the 80's. this is a map of what we could see if and el niÑo hits. ap of the teat of the last major el niÑo's, from 1997. the two last major el niÑo's from 1997 and 1882. -- and 1982. the west coast and primarily the southwest is going to be much cooler than average. >> will it also be more wet on the west coast? jacob: the climate prediction center is forecasting significant easing on the drought across western california because primarily of the el niÑo. skiing in february in utah or colorado. at what point do we find out if it is playing as normal? jacob: we are seeing these anomalies peaking. they are cresting in the next few weeks. as that happened we are seeing where in the pacific ocean they are going to dominate most. there is a standard el niÑo. cooler water next to south america. we have a lot more for the end of the winter. >> you are looking at how speculators are trading the national gas market. what do they expect? jacob: money market managers are -- thatition right now is because of this el niÑo. they expect the prices are going to rema

the latest model. a godzilla, monster el nino, the 97-98 el nino, screen right are the water temperatures this year. you see the red-and-white blob near the equator, is huge bland of water that experts say will create an el nino so big, mudslides, black outs and the kings roots. homeowners are already buying sandbags, packings weak spots and calling the ruger. >> they're coming in at a rate we can't keep up with. >> what are people telling you? >> they are worried about el nino. >> the question is for the state how far north will el nino go? we had six el ninos in 65 years. only two produced statewide rain even though southern california getting the big rain where we needed is in the north, preferably in the form of snow in the sierras because the state's storage system is designed to capture run off, not rain. the rental rain in the south do not damage, one inch of rain in l.a. will generate $10 billion of water almost all of which will dump into the ocean. the el nino will, the water supplies that do little to those reservoirs which serve record lows below 50% in many cases. even though technically

last year, , had the mode-i-kay el nino interfering with the bigger el nino pattern and that allowed them to get the rains and it was good. this year, with our el nino peaking now and then declining going forward, maybe there are concerns out there. if that forecast stays hot and dry and they can't plant, that could turn the attention of the market to a weather market down in south america. we could continin to see things like we saw last tuesday. if that fades away and they get rains and they start getting planting, i'm worried that we could still see some harvest pressure as there are more bean bushels coming to market than what we are expecting. > all right, thanks so much, tedd siefried. please stay with us. we will have more agday, when we come back.> for professional marketing advice - specifically tailored to your needs - call zaner ag hedge at 312-277-0113) (agday - brought to you by basf. grow smart with basf and get the most acre after acre season after season) if it's about agriculture and it's

well, jeff ranieri has been tracking the possibility of el nino. he joins us now with more. jeff? know the sea surface temperatures are running at least two degrees celsius above average so we have the warmer waters in the pacific and el nino is going to happen. the biggest question exactly where the heaviest rainfall will occur. there is, of course, always a better chance of los angeles, southern california getting the heaviest rainfall and that's because el nino brings these impacts in from the south. the bay area still has an above average chance right now the way the forecast models have it from mid-december right through march. so there's not an exact day or time line on that but, again, that is at least the range of when we will see some of these el nemo ino impacts. doppler radar, we did have a few showers this moisture did come in from the south with subtropical flow. some would say that little el nino related, how the storm system moved in. we do have the next batch of showers offshore. it may not get to san francisco until about 9:22 tonight. up until then we will have ar

i remember the 1997, 1998 el nino. that was something else. >> i went to peru to cover where it formed off the coast. it was really remarkable. >> very strong el nino. >> and we didn't have a drought at that time either so it was a real problem. >> we'll see what happens this winter. but we are getting a taste of what we really need. and we'll talk about what's to come. it's not going to erase our drought, at least not yet. as we look at the doppler, a little bit more green showing up around parts of the bay area. nothing reaching the ground right now, but we're starting to see the returning darkening a little bit. so sprinkles or light showers should be developing soon. the clouds are coming in from the tropical regions, and that's why you get these spectacular sunsets. this was posted to my facebook. a beautiful picture. here is another equally spectacular photo from kim. this is another spectacular sunset where you live. thank you for the photos. keep them coming. you can also send them to me on twitter, just put #ab

