this near greenville road.re doing emergency repair work to fix it. >>> that is likely going to be in place until at least 3:00 this afternoon so number two, it has been a brutal commute there due to that emergency repair. westbound 580, tracy to dublin, two hours ten minutes, surface streets are jammed. if you can catch that last ace train that's just about to leaf. >>> waves of light rain for today, that's number three. look at your activity planner. everything revolves around dealing with the rain, whether you need an i'll umbrella if your out and about, whether you're going to have a wet commute this morning, and on the water, a little bit dryer this afternoon. >>> number four, the ninth circuit court of appeals could make a ruling as soon as today on president trump's travel ban. that ban is currently on hold. >>> number five, from the live desk, sacramento after a deadly wrong way crash claimed the lives of two people. multiple cars were involved and the highway was closed for hours. >>> number six, san m

westbound 580 at greenville road. major potholes. we have pictures on our twitter page if you want to take a look there. they are very large. the rebars are showing so this is going to take a long time for chp to get this situated. anne makovec was out there live. she said it might be recovered by 3 p.m. today. but, of course, that's not a guarantee so if you can give yourself some extra time to get through this area or just avoid it if you can work from home that's a good idea, too. so your alternate would be altamont pass road. that's jammed. so i will not suggest that. i suggest patterson pass road that's jammed but not as bad as the altamont pass. from hayward to foster city, things are slow. roberta, it's wet, windy and bad. >>> good morning, i'm dialing up our live hi-def doppler radar. the rain is intensifying. right now the concentration of the heaviest rainfall is exactly where we don't need it due to the already flooding situation. we do have the heaviest rain in guerneville also cloverdale back through wind

they've got two lanes closed at greenville road. this is westbound headed into oakland and san francisco. and this is going to be a 12-hour-long closure. they closed these at 3:00 this morning. this also happened two weeks ago here in the oolts. look at the basically backup from that morning. both times they shut down lanes because of potholes and the potholes are caused by all the rain. caltrans officials say this has been one of the worst seasons for potholes they have ever seen and this is one of their worst trouble spots. they do have plans to repave this freeway but they need dry weather for that so for now, they are patching these holes. if you still have an option, today is a great day to stay home if you can. if you do use westbound 580, car pooling would help, but it's going to be a very long commute through here. so, expect to plan a lot of time for your drive in or skip it if you can. reporting live in livermore, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> alexis, why did it have to be westbound? >> i know. this stretch is terrible on

this is due to that emergency road repair near greenville road. two right lanes are down, but this is going to be a problem well into the afternoon so huge issue for this morning's commute. already up over an hour if you are coming from tracy, westbound 580, 1 hour 3 minutes into dublin, southbound 680 looks good and niles canyon road is back open as well. if you're traveling through the sunol area, just 15 minutes in and northbound 85, also in the green at 16 minutes. let's check in with mike nicco, calm between two storms this day. >>> i looked at the newest data and went, really? you can't give us a break? because tomorrow's going to be probably the same as it was yesterday, maybe even worse. here's a look at what's going on today. yes, it is a little calmer out there as we look at walnut creek, there's some scattered light rain around so we'll keep that in the forecast. periods of rain and mild today so keep the umbrella handy, you may need it from time to time. another strong storm tomorrow and dry pattern develops saturday. some of the heavi

westbound 580 at greenville road, this is due to potholes in the area. large potholes including the rebar showing so that means it's going to take a while for chp to get this fixed and opened up for you. that backup is all the way to 205. chp says there is no estimated time of re-opening yet. moving to the bridges, a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza heading into downtown san francisco. > looking good but as you can see the rain is coming down. the roads are wet so drive safely and in marin county, good old highway 37, it is closed again between atherton avenue and highway 101. chp is diverting the westbound side off at atherton avenue to give you a direct route to 101. i'll send it to you. >> all right, roqui. thank you. >>> the problems stemming from the latest round of rain stretched from the north bay down to the santa cruz mountains. tumbling hillsides, water and winds are major concerns. and we have team coverage with a look at all the damage so far. we start where crews are fixing those large potholes roqui mentioned. they could derail the co

