frankly, this is when we can get into trouble. when we get kind of relentless rainfall that does not give the rivers a chance to drain. then we get to the flood watch stage for all the rivers in the bay area. we've got flood watches posted already. tomorrow is the day to catch up. we're still recovering from damage over the weekend as you are about to find out. more details in a few minutes. leslie gooding continues coverage in oakland where a wild scene at the zoo has nothing to do with thanimals. this was the front of the oakland zoo. this entire area is locked up. take a look right here. you can see this sinkhole is 10 feet deep. they cannot start repairs until the rain stops. >> we thought there was a rip river. >> lived in this neighborhood for over 10 years and have never seen anything like this when area >> i feel safer than unfortunately somebody on the lower end that will be catching a lot of water. >> due to the heavy rainfall over the past few days, this type underneath the zoo collapsed , creating this 10 feet deep and wide and cold. engineers who were here on sunday service and call could become worse as the rain continues. >> letting throughout the zero. the speed and volume of the water coming into the zoo and down the hillside has really wreaked havoc. pathways , parking lots, buildings and water. >> repairs cannot begin until the rain ends. total cost , unknown. the focus is to protect the rest of the zoo. >> got to keep the drains clear to the best of our ability. make sure that the mud that is already on the property, we prevent it from going into those dreams. we've got barriers, sandbags , straw wattle. doing everything possible to ensure the water gets diverted. >> michael says he believes his neighbors will pull through. >> i am confident in the zoo. they have always maintained everything well. we just have to see what happens. >> thankfully the anim remain closed until january 17th. depending on the impact the rain has, the date could be pushed back. incredible. 10 feet wide, 10 feet deep, there is a river just flowing underneath it. that is just unbelievable. all right. thanks. water damage forced the city of san francisco to red tag for houses . rain and mud right down the hillside into the homes . water racing through ceilings and staircases. several inches of water inside covering floors. >> frustrating . i was doing the best i can . but there was so much. >> they used sandbags to panel up the water. coming up at 6:00, more on here us to pay for these repairs. and any busiss, you might not like the answer. >> cleanup crews were hard at work this morning, removing mud and debris from the streets. some roads were partially closed off from all of the flooding. >>, central coast highway, still does rugged point two south of the big sur because of multiple rock and mudslides. photos here were tweeted out saturday . no update on when this stretch of highway will reopen. but yesterday, they said they would be closed for at least today. san jose gun owners must carry proof of firearm liability insurance to cover them in case of reckless or a dental shootings and loss or damage. it is the first law of its kind in the country . that went into effect yesterday. the outgoing mayor says it is aimed at increasing safety and reducing gun violence. violators could face fines or tickets. starting today, people living on dozens of streets in santa clara must pay for parking permits again. the city put that program on hold during the pandemic. permits are required on more than 50 street near levi stadium. transit hubs and other hotspots . it's aimed at preventing those from head out live there from filling up spaces. >> the new year ushering in high gas prices. they started to go down a few weeks ago. but if you gassed up today, you know prices are creeping up yet again. joey benedict is about to explain for you how state lawmakers could make the oil companies pay. >> reporter: it was not the highlight of the last year but as we celebrate what is to come, could we also be ringing in change at the pump? >> 437. $4.34. natalie could the victory of $.70. the five cents off per gallon ends up fast. >> anything that goes in the correct direction in my opinion is worth, you know, the extra left turns, i guess. >> reporter: others on the road do not see the difference. i just hills too high. >> it's too high, but what are we going to do? >> reporter: but california is trying to do something. some experts think it will make a huge difference. >> in the next couple of months, the legislature is going to be considering this price gouging penalty. the idea is when gas prices go up and profits go up, there is only so much we can allow those profits to go up. >> reporter: consumer watchdog says all eyes are on sacramento. a special session in the legislature continues this month to possibly draft a bill to pe finees and oil companies for ices , profits go up, there is only so much we can allow those profits to go up. >> it a secret that california has massive increases in gas prices this year. the highest recorded average in the state is $6.43 per gallon back in june. >> oil refiners profits quadrupled over last year in the first nine months. >> the special session will decide whether to penalize refineries of the california profits when exiting national profits. how much and what percentage is up for debate and >> there should be something mandated. yeah. >> i don't think the government should get involved in commercial, free enterprise issues like that. >> the special session is scheduled to last until march 6. any bill passed would automatically go into effect 30 days later. shortly after that , we should see the change here. >> the summer, we will hopefully have a price gouging penalty in place. >> many hope something is settled soon to give them a little relief on the road. >> let's keep going down. $4.34. >> i liked her tune. >> elon musk making history by becoming the first person to lose $200 billion in wealth. according to bloomberg, the tesla and twitter ceos net worth is now at $137 billion. i don't felt so bad for him. it peaked at $340 billion last november. the bulk of his wealth is tied up in tesla, whose stock lunged due to a decrease in demand. if the stock rebounds could he could become the world's richest li. , anxious, worried, or frustrated. calhope can help. access calhope's free and secure mental health resources today. call our warm line at 833-317-4673 or live chat at calhope.org. as someone living with type 2 diabetes, i want to keep it real and talk about some risks. with type 2 diabetes you have up to 4 times greater risk of stroke, heart attack, or death. even at your a1c goal, you're still at risk ...which if ignored could bring you here... ...may put you in one of those... ...or even worse. too much? 