we are still following developing news about the orrville dam and the spillway problems. promising news as the operators release more water they say there is no sign that the main spillway has been further damaged. at this rate of release reservoir levels may drop as much as 25 feet by the time the next storm hits thursday morning. operators are optimistic but they are still worried that either the main or the emergency spilllway, which are both damaged, will further erode. for now at least the main spillway is holding up. in the meantime almost 200,000 people are still under mandatory evacuation orders. many have found temporary housing while others are still in emergency shelters like this one. nobody knows how long or if they are allowed to go back home. if they will have to evacuate again. >>> right now we want to check in with steve it regarding the weather because they are on a time clock right now. >> this isn't going away. i don't care if they get a week of dry weather. there is a huge snow pack up there. this is going to be ongoing here. down 12 feet since sunday

thank you. >>> the orrville dam is being closely watched as you know. first big rain is moving in since the emergency spillway nailed last weekend. >> water level at the dam is now at 869 feet. that's 33 feet below the peak that hit last sunday. operators of the dam hope they have lowered the reservoir levels enough to handle the rain over the next few days. they are feeling pretty good about that. people living along the feather river near the dam are still pretty nervous. the mandatory evacuation order for nearly 200,000 people has been lifted. some families return to find their homes now on the edge of the river. >> me and my brothers and sisters used to play. we kayaked. not right now but most the time it's prettien gypable and then you have times like this where it kind of wears on your nerves. >> some local businesses like coffee shops reopened for the first time since last sunday's evacuation order. other businesses are still closed. at this downtown tattoo shop the owner camen. removed all the needles, ink, even the cash register because they ar

at the orrville dam in northern california. fox news. >>> it's not just the red cross and community centers near orrville that are making people feel welcome. a temperature until west sacramento welcomed families forced to leave their homes. it took at least one the family eight hours to get to that temple but they said that it immediately felt like a second home. the temple said it means a lot to them that people feel welcome here for any person. even if they haven't set foot in a temple before. >> they help every person. a big home for any kind of people. doesn't matter black, white or any race. >> from sunday night until the evacuation orders are lifted it'll provide food, shelter and showers to people of every race and religion. >>> the chp brought happiness to a shelter yesterday up in chico despite the difficult situation they helped a little boy celebrate his third birthday. . >> along with this song the officers presented junior with gifts and a birthday cake. this video was shared on the facebook page. they say this mo

in orrville. >> reporter: good morning. first off the governor has asked the president for federal aid to help out during this crisis. this is going to be an ongoing situation as they try to repair the two spillways here at orrville dam. here on the ground in orrville we have at the staging area and the work has continued throughout the night in this area as they try to put a fix in place. especially for that emergency spillway. it's really a two pronged approach. as we have talked about here the -- on the one hand water officials are draining the lake as fast as they can ahead of that rain that's moving in later on this week. at the same time crews are doing what they can to try to temporarily fix that emergency spillway that had been eroding at an aalarming rate raising concerns of flooding and prompting that mass evacuation order for nearly 200,000 people. among other things helicopters have been coming in, dropping large bags of rocks in place to try to shore up that dirt spillway that had nev

great news for lake orrville it's down 12 feet.ow updated at 5:00 a.m. 890 and change down from the 9:02. they like to get that down another 13 feet. 25 feet. we will see how that works out. the out flow is about 100,000. the inflow about 35. it jumped a little bit. cloud cover yesterday ahead of us and then all the way done to southern california. we are most thely clear. there are also flood warnings out. clear lake has issue was more rain on the way. that won't go away any time soon and with so much water coming down from shasta and folsom and feather river. the yolo causeway. a lot of the levees need to be watched. they have been taxed. up north looking for increasing clouds starting to move in on the north coast. we have a way to go. 40s and 50s. 53, balmy degrees. fairfield at 40. livermore 42. looks good today. sunshine in the morning and slowly increasing the clouds. the atmosphere if you will moisture continues to ramp up here. we aren't expecting any crazy rainfall amounts but we will see good amounts. over the next seven

