cracks and voids in the spillway at cedar springs dam in san bernardino county. in plumas county, cracks in the spillway at frenchman dam, and deterioration or settling of the dam itself at grizzly valley. in los angeles county, cracking, spalling, and erosion in the spillway at pyramid dam. male: they don't have the adequate knowledge to maintain those facilities. stephen: this former dwr engineer and this former dwr administrator both say these issues show a culture of inattention, lack of follow-up, and failure to maintain critical structures. both men asked us to hide their identities for fear they would lose their pensions for speaking out. male: it's my feeling they don't have adequate technical staff to fully do the full scope of what's required. stephen: has california kept up with the maintenance as it should have? male: no, the infrastructure has not been maintained. stephen: del valle inspection records show issues have gone unaddressed for years there. things such as broken sump pumps not repaired for more than four years. plans to install new monitor

the spillway is only partially repaired. the plan was put in place after last year's near collapse of the dam. the damaged spillway would have to be used when water levels reach 830 feet. as of this morning, it was 796 feet. rob is here now. that doesn't sound like that's far to go. is it going to make it to the top? >> they kept the levels relatively low with those operations going on there. a view of the spillway, we deshow you right now just about 15 minutes ago from the construction camera there on top of lake oroville spillway. you can see the sky is clearing, and some of the new concrete paving that has been added, the new section they have been working on there. and as we show you some of the levels that terry just mentioned, right now, 793.64 feet. that's 60% capacity. the inflows are exceeding the outflows as you would expect when you have a lot of heavy rain. but now, those numbers will probably start to come down in terms of the inflows as we get into sunday and monday. room to spare at the oroville dam, and thank

a fly over by "drone 40" shows what the main spillway at the oroville dam looks like today. nats:a far cry from the crumbling concrete - that eventually lead to the evacuation of nearly 200,000 people 14 months ago.but - work on the spillway is nowhere near complete and a storm is coming that áácould melt enough snow to forceáá the water chute to be used... for the first time in a long time.that said... the dwr says its still usablesotsuper:voice of erin mellon, public affairs, dwr "at the end of the day our goal is to ensure public safety the spillway has been reconstructed to handle flows for this winter season that being said we would like to minimize the use of the spillway until we're done with the full reconstruction"sot "just a little apprehension" butte county supervisor bill connelly says the possible use of the spillway has many in his district worried... with last february's chaos still fresh in their minds.sotsuper: bill connelly , butte county supervisor "i'm pretty much of the mind that it'll be ok - but many of my constituents are very nervous?reporter: what have they be

the spillway has only been partially repaired. it was put in place after last year's near-collapse of the dam. the spillway gave way, they were atrade the dam would give way. spillway would have to be used if water levels reached 830 feet. as of this morning it was 796. >>> san francisco giants back in action today. the tarps came off the field, the start of today's game was moved back a couple hours because of the rain and the storm that drenched the bay area last night led to the giants' first rainout in 12 years. they looked to face the dodgers here on nbc bay area but that game will be made up as part of a rare day/night double header on april 278 so the question for rob is what's the weather going to be like on april 28? >> it should be better. >> that's good. >> it's interesting, san francisco more than two inches of rain. second-wettest april day ever, thus the rainout. some of the numbers as we show you from north to south very impressive when you keep in mind for april these numbers are really off the charts as you can se

last winter, the spillway and emergency spillway both failed.f the last rainy season and hope to be done later this year. >>> let's bring in our chief meteorologist bill martin. it started last night, raining all day and more is on the way. >> one of the things that strikes me is we're watching rainfall in the north bay. the russian and napa rivers are fine. we are having tidal concerns with the petaluma river backing up a bit. but the headline tomorrow morning is this heavy rain that's going to move through tonight on that snowpack in the sierra. you're melting a lot of snow fast. it's raining on three and four and five feet of snow that's probably going to be most of it -- in many places it will take that much out. four feet of snow can go overnight. that combined with three or four inches of rain is going to really overload those rivers like the yuba and the american and even the feather. so, um, that's -- i just -- just haven't done this for so long. that's the kind of thing that i would look for in terms of are there going to be real proble

. >>> with rain on the way the spillway will be used for the first time.he department of water resources started to increase the outflows to make room for more rain but the spillway may be put into eat -- use this week or next. they have been working on it until it collapsed last february, construction to fix the damage was pause during the winter but it will resume next month. and downstream communities have been notified that the spillway may be used in the near future. >>> tomorrow is a dry day with clouds, it will be cooler than tomorrow night, the evening around sunset, twilight we will start to see the showers moving into the the bay area. it picks up in a tent city overnight into saturday morning. there is a lot going on out there. it will be messy friday and saturday. the plume of meister extends 2500 miles. so it goes all the way up by the hawaiian islands. everything focuses on the northbay that's where the heaviest rain should be. this type of event, and i have a foot of rain is not other question. several areas could get a lot a rain. it just d

