too close to levees. it's up to local governments to make improvements. they could cost millions. some officials say it's unfair to be told to raise money for these repairs and think the study could be exaggerated. in east palo alto, a major levee improvement project starts this summer. back in late december, the san francisquito creek flooded going over the banks of the levee. the neighborhood flooded and caused damage to homes. even though the creek is low this morning, before that long term fix that they were starting to work on this summer, they have put a short- term fix in place. they stacked some sandbags to increase the height of the levee and also put updates around the creek to prevent people from getting anywhere near it just in case the next storm causes any sort of damage. live in east palo alto, elissa harrington, cbs 5. >> thank you. >>> this morning, almost every boeing 787 dreamliner jet is now grounded until further notice because of safety concerns with the aircraft. air safety authorit

inspectors have not said if any bay area levees are on that list. but the ones deemed unacceptable have problems similar to this levee here in east palo alto. it's along the san francisquito creek. a storm back in december did significant damage leaving the levee in a weakened state flooding the nearby neighborhood. east palo alto has plans to widen the creek but that project doesn't get started until the summer. for now, sandbags have been stacked to raise the height of the levee before the next storm. nationwide, inspectors have found 326 levees in need of urgent repair. the u.s. army corps of engineers including weakened, animal problems and house built near levees. hundreds of thousands of structures are in danger. this comes after hurricane katrina which killed thousands and caused billions in damage. after hurricane katrina, california budgeted money for improvements. the study doesn't identify any levees in the bay area but it is up to a local government to improve their levees so if one is found to be unacceptable it could cost a community m

a new report showing levees around the country are failing. how some bay area cities may have to foot the bill. >> still freezing in some spots but milder weather is on the way. we'll talk about that coming up. >> and after a rough commute yesterday, the westbound 237 ride for silicon valley commuters off to a great start. much more "timesaver traffic" coming up. >>> good morning. it's thursday, january 17. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. new this morning 20 hostages have reportedly escape from their captors in algeria. islamic militants continue to hold dozens of foreigners at the natural gas facility. a security official in algeria says the escapees include americans and and europeans. militants attacked the complex south of algiers yesterday. the gas plant is surrounded by the algerian army now in a standoff with the militants. >> by all indication, this is a terrorist act. we condemn it. it's serious when americans are taken hostage. >> they say they are operating in north africa. they say the raid is meant to pu

that will widen the creek and strengthen levee walls. city leaders say 49% of east palo alto is within a flood plain and a levee or creek breach would cause major damage in the area. live in east palo alto, cate caugiran, cbs 5. >> you can see she is bundled up. >> i know. it's cold. >> are you going to tell her about your tweet? >> i tweeted out lawrence and i said, you know, bundle up, bay area. it's cold out there. and a buddy of mine in hartford, connecticut, a weather guy on the morning show there, said you want cold, frank, it's 0 in hartford and parts of new hampshire minus 20! >> still, it's cold enough. you will see a lot of frost around the bay area this morning if you are headed outside. temperatures again plunging into the 20s and the 30s. yeah, that's frigid for us, maybe not cold other parts of the country. but cold here. 29 in concord, 27 in santa rosa, 34 degrees in san jose and 42 degrees in san francisco. high pressure still holding on beginning to slide eastward though. we'll see a few high clouds over the top of this

waters overtopped the levees in several places causing flooding in nearby homes and businesses. >> we had to clean out. >> reporter: water went under the levees too causing dangerous boils in which water bubbled up on the other side. levee banks caved in in several places and bridge footings were undercut. >> it scares you. >> reporter: tim and his family lived next to the levees for 40 years and says flooding is a constant winter worry. >> what's going to happen? do we have to get flood insurance? that's expensive. they need to do something about this right away. >> reporter: city officials say that will happen if the state comes through. >> the state is coming down and looking at these issues that we had the

