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seen winds pick up. we've also seen snowfall rates pick up. we had a little lull in the storm after it had initially said on there earlier this morning. we're going into a period of increased snowfall. by the time this is all said and done on monday, we're expecting about 7 to 9, maybe up to 10 feet here at the lab. >> 100 inches of snow, that's just a little hard for folks to comprehend. that's so much. how does this even stack up to other major storms over the years? it has to set some records, right? >> well, our number one snowfall of all time in 24 hours was 52 inches. >> whoa. >> so if this storm comes in like it could, it's possible that we'll get into the top ten snowiest days that we've ever had here at the lab back to 1970 at least. so it's looking somewhat promising that it will at least give a few of those days a run for their money. it just really depends

how it overall pans out. >> we got a little good news today. the sierra snowpack survey, conditions are improving. how much might this storm help and is there any downside, though, to getting so much snow in so little time? >> absolutely. we've seen a lot of improvement going from about 28% in january 1st up to 80% of our statewide snowpack to date. we've seen a lot of fantastic improvement. this storm, it's likely that it will take many, if not all, locations up above 100% for this time of year. with that said, we're only at 70% of our april 1st average. we really want this storm to come in big. the big drawback to having so much snow in a relatively short amount of time is likely the avalanche danger. people staying inside away from their homes or staying inside their homes i should say and not traveling, that will help with a lot of the danger out and about, but we will have those

increased avalanche danger risks in the backcountry. >> a lot of folks at home may be wondering, all right, i can't go up today or tomorrow. do you anticipate a good time to go up and maybe appreciate some of the snow that's come in the next few days, perhaps sunday or monday? is that a good time to go up there? >> it really depends how quickly the ski resorts get things cleared. as far as the highway, we're supposed to see the bulk of this heavy snowfall really end sometime early sunday morning. so it's possible that sunday could be a good day, but realistically we've had this big days in the past and it takes about a day for these ski resorts to shovel out. >> true. >> realistically speaking, if i were to recommend a day, probably monday. >> dr. andrew schwartz from uc berkeley sierra snow lab, thanks so much. >> thank you. with all this rain and snow across california many people would love to see a place to store all this water, right? in

fact, years ago california voters approved funding for a new reservoir. that project is finally underway. the reservoir will be north of the sacramento/san joaquin delta. wilson walker is giving us a closer look at developments there. >> reporter: something we hear a lot when we have a year like this one and last year, two good years in a row. so where are we going to put all that water? right here. this is something that's been in the works for a very long time. a lot of people want to know why this hasn't happened faster. as we all know, california can be pretty deliberate about projects this size. in this case maybe that is a good thing, right? there are places across california where we put dams and reservoirs where we're currently trying to undo some of the impact there. this is worth thinking through and the man in charge of making it happen says yes, they're very close to getting started. >> nothing has been built like

this in california for more than 30 years. >> reporter: it has been nearly 70 years since california took a look at the sykes valley and saw the potential for a reservoir that could have as large as shasta. >> the peak we see to the north is not the northernmost location for the reservoir. >> reporter: jerry brown says the long slow push to create this new water storage is moving ahead and the payoffs he says will be as large as the new lake itself. it will not dam a river, which is good for the fish. instead the water will be pumped up out of the valley. >> we're basically bringing water in off of the river during high flow periods and storing it here in this valley and then releasing it back out to be used or flow back into

the river during dry periods. >> reporter: the natural bowl of limestone creating this valley does most of the work. only two relatively small dams are required. >> this gives you a nice angle on the scale of the dam. it's a large dam, but it's not huge. >> reporter: of all the 180 miles of conveyance required to move the water to the reservoir and back out, only 15 miles of it have to be new. so when everything is built and the water is turned on -- >> the reservoir will be the eighth largest surface water storage reservoir in the state of california. >> reporter: what happens to what's here? the community and the valley where some members of the seitz family still live, this would be submerged. >> we'll be underwater about 300 feet. >> reporter: the authority is it negotiating with land owners. most are said to be on board with the project. many are reluctant to talk as the discussion has now dragged on

for generations. >> 60 years and it's never happened. so you can imagine the fatigue that you might feel with people telling you you got to move and then no, you don't, but i think they're getting to the place and they're older where they understand the importance of this to the community. >> reporter: and the state with a big push from the governor is trying to get things moving. a project design has been submitted. now the water right must be obtained. that is a big step, but it is expected to be cleared in the next year. >> after that then we'll start construction in 2026 and we figure it's about a seven-year construction period, so about the end of 2032. >> reporter: let's talk money. it's going to be about $4.5 billion to make that happen. you get about $1 billion from the federal government, $1 billion from the state. you need about $2.5 billion from local interests. who are local

