Ba bound lanes. It was an eerie sight. Not a car in sight. All lanes and both directions were closed off starting this morning after caltrans crews said the slide was unstable. Ive lived here 18 years and this is worst ive seen it. Ive never seen so many closures. What are your thoughts as you look at the actual land slides themselves . Pretty scary. They look so stable when you drive by. Reporter the caltrans crews kept a close eye on the mud slides during the rainfall looking for signs. They were also on site following yesterdays accident. A dump truck killed one person. Lanes were close asked drivers with dwindling options. Im afraid to take the back roads. You never know. The trees and the land slides and you might get caught in the middle or something. Reporter and we are back live where you can see the bulldozer which is bringing in the dirt on pack in. What they Call Building a safety berm. Monitoring stabilizing operation to see if the plan to create a safety zone can work at least enough in the south bound lane. At this point no alleges alanes in the 17. Thanks. We are learning more about that worker killed yesterday on highway 17. The family of 54yearold the rob gill said the man was the dedicated to his family and friends and his community. While his kids were growing up, he joined Little League and joined the pals program. His son also recently joined the company. Father and son commuted to work yesterday together and his son was nearby will the dump truck dumped into him, killing him. Another worker was hurt. A fund has been set up and has raised 15,000. A lot of people taking advantage of the epic snow but getting there is a totally different story. At this hour, interstate 80 rethat maybes closed and you can see why. Both directions of 80 near baxter. Closed now and no word yet when 80 will reopen. Within the past hour, highway 50 has been shut down. A mud slide in El Dorado County outside sacramento. Back here in the bay area, a golf course in Castro Valley is underwater. I flooded because a nearby valley is underwater. Reporter this isnt the water hazard. This is ninth hole. All 18th holes are flooded. In some areas, three to four feet. Locals say theyve never seen it this bad. Too much too fast. The combination of two inches of rain over the past couple days combined with water released from the Upper San Leandro Reservoir has turned the golf course into a huge lake. The creek runs right through. What is generally a gentle stream has opened up and swallowed the course. Ive played here before and never seen it like this. The golf course sits between two reservoirs which are both at capacity. They in this Lease Agreement the golf course allows them on flood if it necessary. Theyre hoping the dry out the course and open by next friday. But east bay mud says they may need to release more water from the reservoir are before the next store. Nbc bay area news. The sun may be out but one day later, the mud slide hit a home during yesterdays storm. Now the house is red tag asked the owner is staying with a friend. Fortunately he was not hurt. He was inside at the time. The ordeal has shaken him up as well as the neighborhood. People were saying stuff like the just doesnt happen here. As weve been reporting, a lot of problems in the aftermath. Dominick sends us this photo of a big eucalyptus that came down northeast bay. It blocked traffic in both directions for hours hxt we want to see your pictures, your videos. You can tag us on video and instagra instagram. President trumps travel ban. Were getting mixed reports. Some are sayinger President Trump will not take it all the way to the supreme court. Others saying he will. Nbc bay areas scott budman. Even early this evening, the reports have bounced around regarding the travel ban. At one Point Administration officials told reporters it was unlikely the decision made last night by the ninth Circuit Court in San Francisco will be taken to the supreme court. Rather that a rewrite is likely to happen. Then a different statement that the white house will take its time before taking its next step. That step may include the highest court in the land. We are going to do whatever is necessary on keep our country safe. We had a decision which we think will be very successful. It shouldnt have taken this much time because safety is a primary reason, one of the reasons im standing here today. The ninth Circuit Panel simply found the government, the United States government did not meet the burden that they had to meet at this point which is a high burden. On top of that, news out this evening that a ninth circuit judge is requesting a vote as to whether or not the circuits travel ban decision should be reheard by a larger panel of judges. So as we told you last night, this is likely just the beginning. The legal battle regarding the travel ban in the weeks ahead. To find the latest updates on the president s travel ban, go to our platforms. You can find that straight ahead at 5 30. Some mention the San Francisco this evening. Protesters stormed into city hall after a 100yearold woman was evicted from her apartment. This followed a Lengthy Court battle. Christie smith has both sides of the story. I have to tell you. This this is near Sheriffs Office on the fourth floor. Demonstrators about, two dozen of them, expressing their anger. She tried speak with the court order that triggered the eviction had today but the demonstrators werent hearing any of it calling it a sneaky move, saying shame, shale. She lived in her had apartment for decades and claimed the original owner made verbal contract that allowed her to live there for life. There was a long legal battle with