this is watsonville. this whole part of watsonville. here's watsonville airport right here. so this area all around watsonville under evacuation order. the warning comes a day after the county declared a local emergency in response city. ongoing storms there. >> in the east bay, concord. police are asking the public to help find this missing person. this is a another news story we're following today. 19 year-old damon and lays in junior the last time his family saw him was on new year's day. police found his car near the overpass on port chicago highway. he's in is described as 6 feet 4 inches tall. about 170 pounds. anyone with information is asked to please call the concord police department. take a live look now at our radar. you can see all of the green and widespread as it is showing where the rain is falling. the yellow and orange colors indicate where that rain is coming down. very heavy right now. >> we have much more ahead and we'll be right back. (steven) every time i come to see caremore, they go above and beyond to take care of me. i feel a lot better now. i'm ta

. >> as you can see at the watsonville airport looks like they are already starting to get ready but they haven't closed down this road they have put up several signs asking people not to park here and now i will say this is one of the hardest hit places. hundreds were forced to evacuate some of those residents are hoping for some funds not just for them but for the city and the county so they can see some long-term solutions. >> >> reporter: books, furniture, flooring all piles of trash after antonio's neighborhood in watsonville quickly turned into a leak. this yellow tag on his window is now a symbol of the extent of the damage. and it just one of hundreds president biden will have a chance to look at first hound as he chores towards the storm affected areas. >> reporter: antonio tells us it hasn't been easy. he's an ad worker and has a family and hopes biden will understand their need, a community -- in a community they call unique. >> we need fema offices that can come here. satellite offices that can come here on-site. >> reporter: santa cruz county says they are facing over $1

hundreds of homes forced to evacuate in watsonville. lots of muddy water right on the border of monterey and santa cruz county. lots of schools there in the area have closed for the day due to flooding and evacuations. call the school and see if you can hear an answering machine that tells you whether to go to school or not. the entire bay area feeling the effects of this latest round of storms and the compounding storms. i want to show you this in santa cruz county. the county of santa cruz tweeted out this video, a tree that fell along highway 9 right on the road. right on the road. lucky no one was underneath that. check out this picture. this road is under water, the road, between railroad and dyer avenue. it is impossible. morgan hill city councilmember tweeted these photos at stony creek and hale. many streets flooded, possibly closed to traffic as well. now the golden globes less than 24 hours away, and the weather is not helping. we'll show you the problems it's causing and wt they're going ha ha [narratotor] everyonone nees qua

or i am in watsonville. things are winding down, but the rivers are still cresting because oftentimes across comes after the rainfall maximum. matthew kofuji meteorologist and california after weeks of hype and leagues, the british prince harry's min more spare has finally hit the bookstores. the book is already a controversial sensation with one reviewer, calling it the weirdest book ever written by a royal, for there certainly a thirst out there for gossip about the british royal family. this shop in london's victoria station opened at midnight to be the 1st to start selling, one of the most hotly anticipated books of the year. no, ma'am, after weeks of media hype, people here with keen to finally get their hands on a copy of prince harry's memoir, and make up their own minds about his story. i expect to be able to read about it more about the truth of what goes on behind the palace walls. i feel like counting, they are either tory secret family. i want to be able to paint the picture myself see for myself

it happened just after 2.30, sunday afternoon at the watsonville airport. officials say the woman who was flying the plane at the time suffered just moderate injuries and is expected to be okay. it's despite this picture. no other people were on board the plane. it's unclear what led up to the crash as of now. >> coming up here at 6 o'clock police and the peninsular searching for this 3 year-old. >> plus, san francisco starts off 2023 with a number of shootings and a stabbing and a landslide in castro valley has crews busy cleaning up kron. 4 news returns in just a moment. >> now to our 4 zone forecast for the live look at fog shrouded to quit tower on this monday rainy night in san francisco. but this is just a taste of what's to come midweek. meteorologist lawrence karnow here now with what we can expect. yeah, they keep lining up one right after another without much of a break. and that's what makes these dangerous is all of a sudden, well, that water's got nowhere to go, but down in the streams and rivers and we start to talk about more flooding and we

we cleared out our personal pantries and strunk's and drove to watsonville. i said that, you know, we need to do more. >> reporter: for the past two years, she has been organizing food and clothing drives benefiting farmworkers from the san mateo coast down to monterey county. items are collected and stuffed into as many as 90 passenger vehicles and driven to wherever the help is needed. >> it's just everyday people. people in the community that care. >> one of those shut up on foot with a cart full of clothing and a $20 donation. >> we should be helping them. they've done a great job all these years. taking care of this country and taking care of us. it's time for us to take care of them. >> the caravan of cars was not necessary today, thanks to the use of a large truck donated for the day by habitat for humanity. while that might be a more fuel-efficient way to deliver goods, volunteer larry yamaguchi says it is not a bad thing for people to see where their food actually comes from. >> boltman that started with the caravan was to take the donors and have th