interests? there's some people here. there's a lot of people down in southern california. they want this bank of water, too. when things get dry and you tap into this theoretical lake i would be standing it, i don't know, maybe ten years from now after another four dry years and have another wet year and four more dry years, maybe a couple more cycles of drought and rain years, we'll get to stand here and talk about filling up the seitz reservoir. >> you want to save every drop because living in california even on rainy years you're still talking about the concern for drought. thanks so much. >> reporter: yeah. they say they -- >> all right. we'll check in with you later. up next at 5:00, bay area video game companies are the latest in the tech world to announce layoffs. what a difference ten minutes makes. we'll meet a pair - [narrator] at kpix, we're taking weather

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hamas-run health ministry says today's killings pushed the palestinian death toll to more than 30,000 since the start of this war. both president joe biden and former president donald trump traveled to the u.s.-mexico border today, as immigration remains a hot button issue in the 2024 presidential race. in dueling visits, president biden arrived in brownsville, texas, to host an event on immigration while former president trump held his own event about 325 miles northwest in eagle pass. biden's visit comes as he considers new executive action that would restrict migrants' ability to seek asylum at the southern border if they cross illegally. video gamemaker electronic arts plans to lay off 5% of its workforce. it's believed that adds up to nearly 700 job cuts for the company, which is head quartered in redwood city. at the same time the company is also ending development of some game titles including a "star

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for a year when you buy one unlimited line. visit xfinitymobile.com today to learn more. on this first alert weather day, we're tracking rain and wind the next several days around the bay area and we're tracking snow and incredible winds in the sierra. this is the live view from the cdot camera on donner summit on i-80. chain controls are definitely in effect. conditions are bad and getting worse. the camera has been shaking around. i've been watching people try to pass each other even through this absolutely dreadful travel conditions now and it's going to get worse over the next several days. look at the snow profile as we look at i-80 from today through sunday. you get above one mile in elevation, blue canyon at 5,300 feet, 5 to 8 feet of snow, up to 9 to 12

plus feet at donner summit by the time everything is added up. it doesn't mean it's going to be a 12-foot tunnel of snow to plow through. it gets compacted down, but that's a ton of snow. highway 50 a similar story. get above one mile in elevation and we're talking about 5 to 10 total feet of snowfall. this is a rainmaker around the bay area, same system responsible for both, rain with gusty winds arriving today. the winds will be strongest tomorrow and the storm system lingers heading into the weekend, leftover showers sunday even though that's the drier half of the weekend. now on first alert doppler there is a band of heavier rain that extends from around discovery bay through livermore and through the south bay back to the coast and into the santa cruz mountains. this is moving. it's not parked in place like the downpours last week and the fact the rain is moving and the fact there are gaps in between the waves of additional rain could help us avoid a significant flooding threat. we'll look for localized problems as we head

through a wet cold stretch of weather the next few days. more off-and-on showers tonight. i'd plan on a wet drive to work. we'll have more showers becoming more numerous heading through tomorrow evening into tomorrow night. it's likely when the heaviest rain will develop late evening and overnight marching off to the east and followed up by more off-and-on showers through the rest of friday night into saturday. it's not going to rain everywhere all the time. that's part of where we won't see the significant flooding threat around the bay area, but it's a wet stretch of weather. temperatures will keep getting colder. we're in the low 50s for highs over the weekend both saturday and again on sunday. if you have anything outdoors to get done, sunday looks like we'll catch a little break, showers fewer and farther between, but there's more rain in the forecast farther down the line, mainly tuesday night into wednesday. we add that up over the next seven days and here are the forecast rain totals. we're talking about generally 1 to 2 inches of total rain. again, even adding on that additional rainfall by the middle of next week, it

won't be a tremendous amount of water that falls over the bay area. it's going to be a tremendous amount of snow that falls in the sierra. inland in the east bay, between 1.25 to 1.5 inches of rainfall, some of the higher amounts farther inland in the north bay adding up to about 2 inches or so around santa rosa. the wind is going to be a factor through the duration of this system, the gustiest conditions occurring tomorrow, generally in the 35 to 40-mile-an-hour range late afternoon and early evening, but the wind will still be noticeable saturday. fortunately, these winds aren't strong enough to lead to significant power outage threats, but it's something we'll have to watch in addition to the localized flooding possible. a showery pattern sunday, a dry day monday, but still a 20% chance of showers. another round of rain by the middle of next week. the beat goes on. we're going into march with very wet conditions for at least the

