he has been setting up rainwater harvesting systems throughout the city for about a decade. that's something like 7000 of these low-tech, but very efficient life-changers. mexico city has one of the more complex water problems in the world. first of all, it's very far away from any coast or from any body of water. and it's very high up. we're 2200 meters above sea level here. in a valley, any water that you're potentially going to bring into the city, you'd have to pump entirely uphill and like across the sierra, which is virtually impossible. - at least 250 000 people here aren't even connected to the grid. millions more have scarce access to running water, sometimes just for a few hours a day. many, mostly in poor areas, rely on water delivery trucks for their share of drinking water. but things haven't always been this way. the aztecs actually had it all figured out long before the spanish conquered them in 1521. mexico city used to be a city of lakes. it was like the venice of america, and the aztecs had a very, very sophisticated water management system, but the war wit

the santa cruz mountains to the north bay, some people were digging trenches hoping to keep the rainwater from causing more damage. >> reporter: arlene and her family went to their property near burnsville and went to work. she said her husband, david, used a pickax to dig a rain trench to steer water away from hillsides. >> with more than 12 inches coming, we are expecting quite a few landslides. >> they are finding some rockslides, like this one that she came across while we were talking. her son julian says along with digging trenches they will bring in a tractor. >> are you going to have to shore up that road? >> yes pure possibly. we are hoping the road will stay intact and not just flood out. if that happens, this property could get it could be an accessible. >> reporter: they lost two homes on their property last year during wildfires. they plan on rebuilding and are trying to shore things up as much as possible. after a fire and now this massive storm on the way, it is a big challenge. >> this is an exceptional year because of the fire and it causes the dirt to be more fragile. >>

. >>> two days after the storm, pacifica beach is closed after the sewage system of blood with rainwater. the good news is the wet weather in pacifica base and reach full capacity and kept more than 2 million dollars of sewer water from flowing into the city. miramar beach will not open until water samples are deemed safe under the state water quality standards. >>> also in pacifica, surfers flocking to the water today. we saw groups off of rockaway beach but this is not for the beginners. our chief meteorologist is watching the surf and showers. >> lets stress and again, not for beginners because look at the size of the waves, breakers in the 18 to 24 foot range. you can get in trouble in a hurry with sneaker waves and the rip current. even if you're just looking at the surf, don't turn your back to the ocean. we had a few showers this afternoon mainly north of the golden gate, barely showing up on radar. nothing on the current radar image at the end of the loop, there are a few sprinkles and the north bay flying under the radar, a few hundredths of an inch of rain this is very little,

you can use the rainwater with one of our rain barrels. folks can do those water saving tips we have been talking about during the drought. use the bucket in your shower and take that outside. anyway that you can use water wr from indoors, outdoors we recommend but using the habits we've established during the drought will help keep the demand for water down. it allows reservoir levels to continue to rise. ama: do marin residents seem to be responsive to conservation efforts? >> yes. i would say we have ramped up our conservation efforts very quickly. we've gotten to about 31% and we have a goal of 40, so we are approaching it that we haven't seen that mark hit yet. ama: you say we haven't seen rain like this in a long time, so feeling optimistic we can get out of this drought? >> we hope so. i would say does a step in the right direction but those two dry years and the big storm, it's unpredictable. climate changes here now and so whether we have this kind of rain again or go into the dry pattern, the conservation efforts of our customers

i have met families collecting rainwater with bottles.hey have limited their agriculture because of their intensive plantations that just drain the water that is available. it is really complex. there are more violent groups now. the government claims they have weapons. the attacks have multiplied. brent: there is reason for hope as i understand it because chile is rewriting its constitution and plans to give more rights to indigenous people. that will give them a proper voice or will it not? yes -- >> yes, i ink for ny of us, these unprecedented political acts with a rewriting of the constitution brings hope and not just from a -- but for every chilean who was demanding since october 2016 for more dignity in our economic and political system. the fact that in the convention that is rewriting the constitution, there were seats reserved for native peoples is something that we would not have imagined happening two years ago. this will absolutely help the people and other indigenous groups in the country to ha more rights and even have a con

