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this weekend's blizzard. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. here's a live look at the conditions at lake level from our live camera at zephyr cove. we have abc seven news team coverage for you as the cleanup in tahoe continues. >> abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn spoke to people who live and work in the sierra about the impact of the blizzard. we're going to get to that. >> but first, let's begin with abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel. for a look at the really severe, impressive snowfall numbers. >> absolutely. for one storm. dan, we're talking about 10.5ft of snow for one of the resorts. i'll show you that in just a moment. look at this view. i mean, we depend on the sierra snowpack for 30% of our water supply, and we are definitely seeing a big difference up there . so let me show you the snow totals. sugar bowl 126in. that is just staggering. we're talking about 116 uh- soda springs got up to a dodge ridge, 89in of snow. now it is still snowing. blue canyon reporting snow in 29 degrees. truckee

light snow as you look at live doppler seven, but nothing like the blizzard conditions. so the statewide snowpack is up. it is at 104% of average statewide. everybody going up, which is a good sign. we did have a few showers today. they weren't widespread very spotty in nature. and tonight we are still dealing with isolated showers, mainly in the north bay. the system off the coast there is heading in our direction, but it is going to make a beeline towards southern california. i'll be back to show you a timeline of when, when and who might see those showers coming up. >> dan okay, sandhya, thanks very much. we'll continue our team coverage now with abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn, who talked with travelers about just how challenging things have been. suzanne's in the newsroom. >> so dan, the chp and caltrans for days warn drivers to delay travel because of whiteout conditions over the weekend. today backups and closures have been cleared and now people are looking back at how wild that storm really was. heavy snow and high winds slammed the sierra this past weekend, creating

chaos on the roads. the chp had to rescue some drivers on i-80 near donner summit because of whiteout conditions and on other highways around lake tahoe, more stranded motorists. >> i've never seen that many cars stuck on the side of the road, so we lended a hand, pushed a few, helped to shovel. >> after i-80 was shut down for days. today, some relief for drivers and residents. >> i'm in a truck with four wheel drive. >> former abc seven news reporter laura anthony finally able to make her way home to the reno area. i honestly don't see a lot of just passenger cars with chains. >> i saw many, many dozens of big rigs lined up along interstate 80 below the chain controls, i guess waiting to go through caltrans has done an amazing job of clearing this freeway. >> i thought it was going to be a lot worse. >> also today snow blowers hard at work. wendy fields of napa is staying in tahoe city where they have 15 foot snowdrifts outside

her condo. fields came up to ski and wonders when she'll be able to get back. >> i have a tesla and the tesla chargers have not been dug out. >> there's a huge wall behind me at palisades tahoe ski resort. >> so much snow fell in such a short period of time and absolute insane blizzard. >> snowstorm. the winds at our top ridge hit 190mph. the ski resort opened up today, but check out this post on x. >> it's clear the run right now. >> hurricane force winds blew out some windows and filled the area with snow. crews had to clear out the snow before they could start spinning. the chair. across the region. crews and equipment have been working overtime. reportedly, equipment has been breaking down. >> i know multiple snow plow companies that work in the roads, in the areas. some of their machineries have broken down, um, it's just what happens when there's this much snow. usually we can handle the six inch storms pretty easily. it's nothing really to bat an eyelash about, but eight feet. i don't i don't know if people really

understand how much snow that truly is. >> and according to caltrans, most of their snow blowers are broken. caltrans posted on zillow earlier that only eight of their 30 snow blowers were working. the good news, though, again, interstate 80 is now open to all traffic in both directions. live in the newsroom. suzanne fan abc seven news. such improvement suzanne. thank you. hey, take a look at this stunning rainbow. >> look the entire thing right. you don't often see that our own dan noyes capture. that's perfect. arch this morning spans from alcatraz into san francisco . so i saw just like a partial one yesterday. wasn't that that spectacular there? don't forget, you can always track the latest weather conditions with the abc seven bay area apps. get the latest forecast and look at the same live doppler seven radar that our weather team uses. just search abc seven bay area in your devices app store to download it now. all right, let's move on now to your voice. >> your vote. on the eve of california's primary election, one of the hottest races is for anna. issue seat. she is retiring after 31 years in congress. abc seven news

