francisco is elevating sisterhood. >> abc seven news starts now. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> we definitely thought, you know, maybe there was a little too much hype at first. we went from 0 to 100 pretty fast. rare blizzard conditions are pounding the sierra, closing roads and ski resorts, and the snow keeps coming. >> thanks for joining us. i'm j.r. stone. let's get the latest on what has been a brutal forecast. abc seven weather anchor spencer christian is tracking the snow and the rain. and spencer, we see all of those colors on the radar there. how long is this going to last? well, it's beginning to wind down a bit right now, j.r, but we have a few more hours of this stormy weather left. let's take a look at live doppler seven again. and we just had some downpours drenching rain over in the east bay along 580 from around castro valley and dublin out to livermore. that's winding down now, but the steadiest and heaviest rain currently showing up is in the santa cruz

mountains, moving over towards saratoga, cupertino, campbell and san jose. so that area is getting a bit of a drenching right now. but as you can see, this is not a blanket widespread storm for the entire bay area. and there's not much developing offshore right now, so it may be easing up a bit as we go into the late night hours. on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. this is a level one storm through tonight. we'll see more periods of showers, some brief downpours and snow on our higher peaks. of course, and gusty wind at times. but there are some brighter days ahead. i'll tell you about that in my accuweather forecast. a little bit later j.r. spencer thank you so much. we love brighter days. that system that's creating blizzard conditions in tahoe is bringing us rain, wind and downright cold temperatures here in the bay area. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard is live in sonoma, where an emergency shelter is opened to help people stay safe. cornell yeah. >> jr near freezing temperatures expected here tonight. that is why this emergency shelter right over here will be opening shortly, providing a warm, safe,

dry place for those who may be experiencing homelessness. meanwhile, up in the sierra, that epic blizzard is not over yet. fierce blizzard conditions creating a snowmageddon in the high sierra this weekend with high winds and heavy snow, whiteout conditions, and hurricane force winds unfolding at the top of donner summit, where some stranded drivers had to be rescued by chp off interstate 80, in both directions remain closed sunday afternoon. >> guys, chp truckee out here. so i just wanted to say thank you for your patience. we're trying to get this roadway open, as you can tell, a little bit of snowfall here on highway 50. >> caltrans says a snow slide on echo summit trapped several cars and closed the road for about 30 minutes. luckily, no one hurt. >> oh my gosh, it's so windy. wow >> bay area resident renee adelman is riding out the blizzard in south lake tahoe, where wind and blowing snow has been relentless node all day. yesterday

>> and then today we woke up to about a foot and a half of fresh snow. >> my neighbor's house is. the snow is almost up to the top of their their doorways, but many roads are still too dangerous for travel. >> this skier had the right idea to get around on venice drive. check out the unreal conditions at the gondola station at palisades tahoe. this resort had to close on sunday. heavenly resort was opened and look how many skiers showed up to enjoy some fresh powder. after digging out. could take a while. kevin dupuis was trying to clear a path in truckee but not having much luck, started trying to blow this snow blower, but i might have broken it so me and my buddies are trying to fix it and get it running in the bay area. no snow, but cold temperatures are a concern in the sonoma valley for unhoused folks. this emergency warming shelter is now open. unfortunately, here in the city of sonoma and in the valley sonoma valley, we don't have permanent uh- uh- winter

shelters. >> and so we've establish a, um, emergency winter shelter that we can open as needed. yeah >> and the shelter is scheduled to open here in about 45 minutes. it will close tomorrow morning about 8:00. and the chp still asking drivers to uh- delay any trips to tahoe because it is still too hazardous out there. you saw the video. we're live in sonoma tonight. cornell. bernard abc seven news cornell. >> thank you so much. that blizzard that cornell showed us hitting the sierra has forced several ski resorts to close today. you saw some of the images there with conditions just too dangerous. palisades tahoe, sierra at tahoe, homewood and mount rose ski resort are all closed today. several other resorts have a limited number of lifts open. resorts are reporting anywhere from 4 to 6ft of new snow over the past three days. now a look at the roads in the sierra. many are buried under snow. chains are required

on both i-80 and highway 50. there have been traffic holds there today for avalanche control and spinouts. the chp continues to advise people to stay off the roads. 100 miles of interstate 80 from nevada state line to colfax is closed, with no timeline for reopening, caltrans says part of the difficulty that crews are facing during this storm is blowers breaking down. due to the severe conditions. they posted this video today. caltrans says they've been down to two of ten snow blowers in kingvale, and just six out of 20 are working at their other equipment hub in the sierra. track the rain and snow anytime with the abc seven bay area apps. you can access the same live doppler seven radar. our weather team uses. just search abc seven bay area and your devices app store to download the app. now your voice , your vote. we're now just two days away from super tuesday,

march 5th. in addition to the presidential primary, other big races on the ballot here in california include one. to complete the rest of senator dianne feinstein's terms and another to decide who will serve the full six year terms. the two candidates with the most votes regard of party will advance. also, california's 12th congressional district, which represents much of alameda county, barbara lee held the seat for more than two decades, but it's now up for grabs as lee eyes the senate and district 16 that covers the south bay, mid peninsula and coastal san mateo county. in november, anna eshoo announced she would retire after three decades in congress on tuesday. you can see the election results the instant they come in anytime on abc seven news.com. we also have a full voter guide to election information in your county, including how to get registered to vote for the general election in november. war protests in israel shut down a street in tel

