lot of snow on the roads snowplows have been working all night trying to clear the roads. traffic was jammed up on interstate 880 until 3:30 in the morning, it looks like roads have cleared up a bit. not much traffic going on but chains are required from 80 from baxter to the nevada state line up to myers. a check on the rain. let's check in with lisa argen. >> good morning. check it out. we have a wintry mix around the bay area. winter weather advisory for the hills above 2,000 feet. we are looking at two to three inches of snow that could pile up across the bay. we've got cold air in place. we've got more moisture coming in with a few peeks of sunshine don't be surprised to see a clap of thunder. look at the north bay vallejo and san francisco around daly

city. down to 280. 101 into san leandro. south bay more wet weather for saratoga. as you head toward the santa cruz mountains. this is where we'll see the concentrated rain later on today. when will it end, i'll let you know. >> earlier this morning the republican controlled house cut $60 billion from hundreds of federal programs. >> i think you've done yourself proud this week. >> the vote was mostly along party lines and led by freshmen republicans. $1.2 trillion measure would keep the government running through september. there is sweeping subsidies to domestic programs but it protects oil and coal companies and farmers from new environmental regulations. montgomery has threatened a veto. >> the deadline for congress to

agree to some sort of funding measure is march 4th. after that mark matthews the government will shut down. >> it's just that the republicans don't think the budget cuts are enough they want to start slashing spending now starting with $61 billion this year. >> we are taking the first step in tackling our unsustainable debt and preserving our economic strength for future generations. >> but bay area representative jackie speier described eight bit differently. >> the silly and dangerous and hypocritical. >> instead of passing a budget for 2011 they have been passing temporary spending measures. the president says he will veto the republican cuts and sets up a showdown. money for government operations will run out in a little more than two weeks. the first government shutdown since clinton and newt gingrich faced off in 1995.

a scenario that veteran republicans are not eager to repeat. >> they remember they tried to that tragedy and it failed. they realized that coming up in 2012 they need to the center voters, they don't want to lose the center voters. >> some republicans in the house are split. newcomers are tied to the tea party are pushing for the big cuts and threatening a showdown but it is more show than anything else. >> money to be used for president obama teleprompter. we're going to cut $3,000 from the budget that is really going to help us. >> they are signaling they were l back away from a government shutdown. >> as the headlines hit about which programs are going to be hurt and people see the pain it's going to be caused it will be hard to be uncompromising. >> in a victory they voted to cut an engine for the f-35.

one that was being built in the district of is speaker's district. speaker boehner abstained from the vote. >> budget fight in the house took a surprising and personal turn when congresswoman jackie speier left the house speechless. she revealed a personal tragedy in a license plate congressman's attack on abortion. >> jackie speier apparently had enough. >> i had really planned to speak about something else. but the gentleman from new jersey has just put my stomach a mess because i'm one of those women he spoke about just now. >> he is chris smith who had painted a savage picture of a second trimester abortion. >> the doctor goes in with

forceps and it will really hack that has baby to death. planned parenthood says it takes 10 to 20 minutes to dismember that child. >> that procedure that you just talked about was a procedure that i endured. i lost a baby. but for you to stand on this floor and to suggest as you have that somehow this is a procedure that is welcome is done without any thought is preposterous. >> the floor was stunned into violence. they have been involved with planned parenthood since 1964. >> for her to get out of her own

reaction is, of course, is going to galvanize women. >> why on earth are we given $363 million in taxpayer funds every year to planned parenthood >> planned parenthood does not use federal funds for abortions but provides many other reproductive health services. she says anger made her reveal a very private tragedy. >> to speak with the venom and vitriol that they do to something that is so painful and personal. >> the bill is not expected to survive the senate. >> still to come this morning two southern californians are on a yacht that was hijacked. more

