meetings are planned at pacifica city hall and at la fayette's hall. meetings are set to begin at 7:00 tonight. a similar meeting held tomorrow at santa rosa city hall. that's set to begin at 2:00. >>> bay area native audrey pott is remembered in a documentary premiered today. she committed suicide eight days after being sexually assaulted at a house party. the film was made by a team of san francisco filmmakers. they wanted to cover two girls' diverging experiences of the sexual assault and the cyber shaming thatle follow -- that follows. >>> key endorsement and confidence playing outlook in the presidential -- playing out in the presidential race. >>> from the kpix 5 weather center, good monday morning, i'm tracking the potential of rainfall in the bay area. it could be sooner than you think. >>> so far traffic is looking okay getting towards the bay bridge toll plaza. we have problems were the lights. they are out on the bay bridge. i will tell you what it's doing with traffic still ahead. ,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, is under way in parts of southern china

now today the pacifica city council will confirm whether or not city manager declaration. if they do say that, yes, we agree with the city manager, then the city could apply for emergency assistance from the states and federal assistance. battered pacifica with large waves not only eroding the cliffs but causing damage to the pier and city wall. you might recall when we were out here during the big winter storms i would say about six years ago when the city condemned 320 and 330. those apartment buildings are a couple doors down. they never did fall into the ocean, but they are still deemed too unsafe to live in and now people are looking at 310. we just spoke to somebody who lives here who says that it it is safe and that there's no problem here that there is still plenty of cliff left. again, as you heard from the city manager, they have declared a local state of emergency. up to the city council where to confirm that decision some time later today. reporting live here in pacifica, bob redell. >>> the thing is, more big waves are on the way. let's check in with meteorolo

city leaders say more erosion has developed since the storms began pounding pacifica. he city manager has already declared a local state of emergency. >>> happening now. the big dig is underway after a blizzard walloped several states. this is time lapse video from maryland and gives us a look how much snow accumulated friday and saturday. the storm is blamed for at least 22 deaths across eight states. >> the storm is over but millions still stuck at home. >> don't be on the roads. >> reporter: especially in new york city plows are working overtime, not to mention the cars be buried in the snow. >> you do not leave to move your car, leave thrill for the whole week. >> reporter: today life is returning to the streets of the big apple. people forced to walk in the road to get to work. >> i work in a building complex so have to go in the side door. >> i work at the hospital. >> new york measured more than 26 inches, just shy of the all-time record. in the washington, dc region, plow crews are working around the clock, from the highways, 0 the runaways, desperately trying t

explain the wind and rain we're seeing right now, but first, let's join marianne favro in pacifica, where the city manager declared a local emergency. marianne. >> reporter: that's right, terry, pacifica has certainly taken a beating, especially in the last week. and as we see now, there are extremely high winds out here, and it's not getting any break. the apartment building you see behind me as been red-tagged. that means it is no longer safe for residents to live there, and many people have already moved out. the problem is the erosion on the ocean side of these apartments making them more susceptible to fall into the ocean. the city manager has just declared a local emergency, and she's hoping that that declaration will help bring the city more state and federal emergency funding. now, mike, who asked us not to use his last name, moved into this apartment about three months ago. now the city is asking him to leave because the whole building is at risk of falling into the ocean. he says most of his neighbors have already left. >> everything i own is here, and i just moved here. i don't really h

closures all over the city ahead of the big game. >>> saving pacifica for more distraction. a state of emergency after it threatened the safety of people living on the coast. "today in the bay" starts right now. >>> and a very good monday morning to you, thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brack. a few clouds out there. let's check in with meteorologist kari hall. >> good morning, sam and laura. a nice, quiet start to the day with fog and drizzle in parts of the bay area. other than that, we have cool temperatures and headed for the low 60s as we go through the day. as we see some of the spots there on the cameras some fog and mist and highs today up to 60 deit gree degrees and the so to 63 degrees. nice, beautiful weather today. and some clouds moving in late to the north bay. we'll talk about that and, also, i'll let you know if we have any rain in the forecast for this week. that's coming up in a few minutes. let's check in now with mike taking us to the east bay. >> that's right. no cloud cover and no glowing lights, really. nice drive past

the pacifica city council has formally declared a local state of emergency. they held a meeting tonight. after city leaders declared an emergency last week. by making it formal. the city can begin the process of trying to get state and federal money-- to help make repairs and protect the coastline. after tonight's meeting, we talked to pacifica's police chief. he says they're doing everything they can to help the people in those yellow tagged homes. >>:they're boxing their property and they're moving up their vehicles and with interest and that is not 91 days--be a one day process, and we know that >> catherine : at this point - there are no other buildings in danger of being yellow tagged, or red-tagged. we first told you about the pacifica state of emergency through a "push alert." for continued coverage, be sure to download the kron 4 mobile app. it's free for apple and android devices. new at 11. san francisco mayor ed lee is requesting a federal investigation into the deadly police shooting of mario woods. he's also asking for a broader look into the dep