reporter zach fuentes has more from four of the candidates who have raised the most funds. and what experts say we can expect on super tuesday for the first time in 32 years, a long held congressional seat is opening up. >> it comes after longtime south bay congresswoman anna eshoo announced her retirement a long list of candidates are vying for the seat. four have raised the most funds, according to open secrets org. as of the last report on february 14th, newcomer peter dixon raised more than $2.7 million, followed by former san jose mayor sam liccardo. state assemblyman evan low and santa clara county supervisor joe simitian. dixon is a tech entrepreneur and marine corps veteran. though he's raised the most money, he's never held office before, something he says gives him an edge. >> i'm an outsider who has a track record of getting things done not just in business, not just in the federal government, but also on capitol hill and so you really with voting for me and supporting me, you can you can get that outsider who knows

how to get things done. >> candidate sam liccardo is known by many throughout the south bay, most recently for having served two terms as san jose mayor. he says his experience traveling to washington, d.c, as a city leader will help him strengthen federal partnerships with local governments to address local issues. >> we routinely hear from members of congress, hey, that's just a local issue. and so i'm running for congress because i believe these are national issues. these are federal issues that congress needs to lean in on. >> candidate evan low has served in the state assembly since 2014, after having served in the campbell city council and as campbell mayor. he says transitioning into the federal level would be a natural progression, allowing him to bring in a new generation of leadership, helping to ensure that we reflect the values of protecting reproductive freedom. >> public safety, environmental change and helping to make sure that we have an environment of society that we want to be conducive for. everyday california. >> a longtime local leader, joe simeon, is currently a santa clara county supervisor and the candidate who has the endorsement of the retiring anna eshoo. he said his goal is to

introduce a different way of thinking in washington, d.c, so lawmakers at the federal level can understand many issues facing the 16 district, including housing. >> i'm going to need the federal government to sort of reevaluate how it looks at housing across the country. you know, our region is different. it's a very pricey region. a lot of folks were shut out trying to get folks in washington to understand the unique challenges of our high cost area is not going to be easy, but i am game for that effort. >> the top two candidates will be able to move on to the november general election, though we've listed candidates in order of the funds they've raised. san jose state political science professor melinda jackson said in this election, it may not come down to dollars in a primary election. >> i think you're going to see the political experience and the name recognition playing the biggest role in the south bay. >> zach fuentes, abc seven news campaigning is reaching a fever pitch as california voters get ready to elect a new u.s. senator tomorrow. >> congressman adam schiff spent the day in the bay area. he was in downtown san jose buying lunch at a mediterranean restaurant with mayor matt mehan. earlier he visited small

businesses in san francisco's union square. schiff has been the front runner in the race, but a poll last week showed him in a statistical tie with republican steve garvey, who has surged in the polls. they are followed by congresswoman women katie porter and barbara lee. >> governor newsom was in san francisco today to promote proposition one one, which he sees as a solution to homelessness and drug addiction. the $6 billion bond measure would build treatment facilities and permanent housing across the state for people with mental health and addiction problems. the measure had broad support, but that support has waned in recent polls, and a group of opponents even interrupted newsom during today's event. no communities, no. >> i'm proud one not on prop like all of us can agree, including people that may feel differently about this initiative. >> the status quo is not acceptable. >> some mental health providers have come out against prop one because it would divert local funds to the state, leaving counties with less money for mental health services.

>> stay with abc seven news for our election night coverage tomorrow. check it out our full team of reporters and experts fanning out across the bay area to keep an eye on the races that matter to you as the results come in, our coverage of the california primary election starts at 9 p.m, streaming anywhere you watch abc seven news, bay area back after the break, one man is dead and four deputies are injured after a police pursuit in the north bay ends in a shootout. now we're hearing from a man who witnessed part of that deadly confrontation. abc seven news at five. we'll be right