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in the middle east protests continued this morning inspired by the revolution in egypt. snipers killed one person and injured a dozen more during a mass funeral for 35 protestors that were killed while asking for the ouster of muammar khadafy. protestors have retaken control of square but that is not enough. it shows all the vehicles on the road to the capital. 50 people were injured when the army opened fire on marches. they say they want guarantees they can rally without being attacked. bahrain is the persian gulf home for the u.s. navy fifth fleet. >> in yemen police have killed

a rioter there. five people were injured in this morning's violence. security forces opened fire and thousands of people have been marching through the capital chanting for the fall of yemen's president who has ruled for 32 years. and there is high drama on the high sea,000 morning somali pirates have hijacked a yacht and taken people hostage. >> gene and scott adams are experienced sailors aware of the threat. as they approach the 40s till waters off the horn of africa they cut back using radios and satellite systems but the somali pirates found them any way. 275 miles off the coast of oman. the adams and two others

abducted. the waters remain undeterred. despite what is handed down two days ago for this somali pirate. he was sentenced to 33 years in prison for kidnapping and brutalizing captain richard phillips of vermont. phillips was held hostage for five days the 2009 when pirates armed with ak-47s went up the stern of the maersk temporary seizing control of the freighter. a retired couple was released by somali pirates after 388-day ordeal. they demanded a $7 million ransom before freeing the couple. despite an international crackdown including warships and aircraft armed pirates continue to crews the indian ocean ready to attack any boat large or

small that might lead to a pay day. right now, 29 ships and roughly 660 hostages are being held by somali pirates a number that continues to grow with the capture of these americans. >> we will hope for their safe return. lisa argen is here with the forecast. >> we've got the cold air in place and snow out there from roof camera. you are looking the pyramid with the drops on the lens. 42 and 30s everywhere else. low snow levels. >> and why california eighth graders are

welcome back everybody on this saturday morning a wet morning, you are looking at live picture of the golden gate bridge. you can see the rain coming down here in san francisco. the roads are wet and slick. chp earlier warned of possible black ice in areas. snow in the higher elevations. we've got everything in the bay area. lisa argen is going to have our full forecast later in the show. >> more and more students are

being encouraged to take algebra in the eighth grade but a new study shows they are not prepared. education reporter lyanne melendez takes to us one school that is ready. >> by the time they reach eighth grade most of them should have the skills to tackle algebra. but one-third that took the test scored at below basic levels. this according to a nonprofit that studies education issues. >> with this report is saying not that kids shouldn't be getting algebra in the eighth grade but they need more preparation. >> for example before tackling algebra they should have mastered fractions and percentages. with california watch a nonprofit center for investigative journalism.

>> they shouldn't be pushed into classes without more preparation or support while they are taking the eighth grade math class. >> a school in san francisco is part of a pilot program using ipads and algebra applications. three of the classes study algebra use a textbook but the fourth class uses the i-zbladz along with the ipad, it's not just a textbook that is on there there is supplementary videos. there is a calculator on it. there is math gains on it. >> at the end of the year they will see if the students with the ipads learned more algebra. >> let's look at things from a kids' perspective. the book is heavy lots of pages intimidating. the ipad light. the screen is easy to read not

intimidating. >> when they are handed an ipad which everybody has heard about you are looking at the page they are dealing with. they don't see the thousand pages. so emotionally they believe i can learn this. >> only a few schools in long beach and fresno are taking part in this program. lyanne melendez "abc 7 news." >> let's get a check of the forecast weather rain falling. >> yes we have snow and winter weather advisory for the hills in the bay area. you heard about it. here is a look at tahoe where temperatures in the tahoe valley airport 25 and blue canyon 25. higher elevations in the teens. a little bit of a let-up there what is this? more shots of labeling so very pretty. you have to check. this is tam see what i mean. it could be lake tahoe.

it's just incredible with the cold air in place we are looking at snow above 2000 feet. wintry mix across the bay area at 2,000 feet until 7:00. you can see two or three more inches in the hills of the east bay. mount tam saratoga highway 17. we're talking everywhere where the rain could fall. wet weather will move in and continuing to intensify throughout the morning hours. we could see heavy downpours. live doppler shows the rain from petaluma novato heavier cells out to fairfield heading out of marine canyon. beginning to rain in san francisco. brisbane 280 all the way down to pescadero crossing over to the east bay. moraga, walnut creek and pockets of snow in the hills of the east bay. here is the south bay more light shower activity for you.

