Water to go. The novato creek is at capacity. Theres lots of water pumping going on and lots of moving water going on. But at the time were not making a ton of progress. You can see crews working to pump this water out. Right now theres an emergency mitigation mode. Theyre allowing for a couple of dry days to allow this water to recede. As far as we know at this point in time theres no emergency plan or future plan in place to make sure that this doesnt happen next time it rains. Were live in novato, suzy steimel. Sea cliff state beach one of the hardest hit areas. Thats where the ocean is claiming a ship. Reporter its been a tourist attraction for generations and an icon of the Santa Cruz County coast. But now waters have turned the ship into a ship wreck. Very sad day. Reporter crowds came out as to say their goodbyes. Last year the ship broke in two but the days of floods are finishing it off. The ship turned into Party Platform is seeing its last days. Its sad to see that its falling apart. But its still there. Reporter sea cliff took a pounding from storm debris. This is perhaps the largest collection of logs you might ever see on a beach. There are literally hundreds if not thousands of them. Big ones, small ones. Trees that were toppled maybe years ago then brought here down by the rivers and the creeks and streams during the storms and then tossed on the beach by the huge waves. I think everybody should get together and get together and start cutting all this stuff out. Haul it out of here. Reporter as if thats not enough, a huge sink hole opened up near the park entrance when an under ground culvert broke apart. Lower sea cliff including the rv camping area will likely be closed to traffic for at least four weeks. Len ramirez, kpix5. Not only are the storms bad for the coast theyre bad for business. King tides are proving to be a royal pain for restaurants. Mira mar is closed to tourists today because of flooding. Reporter and a little farther inland, hail pelted this backyard. In mount diablo getting a pretty good dusting. Chopper5 over the area. A decent amount of snow at 3,800 feet. Here is what it looks like from the ground. This is looking like the mount diablo center. More from paul diano. Today wasnt a good day for travel up there. Look at all the rain that is popping up on kpix5 doppler. It simply will not quit. Another round of heavy showers with the possibility of low hail for you in berkeley, el cerrito north of hercules. A line of heavy showers just exiting sunny vale. Campbell, san jose, los gatos you are next with light showers for milpita. Weve seen a couple of showers up toward north hamilton in addition to whats going on around mount diablo. One Flood Warning continues for the bay area. Mark west creek we still are seeing some flooding there. How about this for a stat. If it did not rain one drop in santa rosa from now until october we would still be above average for the water year. Weve now seen 37inches of rain at the Sonoma County airport. Well talk about any more rain in the sonoma airport. Were getting more information on the case of two mysterious deaths in berkeley. We first told you about this story at five at 5 00. Two people were found dead on beacon street. The Fire Department has ruled out carbon Carbon Monoxide as a possible cause. We received a call from a person who said they discovered one of the persons inside deceased. And officers got here, and when they checked the premises they discovered there were two people. In addition to the two cats who also were deceased inside. Reporter hazmat and pg e teams were also on the scene. Now homicide detectives are searching that area for evidence. San francisco has just sworn in a new police chief. I. I, William Scott. Do solemnly swear. Do solemnly swear. Reporter William Scott takes the helm of a department that has not had a permanent leader since last spring. He will have to balance policies and release of body cam videos. New at 6 00, we talk to him about his challenges ahead. Meet William Scott, San Franciscos new police chief. A plain talking guy who wasted no time getting down to business. Biggest challenge facing you coming in. Earning the respect and trust of our officers. Im going to be expecting some things from the officers. I think we have a lot of challenges ahead of us and this is not just a San Francisco issue. This is an issue across the country. The community has really been quite vocal about some things they would like to see from the San Francisco police department. Reporter San Francisco is probably the most political city youre ever going to be in how are you going to handle it all. Just how ive always handled it. Politics are a part of this business. But i try to be above the politics and sometimes that lands you in a good place. Sometimes it lands you in a pad place. Some of the issues that are really complex, and issues that are going to be hard to get a handle on. The homeless issue and some of the other things that are happening. Your stand on tasers. I support them. I support tasers. I think its a good thing to protect officers. One of the new challenges facing the chief will be how and when to release Police Body Camera videos like this one. Which can both raise questions about police use of form and be disturbing to the public. The gate open. Its a part of what the public has asked for. And our policy is taken into consideration. But theres also political pressure in this town. Theyre going to want to see it right away. They do. And thats understandable. Thats understandable. And one of the things we have to do to be consistent in our protocalls. As it stands right now we release them on a case by case basis. What was your take on the demonstrations . I think the