Not price gouge on essentials like gas and hotels. Concerns over the situation have reached all the way to washington, d. C. , the white house just responding to the situation in oroville. Keeping a close eye on the oroville dam situation in california. We have worked closely with doug la m alfa who represents californias First District where the dam is located and other state officials to help people who have been impacted. The situation is a textbook kbam pl of why we need to pursue a major infrastructure package in congress. Dams, bridges, roads and all ports around the country have fallen into disrepair. In order to prevent the next disaster, we will pursue the president s vision for an overhaul of our nations crumbling infrastructure. Talking about crumbling infrastructure, efforts underway right now to try to sure up these damaged spill ways, kris. Reporter nbc bay area pete suratos is in oroville and has the latest. Reporter good morning to you guys in the newsroom. Things are p
Questions that we need to get to the bottom of. Primarily, what are the personal and political financial ties that donald trump and his team have with the russian government. Flynn issued a statement saying unfortunately because of the fastpaced events i inadvertently briefed the president and others regarding my phone call with the Russian Ambassador falsely. He has worked for Defense Companies including oracle, kellogg earned his bachelors degree from california. And tonight, the reservoir level has dropped about eight feet, the goal is 50 feet. Emergency officials are not taking any chances. Yes, the communities evacuated in the flood zone should the dams emergency spillway fail. Many dont know if they can return home, grabbing what they can and got out. We well learn when the rain will return, but first, lets talk to Laura Anthony at the oroville dam. Reporter hi, ama, basically a sense of urgency here at the damp, the front loaders and dump trucks all carrying materials. The top s
There is an emergency evacuation for people downstream near oroville dam. Dam operators said the spillway put into use yesterday has led to severe erosion, that could lead to a failure of the spillway and release the waters from lake oroville. Residents are being told to move to Higher Ground now, head north to chico. Dam managers have increased the amount of water being drained. We spoke by phone with the butte county manager. This is below lake level. It caused a boil. The water is seeping through underground. The oroville dam is above the city of oroville. The city is located in the sierras, 25 miles south of chico. The dam was completed in 1968. This is a live look at the dam. Lake oroville can store 3. 5 millionacre feet of water. Right now the amount of water leaving the dam is slowing and is expected to stop monday. Conditions changed this afternoon when the Evacuation Order was issued. The oroville dam is the tallest dam in the united states, taller than the hoover dam. Dwr off
Tom weve been leading up to car theyd doe that. Is some big changes in the bowl interchange. Freeway servicepatrol and a towg a distressed vehicle in the bowl. Other than that things moving smoothly. Lets check team traffic with jeff. Jeff we have an accident at starting to slow down a little bit. Travel times on this wednesday 15 southbound between the bowl and tropicana 8 minutes. All other freeways clear. Kelly dry conditions expected across much of the area today. A little bit of lingering moisture, maybe patchy fog. I think toward red rock and primm seeing that. Mostly sunny skies in las vegas. 82. We have more rain on the way. Not just one round, but two. Well talk more about it coming up. Dana breaking news from five hours ago. A woman in her 20s shot here in the las vegas valley. Craig joins us live from the scene and you are just about a block away from red Rock Elementary School. Reporter yes. Red Rock Elementary School that direction. The investigation behind me happening ri
Tom weve been leading up to car theyd doe that. Is some big changes in the bowl interchange. Freeway servicepatrol and a towg a distressed vehicle in the bowl. Other than that things moving smoothly. Lets check team traffic with jeff. Jeff we have an accident at starting to slow down a little bit. Travel times on this wednesday 15 southbound between the bowl and tropicana 8 minutes. All other freeways clear. Kelly dry conditions expected across much of the area today. A little bit of lingering moisture, maybe patchy fog. I think toward red rock and primm seeing that. Mostly sunny skies in las vegas. 82. We have more rain on the way. Not just one round, but two. Well talk more about it coming up. Dana breaking news from five hours ago. A woman in her 20s shot here in the las vegas valley. Craig joins us live from the scene and you are just about a block away from red Rock Elementary School. Reporter yes. Red Rock Elementary School that direction. The investigation behind me happening ri