the report also says that sometime next spring, the el nino will probably start weaken. at this point, no one knows for sure how long the tuna crabs will be here. >> pam:strong words from a san francisco hip- hop artist. directed at san francisco mayor ed lee. over the city's affordable housing crisis. and it's all on video posted online. >> pam:the confrontation over gentrification and the city's affordable housing crisis. happened tuesday. during an impromptu meeting at max's opera cafÉ. bay area hip- hop artist equipto, saw the mayor, and used the opportunity to tell him how he felt. .the rich richer mayor lee is up for re-election in four- weeks. kron 4 reached out to mayor lee's office, but have not received a response. >> pam: week in and around the corner hours away a lot going not including fleet week airshow blue angels everyone is excited about that and find it the scuds will be cleared. >> diane: temperature is even today are high in the '90s. bullet at temperature is right now. across the map we are dealing with these inland valley location. san francisco oper

that the el nino forming along the equater in the pacific. is getting stronger.our's charles clifford tells us. there may already be some unusual and disturbing side effects reaching our shores. >> charles :these are to and the crabs and a recently started washing ashore by the thousands of long speeches in monterey -- along beaches >>:they are about this big and have too little pinchers and a bunch of little legs--two little >> charles :the water is usually too cold for these crabs to be in this area that large el nino forming in the pacific is bringing warm water this is just the latest in a string of strange animal behavior. and whales have been seen in large numbers closer to shore than normal during both the spring and summer there is a chance to warm water will stick around till the end of the year the report also says that sometime next spring the el nino will probably start to weaken but at this point nobody knows for how long these crabs will. be will >>:there are some still stranded and i'm trying to help them but yes there are a lot of dead ones >> dia

it was known months ago that indonesia would be hit by drought due to the el nino weather pattern. >> i think government has all the regulations and the intention to stop this from happening but it's about enforcement. again, most of the work that would be meaningful should have been done before the fires happen. before the el nino year happens. >> to protect one of the last remaining rain forests this cons facing company has hired villagers who traditionally practice slash and burn techniques. >> every time we plant trees they never get the chance to grow and to be productive. because they are always destroyed by fire. that's why i have decided to help stop the fire. >> reporter: it's not only borneo's farmers who burn to clear land. plantation owners do, too. nearly 200 companies are suspected of causing fires. so far only one has lost its license. a palm oil company next to the rain forest the villagers are trying to protect is under investigation. on the border of borneo's remaining rain forest destruction is closing in. most of the haze is coming from the fires in the peat land a

the eoc. so finance and admin can continue to participate and related to el nino specifically, we are notifying all departments that because of the gradual or marathon nature of el nino we're activating all the time keeping codes in an automated way, as well as in the accounting system. so your cfos will get messaging on this, so that they can calmly practice it before the storms come underway. if it doesn't come to pass at least they have a chance to practice with it. >> excellent, thank you, todd. any other announcements? yes, tom? >> last year -- actually this year because of the delay of the grants we have $200,000, chinatown for outreach. we have additional with two more districts we're going to do another $100,000 for each district. one is western edition and one bay and hopefully we have enough people to outreach for the public to learn how to prepare for the seismic safety. >> thank you. anything else? any public comment? october is a very busy month. 26th anniversary of loma prieta as the mayor mentioned and shake-up is in october. if you haven't signed up for it yet, please do. fleet

