In the east bay. The heavy rain has already triggered a mudslide that has shutdown a road many use a shortcut. And there is concern right now the Alameda Creek will rise above flood stages in niles canyon. Kron 4s dan kerman is near the creek tonight with more. Dan . There was no one driving along palomares road monday this rural shortcut between Silicon Valley and the east bay has been inundated with mud and boulders about mile north from niles canyon road. Sot john medlock Alameda County public works 1115its going to be closed for a whileAlameda County public works says they first noticed the problem last week when mud and rocks started falling from about 500 feet up the hill. They shutdown the road thursday between niles canyon and palo verde but monday morning what came down the hill got much worse. Sotthere are significant boulders one is the size of a small car about 5 to 6 tonscleaning the road is straightforward safeguarding the hillside is another matter sotwe will pull down the loose stuff and then we may have to lay a steel net on the hillside. The road will remain closed until thats done in the meantime, niles canyon road was open in the afternoon, but it was starting to flood thanks to Alameda Creek, which looked more like a rushing river local say theyve never seen anything like it. Sot i have never seen it like this. Children play in this during the sumersot its Pretty Amazing133 Pretty Amazing crews in marin county are working to repair lucas valley road. After a mudslide shuts down parts of the roadway. These are pictures from the scene. You can see that part of the road has shifteddue to the saturated and unstable ground that triggered a powerful mud flow. So far, one lane has been reopend. But there is no estimated time for when the road will fully reopen. Water has been exploding out of the Anderson Reservoir outlet value. The Santa Clara Valley Water District is trying to make room for more rain, since the dam is already at 100 percent capacity. Its only supposed to be kept at just under 70percent because of seismic safety concerns. Kron4s Maureen Kelly explains how the water agency is trying to drain the reservoir without flooding coyote creek. The Anderson Reservoir is spilling over its banks. This gushing waterfall has been going for three days now. The excess water from the 100 full dam. Doing whats is supposed to do. Rushing down the spillway. The Santa Clara Valley Water District also has the outlet value open. To make room. Since they are still in the design phase of making the counys biggest reservior better prepared to hold all that water. And for quakes. Theyve actually been releasing water since january. But all of this wet weather weve been having is making it tough. The intensity of the storm has been making it difficult at times over the last few weeks weve had more water coming in than going out thats why weve gottne to this stage where tis at capacity. We are goign to continue to release until the spillway reaches 2000 cubic feet per secondso when that amount of water starts flowing from up top of the dam. They are goign to close off the tap at the bottom. We are goign to close our outlet because we dont want addition pressure downstream into coyote creek and cause flooding in other areas if thats not necessary. And here you can see where with all that rain and dam water coyote creek. Is runnign high and fast in spots. The spectacle of the spillway and the very full creek brought people out to marvel out it. A Flash Flood Warning for coyote creek near morgan hill was issued late this afternoon but for some who live in near it, say that does concern them. We live in the watershed we are up on the hill so we would be okay but we could be cut off so yeah a little. Coyote creek hasnt experienced major flooding since 1997. But those who live in low lying areas near it are advised thats it always good be be prepared in case you get the call to evacuate. Maureen kelly kron4 news. The crisis at the oroville dam is slowing improving. Water officials are closely watching how much rain is falling into the dam, while they let more water out. Its a delicate balance for this area in butte county. Which has already been evacuated once. Catherine heenan is here now with more on why water officials are more hopeful than fearful. While no one is taking the possibility of another evacuation off the table. At a News Conference today, Authorities Say the risk is greatly reduced. Theyre continuing to release water from the dam and make repairs tothe spillways. Theyre also busy at work on contingency plans just in case people have to leave their homes again. That means everything from improving detailed maps of thearea. To coming up with more evacuation routes. The butte county sheriff says theres still a warning to local residents that theyneed to be prepared. He says that lots of progress has been made in cleaning up debris at the bottom of the spillway. Authorities also pointed out that this is the spring runoff season. So on topof everything else, theyre preparing for flooding thats unrelated to the spillway problems at the dam. Grant . Make sure you have the free kron four mobile app to track the storm. Well keep you updated about Severe Weather or traffic problems in your area with breaking news push alerts. Its avaiable for both apple and android devices. Flooding on a busy highway on the penisula causing several problems for drivers. Coming up on kron four news we will take you to highway 101 in redwood city as crews work to remove flooding that shut down several lanes this morning. Plus, an update to a story we first brought to you last week a veteran is reunited with his military medals after they were stolen when he was forced to evacuate his home due to the oroville dam crisis. How officers were able to track down the items. And, we are tracking the rain as powerful storm system moves through our area. What you can expect through the rest of the evening. Flooding shuts down parts of highway 101 in redwood city for several hours this morning. The lanes have since reopened but not before causing a major traffic back up and several collisions. Kron fours will tran shows us what happened. The heavy rainfall in the overnight hours caused flooding and that caused accidents. This is northbound 101 through redwood city near whipple avenue and