It was terrible. It was a slow crawl of cars. And that time too, it was because of the potholes. Officials tell me this freeway is due to be repaved, but they have to wait for dry weather to get that done. They say this freeway takes quite a beating with all of the trucks that it handles every single day. And then all of this wet weather, the weak road just crumbles, it cant handle it. So they do plan to repave it but they cant do it right now this this weather so now all they can do is patch it. This is the main thoroughfare for Central Valley and east Alameda County to get into oakland and San Francisco, so it is heavily traveled and today, its going to have a massive backup. The chp saying that caltrans is now estimating that theyre not going to get these lanes reopened until 3 00 this afternoon. So, the morning commute is going to be dreadful. Reporting live in livermore, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. We hate to hear that but we will be there covering it. Now to the santa cruz mountains. People are cleaning up in felton. The San Lorenzo River surged and sent water and debris straight into homes and the streets as well. Firefighters went door to door by boat, asking people to evacuate. People in the neighborhood say the water came in so fast. By about 10 30 or so, it seemed like it was 4 or 5 feet of water in the front yard. I know we have neighbors who have been here for 17 years and this is the worst theyve seen it. After the flood waters receded, take a look at your screen. A woman rescued a live goldfish that she found in a puddle. Now to the north bay, incredible video of a mudslide slamming into a home in san rafael. Wow. The Fire Department posted this video of that terrifying slide on Mountain View avenue. The owners say they heard the mud start coming down early yesterday and they made it out before the slide hit. My mom and dad built the house in 1959, so i was born here. And ive lived in it for five years. Its hard to watch. Two other nearby homes have been evacuated and now theyre tagged as unsafe. Across marin and sonoma counties, people with bracing for another round of Stormy Weather tomorrow. As abc7 News ReporterWayne Freedman explains, theyre hoping theyve already seen the worst. Reporter the north bay is more than ready for a peaceful sleep. They dont want another morning like the one we just add. This was san anselmo with torrential rains collided with the peak tide. Its brutal. Reporter Casey Gardner had ten minutes to move all her stuff to Higher Ground for the fifth time this rainy season. Ive been open for business five days in january. And im not alone with that. Thats so many people on this avenue. Reporter one county north in guerneville, even the community that says its seen everything water can bring expressed surprise. Vaughn harbor never expected to be thanking members of the Russian RiverFire District but that was before heavy rains turned into high waters that transformed her house into an island. Those firefighters had to walk her out this afternoon and its not the first time shes been flooded this winter. This is three or four and its going to rise like into the houses this time. If it comes up again because the creeks coming now. Reporter correction, on armstrong road, it overran a neighborhood and undercut a road leading to the guerneville elementary school. At some point, the weight of the school buss that go out here are going to have a problem. Reporter the best of times and the worst of them in a tale of two communities. The best because they could have been worse, and the worst because after today, we wonder what comes next. Is this over . Oh, no. Its not over. Reporter in the north bay, Wayne Freedman, abc7 news. In butte county, officials are keeping a close eye on the oroville dam this morning and this is the reason. Look at the gaping hole that opened yesterday. Engineers think it was caused by erosion because of all the heavy releases in the recent weeks. The lake is 80 full so there is some room for runoff before more water has to be released. Officials say for now, it does not pose a threat to the dam or public. And a lot of you have been sharing incredible photos and video where you live. We love seeing them. Here are just a few of the images that youve been sharing. Add abc7now to your post helps us find your pictures so we can use them on air and on abc7news. Com. Happening today, state regulators are meeting to decide whether to recommend easing californias drought rules. A coalition of state and local leaders is pressing to lift restrictions after the wettest winter in years. The snow pack now measures at 182 of normal. But now water officials are saying, hold on. What if this rain and this snow starts easing up. Governor brown declared a drought emergency in 2014, and oldered californians to cut water use by 25 . Some new details emerging this morning about a Young American found dead in panama. Jessica following that story at our live desk. The u. S. Embassy has just confirmed the death. She is 23yearold Catherine Johana of new york and the columbia grad was missing for three days before her body was found. She had been staying at a hostel on a different island than where she was found. Its in the same ark pell go, though. Fbi agents have arrived in panama and are conducting an investigation. The results of her autopsy have not been released yet. At this point, foul