watsonville saw a lot of impacts to the storm. the streets were flushed with muddy water as the latest system pushed through the bay area. for those buses along the creeks like orchard park market, even more damage with this second string of atmospheric rivers. they already saw some over the last couple of weeks. further south in the monterey peninsula some intense flooding in carmel valley. the carmel river reached flood stage today and rushed into a neighborhood along paso hondo roads. some peoples yards were flooded and some homes damaged. the water almost completely swallowed up a little league baseball field and basketball court. back up along the bay area peninsula, the small town of pescadero got hard hit with flooding after this creek overflowed its banks. kenny choi is about to show you the damage and how people there are dealing with the mess. >> reporter: rising water quickly inundating and flooding streets, homes and businesses as the pescadero creek overflowed its banks. >> this is the worst we've ever seen in over te

then the group landed at the watsonville airport. president got a chance to see the destruction from the ground. today he announced he increased federal funding to help w

after that, he'll land in watsonville. then off to capitola and aptos to meet business owner, homeowners, and others who are impacted by the storm's damage. it's going to be a quick trip, because the president heads back to the white house, back from moffet around 4:30 tomorrow evening. today, we were down in capitola to get a new look at how the cleanup is going and the preparation for the president. here is nbc bay area's ian cull. >> reporter: the massive cleanup effort continues here in capitola, especially for the businesses located right on the beach. they're hoping to repair and replace over the next couple of months, and the hope is to be reopened by memorial day, just in time for the summer crowds. it is also a place that we expect the president might visit tomorrow since we now know he'll be visiting watsonville and capitola. but i also want to tell you about the businesses out on the wharf. there are two of them. it was heavily damaged along there during the storms, a chunk of the pier ripped out. the businesses

. >> flooding in watsonville, the river has swelled forcing evacuations for people nearby. college road is flooded. this intersection is under water. houses near the river are flooding as well. our nbc team is posting photos. we want to see your neighborhood, tag us @nbcbayarea. >>> a live look at sales force tower in red and gold. why? san francisco had a lot to celebrate. the niners pulled off a wet and wild win against the seahawks. fans didn't mind one bit. >> reporter: the payoff for fans braving the storms was watching rookie quarterback brock purdy storm the seahawks and make nfl history. after getting pelted by rain, niners fans are leaving levi's stadium soaked but satisfied. it was worth getting wet to watch their team advance. >> i came out knowing it would be a victory. >> somebody had to move on, it was us, niners baby. >> reporter: it was concerning when the seahawks took the lead in the first half. >> it was closer than we like, but we knew the defense would come through inned end. >> i was a little worried but the niners did what i expected, take control of

one is fairgrounds in watsonville and another one is set up in cabrillo college. both areas are pet friendly and have already parking. -- have rv you want to take it slow and proceed with caution because we are seeing hazards along the ro w aeryswae ndmore t treheesre continuing to fall as the rain picks up. kumasi: roads in sonoma county and flooding. gloria rodrÍguez on your way. it is still blocked? gloria: we did run into roadblocks but we are in gordonsville. we didn't see any flooding here in downtown so that is good news for residents here and we also know that they can feel that flood warning for the river and the rater -- over is expected to crest below 32 feet. check out this footage because a huge tree went down on river road in simona county walking the road into bernville. crews have cleared the road. ng lotth aet steelhead beach at the russian river underwater. this entire only way out is by boat. two cars emerged in floodwaters outside of santa rosa and crews are helping to rescue the driver trapped in a mercedes. >> we had trees dow mudslides and f

we cleared our personal pantries, put it in the trunks and drove to watsonville.id we need to do more. >> that's how the farm worker caravan was born. for the past two years, tennis has been organizing food and clothing drives, benefiting farm workers from san mateo coast to monterey county. items are collected, stuffed into as many as 90 passenger vehicles and driven to wherever the help is needed. >> it's every day people, people in the community that care. >> one showed up on foot with a cart full of clothing and a $20 donation. >> we should be helping them. they've done a great job all these years taking care of this country and taking care of us. it's time for us to take care of them. >> reporter: the caravan of cars wasn't necessary today thanks to the use of a large truck donated for the day by habitat for humanity. while that may be a more fuel efficient way to deliver goods but volunteer larry says it is not bad for people to see where their food actually comes from. >> the whole thing that started with the caravan was to take donors and have them drive t

