. >>> high temperatures, snowmelting continues to fill the river. all the major rivers running high. that's the story this summer. around here, fog is the story. you see it along the coast right now. san francisco, you cooled off today. as a matter of fact, most cities today 10-20s degrees cooler today than yesterday. these were the highs from today. yet 102, 102, 100, antioch, brentwood. today, 84 in rosewood. temperatures cooled off, cooling continues. main impact from this is the winds on shore. the availability of fog. the lowes enhance the fogs. pulls moisture in. more fog. lifts the fog up. if you look towards the golden gate bridge, you can see that, that is stretching out the fog. towers, 740 feet, each day you will see the fog getting thicker and cooler temperatures. mid-80s inland. cooler for the weekend. don't count the weekend out, beautiful weekend, it will be low 80s. that's the hot spots. tomorrow morning, thursday, 6:00 a.m., steve paulson will be in here, he will show how it yao the satellite, the model and he will show you the fog.

that's keeping the snowmelt from getting too rapid there. but by the middle of the week we are talking mid-70s in the northern sierra. we will get into minor flooding there. 71 campbell today. coupe tino coming in at 70. and at the coast still breezy and cool with 59 half moon bay. 66 in san mateo. look for mountain view today still in the er 60s. san francisco 62. south city 64 and in the north bay a few mid-70s as you head toward santa rosa and calistoga. clear lake 75. 66 here feeling before. lynn valley 76. pittsburgh pleasant and 74. walnut creek, 673. and 78 in gilroy. here's the accuweather 7 day forecast. a few 80s coming into play tomorrow. concord, perhaps livermore tomorrow. warmest day tuesday and still pleasant wednesday. looks like next weekend we get into a bigger cooling trend. >> i was going to ask about looking down the line toward father's day. >> looks like we will have the ebbs and flows. >> thank you, lisa. coming up at 7:00 is good morning america. dan harris is joining us live now from new york to tell us what's on ta

heavy rain on top of the snowmelt is causing all this flooding. >>> in wildwood, new jersey, something will break your heart. an 11-year-old girl fell 100 feet to her dealt from a ferris wheel. she was on a class trip when she plunged from one of the tallest ferris wheels on the east coast. this is the first time someone has fallen from the ride since it opened in 1985. >>> career diplomat lawrence eagleburger died. he served as deputy secretary of state and for a short time secretary of state under president george h.w. bush. he played a pivotal role during the fall of the berlin wall and the end of the cold war. eagleburger was 80 years old. >>> a gathering of christian conservatives in washington is a big deal for almost every republican presidential candidate. they're all there. former u.s. senator rick santorum talks about what sets him apart from other gop contenders. >> i had always been pro life, for traditional marriage. but i had always been like a lot of folks. a lot of folks said, weren't here last year that came this year, who come and make the pledge, vow to social conser

the snowpack was so big and now the snowmelt is so big, it's causing extraordinary things to happen. our tour guide is nbc's miguel almaguer. >> reporter: from any angle, the view is stunning. iyosemite is nature's perfect package. towering granite cliffs, carpets of lush meadow, and this season, ribbons of white. historic snowfall has left one of america's most majestic parks bursting at the seams. the spring sun is melting snow twice its normal depth, sending crystal clear water hurdling to the valley floor. a thunderous, breathtaking display created by mother nature. even impressive to scott gettiman, a park ranger at yosemite for 15 years. >> this is what brochures are made of, and this is what postcards are made of. this year is really special. >> reporter: it pours over the cliffs, pounding the rocks thousands of feet below. raw power, rugged beauty. >> every time you turn the corner, there's another beautiful waterfall right there. >> a picture is worth 1,000 words, seeing it live is worth a million. >> in all the times coming up here, i have never seen anything like this. >>

you'll see some heavy snowfall or snowmelt as we head in toward the next couple of days. that means the rivers will be running very large. the next couple of days, hot through the first day of summer, slight cooling possible as we head toward wednesday. not going to mean much. then low fog returns to the bay area toward thursday and friday. the temperatures start to drop off as we head toward at least the weekend. that's a look at weather. let's go to traffic now. >> thank you, lawrence. traffic is moving by well right now. no big issues out there, no major hot spots. a live look at conditions across the golden gate bridge. light in both directions, and i'm not seeing much roadwork. a pretty good trip all the way into san francisco. let's check out the live traffic sensors. if coming off the bridge, the bridge looks great. no delays, no brake lights from antioch all the way out through pittsburgh and on through concord yet. we haven't seen changing color on our sensors. same thing up and down anymore its. if commuting toward downtown oakland, so far problem-free. the bay

