and actually the storm was a little too much to get up there. didn't want to drive in that mess. so it was nice having this nearby. >> we wasn't expecting to be like this. we thought only like a little snow. but it's like tahoe. >> lisa: that means bay area drivers who aren't used to the snow are hitting the mountains. this man's car got stuck in the snow. >> we dug and people came and offered to push. including the very helpful sheriff who pointed out i shouldn't be parking there. >> caltrans trucks started plowing the roads overnight. when the fresh snow started falling. it's barclay let up since. the heavy snowfall has forced crews to shut down two mountain areas, including empire grade, and the portion of highway 9 at bear creek road. the dangerous driving conditions w. just in the mountains. this driver hydroplaned off highway 17, down the side of the road and flipped over into a

creek. emergency crews had to repel down the embank. >> the victim was trapped in the seatbelt. we pulled him out. >> lisa: the driver suffered only minor injuries. highway patrol is not calling in extra officers but they are focusing on highway 17. lisa amin gulezian, abc-7 news. >> alan: we are get something incredible weather pictures from our viewers inch the santa cruz mountains, this is the snowy scene on skyline boulevard from heather. up north in lake county we got this beautiful photo. jim says they received a foot of snow in clear lake over the past two days, something he hasn't seen since before 1972. and susan turnbull forwarded this picture from clear lake. susan says they picked up five inches of snow last night. you can send us your photos or

videos, or just e-mail them to us at you report at kgo -- tv.com. >> back home a downed tree closed piedmont avenue in berkeley. crews were called in to clear he road at the intersection at channing way. they had to use chain saws and a mulcher to get the road open again. we're getting plenty of rain, too, and not just unusual for rain to fall on the san francisco's annual chinese new year's parade. hundreds of thousands are expected to attend. at it getting underway right now, and we're in the thick of it. tomas is live around the parade route. >> reporter: we're in the tick of it. this is a very noisy celebration, very noisy new year celebration. we're here at second and market. just about stopped raining. the parade started 45 minutes ago.

as you can see behind me there's still a lot of people waiting to go up the parade route. this parade dates back to 1858 in san francisco. organizers expect close to a million people to come to san francisco to celebrate, even with all this rain and cold weather. more than 5,000 people participate in this celebration each year. many of them since children. there are 26 floats and lots and lots of marching bands, and of course fireworks. at it the year of the rabbit but the actual calendar year is 4708. we spoke to many people, some coming from as far away as hollywood, who braved the rain to celebrate. siena wong tells us how to say happy new year in cantonees. >> i expect to see the

fireworks, i hope it's a good turnout. >> on a rainy day? >> don't bother me. >> the first time, can you believe it? i been living in san francisco 27 years, and the first time i dom the chinese new year's. >> the very first time my daughter has participated and they were asked to participate in the parade, and walk with the mascot and with the trophy. >> we like it because we got to see all the different floats and the kid get to see the people and wave like they're rock stars or something. it's fun. everybody is screaming at you, and they have a good time. >> alan: all right. that's tomas roman reporting live from san francisco. let's takeñç you back to up to the

sierray it snowed for a fifth straight day. travel was difficult because of the weather combined with the number of people driving up during the presidents day holiday. here's more. >> reporter: there's this old saying, you know the one what a difference a day makes. well i suppose seeing is believing. yesterday, eastbound traffic on i-80 was night may. chain controls, hour-long stops. today, mother nature was a little bit kinder. >> it was four hours to get here. we took off at 6:00 a.m., and there's still a lot of traffic. >> reporter: they came to the sierra all the way from san jose, to do what thousands of others did or attempted to do. >> this is the best time -- best weather i have had so far. >> reporter: like all the others the resort was packed with those capitalizing on the eight feet of snow our last storm dropped. >> right before president's week en got everybody excited. >> reporter: the crowd left at

the perfect time, allowing late snowgoers to fill cash ridgesters. >> started off slow because of chain control but caltrans did a wonderful john and i-80 is wide open. >> reporter: the storms aren't about the stores. it's about finding hidden gems the free ones. >> where are you pants? >> he has them. >> brought one pair for the ride home but we got suck overnight. >> never been around this much snow. i'm having a blast. >> reporter: even if the slopes aren't for everyone, everyone agrees this snow definitely is. >> even sled but the snow is definitely great. >> reporter: some serious headaches getting to the sierra yesterday. of course looking at the roads next to me the bluan canyon

more easy travel today. there's words of advice. if you plan to go back to the sierra tonight or tomorrow morning, bring chains even though chain controls are not in effect, because this storm if it comes back caltrans is trying to do the best they can but may put the chain controls in effect so be prepared and be protected as you can be. abc-7 news. >> alan: coming up, a mother and two children are rushed to the hospital today with a possible case of carbon monoxide poisoning. what investigators think happened. >> a dog shows up 700 miles s s s

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>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld >> alan: a mother and children are being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. the three victims were taken to stanford medical center for evaluation and they're expected to be fine. meanwhile, pg&e is investigating whether a malfunctioning wall heater may be to blame for that leak. in oakland, two early morning shootings left at least two people dead. what happened in the the hotel near the oakland airport. there are two victims, one in critical condition. officers tried to lock down the though but hat trouble communicating with their radios.

