good morning, everyone. so glad you're with us at 8:00 a.m. this saturday morning. we'll start you off with a quick first look at the weather. things are happening out there, finally. here's meteorologist lisa argent. >> we're certainly excited about it, katie, and it's a cold front up to the north. here's live doppler 7 hd, and we do have some pretty good rain up towards cloverdale, moving into sea ranch, and there are a few thunderstorms, but it's not all going to hold together, it will weaken as it heads south, but it will spread light rain throughout the north bay. by about 9:00 right on through the noon hour. so, if you live in the north bay and close to the east bay, san francisco, the best chance of rain will be before noon. temperatures are all in the 40s. we do have some fog and airport delays, but by the afternoon, it

begins to fall apart, so the east bay valleys, the santa clara valley, doesn't look like any rain at all, temperatures in the upper 50s. near normal today, but changes for the second half of your weekend. katie? >> all right, lisa, thank you. breaking news, san jose fire officials say they suspect an arsonist is at work again this morning and are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. arson investigators are looking into this house fire near 17th street and east st. john. it broke out shortly after 4:00 this morning. a jogger spotted the fire and got elderly neighbors and went to a nearby fire house for help. the fire was on the roof of the old victorian home, and the roof partially collapsed as fire crews tried to climb up there, so they had to back off, then they had to fight the fire from defensive positions outside. we're told this fire is likely to be another case of arson. >> absolutely suspicious. do we suspect that this could possibly be the arsonist is

setting these fires? we highly suspect that it possibly is, but we obviously cannot 100% say that that's who it is, and it's being investigated right now. arson investigators, fire investigators are here on scene to get as much evidence as they can. >> this morning's fire is in the same area where a string of suspicious fires have burned since wednesday morning. we're talking about seven other suspicious fires that have started within a two-mile radius. sky 7 hd was over the neighborhood near 24th and east san antonio street yesterday morning after three fires broke out there in the span of just an hour. >> i didn't realize that it was going on around the whole neighborhood, and i am very worried about my renters. >> residents are being urged to be vigilant. more developing news. on the peninsula, investigators are looking into a palo alto house fire. the bodies of two people were found inside the home on embarcadero road. and this morning, a santa clara county joint arson task force is expected to join the santa clara county medical examiner's

investigation. abc 7 news reporter ama daetz has the story. >> reporter: fire got the call and arrived to find half the residence fully involved. they also found two bodies inside. the investigation into the deaths will be handled by palo alto police, fire and the santa clara county arson task force. >> any time there's a fatality at a fire scene, we'll put up a crime scene until we're able to determine what exactly happened, if the fire was criminal in nature or not. that's a routine investigative step. it happens at every fire when we discover a body. >> reporter: a next door neighbor says a man and his caretaker lived inside that home. >> dottie was, you know, a vietnam war veteran, and i think he's been pretty sick. i haven't seend him for a while. >> reporter: firefighters did have some trouble putting out the fire because there were a lot of items inside the home like newspapers and boxes. >> we had a hard time kind of getting in and where we needed to go. the home was apparently in

fairly poor condition before the fire began, so the fire just enhanced that and made it worse. >> reporter: in palo alto, ama daetz, abc 7 news. in walnut creek, a fatal house fire investigation. officials say flames were spotted from the home around hilltop crescent around 9:45 last night. firefighters arrived to find the second floor burning. they tried to rescue a victim who was trapped on the second floor, but the fire was too intense. officials have not released the name of the victim. more developing news out of san jose. police there investigating the city's second homicide of the year. a man's body was discovered lying on a sidewalk near willow glen way and almaden road. a passerby made the grim discovery around 1:30 this morning and called 911. police say the man appears to have been stabbed. his identity has not been released and no word on a suspects or possible motive at this hour. developing news, the chp is investigating a hit-and-run after a body was found on the san jose freeway on-ramp.

