at 11:15, we will check in with katie marzullo. >>> breaking news, within the last two hours, oaklandapped an outsider to lead the city's embattled police department. she is ann kirkpatrick from chicago. we are live at op dchld headqua. >> reporter: it's taken seven months to fill this position after a sex scandal rocked this department. mayor libby schaaf chose ann kirkpatrick from chicago. she was picked by chicago's police superintendent to head the donepartment's new bureau o professional standards. she is a memphis native and lawyer. some expected shaaph to choose a woman after she said she was here to run a police department, not a frat house. this came after a misconduct scandal which created a revolving door of police chiefs. last year, shawn went resigned after members of the police department admitted to having sex with an underaged prostitute. ben pharaoh was appointed and stepped down. and the mayor plans to meet with city council members tomorrow where she'll make a formal announcement. abc 7 news. >>> the announcement of oak land's new police chief came hours after they

at 11:15, we will check in with katie marzullo. >>> breaking news, within the last two hours, oaklandped an outsider to lead the city's embattled police department. she is ann kirkpatrick from chicago. we are live at op dchld headqua. >> reporter: it's taken seven months to fill this position after a sex scandal rocked this department. mayor libby schaaf chose ann kirkpatrick from chicago. she was picked by chicago's police superintendent to head the donepartment's new bureau o professional standards. she is a memphis native and lawyer. some expected shaaph to choose a woman after she said she was here to run a police department, not a frat house. this came after a misconduct scandal which created a revolving door of police chiefs. last year, shawn went resigned after members of the police department admitted to having sex with an underaged prostitute. ben pharaoh was appointed and stepped down. and the mayor plans to meet with city council members tomorrow where she'll make a formal announcement. abc 7 news. >>> the announcement of oak land's new police chief came hours after they an

live in gilroy, katie marzullo, abc 7 news. >>> at least for now. thanks very much. >>> packed platforms, trains going nowhere and passengers trying to get out. storm damage creates commute chaos inside a bart station. >>> and a good samaritan saves the day for a woman and her dog trapped by dangerous water. >>> live doppler 7 tracking thunderstorms. i'll show you where a flood advisory has just been issued, coming up. >>> it has been the honor of my life to serve you. >> but first, president obama's farewell address. we're going to take you live to chicago as the commander >>> you probably watched president obama give his farewell address right here on abc 7 tonight. with just ten days left in his presidency, he traveled to his adopted hometown of chicago. >> and our sister station in los angeles is live in chicago with the emotional good-bye. david? >> reporter: hello. it was a bittersweet night for the folks of chicago. president obama decided to break from the tradition and deliver this farewell address from his hometown as opposed to washington

live in gilroy, katie marzullo, abc 7 news. >>> at least for now. thanks very much. >>> packed platforms, trains going nowhere and passengers trying to get out. storm damage creates commute chaos inside a bart station. >>> and a good samaritan saves the day for a woman and her dog trapped by dangerous water. >>> live doppler 7 tracking thunderstorms. i'll show you where a flood advisory has just been issued, coming up. >>> it has been the honor of my life to serve you. >> but first, president obama's farewell address. we're going to take you live to chicago as the commander spending the day with my niece.e that me me smile. i don't use super poligrip for hold, because my dentures fit well. before those little pieces would get in between my dentures and my gum and it was uncomfortable. even well fitting dentures let in food particles. just a few dabs of super poligrip free is clinically proven to seal out more food particles so you're more comfortable and confident while you eat. so it's not about keeping my dentures in, it's about keeping the food p

in san jose katie marzullo, abc 7 news. >>> we have some breaking news now. moments ago crews rescued a man who fell several dozen feet near those abandoned apartments in pacifica. abc 7 news was at esplanade avenue was he was pulled to safety. the apartments there have been red tagged because they're falling into the ocean. responders say the man got in through a fence and then he fell down the cliff. he appeared to be alert when they hoisted him up. speaking of esplanade avenue, demolition work will start on monday on one of those apartment complexes, sitting right on top of that eroding cliff. you can see how the ground below the building at 310 esplanade has simply vanished. this a look from sky 7. pacifica officials decided last year nobody could live in the building. crews have already knocked down two other buildings on esplanade avenue. >>> in developing news, tonight there's swift reaction to president trump's sweeping executive order to ban refugees plus people from seven muslim countries. here's what it includes. an immediate suspension of immigrat

