essentially a 30- foot wall of water. >> we hope to not have too much water. you often need a little bit of failure. >> reporter: the more apparent we need to be to allow more water. >> let's rethink the whole system. >> in the long run, concrete fails. and if we can think about a broader way of managing our water for the 21st century we'll be much better off. in the sacramento san joaquin delta, wilson walker kpix5. >>> you take the weather we've got coming in. the weather we've had for the last three months with the levees out there soaked then have a -- let's face facts. if we get an earthquake, the levees fail that's a disaster. not many people talk about that. but we're going to talk about this. the weather coming i

above average.smaller trinity lake nearby, is two=thirds full, about average.east of sacramento, folsom lake is three quarters full, 141 percent of normal.and new melones lake, a vital water source for central valley farmers, is just half full, still below average, the bay area getting a break from the rain today. and it's gonna be nice this weekend... but then the rain might return... meterologist lawrence karnow is here tracking your weather. expect partly cloudy skies and a few showers tonight before slowly clearing. it should be mostly sunny, warmer and dry this weekend. a devastating mudslide this week in orinda -- only got bigger overnight. as most of the bay area slept...the home in its path is got buried by even more debris and mud... the dry weather today .. allowed contractors and engineers to get onsite .... and size up what it will take to clear away the massive mudslide... kron 4's haaziq madyun was there too. thursday's storm released more mud down the hill and into this home on van tassel lane in orinda. you can see how the debris has pushed even deeper into the rear of the ho

above average.smaller trinity lake nearby, is two=thirds full, about average.east of sacramento, folsom lake full, 141 percent of normal.and new melones lake, a vital water source for central valley farmers, is just half full, still below average, the storms are filling up average, the storms are filling up the reservoirs with rain ... but another factor is the unseasonably warm weather that is melting the snow pack... the source of a lot of the state's water in the summer months. a train derailment in sacramento today... take a look at this video. more than a dozen of cars from a freight train... slipped off the tracks and ended up submerged in the consumnes river. none of the three workers onboard was injured. tonight we learned, the train cars were carrying food products. people are being asked to avoid the area. police in south los angeles were led on a wild chase when a shooting suspect jumped in his car... and took off down the 1-10 freeway. helicopter footage shows how erratic the suspect was driving. he weaved in and out of cars on the freeway...hitting several of them. police came t

above average.smaller trinity lake nearby, is two=thirds full, about average.east of sacramento, folsom lakearters full, 141 percent of normal.and new melones lake, a vital water source for central valley farmers, is just half full, still below average, that was kron four's grant lodes reporting. the storms are filling up the reservoirs ... but another factor is the unseasonably warm weather that is melting the snow pack... thats the source of a lot of the state's water throughout the year. in the north bay... the sonoma county sheriff's office released a picture of a shoe.. it's similar to the one that washed ashore on doran beach tuesday that contained remains of a human foot. the shoe was found south of bodega bay. officials have not released information about the remains found in the shoe. we will continue to follow this story on kron four and on kron four dot in the east bay. police are investigating more than two dozen cars burglaries in san ramon, danville and blackhawk. authorities believe the crimes are connected. kron four's lydia pantazes talked to concerned drivers. "i try not to

folsom lake just outside sacramento is only 57% full. >>> california is now entirely out of the worst two categories of drought, more than 60% of the state isn't in any level of drought. these maps show just how quickly these drought conditions have changed from last week and last year. abc 7 news weather anchor spencer christian joins us with when we're going to see more rain. >> it's going to be a little bit of rain, but ago paid by cold air. here's live doppler 7, clear skies right now, notice how temperatures will drop overnight into the 30s by 10:00 tonight. by early in the morning, we'll see low 30s. tomorrow gets off to a chilly start, forecast animation showing we'll have mainly sunny skies into a cool afternoon, as we get into tomorrow night and saturday morning, the showers will arrive, along with the cold air, these are our headlines for the weekend weather. cold showers, snow levels down to 2500 feet. possibility of hail and snow in the hills. >> thanks very much. santa cruz police say a gang investigation turned into a secret raid. the police chief slammed the department

folsom lake just outside sacramento is only 57% full. >>> california is now entirely out of the worst two categories of drought, more than 60% of the state isn't in any level of drought. these maps show just how quickly these drought conditions have changed from last week and last year. abc 7 news weather anchor spencer christian joins us with when we're going to see more rain. >> it's going to be a little bit of rain, but ago paid by cold air. here's live doppler 7, clear skies right now, notice how temperatures will drop overnight into the 30s by 10:00 tonight. by early in the morning, we'll see low 30s. tomorrow gets off to a chilly start, forecast animation showing we'll have mainly sunny skies into a cool afternoon, as we get into tomorrow night and saturday morning, the showers will arrive, along with the cold air, these are our headlines for the weekend weather. cold showers, snow levels down to 2500 feet. possibility of hail and snow in the hills. >> thanks very much. santa cruz police say a gang investigation turned into a secret raid. the police chief slammed the department