snowmelt kicking up with the upper 60s there. breezy winds on the coast. back home 69 and sunny.umbers range from the upper 50s to pacifica, 10 degrees warmer here and the hills there it's topping out around 70. low 60s should do it here. six degrees below average. 62 partly cloudy skies. in the north day upper 60s. santa rosa though 76 degrees and more mid-067s today with breezy winds from oakland to hayward today. nice day in newark at 65. you head inland and we will see more 70s, more low to mid-70 he is and up a toward antioch today and brentwood, how about 77. cool in monterey with 74 in gilroy. the warmup begins as soon as tomorrow with high temperatures in the upper 70s in our inland valleys. so that's a couple degrees warmer. not as much wind. look what happens monday. we're in the 80s and by tuesday, wednesday and thursday mid, upper 80s. we haven't seen warmth like that since last summer. >> wow. >> a little foggy at the coast early but it's going to be very nice out there. if you like it cool, still the coast will be cool. >> we really raced from it seemed like winter

sreenivasan: the souris, which flows from canada into north dakota, has been bloated by heavy spring snowmelt and rain. earlier this month, the river than an inch shy of the historic flood that swamped the city in 1969. 10,000 residents were evacuated, then allowed to return only to be told to leave again. >> about two weeks ago, we had a big crew here, moved everything out, and then started moving back in this last weekend. now we're moving it back out again. >> sreenivasan: on monday despite warnings, some held out, sandbagging through a downpour in a last ditch effort. >> you don't know. it might be enough to save one house, two, even a whole neighborhood. you don't give up. >> sreenivasan: the u.s army corps of engineers was working, too, trying to shore up flood defenses where it could. but it may all be for naught. forecasters project the souris will reach an all-time high by the weekend, eclipsing records set in 1881. and, it's not expected to recede until mid-july. the federal reserve has dialed back its growth forecast for this year and next. the central bank announced the lower esti

heavy rain on top of the snowmelt is causing all the flooding. >>> further west, fire crews in arizonaling two massive fires today. the largest is the wall low fire in the town of alpine. it's burned 140,000 acres and forced 2500 people to get out. arizona governor jan brewer is surveying the damage today. she's scheduled to hold a press conference next hour. let's talk more about all these wildfires with jacqui jeras in the cnn weather center. jacqui, is it just me or does it seem it's a bit early for this? >> not really. starting to get to the peak of that. conditions have been so dry for so long. that's really what's helping to fuel some of these fires. take a look at google ert. we put the heat signatures on there. this is by satellite detecting all this heat. these are the two burning in eastern parts of arizona. this is that wall low fire and there's another one south of i-10 that's also causing quite a bit of trouble. take a look at this. this will show you where we have read flag watches which are in effect. that's the dark red areas and we're expecting fire conditions to be ex

so really some rapid snowmelt going on there throughout the week. back home, how about low to mid-80s here. 181 sunnyville, and -- 81 in sunnyville. 69 downtown. 70 in south city. and in the north bay, numbers ranking from the 60s at stinson, and 85 sonoma. the further north you go nearing up near 90 here. east bay, big switch. 77 today in oakland. 79 in union city. so much warmer. but as you head inland, we are talking near 90 today in pittsburgh, 89 in pleasanton with 90 danville and fairfield. monterey will have the sea breeze with 66 there. the accuweather 7 day forecast as much as 15 degrees warmer today on father's day. tomorrow about another 5 degrees of warming. tuesday summer begins in the morning. that should be our warmest day of the week. but, you know, when we cool down it's always dramatic at the coast. and it's going to stay warm inland right through the middle of the week. >> i was thinking back to mother's day and it was kind of a not so nice day. >> a raw deal. >> a raw deal is right. it was rainy and everything else. so dads, look