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>> reporter: her parents enrolled her in a clinical trial led by dr. kevin harold. it is an intravenous infusion of a specially designed monoclonal antibody. instd of halfof the peopople developed diabetes in four years. >> when you saw those results, what would your reaction be? >> i was hoping it would be longer but any time without diabetes is a gift. >> reporter: a very and diabetes treatment is long overdue. >> we have better insulins and better methods of delivering it that have advanced significantly. it is never as perfect as her own pancreas making insulin. >> reporter: while she was earning her degree at the university of maine, and his blood sugar became too high again. she traveled to new haven for a second round of infusions. side effects have been relatively mild. even if it does not buy her more time without insulin, the family is grateful for the gift she has already received. >> i feel incredibly lucky. you know, i'm holding out hope that it works. >> the price of a single course of therapy is $193,000. people of$10,000 per ye te an er medical expe. a one-time treatment is expensive, but it could be cost saving over the could one day be used for other autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, or even ms read >> coming up in sports, nine straight wins for the 49ers. five of them at brock 30 under center. now the team is in a position to do something that many thought was not doable halfway through the season. 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(vo) call the number on your screen to learn more about medicare plans in your neighborhood that include caremore. back with a look at what we are seeing right now and what we are really going to be seeing on wednesday, which is what we have to be careful of. >> wednesday is the headline this week. it's dark and stormy tonight. not that stormy. it's dark as we got that doppler showing we have some light rain moving to the bay area. not a big deal tonight. it's just about out of here. once it leaves, we get a chance to get ready for the next one. it's coming close and the east bay and parts of the north bay. still some sprinkles coming down . go to the south bay and there is not much. san jose has picked up 1/100 of an inch of rain. 3/10, 4/10 of an inch of rain. diminishing again . this is the salesforce tower video in the background. cloudy night. temperatures mostly in the 40s right mostly dry. we might even get a peek or two at the sun. the system goes out of the bawednes heavy rain and wind will arrive dnwoverytlund . the wind will really come up. we will set out in the future cast with tonight showers, such as they are, moving out of the bay area. 7:30 tomorrow morning, clouds bay wide to start the day. as the day goes on, it becomes more ragged. a little bit of sun coming out. and then as we approach wednesday morning , just in time for the rning commute , the leading edge of this storm, we have heavy rain on the way by the time we had wednesday afternoon. here is 3:00 p.m. heavy rain in the north bay. good rain in the santa cruz mountains. at last through here and ramps up the wind in the middle of the commute by 6:00 p.m. the front will spread from travis air force base in the north to the santa cruz mountains in the south and then be out of here. between now and then, gusts up to 50 miles per hour along the coast . 70 miles per hour. power outages with already saturated ground. could be real trouble. here is how it looks. we begin to ramp up the chance for rain tuesday night and wednesday , daytime, yes. thursday during the daytime, we go to scattered showers . brief break thursday night and friday. look at the weekend. more rain coming in. overnight lows tonight, looking for mid 40s. the clouds clear out a bit. high temperateson esday. tomorrow looks we get chance to drain and dry. temperatures in the upper 50s. on the east bay, starting cloudy and getting some in the afternoon. three in brentwood and 53 in dublin. we've got a few showers to dispense with for the next few hours. then we will go cloudy. as day breaks on tuesday, it looks okay. like port numbers will only be in the mid 40s. here's the important numbers for wednesday and thursday. the wind comes up. the rain comes down. the rainfall totals could approach eight inches. the higher elevations of the bay area. this is pretty much true for the rest of the bay , as well. we are going to be looking for things to be windy and wet getting late tuesday night and early wednesday morning. wednesday is out to lunch. thursday is out to lunch. it's going to be trouble . you're going to want to stay tuned. we will have more on what is happening next week when we do the weather in a few minutes. >> coming up tonight at six:00, many places growing up after the weekend deluge. they are not used to this kind of flooding. they are asking, who is going to pay for all of this damage? home and business owners are learning the hard truth about their insurance coverage. the cost of college will be a big issue ions americans this year and we meet a first generation college student who struggled for moree anfree program that helped her make it to graduation day. it's an inspiring story. the news at 6:00 is in about 10 minutes. first, to andrea for a look at sports. the 49ers started the season 3-4. not many people believe they