Right now at five storm clean up concerns also. The call for help by some peopl right now at 5 00, storm cleanup concerns also becoming cash concerns. The call for help from some people on the peninsula. The news at 5 00 starts right now. Good evening, everyone. Thanks for joining us. Im terry mcsweeney. And im peggy bunker. Well get to our local coverage in just a moment, but first we have breaking news from the oroville area. A big concern here after the Butte County Sheriffs Office has ordered immediate evacuation for everyone who lives and works in the oroville area downstream. Right now were hearing from the Department Water resources and Weather Service that the auxiliary spillway structure below the dam, theyre expecting it to fail and that will result in an uncontrollable release of floodwaters. Obviously a huge issue here. Theyre estimating it could happen in the next hour. Authorities say using that auxiliary spillway has led to severe erosion, and the reason they were using it was the main spillway was damaged earlier in the week, forcing use of the aux illino illinauxiliary spillway. It sounds like its going to give, it will be a massive rush of water and people are told to head north. Right now the department of Water Resources increasing the water release to 100,000 cubic feet per second, trying to do what they can to get the water here out of the auxiliary spillway. A very intense situation here. Details still developing, so well continue to watch this for you. We also have Team Coverage for you on our local storm cleanup. We begin with nbc bay areas Chuck Coppola where he got a tour of the damage there. Chuck . Reporter good evening. We can show you in San Mateo County this spillway was not spared at all. This was caused by a landslide meeting the roadway, giving way as a result of the rainstorm. This is your view at the end of this cracked driveway, a landslide that rolled through here. That big oak tree in the back, that used to be standing on the top of that ridge line in a neighborhood that has at least three redtagged homes and possibly six more that might be added to the list. All of this is damage thats happened in just the last two weeks. It led to a tour. A neighborhood of buckled streets and homes. Patrick sheridan, who has lived here 36 years, stau his neighbors home start breaking apart from late january. About a day later, it all sank about three feet, and a day or two later, it sank another three feet. Another day or two later, another three feet. The tour, by congresswoman to build funds for an infrastructure and enough money to help homeowners. These are not democratic mudslides and republican mudslides, this is when we step up and we partner with the states and local governments. Reporter so far the damage to roads, sewer systems and other public works projects is estimated between 10 and 15 million with more storms on the way. Todays tour by local, state and federal lawmakers is to come up with a number to submit to washington. Federal disaster declaration is in the works. No word, though, yet on how soon that may happen. Reporting live in la honda, im Chuck Coppola, bay area news. Traffic is moving once again, but there are still slowdowns this evening. Marianne favro is at highway 17 with the latest on that. Reporter chuck, you can see here traffic is moving fairly smoothly right now, but the major reason for the slowdowns is this mudslide you see here behind me. Traffic has been reduced to one lane in both the north and southbound directions. That means that at least 20 to 30 minutes to your trip from los gatos to santa cruz will be added. While traffic is moving slowly at times, Business Owners are glad to see that at least cars can get through now, especially the owner of the summit house beer garden and grill. The traffic is very slow today. Usually the cars coming by, its just real consistent, a lot of people stopping. Were down to about half the business that we generally do. Reporter she says business is still half of what it normally is on a sunday. The big question now is how these lane closures will impact commuter traffic tomorrow. Many people spent two hours taking an alternate route to get to Santa Clara County from santa cruz last week, and now theyre wondering if it will take that long again if they end up using highway 17 tomorrow. We did see an electronic billboard here that says the maximum speed limit in these narrow areas is 40 miles an hour, but once you hit that congestion, you cant even reach 40 miles an hour in that region. Fortunately, though, the weather is going to be cooperating for any efforts to start breaking down this mudslide tomorrow. Reporting live on highway 17, marianne favro, bay area news. Thank you very much. Were certainly seeing pockets of damage all over the bay area. This photo was tweeted out this afternoon. This bmw backed up and fell into the sinkhole or the sinkhole fell open underneath it. Firefighters have closed the road for repairs. Many people using this weekend to clean up from the storm. Lets check in with meteorologist rob mayeda to see if the breakup of this storm will occur. All of this water, rob. Two and a half times normal rainfall were seeing over the bay area. The gravity and the strength of material and friction kind of Holding Everything together, now being spaced apart by all the water dropped on the hillside. The saturated soil begins to reduce the strength of the slopes. The soil gets pushed apart, the weight of the water pushing down on those steep slope angles, increasing the risk of slides, especially along highway 