Flooding Forces San Jose, California Residents to Evacuate
GUERNEVILLE, Calif. (KGO) --
The rising Russian River has flooded homes, cars and other property in Sonoma County.
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Homeowner Robert Kavanaugh feared the worst about his Guerneville hillside home. His fears came true when a 50 foot mudslide came crashing down beside his home and on to Old Monte Rio Road, which is now closed. The debris flow off the hill is still active.
Kavanaugh"s home is now red tagged for fear that giant redwoods will fall. He and his neighbors were told to evacuate.
"All morning long you could hear trees cracking," said Kavanaugh. "Some bigger trees fell across it, rocks tumbling down."
The Russian River crested Monday at 35 feet flooding several low lying neighborhoods like Drake Road. Many people packed up and got out, moving cars to higher ground.
Flood waters put Josephina Mondragon"s backyard underwater she fears more rain will flood her house. "I said to relatives, if something happens, go up, sleep on second floor."
In the town of Monte Rio, the Russian River is showing its force, submerging homes in its wake.
"I have a pantry full of stuff, freezer, fuel, generator, I"m ready to go," said Harry Leras, who owns a home in the area.
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San Jose, CA Declares Local Emergency Amid Major Flooding -60 Mile east Already Has 550 Inches Snow
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) Slowly the Coyote Creek floodwaters began to recede under clear skies wednesday, but thousands of san Jose residents remained evacuated from their homes with no official word as to when they might be able to return to their neighborhoods.
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At a morning news conference, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo urged the evacuees not to attempt to return home.
We are urging people not to return to their homes in those mandatory evacuation areas, he said. The water is not safe. There is contamination in this water and the contamination runs the gamut.
Liccardo also said there was not timetable for lifting the evacuation orders.
Bluntly, the water is receding, but we are far from out of this, he said.
Officials said at least 14,000 residents had evacuated from their homes to escape the rapidly rising waters on Tuesday and another 30,000 lived in neighborhoods put under a voluntary evacuation order late Tuesday night.
U.S. Highway 101 was shut down to just twolanes in the northbound direction within the city limits by flooding, bringingthe morning commute to a virtual standstill.
Breakfast was served to those who were displaced after a relatively sleepless night on cots in James Lick High Schools gym.
Others awoke at the home of friends and family members or in local hotels and motels.
The plight of the evacuees tugged at the heartstrings of the Bay Areas largest city. Residents like Shelene Huy-Booker were among those dropping off donations of clothing and toys for the children at the evacuation centers.
I spotted this little girl and all I could she had was this Minnie Mouse (doll), said Huy-Booker, whose voice was filled with emotions. She was just looking around like she was lost. This is surreal, so I went home and told my daughter shes four I was like: We have to do something. We have to get some toys to take to this little girl.
Evacuees were also telling stories of their rescues from the waters. Flood victim Juanita Wilson said her belongings started to float around her apartment.
Thats like a nightmare, said Wilson. Its kind of like something you cant believe is happening but it is happening.
Margaret Cervantes lives on the second story of one of the buildings caught in the flood. She lost her car, but was able to grab some valuables.
Just a little bit overwhelmed with everything thats happened, said Cervantes. I was fortunate enough to be able to grab baby books, pictures, clothes, my children, so I feel fortunate.
Meanwhile, floodwaters measuring more than four feet deep on some streets had begun to slowly recede.
According to the National Weather Service, the flood waters had receded from a high of 14.4 feet at the height of the surge Tuesday night at Edendale to 11.5 feet by 7 a.m. Wednesday.
At Madrone, the creek has receded from 12.6 feet to 9 feet.
However, the Anderson Reservoir, which drains into the Coyote Creek, remained at more than 100 percent capacity and its spillway was still gushing thousands of gallons of water an hour into the creek.
A flash flood advisory remained in effect at the creek until Saturday.
The water spilling in from Coyote Creek was cold and murky. As it filtered through the neighborhoods, it became a noxious stew of sewage, dirty diapers, household chemicals and engine oil.
At least 225 residents were taken Tuesday to dry land and rinsed with soap and water to prevent them from being sickened by floodwaters. Health officials urged others to get tetanus shots as an extra safety measure.
Dr. Maya Angelou"s 3-Word Secret to Living Your Best Life | Oprah"s Master Class | OWN
Sitting at a baby grand piano in a new residence hall at Wake Forest University on Friday, performing artist Valerie Ashford Simpson played and sang Reach Out & Touch in honor of the late Maya Angelou.
I think it speaks to what shes done for all of us and what she wants us to do to continue to reach out and touch, Simpson said of the song she and Nickolas Ashford wrote.
Many of the nearly 100 people gathered in the resident halls parlor for students held hands and sang along with her: Reach out and touch somebodys hand. Make this world a better place if you can.