city officials are working to restore water service until a permanent fix can be made. >>> pacifica keeps finding itself in the eye of el niÑo enhanced storms and tomorrow the city council will talk about dealing with the damage. you can see some of the damage. people can no longer live in homes perched above vanishing cliffs. pacifica city manager declared a local state of emergency on friday. >>> this is the new way to map the effects of el niÑo. the nature conservancy is asking for citizen scientists to share their drone footage. this one shows the coast in pacifica. scientists will use the images to document and map out the damage and then study what the future holds for climate change. >>> today, brief break in what has been a wet january. a live look outside. we have seen pockets of sunshine and seasonal temperatures but the break won't last for long. el niÑo enhanced storms have soaked the bay area, drew tuma has a look at where the numbers stand. >> with el niÑo in play we were expecting a wet january and that's what we're seeing. the past 24 days, 15 of them have been wet. the ma

city officials are working to restore water service until a permanent fix can be made. >>> pacifica keeps finding itself in the eye of el niÑo enhanced storms and tomorrow the city council will talk about dealing with the damage. you can see some of the damage. people can no longer live in homes perched above vanishing cliffs. pacifica city manager declared a local state of emergency on friday. >>> this is the new way to map the effects of el niÑo. the nature conservancy is asking for citizen scientists to share their drone footage. this one shows the coast in pacifica. scientists will use the images to document and map out the damage and then study what the future holds for climate change. >>> today, brief break in what has been a wet january. a live look outside. we have seen pockets of sunshine and seasonal temperatures but the break won't last for long. el niÑo enhanced storms have soaked the bay area, drew tuma has a look at where the numbers stand. >> with el niÑo in play we were expecting a wet january and that's what we're seeing. the past 24 days, 15 of them have been wet. the ma

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on friday pacifica city manager declared a state of emergency. that's the first step forward toward getting state and federal help to rebuild. >>> happening now, freezing temperatures are slowing the removal process of record snowfall from the mid-atlantic to the northeast as thousands of people are still digging their way out of their homes this morning. >> if you have relatives out there, you know they have a permanent snow day for multiple days. edward lawrence is in washington where this punishing storm blasted right through the weekend. >> reporter: we know that we're going to be dealing with snow the next several days. >> reporter: now, the story turns to storm cleanup. cities dig out while dealing with below freezing temperatures. >> the roads are okay. the main roads are great, they're open, they're flowing and there's a lot of spots they haven't touched yet and a lot of mess out there. >> reporter: at least 30 deaths are blamed on the storm. many of them came from traffic accidents, others from heart attacks related to shoveling the snow

on monday the pacifica city council approved a state of the storms have left a sinkhole, damaged a seawall and left a trail of destruction. and what's crazy is in that shot right there you can see a man standing on his balcony. this video all shot with drones by the way. definitely want to get out of those. unfortunate too because i imagine that an apartment or condo with that kind of a view must be pretty exp. o just watch it fall into the sea like that has got to be heart breaking. here is a look here at home we're looking at very quiet weather. lots of sunshine on our aliante camera. temperatures wise rising nicely. many locations started out in the 30s to right around 40. downtown 57 right now. henderson at 55. summerlin, you are at 53. mountain's edge coming in at 52 degrees. we did have a little bit of a breeze overnight. winds out of the north northeast ten to 15 miles per hour made it feel a lot colder as i was but those winds have diminished greatly. we're seeing calm five miles per hour. breezes along the colorado river but that's about it. high pressure has moved in and taken co

in pacifica city work crews temporarily fixed the 40 footlong sinkhole that opened in the last round of storms. it's 14 feet deep on beach boulevard near the pacifica pier. the storm waves get crashing on the shore. boulders were put in the sinkhole and a permanent fix may be weeks away. >> they had a lot of damage along this pier almost every other year from the big storms. >> and other cities have had storm related problems too. here in oakland, a huge tree toppled over and blocked part of the street. in san francisco, the same thing happened. business owners are putting sandbags out preparing for coming storms. >>> the rain is helping to boost the reservoirs in marin county, that's good

mmmm, yoplait. >> look at the crumbling cliff side in pacifica. cityn emergency meeting on the dangerous amount of erosion the cliff is facing. we are in the newsroom with a closer look at this. >> yes, the meeting starts at 7:00 and the city is working with an engineer to hopefully find a fix for the crumbling seawall. video shows how bad it is. large waves pound the coastline and part of the cliff crumbles, on the schedule a vacant building that was condemned in the winter of 1997 and 1998 when storms damaged the town but this type, residents say it is worse, in past month, powerful storms have damaged the pier and opened a sinkhole and several homes are threatened. >> even we did not know how bad it was until yesterday or the day before where it started help ing. we are on the edge of cliff. >> the city manager has declared a state of emergency hoping for state and federal aid and the meeting, city leaders get a better assessment of damage and the next step to protect both public and private property. >> here is a question, are we looking at the new