13, highway 35 and miles kenyon road. Across the pacific, were tracking serious storms said to bring more wind and rain and big waves to the coast. We give you the latest on four storms headed our way in the next four days in a few minutes. Remember, you, too, can click on the conditions with our app. Dozens of people gathered to participate in the day of action for jewish refugees in express for concerns over Donald Trumps travel ban. Christy smith joining us with more of this day of action. Christie . Reporter terry, there was speakers, there was singing. They gathered to speak out in support of immigrants, in support of refugees, and many stood up and shared personal stories here in San Francisco this afternoon. This is one of several rallies in cities across the country cosponsored by a number of jewish groups, including an opponent of trumps executive order which impacted refugees. One said today it actually coincided with the recent International HolocaustRemembrance Day and the executive order. The coinciding of these two things caused us to want to have this demonstration today at the Holocaust Memorial to say that there is a direct link between the safety of humanity and the types of orders that President Trump is putting through, and that were not going to stand idly by. We stand for refugees. We feel that it is cruel and unnecessary and counterproductive. Reporter now, this was held at the Holocaust Memorial at the palace of legion honor. We asked about the recent ruling of the ninth Circuit Court to not reinstate the ban, at least temporarily. One rabbi said it was a small victory but we must remain vigilant. Reporting live in San Francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. Still to come, a law dating back to the Clinton Administration against veteran families. Its supposed to offer them a path to redemption and rehabilitation, not a path to deportation. Our Investigative Unit found hundreds of noncitizens who served in the u. S. Military with honor now deported. Unlike cable. [crying] ahhhhhhhhhh the price you see is the price you pay, unlike cable. Committment to some of thosewho semper fi, always faithful. Thats the motto of the u. S. Marine corps, but have they shown it to those who serve . This segment shows families split apart by that very question. According to the u. S. Justice department, 101 veterans end up in jail in the u. S. And they are more likely than nonveterans to serve time for violent crimes. That has meant back to a policy dating back to the Clinton Administration, hundreds of noncitizen veterans who served in the military honorably now find themselves deported, split from their families. Whether its eating together at the local Chinese Restaurant or taking a walk around town with the kids, family binds stephanie robara and her husband together through the best of times and the worst. My dad has always been one of my biggest role models. Stephanie and myras dad, the childrens grandfather, is missing from their lives. My dad was the only parent i had, and he was taken from me. A family separated by a u. S. Government policy put into place during the bill Clinton Administration, a policy that has led to the deportation of hundreds of American Military veterans who were honorably discharged after putting their lives on the line for the u. S. He doesnt even get to see us graduate. I mean, my husband and i just bought a house. Hes not able to come see it. Hes not able to come, you know, celebrate anything with us, be with us. Its sad, you know. Enrique solas is stephanie and myras dad, a 24year infantryman. Solis deployed as part of west pack 89 and desert storm in 1989. Always faithful to the marine corps motto. To this day sorks l irlis remai faithful to their service as when he signed up in 1959. Serving my country was the greatest thing in the world. Reporter solis now lives here in tijuana, mexico where street addresses dont exist. Nearly a year ago, an officer kufd cuffed solis in front of his daughter stephanie. He had served time on a drug charge after leaving the marines. Whats the biggest frustration for you in all of this . Not being able to be with my daughters and grandkids. Reporter how hard is that . Very difficult. I wake up every morning thinking about them, hoping and praying that nothing bad happens to them, because god forbid, something happened and i wouldnt be able to go back. Reporter a former assemblyman knows how the struggle of war can defy veterans. One in four show signs of mental disorders, and one in six show symptoms of ptsd. Enrique solis is one of them. Solis says he suffers from ptsd. He was permanently barred from the u. S. After trying to reenter the country to be with his daughters. So if stephanie rabaro wants to see her dad, she has to drive across the border to mexico. We were there when they reunited for the first time in the new year. Even as a new Administration Takes power in washington focused on tightening immigration policy, both hope this will change, that veterans who serve the u. S. Faithfully as noncitizens can be brought back to the country they vowed to protect. Change is policy, you know . If were willing to give our lives for this country, let us stay. These men are good enough to serve our country, but once they make a mistake, then, you know, they dont get any second chances. Its wrong legally and its wrong morally, and this is one of those things that should be easy to get fixed. Reporter Nathan Fletcher is pushing california lawmakers and the u. S. Congress to change the law governing deportation of veterans. When