on december 23rd, the creek poured over a levee in east palo alto. soaking her home with 9 inches of water and mud. >> let's just get out of here because my mom is terrified of water, and she is battling cancer. so -- we had to get her and my dad out because they're older. >> reporter: the simms are back home, but dumpsters in the driveway are full of soaked furniture and memories. the family is waiting to hear what insurance will cover. next door it's even worse. no one is allowed to live there. with a break in the rain, city leaders are getting a good look at the damage all that water caused. on woodland drive, an uprooted tree took part of the creek wall out, jeopardizing the road. >> it's 8 to 10 feet of additional height to protect for the 100-year flood. >> reporter: behind simms' house, the old levee needs major repairs there is so much work, the city is declaring a local emergency, hoping the state will help pay for more than $3 million in flood control projects. the levee is a main focus. >> at this point we're looking at actually walls that

more than three hundred followed levees in need of urgent repair they are in every region in cities and towns big and small washington d.c. sacramento cleveland dallas just to name a few cording to the american society of civil engineers our infrastructure requires one point six trillion in repairs and by the end of the decade that number is going to be the reed trillion meanwhile we have an unemployment problem isn't this a no brainer put americans back to work fixing our bridges or roads sam related to me i mean this is kind of the way reduced to get out of recession this is actually patrick this is how did white eisenhower paid off the one hundred twenty seven percent of g.d.p. debt that the united states had when we came out of world war two and when i was now i was a great liberal he was he had a realist he built the strongest middle class that america's ever see i think you need to hold the federal government accountable because in obama's stimulus package in two thousand and nine there was one hundred five billion dollars in new infrastructure spending four and a half billion

so is the levee. >> there's a great deal of erosion. you know, the water overtopped the levee in the guardens neighborhood. there was damage to private and public property. >> reporter: city officials are asking for the state's help to aleast shore up on the levee. they are hoping $2.7 million could tum from the state to -- to come from the state for help. >> the declaration is -- the state is declaring this area a local state of emergency. that allow us to request funds from the state to help for reimbursement of some of the costs we're incurring. >> reporter: this afternoon, state officials will be touring the creek as a whole to see what needs to be done to protect the 49% of the residents living under the floodplain. >> i think it's taken longer than it should have. absolutely. the flood record was almost 15 years ago and that's a long time to wait for relief. >> reporter: now, in the bigger picture there will be more permanent relief for this area as the design and funding for the floodplain has already begun. throughout the creek

it will come from the other side of the levy, flow underneath the levee, and back into the main part of the river. >> their family business with nine employees has been here for 20 years. one public authorities first unveiled the plan, they fought against it. >> what you have, you have. it is never certain that something new will come, so you hold on to what you have. >> they did not want to do things the old way anymore. the city had been battling rising water levels for years before coming up with what in the netherlands is a pretty revolutionary idea -- to give the land back to the water. the program room for the river does not solve the problem of rising water levels. >> it is fantastic. we are getting our own island, just like in paris, and we are doing it ourselves. people can imagine the island and the things they would like to have there. of course apartments will be built. that has already been agreed upon. but lots of other great things can be developed here as well. >> a yacht harbor, a concert stage, hotels, restaurants. local politicians see unlimited possibilities for t

hundreds of levees across the u.s. are in danger of failing. that includes a levee along the rivers. experts warn it will have catastrophic consequences. after katrina they insured up the flood protection system but many believe it needs $12 billion more. >>> secretary of state hillary rodham clinton will testify before the house foreign affairs committee the same day she will testify about the u.s. consulate in benghazi. they will hold out a confirmation meeting for her successor as well. >>> they will speak at stanford university and he will be talking about award that is quickly changes. -- a world that is quickly changing. people who were not able to get a ticket can watch online. >>> it was almost six months ago a gunman opened fire killing 20 and injuring 6 others. some are upset with the cinema for their failure to reach out and others are not ready to return to a movie theater. >>> hundreds returned to honor a fallen police officer. they are remembering an officer who was shot to death on tuesday. his fellow officers called him highly r

brought in 7,000 sandbags to raise the top of the levee. >> by raising the levee and placinging the sanding the sandbags on top, that should help prevent water from flowing over the top. >> but it's a temporary fix and residents are concerned. >> i thiets time to do more because i don't think the sandbag is going to do anything but make it flow down below. . >> at today's emergency operation center meeting, we were told a major levee overhaul should start this summer. >> we cannot go start working on the levee or the creek on permanent fixes with the rainy season still ahead o' of us. >> the city is still in a state of emergency hoping for $3 300-0000 for relee -- levee repairs. >> apple may be planning to offer a less expensive iphone to compete with android rivals. sources say apple is considering a phone with an exterior that would cost less than the current aluminum housing. that could be out as early as this year. >> facebook is creating a big buzz with a mysterious invitation sent dwroed a media event. speculation includes the possibility of a new smartphone. the buzz pushed facebo