the current Property Owners who say she wasnt really staying in the home they said they tried to doing do have something many times but housing advocates say this is unacceptable. I was furious. This is San Francisco. We dont expect it in San Francisco. We do things differently here. We dont evict people who are one hunt years old and have health problems. This is not eviction i wanted to do. Ill be honest. It is very hard when anybody gets evicted. Particularly a woman who is 100 years old. And that she was forcibly ejected from her house, which is not the case. Activists claim that iris was actually staying in the home and receiving help from a niece in oakland. They say they were hoping the sheriff would take a stand. While iris sought a court ruling. The attorney for the owner said it was regrettable that it came to this but there could have been a different outcome had she signed papers allowing the unit to be converted to a condo. Activists say she is with her niece in the east bay but they are concerned about how this might affect her health. Reporting live in San Francisco. Nbc bay area news. Thanks. Also in San Francisco, it is the eve of the citys largest and best known events. And because of the rain in the winter, organizers and are scrambling to finish floats on time. Hundreds of thousands are expected to gather in the city to ring in the year of the rooster. A lot of pressure on artists who have been working in less than ideal conditions but organizers say it will be as spectacular as there. Lots of new lighting. Some incredible art i haves that went into painting and building and sculpting. Street closures start at had 11 00 tonight. Make sure you go early and bring snacks and water to tide you over while you wait. A few spotty showers left across the north bay right now. Were tracking the full weekend forecast and when a new round of wet weather is likely to arrive. Thats in seven minutes. Reporter millions of gallons of water are being released from the reservoir. Ill tell you the reason this water is being sent to the ocean instead of our Drinking Water supply. And is it a political gift from russia, had Edward Snowden could soon be headed back to the United States . Story. This is the rdollapse. Our nbc. I want to get back to our top story. We were talking about this road collapse and here is the footage of it from our nbc chopper. This is overhead in the los gatos hills. This is highway 35. Pretty dramatic to see it. This happened late this afternoon. Heres the ground angle from the chp. So far we have no reports of any injuries. As this highway 35 near skyline boulevard gave way and simply collapsed. From russia with love. Weve learned the kremlin is considering turning over Edward Snowden as a gift to President Trump. According to a senior u. S. Official, experts discovered this after analyzing a series of russian conversations and notes talking about handing over the leaker to quote, curry favor with President Trump. If returned to the u. S. , snowden faces charges of espionage. Late this afternoon, he responded, irrefutable evidence that i never koomtd with russian intel. No country trades away spies, as the rest would fear theyre next. Protesters outside a washington, d. C. Middle school blocked the new secretary of education from using the front entrance today. Betsy devos had to use a side door to try to mend fences. Teachers are critical of her ties to the Charter School movement. It was really wonderful to visit the school. I look forward to the many visits of many public schools. In d. C. And across the country. Inside the School Teachers wore black to protest her visit. There are sanctuary cities and counties. And now bay area is on the verge of having the first ever transit system. Since b. A. R. T. Links several sanctuary cities, the board is considering adopting its own sanctuary status. One referred to the half million bay area residents stating they should feel safe riding b. A. R. T. And not fear that theyll be turned over to federal immigration authorities. Back to our weather. The sights and sounds that many are cheering. The high water levels after the drought. This is scene of the Anderson Reservoir in santa clara the county. But there are some dangers here. Michelle, a lot of water we see behind you but theres also a possible earthquake hazard. Explain. Yeah. Thats right. Thats why theyre releasing the water. Spectacular to see. About 3,000 gallons of water every second. Thats about a truckload every second. All heading down to the ocean. The reason theyre doing this is to release pressure on the aging dam above. In morgan hill, many took time appreciate an unusual site. Water rushing down for the first time in years. The recent storms have made a huge impact on the drought. Now all eyes are on the 66yearold dam at the Anderson Reservoir are. Engineers say it is not seismically safe and warn that it could be severely damaged if a major earthquake greater than a magnitude 7. 