get all of the sandbags weekend and hope for the best. >> reporter:even a few sandbags in the right spotan divert a whole lot of flood water. as one woman who stopped by here to fill her trunk told me.'better to have some and not need them than to need them and not have them. in morgan hill rob fladeboe, kron 4 news. >> pam: rain is causing some major damage to the u-s-s hornet in alameda. >> pam: overtime. the wood on the flight deck has become pourous. allowing rains to penetrate and cause damage below, to the captain's area. >> pam: those who care for the ship have been collectiong donations to pay for re-coating the deck. and perserving the museum. >>with el nino and its expected heavy rains. there is increasing concern and a push to get the work done. >> pam: we have some links up on our website. at kron-4 dot-com if you would like to donate. >> pam: communities in the north bay are also preparing for the heavy rain expected tonight and tomorrow. >> pam: especially some areas that are prone to flooding. >> pam: kron 4's will tran has more from petaluma. return to >> reporter:heavy r

michael finney joins us with that. >> this year it's going to be the sandbag season.andbags are not always easy or fast to come by. >> here at a farmer shop, photos are hanging on the walls. >> 1946, i believe. and bottom from the 56 or 57 flood. >> they're cutting hair and talking preparations with a plan. >> i will get ten and place them here and hope for the best. >> if you don't have any or need more, sandbag stations like this one are popping up around the bay area. >> if there is a driver's license, we'll give them five to get started. aall believe in the idea so don't forget it. if you're able, you may be asked to fill bags or help others and once it starts raining, the sandbag station closes for the day. so getting ready early is essential. >> have you had trouble before? >> not yet. i'm trying to take preventative measures. >> i have a comprehensive list on where to find sandbags on abc7news.com. just go to the sections tab and select 7 on your side. >> time for another update on the forecast. >> yes. >> first storm of the seven arrives tomorrow, we'll show y

michael finney joins us with that. >> this year it's going to be the sandbag season.asy or fast to come >> here at a farmer shop, photos are hanging on the walls. >> 1946, i believe. and bottom from the 56 or 57 flood. >> they're cutting hair and talking preparations with a plan. >> i will get ten and place them here and hope for the best. >> if you don't have any or need more, sandbag stations like this one are popping up around the bay area. >> if there is a driver's license, we'll give them five to get started. aall believe in the idea so don't forget it. if you're able, you may be asked to fill bags or help others and once it starts raining, the sandbag station closes for the day. so getting ready early is essential. >> have you had trouble before? >> not yet. i'm trying to take preventative measures. >> i have a comprehensive list on where to find sandbags on abc7news.com. just go to the sections tab and select 7 on your side. >> time for another update on the forecast. >> yes. >> first storm of the seven arrives tomorrow, we'll show you a dry picture out there.

then layer the sandbags. seam of the bottom sandbag with the one on top, and, once you're done, you should wrap the plastic back on top of the bags. >> the time to get prepared is now. el niÑo's here. we're trying to get the word out to our residents that, if you wait till an actual rain event, that may be too late. >> well, joining me in the studio right now is "7 on your side's" michael finney, who is here to help us prepare for the fallout. and you've been talking about this and talking about this. >> [ chuckling ] i sure have. >> how do we help people? what do we do first? >> the first thing -- you ought to know where you can get sandbags in case you need them since he was just talk-- every single county does it their own way. for instance, here in san francisco, the department of public... >> works? >> works. thank you. they're the ones who handle it here, and they tend to have the bags already filled up, and they have people there to put them in the trunk of your car. you go out to contra costa county,

no sandbags needed. we're mainly veelg spotty showers and down to san francisco, golden gate and bay bridge commuters impacted but that the most. the bay bridge camera, current temperature at 62. it will stay like this through tomorrow. if you're doing that bridge taflg, be prepared to have the windshield wipers on. every single location will have the possibility of rainfall, mainly in the morning. we're talking 4 to about 9 clok in the morning. temperatures won't warm up with the cloud cover in place. 61 in friday valley. 57 in san francisco and the north bay expecting 59. i don't want to hold back the timing because this is the best way to plan tomorrow. let's get a look at the timeline. you can see thursday, 4:00 in the morning, the rain begins to develop. heavier at times across middletown, calistoga and santa rosa. it's going to take time to work down here. we think as that morning commute gets going in the morning and contra costa and al lead that. it will hold up through 7:30 in the morning for sa