there is going to be more rotating on through. here is the way it's been the last couple of hours. showers filling in another system heading our way. i talked about letting it up in the sierra where the winter storm ends in an hour but it's still treacherous. half an inch in san francisco and three-quarters of an inch in oakland with san jose overthree-quarters of an inch. deficit we don't have one anymore. our highlights today we are looking for more cold rain. snow levels will be quite low around the bay area. we saw snow in the berkeley hills, possibility of more. we are looking at sunshine though, throughout the day tomorrow and we will look at temperatures slowly trying could come up tomorrow. here is the next system that slides across the bay area that will bring spot i the showers

throughout the day. concentration of the rain late in the day shifts southward. but between now and then it's anywhere around the bay area. shower activity the cold showers, the snow ending in the sierra nevada a couple more inches. there if you want to head out and get there you got to be careful. a hard freeze and clear overnight with those cold temperatures. we'll see our numbers dip to near freezing, in the upper 40s to low 50s. dry spot we don't warm up much and by the end of next week more cold rain or snow. it's official. sports director larry beil has caught justin beiber fever. everybody is talking about his performance in l.a. other big topic. one superstar's future. >> good morning n.b.a. all-star game is coming up in l.a. but

all the festivity will take back seat to the drama anthony has refused to sign the nuggets' $365 million contract offer. he really wants to go back east. nets and knicks are trying to acquire him. they have agreed to a deal but everything arrests on mello signing an extension with new jersey. mello, says maybe not. >> i really don't know where that came from. like i said the nuggets haven't called me and said we're no closer to doing it or anything like that. >> former warriors great chris mullen has been named one of 12 finalists to the hall of fame. dennis rodman also made the list

of finalists. curry sophomore challenge in l.a. curry going to the hoop. he had 13 points. check out john wall to blake griffin to doug king! he is going to compete in the dunk contest as well as playing the regular all-star game. showing up angry for the sophomores rookies leading. former stanford star rookies pull away. demarcus had 33 points. reverse on the ally there rookies win it 148-140. >> celebrity game was unbelievable. beiber with a cross over out to green. then beiber beiber fever the kid can shoot. this is unbelievable. i would never thought i would

say this. i am becoming a believer. the fans voted even though his team lost 54-49. >> eli whiteside had an mri he has tenderness in the right elbow. brian wilson is taking it easy and giants will begin full squad workouts in scottsdale. also in camp the fenom brandon the first baseman of the future. mike shumann is in arizona for the first day of training. we'll have sports at 5:00 and 6:00 and 11:00. >> we did a profile of a bay area boxer. he fights in las vegas tonight. bonare has raised eyebrows because one of key members happens to be balco mastermind victor conte.

>> he has -- donair has surprising power. his strength and stamina has increased since he started working with victor conte ring side. >> we measure 7 parameters, it's called a memory belt. so there is bunch of other parameters we keep track of in terms of improvement in fitness. >> many of his friends told the boxer to day away from conte who was at the center of the balco steroid scandal. >> i mean you are siding yourself with the devil. i'm like i didn't want to prejudge anybody. >> i think they are very open and that is the great news for me is that a lot of people have been unable to find it in their heart to forgive me for serious mistakes. >> he says he left steroids in

the past. he has helped him with high altitude breathing. for anybody that doubts whether he is taking any performance enhancers. >> i am always to prove that i'm for real. >> and colin will be here for highlights 5:00 and 6:00 and 11:00, >> next at 8:30 an early morning shooting reveals another problem with oakland's police radios. take a look at this picture. it's mount tam. meteorologis oprah: all new. the tv debut of celine dion's miracle twins! then -- six tiny treasures hit the jackpot-ola! wow! and -- today's your lucky day!