above average.smaller trinity lake nearby, is two=thirds full, about average.east of sacramento, folsom lake is three quarters full, 141 percent of normal.and new melones lake, a vital water source for central valley rarners, is just half full, still below average, the storms are filling up the reservoirs with rain ... but another factor is the unseasonably warm weather that is melting the snow pack, the source of a lot of the state's water in the summer months. the bay area is still reeling from two monster storms this week. still to come on kron four news at five. more road closures in the south bay due to mudslide...we'll tell you what areas to avoid. also -- after president trump's travel ban prevented her from traveling to the u-s... a 17- year-old refugee has landed in the bay area. her story - at 5:30. and next, a mudslide that slammed into an east bay home.. has neighbors concerned if they are in danger too. it's okay to cry, right? no more! we don't want anymore! [crying] ahhhhhhhhhh! everyday price and no extra monthly fees, unlike cable. speeds up to 45 megs, for $30 a month. a ma

we're doing it at folsom dam where they're about to finish work on a second spillway. because the new gauge is 50 feet below, the lake level can be brought lower sooner, meaning they can make room for big storms before the water starts climbing towards the top of the dam. >> that was a new way of thinking of infrastructure. deal is with more extreme weather. >> reporter: it was extremely difficult, updating folsom dam in 10 years and may not have happened without another american flood disaster. >> what did more good for california flood control than any other storm we have had in a long time. >> reporter: hurricane katrina prompted an extensive repair of the levees protecting sacramento, but our levee danger hardly ends at the american river. >> this is probably one bigger cracks we have seen. >> we have levee risks and flood risks. but delta is a problem. >> reporter: most of california's water problems do eventually run through the delta where an earthquake or a flood could leave 2/3 of the state with no water. now, if you're thinking that fixing it is unimaginable, try for a moment what happened in oroville. >> a

lake has issue was more rain on the way. that won't go away any time soon and with so much water coming down from shasta and folsom and featheriver. the yolo causeway. a lot of the levees need to be watched. they have been taxed. up north looking for increasing clouds starting to move in on the north coast. we have a way to go. 40s and 50s. 53, balmy degrees. fairfield at 40. livermore 42. looks good today. sunshine in the morning and slowly increasing the clouds. the atmosphere if you will moisture continues to ramp up here. we aren't expecting any crazy rainfall amounts but we will see good amounts. over the next seven days it'll start adding up. most of the activity will start early thursday morning and then start to work through thursday afternoon. another system friday. that one looks like more of a wind producer than a rain producer. we will get something out of it. there appears to be a break on the weekend. then the next is system rolls in late sunday into monday. you can see some of the totals here approaching two and a half, 60s on the temperatures. on the mild side. another day where it's not to bad. temperatures w

lake port. that's an area that needs to be watched along with the yo olo causeway and the delta. there is a lot of water coming down from shasta is 96% full. folsomreleasing. there is a lot of water going through the delta and a lot of stress on the levees as well. some of those -- they can handle a slow increase but not a surge. some of that cloud cover moving in to the north. 40s on the temperatures. low 40s to sfo. 42 at morgan hill. any 30s. no. not yet. scott's valley. there may be some. 42 in santa santa clara. 29 in reno. 50 down in monterey. you can see a little bit of patchy low clouds, coast a variety. our system is back here. it's still developing but has plenty of energy to work with just not today. it'll be more like into tomorrow night and thursday morning. look for mostly sunny skies and partly cloudy later. thursday morning looks to be the key time. it'll be wednesday night up north. for here thursday. then we get another system on friday this one will be a bigger rain producer but it'll be a big wind producer here. need to watch things and you can watch the totals toward sacramento. by nine saturday we have get the a little break

folsom. reno was talking about the national weather service talking about rain. a lot of rain right here. hillsberg raining steadily and really hard. that's coming up fast. russian river and also the napa river. the lakeisen 436 feet from evan again. up another 1.2 feet since yesterday. and six feet in the last four days. it is now only four feet below the spill way at the lake. this system has stalled out a little bit. slowed down. it is now right about -- i know some areas around hayward are getting hammered with wind and rain. back over to the peninsula. over to -- it's been on the san mateo coach and also monteria. over to the east bay, right there is the line. so just approaching livermore. hayward, fremont, palo alto, over to highway 84. and then off the san mateo coast. there's the line moving in along highway 1 and over to skyline. that's where the most intense rain is. and also you can see right around half moon bay, some of this is really coming down pretty hard here. monteria and pescadero. flood issues around the creek. this system has so much moisture in it and it is moving so slow. truckee is 39. yet tahoe is 48. look at reno, 61 degrees. this is a serious problem for the snow melt. i th

lake county. clearlake is full. i mean, we could do a mile long list of everything that is either full or just about full. folsomay is 71% full. and the in-flow is much greater than the outflow. rain up in the sierra. you can see the rain is beginning to pick up on parts of the sonoma coast, the marin coast and san francisco. a little bit in the city. also over from oakland, berkeley, emryville, back over the bay bridge. then the line forms. you can see where it is just about half moon bay. south of that there isn't much. it is picking up a little bit in the los altos hills. morgan hill and gilroy, you have to wait until late morning, maybe even early afternoon. fremont and livermore and hayward into san ramon, so close. concord had reports of rain coming down big time by the concord pavilion. south of that, it's not there yet. this system has drawn a line. the forecast projection of this keeps most of this up into the north bay. or about the northern part of the peninsula over towards concord north until noon. then it finally starts to shift it a little bit to the south. but not until later this afternoon. this