you can see caltrans on the scene. They have been here for hours trying to remove the flood. At 5 oclock in the morning standing water on the roadway caused multiple accidents. Chain reaction accidents where cars were slamming into each other. That forced chp to get cars off the roadway at woodside drive. Then at around 6 in the morning they were able to open up lanes 3 4 and 5 but it was still bumper to bumper traffic for miles as far back as university avenue. The heavy rainfall for the past couple of days and weeks that the mud and water have clogged up the storm drains. They had to bring out a giant vacuum to suck all the debris out of the drains. Keep in mind this is just a band aid approach as more rain continues to plague the bay area. Reporting from redwood city will tran kron 4 news kron4 viewer Wendy Mcgrane sent us this video she recorded on highway 1 in big sur this morning. A Flash Flood Warning was issued for this area earlier today. You can see standing water on the highway and small mudslides already forming. Overnight nearly an inch and a half of rain fell in just one hour. Hundreds of students at cal poly have been evacuated after a hillside behind a dorm began to collapse. 275 students were forced out of their residence over the weekend its due to the unstable and actively eroding hillside that continues to creep closer and closer to fremont hall. Many students went home due to the evacuations but those not from the Central Coast were given temporary housing elsewhere on campus. The school has built make shift barriers around certain parts of the building in hopes it will prevent any damage to the building if the hillside were to collapse. Rainfall totals in San Francisco have already surpassed the normal amount for the season. The city has gotten nearly 25 inches since october 1st. The average amount for the entire year is just under 24 inches. Close to an inch of rain has fallen in San Francisco overnight. 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Southeast winds increase through this morning and then further intensify this afternoon. Strongest southerly winds expected this afternoon and evening. Winds diminish late tonight. a winds. Sustained southerly winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 45 mph. Winds increasing to 25 to 40 mph this afternoon and evening with gusts to 60 mph. a impacts. Winds may be Strong Enough to cause property damage. Strong and gusty winds will make driving difficult, especially for drivers of high profile vehicles. Saturated soils will also contribute to an increased risk of downed trees and powerlines. Police returned a yuba city mans military medals over the weekend after they were stolen out of his home. The medals were stolen when the veteran was forced from his home last week when Lake Oroville was threatening thousands of homes. Mike pomeroy now has his precious medals back. Police had received several tips about the burglary at pomeroys home. Pomeroy had been keeping the medals which included a purple heart in a briefcase in an upstairs bedroom. Over the weekend officers were led to a blue pick up truck. Parked at a local church. Someone allegedly saw a person putting the medals inside a planter in the back of the truck. However the owner was apparently unaware that the stolen medals had been placed in his vechile. Two women and a man have been arrested in connection to the case. Their identities have not been made public. Still ahead most congested cities in the world. Find out where your city ranks later in the show. But first a tweet from President Trump and president ial protests make for mixed messages this first president s day of the trump administration. Well have the latest from capitol hill after the break. I was wondering if an electric toothbrush really cleans. Better than a manual, and my hygienist says it does. But. Theyre not all the same. Turns out, theyre really. Different. Who knew . I had no idea. 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Donald trumps first president s day as the 45th president of the United States comes exactly one month after taking office. His administration is touting its successes, while protesters say the president is not their president. From our partners at cnn. Emily schmidt is in washington with more on these mixed messages. President trump marked president s day with an all caps tweet that sounded part holiday, part campaign. Its a message hes repeated in recent days. President donald trump its now been one month since my inauguration and i am here to tell you about our incredible progress in making America Great again. Across the country, people gathered to say the progress is anything but. Mos donald trump has got to go rallies in major cities attracted protesters for what they called not my president s day. Protests also stretch overseas. Mos i think offering President Trump, cause thats what he is, a state visit, is entirely inappropriate. In london, people gathered outside of parliament, where members set aside three hours to debate if President Trump should get a state visit to the u. K. Protesters in brussels had a message for visiting Vice President mike pence, who, in turn, had a message for european leaders. Vice president mike pence it is my privilege here at the nato headquarters to express the strong support of President Trump and the United States of america for nato and our transatlantic alliance. At the same time, the Vice President called on nato partners to pay their share. When asked what would happen if they didnt, pence answered, Vice President mike pence the patience of the American People will not endure forever. A potential hint at policy which could alter years of ties, from an Administration Still in its early weeks. In washington, im emily schmidt, reporting. We are following a powerful storm system moving through the bay area. Still ahead this storm causing major problems in the south bay. Well show you what areas are really getting hit hard next. Plus a live look now at our Storm Tracker radar. Our team of meteorologist are monitoring the rain for us what you need to know next. Our top story at 5 30 the powerful storm system pounding the bay area. Right now a live look at our Storm Tracker radar where a majority of the bay area is currently under a flood watch. The rain is lightening up but the flood concerns are growing. Lets check in with chief meteorologist Brittney Shipp who is tracking the rain for us tonight. Brit, what can you tell us . Strong and gusty southerly winds expected through this afternoonand evening. A strong pacific storm system will impact the San Francisco bayarea and monterey bay area through monday night. Southerly windsin advance of this system will increase through this morning, especially along the coast and in the hills. Locally strong andgusty winds will then continue through monday night. Strongestwinds are anticipated this afternoon and evening as a frontalboundary gradually moves south through the area. Winds will slowlydiminish late tonight. Caz006505507 509512517518529530210500 o. Con. Kmtr. Hw. W. 0005. 