a person was found on the jackson avenue on-ramp to southbound interstate 680 just before midnight. the victim was dead at the scene. the name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. the ramp reopened just before 2:30 this morning. developing news this morning. the death of a man who was once one of the most powerful and controversial men in the middle east. the former israeli prime minister, ariel sharon, has died. abc news reporter alex marquardt has the story. >> reporter: it was as a soldier that ariel sharon became one of israel's most famous sons, and as a politician, one of its most controversial. a brilliant military tactician, sharon became a national hero, routing the egyptians in the six-day and yom kippur wars. others called him ruthless. during the 1982 lebanon war, he was accused of helping lebanese christian militants in beirut massacre hundreds of palestinian refugees. sharon was born in 1928 in then

western palestine. after israel gained independence, he shot up through the ranks of the israel defense forces. a darling of the right wing, sharon was an architect of the settlement program who was fighting for as big an israel as possible. in september 2000, he created a firestorm when he visited the muslim-controlled temple mount. violent clashes led to the second enterfatah. a few months later, shash was elected prime minister. but then a political 180. in august 2005, he expelled almost 10,000 israeli settlers from the gaza strip. sharon was labeled a traitor by many on the right. he then formed the centrist kedadima party to advance peace talks with the palestinians, but in december, sharon had a stroke, and since january 4th, 2006, had been in a coma. it's impossible to say what sharon would have achieved had he continued on his path. his life and legacy are full of

twists and turns, but always at the forefront of his mind was securing israel. alex marquardt, abc news, london. there are now 11 confirmed deaths from the flu in the bay area. as the virus spreads, more people are scrambling to get a flu shot, and right now, that can be a challenge. abc 7 news reports that walgreens and kaiser permanente report being short on shots, but only temporarily. >> reporter: at the direct urgent care clinic in berkeley, they're down to their last vials. >> there is some left, but it's getting low. >> reporter: the last couple days have been busy with patients looking to get flu shots. >> we had a bit of a run on it, so we're -- we do have some available, but we're probably going to run out soon and have to order more. >> reporter: health care providers across the bay area are seeing a surge in patients looking for the shots after continued reports of flu-related deaths. alameda county health officials have confirmed two more fatalities, setting a dangerous pace for this flu season. >> we have sort of baseline flu and what we call an epidemic threshold of flu, and it does

look like we're heading potentially above sort of our more average and similar to last year. >> reporter: the good news is, there is plenty of vaccine available this year, so health officials are hoping to head off further infections by encouraging people to get vaccinated. >> there are a lot of different kinds of flu vaccine. you can get people 2 years old to 50 years of age who are otherwise healthy can just get a spray in their nose. it's very easy, it's very safe. >> reporter: even the oakland diocese is encouraging pastors to reach out to parishioners this weekend. >> it's customary and traditional for us not to greet one another with a handshake or with an embrace, and we're cautioned now to respect each other's space. >> reporter: in prayer, parishioners will be asked to hold their hands up instead of linking them, and at st. joseph's in berkeley, people will find something extra at their seats. >> we've got one person who came in a couple days ago with three boxes of these little hand sanitizers that we're going to put in all the pews. >> reporter: so far, a total of 11 flu cases have been reported in the bay area. abc 7 news. one bay area victim is a young man just 23 years old.

matty walker posted this picture of himself on facebook just after christmas. the santa rosa man was sick for two weeks and then he died on wednesday. friends and family say walker was a great guy and they are still in shock over his death. >> he was young, he was healthy. that's why it's such a shock. >> he went into the hospital, and it was all good, and then he came out, and then he went back in again, and then all of a sudden just everything went bad within like a day. >> walker's father tells abc 7 news his son did not get a flu shot this year. walker was one of ten severe flu cases in sonoma county so far this season. so far, he's the only fatality there. it's not too late to get a flu shot, and there's an easy way to figure out where you can get vaccinated. the cdc has a flu shot finder map, where you can type in your city or zip code and it will show you all the places near you that are offering the shot, including the price and the hours. there is a link on our website, abc7news.com. once there, just click on "see it on tv." wow, scary stuff, not to be

taken lightly. the weather can be serious, too. we need rain. serious stuff going on out there. >> yeah, well, we have a few light sprinkles in the north bay, so that's good news, down towards cloverdale. here's the emeryville camera where you can see the clouds and some of the low clouds providing poor visibility, but it is milder out there. we'll talk about the rain today and when that mild air returns, probably sooner than you'd hope. that's all coming up. >> thank you, lisa. also next, millions more are affected in the target security breach, and now there's another reason to check your credit card statement. a second popular retailer admits to being hacked. and a very special delivery. the brave mom who went into sec, butalk to the leader. tyco integrated security. we'll create a solution customized just for you. and you can manage it all right from the palm of your hand.