they were there when heavy rains caused the creek to over run the levee. the city manager signed a proclamation declaring a local emergency. they say their funds have been exhausted and they plan to ask for 2. $7 billion. >> we found levee to the creek banks and at historic university bridge. the damage we have identified needs immediate attention for flood control for the rest of the flood disease son. >> 2000 sandbags from -- flooddy season. >>> the driver accused of killing two people outside the liquor store is scheduled to be arraigned. ktvu channel 2 morning news has obtained armature video of it. david morales caused the deadly crash while racing away from police. the convicted felon faces two counts of murder. >>> president barack obama signed a fiscal cliff bill into law. the president who is vacationing in hawaii authorized the use of the otto open which copies the president's signature. now the bill raises taxes for most of the wealthiest americans. >>> 32-year-old eric saw well defeated long-term congressman pete stark back in november. and jer

there are fears a levee will fail threatening families and homes.s brian flores is in east palo alto right now. we know that state officials will be at the emergency meeting. brian? >> reporter: that's right, dave. state officials are expected to be here sometime today taking a look at the levee that was damaged from the last rain storm. take a look for yourself. it's been several days since that last rain storm but there's still sandbags along the creek. if we take a look at the water levels. it looks pretty low. when it rained last time back in late december, it overflowed and damaged several homes. but yeah, city officials are asking for the state's help in shoring up this levee and repairing any damage. now, just yesterday, city officials held a press conference to declare a local emergency asking for the state's help in shoring up the dirt lev ealong the -- along the creek. there was damage to seven homes as well. city officials are seeking $2.7 million to make repairs to the levy. the storms before christmas dumped so much water that water and

the san francisquito creek topped the levee last month and flooded a neighborhood east of 101. heavy rain caused it to rise to the third highest water flow since the '30s flooding streets and homes. if the city declares an emergency it could ask the state for millions to help strengthen the levee. >>> we're concerned about the entire rainy season which we have two or three months left. >> it's a project to wind the creek bed already set to start at the end of the summer. >>> hand made signs bearing heartfelt messages greeted sandy hook elementary school students as they went back to school. they are going to school in a nearby town. it's been 20 days since the gunman opened fire in their old school killing 20 children and six adults. security is high at the new sandy hook. officials say it's to help make students and parents feel safer. grief counselors and comfort dogs are on hand and parents will be allowed to stay at the school during the first few days. >>> a ruling in the federal trade commission's antitrust case with google. the ftc says it has found some evidence of sear

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flood victims are waiting to see that happen. >> fix the levee. it needs to be fixed. people's lives are in jeopardy. >> at this point, we're looking at actually walls, walls created along here as opposed to going with more dirt. >> city leaders say work on a new levee wall will probably not start until after the rain season. for now, new lines of sandbags will be put out there for added temporary protection. >>> it's been a little bit since we've had some rain but plenty of cold temperatures throughout the bay area. >> that's an understatement. >> you're inside. >> but i'm kind of cold right now. someone opened a window. >> but not in your heart, jon. >> i try. >> it's radiatinradiating, feel right now. good morning. temperatures are actually warming up nicely. it's a little bit hazy out there. the winds are picking up. but what you'll notice is our blanket. those clouds, they're coming back in steadily. that means tomorrow morning, more on the mild side. more 40s and 30s as opposed to to the 20s and 30s we've had. 47 in san jose. we are headed towards the 60s. last d