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in san jose katie marzullo, abc 7 news. >>> we have some breaking news now. moments ago crews rescued a man who fell several dozen feet near those abandoned apartments in pacifica. abc 7 news was at esplanade avenue was he was pulled to safety. the apartments there have been red tagged because they're falling into the ocean. responders say the man got in through a fence and then he fell down the cliff. he appeared to be alert when they hoisted him up. speaking of esplanade avenue, demolition work will start on monday on one of those apartment complexes, sitting right on top of that eroding cliff. you can see how the ground below the building at 310 esplanade has simply vanished. this a look from sky 7. pacifica officials decided last year nobody could live in the building. crews have already knocked down two other buildings on esplanade avenue. >>> in developing news, tonight there's swift reaction to president trump's sweeping executive order to ban refugees plus people from seven muslim countries. here's what it includes. an immediate suspension of immigrat

katie marzullo has the detailed. >> reporter: a mountain view woman woke up one morning last week to find cash and belongings missing. she went to bed with all the doors and windows locks. >> she knew that the only person who had access to her home was her housekeeper. >> reporter: mountain view police arrested 3-year-old sandra qcuoto but it was only just beginning. >> this individual had been connected to several home burglaries we were investigating. >> reporter: police say she also worked in san jose and the east bay. people we talked with in mountain view said it would be hard to trust a stranger in their home. >> that's scary and that's the stuff that i thought about when i was making a decision, which is why it was so easy to just say, well, i'll go with the people who have been cleaning my parents' house. >> reporter: word of mouth. >> for sure. and honestly, it's worked out very well. >> reporter: to protect yourself, mountain view police recommend getting referrals when hiring a housekeeper. also, they say be sure the person is insured, licensed, and bonded and it's always

as katie marzullo has more on the pushback. >> reporter: the vietnamese heritage and freedom flag can be seen throughout san jose. city councilman tam nguyen wants to keep it that way and make to keep it that way and make sure the socialist republic flag never sees daylight. nguyen says the red flag with the gold star in the middle flies in the face of those who fled communism. >> we ran away from that flag. we run away. this is our safe home and that flag keeps chasing after us like a nightmare. >> reporter: chris lee plans to run against nguyen for the seventh district seat next year. he's opposed to the ban. he says it sends the wrong message to younger vietnamese immigrants. >> the citizens might have grievances against the government but they don't hate the national flag so if we are going to ban their flag, we're going to be hostile to them and they feel unwelcome to san jose. >> reporter: the ban would reaif i recall a resolution the city council passed in 2005, recognizing the freedom flag as the flag of vietnam in san jose. >> nobody has asked to fly this flag in the last doz

that's what passengers told katie marzullo once that plan planded. >> reporter: you can see the large emergency response that met alaska flight 322 from seattle. the san jose fire department got the call about an inbound plane with a problem just before 6:30. >> we believed it to be a hazardous materials incident because there were some flight crew members who were feeling ill on board the aircraft. >> reporter: three flight attendants reported having symptoms in flight. one was taken to the hospital. passenger dean pettis took this picture and describes what he witnessed on board. >> one of them was talking about he felt, for ten minutes, he felt like something was wrong with him, he felt woozy or something like that. >> reporter: the flight crew and the airport are working together to determine what made him and the others sick. >> at this moment, we don't know what the material was that the flight crew was exposed to. >> reporter: the official cause may be under investigation but passengers told us the pilot made an announcement on board offering an explanation. >> the deicing flui