according to sonoma water, two other wells will be able to capture rainwater and winter water flows from water was going to the ground, acting as a reservoir for periods of drought. >> the level of need is probably the most drastic that it is ever been as far as hauling water goes. >> this project was actually designed to take water in the winter when it's more readily available, use a recharge facility like this to put it back into the groundwater, to sort of bank that water for most years, and be able to pull it out like we are doing today in drought conditions. that is the future of water for sonoma county. >> is all part of the santa rosa plain drought resiliency project, to actually give the aquifers back. >>> and update now on a cargo vessel being investigated in connection with the massive oil spill in southern california. operators of the ship rotterdam express got the green light to leave the port of oakland today for mexico, after cooperating with authorities. u.s. coast guard boarded the ship yesterday to investigate whether the vessel played any role in the large oil spill of

reporter: a dry-cleaning business put her potted plants outside to catch the rainwater. >> i'm very cautious about how i save water. reporter: at this pumpkin patch, employees are getting ready to unplug the bound towns and take a pause. the pumpkins will be ok. >> the breed of pumpkin we get from half moon bay is resistant to water. they will absolutely survive the rainstorms. the only thing that takes its toll on them is time. reporter: so i have been in touch with the santa rosa fire department. they tell me if the rain forecast holds this week, this precipitation could push this area out of fire season. i'm kate larsen, abc 7 news. dan: thanks a lot. so nice to see the rain behind you. is tonight's rain causing anymore power outages? the pg&e outage map shows power is out in a few spots but most are not major outages or necessarily caused by rain. video provided by pg&e shows crews trying to prevent outages by power washing poles. the utility says light rain turns dirt on power lines from dry conditions into mud which conducts electricity and can start fires on the lines. pg&e says showe

they ventured out to their property near gurnville, they knew they needed to do work to prevent rainwater and mud and rock slides. >> this is the only access to our homes where we lost two homes, three generations in our family. >> reporter: thinks this is video she sent us. you can see her husband david digging with a pick axe to drig a rain trench. they found several rock slides as we were talking by video call. >> 12 plus inches coming for this coming weather system. we are expecting quite a few landslides because of the dead trees and the steep terrain here. >> reporter: her son julian says along with digging those runoff trenches, they'll bring in a heavy tractor. are you going to have to shore up the road, too? >> yeah, possibly. we're hoping that, you know this, road is going to stay intact and that it's not all going to slide out because if that happens, this property could get nearly, you know, inaccessible. >> reporter: the reeds lost them home during the lmu complex. they are up there now trying to shore it up as much as possible. sonoma county emergency officials started issui

the urban environment and suburbs environment, we're going to need to capture about half of the rainwater and only let about half spill into the pacific ocean. >> and water conservation also plays a key role as you're aware. a number of water districts have already declared a drought emergency and have mandated their customers cut back on their water usage. reporting live in san ramon, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >>> pg&e crews are restoring electricity after the rain knocked out power to hundreds of neighborhoods throughout the bay area. new video of outages in oakland. street lights all out making for dangerous driving conditions. and take a look at this transformer power pole actually on fire in san pablo last night. no word from pg&e on what caused it. previously they told us the first real rain of the season often turns the accumulated dirt on transformers into mud which can cause them to blow out. right now not a lot of customers without power. at the height last night, more than 35,000 customers were in the dark. >>> you can download our free app and get your weather updates in

the program is also designed to make residents and companies aware of how much rainwater can be captured from roof gutters instead of wasted. plus they work effectively in light storms as we're seeing now. >> so you can use more than one rain barrel. just in a small storm we've had probably in the last couple of days a storm large enough to fill a 50-gallon rain barrel from just part of a home. >> reporter: another group happy to see rain, any rain, is cal fire. the bay area firefighters have been active for months at a time here and assisting southern california. >> the benefits of the rain is hopefully if it continues, we can keep some of these fires small. all it takes is a little bit of warm weather, a little bit of wind and we're off to the races again. >> reporter: as everyone mentions, there are very few drawbacks to rain during a drought. after so much dry weather, we're only going to see limited benefits, but at least it's a start. live in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, robert. you can download our nbc bay area app. we'll send you up-to-the-minute forks