fix it. >> we found more serious damage to the levee and to the roads. this is a very dangerous situation. >> the city of east palo alto hoping governor brown will grant their emergency request later on today. >> after a bitter battle earlier this week trk house of representatives has passed the first of a two-part relief bill to help the victims of superstorm sandy. in a 354-67 vote, representatives signed off on the $9.5 billion spending package. all of the no votes were cast by republicans. the money will be used to pay flood insurance claims related to the storm. a second $51 billion broader aid plan will be considered later this month. >>> former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords is on her way to newtown, connecticut. giffords and her husband will have a private meeting with the families of 20 of those children and 6 adults who were killed during a mass shooting at the sandy hook elementary school. giffords, if you recall, she herself was injured in a mass shooting in arizona two years ago. >>> the state department says secretary of state hil

alto where city and state officials will meet today about repairing that levee. >> reporter: it hasveral storms and you can see the damage from that storm last month and you can see the storm bags from the creek where we are driving in this morning and residents as well are having sandbags in their driveways and as you can imagine the city is asking for help in suring up this problem. they are declaring this a state emergency and not only were the levees damaged but seven homes were damaged as well. there was so much water that water and mud spilled onto the streets not just damaging homes but there was two feet of water and people had to be evacuated. the rainy season is not over yet and city officials don't want to take any chances. >> we are addressing the levee stabilization needs. >> reporter: now officials say because of the sandbags, there is no immediate danger but with all the residents living near the flood plane, the state needs to act fast. lots of standing pools of water and we understand state officials will be on hand today as well looking over the creek looking for a

. >>> hopes of getting state money to fix a vulnerable levee before more rains hit tonight. john has the reasons for the urgency. >> at least two fallen trees, new slumping of this old earthen levee and damage to a city-maintained bridge all new worries today. >> serious damages so we're concerned about the entire rainy season. >> backed by graphs and photos, the city late today said it plans to ask sacramento for about $2 million in emergency money. our cameras were there 10 days ago when the creek flooded the gardens neighborhood damaging seven homes. >> i've seen a lot of indifference from people who do not live there. the people who live there are concerned. >> we've exhausted our local and regional resources in addressing the immediate flood controls and the levee stabilization need sdmrs there's an emergency city council meeting tomorrow. we've also learned state officials may also be here, residents hoping the governor's staff gets the message. east palo alto health and science center john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> biologists today lowered the water level on th

the storm revealed an inadequate and outdated system of levees and flood walls that failed and caused massive flooding. >> i think that some of the major flaws in the system were a lack of recognition for the actual strength or power or storm surge associated with a hurricane. in some areas not anticipating that water would truly be up against the top of a levee or the top of a flood wall and putting that much pressure upon the system. >> after katrina, new orleans, and the u.s. congress said never again. spending $14.5 billion in mostly federal funds to build a fortress around the city. among its most powerful new weapons, the largest storm surge barrier in the world. where we are now, is this where the majority of the flooding came through in hurricane katrina? >> well over 20 feet of water came surging through this area where we are right now. it just funneled in and rushed into the city of new orleans. >> this massive wall is drilled 190 feet into the earth and towering 26 feet above the water. how much stronger are these walls that have been built around here than what was in pla

. >> ademÁs muchos delitos pasaron de leves a graves en mÉxico y las cÁrceles se llenaron. >> beyoncÉajos a unos 3.000 empleados la compaÑÍa que comprÓ blockbuster dijo que cierra las tiendass que no sean rentable pero dejarÁ abierto unos 300 locales abiertos en el paÍs. >> ecuador deportÓ 25 cubanos que habÍan salido de cuba gracias a la nueva ley de mÍnimo gregs en la isla, las autoridades dijeron que los cubanos no presentaron una carta de invitaciÓn para ingresar a ecuador, los viajeros y familiares que los esperaban en el aeropuerto protestaron por la embajada de ecuador en la habaao no les hablÓ. >> el presidente hugo chÁvez dicen que estÁ mejorando y que estÁ pendiente y que incluso bromea, el presidente de bolivia evo morales dijo que hace fisioterapia, sin embargo, las autoridades venezolanos dicen que no hay fecha para el regreso del presidente. >> hoy dÍa hace 43 dias que hugo ha vez chÁvez no se le ha visto en pÚblico. >> sectores de la sociedad mexicana estÁn criticando las leyes que convirtieron delitos leves en obra vgrave, ahora muc quejan que las prisiones estÁn satur