--clearing out storm drains and filling up sandbags. yesterday emergency managers from all across the region from san francisco to sacramento held a drill to practice rapid responses to mud slides and floods. they had a tabletop drill with people from across the region. >> we're lucky we'll be overprepared. that's the way we deal with expected dangers. >> reporter: so back here live at the pope chaucer bridge in palo alto, the authorities say this new early warning system is complex and that they are still working on it. kiet do, kpix 5. >>> some breaking news. a fire in san francisco's mission district injuring two people broke out this morning on mission near the intersection with cesar chavez. firefighters had it out about 3:45. two people were injured but the extent of their injuries is unclear. no word on what caused the early-morning fire. >>> an angry crowd storming san francisco city hall last night demanding a new chief of police. [ chanting ] >> on the other side of those doors, it was standing room only. the chief renewed his

-- clearing out storm drains and filling up sandbags. yesterday emergency managers from all across the region from san francisco to sacramento held a drill to practice rapid responses to mud slides and floods. >> we'll be overprepared. that's the way we deal with expected dangers. >> reporter: backs out here live at the pope chaucer bridge in palo alto, the authorities say this new early warning system is complex and that they are still working on it. kiet do, kpix 5. >>> the lake tahoe area and other parts of the sierra are expecting the biggest snowstorm in a couple of years. the highest peaks could get 2 to 3 feet of snow. at lake level, forecasters predict 8 to 16 inches. chain controls are likely so pack them before you head up 80 or 50. >>> if you are anywhere along the coast, be prepared for some dangerous surf. waves could top 30 feet in some spots off the coast tonight. riptides and sneaker waves could be a problem, as well. remember, you can get your weather forecast on the go with the weather app. >>> the walnut creek planning

many are lining sandbags near homes and businesses. >> i am seeing sandbags that be. >> reporter: other sandbags will likely be submerged in. 20 levees along the mississippi river and tributaries could fail which could cause greater problems. residents have evacuated 2 of the hardest hit towns. the mississippi is still climbing and expected to reach almost 15 feet above flood stage tomorrow. marlie hall cbs news was all the misery pick >>> a new hampshire man convicted of torturing his girlfriend's three-year-old son was a shorter prison sentence. he is serving 25 years. the attorney says he never hurt a boy and was convicted as an accomplice to the mother who serve just 2 1/2 years. they want a panel of judges to reduce his sentence to 10 years. prosecutors are asking the same judges to increase his minimum sentenced to 30 years. >>> the search is on for a missing man, 56-year-old fleming who was reported to police. on monday his car was found but no sign of him. call police. >>> just as this winter that's underway, insurance companies are dropping more and more customers because of cl

that's what they're doing. >> to loading up on sandbags. >> the driveway goes downhill. the water doesn't go into my garage. >> i just get some flooding in my backyard that i'm trying to prevent. >> san francisco is getting residents ready for those predictions of heavy winter storms. courtesy of el nino. >> if we're lucky, we'll be overly prepared. >> san francisco mayor ed lee and city officials at city hall today talked about the importance of being prepared. >> when people plan for these disasters, then it's less challenging for them. >> this plan includes public utility workers unclogging basins around the city to prevent flooding. the city is also offering residents free sandbags at defer locations around san francisco, including the public works yard. the city also plans to turn recreation centers like this into shelters for the homeless. the shelters all together will provide 1100 additional beds. city officials at today's press conference says it only takes a few hours to set up the shelters. >> the shelters will operate on a 24/7 basis for the duration of the s