. >> reporter: we are on 580 near the greenville road exit. caltrans is still on the scene, still trying to repair this pothole. it's caused a massive traffic backup that has lasted all day. normally at this hour, this would be a reverse commute that you are seeing, but it does not look that way now. people are still coming in from the valley to livermore. we will let those that were stuck in the community describe it. >> slow. >> painful. >> reporter: this huge pothole opened up just before the green veil exit -- greenville exit in livermore. repairing the hole caused caltrans to close two lanes on the busy road. the traffic backed up 5 miles on highway five. >> i was supposed to be at work at 10:00, it's now 12:30. >> reporter: one man was late for an appointment at the va hospital. >> i am two and a half hours late. >> reporter: how long should the drive take? >> four minutes. >> reporter: people are saying that caltrans is to blame. >> the water causes the roads to break apart. >> reporter: caltrans said they plan to resurface a huge part

westbound 580 near greenville road for pot hole repair. now these aren't just normal pot holes. these are the kind of pot holes that have rebar sticking out of them so you couldn't drive over them without getting a flat tire. cal trans crews showing up to repair this. this will be annual morning drive and this will be very slow. this is going out to vasco road. it's likely this will affect some of the side roads, possibly including vasco. its going to be a mess and i would recommend -- i would give myself a lot of extra time or go the other way if you can. perhaps adjust your drive somehow to not go through here. i know that's impossible for a lot. let's go to the santa cruz mountains. one way traffic control on highway 17 near vine hill because of mudslides. paul chambers said arriving on the scene we will have a live report. for a while. they aren't planning on opening up any time soon. we will talk to paul in just a little bit. let's look at 280 and san jose. northbound looks okay. a little bit of a dry spell here in the middle of the storms. it's not raining right now. at th

some of this is normal, but some opened up on greenville road and basco road. we got video of six cars boeing towed this morning. that could be because of the pothole. sometimes when you hit them they can do serious damage. we saw six vehicles that were in the process of being towed or that needed to be towed. we saw one van that looked like it had a broken axle because the wheel was sticking out the front driver's side of the car. this is going to be a rough commute because that 10 foot by 3 foot hole with rebar sticking through, that will be a big repair. lanes may be closed until 3:00 this afternoon. we just had a u.p.s. driver passing by. couldn't talk on camera because of their camera. this is something that has been going on for days. they he reported it. even back on saturday he saw 30 cars that had damage because of that. we hear the chopper overhead. so we know we're seeing the backup right now. once daytime comes, we will get a better look at the pothole. >> just the description of it sounds you rough. thanks, kris. >>> 6:04, this might be the new nor

so it was an exciting thing for greenville. not so good for charlotte. in fact, charlotte's been trying to prove him wrong since then, to prove they're not a trifling place. george washington earned his own carriage. he was a man on the move in many different forms of transportation. including foot. and horseback. but on the southern tour, and these other tours he took, he traveled in a carriage similar to this. this particular carriage was owned by a prominent philadelphian, mr. powell. i think he was maybe mayor of philadelphia at one point, a wealthy man. this is on here on display at mount vernon. this was on the southern tour. but it was painted white or cream in color. that must have really stood out on those rustic southern roads. washington would have preferred to have used white horses to pull that carriage to create an image. he believed in striking an image. he thought that meant a lot to your credibility, and that you actually respected people by putting on your best. and by doing your best. and by showing off the best that you have. some tho

emergency road closures and greenville road because of pot hole repair. the traffic is already a mess in that area. want to remind you highway 17, one way traffic control. northbound lanes are closed. they are using southbound lanes to get traffic through and that is going to be a tough drive. it doesn't look like a lot of people are out on the roads. this is a look at interstate 880. traffic is moving well in both directions and it's still light. at 4:35 let's go back to the desk. >>> heavy rain and strong winds causing major problems in the santa cruz mountains. look at this picture. fallen trees blocking the main road in to the remote community of felton grove and many neighborhoods are flooded for the time being. >> being. >> we get news alerts about because we are on the river. started getting alerts. my wife and daughter called. i came back up and started doing what they needed to do. with in an hour it was coming through. >> they are saying is only three inches. >> i know. what is funny is the prior couple weeks they said it was worse. they said it

this could be one of those drives on the 580 interchange or 580 near greenville road. we will keep watching that. other news. emergency repairs continue to clear out one of the largest mudslides to hit the bay area. highway 17 in the santa cruz mountains all northbound lanes at vine hill road remain closed because of the slide. only one southbound lane is open at this time. cal trans is using heavy equipment to stabilize the hillside. crews plan to bring in a specialized machine to safely access the slide and remove the debris from the top down. this mudslide is the largest on highway 17 this winter. engineers describe it as if one hundred dump trucks dropped a load of rocks and debris over the road at once. >> we are dealing with the fact that it's still raining. the size of the slide. the terrain. the traffic. >> the mudslide flipped a pickup truck over the center divide. fortunately the driver wasn't hurt. the chp is encouraging people heating northbound to take san jose road to summit road and allot another hour. when the side is reopened they may have to deal with