. >> live report from katie marzullo in mountain view. >> superchargers behind us, people using them current tesla owners grandfathered in, getting free electricity but anybody who orders a tesla after sunday will pay. >> they have to charge, this is free electricity right now. so eventually they have to charge. >> most tesla owners we talked with have no problem with tesla charging future owners to supercharge the cars and say can't beat the price. >> cross country trip would be 100 bucks anyway, much more affordable than a super high mileage car. >> tesla estimates $25 from los angeles to new york and 15 from -- to l.a. another perk, keeping commuters from crowding highly sought after spots intended for long distance drivers. >> people do abuse this, park here for long time and this will prevent it in the future. >> reporter: one owner thinks the cost will deter people from buying a tesla. >> not good for tesla because many people choose it because get to charge the cars free of charge. >> reporter: tesla will give future owners 400 kilowatt-hours for free before the charge kicks i

katie marzullo, abc7 news. >> merchants race to get a head start. san anselmo creek looked calm but fear that heavy rains push it over the banks and into homes and businesses. >> it extends itself on the avenue, touch wood, been lucky and always dodged the bullet but i have a feeling my luck is about to run out. >> we'll see. in sonoma county rushed to for theify copland creek to creep it from overflowing. >> live in san francisco with the preparations in the city. is sergio? >> reporter: sfpuc crews set up temporary barriers this evening. filled up to about this point so the water can weigh them down against any flooding in this neighborhood. san francisco public utility commission crews started assembling and filling these flood barriers to channel flood waters away from homes. >> piloting them, looking at how effective they are and if it's something we roll out on larger basis. >> reporter: puc crews will be on call through the weekend keeping eye on the barriers and deployed trucks also. at public works yards plenty of sand bags are packed and r

katie marzullo, abc7 news. >> merchants race to get a head start. san anselmo creek looked calm but fear that heavy rains push it over the banks and into homes and businesses. >> it extends itself on the avenue, touch wood, been lucky and always dodged the bullet but i have a feeling my luck is about to run out. >> we'll see. in sonoma county rushed to for theify copland creek to creep it from overflowing. >> live in san francisco with the preparations in the city. is sergio? >> reporter: sfpuc crews set up temporary barriers this evening. filled up to about this point so the water can weigh them down against any flooding in this neighborhood. san francisco public utility commission crews started assembling and filling these flood barriers to channel flood waters away from homes. >> piloting them, looking at how effective they are and if it's something we roll out on larger basis. >> reporter: puc crews will be on call through the weekend keeping eye on the barriers and deployed trucks also. at public works yards plenty of sand bags are packed and r

. >> live report from katie marzullo in mountain view. >> superchargers behind us, people using them current tesla owners grandfathered in, getting free electricity but anybody who orders a tesla after sunday will pay. >> they have to charge, this is free electricity right now. so eventually they have to charge. >> most tesla owners we talked with have no problem with tesla charging future owners to supercharge the cars and say can't beat the price. >> cross country trip would be 100 bucks anyway, much more affordable than a super high mileage car. >> tesla estimates $25 from los angeles to new york and 15 from -- to l.a. another perk, keeping commuters from crowding highly sought after spots intended for long distance drivers. >> people do abuse this, park here for long time and this will prevent it in the future. >> reporter: one owner thinks the cost will deter people from buying a tesla. >> not good for tesla because many people choose it because get to charge the cars free of charge. >> reporter: tesla will give future owners 400 kilowatt-hours for free before the charge kicks i

katie marzullo, abc 7 news. >>> the search is out for this driver. he took bay area deputies on a wild ride friday night, causing a sheriff's deputy to crash a patrol car. now now, days later that felon is still on the run. we are joined live from fremont. lillian? >> reporter: police here say they spotted the suspect at this strip mall two days before he e leeluded deputies. authorities say eddie newt failed to pull over after deputies in richmond recognized him as a carl burglary suspect. two days prior, newt also managed to escape after officers tried to arrest him for an auto burglary at the strip mall. he is part of a violent oakland street gang that's been breaking into cars all over the bay area, they say. his arrest warrant is related to an investigation involving 50 counts of auto burglary. the area has certainly had its share of car break-ins. >> there's cars all over the place. and everybody just comes over here, so i wouldn't think someone sees what they want, then they're going to get it. >> like perhaps you are trying to hide your phone