you hug stephanie and you see her you havent seen her in a couple weeks since the new year, right . What goes through your heart and mind . Happiness. Reporter you angry . No. Reporter but so far across three different president ial administrations, this policy has not been changed. Now a fourth president has moved into the white house, but it remains to be seen if the law and policy will be changed by the trump administration. Im stephen stock, nbc bay area news. We are following breaking news for you out of the oroville area where evacuations are being ordered right now. The oroville dams auxiliary spillway is on the verge of failure. The latest on that when we come back. [ alarm clock beeping ] weather. [ laughter ] cartoons. Wait for it. [ cat screech ] [ laughter ] [ screaming ] [ laughter ] make everyday awesome with the power of xfinity x1. Hi grandma and the fastest internet. [ girl screaming ] [ laughter ] breaking news in oroville. In effect. The fear is tha lets get you back to our breaking news right now where were watching the oroville dam area. The spillway has had reported damage. Emergency Evacuation Orders are in effect for lowlying areas. Were talking about anyone in the area from oroville, palermo to gridley. Theyre saying that area is in danger. The Weather Service is issuing a very stern Evacuation Order saying, this is not a drill, this is not a drill, this is not a drill. Move to high ground now. There are about 8,000 people in this area, and were watching this situation with water uncontrolled just exiting the oroville dam. Were also seeing that the Sacramento Fire Department sacramento is about 70 miles south of Oroville Sacramento says they could have some downstream effects in the sacramento area as a result when this auxiliary spillway gives way. It was just opened up yesterday to take the pressure off the main spillway, which is damaged, and obviously this other spillway couldnt handle whats coming across it, and its on the verge of giving out. Its probably about they were saying about an hour maybe 30 minutes ago, so in the next half hour they expect the auxiliary spillway to give. We have a chopper heading there right now. They are headed that direction at this time. The department of Water Resources said theyve increased the water theyre releasing to about 100,000 cubic feet per second, but they say People Living in low areas will see rapid river rises around them should this spillway completely give way, so theyre not fooling around with these Evacuation Orders. Christie smith is also headed that direction, so we should have live pictures for you at 6 00. We will be right back after this break. This is gus. Someday, gus will invent this thing and change the world. This is the thing that could change gus world. And this is the doctor that could cure that thing so he can grow up to invent this thing. Sutter health. Proudly caring for northern california, birthplace of pioneers. Rob mayeda with a little more information on the situation up in oroville. Once Lake Oroville hits 9,000 feet, both still above that level, and bright marry spiwith spillway being used and now the auxiliary, thats the one with the new problem. This is the auxiliary spillway, a picture from 11 00 this morning. Some muddy water there, areas that could have shown erosion this morning. Heres the details. At 901 feet, that spillway gets used at anything above that. Theyre kreincreasing the relea at prit marthe primary spillway. Thats leading to rapid rises which is impacting oroville in the next hour or two. Theyll likely keep those releases going to try to keep pressure off the auxiliary spillway hopefully without any structural problems there to drop the water below the level of actually spilling over so they can get a better handle at what structural damage is happening there at the spillway. The weather is not causing any additional problems into monday, but we do have storms making a return as we get into wednesday night and thursday. You see storm number one of a series of four, we think. Thursday another one coming in, friday mainly for southern california, and saturday another storm comes back our way. The next couple days well have dry weather, but then that rain really picks up, becomes heavy at times again. Well be watching that and also watching that situation. We do have a chopper on the way there, so we should have more video coming up with those evacuations and People Living in that area who have been told in no Uncertain Terms to evacuate. Well be right back. 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In fact, it sort of looks like a sinkhole in this auxiliary spillway, so thats why theyre saying uncontrolled water now flowing out. Anyone in lowlying areas, they want to evacuate. They want oroville to evacuate. A few thousand more. Maybe 20,000 plus affected by this Evacuation Order. Rob, youve been checking the levels on this. Its about 100 cubic feet per seco second. On this sunday night, border wars. President trump faces big protests in mexico over trade and his plans for a wall while his administration defends the travel ban and plans its next moves. Russias ambitions. How moscow is targeting other elections, this time in europe, trying to boost far right candidates there. Painful legacy. The name on a building evokes slavery and caused protests, and now Yale University finally agrees to a name change joining others that have done the same. And dinner with friends. It all began with a chance meeting, a shared concern and a photograph. 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