the traffic is down to a couple of lanes on 580 between greenville and vasco. look at the traffic as we pan over. it is very, very slow. road sensors in the area show an extremely slow commute by the emergency closures on 205 and 580. the commute taking almost not quite two hours. normally it takes 40, 45 minutes. this is a two-hour commute and it has been very, very slow as you can see. let's move along to the santa cruz mountains. several lanes closed there. and we're going to talk about that in a moment with our paul chambers. i want to mention again highway 37 is closed this morning. highway 37 in novato is closed in both directions. looking at the macarthur maze. traffic is busy. at the bay bridge toll plaza, we have a big delay. one of the busiest roads in the south bay still restricted at this hour. several lanes of highway 17 near scott's valley remain closed this morning because of a large mudslide. ktvu's paul chambers is live along high 17. paul. >> reporter: sal, i would say traffic is moving smoothly in this area, as smooth as it can be. you see th

bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 westbound interstate highway 580 is closed at greenvilleo potholes, according to the california highway patrol. chp officials reported the closure at 5 a.m. the right lanes are blocked and no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 westbound interstate highway 580 is closed at greenville road in livermore due to potholes, according to the california highway patrol. chp officials reported the closure at 5 a.m. the right lanes are blocked and drivers are asked to consider alternate routes. weather update: showers can be expected during the day today with another round of widespread rainfall and gusty southerly winds on thursday as a cold front sweeps through the region. again, flooding will be possible along with downed trees and isolated power outages. showers will likely linger into friday with dry conditions returning region

the pothole opened up on a bridge along interstate 580 east of greenville road in livermore. two westbound lanes are closed and they will not re-open until 10 p.m. tonight. anne makovec shows us what makes the repairs so challenging. >> reporter: it's four by ten feet long and exposes the rebar underneath westbound 580. that was enough to shut down the two right lanes over greenville road for the entire morning commute. more than a dozen drivers got flat tires by hitting this hole at full speed. caltrans took all morning to make a plan to fill this hole temporarily. >> more permanent repairs need warm dry weather. >> reporter: in the meantime the traffic was crawling between tracy and livermore. it too this truck driver 2.5 hours and he says 580 has been needing repairs for years. >> they will mess around and break a spring leaf on this and it happened before. so for them not to fix it and we pay all these taxes is kind of horrible. >> reporter: caltrans says there are plans to repave the whole road later this year. >> i know that the paving out there is in really ragged shap

between greenville and vasco road. i want to put it on the map. can see the closures causing slow traffic way back into the tracy and this is the kind of slow traffic that is much slower than normalw. redown to four miles an hour. that is just terrible when it comes to trying to get anywhere. four miles an hour on 205 approaching 580. it is not an adviced drive. please give yourself extra time. i want to mention highway 17. several lanes closed here. this drive doesn't seem that bad though travel is going to be restricted to one lane in each direction. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza and i will show you the photograph sick slow even in the carpool lanes as you can see traffic is trying to merge on to the bridge. at least a 20 minute delay traying to get onto that span. parts of the river in sonoma are above flood stage this morning. with more heavy rain expected in the next 24 hours there could be problem was flooding in gurnville and other areas. we are live in sonoma with a look at the conditions right now. >> reporter: that is where rehea

starting with a pothole, westbound 580 at greenville road this is along the altamont pass. now, we've seen this happen before. and it is pretty ugly. so hopefully they will get this cleared out but i'm not -- it's not looking good for now. chp saying this will take a while. the pothole is large. the rebar is showing. that's the metal bar that's holding the street together. so as you can imagine, give yourself time in the altamont pass area. moving now to scotts valley another traffic alert highway 17 only has one lane open in each direction. this is due to a mudslide so we'll have more details as they come up from chp. i'll send it to you. >> all right, roqui. thank you. >>> crews are working to clear a massive mudslide in the santa cruz mountains. there was so much damage, they had to call in backup. kpix 5's betty yu shows us the damage. >> reporter: the work is slow and methodical. this monster slide on highway 17 at vine hill road created a mess for drivers. more than 20 feet of mud and rock covered the northbound lanes. it completely shut down the major route between t

two lanes are closed here at interstate 580 and greenville in livermore. this has happened before.

no one has held up at greenville. the repair work is done. completely clear coming toward the interchange. 27-minute drive out of the altamonte pass to the dublin interchange. standard commute. bay bridge looks good as well. the approach, no problem. just about 17 minutes from highway 4 over to the. and the bay bridge metering lights are on no delays reported for mass transit, guys. back to you. >>> thank you very much. it's building out there, though. our storm coverage continues this morning. vianey has been keeping an eye on river levels. >>> checking conditions back east. headed to the east coast. a major storm system. >>> plus, the first 100 days of donald trump. it is day 21. a look at the controversy. which one? we'll tell you when we come back. ♪ [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 clean