that includes a 42-mile levee along the mexican rivers. failure there would have catastrophic events and they say they need $12 billion more to finish the job they started. >>> lance armstrong was just stripped of a bronze olympic metal. he won a metal during the games in australia. for more than ten years he strongly denied he ever used performance enhancing drugs but tonight lance armstrong will come clean in an interview with oprah and it will be broadcast tonight. >>> he was duped by a very elaborate hoax. monte had a girlfriend and we will have more about the latest scandal that is rocking the area. >>> and we go to janine de la vega with she tails about mortgage tune magazines top 100 companies. here is more. >> reporter: i asked people what they thought ranked number one on the list and every person i spoke to ranked google. it is the 4th time it happened and several are riding these free bikes and you can see it scattered around campus and it helps them get around. let's look at the companies headquartered in the area. nasdaq, sale

experts warn a levee failure there would be catastrophic. billion in funds to sure up the flood protection system but many believe the state needs $12 billion more to complete the job. >>> hundreds of people are gathered in contra costa to honor a fallen police officer. people living in the community of gaul was honoring a highly respected public servant only 30 years old. the man who shot him was not involved in a burglary as first reported however he did fit the description police were looking for but the motive remains a misery. the -- mystery. he was actually talking to gascon when gascon shot him and moments later he took out a gun and shot himself. >>> the city will ask people to give up their black trash can for a year and they will be asked just to use the blue and green ones. the city thinks it could save money that way and if it does, the whole city can be converted to that system. >>> sal, i know traffic on the bay bridge was getting trashed and it really looked bad. >> it is bad because of a stalled vehicle and we are check the s

we need to build that infrastructure, those levees, to protect those assets. a penny of prevention, a pound of savings. so these are the kind of things that we can do and there are ways we can do this. yes, it may run up the immediate deficit, but once again, for every dollar that we invest in those levees we not only save lives and property, but we put people to work and we get the economic engine going. further up in my district, again, along the sacramento and the rivers, i have a project that's 44 miles of levee that clearly will fail. it has failed four times in the last 60 years. lives have been lost. one of the most catastrophic failures of a levee happened in this stretch of river. we need to rebuild that. the federal government's role in these construction projects of these levees has gone back to the very beginning of this nation and it is congress' task to allocate the money to decide the projects that are going to be built. but unfortunately we tied ourselves in knots here with certain rules that have been put in by our republican colleagues that p

. >>> and east palo alto is trying to repair a failed levee.ned for more.  . >>> time now is 5:30 let's check in with steve paulson, it is definitely cold but will that continue? >> no doubt about it, 20s and 30s but the afternoon high temperatures are bumping up, clear cold, frosty conditions, ice out there, afternoon highs with mostly sunny skies with near 50 to 60 degrees. here is sal. >>> it does look good getting to highway 17 and the commute is getting off to a nice start on the san mateo heading to the peninsular. here is pam and dave. >>> we have news coming in from daily city. a man stabbed his father several times in an apartment this morning at the crown colony apartments on imperial way. the material's injuries are not life-threatening. a reporter is there talking to the police and we will bring you the very latest as soon as we get it. >>> and we are having breaking news from san francisco. joining us from the scene on more on what happened, claudine wong has more. >> reporter: we have video on what has been happening and on the

. >>> members of the conservation core, shored up a levee in east palo alto with 4,000 bags in an effort to keep the creek from flooding. in december, heavy winds and high tide, proved too much for the creek and it breached the existing levee. nearby homes flooded along with part of highway 101. they plan to do a major overhaul of the levee, some time this summer. >>> temperatures are about to drop big time. bill martin is here with what to expect. >> showers, light so far that is how it will stay. the main impact from this latest weather system as we have been talking about is this very cool, polar air settling in over the bay area. take a look, that is all very very cold air, and it is moving in right now. we've got temperatures outside in the 40s, light scattered showers in some higher elevations of the bay area, where we are seeing showers up here around ben loman we could see snow flurries above 1500 feet. showers not a big deal, snow flurries novelty but not a big deal. the big deal is how cold it will get especially morning hours on friday. when i come back the latest computer mod