weather is one of our big stories. we want to give you what has been happening in some spots. this is mount tam from marin county. it's been snowing on the mountain. it's just beautiful. snowfall yesterday starting with a light dusting around 3:00 in the afternoon. then started kind of down at a steady pace around 5:00. you can see that there. it's just gorgeous and we want to take a live picture from the sierra. this is interstate 80 at truckee. cars are moving but slowly. please, take it easy. it's treacherous out there. the plows have been working around the clock. chains are required on interstate 80 and also on highway 50 from twin bridges to myers. if you are going to make it up there be careful. at lower elevations sea level around the bay area all wet. drivers are taking it slow on

the slick pavement. show you live picture from the golden gate bridge. lisa argen is tracking the snow and rain all over the place. let's check in with her. >> 42 degrees in downtown san francisco, that is the warmest spot. we have a snow advisory for the hills of the bay area. you saw the snow at mount tam until 7:00 tonight. we could see two to three inches pile up in the hills of the east bay. also in the south bay wet weather continues to move in across the bay area in the north bay. south of mount st. helena. petaluma fairfax eastward into napa and moving into american canyon. san francisco you are wet. brisbane, san bruno. and over into the east bay pleasant hill to san ramon valley. the rain will be concentrated later in the day as the system continues to sweep to the south and a east. we'll look for a drier conditions overnight. but quite cold.

a dry tomorrow and outlook for the week coming up ahead. >> we've got definitely news in oakland two separate early morning shootings have left two people dead. first happened at about 2:00 this morning on 62nd avenue and hilton street. police were called to a car that had rear windows shot out. would bodies were found need the scar. no word on the victims ee identities. the other shooting happened near the oakland airport. two victims there. one is in critical condition. they tried to look down the hotel but had trouble communicating with their police radios. now to a voo unusual request by pg&e as part of an investigation into the natural gas explosion in san bruno that killed eight people. utility is sending a letter to all employees pg&e is looking for any pipeline records they

might have. heather ishimaru has the story. >> 71-year-old dan murphy worked for pg&e for 45 years. he still has the lunch box he carried on the job. this picture was taken in 1962 in the work clothes as he worked for the utility. he retired in 2005 but just the other day he got a letter in the mail addressed to retired pg&e employees asking them to look for any records related in any way to pg&e's gas transmission system. it says specific documents include strength pressure reports and as-built construction drawings for pipeline projects. the records are needed regardless of how old they may. >> but what we are doing is massive undertaking reviewing all of our records but making sure anyone else they may still have records. >> cpuc has given them until

march 15 that it had accurate records of what pipes were under ground. order came after pg&e it thought the ruptured pipe in san bruno was seamless. it took an explosion to reveal it was not. pg&e says it can't find 30% of the necessary records. the letter mentions the minneapolis bridge disaster where the n.t.s.b. located critical design records from a designer. murphy says he remembers when he was asked about documents in that system. he felt then it was inadequate. >> i mentioned to the other guy that was doing it, i said i know they don't give us enough room. all the pertinent information that should go in there. >> murphy doesn't have any documents but his brother who is

a pipeline foreman might. heather ishimaru, "abc 7 news." lisa argen is tracking the storms that has been going through all week. >> cold, wintry mix out there. lower elevations we have the rain and we're looking at 43 degrees in emeryville but grisly peak, vollmer peak 1900 feet, i wouldn't be surprised to see snow. a look ahead coming up. >> also ahead got any caltrans coffee mugs around t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t

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t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t

t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t welcome back on this saturday morning. you are looking at a live picture from the roof camera on top of abc7 studios. this is the financial district. scattered showers, you can see rain coming down in the city right now. chinese new year's parade is happening in the city. it happens at 6:00. you'll have to see if it's going to rain on our parade. we'll check in with lisa argen in a second. thousands of bart riders spent about an hour going no where when the transbay tube was closed during the height of the commute. people got stuck on both sides of bay when a train operator saw pieces of metal on the track.