all the traffic is held up because of what's going on on greenville road.air work. >> mike following pothole repair. we told you about a tree in danville. this played out in saratoga. trees were brought down by heavy rains and winds. this happened near pierson pike road not far from the mountain winery. luckily nobody was hurt. the power, though, was knocked out several hours. >> a lot of damage there. all right. dakota pipeline access. sending a tropstrong message to banking giant. anselmo moving. san anselmo creek spilled overai >>> evacuations and flood warnings kept people in san ansellmo. they put up flood gates and moved cars to higher ground. everything back to as normal as it could be for now by midday. >> it is is one we always continue to cover. >> unfortunately it is not all done yet. we may see some more issues. we like the light and steady rain. especially for the north bay. south bay getting a chance to dry out. drivers still hitting puddles left over from early morning rain. a live look at san francisco. you can see the low clouds rolling on

this after road crews repaired a giant pot hole that opened in the westbound direction near greenville road. it happened early yesterday morning. causing major traffic delays... at one point the backup extended all the way to tracy. another big story we are following this morning... there's new evidence that the city of oakland knew about illegal parties at the ghost ship artist collective long before last december's deadly fire at that warehouse. grant lodes has the newly released records from the city of oakland. natthe cluttered ghost ship warehouse was a death trap for 36 partygoers. tonight we know that nearly two years earlier, oakland police responded to reports of another illegal rave on the premises.just released documents reveals... officer hector chavez says he was flagged down in the early morning of march first, 2015, by someone complaining of drug and alcohol sales.in the heavily edited police report, chavez says he did not cite anyone.and that other officers had to be called when 20 people refused to leave the scene of what he called a 24=hour art studio.a month before,

essie is on the line as well greenville, north carolina. hi, essie. >> hi. ahead, pleads. >> okay. i want to talk about theblicans always coming on hone calling to talk about obama. i want to remind them that all and urricanes and floods destructions we've had from all that have caused a lot of costs tion and all that money. why don't they look and see that all the hurricanes and flooding people moneyto pay to help them out and we're having them back-to-back, destruction everywhere. the reason why the deficit is so high but nobody speaks on that. republicans.the they never never say anything bout all the money we've had out. people are losing everything in floods and hurricanes. the president has really helped a lot of people out with all the they've d things that had. destruction of their homes. this the e lost homes they have for years. all that had to be paid out money. that's what makes the deficit obama has so high. but nobody speaks about that. say.hat's all i got to host: thanks for calling. calling now from california. >> good morning. i would like the government to us know

. >> it was not fun, hello, i am heather holmes in the pot hill opened near the north greenville exit snarling the morning commute for so many people. >> they were stuck for hours and ktvu's rob roth spoke with caltrans and frustrated drivers, he joins us now.>>reporter: we are on 580 near that exit and caltrans is still on the scene trying to repair the pothole. they had said they would be done one hour ago at 3 pm but i am hearing it may be closer to 9 pm or 10 pm tonight. 2 of the 4 westbound lanes are closed and it has been like that since early this morning.>>> the commute from the valley to livermore was rough. >> slow, very slow. >> it has been painful. >>> the problem happened shortly before 3 pm this morning when this huge pothole opened up just before the greenville exit, about 15 cars got flat tires running over it. repairing the pothole required caltrans to close 2 of the for code lanes and the misery began for drivers, traffic backed up some 12 miles to highway five back. >> it is now almost 1230 and i am really late. >>> one man was late for an appointment at the hospita

that shut down the two right lanes over greenville road for the morning commute. more than a dozen drivers got flash tires by hitting this hole at full speed. caltrans took all morning to make a plan to fill this hole temporarily. >> more permanent repairs need warm dry weather. >> reporter: in the meantime the traffic was crawling between tracy and livermore. this truck driver took 2.5 hours. he says 580 has been needing repairs for years. >> they will mess around and break a spring leaf on this thing and it happened before. so for them not to fix it and we pay all these taxes is horrible. >> reporter: caltrans says there are plans to repave the road this year. >> i know that the paving out there is in really ragged shape but there are other places that needed more attention first. >> reporter: the goal is to get 580 reopened as soon as possible. they hope before this evening. in livermore, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> we are getting new pictures of the impact of the storm. take a look at this. this car flipped over into a creek near collier canyon road in alameda c

greenville, newark, 43, glasco, 42 in middletown. not much wind here today. 40 degrees in georgetown, milton. a little warmer, 43, from lewis all the way down to bethany. and not much on radar either. a couple of snowflakes in the poconos and that was about it. and even that is pretty much moving out. well, january's over, and we have yet another month of way above average temperatures. 5 1/2 degrees above average. and allentown, that's nearly 7 degrees above average. that's the eighth warmest january ever recorded in allentown. and by comparison, to last january, which was barely above average. tomorrow, above average temperatures, even though colder air is going to be moving in. so it won't be as mild today. 50, reading at 39, bethlehem at 38. looks like it's dry. breezy, 10 to 20-mile-per-hour winds. . westchester, newtown at 49 degrees. mt. airy. 49 degrees in center city and fairmont. and haddonfield, 47 degrees. and then we're going to be seeing temperatures close to 50 again in atlantic city. and in parts of delaware. 48 degre