reporter: a dry-cleaning business put her potted plants outside to catch the rainwater. >> i'm very cautious about how i save water. reporter: at this pumpkin patch, employees are getting ready to unplug the bound towns and take a pause. the pumpkins will be ok. >> the breed of pumpkin we get from half moon bay is resistant to water. they will absolutely survive the rainstorms. the onlyhing thatak its toll on them is time. reporter: so i have been in touch with the santa rosa fire department. they tell me if the rain forecast holds this week, this precipitation could push this area out of fire season. i'm kate larsen, abc 7 news. dan: thanks a lot. so nice to see the rain behind you. is tonight's rain causing anymore power outages? the pg&e outage map shows power is out in a few spots but most are not major outages or necessarily caused by rain. video provided by pg&e shows crews trying to prevent outages by power washing poles. the utility says light rain turns dirt on power lines from dry conditions into mud which conducts electricity and can start fires on the lines. pg&e says showers on

rainwater from the record breaking storm running off into a reservoir outside sacramento, and it providester to people. if you live in california in what seems like a never ending drought, you would love to see and hear this. that storm yesterday was so powerful they called it a bomb cyclone. >> what blew through northern california and much to have the west this weekend is being described as epic, even historic, and here's what it left behind, a major rock slide covering a highway in northern california. it could take days before that's cleared. meanwhile, listen to these gail-force winds ripping through the golden gate bridge in san francisco. they even lifted up this semi truck on one bay area bridge and literally moved it over. there were numerous trees uprooted, tens of thousands of people without power and more than a foot of water in some places, all of that from an atmospheric river stretching from the hawaiian islands, the darkest spots showing heaviest rainfall with northern california in the bullseye. more than 5 inches fill in the capital sunday making it the wettest day on re

it's gonna be used to capture rainwater off of a shed roof into a rain barrel so that we can use that water for watering the garden a little bit of extra space the ski department at sports basement in berkeley was helping customers gear up for tahoe or snow snow was in the forecast. i guess it means that we get to take our sun up to the mountains as soon as possible first rain storm down here everybody starts thinking about skiing again gets excited is coming in looking for new gear the tahoe region still recovering from the monster kaldore flyer which burned more than 200,000 acres last month locals say several chances for snow. this week is great news after one of the driest summers in tahu history. so really great news for the resorts california with that welcome sight light rain falling here in sonoma county firefighters say this precipitation really means a reprieve from fighting wildfires. it's been a dry brutal summer. they will take all the rain they can get so nice to see the rain and of course we will take every drop right? we're live in petaluma cornell bernard abc 7 news.

it's gonna be used to capture rainwater off of a shed roof into a rain barrel so that we can use that water for watering the garden a little bit of extra space. ski department at sports basement in berkeley was helping customers gear up for tahoe or snow was in the forecast i guess. it is sun up to. the first rain storm down here everybody starts thinking about skiing again gets excited is coming in looking for new gear the tahoe regionrecoring f the r kaldore fire which burned more than 200,000 acres last month locals say several chances for snow. this week is great news. one of the driest summers in tahoe history, so with the shot of the rain that's been falling here for about two hours. it has certainly been a while since we have seen it firefighters say it means a possible reprieve from fighting wildfires, but they stress that why the fire season is certainly far from over great to see the rain. we will take every drop. we're live in petaluma cornell bernard abc 7 news. yeah, you definitely have that right cornell many. thanks now as the showers move into the bay area. we wanted t

still many districts are desperately searching for long term solutions to capture rainwater and boost reservoir capacity and supplies were in a critical situation where under 11% capacity, so that means 89% is empty, and that's real scary. santa clara valley water district is among 12 districts that formed a joint powers authority this month to raise the height of contra costa. counties lost for keros increasing capacity by more than 70% to help supply the region. and valley water district is looking at investing more in wastewater recycling to increase capacity of 10% of their supply with waste water to purify it by 2025. but you know, back here live. a lot of the districts say that in order to reach some of those conservation goals of 15% they really need their customers. to try and do more to conserve water at home. every little bit helps jana katsuyama reporting live for us tonight in fremont. thank you, jenna. all across the bay area communities and public agencies are bracing and preparing for the big rainfall this weekend. residents are now preparing by cleaning drains of debri