170220t2 100z170221t1100z o. Con. Kmtr. Wi. Y. 0012. 000000t00 00z170220t2100z San Francisco coastal north bay including Point Reyes National seashore north bay mountainsSan Francisco peninsula coasteast bay interior valleyseast bay hills and the diablo range santa cruz mountainssanta lucia mountains and Los Padres National forestmountains of San Benito County and interior Monterey Countyincluding Pinnacles National park northern monterey baysouthern monterey bay and big sur coast including the cities of. San francisco. Tamalpais homestead. Sausalito. Angwin. Lagunitasforest knolls. Woodacre. Pacifica. Concord. Antioch. Livermore. Walnut creek. Pleasanton. Pittsb urg. San ramon. Blackhaw k. Scotts valley. Boulder creek. Day valley. Santa cruz. Watsonville. Live oak. Seaside. Mo nterey. Marina523 am pst mon feb 20 2017. Wind advisory remains in effect until 1 pm pst thisafternoon. High wind warning remains in effect from 1 pm this afternoonto 3 am pst tuesday. a timing. Southeast winds increase through this morning and then further intensify this afternoon. Strongest southerly winds expected this afternoon and evening. Winds diminish late tonight. a winds. Sustained southerly winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 45 mph. Winds increasing to 25 to 40 mph this afternoon and evening with gusts to 60 mph. a impacts. Winds may be Strong Enough to cause property damage. Strong and gusty winds will make driving difficult, especially for drivers of high profile vehicles. Saturated soils will also contribute to an increased risk of downed trees and powerlines. The penisula was hit hard all day long by heavy rain. This video taken today in san mateo. The causing lots of problems for people there. Kron 4s gabe slate has more from san mateo. Nats rain it came down hard at times throughout the peninsula. Just pouring nats rain i never felt the high winds that the National Weather service sent out an avisory about. It wasnt windy during the day. But wet so wet. Driving on highway 101 was a mess low visiablity big puddles everywhere most drivers were going well below the speed limit thankfully it was a holiday so traffic was better than it would be a on a normal monday. In pacifica the pier at sharp park was closed due to high surf huge waves were rocking the area almost hitting the top of the pier this is big deal this is a locals favorite for fishing typcially up to a hundred or more people are fishing off this pier. But to be safe the city is keeping it off limits. The big waves on the coast brought out a lot of lookie lous sots i like the waves. The waves are big. Its cool to see Mother Nature rocking the waves. I use to live here and bummed cant go out on pier. Stand up im here in a Shopping Complex in san mateo near the county fairgrounds, there is a trader joes here a ross a rite aid rain not stopping people from running errands, people still happy about rain sots i like the rain. We need the rain. Its good for drought. I just came from Washington State and we got more rain than them. Not everyone so happy with the weather. In san mateo on annapolis drive over the weekend the rain and wind brought down two light poles that crashed into neighboring yards. It terrified the residents there when they came down. Sot it was like huge boom, shook me. Terrifying. Very scary no one was injured but one of the poles fell where there are often children playing sot scary landed on the trampoline so close. In san mateo gsk4 n more than 100 flights have been cancelled today at San Francisco international airport. 109 flights have been cancelled and nearly 300 flights have been delayed due to stormy weather. Airport officials advise travelers to always check with their airlines for specific flight information. People in san antonio were hit by a pair of tornadoes last night. The National Weather service says at least 100 homes were damaged across the city. Five minor injuries were reported. Heavy rain also led to flooded roads. Nearly 40thousand customers are without power in and around the city. The National Weather service sent out teams today to assess the damage. Officials in Tuolumne County have opened the spillway to a major reservoir, after it was just a few feet from spilling over. The spillway to the Don Pedro Reservoir is expected to stay open for at least four days. Its the first time its been used in twenty years. We are not implementing mandatory evacuations. We are simply strongly encouraging people to seek shelter and move to Higher Ground now before river levels get to the level that tid has shared with you. Officials say the Structural Integrity of the dam is not in question. Now covering california a Los Angeles County Police Officer was killed in a shootout in whittier. Police say another officer and a suspected gang member were also injured. Officers responded to the scene of a traffic collision. When they approached the vehicle. The suspect opened fire with a semi automatic handgun, hitting both officers. At least one of them returned fire, hitting him. One officer. Whos name hasnt been released. Was pronounced dead at a hospital. The other officer and suspect are expected to survive their injuries. Still ahead, an 8yearold boy is saying thank tonight to the four officers who jumped into a fast moving creek to save him after he fell in. This story coming up. And next, a major conservative conference set to take place later this week disinvites breitbart editor milo yiannopoulos. Why the conference suddenly pulled the plug. Its okay to cry, right . 