seriously. >> lexington reservoir is now just 18% full. all other valley reservoirs are down to a combined 10% of capacity, anderson riser or the valley's largest is all but dry for a seismic retrofit. >> the south bay water supply is at an historic low throughout the state. we are in an all time low and locally we've way surpassed anything that we've ever been at since may be the 40's. >> when we started building reservoirs. it's that graham. >> what's needed is a long wet winter that saturates the ground allowing for runoff into those empty reservoirs and underground aquifers and not just those here in the bay area. we really need a good snow pack. >> because that's 30% of the state's storage. and this year it all sunk into the soil and it didn't run off and it didn't go into the rivers while every drop counts for sure. and welcome as they are. there are worries the much-hyped early storms that caused flooding and other problems. >> could actually distract us from the bigger picture says cremen. >> people have started the state. question

seriously. >> lexington reservoir is now just 18% full. all other valley reservoirs are down to a combined 10% of capacity, anderson riser or the valley's largest is all but dry for a seismic retrofit. >> the south bay water supply is at an historic low throughout the state. we are in an all time low and locally. we've way surpassed anything that we've ever been at since may be the 40's. >> when we started building reservoirs. it's that graham. >> what's needed is a long wet winter that saturates the ground allowing for runoff into those empty reservoirs and underground aquifers and not just those here in the bay area. we really need a good snow pack. >> because that's 30% of the state's storage. and this year it all sunk into the soil and it didn't run off and it didn't go into rivers while every drop counts for sure. and welcome as they are. there are worries the much-hyped early storms that caused flooding in other problems. >> could actually distract us from the bigger picture says cremen. >> people have started the state. the question

then some reservoir twin peaks reservoir which are on the twin peaks. so we always strive to comply with all local san francisco requirements andplans for trees . we have achieved arbor and he closely coordinates with public works urban forestry staff on key decisions and actions. so as approximately 2000 trees that are under our care and maintenance we do involves removal of dead trees. we generally only water trees that are not yet established . i would consider a balanced tree health, operational conflicts and use of space so what may work in our right-of-way may not be perfect on top of the water reservoir. we also remove trees to ensure water breaks and complied with fire safety. and some of the tree maintenance issues involved our local water reservoirs. so whether our class spaces are classified as california divisionof safety of dance because of the longer large waters behind the wall . and the division of safety over the orbital dam issued in 2013 have gotten a lot more strict about removing trees and then we explicitly prohibit these plantings

it allows reservoir levels to continue to rise. ama: do marin residents seem to be responsive to conservation efforts? >> yes. i would say we have ramped up our conservation efforts very quickly. we've gotten to about 31% and we have a goal of 40, so we are approaching it that we haven't seen that mark hit yet. ama: you say we haven't seen rain like this in a long time, so feeling optimistic we can get out of this drought? >> we hope so. i would say does a step in the right direction but those two dry years and the big storm, it's unpredictable. climate changes here now and so whether we have this kind of rain again or go into the dry pattern, the conservation efforts of our customers, it really is a new way of life. ama: i think people areeople ara to get wind of that. i have noticed since i'm from here, it's always about conserving water, so i'm never out of conservation mode. i think people are getting on board. >> that's exactly right. i know some customers across the area may have experienced a power outages with the storm and

and i'm here to report to you that the the reservoir here, lexington reservoir now down to just 18% of capacity. that's a historic low and the pictures even worse. as you look across the valley, a combined totals for all of the reservoir is now down to just 10%. i'm told that as low as it's ever been. probably a dating back to the 1940's when the reservoir program first began. a lot of managers say these reservoirs comprise about a half of the valley's water supply. the rest is imported water and that comes from the underground but answer your this storm is not going to make much of a difference which needed they say is a back to back to back along what winter that will saturate the ground and generate some significant runoff into these reservoirs as well snowpack in the sierra, which can also help to regenerate that these reservoirs painting a grim picture of all this is the santa clara valley water district vice chairman gary cremen. >> radically. it's a good thing, but because it's so dry the 4. but more important, the reservoirs in santa clara county. >> are under 10% of their capa

days ago, we were worrying about our water supply, but how much did that storm actually help our reservoirs? >> we sent kpix 5 wilson walker to marin and sonoma counties to find out. >> i always think of nature and the animals and so now our animals are okay and the fire danger is going away and, yeah, it's absolutely gorgeous. >> reporter: the morning came. the storm had passed. before our eyes a different landscape in the wake of the atmospheric river, the north bay is basking in the glory of an epic storm that was needed. >> it was a great weekend for us water nerds and water managers. this storm is bigger than we had forecasted and thought. >> last week we showed you the east fork of the russian river barely crawling into lake mendocino. now the river is carrying the storm and as of today, the lake was up 5,000 acre feet. >> lake sonoma just from this rainfall has received over 13,000 acre feet into that reservoir. >> one of our smallest lakes, phoenix lake, is spilling now. >> reporter: marin is now in the wettest october since 1890 and the storm has had a dramatic impact on the water