the president landed at watsonville municipal airport. from that point on, it was time to see the damage from the ground level. announcement approving that increase in disaster assistance for california. >> to people in california i say it again, the country is here for you and with you. we are not leaving until things are built back and build back better than they were before. reporter: so those remarks you just heard from the president came in just under an hour ago. now he's heading back to watsonville municipal airport to get back on air force one. abc7news. larry: what will the increased data include? we are talking about hundreds of millions of dollars here. reporter: hundreds of millions of dollars that's desperately needed. you heard him say that 100% of the cost of removing debris and emergency shelter for evacuees is going to be covered by the federal government. the department of agricultural will be offering low interest loans. the small business association will be offering loans to some of the business owners. these are fund

there are schools there in the watsonville area will remain closed at least through tomorrow.ging creek water took out a neighborhood bridge nearby corralitos. the bridge right here separated. no injuries reported here. neighbors say when the bridge fell it took out gas service and now they have to rely on another bridge several miles away. >> it would be 50 homes more or less without the ability to exit. >> i want to give you a look at the surge in the san leandro river where it meets the ocean in santa cruz. evacuations in felton but you can see here, look at this, the river has knocked out a chunk of coastline near the santa cruz boardwalk. >>> a big set of challenges leaving tens of thousands in the dark. neighborhoods feeling the most impact. meteorologist kari hall will give us an hour-by-hour forecast. >> reporter: i'm emma goss in marin county tracking where roads and rivers are flooded here a across the bay.nd >>> 6:30 on your tuesday morning. we are in yet another microclimate weather alert with a new powerful storm moving through the bay area. i'm laura garcia. >> a

rivers at or over flood stage so people who live near pacheco pass around highway 152 and parts of watsonville now being warned to gather pets, important documents, prescription medication and ready to get out if needed. >>do need we are going to be stressed out, for us to get out of this drought too. we need the rain. we are thankful for the rain . we are going to have to deal with some of the issues as we get more rain. >> reporter: a similar story playing out along the russian river. the water near grenville could read flood stage and could crest at 38 feet on tuesday. that is 7 feet above what is considered flood stage. an entire east oakland department complex now red tagged from the storm. people forced to find shelter wednesday night after a eucalyptus tree fell across the top of that building. you can see tree removal crews chopping away, doing what they have been doing all over the bay area. >> i thought it was an earthquake and then the lights went out . there were loose branches, all of that. >> no one was hurt but until the red tag gets the clear, all of the residents are locked ou

this happened just after 2.30, this afternoon at the watsonville municipal airport. officials say the pilots the same some moderate injuries in the crash, but is expected to be okay. there were no other passengers in the plane at the time. it's unclear still what caused the plane to crash. officials did have to close roads in the area as they investigated, but they have all since reopened. back here in the bay livermore. police are asking you to stay away from the arroyo, mojo creek and trail as the department of water is releasing water from the delvalle dam. the department started the process around noon and the flow has continuously increased throughout the day. the dam is safe. but with more rain forecast as we keep talking about in the coming days, the officials are asking people to stay away. and in san ramon, a portion of costa boulevard was reopened after being completely closed overnight due to flood damage. the westbound number 2 lane, though, remains closed for further inspection tonight. this is near the san ramon golf club where a portions of the golf co

this includes rv park south of sycamore drive and watsonville road .th to gilroy evacuation warnings are in place for highway 101 and balsa wrote . homes and businesses east of castro valley road and also neighborhoods near highway 152 . harris what it looked like earlier this week. stretch of the highway look like a rushing river and had to be shut down . some cars were driving and floodwater more than a foot deep. we are keeping a close eye on the salinas river as it threatens the cut off entire communities. it is something that hasn't happened since 1995 . >> wilson is outside of spreckels where roadways are open right now . >> this is a highway 68 bridge. it is also the location of the river gates that everyone is watching right now. minor flood stage here is 23 feet . the river has passed that threshold. the major roads are still open . >> right now it is at 24.5 feet. normally it breaches a 24 feet in this area . >> reporter: on thursday he was preparing for water in the streets . by friday the 13th he was considering himself lucky . the river wa

the president will take a helicopter to watsonville to give him an aerial look of the damage. he is expected to visit capitola. >> the president will meet with state responders, local officials and communities impacted by the devastation, survey recovery efforts and assess what additional federal support is needed. reggie: the white house has now added the federal disaster declaration to include monterey county. leaders are giving an update on the storm damage. they say homes, businesses and infrastructure were significantly damaged. this video shows flooding along the salinas river. a fema expert explains how disaster exploration frees up money to help affected families. >> we can provide funding for lodging expenses for those who may have evacuated their home and went to a hotel. we may be able to provide home repair assistance, home replacement assistance for those who have lost their home totally. reggie: monterey county is working to step up and in person assistance center for home and business owners to access resources. they hope to have that open by this weekend. kumas

