as much as six inches in some peaks. the berkley hills, a light dusting. grizzly peak at 1700 feet. not a ton of snow, but enough for a snowball fight and mount diablo, a lot of people took advantage of the extraordinary winter conditions, we have more from lisa in the south bay. (laughter) >> the sound of utter joy excould e echoes. the ones creating the excitement is the snow. >> the they just have to experience, and still, it's cold stuff. >> my kids are excited to come up here. >> around 3000 feet it was impossible to miss. sanborn skyline county park was covered in it. >> we were supposed to go up to tahoe this week and actually the storm was a little bit too much to get up there.

and didn't want to drive in that mess so it's nice having this nearby. >> we wasn't expecting it to be like this. we expected a little snow, but tahoe is buried. >> bay area drivers who aren't used to the snow are hitting the mountains and this man's car got stuck in the snow. >> we dug and people came and offered to push, including the helpful sheriff who pointed out i shouldn't be parking there. >> cal-tran's truck started plowing the trucks overnight when a fresh snow started falling and it barely let up since. the heavy snowfall forced road crews to shut down two parts of the mountain area, including empire grade near falcon and that portion of highway 9 at bear creek road. but the dangerous driving conditions weren't just in the mountains. this driver hydroplaned off highway 17, down the side of the road and eventually flipped over into the creek. emergency crews had to rappel down the embankment to save him.

>> the victim was trapped inside there with a seat belt, was able to reach in there and get the seat belt undone and pull him out. >> that driver suffered only minor injuries. highway patrol is not calling in extra officers for this storm, but they are focusing on highway 17. in the south bay, ab c7 news. >> all of that snowfall made for perfect conditions. you can see a lot of snow on the ground, but the roads are clear and no chain patrols at this time. it was a different story yesterday, highway 50 was difficult because of the weather combined with the people driving with the holiday weekend. skiers and snow boarders capitalizing on the eight feet of snow from the last storm. >> it started off a little snow because of chain controls, but cal-tran did a great job of clearing i-80.

if you can get up i-80 a good turnout. >> they said the fresh powder was well worth the trip. incredible weather pictures from the abc 7 viewers. they sent in a snowy scene of skyway drive of state highway 9 in the santa cruz mountains. and courtesy of jordan herman. a couple of e-mails of pictures of their daughters posing with two snow people they built with help from mom and dad, and the picture at saratoga and highway 9. the you can send your videos uploading to you report.abc 7.com. or you report@kgo-tv.com. conditions are perfect in the area and back in the bay area, colder temperatures. we'll have the meteorologist join us for the forecast later in the forecast. >> fixing an antenna that caused

police radios to fail once again during a shooting. they tried to lock down the la quinta inn early saturday morning after two men were shot inside. police had trouble communicating on radios. radio problems plagued oakland police. also in oakland, police say there's a reward up to $20,000 for information to help solve the double homicide. a 31-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman were shot as they sat in their car early yesterday morning on 62nd and hilton street. police have not released the victims' names, the 18th and 19th homicides in oakland so far this year and that's more than doubled the number of killings over the same period last year. pg and e say that a faulty water heater is to blame for a carbon monoxide leak that sent a family to the hospital yesterday. a mother and two children complained of nausea and lightheadedness, they are okay.

fire officials remind us that hundreds of people die from carbon monoxide poisoning every year. it's an odorless gas and home owners can install detectors to pick up any leaks. protesters across the middle east escalates. where does the u.s. stand? secretary of state hillary clinton responds. protests of our own here in the united states. day six of the standoff in