the city council declared a local emergency after recent storms damaged the levee. it is hopes that governor jerry brown would declare a state of emergency bringing money to cover the cost of repairs. a city inspection of the entire length of the creek shows 12 areas in need of immediate help. storms right before christmas caused the water to overflow its banks damaging seven homes. >> they just really should fix the levee. that's the main thing. fix it. >> we have found more serious damages to the levee and to the road and it is a very dangerous situation. >> the city of east palo alto is hoping governor brown will grant their emergency request by later today. >>> it's the first feel good friday of 2013. christina loren is telling us how it's shaping up outside. >> good morning. i'm feeling the good vibrations. hope you are too. temperatures are not as cold as yesterday morning. in fact, we're about five degrees warmer on average across the board. 32 in gilroy. 37 degrees right here in beautiful san jose. and as we head throughout the day today, return of the low c

. >>> members of the conservation core, shored up a levee in east palo alto with 4,000 bags in an effort to keep the creek from flooding. in december, heavy winds and high tide, proved too much for the creek and it breached the existing levee. nearby homes flooded along with part of highway 101. they plan to do a major overhaul of the levee, some time this summer. >>> temperatures are about to drop big time. bill martin is here with what to expect. >> showers, light so far that is how it will stay. the main impact from this latest weather system as we have been talking about is this very cool, polar air settling in over the bay area. take a look, that is all very very cold air, and it is moving in right now. we've got temperatures outside in the 40s, light scattered showers in some higher elevations of the bay area, where we are seeing showers up here around ben loman we could see snow flurries above 1500 feet. showers not a big deal, snow flurries novelty but not a big deal. the big deal is how cold it will get especially morning hours on friday. when i come back the latest computer mod

heavy rain went over the banks and under mined the levees along the levy. while there's no immediate threat, flooding could happen again in the levies are not re-enforced and fixed. declaring a local emergency is the first step in applying for immediate state funding. >>> new details tonight in the murder of a controversial south bay millionaire. one of the three suspects accused of killing him and beating his ex-wife during a home invasion robbery made the first court appearance today. nbc bay area kris joins us with the latest details. >> we now know what the three suspects are accused of stealing from the home after they allegedly killed the millionaire beat his ex-wife. the reason that the vetters are being tight lipped is because the suspects in custody are likely not the only ones. >> as a colorful and less than flattering picture emerges of robbie, the silicone valley businessman murdered in his mansion, one of his accused killers, made his first appearance before a judge today. coordinationing to the felony complaint we obtained today, the charges a

. >> they should fix the levee. that's the main thing. fix it. >> we have found more serious damages to the levee and to the road and it is a very dangerous situation. >> the city of east palo alto is hoping the governor will grant the emergency request and make it happen later on today. >> what will happen later today when it comes to that forecast? let's check with meteorologist christina loren. >> it will be nice. good morning to you. happy friday, everybody. temperatures running cold this morning but not as frigid as yesterday. in fact, we don't have any 20s to point out whereas yesterday we had quite a few at this hour. so basically this morning grab your coat, possible to see patchy frost up in the north bay. we're looking good overall. 32 degrees at freezing in novato this morning. 34 in napa. you're at 43 degrees this morning to start the day in san francisco. temperatures today are going to run mild because we're starting out warmer. high pressure still in control. changes just ahead. area of low pressure charging toward the coas

. >> fix the levee. people's lives are at jeopardy here. >> we're looking at walls that will be created along here as opposed to going with more dirt. >> city leaders say work on the new levee wall won't start until the rainy season is over. >>> it's 4:39 right now. a lot of people start the new year with new resolutions. we get to start the new year chilling out. keeping it cold out there. >> cold starts but beautiful, sunny afternoons. good morning to you. temperatures this morning are running chilly. we're in the 30s. a couple of 20s out there as well. 28 degrees right now up in santa rosa. just about as cold as it was yesterday morning. we do have frost out there widespread. make sure you're ready for that. you might have to scrape it off the windshield. let's talk about what we're expecting. we head throughout the morning hours, it will drop off even more so before 7:30. that means layer up this morning. 5 to 10 degrees below average for the morning and we're going to be above average later on today

