(vicki) plus-- we continue our coverage of the flooding in sonoma county. the town of guerneville is completely landlocked. and the russian river is still rising. ♪ [baby crib musical mobile] millions are still exposed to the dangers of secondhand smoke. and some of them can't do anything about it. but you can. protect your family. visit tobaccofreeca.com. (grant) our top story tonight... in place as the russian river continues to flood. guerneville is landlocked-- there is no way in or out... unless you have a boat or helicopter. (vicki) the river is expected to crest at 46 feet by 8:00 tonight. around 20 inches of rain has fallen in the area over the past two days. the flooding has also prompted a local emergency declaration in sonoma county. officials say 36-hundred people were given evacuation orders... but many of them decided to stay and wait for the waters to recede. earlier today kron-4 spoke with a family who lives in nearby forestville... they say even if they wanted to leave, all of the roads leading out of town are closed. "its crazy. i have liv

kron4's j-r stone is live in sonoma county ... where several roads are closed off because of flooding. (ken) but tonight, we start with kron4's dan thorn... he's live in forestville where the russian river has reached flood stages... dan? the stormy weather is not over yet...lawrence is here has the latest on the river lawrence karnow: rain turned to showers today as the worst of the storm is over. showers continue to show up on doppler radar but will diminish through the night. flooding continues along the russian an napa river. the napa river is receding but the russian river will crest tonight. on the satellite you can see another storm off the coast but we will get a little break before it gets here late on friday. highs tomorrow under partly cloudy skies will be in the 50s to low 60s. it will be mostly cloudy on friday with rain possible in the evening. rain will continue on saturday. another storm will hit early next week. (ken) next week. ur team coverage tonight on the major flooding happening in the north bay... where som

but there is some good news in the forecast for those in sonoma county. good afternoon. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. following the catastrophic flooding in the russian rivers waters are finally receding. >> we are live in sonoma county. jackie? >> reporter: kenny, michelle, you would wi these blue, sunny skies in sonoma county, they would be able to start the cleanup process t today [ siren ] i apologize for that alarm signal. but they can't do that until floodwaters fall below 32 feet. which is flood stage. talking about the russian river here. until then, rescue crews are standing by, waiting to help anyone in need. >> things were very slow last night which say really good thing because people are safe. >> here at the emergency operation center where the sonoma county sheriff's office set up. especially given their experience with natural disasters. >> this is kind of an old hat. very well. ome together i think we know the drill for what repopulation looks like. >> misty harris with the sonoma county sheriff's office says the tough part now is telling people

. >> with homes, businesses, and car submerged, sonoma county officials have declared a local state of emergency as rescue teams work to help those stranded by the widespread flooding. >> everywhere is close and flooded and just a mess everywhere. >> blistering critiques. >> i'm ashamed because i know what mr. trump is. he is a racist, he is a con man, and he is a cheap. >> president trump former attorney and fixer michael cohen present time before congress today accusing his onetime loss of criminal behavior and blatant dishonesty, as republicans question cohen ability. >> it is the first of the convicted perjure her has been brought back to be a star witness. >>> from ktvu news, this is "the four." >>> much of the town of guerneville in sonoma county submerged in water. rescue crews out in kayaks bringing people to safety just feet away from the hood of a submerged vehicle. >> it is the same story much of the every as attentive monte rio bears the brunt of the february storms. the russian river has overflowed its banks with muddy water, seeping into the street. >> this is an area use

flooding and evacuations closing some schools in sonoma county. the forestville union, guerneville and monte rio districts will be closed tomorrow. el molino high school and west county charter middle school will also be closed. >>> a look at traffic across the bay area, there are high wind advisories on all bay area bridges. some of the strongest winds are expected later tonight. a live look now at a traffic cameras, wet slick roads all around, still some drops on the lens of our camera on the richmond-san rafael bridge. >> a live look now out of sfo where air travel is a big mess. 175 flights have been canceled today, another 250 delayed. right now more than 2,000 customers are out of power across the bay area. most of them in the north bay with more than 1,700 without electricity there, in the south bay 266 customers. >>> a viewer in santa rosa sharing this video of their drive on ludwig avenue. we've seen a lot of this all day long. rain turning sections of roads into small ponds. send us your photos and videos of the storm on facebook, twitter

tag us on twitter or facebook as well. >> up next here at 6:00, not just sonoma county, plenty of flooded roads and streets in marin county. we're live on the scene. >> storm ranger mobile doppler radar shows a break over the bay. i'm tracking our hour by hour forecast and when more rain is likely to return and another update on the russian river in case you missed it. flooding cons >>> well, there's been a lot of flooding concern in napa as well. this describvideo from the poli department shows how fast it's flooding down the napa river. the river crested at 26 1/2 feet this morning. that's a foot and a half above the flood stage. it's droppedel the biggest trou tonight, the russian river. now, the rain has stopped, but now it's a waiting game. when will the river start to reseed? there's a big clean up ahead of that. >> let's get back to nbc bay area's jessica ae f us. this is going to be ays, weeks months for a lot of people. >> that is certainly true. not only right now that they have to deal with, but what's going to happen next couple of days. joining me is linda hopkins, she's stuc