east of watsonville. so far, no reports of damage or injuries. >>> the recent mudslides have been a headache for commuters and 80 for homeowners. the threat does not necessarily and when the rain stops. >> some of the deeper, larger landslides , where it takes longer time for seep down whs,hs for ngers to pasp the landslides we have seen this month alone. most of the bay area is in dark blue. that means lots of reported activity. landslides are to blame for canceling train service until next week. commuters who use the ace trying to get from the central valley to silicon valley will have to find another way to get to work. landslides in miles canyon forced trains to turn back two days in a row. the first stranded more than 200 passengers for several hours on tuesday. yesterday, it happened again. three people ended up with minor injuries because of how abruptly the train stopped. >> a dui suspect is in the hospital after driving off a hillside in san francisco. they tried to make it traffic stop on the su

it happened just after 2.30, this afternoon at the watsonville municipal airport. officials say the woman who was flying the plane at the time suffered some moderate injuries in the crash, but she's expected to be okay. no other passengers were on board at the time. it is unclear what caused the crash. well, with the new year comes new additions to bay area families. walnut creek seems to have taken the title for the first bay area baby born in 2023. baby izzy keel made his first appearance. >> at 12:00:06am, at kaiser permanente. medical center kron four's amanda hari spoke with his parents this afternoon to get more details on how they're doing and their lengthy labor, right. amanda, very long. they say they're doing great now. that is equal is here on a baby are healthy and happy. >> but it took a long time for him to get here. you can see him right behind me here. moms induced back on friday, december 30th. >> we've got a little star. live here. they go looking they be jacob lovie lacked was due on january. 3rd. >> but mom and dad, allison eric scheduled induct

people who live near uvas reservoir, pacheco pass or around highway 152 and parts of watsonville are warned to gather your pets now, important documents, and ascription medication for you and your family, to be ready to get out if needed. >> we do need times when we are going to be stressed out and for us to get out of the drought too. we need the rain and think before the rain. and we are going to have to deal with some of the issues if we get more rain. >>> we have a similar story along the russian river in the north bay. today the rising and raging russian is expected to swell at 33 feet. so that is one foot over flood stage. and then get this, it will likely hit 39 feet on sunday. >>> okay, we get a day off of the rain on friday. even though the next room is approaching and it looks like it is about to get pulled in by friday afternoon. but it is not. the way the storm will be oriented, an area of low pressure comes behind it and then swings the tail. the rain and the cold front will go right to the bay area but not until saturday morning. we will get rain on saturday throughout

this is a map showing the affected communities in red pic they include watsonville, sea cliff, socal, and the center close mounts. the areas in yellow are warnings for devin fehely joins us live with information on a rescue that happens tonight at a local ymca. what happened? is everybody okay? >> reporter: exactly. i would describe it more as an evacuation than a rescue. basically, here's what happened. i am in downtown boulder creek. there has been waves of rain coming through this area all day in afternoon into the evening. is expected to really sort of be the epicenter of the storm in the santa cruz mountains. and for some reason today, more than 200 school children from san jose and from albany were bused into this area to a ymca science camp. behind me is a volunteer fire department . the fire chief and other emergency officials in this area , they finally realized, this really is not a very good idea , to bring the school children here , 215 of them total from the san jose and albany area, ahead of this storm. they communicated that to the camp into the school districts. i thin

this happened sunday afternoon at the watsonville municipal airport. officials say that the pilots suffered moderate injuries but is expected to be ok, no other passengers were on board the time, but it's not clear what caused the crash. that's quite the landing. cal oes will soon have a new leader for the first time in state history. a woman will be at the helm. governor newsom has appointed nancy ward as the director of the office of emergency services. word is a veteran of crisis management. he's already held several positions at the agency and even served various leadership roles with fema ward will replace mark ghilarducci, who was at that post for about a decade before he announced his retirement words. appointment still needs to be approved by the state senate. still ahead, flash flooding in sacramento county left behind extensive devastation. what the california highway patrol is warning about today. >> as they're trying to clear out that area. but first, regulators are coming down on that by now. pay later services why they say more consumer p

