good evening. tonight in rain-saturated california, the state s entire national guard has been placed on standby as nearly 200,000 people wait anxiously after fleeing their homes in panic from the path of a broken dam spillway. the evacuation order below the oroville dam in northern california was issued late yesterday amid fears a breach could send a 30-foot-tall wall of water cascading onto hapless communities. this at this hour a break in the weather is giving emergency crews a critical window as they race to repair the damage before the next rainfall. abc s miguel almaguer is there and has the latest. reporter: tonight at the nation s tallest dam, all eyes are on this emergency spillway. helicopters ready to drop bags of boulders racing to shore up an eroding gash. the cascade holding for now. but still in danger of a major failure. this is still a dynamic situation. it s still a situation we re trying to assess. reporter: the order to evacuate everyone downstream c
good evening. tonight in rain-saturated california, the state s entire national guard has been placed on standby as nearly 200,000 people wait anxiously after fleeing their homes in panic from the path of a broken dam spillway. the evacuation order below the oroville dam in northern california was issued late yesterday amid fears a breach could send a 30-foot-tall wall of water cascading onto hapless communities. at this hour a break in the weather is giving emergency crews a critical window as they race to repair the damage before the next rainfall. abc s miguel almaguer is there and has the latest. reporter: tonight at the nation s tallest dam, all eyes are on this emergency spillway. helicoer of boulders racing to shore up an eroding gash. the cascade holding for now. but still in danger of a major failure. this is still a dynamic situation. it s still a situation we re trying to assess. reporter: the order to evacuate everyone downstream came late sunday. emphasizin
older brother, 20-year-old chance, were killed when a car driven by their friend, 18-year-old chance merer veered off the boulevard early this morning. and slammed into a tree, killing all three. it appears they might have taken a turn at a rate of speed that wasn t conducive to the turn. reporter: they grew up in marin county and graduated from drake high school. their dad owns a well-known plumbing business. and they worked with greer and the plumbing, but they were kids and didn t really know if that s what they wanted to do with their lives so they were still exploring. reporter: friends say the brothers loved their parents and loved each other. they were their parents only children, and losing them is more than they can bear. at 18 years old, there is a million things these talented, smart young men could have gone into. and that s all done. that s all gone. reporter: the chp says there was nothing at the scene to indicate that the three men had been drinkin
sam/2shot our other top story anytng students have returneto afranci class..no doubt shaken.after the parking lot yestery.hot in possibility that one of e stude the school now says sll group of outsiders, . the school says a small group of outsiders unaffiliated with the school is behind that shooting. nbc bay area s pete suratos joins us live from june jordan high school in san francisco. yesterday this was a possible active shooter scene. how are parents and students holding up? reporter: good morning, sam and laura. it s a tough time as they re trying to process the shooting that took place here at the june jordan school for equity here in san francisco. this sign they put up says jjse is strong. saying the school is standing together and they re staying strong. and they believe that this incident will bring the school community closer. as the search continues for the four suspects connected to yesterday s shooting at the june jordan school of equity in san francisco.
nice temperatures in the 50s, clear skies or nearly clear skies in the south bay peninsula at about 54 degrees and east bay at about 55, so it s a nice trend across the board in the 50s. but we are expected to warm up, but not hot. it s going to be nice. it s going to be a high of about 73 degrees in san jose. san francisco staying in those low 60s. yesterday, we were at about 70 degrees in san jose, a little bit warmer in san francisco, so you re going to feel a nice little temperature drop. it s going to be a gray day to enjoy outdoors, maybe take your puppy out for a walk or run. i know i like to take my puppy out. but we re going to take rain chances and your seven-day in just a minute. thank you. well, it was game night at cal. the bears beat the oregon ducks in a thriller but while it may have been a rowdy crowd at the stadium, just outside, along greek row, there was a much more subdued tone. sororities and fraternities voluntarily suspended their parties. this all c