this is not the only problem is sonoma county.re is another concern about debris flow, rockslides and mudslides because everything is saturated. the additional water is just making this slump down. as a result, the sonoma county emergency operations center is opening at 8 am this morning in anticipation of these issues. we have mina road closures with a few slides on the country roads but that will increase throughout the day with rain increasing. this is watching the russian river and the napa river that hit what station that last storm, certainly something we will continue to monitor. in the next half hour we will have to move our truck because this river is creeping higher and higher. emily turner, kpix 5. spat we will check in with emily again later. >>> this is a big test of the temporary fix on highway 37 with westbound lanes shut down for six days after the levees broke. they had a temporary solution to get the roads back open and they are hoping this will hold up through the rainy season where they can develop a longer- la

. >>> well, the heavy rain and flooding prompted the sonoma county board of supervisors to declare a local emergency. well, then moved to love county leaders to access emergency resources as quickly as possible. >> we were also asking the governor that the state waive regulations at the response and recovery effort to make state disaster and assistance and relief programs available for the damage caused by the 2019 winter storms and flooding. >> the city of hillsboro declared it on state of emergency earlier this morning. city leaders say their main concern is to get the city's facilities back up and running. healdsburg's water treatment plant was flooded overnight. crews are assessing the extent of the damage of there . >>> national guard has been called out to rescue people who are stranded in there homes as a result of all this rain. christina rendon is at a command post in the town of great-aunt with more of what she is seen today. christina? >> reporter: frank, the national guard from what we have seen is focusing its efforts in guerneville, forestville, and a few minutes ago the

the flooding has also prompted a local emergency declaration in sonoma county. officials say 36-hundred people were given evacuation orders... but many of them decided to stay and wait for the waters to recede. earlier today kron-4 spoke with a family who lives in nearby forestville... they say even if they wanted to leave, all of the roads leading out of town are closed. "its crazy. i have lived here forever and i've never seen it this bad. both ways to river road are shut down, railroad is shut down, highway 12 is shut down, occidental road is shut down, there's no way out. we went and checked out guerneville road earlier this morning and the cops were stopping people. it's crazy." (vicki) sonoma county sheriff's deputies in a boating team are patrolling the flooded areas to prevent looting in the evacuated areas. and national guard high-water rescue vehicles are ready to be used if needed. deputies have also get out of c in get out of cars stuck in floodwaters. (grant) here's a closer look at the areas under evacuation orders in sonoma county. the blue line i

. >>> breaking news out of sonoma county. the national guard has arrived on-scene. just moments ago at a command post in graton. the area around the russian river is bracing for some of the worst flooding it has seen in years. >> the rain has been relentless. it isn't stopping. the russian river is past flood stage. two dozen communities are under evacuation order, including guerneville. >> and there's a flash flood warning in napa county as well tonight. the napa river just hit flood stage. homes and businesses in the lowe lying areas are being told to be on alert. we have team coverage across the north bay tonight. let's get to paul with the latest. >> this is the 36th consecutive hour, a day and a half, of continuous, steady rainfall in the north bay. but the end is in sight. now the rain is beginning to move to the south. and soon it will exit the north bay for the first time in a day and a half. so it is raining in san francisco and san mateo county, and oakland and heyward. a sign that the heavy rain is finally pushing to the south. now it's still pouring in p

not like this, no. >> time and again today, even west, decades here, a storm people in sonoma county will be talking about and cleaning up behind a long time. >> they have lived up here and the husbands are older now and they cannot take care of the place and the wife is taking care of him. so, you know, you take care of your neighbors. >> reporter: the neighbors managed to clear the driveway pretty well, the situation, i have no idea how long it will take to get all the mud out of there. no one getting through that road anytime soon. when does the start to unwind? it is hard to say, earlier today the river bodies and creeks might crest around 4:00, it was 8:00, not 10:00 hour the river will crest, water starts to receipt and maybe it will improve in this part of the county, really hard to get around, not just for people who live on here but people trying to get out to towns underwater we are live on river road. >>> we want to give you an overview of the evacuation zone plotting along the russian river west of healdsburg impacting communities all along the river valley the biggest be