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When you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you dont hit them when youre digging. 811 is a free service. Im passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think about my own kids. Theyre the reason that i want to protect our community and our environment, and if me driving a that truck means that somebody gets to go home safer, then ill drive it every day of the week. Together, were building a better california. Heavy rain causing big problems around the bay area tonight. Steve aveson is in the newsroom with whats coming up on kron 4 news at six. Steve . Grant, the rain is unrelenting. And the problems keep growing. A flood watch is in effect for most of the bay area. Several creeks are expected to be above flood stage tonight and many reservoirs are at capacity. Plus there have been several mudslides. That have shutdown roads. It is a mess trying to get around tonight. Tonight at six we will live reports with the latest on the conditions. Grant now back to you. Showing you another live look at our sfo cam. Where weve seen a number of cancelled and delayed flights due to the bad weather. Kron 4 meteorologist here with yet another Flash Flood Warning to tell us about. Take a look at this. For the first time in almost ten years, the water at Lake Berryessa rose high enough to drain into a massive vertical spillway. Most locals and tourists refer to it as the glory hole. its seventytwo feet wide. And water drops more than two hundred feet down. Today crowds are gathering to witness the unique sight of the glory hole in action. But there is a negative impact. Some people at a nearby camp site had to be moved because of flooding. When it comes to getting stuck in traffic on the way to and from work, los angeles is the worst spot in the world. But San Francisco is not too far behind. San francisco is now ranked the 4th most trafficcongested city in the world. According to a new study drivers in San Francisco spend more than 82 hours each year sitting in traffic during peak commute times. Los angeles had the worst congestion in the world. Drivers there sat in traffic more than 104 hours each year. New york and moscow were was also in the top four. Coming up next, a boy is swept away in a fast moving creek and now hes saying thank you to the men who saved him. Hear from the 8yearold and what he had to say after the break. A little boy got to thank the Police Officers who saved his life. Cardin nguyen fell into a rushing river bed while out with his brother and babysitter. And it took six people to get him out. From our partners at cnn. Joy benedict has the story. The day after a storm dog walkers and bikers cant wait to leave their house. And neither can 8yearolds. Cardin nguyen we went there taking pictures of neat stuff. And like most courageous little boys, Cardin Nguyen found the Santa Ana River bed really enticing until he fell in saturday afternoon. Cardin nguyen they told me to stop from the beginning. Faced with the cameras at the Santa Ana Police Department Cardin seemed to forget how he ended up floating away. But his older brother remembers just fine. Andy nguyen we told him not to go in the middle, but he just wanted to go in there. And he got sucked away. And being 12 and a great big brother andy nguyen didnt hesitate. Andy nguyen then i jumped in to try to save him, but then i went past him. So in jumped their babysitter and all three people were floating by struggling, screaming for 17 blocks. Cardin nguyen it was very cold. Andy nguyen it was fastmoving and it wasnt stopping and every time i tried to stood up, it just pushed me back down. A homeless man living along the river bed saw them and jumped in too. Everyone trying to help this little boy. Gabriel esparza the man who entered the river, he was going under water because he was trying to keep the kid afloat. By now 911 calls had made their way to these four santa ana Police Officers. Theyre not trained in river rescues but sometimes, it doesnt matter. Gabriel esparza im a father of three and if Police Officers responded to a similar call with my kids in danger, i would want them to act. So just like the good samaritan, the babysitter and the big brother all four officers jumped. But this time it worked. Rick velasquez he was able to grab a hold of the child, i was able to grab a hold of the lady in the water and the two newer officers they were able to help the good samaritan. Andy ended up getting out on his own a few blocks away. Cardin doesnt want to talk about it. Cardin nguyen its scary being on the news. But he does know what to say when someone helps. Cardin nguyen thank you and although this 8yearold may not yet know the gravity of his actions, thats ok because he has a big brother who will likely remind him forever. That wraps up kron 4 news at 5. Steve aveson and Catherine Heenan are here with kron 4 news at six. Thank you grant and vicki. Next at six. Much of the bay area under a Flood Warning tonight as heavy rain continues to soak us. Several creeks are rising above flood stage. And reserviors are at capacity tonight. And the storm is leaving behind a lot of damage. From mudslides. To washedout roads. Well have the latest on the conditions next on kron 4 news at 6. Its a stormtracker weather alert night on kron four. The rain just keeps falling. Prompting Flash Flood Warnings in the bay area. Closures. And pushing already full reservoirs over capacity. Good evening. Im steve aveson. And im Catherine Heenan. Pam is on assignment. Weve been tracking this storm since the weekend. Its here. And packing quite a punch. We have a team of reporters on this along with our meteorologists. Dan kerman is near the Alameda Creek in fremont which is under a Flash Flood Warning. Lawrence karnow is in the weather center. Watching the river levels. And chief meteorologist Brittney Shipp is tracking the storms for us. A quick look outside and it is still wet on the roads. And its going to be that way for quite some time. Lets get brittney for a look at where the rain is right now. You can view our real time stormtracker four radar from just about anywhere. Theres a link on the front of the kron four website, kron four dot com. Its also available on our mobile app. The east bay is one place in particular thats getting hit hard by this latest round of rain. We know of numerous mudslides. One