last year a massive poll was found in the spillway. that led to fears of catastrophic flooding and forced the evacuation of the towns downstream.>>> the san francisco sheriff wants more body cameras for her deputies. she is seeking $400,000 to expand the body camera program. according to the san francisco examiner, the money would take for 400 more body cameras. the reported request comes months after deputies at the county jail were equipped with body cameras. >>> police are warning about an increase in credit card for. officials say they have received several reports from people whose credit card numbers have been skimmed and used in other parts of california. gas pumps of the most common targets for skimming. police say they have been inspecting local gas stations looking for those illegal devices. >>> plans are in motion for a park. the east bay regional park district received most of the land for the expansion through a donation from the patterson ranch family. they purchased 10 additional acres and purchased the site plan in janu

and that could be the first major test for the rebuilt spillway at oroville dam in butte county.ineers say there is a possibility the lake could fill to capacity. >> we are definitely trying to minimize use of the spillway. we are only halfway through construction for this year. so we would like to wait until the construction is complete before using this spillway. >> part of the spillway collapsed last year forcing an estimated 180,000 people to evacuate and neda is tracking the upcoming storm in the weather center. >>> yeah. taking a look right now at the skies, sunrise is gorgeous. here's beautiful view of the skies. let's get to the rain. here's hi-def doppler. there's plenty of rain right off the coast so it's slowly going to get towards us but it won't be here for a few hours. right now this is just the lighter precipitation with virga. look at this cool shot with lower clouds but not too low so drivers are doing all right. visibility not impacted this morning. 55 degrees in concord. 54 in oakland. 52 in san francisco. san jose 55. and santa rosa dropped down into the 40s.

it could provide the first test for the renovated oroville dam spillway. crews have been working on it since it started to crumble and partially collapsed in february of last year. lake orville is just 36 feet below capacity. state administrators worn the coming rain may force them to release water through the half- mile concrete shoot. although renovations will not be finished until later this year, they say they are confident the spillway will hold up. >>> there is another lawsuit to stop the 2020 u.s. census to ask their citizen status. san francisco and others filed the suit. all of the cities inside have -- and vault have democratic mayors and all the states have democratic attorney general -- attorneys general. it could lead to some people not responding to the census at all. the population count is conducted every six years and used to allocate seat in congress and distribute $700 billion in federal funding. an undercount would hurt states where people would not fill out the forms. california has already filed a lawsuit of its own against that censu

this spillway is used. you can see it was totally flowing heavily through the emergency spillway as well. there was a lot of water coming down. we haven't estimated the actual volume but we'll have that in a few days. this is a photo downstream of the moccasin stream fish hatchery. there's a layer of mud over the fish hatchery area so about 90% of the fish were washed out or killed. the remaining 10% actually were evacuated out by truck and put into don pedro reservoir, where they meet the happy fishermen down there. the fish hatchery is definitely out of commission for a while. this is the moccasin creek watershed. and you will note that that steep hillside had the giant red gash down the middle of it. that gash is the color of the soil threw. so basically the rain was intense enough to create a number of locations like this where it simply washed down this hillside taking all the plants and debris and everything and washing it down to the moccasin creek. this was taken by an aerial surveillance that the i

if that happens, workers may have to use the partially rebuilt spillway at the oroville dam. you may remember we talked a lot about this last year. the spillway crumbled, forcing nearly 200,000 people to evacuate their homes. >>> chief meteorologist jeff ranieri, this is not some sort of casual spring storm, there could be some damage. >> you got that right, a lot of rain in a short amount of time. that does always bring up the threat of flooding. especially across the sierra and the foothills. numerous flood watches and warnings up right now. back here across the bay area, we are closely tracking that storm system which is about 690 miles away right now. it's going to interact with that pineapple express atmospheric river. it's basically a strong stream of rainfall that's going to help to boost our totals. we are looking at two different changes tonight. the storm overall is speeding up. and it now appears there's going to be two main zones of heavier rain as we go through this wetter weather period. we'll talk more about that coming up here in about 35 seconds. but i want t

. >>> and they're expecting the partially-repaired spillway to be used. part of it collapsed in february last year. state officials say they are confident the unfinished spillway will work properly during their storm. >>> live at san francisco airport. wet and windy weather could delay flights. you should check with your airline for the latest flight information. and be sure to tune in tomorrow at 4:30 a.m. we will be tracking the storm and have all the travel trouble spots. >>> tonight law enforcement throughout the bay area is looking for a man they consider to be armed, dangerous and a threat to police officers. >> search for dustin hamilton caused a sca in san francisco today. kate larsen explains. >> reporter: tension throughout san francisco as police look for 44-year-old dustin hamilton. investigators say he stole funs fr -- guns from his parents' home and threatened to pole officers. he also named 501 delancey street as a target in his man tess foe. >> i'm really scared. >> reporter: he lives in the apartment building near the embarcadero and says