>> it's day six now of the protests against wisconsin's governor and his push to cut the pay and collective bargaining rights of public workers. yesterday, the largest crowd yet, tens of thousands of duelling protesters swarmed the capitol. abc's barbara pinto is in madison with more. >> first police in riot gear and then the protesters. >> tens of thousands of them, biggest crowds yet clogging the capital and the heart of this city, most state workers angry over proposed budget cuts, and slashed benefits and cut at the heart of union power, the right to collective bargaining. >> hey, hey, ho, ho, has got to go. >> and some are demanding a recall of the governor who just took office here just weeks ago. >> we need a strong middle class, and that's built on the backs of unions. >> today a smaller, but equally as passionate crowd supporting the governor. led by tea party activists,

including joe the plumber. >> unions don't deserve anything, you don't deserve anything, you work for it yourself. >> small business owners wanted their voices to be heard. >> public employees have been like the cadillac of employees and that's got to stop. >> we cannot-- how about pain and so much money, there's going to be no america left. >> two union school teachers, two opposing views. >> he's not busting the unions. >> if you take away-- >> if you believe that, i work for the university. >> i've worked for the university. >> frustration simmered just beneath the boil and the unlikely epicenter of a national debate over who suffers most in states saddled with crippling deficit, more than a dozen are now targeting union workers and their benefits and still on the

lam 14 democratic senators for the vote. >> if they get one back there's a forum established and we no longer have the ability to slow things down. >> a number of arab countries are following egypt and tunisia's lead demanding greater democracy. the death toll in libya is now rising as thousands of protesters take to the streets for the 6th day. journalists are not allowed to work freely in the country, but witnesses have been providing some video and say that libyan forces have shot dozens of anti-government protesters and there are unconfirmed reports, up to 300 deaths, demonstrators are trying to overthrow moammar gadhafi who ruled the country for 42 years. in the gulf nation of bahrain, no violence reported today, but anti-government protesters continue to chant for the royal family to step down. bahrain's rulers have offered to hold talks with opposition leaders. no word yet whether that's going to happen. the instability is posing a

problem for the u.s. because of the navy's fifth fleet, which is based in bahrain. secretary of state hillary clinton says the u.s. is ready to stand with arab nations in one real reform, in an exclusive interview this morning on abc's this week, clinton says it's important to make sure that democracy carries on beyond any new elections. >> we want to work with those forces within societies that are yearning for change, to make sure that they have the support needed and frankly, the technical assistance, the financial assistance to be able to make it through to what is a good outcome, what they've asked for in their online blogs and in their posters and interviews. >> clinton says the u.s. is actively promoting internet freedom throughout the world and that the state department now has twitter accounts in arabic and farsi. somali pirates hijacked an american yacht and taken four people on board hostage. two of the hostages from southern california, jean and

scott adams have been sailing aboard the yacht "quest" since december of 2004, members of an l.a. yacht club and run a bible ministry distributing literature to schools and churches all over the world. pirates reportedly hijacked their boat yesterday after the coast of somalia two days after a somalian pirate sentence today 33 years in prison in new york for a 2009 hijacking. time to look at our weather right here, dry today, but you may want to bundle up. >> yeah, you know, we tied a record this morning, sfo, down to 37 degrees, and lots of low 30's out there. and freezing fog, livermore, north bay valley and tons of snow beginning to melt around the bay area with mid 50's returning today, but hang on, more clouds tomorrow. your forecast is next. . >> plus, the giants first team workout together since the world series. we'll have more from spring training. >> send us videos and photos of stories happening in your community at you

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepwor >> welcome pack to abc 7 news. shaping up to be a gorgeous day. emeryville from the east bay, that's from san francisco and a look north sweeping look at the

golden gate and marin county and clouds and fog in some places there, creeping into the upper right-hand side of your screen. well, scientists have completed the first cosmic census of our planet and galaxy. 500 million planets are in the zone where life could possibly exist. and the numbers were calculated from nasa's planet hunting kevlar telephone. lisa is back here with the weather forecast and-- >> warming up. >> yes, a little bit. >> you can tell from the sun, but these pictures tell a different story, so snow around the bay area and this is lake tahoe and blue canyon 28. and an improvement from minus 6. sunshine not only today, but tomorrow for the sierra nevada. back home, a few changes for our president's day, hey, this is the camera from the mountain,

