the franklin mckinley school district is also accepting donations at the elementary school of food, clothing, and other things throughout the week. >> we're seeing the cars flooded throughout the creek area, and what's going to happen with the cars? >> reporter: yes, there's still some out here in the street, and you can see where the flood waters hit him. we have heavy equipment clearing out the block, and tow trucks will be coming through to help some that have been stranded for the past week. back to you. >> christin ayers, thank you. >>> we have an update on the oroville dam. state officials again reduced the amount of water pouring down the main spillway. it's now flowing at a rate of 50,000 cubic feet per second. that reduction should make it easier for crews to take debris out of a diversion pool at the bottom of the damaged spillway. and check out this view of lake oroville from the international space station. this video was taken wednesday, and shows the lake's high water level. it's now 55 feet below where it was two weeks ago when fears of a collapse triggered evacuations. >>> an

franklin mckinley school district in san jose says 290 people were absent yesterday. 10% more absences today in napa valley. last thursday, there were only 270. at least five school districts in sonoma county say they saw a dip in attendance. >>> a mysterious powder prompted the evacuation of an apartment building in alameda. firefighters searched the building after residents reported smelling natural gas. pg&e did not detect the leak but hazmat crews found a white crystallized powder. people were allowed back into their homes. experts are trying to figure out what it is. >>> san leandro police are looking for this van. it was nearby when a man was shot and killed in the case of a road rage. the 45-year-old man and his wife and children were on marina boulevard when the gunman in another vehicle opened fire. >> this is a family driving down the street and regardless of some sort of argument, regardless of maybe an unsafe lane change, however this whole thing started, there's no -- it makes no sense whatsoever as to why it ended in tragedy like it did. >> all right. here's another look

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a family comforted by supportive staff from the franklin mckinley school district.s 12-year-old daughter yesenia and 11-year-old son esaul attend classes at shirakawa elementary school... now a donation center.sot- "take as much as you want." their bottom floor apartment on nordale avenue too dangerous to enter... the perez family hasn't been back inside it since it flooded tuesday...sot- "get this for dad?" olga says the donations they're receving from members of their own community are a tremendous help... survival tools to get her husband and children through this difficult time. sot- "sometimes i'm doing good -- i say i'm going to be ok, and then i remember what i lost and that i'm not in my house -- i'm living with my sister. i feel like i'm invading the place, so. it's not easy. no, its not."bridge the school district says its been overwhelmed by the amount of donations pouring in from the community... a lot of clothes and a lot of food... and, the school district says because of that, they'll be able to continue handing all of this stuff out to needy families

a family comforted by supportive staff from the franklin mckinley school district.a perez's 12-year-old daughter yesenia and 11-year-old son esaul attend classes at shirakawa elementary school... now a donation center.sot- "take as much as you want." their bottom floor apartment on nordale avenue too dangerous to enter... the perez family hasn't been back inside it since it flooded tuesday... sot- "get this for dad?" olga says the donations they're receving from members of their own community are a tremendous help ... survival tools to get her husband and children through this difficult time. sot- "sometimes i'm doing good -- i say i'm going to be ok, and then i remember what i lost and that i'm not in my house -- i'm living with my sister. i feel like i'm invading the place, so. it's not easy. no, its not."bridge the school district says its been overwhelmed by the amount of donations pouring in from the community... a lot of clothes and a lot of food... and, the school district says because of that, they'll be able to continue handing all of this stuff out to need

the flood evacuation zone, mckinley elementary, they are part of the franklin mckinley school district. if they're in the mandatory evacuation zone, don't go to school. business up affected. san jose airport. we checked with them. they are all clear. if you need a place to go, there are evacuation centers in san jose at may fair community center. and sheer k a wawa community. overnight shelters open at james lick and evergreen valley high school as well. >> you said the words nearly impossible to get to 101. we are getting images that illustrate exactly whaur u talking abotal what you are talking about right now. you are getting a better picture of what's going on here. pete wading around ankle deep in that water. this is alum rock on 101 south. as mike had mentioned, once you get to the 280/680 you are not getting onto the 101. an chunk of road is closed up to 880. >> he has to find a workaround. i know i had to. 17, 101, monterey. i've been everywhere. when i looped around and i saw 101 completely shut down and pete's live shot, it's amazing to see. been here for a long time and neve

we spoke with a woman who works for the franklin mckinley school district. she and her son are staying with a cousin. >> we are homeless. my mom had to take at my uncle's house. my sister as well. >> there have been go fund me sites is set up for homeowners who lost everything. >> here's another group impacted by the flooding by san jose. all the animals. nbc bay area sky ranger was  overhead. volunteers have been bringing food and water to the horses. >> and bringing in their own boats as well. pete suratos with that part of the story and why rescuers haven't been able to remove the horses from the area. good morning, pete. >> good morning, sam and laura. police are keeping us a few blocks from that situation. so we don't know exactly what the situation looks like on the ground now. we know the story was heavily shared on nbc bay area social media, specifically our facebook page. they were stranded in floodwater near coyote creek. you can see how the situation looked like yesterday. this is video from sky ranger. very dire situation depicted in the view.