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looking at the east bay hills. boy, one thing is for sure some beautiful cloud formations out there tonight. we'll see spotty showers through the night. spencer will join us in a matter of minutes to let us know what to expect from this storm tomorrow. scott on the war in the mideast. demonstrators in tel aviv protests this weekend against the israeli government. they're calling for new elections and criticizing how the war against hamas has been conducted. there were supposed to be ceasefire talks today, and israeli newspaper reports israel boycotted them after hamas rejected a demand by israel for a list of hostages that are still alive, officials from the us, israel and egypt are in cairo for those negotiations. on another front, vice president

kamala harris is set to meet with israeli minister benny gantz tomorrow, also at the white house. they're expected to discuss a ceasefire and hostage releases along with ways to increase aid. a celebration today of asian women at the iconic ferry building in san francisco. the nonprofit asians are strong led the women's history month event. they honored women in the aapi community for their strength and obstacles they've overcome. today's activities include cultural performances, guest speakers, live music, and aapi women focused resources, the group's co-founder says this event was all about conquering challenges together. >> i very much like why we are doing this event, you know, spotlighting asian women, creating this empowerment, a movement, how we can uplift each other and encourage each other to chase our own dreams. >> asians are strong works to empower individuals to take action and strive towards the elimination of hate crimes and

negative stereotypes. a new type of event for san francisco launched just last year, is making a comeback ahead when and where you can catch upcoming night markets in the city. spotty rain tonight across the bay area as we take a live look outside, spencer says. dry days are ahead. he'll let us know when we'll get a break from all of this rain. beautiful shot there. yeah those seals got a good life coming up in sports. >> so warriors wrapping up their road trip with a game in boston. you saw it right here on abc seven. and that road winning streak gets busted in boston. celtics crush the warriors. we'll have the highlights and some reaction from steve kerr

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barbie, killers of the flower moon, poor things and nyad, sandy kenyon from our sister station in new york, talked to some of the female stars about a year with a high number of powerful roles to think pink is to feel empowered. >> hi, barbie. hi, barbie. >> hi, barbie. >> thanks to the first movie directed by a woman to earn more than $1 billion dollars. >> when i first read the script, i was just so giddy with how it subverted any one's expectations of what a barbie movie might be, or try to be a america ferrera's monologue proved truly memorable . it is literally impossible to be a woman, and she is only one of many strong women who are front and center in this year's oscar race. >> this is the last place that my baby and i were together. >> da'vine joy randolph's role in the holdovers was honored first by the national board of review. what is it about this

movie that has hit a chord? do you think its authenticity 8-80? >> um, and the ability to make ordinary people seem special by zooming in on them? >> lily gladstone has earned numerous trophies for her lead role in killers of the flower moon. >> i ought to kill these white men who killed my family. >> this movie was rewritten before filming to feature gladstone's character. everybody's gotta live, naiad is the tale of one woman's determination to swim a vast ocean at a time when many are retired. >> she has an incredible willpower, but then she's also got a lot going on behind her eyes. >> the fundamental and distinctive characteristics of all these nominees strength and power. a woman plotting her course to freedom. >> how to not. >> don't miss the oscars right here on abc seven. you can watch

it live next sunday, march 10th, starting at 4:00. luz pena is going to be out. there she is. we've got a week to prepare ourselves. yes we have. so hopefully you can do all your movie viewing this week. >> i have to do that because the only thing i've seen so far is oppenheimer, which i loved. but i need to get caught up as well. right now i'm going to check out live doppler seven, showing you lots of green. we've got some rain showers scattered around the bay area, but there are places where it is not raining as well. right now. the steadiest, heaviest rain is moving out of the santa cruz mountains down into the san jose area, right across the south bay there. so it's pretty wet there. but other many other locations right now are seeing very little in the way of rainfall. this is the animation showing there's not a lot brewing offshore. so the rain we're seeing now, maybe the heaviest, we'll see going into the nighttime hours. nonetheless this storm ranks level one on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale through tonight and into the early morning hours. showers some brief downpours, snow on our bay area peaks, and gusty wind at

times. here's a forecast animation starting at 7 p.m. notice by nine 10:00 tonight. how widely scattered and light the showers will be, and the system will just start winding down overnight, but there will still be some showers lingering into tomorrow morning, so it's not quite over yet. rainfall totals, though, will be minimal about 8/500 of an inch or lower for most locations between now and 11 p.m. meanwhile, in the sierra, blizzard, warning remains in effect until midnight, and after that it's going to be a winter storm warning. so still a severe conditions there with snow just piling up and powerful wind gusts back here in the bay area right now we have breezy conditions, but no strong gusts, and it's a degree or two warmer than it was last night at this time. here's the look at the current temperature reading, starting with san francisco where it's 51. oakland also 51 and low 50s in hayward, san jose , san mateo, and half moon bay. oh, beautiful western sky right now. the view from emeryville 46 degrees right now at santa rosa mid to upper 40s. also at petaluma, napa, fairfield,