can you believe it, beautiful, lots of snow and temperatures in the 30's, and the snow melting already and we have some fog in our northeast bay valley that has provided poor visibilities and some freezing conditions, very slippery, livermore and napa, 37 and still some fog in santa rosa 32, 38 redwood city, but the number is coming up, 45 in mount view, everyone was in the 30's the past couple of hours, but we are on the rebound thanks to the sunshine and we'll have it throughout the day today, that fog is going to burn back quickly near record lows tonight though, we'll see plenty of numbers right around freezing or below. then tomorrow, in the north bay, the east bay, we're going to see increasing clouds and may see a slight chance of shower and get out and enjoy that sunshine today and we have more farewell. visibilities less than a quarter of a mile, and santa rosa quarter of a mile and elsewhere

looking good. napa, your visibility has improved significantly so we're looking at numbers colder this morning. we had a lot of ice out there, the black ice in the north bay, but recovering quickly elsewhere around the bay, with numbers a little bit warmer at our coast and out by the delta, we're warming up. so, here is where we sit so far with 25 inches of rain in santa rosa, we're up to 112% of normal. san francisco 109% of normal at 17 inches of rain and a little over 13 inches almost 14 inches in oakland brings us to 113% of normal and trailing behind, san jose, but this boost, they're down to low 60% of normal and with all the rain the past couple of days, up to 86% of normal. so we've got high pressure in control today, and a few clouds around and our next weather system to the north and west of us and it's going to slide down to the south providing increasing clouds tomorrow. so sonoma county, parts of the east bay and even san francisco can see a few sprinkles and today though, everyone is pretty

cold, even southern california, 60 in los angeles, 58 in san diego. so back home we'll see mid 50's in campbell today. 56 for you, peninsula 54 in redwood city, breezy, but bright and cool along our coast and san francisco 10 degrees below the average, but hey, you're coming up about 8 degrees warmer than yesterday. 5 # in petaluma, 53 in napa near east bay and lots of sunshine for san lee andra today and castro valley and temperatures around the monteray bay very cool for this time of year, nice trade-off with sunshine tomorrow, maybe a few drops in the north and east bay valley and the city and back in sun, next cold rain maker may bring some snow, again, thursday and friday. >> okay, thank you, lisa. well, the giants reunite for the first full squad workout since the world series and we're there to see it. we have much more in that.

>> espn called it a bracket busting game. st. marys and utah state. mid majors, needing a win to solidify the ncaa tournament hopes. they needed him in uniform. and first half, gales going wild. mcconnell outside jumper shooting hat tricks and love that. four treys, and mickey to a cutting mitchell young, lays in, and gail is up 9 at half and second half. just like earlier at san diego. aggies, there's payne to braider jardin, that's mean aggies. out scored the gales. utah state wins 75-65. second place up for grabs in the west coast conference, all gone zagga in spokane and mike williams. 13. and portland in the rose city, end of first half.

kevin foster 30 feet and 7 of them in the game. and broncos down three at the break and take control of the second half, beating the press with style. kidd, finishing, santa clare falls by 10, 78-68. and pack 10, stanford hosting usc. they got throttled. and down, and a 9-0 run to end the first half. not a lot of positive for the head coach in this one. nicole for three. trojans, 69-53. how to best describe giants first baseman aubrey huff. consistent with the glove, clutch with the bat and he'll admit suspect a higher decision. mike shulmann explains. >> and from spring training-- >> one of many great stories on

the giants world series was first baseman aubrey huff. never been to the playoffs in his nine-year career. led the team in home runs and rbi's and rewarded with 22 million dollars contract, but what he also brought to the table was clubhouse leadership and of course the red thong. aubrey told us today it ain't coming back. >> served its purposes. >> did it? >> yeah. i mean, i take a lot of, you know, chaffing for that for quite a while and going to be nice to have a lot of familiar faces here. good thing about the season, brought meanwhile everybody back and won the world series and defend it with the same too many you have. great group of guys and chemistry and i believe in that big time. >> reporting in scottsdale. mike shulmann, abc sports. >> that's classic. and the showcase of the skills, i guess it was all-star saturday night.