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and coming up on 8:13, taking a live look in san jose right now. you can see the cloudy skies there. that's going to stick for most of the day, says lisa argen. it will warm up, though. 47 now, 60 later. you get all the clouds but none of the rain. one person is injured and two people in custody this morning after a drive-by shooting in concord. this is video of the suspect being detained yesterday afternoon after a shooting on grant street near knoll drive. we also have sky 7 hd video of the scene. witnesses say a honda pulled up just after 4:00 and fired two shots. the victim, though, has only minor injuries. another scary scene last night in concord, where a man was shot just outside a wendy's restaurant. sky 7 hd over the scene just after 6:00 p.m. on monument boulevard. police say the victim was shot after a confrontation with several men inside the restaurant. the victim was taken to john mere medical center with serious injuries and police are looking for the shooter. a fire in berkeley has left eight people and a pet without a

place to live. flames were reported just before 2:30 yesterday afternoon at a two-story building made up of a business and apartments. and one resident ran around warning everyone of the danger. >> and i ran back upstairs, made sure everybody was getting out of the building, and ran through the building shutting the doors and making sure all windows were shut to try to contain the fire so it didn't go through any of the buildings and try to eliminate the smoke damage or the spread of the fire. >> smart thinking. jessica tells us she has extensive medical training. it took about a half hour to knock down the fire, and now the red cross is helping those displaced residents find shelter. the wreckage of a plane carrying five family members, including a silicon valley tech executive has been found in idaho nearly six weeks after it disappeared from radar. there were no survivors. 51-year-old dale smith was piloting the plane when it was last seen on december 1st. the family was heading from oregon to montana when smith reported engine trouble about 150 miles northeast of boise. authorities suspended the search

in mid-december, but family and friends have continued with a private search. in a facebook post, dale's wife, janis, thanks searchers and says the plane was found just before the search was going to have to wrap up for the foreseeable future. a storm is now moving into the area, so the plane will not be recovered until the weather is able to clear. foster farms says its livingston plant will be up and running today after a three-day closure due to a cockroach infestation. federal inspectors found the bugs on wednesday and ordered the plant shut down. in october, inspectors also threatened to close two other plants because of salmonella issues. foster farms issued a statement which reads, "we want to assure our consumers, customers and valued employees that we worked diligently to address and resolve the issue." it's being called the biggest personal data theft ever. retail giant target originally estimated about 40 million debit and credit cards were compromised during a two-week period in november and december. as abc 7 news reporter allen

long reports, turns out three times that many cards were affected. >> it was my debit card that was compromised at target. >> reporter: target announced that anna green, along with 70 to 110 million of its customers, had their personal information stolen as well. now thieves can open up more accounts under their names. anna says she still shops here, but she uses cash instead. >> but yes, i have lost. i have lost my faith in target somewhat. >> reporter: also, neiman marcus confirmed that unauthorized customer card activity has been taking place since mid-december. neiman marcus doesn't know the scope of the breach, but it said "we have begun to contain the intrusion and have taken significant steps to further enhance information security." lana gardi says she hasn't heard from the store yet. >> i wish they did, because if they didn't, i feel like i need to know. i need to know, definitely, i need to know. >> i worry about actually shopping at many places if this is going to keep happening, if, you know, we're going to be compromised so often, then all

the time, with such sensitive information. >> retailers need to take more seriously the challenges of information security. >> reporter: david thaw is an expert in cyber security at the university of connecticut. he says most major retail stores have only one person protecting all of their consumer information. >> and while some industries, such as finance and health care, are taking steps to address these problems, the retail industry is substantially behind the curve. >> reporter: and until the retail industry takes cyber security more seriously, he says more consumers will end up getting robbed. alan wang, abc 7 news. >> "7 on your side's" michael finney suggests these tips. check credit card statements for fraudulent charges, go to annualcreditreport.com for a free credit report and to look for anything suspicious. if you find something, call your credit card company immediately to contest any unwarranted charges. also contact the credit

