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
Sheriff to order an evacuation. This officer got his family to safety. I think it was traumatizing from everyone to kids to wife. I dont think anybody expects to deal with Something Like this. Reporter he told us there have been come breakins in oroville. Theres been some people taking stuff, theres been some theft and burglaries. Reporter but at the largest evacuation area, people were giving things away. Oroville School Counselor amy mcmahon was among the volunteers. Theres a lot of tension. There are people that are living hour by hour right now. Ive heard two weeks, ive heard monday, saturday. Nobody knows. Reporter the red cross confirms theres been a lack of good information at the shelter. But the biggest concern remains the dam. My kids dont want to live in oroville any longer. The north Valley Animal Disaster Group have been caring for 400 dogs, cats, birds, pigs, a couple of bunnies and a turtle. The sheriff is asking that everyone retrieve their pets on their way home. Chris
Tonight, we have Team Coverage for you and rob mayeda will tell us how long the Severe Weather will be with us, rob . Reporter yes, on the radar its the outer fringe of the storm now reaching the north bay coastline, you see that in sonoma county, and the Santa Cruz Mountains, the regional view showing us the heavier showers here approaching the coast and the storm, the ample supply of moisture that stretches way out to north of hawaii, we call it the Atmospheric River setup, you see the storm of developing offshore, tapping into the tropical plume that once it makes the connection it has the capacity to boost the rainfall rates sometimes an hour or tripling it to the coastline. It could lead to rising creeks and rivers and wind gusts accelerating through the hills tomorrow, and wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour, going into this event, many of the reservoirs, especially the south bay spilling over, anderson, the reservoir we talked about a lot, and the coyote reservoir, lexington, too,