we just checked the reservoir level at lake orrville. now a little more than 880 feet and it's continuing to drop. officials believe there will be enough room at the reservoir to handle the runoff from the next few storm systems. the first round of rain expected to arrive tonight and officials say that they are hopeful that the damaged spillway can with stand that runoff. >> if the coming days as we see the small storms coming in but really preparing also for the rest of the wet season. >> now long term repairs to that main concrete spillway possibly could cost up to two hundred million dollars. that is just an early estimate. in the meantime workers continuing to dump tons of rock, concrete and those large sandbags into those areas that eroded along that emergency spillway to try to patch it up. the mandatory evacuation order was lifted yesterday afternoon for all those families. they were able to return home after being evacuated on sunday afternoon. it didn't look the same as they returned home. we saw that mad dash to get out of the

at the damn in lower orrville. abc 7 news. >> thank you. now we sent out a breaking news alert when the evacuation order was lifted, you can be the first to know by downloading the abc 7 news app. it's free. >>> today 45-year-old was shot and killed in front of his family over the weekend. abc 7 news reporter spoke to his widow tonight. joins us live from the police department with new details. >> unfortunately not very good news, police have very few leads, that's why the family tonight is making a very public plea. >> he really is a big teddy baig bear. >> this is one of the few pictures she has with her husband. they were otherwise focused on their growing family and their son luke who is just three years old. >> as for a husband, provider. he was definitely it. he loved everybody. >> on sunday the couple, their baby, and five-year-old were driving near vernon court when something happened between he and another driver. >> they were swerving in and out of each other's lanes, exchanging worlds, i guess when it came to a stop that's when b

we will have the latest on the orrville dam crisis.200,000 people spent yet another night evacuated from their homes. >> the national security advisor has resigned. in washington. coming up we will have more on the departure of michael flynn. exercises >> morning. we're live at the oroville dam where work has continued around the clock to fix a damaged spill way that led to a massive evacuation in the area. we will tell you what state officials are saying about when the evacuees may be able to return home. >>> this is ktvu mornings on 2. >> good morning. welcome to mornings on 2. another live picture at the work underway at oroville. work crews trying to repair the emergency spill way at the oroville dam before the next storm hits on thursday. as officials release more what you are from the lake, it is currently at 890 feet. authorities hope to lower the water level 13 more feet before the new rain comes on thursday. the encouraging news is that the dam's main spill way which is also damaged is holding up. meanwhile the federal governm

they are getting rain toward orrville and it's starting to move through the front. you can see the line. santa rosa toward point reyes. that north of that is calming down. rain wise. 50s,60s on the temperatures. howling breeze. gusts of 40 to 50. 20 to 30, the front will barrel through or blast through but it'll be with us for a couple of hours. we will get a break later today and this system is on the way for tomorrow and it'll hit southern california. we will be on the northern edge and it'll be extremely windy tomorrow for up with some rain. 60s on the temperatures. >>> this afternoon you said sun and clouds. it's a possibility. >> i think this afternoon we are all right. >> okay. >> i want to say tomorrow is going to be extremely windy. >> windy. okay. that's what i don't like. i hate --. >> that's the one thing i think people dislike. >> one man talking here. >> that's two now. >> okay. >> thank you. >> 80 westbound between american canyon and vallejo. a lot of the words i use come from steve. like that it's just one man talking. that's from steve. 80 westbound

offering the update on the crisis at the orrville dam. we just heard him say that emergency spillway that was the cause of so much concern this weekend. he said that it's now stable. crews will continue doing work, repair work on that until rain arrives later on tonight. he believes that the reservoir and spillway will be able to handle the storms coming up. >> the sheriff is warning this is still in his words an emergency situation. all those people who were told to leave their homes with less than an hour's notice over the wanted and were only let back in late yesterday. they should be prepared with things in the car and a plan for somewhere to go should that evacuation order come again. at this point it's just an evacuation warning. we are staying on top of this. what's happening there in orrville and the wet weather our way. more on this and the rest of the day's news after a quick break. game night is our daughter allie's favorite night. and knowing that her favorite general mills big g cereals are gluten-free, like honey nut cheerio

lake orrville continues to go down. draw your attention. it's down 22 feet. the out flow -- like let's go for it now. seriously. the inflow has gone way down. only 15,000 coming in. now going out almost 118,000. the max was 160,000. that's when we had a stable spillway. that was back in 1997 by the way. they have ramped that up. on the north coast, thank you for watching. are you also probably just about right now getting some rain. that's the leading edge of our system. it's on the way. the cloud cover continues to increase. that's what we will have. there are still flood warnings out. that is not really going down. it's kind of leveled off. i think at 9.7 on the flood stage. that's going to start going back up again. same for the yolo causeway. there is flood warning there, goes until friday. then there are flash flood watches. the delta and tyler island. sacramento delta. there is a lot of water in to the delta. 40s and 50s on the temperatures. pretty mild. 55yukia with the cloud cover. tahoe is okay. the sierra. more than anyone else. there is a winter st