. >> a new concern after the massive valley fire in napa, with officials concerned that el nino storms will wash ash into the creeks that drain into the lake reservoir. since ash is so small it is difficult to filter out and this is the possibility of drinking water quality could be affected. >> and there is work to protect communities from flooding during the el nino storms with a creek that has been a concern for those living in east palo alto and menlo park since past storms have caused major flooding. local authorities have taken steps to probably residents living along the creek by removing vegetation and reinforce the banks and more safety measures are in the works including a website to predict the creek me and two hour flood warning. >> when will the el nino rains arrive? >> the storms will arrive after the new year when the climate prediction center thinks the best chance is to get the above average precipitation. it means that is when the doors will finally open for a longer period. 60 in wrest portal and 66 in sunny side and ferry building is the same along with the financia

the eoc. so finance and admin can continue to participate and related to el nino specifically, we are notifying all departments that because of the gradual or marathon nature of el nino we're activating all the time keeping codes in an automated way, as well as in the accounting system. so your cfos will get messaging on this, so that they can calmly practice it before the storms come underway. if it doesn't come to pass at least they have a chance to practice with it. >> excellent, thank you, todd. any other announcements? yes, tom? >> last year -- actually this year because of the delay of the grants we have $200,000, chinatown for outreach. we have additional with two more districts we're going to do another $100,000 for each district. one is western edition and one bay and hopefully we have enough people to outreach for the public to learn how to prepare for the seismic safety. >> thank you. anything else? any public comment? october is a very busy month. 26th anniversary of loma prieta as the mayor mentioned and shake-up is in october. if you haven't signed up for it yet, please do. fleet

on the left is the el nino of 1997. the right the event stronger one forming in the pacific right now. it shows a huge band of warmer ocean water. that could bring even heavier rains than we thought in 1998. tonight climate scientists are saying there is no long ernie chance this el nino could fizzle out and it won't just follow southern california. the chances for a wet winter here in the bay area now stan at more than 40%. >>> i don't know brian what do you think too big to fail. >> the chance of a wet winter 40% doesn't that a mean a 60%. >> two sides a coin. >> that's calculus at work ladies and gentlemen. on the thus there's an important announcement by the cdc looking the ahead at the next three honest in terms of how much precip we will get. that's happening on thursday. in the meantime we've got some low clouds moving into the airport at sfo and that's going to cool us down for tomorrow. it's 67 at concord. oakland 62. livermore 66. san francisco 62 degrees. here's how it looks. beach hazard warnings are posted u

the phone with berkeley today. which we are doing these stories for obviously el niÑo in november. or and that i would see a bunch of guys there studying forever, one in particular on one of my old professors, who will be studying the el niÑo in 1978, one of those thins they would talk about. but i would diverge here a little bit with a beautiful day today. temperatures tomorrow, light today, slightly warmer. then as we would go through the rest of the week, warmer still. the temperatures are outside and right now that they are in the 70s. with a nice shot of san francisco and their skyline. there is no fog out there right now. and just a beautiful day. you can see that the national map here that i just want to point out how the carolinas are getting a bit of a break, right? that is just crazy the amount of rain. i mean the historical flooding, 1,000 years. we would witness something or they would witness something in that region that really no european, let me see 1,000 years. not many have ever experienced. you know, that is a massive amount of rain there with a big problem gettin

say there could be a crisis in the health of corral around the world because of the el niÑo occurring bleaching presence has spread from the pacific to the atlantic. corals can't survive in these conditions for long and corals are home to a quarter of all marine life. reporter: a healthy reef, an explosion of color in the most important habitat of the oceans, where fish hide from predators and become the food we eat. this is what happens when temperatures get too warm. reefs thethat give color get expelled from the corals leaving them ghostly white. this slide was taken in december 2014. the model on the right in february 2015, after bleaching was triggered by the el niÑo warming current. only 2 other mass bleaching events have been recorded. this was the first, in 1998, when i dived with deputy prime minister john prescott in the maldives. nameis topped up with my -- man-made global warming. this has been met with the equivalent of underwater google street view. end there are three cameras which are perfectly sacrificed to take images every three seconds -- perfectly synchronized to

that is what we are counting on for the winter months. el nino has a lot of confusion for people. it injects the storms. that was a weak weather system. it injected it. normally that low would have created fog, maybe drizzle. but with the el nino moisture -- right now you have sprinkles. most of the activity moving off towards the east and north of the east. good sign. showers tonight and tomorrow morning. when i come back we will talk about that and the warm up. >>> how safe is levi stadium? the police chief says he proves it is a safe venue. all this despite the two profile fight -- high profile fights involving fans that stadium. ktvu's azenith smith is live at levi stadium with more on the report's findings. >> reporter: one of the suspects arrested for assaulting the minnesota vikings fans got his stadium license agreement revoked and all holders will get a warning, an e-mail stating if they are caught behaving badly they will lose their license. >> reporter: the video has gone viral, fights in the bath room or parking lot. this one two weeks ago against the minnesota vikings.