want to see, putting the damage aside, getting the reservoirs full, excellent information. we are dry right now for the most part, just a few spotty showers through the east bay. we'll track the chance of showers tomorrow, i'm back with that in about 15 minutes. jeff just told you the north bay got the most rain, that led to flooded creeks and homes, too. we'll show you the damage and who people are blaming for some of that damage in some areas. coming up tonight at 6:00. >>> more questions and criticism surrounding facebook. this time the facebook whistle-blower sharing her perspective and the inside information with members of parliament in london. jay gray has the latest. >> reporter: there is growing concern and evidence, some say, that social media giant facebook prioritizes growth and profit over user safety and as a result continues to promote dangerous, divisive content and misinformation. >> the current system is biassed toward bad actors and biassed toward people who push it. >> today frances haugen, answering questions from members of large pamt in london, just w

seriously. >> lexington reservoir is now just 18% full. all other valley reservoirs are down to a combined 10% of capacity, anderson riser or the valley's largest is all but dry for a seismic retrofit. >> the south bay water supply is at an historic low throughout the state. we're in an all time low and locally we've way surpassed anything that we've ever been at since may be the 40's. >> when we started building reservoirs. it's that graham. >> what's needed is a long wet winter that saturates the ground allowing for runoff into those empty reservoirs and underground aquifers and not just those here in the bay area. we really need a good snow pack. >> because that's 30% of the state's storage. and this year it all sunk into the soil and it didn't run off and it didn't go into the rivers while every drop counts for sure. and welcome as they are. there are worries the much-hyped early storms that caused flooding in other problems. >> could actually distract us from the bigger picture says cremen. >> people have started to say the question i

reservoir in the south bay. >> clouds loom over lexington reservoir above los gatos. >> hinting of the first significant rain of the season this weekend. but even the most optimistic weather forecast falls far short of what is needed to ease the drought says valley water vice chairman gary craig money. >> you're going to need huge amount of rains and even one atmospheric river. it is not enough. it's that's a drop in the bucket. seriously. >> lexington reservoir is now just 18% full. all other valley reservoirs are down to a combined 10% of capacity, anderson riser or the valley's largest is all but dry for a seismic retrofit. >> the south bay water supply is at an historic low throughout the state. we are in an all time low and locally. >> we've way surpassed anything that we've ever been at since may be the 40's. >> when we started building reservoirs. it's that graham. >> what's needed is a long wet winter that saturates the ground allowing for runoff into those empty reservoirs and underground aquifers and not just those here in the bay area. we really need a good snow pack. >> bec

the main state water project reservoir, lake oroville, it's down to about 22. of capacity. he's payments. reservoirs are at about 55% full east bay mud says the region needs a wet winter need about four good storms this season to fill up our reservoirs, enough to average about 48 inches of rain statewide. the calls for conservation are increasing, with many districts hoping for 15% reduction. some offering thousands of dollars in rebates for drought resistant landscaping to replace water hungry lawns and asking for better water conservation inside the home. i'm just really my kids to use less water for shower honestly. still many districts are desperately searching for long term solutions to capture rainwater and boost reservoir capacity and supplies were in a critical situation where under 11% capacity, so that means 89% is empty, and that's real scary. santa clara valley water district is among 12 districts that formed a joint powers authority this month to raise the height of contra costa. counties lost for keros increasing capacity by more than 70% to help supply the re

bay reservoirs. after all that rain we are seeing the capacity of the reservoirs in the north bay at about 50%, and it's 70% for east bay mud. we did see rises there. less than a 1% rise for our south bay reservoir, so we are hoping for more. there's another storm system out there. this is way out in the pacific right now, and it's going to take a few days before it gets here. we are going to see our rain chances going up after the weekend. we could see fog because of all the humidity soak into the ground. by sunday into monday we'll see this system passing by that could bring decent amounts of rain. go into the out look for the next couple of weeks, it does show northern california will have above-normal chances of rain. it looking good for us as we are trying to dig our way out of this drought. in terms of temperatures, we will see low 70s for the next few days. for the weekend, slightly cooler. showers are coming back on monday as a lot of people will be heading back to work. >>> speaking of work,