at the damn in lower orrville. abc 7 news. >> thank you. now we sent out a breaking news alert when the evacuation order was lifted, you can be the first to know by downloading the abc 7 news app. it's free. >>> today 45-year-old was shot and killed in front of his family over the weekend. abc 7 news reporter spoke to his widow tonight. joins us live from the police department with new details. >> unfortunately not very good news, police have very few leads, that's why the family tonight is making a very public plea. >> he really is a big teddy baig bear. >> this is one of the few pictures she has with her husband. they were otherwise focused on their growing family and their son luke who is just three years old. >> as for a husband, provider. he was definitely it. he loved everybody. >> on sunday the couple, their baby, and five-year-old were driving near vernon court when something happened between he and another driver. >> they were swerving in and out of each other's lanes, exchanging worlds, i guess when it came to a stop that's when b

you can double that for some up toward lake orrville. same for santa rosa. i have seen some projections over the next seven days of about ten inches of rain for the santa cruz mountains. 60s on the temperatures. temperatures topped out 70s on wednesday. tuesday. tuesday. excuse me. rain and wind thursday. should all taper off saturday morning and the rest of saturday into most of sunday lacks good. i would expect heavy rain on monday. >> monday too many. >> monday, tuesday. >> yeah. a little break-in the weekend. >> correct. >> a lot of rain. thank you. >>> the warriors won last night beating sacramento 109-86. their shall the streak without back to back regular season losses to 142. it appeared in danger early on against the kings. golden state led for most of the first half but played a bit sluggish. green was then ejected late in the second quarter after a foul on cousins and then back to back technicals with just seconds left in the half. warriors head coach said that was apparently the wake up call that the rest of the team needed. golden state out scor

the other is the the orrville dam. for the time being the immediate crisis appears to be over. >> yeah. many of the 188,000 people evacuated from near the dam are back home again. the evacuation order was lifted yesterday while they are happy to be home some of the families have packed for another possible evacuation. officials are warning people stay aware. the operators of the orrville dam say the reservoir is emptying fast enough that it should hand many the rain we expect tonight. >>> experts say miles of west coast beaches now in danger as sea levels rise. according to the usgs a study of 29 beach as long the west coast including here in the bay area show that large areas of sand were lost during the el nino winter of 2015. it was the worst loss of shoreline since surveys started nearly 150 years ago. sciencists say the number of event also double in the coming years due to clue mate change. >>> other news, we have new information now about a father who was shot and killed in a road rage incident in san lea in, dr

. >> lake orrville. they did get this lake down a lot. 40 feet since sunday. it's really slowed down. the releases are -- it won't be -- that own strong system. there will be bands retasting through. the witnessed will pick up late morning, we are getting the warmer sector. you can see some of this lifting northward. just north of haywood. south san francisco into oakland. bands of these continuing to rotate through. the system will pack a bigger punch toward central and southern california. there are advisories out for us for a wind advisory and south. watsonville to monterey for high wind warning. 50s on the temperatures for most. low to mid. a few 40s in the mix. strong easterly breeze will pick up here by about ten into around 2:00. look for rain off and on. highs today. 50s. 60s. some will be he moderate to heavy. sal what do you have? >>> we had a lot of accidents on the peninsula pop up all in a row. it looks like they were minor. chp has been telling us all week. people drive to fast for the conditions. we are looking at the drive in solano from americ

water levels are continuing to drop at lake orrville. right now it's at about 881 feet. that's down more than 20 feet from its peak level on sunday. now the state agency said that the reservoir will be able to release enough water by tonight to handle the storm. the damaged main spillway shows no significant new erosion. it continues to release 100,000cubic feet of water a second. >> as we see the small storms coming in but really preparing also for the rest of the wet season. >> the emergency spillway which was considered at risk of a collapse is being patched up by workers dumping tons of rock and concrete. we have been watching them around the clock. the state said that repairs to the main spillway could cost up to $200 million. long term repairs will likely begin after the spring runoff when the dams flood gates are closed for an extended period. >>> as we told you many people have been heading home. again but as deborah says they know they may be forced to leave again. >> people aren't coming back the way they left. traffic light. even after the evacuation order end