closed on sunday evening after the atmospheric river cost specific a sewage system to flood with rainwater than six inches of rain fell along the san mateo county coastline this weekend. the beach was closed all week because the city is required to keep it closed until the water can be tested. her next sports director marco baniyas will tell us how the braves overcame the astros at a crucial game three of the world series, but first and unusual dolphin sighting in monterey bay. check it out. the monterey bay will watch spotted this rare. all white dolphin that's been swimming in the area. they've named the dolphin. casper marine biologists say he visits the reason region often and sometimes stays for months at a time. you're watching the 11 o'clock news on ktvu. we'll be right back. i'm morgan, and there's more to me than hiv. more love, more adventure, more community. but with my hiv treatment, there's not more medicines in my pill. i talked to my doctor and switched to fewer medicines with dovato. dovato is for some adults who are starting hiv-1 treatment or replacing their current hiv-1

going to be used to capture rainwater off of a shed roof into a rain barrel so that we can use that water for watering the garden. this store was busy with people ready to weatherproof. and then this is just for firewood to keep it dry. don't forget the sand bags. remember these it's still the best way to keep water away from your house. we put rain boots for people. at store supervisor alejandra diaz says the shelves are stocked and storm ready. so just trying to get prepared what customers will need and make sure. have enough for everyone even if they wait to the last minute by the way, in case you forgot this is what rain looks like. we can't wait to see it again for real very soon in the north bay cornell barnard abc 7 news folks there are prepared and don't forget you can always check live doppler 7 and the weather conditions where you live on our abc 7 news app it is for each download in the app store just search abc 7 news bay area the evacuation order for a wildfire has been it allowing people in santa cruz county to return to their homes the estrada fire has burned over 148 acres

this is rainwater from that record-breaking storm running off into a reservoir just outside of sacramentorovides drinking water to people. look, if you live in california in what seems like the never-ending drought, you should love to see and hear this. that storm yesterday was so powerful, they called it a bomb cyclone. . what blew through northern california and much of the west this weekend is being described as epic, even historic. and here is what it left behind, a major rock slide covering a highway in northern california. it could take days before that's cleared. meanwhile, listen to these gale-force winds ripping through the golden gate bridge in san francisco. they even lifted up this semitruck on one bay area bridge and literally moved it over. there were numerous trees uprooted. tens of thousands of people were left without power and more than a foot of water in some places. all of that from an atmospheric river as it's known stretching all the way from the hawaiian islands, the darker spots showing the heavier rainfall, with northern california right in the bulls-eye. more tha

needs in agriculture and the urban and suburban environment, we need to capture about half of the rainwater and let half spill into the pacific ocean. >> reporter: in the meantime, bay area leaders are asking residents to conserve as much waer as possible and hope for more rain. >> you can track the next bout of rain by downloading the nbc bay area app. put in your zip code to get the forecast where you live. >>> the sierras getting a bit of snow. vianey was talking about this. it's been so long. the caltrans traffic camera. we've seen the snow go from flurries to turning the highway white. there's concern that the snow isn't enough to protect the south shore from an economic hit. >>> rain has been falling on the estrada fire in santa cruz county. it is 60% contained. hasn't grown. >> there's questions how an intentional controlled burn got out of control. >> reporter: cal fire hit the estrada fire hard on friday. but it grew quickly to nearly 150 acres, raising questions why cal fire moved forward with a planned fire to get rid of dangerous brush on the estrada ranch, on a day when tempera

. >> it is going to catch rainwater so we can use that water for the garden. reporter: this story was busy with people ready to weatherproof. don't forget the sandbags. remember these, still the best way to keep water away from your house. the store supervisor says the shelves are stocked and storm ready. >> just trying to get prepared with what customers will need. reporter: in case you forgot, this is what rain looks like. we cannot wait to see it again for real. in the north bay, abc 7 news. >> we may have forgotten. it has been so long. you can always check abc 7 doppler on our abc 7 news app. the evacuation order for a wildfire has been downgraded, allowing people in santa cruz county to return home. the estrada fire has burned over 138 acres. crews when some of the embers jumped the containment line and started another fire. it is northeast of carlito's. nearly 300 people were told to evacuate. calfire canceled another controlled burn yesterday. the family of an oakland man shot and killed by the fbi are demanding answers. >> jonathan cortez. >> proteste

