max darrow of cbs station kpix leads us off tonight from san francisco with the very latest. max, good evening. and what a difference a few hours makes. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. it's beautiful now here in san francisco. but california is dealing with the aftermath of record-setting rains and high winds. power is out for tens of thousands of residents across the state. and the danger now is flooding. tonight a shelter in place order in sacramento county amid fears a river levee could fail and flood the small community of wilton. the town's 5,000 residents told to get to higher ground. >> i said no, i'm not staying, i don't feel safe. >> reporter: it's all part of a massive storm that battered california, dumping heavy rain, snow and high winds, triggering floods, mudslides and power outages. >> and i heard a big boom. i looked out the window of my house here. my 100-year-old tree had fallen. >> reporter: in san francisco the famed fisherman's wharf was drenched on the wettest day in nearly 30 years. the deluge stranded commuters on a major highway, the 101. satellite

max darrow has more from california. >> reporter: gun violence is surging in america. since the new year, there have been at least 40 mass shootings resulting in at least 70 deaths. >> this is the third mass shooting in california in less than a week. >> reporter: monday one person died and several others were injured at a gas station shooting in oakland. >> how many more times do we have to look at the front page of our papers, turn on our tvs, and see that someone else has lost a family? >> reporter: earlier that day in half moon bay, officers arrested 66-year-old chunli zhao. the sheriff's office said he shot and killed seven people at two mushroom farms. >> all the evidence we have points to this being the instance of workplace violence. >> reporter: in southern california the monterey park community is mourning and searching for answers after its own mass shooting. >> to see it change like it overnight, like to become so traumatized really hurt me. >> reporter: 11 people died after a gunman opened fire at a dance studio during a lunar new year celebration on satur

max darrow talked with an infectious disease specialist who thinks this year will be all about finding a balance. >> reporter: when he's not busy in his office at mills-peninsula medical center, specialist dr. kim ehrlich is on the hospital floor with patients. >> oak, great. >> reporter: this patient didn't have covid. but he says as we start 2023 -- >> like every facility in california we have been seeing an increase in the number of patients presenting with covid. >> reporter: there are different this is year than in previous years such as -- >> the patients who are presenting are not nearly as sick as they used to be athree years ago. >> reporter: and there are treatment options readily available. paxlovid has been game changer. >> the drug is superior to no treatment at all in preventing somebody from having to come to the energy department and getting admitted to the hospital. >> reporter: but -- he says learning to live with covid doesn't mean pretending it doesn't exist anymore. to him it means finding balance between taking safety precautions and going about daily life. >> fin

our max darrow reports from la county on how the victims are being remembered. >> reporter: tonight, for a second night in a row, community members here in monterey park, california came together for a candle light vigil to honor the 11 people shot and killed in a mass shooting at the dance studio on saturday night. and show strength for the and e commity well. we hear from dignitaries here in town. people sharing stories of strength, resilience, and hope. and the victims. the victims include people who were in their 50s . as old as people in their mid 70s as well. 67-year-old valentino alvaro was one of those victims. his family said he loved his community and was the life of the party. the studio owner also died in this mass shooting. >> stay with cbs news bay area for continuing coverage of both of the shooting investigations. >>> well, a 49ers player facing possible criminal charges tonight. he was arrested in san jose not too long after the niners victory over the cowboys. vern glenn is here with more on all of it. >> reporter: he was arrest ed the next day. we are talking charm

here is max darrow. >> reporter: a week of intensive storms rancher region, flooding neighborhoods across the bay area. are submd fr overflowing creeks, li on a royal court, where they live. >> they had that car and by the time she got there, it was -- the flooding was so intense and it messed up her electrical system and her insurance company -- >> right here, he feels lucky he was able to get his car out of the neighborhood. >> basically, i just peel out. i was hoping it would not do any further damage. >> reporter: water made its way inside his car but so far, everything seems to be okay. he hopes that is the case long-term. >> my car had about two inches of water only on the right-hand side. >> reporter: jesus rojas says he is working on cars with flood related damage. >> on this one, the computer is located towards the floor of the vehicle but if you can tell, we still have water coming in from the car. >> reporter: he is not surprised, considering this is what the street looked like outside of his shop after the storm on new years. >> definitely, there will be more vehicles coming i

max darrow spoke with the owner of one ruined restaurant might be her for months. >> reporter: a long road ahead, the damage here is extensive. i met with one business owner spending time with president biden, today, who hopes the visit will bring much-needed attention to this small coastal town. >> reporter: standing next to president joe biden was john healy and some of his family members pick >> i just hope that the attention is brought to this area, this part of california. it's a small town. >> reporter: he and his family own zelda's on the beach, a longtime staple , and one of numerous businesses that was significantly damaged during the series of intense storms at the start of the year. >> you have blown out windows and walls, the floor, had damage to it. there is driftwood and logs and pieces of the restaurant, still, as well as blown out windows. >> reporter: resident biden turned to the damage at his elders and other areas along the esplanade , which is an important step says the owner of caruso's tuscan cuisine pick >> with his own eyes, we will see how bad it is down here.