yao the partially rebuilt spillway at the oroville dam.remember last year that spillway crumbled forcing nearly 200,000 people to evacuate their homes. >>> 4:48. in the city of san francisco, now joining several states to sue the trump administration over census. they want to block the white house from including the question about a person's citizenship status on the census saying it is required to count all people in the country and asking this would discriminate undocumented workers from submitting theirs. >>> and an east bay home owner says his new eco-friendly lawn mower isn't so environmentally friendly. >> because he thinks it's already bound for the landfill. here's our investigative reporter. >> reporter: keith patterson says his battery operated lawn mower right there won't hold a charge. watch keith push the $250 mower through his richmond backyard to show us how it should work. but also, listen. yeah. it's silent. that mower, it doesn't run. keith says he's already tried two replacement batteries, but the mower still doesn't wor

they say that the rudder structure was not enough to open the spillway. the california department of water resources said today that the lake levels stayed below 800 feet. inflows are tapering off. a massive hole was discovered in the spillway last year forcing the evacuation of towns downstream and the fears of catastrophic flooding. >>> today marks six months since the northbay wildfire started. the fires broke out in napa, sonoma, and casino counties. the strong diablo wins desk a win stow -- winds fanned at those winds. the blaze topped $9 billion in insurance losses. the fires led to one of the biggest recovery effort since the 1906 san francisco earthquake and fire. the wildfires brought to life flaws in the emergency alert system. lawmakers say they will create statewide emergency alert protocols. standards will be set for when county should use the system. it requires alerts be sent out by landline telephones and mobile phones along with radio, television, like highway -- electric highway billboards. people in the path of the fire never received n

. >>> and they're expecting the partially-repaired spillway to be used. part of it collapsed in february last year. state officials say they are confident the unfinished spillway will work properly during their storm. >>> live at san francisco airport. wet and windy weather could delay flights. you should check with your airline for the latest flight information. and be sure to tune in tomorrow at 4:30 a.m. we will be tracking the storm and have all the travel trouble spots. >>> tonight law enforcement throughout the bay area is looking for a man they consider to be armed, dangerous and a threat to police officers. >> search for dustin hamilton caused a scare in san francisco today. kate larsen explains. >> reporter: tension throughout san francisco as police look for 44-year-old dustin hamilton. investigators say he stole funs fr -- guns from his parents' home and threatened to police officers. he also named 501 delancey street as a target in his man tess foe. >> i'm really scared. >> reporter: he lives in the apartment building near the embarcadero and

now the main spillway at the dam is not fully repaired. last year the spillway crumbled forcing nearly 200,000 people to >> it is 6:08 and as the storm system makes its way through on the radar, widespread rain and some seeing deeper pockets of rain than others. we the cell moving in and in the next 14 minutes we'll expect to see periods of moderate downpours. eldridge, i hope i'm pronouncing that correctly, or eldridge, but tweet me and let me know, at 6:20 and near sonoma at 6:29 and the cell pushing through. could you see it moving through. by 6:43, yountville and then napa at about 7:00 a.m. with heavier rain moving through. at least it is not windy but that is expected to change in the next couple of hours heading into tonight. i do want to highlight some more of the flooding risk factor for the highlighted areas. the one that you see highlighted are more prone to possible flooding which is why a flood watch is in place. the north bay and the santa cruz mountains as ansar said, and santa rosa expecting over two inches and san francisc

the main spillway is not yet fully repaired after last winter. but it could be soon put to work as early as this weekend. you will remember that last year the spillway crumbled forcing nearly 200,000 people to evacuate their homes. >>> 4:37 and that storm is already making an impact in yosemite. the national park service is closing yosemite valley due to flood concerns. park range res say the park will close tomorrow at 5:00 and reservations through saturday have been canceled. the storm could cause a river to flood. >>> nbc bay area has a team of crews fanned out across the bay area as you see here covering this morning's storm. our microclimate weather alert coverage continues all morning long. >>> and now we want to make sure you know you can stay connected after you have to leave the house. get the nbc bay area app to get news and today mostly the weather where you are headed. life doesn't stop because the rain rolls in. >>> coming up, facebook hit another privacy concern. what the social network was doing at hospitals that has many people wo

when the dam's main spillway and emergency spillway failed. of the new police headquarters in saint petersburg, florida is on hold... after a crane collapsed. workers had to run to avoid it ... as it crashed to the ground.no one was hurt... but the incident was frightening for workers.damage at the site was minimal. (mabrisa) tracking your morning forecast... ( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya )(ááálandingááá)jordon speith is in the drivers seat at the masters, but tiger is the one everyone is following... so i'll tell you how he's doing.. not great.. he posted a 73 on his return to augusta.. with the analysts breaking down every swing, every lie and every putt.. tiger seems pretty satisfied saying "i hit the ball bette