. >> is going to be used to capture rainwater into a rain barrel so we can use that water for watering the garden. cornell: this story was busy with people ready to weather proof. don't forget the sandbags. member these? still the best way to keep water away from your house. >> we have rain boots for people to come in. cornell: alejandro diaz says the stores are stocked. >> just trying to get prepared and make sure we have enough for everyone. cornell: by the way, in case you forgot, this is what rain looks like. we can't wait to see it again very soon. cornell barnard, abc 7 news. liz: you can always check doppler seven and the radar conditions where you live on our news app. it is free to download. just search abc 7 news bay area. the evacuation order for a wildfire has been downgraded, allowing people in santa cruz county to return to their homes. the estrada fire has burned over 148 acres. crews were doing a burn at estrada ranch on friday when some of the embers jumped the containment line and started another fire. the fire is northeast of carlito's, and nearly 300 people were tol

. >> it is going to catch rainwater off of a shed roof into a rain barrel so we can use that water for the garden. reporter: this store was busy with people ready to weatherproof. don't forget the sandbags. remember these, still the best way to keep water away from your house. >> we put out the rain boots for people to come in. reporter: the store supervisor says the shelves are stocked and storm ready. >> just trying to get prepared with what customers will need. make sure we have enough for everyone even if they wait until the last minute. reporter: in case you forgot, this is what rain looks like. we cannot wait to see it again for real. in the north bay, cornel bernard, abc 7 news. >> you can always check abc 7 live doppler on our abc 7 news app. new developments to tell you about this morning. former president bill clinton has just been discharged from the hospital. this is a new video from an hour ago. mr. clinton shook hands with doctors and nurses as he left at university of california irvine medical center. he was met by his wife hillary clinton. the former president will retu

now with this rainwater levels in the lake are on the rise.nwhile things are expected to be drying out here in northern california. we have seen some sunshine peek out today which is good news because the flash flooding threat should now be over. bret, back to you. >> bret: all right, max. congratulations on the launch, too. >> thank you. >> bret: a public strengthened and hurricane rick bearing down on mexico's southern pacific coast. warnings of flash floods and mud slides in the coastal mountains there. a half dozen emergency shelters have opened in the region. up next. live team coverage of the border crisis as thousands of migrants head through mexico on the way to the u.s.s. first, here's what some of our fox affiliates around the u.s. are covering tonight. fox 6 in milwaukee as the judge considers whether use of force experts can testify at the trial of an illinois teenager accused of shooting three people during a protest against police brutality in wisconsin last year. it's likely the last hearing before kyle rittenhouse goes on trial

billions with a b of fresh rainwater into that lake causing it to rise five inches in one day. drought conditions earlier this month forced water levels to drop below the basin. that is tonight's live look outside the beltway from "special report," we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ have you ever seen the rain ♪ i want to know have you ever seen the rain ♪ erizon and unlimited premium data that can't slow down based on how much smartphone data you use. that's right, get 5g in more places all across america and better value on a plan built for 5g only at t-mobile. ♪♪ we believe everyone deserves to live better. and just being sustainable isn't enough. our future depends on regeneration. that's why we're working to not only protect our planet, but restore, renew, and replenish it. so we can all live better tomorrow. ♪♪ it's another day. and anything could happen. it could be the day you welcome 1,200 guests and all their devices. or it could be the day there's a cyberthreat. only comcast business' secure network solutions give you the power of sd-wan and advanced security integrated on our

west of santa rosa, rainwater flooded the road and many trucks made it through but not this car and woman tried to back up and the engine died. >> since there was no road closed sign i thought i would be fine and, no. dunn. truck she was stuck for about 10 minutes and it became unsafe. >> the center the water started entering the car that is when i was like okay and it got to the see and i was like, yes, we are getting out of the car now. >> reporter: this is how it looked three hours later with the tail lights underwater. >> it was my husband's first car and he loves his car to death and he never wanted to sell this car and i called him and he said you drowned my car and i said, well, not intentionally. >> reporter: the downpour reduced visibility and made it hard to drive on highway 101. this was one of many bad accidents and around noon here the driver was alert but in too much pain to get out. an ambulance rushed him to the hospital. >> it was a downpour and daily and we have a rain gauge there with five or 6 inches in about 16 hours. >> reporter: other hazards include downed trees an