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snowmelt problems in the rockies, up to seven feet solve show in the mountain peaks. we are river flooding concerns. unfortunately no relief for those arizona wildfires. we sure could use some rain. unfortunately mother nature not giving a drop, not even a sprinkle for arizona. unfortunately, on top of that, we factor in southwesterly breezes pushing over arizona, 15 to 20 miles per hour. the fear is the wildfires could spread from arizona into new mexico over the next day or so. we'll watch the situation closely. here is a closer look at the weather for your weekend. >>> wherever you go, make it a gray day. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> coming up this morning, burning out of control. the latest on the arizona wildfires that could plunge the southwest into darkness. >>> another major company gets hacked. what you need to know to keep your personal information secure. can i eat heart healthy without giving up taste? a man can only try... and try...and try. i heard eating whole grain oats can help lower my cholesterol. it's gonna be tough...so tough. my wife

that may accelerate some of the snowmelt with the sierra nevada.ther direction. breezy winds and a little cooler on the bay. i'll explain next. >> and the bay area veterans who found a save haven at this east bay winery. [ man ] did we get anything good? sweetie i think you need a little extra fiber in your diet. fiber makes me sad. oh common. i dare you to taste one hint of ber in fiber one. oh, i'd be able to tell. why don't i just eat this bag? and how can you talk to me about fiber you enjoy that. i am. [ male announcer ] fiber beyond recognition. ber one. >> welcome back. the sometime is 5:48. you are looking at the golden gate bridge. you see the overcast. a little bit of a cool down, says lisa. but you know what? it's dry out there. what an improvement from last week. let's be grateful for what we've got. arrival of warmer weather and lots of fuel from wet winner and spring equals higher fire danger. fire crews will be performing space inspectionings. they will be making recommendations so homeowners can better protect themselves against wil

. >>> rivers in northern california are moving and moving fast after a few warm days, the snowmelt haslevels up and making people starting to take advantage. as ken pritchett reports, it has not been a quiet ride on the river so far this young summer. >> hey, what's up? >> one answer to that would be the level of the american river. >> we have flows that are twice what they normally are. >> and there are plenty of rafters hitting the water to cool off. and the water is cold. 45 degrees. there were 18 water rescues here just yesterday. >>> between the swift water and the cold water and the lack of awareness that people have on this river, we're having some serious problems. >>> sacramento metro fire crews are training on the american river today so that they can be on hand if more rescues are needed. a strategy that paid off when a raft with eight bay area people capsized at this bridge last week. >> it was by chance that we were here. and luckily for them they had a positive outcome. if we weren't here, they did not have life jackets on. and we're convinced that at least three of them

. >>> rivers in northern california are moving and moving fast after a few warm days, the snowmelt hase water levels up and making people starting to take advantage. as ken pritchett reports, it has not been a quiet ride on the river so far this young summer. >> hey, what's up? >> one answer to that would be the level of the american river. >> we have flows that are twice what they normally are. >> and there are plenty of rafters hitting the water to cool off. and the water is cold. 45 degrees. there were 18 water rescues here just yesterday. >>> between the swift water and the cold water and the lack of awareness that people have on this river, we're having some serious problems. >>> sacramento metro fire crews are training on the american river today so that they can be on hand if more rescues are needed. a strategy that paid off when a raft with eight bay area people capsized at this bridge last week. >> it was by chance that we were here. and luckily for them they had a positive outcome. if we weren't here, they did not have life jackets on. and we're convinced that at least three

you have to worry about the snowmelt flooding the rivers up there.erwise in the prayer, starting out with clear skies all the way to the coastline. we've had a strong area of high pressure billing overhead. now the high winds have kicked in, clearing out your skies to the coastline. looks like it will stay that way all day long, too. beautiful conditions around much of the state. it is going to be hot, and starting out very warm this morning, 67 degrees in fairfield, 60 in san jose already, 60s in redwood city and 61 in santa rosa. the temperatures getting hot by the afternoon. many places moving into the 90s inland. 80s and 90s inside the bay, and 70s right out at the beaches. elizabeth? >> brian i know we were talking about. this i have to get a tan before we hit the beach. we have to have a few more steps of the nice weather. thank you, lawrence. >> let's go to the south bay. we're still dealing with the problem, northbound guadalupe as you approach 285. apparently that's a smaller grass fire. it is off to the shoulder, but fire crews got out ther

