thursday is another strong storm...weather alert issued. our team coverage continues tonight in guerneville... a rising russian river has aleady caused serious flooding... now with another storm ahead -- people who live there are bracing for more problems. kron 4's alecia reid is live... alecia how worried is the community? they're pretty concerned.this is actually the russian river behind me creeping into a parking lot . with tomorrow's rain, it's expected to get even higher.pkgnatsot - it's mother naturelow lying areas are taking a beating.sot - everyone's worried. but there's not much you can really do. there's only so much sandbags can holdwater levels on flooded roadways continue to increase. people in this small community have weathered many storms. so they prepare themselves as best as they can. the worst downpour they can remember was back in 1986 when the entire downtown was under water. sot - it went all the way up and covered everything. there was no downtown or houses30 years later, flooding is still an issue. those on higher elevations have other concerns. emily lewis - sot - there are people closest to the river that are scared about their properties, but people that live by the mountains are worried about trees coming down. we can lose houses, cars through all the rain this winter, it's business as usual for andorno's pizza. even for folks that can't leave their homes.sot - most of our deliveries are down roads that are closed because they're down by the riverstandupwith all the rain this week, families are seeing a lot more flooding than they've seen in a while.so they're hoping tomorrow won't leave too much destruction behind.reporting live from guerneville... the napa river is also on the rise. the river is below flood stage tonight -- but that could change tomorrow. there have been many reports of flooding all over napa county. this is video from yountville which was taken earlier today... you can see just a massive pool of water.. partially submerging a tree. happening now:more than 24 hours after a mudslide hit a vehicle in the santa cruz mountains.. two out of four lanes on highway17 remain closed.this is causing a traffic nightmare for drivers... kron4's j-r stone is live tonight -- where repair work is still underway....j-r -- is there any estimate for a reopening? steve, i'm told this will be closed at least through the weekend possibly longer. if we get more rain then we could be talking about a lot longer. as to what this area looks like tonight. you can see cleanup crews are working around the clock to try and fix this section of the highway. day two of what some are calling a traffic nightmare through the santa cruz mountains. bumper to bumper traffic as many tried to get home wednesday evening.sot today it set me back at least two and a half hourscleanup crews are working as fast as they can to try and get as much as they can done before thursday's next storm. jane booth uses highway 17 to get to and from work. she says the adway has been a mess this year.sot this is the fourth time this year we got stuck in traffic along highway 17 trying to get home.chp says two of the four lanes will likely be closed through the weekend at the very least. creating more of this.sot something needs to be done they need to do more work against the banks but you can't help mother nature it does what it has to do.those with caltrans say that the hillside is still moving as they do this work. jane says she's concerned that that movement could pick up with thursday's expected rain. a reason why she is evaluating her work situation for the day. sot ya i don't know what to do tomorrow if i should try to work at home if i should chance coming in it's not looking good. i'm probably asking for another long commute if i try to go in tomorrow and out here live this evening you can see the work still being done. that excavator being used to clear that dirt out of the area. keep in mind they were able to keep working even after it started drizzling today. they hope to do the same tomorrow but if the rain starts coming down hard. that is when they'd be forced to stop the work being done. live near scott's valley, j.r. stone kron 4 news. all lanes of westbound 580 in livermore just reopened an hour ago. road crews repaired a giant pot hole that opened in the westbound direction near greenville road. it happened this morning -- causing major traffic delays... at one point the backup extended all the way to tracy. in novato -- one eastbound lane of highway 37 is back open between highway 101 and atherton avenue. road crews are still trying to remove standing water... which forced the closure. the westbound direction remains closed tonight -- with no estimated time of reopening. several schools in the north bay... both public and private... will be closed tomorrow because of the weather... emergency officials say, severe rain and winds are expected during the morning commute .... and will cause traffic gridlock, flash flood warnings and landslides. some of the schools affected are in the larkspur school district, the mill valley school district... and the sausalito- marin city school district. to see if your school has been affected by the closures ... log on to kron- four-dot-com to see a complete list. a moment of desperation -- played out on facebook live. it happened after a mudslide in los gatos. a mother turns to social media to call for help. her family was just one of many forced out by a mudslide. tonight -- kron4's hermela aregawi talks to the family. nat videoeverything just got washed away with mud. i i.. i'm trying to get a hold of everybody. the lines are down. the rays home is in a remote part of los gatos.when a mudslide wiped out part of their home, jennifer ray takes to facebook