reporting bureaus and file a fraud report, and finally, report any crimes to local police as well as the federal trade commission. opponents of a plan to build a massive oil terminal in pittsburgh plan to march in protest this afternoon. opponents will gather at mariner park at 1:00 and march to city hall. the park is located next to an oil tank farm where a proposal calls for trainloads of oil from north dakota to be stored and then those storage tanks would be loaded on to ships at port costa. the group says several recent oil train explosions are examples of why they want city leaders to reject the project. a new mom in san francisco has quite the story to tell about the birth of her baby. she went into labor at a san francisco law office near montgomery and clay streets yesterday, and it happened so quickly, the baby was born before help could arrive. the woman says she went into the bathroom when she realized the baby was coming because she didn't want to bother anybody. there's the baby right there. both mom and baby doing well. this morning, the 49ers are in charlotte ahead of tomorrow's

big playoff game against the carolina panthers, and the rivalry between the panthers and the niners getting so heated, even local bakers are getting involved. the bread-makers at bodine in san francisco have dressed up their signature sourdough gator in red and gold and then have given that gator something to snack on, a cam newton jersey. cam newton is the panthers quarterback. good sight to see, everyone rooting for the 49ers tomorrow. >> yeah. >> it's going to be so exciting! >> yeah, and with the game tomorrow, we're also going to have more of the same, but today, big changes. you know what that means, a return to more sunshine. but today, boy, it's awfully foggy and cloudy out there with rain on the way for parts of the bay area. live doppler 7 hd showing a cold front which is far to the north of ukiah and cloverdale, but we are looking at a few light sprinkles as it sinks south. in fact, up toward ukiah, a few thunderstorms, but as this pushes southward, you'll notice that we're looking at just a few

areas of light precip around clear lake and cloverdale. it has a ways to go, but within the next hour, looks like things will be getting a little bit further south towards healdsb g healdsburg, santa rosa ools, and we will pick up maybe a tenth of an inch in the north bay, so, fading sunshine here from mt. tam. you can see the layering of clouds. the low clouds have provided some problems along the coast, and we're looking at a few airport delays. mildest numbers right around the bay are numbers there in the upper 40s from san francisco to oakland, redwood city in the low 40s with mid-40s los gatos and half moon bay, so everyone a little bit milder and pretty gray. look at the bay, very calm, though, temperatures in the low to mid-40s, as well for santa rosa. 46 in napa. good morning, concord, 43 for you, and we're looking at 44 in the liver moore valley. so, the view from mt. tam shows some very dramatic clouds. very pretty shot here. and we are looking for some light snow to arrive in the

sierra nevada with anywhere from a dusting to about 3 to 4 inches around 6,000 to 7,000 feet, so pretty high snow levels. but back home, foggy, cloudy, some showers, and the chance for showers linger throughout the afternoon, but it gets less and less as the front sweeps through the bay area and near record warmth still on tap for the beginning of next week. beach hazard late this afternoon through sunday from the sonoma county coast all the way down to monterey. possibility of sneaker waves and strong rip currents, so be very careful. high pressure giving way for one day to allow this weak cold front to sag to the south, and rainfall amounts will be very light. in fact, if this was a normal january, we probably wouldn't even focus so much on this because it's really not going to amount to much, but we need it bad. and by noontime, we're still looking at the possibility of showers around vallejo, and perhaps a little on the peninsula, but look what happens throughout the afternoon. partly cloudy in the south bay, and we're looking dry.

the sierra nevada will be very windy, wind gusts up to 55 miles per hour with 1 to 4 inches of snow and temperatures near normal today with some upper 50s oakland, 60s san jose, and the accuweather seven-day forecast, after today's light rain event, about a tenth of an inch in the north bay, sunny and mild conditions for tomorrow. and monday, tuesday and wednesday, an offshore flow, high fire danger not out of the question for the middle of the week with near record temperatures. and then cooler with an onshore flow. it sounds like a summertime forecast. "abc 7 news" is another great weather resource for you to follow. following live doppler 7 hd on twitter for the latest conditions, rain or shine, plus video forecasts, alerts and power outage info and weather tweets from your favorite weather team. so, it's coming. >> it's coming. >> a little bit. >> starting to look a little more wintry. >> yes, it is. >> thanks, lisa. next, museum or airport terminal? we'll give you a peek inside