. >> reporter: heavy rain water from canada, coupled with snowmelt was too much for the region's region's. unable to protect the entire city, officials are focusing on key buildings like city hall. >> hall state employees are free to leave their state employment to assist in the flood fight in minot. >> reporter: 12,000 residents are under evacuation orders. some tried to shore up before the fleeing water approaches. >> many people in the minot have been at this for quite some time in our -- and are -- and are foregoing returning to their jobs to stay in minot and fight this flood. >> despite this tremendous effort determined to put up a fight, what's headed up the way may be too hard for any city to handle. >> reporter: the problem is, they are running out of time with this water rising so fast. back to you. >> okay. thank you. >>> 7:47. a magnitude 7.2 earthquake in alaska did not cause any injuries or serious damage. the quake was centered 122 miles east of aka in the aleutian islands. a tsunami triggered evacuations from several low-lying towns but it was cancelled an hour later. most

the national weather service says as temperatures warm up, the snowmelt will increase where the snowpackat could cause rivers and streams to significantly rise. >>> good morning to you! a live look there at the city. we've got low clouds outside our door once again. no surprise. we've got a mix of high clouds as well. the high clouds coming from a trough that will bring us a little cooldown for the afternoon. 50 degrees right now santa rosa. low 50s in san francisco. 54 in livermore. san jose also checking in right about 54. if you're getting outdoors this morning and you have that brose blowing it, will feel even chillier. where are the winds blowing in the airport reporting 18 miles per hour right now and 15 in oakland. fairfield 24 miles per hour. santa rosa north bay, south bay reporting calm conditions but watching the gusts pick up as sfo reports 30 miles per hour. 17 around oakland. 20 for hayward and concord now reporting 23 miles per hour. those gusts will continue for the afternoon and the breeze will continue as well. so cool day and breezy day at times. your satellite radar s

however, in the sierras, the cascades, and the northern rockies, they are having a record snowmelt spread it remains to be seen how -- based on the projections, the funding should be sufficient. appropriations are the same as last year. that should be enough to prevent any transfer of funds. i want to thank you for securing the flan account for us. the flame act required federal fire managers to develop a management strategy. we wanted to do this in a more collaborative effort than we have done in the past. we brought together the federal partners, the state, the tribes, local and municipal governments to develop a shared national framework. this cohesive strategy has three main goals. the first is to restore and maintain healthy resilience landscape. by managing vegetation to restore the national process of function, we can minimize the adverse impact of fires. the second goal is to create fire adapted human communities by reducing fuel and by helping to amenities adapt to planning and building practices that make homes and communities safer. we are making progress. last year, our field

even no. 2 is snowmelt. event #3 is the release that necessarily has to occur by the corps of engineers to avoid dam failure. as i understand the rule relative to flood insurance policy, you have to have it in place 30 days prior to the event. so how you judge in this case when that 30 days starts to run? >> that has been a very challenging question. does the bloody events start when we start seeing actual damages, or is it because we know the event is coming? -- does the flood yvette start when we start seeing actual damages. when does a blood occur by the legal definition? the challenge is, that is when we start writing policies. even if people purchased the policy, if they get flooded within a 30-day period, it would not be in effect. i would ask that we respond back in writing the specific details of how we go about that because it does involve measuring certain things and going out and sending out adjusters to look at what is going on. >> if you could do that i would really appreciate it. we have many p

event number two was snowmelt. event #3 source the release the necessarily has to occur by the corps of engineers to avoid damage failure. -- dam failure. as i am understand the flood insurance policy, you have to have in place 30 days prior to the event. how do you judge, in this case, when that 30 days starts to run? >> that has been a very challenging question. does the flood even start when we start seeing actual damages, or is it because we know the event is coming? i will ask for response in writing because there are some very specific things we had to go to to determine when does a flood occur by the legal definition. the reality is, even if people purchased a policy inside the 30 day time, they are not going to be covered. when we start -- stop writing policies because of a flood event or flood situation? i would ask to respond in writing about how we do that, because it does involve measuring certain things and looking at what is going on. >> if you could do that, i would really appreciate it, because we o