mark wahlberg there, but not you, not you, not you. in the skills challenge. the passing and dribbling arsenal. 28.2 seconds and beat the likes of chris cole and russell westberg and a lucky high school student gets a scholarship thanks to wright. the three-point competition finished with 11 points did not advance out of the first round. dunk contest, what would blake griffin do, why is baron davis in a car? why is the car under the hoop? why am i asking so many questions. >> got to love the kid. >> little dude is ready to play and from the tank, and to the fence and then making the colorado net minder look selley. where have you been. the third period break away, back to the net. first career hat trick and sharks scored four times and shut out colorado. huge night in vegas last night between two of the best boxers in the world. each fight that is. one is local, known as the

filipino flash. and versus fernando. the bantem titles on the line. slow motion capture look at this. the left hook to his head, technical knockout, and then the 25th straight win. that was nuts. he's now 26-1 and his iconic status will only grow larger in the philippine. tune in tonight and mike shulmann continues spring training coverage from scottsdale and larry biel in with the rest. >> i think we can all use smelling salts after that last one. and snow is in the lower elevations.

>> >> you're watching the abc 7 sunday morning news. >> a rare sight in the bay area, snowfall at elevations as low as 1500 feet. it looked like a blizzard from our high definition camera and here is a live look at mount tam right now, still a lot of snow left, might look like you're in the sierra. that's mount tam, as much as six inches fell on some bay area peaks.

now, up in the sierra it's finally cleared up after snowing as much as eight feet the past few days and this is a live look at i-80 near the truck scales there. and roads are clear and traffic there flying along. and now we have a shot from heavenly in tahoe and ski lifts in operation and enjoying day two of a three-day weekend with wonderful skiing and snow boarding weather up in the high country. the snow brought people outside into the south bay as well. drivers made a trip up treacherous highways in santa cruz to catch a glimpse of the unusual weather there. >> signs on highway 17 in the santa cruz mountains warn of slippery road conditions. the concern here is black ice which could catch drivers by surprise. earlier today the only concern some children had, what to do in the snow. and the avenue along skyline boulevard was filled with the sounds ever excitement in the santa cruz mountains some

parents gave children a special treat. >> i think they just have to experience snow, it's cool stuff. >> my kids come up here to see if it was still up here. >> the snowfall may have been a treat for parents and children, but some drivers found the snow confining. >> we've dug and people came and offered to push, including the very helpful sheriff who pointed out that i shouldn't be parking there. >> road conditions may have been treacherous in the mountains, but rain covered highways have been seen causing a driver to hydroplane off the road and the car flipped over into a creek. >> they were trapped inside there and reached in and got the seat belt undone and pulled them out. >> there was a short snow and that's now gone. the drivers are cautioned, but the roads remain dangerous. >> we have more pictures of the snow that fell around the bay area for you. berkley hills had a light dusting. this is grizzly peak at about 1700 feet. how, hit in the head in with

snow. mount diablo snowed halfway up. and a viewer sent in mount hamilton. with five straight days of snowfall, the sierra has nearly perfect conditions. travel up i-80 a was difficult because of the storm and the snow lovers taking advantage of the president day's holiday. more from the sierra. >> stephanie and her friend came to the sierra all the way from san jose to do what thousands of others did, or attempted to do that. >> this is the best time of-- best weather i've had so far. >> and like all the others, going up the mountain was packed with those capitalizing on eight feet of snow the last storm drop. >> absolutely came at the perfect time, before president's weekend and everybody was excited to get up here. >> the clouds left at the perfect time, too, allowing late snow goers to fill cash registers at resorts, restaurants and shops. >> we were going slow because of the chain controls, but cal-tran

did a great job clearing i-80. it's open and we have a good turnout. >> the stores aren't always about the resorts and ski shops, sometimes it's finding hidden gems, you know, the pretty ones. >> woo! >> where are your pants? >> he has them. >> that guy over there. >> and ashley only brought one pair for the ride home, but stuck overnight. >> i've never been around this much snow, i'm having a blast. >> woo! >> and going again. >> and even if the mini slopes aren't for everyone, everyone agrees this snow definitely is. >> and it's like, even sled, but the snow is definitely great. >> we are getting some incredible weather pictures from our abc 7 viewers. in the santa cruz mountains this was the snowy ski scene on skyline boulevard at san lorenzo valley. the and this beautiful photo, jim said they received about a foot of snow in clear lake,