city did a great job. A friend of mine sent me a picture of the protest this weekend and the comment she sent is your guys are doing a great job. Reporter considering the roller coaster nature of being a police chief in San Francisco. Youre going to rent or buy . Right now im going to rent. I hope i can buy. Hey. This city is, this city is real estate is at a premium. But its a beautiful city. And now im very happy to be here. By all accounts from here in and in los angeles. What you saw just then is what youre getting in the new chief. Level headed, confidence but not a grand stander but hes also not a politician and thats going to be a real test for him here in San Francisco. In San Francisco, phil matier. A lawyer is offering a new theory about the cause of the ghost ship warehouse fire in oakland. They have received a quote reliable scientific report that concludes the fire that killed 36 people last month started in an adjacent building. Kpix5 has talked to someone who walked through that same adjacent building and said they saw little fire damage there. The oakland Fire Department is yet to release its official report on the cause. New at 6 00, another bay area city with too many people and not enough parking. Palo alto is forced to find a new approach. The problem is in the citys second downtown. The Business District around california avenue between el ka el camino and the caltrain tracks. Reporter a tug of war between the booming business and the people who live near by. Its those competing interests that the city of San Francisco is trying to balance without putting improvements on a slow track. When its raining its a hassle. Its frustrating having to walk so far. And a lot of times when ive come to this area. And theres been parking so far away. That i just have chosen not to go to the place. Reporter in many ways the area along El Camino Real has become a victim of its success. A lot of those are Single Family homes i can see how it could be an issue for them. Reporter one of the solution social solution is to ask for a permit to park. Most of those going to the residents. The Restaurant Business is thriving. Reporter not everyone is convinced that the citys plan will work. Some say the answer is not more parking restrictions it is simply more parking. The city can do a better job by building a parking lot or making parking more accessible. Reporter the parking pilot will give the city an opportunity to tweak it or renovate it as it needs. Devin fehely, kpixfive. A bay area teenager skids off a rainy road. Friends get caught in an avalanche. How they survived it and stayed calm after being buried in feet of snow. How a california town could ban pot all together. ,, upbeat music [voiceover] you are San Francisco. Weve been with you from the beginning. Weve seen each other through good times and bad. Sickness and health. Were with you San Francisco, and you bring out the best in us. Care. Zuckerberg San FranciscoGeneral Hospital and trauma center. Car that plunged into the raging alameda creek. Officials believ after days of looking a possible break in the search for a car that plunged into the raging alameda creek. Officials believe the 18year old driver went off niles county road on saturday morning. Kpix5s Juliet Goodrich with the latest were learning from that teenager. Reporter a very difficult day for the family. Her vehicle plunged into this creek that is moving very swiftly. Today one Family Member spotted a part of her vehicle. Family members asked to keep private today and focus their energy on the search and recovery. But messages throughout the day on facebook talked about Jayda Jenkins about a faith minded 18 yearold who was starting college to become a social worker. Theres a high probability that we found her. Reporter more than 30 family and friends joined in the search walking along a half mile long section of the closed niles county road. Rescue crews say while it was heartbreaking the family was determined to find their loved one and her honda accord after it went off the roadway plunging into alameda creek. Actually one of the Family Members picked up a rock and threw it at the object in the water and it sounded like it hit a tire. And as the water moved around, we got some images that showed what appeared to be tires. Reporter chopper 5 spotted what looked like an overturned car in the middle of the creek. Later an alameda sheriffs drone went to check out the scene. Because of the dangerous water conditions and swift currents, rescue team drivers did not go in the water today. Emergency crews are working with the state Water Resource Agency to reduce the amount of water being released into the creek. The water level coming down quite a bit may, may enable us to put more people in the water to get this done. The water is still moving pretty high and theres a lot of risk involved. It may entail like kelly talked about. We believe theres a high probability shes in the car and shes wearing a seat belt. Reporter so emergency crews will be out here tomorrow at 9 00 a. M. Theyll assess the level of the speed of this creek. Family members will also be alongside as the recovery begins again. Juliette goodrich, kpix. A blizzard pounded the mountains dumping up to 6 feet of snow in some areas. Some people were forced to dig out of their cars. A few drivers are lucky to be alive after an avalanche came crashing down on top of them. We have one survivors chilling story. We heard a gushing noise then everything went white. Reporter david ortiz and his best friend were blind sided by the avalanche. I think we were a little freaked out. Reporter ortizs car buried under several feet of snow. His friend turned his car off to keep Carbon Dioxide from building inside