it was known months ago that i indonesia would be hit by drought d due to the el nino weather pattern the government has all the regulations, and the intention to stop this from happening. but it's about enforcement. again, most of the work that will be meaning. should have been done before the fires happened. before the el nino year happened. >> reporter: to protect one of the last remaining rain forests, this conservation company have hired villagers who traditionally practice slash and burn tech makes instead of setting them on fire the former loggers and farmers now guard 200,000 heck tars of carbon-rich trees. >> translator: every time we plant trees they never get a chance to grow and be productive because they are always destroyed by fire. that's why i have decided to help stop the fire. >> reporter: not only the farmers burn, plantations do true, so far only one has lost its license. a company neck to the rain forest the rail individualers are trying to protect is under investigate. on the border of one of the remaining rain forests construction is closing in. most of the haze

the long-range forecast. mike, noaa's forecast is pretty brutal, and they're still thinking strong el nino. do you agree? thanks, tyne. i do agree with the strong el nino. but there's one other factor we still have some very warm waters in the northeast pacific and that's what brought east very cold temps the last two winters. so there could be a battle here. i'll have my forecast obviously as we head through the next few weeks. there's the troph as we start this week. another one out west. this is where that progressive weather pattern i talked about in our first half hour comes into play. you can see how it just ripples moving from west to east, each one bringing chance of showers so we increase our chance for rain as we head through the next week to 10 days. 30 day outlook for temperatures, above normal northern plains, most of the west, below normal for much of western texas and some of ht surrounding areas. also above normal in the northeast. precip over the next 30 days, northern tier of states, especially the northern great lakes far northern plains into the northwest below normal. but from much of

the el nino signatureed and everything i look at, there are a lot -- the el nino signature and everything i look at, there are a lot of long-range models. they say december we turn the corner. mid-october, we -- we're kicking the can down the road. it's going to take a while down to get there. but i think we'll see a lot of rain and snow this year when it starts. but right now mid-october this week is all about the close call. rain is getting closer but it won't rain in your backyard probably over the next couple of days. it's cooler today. it's stickier. livermore 89 degrees. still well above average. santa rosa 83. san jose, good evening to you, you're at 80. san francisco much cooler today 70 degrees. rainfall to our south. told you it would be there. it is there right now. it's approaching monterey passing by to the south. 500 lightning strikes today around santa maria and santa barbara. showers king city, monterey up to capitola. overnight tonight the low passes by to the south. not as warm overnight tonight. vallejo 59. fremont 58. santa rosa 53. so we have that low to our south. cl

paul, we may have just gotten a sneak peek at the type of flooding el nino could bring us this winter. >> you are right, allen. the latest update we'll receive before the el nino rains really crank up this winter, this is the official outlook from noaa, much of the state of california forecast to be wetter and stormier than average, but the bull's eye will be likely southern california, the wettest weather to our south. the biggest reservoirs to our north, rain to the north as well, warmer storms as well typically well peno which would mean a higher -- with el nino which would mean a higher temperature and less snow. el nino rainfall will likely put a big dental in the drought but likely will not eliminate it. we'll talk more about rain in our radar now come up in a few minutes. >>> a lot of you have been saving all the water you can during this drought, but not everyone is following the rules. tonight christin ayers reveals some of the biggest water wasters in the east bay. >> reporter: several of east bay's top 10 water wasters live here and one of them is billy beane. the oakland a