over lake orrville its raining and will continue to rain. there could be heavy amounts coming by in the next seven days or so. you can see there is a back edge to that. then moving in to sonoma. we have a way to go. very mild. 50s, 60s on the temperatures with a roaring southerly breeze. i'm sure you probably heardt.  heard it. it continues to turn up until that front goes through and you can see the air flow coming out of the south. one system. this one is diving more to central and southern california but we will still get rain out of that and a huge wind produce tomorrow. rain for the morning drive. >> this is fine. this is fine. >>> traffic is moving along well in some areas and not in the others. the rain is causing problems out there. i want to show you that westbound 580 we have road work there. a couple of lanes taken away and traffic will be moving along slowly. you can tell by the road sensors that traffic is going to be a little slow. i want to mention that westbound 24 as you come close to the tunnel is a lot of water that's run

we have been spending a lot of time in orrville and the dam and the spillway problem there. we wanted to check in here at morgan hill. that's another issue as far as releasing water and you can see right there a live picture. christian down there sending us this video. that's a lot of water being released there this morning. >> the new california. >> that's right. that's right. thank you for joining us. if you are just waking up friday morning. february 17th. i'm pam cook. dave clark enjoying friday off. steve paulson on the other hand is working like a dog. its been a wet friday. >> i will show my age. johnny carson said it best when it said california doesn't have seasons. we do, fire, flood, mud and drought. we are in to the mud and flood here. we have a very strong system coming in. the wind is really picking up here. especially about -- i would say -- san martin, san jose south. then over toward monterey. there is gusts to 16 miles an hour at the salinas airport and their station pressure is 29.15. if you have a pressure its dropping fast. pressure falling rapidly. this

we continue to watch the orrville team in the last the 24 hours the orrville dam area reporting a half inch. the winds also a big issue. take a look at some of the gusts. napa40 miles an hour. fairfield 45. if we look toward oakland 41 reported in areas over the airport and oakland at had point. if we shift to the south they are squat as strong in san jose at 39-milance hour. sfo reporting 35. we have a witnessed advisory that remaybes in place throughout the afternoon. until about six tonight. a windy one out there. the wet weather is beginning to taper off. we will have scattered showers for the second half of the afternoon and into the evening. we will look at the sierra coming up. >> thank you. >>> let's continue the weather coverage with jesse where the storm has caused some significant damage there. >> reporter: yeah. no tapering off of the rain here. talk about that significant damage. move out of the way and you with see this tree that was toppled by the rain. let's move around. this tree that was toppled by the winds. it's come across. this is the three thousand block of park

here we go again. >> lake orrville. they did get this lake down a lot. 40 feet since sunday. it's really slowed down. the releases are -- it won't be -- that own strong system. there will be bands retasting through. the witnessed will pick up late morning, we are getting the warmer sector. you can see some of this

orrville, highway 17. the roads there. rain is our story again on this friday morning. it's february 17th. i'm pam cook. >> good morning. i'm frank. dave enjoying the dayoff. dayoff steve is a busy guy. you have been since. >> since october. >> yeah. >> that's all right. they say great droughts are replaced great floods. >> the heaviest will be late morning, early afternoon. wind advisories out. heaviest rain to the south but we will get bands rotating through. i'm leaning on again about 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and then it should start to taper off. the heaviest rain in southern california. high wind warning out from about watsonville, santa cruz mountains south but gusts 45 to maybe 50. southern california will get hammered. we will get our fair share. still moderate to heavy bands moving through are steady. concord over to marin in fairfax up to napa there. are some dry areas beginning to move through. certainly in the santa cruz mountains. we will get areas of rain and then it'll taper off. also clear lake. this continues at lake port until monday morning. i think mon

in orrville.savage. >>> the anderson reservoir in santa clara is still in a risk of over flowing. it's about 99% of capacity. it's feared the rain in the next few days will cause it to spill oaf there. are also worries about the structural integritty of anderson dam. >>> traffic sluggish this noontime on northbound 880 in oakland after an early morning big rig crash the truck flipped over around 4:30 near the oak street off ramp. the driver a female passenger were ejected from the cab. the driver fell off the highway down about 40 feet onto the ramp below. he was transported to the hospital with a major injuries. his passenger had minor injuries. the driver said that he lost control on the rain slick roadway. >> hit a bit of a puddle. wet roadway. slid in to the truck next to him that caused the crash. then ended up on the shoulder and tried to regain control of the truck which caused it to turnover. >> took hours to clear the crash scene and traffic backed up for miles. want to give you a live lo