and the sonoma county fairgrounds grace pavilion at 1350 bennett valley rd in santa rosa. (grant) all those critical specifics will be scrolling across the bottom of the screen. joining us on the phone now with more on the evaucations is sergeant spencer crumm with the sonoma county sheriff's department. ... ... . (vicki) and in monte rio... a woman was caught in a mudslide... closing the bohemian highway. (grant) that is also an area being evacuated tonight as the river is expected to reach flood stage at 7:00 tongint.. and is expected to crest at 46 feet 10:00 crest at 46 expected to crest at 46 feet 10:00 tomorrow night. kron 4's dan kerman is live in guereneville with a look at the conditions there. dan? (grant) several rivers, creeks, and streams could flood tonight and into tomorrow. (vicki) our ken wayne is in the newsroom with a closer look. ken? (grant) we first told you about the evacuation orders trough a push alert. make sure you download the kron four mobile app to always get the latest breaking news alerts in your neighborhood (vicki)stormtracker 4 radar... y

on the phone with us is spencer crum with the sonoma county sheriff's office. what can you tell us about the order our reporter wayne freedman just mentioned? >> this came down from the operation center ten minutes ago. it is an evacuation order. that bumps it up from our recently posted advisory. that means we are ordering people to leave their homes. if you live on the lower end of the russian river in the areas of monte rio, rio nito and guerneville, anywhere in that 40-foot flood plain area, we are going to be knocking on 'doors telling you you need to leave. this is not the flood to take lightly. >> can you talk about the caution people have to take even as they are evacuating? because some of these roads are very flooded and dangerous. >> yes, and it's only getting worse with time here. right now is a good time. it's a goodwin dough time to get your stuff and get going. if you start waiting for four, five, six hours, it's only going to get worse. and so right now is the time we want people to start packing up their stuff and getting out. >> sergeant, i'm

sonoma county declared a emergency which allows them to access emergency resources. from any, the help cannot, soon enough. >>> inspectors will be in napa to begin clearing a large landslide that is blocking a roadin one country. this occurred last night on redwood road. there is a map. the fire department estimates the slide is 80 feet white. the road is locked but there are alternate routes for people in that area. >> the marin county westbound highway 37 is closed between atherton avenue and highway 101. sky fox shows that is covered with muddy water. officials do not know when that westbound lane will be used again. the eastbound lanes are open to keep traffic. highway 37 reopened last week after the crews repaired damage from the last storm. >> the floodwater level is dropping and people are thinking about what comes next. the community central market place was a gathering point. deborah reports where officials are concerned about people who are out sightseeingin the fire following another rescue. a young man called 911. >> standing onget out. he had clothing on

kron4's j-r stone is live in sonoma county .

this is video from sonoma county showing the russian river overflowing.an see flooded roads and parking garages. the river still has not reached its highest point. evacuations are underway in guerneville -- as the russian river continues to flood. kron 4's sara stinson is joining us now live with a look at conditions in that area. ( james ) thanks sara. ( james ) several people had to be rescued from flood waters in the northbay during tuesday's storms. crews were out in the rain and cold from the early hours of the morning... well into the night. fire officials say they got 6 rescue calls tuesday morning alone. several rescue crew members went into the water in west santa rosa for reports of stranded drivers in flood waters near sanford road. but no drivers were found. while searching there --- they got another call of stranded drivers near green vally road. that's where police say a driver ignored flooding signs and baricades... and tried to wade through the high water. but got stranded. they were successfully rescued. ( darya ) the napa river is also e

these are old pictures from the sonoma county library. the river overflowed it banks at least five times in the first half of the 19-hundreds. since then ... the flooding has become more frequent and more destructive. grant lodes shows us the long history. the christmas floods of 1955 were triggered by two storms four days apart, pushing the river to 48 feet.santa claus visited evacuated families, delivering dinner on a national guard amphibian.nat guard helicopters delivered rescue boats after the valentine's day storm of 1986. 10 inches of rain pummeled the river communities in a few short hours. at guerneville the river reached a height of nearly 49 feet.nine years later choppers were used again, to evacuate residents as the river again hit 48 feet in january 1995.the floodwaters in 2005 were only thigh high ... to the giant lumberjack in forestville residents of the r=v park werent so lucky.the tops of their camper vehicles barely showed above water.the river's crested at over 42 feet ... after several drought years, the rains and flo

twin hills and west sonoma county.e'll keep scrolling the school district closures across the bottom of the tv screen throughout the morning. >>> the world's smallest baby is finally going in home. it was born in japan. it weighed less than ten ounces. the doctors performed an emergency c-section after reeling the baby was not realizing he was not gaining wet. the doctors at first gave him only a 50% chances of survival. >>> still looking at a luxury spa and hotel flooded by floodwaters here. heavy flooding impacting thousands of people in sin know na sonoma county. >>> an suv crashed into a big rig. >>> good thursday, february 28th. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> and i'm dave clark. the floodwaters in the russian river are expected to go down in the next 24 thundershower. we're flying over the areas this morning so you can see the flooding. with the roads flooded, there is no way in or out without a boat or a high water rescue vehicle. >> our team coverage of this major storm continues. steve paulson tracking the remnants of