that meet starts at 7:00 tonight at the pacifica city council chambers. >> we were talking about thisaracters or less is so 2015. twitter may soon allow a 10,000 character limit and is testing longer tweets. and before you freak out about what your feed look like: the message will still only show the first 140 marks you have to then click a button to get the option of showing the full context. >> i will tweet war and peace just because i k. >> up to 10,000. >> you would, kristen. >> environmental video making people dough a double take as the force of mother nature does an number on unsuspecting pedestrians. >> meteorologist mike nicco has the forecast today and the stormy forecast for tomorrow. >> you may have in thed we have been...showing the impact rail and rating the winter storms. now, when we come back i will tell you tomorrow's storms is a "3" a stronger one. i will explain what the storm impact scale means to you and how the next storm will translate into a worse commute ♪ >> if you missed it a video lighting up social media today. it shows terrifying moments for people in tu

city. a san francisco transet agency spokesman urges anyone coming to this area to use public transportation through february 7th. in pacificare working to shore up homes along a crumbling hillside. the city is asking for state and federal help to combat major erosion problems, putting several homes at risk and creating dangerous sinkholes. >>> the massive snowstorm in the east coast is expected to end tomorrow morning. at least 14 deaths are blamed on the storm. some areas are digging out for more than three feet of snow. more than 12,000 flights have been canceled. in new jersey the storm is causing coastal flooding. it's the most powerful to hit the jersey store shore since superstorm sandy. here's the damage. >> up and down the new jersey coast there is sever flooding with barrier islands like this one the hardest hit. virtually every street here is under water. >> tonight the jersey shore getting slammed by a massive nor'easter. roads flooded. chunks of ice passing by this front yard in ocean city. the storm surge up to eight feet. >> these streets are still flooded, and it is low tide. look at the water just coming in

homes nearby in this area that are on unstable cliffs and there was damage done to the pacifica pier. and the city of pacifica is trying to get state and federal funding to try and repair some of the damage. pam, the story here is that all the people living in the 20 units here at this apartment building have been forced to evacuate. it's unclear where they're going to stay long term. >> such a tense and stressful situation for them. >>> a couple of homes down the coast from where alex is are also in danger. sky fox captured these pictures of the homes on palmetto avenue. the back yards and decks are hanging precariously over the edge. the people who live in the homes did not want to go on camera but they told us they are moving out. >>> a federal investigation is what ed lee wants in the police shooting case of mario woods. ktvu's allie rasmus is in san francisco now. and the mayor sent a letter to the attorney general. >> reporter: mayor ed lee invited transparency and accountable. that letter was sent to loretta lynch last week and is being made public now. the letter comes after weeks of prote

in the bay" bob redell live in pacifica where a local emergency and some residents are fighting to stay. >> they would like to stay here at 310 but as you can see, the city of pacifica, sam and laura, has yellow tagged all 20 units in this apartment complex ordering the residents to move out. this is because city engineers believe the building is no longer safe to live in. now, you can see why they are concerned. this winter storm has eroded most of the cliff leaving only 10 to 20 feet of concrete patio that separates the back door of this unit and the dropoff to the beach below. the city fears upcoming storms could send the building tumbling into the ocean. now, at last night's city council meeting people who lived here protested the city's decision to xwrel yellow tag th business. once he used a three-might hotel voucher from t eer from the red dozen know where he is going to live. >> somebody give us the money and resources and some to our area. >> we knew that this day was going to come and we didn't know when we kind of put it off as long as possible. >> last night the city council also declared a local state of emergency, which will allow pacifica

pacifica city officials have declared a state of emergency and have asked the people who live in three apartment complexes to evacuate.. but many people are not heeding the warning. many of these people have already lost their backyards to erosion blamed on storms from el nio, and that wild weather is expected to continue in california into march. meanwhile- the dig out from the massive weekend blizzard continues across the mid- atlantic region. cars remain buried under mountains of snow and streets remain unplowed. in queens, snow roads.. leaving residents to fend for themselves. femi john/corona resident "we're all stuck. i've been here for the past two hours now trying to move my car out. i can't" a news photographer there came to his rescue... more than two feet of snow fell in washington, d.c where the federal government is still shutdown.. while public transportation is getting back up and running. the regions airports are still struggling as well.. with hundreds of canceled flights. after nineteen hours stranded on a pennsylvania highway... kentucky students finally returned hom