Angelou, who was a poet, author, professor, civil rights activist and former resident of Winston-Salem, taught students at Wake and was its Reynolds Professor of American Studies from 1982 until her death in 2014.
Along with her many accomplishments, Angelou now has a residence hall named after her.
Simpson was at Wake on Friday for the universitys ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony for Maya Angelou Hall.
The 76,110-square-foot, five-story residence hall is the first building at Wake named after a black person and the second building named for a female professor.
The building, which is on the south side of the campus, is designed to house 224 students. It includes a classroom, study spaces, a media/game room, kitchens and a recreation lounge. The Residence Life and Housing offices are on the ground floor.
Maya Angelou Hall was completed in December and opened in January. Currently, sophomores, juniors and seniors live in the residence hall. Beginning in the fall, Maya Angelou Hall will house first-year students only.
Then he read a letter from his father and Angelous son, Guy Johnson, which included words of appreciation from Angelous family for naming a campus residence hall in her honor.
I am positive that she is looking down on us from her special heights and smiling upon us, Johnson stated in the letter. Wake Forest University held an important position in my mothers life because it gave her an opportunity to see that she was not simply a writer who teaches, but for most she was a teacher who writes. Each new batch of students she received filled her with excitement and she looked forward to the challenges of breaking through those students barriers and assumptions to make them aware of new connections.
Speakers from Wake included President Nathan Hatch, Vice President for Campus Life Penny Rue, Maya Angelou Presidential Chair Melissa Harris-Perry, Dean of Residence Life and Housing Donna McGalliard and Chief Diversity Officer Barbee Oakes. Rev. K. Monet Rice-Jalloh, associate chaplain, blessed the space.
Angelou initially came to Wake Forest on Feb 20, 1973, for a speaking engagement and joined the faculty nine years later. Wake awarded her an honorary degree in 1977.
Over the years, she taught a variety of humanities courses, including World Poetry in Dramatic Performance, Race, Politics and Literature, African Culture and Impact on U.S., Race in the Southern Experience and Shakespeare and the Human Condition.
Hatch said that Angelou brought people together from her first moment on campus that night in 1973 when her lecture focused on the significance of black literature in America.
That February night was the start of a decadeslong relationship with this university, Hatch said. Here she engaged us with difficult questions, deep thoughts and meaningful exchanges. She helped us to see what we had in common, instead of how we were different. She reminded us that we are all human, that we have the power to love, to laugh, forgive and to rise.
He said that Friday was a day to celebrate Angelou, a towering figure at Wake Forest and across the world because she so valued all people. As a great artist, she created. As a great citizen, she educated. As a great teacher, she inspired. As a great human, she loved.
Friends of Angelou, who attended the event, said that Angelou was so deserving of the honor.
She was a loving person who sort of brought all kinds of people into the fold, said Velma Watts, a retired assistant dean for student affairs and associate professor of medical education at Wake.
Watts used the word wow to describe what she believes Angelou would say about having her name on a residence hall at Wake.
She would shed a few tears, Watts said.
Rosalyn McPherson said Angelou was a longtime friend of her family and that she has known her since 1964.
She left such a legacy behind and I think that this is a wonderful way to give honor and make sure that her name goes on for many years here, McPherson said.
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Remember last month when a Sports Illustrated writer suggested the Detroit Pistons trade Andre Drummond for DeMarcus Cousins?
Well, they apparently tried.
Basketball Insiders" Michael Scotto, citing unidentified sources, reported late Sunday the Pistons engaged the Sacramento Kings in trade talks that would have included Drummond for Cousins.
The revelation came out shortly before it was reported the Kings were trading Cousins, a three-time NBA All Star averaging 27.8 points and 10.7 rebounds per game, to the New Orleans Pelicans.
Whether the Pistons remained in talks with Sacramento about Cousins is unclear, but the report seems to indicate Detroit is open to entertaining offers for drummond, their talented, 6-foot-11 center.
Of course, it was reported by ESPN on Friday the Pistons continue to gauge the trade value of Reggie Jackson.
Jackson"s name came up in a potential trade with the Orlando Magic, one that would reportedly send Detroit"s starting point guard south for D.J. Augustin and Jeff Green.
It was the second Jackson-related trade rumor reported by ESPN in recent months, including one -- Jackson to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Ricky Rubio -- that was publicly shot down by Pistons president-coach Stan Van Gundy.
AROUND THE NBA:The Vertical"s Adrian Wojnarowski, in a video published Sunday, reports the New York Knicks are no closer to convincing Carmelo Anthony to waive his no-trade clause.
... Wojnarowski reportsthe Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics, both playoff contenders in the East, are discussing a trade involving Jimmy Butler.
... The Indiana Pacers, in an effort to land help for Paul George, have made their 2017 first-round pick available, ESPN"s Chris Haynes reports.
... The Washington Wizards are seeking bench help, and are eyeing Los Angeles Lakers guard Lou Williams or Brooklyn"s Bojan Bogdanovic, Wojnarowki is reporting.