. >> lake sonoma just from this rainfall has received over 13,000 acre feet into that reservoir. >> one of our smallest lakes, actually phoenix lake, is spilling now. >> reporter: marin is now in the wettest october since 1890 and the storm has had a dramatic impact on the water system. >> we've ended up with 17 inches total and that brought our reservoir levels up just over 11%. >> reporter: a few more storms like this one and marin could very well find itself with reservoirs that are completely recharged. in sonoma, it will take more time and more rain, but the first step was getting the ground saturated enough that it could carry the runoff to the reservoirs. they thought they needed about seven to 10 inches to do that. that is exactly what they got over the course of one single weekend. >> absolutely. this atmospheric river sets us up for success. >> reporter: yeah, the wet ground is going to allow us to fully capitalize on the future rains. that is incredibly important. it is important we get more rain in the near term. i am told that if we go another month or so, that rain will st

. >> what is the impact on our reservoirs and the drought conditions. we are going to hear f - i'm norm. - i'm szasz. [norm] and we live in columbia, missouri. we do consulting, but we also write. [szasz] we take care of ourselves constantly; it's important. we walk three to five times a week, a couple miles at a time. - we've both been taking prevagen for a little more than 11 years now. after about 30 days of taking it, we noticed clarity that we didn't notice before. - it's still helping me. i still notice a difference. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. >> from the sierra to the bay area, officials are hoping the storm will begin to make an impact on our reservoirs. >> abc 7 spencer christian is here with an early look. >> the weekend's storm may have created overnight likes across the area but as far as our reservoirs are concerned, water managers say there is still a long way to go. >> we need a series of these. >> gary of the santa clara valley water district says the storm resulted in an improvement of about one half of 1% in their system,

the reservoirs are up to. yeah. just over 50%, full. still leaders that marines water district say they will keep water use restrictions in place. >> and we need to continue to conserve water and use it as efficiently as we can. we really can't predict what will have a reservoir is back up to average storage and we need to stay the course and continue to use water as wise as they can. >> the marine water district officials also say from december to may next year. all outdoor irrigation is going to be banned. the idea there get every single drop of rain water into reservoirs. seamer in gets almost all of its water from local rainfall and leaders there despite the rain are still moving forward with a 90 million dollar plan to possibly build a big old water pipeline across the richmond. sandra fell bridge that couldn't would be used to move water into marion county drinking water if drought conditions persist. we hope this wasn't a one and done storm. but we'll just have to wait and see. pam adjusting back to you. right the answer with tha

as we fly through the reservoir, now it's less than half full. this place provides drinking water to people-- water to farmers for crops. we were asked and told it would take water from seven more record breaking storms like the one we had yesterday, seven more, in order to get a place like folsom lake even close to normal. norah. >> o'donnell: that really puts it into perspective. cbs' david begnaud, thank you. let's get the forecast now from cbs' lonnie quinn. good evening, lonnie. >> reporter: good evening, norah. look, the pictures david just showed us is something else. that storm finishes up with southern california tonight. then it's going to be moving over the rockies in the overnight hours and tomorrow bringing severe weather to the plains and gulf coast. strong straight line winds associated with it, maybe 60 miles per hour, but not all just straight line winds. a bit of rotation is detected, a possibility of tornadoes from the gulf of mexico to the plains. could be an eventful tuesday for that portion to have the norah. >> o'donnell: o

. >> yeah, we're looking at how effective are our reservoirs, and take a look at our reservoir levels in the north bay at about 33%. before all of the rain fell, guadalupe river and the reservoir is 8% of capacity. after all of that rain, it did go up about 10% for east bay mud as well as marin water went up, and silicon valley water only went up less than 1% even with all of the rain. we do have a little more rain in the forecast, and we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. >>> mike, it says it's calm at the golden gate bridge. >> yeah, it looks calm. the roadway is drive, no sliding around this morning. when i refer to this sign here, this is the one i am talking about, and right now it says four lanes, and sometimes it says caution on the bridge when the crews are crossing, and typically we will have two lanes open and they have not moved the center divide yet. here we have a disabled vehicle that could be in the slow lane as you are going east away from concord and over towards pittsburg. it's counter whatever morning commute we have. over here, mild slowing out of

two years ago we had a reservoir surplus of 115%. one year ago after one dry year it started to drop down to 77% of average average now look at the top three reservoirs as of today, only 38% of historical average. if you have driven by san luis reservoir to the south, 22% of historical average, 11% of capacity there down south. what's great news is that the climate prediction center outlook for the next eight to 14 days, a bull's-eye of high precipitation potential across northern california, areas that need it the most getting rain back in the forecast. the first of these storms, by the way, arriving at early as this weekend. we'll show you the bay area impact coming up on our full forecast in about seven minutes. >>> thank you very much, rob. see you then. and we invite to you download the nbc bay area app get the latest forecasts there. you can tailor the forecasts foeshlgts and reports to your phone. put in your zip code and you'll get all the reports. >>> okay a lot of freedom today in san francisco and marin county. no more mas

