What's next? Officials break down situation at Lake Oroville

DANA
GRIFFIN HAS BEEN
STANDING BY.
SHE HAS THE OFFICIALS IN
OROVILLE.
DANA: WE LEARNED THAT THE FOR
TO
LOWER THE LAKE HAS BEEN
SUCCESSFUL.
THERE IS NO LONGER WATER
SPILLING OVER THE EMERGENCY
SPILLWAY.
BUT NOW THEY WANT TO DROP THAT
LAKE LEVEL 50 FEET AND BEST
IN
PREPAREDNESS FOR THE STORM
EXPECTED LATER THIS WEEK.
THE WANT TO SHOW YOU VIDEO FROM
LIVECOPTER3.
THEY CONTINUE TO POP 100,000 CFS
AND WATER THROUGH THE DAMAGED
SPILLWAY.
THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF
UNKNOWNS BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT
BEEN ABLE TO REACH THEHO
HOLE.
THEY NEED
TO GIVE DWR TIME TO
EVALUATE THE SITUATION BEFORE
MAKING A DECISION TO LET
RESIDENTS BACK IN.
LISTEN TO WHAT OFFICIALS TOLD US
JUST MOMENTS AGO.
>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
LOOK AT EVERYTHING, WHETHER IT
IS HYDROLOGIC, THE WEATHER
FORECASTS, AND THE CONDITION OF
OUR INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAKE SURE
WE ARE DOING OF THEY WE CAN TO
MAKE SURE THAT OPERATES AND
PROTECTS THE PUBLIC.
WITH OUR MULTIAGENCY APPROACH
THAT WE'VE TAKEN HERE, WE ARE
DOING THAT.
I THINK TODAY WAS AN EXAMPLE.
IT WAS A TOUGH CALL TO MAKE.
IT WAS THE RIGHT CALL TO MAKE TO
PROTECT THE PUBLIC.
>> I RECOGNIZE HOW TOUGH THIS
SITUATION IS ON PEOPLE.
I RECOGNIZE WE HAVE HAD TO
DISPLACE A LOT OF PEOPLE.
BUT AS YOU'VE HEARD
TONIGHT, WE
NEEDED TO DO THAT TO ENSURE THE
PUBLIC'S SAFETY.
DA AGAIN, WE
DONA: OFFICIALS --
DANA: WE DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE
EVACUATION ORDERS WILL BE
LIFTED.
ALSO SAID THAT LOOTING IS NOT
HAPPENING.
CHICO HOTELS ARE FILLING UP YOUR

What's next? Officials break down situation at Lake Oroville

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