live during tuesday's storm to spread the wordand call for help.it was 8 in the morning.. and she and her husband john were in bed with their 4 and 2 year old when the ground started to move.sot jennifer rayyou just saw all this stuff coming down.all this mud and water and trees and all this other debris.and we just ran outside and i just kept screaming check jessica jessica. my siter.jessica has a 9 month old and is pregnant. she lives in a second home on the property.sot jennifer raymy mom was carrying my daughter. she fell and then we just ran as fast as we could to the jeep and piled everyone in.in the process of escaping the slide.. jennifer, her mom and john fell and injured their legs.sot john rayyou look outside and you watch a lot of hard work. a lot of sacrifice. and things you do for your children literally getting washed away.in the third home on the property.. lives jennifer's dad.sot jennifer that home was my dad's dream. he always wanted him and us to all be on one property... with tears in his eyes he just was saying. all my dreams are being washed away right now. standupthe family is staying here in san mateo while they wait out tomorrow's storm. after that, they'll return to their property to see what if anything is left.the silver lining. community is coming together to help the rays cover their out of pocket costs.a friend has set up a gofund me page.. which we will include on our website.if you'd like to help you can go there to do that.reporting in san mateo ha, k4 news. new at ten: we look into what you need to know.. if you find yourself put in danger by a mudslide. grant lodes is has the steps you can take in advance of a weather related emergency. we've had mudslides all over the bay area this wet winter... but yesterday...stunning video...of a house getting crushed by one. look and listen to this. a landslide destroyed that san rafael home yesterday morning. then you see a tree come down. the two- story house was inundated by a wall of mud that tore through its walls, snapped support beams and compromised the foundation. everyone got out okay....and coming up in about five minutes....kron4 's charles clifford reports from that neighborhood where other homes are also now uninhabitable. but first... what to do if you think you live in an area that may be prone to landslides. if you're at the top or bottom of a steep hil or mountain...that could be a problem during or after lots of rain. the u-s-g-s says it's imperative that you recognize the warning signs... are there new cracks in the ground or sidewalk or drievway around your home. has soil around the foundation moved or has your home shifted at all.== just like an earthquake...ha ve a family plan. talk about what you'll do if one happens...have water, food, batteries, flashlights.== stay alert and awake... lots of mudslide deaths happen overnight. listen for cracking trees...or rocks hitting each other. have a strong flashlight to look for warning signs.== and if you are out driving...and this applies to everyone... watch the road for collapsed pavement, mud, fallen rocks and other indications the ground is moving. finally...drive to higher ground if a mudslide starts coming.== the u-s-g-s list of tips is long...to read them all....we've posted a link on our website...kron4.com... just search for the san rafael hillside story. pam steve. coming up:newly relased documents about the oakland ghost ship warehouse. what city officials knew about the building ... before last year's deadly fire then:a driver loses contorl of his car... and ends submerged in a fast rising creek...tonight -- meet the two men who saved his life. the storm left nearly 2- hundred people without power in walnut creek. it is just one of the power outages we saw today throughout the bay area. kron4's lydia pantazes is live in the east bay.lydia, any word on when their power will be restored. we showed you this video earlier in the newscast...a mudslide has destroyed a home along a quiet street in san rafael... and tonight -- more homes are in danger.as kron4's charles clifford shows us the trouble spots, as another storm rolls in. natswednesday evening, this devastated home along mountain view avenue in san rafael remained taped off for safety reasons. . so far, no effort has been made to remove the debris partly because heavy rain is in the immediate forecast and there's a good chance that the damage could get worse.the hillside behind the house is now mostly exposed dirt. the grass and shrubs that had been holding the soil together . . . are gone. the two homes on either side of the house remain are red tagged. the people who live in this home are staying with family. juan alvarez and his family live in the red tagged house on the other side. at this point neither family knows when they will be able to return home. the buildings will need to be inspected to ensure they are safe to occupy and that could take months. alvarez hopes his insurance will cover any damages.soti hope so. i hope so. ihope insurance cover it all.up the hill, along on convent court, several homes sit above the mudslide. david goepp says the hill is mostly bedrock but that he and his neighbors are still keeping an eye on the mudslide.sot i think we are ok. our house is in a good spot. it's on bedrock and it's flat. i think the people teetering on the hill are probably more concerned. toss weather thursday is another strong storm...weather alert issued. still ahead: in a brand new edition of people behavign badly.... it's something you might not think about when it rains -- the do's and don'ts of using an umbrella. and next:it's killing more and more kids..here in the bay area tonight -- meet the people on a mission to put a stop to the heroin epidemic. ♪ ♪ when you find something worth waiting for, we'll help you invest to protect it for the future. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase, so you can. drug use in the suburbs is not new... but the centers for disease control confirm ... the problem with herion is getting worse. it's in our schools and in our neighborhoods. and the c-d-c reports it is killing kids in greater numbers. tonight - kron 4's vicki liviakis introduces us to those in the bay area who are helping to stem the epidemic. you'd never know that tom aswad was a junkie. aswad is a successful walnut creek businessman who hid his $250 dollar a day heroin habit from his wife. now clean for many years, he runs the rehab group called support for recovery.his clients include east bay teenagers. sot: and parents don't even associate that their children might be using opiate drugs or transitioning to heroin.but he says, he sees too many teens who are hooked on heroin. and this is where some of those kids end up - at john muir regional medical center. dr. fred van stieff is an addiction specialist otherwise known as dr. detox. dr. van stieff has written a book called the brain in balance... he says heroin changes the brain and that's what makes opioids you'd never know that tom aswad was a junkie. aswad is a successful walnut creek businessman who hid his $250 dollar a day heroin habit from his wife. now clean for many years, he runs the rehab group called support for recovery.his clients include east bay teenagers. sot: and parents don't even associate that their children might be using opiate drugs or transitioning to heroin.but he says, he sees too many teens who are hooked on heroin. and this is where some of those kids end up - at john muir regional medical center. dr. fred van stieff is an addiction specialist otherwise known as dr. detox. dr. van stieff has written a book called the brain in balance... he says heroin changes the brain and that's what makes opioids so seductive and quitting so hard. part of his arsenal - narcan is a life- saver when administered in time to stop an overdose from becoming deadly. dr.van stieff is on a mission to make sure kids don't start in the first place. the national instutute on drug abuse reports.. opioid and heroin use is skyrocking. in 2015, more than 52 thousand died from overdose a record high. he calls the epidemic a silent injustice and an american tragedy. vicki liviakis kron 4 news. we've posted several links on our website.. of organizations and programs that are focused on the opiod and heroin epidemic and how to help stem the tide. got to kron 4 dot com and search for the word "opiods" coming up: the right place at the right time..meet the two men who jumped into action after car crashed into a creek. and next:we are tracking rising creek and river levels... with more rain on the way -- the areas most at risk tonight. get ready for more wild weather to slam the bay area.this next storm is expected to pack quite a punch. we have new video showing "san fran-cis-quito" creek in menlo park. yesterday it reached the highest level it had in years... threatening some condos. rising creeks and rivers causing major flooding concerns tonight as the bay area braces for more rain. chief meteorologist brittney shipp is tracking what you need to know. thursday is another strong storm...weather alert issued. make sure you have the kron-4 app to track the storm. we'll keep you updated about severe weather or traffic problems in your area with breaking news push alerts. all this rain is creating treacherous road conditions.. cars have been skidding and sometimes crashing... and some drivers have been put in life threatening situations. kron 4's haaziq madyun reports tonight ... on an accident where the driver survived... because this apparent weather related storm... brought out the best in others. a driver loses control of his vehicle in the rain, flips over and lands submerged in a fast rising creek"as soon as i got close i realized the car was upside down in the creek and was pretty serious"it happened tuesday at around 2:45pm on highland road near san ramon. clayton wiedemann was working near by, heard the crash and was the first person on the scene"after trying to pry the door open i heard someone kicking at the door from the inside so i knew that somebody was moving around in there""i thought the poor whoever was in there was in trouble"clayton wiedemann's friend dan rich was the next person who came to help. he says the rainy weather intensified the life threatening situation, so they had to act fast"because the water was really really coming down""we had some tools to try to pry the door"this is a photo of the tool they had on hand"well it is a pick-ax, it's a big ol pick ax used for lifting rocks""the windows were under water so i couldn't see inside or anything""i said you know, we got no time to waste, so i just reared back and gave it a whack real good, you could hear the window implode inside and we just started grabbing everything we could, i gues one of the things i grabbed was him, but it happened so fast, he ended up on the bank before we knew it"chp investigators say the 20-year-old driver suffered only minor injuries...thanks to these two bay area heroes "we did, you know, what anybody should do""it was happening so fast you don't even think about it, you just get in there and get moving" you never know what you will do in a life or death situation like this, all you can hope for is the courage these two had when the time came for them to find out...haaziq madyun kron4news now a news check on some of the other big stories we are following. there's new evidence tonight that the city of oakland knew about illegal parties at the ghost ship artist collective.... long before last december's