evening everyone in the last 10 days the city office of the cuts at yellow tagging homes no longer considered safe. they told everyone to get out dan kermis lot of pacificaeting is set to begin in about an hour. president >> reporter: 7 could be a possibility one thing to the possibility and to get for five hours to get out. president arafat is heading out even though attendance the and not on the door and to get to monday afternoon telling them that it is time to leave. crumbling cliffs nothing new to pacifica force the evacuation and checked out of two buildings next door several years ago president thought they had dug gillette until these yellow tags with up in the afternoon. thomas, and residents no longer out allowed to live or sleep here. some residents say that the city is overreacting. the resident along with others plan to go the city council meeting tonight to talk to the city council of possibly telling them that they can't just throw them out with so little notice that that same city council meetings supposed to confirm the state of emergency that was declared on friday allowed to be put in place like him a free of federal dollars to work wi

pacifica. these problems are intensified by our el nino-driven storms. tonight the city will discuss how to fix damage already done. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman is live in pacifica for us. wayne? >> reporter: good afternoon, kristen. this is a storm that is battering pacifica on multiple fronts. that meeting will be at 7:00 tonight. we knew about that all day. the closure of this apartment house, something else. it happened at 3:00 this afternoon. take a look at those doors. yellow stickers that say restricted use. >> there's a really nice break right there. >> reporter: there's a reason why despite the history here, people still live in these apartments in pacifica. just this morning, on the deck of her $1,800 a month unit, jasmine lee tried to explain. >> it's pretty to me. >> reporter: that was just hours before this yellow tag appeared on her door and police moved in telling residents that for their own safety, they must leave. >> i feel totally safe. i'm not leaving. >> reporter: for pacifica, it's the latest drama in a winter now filling with them. first wav

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the pacifica city council says el nino storms are to blame for the erosion. banned from the boys bathroom. today a local student takes his fight to use the bathroom of his choice to federal court. plus people in portsmouth are unhappy with local leaders. you'll hear what they had to say to city council. plus a standing ovation for a local officer who lost his four legged partner. we'll show you the new video as c-n-n's anderson cooper helped to protect police k-9s in our area. breaking news police in chesapeake are looking for a missing man. they say he's in his 80s and has dementia. his wife woke up early this morning on mount pleasant road and noticed he was gone. we're working to learn his name and get you a picture. all for a white man in his 80's. now getting a check on weather and traffic. jen lewis is making sure your commute runs smoothly this morning and meteoroloigst jeremy wheeler is tracking rain move into our area. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: cloudy with scattered showers this morning. then mostly cloudy this afternoon. highs will be i

the pacifica city council says el nino storms are to blame for the erosion. we're learning more about the toll a fuel leak took on local wildlife in chesapeake. 75-thousand gallons of jet fuel spilled from a tank at a kinder morgan facility friday. the virginia beach spca and seven other wildlife agencies rescued more than 60 birds that were saturated in fuel. 30 of the geese and ducks were too far gone, and had to be put down. saving the rest wiped out the spca's stock of dish soap, towels, and gloves. the s-p-c-a asked for help, and people in the community donated a room full of supplies. banned from the boys bathroom. today a local to use the bathroom of his choice to federal court. plus people in portsmouth are unhappy with local leaders. you'll hear what they had to say to city council. plus a standing ovation for a local officer who lost his four legged partner. we'll show you the new video as c-n-n's anderson cooper helped to protect police k-9s in our area. that's such a great story, we can't wait to show you the pictures from last night. first we're

pacifica. just hours ago the city told dozens of homeowners they had to get out of their homes because their homes are no longer safe to live in. we're joined live from pacifica where in less than two hours, the city council is expected to certify this as an emergency declaration. >> reporter: that's right. we're here in the back patio area of one of the ground floor units where the reason they're being told they have to leave is pretty hard to miss. the city of pacifica is already dealing with an overall pending state of emergency for the area, but the situation at this apartment complex on esplanade avenue shows officials apparently believe dangerous conditions are very much at the breaking point. now, the residents at this apartment building have been rushing to grab and take whatever possessions they can after the city began to yellow tag the building late this afternoon. meaning it was no longer safe for occupants. the tag says recent bluff failures have resulted in unsafe conditions and that erosion has undermined the building. that sent many people packing since they have been told they can

alan wang is live in pacifica where the city has declared a state of emergency. alan? >> so far two homeowner were told it is no longer safe to remain in their homes. the people living here along beach boulevard have been taking a battering. the constant pounding and destruction is forcing the city of pacifica to declare a state of emergency. the waves are battering the oceanside homes. >> the biggest ones hit the glass. >> pacifica is asking for state and federal assistance after the sea wall collapsed early this morning. >> it is like mini earthquakes and everything throughout the day and the night. >> yesterday the bluff at the pacific skies mobile home park fell into the ocean. >> every time the waves are hitting it with the king tides, it is making it fall to the ground. >> previously the apartments on the eroding cliffs were condemned. now the city says the neighboring apartment could be next. alan has been taking pictures of the king tide swallowing pacifica. >> the water gets blown up in the house and it has a lot of stones. it is the stones hitting the glass t