of them blocking a road. This morning. A massive pile of debris slid on to palomares road near fremont. It is in the niles canyon area. We have seen all sorts of problems in this spot throughout the winter. Adding to the trouble tonight. There is a Flash Flood Warning for Alameda Creek. And that is where kron 4s dan kerman tonight. Are you seeing any flooding dan . From about 500 feet up this hill the mud and rock just keep falling. Sot john medlock Alameda County public works 59the problem was first discovered on thursday and palomares raod, which is a rural shortcut between the east bay and Silicon Valley was closed between niles canyon and palo verde but early monday morning, things got a lot more serious when these boulders came crashing down. Sotthe question is how many other massive boulders could come down next at this point no one knows. Sotcleaning up the road is straight forward, securing the hillside much more difficultsotin the meantime, a mile down the raod niles canyon remained open, but was starting to flood thats due to Alameda Creek, which was raging llike a river thanks to hours and hours of rain. Locals say its quite amazingsotsotsot140 like this before new video that just came into the kron4 newsroom. A large sinkhole and river erosion is threatening four homes in monte rio. The erosion had been occuring for the last few weeks now. Crews have tried to shore up the river bank with tons of rocks. The foundation in one of the homes is starting to sink. Heavy rain overnight caused flooding and accidents on northbound 101 in redwood city. A string of accidents around 5am happened north of whipple avenue and drivers had to be detoured off 101 at woodside road. That meant huge delays. With traffic backups extending to university avenue. It was such a mess police and the chp were asking drivers to avoid the area completely. As for the accidents. Aut horities say that clogged storm drains and standing water triggered them. There were no major injuries. Caltrans crews were on the scene for hours. Moving mud and water andunclogging the storm drains. All lanes were eventually reopened just after 9 am. If you head across the bay to highway 13 in Alameda County its not flooding but downed trees which are particularly dangerous for drivers. A kron four viewer sent us these photos this afternoon. You can see a tree blocking one of the lanes. It doesnt look like it landed on any cars. Now to the south bay town of morgan hill where theres concern about the Anderson Reservoir which is at capacity. The Santa Clara Valley Water District usually keeps that dam at just under 70 because of seismic safety. Kron4s Maureen Kelly explains how the water agency is doing its best to release water, without over taxing the creek that reservoir spills into. Water is exploding out of the outlet valve for the Anderson Reservoir. The Santa Clara Valley Water District has been releasing water from here since january. In order to try and keep these dam from getting too full. But these rains havent been cooperating. And now its not just full. Its spilling over at the top. And has been for three days. The water normally keep it at 68 of capacity. For seismic safety. The restriction is because the dam is unable to withstand a quake measuring 7. 25 on the richer scale. They are in the design phase of a retrofit project not expected to break ground until 2020. The spectacle of the spillway is drawing gawkers. I never seen it overflow like this i didnt believe the picture i needed to see for myselfits scary and amazing at the same time. Its deinately something that will never forget. The Water District is keeping a close eye on how much water is coming over the spillway. Because if too much comes down. They they are going to have to close off the outlet valve. As to not overstress coyote creek. Which is already getting close to the banks near the dam. A Flash Flood Warning was issued for coyote creek near morgan hill in affect until tuesday. Peak flows from the spillway are expected by tuesday morning. And that could affect downstream low lying areas near the creek in san jose by the afternoon. Maureen kelly kron4 news. You go a little farther north and east near stockton. And it is the San Joaquin River that has people worried. A kron four viewer sent us these photos this morning, showing the river rising near manteca. This is actually a park. Not the best place to be on a day like today. Residents in nearby lathrop had been preparing since friday for the potential the river could overflow its banks. Some of them had already packed up their belongings and left town. On the sacramento river. There is a Flash Flood Watch in effect right now. One look at this next video and it is easy to see why. It is swollen and running strong. Heading toward the delta. Farm land is underwater tonight and we are hearing of some evacuations being made due to flood concerns. Even stretches of interstate 5 have been swamped in recent days because of the rising river. The water level has continued to drop at the oroville dam. And authorities are relieved that its at a threshold theyd been trying to reach. They want to keep the level at no higher than 850 feet. So while the new storms continue to bring more water to the dam. Water is still being released. Repair crews continue working on the damaged spillways. Which failed last week forcing temporary evacuations. At a News Conference today. Officials said theres still an evacuation warning in place but noindication that an immediate evacuation is pending. And aside from making repairs theyre busy making contingency plans in theevent of another emergency. Including details like maps and evacuation routes. While no one is ruling out another evacuation. A uthorities say the overall threatis greatly reduced. And the spillway has remained stable. In the meantime, the Silver Dollar fairgrounds is still home to a few people who have chosen to stay away from their homes. Its not just rain with this storm. Snow is already falling tonight in the sierra. Coming up the warning in effect right now for the high country and how much new snow is expected. And a Northern California town just cant seem to catch a break. W will show where residents are being forced to get out by boat tonight. Also theyre calling it trump tweet insurance. The boom sparked by the president