5. If the dam broke, morgan hill coulder be under water. To prevent that, they keep the reservoir below 68 calf pass at this. Because of the storm, it is now people in fulfill. I dont think people should be terribly concern that had we might have that massive earthquake that has never happened before on that fault while this dam, while the reservoir is at a high level. Reporter could n reporter construction to retrofit isnt begin until 2020 but some hope it could be sooner. It should be done for the safety of people who live below it, i guess. Reporter it could take weeks to reach the 68 capacity fulfill it is heading to the bay and the ocean instead of being absorbed into the ground water. Nbc bay area news. An amazing sight to see. Also here had, the dam broken. Spillway. Look at all the water cascading. Orville lake is so full, the water release is necessary despite a gigantic pothole. Theyre going on make the repairs later. In the meantime, a battalion of heavy squimt removing the trees and brush. You have to hand it to all the crews working in Northern California taking care of us in the highways and the spillways. And thankfully we have this fivedaybreak coming our way. This is phenomenal news as we look into the forecast. Any more rain and im not really sure what would happen at this point. It has been so bad. The Russian River has crested this afternoon and it will drop below flood stage by this weekend. On the radar, we dont have anything in terms of heavy rainfall. A few spotty showers. Also, approaching San Francisco. Well deep chance here of some hit and miss activity. At least through next two hours. And then we are definitely on the drying side of all of this activity. In facts, there was a little blue sky here. You can see from our weather jumped ground camera. A beautiful shot right now in nearby santa rosa. Coming in with 56 degrees. I do note tonight, the temperature are dropping. Down the 47 degrees by 11 00 p. M. Lets take you to the morning forecast for tomorrow. Well start mostly clear here. A super nice break from that wet weather. Sunny skies in the south bay and 49 degrees. 44 and San Francisco at 47. A little breeze. Breezy. Not really gusty. A Beautiful Day in san sxhoes 62 degrees. 60 expected in morgan hill. For contra costa, as mild as 65. 61 in danville. Over to oakland. The peninsula, belmont, 69 and sunny skies. And well stay with the sunshine throughout all of San Francisco. Well go as mild as 60 in the mission and then a cooler 56 for the outer sunset. Up to the north bay. 63 in novato. 65 in sonoma. Well put things to pause for a second in the forecast. Because not only have we had a lot of rainfall, at least most recently, but since october 1st, where the water year started. These totals are off the charts. Phenomenal when you look at how many water we have received. Santa rosa since october on 1st. 46. 55. If we did not receive another drop of rain for the rest of water year, we would still be at average for that rainfall season. San francisco, 147. San jose, 128 . On the extended forecast, we stay with this dry weather all the way through next wednesday. And were tracking the storm system by next thursday and friday. The good news, it does not look as much as expected. The ground remains so saturated. Again, all signs continue to point toward this weekend being absolutely sunny across the board. I cant wait. Ive got some storm damage cleanup to do of my own so let it begin. Still ahead, she tried to cover up her face. Weve posted raw video from ourt los gatos. A huge chunk of the hig weve posted raw video from our chopper showing the collapse in the hills above los gatos. We have a 360 view of that mud slide that hit a home in orinda. And a growing plea to cast Rosie Odonnell as steve bannon. [crying] ahhhhhhhhhh the price you see is the price you pay, unlike cable. Jon batiste has mastered new ways to play old classics. With chase atms, he can master new ways to deposit checks too. Easy to use Chase Technology for whatever youre trying to master. [crying] ahhhhhhhhhh the price you see is the price you pay, unlike cable. A mail theft caught on video. This video shows that woman stealing mail right from a mailbox in a Mountain View neighborhood. It happened on granada drive near stevenson elementary school. Police tweeted out this video asking for help. We now know what the suspect in the Armed Robbery of a girl scout in the east bay looks like. Police released this sketch. This young man walked up to a 12yearold girl, flash ad gun and stole their money. They were upset but not hurt. Officers are looking for the suspect. If you have any information, call the police. One step closer to someplace exploration for elon musk. The rocket is on the launch pad. It is the signature rocket designed by spacex. It was developed in 2002 to revolutionize space technology. The time might finally be here. It sits on the same launch pad used in 1969. If everything goes to plan, it will launch next saturday. This weekend, lots of sunny skies. Back the final forecast. With the xfinity tv app, anything with a screen is a tv. Stream 130 live channels, plus 40,000 on demand tv shows and movies, all on the go. You can even download from your x1 dvr and watch it offline. Only xfinity gives you more to stream to any screen. Download the xfinity tv app today. Religious statue. Vo how it might be tied to a demonn the sout tonight, hate mail and the defacing of a statue. How it might be tied to solidarity in the south bay. The story youll see only on nbc bay area. Lets go out and take a live look. The sun is setting. But theres sun. That was so nice to see today. The clouds coming from a few spotty showers. Nothing too heavy. Watch out. The roadways could get heavy. Just scattered rainfall in the forecast. At least about 7 30 tonight. As we get a look at the extended forecast. Totally sunny on saturday and sunday. Dry into wednesday and then rain returns thursday, maybe into next friday, saturday and sunday. Looking out toward the extended forecast. We could see one to two inches of rain. Its beautiful to see. The san mateo bridge. It is friday. We made it. Enjoy a sunny weekend. Bye, folks. On exclusive senior u. S. Officials say the russian government is considering offering up american fugitive, Edward Snowden, handing him over to the u. 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