they were observing flooding in greenville nearby. they get into action after getting the 911 call.re were frightening moments. guard member works to get a harness on the man. gets it on the man. hoists the man out of there to safety. >> boy. >> nice job, folks. >> such gratitude for the national guard. so lucky they were close by. my goodness. >> lucky man there. >>> it is a parade that is as old as gold rush days. this year it did not disappoint. beautiful weather, beautiful parade goers there, beautiful displays. a gragg dragon, gorgeous much, much better weather for the parade if san francisco. hundreds of thousands of people packed the streets to ring in the year of the rooster. >> i grew up coming to this parade. it's one of my favorite parades for sure. i love fire crack areas. but this year, we came especially because of the year of the rooster. that's my year into more than 100 groups took part in the festivities today. >> that was a great place to be if you like firecrackers. no rain to put out the matchesing the firecrackers. >> that helps as christie smith found out duri

after a giant pothole opened near greenville road. we first told you about this yesterday on the kron four morning news. it caused a huge mess for the morning commute. the road was completely reopened at around 9:00 last night. drivers all over the bay area have been dealing with potholes during the storms. a flood warning issued for the russian river near guerneville remains in effect this morning. the river is causing major problems for people in the area. there is flooding on the roads, at multiple parks and in peoples' backyards. these are all low lying areas so once it's flooded it takes a while for it to clear out. the national weather service issued the flood warning until later this afternoon. but that could change depending on how much rain we get today. and the napa river could reach flood stage later today because of all the rain. there have been many reports of flooding all over napa county following tuesday's storms. this is video from yountville which was taken yesterday... you can see just a massive pool of water.. part

a national guard crew who had been observing flooding in greenville nearby, leaps into action after getting a 911 call. there was some frightening moments as the guard member works to get a harness on that man. hopefully bringing him to safety and thumbs up, take us up, they did it. >> boy. that is incredible video there. amazing rescue. these recent storms certainly providing some incredible rain totals. take a look at our live camera there. it was so nice to see blue sky today. the north bay and it santa cruz mountains seeing an incredible amount of rain after these past few weeks. check in now with rob mayeda. the totals of rain just mind blowing here. >> in the last seven days totals higher than monthly averages in cases of the north bay out towards the santa cruz mountains, more than a foot of rain in some locations. and you can see up towards santa rosa more than six inches of rain. the santa cruz mountains going back to january 1st have added about 20 to 35 inches of rain, 60 to 75% of the average for the entire year coming down in about six weeks time. actually 108% of the yearly av

the two right lanes at greenville road in livermore are blocked.d sometime this morning...leading to long delays and back-ups during the commute.. at one point the back-up extended all the way to tracy. crews say the lanes won't reopen until about 9 o'clock tonight. also in the east bay .. 22 people were safely evacuated from a flooded castro valley golf course... which sit off the san leandro creek. it happened just before noon, at a flooded road at the redwood canyon golf course. it was a mess.....turning into a swampy area about 300 feet wide. the people who had to be moved were all inside a golf course restaurant.. the golf course was closed for the day... and operators will monitor the creek will be monitored overnight. people in one community came together to clear a highway blocked by downed trees and a mudslide.... but it wasn't just any higway... it was the ááonly way one community can get to and from their homes.. the tree came down just after one this afternoon on highway 35 just after south highway 84 in sky londa... near portola valley

this is on 580 east greenville road in livermore. it won't reopen until at least 8:00 p.m. tonight. >>> the concern goes beyond just this week. the problems might stretch out for the next couple months. traffic causing a lot of nightmares for commuters. today caltrans brought in some special machinery. what is the status of the highway? is it fully open? >> reporter: it is open, moving in limited ways. no doubt about it. this storm is causing a lot of nightmares for commuters here on highway 17. you can see behind me the mud slide where we have been watching crews and the special equipment called a slider. caltrans acknowledges it will take more than this to get rid of commuter nightmare. >> in they had brought them down before nature could and to clear the way for the spider. caltrans brought in the spieder from san luis obispo. it extends four legs so it stays stage as it digs and moves up hill like a spider. >> like digging a hole in the sand. you dig a hole, the sand falls in from the top. so this allows to us get to the top, remove it and cut to it a more stable positi