play is not being ruled out. Thank you so much, jessica. Developing news out of antioch where police are shooting for the gunman in an overnight shooting. They were responding to a call just after 10 00 last night when they heard gunshot. When officers arrived, they found a man lying in the street suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Several nearby cars were also hit. Witnesses at the scene did not cooperate with police. The victim is said to be in critical condition. In novato, police are searching for the boyfriend of a woman who was found shot to death. Police found her body inside a home on San Marcos Court last night. Officers were called there on a report of a stolen car and when they got there, neighbors told them about a fight inside the house and that is how they found the victim. They now want to talk to her boyfriend. Its this man, craig digrazia. Police say he is considered armed and dangerous. They think he is driving a silver hyundai like the one you see on your screen, license plate number 6 ewp 903. The ninth Circuit Court of apeelgz could make a ruling as soon as today on president Donald Trumps travel ban. Nearly two weeks ago, President Trump signed the ban. It has been on hold since the weekend when a federal judge issued a restraining order against it. Yesterdays oral arguments took place by phone with three judges, an attorney for the state of washington, and an attorney representing the president. More than 100,000 people listened to the oral arguments online. If you want to listen yourself, we have posted all the raud yo and is on our abc7 news app so you can play it on your mobile device. Chp calling this a severe Traffic Alert. Unfortunately, i have really bad news for you if you commute through Altamont Pass coming out of the Central Valley, westbound 580 near greenville road, we have a situation thats really similar to what we had a couple weeks ago, a major pothole, so big that some of the rebar thats really in the structure of that roadway is showing and a lot of vehicles hit that. Up to 15 vehicles with flat tires this morning. Two right lanes closed, the two left lanes are open and likely it is going to be this way for the majority of the day. We are up to 7 miles, maybe even a little bit longer than that. Also have a Traffic Alert in the santa cruz mountains, of course, you probably have heard about that new slide, state route 17 between Granite Creek and vine hill, just a note from matt keller on the scene, he said northbound and southbound traffic are splitting the southbound lane, so we have one lane open in both directions. Lets check in with mike nicco and boy we got a ton of rain yesterday. Those rivers are full. Yeah, definitely full in guerneville where the Russian River is about to crest at 34. 4 feet at 6 00 this morning. Flood stamg is 32. Its going to remain above flood stage until 6 00 this evening. Heres a look at 101 and 880. Half an inch of rain the last couple days, one of the lower amounts around the bay but it is still wet for the morning commute. Check out how mild it is. 56, sunnyside to 59 in the financial across San Francisco. Temperatures in union city, belmont, most of us in the mid to upper 50s. A mild morning leads to a mild afternoon but notice, cant completely get rid of the wet weather. Periods of light rain today, a little steadier the farther north you go up near petaluma and santa rosa. Tonight, thats where the heavier rain is going to be. Were going to be mild once again. Look at this mid to upper 50s overnight. Let me give you an idea of whats coming our way for tomorrow. Its a 3. Yeah. Yesterday was a 3 also. But this one could have 4 damage because of everything that happened yesterday. Heavy rain, gusting winds, high flood potential, downed trees, rocks, mudslides, ill give you an hour by hour look when it gets to your neighborhood and what to expect coming up next. Senate democrats are pulling another allnight talkathon. This time, the target of the protest is one of their own. Why the nomination for Jeff Sessions for attorney general is uniting them. San francisco voters okayed a massive muni bond two years ago. Now some city leaders want to know why only a fraction of the money has been spent. It is 4 41. Here is a live look outside from our exploratorium cam at pier 15 of downtown San Francisco. Of downtown San Francisco. Were headed to break but im a journalist. I am a singer. A businesswoman. I am an artist. An educator. A sister. An advocate. A leader. A queen. I am a friend. I am. I am one of more than a Million People living with hiv in the u. S. We are not alone. Take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. Yep, you can see some wet roads but not the sheets of rain we were seeing this time yesterday. I want to remind you, if you take photos or video of the weather where you live, be sure to post it with abc7now so we can find it. B. A. R. T. Is trying to determine how a man ended up on the tracks before a train hit and killed him. It happened along the richmond line just before 6 00 last night. All the trains between the richmond and El Cerrito Dell minority got stopped. They had to put bus bridges in place. The fbi is now involved in the investigation into the violent decimal tramonstrations Milo Yiannopoulos last week. Investigators are trying to figure out who caused 100,000 worth of damage. The people responsible were mostly