the city manager is hoping the state of emergency triggers state or federal help. in pacifica, abc7 news. >> more of that today. the rain starting to end? >> yeah, we will see a little break. showers in the mountain and maybe the north bay will see a sprinkle, but right now we are looking at fog in the north bay. right about 50 electric degrees. the numbers plum heed to 37 but that's due to the clear skies. and we will talk about the rest of your weekend, a brief break, and question will return to the rain all in the seven-day outlook. >> also next, filling up. water savers taking advantage of the recent rain to beat the drought and help keep things green. and frolicking in the snow. one guy who is find being the here in vineland, home of progresso, we figured out how to get rich ingredients like bacon into 22 light soups, so if you want 100 calories or less per serving without giving up rich flavor do what we do...make it progresso. look at this sweet face. so sweet. ok, we're going to need a napkin gooey, flaky, happy. toaster strudel. >> welcome back, everyone. 5:11 on this

the pacifica city leader told a news station they expect more bad weather for another month and can'tredict what will happen. >> really a cliffhanger. kelly wright. handcuffs are not snuff to stop an east chicago councilman's inauguration. his name is robert battle. he is in jail on drug charges. he can hold his seat until he resigns admits guilt or is found guilty in court. his trial is scheduled for august. >>> do you want to use your second amendment right to own a gun? you have to write an he is day and pay more than $1,000 if you live in lowell, massachusetts. they required gun owners to write a letter to the state saying why they want an unrestricted hand gun license. they called the policy reasonable while critics say it is designed to keep guns out of the hands of law abiding citizens. >> cutting jobs to cut goss. lauren sem netty is tore to expla explain>> in response to more and more customers going on-line and using apps. that trend pushing them to rule out new atm's one that do not need a physical card. it gets you take out 3,000 dollars. they are called e-atm's. bloomberg

alan wang is live in pacifica where the city has declared a state of emergency. alan? >> so far two homeowner were told it is no longer safe to remain in their homes. the people living here along beach boulevard have been taking a battering. the constant pounding and destruction is forcing the city of pacifica to declare a state of emergency. the waves are battering the oceanside homes. >> the biggest ones hit the glass. >> pacifica is asking for state and federal assistance after the sea wall collapsed early this morning. >> it is like mini earthquakes and everything throughout the day and the night. >> yesterday the bluff at the pacific skies mobile home park fell into the ocean. >> every time the waves are hitting it with the king tides, it is making it fall to the ground. >> previously the apartments on the eroding cliffs were condemned. now the city says the neighboring apartment could be next. alan has been taking pictures of the king tide swallowing pacifica. >> the water gets blown up in the house and it has a lot of stones. it is the stones hitting the glass t

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the city manager is hoping the state of emergency triggers state or federal help. in pacifica news. >> well, a chance to dry out now, right, lisa? >> yeah, and enjoy some sun. we have partly sunny condition outside. still school but you notice the 40s in the north bay and chilly nights ahead while sunshine rules our days. but we are looking at the wet weather to return by the end of the week. we will have all the details in just a few minutes. >> thank you, lease as you. also next, filling up. water savers taking advantage of all the recent rain to beat the drought and help keep things green. and frolicking in the snow. this guy finding the east coast winter blizzard bearable. ♪ ♪ bend me shape me, any way you want me ♪ ♪ as long as you love me, it's alright ♪ ♪ bend me shape me, any way you want me ♪ shape the best sleep of your life. sleep number beds with sleepia technology adjust any way you want it the bed that moves you. only at a sleep number store. >>> new this morning, fairfield police are looking into a possible shooting last night at the solano town hall. -- or mall

the city manager is hoping the state of emergency triggers state or federal help. in pacifica, abc7 news. >> well, the weather here is starting to kind of level off, at least, for a time. >> that's right. we are just tracking some snow, some mountain showers. otherwise it's the cooler temperatures. 54 in san francisco. breezy at the coast. anywhere from had to 15 degrees cooler this morning. we will be talking about our milder days. more sunshine. but the rain is not going to be gone for long. i'll explain next. >> all right. thank you, lisa. also next, filling up. water safers taking advantage of all the recent rain to beat the drought and to help keep things green. and frolicking in the snow. he is so cute, that guy. finding the east here in vineland, home of progresso, we love all kinds of chicken soups... but just one kind of chicken. white breast meat chicken every time. so if you're not going to make your own chicken soup tonight, do what we do...make it progresso. i would kill for something sweet. wanna split that? no...soooo much fat... don't fight your instincts. with

last night the pacifica city council did approve a local state of emergency so that will help to get state and federal funding in to deal with the situation and help to shore up the cliff. all 20 units here at 310 esplanade avenue evacuated yesterday. and it's unclear exactly how long the folks will be out of the building. we'll have to wait and see how it plays out. >> we'll stay on the story. it's emotional and stressful. >>> 6:04 is the time and we also want to show you this. a couple of homes down the coast from where alex is on esplanade avenue are in danger. and this is video from sky fox capturing homes from palmetto avenue. the back yards and decks hanging precariously. the people who live in the homes kid not want to talk to us. but they are also moving out. >>> san francisco mayor ed lee wants a federal investigation into the police shooting case of mario woods which has led to protests and demands for the police chief to resign. allie rasmus is in san francisco with more on what investigators are being asked to do. >> reporter: dave, the department of justice has investiga