about 4,000 sandbags on top of the levee to help prevent flooding from the creek. the creek flooded last month and damaged seven homes. >>> big changes with our weather pattern. you probably already noticed the cloud cover. plenty of cloud cover with dense fog. we have upper level clouds pushing into the region, all in advance of showers and also a major dealing air mass that will be moving into the region. right now, you can see the cloud cover. with the cold front up to our north and even producing a few light showers as you can pick out on the stormtracker 2. not all of this reaching the ground. but activity up in the northern portions of the sonoma county and the shower activity at least the probabilities will be increasing over the next few hours, especially between 3:00 and 5:00. as far as current numbers. they are still on the cold side. upper 40s to the lower 50s. san jose, 50. oakland, 51. santa rosa, mostly cloudy skies and 48. forecast headlines to tonight. more cloud cover out there. some -- for tonight. more cloud cover out there. tonight, some scatter

the levee separates the creek from dozens of home in palo alto. amy hollyfield will have more in the next report. >> we will see if we will get enough rain to warrant all that activity on the peninsula. mike? >> great question. it is very, very light scattered showers less than .1". but the snow level dropped down to 1,500 to 2,000 feet so if a storm dumped in the higher elevation we could get a dusting. right now, three quarter mile visibility in santa rosa and napa and quarter-mile visibility in concord. temperatures are in the upper 30's to low 40's, with mid-to-upper 40's around fremont and oakland and san francisco and half moon bay and san rafael at 44. foggy through the morning. upper 30's to mid-40's where we will bottom out at 7:00. we will hang around in the upper 40's at noon and low-to-mid 50's headed into the afternoon and from 4:00 on we will have our best chance of scattered showers. another chance tomorrow but it will be lesser of a chance and better chance over the ocean than anything developing tomorrow just cool in upper 40's to

. >> what they're hoping the state will help them do to this failing old levee. >> also showing you just how cold it's going to get tomorrow where you live. >>> a first of its kind city issued debit card will now be available to citizens in oakland. >> reporter: starting next month, oakland hopes to become the first city in the nation to offer an id card that can also work as a debit card. julio berraro, an undocumented immigrant makes his living selling cotton candy from a stick. he says he's been in the u.s. for 13 years. in limited english, he told me he's been robbed at gun point several times. he says he often carries cash, because he doesn't have a photo id to open a pang account. he plans to apply for the city's new id card, that resembles this prototype, because it can also work as a debit card. he says he will have a safe place to keep his money. gabrielle with street level health project is working with the city to identify people such as day laborers who could benefit from the new cards. >> they carry cash around when they get paid, because they're day laborers. a lot of them

an emergency proclamation would help secure funding for immediate levee and bridge repairs. hopefully before the next storm hits. >> we're concerned about the entire rainy season which, you know, we have two or three months left. >> the city council votes tonight on the proclamation of local emergency. city officials in the state say if the state comes through with the funds, the repairs will be done right away. >>> 4:35. now what it means when lawrence wears the mock turtleneck. >> are we getting explain it. >> it's cold! [ laughter ] >> it's cold out there. it is chilly again, of course, we have had a lot of frost, again today we are going to see widespread frost around the bay area. the temperatures it's chilly out there. 28 degrees right now in santa rosa. 32 and freezing in napa. 32 in livermore. 30 in concord. 29 degrees in fairfield. so you get the idea we are working on another cold start to the day. [ high pressure giving way a little bit. this system encroaching toward the bay area a few high clouds drifting on overhead. otherwise, we're going to be staying dry for

workers placed thousands of sandbags to raise that levee wall. >> this is a temporary solution to kind of get us through the with the season and have a permanent solution in the dry months. >> the san francisquito creek has been the source of several significant floods over the years. a project to widen the creekbed is set for summer >>> a big reward is offered for the return of a piece of california history stolen from the oakland museum of california. officials say a california gold rush era quartz and gold box was taken from a plexiglass display box early monday morning. the thief bypassed the alarm system. the gold box has ornamentation depicting early california. it's not the first time the museum has been robbed. in november, a burglar stole some gold nuggets. >> we did take additional security measures after the theft in november. we believe some of the measures we took will aid at this time and we are enhancing security measures right now. >> the museum offers a $12,000 reward for the safe return of that gold box. it is going to cost two to three million dollars to fix the dama