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and shootout overnight. >> authorities say it a began with reports of a man brandishing a rifle in west santa rosa. >> abc seven news reporter cornell bernard on the latest on the investigation in just a rapid fire of gunshots. >> you know, really loud gun bam bam bam bam bam bam bam bam bam. just all kinds of gunshots. dean stepanek says he heard gunfire and tire squealing around midnight in west santa rosa. >> i heard tires squealing, you know, cars peeling out and just racing back and forth. santa rosa police now investigating the incident involving sonoma county sheriff's deputies. it all began with a911 call from neighbors. >> they were advised a male subject was brandishing a firearm. >> the sonoma county sheriff says the male suspect had a

rifle and was driving a small white sedan. >> deputies arrived and saw the suspect, who quickly led them on a pursuit. during the pursuit, the suspect fired at the deputies and they returned fire. ultimately, the suspect crashed and subsequently died at the scene that car crashing through this fence on stony point road. >> dean stepanek says he heard yelling before the crash. >> i heard a deputy say, let me see your hands, and then that's all i heard. and right after he said, hands, i heard gunfire. >> police are not saying if the man was hit by gunfire. four deputies riding in separate cruisers suffered injuries, all taken to the hospital. one deputy suffered a head injury, another was shot in the leg and two suffered injuries to their hands. >> our deputy with the head injury is in critical but stable condition as you can imagine. i'm concerned about my injured deputies and hope they all make a full and speedy recovery. >> for a time, the crime scene stretched to miles as investigators gathered evidence. >> we appreciate the public's patience with us. we have a large thoroughfare in our city,

closed off on multiple roads. um and that is because we have multiple scenes to investigate the name of the suspect has not been released. >> police are still trying to figure out what happened here. sheriff's department says it will release more information soon, including body worn camera footage. in santa rosa. cornell, bernard. abc seven news. >> coming up, tackling the threat of wildfires even after the recent rain, the action at stanford today and how it's different from other prescribed burns is different than other money managers. (other money manager) different how? aren't we all just looking for the hottest stocks? (fisher investments) nope. we use diversified strategies to position our clients' portfolios for their long-term goals. (other money manager) but you still sell investments that generate

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in san rafael bridge westbound traffic has been affected since 11 this morning. the number two lane is shut down from the toll plaza to the marin county line. it's expected to remain closed until six this evening. the chp is warning drivers taking the bridge during the evening commute to expect delays. it's encouraging motorists to use alternate routes. >> well, you may have noticed some smoke along the peninsula today. today in the portola valley. that's because stanford researchers utilize the wet environment by burning piles of debris for wildlife management. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey has the story. >> letting it burn. with the rainy season winding down, the fire, season is coming up fast and stanford university researchers say there's a clear way to prevent them. low intensity fires like these reduce wildfire risk by 60. fuel

reduction wildfire management risk mitigation is a community level effort. >> we have to work together. if one person is doing something over here and one person is doing something over here, if it's not connected and a firework to come through, that would be at risk. but if we all work together, that's when you're going to get the best risk mitigation. >> the team from stanford's jasper ridge biological preserve is doing their part with these pile burns. unlike more common prescribed fires, this style of fuel reduction is smaller and easier to control. it creates a safety barrier for nearby homes and the preserve. >> when we're burning fuel and we're actually removing the fuel out of the system instead of just rearranging it when you cut things and just kind of put it on the ground, which is an excellent way to do things like when you chip material, but when you're burning it, if a fire were to come through, there's nothing left to burn. >> there's educational benefits from this burn. as well. stanford students and researchers can use this to study low, medium and high intensity fires. to learn more about the impact on the environment, a flame filled first hand experience. >> when we're looking at the range of different outcomes of the fire, we can have some

control and then translate that into what real wildfires happen or other types of burning. >> jasper ridge specializes in research, education and conservation. executive director jorge ramos says these burns bring all three of those elements together like never before. >> this is the first of many of our bigger mission and our bigger vision that we have here at the preserve. we're starting with, like an ecology foundation of studying what's happening to the system, but also this will open up opportunities for research, education and stewardship in the hopes to bring wildfire management to a whole new level here in california, in the portola valley. >> dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> all right, well, we've been talking about a lot of rain lately. >> we have indeed. and abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is back with what we can expect as we go forward here. sandhya. >> yeah. not a storm that is going to be a repeat of what we just saw over the last couple of days. dan and let me show you a live picture right now from zephyr cove, where things are a lot quieter than the blizzard of the weekend. up to 10.5ft of

snow for one of the resorts up there. sugar bowl, palisades tahoe, by the way. friday, late at night above 8000ft, reported a wind gust close to 200 miles an hour. as we take a look at live doppler seven right now, you will notice that there is still some snow falling across the northern california mountains and the northern sierra, along with the central sierra, but the winter storm warning was dropped earlier today. this is the system that is going to bring us some showers and they will get some more snow showers, but it's below that warning criteria. so as we look at live doppler seven right now, we do have a few sprinkles around taking you back in time. we did have those showers come through here. they were very isolated earlier today and they will remain isolated through tonight. a live view from our east bay hills camera a lot of cloud cover out there. temperatures probably noticed this feeling like winter. mid to upper 50s. san francisco 55 56in oakland, san jose. you're at 59 degrees. half moon bay. you need the jackets 54 degrees.