. >> reporter:asking questions of pacifica city officials and members of the san mateo oes. she also took a look at the apartment building on esplande. >> it is frightening. this is very fortunate that we did receive a wake-up call. it could have easily gone the other way. >>it's terrifying.glad they >> reporter:the bluffs have been taking a beating as the el nino storms have rolled thru.the fema and the state oes for part of the tour.she says she's working on getting their help for this area. >> reporter:a local emergency has been declared..but the state state of emergency as well in order for the displaced renters to access to federal >>pop. she did take a tour of one man's apartment.and heard plight.formerly homeless in the red cross shelter since he was ordered out.but he wants permanent housing. >>i have spent two years getting myself here and i road again. >> reporter:the congressman and the help.and say he will be able to access funds from the county.which brought him some relief. >> promises in an empty city council meeting.another to get a business card. >> reporter

pacifica. late today, the coastal city declared a local state of mergency ==raj vo== there's a >>> back to our developing story in pacifica. today the city declare aid state of emergency. >> there's a growing list of problems related to the el nino storms we've been having. sinkholes and a damaged seawall. the normally picturesque coastline is eroding before our eyes. >> the city's good about preparing what needs to be fixed. they're concerned for the southeast of everybody along this way, as well as the visitors that come into our town. >> yeah. >> we're prepared. >> the city of pacifica says the damage actually started back in mid-december. the emergency declaration is the first step now toward getting state and federal assistance to help rebuild what's been damaged. >>> he is just a puppy who depend on his owner for food, shelter, and care. instead, police say the owner beat the ten week old so severely he almost died. it's a story you'll see only on nbc bay area. we have more from the contra costa newsroom. someone also apparently saw it happen? >> reporter: that's right. this alleged abuse

. >>> the city of pacifica to declare a state of emergency. they are battering the homes. al he wong has the story. >> the pounding and destruction by the king tides is forcing the city of pacifica to declare a state of local emergency. waves are battering the oceanside homes. >> the biggest ones hit the house against the glass door. >> pacifica is asking for state and federal assistance after the seawall along beach boulevard collapsed yesterday. >> it's like little mini earthquakes throughout the day and the night. >> the bluffs at the pacific skies mobile home park fell into the ocean. >> every time the waves of -- are hitting it with the wing tide, it's make it fall to the ground. >> previously the apartments on the eroding cliffs were condemned. now the city said the neighboring apartment could be next. allen has been taking pictures of the king tides swallowing pacifica. he shuttered the window of his oceanside homes. >> the water gets blown into the house and it has a lot of stones in it. it's the stones hitting the glass that cause it had to break. >> the storms are

. >>> the city of pacifica has declared a state of emergency because of damage from recent tides and el nino fueled storms. so far at least two residents have been told it's no longer safe to live in their homes. abc 7 news reporter alan wong has the story. >> reporter: the constant pounding and destruction by these king tides is forcing the city of pacifica to declare a state of local emergency. waves are battering the ocean side homes. >> the biggest one or two i saw came and hit the house against our glass door and everything out there. >> reporter: pacifica is asking for state and federal assistance after the sea wall along beach boulevard collapsed yesterday. >> it's like little mini earthquakes and everything throughout the day and the night. >> reporter: the bluff at the pacific skies mobile home park fell into the ocean. >> every time the waves are hitting it with the king tides, it's just making it fall to the ground. >> reporter: previously the apartments on the eroding cliffs of esplanade avenue were condemned, now the city says the neighboring apartment could be next. ala

this is in the city of pacifica, california. evacuate.. but some don't want to go! 17;34;38;09 woman: you guys are going to have to physically drag me out.//17;36;12;57 woman: i'm not leaving. the city of pacifica has declared a state of emergency. an action news update now on the water crisis in flint, michigan. are now joining in to help the people living there. they're sending more than 6-million bottles of water specifically to the students affected. people in flint haven't had clean tap water since 20-14, after it was contaminated with toxic levels of lead. state and federal officials have struggled to provide clean water for residents. breaking news here in las vegas-- a police shooting in the north eastern part of the valley. take a look at your screen- here's a map of where it happened, at pecos and bonanza. we know a suspect has been shot. but no injuries to officers have been reported. and action news has a crew headed there. we'll update you as soon as we get more. happening today, ammon bundy and the armed militia in oregon will meet the sheriff. the sher