when the dam's main spillway and emergency spillway failed.s a growing epidemic across the bay area and the nation.... (vicki) and now one local lawmaker wants to increase the penalties if you get caught texting and driving... stanley roberts went out to check out drivers across the bay area... .. i went around burlingame and san francisco and asked people about the fact that maybe they might increase the penalties but also tossed in a little something different i asked them what they thought if the fines went up quick question, do you think they should raise the penalties for distracted drivers (ahhh gosh you know i don't know i could tell you) i thinking that they should lower it you know because there are better things that we should be putting money into which is like helping cit organizations, programs for kids arts class ast schools but they cant get to school if you crash into them come on i gotta get somewhere stanley i know i'll ask this lyft driver do you think california should raise the fines for distracted driving in california (w

they may have to use the partially rebuilt spillway at at or orville dam.l remember it crumbled forces 200,000 to evacuate. >>> this is what it looked like last month when a 92-year-old man fell into a wall full of water on a small farm in fremont. firefighters managed to pull him out safely. some of the same firefighters from fremont are going the extra mile. they say they felt bad they had to destroy the pumphouse to save the man now they are fix going and have been the last couple of days. they've been rebuilding it. >> we got together a little bit of a work party, arranged it and said we're going out and do the right thing and put together a new pumphouse for him. >> the firefighters say the owner of the farm says he gets choked up trying just to express his gratitude. >> that's very nice. >>> well the a's have a gift for all the people who lost homes in the north bay fires. we'll explain next. what fueled r youtube? the woman who shot >>> well womg up tonight at 6:00, what fueled her hatred for youtube? the woman who shot three employees once made a li

damage on the main spillway almost led to a catastrophe in february 2017.le to evacuate. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... police are piecing together what happened before a washington state family plunged off a cliff in mendocino. ( darya ) plus... east bay mud opens its doors for a behind the scenes look at its facilities ... and the work its doing to improve the water system. ( darya ) and after the break... the quintuplets born in walnut creek are finally home from the hospital. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (ácommercialá) (áábreakáá) (darya)(james)( robin ) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning. morning. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. rebecca: seasonably mild and dry weather conditions will persist into wednesday with an increase in cloud cover. a potent atmospheric river will then take aim at the california coast late in the week with widespread and potentially heavy rainfall along wit

crews have been working on that spillway since it began to crumble and partially collapse in february last year. lake oroville is just 36 feet below capacity. state administrators warned the coming rain may force them to release water through the half- mile long concrete shoot. although the renovations won't be finished until later this year, administrators say they are confident the spillway will hold up. >>> we are hearing from another relative of the youtube shooter. what her brother is now saying about her grudge against youtube. >>> a new proposed state law aims to curb a deadly force used by law enforcement. why law enforcement say it could save the lives of police officers.>>> right now we still have traffic that is waking up this morning on highway 4. we will tell you more about this, when we come back. chalmette we have temperatures on the coast, the bay and some inland all about the same. union city is 50 and san mateo's is 50 and sewer way. >>> welcome back to "mornings on 2". in addition to hearing from the shooter's father, we are hearing from her brother. he spoke to our

. >>> the partially rebuilt spillway it or away dam was another concern during that store. say water flows into lake oroville were not enough to require opening the spillway. the california department of water resources said yesterday the lake levels stay below 800 feet. last year a huge hole was found in that spillway that led to fears of catastrophic flooding and downtown -- downstream towns being evacuated. >>> the sacramento sheriff is seeking thousands of dollars to expand the body camera program for the police department. that money would pay for 400 more cameras. the report a request comes a month after the sheriff's department equipped deputies at the county jail with body cameras that were in the week of an inmate fighting scandal. >>> if you are on facebook, what your data shares. facebook plans to answer that question for millions of users today. >>> it is roun two for bill cosby and his legal saga over sexual assault allegations. i am lauren blanchard in pennsylvania. i will have more in the retrial coming up.>>> right now we have slowed traffic already on this

it could be the first big test for the rebuilt spillway in butte county in the oroville dam. the lake could fill to capacity. part of the spillway collapsed last year forcing evacuation of 180,000 people. >>> let's hope it stands up to the test. >> we are going to get a lot of rain in a short amount of time and that's when a lot of problems happen because of course the water can lie in those low-lying areas. rivers and creeks, of course, could also rise with the amount of rain that's on the way. we are looking at three to six inches for some of the higher elevations across the bay area. let's show you our live shot now of the bay bridge. look at that cool shot out there. this is our photographer edgar who is giving us a glimpse of the skies out there right now. and it does look really nice for now. we're looking at cloudy conditions to start off the day day. there's more moisture off the coast. that's going to impact the north bay but not for a few hours. we are still looking at a storm system that's still off the coast for now. so the beginnings of it would be the cloud cove