first seven days. >> paul, thanks. time for a check of what's ahead at 6:00. we switch to juliette. >> thanks so much. at 6:00, as the heavy snow ramps up in the sierra, we'll have a report from truckee on the treacherous travel there as locals prepare to hunker down. plus oakland residents get their first chance in the next hour to meet the top four finalists for the city's police chief, why the mayor does not think this is part of the process that should be public. plus next tuesday marin county voters will weigh in on the heated topic of rent control, the proposed protections dividing renters and landlords, all that coming up at 6:00. let's go to vern and sports. >> all right, jules. we got baseball up top and the giants. man, if it wasn't for bad luck, they'd have no luck at all. pitcher tristan beck is back in the bay area to be treated for an aneurysm in his upper right arm, limited blood flow that caused his hand to become cold and numb when he

threw. invasive surgery, should sideline him a couple months. his teammates played on today, another spring training game with the diamondbacks and hello, jung hoo lee, the new guy's first home run as a giant. giants lost another, 2-1, san francisco winless still this spring. women's college basketball superstar caitlin clark is headed to the pros. the iowa guard declared for the 2024 wnba draft giving up a fifth year of eligibility at 3,650, the women's division 1 all time leading scorer and 18 points shy of becoming the overall leading division 1 scorer pasting pistol pete maravich. nba, the warriors running with the new york knicks, six-game road win streak on the line, moving pictures coming up on "the late show." college games, national spotlight tonight shines on

chase center. that's when usf hosts gonzaga. the bulldogs have won the last 28 meetings, but behind the dons double-double man this time might be different. the dons found a hidden gem in jonathan mobo. after averaging just eight points a game at missouri state last season, mobo has become one of the most efficient players in the country. >> i had high expectations. i didn't know it was going to snowball the way that it has. >> the secret's out now. mobo is one of just 17 division 1 players to average ten or more rebounds per game and his 66% field goal rate is currently third best in the nation. >> i just wanted to prove to myself that i can do all these things. i was a late bloomer. so always having that mindset like you can do it. >> standing just 5'9 entering high school, the undersized guard didn't have any division i offers after his senior season. >> my mom asked me if i really

wanted to do it and started crying and then, you know, i just told myself in my head i'm going to make that change. i'm going to change myself. >> after a growth expert and two years in junior college, mobo finally got his opportunity. >> sometimes all you need is the opportunity to show and do things that you're capable of doing and it's a credit to him for taking advantage of the opportunity. >> now mobo is dominating the west coast conference. he's the only player in the league averaging a double-double and he's positioned to become the first west coast conference player of the year at san francisco since kenyon jones in 2000. >> if we did not have jonathan mobo, then i think our season could be different. >> the scary thing is he's not even close to where he can get to, you know. that's fun to be involved with guys like that and just kind of watch their climb. >> always been an underdog. so i feel like that's one of our goals here, just make it to march. do good in march. see how far we can go.

>> let's see if mobo can shove around gonzaga with ease. one thing, though, i'd like to see him fly coach and be comfortable. >> i love his story, though. it's a great lesson. never, ever, ever give up. >> that's right. >> vern, thanks. still ahead at 5:00, sometimes a few minutes can feel like years

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here's something we can say only once every four years. today is february 29th. for an east bay family, today's date is more special. the erickson family had twin boys. miles was born in the final minutes on february 28th and walter was born about ten minutes later on february 29th. >> it was on a leap year and that means i'm only 2. >> they're pretty good at sharing and pretty good at sharing their birthday, but they definitely don't miss out on the opportunity to have their own thing on leap year. >> how fun. the family is having a huge party this weekend. happy birthday! that's it for the news at 5:00. cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich starts right now. >> thanks so much. the biggest storm so far this winter is pummeling the sierra. it's no joke. the

impact from a blizzard lasting days and the rain here in the bay area. the snow is flying at the central sierra snow lab and rain is falling across the bay area, both associated with the same powerful winter storm system. i'm tracking the rain, wind and snow in the first alert forecast. you'll be locked in. >> blizzard-like conditions set to bury mountain communities in several feet of snow. >> the wind is something else right now. >> the drive to tahoe, downright treacherous, the impact for ski resorts, our water supply, and the locals getting ready to hunker down. >> if you don't like the snow, go home before it starts. after more than a year without a police chief, the people of oakland are about to meet the top finalists for the job. >> we need to make decisions. we cannot keep wasting time and leaving the city unsafe. >> why the mayor is against getting the public involved. a heated debate over rent control on the ballot, we