the car. So we just hung out in the back and tried to stay warm. Reporter the two men took selfies and even documented their experience on facebook live. The view from outside enough to make anyone else panic. It only took 45 minutes before First Responders showed up. It actually happened pretty quickly. Like i said we justifying youred out figured out what we were going to do and we just went in there and shoveled them out. The whole thing took about 20 minutes. Reporter dustin holings worth is a firefighter paramedic that helped the young men. I think it was fortunate to be able to find them quickly. And that shortened the time and yeah i think it was fortunate for everyone. Reporter schutley and ortiz says it was the boy scout in them that helped them stay level headed. Now a story that they can tell for years to come. I guess its a nice lesson to not have to pay for in blood. Reporter reporting in west sacramento, im Angela Mussalam for kpix5. A break in the rain made for a beautiful view in Mount Hamilton this afternoon. This is the icy snow covered lick observatory. If youre thinking about making those drives employees are saying not to because those roads are dangerous. We had the pretty pictures but the dangerous story part of it too. Avalanche danger, theres just so much snow in the mountains right now. Unbelievable. Arguably too much but when it comes to snow pack no well take it. Literally put that in the bank. If it doesnt snow another flake for the rest of the year, our snow pack would be above average. Wow. Thats kind of crazy. We were begging a couple of years ago. Were there already. Its midjanuary. And we dont need any snow between now and april but we will likely see more snow. The radar is pretty active. Right over san jose for the evening commute. That also includes the willow glen section of san jose. Beautiful, campbell, cupertino. Sunny vale, santa clara and one batch of shower still impacting you. Next up will be martinez and antioch and concord. How much have our top three reservoirs risen in elevation. Shasta lake is up 14 feet, Lake Oroville is 73 feet. Highs today mid50s. Hayward, halfmoon bay. San rafael 52. And freemont 51 degrees. This one trailed the front that came through yesterday. This one is giving us the super unstable air. Being shoved right into Northern California. Those showers just keep oncoming and will keep oncoming throughout the evening. Small hail is possible with those showers overnight tonight. Itll be a chilly night. Clearing up, we drop into the 30s. Napa 38 and San Francisco 44. We begin finally to dry out tomorrow. But well stay on the cool side of things with some afternoon sunshine. Mid50s san jose. 55 redwood city, 53 in concord 52. Tiny chance of a shower on thursday but when it comes to widespread rainfall that will cause flooding problems, after tonight, were done. As a matter of fact, we hit the upper 50s on friday. We will be in the low 60s with sunshine over the weekend and staying dry from tomorrow morning with the exception of a couple of showers on thursday all the way through this time next week. We need a solid week to dry up. Were going to get it finally. Its coming. Thank you, paul. A new bay area sink hole gets its own name but started as a light hearted joke quickly turns into a very serious danger for commuters. Why might jim harbaugh be saying a longer prayer at dinner tonight . And laugh all you want about tom bradys overstuffed parka. Hes laughing all the way to the super bowl again, coming up. ,,,,,, absolutely destroyed the Green Bay Packers in the nfc championship yesterday, it delayed the invitable hiring of Kyle Shanahan as the 49ers head coach. Jed york is flying to atlanta to meet with shanahan on friday. The Atlanta Falcons destroyed the green bay yesterday. With the schedule for early february now wide open, rogers has confirmed he will play in the proam at pebble beach. Honestly dont believe this is the jim show. Jimmy t is back in the nfl. Tomsula has been named the. Are you hanging out with the pope this week . I love the pope. Well harbaugh might soon get a chance to meet the pope. Michigan has announced they will go to rome for three days. No word if the pope is going to stand in the end zone for a hail mary. Venus williams beat chankova for a set. At 36 she becomes the oldest player since the Reagan Administration to reach the semi finals at the australian open. Roger goodell has been public enemy number one in new england after suspending tom brady for deflate gate. With the governor refusing to attend the championship yesterday, people were chanting where is roger as they celebrated another afc title. You could not have not heard the roger chant late in the game. I didnt hear that chant, so. I know nothing, i know nothing. Reporter brady has also done the Sergeant Schultz routine when asked about his friendship with President Trump. Brady confirmed the president s comments that the two did recently speak. I have called him, yes in the past. Sometimes he calls me. Sometimes i call him. And i got a lot of friends. So i call a lot of people. Why does that make such a big deal. I dont understand that. What the trump thing . Yeah. If you know someone it doesnt mean you agree with everything they say or do. Now while tom brady is going to his seventh super bowl its the first time for patriots tight end bartelus who was jacked out of his mind last night and apparently worked up quite an appetite. Its pretty cool. I dont know how i feel just yet. Im going to go home and make a cake and write youre awesome on the cake. And im going to enjoy it all. And im going to regret it because i have to make weight. They really have a dynasty in an era where there are no dynasties right. Its true. Now chalk up