we'd like to wait until the construction is complete before yoogt spi using the spillway. >> we'll all >> the plan $710 million two-year fix isn't expected to be complete until after a second phase of construction this year. >> keep your eyes on the road and not on your phone. ignore that message and you could end up with a ticket today. >> police in the bay area and across the state will be lookin% out in force for distracted drivers. >> abc 7 news reporter alyssa harrington live at the bay bridge toll plaza. alyssa? >> good morning. we use our phones for so many things. to talk, text, check e-mails, take pictures. they can be addicting. that's why police say the best thing to do is put them in the back seat of your car, even in the trunk while you're driving. april is distracted driving awareness month. the office of traffic safety launched a campaign. it is called just drive. the goal is to educate drivers about the dangers of distracted driving. people can expect to see messages on electronic billboards, on the freeways around the bay area and also an increase in law enforcement. t

. >>> well it looks like the first real test of lake oroville's rebuilt spillway will have to wait a while. there were concerns the latest storm would require at least a partial opening of the spillway which was repaired following last year's damaging storms. but water did not rise to danger levels and crews still have to complete some of the spillway's permanent repairs. but state water department leaders say it is safe to use if needed. >>> a break in the rain right now. a nice day ahead. but you say some more rain is on the way. >> we have some more rain and some more sierra snow. so we look at oroville dam and like, okay, that snow melt is about to start happening soon. so we are watching that. here is a live look outside at emeryville. you could see the sunshine and everyone headed out on this 11:00 hour. heading into noon. maybe about to go out to lunch and it feels much more comfortable than it did earlier this morning. we had a cool start. right now at 63 degrees in oakland and in fairfield. san jose at 66 degrees. and 63 degrees in san francisco. seven-day forecast is coming

that significant storm may put the spillway at the oroville dam to the test.y be need today release water ifillw t nheee dds more r >> it partially collapsed from intense rains. nearly 200,000 nearby residents had to be evacuated as a precaution. the dam is just 36 feetpaty rig. state water officials hoping for the best. >> definitely trying to minimize use of the spillway. we're only halfway through construction for this year. we would like to wait until the construction is complete before using the spillway. >> we'll all be watching with baited breath. >> it's in working order after the first phase of the repair was finished. the plan isn't expected to be complete until after a second phase of construction this year. >>> san francisco's municipal transportation agency is ignoring a call by the mayor's office and is going to add 277 new positions in the upcoming years. the positions are part of the $1.2 billion budget for 2019 and 2020 that was passed earlier this week. last year, the mayor's office called for no new positions in city departments. p jected $5

when the dam's main spillway and emergency spillway failed. ( terisa )( terisa )( darya ) welcome back's get a check of the forecast. (mabrisa rodriguez)rainfall is expected to increase in intensity late tonight and friday morning, but primarily over the north bay. the hrrr has been showing rain rates approaching a half inch per hour in the north bay on friday morning, which is cause for concern as rain rates of that magnitude have the potential of generating flash flooding and/or debris flows across the north bay burn scars and downstream of the burn scars. a flood watch is in effect for the entire north bay starting late tonight and continuing through saturday morning. the models generally agree that heaviest rainfall will shift north of the north bay on friday afternoon and early evening as shortwave ridging develops over california ahead of the incoming longwave trough. but light to moderate rainfall is expected to continue across much of our forecast area during this time and local heavy rain rates may continue in the north bay, particularly along southwest- facing coastal slopes

and it looks like the first real test of lake oroville's spillway have to wait. the spillway was prepared following last year's damaging storm but water did not rise to the dangerous levels. crews have to complete the spillway's permanent repairs and the state department leaders say it is safe to use if needed. >>> as we approach 5:09 on this monday morning. want to help you plan out the day if you have the day off, you're going to hit the links in the tri valley, it's going to be cool to start. you'll need long sleeves and a jacket through at least about 9:00. upper 40s to low 50s. by noon we're at 69 degrees, it's going to be a really nice day with quickly warming temperatures. and then if you're going out there to at&t park, the diamondbacks and giants, the game will be starting off at 7:15. and we're going to have nice weather out there at the park as well with a few clouds mixing in and dropping back into the upper 50s later on tonight. and we'll talk about some rain ahead in the forecast. mike, you have a big issue for the san mateo bridge. >> we're looking

crews still have to complete some of the spillway's permanent repairs. but state water department leaders say it is safe to use it if needed. >>> right now at 6 to:10, it's clear and also very cool. let's take a live look outside in emeryville, no fog to worry about there. all clear as you head throughout the morning drive in the east bay. it's going to be in the upper 40s through about 7:00. and it does quickly warm up by noontime you're stepping out for lunch at 68 degrees and some spots will be much warmer. let's look at all of the highs today. reaching into the upper 70s from antioch and livermore. concord in the low 80s, we have low 70s in san francisco for today with sunshine. we'll break down today's high temperature for san jose coming up in about four minutes. mike says there's big improvements crossing the bay. >> if you missed the last live shot, you say this is still crowded but look how nicely it's moving, chp says all activity is clear and don't see flashing lights any more. recovery for westbound 82, the rest of the bay shows a smooth driv