. >>> meanwhile, happening now evacuation orders in effect for one part of watsonville due to possible flooding. the order covers neighborhoods nearby. last night police officers went door-to-door letting people know they had to leave. two shelters are available for thoseho need somewhere to w >>> we have a live look at the bengals' home football stadium in cincinnati. the nfl is saying there is no plan to resume the monday night game that was halted when damar hamlin suffered cardiac arrest. the attention is focused on the young athlete's health and well-being. >> hamlin remains in critical condition. outside the hospital fans continue to gather to pray for his recovery. a long time 49ers consultant dr. harry edwards is calling the incident a sort of perfect storm of unexpected terms. >> nobody is to blame. the athletes take the risk. they know it cannot be reduced any further and it comes down to luck. and sometimes the luck runs out. >> one of the many tributes to hamlin outside buffalo, you can see the waters of niagara falls lit up in bills' blue. the 49ers posted an image of a je

his tour today is taking him to watsonville and capitola, some of the hardest hit areas. he is in capitola right now speaking. let's listen in. pres. biden: there are going to be seven centers open across the state and fema is going to employ disaster resistance teams to communities who need them the most. you can go to the fema website to find that location. as i have set on other disasters, the key is not just link back, it is building back stronger. since i became president, we have spent $9 billion in disaster assistance to california for the extreme weather events. $9 billion. these weeks have shown the compounding effects of the disasters. for example, places that were ravaged by past wildfires are at a higher risk of landslides. extreme weather risks caused by climate change names more extreme storms, intense drought, longer fire seasons, all of which threaten california. we have to invest in stronger infrastructure to lessen the impacts of these disasters as they become cumulative. we have allocated funding for -- that i signed a year ago. more than $16 than 480 p

so, those of you who live near yubas, highway 152, watsonville, you are warned to gather your pets and documents and prescription medications and be ready if you are told to get out if needed. >> we do need times when we are going to be stressed out for us to get out of this drought, too. so, we need the rain. we are thankful for the rain. and, we are going to have to deal with some of the issues if we get more rain than we need. >> people there trying to get some perspective amid the damage. similar story along the russian river in the north bay. on friday, the rising and raging russian expected to swell at 33 feet. that's a foot over flood stage. and then, get this. by sunday, it will likely hit 49 feet. so, to the city now where there is a big cleanup ahead at this gas station in south san francisco. after this canopy came crashing down, causing firefighters to have to rush. in fact, it took the pumps right along with it. that canopy stood for 60 years before last night's storm. just wiped it out. you know, a lot r cars really had to do battle with the water. that water coming in fr

. >> the water so high at the pajaro river in watsonville, possible flooding. there are evacuation orders for some parts of the community near the river as well as in marin county. it got hammered today. all the county's reservoirs are at 100% which may be a blessing and a curse. sergio quitana is in san anselmo. >> reporter: after years of drought, this is the water spillway. >> i can't believe how full it is. this is epic. yeah. it's amazing. >> we're out here looking at the reservoir. you can see it's at capacity. >> reporter: the nicasio reservoir is at capacity. and here is why people are so excited to see this. here is what nicasio reservoir looked like in 2021 and 2022. they had discussed trucking water into marin. during the virtual press conference today, this series of storms is recharging reservoirs across the state. >> the overall state reservoir storage is about 84% of historical average. reported yesterday at 81% of average, so, again, these storms are continuing across the state to help with our reservoir storage level. >> reporter: but there is

after that, the president landed at watsonville municipal airport. it was time to see the damage from the ground level. speaking with a capital business owners we force -- first spoke with. >> we did an aerial tour of the damage. unlike when we did the aerial tour of a fire, it's not as obvious from the air just how much damage has been done. reporter: a part of biden's announcement approving that increase in disaster assistance for california. >> i've instructed my administration to bring every element of the federal government together with the help of the immediate needs for long-term rebuilding. reporter: the president left via marine one to head back to moffett field where he left on air force one around 4:30. >> the scale and scope of these flights is hard to understand unless you get out. i couldn't be more grateful to the president for taking the time to come out to the state of california and take a look at some of the damage. reporter: i want to break down what that expanded disaster assistance is going to be. the federal government will co

seven trees community center and the watsonville salvation army ready to help at the santa cruz county fairgrounds. >> let's check back in with paul, tracking the next storm heading our way. thank goodness we are getting a break and seeing some of these rivers and streams receding a little bit. >> they will come back up again. it just a matter of how much. let's look at the forecast chart. going to drop a little bit tonight and will head up once again as we see additional waves of rain moving in tomorrow on wednesday. it will stay below the moderate to major flood stage. tracking alameda creek , moderate flood stage right now, dropping rapidly. the smaller waterways have bigger swings in terms of how fast they rise and drop . that will drop over the next several hours and a surge back to near moderate flood stage as we go through tonight with the next brand of rain and thunderstorms heading our way. we are rent-free across most of the bay area. sprinkles over santa clara county. not anything that will cause additional problems until after midnight. we get to the next wave of rain inclu