as max darrow tells us, the damage might not even be noticeable right away. >> reporter: a week of intense storms drenched the region, flooding owing creeks like on arroyo court in san mateo, where william winfield lives. >> one of my neighbors was parked down there. he had an older car, and by the time they got there, the flood was so intense , it had burned on the elliptical system. the insurance company ended up totaling the car. >> reporter: walking us out of the neighborhood to his car, he feels lucky he was able to get his car out of the neighborhood. >> so i get income and basically i just peel out. hoping that i wasn't going to do any, you know, for the damage . >> reporter: water made its way inside his car but so far, winfield says everything seems to be okay. he hopes that is the case long-term. >> my car had about two inches of water, only on the right-hand side. >> reporter: in san francisco, with jr automated, jesus rojas says his shop is working on cars with flood related damage. >> on this one, the computer is located toward the floor of the vehicle. but you can tel hang th

max darrow talked to the owner of a restaurant who hopes the presidential visit will speed up relief. >> reporter: this is a look at zelda's on the beach. the owner john says the storms at the beginning of the year were nothing like he has seen before. >> it hit way different than it ever has. >> reporter: from the businesses to the homes, to the wharf. the damage in capitola is extensive. and on thursday, president biden met with him and others for a firsthand look at the devastation. >> the country is here for you. and with you. we are not leaving until things are built back. and built back better than they were before. >> reporter: before his visit to capitola, fema announced the president approved increased disaster assistance for california businesses. >> they will get help to recover. to apply for assistance from fema, you can go online to disaster assistance.gov. >> hopefully the support sba loans for the businesses to get back on their feet as quick as they can. >> reporter: while the president's visit won't have an immediate impact on businesses here in capitola, some busines

as max darrow reports, they hope the president's visit will speed up relief. >> reporter: this is a longtime staple in capitola. the owner says the storms at the beginning of the year were nothing like he has seen before. >> it it different than ever before. >> reporter: from the businesses to the homes to the wharf, the damage in capitola is extensive. on thursday, president biden met with owners for a firsthand look at the devastation. >> the country is here for you and with you. we are not leaving till things are built back and build back better than they were before. >> reporter: before his visit to capitola, fema announced the president approved an increase in disaster assistance for california designed to help affected individuals and business owners recover. >> if they're going to get help, help local businesses with low interest loans so they can recover. to apply for assistance from fema, go online . >> hopefully they support the businesses to get back on their feet as quick as they can. >> reporter: while the president 's visit won't have an immediate impact on the businesses here

reporter max darrow shows one woman story and explains why a bay area lawmaker says the state needs local help. >> reporter: is 2023 begins, maria holds on top that this will be the year she is finally paid for years of work that she says she is owed. >> is a tough to be patient? >> yes. >> a single mom with three kids worked out an independently owned and operated jack-in-the-box in oakland for 15 years before 2019, when she suspected she might be a victim of wage theft. >> [ speaking non-english ] >> reporter: among the issues, arroyo says she was not getting paid minimum wage. did not get what she was entitled for working an overnight shift. not being paid sick leave that she was entitled to and repeatedly had paychecks bounce. after three months of no resolution with management, she left that job in 2019. >> [ speaking non-english ] >> reporter: with help from my san francisco-based organization, she filed a wage theft claim with the state. according to the claim, she says she is around $15,500 plus penalties. even though it has been 3.5 years since filing the claim, she has yet to se

our max darrow is in monterey park tonight for us and he has the story. >> reporter: tonight community members and leaders came together for a candlelight vigil to honor the 11 people killed in the mass shooting at a dance studio in monterey park, california. meantime the investigation is still underway. the community of monterey park, california, is searching for answers after a shooting massacre during a lunar new year celebration. >> what drove a madman to do this, we don't know, but we intend to find out. >> reporter: police say 72-year-old huu can tran used a semiautomatic pistol equipped with a large capacity magazine to attack the star dance studio. >> investigators recovered a total of 42 shell casings. >> reporter: sheriff's deputies searched his home in a gated senior community about an hour away. >> i thought he was a nice guy. >> reporter: resident bill perry said tran was quiet and unsuspecting. >> he was not very outgoing except on the dance floor. that's who he was. >> reporter: this is america's 33rd mass shooting this month. those killed ranged in age from their 50s to

max darrow talked with an infectious disease specialist two things this year will be all about finding balance. >>> when he is not busy in his office at the medical center, this infectious disease specialist is on the hospital floor with patients. this patient did not have covid, but he says as we start 2023 -- >> like every facility in california, we've seen an increase in the number of asians presenting with covid. >> he says there are differences this year from previous years. such as -- >> the patients are not nearly as sick as they used to be, say three years ago. >> treatment options are readily available. >> the drug has been superior to no treatment at all preventing somebody from having to come to the emergency department or be admitted to the hospital. >> reporter: but he says learning to live with covid does not mean pretending it does not exist anymore. to him, it means finding the balance between taking safety precautions and going about daily life. >> finding that balance is what we are looking for over the next 12 months, i suspect. we may have to live with covid in our