. >> we are taken to greenville. >> it's always the other people's families, but i never knew it wouldome to mine. i never know someone could be -- >> greenbelt police say someone shot and killed 20-year-old martin tuesday night around 8:00. his family says they don't understand why. >> they took someone's they asked for help. >> i don't know anybody that -- [ indiscernible ] >> his friends, you have to do wur -- your best. give information. >> remember a man who had so much life in front of him. >> a superstar. >> now they are trying to figure out how to get him home. >> we have to send him home to africa. that is not cheap. >> he was born in cameroon. his immediate family moved to greenbelt 10 years ago, but his brother says everyone else is still in africa. >> my grandpas, uncles, they want to see his body one more time. >> until that day, they wait for answers and are already planning to offer a killer forgiveness. >> it's ok. i forgive you. honestly, that's much billinger case for my mother -- bigger case for my mother, everybody else. this individual killed my brother and forgive

get the lanes back open but the two right lanes are blocked and two left lanes are open 580 near greenville and now rain in the area. so this is not gotten any better. we still have a 14-mile back-up spreading on to 205 into the tracy area and 9 mile-per-hour and 6 mile-per-hour and it is awful and the surface streets are bad as well. all of the parkways are gridlocked. tracy to dublin, about two hours and 10 minutes and we heard someone say 3 hours during the peak commute. and here is the bay area toll plaza and it is soggy. and let's check in with mike nicco because this is just a warm-up for tomorrow's storm rolling in. >>> it really is. and the north bay has seen the brunt of the light rain on going up there. this is from corn el barnard as driving on highway 101. and you head up farther, we have issued because of the steady rain. mark west creek is flooding and it will continue through at least 8:30 tomorrow. we take a look at the graphics, you could see that this is on gratan seb astable and going down to stony point road there. now the time for this flooding may be extended because o

. >> reporter: others about the nearby greenville earthquake fault. >> i don't see how anyone can guarantee that another earthquake can't create new pathways for this waste water to escape. >> reporter: contaminated water from the oil extraction process has to be reinjected into the ground for disposal. it can also be used for oil recovery. but either way, it can only be injected into a water table exempted from the federal safety drinking water act. >> the aquifer currently doesn't serve as -- >> reporter: officials with the department of conservation's division of oil and gas that oversees oil production in california told the packed house that a portion of the water table under the oilfield in livermore is already exempted and that expanding its boundaries is appropriate because it's way too dirty to ever be used for drinking or irrigation but this man says, not so fast. >> unfortunately, it's part of a larger pattern of the state rubber stamping these exemption applications on behalf of the oil industry. >> reporter: the scientist with the center for biological diversity. >> we are not

and we are talking, the newest one today is in greenville, south carolina. this is in arkansas. this is in -- idaho. this is in utah. this is not just a left coast/east coast thing. this isn't just a city center thing. this is everywhere. >> when michael moore says as he did on the network tonight this will make the tea party look like preschool, does that worry you? is that your intention? are you happy to hear that? >> so, the tea party at this time eight years ago was minuscule compared to movement we are seeing today. the women's marches, sister marches the day after inauguration are larger than the tea party ever accomplished. although we are endorsing the, strategies and tactics of the tea party. what we see today instead of a vocal minority, what is apaerg to be a vocal majority that is upset with the direction of the country. >> are you worried when you see some of the -- these protests get -- very emboldened in tone. members of congress, look afraid, when they bring police presence to events. pele running from constituents saying these are dangerous environments that ar

. >> reporter: others about the nearby greenville earthquake fault. >> i don't see how anyone can guaranteehat another earthquake can't create new pathways for this water to escape. >> reporter: contaminated water has to be reinjected into the ground for disposal. it can also be used for oil recovery. but either way, it can only be injected into a water table that is exempted from the federal safe drinking water act. >> the aquifer ... >> reporter: officials with the division of oil and gas that oversee the oil production in california told the packed house a portion of the water table under the filed is already exempted and that expanding its boundaries is appropriate because it is way too dirty to ever be used for drinking or irrigation. but, this man says not so fast. >> unfortunately, it is part of a larger pattern of the state rubber stamping these exception applications. we are not going to be able to rely on epa in the future so it heightens the responsibility of our state to serve as a check on the oil industry. >> reporter: enb resources turned down our request for an interview. bu

was live above the nightmarish backup on 580 as crews temporarily nix fixed a massive hole near greenville road. it took more than 20 hours to get this done. westbound lanes finally reopened around 10:30 last night. and just about an hour ago, the chp reopened westbound interstate 80 near the nevada state line. the chp posted these photos on facebook late last night after a mudslide there. the highway was shut down after several cars got trapped. no one got hurt and tow trucks were able to clear those cars overnight. >>> what a scary situation for the driver inside of that white car. two good samaritans happened to be in the right place at the right time in the east bay. they are krelted with saving the driver. the car was up side down in a creek in livermore. abc7 news reporter katie utehs spoke to one of the men who sprang into action. >> we heard the skidding but i could hear the impact. >> reporter: cell phone video shows the crash scene. dan rich discovered near his ranch. >> the car flipped upside down, the young man was trapped. >> reporter: neighbor clayton weidemann jumped into th

bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 westbound interstate highway 580 is closed at greenville livermore due to potholes, according to the california highway patrol. chp officials reported the closure at 5 a.m. the right lanes are blocked and drivers are asked to consider alternate routes. weather update: showers can be expected during the day today with another round of widespread rainfall and gusty southerly winds on thursday as a cold front sweeps through the region. again, flooding will be possible along with downed trees and isolated power outages. showers will likely linger into friday with dry conditions returning region-wide by the upcoming weekend. taking a look at conditions in the sierra right now... this is a live picture from interstate 80 at castle peak. they faced a lot of rain and strong winds yesterday. and today rain and snow will continue this morning... and then get heavier this afternoon. higher elevations could get up to nine-inches. wind gusts up to 35-miles per hour are expected. and people are keeping an eye on the russian river this morning.... this is