livermore, concord, 50 degrees. and these are our forecast headlines. we'll see occasional showers tonight through tomorrow tuesday light rain and showers a little wetter than tomorrow will be. but after that we'll start to clear out a little bit on wednesday and wednesday through friday, we'll be looking at sunnier, drier and milder conditions for the bay area. nothing mild in the north bay overnight, though. a frost advisory once again will be in effect from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. temperatures dropping down to about 35 degrees. most other locations in the bay area will be not quite so chilly tonight. upper 30s in the inland east bay and then low 40s. just about everywhere else will be the low temperature overnight. highs tomorrow under cloudy skies with a little downpour. not not even a downpour, but a shower here and there. upper 50s tomorrow. so another relatively cool day. and here's the accuweather seven day forecast. now tuesday wednesday level one storm activity wednesday mainly in the morning hours. we'll have those lingering showers, but impactful enough to rank level one on the storm impact scale, then sunny uh- thursday and friday. sunny

and milder. in fact, we'll see some mid to upper 60s around the bay shoreline and inland on friday. but then next weekend, clouds return and it starts to cool down just a little. abc seven sports is sponsored by your northern california honda dealers. >> the warriors are looking to complete a perfect four zero road trip today and extend their eight game road winning streak, but unfortunately for the dubs, they ran into a buzz saw in boston. you saw it right here on abc seven today. jayson tatum 26 birthday stephen curry giving it a go despite a sore knee. and midway through the first quarter, curry. we watch this thing rolls on in tied at 21. that would be the last time it'd be close for the warriors because a minute later cal's jaylen brown a little transition three ball nine zero run at that point. and then brown just caught fire. hit five threes in the first 19 of his game. high 29 in that quarter. part of a 21 one celtics run. end of the first defense leads to offense

for the c's luke cornett with the block and then out in transition. payton pritchard hit the triple. he started seven of seven from the field, 19 off the bench. second quarter now dubs down 20. sam hauser blocks kevon looney and the celtics once again running the floor in transition. then get it back. and the trailer three is good. celtics led by 44 at the break. back to the birthday boy. tatum a little pump fake drives the lane. easy lay in boston's lead is growing and klay is all of dub nation. can't believe this third quarter. celtics up 9244. tatum gets the ball from brown. three of his 27. the celtics led by as many as 56 and the warriors lose one 4088, snapping their eight game winning streak. steve kerr with some trademark dry wit afterwards. >> well, a break here or there. and that game was ours. but you know it. stuff happens. so this is a this you flush it down the down the toilet. and we had a great road trip. three and one. uh, we've had a million games.

um so boston was amazing. we weren't beating them today. um, and so we head home and, uh, get ready for wednesday. when's they against the bucks college basketball history in iowa and her final regular season home game, iowa hawkeyes star caitlin clark passing lsu and basketball hall of famer pistol pete maravich for most points scored in d1 history, men's or women's. >> clark entered the game against number two ohio state. needing 18 for the record. she finished with 35 and her sixth ranked hawkeyes win by ten. nfl network reports that the 40 niners and wide receiver brandon aiyuk are working on a contract extension ba going into the final year of his rookie deal, and a hefty pay raise is expected for number 11. he's coming off back to back 1000 yard campaigns, 75 catches, a career high 1342 yards last year, seven touchdowns and a catch that will forever live in playoff history for the niners. and it's officially official the giants have agreed to a one year, $18 million deal with free

agent third baseman matt chapman, the deal includes player options in 25 and 26, and a mutual option in 27. he played his first five of his first seven big league seasons with the a's, of course, earned four gold gloves and two platinum glove awards during that time. the 2019 all-star. he's a career 240 hitter with 155 big knocks. here's president of baseball operations farhan zaidi on why the deal is good for both parties. you know, this gives us an opportunity to bring them into the fold, accomplish a lot of what we wanted to this off season and also gives him the opportunity to reenter the free agent market the next couple of years. >> um, you know, um, after, you know, more healthy and productive seasons, um, which you can see, you know, the motivation from their side is so , so really excited about this deal. again think it's a great fit. >> chappie is quite a player abc seven sports, sponsored by your northern california honda dealers. and we'll

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tonight, and one brought a special guest. plus, kamala harris marks bloody sunday. her words from the day that are now drawing national headlines and a lighter news, the blizzard that's dumping dozens of inches of snow in lake tahoe is a hassle for some, but for a couple of locals, it's perfect weather. these are ideal play date conditions for echo and yuba. a pair of siberian huskies who live in south lake tahoe with their owner. you can see the dogs running through the very thick snow saturday. the owner says. echo the black and white husky will power through any amount of snow, while yuba, who's an older dog, usually likes to lay back and let her partner carve a path. that's a fun video there, and spencer, we're hearing, is it still snowing there? still snowing there? >> in fact, up until last night, maybe even today, i have to check the latest. it was snowing at the rate of 2 to 4in per hour. >> wow. we'll have more on that update tonig

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