dentro de ellos el arroyo san francisquito que ya logro algunas evacuaciones dos noches atras y la alertacontinua. fue ardua la labor de decenas de trabajadores de east palo alto para evitar una inundacion de serias consecuencia s, debido a la fuerte tormenta que crecio el cauce del rio san francisquito. pero nuevas lluvias, pueden traer serios problemas a decenas de casas en esa ciudad, que ya pasaron un susto la noche del domingo cuando varias familias fueron evacuadas, en el momento que el arroyo amenazo con desbordarse luego de un aguacero de horas... bite... 5 45 un promedio de 16 horas de lluvia la familia centeno por ejemplo dice que aunque regrese la emegencia. no abandonaran la casa, pues segun dicen, nadie responderia despues por sus pertenencias entrevista claudia centeno algunos residentes vieron como la inundacion tomo dimensiones preocupantes, y ahora andan vigilantes del arroyo para que nuevas lluvias no los tomen desprevenidos . otros residentes, consideran como una emergencia la revision de las alcantarillas de la calle daphne, lugar de su residencia, pues consideran que

el arroyo san francisquito esta muy cerca y se desbord..haber evacuado asustados.. s.o.t. janeth jiménez/residente de east palo alto 23:29:22 espantada porque empezaron a evacuar diciendo que teníamos que evacuar inmediatamente porque había una probabilidad de que se reventaran los tubos y que el nivel del agua iba a suber como a 6 ó 7 pies, entonces sí fue algo que asustó.. en realidad, a la mayora de viviendas afectadas solo le entr agua a sus cocheras... s.o.t. eduviges walking shot 10:08:05 tuvimos que alzar todo asi para lavar, desde allá de las lavadoras sacar todo el lodo que había. esta es otra de los residentes afectados. s.o.t. eduviges morales 9:24:13 tuvimos que sacar todo, todo, todo anoche, y nos acostamos casi hasta las 3 de la mañana sacando toda, toda el agua. y todo los vecinos estabamos preocupados, pasó la policía y nos dijeron que teníamos que evacuar.. s.o.t. janeth jiménez/residente de east palo alto 23:50:04 al mismo tiempo tuvimos miedo de irnos, por las cosas que tiene uno, la gente empieza a saquear las cosas cuan

cesar ---las reparaciones de emergencia en el arroyo "san francisquito" de east palo alto parecen estarke vo ---funcionarios publicos dicen que a pesar de todas las lluvias recientes, el dique que fue reforzado hace un par de dias, no ha presentado probemas ----el arroyo se desbord el fin de semana pasado, obligando la evacuacion de al menos 7 hogares que fueron parcialmente inundados ---solamente una vivienda sufrio daÑos considerables . topvo ---aunque toda esta lluvia no ha sido divertida para muchos residentes, ha hecho maravillas para el suministro de agua del area de la bahia ---los operadores de las represas en el condado de solano y santa clara dicen que hay tanta agua que han llegado a los limites de seguridad y han tenido que descargar las represas ---el condado de santa clara tiene niveles de agua por encima del promedio ---las lluvias tambien han aumentado la nieve en la sierra cesar ---hoy la lluvia no se hizo sentir en nuestra region pero cuando podra regresar? vamos con ariel rodriguez y la respuesta.. ariel.. cesar ---la tormenta invernal en el noreste del pas deja ya do

the levee is on a curve of san francisquito creek, seven homes were evacuated when the creek overflowed new levees begins next year. á,md light that wood fire for christmas, there are no spare the air alerts today. yesterday bay area air quality managers asked people to voluntarily avoid wood fires to prevent build-up of air pollution. it worked. >>> final check on the weather. going to be rain today. >> rainy and windy especially this afternoon. here's live doppler 7 hd, strong cold front starting to sweep south. already hitting parts of the north bay went through 101 through burg through -- through healdsburg, bodega bay, temperatures in the 50s today, showers tomorrow, drier thursday. >>> a look at traffic quickly on this christmas morning. bay bridge toll what happened everybody, nobody there. golden gate bridge is light as well. merry christmas everyone. the abc7 morning news continues in+h 25 minutes with news, weather and traffic during "good morning america." my christmas gift was to be again paired with francis dinglasan. breaking news out of the south way crews on the scene of