beautiful view from our san jose camera as we look at the shark tank here. low 50s, santa rosa, petaluma 54, in napa, 56. concord and livermore. and a lovely view from our golden gate bridge camera. tomorrow we're looking at isolated showers. thursday and friday, scattered showers. excuse me. that should say wednesday. scattered showers. and then thursday and friday. sunny and milder weather is expected. all right. we're going to straighten this all out. so tonight those isolated showers remaining in the north bay as we head into tomorrow, a few showers show up, but they're not widespread, which is why we're not giving it a storm impact scale. just a spotty showers in the north bay. maybe an isolated shower in the east bay after that on wednesday is when we're expecting some of those showers to come in our direction. so not is not going to be a widespread event. but you will notice around the santa cruz mountains, san francisco, east bay, parts of the north bay, there very scattered, continuing through wednesday evening. and this will mean some more snow showers in the sierra. the system winds down pretty quickly, but unlike the last

system that brought, you know, 3 to 5in for our wettest, higher terrain, this system is going to bring anywhere from nothing measurable in places that don't get the wet weather to about a third of an inch in ukiah, clear lake could pick up a little bit more than that. now. we'll fine tune those numbers as we get closer. our temperatures first thing in the morning, 40s and 50. if i were you, i would just grab the umbrella before i leave home. just in case you need to use it tomorrow afternoon. you're looking at highs in the 50s and 60s, mostly cloudy, except up to the north. a few showers now. we are expected more showers for your wednesday, which is why that storm impact scale is on there. the accuweather seven day forecast. if you're going to the polls tomorrow, no need to worry. isolated showers level one for wednesday. we get that break thursday. friday lots of sun, milder weather and then saturday our best chance of wet weather is going to be in the north bay right now. don't forget sunday we spring forward. we are actually losing that hour of sleep. but it is oscar sunday and it's going to be mostly cloudy. rain is back on monday,

a level one that is going to be a widespread rain event. so dan and emma, we are in for a little bit of a treat later on this week. >> we are? yeah thanks, andy. >> still ahead, hollywood's biggest night as we mentioned, is less than a week away as we gear up for the oscars, we're taking a look at the effort to increase diversity among this year's nominees. >> this is abc 724 seven. >> in san francisco, live at levi stadium in san jose. >> live in oakland. yeah you're watching abc seven news live anytime, anywhere. >> we are, we are, we are, we are, we are, we are where you are. >> never miss a moment of the news that matters to you. download our abc seven bay area streaming app. join us and start watching

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streaming tv app. just search abc seven bay area and download it in the countdown to the oscars, we take a closer look at some of the leading contenders at this year's big show. >> yeah, a third of all of the nominees are women, while 19% come from under represented groups and seven out of 20 nominees in the acting categories are black, latino or indigenous artists of color. all of them are first time nominees best supporting actress is the most diverse category we have. >> da'vine joy randolph, who is probably one of the surest things of the night, winning supporting actress for her work in the dramedy the holdovers. >> lily gladstone is the first native american actress to be nominated for her leading role in killers of the flower moon. colman domingo and jodie foster are first time openly lgbtq

actors nominated for playing lgb characters and do not miss the oscars right here on abc seven. >> you can watch it live next sunday, march 10th, starting at 4:00. all right. >> we have much more ahead for you. new at 530 on abc seven, bay area streaming with karina nova. >> if you're watching us on tv, though, world news tonight with david muir is coming up next for san diya patel. all of us here. thank you so much for joining us. >> i'm ama day and i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time. we'll see you again at six.

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tonight, the supreme court weighs in on donald trump. the unanimous decision. the nation's highest court tonight the supreme court weighs in on donald trump. tonight, the unanimous supreme court decision keeping donald trump on the ballot. the new winter storm warning. after more than 10 feet of snow in some places and a recording of wind gusts 190 miles an hour. the new