without that large reservoir we are reliant on current runoff. it's for this reason the upper basin uses are variable. when the snow is abundant, water is available but when the snow is thin, the water isn't there and the users go without. a perfect example of the impact of climate change. having increased absorption of snowmelt and reduced spring runoff this year has been especially difficult. 90% of the state is experiencing drought. an example of the difficult situations that colorado is dealing with a major storage project in southwestern colorado received only one tenth of its water allocation this year and due to the compounding years of shortages, people across the state are considering heartbreaking decisions. there's sociological and economic impacts to the community. the water shortages facing southwest colorado the last two years felt heavily on the tribes whose economy and communities depend on revenue generated from cross production. it also impacted the local recreational economy. these releases were made by the eminent needed provi

this weekend rain gave a major boost to the reservoirs in the north bay. especially the chronicle s, mar district seven reservoirs increased capacity by 18%. before the downpour on friday the reservoirs in the water shed were only 3% -- 33% full. as of monday, they were 50% full. the reservoirs provide 75% of water supply for marin county. >>> and a powerful storm also brought back this iconic landmark in northern california. water was finally flowing again at yosemite falls. over the weekend, that happened, but before that, yosemite falls was dried up by late summer and the storm dropped nearly a foot of rain in some parts of that region. >> kari, you were there not too long ago. >> nice to see the waterfalls really flowing. it was great to see the snow in the sierra, too. i've been looking around at all the cameras. i can't help myself and can't wait to get back to the sierra. as we look at the live view of our storm ranger parked on san bruno mountain, it looks hazy but it's taking a break from scanning all the storms and now getting sunshine. we've bee

what falls out of the sky gets stored in reservoirs like this one. no rain, no water. so how much do we need here in marin? >> today we thought was a good day to hike, so that we could see the mud on the ground. >> reporter: what everyone has been waiting for is finally on display around the hillside surrounding phoenix lake. the first steps in what will likely be a longer, soggier trip that ends with full reservoirs. >> we're never relieved in the sense we think it's done, but we're happy, anyway, to see that it's starting. >> we're very thrilled to be seeing some rain right now. quite a bit more than we've seen the last five months. >> reporter: for marin water, it is the end to a long-awaited dry spell. the question is how much rain will we need to get out of the drought here. >> yeah, are the that's a good question and it's a hard question it's hard to know what is really out at this point. >> reporter: one problem that is the parched ground will actually soak up more water, meaning runoff into the lakes will be reduced for a while, anyways. but the flip side on ma

not been seen since those reservoirs are first filled. after drought with no end in sight it clear to most of this at least the climate change is fundamentally altering the colorado river its decrease the amount available to the ski river which was already over allocated. climate scientists are telling us to expect hotter, drier conditions even less water being available in the upcoming years. in fact some scientists describe what we are now seeing in the southwest as a long-term shift in climate called a ratification that is a multi- decade mega drought. this is deeply concerning for tens of millions of people who depend on the colorado river and vertically concerning for communities that already face water insecurity challenges which have long affected tribal communities more than any other across the colorado river basin. i should note there are 38 tribal nations across the colorado river basin under the winters doctrine which was first recognized by the supreme court in 1908 these tribes have significant legal rights to enough water f

water levels in the largest reservoirs have declined to lows that have not been seen since those reservoirs were first filled. understandably it has drawn a lot of national attention and concern. after more than two decades a drought of no end in sight, it is clear climate change is fundamentally altering the colorado river, decreasing the water available from the key river, which was already over allocated. climate scientists tell us to expect hotter, drier conditions. even less water being available in the upcoming years. some scientists describe what we are seeing in the southwest as a long-term shift in climate called ratification that portends a multi-decade mega drought. this is deeply concerning for millions who depend on the colorado river, and particularly concerning for communities that already face water insecurity challenges that have long affected tribal communities more than any other across the colorado basin. there are 30 tribal nations across the caller whatever basin. under the winters doctrine first recognized by the supreme court in 1908, these tribes have significant le

they are thinking about 7 inches just to get their ground ready to convey water into reservoirs like this one. there is also lake sonoma, which is at 40% of capacity right now. there's a lot of work to do there as well, liz. everyone is ready to see more rain, but biggest months as far as rain for is really january and february. this is just the warm up with a lot of work to do. >> hopefully we make that up. thank you. >>> for details on storm conditions and how to protect your home from the next round of heavy rainfall, you can head to our website, kpix.com. >>> niwot 6:00, we are learning that police have made an arrest in connection to a threat against a pencil a high school. administrators called san bruno police yesterday about a student who apparently said he planned to use a gun to harm people on campus. this morning, police arrested a suspect away from campus my no firearms recovered. police say there is no ongoing threat to the school. >>> the death of a northern california family and their dog baffled investigators, but now deputies have solved the mystery. the family died