that will likely put the newly repaired spillway at the dam to its prospectus. the department of water resources say they may have to use it within a week. they will let the water flow over the main spillway, once the lake level reaches 830 feet. right now, it is at 793 feet. february 2017, a catastrophic failure of the main spillway forced nearly 200,000 people to evacuate. ever since then, state officials have been working on ways to better handle aggressive water flow. >>> also keeping a close eye on the rising water in reno tonight. you can see just how close the truckee river is to reaching some of those bridges downtown. rivers expected to crest at some point tonight. but, don't major flooding is expected. >>> but, look what's happening at yosemite. the floodwaters from the merced river poured over the roads in the valley today. park officials were expecting. they close the valley to visitors yesterday afternoon. >> as soon as the storm passes, we will get part crews out there and start assessing systems, our power systems, our sewer system. make sure that

they may have to use the spillway at the dam. and you will remember last year the spillway crumbled forcing nearly 200,000 people to evacuate their homes. >>> today we'll have some nice weather. we'll have to hold on to that if you want to keep it for the rest of the weekend. >> today we'll get one more day of the dry conditions. if you noticed today, we're seeing an increase in cloud cover. the temperatures are fairly comfortable. san francisco at 55 degrees. our temperatures, the highs for today will be on the seasonable side which means normal for this time of the year. the bay area skies, increase in cloud cover is expected to continue throughout the entire day. no rain is expected for today. this is ahead of the atmospheric river that could potentially be feeding the bay area in terms of timing and rainfall totals. we've got a ridge of high pressure. that's what is keeping our weather stable. just off the pacific, still pretty far out. we can start to see the atmospheric river activity which is a plume of sub tropical moistu

crews have been working on the spillway since it started to crumble and partially collapsed last february and now with the heavy rain on the way, administrators are warning it may force them to release water through the half-mile long concrete shoot for the first time since it was damaged. renovations will not be finished until later this year, but administrators say they are confident the spillway will hold up.>>> the system is already moving into our area. it is kind of hard and fast, right? not stay too long? >>> yes, it will start out very slow on thursday but will pick up friday and saturday. there will be rain up to about 9000 feet, so that will accelerate. something to keep an eye on. this time of year, we haven't had a lot of rain so the rivers are okay. it is not today but starting tomorrow. today is a mix of sunshine and clouds, 50s and six days. -- 60s. if you combine the amount of moisture, it is late in the season for something like this. if you combine the amount of moisture in the amount of wind, it will be one for the boby the time we get to saturday. right no 50and 60s to

that's your forecast. >>> the oroville spillway is still being repaired after a near catastrophe lastr. but officials seydoux to an incoming storm, they may have to use it as is. in february 2017, nearly 200,000 people were rushed from their homes amid fears of major flooding. construction was put on hold this winter. those storms could trigger releases this week or next. state officials say inspectors will monitor the chute if water is released. >>> time check 6:52. the search-and-rescue mission for three missing children off the northern california coast intensifies this morning. the possible new clue in the case. >> reporter: and the investigation into a shooting continues here at the youtube headquarters in san bruno this morning. coming up, new information on the shooter in this case. sorry. i can't make it. it's just my eczema again, but it's fine. yeah, it's fine. you ok? eczema. it's fine. hey! hi! aren't you hot? eczema again? it's fine. i saw something the other day. eczema exposed. your eczema could be something called atopic dermatitis, which can be caused by inflammation

now if this were to happen workers may not use the spillway. the department of water resources say it will be safe to use if need be. you can see the flood barriers are in place. when the rain comes down hopefully will prevent flooding and it will stay in place until the rain subsides. we're live in san francisco, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, pete. we can also keep you prepared with a more high-tech app. you can get the app, the storm ranger and then you can time your day no matter where you're headed. it is free throw for android and also iphone. and be sure to tune in tomorrow for an early edition of "today in the bay" as we track the big, juicy storm later today. nbc bay area will issue a micro climate weather alert. that means we'll go on the air a half hour early. we'll provide you team coverage to prepare you before you head out to work and also start your weekend. >>> 5:34. troubled former football star aldon smith face as pivotal day. last week smith never showed up to court. those latest charges stem fro

potential mudslides in the wine country it will have to open the spillway is still late level which is a certain height. >> we have life team coverage on this storm. >> slippery pavement. poor visibility. if you are on a freeway, chances are, you have seen an accident. they were rampant. >> it is not the way you want your week to end. >> there's a lot of water on the road. i have seen a lot of flooding. >> there were for mac freeway accidents. it was a commute fighting inches tonight. >> hydroplaning. very, very big cause of accident. >> where chp goes, tow trucks follow. there is too little caution and too little traction. >> some of the tires are very fragile. when it comes to rain, the slick tires -- it happens in a split-second. people lose their lives over these crashes. >> three of the crashes were on highway 24. it has just enough curve and just enough stand in water to be treacherous. this nissan lost control and hit a tree before it slipped. it eject it one person. >> how busy have you been? >> very. within the last hour and half, it has been very busy. >> drivers picked their