sky7 over guerneville in sonoma county, one of the areas hardest hit by storm. er. >> basically an island. before the russian river started to flood, county told thousands to evacuate in a hurry. >> but 50% stayed, seen them all day getting around town in boats and kayaks. swift water rescue crews have had

sonoma county animal services is also on site to house pets.nds in santa rosa, evacuees from the winter homeless shelter in guerneville are being housed ( james ) don't forget .... you can stay connected to the weather in your neighborhood with the kron-4 mobile app. you will find full forecasts ... and interactive radar. and you can get push alerts on bay area storms. you can also send in pictures and videos from your neighborhood of the conditions outside. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... president trump's meeting with north korean leader kim jung un is cut short. we'll from the president over his decision to walk away from a deal. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. checking the commute .major hot spot in oakland. eb 580 at 98th ave two right lanes closed.bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. oh! oh! oh! ♪ ozempic®! ♪ (announcer) people with type 2 diabetes are excited about the potential of once-weekly ozempic®. in a study with ozempic®, a majority of adults lowered their blood sugar and

command center and kpix5's don ford is there. >> reporter: with the russian river rapidly rising, sonoma county is forming up an incident command center to handle any emergency which may arise in the guerneville area. they are arriving here at the graton fire department from all over the county, santa rosa, windsor, sonoma valley, even the national guard. battalion chief spencer andreas is the incident commander. >> a lot of critical infrastructure there, a lot of vacation homes, a lot of people. our biggest job is to support all the fire agencies and law enforcement agencies out there. >> reporter: a dozen agencies descending on guerneville for the coming flood. different radios, different skills, one priority, keeping people safe. >> all the fire agencies within the russian river area, graton as well as a large part of the county have already upstaffed extra folks including boats, fire engines, you name it. >> reporter: the graton fire department is home to an elite swift water rescue unit already busy close to home on the flooding at this creek. >> the prius behind us went in and while we re

you can see where the water is dropping right now and unofficially the sonoma county road crew said that levels have dropped a couple of feet which is probably the case year. look at this watermark on the side of the barn, and this area desperately needed a break from the rain. there are many cars, homes and businesses swallowed up by the russian river. in some areas and even entire communities are cut off by the mud. it is startling to see even for the people that have lived here for decades. >> i have never seen this slide, and i've been here since 98 and i've never seen this on maze canyon road. >> i've never seen mudslides like this. >> reporter: today sonoma county officials are telling people to stay off of the roads if possible. they are hoping that crews can get this cleaned up for this incredible mess because what you're looking at, as you come back live in forestville, you can see it is an absolute mess. this is supposed to be a vineyard with a barn, shed, and we have the porta-potties floating and it is disgusting. the closest you can get the guerneville is waller road. we mad

the vast majority of the outages are in sonoma county .... where 4- thousand customers remain affected ... due to flooding and mudslides. 325- in marin and napa counties. in the east bay, 454 in the east counties. in the east bay, 454 customers are without power. just 37- now - on the peninsula. 217 - in the south bay.... and only 4 -in san francisco. (ken)coming up tonight at 6:45... president trump's former personal attorney calls his ex-boss a con artist and racist. and that's just the beginning of his explosive testimony before congress. (pam) firefighters rescue three people trapped in a vehicle on a flooded road. we'll take you to the scene of the rescue. (ken) kron 4 is making a major change in the way we bring you the news. we have launched the bay area's only commercial - free 24-hour streaming news service. called 'kron on'. we're on all day and night - bringing you live breaking news, exclusive interviews and stories. if you watch our current newscasts on the new app - you'll get extra content during the commercial breaks. 'kron on

sonoma county airport reporting light rain in santa rosa. san francisco has heavy rain towards the marina and watching out for that. scattered around the east bay from concord to want to creak with heavier cells approaching hercules. not as much coverage for the peninsula. this is a welcome break. in the south bay and san jose, the rain shadow effect. there is rainfall in the west site and you can see what is happening towards the ballot would not nearly as much rainfall. will check in on the wind speeds. fairfield is gusting up to 20 miles per hour. napa is gusting at 28 and sfo at 8 miles per hour. the rivers definitely are going up. here is a river check. potentially by friday could nearly be 7 feet above flood stage. it takes time for the water to cycle. this is just below flood stages. beast two points, they could just be above flood stage a towards thursday morning and thursday afternoon. those levels are close to 12 feet. this afternoon, keeping rainfall in the forecast. the focus will be up in the north they all day long with yellow