residents living near the san francisquito creek were areas along the borders of palo alto, menlo park, and at last check, six homes officials say the napa river. north of napa near st. helena. is currently at 26-and-a-half. that's a- the national weather warning remains in effect on rest of the day today. residents and businesses in the area were advised to monitor river levels receding. the city has closed veterans memorial park, the preserve park and trancas crossing park until further notice. thousands of nurses will nine bay area hospitals. negotiated labor contracts and improvements in patient care protections. such as staffing levels, health officials want to reduce the number of paid sick days for nurses and technicians, while eliminating health care coverage for those who week. the 49ers. fresh off a patriots last week ran in to a three-headed monster in quarterback russell wilson threw four touchdowns, running back marshawn lynch defense kept colin from ever getting going. the seattle seahawks clinched a spot in the nfc wilson's touchdowns put him cal's lynch added 111 yards

spokesman for the menlo park fire protection district says the levees along san francisquito creek have been damaged. he says the california conservation grove will shore up the levee temporarily until this summer. [ inaudible ] >> we would like to get people out of fema and have 10000 year capacity of water flows to go -- 100 year to have water flows to >> reporter: the project is supposed to last 18 months, maybe two years maybe by 2015, major flood problem here along this creek will have been taken care of. palo alto, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> right now search crews looking for suspected drunk driver who took a dangerous plunge in the north bay while running from police that search is happening near the college of marin on sir francis drake boulevard. amy hollyfield is live there with the latest. >> reporter: they just called off the search. there's no sign of him. officials say they aren't sure what that means. video from overnight they were searching from 1 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. then they started again this morning this started with when they tried to stop a man for a possible du

spokesman for the menlo park fire protection district says the levees along san francisquito creek have been damaged. he says the california conservation grove will shore up the levee temporarily until this summer. [ inaudible ] >> we would like to get people out of fema and have 10000 year capacity of water flows to go -- 100 year to have water flows to >> reporter: the project is supposed to last 18 months, maybe two years maybe by 2015, major flood problem here along this creek will have been taken care of. palo alto, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> right now search crews looking for suspected drunk driver who took a dangerous plunge in the north bay while running from police that search is happening near the college of marin on sir francis drake boulevard. amy hollyfield is live there with the latest. >> reporter: they just called off the search. there's no sign of him. officials say they aren't sure what that means. video from overnight they were searching from 1 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. then they started again this morning this started with when they tried to stop a man for a possible du

. >> it was around this time of night in 1998 when the overblowing waters of the san francisquito creek across the creek in east palo alto where many were below the levy. they think about the recent rain saturating the ground. the question is how much more can that this creek take. it was february 1998. >> there was no warning. >> the waters from the creek -- >> it's such a silent enemy. >> swept into the palo alto home. >> once it comes over the threshold, you just look at it and you think oh! >> now 14 inches means more than a measurement. >> that's the bottom drawer of all your files. i lost all my family pictures. >> each times the skies darken with the heavy gray clouds conjures up fresh anxiety. >> the creek joins the authority created in 1999. executive director said the group has been working to protect the 6,000 homes and businesses in the floodplain area in palo alto, east palo alto and menlo park. >> this is particularly flashy. that means it can rise and fall quickly with the severe rain storm. a burst of rain and that's what we saw in 1998 and we are concerned it can happen

. >> the waters from the san francisquito creek swept into the palo alto home. >> once it comes over the threshold, you just look at it and you think oh! >> 14 inches that means more than a measurement. >> that's the bottom drawer of all your files. >> i lost all my family pictures. >> each time it darkens conjures up fresh anxiety. the creek joint powers authority in 1999. the group has been working to protect the 6,000 homes and businesses in the floodplain area in palo alto, east palo alto and menlo park. >> this is flashy and that means it can rise and fall quickly with the severe rain storm with the rain. that's what we saw in 1998 and concerned it can happen again. >> the authority is set to produce reviews about the bridge. the choke point that sent water into many homes. >> that bridge stlfb 30 years ago. >> it totalled -- >> $35,000. >> the cost of the constant concern has been the biggest price they paid. if there is another flood -- >> we will move someplace else. >> i don't have the strength i had 14 years ago to do all the things we did. i feel much more vulnerable. >> n