what about the reservoirs? did the storm do anything significant for our reservoirs in terms of the drought? our sky ranger at the lexington reservoir in los gatos. right before the storm, it was about 18% full. today it's at 20%. so a nice little bump. for some perspective now, a few years ago, it was at 99% capacity. how about the guadalupe reservoir south of san jose? it's now nearly at 11% capacity. two years ago, three years ago 63% capacity. so you see the difference there, what this drought is doing. and the difference between the last two, three, and four years. a lot of you helped tell the story of this storm by sending us your photos and your video. a lot of downed trees over the past couple of days. check out this video of tree branches literally falling off, breaking off, and falling. this is in saratoga from andre leonard. he sent us these images captured by his ring camera. it's the tall tree in the middle of your screen. you can actually see the branches crashing, there it is, crashing to the gro

bay area reservoirs on the rise. was it enough to put a dent in our drought? what we found out. >>> also. most amazing video we saw today. the massive cleanup effort after a landslide comes crashing down on a california highway. >> not looking at a gift horse here, but a case of bad timing. the storm in the sierra stopping truckers right in the middle of a supply chain crisis. >>> this evening, we are paying tribute to our good friend and colleague ken bastida who is wrapping up 31 years at kpix 5. >> here is former kpix co- ankielor barbara rodgers. >> ken knew everything about the bay area. he knew everything. all the towns, who the mayors were, who the fire chief was. all kinds of information that i didn't always know. it was wonderful >>> you're watching kpix 5 at 5:30. >> right now on kpix 5 and streaming on bay area, a large landslide shuts down a california highway. the all out effort to reopen the road. >>> plus, people forced to evacuate and return home. the storm damage left behind in the burn zone. >>> first, our top story at 5:30. it's the day afte

our south bay reservoirs. looking at some of the numbers, now they have come up a little bit at east bay mud, and so all of that water gave us a little boost. now as we go into today we will see spotty light showers. temperatures reaching into the mid and upper 60s. this is much cooler than normal. only 63 in danville, and 65 in concord. half moon bay reaching 60 degrees. 66 today in palo alto and the outer sunset today reaching 60 degrees. mill valley up to 63 for a high but still upper 50s for ukiah and clearlake. this is where we have the best chance of rain. after the spotty showers today, we are in the clear for the rest of the week, and even go into halloween and our forecast for the weekend looks comfortable. upper 60s for the weekend. there will be a system passing nearby. doesn't look like it brings us any rain. our temperatures will be holding steady in san francisco near the coast will low to mid-60s. mike, it's a very different view at the bay bridge. >>> yeah, for a couple reasons. first of all, w

lake mead is the nation's largest man-made lake or reservoir. it stores colorado river water behind the hoover dam. the world largest public infrastructure project when it was built during the great depression. currently, lake mead's capacity is 35%. it is the lowest level since the lake was first built. it's sister reservoir, lake powell, is the second largest man-made lake in the united states and it is not at 35% capacity but it is at 30% capacity. lake mead and lake powell are the poster children for western drought. a pale bathtub ring and circles both legs where the canyon walls were once submerged. we have that here. you can see what the level was historically by that ring and what it is today. it is significantly lower. it goes from about 1299 at full capacity and it is about 1067 or so feet above sea level today. at lake powell, only two of its boat ramps can still safely unload motorized boats and if the rockies see another year or two of record low snowmelt where the headwaters of the colorado river are located, arizona, california, a

lake mead is the nation's largest man-made lake or reservoir. it stores colorado river water behind the hoover dam the world's largest public infrastructure project when it was built during the great depressionon. currently, lake mead's capacity is 35%. it's the lowest level the lake was first built. sister reservoir is the second largest man-made lake in the united states and its 35% capacity protect 30% capacity. lake mead and lake powell arere poster children for western drought. t the bathtub ring and circles both lakes for the canyon walls were once submerged, we have not here. can see what the level was historically by that ring and what it is today. it's significantly lower. it goes from about 1290, 1299 full capacity and it's about 1067 or so feet above sea level today. ... snowmelt. arizona, california and nevada will be facing tougher drought restrictions possibly beginning in 2023. and then there >> title to grid reliability and resiliency in the last. reclamation projects there is a chance next year awake levels in lake powell that w