a local emergency has been declared in sonoma county. people had to be rescued from their homes. evacuated areas include those in the upper reaches of the russian river, as well as lower river areas including mirabel, guerneville, and monte rio. (ááádoubleboxááá) kron 4's sara stinson is live in sebastopol ... where there is major flooding.sara? i'm live here on sebastopol avenue in sebastopol where you can see the road is completely flooded and the barlow is submerged in water - a popular outdoor market that has wine, beer and food. one of their buildings is a destroyed by the flooding. this is one of 2,000 homes, businesses and other buildings in sonoma county that have been flooded from the rising russian river. take a look at this drone video....of the flooding roads like highway 12 and river road. this has left two communities virtual islands after days of stormy weather. the towns hardest hit are guerneville and monte rio after the river topped 46 feet late last night.the river frequently floods in rainy weather but it hadn't reached that level for 25 years..about 3,500 peo

these are old pictures from the sonoma county library.ks at least five times in the first half of the 19-hundreds.( darya ) since then ... the flooding has become more frequent and more destructive. grant lodes shows us the long history. the christmas floods of 1955 were triggered by two storms four days apart, pushing the river to 48 feet.santa claus visited evacuated families, delivering dinner on a national guard amphibian.nat guard helicopters delivered rescue boats after the valentine's day storm of 1986. 10 inches of rain pummeled the river communities in a few short hours. at guerneville the river reached a height of nearly 49 feet.nine years later choppers were used again, to evacuate residents as the river again hit 48 feet in january 1995. the floodwaters in 2005 were only thigh high ... to the giant lumberjack in forestville residents of the r=v park werent so lucky.the tops of their camper vehicles barely showed above water.the river's crested at over 42 feet ... after several drought years, the rains and flooding were back in

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this drone video was taken from above in sonoma county earlier today. rapidly rising water forced the gas -- guest to evacuate. >> reporter: all morning long, we have watched the russian reversal of this area. some people getting out are having a hard time leaving. it was an unusual way to check out through a window and above a giant newly formed pond. nina she had and her husband, patrick, are in sonoma county and were planning to head to san francisco today anyway but with danger increasing by the minute, they knew they had to get out a little sooner than planned. >> these things are fast- changing and you do need to pay attention. >> this is the third time we have been evacuated over the last few months but that is life. >> reporter: the owners of the in tell us they were calling rideshare companies to pick people up. our original goal this morning was to get to granville but we never made it. instead, as the water level rose swallowing cars and taking no prisoners is, sonoma county hp kept pushing us down the road. the national guard and fire crews

it is one of 21 rates in sonoma county that is closed right now due to flooding. emergency crews what it is to get one message out today, and that is if you see a road like this, don't try to cross it. turnaround. whatever it floods in the north bay, you can count on two things. that certain roads will turn into rivers, and that some drivers will try to go through them and fail. in this case, we caught a driver stalled on the expressway and called 911 on her behalf. emergency crews are begging people to obey the signs. >> the last thing we would want to do is have to respond to someone who tried it to drive to a road closed sign. that does a lot of resources away from needs. >> reporter: these types of calls are happening all around sonoma county today. fortunately, this is the worst of it right now. he is preparing for the next round when the wind picks up. >> that is a concern of hours. the ground is saturated. with the winds this evening, we will have traditional trees down. the potential for power outages here locally. >> reporter: that is pg&e is concerned as

this is mainly in sonoma county. mark west with major flooding. willow brook, green valley creek, laguna desanta rosa, kol began creek, at moderate flooding. they'll continue to flood. napa county, that should expire pretty soon unless they extend it and solano county will flood until 11:15 tomorrow morning. martinez, you can see pacheco boulevard, highway 4, 680, 780 all wet with standing water right now. notice, not a lot of rain upstream. we'll transition from steady rain this morning falling in the south bay. you can see here at 87 to scattered showers by noon. and that's what we'll have for the rest of the afternoon with mild temperatures in the low 60s. let's talk more about the wet streets. here's alexis. >> we've got what kounsounds li serious collision. 280 northbound side before the san bruno exit. we've got reports of a rollover crash. i believe a van lipped over. a couple other vehicles are involved, too. according to calls into chp, it sounds like someone was ejected from a vehicle. they're not there yet. we can't confirm. i'm seeing s

in sonoma county, cornell barnard, abc 7 news. >>> many schools in sonoma county are closed again today because of flooding. >> as of last night, 13 school districts and charter schools have canceled classes. you see the list on your screen. the sonoma county office of education says any additional closures will be announced at 6:00 this morning. you can also find the latest closures on the ticker on the bottom of the screen and on abc7news.com. >>> the napa river also flooded. sky 7 shows water surrounding two homes near silverado trail and oak knoll avenue. the same small lake is covering nearby vineyards and creeping on to the roads. >> in marin county, part of westbound highway 37 will remain closed until at least this morning. abc 7 was in novato while cal trans crews pumped water from the roadway. westbound drivers have to exit highway 37 at atherton avenue. >>> we want to get another check of your weather now. >> here's meteorologist mike nicco. >> let me add on to the information you're giving. it continues until saturday. cloverdale, healdsburg, jenner, guerneville. the whole a