. >>> in east palo alto, water district workers keeping a close eyeßx on san francisquito creek.his week the creek flooded causing evacuation of seven homes and a levee to leak. repairs have been made to the levee, so far, so good. >> it is looking fine as long as we don't get any more precipitation we are not anticipating any more downpours./qr=(z we are assessing damage. >> residents say the flooding happens all the time. city officials are aware and qk a public works t scheduled f9##x the spring will fixv<úz things once and for all. >>> crab fishermen north of the bay area will get two more weeks of unwanted vacation. fish and game has moved back the start of the commercial crab season,qc5g january 15th. the season was supposed to begin the start of december for men soon know county and points -- from mendocino county and points north. >>> 6:06, traffic and weather together are next. >>> welcome back. dress for 40 napa, fairfield, everybody else mid to upper 40s. low to midv)@ 50s wçÑd:-?o ing sunshine this afternoon. cloudy now, sunny this afternoon. É system brs tomorro

rising waters of san francisquito creek flooded the two right lanes of highway 1-0-1. the california highway patrol says there is flooding on the roadway just north of embarcadero road.but they say the freeway remains open. however c-h-p says west bayshore road is closed between embarcadero and san antonio roads. the creek runs through both neighborhoods and commercial areas and has a history of flooding. emergency alerts have been sent out to residents. police and fire crews are currently moving through the area warning residents. r kron 4 news has team coverage on this storm system that's expected to deliver us a wet and chilly christmas. reggie kumar is live in oakland. while philippe dejegal is has the latest on delays and travel advisories from the san francisco international airport. but first. here's video of what the weather was like on mount tam earlier today. talk about strong gusts! you can see the wind tossing around the trees and even the camera! we join brian at the weather center. brian. time to bring out the heavy winter coats? >> the good news is that

. >>> in east palo alto, people ÷ san francisquito creek arew% hoping the rains won't bring floodingnd police looking who shot and wounded a church parishioner and teenager. monday night gunfire erupted outside a church on macarthur boulevard the target was a 17-year-old boy who left a liquor store, next to the church he was wounded stray gunfire peppered the church and wounded a woman inside listening to a sermon. the teen and woman who was shielding her children are both expected to recover. >>> manhole cover explosion forced closure of a san francisco intersection those sounds like popcorn popping came from a fire in an underground vault the fire cast -- was caused by equipment fire last night. the fire was put out quickly and no outages as a result. >>> traffic and weather together, next on the abc7 morning news. live look outside, bay bridge toll, metering lights not on, traffic very light. sue hall is checking traffic around the bay area. mike nicco will have the full forecast. >>> back to the mainland. reason president obama is cutting his hawaiian christmas >>> doppler showin

a line of sand bags now runs along the san francisquito creek. jose landa lives as close to the creek as you can get and says that he hopes that the sand bags help prevent any more blooding. >> that makes you safer? >> a little bit. maybe it runs again, like -- we're going to be -- >> along the way, several houses which were flooded still have their driveways blocked off by yellow caution tape. while the creeks overflowed in some areas, sit cry officials noticed seepages along the boil. >> >> ishmael rosales lives along the way, but says that while residents appreciate the sand bags, they would like a more permanent solution. >> >> it's something, but it's like trying to heal a wound that's already been cut. you know. they have not done anything influential to make sure that we are safe. >> reporter: the creek is running along the area, and all residents can did right now is run the rain forecast for tonight. >> it's not horrible today. we hope. >> reporter: and back to a live picture here in east palo alto, this is bay shore road here. the flood

in east palo alto, people living along the san francisco key toe creek are hoping the rain -- san francisquitooping the rain won't bringing flooding. the weak levee is off east bay shore road the system needs to be strengthened construction project begins in the spring to do that. this morning a stretch of highway 1 south5: big sur remains closed after rock slides from the weekend storm. these are pictures from caltrans. the slide happened sunday afternoon, crews are working to clear the debris and repair a 60 foot section of damaged roadway. here's the specific stretch of road closed no word on when it is going to reopen officials hope to have one lane open later this week. >>> in the north bay rain and runoff have napa river swollen, but well within its banks other parts of wine country looked more like lakes, water topped levee at sonoma creek where it borders on 70 acres of vineyards, an area where people expect flooding in, as far as grapes, it is a nuisance for the chardonnay vine but it has benefits. >> for3f-v the vineyards it recharges our water supply, we gets lots of good soil from

. >>> in east palo alto, water district workers are keeping a close eye on san francisquito creek. earlier this week the creek flooded causing evacuation of seven homes and ann leak. repairs have been made and so far, so good. >> it is looking fine as long as we don't get any moreñv.iiq#6 precipitation. we assessing damage. >> residents say flooding happens all the time, city officials are aware and hope a public works project scheduled for the spring will fix things once and for all. >>> before we get to that project, we still have storms left to deal with, including one heading our way tomorrow, right mike? >>> [ inaudible ] good morning. let's look at cloud cover, live doppler 7 hd just picking up dry air right now. let's talk about the rainfall, 101% in livermore, 141% in san jose, san francisco 144, oakland 145, santa rosa 168% of average we are all running a surplus. mostly cloudy, that's what we have this morning. 40s, more sun through theee, afternoon, low to mid 50s, a lot of -- cooler you may need a heavier coat, low to mid 40s. light rain tomorrow,1,@Ñ sprinks in the m