>> spencer has an update on our reservoir. >> it is raising expectations. water officials are hoping the storm will at least begin to make an impact on the drought-ravaged reservoirs. >> the weekend storm may have created overnight lakes on roadways across the bay area, but as far as our critical reservoirs are concerned, local water managers say there is a long way to go. >> we need a series of these. one or two is not going to be enough. >> the storm resulted in an improvement of about one half of 1% in their system, which includes lexington reservoir. >> we went from 88% empty to 87.5% empty. it has not moved the needle appreciatively. >> storm water often has difficulty penetrating the soil until there is more saturation from a series of storms. sky seven captured these images of a russian spillover in marin county. the sight of water beginning to bolster depleted reservoirs was a more than welcome sight. meanwhile, managers with the district say their total system has seen an increase of almost 3%, bumping levels to almost 70% capacity. but with the ef

reservoirs are already depleting. the supervisor says it will have a minimal impact on supply, and there is not really another option. >> customers cannot find additional water anywhere. >> it is not fun to think you could be without water for -- i don't know, a couple of weeks, a couple of months, who knows. >> liz kreutz, abc 7 news. >> building new housing for seniors in the east bay. why the proposal is concerning to neighbors. >> air pollution affects just about every californian. the new study hi working at recology is more than a job for jesus. it's a family tradition. jesus took over his dad's roue when he retired after 47 year. now he's showing a new generation what recology is all about. as an employee-owned company, recology provides good-paying local jobs for san franciscans. we're proud to have built the city's recycling system from the ground up, helping to make san francisco the greenest big city in america. let's keep making a differene together. >> a woman died in a house firing oakland around 5:20 a.

is it helping local reservoirs? katie's jana katsuyama joins us now live from alameda county water district headquarters in fremont with more jenna, andre and julie. i spoke with the general manager here, as well as staff at other water districts. and they say that while this rain will help. the big need is for more capacity as well as more conservation. rain is getting a wet welcome in the bay area after yearly bouts of drought. it's very welcome. you know, it's um i mean, it's been actually delighted to have this rain. it's been so dry and you know, given the whole. state is now in the situation of an emergency. an emergency that bay area water district say will need more than just this week's rain. in reality, it's not going to do much to help ease the drought with this drought has been over two plus dry years in the making. ah, two of the driest years in recorded history. stevenson general manager of the alameda county water district, says those dry years have been depleting the region's reservoirs. the main sta

hanson: if it wasn't for the logging, the fire wouldn't have reached the reservoir as quickly. bigad: which means people would've had more time to evacuate. dr. hanson: exactly. bigad: out of roughly 380,000 charred acres, this is where the creek fire's flames burned the tallest and fastest. bigad: it's also an area that's been logged several times over the past 25 years. using the forest service's own data, hanson plotted the perimeter of the creek fire. he found the flames first erupted at big creek canyon. according to his research, that's also where the fire burned most intensely. and here are areas that were logged after previous wildfires. hanson says that overlap shows areas that were logged are three times as likely to burn faster and hotter versus areas left alone. dr. hanson: big, downed logs like this, not only do they soak up and retain large amounts of soil moisture, like giant sponges, but they actually interrupt the flow of the fire across the forest floor. fires come from the ground up, and fires have to hit this and climb over it, and it actually can slow the f

. >>>>> new video now and chopper 5 over lexington reservoir in santa clara county. certainly looking healthier than it has in recent months. good news in the santa cruz and san mateo counties all the storm related evacuations have been lifted in and near the cz you burn scar areas. >>> paul hagan busy guy joining meet with how much rain we got. you weren't kidding about this one. >> this was an exceptional event for any time of year but especially for the month of october. average rainfall in san francisco less than an inch for the entire month. we picked up five inches for the storm. the storm totals since the ran began saturday morning. continuing through right now. over 16 inch of rain from mount sinai. the highest amount. 1 1/2 inches santa cruz mountains. over 8 1/2 inches of rain to berkeley. happy foot of rain in dublin. san jose picked up almost 2 inches of rain out of this event. there are still a few lingering struggling showers out there making their way further to the east. these are light not going to cause any additional problems. if you hundreds of an

these reservoirs are now being sucked dry by 40 million different straws-- that's the number of people in booming western states who depend on the colorado to quench their thirst, power their homes, water lawns and splash in the sun. its waters irrigate farms that produce 90% of the country's winter greens. to all these demands, add the stress of a 22-year drought, as dry as any period in 1,200 years, and you have a river in crisis. these white bathtub rings; is-- is this where the water used to be? >> brad udall: absolutely. >> whitaker: brad udall, a climate scientist at colorado state university, went out on lake powell with us. so all of this would have been underwater? >> udall: yeah. >> whitaker: so what does this tell you about what's happening on the colorado river? >> udall: well, it's a signal of the long-term problem we've been seeing since the year 2000, which is, climate change is reducing the flows of the colorado significantly. >> whitaker: lake powell and lake mead, the two biggest reservoirs in the country, were nearly full in 2000. today, they are at just about 30% ca

