Water at the rate of 100,000 cubic feet per second. Lake oroville is a few feet below the spillway eroding when the water topped it yesterdays. 37,000 cubic feet of water running in the lake it is 1063 feet a second out of thelake. Our objective is to lower the lake level by fifty feet to prepare for future inflow of water due to storms and precipitation. Now this may take awhile because officials must monitor for erosion or any other change to spell trouble. Repairs to stabilize the situation could take awhile as officials decide exactly how to do it. Recently helicopters have been placing what appear to be sand bags and in reality are bags of large bolders and hauling the rocks to other locations. Where this takes depends on the dynamics and it could be 10 to 15 days or longer. But our infrastructure is holding up well even though it is damaged. Having heard that, many evacuees are bewildered when they hear there. Though look at how unusual it is. These county sheriffs are looking an
There could be a little bit holding on, especially to the north and Mendocino County and lake county. Still snow in the higher elevations, but now back toward central and Southern California with some fog and isolated showers in the santa clara in santa cruz. And a lot of 50s here, and there are a few out there with calistoga at 45, 45 in petaluma, but after today, it is High Pressure beginning to work its way in. Morning clouds and some lingering showers, and it is a chilly morning, and ending up in the low 60s. The big problem we are tracking this morning in the peninsula, and we have this in the redwood city area, just south of holly street on highway 101. Numbers 12 and three lanes are shut down numbers one, two and three lanes are shut down all southbound 101 just south of holly street in redwood city due to a crash involving a couple of cars, and they are working to get those cars cleared out of the way. We will keep you updated on the progress. Be aware you could hit so traffic
Dont think that heavy stuff will come in till later. We do have a system that has moved off, High Pressure building in, and some activity to the north. 46 in south bay, and 40s and 50s across the valley. Sierra in nevada calming down, and 34 in truckee. And today is the transition day with highs near 60. We are doing pretty good, after having some earlier issues on the financial and have been cleared up. The maps look pretty good for this time of the morning. We take a look outside, and we will go to the toll plaza first, and a pretty good backup at this hour. Metering lights are on, more people beginning to make the trip into San Francisco. Back to just about to the maze. Looking okay. Going to a different life picture, looking at the san mateo bridge, traffic is getting busier heading westbound toward the financial up here toward the financial a peninsula. And also westbound, the cars are apparently out of the way, but a little bit of slowing. Looking at this low traffic heading out
We havent seen a showing for the last two hours. This is the largest rain Water Reservoir in the santa clara water valley district. If you take a look across the bay area, this is actually one of the least full when compared to others. We have video from marin county from yesterday, water once upon a time had been rationed in that county but now the reservoir is full and overflowing. Same thing for tempe dam. Water is rushing in the alpine lake below it. Reservoirs usually dont top off until april. Its so full. Last year at some point this was not like this. All of our rest advisories have reached capacity. That is the earliest since 1983. Public Utilities Commission says its reservoirs are at 39 capacity. In the east bay, muds five reservoirs is at 85 . Officials say the Yuba Reservoir is expected to overflow this week and my photographer gave you a shot of highway 17. Conditions are still slick but we havent seen a good shower for the last two hours. After the last few weekends stand
Fiscal cliff. Reporter lawmakers are talking about how to retroactively avoid going off the fiscal cliff on a new congress. The fiscal cliff debate is impacting people here in the bay area whos lives could dramatically change as soon as tomorrow. Tom vacar is live at a highway work site in oakland and has the story of one woman and her looming fear. Tom reporter the people who work here are well paid and theyre onvacaon. But for other people, the fiscal cliff might as well be a financial guillotine. Though ilea thomas searches, shes been out of work for two years picking up any odd jobs as much as she can. Its been discouraging. I come in here three times a week and maybe ill go to a friends house and use their internet to look for work. Reporter long term Unemployment Benefits have been a life send. I can breathe a little while im looking for work. Even though its not the same amount that i was getting when i was working. But thomas is one of 400, 400,000 californians who will not be