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people flying into los angeles will see a bizarre sight out their airplane window this weekend. it is a giant vinyl record spinning on top of the forum in englewood. it's a replica of the eagles' "hotel california." the eagles will be kicking off the reopening of the refurbished forum next week with a series of concerts running through the end of the month. of course, the forum was the home for the lakers and l.a. kings hockey team for decades.

well, how do you move a building across town? very, very carefully. briton hall at uc berkeley was designed by noted architect and uc lumina julia morgan, and yesterday, officials began the complex maneuvering to get it from near memorial stadium to the botanical garden in strawberry canyon. the building was taken apart and will eventually be put back together in the next few days. gurton hall has the beautiful all-wood interior with vaulted ceiling and a huge brick fireplace. in 1912, it was a classroom for female students. it will now be a facility for public gatherings. sfo's terminal 3 is getting a remodel, and it may in the future look more like a modern art museum. so, this piece is called "spiro gyrate" by san francisco artist eric staaler. it's an interactive kinetic light sculpture made of 6-foot circular rotating spirals embedded in the floor and the wall. you'll also see a suspended light sculpture in the waiting area, made of 27 mirror-polished

stainless steel spheres. they also include paintings including by wayne sboeld. the new terminal is expected to open january 25th. next on the "abc 7 saturday morning news," the safety concerns that could force the closure of an east bay mosque. why worshippers aren't buying it. and 49ers fever spreading. we'll take you to one

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the bay area, but we're looking at a cold front well to the north that is going to push south. it has spread a little bit of rain up towards lakeport with about 0.03 being reported there. so, when we zoom in here, you can see most of the rain east of 101 in ukiah. further south, getting returns now around bodega bay, sea ranch, some very slight rain, but at least it's something. we're talking about just a drop in the bucket in the north bay, and you're probably not going to see any at all south of the golden gate. so, showers mainly north, but you could likely see one around alameda today, but it will be towards the afternoon when things really begin to fall apart. temperatures with the cloud cover in the upper 50s to near 60 today. changes arrive as soon as the second half of the weekend. a look at that and maybe some record warmth in the accuweather seven-day forecast coming up. katie? >> lisa, thank you. new this morning, president obama is promising 2014 will be a year of action for the economy. in his weekly address, he says

the first priority is to extend unemployment benefits to more than a million americans who lost theirs when congress allowed the benefits to expire. the president says the payments help americans who were laid off through no fault of their own. >> earlier this week, democrats and republicans in the senate took the first steps toward making this right, but congress needs to finish the job right away. more than 1 million americans across the country will feel a little hope right away if they do. >> a senate bill to do that has stalled just short of the 60 votes needed while both parties haggle over how to pay the costs. if you're looking for work, the city of hayward is hiring. today at city hall from 10:00 to 1:00, you can learn about requirements for positions as administrative clerks, police and firefighter trainees and laborers. you can find out how to apply and how to build an online profile to be notified when other positions open up. hayward city hall is located at b and watkins streets. the city of richmond is

threatening to shut down a mosque for safety reasons. the fire marshal says the building is a hazard and has structural issue, and as we're told, the issue's creating a lot of tension. >> where is our compassion to the house of prayer? >> reporter: richmond's vice mayor has made saving this mosque his crusade. it's located in old kaiser fields hospital on cutting boulevard. it's a world war ii-era building. the vice mayor claims the national parks service wants to buy the building to make it part of the historic kaiser shipyards. many city officials thought it was vacant. on december 31st, richmond's fire marshal was in the neighborhood and stopped by to take a look. he told me what should have been a 15-minute visit turned into a 2-hour, eye-opening inspection. >> about 70% of the building had no sheetrock where sheetrock is for stopping the spread of fire. there was no fire blocks, there was no insulation, there was no

heat. there was cooking appliances in the hallway. >> reporter: and he says all fire exits were chained and cages. the fire marshal placed a stop work placard outside the building because construction was also going on inside without any kind of city permit. we were not allowed inside the building to see for ourselves, but we did find the leaders of the mosque leaving city hall after a meeting with the city manager. do you think it's unfair that they're asking you to leave? >> well, they not going to do this. we are working with them very closely. >> reporter: is it unsafe, would you say, the building? >> it is not safe -- >> reporter: safe? >> it's safe. >> it hurts me to have to remove someone from their place of worship, but i know in the end that they're going to be alive. >> reporter: some time early next week, the fire marshal will order them to close. but the vice mayor wants to avoid that. he has put the matter of the mosque on the city council's agenda for this tuesday. in richmond, lyanne melendez,