s love of using social media to slam businesses. This is a live look at our stormtracker four radar right now. It has been lit up in green and yellow all day as the rain just keeps rolling in to the bay area. Our team of meteorologists is tracking the storms for us. Another update in less than five minutes. Were seeing a lot of problems all over the bay area. After more heavy rain overnight and this morning. Reports of problems seemed almost nonstop. Marin county tweeted out these photos at highway one and bear valley. Thats in the Point Reyes Station area. You can see what happened. As in many other cases a tree came down. Taking power lines with it. Social media has been full of reports of downed trees and often the accompanying power outages. Theres a winter storm warning for the sierra tonight. With conditions expected to go downhill fast. People there have already seen more than their share of snow this season. And you wont be surprised to hear that more is on the way. Grant lodes is here with what it looks right now. Grant . All the rain were seeing here. Picture that kind of snow. Steady. At times heavy. This is northstar ski resort in truckee today. It is of course president s day, lots of people up in the sierra. Skiing and boarding. Doesnt look too bad from these pictures, some light flakes, nothing too heavy coming down. But, that is expected to change. The National Weather service says this storm system that is hitting the bay area is expected to bring at least a foot of new snow to the sierra. In the Higher Elevations it could dump up to five feet. It has been an incredible year already in the mountains. Kirkwood says its recorded more than 500 inches since the season started. At last check. The snowpack is at 173percent of normal. And this will only add to it. But. As tempting as it may look to head up to the sierra. Be advised. That storm warning we told you about is through tomorrow night. If you are on the go and need the forecast for say. Lake tahoe. Turn to the kron four mobile app. It has real time Storm Tracker four radar as well as any weather watches or warnings you need to know about. The app is free for apple and android devices. As another storm hits residents from a small Colusa County town are still struggling to clean up and repair serious damage from the weekend floods. Rising murky water from local creeks and canals fill the town of maxwell. Located 70 miles north of vaccaville. The nearly four feet of water forced around 100 residents to evacuate from their homes , some by boat. Those who remain in town. Have now joined forces to dry out the unexpected flood. And with a storm in the forecastresidents say their ready for the next round of rain. Right now everythings drying up really good. The waters moving around town so were taking this time to assess the damages, make our battle plans for today and go prepare for the next storm. Luckily there have been no reports of major injuries or deaths in the area. Live look outside. Toss to brittney and lawrence. Strong and gusty southerly winds expected through this afternoonand evening. A strong pacific storm system will impact the San Francisco bayarea and monterey bay area through monday night. Southerly windsin advance of this system will increase through this morning, especially along the coast and in the hills. Locally strong andgusty winds will then continue through monday night. Strongestwinds are anticipated this afternoon and evening as a frontalboundary gradually moves south through the area. Winds will slowlydiminish late tonight. Caz006505507 509512517518529530210500 o. Con. Kmtr. Hw. W. 0005. 170220t2 100z170221t1100z o. Con. Kmtr. Wi. Y. 0012. 000000t00 00z170220t2100z San Francisco coastal north bay including Point Reyes National seashore north bay mountainsSan Francisco peninsula coasteast bay interior valleyseast bay hills and the diablo range santa cruz mountainssanta lucia mountains and Los Padres National forestmountains of San Benito County and interior Monterey Countyincluding Pinnacles National park northern monterey baysouthern monterey bay and big sur coast including the cities of. San francisco. Tamalpais homestead. Sausalito. Angwin. Lagunitasforest knolls. Woodacre. Pacifica. Concord. Antioch. Livermore. Walnut creek. Pleasanton. Pittsb urg. San ramon. Blackhaw k. Scotts valley. Boulder creek. Day valley. Santa cruz. Watsonville. Live oak. Seaside. Mo nterey. Marina523 am pst mon feb 20 2017. Wind advisory remains in effect until 1 pm pst thisafternoon. High wind warning remains in effect from 1 pm this afternoonto 3 am pst tuesday. a timing. Southeast winds increase through this morning and then further intensify this afternoon. Strongest southerly winds expected this afternoon and evening. Winds diminish late tonight. a winds. Sustained southerly winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 45 mph. Winds increasing to 25 to 40 mph this afternoon and evening with gusts to 60 mph. a impacts. Winds may be Strong Enough to cause property damage. Strong and gusty winds will make driving difficult, especially for drivers of high profile vehicles. Saturated soils will also contribute to an increased risk of downed trees and powerlines. President trumps tweets have come to be seen as major threats to many corporations. So now executives in d. C. Are buying trump tweet insurance which treat the tweets like a natural disaster. Public relations firms are actually offering to be on retainer and ready to respond 247. Our National Correspondent chance seales talked to a crisis manager who helps companies weather the storms. Supers 45 55 Richard Levick ceo, levick communicating trust1 101 18 chance seales washington. One of my favorite subjects retailing. President trump loves to schmooze with ceos. But he doesnt mind making Corner Office enemies. H r block probably wont be too happy. Thats one business that probably wont be happy with what were doing. The president s main tool for tweaking executives. Is twitter. Hes gone after nordstrom. General motors. Boeing. Lockheed martin. And macys. Its gotten so bad that p. R. Firms are offering trump tweet insurance. Keeping them on standby to respond at a moments notice. Quartz says according to the policies quote trumps tweets should be treated the same way as an earthquake or flood. Weve seen a significant shiftRichard