the city of danville is under a state of emergency and so is the city of watsonville in.santa cruz the other five bay area counties marked in blue have not yet declared an emergency. julian: we are already starting to see the effects from the storm in san francisco and the bay area. we are talking about high winds, strong surf, broken glass, even falling trees. abc7 news reporter leah melendez has been tracking the storm around the city all day. she is live from the embarcadero.le a t tngyo meto, is has bilng te. erodthat those winds and wet soilth ixaly what we thisrnl neighborhood. a tree branch fell on some power lines and pg&e had to shut the power off to residents while they address to the problem. the cable car that goes by there had to be diverted. near city hall, a very bizarre thing. police close an entire block after some glass fell from a plaza building onto the sidewalk. we don't know if that was weather related. i will say that area is notoriously windy. at about 11:00 this morning it was howling there. we told you also yesterday that the city was going to pay close attent

. >> the grizzly community is in unincorporated county, but the bridge is owned by the city of watsonville. >> engineers with the city came out to look at the bridge. they said they cannot do anything until water levels go down. at best, that will happen later this week when the storms clear out. leaving party and his neighbors unsure how long they will need to use a zip line equipped with a basket to ferry across the ponds. >> it's kind of scary. people live on propane and gas for generators. >> the entire area has been without power for most of 2023. even once residents get to the main road , it's no easy drive out with downed trees and power lines. >> we are lucky because we have gravity flow water. when people need electricity to get water to their house, you know, things get kind of ugly. >> for now, party and his wife say they are grateful for the zip line. they can still get to work and they have used the line to bring medicine, food, and feel to their neighbors. >> fortunately, the roofing companies top them off before this happened. just hoping we can get a bridge before everybody

more towards watsonville. notice the trend on the satellite/radar view, clearing into mendocino county. thunderstorm chance stay to the east. maybe a little more snow around mount hamilton before the showers move out by 11:00 tonight. you see the clearing skies, what will assist the clearing are the north winds tomorrow morning. by 7:00 a.m., the areas in the red and purple in the north bay hills, about 15 to 30-mile-an-hour winds, aren't the same time you have temperatures in the 30s. you factor in wind speed and temperature, the feels-like temperatures tomorrow morning will feel more like the 20s and 30s outside. you're going to really want that thicker coat as you head outside tomorrow morning. even though the thermometer will tell you we're in the 30s, the wind will make a difference as we go through the day on monday. also tuesday and wednesday mornings. also trending pretty cold. we'll see morning temperatures cold enough, i think we could have freeze warnings for the valleys through the middle part of t

flood concern this hour, our crews got this video showing crews monitoring the river's level in watsonville. it's not just the rain and flooding, strong winds are blowing through with this storm. wow, look at fremont this afternoon. you can see the american flag blowing pretty good. this is what it looked like at levi's stadium when a good downpour came in. the niners are getting ready for their playoff game saturday where rain and wind are expected to be a factor when the niners host the seahawks. let's bring in our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. what is it looking like now this hour? >>> i think the worst has moved out. look at these totals. 15-day rain totals from 8 storms that started around december 27. kentfield 18.62. so this is two to three times that monthly january rain average. we'll take you to the latest on the storm system and what we are seeing and we saw the video. we heard about, unfortunately, that new death due to flooding. we want you to be really careful out here tonight. we continue with flood watches over the north bay, east bay and the peninsula because a lot of t

sheriff's office issued a new evacuation order for areas surrounding cliff drive in aptos and parts of watsonville deputies are going door-to-door now to warn residents to evacuate immediately residents can seek shelter at cabrillo college and the santa cruz county fairgrounds. check the san lorenzo river briefly edged above major flood stage at big tre in the santa cruz mountains according to the national weather service. the river reached the major flood stage of 21.8 feet at noon time the river then quickly receded below it by the next reading 15 minutes later. it is currently below the moderate flood stage also here no word on any damage. and a reminder you can always track the rain wind and flooding forecasts on the abc 7 bay area streaming app. we have the latest outlook and live doppler 7 there the abc 7 bay area app is available for your roku apple tv fire tv and google tv devices. right to the other big story the niners have advanced to the nfc divisional round after a wildcard test against the seattle seahawks abc 7 news sports. anchor chris alvarez joins us live now at levi's stadium wi