. >>> crews at the orrville dam are working around the clock to stabilize the emergency spillway but there is another problem related to people. officials in butte say more than a dozen people staying at the silver dollar fairgrounds may have caught the noro virus. the fair grounds are being used as an emergency shelter but will are reports there is no outbreak the illness and nobody else has gotten sick. >>> crews continue to make repairs to the damaged emergency spillway at the orrville dam. they have been moving rocks and c ement. the good news from the state department of water resources. the water level in the reservoir has gone down to 850 feet. that's leaving room for more rain. even with the current rain authorities say levels at the dam should remain steady. >>> the north san jose is dealing the aftermath of significant flooding. last night drivers in the area faced real dangers. look at the water on the roads there. these -- drivers navigating through the flooded road. some got stuck. driver hads to leave their cars right in the middle of the road. emergency rescue crews we

: new urgency as crews race against the steward to repair the crumbling spillway at california's orrvillehe janice dean tracking them and so much more. good morning. reporter: botching unless carefully describe right now. the central california and you can see having had on thursday. there it is of california. a dry day today and wednesday, but the rain but the reign of sin thursday and friday. not talking about a deluge of rainfall, but any rainfall will be crucial and critical for all of these folks watching this dance of carefully. we have severe weather today. large hail damaging winds, isolated terminus from southeast texas, coastal texas choice of his unit. your high today not too bad. 39 in minneapolis, 40 in new york city and of course it is valentinvalentin e's day. happy valentines, ladies. hope your day is sunny and the period back to you. lauren: kisses to you, janice dean. coming up, a special treat for valentines day. different than janice's message, one with things, but it is certainly not cupid. it's actually pretty disgusting. we'll be back in a little bit. you are watchi

. >>> incredible video of the emergency spillway at lake orrville. the water rushing down the hillside but getting the job done. the lake level fell 50 feet bethrow emergency spillway where massive -- below the emergency spillway where massive flow sparked evacuations . we will see. >>> and the mess in the feather river below and crews are building a barge that will carry machinery. 70-miles to the south, a new billion dollars spillway at the fulsome dam is designed to with stand powerful storms and the gates will be 50 feet lower that will allow for the early release of water. >>> another reservoir is on the brink of hitting capacity. 830 feet the reservoir will spill over into the river and right now it is at 825 feet. people in low lying cities down stream are on alert. >> ytcoming -- it is coming. it is coming. >> reporter: the spill over continues to rise due to the rain and releases. leases from the don pedro reservoir. >> we know the dam is full. the storms are coming. the snow has to melt so we know we need to get out. >> reporter: they were

want to talk about orrville. it's down to 8:52. it's up four feet because the inflow is now greater than the out flow. they have it down to -- 50 flus feet. now there is a little bit of rain and that's picked it up a bit. some of the rain totals were incredible. from about two to five. lexington hills. over six. boulder creek. 5.75. you can see scott's valley with five. a lot of rain. winds over three inches of rain. warnings, especially near modesto and some of the levees beginning to fail out to the valley. out toward patterson. look at some of the cells rotating through. that's near the radar site. right toward morgan hill. there is still some rain there. we have had a couple new cell around antioch. pittsburgh, berkeley. hercules. you can he see rotating through and another into martinez. can't forget the north the bay. up toward marin and san mpawblo bay. we are getting some rain. 50s and 60s. 57 sacramento. that's cool. there is still snow on the searchy. its lighting up a bit but winter storm warn willing continue until toni

it relations water from lake orrville through a spillway. the problem starting last tuesday when a massive hole developed in the concrete base forcing engineers to allow water over the wall into the adjacent emergency spillway. monday, they used helicopters to lift giant bags of rocks to drop into the massive erosion area. they've also increased the water flow at the main spillway with that hole to take the pressure off the emergency one. in the meantime, many people prepared to spend another night away from home. >> we're doing everything we can to get this dam in shape that they can return and they can live safely without near. >> reporter: officials say more than one olympic pool worth spillway every second. they're also keeping a close eye on the weather with more rain expected this water. dan yap bachus, abc news. >> our thanks to dannia. on the other side of the country, in the northeast, more snow expected this week, as well even before the last snowfall was cleaned up. the latest storm dumped as much as 30 inches on some parts of mai