dressed in black. They had ski masks on or bandanas hiding their faces. Yiannopoulos has said that he plans to return to berkeley to give that speech that was canceled because of the riot. Two San Francisco supervisors are looking for the answer to a multimillion dollar question involving muni. According to the examiner, london breed and aaron peskin want to know why the agency hasnt spent the half billion dollar bond. At the time, muni said it urgently needed the money. As of today, only 2 of that money has actually been spent. Muni acknowledged a lag in the spending but it says several projects are in the works. The supervisors want to call a special hearing now to get to the bottom of that issue. This morning, some deja vu in the senate, another allnighter for democrats trying to sway a confirmation vote, this time against the president s pick for attorney general, Jeff Sessions. I want to show you a live look here at the senate floor. You can still see some people there, no one speaking at this very moment, but much like what we saw yesterday, this is just slowing things down, likely wont change the outcome. Democrats are concerned sessions faced past allegations of racism. The sessions vote will happen this evening. Its expected to go through. Ill keep an eye on things there this morning. Reggie, natasha, back to you. Senator Elizabeth Warren is banned from taking more debates over these sessions nominations. Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell silenced her as she was reading a letter from the widow of dr. Martin luther king jr. The letter was from 1986 and accused sessions of intimidating black voters as a federal prosecutor. Mcconnell says she violated an obscure rule against attacking another senators character. Im surprised that the words of Coretta Scott king are not suitable for debate in the United States senate. I ask leave of the senate to continue my remarks. The yays are 43, the nee are 50. Senator warren was not allowed to continue so she found another way. She went into the hallway outside the Senate Chambers and read the letter in its entirety on facebook live. And that attracted more than 2 million views. This morning, the letlizspeak is trending on social. O cf1 o lets get over to alexis smith. Big problem brewing on 580 again. Its feeling like deja vu for drivers who have to go through Altamont Pass area. This is going to be a major headache all morning. So a sig alert here. This is due to that emergency road repair near greenville road. Two right lanes are down, but this is going to be a problem well into the afternoon so huge issue for this mornings commute. Already up over an hour if you are coming from tracy, westbound 580, 1 hour 3 minutes into dublin, southbound 680 looks good and niles canyon road is back open as well. If youre traveling through the sunol area, just 15 minutes in and northbound 85, also in the green at 16 minutes. Lets check in with mike nicco, calm between two storms this day. I looked at the newest data and went, really . You cant give us a break . Because tomorrows going to be probably the same as it was yesterday, maybe even worse. Heres a look at whats going on today. Yes, it is a little calmer out there as we look at walnut creek, theres some scattered light rain around so well keep that in the forecast. Periods of rain and mild today so keep the umbrella handy, you may need it from time to time. Another strong storm tomorrow and dry pattern develops saturday. Some of the heavier rain is still light to barely moderate possible around petaluma, youll notice youre going to see green stretching from marin county, San Francisco, across the bay bridge all the way down the east bay shore down all the way into the south bay, palo alto starts to pick up a little bit as it heads down toward campbell. This is what i want to show you. Big plume of moisture. Another atmospheric river. 4 00 tomorrow morning, quiet, some light rain. Here comes the yellows, the oranges, and the reds by 7 00 its in the north bay. By 9 00, its moving into the heart of the bay so its going to be a little later than yesterdays storm. By noon, down in the south bay and then it just hangs around through 5 00, moderate to heavy rain, and then by 9 00, it starts to finally quiet. Look at the rainfall potential. And i think the storm may be a little undone underdone by this particular model. 1 inch to 2 inches possible. Now when we come back in a few minutes, ill give you what i think my biggest concerns are. Well, there they are. Very high hydroplanes, stream and creek flooding, north bay, santa cruz mountains, very high hydroplanes for the rest of the bay area, high for stream and creek flooding and trees down. Ill show you the seven day forecast when we come back. Should drug users have a safe place to shoot up . Why one San Francisco lawmaker says its time to consider that idea. Also, adding to the ranks, san joses aggressive effort to recruit more plifrz. And nissan recalls thousands of vehicles, the dangerous problem rolling down the window could cause. But first, this mornings tech bytes. In todays tech bytes, youtube is ramping up its competition with facebook and twitter. The streaming feature can be used through youtubes mobile app. For now, only creators with more than 10,000 subscribers can use it. A new record for the hightech tesla model sp 100 d. 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