>> the other happened at 2:00 a.m. on hilton street. police were called to a car that had its rear window shot out and when they looked inside two bodies were inside the car. no word on emthe victims' identities. >> prosecutors say a former investigator has acknowledged stealing and selling drugs. he was arraigned on 28 felony counts including drug possession. he did not enter a plea. welsh's attorney said his client fell into debt after his daughter required a bone marrow transplant. another map is facing the same charges as welsh. >> after all this wet weather meteorologist leigh glaser tells

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>> alan: scientists have completed the first cosmic census and the numbers are astronomical. there are 50 billion planets, scientists estimate 500 million are in the zone where life could exist. the numbers were calculated from nasa's plan -- planet hunting telescope. leigh glaser is just keeping track of weather. >> leigh: a series of storms moving through. the last of the series is going to make its way through tonight. and live doppler 7hd you can still see the moisture that is out there, and as we go ahead and spin this, you can clearly see the rotation around this is counterclockwise, the low center is here, and the showers rotating from east to west. so we're not quite out of it

yet, and you can clearly see the white, even the pink shading on the map. this is where we're picking up the snow, mt. hamilton, the higher elevations near the santa cruz mountains. how much rain have we had? over an inch and a half in san francisco, an inch in redwood city, an inch in oakland lesser amounts towards the north bay. and then a little more tonight before the system sags to the south. a cool day today. 42 in sack for -- san francisco. and los gatos, 41 degrees. here's a look at the highlights for the evening and beyond. showers overnight. remember that snow level above 2,000 feet. we'll deal with the morning rain drawps tomorrow and look for afternoon clearing and sunshine, and then there's a slight chance right now of a few more showers on monday. this is actually the low we just showed you on live doppler 7,

and all of this is sagging to the south. we should start to see clear tonight, beginning in the north bay. this low here on monday is expected to stay off the coast. if it does so, no rain in our forecast on monday. if it starts to move a little bit further inland, we will see some rain in our forecast on monday. we'll update that for you tomorrow. 6:00 tonight, those showers as we head through the course of the evening north bay first and then south bay. by tomorrow afternoon we should break out into sunshine and look for partial clearing, and then we have to deal with that system on monday. by tomorrow afternoon. take a look at the lows tonight. chilly in the north bay. 42, san francisco. here's a look at your highs for tomorrow. remember, maybe a few lingering drops tomorrow morning and then afternoon partial clearing, 55, san jose current -- 52 for half

moon bay. palo alto, 55. san francisco, 52, a mixture of sun and clouds. sunshine in the north bay, 54 for santa rows sacks 53, na napa. oakland, 55. interior east bay afternoon sunshine to dry out a bit. 54 for concord, and monterey bay, 54. the seven-day forecast, depending on where the logos we may see showers on monday or may not. tuesday and wednesday look dry, and then a very cold system moves in next friday and saturday, lower snow levels and daytime highs in the 40s. >> alan: shu is catching rain in california. >> it's like a wedding. rain is good luck. so that's what we're hoping for the giants. the band is almost back together. almost completely intact. the giants first full squad

workout is in the books. joining us live now in scottsdale is mike shuman. the fourth day minus bryan wilson. what's the latest? >> we walked into the clubhouse and brian was at his locker. and then he scrambled to the training room. looked like he was moving well and they say he is okay but four days of a lower back strain, may be serious. anytime you win a world championship, you live it in the moment you come back and celebrate it with your fans and then you go home and press what you accomplished. when you get back towing in spring training you got to relive the moment in the first full-squad workout. >> with a swing of the bat the world champions giants began their quest for back-to-back titles. before heapped it was great to look back. >> i looked around and thought

about last year and how proud i was of these guys and what all it took from them to accomplish what we did, and pretty neat feeling looking at the world champions. >> great. i think that's the fun part, getting back, a little reminiscing, and get back out and start getting back to work. >> everybody is excited to get here. nice to get back out on the field and get back to baseball. >> mike: aubrey huff didn't have a lot of time to think about his first trip to the playoffs. >> i have a 2-1/2-year-old and a 5-month-old. >> kept you busy enough. >> exactly. this is about as much vacation i've had all offseason, to get here and relax. >> mike: after everyone got reacquainted macer bruce bochy gave his first pep talk of the 2011 season. >> success is never final. you have to earn it over and

over again. it's a new year, new season new race, so it's time for us to get back to work. >> mike: and they did just that with live pitching on the first day. as this world series run starts to fade into the background, they will all become official when they get their world series ring. >> that's when it witness -- will sink in. >> mike: the ring is thing. success is never final. one of the toughest things to do in sports is repeat as world champions and the last time to do it was in 1975-76 cincinnati reds. if there's a team that can pull it off. it would be the giants, and hank aaron predictes this year's world series the giants and red sox. >> see you tonight at 11:00. let's talk college basketball. steve laugh vince has made st. john's relevant again.

ever since the days of chris mullen -- i'm getting old -- hosting pitt. wood annual the three for the lead. lavin puts the ball in the best player's hand. reds storm back in front. 1.2 ticks left. not going to make that shot. st. john's, big win, 60-59 they upset pittsburgh. >> a white out in tucson arizona, the caps hosting washington. terrible finish if you're born and raised a huskie fan like i was. under 30 seconds left. look at this. right to hill. caps by one. two second left. uw for the win. williams you can take that weak stuff back to seattle gant. that's what one of my arizona friends told me to say. great game though.

>> alan: the giants looking good. how is the panda looking? >> he has shed some weight. shu talked to him today. and hopefully for his sake, that weight that comes off is going to make him a better player this year. >> alan: faster, leaner panda. a dog who turned up 7 milesdan:

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>> alan: a two-year-old dog dog that dispeered near san francisco was reunited with his owner after turning up more than 700 miles away, bear disappeared on tuesday. his opener didn't think he would see the dog again but a woman found him and took him to the humane society in tacoma washington. they used the microclip to track down his owner. he travel to tacoma once he got the good news. 700 miles in five days? i think bear took a

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