so with rain in the forecast, el nino is probably still on your mind. if you missed our 5:00 show, i want to take you to el nino and the current strength. we are now ranking third when you compare the sea surface temperatures for july, august and september. first was 1997, second was 1987. so what does the ranking mean when it comes to rainfall chances across the bay area? the way it looks now, mid-december through march, is the window of that enhanced rainfall for us. so this will put us at 40% chance of above average rain, 33% chance of average rain and something i didn't even want to put on there, but obviously we do, a 27% chance that we will have a dry winter. i still think this 40% chance of above average rainfall from mid-december through march will continue to go upwards as we head throughout the next 30 days and that will mean much better news when it comes to our drought. as we head throughout our forecast on wednesday, temperatures go down again anywhere from 3 to 7 degrees. this will keep us in the 70s but not as hot. for the peninsula, pacif

government scientists predict that the current el nino will peak in january and february. they are forecasting above average precipitation in california. while california needs the rain, a strong el nino could exacerbate a problem that's grown worse since the drought began. >> fire it up. >> it's better than nothing. >> reporter: johnny and drew joa third generation farmer. >> my grandpa came out of texas. he told me years ago, whiz i sks for drinking. >> reporter: andrew is struggling to keep the drought green. >> it's lifting the water. >> reporter: he is turning to a last resort, drilling for ground water. >> you are looking at $200,000 to drill a well. you are looking at the pumping cost every month of about between $2,500 and $3,500 per well. >> reporter: farmers like andrews use 80% of the state's developed water, growing everything from tomatoes to almonds. with the drought in its fourth year, farmers are drilling deeper and deeper. running pumps day and night. >> these are running ought the time. >> they're running all the time. they're burning four gallons an hour.

the rain is great but it can cause issues. >> anyone around in 29/7 el -- in the '97 el nino knows it can cause flooding. this is u.s. winter outlook. you can see the southern half of u.s. looking at likely a wetter than average winter. let's zoom to california and talk about what we can expect here. basically southern california expecting greater than a 50% chance of above average rainfall. our neck of the woods greater than 40% chance. north of us, greater than 33% chance. keep in mind this is where our reservoirs are. we need rainfall here. a good snow pact would be perfect. they're forecasting a warmer than average winter. we'll likely see snow and plenty of precip in higher elevations, not necessarily a dense or great snow pact for us in the winter. look at the bottom of your screen. this isn't going to happen until late this year, early next year. december into february. no, before you ask, this is not the first round of el nino showers but a good sign we're going to see it. here's what we've seen today. scattered showers unsettled today. we'll talk about our next round of rain

ocean temperatures show the el nino headed for california is the second strongest since 1950. the last two big el ninos came with relentless rain, pounding waves. we saw that in 1998 in california, jeff. >> we definitely did. a lot of us are wondering how much rainfall are we exactly going to get. nobody knows the final totals of what we will have. we don't know if this will mean above or average rainfall. the way that the forecast models are showing right now, mid-december would start the el nino impacts and continue into january, february and march. best chance of above average rainfall would be southern california and the bay area has the possibility of above average rainfall as well. we have to wait and see how things play out. that's where things are trending at this point with el nino. as we take you outside, it's felt anything like fall. sunny skies at the coastline. 70s and 80s in san francisco. you can see the blue skies in ocean beach now. the main culprit is this stubborn region of high pressure sitting offshore. that will continue into play for tomorrow. so that is

el nino. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >> we got the 2015 el nino predictions from noaa yesterday when it kicks in, some places here in the bay area could see more rain than others. jeff ranieri has been taking a look at that. some people could get more. >> that is exactly right. you know, when we take a look at el nino and the rain predictions, there's many different layers we take a look at. let's give you the scenario that would provide us with some of the heavier rainfall. here's what we need to have happen. the first thing is the typical westerly storms moving through the pacific. the second thing that is a major catalyst during el nino years is the subtropical jet stream. where that subtropical jet stream points, that's where we will have the heaviest rainfall. combins in with the westerly storms and really helps to amplify it. in 95% of the cases, it tends to point down towards southern california. and that's where we will get the heaviest rainfall. but what would that mean for the bay area? at this point, it means that the south bay w