it's sister reservoir -- it's sister reservoir is the second largest man-made lake in the united states. it is at 35 -- it is at 30% capacity. lake mead and lake powell are the poster children for western drought. a pale bathtub ring encircles both lakes where the canyon walls were once submerged. we have that here. you can see what the level was historically by that ring, and what it is today. significantly lower. it goes from about 1290, 1299 at four capacity. it is about 1067 feet below -- above sea level today. at lake powell, only two of its vote ramps can still safely unload motorized votes. if the rockies see another year or two of record low snowmelt, where the headwaters of the colorado river are located, arizona, california and nevada will be facing tougher restrictions, but -- possibly beginning in 2023. then there's hydropower, a source of carbon free energy in the west. reclamation predicts there is a chance next year that water levels in lake powell might dip low enough that our generation x lang canyon dam can be affected. -- glen canyon dam could be affected. many other

most reservoirs between 9% to 18.7% full. that's it. now, we have made some major headway, especially in the north bay where the rainfall totals over seven days averaged 4 to 22 inches. we had those 20 to 22-inch totals up in some of the highest peaks. again, a lot of the lower elevations getting in on some of the major rainfall. in the north bay, we have seen a 17.27% increase. so that is a major, major improvement for us. and we do have more rainfall chances on the way. but as we continue this climate coverage, i wanted to show you also what could be contributing. yes, we had the atmospheric river move in. we do get a few a year each year in california. on top of that is la nina. la nina has now returned. it should be said last year when we had la nina roll through, it didn't do anything for us. a lot of times it can bring below average rainfall, but right now, there's an 87% chance la nina continues into february of 2022. now y have looked back at the data, and since 1950, all la nina avenlts have usually averaged about 84% of normal

now at risk days of heavy rain push reservoirs.

marines reservoirs hold a two year supply of water, but mike that's assuming. rain comes great start to the season. let's hope for a great month of november coming up. all right, deb. thank you. north bay was hit especially hard during yesterday's storm. crews have been very busy cleaning up after some neighborhoods and sonoma county where evacuated due to flooding in santa rosa's bennett valley. sunday's rains saw creek rise well over its banks. city officials say it was unusual to have that kind of flooding in the heart of santa rosa. they say 95 homes had to be evacuated. i had my clothes for evacuation. packed because this is typically are fire season. little did i know i'd have another opportunity to evacuate that wouldn't have anything to do with fire. just remodeled four plex apartment right beside the create was red tag, forcing residents into a hotel. in san francisco the countdown is on for outside lands and music. festival goers. hope mother nature will cooperate sky foxx was overhead golden gate park today, and it appears it fared pretty well during

before all of that rain, we are looking at how dry our reservoirs were. look at the south bay numbers and the percent of capacity for the reservoir. only 8% of capacity. in marin county as well as parts of sonoma and napa counties, on average about 30%. but now with all of the rain, we brought it up to 50% in the north bay, so that was a boost of about 17%. east bay mud went up about 4%, so we are now at 71% of capacity. for the south bay, it was not a lot but hopefully we will see more rain coming. this is the next storm. we can see all of the space between what we are seeing now and this storm system. it's going to be a few days before it gets here. we will see all of the rain that we had recently soak into the ground, and then also another storm system passing just to the north of us throughout the weekend. then the rain set to move in on monday. it looks like a pretty decent one. we will fine tune how much rain we will see as we get closer. as we look at the outlooks for the next two weeks, through november 9th, we are looking at good rain chances acr

kumasi: reservoir relief, with all this heavy rain we are tracking an amounts and local reservoirs picked up. julian: the boise mall shooting rampage, gripping video from the floor -- the second floor the moment the gunman started firing. kumasi: the show set to debut next week that's made national headlines. mike: here's a look at some of the record rainfall totals. santa rosa, kentfield, napa, san francisco, kumasi: despite the atmospheric river that we all just made it through, bay area water managers say we have a long way to go to improving our reservoirs. gary kleiman says the storms resulted in an improvement of about one half of 1% in their system, which includes lexington reservoir near los gatos. he says we need a series of atmospheric river events to make more of a dent in the drought situation. gary: we went from 88% empty 287.5% empty so it hasn't moved the needle appreciatively. kumasi: aww. he's also hoping the storm system delivers a major impact on the sierra and wants to see the storms grow considerably. mike: that would definitely be nice. here are the newest numbers i

, the biggest reservoir in the state of shasta. it's only 21% full right now. this historical average at the time of year is 36% lake oroville is at 22% so it's folsom lake. the state data shows the 17 san francisco bay area reservoirs are doing a bit better at an average of 43% capacity. it will be a rating first weekend for the delayed alameda county fair, but the rain held off for opening night. fall fair kicked off today at the fairgrounds and pleasant and it's usually held in july. but the coronavirus pandemic changed all of that. people can now enjoy rides that they're familiar with those carnival rides indulge in those beautiful, tasty treats. there are some new twists as well for halloween, including family friendly, spooky movies every night. we spoke with some who said it is nice to get back to normal. just being outside just being around people just having fun just enjoying my daughter just trying to be normal, so is fun. people do have to wear masks in the indoor venues, but based coverings are optional outdoors. the fa