they immediately turned off between the embarcadero and west oakland stations while crews pinpointed the problem. >> a piece of metal. it may have come in a train. >> i'm pregnant and cranky yeah. it was a mass pandemonium. >> some stranded bart riders rode buses across the bridge. trains started rolling around 6:45 last night. >> across the country two planes landed safely last night in boston after being struck by lightning. both planes were part of the jet blue fleet. passengers smelled smoke but no one was hurt. half an hour later a jet blue flight was hit by lightning as it landed in boston but luckily no injuries. we had lightning earlier in the

week that was scary but rain and snow. >> we could. we have very unstable air out there. it's all going on this morning. in fact the winter storm warning just about to expire in the sierra nevada. here is this picture. what is the difference let's go to the next picture can you guess where it's from? this is mount tam. my goodness we are looking at more cold air more lower elevation snow at around 1900 feet 2000 feet. we've got a winter weather advisory for the hills of the bay area right until 7:00. so anywhere from the south bay east bay hills again mount tam. you can see accumulating snow to two to three inches. and cold air in place with temperatures struggling to make it out of the 40s today. all the shower activity

continuing to rotate through. here is a look at the north bay from petaluma to san rafael and richmond. heavier rain out towards fairfield and american canyon. peninsula and san francisco. it's wet all the way down to south city. and around san bruno. across the bay. we're looking at walnut creek. moraga orinda. you've got wet weather. and more scattered showers continue to move in to woodside. fremont has a break but further to the south and west you'll notice that the showers continue to push on in. we've got moisture we've got chilly air and numbers in the 30s and 40s right now. oakland and san francisco tied for the warm spot at 43. 39 in los gatos and cold showers today. snow levels 1500 to 2,000 feet. that is winter weather advisory for the bay area and we'll see it end overnight with sunny and

dry conditions tomorrow. we've got a system headed our way. so not much for more rain to fall. we could see a clap of thunder and hail embedded in heavier showers. here is the time line. notice that the main activity does shift south throughout the day today. at 2:00 this afternoon we've got the rain snow mix here and then we've got things clearing on out overnight. we could see a hard freeze tonight waking up to frost tomorrow and then temperatures struggling to warm up a bit. still a little bit of snow left in the mountains with chain controls for sure and then a break for you here, but back home it's going to remain pretty rainy throughout the morning hours. in the afternoon the rain shifts south. 52 in san jose. more rain from santa cruz to monterey. a look ahead. we'll dry things out for the rest of the weekend. holiday looks dry but increasing clouds not going to warm up.

another system by the end of the week bringing colder air. >> at least we're used to it by now. thanks so much. >> governor jerry brown wants to rid of freebies given away by state agencies. it cost taxpayers $7.5 million. caltrans spent most money on giveaways more than $5 million. the government hasn't decided to do with the stockpile of promotional items but the governor is open to suggestions. >> don't go away. 7 on your side is next. >> what if the streets in the neighborhood are so confusing your mail can't be delivered? i'm michael finney, a couple

if you are headed to the sierra this holiday weekend expect crowds but great skiing and snowboarding. what you may not know is how much work goes on to make sure the ski conditions are as good as possible. dan ashley has more. >> late in the day as you shall taking the last run down the slopes these modern day mountain men are just getting to work. this is the snow grooming team at heavenly one of lake tahoe's ski resorts. it takes 16 snow cats running all night. >> we have a lot of veteran

operators here. >> this year they all want the same thing. yeah everyone wants to run the beast? >> it's a brand-new grooming machine bigger and more efficient than ever before. >> 500 horsepower designed by an italian company. >> the fleet includes two beasts. we rolled along with keith and brian as they headed out to make their mark on the snow. >> people are skiing all day long especially after the holiday weekends. >> as people ski and snowboard they push the snow to the edge of the run and down the hill. so the groomer's job is to spread it evenly back to the center. the beast has a front blade 22 feet wide compared to 17 feet on older models. it pushes the snow in the place and tiller on the back creates

the smooth surface. >> the snow caps go up and down the slope again and again until it's perfect. >> this is the best job on the mountain. this is my office. you can't beat the office view. i'm here all night and i ski all day long. this runs my baby here. >> earlier in the season brian spent two weeks scoping the snow to get the black diamond run open. heavy wind and weird angles make it tough to tame. beast can make a big difference with power and great visibility from the cab. >> audit rear view camera. >> the temperature can drop below zero but in the cab it stays warm. this team works until midnight and then another crew works until the lift opens in the morning and then that perfect