el nino packing a powerful punch. >> everybody is excited about the great wet hope here, el nino, but remember, you also have to deal with the floods, the mudslides and the general chaos. >> reporter: in the southern half of the country from california through texas to florida, wetter than average. but the pacific northwest and the ohio valley will be much drier. dramatic changes on the way. just today in texas, heat and fire, while in the northeast, millions are bracing for freezing temperatures. >> last weekend we had temperatures 65 to 70 in the northeast. as we get into the weekend, we'll see the threat of snow in northern new england at higher elevations. >> reporter: the northern half of the country will be warmer than usual while the southern plains and southeast will be colder than normal. a year of extremes. el nino promising more wild weather to come. tonight in the los angeles area, following dramatic weather and late breaking news. not connected to el nino, images show an extreme. flash flooding in southern california after triple digit heat this week sent mud flowing into

the government updates its winter outlook, powered by el nino. and it could bring additional moisture to the southern tier. but relief to drought-plagued west coast may be limited. forecasters at noaa's climate prediction center issued the u-s winter outlook. this year's el ni-o -which forecasters describe as one of the strongest on record -is expected to influence weather and climate patterns this winter by shifting the position of the pacific jet stream. and while el nino can exert a lot of influence over winter weather. cold-air outbreaks can be difficult to predict. agday meteorologist mike hoffman is tracking this closely for us. mike. clinton. the climate prediction center breaks-out the forecast into three categories -precipitation, temperature and drought outlook. for precipation; noaa expects wetter-than-average conditions most likely in the southern tier of the united states, from central and southern california, across texas, to florida, and up the east coast to southern new england. and drier-than-average conditions most likely for haw

california. >>> marine biologists have not seen these since the mid-1980s and the mid-1997 ahead of the el niÑost el niÑo is forecast to intensify and last well in to spring. >>> right now at 6:00, we continue to follow breaking news. more details are streaming in after a mass shooting on a college campus in oregon. >> 13 people are dead as many as 20 are wounded tonight. let's go right to debra alfarone in the satellite center with the very latest. >> reporter: bruce and lesli, this just came in. one student is 18-year-old courtney moore telling the local newspaper there that she was in the classroom. they told people to get on the ground and then asked people to stand up and state their religion before opening up fire. >> the shooter is a 20-year-old male. >> reporter: a massacre on the college campus. reporting that 13 people were shot dead by a lone gunman. about 180 miles south of portland in the southwestern part of the state. >> do you have armed security guards on campus? >> no, i do not. >> and that is after 1:30 here. here are some tweets from a woman that they are running everywhere s

the mini van. they're still searching for one more missing passenger. >>> well, trying to avoid an el nino repeat. the city of palo alto is wasting no time regarding the possibility of a wet winter. this is what el nino did, palo alto is getting ready to kick off a cleanup effort that will remove debris and clean up branches. the city is planning to launch a new website that will show possible flooding conditions. >>> all right, let's turn things over to meteorologist jeff ranieri. we have rain that we can see in places like gilroy and morgan hill. >> we'll have the radar scan in just a moment. with the el nino story we want to mention our above averages chances of rainfall begin to open up here mid-december, january, february, also march. that is the time frame when we likely could see some boosted rainfall totals from el nino. now, let's get you to the rainfall. you can see south of gilroy, over gilroy, now approaching morgan hill at about a quarter to half inch per hour. so again, very heavy rainfall. if you're up in the san jose area, watching this in morgan hill, watch for extremely slick road