twice and i'll be still many districts are desperately searching for long term solutions to capture rainwateroost reservoir capacity and supplies were in a critical situation. where under 11% capacity, so that means 89% is empty, and that's real scary. santa clara valley water district is among 12 districts that formed a joint powers authority this month to raise the height of contra costa counties. los vaqueros increasing capacity by more than 70% to help supply the region. and along with that project, valley water is also looking at a possible wastewater treatment plant here at alameda county. they're looking at replacing old meters with new high tech real time water meters all efforts to try and bring more supply into the system and use water more efficiently. but they say, bottom line consumers have to do their part. with more conservation to try and hit that 15% reduction goal. andre making it easier to track your water use by going high tech. janet thank you mean time. it was a wet wednesday for many parts of the bay area today from petaluma and marin in the north bay to alameda and oak

to take basic steps to make their property safe, to mystery landscapes like forests so they hold rainwatered. i train that will continue as the polar ice caps melting raising the height of the oceans. with its network of tunnels under the river, the barrier was designed decades ago and may not be big enoughin decades ago and may not be big enough in future. the great steel gates are holding back a phenomenal volume of sea water that would otherwise enter the city and potentially cause disaster. which is why climate change matters so much here. constantly watching the projections for how much this he is going to rise and it's also why we will probably need a bigger barrier by 2070. some stretches of the coast are not so lucky. homes in norfolk are not so lucky. homes in norfolk are being lost to the fee. environment agency said they cannot protect everyone. but since last year when i met alina bevan thompson, a local business owner, the waves have come much narrower. they seeing we have got billions of dollars available but it's not coming to us and our coastline is getting eroded daily and

all the rainwater is captured. it's used to flush the toilets and also to help water the garden. the inherent interests of bringing together different narratives, different civilisations, different ethnicities, languages, cultural communities. it's a kind of celebration of the very central contribution that islam brings to the rainbow diversity that makes modern britain so fascinating. muslim, islamic culture has been part of british culture for so long, and i hope this building reaffirms that, it brings the two together. with me is dan thomas, project manager and one of the trustees at the cambridge central mosque. i'm also joined by liberal democrat councillor lucy nethsingha, leader of cambridgeshire county council. the council is part of the uk100 group of local councils which have pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions. thanks so much to you both for joining us. dan, and i did start with you? you are a trustee of this mosque. when we say it is sustainable, what do we actually mean by that? i sustainable, what do we actually mean by that?— sustainable, what do we actually me

all the rainwater is captured, it's used to flush the toilets and also to help water the garden.languages, cultural communities. it is a kind of celebration of the very central contribution that islam brings to the rainbow diversity that makes modern britain so fascinating. muslim, islamic culture has been part of british culture for so long, and i hope this building reaffirms that, it brings the two together. the next few days and nights will be unseasonably warm for the time of year. we have a weather front draped across northern ireland and western scotland producing some rain. last night's rain pushed up into the northern isles, and a lot of cloud around with some brighter breaks and around with some brighter breaks and a little bit of sunshine. brisk winds around this band of rain. temperatures, 16—21 degrees. through this evening and overnight, a band of rain across northern ireland and scotland, at times clip in north—west scotland and wales. clearer skies developing in the north—east of scotland and parts of southern england and wales. it is going to be relatively mild ni

all the rainwater is captured, it's used to flush the toilets and also to help water the garden.ing together different narratives, different civilisations, different ethnicities, languages, cultural communities. it is a kind of celebration of the very central contribution that islam brings to the rainbow diversity that makes modern britain so fascinating. muslim, islamic culture has been part of british culture for so long, and i hope this building reaffirms that, it brings the two together. one of the contenders for the riba stirling prize. we'll have more on that later today. and there will be live coverage of the award ceremony here on the bbc news channel on the 14th of october. a saudi arabian takeover of newcastle united football club is close to being agreed. a decision is expected within the next 24—hours after the proposed majority owner proved the saudi state would not have control the club. let's talk to luke edwards, i think, from the daily telegraph, who knows all about this. it looks like it is going to happen. what kind of issues have the premier league been lookin