they got hit hard over the weekend the sunday's heavy rain caused the san francisquito creek to spill over the levee and it caused flooding in a few neighborhoods near the creek. crews are putting in overtime working the holiday. they're bagging and make -- sandbagging and making emergency repair as more rain is expected later this afternoon. >>> and people in much of the country are getting some real winter weather. shop white christmas. snow hit parts of the mid- atlantic area yesterday. today much of oklahoma and arkansas are under a big winter storm warning. there is a blizzard watch if you got family in western kentucky. they're going to have a white christmas. along the gulf coast storms could bring strong winds, hail and lightning to parts of mississippi, alabama, and eastern louisiana. and as ed payne shows us the white christmas means travel delays. >> reporter: ground crews were out in force in oklahoma city treating roads and bridges ahead of the expected christmas day storm. it was a similar scene at oklahoma city's will rogers world airport where some flights have already

trying to make sure there's no more flooding at the san francisquito creek. it was a big problem last night - there was a mudslide today in contra costa county.near the oakland border.on pinehurst road. it was a mess and the road was closed for awhile. drivers were trying to navigate around the mud. scene around 5 this morning. the slide was cleaned up in a few hours. forecast - the public works flooding caused a mess in richmond. a viewer sent us this video of castro ranch road. the two lane street, became one big mess. improper damage from a pipe resident victor hu-sorry fixed. the road is now open to two lanes of traffic. crews used a pump to clear out the caused a large tree branch to fall onto this san francisco gas station. >> this saturation level i came back and. and it is nothing. nothing can be saved. >> this creek forest mandatory evacuations of a least seven homes. today, you can see with mud on the streets. there is one moment that is so much damage the homeowner could not come back she knows that it could've been worse. >> we could have been com

sunday's rain caused the san francisquito creek to spill across the levee. actually had to be evacuated briefly. neighbors are concerned now about the rainy season ahead even though damage was minimal this time around. >> it was like up this high and we were afraid that it was going to go in there but when we got back there was no water damage to the house. >> crews now are putting in a lot of overtime over the holiday sandbagging making emergency repairs as more rain of course is expected a little bit later this afternoon. the mayor there says the city is already working on a long- term solution. trey they're trying to fix it. >>> now an incredible rescue from a rushing los angeles river. cbs reporter louisa hodge has the story of one man hanging on for dear life and the rescuers who risked their lives to save him. >> reporter: tension moments in -- tense moments in a rising l.a. river. water gushed down fast forceful and cold. >> we have snags out there. >> reporter: firefighters acted fast. >> what's what we all the eddy just trying to pull the boat back

folks in east palo alto is keeping a close eye on a levee, along san francisquito creek. le griego. folks in east palo alto are keeping a close eye on a levee along san fransesquito creek. new sandbags are in place in hopes of preventing the creek from overflowing into the gardens neighborhood again. >>> this day after christmas is expected to be a busy travel day at the bay area's three major airports. so far there are no significant delays locally, but there are a lot of weather-related delays and cancellations back east, in particular indianapolis, chicago o'hare, cincinnati, ohio and dulles international airport near washington, d.c. >> stay with us, traffic and weather in just a moment. >>> good morning. live look at mass transit. we are dealing with major caltrain delays this morning anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes. it has some signal problems. otherwise, bart, ace, muni, ferries on a normal weekday schedule and on time. 121 just reopened after being closed overnight for flooding concerns. it's open by highway 12 in sonoma county. here's a live look at the golden gate

. >> crews placed sandbags for the san francisquito creek topped the levee. >> sunday's flooding forcedd seven months to evacuate. >> at least one home suffered damage that made it uninhabitable. >> the flooding on the creek was the worst in six decades. >> i did not think we're going to see anything like we saw in the past. we should be ok. >> the city is convinced that the work done to repair the creek will be sufficient to hold back any further flooding. >> the time is a 30 6:00 a.m.. we will be back in a couple of minutes. now that christmas has passed the next big thing is new year's. what are you doing new year's eve. you can join us with our new year's live a special on december 31st. >> sit-down, sit back and enjoy the party here on kron 4. [ female announcer ] this is a special message from at&t. [ male announcer ] it's no secret that the price of things just keeps going up. [ female announcer ] but we have some good news. it's our bundle price promise. [ male announcer ] a price you can definitely count on, for two whole years. from at&t. [ female announcer ] a great price for