would go to the final week with a chance to be the number one seed. >> gracious, no. not at all. >> nine straight wins later, and who we are. they earned the top seed and a first-round bye if they beat the cardinals next sunday. and the eagles lose to the giants. the defense gave up 500 yards to the raiders this weekend. the most they have allowed since their loss to the chiefs. fortunately, theyhave now scored 30 or more points in four of the five games since property took over as quarterback. >> for the offense to take control was traore mass. >> to come in an environment like this, you feel it at the end of the game. the crowd is going crazy. you have to go out and perform and do your job. >> i don't know how many quarterbacks are in the form, but he is proving it right now. >> there were eight quarterbacks drafted ahead who continue to thrive in kyle shanahan's office. christian mccaffrey had over 100 yard yesterday. george kittle scored for the third straight weekend. that guy named depot samuel is expected back for the playoffs. >> nobody is going to be able to stop us. it's really on us. we've got too much to do. i don't feel bad for anybody who's got a game plan against us. but we've got to do what you got to do. >> they have a lot of weapons. mccaffrey will be limited this week. dealing with a mild ankle sprain. now in the nhl, sharks defenseman eric carlson was the second star of the week. he scored a point in 13 straight games. longest streak in franchise history. ov to women's hoops now. and for the hosting 50th -ranked cardinals. they showed that they are still the top dog in the pack 12 . haley jones pulling down a season-high of 16 rebounds and left stanford with 18 points. they win 73-57 to improve to 15-1. california was also the winner today at arizona state. the offense looked unstoppable in the cotton bowl. heisman trophy winner caleb williams carved up the tulane defense with five touchdown passes. this one, a strike in the back of the end zone to brandon rice. that's the son of jerry rice. a career-high 174 yards and two scores. the trojans led by 15 with five to go. you need to close her eyes here because green wave did not go away. michael pratt to alex allman. it's called incomplete. but the replay shows he never let it hit the ground. it's ruled a touchdown. the green wave sweeps across at&t stadium. based on usc 46-45. the celebrated the tigers' win by diving into a pile of jesus. the sponsor for the ball. coach comes over and grabs himself a postgame snack . not sure if that is the best place to grab a cheese it. but hopefully, he does not regret that later on tonight. >> it's the five second rule. >> five second rule. i have a feeling it's been there for a little longer than five seconds. >> the trojans needed a treat after that game. it was painful to watch. >> i'm sorry. i thought about you when they lost it >> i almost had it. >> have toea innotive way. one startup business can happen anytime, anywhere. so help yours thrive and stay connected with the comcast business complete connectivity solution. it's the largest, fastest, reliable network. advanced gig speed wifi. and cyberthreat protection. starting at just $49.99 a month. plus, you can save up to 60% a year when you add comcast business mobile. or, ask how to get up to a $750 prepaid card. complete connectivity. one solution, as we begin the new year, there are concerns that australia's great barrier reef could soon be lost to time because of climate change. in a world of first, one startup is trying to help coral adapt to problems caused by humans. here is renee ygnacio. >> splashing into hong kong's subtropical waters, you might be surprised to learn more coral species live here than in the caribbean. yet the swath of the south china sea used to boast even more beauty. >> what was your 100 years ago? coral paradise. >> david aker is a coral ecologist at the university of hong kong. >> those of us who are from the world war ii generation, they tell you the water was crystal here. coevywhere. >> is hong kong industrialized, runoff and pollution blood into the waters area so baker cofounded an eco-engineering startup to rebuild this paradise lost. this team in a world first 3-d printed artificial reef tiles , made from terra-cotta. non-toxic and biodegradable. they placed those on the sandy bottom of the bay and seed it with living coral. 95% survived in the last two years. >> had to do even come up with the idea? >> i just thought to myself one evening, why not tile the seafloor like we would tile a kitchen or bathroom floor? >> these tiles could have global application for coral adaptation with benefits to humanity. reefs protect homes and businesses, breaking up destructive waves from storms. one of the biggest red flags from scientist says that they predict 70 to 90% of the coral around the world will disappear in the next 20 years. >> trying to make a splash as fast as possible, they have no expanded . the new industrial 3-d printer homes. >> we have our own facility. >> they're hoping to help onti >> racing for atmospheric river , round two. showers across the bay area right now. a small taste of what is coming this week. people still cleaning up from the weekend are now worried about what the next round of heavy rain and wind might bring. >> it was just a total disaster. the watermarks went up almost 2 feet to the back of the studio. >> a soggy mess and the threat of more flooding. many business and homeowners left wondering who will pay for the cleanup. >> i don't think we have flood insurance and i don't know about it >> your traditional homeowners policy does not include a flood policy. most likely it will not be covered. more about the quick action to evacuate seniors from the flooded east bay nursing home. >> we took all of our mattresses and put them on the floor and had kind of a campout. cars abandoned as rescues continue from flash flooding in sacramento county. >> we waited on top of the vehicle for what felt like a couple of hours. >> unof of devils slide. the major rescue operation on the peninsula. >> nothing sho