they said the lake is more than 35 feet below its trigger point for potential use of the primary spillwayer the 13,000 cubic feet per second. >>> let's talk more about our weather, bring in our chief meteorologist bill martin. we have been seeing rain since last night just like you said. and man, it was really coming down today. more is on the way. >> rain accumulation is adding up with areas like san francisco downtown potentially getting over 2.5" of rain by tomorrow morning. so that's a lot of rain for an urban center. so that's all you need to know. the roads are being impacted. we are having a lot of standing water out there because it just keeps coming. rainfall rates are steady tenth inch to quarter inch an hour in the heavy spots. i have seen up to a half inch an hour but generally lighter than that. but it's going to keep going tonight. and then it gets going really aggressively, the rainfall rates, somewhere around 2 to 3 a.m. as the main dynamics of the system pass through. it's raining everywhere. moderate to heavy in san francisco. models picked up on this. so that's more of

when the dam's main spillway and emergency spillway failed. let's take a look outside right now...ief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: showers have started and we are getting ready for heavy rain. doppler radar is showing the rain picking up now. but it won't become heavy until after midnight. flood watches have now been posted for the north bay mountains and valleys as well as the santa cruz mountains. we could see as much as 4 to 6 inches of rain with some isolated amounts as high as 8 inches. the major rivers are not forecast to flood but we will see some of the smaller creeks and streams rise rapidly and flooding is possible. the commute will be bad with heavy rain and ponding on the roads. it looks bad all day but worst in the morning. showers will turn to heavy rain tonight and tomorrow morning. rain will continue all day. it will become heavy again late on friday night into early saturday morning. there is a chance of thunderstorms too with the tropical air. highs tomorrow will be very mild and in the 60s. sunday should

. >>> the oroville spillway is still being repaired after a near catastrophe last year. due to an incoming storm, officials say they may have to use it as is. in february 2017, nearly 200,000 people were rushed from their homes amid fears of major flooding. inspectors will monitor the chute if water is released this week during storms. >>> we have some wet weather on the way. >> we do. but right now we are calm and fine. yes, there's a storm but it's still off the coast. it's about 1,000 miles away. it's picking up a lot of moisture. so we are seeing a few thin high clouds out there along the coast, as well. and temperatures are feeling pretty comfortable, pretty similar to yesterday. so if you like those temperatures, you'll like today. 70 in concord already. 59 for you in oakland and livermore 66. san francisco at 57 degrees. san jose 67. and that sunset 7:35 p.m. sunrise tomorrow 6:48. most likely we won't see either one of those because of the cloud coverage. this afternoon, highs will be in the low 70s for a lot of inland locations. mid-60s for san francisco and oak

part of the spillway collapsed last year and 180,000 people were told to evacuate. also cause some big problems in parts of the north bay scorched by the wine country wildfires. but according to the "pressdemocrat," a new system of rainfall and stream gauges is now in place and that should give emergency officials a better idea of where flooding and free flows are most likely to happen. >>> neda, you said there's going to be a lot of rain in a short amount of time. that always causes issues. >> and rain and wind, too. so definitely when the ground is saturated and the wind is strong, it could cause some trees to come down, power lines, issues like that. so we could see a lot of problems by tomorrow. but it looks like for now, enjoy the calm before the storm or maybe we should say the clouds before the storm. that's what we're mainly seeing now. you can see some of the clouds just working their way around the golden gate bridge this morning. and the clouds are also keeping our temperatures pretty warm. here's a look at your headlines. cloudy, dry to start off thursda

this could be the first major test for the rebuilt spillway at oroville dam in butte county.ineers say there is a possibility the lake could fill to capacity. part of the spillway collapsed last year forcing an estimated 180,000 people to evacuate. >>> sonoma county is hoping to save some of the water from the coming storms and put it to good use. kpix5's measure lee on a groundbreaking -- mary lee on a groundbreaking project. >> reporter: you could call it a big reservoir underneath our feet, but how do you replenish it? the sonoma county water agency is looking at taking extra water during the storm any season, sending it through these -- stormy season sending it through these pipes down into the aquifer. crews spent the day here at the first ever groundwater banking program in sonoma. >> we're taking the water the agency provides as drinking water to the city of sonoma and we're storing it underground in an aquifer. >> reporter: sonoma county water agency workers are taking water samples, testing water levels, temperature and quality assessing any possible changes to the c