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we're inside the sonoma county mobile services van and this is mary you're looking at. she just got here from a water rescue down below here. and down below is russell. he's wanting to get in on the camera action here. but they have been through a lot in the last 24 hours here. and even if you don't have an animal there are plenty of resources here. >> reporter: guerneville is used to flooding but these images have stunned the locals. water has popped up outside of town too in 20 areas still under mandatory evacuation. >> this is always flooded in the winter but nothing like this. i mean, look at that mailbox. >> reporter: we found tracy warner on high road in sbeft pohl trying to get to her horse on this road halfway underwater. >> i had no idea it would be up to the barn. >> reporter: cindy vickery had no idea it would be up to her home. >> i'd been homeless until a week ago. we just moved into this trailer. then we got evacuated out of. >> reporter: vickery, like malcolm andrews, lives near the laguna wetlands preserve. now they're beth both staying in an evacuation

. >> just an hour ago the sonoma county sheriff's department tweeting this out, guerneville is landlocked. you cannot get into or out of town. all roads leading to the community are flooded. >> "today in the bay's" pete suratos joins us live in forestvillehi couldn't get to guerneville. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura and marcus. we didn't make it to guerneville. we showed up here just before 4:00 a.m., they kept us here in forestville, and i think you just sent that tweet by the sonoma county sheriff's department saying guerneville is landlocked. the sign behind me here at the cornerer of river road and saying the road is closed due to flood so long folks cannot get into or out of guerneville. i want to show you a map of all the places along the russian river that are forced to evacuate. you can see on there, more than a dozen cities, in fact, school districts are closed today as expected, and that could continue into tomorrow. of course parts of guerneville are definitely underwater and if and when it hits 46 feet, parts of downtown guerneville could even flood, so here is what

sonoma county officials continue to tell people to stay off the roads.ess. we are live from forestville, 10 miles southeast of guerneville, the closest we can get here with no access in or out of guerneville due to the flooding. jackie ward, kpix 5 . >>> it is 6:56 am and time for the final five up. >>> the napa road shutdown indefinitely due to the massive landslide with the wall of trees, mud and debris blocking the 3500 block of redwood were road. -- redwood road. >>> three people were killed in emeryville after the suv crashed into big rig parked on the shoulder westbound 80 at powell street. a fourth person in that suv is in critical condition. >>> the oakland teachers are back at the picket lines joined by others around the bay area. the district is offering and 8% raise with the 2% bonus but the union wants 12%. >>> president trump heading home from vietnam with that summit with john cahoon ending abruptly after the leaders failed to reach a deal. north korea is insisting that the u.s. lift all sanctions and denuclearization in the korean peninsul

a local emergency has been declared in sonoma county.( darya ) people had to be rescued from their homes. the evacuated areas include those in the upper reaches of the russian river, as well as lower river areas including mirabel, guerneville, and monte rio. (ááádoubleboxááá)( james ) kron 4's sara stinson is live in sebastopol ... where there is major flooding.sara? i'm live here on sebastopol avenue in sebastopol where you can see the road is completely flooded and the barlow is submerged in water - a popular outdoor market that has wine, beer and food. one of their buildings is a destroyed by the flooding. this is one of 2,000 homes, businesses and other buildings in sonoma county that have been flooded from the rising russian river. take a look at this drone video....of the flooding roads like highway 12 and river road. this has left two communities virtual islands after days of stormy weather. the towns hardest hit are guerneville and monte rio after the river topped 46 feet late last night.the river frequently floods in rainy weather but it hadn't reached that level for 25 years..a

sonoma county officials warning people to clear out of two dozen communities near the russian river. >> we want to show you these pictures just in of the russian river in monte rio. you can see the river running very high there, almost looks like something you'd see in the mississippi river, the churning brown river coming right up to those homes. the river has officially hit flood stage. if the river peaks as expected tomorrow, paul deanno tells us it will be the highest it has been since 1997. good evening. i'm allen martin. >> i'm veronica de la cruz. >>> the heavy rain not letting up in the north bay. let's get you right to chief meteorologist paul deanno who is still tracking the heavy rain all over sonoma county. paul? >> sonoma, napa, marin, mendocino county, but the focus will be guerneville because all that water has to go somewhere and the watershed coming out of the mountains is the russian river and there are billions of gallons of water flowing through that watershed right now. look at the heavy rainfall continuing everywhere north of san francisco and the complete lack