Levick runs a Crisis Management firm in washington and tells his clients to assess the risk, they need to ask themselves one question. Have their products become symbolic . Ll bean, is it becoming symbolic for being protrump . Starbucks, is drinking a latte symbolic of being opposed to the president . If their business hinges on sales to red state customers, or the government, they should stay quiet. For now. Genuflect as much as you can to the president , embrace him as much as you can; hes your most important customer. Many Companies Stand to lose billions in value, from one president ial tweet. But levick says others are insulated from the fury of trump. And free to do as they please. Companies that have a large or blue state consumers the nordstroms, the starbucks, the tech companies. The pick is in. President trump announces who he wants to replace Michael Flynn as National Security adviser. What we have learned about the president s choice. And its a storm watch weather alert night here at kron four. The major intersection in the north bay thats flooded right now. Promo to watch new video just in to the kron 4 newsroom. Flooding along interstate 280 in san jose. Winchester boulevard. Northbound ramp closed. The two right lanes in the southbound direction are closed right now. No word on when they will reopen. President trump today announced his new National Security adviser. Lieutenant general h. R. Mcmaster will replace Michael Flynn, who was forced out last week. Acting adviser, Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg will now serve as the National Security council chief of staff. Flynn was under fire after not telling Vice President mike pence the whole story about his conversation with the Russian Ambassador. The two reportedly discussed election related sanctions imposed on russia during a phone call that took place before trump took office. This is a live look at our stormtracker four radar. It s been covered in green just about all day. Well have an update on the rain and the warnings now in effect for the bay area. And this wet winter is making history. The Northern California reservoir where they are releasing water for only the second time. Ever. Were celebrating black History Month at kron four. Tonight we explore the Hidden History of the Mississippi River and how for some daring slaves. It became a path to freedom. [crying] ahhhhhhhhhh the price you see is the price you pay, unlike cable. [crying] ahhhhhhhhhh the price you see is the price you pay, unlike cable. Strong and gusty southerly winds expected through this afternoonand evening. A strong pacific storm system will impact the San Francisco bayarea and monterey bay area through monday night. Southerly windsin advance of this system will increase through this morning, especially along the coast and in the hills. Locally strong andgusty winds will then continue through monday night. Strongestwinds are anticipated this afternoon and evening as a frontalboundary gradually moves south through the area. Winds will slowlydiminish late tonight. Caz006505507 509512517518529530210500 o. Con. Kmtr. Hw. W. 0005. 170220t2 100z170221t1100z o. Con. Kmtr. Wi. Y. 0012. 000000t00 00z170220t2100z San Francisco coastal north bay including Point Reyes National seashore north bay mountainsSan Francisco peninsula coasteast bay interior valleyseast bay hills and the diablo range santa cruz mountainssanta lucia mountains and Los Padres National forestmountains of San Benito County and interior Monterey Countyincluding Pinnacles National park northern monterey baysouthern monterey bay and big sur coast including the cities of. San francisco. Tamalpais homestead. Sausalito. Angwin. Lagunitasforest knolls. Woodacre. Pacifica. Concord. Antioch. Livermore. Walnut creek. Pleasanton. Pittsb urg. San ramon. Blackhaw k. Scotts valley. Boulder creek. Day valley. Santa cruz. Watsonville. Live oak. Seaside. Mo nterey. Marina523 am pst mon feb 20 2017. Wind advisory remains in effect until 1 pm pst thisafternoon. High wind warning remains in effect from 1 pm this afternoonto 3 am pst tuesday. a timing. Southeast winds increase through this morning and then further intensify this afternoon. Strongest southerly winds expected this afternoon and evening. Winds diminish late tonight. a winds. Sustained southerly winds 15 to 25 mph summary in Alameda County, palomares road has been closed at mile marker 8. 73 due to a large mudslide. The road section north of highway 84 is completely impassable until further notice. Summary the Anderson Reservoir is spilling over its banks. This gushing waterfall has been going for three days now. The excess water from the 100 full dam. Doing whats is supposed to do. Rushing down the spillway. The Santa Clara Valley Water District says it will to continue to release until the spillway reaches 2000 cubic feet per second. Then they will close the outlet at the bottom to relieve any additional pressure downstream into coyote creek and cause flooding in other areas. A Flash Flood Warning for coyote creek near morgan hill was issued late this afternoon a flash flood advisory just lifted last hour for for san mateo county. As kron 4s gabe slate shows us the peninsula was hit hard by the rain this afternoon. Nats rain it came down hard at times throughout the peninsula. Just pouring nats rain i never felt the high winds that the National Weather service sent out an avisory about. It wasnt windy during the day. But wet so wet. Driving on highway 101 was a mess low visiablity big puddles everywhere most drivers were going well below the speed limit thankfully it was a holiday so traffic was better than it would be a on a normal monday. In pacifica the pier at sharp park was in Sonoma County flooding has 121 shut down where it meets highway 12. Theres at least a foot of water at the deepest parts. Ive seen some caltrans trucks having to go through the water just to tell cars on the other side not to try to drive through. There are road closed signs. Ive also seen a Highway Patrol officer having to stop people who drove around those signs. Firefighters at the station at this intersection actually started blocking off this road because they saw the water starting to rise so quickly early monday morning. In Sonoma County, spencer blake, kron four news. Officials in Tuolumne County have opened