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. >>> despite the rain water levels at the orrville dam are going down. that's good news to the resident who evacuated more than a week ago after damage to the two spillways was found. as of early this morning water level was at 852 feett. peaked at more than 900 feet. >>> new this morning the city of san leandro is declaring itself a sanctuary city. they passed areolation to that keep police from working with federal immigration. oak lapped, richmond, berkeley and emoryville and alameda have approved similar resolutions. the president has signed a order to deny federal funding to the safe haven cities and that could amount to millions of dollars lost for bay area cities. >>> the president's new immigration rules are raising fears about deportation right here in the bay area. >> i was seven actually. when i first came to the united states. yeah. i still remember mexico but i have been here -- i'm now 22. most of my life has been in the united states. >> she is an illegal immigrant at the university of san francisco and last night some clergy members gathe

it's not expected to cause flooding in orrville or any of the other towns downstream. >>> earlier this week the force of the water rushing through the spillway caused part of it to wash away. it's part of a massive hole it's gotten even bigger. >> we want to show you a new video just into our newsroom that shows a high-stakes water rescue in plumas county. he was lowered down from a helicopter to save an 81-year- old man trapped in raging floodwater. the man is clinging to a tree, and the rescue team was able to lift him to safety. >> and another dramatic rescue caught on camera, southern california firefighters -- saved a group of people trapped in their car. they used a ladder to reach over the water and then pulled people from the roofs of their cars. amazingly nobody was injured. >>> count trends is trying to work on a fix after a mudslide wiped out part of the highway in the santa cruz mountains. there is now a whole about 200 feet wide and 50 feet deep, and near the edge, at least one power pole is split in half. it happened yesterday on highway 35. count trends may eventually de

sounds like, steve, we ore beginning get a few days >> headache orrville has a big problem. the spillway is a huge problem. >> i saw that. i couldn't believe the amount of water. >> 190,000 is coming in. only 50,000 is going out. and that spillway has problems. that's going to be a major issue here. the good news is the rain is tapering off. my good friend heavy drizzle is still out. there. it's still going to be cloudy with light rain. then it will taper off. what's the good news? the good news is we're going to get about 5 days of a break. rain will come back. we'll take the break, but there's still a lot of cloud cover that has to come through. it is a little cooler. this will be the theme as we go in the weekend. 0s for lows over the week, certainly up north. i'll it will you, it was almost all rain for awhile. now it is snow. that will be and event for the morning. then it will taper off as well. some of this will have to slowly work its way in next 24 hours. the trend is to decrease the rain, thank goodness with very slow clearing, 50s and 60s. sal? seems like ever --

. >>> we have a better look at the massive damage to the spillway at the orrville dam. the crews reduced the water flow yesterday. eventually stopping it completely. you can see the lower part of the spillway has been washed away. the water flow has eroded the hillside under it as well. state officials hope to keep that out flow of water turned off for a week to give the crews time to clear debris from the channel below the dam and also get a plant back online. >>> almost a mile of a rural but important road is shut down and officials have no idea how long it'll be before they can even start repairs. we are talking about morgan territory road. it's 14 miles of narrow and twisting asphalt between livermore and ranch homes outside the town of clayton. a section near clayton started sliding on friday and it's still moving. engineers are trying to figure out how to stabilize it. until then the road will stay closed to all cars though people who live in the area can walk across the area. that's about what 200 people are to do to get the water provided by the county since tha

. >>> we also have a major problem up at lake orrville if you haven't heard. at least we're getting a little break here. there's still a flood warning out for the russian river at johnsons beach. sunrise is still there, but most of the rivers, creeks, are receding slowly, and that's a good thing, because we need it. we're not done yet with the rain, but the heavier rain has moved off to -- it's on its way -- it niece central california. also we're getting slow clearing here, but there's going to be a lot of fog this morning as well, some light rain. the focus is peninsula east bay and south bay. not so much to the north bay. snow is up in the mountains. there's your system. it's moved toward northern california today. it will be in arizona tomorrow. a lot of people starting, thinking about head down to spring training. got to tell you, the desert is pretty green this time of year, much more so than last year. you'll be surprised. and 50s on the temp. so it's cooler, cooler compared to yesterday. that emphasis on the cooler will continue. snow up the mountains.