now if this were to happen workers may have to use the spillway but officials from the department of water resources feel comfortable using it if need be. back out here live you see the crews putting up those barriers. when the rain comes down hopefully it will prevent some of the flooding in this area. staying in place until the rain eventually subsides. we're live in san francisco, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> all right, pete, thank you. be sure to tune in tomorrow for an early edition of "today in the bay" as we track that storm. later today nbc bay area will issue a micro climate weather alert. we will go on the air at 4:00 a.m., a half hour early. we will have live team coverage to prepare you before you head out the door and start your weekend. >>> 4:34 now and developing this morning more answers to this week's shooting at the youtube campus in san bruno. crime scene tape is still lining parts of the patio area where 38-year-old nasim aghdam shot three people before then turning the gun on herself. police now say she went to a gun range prior to the shooting just ho

when the dam's main spillway and emergency spillway failed in febuary of last year.lleged members of the sureqos gang .... have been charged with murder and other related crimes the indictment comes, following seven murders that occurred in san francisco and richmond.... between 2006 and 2013. according to the indictment, nine of the suspects are allegedly involved in at least one murder... and the tenth suspect is alleged to have helped in some way. officials say, the 10 arrested suspects were all u.s. citizens. homeland security special agent ryan spradlin talked about the arrests. (pam) officials say, in officials (pam) (pam) officials say, in addition to the murders... the suspects are accused of selling drugs, committing assaults and robberies... and carrying guns and other weapons. (steve) another big story we are following tonight-- police have arrested a man who stole guns from his father's home in san jose-- and left a note threatening to shoot people and officers in san francisco. 44-year-old dustin hamilton was arrested near at&t park just before 6:00 this

the main spillway at the dam is not fully repaired but it could be put to work as early as this weekend. you will remember no doubt last year the spillway crumbled forcing 200,000 people to evacuate their homes. >>> and the storm already making an impact in yosemite as well where the national park service is closing the valley because of flooding concerns. and now park rangers say the park will close tomorrow at 5:00. and reservations through saturday are canceled. the river could flood and park leaders will reassess conditions and a reopening time line but only after the massive storm passes through. >>> and of course our team coverage of this storm continues, in 30 minutes we have crews spaced throughout the bay area. we'll have those updates frommancear hassan and we will check in. you could keep track of what is going on weather wise. the nbc bay area app is a great way to keep track of the stor h and see the radar and you could download it on your apple or smartphone. >>> and now a man is dead after police shootout at a gas station in fremont. >> bob redell reports from the arco st

tonight, we investigate a year after oroville dam spillway collapsed. we uncover seven other dams at risk of suffering a similar fate, one of them right here in the bay area. plus, the results of a toxic cleanup faked. we investigate new developments involving radiation at the hunter's point shipyard in san francisco, then-- female: it's not safe, it's not healthy. feces on the ground, needles. male announcer: public streets used as public bathrooms and preschoolers dodging drug needles. we investigate how things got this bad with one of our wealthiest cities now being compared to some of the dirtiest slums in the world. but first. female: the fear is always that you're not coming home. announcer: we investigate bus drivers under attack, and why the people in charge may not know how often it's happening, even though it's all caught on camera. here's senior investigator reporter vicky nguyen. vicky nguyen: good evening, and thank you for joining us. tonight, we investigate and hold the powerful accountable. these riders we're about to show you were left

the spillway at oroville dam can be tested with the storm. still under repair.nd more than a year ago, a heavy crater opened up after heavy rains. crews shut it down, but problem vacati evacuating the city. >>> well, as spencer mentioned, the giants have declared the game against the dodgers a rain out. no crying in baseball. but has got to be a disappointment for giants and dodger fans. going to be played april 28. tickets for tonight's game will beonored for the afternoon game on the 28th. >> we love to see the weather where you live. share your pictures with us by adding the #abc7 now. >>> an employee at a san diego gun store where she picked up the gun says nothing unusual. >>> policy change may have motivated to attack youtube's headquarters in san bruno. >>> school employees and administrators from across the bay area received training they hope would never use. about what to do and how to react when there is a shooter on campus. cornell barnard has the story. >> reporter: sold out class for training which many of these administrators hope they never have

they are can learned about the lake orrville dam spillway. water it will be the first test for the shoot. a reminder that you can download our weather app app. i really like the hour by hour part of that at. you can also see facebook's on update, twitter and instagram. >>> a san francisco man was awarded $10 million for being wrongfully convicted of murder. the police gave false information. he was released after the -- his conviction for murder was overturned. he was acquitted in a follow up tile the following year. to homicide inspectors coerced a witness to testify against him. the prosecutor made an unfounded claim that the witness had been [ inaudible ]. san francisco police say a a tip from the public led to the arrest of a man that stole guns and left behind a letter. dustin hamilton was arrested yesterday afternoon near at&t park. he broke into his estranged parents home in san jose while they were on vacation. he stole a 12gauge shotgun and a 357 revolver. police say it is a relief to have him behind bars. he threatened to kill as ma