doroy is open. >> it's a cap that you leave behind as your signature. >> they say grooming technology has changed so quickly they replace one-third of their fleet every year. have you ever had your mail delivered to the wrong address or get someone's mail by mistake. it happens in neighborhoods where streets have similar names. one spot in sunnyvale is a prime example. >> julio is showing us the puz go cross streets near his house. hidden lake this way green lake that way. lake fair the other way. it's the main reason he hasn't been getting his mail. >> it was supposed to be there but i don't know why it's considered that. it's very confusing. >> so one corner in a neighborhood full of streets named lake something. there is lake haven lake wood

lake muir lake john lake bird. silver lake, meadow lake twin lake. by the way, there is no lake here. it seems right for visitors in this misdirected mail and especially for me and his wife. his house is right where it turns into lake clare drive. the mail isn't going where they don't live. >> we started getting that stuff. that is a big deal. >> their official address says the house is lake fair drive but it really sits over here on green lake drive. a mail carrier looking for the house down here on lake fair won't find it. >> neither of these exist. there is no such address for green lake nor is there address that says lake fair. sending that mail that way and there is no house. >> instead the mail is returned

to sender or returned to a mystery mail pile back at the post office. making payments late. missing documents and bad credit reports. >> we would get calls and saying how come you didn't pay your bill. >> the couple tried to fix the problem by calling the post office. they put this sign on the mailbox their house is on both streets. it still went missing after two years of this. they had had enough. >> i said i'm going to give michael finney a call. >> lakewood lake haven. >> we took the problems to the postal service and agreed that all the streets were pretty confusing. >> apparently there was confusion where the house is located. lake fair. >> a postmaster paid a visit realized the address didn't match house and contacted the city of sunnyvale. the city looked into it, indeed

there was a clerical error way back in 1957 when the house was built. official records mistakenly show the house on lake fair drive. right away they changed it to green lake and waved the $176 change fee. also mail carriers around here carry a special note. this house is officially on green lake drive it's kind of nice within two years it's good. so we get our mail now. >> amazingly postal service says with the confusing maze of streets, it's not received any more complaints about misdirected mail. by the way no one would could tell us why the lake names when there is no lake there. i'm michael finney 7 on your side. >> they call them the klepto cats. a cat caught in a peninsula neighborhood.?x?x?x?x?x?x?x?x?x?x?x?x?xñ!ççççççççççñeñeñsñsñsñsñsñsñsñsñsñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoñoño

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this story has gone viral. media outlets it's a story of a cat burglar on the loose in a peninsula neighborhood. vic lee caught up with him. >> meet dusty by day he a house pet. when the sun goes down it's time to hit the streets. dusty is a cat burglar. neighbors like five-year-old ethan know him by his alias klepto the cat. >> neighbors are on guard but the victims don't intend to file police reports. >> we know where they go.

>> they go to jim coleman's long. in the past three years he stolen about 600 items and he is not choosy. he'll take anything that is not locked down. >> towels gloves shoes socks. a little toys children's toys. >> this pair of shoes which he took in two trips and people's personal items. >> he especially likes bathing suits drying outside. he stole kelly's bottom. >> i came back about ten minutes later and took the top home. yeah we know him very well. >> it's always the same he leaves home at night and returns with his loot in the early morning. tv network animal planet installed a camera outside the house. it captures his nightly forays

for a week it's take one night. >> one night 11 different things. >> it's getting dark now but the question is which house will dusty hit. its purfect night for a heist. >> and it's a perfect day to head up to mount tam. >> over 2600 feet. they had several inches of snow up there and more is possible. winter weather advisory for the hills of the bay area. this is it. temperatures are in the 30s here until 7:00 tonight. we could see accumulating snow not only on mount tam but the hills of the east bay and around the berkeley hills earlier. saratoga. wet weather all across the bay area but it does shift south later today. >> thanks for joining us. have a great day.

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