. >> thisy have set up sandbag locations. in san francisco, the public works are preparing since last week. they have cleared leaves and debris from the storm drain to prevent flooding. >> we have trees that are particularly vulnerable to storm damage. if a limb will come down or the whole tree and if they need pruning, they have been out paying attention to trees. >> pg&e has activated the emergency centers to respond to the storm and any outages. >> this is one of those do it yourself situations. they left out shovels and some bags. you just scoop them yourself and you can bring them to your home or business and there are several around. to prepare for the storm coming in, it is very important to be aware of the strong winds. they can knock down trees and power lines. abc7 news. >>> the incoming storm is forcing yosemite to close for the season. it normally closes each fall and reopens in the spring. yosemite is reminding the park visitors that all drivers are required to carry chains while driving in the park during the wi

folks there filling up the sandbags anticipating storm runoff tomorrow. the city is providing free sandbags and sand throughout the rainy season and you can get them at richmond fire station 64 as well as the richmond corporation yard. the storm is only a taste of what the el nino conditions will deliver this winter. kpix 5's joe vazquez live in san anselmo with how officials are preparing. joe. >> reporter: veronica, it's a glorious fall evening here in san anselmo. dry now but hours away from the storm and coming up, el nino which is promising a wet winter. cutting tree branches away from power lines, cleaning out storm drains, filling sandbags, the bay area is getting ready for tomorrow's big storm. >> every year, we don't know what's going to heap but getting sandbags in case. >> reporter: locals are also getting ready for el nino expected this winter. >> if we're lucky we'll be overprepared. i think that's the way we deal with expected dangers. >> from san francisco to sacramento, el nino preparations are under way and, in fact, fema was in the state

and customers always come and looking for sandbags. we always have it in stock. >> reporter: for those like frank mason he will shovel his own for free in san rafael. so far, so good at his home he says but he is not risking it during these wet weeks. >> i put in new drainage. last year water came in the garage and i'm hoping none this year. >> reporter: so we have talked a little bit about the rain but we haven't talked that much before the king tides. this second round begins today. those higher tides begin today all the way through christmas. you can expect elevated water levels from the sea. so that on top of rain, well, you never know. so be careful. reporting live in marin county, emily turner, kpix 5. >>> this is just the start of it. let's get right to kpix 5 chief meteorologist paul deanno. on-and-off rain the key. >> more on than off for the next couple of hours. rain for the next week. it begins now in san francisco. the steadiest rainfall for the day will be over the next few hours in san francisco, in marin county. it's no

. >> thisy have set up sandbag locations.n san francisco, the public works are preparing since last week. they have cleared leaves and debris from the storm drain to prevent flooding. >> we have trees that are particularly vulnerable to storm damage. if a limb will come down or the whole tree and if they need pruning, they have been out paying attention to trees. >> pg&e has activated the emergency centers to respond to the storm and any outages. >> this is one of those do it yourself situations. they left out shovels and some bags. you just scoop them yourself and you can bring them to your home or business and there are several around. to prepare for the storm coming in, it is very important to be aware of the strong winds. they can knock down trees and power lines. abc7 news. >>> the incoming storm is forcing yosemite to close for the season. it normally closes each fall and reopens in the spring. yosemite is reminding the park visitors that all drivers are required to carry chains while driving in the park during the wint

give away gaze and 15 thousand sandbags were given out we still have a large supply of sandbags and any residents feels their vulnerable to any kind of flooding through the garage or door or the back of their house come to our yard chavez a large number to supply people and in addition our crews are scheduled to work around the clock performing inspections of trees any potential tree hazard that the public seize they should let us know when we have storms we're vulnerable to branches and trees falling so call 311 number will allow us to get and work on that emergency preparation for the storm it is fall and with the fall we all see the leaves with a little bit of wind the wind leaves can clog our cap baselines so if you see any catch by an that has a number of leaves again call the 311 number the 311 comes through the system to us we'll have crews that will be out there to clean up the catch baselines with the rain like el nino can flowed pretty fast and if that catch by an is not clean quickly water raise and jumps the curbs and gets into homes the public can help us you know when