helping with swift water rescues that we've seen this week in felton and in the pajaro valley near watsonville. >>> amidst all the rain and gloom and damage, here is a rising star. the u.s. figure skating national championships are in the bay area two weeks from now. and all the top americans will be here. among them, this young lady, 21-year-old starr andrews. she is in town this week, getting some rock star treatment right there. a lot of style and a lot of skill. the little girl from inglewood is now all grown up, ready for a breakthrough performance. not a lot of black skaters in this sport, and not a lot of skaters who are overcoming a heart condition. >> i had an extra nerve in my heart that had to be burned away. and so i had surgery in may. and usually i like to start my program, or choreographing my programs in may, but i didn't have that opportunity. so i had quite a late start to my season. and it was hard getting back, just because, you know, my heart was getting used to not having this extra nerve, and i was trying to figure out my body again, basically. and it was just really dif

. >> reporter: engineers with the city of watsonville route to look at the bridge and they say they cannotil water levels go down. that will happen later this week, when the storms clear out. >> reporter: hardy and his neighbors, unsure how they will need to use a zip line equipped with a basket across supplies. >> people live on propane and need gas for generators. >> reporter: the whole canyon has been without power for 2023. even once residents get to the main road it is no easy drive out. with downed trees and power lines. >> we are lucky, because there is water, but when people needed the electra city to get water to their house, you know, it starts getting kind of ugly. >> reporter: for now, hardy and his wife stacy cooper say they are grateful for the zip line. they can still get to work, and they have used the line to bring in medicine and >> talking off before all this happens. so, just hoping that we can get a bridge before everyone runs out of that. we will be using a lot of small things. that means a lot of work for me. >> stories to tell for the lifetime. >> ingenuity. >> abso

. >>> a new round of federal funding will soon be on the way to improve the roads connecting watsonville and santa cruz along highway 1. biden administration's is adding $30 million to the project. lit add 2.5 miles of new lanes that reduce congestion when cars merge onto the highway and add about a mile of new rail lines. the money will also fund the construction of new bike lanes and allow for the purchase of four zero-emission patches. >>> our temperatures are dipping in the early morning hours across the bay area. the price of natural gas is surging. >> just when you want to get warmer. bob redell reports all of us can expect higher energy bills. >> reporter: the price of natural gas has doubled according to pg&e, homeowners are using more natural gas this winter because of the temperatures we're experiencing. they're colder than normal, so there's more demand, tighter supply, which has caused the price to spike. in san carlos, eric vaughn tells me he spent several hundred dollars to heat his home. he sets the thermostat at 64 degrees, runs a space heater every now and then to avoid

you monuv revonika system. quite at the garage, up shouts on the motor, watsonville which option you want on that contract through with you, bruce in how much will put you on the dropbox and some of over the sub with on slowest and crucial city other ones throw me into fostering mount come was on simple gothic with that you will pro board, is it from somebody with him which in that i also up with you some some are no phone numbers with also when and what we got that much al is a pushing to do to another minute about them to jump out of the bible on the google so that if mccullen you come, you wish was well to show the west almost had it. the other valley isn't. yeah. that laugh ah, i can still get the i'm not sure that that yahoo muscular social for them both personal care home worth and was just those are the those smile the fellow to focus the use of their school. i'm not sure if i could bottle mark up on my personal experience. i wasn't inter lou, lou, lou, lou, some are going to kind of financial stevie just like when you close embry. michelle . we what are you on? so i don't see

he'll visit santa clara county and watsonville and capitola, where we don't know, but there are plenty of temporary "no parking" signs that cover most of tomorrow. ian cull, bay area news. >>> people in castro valley are worried about trees falling and damaging their homes after a 200-ton eucalyptus tree fell into a home, injuring a four of father, in the hospital recovering from injuries. neighbors expressed concerns in an online petition calling on alameda county to remove eucalyptus trees in this area, saying there's about a dozen of them at risk of falling. a man on his patio saw the collapse firsthand. >> fire department and police showed up shortly after. yelling at people, there's live wire, get out of the way. >> we reached out to alameda county on this issue but have not heard back yet. >>> leaders in the south bay are trying to figure out a way to keep unhoused people from living in creek beds. the santa clara valley water district held a special meeting this afternoon. during the first rounds of heavy rain in the last few weeks, valley water, san jose p.d., and san jose's ma