the city hopes to get emergency money from the state to pay for permanent levee work this summer. >>> so our visitors abusing a special deal at disney land? ahead tonight the tactic now being used to ensure visitors don't try to chaet the happiest place on earth. and you may want to bundle up tonight because temperatures outside are dropping. meteorologist mark tells us we're about to see the coldest temperatures of the season. sofa... desk... you know what? why don't you go get some frozen yogurt. i got this. you're so sweet. you got this, right? i do got this. let us get everything off the shelf, and to your home. [ traffic passing ] ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ lullaby continues ] [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand smoke... and some of them can't do anything about it. ♪ [ continues ] [ gasping ] . >>> disney land is cracking down on businesses that abuse its multi-day pass system. disney says park employees have started taking photographs of visitors who enter with a multiday pass. anyone using the

water topped the levee flooding streets and hopes. an emergency proclamation will secure funding for immediate levee and bridge repairs. hopefully before the next storm hits. >> we're concerned about the entire rain ee rain ee season. we have two or three months left. >> if the state comes through with the funds, the repairs will be done right away. >>> it's the end of an era in san francisco. the exploratorium just closed minutes ago after 43 years at its current location. it went out with a bang. check the crowd leaving at 5:00 after a ceremonial farewell. here's a live look at the exploratorium in its iconic place at the palace of fine arts a favorites for generations of bay area families to came to learn, experiment and play over the years. cbs 5 reporter anne makovec talked with today's final visitors. >>> reporter: the sounds of wide-eyed wonder are about to fall silent here after 43 years, the exploratorium closing its doors at the palace of fine arts and local families lined up for its swan song. >> i'm going to just try to li

workers are placing thousands of sandbags to raise the levee wall as a short-term solution. a project to i had we end the creekbed is set -- to widen the creekbed is set to begin this summer. >>> san francisco police believe this man may have killed a woman seen walking with him in this surveillance video. that's 46-year-old elia cruz. this is the last time cruz was seen alive. she was found dead in her tenderloin apartment a short time later. investigators have been searching for her killer since october. >>> and some windows at san jose city hall have been damaged and it's going to be very expensive to get them fixed. police say someone was seen throwing rocks and bottles at the windows. the suspect was positioned in a way so security cameras could not make a possible identification. replacement windows will cost $12,000. >>> time now is 4:41. a secret protected by an alligator. >> initially they didn't think anything of it. they thought maybe it was fake. >> meet mr. teeth. here he is. where bay area sheriff's deputies found him being used as a guard gator. >> a famous ac

the goal is to fix levees to prevent more flooding from san francisquito creek in east palo alto.orter cate caugiran is in east palo alto to explain what the city wants from the state to ease flooding fears. >> reporter: east palo alto according to the san jose "mercury news" will ask the state for $2.7 million to fix a levee breached after last month's wave of storms. now, heavy rains caused the creek to rise to its third highest water flow since 1930. 7 homes were evacuated then. the surrounding neighborhood which is at a lower level than the creek saw massive water and mud damage. officials say if the state money comes through repairs will be done right away. >> the state is coming down and looking at these issues that we had the proclamation about. they are coming down tomorrow in fact. we are hoping to get funds quickly to start work immediately. >> reporter: we want to clarify that comment was made yesterday before last night's meeting. city leaders say about 49% of east palo alto is within a flood plain and a levee or creek ail your would cause massive damage. another major

constituent council declared a local emergency after recent storms damaged the levee. hoping governor jerry brown will declare a state of emergency bringing much needed money to cover the cost of repairs. a city inspection of the entire length of the creek shows 12 areas in need of immediate help. storms right before christmas caused the water to overflow its banks damaging seven homes. >> they should fix the levee. that's the main thing. fix it. >> we have found more serious damages to the levee and to the road and it is a very dangerous situation. >> the city of east palo alto is hoping governor brown will grant their emergency request later today. >> a moment to congratulate everyone at home and congratulate you for making it to friday. it's a beautiful thing here. christina, looks like a nice day. mike, you too. congratulations. >> you know what you get? 42 degrees in san francisco this morning. 35 in napa. temperatures that aren't quite as frigid as yesterday morning. in fact, today actually looks really great for outdoor activities. you might want to take me up o

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