. >>> all of the water release that the orrville dam near chico are on hold for now. the dam lost a huge part of it's concrete chute. officials say about 200 to 300 feet of the spillway disappeared. someone noticed pieces of concrete popping away from the chute as the water rushed down yesterday. now there is no threat to the public according to officials. the lake has enough storage to handle storms over the next three days. >>> we are expecting more rain today for lake it lake tahoe and the sierra foothills. there is concern that rain at the lower elevations could melt the snow on the ground and cause flooding. conditions at ski resorts were wet and heavy yesterday, increasing the threat of landslides. right now chains aren't required on interstate 80 or highway 50. >>> there is a break today but testimony will resume tomorrow in the the trial for sierra lamar's accused killer. yesterday her mother took the witness stand. she told a 911 dispatcher she was afraid her daughter had been kidnapped when she realized she was missing back in 2012. >> reporter: tears starte

. >>> water is no longer cascading down the orrville spillway. from the air you can see the lower portion of the concrete spillway has been wash away. the water flow also eroded the hillside. they had to keep the out flow off. >>> the crisis at the dam is visible even from space. take a look at this picture. someone on board the international space station took the photograph. you can see in the bottom center water flowing the main spillway. >>> let's check in with rosemary. just one of those picture perfect days here in the san francisco bay area. >> yes. we are ending february on a beautiful note. we have dry weather out there. temperatures warmer today than where we were yesterday. that's the trend we will see in to the next few days. mostly sun jrue skies. it was a cold start but feeling nice. 7 santa rosa. if we look to the inner east bay we have 54 outside your door. south bay locations, 54 in san jose. temperatures up for most of us. just a bit warmer in areas like oakland. we go to santa rosa. so notable for you there and again this warmi

.>> reporter: down in orrville people living downriver from the dam are on edge about the rain coming over the next week after the mandatory evacuation order was lifted we saw businesses reopening, customers beginning to return to stores but there are a lot of businesses where sandbags are out and people are prepared for the possibility of flooding. all those people who just returned home many having stayed in shelters for several nights they are being told by the sheriff they need to be ready to go again in case there is another emergency and they have to leave in a hurry. hard for people to feel culpable, water officials say repair work will continue at the oroville dam four months to come and the real test for this reservoir and is compromised spillway is going to come when the record snowpack in the sierra begins to melt and then you start to see some real serious runoff pouring into lake oroville that is when we will see if the fix is put in place will truly hold.>> alex savidge, thank you for the report. >>> coming up we continue to follow the construction mishap leading to the

. >>> beautiful and powerful, the water is cascading down that broken spillway of the orrville dam tonight. it's at its highest level in decades. and it's simply getting too full. even though the water is flowing over the gigantic pothole, engineers will make the repairs later. they have to release more water. a battalion of heavy equipment is clearing the tree and brush growing nearby. the emergency spill way will be used tomorrow for the first time. >>> it was good to see the sun out but people are still in the midst of all of this. >> that's a great point. even though we're going to see sunny skies this weekend and next week, the hillsides are so heavy that we may still have more mudslides happen even though it's completely dry outside. let's get a look out across the south bay. we got some sun for a time. we have one last wave of some spotty showers near the coast and that is pushing in some clouds. 57 in downtown, 51 by 11:00 p.m. tonight. this is the last batch of showers, possibly could bring wet weather to oakland by 7:11 tonight. once we hit 9:00 and 10:00 this evening, we're on t

. >>> despite the rain water levels going down at the orrville dam. it's the good news in the almost it hundred res are he is dents. after damage to the two spillways was found. as of early this morning water level was at 852 feet. early their month it peaked at more than 900 feet. >>> testimony continues in the sierra lamar murder case. yesterday attorneys heard from the ex-girlfriend of sierra lamar's accused killer. they say she couldn't seem to keep her story straight. now in court she claimed on the day lamar vanished she went to her mother's house and torres dropped her off. prosecutors say that during the investigation she never told deputies she was with torres that morning. torres is charged with kidnapping killing lamar though her body has never been found. is he charged with attempting to kidnap three other women in 2009. >>> a search continues for two men wanted for a section section you'll assault in the north bay. take a look at a sketch of one of the suspects. the woman was attacked on the night of february 11th the or early the next ad