sonoma and napa county has all small creeks and rivers flooding with sonoma county under the flood warning. here's the russian river at guerneville with major flooding expected. this will likely crest at 46.1 feet at 10:00 tonight. that will be the highest river level since 1995, and the sixth highest ever recorded for the russian river. >>> we have jackie ward live in forestville with major flooding. >> reporter: it is one thing to hear about the rain levels coming in, but it it is another to be here to experience, to see what it means and the damage it is causing. we tried to get to guerneville but ended up in forestville. we are at the old river road and maribel road, as far as we could get up the river because the cars are completely submerged. this is supposed to be a dirt lot. you can see the water level covering half of this van and was covering one third when we arrived as things continue to get worse. the river will rise up to 46 feet by 11 pm tonight and staying above but stage for a full 24 hours before receding below 32 feet friday night. the mudslides is a major concern due to

it has just poured so much water, hundred 84 billion gallons of water just in sonoma county just thishowers move out this evening somewhat active i show you the radar moving through back over the city of san francisco and san mateo county santa cruz mountains and mount diablo in clayton we still have flood warnings from the lower nap and lower russian rivers, small streams and creeks still flooding in sonoma county as well. turn around don't drown, even though the rain is letting up sometimes there is lag time, we made it to the 60s, fremont 63, san francisco and redwood city all 60 64, still kind of drippy as you saw on the live picture, some clearing tonight, we fall back to the 40s, redwood city 47, 40 degrees. at the beginning of the year, 65% average as of today. 151% average. if mother nature said no more snow for the entire month of march, the whole month, we would still be 30% above average for the final snow tally which would take on april 1, that is determine his motive snow in the sierra and still snowing tonight and it will snow early trauma and. okay, quick picture and th

look at this tree that came down in occidental in sonoma county. this was around midnight on coleman valley road. some power lines came down with it. pg&e got the power turned off there. all lanes are open again. it's been raining all night. officials are concerned about the flooding that the people will have to deal w as they head out for the day. officials knew that this storm was going to deliver a solid punch and create problems. >> it's ai pritt good soaker that's coming in. coming in so late in the season, the ground is fairly saturated. it's not just rivering flooding but localized flooding. debris flows or mudslides. >> check out this mudslide. this happened on marquess spring road. they cleared it out of the way. the road is open. the ground is so saturated from the other storms we've had this season. officials are worried they will see more slides like this one. they want everyone to be on the lookout. be aware. it's very wet outside. i want to show you standing water. we're now encountering here on heather glenn circle in this residentia

. >>> flood warning for parts of sonoma county, right now sonoma county is also recommending keep - - people living pack up and move out to higher ground as the new video of the russian river that was sent out by the sheriff's department, the river is expected to hit about by stage which is 32 feet at 7:00 tonight it's expected to crest at about 45 feet tomorrow night. that's nearly 14 feet above flood stage as time the river reach that level was back in january 1995. new year's eve of 2005. 42 feet. napa river near downtown napa is expected to hit flood stage by tomorrow morning the national weather service is asking drivers to avoid any flooded roadways. >>> causing some problems for the part north bay. look ahead what's coming what's coming today. >> several inches of rain falling over the north they in the last 24 hours and another six inches possible in the next 24 hours and that is why the warning has been issued. not only the russian river but the napa river. in burnsville, freezing reaching monitors stage at this point but it's expected to feet - - 13 feet above flood stage, t

the storm prompted school closures in sonoma county, forestville union, burnsville, montevideo and emily no high school, west county charter middle school all closed today. we have updated power outages numbers at pg&e with 9000 customers in the bay area in the dark and mostly in the north bay. >>> i am anne makovec at the live news desk taking a live look at hanoi, vietnam outside of the hotel where president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un have been meeting. we just lost our live shot but they have been meeting for couple of hours after meeting in front of the reporters, and here is a clip from that. >> i think the first summit was a great success and hopefully this one will be equal or greater than the first. we have made a lot of progress with the biggest progress our reare talking about denuclearization of the korean peninsula. president trump has been touting the possibilities for the north korean economy in the future if the relationship does, in fact, while some which the president says "is a very good one." there promising a news conference after they finished the meet

the time has passed. >> reporter: sonoma county declared a local emergency. they ask leaders for emergency resources as quickly as possible . alyssa harrington, ktvu, fox 2 . >> inspectors will be and now but to begin clearing a landslide that is completely blocking a road in wine country. the flight occurred near winery >> the fire department estimates that slide is 80 feet wide and it took down power lines. the road is locked but there are alternate routes for those who live in that area. >> marin county westbound highway 37 is closed between atherton avenue and highway 11. that highway is covered in muddy water after the creek flooded the road. officials do not know when the westbound lane will be usable but the eastbound lanes are open to traffic. highway 37 has reopened last week. the crews repaired the area damaged by the last big >> the russian river is restating but some areas are covered by flood water. highway 12 which connects santa rosa looks more like a river. people are using boats and kayaks to get around. business owners are surveying the dama