abc reporter katie marzullo is live with what is being said. >> reporter: we believe this is the plane. it was towed from gate 26, and that is where alaska airlines passengers got off the plain after about a 30-minute delay on the ground. the fire department tells us the plane has been taken out of service. from sky 7 you can see the large emergency response that met alaska fleet 322 from seattle. the san jose fire department got the call about an inbound plane with a problem just before 6:30. >> we believed it to be a hazardous materials incident because there were flight crew members feeling ill on board the aircraft. >> reporter: three flight attendants had symptoms in flight, one taken to the hospital. passenger dean bettis took this picture and describes what he witnessed on board. >> one was talking about for ten minutes he felt like -- something was wrong for him for ten minutes, he felt woosie or something like that. >> reporter: the fire department, alaska airlines and the airport are working together to determine what made him and the others sick. >> at this moment we don't k

what we're dealing with here is ideologies. >> reporter: katie marzullo, abc 7 news. >>> free collegeifornia students. is it possible? a new report on how to do just that will be presented to the uc regents tomorrow morning. faculty, students and union leaders claim their tuition-free plan for state schools would cost more california families just $48 a year. the coalition unveiled the idea today, saying those making a million dollars or more would pay around $30,000 a year. >> but the reality is that they would even get a good deal because their kids could go to college for free too. right now we have a situation where people are paying for higher education twice, once in their taxes and another time by paying outrageous fees. >> the plan could be paid for with an income tax hike, property tax reform, a tax on oil production or all of the above. >>> mill valley based website glass door is out with their list of the 50 best jobs in america. it's based on three things, number of job openings, salary and overall employee satisfaction. so number one is data scientist. the people hired to

katie marzullo, abc 7 news. >>> the search is out for this driver. he took bay area deputies on a wild ride friday night, causing a sheriff's deputy to crash a patrol car. now now, days later that felon is still on the run. we are joined live from fremont. lillian? >> reporter: police here say they spotted the suspect at this strip mall two days before he e leeluded deputies. authorities say eddie newt failed to pull over after deputies in richmond recognized him as a carl burglary suspect. two days prior, newt also managed to escape after officers tried to arrest him for an auto burglary at the strip mall. he is part of a violent oakland street gang that's been breaking into cars all over the bay area, they say. his arrest warrant is related to an investigation involving 50 counts of auto burglary. the area has certainly had its share of car break-ins. >> there's cars all over the place. and everybody just comes over here, so i wouldn't think someone sees what they want, then they're going to get it. >> like perhaps you are trying to hide your phone

the forewith sandhya patel in a minute, but first to katie marzullo in hollister. >> reporter: eric,his is the office of emergency services command post. it is where authorities have been closely monitoring the forecast and the level of the creek. because that creek flooded again today, people had to flee their homes for the second time in as many weeks. from sky 7 you can see the homes on lovers lane under water, again. >> approximately 21 to 22 residences, 22 homes, that were directly affect by flooding. those residents were evacuated. >> reporter: some people had to be rescue willed. rain sent the refer over its banks an -- >> the original levy that broke widened. it doubled approximately in size. >> reporter: a specialist with the company took this drone video and created 3 d images that showed the break. >> that levy has been increased to about there. that die mission is over 100 feet. >> reporter: at the height of the evacuations, about 20 people took shelter at the veterans memorial building in hollister including children. >> we brought some toys in and the kids are having a

katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> all right, well, we don't have the rain anymore but we certainly have those cold temperatures. >> do we ever. we're just hovering above freezing in some areas around fair field, santa rosa, also in the 30s in san jose, there's fog but boy we have a lot of sun to enjoy the next couple days and i'll talk about that. the coolish temperatures and when the rain returns in just a few minutes. >>> also next years of uncertainty are over. what's next for the bay area college finally putting an accreditation problem behind it. >>> and a bay area man's obsession over a pair of shoes and the act of kindness th but grandma, we useo charmin ultra softsoft. so we don't have to wad to get clean. mmm, cushiony...and we can use less. charmin ultra soft gets you clean without the wasteful wadding. it has comfort cushions you can see that are softer... ...and more absorbent, and you can use up to 4 times less. remember, that's charmin in there... no wasteful wadding! we all go. why not enjoy the go with charmin. i need to promote my new busi can make that happen.et. busin

let's begin with katie marzullo in san jose. >> dan, sam licardo is among those saying, president trump's orders will not affect san jose, documented or not. different ages, races and religions stood together to stand against president trump. >> thank god i am now a citizen. but i suffered the fear that many in my community suffer now. >> president trump is moving forward with plans to build a wall awrong the mexico border. deport violent criminals and penalize sanctuary city. >> a nation without borders is not a nation. beginning today, the united states of america gets back its borders. >> this is not the america that we believe in. >> a u.s. congresswoman said some of the policies outlined in the executive orders have already been tried and failed. >> it's going to lead to a lot of harassment, racial profiling and american citizens are going to get harassed too, as they did before. >> san jose will always be a safe place for all residents. >> these executive orders will not change how we police our city. >> he's not worried about losing federal money. >> we have one tool that's more po

in santa cruz, katie marzullo, "abc 7 news." >> thank you. >>> a homeowner faces the job of rebuildingfter a large tree crushed part of their house in fairfax. you are looking at the aftermath here following a tree topplin on to a garage along scenic road. that tree also took out pg&e power lines yesterday morning. >> something was out. i didn't know what it was when i first got up. i just, you know -- we have -- that was a big storm. the wind was really blowing. >> it is a difficult road to get out. there are some access issues so we needed to make sure that the situation was safe. >> thankfully, nobody was hurt. 121 pg&e customers lost power. >> remember, count on abc 7 mornings for up to the minute information on the new storm hitting the bay area, plus find out whether the morning commute will be back to normal on highway 17 in the santa cruz mountains. we showed what happened there. join meteorologist mike nico and traffic reporter alexis smith beginning at 4:30 tomorrow. you can keep tabs by downloading the abc 7 app. enable the push alert to get alerts sent to your phone or tabl

let's begin with katie marzullo in san jose. >> dan, sam licardo is among those saying, president trump's orders will not affect san jose, documented or not. different ages, races and religions stood together to stand against president trump. >> thank god i am now a citizen. but i suffered the fear that many in my community suffer now. >> president trump is moving forward with plans to build a wall awrong the mexico border. deport violent criminals and penalize sanctuary city. >> a nation without borders is not a nation. beginning today, the united states of america gets back its borders. >> this is not the america that we believe in. >> a u.s. congresswoman said some of the policies outlined in the executive orders have already been tried and failed. >> it's going to lead to a lot of harassment, racial profiling and american citizens are going to get harassed too, as they did before. >> san jose will always be a safe place for all residents. >> these executive orders will not change how we police our city. >> he's not worried about losing federal money. >> we have one tool that's more po

abc7 news reporter katie marzullo tells us people are taking proactive approaches to staying safe and dry. >> seemed like there was so much uncertainty that it wasn't worth waiting around to find out. >> reporter: covered bridge equestrian center sitsz right on the banks of the san lorenzo river in felton. the owners opted to move all 70 horses to higher ground. >> in '82, it was disastrous here. where you're standing now was probably about 3 feet over your head. and so, it gets pretty radical. >> reporter: with just hours to go before the rain starts falling, cynthia was hoping to fill 20 sandbags to protect her santa cruz home. >> ten years ago when it rained, our whole house almost flooded. it just came down the hill and slowly crept up and got almost up to my knees. >> reporter: the city of santa cruz the providing free bags and sand and encouraging residents to be prepared. >> to have plenty of food and water, any essential medicines on hand. have a battery-operated radio, plenty of back-up batteries. >> reporter: also, flashlights and a full tank of gas but officials are asking