ktvu's alex savidge with more on the city of pacifica. >> reporter: well, as parts of the cliffside here in pacifica give way, these apartments we are standing next to certainly appear to be in jeopardy. people living here in this building have been warned they may have to leave if things get worse. you can see the issue here. part of the cliffside continuing to erode in this area. now, drone video from the weekend shows the buildings on the edge of this cliff with parts of the bluff falling down into the beach below. this is caused by huge waves we have had and the soaking rainstorms in the bay area. so buildings in this area, the apartment buildings were evacuated back in 2010 as heavy storms washed away part of the cliff. now we are dealing with new concerns in this area. the people living in one of these cliffside apartment buildings have been given a cautionary notice from the city. >> just telling people to be prepared, that kind of thing. and i have actually giving the police department everybody's phone department in 310 just in case they have to do a reverse 911 when and if ther

neighbor's backyard disappeared in the fight is on to save these three homes on sharon way in pacifica. the city is hoping that it will be enough vero. in process has been of vast one like a work to the local construction company helping the city this year's only new driven storm packs a powerful punch pacifica continues to take a beating during. alas storm we showed you knew the pacifica pier that work is still ongoing in this morning that a woman what washed her backyard as it was swept away with the tide when a seeker wave came pushing through despite so much damage already people here fear that the struggling a stormy season is just getting started. >> reporter: because the storm as damaging so bad and to set the cover. a city will be reaching out for state and federal aid and ordered to get some more resources and hopefully repair some seawalls and get some damage fixed still very long i'll minya stormy season ahead of us. >> britteny: serve warning advisory in effect till saturday 5:00 p.m. also coastal flood advisory to 1:00 p.m. + wind advisory that will stay in effect as we get into the

. >> all eyes are on crumbling seawall in pacifica. the city is holding an emergency meeting to get a better assessment of storm storm-fueled damage and how to protect public and private property. here is a look at the erosion from this morning. storms damaged the pier and erodeed the cliff so several homes and apartments are threatened. the city manager declared a state of emergency hoping for state and federal help. all the santa cruz wharf is closed because of a water main break and the city is trying to get water flowing again to homes and businesses there, and here is how it looks before sunset last night. you can see, it is empty. the same big surf that may have caused the break is making it tough to fix. >> millions of chip are over weight or or bees and this could make parents rethink what they are packing in school lunches. shake up at twitter. stay tuned. here in vineland, home of progresso, we love all kinds of chicken soups... but just one kind of chicken. white breast meat chicken every time. so if you're not going to make your own

. >>> tomorrow the pacifica city council is expected to give a full damage assessment of eroding cliffs. this is video from today of the cliffs. the waves not so big today as rob australia saying. but many of the homes in the danger zone. the damage started to show up in mid-december. we talked to many people who say they're being forced out of their homes. didn't really feel they got enough notice. and they've got no place to go. on friday, the city manager declared a state of emergency, and that is the first step towards getting state and federal help to start rebuilding. our nbc bay area app is a great way to stay ahead of the weather. download your iphone or android devices, and it is free. >>> well, you don't need 140 characters to spell company shake-up. some major changes coming to twit their week. appropriately enough, twitter ceo jack dorsey is confirming on twitter that four top executives are leaving the company. they are the company's head of engineering and product, vp and global media and vp of human resources. twitter's stock has hit the skids, falling from $40 a share a

. >>> the city of pacifica forcing dozens of people to move out of their cliffside home because the base of the cliff is eroding. >> we followed this yesterday, but what is new today, the building has been yellow tagged, and the people inside are given a short time to get their things, and get out.>> we are back at pacifica where people are packing up and i imagine some people are not happy.>> reporter: a lot of frustration out here's people continue to pack up and move out out of their apartment of pacifica, the city has officially condemned the building. we have moved back a bit so you can see the situation. here is the building, sitting on the edge of the bluff, overlooking the ocean, and a beautiful view. but now you have the cliff deteriorating, and engineers believe that this clip is slowly eroding from the bottom, and they are not sure if and when it could give way. all of this is caused by the roshan, mostly over the past few month. -- he roshan -- erosion, mostly over the last month, and the city has decided it is not safe for these tenets to stay. yellow tags of input on all 20