the convenience store throwing down sandbags. of this water is rushing in from west of us, the river has now reached its crest at 35 feet. that's 20 feet above flood stage, so all of this water is now heading eastward towards us. this river now stands at about six to seven feet off of the ground that we see here. with another three to four coming in overnight. you can see all of the debris in the water. there are floating barrels, floating orange cones and barriers that came off of the highway, now floating around here. all of this water heading east ward to the mississippi river which is expected to crest sometime tonight or tomorrow. it could reach anywhere from 13 to 23 feet above flood stage, and we have also been told that about a 24-mile stretch of interstate 44 will also be shut down because of the flooding. the governor has declared an emergency. he is now touring the damage, urging residents to evacuate when necessary. he doesn't want them to attempt faith in all of this. the sandbagging continues and as of this moment w

own sandbags. >> with el nino expected to be stronger in the next few months, water officials say now isn't the time to takd any chances. crews removed sediment and vegetation today. >> and throughout the summer, even before the rain, our crews have been out there making sure that we're ready for this e el nino. >> in sacramento, the federal emergency managements agency laid out a response plan, including the creation of a central for managements and guidelines for coordinating search, rescue and evacuation order. >> flood chris is still the number one natural disaster. with 30% of that damage coming in areas not anticipated. >> in fact, state officials say $75 billion worth of buildings are at risk for flood damage. >> we see this coming. there should be no reason why we don't do everything we can to ensure that our local governments are prepared, the governments are informed, our state and federal parter ins clab rate together so we that we're as ready as possible when it starts to rain. >> reporter: in the south bay, chris wynn, abc 7 news. >> worries about flooding has some san fr

there have been mandatory evacuations and requests for volunteers to fill sandbags. in st. louis today, they needed volunteers to fill 20,000 sandbags and some of the volunteers that showed up today were children on their holiday break. in some places, water is up to the rooftops of homes, and as is showed you, some businesses are under water. here in union, missouri, it's the burbis river that is causing all of the flooding, and they say it will reach an all-time high when it crests later today. jim? >> axelrod: russell kinsaul with the devastating floodwaters in missouri, thank you. let's bring in eric fisher, chief meteorologist at our cbs boston station, wbz. so eric, the flooding is already bad. how much worse is it going to get? >> what we're watching is a widespread area of eight- to 14- inch rainfall just over the last seven days alone and that is creating the huge situations we are seeing. states here and all the rivers that feed into the mississippi, reaching at least major floodingis if not record flooding and a lot of the crests the highest in at least several d

the water district is offering free sandbags. when you see stormy weather today, take a foe tore tore -- a photo or video and share it with us. >> saved from a fire, new video shows paramedics giving a dog oxygen after being recused from a burning home last night. crews actuallied the gear to treat both dogs and cats for smoke inhalation. the dog went to a vet. no one was home when the fire broke out. >> this morning, san francisco police chief suhr is pushing again for equip officers with tasers. >> protesters packed city hall last night at a police commission meeting calls for the resignation over the fail police shooting of 26-year-old suspect mario woods. officers tried to arrest woods in a stabbing investigation and he refused to drop a knife. the chief suhr wants officers to have tools other than guns. san francisco is one of only two large cities in the united states what does not allow officers to use tasers. >> new details emerge in the san bernardino shooting with records showing the suspect gunman, syed farook and his