something he hasn't seen since before 1972 and susan, this picture of clear lake and she says they picked up about five inches of snow in just the last two days. you can get in on this, too, send your photos or video loading to you rort ureport@kgo. >> a driver lost control and plowed into a rite aid store at the laurel dale, nobody was hurt in the accident. a downed tree closed piedmont in berkley. crews were called in to clearing the intersection at channingway yesterday and had to use a chain saw to open up the road again. the tree was uprooted near the east side of the uc berkley campus. prosecutors say the former commander of the state

narcotics, acknowledged drugs during raids. felony counts including drug possession, he did not enter a plea. welch and his attorney corps doza say that he fell into debt after his daughter need add bone marrow transplant. he is accused of selling the drugs along with an investigator. butler is facing the same charges as welsh. >> san francisco is launching a crackdown on crack pipes. filing a suit in superior court against a half dozen shops selling for drug paraphernalia. >> neighbors are pleased. >> crystal meth and crack pines-- >> san francisco attorneys pointing to pictures ever illegal drug paraphernalia confiscated not from dealers, but from stores. >> these are specialized

instruments that have no other purpose, no other legitimate purpose than to be used or to encourage use of illicit drugs. >> six smoke shops and three property owners are named in the lawsuit the city filed today in superior court. one shop is right across the street from a public library. activists have complained for years. >> just walk down the street and it hits you smack in the face. >> their complaints lead to a lengthy police investigation. >> we start off with, admonishments and then we did seizures and then operations. >> one of those targeted, mission gifts and tobacco. >> the police came back, you're going to sell this stuff. been here 14 years and we stopped it. >> and platinum wireless, the owner offers bongs that are considered legal because they can be used for tobacco as well

as marijuana. but nabil says he no longer sells illegal paraphernalia and doesn't know why he's being sued. >> he he said only six smoke shops get sued and there's i don't know how many in the city, but i think they pick whoever they want to pick. >> city attorney herrera says there are other shops in san francisco violating the law, but calls those listed in this lawsuit the most egregious. >> we checked with police and prosecutors around the bay area and none have smoke shops on their radar as priorities. >> in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >> well, you can kiss the rain goodbye for a little bit. >> yes, those umbrellas for a little while because we have not only more rain later in the week, but another cold storm. right now it's starting to shine. a thin ribbon of fog in the north and east bay, still freezing cold out there. i'll tell you how much it's going to warm up and have your forecast next. >> and still ahead, a look at

what can be become the pentagon's newest weapon. a drone of a different kind. >> plus, san francisco celebrated chinese new year with a parade through the streets, but in china it was a differenen

>> welcome back to abc 7 news. the a live picture, a sweeping view of the bay, blue water, blue skies, one of the reasons for folks back east are really, really jealous of us right now. a gorgeous day in store for this three-day holiday weekend, and if you have a chance to get out there, get out there because it will be a little chilly, but you won't have to deal with umbrellas and other type of rain gear for is sometime. look at that, fantastic, mostly clear clouds, a little fog here and there, but that's part of the territory. look at what could soon become the pentagon's newest weapon, the hummingbird. we've seen what the unmanned drone aircraft can do.

and now a robotic bird that can hover without the enemy knowing. here is abc. >> this hummingbird won't soon be landing on the back yard bird feeder and the flight path could one day take it overseas, called the nano hummingbird, a pocket sized drone and soon could be a powerful weapon for the pentagon. >> this is the first aircraft that's been developed that flies with two flapping wings. >> watch the box in the upper left as the bird takes flight outdoors, flapping its robotic wings, what it sees, the pentagon will see, powered by batteries, the bird becomes a sort of bomb. spying as it flies. indoors, it would appear to be a bird is an agent with better than a bird's eye view, 360 view. the pentagon spent 4 million dollars building the birds, fly forward and backward, hover, land on a phone and cable line by remote control, watching over someone without them ever knowing.