. >>> now to pacifica where city leaders declared a state of emergency due to the damage caused by recent storms. just take a look at the waves and the high surf along the coast today. the city says declaring an emergency will help free upstate and federal funding to help with repairs. ktvu's rob roth with a closer look at the damage including dramatic video of a sneaker wave as it hit. >> reporter: this cell phone video in slow motion shows the size of the waves residents here on beach avenue were up against this morning. terry jackson encountered an even bigger one. >> i was a little shook up. i actually stopped shaking about 45 minutes ago because i was pretty frightened. >> reporter: jackson said she came out to the front yard to check on her damaged fence. that's when a 25 to 30-foot wave came calling. >> the sneaker wave came behind me and literally picked me up and pushed me into this area. i was trapped. >> reporter: she says debris was pinning her against the wall. >> i panicked because the next wave was coming in and i had to get out of that space. >> reporter: jackson spent the

pacifica continued to pack up their belongings and move out. earlier in the week, there was resistance from a few people who didn't want to leave but the city now believes everyone is on board. >> reporter:the pacifica police department said on wednesday that they are encouraging people to move out, but that they won't force anyone to leave. fortunately, the city now believes that won't be a problem. >>"primarily the police department has contacted and worked with them and we have received reassurance from every unit that they do need cooperating." >> reporter:it could be sometime before the building is completely empty and both pg&e and the north coast county water district say the utilities here.. electricity, gas, water and sewer.. will remain on for the time being. at some point the last resident will leave and the question then becomes what happens to the building? the city of pacifica is already moving forward with plans to demolish nearby 330 esplande, which has been vacant for years. they also want to tear down 320, but that building is owned by the same man who owns the newly yellow tagged 310 esplande. the problem is trying to figure

american can sprinkles to a quick light shower and same around daly city and south san francisco and brisbane and san bruno and pacificareas. a look at what a shower noted, it did not leave a lot of rain around but it is wet on the richmond-san rafael so scattered light showers and high clouds and mild highs and moderate storm on tuesday night into wednesday and at 10:00, the yellows take over by morning commute at 4:00 through 6:00 and it will taper but the wet weather hands around. then it will taper to the evening and overnight and rainfall amendments are half an inch to .25" and in the north bay, this is 1". this puts it at "2" on the storm impact scale and it will be breezy, too. >> the drive time if you are headed out, coming up on 5:49. tracy to dublin we had late road work picked up westbound 580 near 205 so it is sluggish from tracy and highway 4 is good and 101 from san rafael to the city is fought pad and metering lights are town on at 5:27 and because of accidents, two next, one in richmond and one cerrito the drive is looking at 35 minutes into san francisco. this is a look of the eastern spokesperson of t

and waves are pounding pacifica. the city just declared a state of emergency. lyanne? >> reporter: well, the city manager made that declaration this afternoon and that means that pacifica will be asking for both state and federal assistance and when you see this video that we shot this morning, you'll understand why. the coastline has been hit hard by the storms, their infrastructure has been failing and there just hasn't been enough money for repairs. sorry, it's windy out here. just after this morning at about 10:00, waves the erosion continues to undermine the existing structures but that didn't keep people away. >> it's beautiful on a king tide. yes. we're on the way to work and said we don't want to miss this. so exciting. >> now, also, in half moon bay, a section of the avenue fell to the beach below last week. and today, crews were putting boulders to shore up the bluff. but again, both pacifica and half moon bay are feeling the affects and more still to come. i'm live in pacifica, abc7 news these storms are stepping up efforts to the new eastern span. the leaks

. >> the destruction by the king tides is forcing the city of pacifica to declare a state of emergency. they are battering the homes. >> it hit the house against the glass door. >> pacifica is asking for state and federal assistance after the seawall along beach boulevard collapsed yesterday. >> it's like little mini earthquakes throughout the day and the night. >> the bluffs at the pacific skies mobile home park fell into the ocean. >> every time the waves of hitting it with the wing tide, it's make it fall to the ground. >> previously the apartments on the erowsing cliffs were condemned. now the city said the neighboring apartment could be next. allen has been taking pictures of the king tides swaling pacifica. he shuttered the window of his oceanside homes. >> the water gets blown into the house and it has a lot of stones in it. it's the stones hitting the glass that cause it had to break. >> the storms are expected to continue battering pacifica. the city will get a full assessment at their next meeting on monday. abc news. >>> the santa cruz mountains are being seeing storm damage

roaring waves at the ocean are no match for the roar of people displaced by coastal erosion in the city of pacifica. >> someone needs to pony up some money and resources and come to our aid. >> reporter: a state of emergency was formally declared by the city council because of damage to the pacifica pier, beach boulevard and a stormwater outfall. 20 apartments at 310 esplanade were declared uninhabitable due to the el nino battered bluff crumbling underneath it. >> you can see the cavities, the indentation on the cliff. we took action -- >> reporter: the city has been checking the cliff twice a day for weeks and said the building is simply no longer safe to live in. owner willard tong says the city is asking prematurely. >> the back of the buildings we still have probably 20 feet of bluff left. and i was under the understanding that before any evacuation would happen, we would have to pry loose another 12 feet. >> to have this -- >> reporter: with the apartment above the wild ocean jonathan levine said he knew one day the slip of the land would turn into a slip of paper on his front door. >> i thou