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Quite a bit of rain. as we look at the current radar picture, you can see rain scattered about from l.a. and santa barbara down through san diego. but more heavy rain is in the forecast. another storm this time, impacting areas like oroville, into lake tahoe, where well see some snow and san francisco. we could see 2 to 3 inches of additional rain in and around the san francisco bay area. what a wild month this has been so far with more wet weather in the forecast. so, with that, were also watch...

Californias 101. rushing water raging through this neighborhood near santa barbara. and strong winds ripping away part of a roof in oakland. emergency evacuations under way in some places already, as they also watch americas tallest dam tonight. heres kayna whitworth. >> reporter: tonight in the west, millions are in the crosshairs of what could be the most powerful storm in years. >> there goes the tree! >> the whole mountain is sliding! >> reporter: the saturated ground already giving way east...

Bonnie schneider. what happened with the storm system out there then created the issue with the sinkhole? >> its very unusual to see pictures like that coming out of california. we may be used to it in other parts of the country where we get severe weather, but its happening right now. low pressure drops so low off the coast of san francisco it broke a record for february. a very big storm system continues to pound much of the california coast. los angeles getting a breathe we are lighter intens...

>> thats right, thomas. were looking at preliminary records already in santa barbara where more rain is headed pi the time we get to sunday so some big changes ahead. im sure well get more records as we tally the numbers. a little bit of a breather for los angeles, but many at risk particularly in the burn areas for debris flow. thats been a big problem, mudslides. for the rest of the weekend, theres a threat of a new storm coming in, storm one working its way through yesterday and certainly thi...

Is moving into central california up towards the northwest. this is a big deal, this is going to be a headline maker as we move to the next few days with 8-12 inches of rainfall, and maybe five, six, 7 feet of snow across the mountains. and again, this ultimately should be a good news story, it will put a dent in some of the drought, but the concerns will be flash flooding and debris flows, and you know the drill if you live in california. some of that moisture is actually going to make its way ...

Authorities are still trying to figure out more details on how the attack was planned and who owns the truck. now, a previously unknown palestinian group is known for they attacked. they could have been inspired by isis, jon. >> jon: thank you. >> jenna: thousands are left without power, and possible parts of california and western nevada, heavy rain caused widespread flooding there. our meteorologist has the details for us now. >> unfortunately, more rain and snow on the way. it should be a goo...

Bonnie schneider. >> were looking at a really good-looking forecast for times square, mostly cloudy, southwest winds, and a comfortable temperature of 40 degrees. well, its not going to be in 40 degrees in massachusetts today when theyre shoveling out from all the snow. lets show you what it looked like in bowlowell, mass, with really heavy snow and tough travel conditions and its not over yet. were looking at that threat of snow into morn mainorthern main. were watching for those lake-effect sn...

>> we have fierce wind with the system. still heavy snow remains for northern maine. 27 inches is the high snowfall total and still snowing in the northern part of the state. could produce extra 7 inches of snow into the evening hours, plus, we have a new clipper system that will bring more snow over the weekend and lighter amounts. wind gusts, 30 miles per hour in newark, new jersey, and airport delays there and delays into l.a.x. at 46 minutes because of the rain thats been coming down in los ...

Believe it or not, theres another system behind it. this is a fast mover, a clipper storm bringing light snowfall accumulations, so that is some good news. looking at the advisories right now, these lake effect advisories will persist straight through tonight, and some even go to saturday morning, so watch out for those bands of heavy lake effect snow going forward and, of course, the heavier snow that were looking at into maine. checking things out across the southwest, look at the rain coming ...

Were getting rain. we need the rain. it will be light and widespread in terms of rain and snow in the area. this one comes in on tuesday. and its going to be more intense. so what were looking at is heavier rain as well as heavier snow. we could see a foot or more in the sierra. keep in mind the risk for flash flooding in those burn areas like in southern california. as we can see for today, not too bad. rain moving through. by the time we get to tuesday evening, much more heavy rain and that ri...