the sonoma county office of education reports several school districts in the flood zone will not hold classes today. and that includes the alexander valley district, west cinema county union school district as well as the grandville and geyserville school districts. other closures today, the harmony union school district, mana rio, montgomery and oak grove union canceled classes, they are west county charter middle school and l mulino high school. >>> the big part of highway 37 is closed in both directions because of flooding. there is the alert on highway 37 between atherton avenue to highway 101. the water started pulling on the lanes. westbound highway 37 between lakeville and atherton is open. that very same road was closed this month. a levee broke during heavy rain and flooded the rights. sandbags and rocks were stacked along the levee to hold back flood waters. highway 37 is surrounded by marshlands and often floods. >>> more drivers are calling for road service. one call turned deadly in marin county. i to talk driver was hit in a pickup truck began a spin out north of the gol

fairgrounds sonoma county arts, and the center for the the sebastapol evacuated at those being located for shelters there are there are shelters located for those being evacuated at the sebastapol center for the arts, and the sonoma county fairgrounds grace pavilion. a lot going on ... checking in now with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow... lawrence karnow: heavy rain and floodind is likely for the bay area especially in the north bay. over a foot of rain has fallen on some north bay mountains. the russian river and the napa river are both expected to flood with major flooding into downtown guerneville possible tomorrow. doppler is showing the rain now. its very heavy and now moving south. rain and windy weather will spead across the entire bay area tonight with the chance for flash flooding. the rain will turn to showers tomorrow with mild temperatures in the 50s and mid 60s. more rain is likely late friday and into saturday with potential for more big storms next week. (pam) team coverage of the coverage of team (pam) week. (pam) team coverage of the atmospheric river continues t

parts of sonoma county, rosenman turning into river. a number of drivers risking their lives by trying to crosspost flooded roadways. strong winds oversaturated soil is causing trees all over the bay area to topple over. this was in walnut creek on homestead avenue near danforth lane. just outside of >> guest: a mudslide at hicks road got a little this year today. motor and debris blocking the roadway. >>> we have team coverage on the damage and how much more rain is expected. let's begin with tuesday's final in petaluma. >> reporter: we are here in petaluma. the rain is coming down. it has been like this all day. it just started picking up in the past 30 minutes or so. i am on stony creek road. you can see this is one of several roads that is what in the county. it has been closed all day. there are not a lot of emergencies going on right now. the fire department in the county said the number one call they are getting his people trying to cross roads like this one. with 21 roads closed for flooding, we are seeing a lot of this. drivers

tom vacar is there now in sonoma county. flood warning there. all of a sudden, we are starting to see. all of a sudden, somewhere around 4:00 today, up in the north, you start seeing debris flows, flooding, blah blah blah. its grant saturation, then you at all that rain to it. a significant rainfall, and look at the line. is going right past the peninsula and right up through san francisco or northside of san francisco up into fairfield. you can see some of these up by richmond and san rafael. that is where the heaviest rain been in the valley area, kentfield, already seen a lot of rain. we'll continue to get significant rain. let me show you the store report here. these are in the last three hours now. i point out these are pretty significant when you do see them, so let's see what's going on here. this is in a couple of hours. port casa, on-ramp side, hillside slid down, blocking the roadway. southbound 4 on mcewan. let's check this out. this is water spilling onto ross. it's you see the problems there. thousands in the peninsula, we have a re

on the radar, you can see the intensity of the storm in marin, sonoma, and napa counties.are flooded with boats being used to rescue stranded drivers. on the bottom right-hand corner there in the south bay, the rainfall totals so far are minimal. >> one of the hardest told to evacuate before the russian river exceeds flood stage. alyana gomez has the details. >> reporter: roadsides filled up like lakes. the quaint town of garden villas getting dumped on with more rain still on the way. >> unless you've got a vote, you not going to get to this area tomorrow. >> reporter: with the threat of the russian river course think 30 feet and 46 wednesday night, mandatory evacuations are underway. >> we are going to start going down to door and telling people to the. we want to err on the side of caution, but it looks like the entire area of the lower russian area from rio nido down to monte rio, it will be evacuated this afternoon if that is the case. >> reporterhigher ground is cle you've never seen it like this? >> i've never seen it

this is a major route between napa county and sonoma county. the good news is that highway 37 which two years ago was closed for weeks upon weeks upon weeks is wide open and doing very, very well, but if you want to come this way, not a good way to come because this is going to be out a few hours. reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> strong winds and pounding and have knocked out power to some 15,000 homes and businesses across the bay area. pg&e says the south bay is the hardest hit with nearly 7800 customers without electricity. nearly 4000 homes and businesses are without power along the peninsula, more than 3000 are without electricity in the north bay, in the east bay nearly 550 customers are without power, and in san francisco that number is 161. >>> two good samaritans came >>> two the rescue today after a school bus got stuck in floodwaters and petaluma this morning. witnesses say >>> two high school students heading >>> two school in their pickup truck spotted the bus on liberty road and immediately stopped to help. it is no