the spillway to a major reservoir. That move was made when it was only a few feet short of spilling over the banks. The spillway to the Don Pedro Reservoir is expected to stay open for at least four days. Its the first time its been used in twenty years. Authorities also say the Structural Integrity of the dam is not in question. Changing topics now. A trip down the mississippi. It runs through ten states and in our nations early years, it was the backbone of crosscountry trade. But it also has a history in the slave trade. But did you know that one part of the Mississippi River represented something worlds away from oppression. As we celebrate black History Month. Reporter lauren mccoy reveals the Hidden History behind this river of change. Carrying every from minnesota to louisiana, spanning more than two thousand miles long its the nations longest river with a history much deeper than the water itself. The mississippi was the main artery of americas pre Railroad Econ omy transporting boatfuls of cash crops and, the slaves who tended them, during the early 1800s. When it landed, historian, dr. Don hernandez says, athisa part of the river represented, not bondage but opportunity. River. Escaping from chains in the eastto liberty in the west. An irony not lost on students of Southern University louisianas oldest historically black university founded at the eastern edge of that hopefulyet dangerous, point. Freedom. Today, the river sustains jobs for more than 580thousand people, creating over 150billiondollars in revenue for the us economy. Once, a river of pain but also, a river of prosperity a river of change. Reporting in baton rouge, im lauren mccoy. Kron 4 is working on a special program to black History Month. It airs later this week. On saturday at 7 pm. Right here on kron four. We have some unique stories that you will not see any where else. Theres no denying the bay area has some of the worst traffic around. Tonight we can put a price tag on it. Find out how much drivers in the us lose every year while sitting in traffic jams. The list of cities considered to have the worlds worst traffic is out. We can tell you San Francisco is on it at number four. But thats only part of this story. Out of the ten, the u. S. Makes up half of the list put together by transportation tracking company inrix. On average, drivers in the us spend 42 hours a year sitting in traffic. And there is an astounding price tag. Its estimated traffic jams cost us drivers nearly 300billion dollars last year. Thats about 14hundred dollars per driver in sports. The Sacramento Kings general manger makes some puzzling comments regarding the trade of their star player. And we take another look at the Durant Westbrook detente during yesterdays allstar game. Or was it . Mark carpenter has all the sports. Coming up allstar weekend served as an example of how the two nba franchises in Northern California sit on opposite ends of the spectrum. While the warriors had a record four allstars and their head coach on the roster, the kings were busy dealing away their franchise player. Its one of the biggest trades in recent years. And one that adds another contender to the western conference. Demarcus cousins. Going from sacramento to new orleans. And forming what could be the most dominant frontcourt in the league as cousins joins young superstar anthony davis. The early analysis is the kings lost out in this deal. By acquiring buddy hield, a couple of other players and a 1stand2nd round draft pick in return. Many are wondering why the team didnt wait until thursdays trade deadline to make a deal and possibly raise acousins stock. Earlier today, general manager vlade divac said he had to move quickly because he turned down a better offer two days ago. Since the kings are acquiring several players, the team needs to make room on its roster. And that means veteran matt barnes is now once again a free agent. The sacramento native and 13 year veteran has been a journeyman for most of his career. As he hasnt played on a team for more than four seasons. Nba games dont resume until thursday. So nows a good time to analyze the minireunion between kevin durant and russell westbrook. They were only on the court together for a total of 82seconds, but it was the most exciting moment of that entire game. Kd throwing up an alleyoop to his former Oklahoma City teammate. An unexpected connection considering the uneasy state of their strained relationship. Reports say they pretty much avoided each other all weekend. And westbrook even warmed up on the other side of the court. For some thinking that play was the catalyst of peace talks between the two, it was nothing more than just a dunk. Time now to talk some giants bruce bochys club now less than a week in to spring training, but it could be a while before johnny cueto joins the team. Cueto remains in the Dominican Republic taking care of his ailing father. The 31yearold is the 2nd ace in the rotation just behind madsion bumgarner. And despite his absence, the team isnt concerned about his preparation. Theres a chance he could miss time for the world baseball classic. As hell be representing his home country. Cueto was San Franciscos huge free agent acquisition last season. This year its mark melancon. And the giants already feel hes making an impact. The closer is expected to be the anchor of a bullpen that racked up 32blown saves last seaso. Finally, the raiders Coaching Staff on pins and needles tonight. As one of their top offensive linemen is living it up on a new zealand vacation. Kelechi osemele. Having the time of his life this offseason and taking up extreme sports. The left guard posted a series of videos on social media. Showing him bungee jumping, doing back flips off a cliff, and even going down some whitewater rapids. Jack del rio tweeeted his response anxiety level went up a bit thinking of my big pro bowl lg on the rapids hashtag return to work. A busy night at kron four. The radar remains lit up and we have seen numerous Flash Flood Watches and warnings for the bay area. Another check on the weather and what you can expect for the rest of night in less than three minutes. avo this holiday. Get the president ial treatment. With a special tradein offer. February sixteenth through the twentyeighth. 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