pg&e is working on getting itry stored. >> free sandbags are distributed through the bay area.ity has flooded before it probably will again. for a list of locations for free sandbags head to abc7 news abc7news.com. >> san francisco police chief is asking the officers be outknitted with sun guns after the fatal police shooting. protesters called for 9 resignation over the shooting a 26-year-old suspect. >> donald trump is postponing the trip to israel until a he becomes president tweeting this morning that he is rescheduling a meeting with note netanyahu a day after the prime minister criticized donald trump for the which wants on muslims. >> a performance by madonna on streets of paris in the wake of the paris terror attacks stopping to sing three songs throughing "imagine," a stop on the tour for queen of see you in 25 minutes. >>> good morning, america. cracking the code. the fbi trying to break into the terror couple's secret messages, their phones and other devices encrypted. photos of another target. this high school on the killer's phone and investigators now trying to fi

trees are being trimmed and thousands of sandbags are available. and there is a strategy to help the homeless. 1100 places like this jammed when severe weather hits. >> we'll look at wind, we'll look at temperature, we'll look at duration. >> it's a multidepartment strategy to protect the city. >> the little spitting rains out there right now, our city is prepared. >> there have been so many floods at this point, i have lost track of them. >> for him and other people, it doesn't take an el spgs nino like the one in 1997 to wreak havoc. old pipes that quarry suewage water and storm runoff. >> using sandbags and barriers and things, but you never know when to put them up. these things come just like that. >> he just finished elevating his parking lot and hopes that will help. the city says during this e el nino, everyone should register to receive emergency notifications when a major storm will hit. >>> carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >> and a storm is arriving tonight in the bay area. you can see this is a live look from our camera. it's been a cool, gre

give away gaze and 15 thousand sandbags were given out we still have a large supply of sandbags and any residents feels their vulnerable to any kind of flooding through the garage or door or the back of their house come to our yard chavez a large number to supply people and in addition our crews are scheduled to work around the clock performing inspections of trees any potential tree hazard that the public seize they should let us know when we have storms we're vulnerable to branches and trees falling so call 311 number will allow us to get and work on that emergency preparation for the storm it is fall and with the fall we all see the leaves with a little bit of wind the wind leaves can clog our cap baselines so if you see any catch by an that has a number of leaves again call the 311 number the 311 comes through the system to us we'll have crews that will be out there to clean up the catch baselines with the rain like el nino can flowed pretty fast and if that catch by an is not clean quickly water raise and jumps the curbs and gets into homes the public can help us you know when

all the city is happening out free sandbags. they have given out 10,000 sandbags in the past month.e warned to stay alert at the coast. waves this week hit 30'. the coast guard is warning power ful rip currents can pull you to sea in seconds. >> if eurpoe dreaming of fresh powder at lake, does it not take more than a few inches of snow to trigger big delay getting into lake tahoe. this storm is expected it bring more than that and another storm is expected to hit on sunday. c.h.p. recommending bringing warm clothing and food to wait out the delays. chains are needed and a charger for the phone. >> sunday could be tough. >> in the south bay, los gatos saw crews clearing vegetation from the water district. >> when you see stormy weather today take a photo or video and share it with us. we could use it on air or online at abc7news.com. >> saved from a fire. new video showing paramedics giving a dog oxygen after being rescued. crews treated the dogs and cats for smoke inhalation. >> new details emerge in the san bernardino shooting. reports show the suspected gunman, syed farook, and hi

they have tried sandbagging in a lot of places, and the governor says if sandbagging isn't working just out. don't temp fate here. the water is certainly rising as it gets closer to st. louis there have been at least 13 deaths in the last few days because of this. including five foreign soldiers who were killed when their car was swept away. they were working in tandem with american soldiers at an american base called fort leonard wood. and they often do this. we don't know the nationalities of those soldiers, but they were swept away on december 26th. the last of the five bodies was discovered in just the last 24 hours, peter? >> the national guard involved now as well, for them, what is their main priority? >> reporter: sandbagging is their main priority. and also securing the area, once the people leaves their homes and businesses get cleared out, they want to make sure there isn't any looting. the main concern is just putting down sandbags to try to prevent the water from lapping up where it does. if the levies is beached that is a big deal, because then there's no holding the water

