bay up towards redwood creek, we have flash flooding, that warning until 2:45 in the morning, and willowbrook localized flooding taking place. the flash flood watch has been extended through 4:00 a.m., and flooding for parts of the bay area, and you can see how the heavier rain is headed towards the east, and the mountain force lifts, it continues right now. you can see a little break west of san francisco, and the heavy rain continues to fall around the east bay hills and into the santa cruz mountains, and we have rain taking us into tomorrow morning. we will see decreasing rain, but cool temperatures, a chance at thundershowers during the day and another storm comes in late tomorrow and we'll let you know about a series of four storms over the next seven days coming up in the next few minutes. >>> the strong winds definitely knocking down trees and causing power outages as well across the bay area. pg & e say nearly 1,700 customers had no power, and then that number doubled. trees and power lines are down and blocking roads. christie smith joining us in san francisco. i understand you are s

it doesn't get that far into the future of the willowbrook case is something i'm from new york and it's something, great, so you know what i'll wrestle with ithis because what was going on in the willowbrook when it was opened felt like a 1920s, the way in which the inmates were horribly mistreated and shut away and so forth. but the aclu to which kristof that but the critique now is no other system was put in place. what we have now in new york is we don't have willowbrook but do we have a humane system for taking care folks? i think that's in national problem, but i don't. in part because i wasn't aware that sterilization occurred there, but the larger problem of how we deal with people who are developmentally disabled in every way is just huge. not enough attention is given to it as a policy matter. not enough attention given to it as writers and readers. i think we should be learning and thinking more about it. >> i was wondering if anybody knows what happened to carrie's daughter and whether she ever found out about her mother? >> well, you know, sometimes when i talk to people abo

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michael sykes stabbed rebecca cutler 40 times inside the a ramada inn in willowbrook. cutler's 19-month-old daughter anjud sykes oweddaughter killed in that attack. there was a third child who did survive. everyone is talking this morning about the gop debate where it ems serious talk about policy took a back seat to infighting. >> he referred to my hands. if they're small, something else must be small. i g i rantee you there's no problem. i guarantee. >> donald trump leveled an attack on marco rubio's earlier mments about the size of his hands. ere was a lot of verbal jousting as well. now that rubio and ted cruz are trying to stop the march towards the republican nomination, cruz called trump out pushing him to release rordings of his new york interview on immigration. >> release the tape. >> you're the one. >> excuse me. iul have given my answer lying ted. >> when it was all over, each candidate said they would support the eventual gop nominee even if it's trump. tr [ ump is firing back at his he called romney a choke artist. he wrote a list -- john mccain says trum

for more cameras to be added near schools. . 20 passengers were on the bus wh ich was headed to willowbrook mall hen the accident happened and serve people are treated for minor injuries. >>> it is back to the table. there isn't mueych time left. news 4's brian thompson in newark with today's talks. >> reporter: dave, the number e crunching is overwith now. they had the help of an economist and so now they're at the bargaining table inside a hotel across from pennsylvania station here. it is the hard part now both the railroad and the union officials aruse mum today after statements leaves commuters wondering if their world will be turned upside down come sunday morning and those who go by rail or even by car. >> i would have to leave extra early, but i'll make it happen. i'm a military man. so to get to work on time, i'll make the sacrifice. that's just my job. >> how about 25-mile backups on e highways. >> well, i hope christie figures it out. >> i'll be in california, then. hopefully they'll straight 10 out there, right? >> yeah. we'll see if they straight 10 out or not. till being advis

>> does your book make the connection between the 1927 ruling and the 1947 willowbrook mental institution which was the biggest state-run institution in the united states which closed in 1987 with a lasting sterilization and a closed. did your book make that connection? >> it doesn't get that far into the future. but it's something we all wrestle with because what was going on when it was over and felt like the way in which the inmates were horribly mistreated and shut away and so forth but the aclu to its credit the critique now is that the weather system was put in place, so what we have now is do we have a humane system for taking care of folks i think that is a national problem but i guess in part because i wasn't aware that sterilization occurred that the but the larger problem is how we deal with people who are developmentally disabled and i think not enough attention is given to it as a policy matter or as writers and readers i think we just should be learning and thinking more about it. >> i was wondering if anybody knows what happens to her daughter and she ever found out about h

head toward midnight but in the next few hours, flash flood warnings are posted in sonoma county, willowbrookpenngrove and petaluma rivers. you see that little red gash heading out to the pacific ocean is the flood warning that's posted on the russian river. expecting that river to peak around 9:0 saturday morning. guerneville 4.22 inches of rain. santa rosa about 2.43 ." napa 1.75. but the city at .81" now. this is the wettest rain season beginning on july 1 and ending on june 30. it's the wettest season we have had in the city in five years. thanks to jan knowles legendary at golden gate weather services for adding that up. that's good news. just a trace of rain down in san jose. fog and clouds around the bay area at this moment. and here's what's happening. a plume of moisture that goes beyond hawaii. it's directing this extremely moist flow. what's behind it is that low pressure is kicking in tomorrow morning boosting rain totals so between now and sunday afternoon, we pick up an additional 3 and a third inches in ukiah. santa rosa up to 5" since this began yesterday. san jose will get we

other concerns are the willowbrook and lehow creeks. the waterway snakes across 101 and stony point road near homes. >> we can absorb little bits of rain when the rivers are really high and the system will handle that. but if our systems are full and we have another rain event coming, then we're going to have problems. >> it's been continual, so we worry, you know. this is a flood plane. >> reporter: so vigilant but taking things in stride. now shoreline unified cancelled classes today. he said, look, 85% of students take the school bus. there are too many downed trees and flooded roadways. too unsafe to risk students' safety. live here, stephanie chuang, nbc bay area news. >> certainly an amount of precaution is worth the trouble. let's go to meteorologist anthony slaughter who's live in san jose. anthony, what are the other creeks looking like at this point? >> reporter: well, you know we were talking about stephanie just a minute ago and i do want to stay on that same theme in the north bay. we're looking at some of our larger rivers

. >> back here live, we're at the creek, again, and nearby willowbrook creek are at the top of the list for petaluma firefighters to watch. firefighters have also been keeping a close eye since yesterday morning and that's why they're checking real-time radar to stay ahead of any flooding. by the way, there is a flash flood watch in effect for the north bay and that runs through 6:00 sunday night. of course, rob will have all the details throughout the morning. live here in pengrove, stephanie chuang. >> weather concerns are also triggering school closures today in the far north bay. four schools are closed in sonoma county. monte rio union school and guerneville school and harmony elementary and salmon creek charter school. >>> 5:33 right now. with the rain comes slick conditions, not only on the roadways but on the track. union pacific crews taking precautions after an ace train derailed four days ago. >> how they're trying to keep passengers safe amid all this wet weather. good morning, kris. >> good morning, laura. good morning, sam. the winds have picked up so far here in fremont,

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