in santa cruz, several communities are under evacuation orders like watsonville , seacliff, and capitola. devin fehely joins us with the latest. how is it looking right now? are people following orders? >> that is a complex question . a tough one to answer . right now where i am is downtown boulder creek in the heart of the santa cruz mountains. it has been raining heavily and intensely for the last hour or so. some other areas in this part of santa cruz county where people have been urged to evacuate ahead of the storm. a lot of folks that we talked to say , well, for now, we are going to stay put. the people in these coastal communities, people in the mountain communities, they say they know that these storms come and that they are intense. there is kind of a trifecta of potential dangers that are associated with these storms , which is rising rivers, mudslides, falling trees. they say, you know what, until it really becomes dire, and a lot of people decide to stay. we have video from a coastal region. that's an area low-lying and flood prone right there by the coast. there is a creek

one is at the santa cruz county fairgrounds in watsonville. another is set up at cabrillo college. both areas are pet friendly and they also have rv parking. back here on the roads we are about 10 minutes or so from felton and we are hoping to give you a closer look at the damage as soon as we can get there safely. we are hoping to be there and show you a look at that within the next half-hour. reporting live, lena howland, abc7 news. kumasi: in the north bay a flood warning for the russian river was canceled but there is still flooding in that area. gloria rodriguez is an sonoma county with what is going on there. gloria: good morning. we are allies at willow road in sonoma county and you will see the road closed sign behind me. that is because the road behind me is flooded. it is dark right now but if you look closely at the water gets to the second part of the top portion of that street sign and you just cannot drive any further because it is full of water there. they did cancel the flood warning for the russian river but low-lying areas around the river are already feeling the

grizzly flat community is in unincorporated santa cruz county, the bridge was owned by the city of watsonville. engineers were out to look at the bridge earlier this week. they say they can't do anything in terms of repairing it until water levels go down. at best, that will happen later this week when the storms clear out. leaving hardy and his neighbors unsure how long they'll need to use a zip line equipped with a basket to ferry across supplies. >> it's kind of scary because people live on propane and need gas for generators. >> reporter: the whole area of eureka canyon has been without power for most of 2023 and even once the residents get to the main road, it's no easy drive out with downed trees and power lines. >> we're lucky because we have gravity flow water, but when people need the electricity to even get water to their house, you know, starts getting kind of ugly. >> reporter: but for now hardy and his wife stacy cooper say they're grateful for the zip line. they can still get to work and they use the line to bring in medicine, food and fuel to their neighbors. >> fortunately the

marine one flew along the coast before landing in watsonville. you see the impressive sight there of the aircraft. president biden then went to capitola, the popular beach town that was hit hard by the floods and the storms. he toured several flooded-out businesses along the historic waterfront, including the paradise grill, pizza my heart, and zelda's. next stop, seacliff state beach in aptos, where he gave a public address, urging homeowners and business owners to apply for assistance. >> to the people in california, i say it again. the country is here for you and with you. we are not leaving till things are built back and built back better than they were before. you can recover from storms. we'll be with you every step of the way, and i mean that sincerely, every step. >> big promises there from the commander in chief. then about 4:20 this evening, he was off. president biden back at moffett field, where he boarded air force one. you see him there. he'll arrive back at the white house in about two hours from now. he has a goodbye wave for ever

cruz county is lucky to be alive tonight after their plane took a nosedive into the dirt at the watsonvilleirport. the crash happened in the afternoon, a 73-year-old woman was flying solo. it is unclear what went wrong but the plane came crashing down into the ground at an almost 90 degree angle. the pilot had moderate injuries, and is likely expected to be okay. no one else was injured. >>> in northern california town recovering from a destructive 6.4 magnitude quake was hit with another jolt, today. a 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck about nine miles from the dell. it was strong enough to damage several homes . the last big quake hit about two weeks ago on december 20th, and killed two people. rio dell suffered the most damage in that quake, forced the shutdown of the water supply, and left about 100 homes damaged. >>> now to first alert weather. incredible video of the floodwaters these past couple of days would have been pouring in. viewer jason mauer took video of kayakers paddling through a flooded alameda street. in contra costa county, we sent john ramis to danville, where residents

this is drone video here from watsonville. pajaro village, dozens of homes flooded.y people remain evacuated tonight. and a heartbreaking situation along the central coast. a child is missing after floodwaters swept away a car in the paso robles area. cal fire says the car was trying to get around a fallen tree around 7:30 this morning. a neighbor was able to pull a woman inside the car to safety, but the child could not be rescued. a dive team searched for the child for hours this morning and into the afternoon, but they called off that search. >>> back here in the bay area, this is coyote creek now in san jose near los lagos golf course. you can see the homeless encampments all sprinkled around. flooded out. this is why the city of san jose spent so much time and effort evacuating people living along these waterways. crews have rescued at least two people in the past two days. >>> this is a series of storms we will remember for a while now, and the concern is that we're not done. the state of california now under a presidential disaster declaration. president biden