the forewith sandhya patel in a minute, but first to katie marzullo in hollister. >> reporter: eric,his is the office of emergency services command post. it is where authorities have been closely monitoring the forecast and the level of the creek. because that creek flooded again today, people had to flee their homes for the second time in as many weeks. from sky 7 you can see the homes on lovers lane under water, again. >> approximately 21 to 22 residences, 22 homes, that were directly affect by flooding. those residents were evacuated. >> reporter: some people had to be rescue willed. rain sent the refer over its banks an -- >> the original levy that broke widened. it doubled approximately in size. >> reporter: a specialist with the company took this drone video and created 3 d images that showed the break. >> that levy has been increased to about there. that die mission is over 100 feet. >> reporter: at the height of the evacuations, about 20 people took shelter at the veterans memorial building in hollister including children. >> we brought some toys in and the kids are having a

here's abc7 news reporter katie marzullo. >> looking for some -- a few days of kind of white knuckling it. >> reporter: sunday's storm deliver add double whammy. it churned up the san lorenzo river to the point the water is unusable and it ruptured the main pipeline that serves as the back-up plan. >> when these kind of conditions exist, we go on lock loamen and we've lost the connection between our lake and our treatment plant. so we're about 30% down in terms of what we can produce. >> reporter: the city is calling it a short-term, serious water shortage. officials are asking people to cut back on water use, including running the dishwasher and doing laundry for a week. not a problem for conservation locals. >> try to do dishes with less water. i don't use a lot of water anyway. >> i do plan to cut my use by 30% because i have never stopped using my buckets in the shower anyway. >> reporter: the water district discovered the break after an hours-long leak of 1500 gallons a minute. it's not on a major road, which is in part why it went undetected. but at the height of sunday's storm,

abc reporter katie marzullo is live with what is being said. >> reporter: we believe this is the plane. it was towed from gate 26, and that is where alaska airlines passengers got off the plain after about a 30-minute delay on the ground. the fire department tells us the plane has been taken out of service. from sky 7 you can see the large emergency response that met alaska fleet 322 from seattle. the san jose fire department got the call about an inbound plane with a problem just before 6:30. >> we believed it to be a hazardous materials incident because there were flight crew members feeling ill on board the aircraft. >> reporter: three flight attendants had symptoms in flight, one taken to the hospital. passenger dean bettis took this picture and describes what he witnessed on board. >> one was talking about for ten minutes he felt like -- something was wrong for him for ten minutes, he felt woosie or something like that. >> reporter: the fire department, alaska airlines and the airport are working together to determine what made him and the others sick. >> at this moment we don't k

in santa cruz, katie marzullo, "abc 7 news." >> thank you. >>> a homeowner faces the job of rebuildingfter a large tree crushed part of their house in fairfax. you are looking at the aftermath here following a tree topplin on to a garage along scenic road. that tree also took out pg&e power lines yesterday morning. >> something was out. i didn't know what it was when i first got up. i just, you know -- we have -- that was a big storm. the wind was really blowing. >> it is a difficult road to get out. there are some access issues so we needed to make sure that the situation was safe. >> thankfully, nobody was hurt. 121 pg&e customers lost power. >> remember, count on abc 7 mornings for up to the minute information on the new storm hitting the bay area, plus find out whether the morning commute will be back to normal on highway 17 in the santa cruz mountains. we showed what happened there. join meteorologist mike nico and traffic reporter alexis smith beginning at 4:30 tomorrow. you can keep tabs by downloading the abc 7 app. enable the push alert to get alerts sent to your phone or tabl