deadly fire at that warehouse. grant lodes is has been tracking this story for months...and tonight...he has newly released records from the city of oakland. the records released today show that the oakland police and firefighters had visited the scene ádozensá of times in recent years. natthe cluttered ghost ship warehouse was a death trap for 36 partygoers. tonight we know that nearly two years earlier, oakland police responded to reports of another illegal rave on the premises.just released documents reveals... officer hector chavez says he was flagged down in the early morning of march first, 2015, by someone complaining of drug and alcohol sales.in the heavily edited police report, chavez says he did not cite anyone.and that other officers had to be called when 20 people refused to leave the scene of what he called a 24=hour art studio.a month before, police responded to another call in a tenant's dispute over what the report called "illegal shared housing."the officer mediated the dspute.in all, the records show there were eighteen police calls in ten years to the warehouse address and the vacant lot next door. firefighters also responded to three calls, all for emergency medical treatmentone call was for a fire outside the building..there are no reports of building inspections in the past ten years.as we have reported before, city inspectors visited the site weeks before but were unable to gain access. despite several people living there...the warehouse was not permitted to have residents. the building's principal tenant, derick ion almena, has denied any responsibility for the fire. he could face charges...but the investigations into the cause...and if anyone's criminally responsible...are on-going. another big story tonight: we are closely tracking president donald trump's first 100- days in office. today -- his attorney general nominee was confirmed.... after nearly 30 hours of debate. also tonight -- as we await a ruling on the presidnet's controversial travel ban... the president is being criticized by his own supreme court pick. reporter kristen homes is in washington d.c. pres. donald trump: a bad high school student would understand this. anybody would understand this. president trump continuing his attacks on anyone who disagrees with his temporary travel ban while speaking to law enforcement officials in washingtonpres. donald trump: i've learned a lot in the last two weeks, and terrorism is a far greater threat than the people of our country understand.among the targets -- the federal judge who suspended it.pres. donald trump: courts seem to be so political and it would be so great for our justice system if they were able to read a statement and do what is right. trump also calling out the 9th circuit court, which heard arguments tuesday night over whether to put the ban back in place. pres. donald trump: and i heard things that i couldn't believe. trump's own supreme court pick is taking issue with his comments.judge neil gorsuch told a u-s senator that trump's attacks on the judiciary are quote 'demoralizing' and 'disheartening'. specifically pointing to the president's tweet labeling the judge who blocked his travel ban a quote, "so called" judge.while trump's executive order hangs in the balance... he's enjoying another cabinet nominee victory.nats: the nomination is confirmed. the senate voted wednesday night to confirm trump's pick for attorney general- jeff sessions.nats the vote coming hours after a dramatic moment on the senate floor.. democratic senator elizabeth warren was rebuked for reading past statements critical of sessions.nats from senate floor: sen. elizabeth warren/-d- massachusetts: i ask leave of the senate to continue my remarks. the senator will take her seat. in washington, i'm kristen holmes. civil rights activist reverend jesse jackson ... made a stop in the bay area today. he spoke at the university of san francisco .. as part of the school's african american history celebration. today, during the question and answer session... kron four asked reverend jackson about his take on senator warren being silenced on the floor of the senate .... speak." the reverend pointed out, senator bernie sanders read the letter today. jackson added... that letter points to just one of the reasons alabama senator sessions should not have been appointed attorney general. coming upit would be nice if they paid a little bit of attention and didn't knock you over as they were walking past you as it continues to rain, there are people walking around totally clueless when it comes to umbrella etiquettei'll explain in the next edition of people behaving badly ♪ [one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do] ♪ nobody likes a dog with bad breath. that's why there's oravet dental hygiene chews. oravet's dual action approach cleans teeth and gets to the underlying cause of bad breath by blocking bacteria to help prevent plaque and tartar. for a cleaner mouth everyone can love. ask your vet about oravet chews. serious oral care made simple game night is our daughter allie's favorite night. and knowing that her favorite general mills big g cereals are gluten-free, like honey nut cheerios, rice chex and lucky charms, she can enjoy it her way. try new very berry cheerios. the taste of real fruit in every bite. so berry good. with our extended drought it's been some time since peoplehad to worry much about umbrellas, and in one business magazinethere's actually an article about the ettiquette for modern men and women. and while there are no laws that we know of ... aboutusing umbrellas .. leave it up to our stanley roberts to discover several common courtesies .. that some people seem to have forgotten. it would be nice if they paid a little bit of attention and didn't knock