Heather PelatPublished: February 22, 2017, 8:56 amUpdated: February 22, 2017, 9:36 am
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(NEXSTAR MEDIA) Wednesday, February 22 is National Margarita Day!
The unofficial holiday was founded by Todd McCalla as a way to spread his love for the tequila, triple sec and lime drink around the world.
McCallas website, NationalMargaritaDay.com, which touts itself as the official website of national margarita day, offers a collection of margarita drink recipes and even a list of restaurants, broken down by state, that are planning celebrations or offering discounts.
If youd rather stay home and host your own celebration, the site also offers a list of places in each state that offer margarita machine rentals!
According to McCallas blog post 8 things you didnt know about the margarita, its believed that the original margarita was invented in 1948 in Acapulco by socialite Margarita Sames although there are some who believe it was developed a decade earlier.
Frozen margaritas were invented in 1970s when an inventive bartender converted a soft serve ice cream unit into a frozen margarita machine.
Some of the recipes on McCallas site are more complicated like the Bikram Burn margarita that includes cayenne-infused tequila while others, like the Cool as a Mule margarita, are more simple takes on the classic margarita.
the first set is 17.7 points per game, and 46 percent shooting from the field. Those are numbers Rose is producing on the court for the New York Knicks this season.
The second set of numbers is $21 million, and zero. Thats Roses salary this season, followed by the salary hes due next season.
One of those sets of numbers, I guess, is not a totally indefensible reason to trade for Derrick Rose. The other one is astupid reason to trade for Derrick Rose. If you are a fan of one of the teams reportedly sniffing around the possibility of trading for himlike, for example, the Timberwolves, whose coach and head personnel honcho, Tom Thibodeau, was Roses coach for five years in Chicago and is famous for the fanaticism with which he sticks by certain playersyou are hoping the doofuses in charge can tell which is which.
Lets clear up that part, straight away. Derrick Rose is not a good professional basketball player anymore. In fact, between his diminished athleticism and the big holes in his game, hes pretty solidly a net negative at both ends of the court these days, and has been trending in that direction for a few years. Choose your holistic player-value metric of preference (VORP, WS/48, BPM, whatever) and it will tell you that he is among the worse guards playing starter-type minutes in the entire NBA.
The trends in basketball have done Rose no favors, either. To be sure, at no particular point in the life of the sport was there a whole lot of value in a guard who:
Doesnt shoot threes (1.3 attempts per 36 minutes, fewer than Zach Randolph takes);
Cant make them when he tries (hes hitting 24 percent from beyond the arc);
Doesnt shoot a lot of free-throws (4.0 free-throw attempts per 36 minutes, good for 78th among minutes-qualified players);
Doesnt create many good looks for others (the NBAs stats site has Rose creating 9.4 potential assists per game, good for 37th in the league);
And oh, hey, also, doesnt play any defense (his -2.1 Defensive Box Plus-Minus is the 241st-best in the NBA, according to Basketball Reference).
But, if the game ever was relatively friendly to that type of player, it certainly isnt right now. The leagues good guards are efficiency machines, now more than ever: They pour in threes, or live at the free-throw line, or create bushels of good looks for others, or all of the above. They exert far, far, far more influence over the games contours and gravity than Rose ever could by hitting 46 percent of 18 two-pointers per game and doing nothing much else.
Rose is 28 years old. He has been in the NBA since 2008. He has no developing left to do. This is what kind of NBA player he is going to be. A crappy one.
On the other hand, his expiring contract may have some value, even in this era of an exploded salary cap. Plenty of teams have need for cap space, or could certainly make use of it, and $21 million is a lot to clear off the ledger in one big Derrick Rose-shaped lump. Not least among the teams that would like to clear that lump off their ledger so that they can spend their money on players less bad than Derrick Rose is the team currently paying him to play basketballthe Knicks. Thats why hes available!
A competently run team may trade some junk for the right to pay Rose for the rest of this season, and then the infinitely more valuable right to stop paying him shortly thereafter. And its not entirely out of the question that some coach could find the right extremely limited role for him in the meantime: On the right second unit, with guys who could shore up his limitations on defense, he could probably gun for buckets for a dozen minutes a night without cutting too disastrous a plus-minus figure. Hed probably be an upgrade over at least a handful of the leagues crappier backup guards, if he could be got for a box of donuts. That would be a not-stupid deal!
Or, a dumb teamor a loyal former coach insufficiently checked within the organization that gave him more personnel power than he probably knows what to do withmight trade some actual players and/or assets of value for him, believing that superficially decent-looking points-per-game figure points to a healthy Rose evincing something like the force of nature he used to be. That would be a disaster for that teams fans, but not for the Knicks.
In any case, I wont be able to clown sad Knicks fans like Kyle Wagner for having Derrick Rose on their team anymore, and that will be a tragedy.