we spoke with a woman who works for franklin mckinley school district. she and her son are staying with a cousin. other family members are around the is south bay. >> my sister had to stay somewhere else. >> when you talk about the assistance and how to help out, there are go fund me sites for people who have lost everything, as we have reported. the red cross is also accepting donations. >> not just people affected, but beloved pets. it's been days and the horses have yet to be rescued. pete suratos is live with the tough recovery efforts about to get started once again today. they are having a tough time getting to them. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. nbc bay area facebook page, capturing the hearts and minds of our viewers. these horses, more than two dozen horses strapped because of these floodwaters in san jose. we are standing a couple of blocks away from where all this took place. really a dire situation as depicted in the video. police and animal controls were out all day yesterday trying to figure out how to safely pull the horses out

the franklin mckinley school district is taking donations of flood, clothing, and other items next week. >>> >. and we're seeing a few showers around parts of bay area tonight. looking toward the bay bridge. thankfully the showers are not expected to amount to much, and there's just a touch of light rain on the north coast, and that's about all it's amounting to. there's a little run off on the me lins that, and from time to time tonight a -- peninsula, and from time to time a few showers could splash up, along the coast mainly. the high peaks could get a sprinkle of snow, and another chance of showers tomorrow afternoon. then dry next week, and we'll have all the details when we cover the forecast. meanwhile the recent storms are still causing problems in san jose's allen rock park closed since friday because of downed trees and mud slides. no word on when it will reopen. ask the another closure in contra costa county. the closure is along a short stretch, but cutting off access to marsh creek road meaning long detours for drivers. you can see most of mud is gone, but there's big crack

san jose's franklin mckinley school district is trying to calm parents' fears.rd hosted a panel discussion last night to answer questions from parents. attorneys were also there providing free legal advice. >> we wanted to make sure that our families do not get preyed upon by people out there and so we wanted to make sure that we brought organizations here that tey can, you know, connect with and be able to receive services or just answer some questions that they may have. >> parents who were there last night are worried their families could be torn apart by deportation. supervisor dave cortez says the county won't compromise its principles without a fight. >>> all right. switching gears completely now. today does happen to be groundhog day. >> yes. he is nonplussed about this. i think it's a cute tradition if not entirely accurate all the time. punxsutawney phil made his prediction. take a look. >> what do you mean? what? okay, we got her. >> we got her? is that how they're going to do this? >> you know, phil apparently was uncharacteristically feisty this morn

san jose's franklin mckinley school district hosted a panel discussion last night to answer questions were also there providing free legal advice. >> we want to make sure that our families do not get preyed upon by people out there and so we wanted to make sure that we brought organizations here that they can connect with and be able to receive services or just answer some questions that they may have. >> parents who attended last night say they are worried their families could be torn apart by deportation. the supervisor says the county will not compromise its principles without a fight. >>> wells fargo scandal over sham accounts is costing hundreds of laidoff bank workers their severance. in mid-november, banking regulators put a limit on how much wells fargo can pay fired workers. it was intended to curb golden parachute packages but what really happened is the bank says it isn't able to pay severance to about 400 workers laid off after washington imposed that restriction. almost 5,000 workers laid off before november have received their money. >>> oakland raiders owner mark davis

part of the franklin, mckinley school district is in the evacuation zone, two of its schools mckinley elementary and sherkawa school were forced to close on tuesday and went. officials will provide disaster relief this morning to students and their families and the event starts at 8:00 a.m. in a short hour, on wolf creek drive and includes information about resources and there's clothing and warm meals for all of the evacuees. >>> san joses mayor plans a public hearing to examine the cities disaster response and why neighborhoods weren't warned earlier about the potential of all the severe flooding. the situation became life threatening when on tuesday morning fire crews had to rescue several hundred people while stranded by the floodwaters along coyote creek. a number of residents in the rock springs area say they had no idea they actually lived in a flood zone. santa clara valley water district says it notified city officials at 2:47 in the morning about the increase inflows the district warned it could lead to flooding as early as 6:00 a.m. the mayor says now is not the time for bl

scott mcgrew is looking into the mckinley, franklin school district.will have an update for us as well. >>> good morning. i'm bob redell. developing news in downtown san jose. you can see coyote creek has flooded and prompted aevacuatio. ♪ [one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do] ♪ nobody likes a dog with bad breath. that's why there's oravet dental hygiene chews. oravet's dual action approach cleans teeth and gets to the underlying cause of bad breath by blocking bacteria to help prevent plaque and tartar. for a cleaner mouth everyone can love. ask your vet about oravet chews. serious oral care made simple >>> parts of highway 101 shut down, not expected to reopen for hours. >>> hundreds of people uprooted from their homes amidst new evacuation orders this morning. >>> happy hollow, floodwaters waist deep. at this hour, no relief sight. good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> the rain, the flood, the dangers not letting up. a dangerous traffic artery is shut down in san jose. >> a live look at highway 1