. >> reporter: we are on 580 near the greenville road exit.trans is still on the scene, still trying to repair this pothole. it's caused a massive traffic backup that has lasted all day. normally at this hour, this would be a reverse commute that you are seeing, but it does not look that way

road crews repaired a giant pot hole that opened in the westbound direction near greenville road. it happened this morning -- causing major traffic delays... at one point the backup extended all the way to tracy. in novato -- one eastbound lane of highway 37 is back open between highway 101 and atherton avenue. road crews are still trying to remove standing water... which forced the closure. the westbound direction remains closed tonight -- with no estimated time of reopening. several schools in the north bay... both public and private... will be closed tomorrow because of the weather... emergency officials say, severe rain and winds are expected during the morning commute .... and will cause traffic gridlock, flash flood warnings and landslides. some of the schools affected are in the larkspur school district, the mill valley school district... and the sausalito- marin city school district. to see if your school has been affected by the closures ... log on to kron- four-dot-com to see a complete list. a moment of desperation -- played out on facebook live. it happened after a mud

yellow line trains will run all day during the week between francona springfield and greenville. >>> a lot of talk about where the fbi will move its new headquarters building. the question is how might it affect your commute? the federal government is considering three locations for the new fbi headquarters, a site near the green belt metro station, the former landover mall and the metro complex. tonight's meeting goes until 7:30 at the green belt public library. the springfield meeting happens tomorrow at robert e. lee high school. and the landover meeting wednesday at the kentland community center. >>> nearly 100 firefighters are working to put out a warehouse fire in baltimore. about an hour ago, the roof on that building collapsed. our sister station says the warehouse on frederick avenue at south calverton road is vacant but the flames have spread to a nearby building. so far there are no reports of any injuries. >>> kindness is contagious. and we're encouraging you to pay it forward during random acts of kindness week. it can be easy. just buy coffee for the person in line behi

they moved here from greenville, south carolina. they were drawn to this church because of its commitment to justice. >> joy. just really joyful. >> happy today, a day after leading their first mass at the calvary church. the lesbians are new copastors here. they're also married. >> kind of a radical thing this church welcomed us to be their co pass stores. to them, -- co pastors. to them, it was never a question along the way whether it was okay or not for us to be their pastors. >> this ch known for a progressive outlook. a small group founded it in 1862. >> if you follow jesus around, it's a radical hospitable welcome. he's not seeking tout incrowd but seeking out the women and leppers and others. we think this is more in line with that. >> the pastors are committed to making a difference in the community especially when it comes to social justice. >> we also find ourselves deeply concerned about young adults who need welcome and haven't found it in other settings and congregations. so how do we insure they know they're welcome h

east of greenville road in livermore. more than a dozen cars were damaged before crews could finally respond. this road won't be fully reopened until 10:00 p.m. this evening. >> a live look in san jose, rain today, but nothing like what we're expecting tomorrow. >> jeff ranieri is tracking this storm. >> we think as we head throughout tomorrow morning, it will start to move into parts of the north bay. as we saw in that earlier story a lot of the creeks, rivers and streams are running so fast on top of that. even with a light to moderate rain, you can still hydroplane. stay at the speed limit or a little below. nothing in terms of heavy rainfall. new flash flood watch is issued in advance for the area through friday. we could see rivers and creeks rise very fast. mudslides and rock slides are possible. the most immediate threat is along the russian river. flood warning continues here as well until friday at 8:00 a.m. >> we expect the newest crest -- i have the time line on the storm system. a new update at 6:00 tonight. >

two lanes blocked for repair work right around greenville.g lights are on and the reds are, guys. >> they are. live to guerneville to see what the conditions are looking like right now. >> plus, they were promised citizenship, then they were e deported. why some military veterans are being kicked out of the country. >> at 5:54, our team is reporting on conditions across the bay. we're asking you to become part of our coverage. sending us great photos and video. you can send them to i se see @nbcbayarea.com. back in two minutes with more live team coverage of the storm damage. ♪ [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 my man friend that i've been seeiyour man friend. like, as i was leaving i was like, "goo