we're downstream from cadillac biggest water reservoir. that's the it okey dam, which is releasing $100000.00 pieces of router every 2nd. now the government is doing that is releasing washer from 3 dams. because they rapidly filled up with a torrential rain over the weekend. and that means that people living in a live and downstream along the patio river as far as the city of chloe richey have been put on alert. in case of flooding from the release of water. now they're doing this because there is more heavy rain projected for all of cadillac from wednesday . and this is what the states water resources minister told us about the preparations dinardo. i'm worried for all the dams are under control now. and the government has made all arrangements regarding the location of people living near the catchment area of the dams and also to other places where this water could flow . no one is relocated as of now, as the water discharging is in a limited and controlled manner. now what the government is trying to do is of the, the kind of disaster t

we're downstream from cameras biggest water reservoir. that's the it okey dam, which is releasing $100000.00 pieces of router every seconds. now the government is doing that is releasing water from 3 dams because they rapidly filled up with the to renshaw, rain over the weekend. and that means there's people living in a live in downstream along the patio river as far as the city of co ci have been put on alert in case of flooding from the release of water. now they're doing this because there is more heavy rain predicted for all of kettler from wednesday, and this is what the states water resources minister told us about their preparations. dinard are horrible for all the dams are under control now. and the government has made all arrangements regarding the allocation of people living near the catchment area of the dem's and also to other places where this water could flow. no one is relocated as of now, as the water discharging isn't limited and controlled manner. now what the government is trying to do is avert the kind of disaster that

we're down stream from because of the biggest washer reservoir. that's the it okey dam, which is releasing $100000.00 pieces of router every seconds. now the government is doing that is releasing washer from 3 dams because they rapidly filled up with a to renshaw rain over the weekend. and that means that people living in a live in downstream along the petty of river as far as the city of co ci have been put on alert in case of flooding from the release of water. now they doing this because there is more heavy rain predicted for all of kettler from wednesday, and this is what the states water resources minister told us about their preparations. dinardo, i'm worried for all the dams are under control now. and the government has made all arrangements regarding the relocation of people living in the catchment area of the dams and also to other places where this water could flow. no one is relocated as of now, as the water discharging isn't limited and controlled manner. now what the government is trying to do is avert the kind of disaster that happen

we are watching the reservoir levels rise. let me show you the numbers and what it looked like before all of the rain we had for east bay mud. it was at 67% capacity, but we were doing bad in the south bay. only 18% of the capacity, and guadalupe at 18%. we have seen a rise in the reservoir levels, and the most in the north bay with all of the rain, and it was 17% and now at half capacity. in the north bay, it's better than what we were seeing. it does look like we will take a break from the rain for the next several days, and then next week we will see another chance of a pretty good amount of rain moving in starting on monday. as we go into the out look for the next two weeks, some of the highest chances of getting more measurable rain will be across northern california. that's looking pretty good. we will be watching that on monday. we have a chance to let all of the water soak in, and, boy, was it a lot. we will see temperatures reach into the 70s in the next few days. there will be a storm system passing to the north of u

what percentage of our reservoir. i think it's important for people to realize this one storm is not going to solve the accumulated impact of the draft we've been experiencing. it is not going to solve our long time problem >> in the case of cherry, there's about 10% of the reservoir volume. in the case of hetchy it's probably about 8% of the volume. those numbers are rising. good round number of getting 10% of our reservoir capacity is probably about right. one of the things that we routinely sort of think of is about 6 to 7 atmospheric rivers a year is what takes care of the system. this was one, it was a bigger one than normal. that's good. we could use another half dozen or so. >> vice president ajami: thank you. >> president moran: anything else? seeing nothing. next item please. >> clerk: item 6, bay area water supply and conservation agency update by c.e.o. sandkulla. >> thank you for having me here today. i wanted to spend some time providing some remarks. really my time, i wanted to focus on providing you som

reservoirs are 11% of total capacity. san francisco is in much better shape, 67% of total capacity. east bay mud is currently at 55%. it allows both to take a wait- and-see approach. >> will we do our guidelines we do a lot of modeling and engineering analysis. we plan for multiyear droughts. >>> the san jose water company is expected to vote later this month and they go into effect in mid-november. there are no similar penalties being considered for east or san francisco puc customers. >>> an fda advisory panel recommendation of boosters for the moderna and johnson & johnson vaccines could be approved as soon as next week. yesterday the group voted to authorize a booster shot. it will be for americans 18 and older. it will be at least two months after the first shots. j&j says study showed boosting at two or six months can bring effectiveness up to 94%. >> it will increase efficacy against severe disease. it will increase efficacy against all symptomatic covid and the immune response against variance. >> i think this was always a two dose vaccine. i think it's better as a two dose.