you over as they were walking past youit would be nice .. i like that you see as we experience all this wet weather we often break our friend the unbrella . we love it until we don't need it then we dump it nats: ambiance you probably don't know this but there are rules when operating an umbrella first off don't get an umbrella that takes up half the sidewalk it's not un common to see people walking around with gargantuan umbrellas so large you wonder how they can even see where they are going look how large this umbrella is it litterly takes up half the sidewalk nats: ambiance then there are the twinsies . you know the people who are together but dont want to share one umbrella you will see them standing next to each other having a conversation or waling down the street side by side . in this case they actually have maching umbrellas .so why not just share one umbrella it better to have two. it's better th have two fair enoughyou know it really is ok to share like these too.. and know you're not required to hug each other unless you are in the hugging mood and the other person lets you nats: ambiance some people are not really thinking or realizing that other people have to duck and dodge the pointy ends of the umbrella .how many times have you almost had your eye poked out a couple especially going up and down the esculators on bart they just open it up not even paying attention as there going up the escalator because they don't want to be wetand then there is the newest addition to the etiquette family, the cell phone umbrella carriers . you know the ones who are clueless without an umbrella now they hava a umbrella in tow they pay less attention becuuse they're so busy with their cell phones they're trying to hold on to their umbrella that their abvious to every body if only i could find someone who would admit they behaving badly with a umbrella well i love the rain, and i love big umbrellas i'm one of thise people who don't pay attention probably why because i would be so in my little world you knoe i have my umbrealla it raining it's great day and i'm so happy you know i probably don't pay as much attenion as i should wow that was easy the bottom line while it raining try not to poke someones eye out in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news the bay area isn't the only place dealing with whole lot of rain ... in a short amount of time.... this is video from the lake tahoe area... thick mounds of snow and ice are piling up into neighborhoods... blocking drains... causing major flooding in some areas.. thursday is another strong storm...weather alert issued. toss gary sports. no dyawne wade or jimmy butler for the bulls tonight at oracle arenabill murray in town for the pebble beach pro-am2nd quartersteph curry bounce pass to.. draymond greenwho throws down the big slam 55-41 warriors at the half3rd quarterklay thompson on his 27th birthday nails the corner three warriors rolling up 203rd quarterkevin durant to the rim for the monster dunk take a nother look thewarriors bench likes it warriors up 164th quarter klay thompson another 3- pointerdurant and draymond buddies againfinal 123-92 warriorscurry: 13 points, 6 assistsnext up: at memphis who has beaten them twice friday this was an ugly scene at madison square garden during tonight's kicks-clippers game charles oakley who played for the knicks for 10 seasons and is one of that franchise's most-beloved players got into a shoving match with stadium security and had to be escorted off the floor and into the tunneloakley was handcuffed and said, ""i didn't do nothing! dolan did this...this is bullsáááá." he was evidenty upset aout being left out of the team's upcoming 70th annaversary celebrationknicks president phil jackson who coached oaklay as an assitant with the chicago bulls had to go to the tunnel in an attempt to calm him downthe knicks released a statement saying oakley was arrested the cal bears visiting arizona state stanford at #9 arizona was arrested the cal bears visiting arizona stateand that means "the wall of distration" it didn't fase ivan rabb here as he sinks the free throwrabb domiated inside gets the dunk here on his way to 14 points and 11 reboundsfinal: 68-43 cal next up: at #9 arizona saturday stanford at #9 arizona stanford hung though thoughout marcus allen to the rim for the huge dunk!... stanford within 4 points latetoo must wildcats at the endlauri markkanen 3-pointer 70-67 arizonafinal: 74-67 arizona stanford: 12-12. 4-8 at arizona st friday the kyle shanahan era is officially underway for the san francisco 49ers...today he arrived in the bay area touching down and being greeted on the tarmac by team ceo jed york and new general manager jonhn lynchthe team tweeted out the airport photos shanahan then arrived at 49ers headquarters to a cheering mass of team employees who he addressed immediatelyshanahan also sent out an early message to the 49er faithful ♪ [one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do] ♪ nobody likes a dog with bad breath. that's why there's oravet dental hygiene chews. oravet's dual action approach cleans teeth and gets to the underlying cause of bad breath by blocking bacteria to help prevent plaque and tartar. for a cleaner mouth everyone can love. ask your vet about oravet chews. serious oral care made simple another round of wild weather is about to slam the bay area... thanks for joining us on kron4 news at 11... i'm steve aveson.. and i'm pam moore... taking a look at stormtracker four with a look at how it is right now... showing some light rain... but get ready for heavy rain, high winds and more flooding... cheif meteorologist brittney shipp joins us with details on how bad the storm will get... thursday is another strong storm...weather alert issued.