impacts and to work with the merced river plan that the park is in the process of likelihood that the large el ninowill send heavy rains into california this winter, the park service say that a repeat of the 1997 flood is unlikely. sot if we get heavy rains with the el nino this year the difference between that and 1997 is that we had that huge snowpack in 1997. way. >> diane: sicko earlier sofa continue the move to central mexico and north east category five hurricane heavy rainfall place like dallas louisiana and oklahoma of the local weather here dealing with low pressure system from the pacific northwest will cool things down if the next few days and a slight chance of rain shower is not the letter on next week the feeling i've ever '50s and then san francisco 58 east bay shoreline cities in the low 60s we deal with low '70's for the most part on average in east bay shoreline cities mid-70s. sunday 7677 tuesday and partly sunny skies and wednesday the best chance for rain and the north bay 74 day time for the valley. the slight chance of showers for thursday friday partly sunny skies daytime hi

still, there have been some chatter regarding the cliff, the rain, and el nino. this is a unit next to the apartment complex that was red tagged years ago because of the eroding cliffs. >> i was left here, this apartment. i am not sure so much. >> reporter: the sandbags have never been taken away. the pipes are still here, no one has lived in the building since deemed unsafe several years ago. the storms in the high tide eroded the cliff. with another el nino weather pattern expected this winter, the city of pacifica is proposing to tear the building down with the one next to it. residents were invited to a hearing to weigh in. the director of the planning department did not respond to our calls. many here support taking it down quickly. >> it's more concern to me that it will fall and go into the ocean. that is not good, either. >> reporter: boulders have kept erosion to a minimum but some fear with the building gone, the cliff will continue to erode. >> i continued to live here until they tell us to move out. >> reporter: some predict that may happen sooner than

still, there have been some chatter regarding the cliff, the rain, and el nino. s a unit next to the apartment complex that was red tagged years ago because of the eroding cliffs. >> i was left here, this apartment. i am not sure so much. >> reporter: the sandbags have never been taken away. the pipes are still here, no one has lived in the building since deemed unsafe several years ago. the storms in the high tide eroded the cliff. with another el nino weather pattern expected this winter, the city of pacifica is proposing to tear the building down with the one next to it. residents were invited to a hearing to weigh in. the director of the planning department did not respond to our calls. many here support taking it down quickly. >> it's more concern to me that it will fall and go into the ocean. that is not good, either. >> reporter: boulders have kept erosion to a minimum but some fear with the building gone, the cliff will continue to erode. >> i continued to live here until they tell us to move out. >> reporter: some predict that may happen sooner than expec

they have been seen in the area, but not since pretty much the last el nino. >> phillipe :and, that'sly what scientists believe brought this snake to california's coast. normallly, sea water in the eastern pacific is cool. but the national oceanic and atmospheric administration says this year's el nino is strengthening and heating the waters along our coast. >> : are they dangerous? um, they are potentially dangerous, they do have venom, um, but it is my understanding that the you're not particularly aggressive, especially on land, they not meant to be on land. >> phillipe :we wanted to know if what washed up down south could find its way up here. >> : anything is possible. >> phillipe :so, we stopped by the linsday wildlife experience in walnut creek to meet with sarah parnell. >> : it's kind of exciting -- always seeing a new species. >> phillipe :a biologist, parnell studied herpetology at u-c berkeley and is an expert on snakes. sot- "they depend a lot on ocean temperatures and the food, you know, that is available to them. um, they're definitely a warmer water species. but, um, y

the six officers charged in his death >>> el nino is back. forecasters say a big change is on the way. el nino effect means warmer temperatures instead of heavy snowfall. normal areas that are dry may deal with flooding and landslides. it could be nice for those of us who expect to see warmer temperatures. the southern half of the country, though, is expected to be wetter than normal. i'm focusing on warmer for us. warmer for us. >> watch chuck shoot all that down. >> yesterday he said something about siberian snowfall by october and you're watching the charts and the graphs and the harvest. >> you're absolutely right. i'll give you the extended outlook coming up in just ten minutes so you can see for sure. remember, warmer than average may still be cold enough for snow. keep that in mind. outside this morning on your friday morning, one or two lonesome drops. still dry in the metro. temperatures this morning are in the upper 40s and low 50s. so it's a chilly one. what to wear on your way out the door, you'll definitely need your jacket for su