westbound 580 at greenville road two very large potholes. won't get repaired today. maybe tomorrow. give yourself some extra time. >>> from the east bay we now go to the north bay where this is one of our major concerns this morning is the rising russian river. the last time we looked it's nearly 34 feet. interested in stage is at 32 feet -- flood stage is at 32 feet moderate flooding around johnson beach in guerneville before the water recedes later today. meanwhile hi-def doppler radar picking up plenty of rain showers. i think it's rained everywhere in the north bay right now, from the healdsburg area to bodega bay, petaluma, novato, vallejo, and then vacaville, as well. richmond has plenty of rain showers and all this is drifting towards the danville area into the san ramon valley heading to the 580/680 corridor raining currently in pleasanton. meanwhile sfo has delays on some arriving flights up to 41 minutes. temperatures into the 50s and 60s. a little bit of rain on the camera lens. dry on the weekend through tuesday. >>> sara, you have -- on curbing street, no marking 8:00 t

some neighborhoods in delaware, 49 in greenville. newark 47 degrees. talliville at 51.thout any problems this morning. mild morning. 50s at the bus stop. beautiful february morning. feels more like may. that's what we're going to see this afternoon. may like temperatures. doppler radar. nothing to show you here. look what's to the west. this is your weekend weather. that right there. doesn't look like much just yet. that system is producing snow in wisconsin and michigan is going to come at us with thunderstorms. too warm for anything else. hour by hour weather. noontime today. close to 70s degrees at lunchtime. into the 70s in spite of scattered clouds at times this afternoon. we'll see enough sunshine inland areas no problem. right at the shore 6789. near 60 this afternoon. dry as we head into late tonight. here comes showers and thunderstorms. these will be arriving in philadelphia and rest of the area late tomorrow afternoon. 10:00 in the morning. look at the clouds being dragged. mostly cloudy morning for us. storms develop in the afternoon. and then things cool do

greenville police are asking for help in finding a missing man who has dementia. willie hill was to last seen yesterday morning around 9:00 on hanover parkway. he left his home to take a walk and has never returned. he is 5'7", weighs 150 pounds, and is bald. he was last seen wearing a black and white flannel shirt ampligen. -- and blue jeans. larry: a complaint filed with the justice department alleges discrimination. the united like police officers association -- the united black police officers association and the association said that they were disciplined differently. i believe it is a culture that exists. >> we are trying to get to the bottom of what the exact complaints were. larry: they have created a panel that will examine the agency's practices and patterns. 6:17 and you have to see this incredible crash landing. off thea car flying interstate and slamming in the parking lot of an automotive shop. was noty, the driver hurt, and believe it or not, this is not the first time that happened. the owner of the auto shop says he has seen this exact type of cra

the repair work in greenville cleared late last night. a new crash west 580.pinout by the dublin interchange. the rain is coming through. more complications due to weather. mudslide in the santa cruz mountains and flood anything novato. highway 37 closed atherton to 101. it's been going on for months. look at that ponding and puddling showing up on the roadway. wet roadways on the golden tkpwaeupt bridgate bridge. you may catch a break for the weather coming in >>> we'll check in with vianey who has been keeping an eye on some of the river levels. >> from all angles. a major storm system hitting the east coast right now. the way it could affect travel plans. >> the president's first 100 days as well. we're on day 21. a controversy, but which one? coming up. >>> political uncertainty. the markets have been in the same range here. the dow jones is up right now. 38 points in early trading. >>> it is 6:45 on this thursday morning. also tracking the rain as well as the wind. a wind advisory has been issued and will continue until 4:00 this afternoon for the coast a

. >>> greenville police want you to watch out for a scammer targeting people at atms. there have been nine victims since november. take a look at this man. officers say he's approaching bank customers at capital one banks at beltway plaza. each time he asks unsuspecting customers to cash fraudulent checks on his behalf. if you know who this is call the police. >>> the named controversy surrounding the washington redskins continue this afternoon. we'll have the latest on that. >>> plus, when it comes to at dominion, we're putting our energy to work creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner energy sources like solar, wind and natural gas. we've reduced carbon emissions by nearly 25%, which is the cleaner air and cleaner water. it's good for all of us. dominion. depend on us for more than energy. >>> president trump is being very vocal about the stories he says are not being covered. >> now the white house has a list of terror attacks they say didn't get the attention they tee served. here's nbc's hallie jackson. >> reporter: today new backup from the white house to

said he decided to take the $60,000 in cash, in a bag, and fly down to greenville, mississippi and deliver the money in person. and he convinces sydni poitier to go with him. they were both very nervous about this about this. they fly down, are met at the airport. james forman. cars full of civil rights activists are put -- they are put in the center car and they take off. three cars in a caravan. bellefonte and poitier see there are other cars -- we are really protected. forman notified, no, that's th e e klan. they chased them clear back to the city of greenwood, running into the car protecting them the hallway. -- the whole way.