they are far smaller and more discrete than the drones increasingly used by the pentagon and cia. earlier this year, our exclusive look from the air force base in california as they operated the drone some 8,000 miles away offer afghanistan. >> that's what you're watching. >> we met with the two-man teams behind each drone. the obvious difference they carry hell fire missiles and the hummingbirds cannot. and what the bird can do, fly over an enemy's shoulder and the troops can carry those birds in their pocket. the devices have the wing span 6.5 inches and some 300 wings. weigh less than an aa battery, barely an ounce. flying just 20 seconds now they're in the air for ten minutes. >> this is going to have a very short range, short endurance. >> and while the pentagon is developing the hummingbirds, they will not say when they'll be deployed. ran is gone and chilly, and

missed just a little bit. >> that happens in mid february. usually we get the cold winter-like weather, but now in living color we've got the sunshine out there. a little list monochromatic today. and some puffy cumulus clouds and back home, yes, this is back home, mount pam, we still have a couple of inches of snow and temperatures in the 40's at 3600 feet and get your cameras out, it's going to melt today. we'll climb back in the 50's with freezing fog reported in livermoore and santa rosa. beginning to clear out in the next hour or two in the napa valley, the livermoore valley and concorde, 42 with some sunshine and 45 san francisco, tied a record this morning, 37

degrees at sfo. so, sunny and cold in morning with north and east bay fog. near record lows tonight once again and the number is at or below freezing so keep that in mind. it's going to be another cold one. slight chance of showers comes our way tomorrow and looks like the forecast models are bringing this area of low pressure closer to the coast. so, the visibility has been less than a quarter of a mile from livermoore, nevada, santa rosa and partly cloudy today. a look at the picture and a ribbon effect of these clouds off shore usually indicates the cold air, he so that cold air, cumulus still off shore and the next weather maker upstream and rainfall totals so far, above normal from san francisco to san jose, and actually a little below normal with about eight and a half inches of rain and everyone else in between, above normal since the week's worth of rain anywhere from three to eight inches of rain across the bay area in the past week so

we're going to take a little bit of a break today, with partly cloudy skies, high pressure building in, but look what's upstream. it's another area of low pressure and it's going to slide down, close enough to the coast that i'm keeniping the chance o showers, north bay, san francisco, tomorrow. and another dry weather regime the middle of the week, but yet, another cold, cold system with the possibility of more snow headed our way on thursday. and highs today in the southern california cool, upper 50's to about 60 with low 50's in amendment ray and sun in the sierra inform neve with low 30's there. back home, 10 degrees below average in santa clara, 54 with plenty of sun and low 50's, a little breezy with the west wind at our coasts today. the sunset district, 51 and san francisco in the low 50's, still some upper 40's up in clear lake with all of that snow, but elsewhere, low to mid 50's for sonoma and vallejo and mount

diablo today and dublin to monteray bay 54. so watch out once again overnight for the black ice, the freezing fog, very slick conditions if you have to work tomorrow, otherwise increasing clouds and then dry, tuesday, wednesday, another very, very cold system bringing winter back. >> thanks, lisa. well despite the rain, hundreds of thousands of people did turn out for the chinese new year parade in san francisco last night. more than 5,000 people take part in the celebration each year, along with hundreds of volunteers. there are 26 floats and a lot of marching bands and drums and fireworks, and this is the year of the rabbit, it is the lunar calendar year 4708, among the spectators was five-year-old sienna who wished everyone a happy new year. >> say it louder. >> yeah, it's the first time, can you believe it? after living in san francisco 27 years and it's the first time i

come to the chinese new years. >> we like it because we get to see the different floats and kids get to see the different people and wave out like they're, you know, rock stars or something. it's fun, everybody is screaming at you and they have a good time. >> the parade lasted about two and a half hours and capped two weeks of chinese new years events. and in china this morning, an adorable baby panda starts the new year in a new home and moved the baby and mother to a nature preserve. you're not seeing things. those are the handlers, dressed up as pandas, and wear the costume so the baby panda won't develop relationships with humans and transition. and if they do well they'll be removed to a remote part of the reserve. prince william and bride to be kate middleton sent out invitations and reportedly invited 1900 people.