. >> if the sandbags don't work, people here will lose their main way in and out of the village. >> we used to have slush out there in the ocean to break the waves before they come in but we don't have any cold weather for our fall storm right now. >> ice used to protect the shore, but it's forming later every year. and as temperatures rise, the layer of frozen soil underground permafrost is melting, and it's becoming easier for the waves to erode the land. >> i'm still looking at water, i'm still looking at rain. >> for rep, the receding ice has also meant challenges in his other job as a whaling captain. >> every spring time, we prepare to go out on the ice, try to get the bowhead whale. and the past maybe 5 years, the ice has been receding so bad that we've been only out there for a week or two. twenty years ago we were out there at least a month, month and a half. >> this is one of our daily lifestyles - frozen fish, uncooked, untouched. >> remeber you guys, pray. >> jesus...bless my food, amen. >> we've always lived on the land, the sea and the air. it's what we grew up on. >> do

the public works department is secretary up a sandbag station on lexington station. that is near the former alameda naval air station. they will be open every tuesday and wednesday and thursday but for holidays through the end of the year. the department is giving away five sandbags to anyone who can she proof of residency. >> you will not see much of this today along the bay area coastline, the high surf warning expired an hour ago. we were in santa cruz when sub ers rode the waves. others decided to watch from a safe distance. if there are as many storms as redigged we could see a lot more of this. >> and is the high surf still with us? >> it is gone. at 4:00, is when the high surf warning expired. the waves are definitely smaller. keep your fingers crossed. the maverick will be awesome and castro valley, 49, oakland is 50 and young city is at 49. san leandro and orinda at 51 and hayward at 52 and alameda and research monday at 54 and berkeley is the warm spot at 5 degrees. inland, 48 at pleasanton and antioch and los gatos and 49 in san jose and fremont and mounta

dozens of people were out buying sandbags to help prevent any flooding. it's expected to get very winding. with wind gusts expected over 35-miles-per-hour. tree limbs could fall. taking out power. power loss is a real concern for p-g-and-e. dave spuhr joins now and what we can expect this week. dave? >> dave : wind and rain and there'll be more rain coming on thursday but today we are dealing with a lot of cloud cover which kept our temperatures down and keep them up over night and downtown san princess go my bottom out at 53 but we will get some '40's and the lower forties' elsewhere tomorrow we have some rain showers on the north bay and the other factor is the jet stream will pull down it is really only the higher elevation north bay that has a wind advisory here is the rain we're talking about for tomorrow 6:00 a.m. some scattered showers and throw out the morning hours--throughout and 3:00 a.m. we have some coverage here in the north bay spreading out the and the heavier amounts will be found around 6:00 a.m. with a wind coupled with of the rain we a

the city held two sandbag saturdays in november to give away sandbags to property owners to prevent flooding and mudslides from the expected severe storms. el nino preparations have been under way across the bay area including construction in shoring up drainage canals in san jose. the federal emergency management agency created an el nino task force for i.d.ing at risk populations. statewide today starting at 9:00 this morning, federal disaster relief workers are conducting a drill as part of the on going work to prepare for the big storms expected this winter, and the exercise leaders say this is so important because you've got joint agencies working together to see what works and what won't work. live in san francisco, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> nice looking shot there for now behind stephanie. >> you're saying for now because the rain will compounding down. >> in the north bay this morning around 7:00. for the rest of us, we'll see it early tomorrow morning right around this time. here is the storm we're watching. the storm is making its way through the pacific right now. w