in san jose, katie marzullo, abc 7 news. >>> san jose police credit customers and employees for taking down an attempted robbery suspect. police say a man tried to rob the taco bell last night. customers and workers jumped in to stop the suspect. officers say he was armed and it's lucky nobody got hurt. >> definitely one of those situations with a happy ending. it could have gone either way. in this instance it worked out very well. >> that's for sure. the suspect is in custody. and is being treated for minor injuries. >>> happening today, the family of a 21-year-old man shot and killed about i police will hold a vigil and march today. angel ramos was killed monday when police responded to reports of people fighting with weapons. officers found ramos holding a knife, attacking a 16-year-old union city boy who was on his back. the officer shot ramos pause of the threat he posed to the 16-year-old. the vigil is scheduled for noon today at the vallejo police department on amador street. >>> alameda county sheriff's officials looking for this man. they hope he has information on the murder

abc7 news reporter katie marzullo has details. >> reporter: from sky7, you can see the homes on loversane underwater again. >> approximately 21 to 22 residences, 22 homes, that were directly affected by the flooding. those residents were evacuated. >> reporter: some people had to be rescued. the problem was twofold. rain sent the river over its banks and -- >> the original levee that did break was widened. it doubled, approximately, in size. >> reporter: a specialist with the company tacsat networks took this drone video and created 3d images that show the break. >> that levee has been creased to about there. >> reporter: at the height of the evacuations, about 20 people took shelter at the veterans memorial building in hollister, including children. >> we brought some toys in and the kids are having a good time. but everybody's kind of quiet. >> reporter: the red cross will be providing cots for anyone who needs to spend the night. >> with the additional rain, it's almost impossible to predict how much further the affected area will grow to be. >> reporter: a mandatory evacuation orde

katie marzullo tells us people are taking proactive approaches to staying dry and safe. >> seemed like there was so much uncertainty that it wasn't worth waiting around to find out. >> reporter: covered bridge equestrian center sits right on the banks of the san lorenzo river in felton. the owners opted to move all 70 horses to higher ground. >> '82, it was disastrous here. where you're standing now was probably about 3 feet over your head so it gets pretty red radical. >> reporter: with just hours to go before the rain starts falling, cynthia was hoping to fill 20 sandbags to protect her santa cruz home. >> ten years ago when it rained, our whole house almost flooded. it just came down the hill, crept up and got up to my knees. >> reporter: the city of santa cruz is providing free bags and sand and encouraging residents to be prepared. >> to have plenty of food and water, any essential medicines on hand, have a battery-operated radio, plenty of back-up batteries. >> reporter: also, flashlights and a full tank of gas. but officials are asking people to stay off the roads if they can. f

katie marzullo explains. >> they have to charge -- this is, you know, free electricity right now. so, eventually, they have to charge. >> reporter: most tesla owners we talked with have no problem with tesla charging future owners to super charge their cars. and they say you can't beat the price. >> just to do a cross country trip across the country would only be like $100 anyway. so, that's much more affordable than even a super high mileage compact car. >> reporter: tesla estimates it would cost $120 to go from los angeles to new york. $15 to travel from san francisco to l.a. another perk to having newcomers pay? keeping commuters from crowding these highly sought after spots which are intended for long distance drivers. >> normally, i think people do abuse this. i think it's people park their car here for long periods of time and this will, i think, prevent that in the future. >> reporter: one owner had a different take. he thinks the cost will actually deter people from buying a tesla. >> i think it's not a good thing for tesla, because many people choose tesla because they ge

. >>> that was katie marzullo reporting. >>> miles canyon road, also known as state route 84 reopened around 4:30 yesterday afternoon. it was closed at 10:00 tuesday night because of flooding and a mudslide. this car got stuck and firefighters had to rescue two people. the car, left behind. >>> an overflowing dam and rushing creek in los gatos became an instant attraction for residents. you can see why. the lexington reservoir peaked at about 1 1/2 feet above the water. it's usually slow moving but right now it looks like class 3 rapids. another resident says he's been in that area for six decades and never seen anything like this. you can keep tabs on the latest storms with live doppler 7, download the abc7 news app, enable push alerts to get weather advisories sent straight to your phone or tablet. >>> on to developing news overnight, u.s. troops moved into poland and are now knocking on russia's door. >> this would be the first deployment to that area. it's meant to reassure nato allies and nato allies are happy, at least for now, but have already expressed fear that protection wou