among them military personnel and charity workers along with european royalty, diplomates and family and friends of the couple and britain's sunday express, david beckham and his wife victoria are on the list and beckham worked with william on the failed bid to host the world cup. the wedding is schedule for april 29th at westminster abbey. don't go away, next is 7 on your side. a local family really paid the price for a home security system until 7 on your side pututututu

>> welcome back to abc 7 news, this is a live picture from the abc studios on front street towards the transamerica pyramid as well as some of the financial buildings along the embarcadero, one of the places we did not see snow although we showed ayou a lot over the course of the morning, a couple of blue skies and puffy white clouds in downtown san francisco. if you own a burglar alarm you may know about the fines many cities impose for false alarms. in san francisco, there's a fee just to own a burglar alarm. one couple found out they were not only paying the fee, they were overpaying. 7 on your side has the story. >> crystal has one alarm system in her san francisco house and so she wondered why was she getting two bills. >> and the city, they both charge. >> first, the city sent this bill for $45 to cover her annual

alarm license registration fee. then another invoice came, this one from bay alarm, demanding $55 for what it called a city alarm permit. it sure seemed like two bills for the same thing. so, she called bay alarm. >> and i even said, well, i think i paid this before and they're like, oh, no, you have not paid for this. this, you have to pay. >> chris couldn't get any answers from bay alarm or the city about the reason for two bills. so, she contacted 7 on your side. >> it just sounds like there was some confusion there at some point. >> that city treasure jose, he says that by city law burglar alarms must be registered with the city and there's a $45 annual fee. and it's meant to hold home owners accountable for all the false alarms that were going off, tens of thousands each year. now, owners can be fined. >> the number of false alarms

has dramatically decreased which just means that our emergency responders are more free, more available to take care of real emergencies. but kristin shouldn't have to pay two fees so the treasurer looked into her case and found by mistake, there were two licenses issued for her one alarm system. and bay alarm obtained one license, the other was in the name of kristin's husband rodriguez. >> it's puzzling and he doesn't actually believes in alarms in the first place and that's the funny thing. >> she says her husband doesn't recall ever registering the alarm, still, they've been double billed for the past three years, so right away the city refunded the duplicate payments and she was delighted to receive this check for the full $125. >> good, i'll be able to use it. i'll definitely go out and get a glass of wine or something, one glass of wine. >> it is still a mystery as to how christa's husband got into

the city's data base and the city treasurer encourages everyone to make sure they're registering their alarm and not paying twice. now, if you have a problem, let me know about it, go to abc 7 news.com. i'm michael finney, 7 on your sides. >> after several days a missing dog is found. the mystery how he wound up hundreds of miles away from his

>> here are the winning numbers. 6, 7, 12, 19, 30, mega number 10, winning 10 million dollar ticket sold at a liquor store in burbank, make your own jokes at home. and for wednesday's draw now back to the 7 million dollar number. two-year-old dog that disappeared near sacramento, reunited with his owner after turning up more than 700 miles away.

bear, a 20 pound terrier disappeared on tuesday. brian did not think he would see his dog ever again, but a woman found bear and took the animal to the humane society in tacoma washington. and he drove 13 hours as soon as he got the news. >> somebody picked him up, he had a name tag on with phone number and his name. and microchip to track down brian. nobody could figure out how bear got to tacoma, one thing for sure he got a ride from somebody along the way and lisa is here with one more look at your weather. >> very dramatic out there. dramatic improvement from yesterday. and also, what a dramatic shot from mount tam. you can see the clouds and beautiful snow that's melting out there under 40 degree temperatures now. mid 50's later on today and tomorrow, increasing clouds with slight chance of showers and then we'll keep it dry through early thursday and then another cold wintery system. >> we'llen joy it and muddle

through. >> thanks for joining us, the next newscast starts at 5 tonight and stay connected 24/7 tonight and stay connected 24/7 at abc 7 news.com. captioned by closed captioning services, inc.

had he oh. welcome to a special edition of beyond the headlines, i'm carolyn tyler sitting in for cheryl jennings. today we did he live briat black history month with a unique round table discussion. we've invited four bay area leaders to talk aboutir