. >>> steve was showing that overhead shot of the orrville dam. there has been progress made out at the dam. we will have the latest on the repairs and a view of the dam from hundreds of mile away. >> a is symphony cancels a show and is replacing with something different. . >>> the city of san jose announced the first estimate of the damages caused by the coyote creek flood. that estimate, $73 million. 50million of that for private property. city also said that its been almost $940,000 in donations made for the flood victims. many pardon mes are now yellow tagged and they are in need of those funds. >> i was surprised. i mean have so much water down here. >> we have three other homes that we are doing with that they are don't have shushes or money. we are doing -- trying to help out people that need it. it's quite sad to be honest. >> city council meeting later today will focus ongoing after federal and state funding. >>> water is no longer cascading down the damaged main spillway. the operators cut off the water baggie released yesterday and from

. >>> all water releases at the orrville dam are on hold now after the dam lost a huge part of it's concretete. state water officials say between two and 300 feet of the spillway disappeared. take a look at that photograph. pieces of concrete fell off the chute. officials say that there is no threat to the public. the lake has enough storage to handle storms for the next three days. >>> more rain is forecast today for the lake tahoe and sierra foothill area. snow could fall at eight to nine thousand feet level. there is concern that rain at the lower elevation could melt the snow and cause flooding. conditions at ski resorts were wet and heavy. chains not required on interstate 80 or 50. >>> did you hear what michael jordon said about the warriors? he said that he was not impressed by the warriors record breaking season last year. the owner said that last december during a dinner jordon said that 73 wins did not matter because the warriors didn't win the championship. joe didn't want to make a scene sew said are you right. the warriors ned to get better but he said that remark did sting. >>>

. >>> crews at the orrville dam are still trying to stabilize the emergency spillway but there may be another problem related to people. officials in butte say more than do you a dozen at the silver dollar fairgrounds may be sick with noro virus. the fairgrounds are being used as an emergency shelter but there are reports on the red cross there is no outbreak of noro virus at the emergency shelter. >>> crews are busy working on repairing the damaged emergency spillway. the good news the water level in the reservoir has gone down to 850 feet. leaving room for more rain water. even with the current rain authorities say that levels at the dam should stay steady. >>> a man is fighting for his life after he was rescue from a pile of trash in san francisco. workers found the man at the company's processing plant on pier96 yesterday morning. they said that he was probably inside a dumpster and was dumped in to a truck along with a load of recycled items. he was rushed to the hospital. >>> it's 5:42. a levee breach along the san joaquin river. at six we will take you live as the water level r

the people of orrville whom the meet the dam area, they are panicking a little. they are preparing because they know it's possible. they've been told by the sheriff department that could be asked to evacuate and if that happens it could happen quickly. >> quickly indeed. back to you as this one throughout the week to thank you, alesia. elizabeth: coming up after the break, the white house continues to push back against her is about the administration's ties with russia. >> to accuse americanization of being in constant contact with russian spies is outrageous. businesses count on communication, and communication counts on centurylink. start your day with the number one choice of dentists. philips sonicare removes significantly more plaque versus oral-b 7000. experience this amazing feel of clean. innovation and you. philips sonicare. save now when you buy philips sonicare. what you wear every day actually making your body feel better, making your whole day better. that's exactly what tommie copper does for people everywhere coping with life's everyday aches and p

. >>> now we have a better look at that massive damage to the spillway at the orrville dam.a look. crews reduced water flow yesterday. eventually stopping it completely. you can see the lower part of the concrete spillway has been wash away. the water flow is also eroded the hillside under the emergency spillway. state officials hope to keep the out flow of water turned off for about a week. that will give crews time to clear debris from the channel below the familiar and also get a plant back online. >>> almost a mile of a rural but very important road are has shut down and officials are have no idea how long it'll be before they can start repairs. morgan territory road is 14 miles of narrow and twisting road between livermore and ranch homes outside the town of clayton. a part started sliding on friday and it's still moving. engineers trying to welcomero una fix. until then that road is closed to cars. people can actually walk across the slide area and get water provided by the county. since the slide caused a water main to break which means they have no running water. >>>