many communities in the area spent tuesday filling tens of thousands of sandbags. however, in some areas the rising waters have all but covered up whole towns. elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: another sign that iowa has been freed of the avian flu outbreak. the state department of agriculture says that on january first the ban on exhibitions will be lifted. officials instituted the ban to prevent the disease from spreading, halting live poultry shows at fairs and auctions. some resorted to using photographs to still show birds. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: family and friends are mourning the loss of a college student from des moines. this after the charter bus she was riding in monday crashed just fifteen minutes away from its chicago destination. now they plan to keep nicole underwoods memory alive by setting up a scholarship at the university of iowa in her honor. elias: number four... elias: another drops out of the republican presidential nomination race. george pataki has decided to end his

louis county, it took team work to fill 20,000 sandbags.fficials pleaded for help and the community responded. >> just like the movie "field of dreams." if you build it, they'll come. >> reporter: the army corps of engineers is monitoring 19 vulnerable levees on the rising mississippi river and tributaries. in the shadow of the gateway arch, the mighty mississippi is expected to crest at over 43 feet, close to its second highest level ever. missouri governor jay nixon -- >> water levels in some locations are predicted to exceed the crest of the historic flood of 1993. >> reporter: nine states saw flooding, 50 people died. nearly 150 major rivers and tributaries before affected. and the flood waters caused a spectacle. >> i drove in from kansas just to look at this. >> reporter: after flooding pushed untreated sewage into rivers and streams, residents of high ridge, missouri fortified their treatment plant to keep the flood out of the drinking water supply to thousands. >>> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. try delsym® twelve hour

workers tried sandbags at the waste water treatment plant with little success. there was simply too much water. this plant in fenton, missouri, had to be closed, and that meant untreated sewagag was flowing into local streams and into the meramec. thatat the same river overflowing into carla bryant's neighborhood. >> tomorrow's another day. new year's is at the end of the week so 2016's got to be better. meramec rinever is expected to rise after foot and a half to a record 47 feet. that crest is expected to occur some time tomorrow afternoon, jim. >> axelrod: anna, thank you very much. there were long lines again today at the nation's airports. bad weather delayed more than 5500 flights. more than 370 were canceled all together. today, a mexican judge granted ethan coach, the affluenza kid, a t tee-day delay in hisis deportation. his mother was sent back to texas. uch and his mother were arrested in mexico on monday after he skipped a probation check-in and spent almost three weeks on the run. couch killed four people in 2013 while drunk driving avoiding jail wi

dropped sandbags and plugged holes in embankments. they worked day and night to hold back the inundation. high winds and further rains are expected in the already ravaged north of england, where many people were told to leave their homes. >> what we have faced is really severe rain falling on top of already wet ground, which is simply unprecedented in this part of the world. alexander: britain has faced an ofraordinary -- a period extraordinary weather. the latest losses could be above 4 billion euros. journalists innt france are outraged over china's decision not to renew the visa of a french reporter. she is a correspondent for a magazine in beijing. chinese authorities accused her death she is expected to fly back to france later today. reporter: a longtime beijing course on -- beijing correspondent, she will now have .o pack up and go she needs to leave the country by the end of the year. on saturday, beijing decided not to renew her presley sent over an article she wrote -- her press visa over an article she wrote. >> there are a

. >>> in san francisco people getting ready for the rain like picking up sandbags at the public worksd, officials tell us san francisco residents who bring their ideas can pick up as many as 10 sandbags. also busy making sure the storm drains are clear and trees are trimmed. at a news conference the mayor said preparations include more winter shelters for the homeless.>>> we have at least 1100 more beds, more than the regular shelter beds and in addition, to the winter shelter beds, interfaith councils are helping us identify. >> the mayor said they will have outreach teams on the street letting people know there are extra shelter beds available. if you would like to track the select download the weather authority, it will have the forecasting neighborhood and you can even see snow coverage in the sierra and get live earthquake updates as well. you can don't -- dominated just searched -- downloaded to search for ktvu. >>> a man that stole the family's car cut yesterday afternoon at a home on else still court, the court take -- caretaker told investigators i approach to try to talk to