abc 7 news. san francisco mayor ed lee is calling for an end to illegal behavior at the main library. library officials have faced a range of complaints in recent months, including assaults, drug use, public exposure and vandalism. the mayor's announced a zero tolerance policy at the library and an enforcement of the drug-free zone around the building. san francisco police will now assist library security in enforcing the rule. >> we've had reports of, you know, somebody threw a chair, and they actually have signs that say, you know, no weapons, drug use or sex in the bathroom. that should be a no-brainer. and just the outside was to the point where, you know, you had to walk sort of a gauntlet to get in. >> city officials say they want the library to return to a place where parents and children feel comfortable. state highway 27 in vallejo has a new name this morning. it's now vallejo police officer james capoot memorial highway. state senator los wohl kamar teens introduced the bill to

name the stretch between interstate 80 and state highway 29 in memory of the slain officer. capoot was fatally shot in 2011 as he chased down fleeing bank robbery suspect henry smith. the 40-year-old fairfield man is still awaiting trial and faces a possible death sentence, if convicted. 49ers in north carolina this morning. they'll take on the panthers tomorrow in the second round of the nfc playoffs. and playoff fever, well, it's starting to rise. here's abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman with some hard core fans. >> reporter: let's talk fever. we have two kinds going right now, that kind you don't want to catch, called the flu. >> yeah! ha ha ha! >> reporter: and then that other affliction known as 49er fever, which seems to grow stronger when treated with libations. >> i'm loving this run. >> reporter: josh levy is a certified niner fan, based on his iphone pictures, and he is a brewmaster who's commemorated this playoff run with a new concoction. >> i've made a new beer, niner nation ipa. >> reporter: he brews it and

sells it in bars around the bay and he needs the niners to win big this weekend because he has 35 kegs. josh is not the only one investing in liquid joy right now. at san francisco's renowned gold dust lounge, where they mix plenty of stiff drinks seven days a week, they've added a new ingredient so rare and unusual that owner nick bolvis must retreat it from a safe. you're looking at precious stuff. >> it's edible gold, but it's really 24-karat gold. >> reporter: when bartender rudy rudoli heard the plan -- are you a bartender? >> the jeweler. >> do you want me to try it out? >> reporter: and here it is. you're watching the creation of the 49er gold rush, a mixture of gold tequila on the bottom, then goldschlager liquor poured on top with gold flakes sprinkled on that to finish it off. we're told it has historical significance. >> the gold schrager with the flakes actually cured one of the

popes. >> reporter: but will the drink cure johan von mure's? the drink is $7 in honor of colin ckaepernick and 49 cents more for, well, anyway. at the end of the bar, joe chavez tried one, too. >> mm-mmm. it's delicious. you'll have to try it. >> reporter: we can't show this on television. look away. you only need one. and maybe a designated driver. in san francisco, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> i reached out to wayne on twitter. he says he's feeling fine this morning, so just passing that along. well, you've been showing your niners pride and here's a family decked out from head to toe in red and gold. of course, we want to see your pictures. e-mail them to youreport@kgo-tv.com or post to the facebook page or tweet them to @abc7newsbayarea.

still ahead on the "abc 7 saturday morning news," a cavalcade of cars. how the san jose auto show is bringing detroit closer to the silicon valley. and taking a live look outside right now as the clock strikes 8:38, a live look from our mt. tam cam. you can see all those clouds and low clouds. that's pretty much the situation out there right now. lisa argen will

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welcome back, everyone. 8:40 and a live look for you at sfo. you can see just how cloudy it is there right now. our own larry beil is taking off for charlotte this morning. he says the adventure begins, but i'm looking at flightaware.com, and there is an average of 20-minute delays for incoming flights at sfo because of those low clouds. no delays, though, for arrivals or departures at oakland or san jose at this hour.

first it was the rim fire, now it's the drought. a double disaster for tourism in the yosemite region. take a look at the conditions at the dodge ridge ski area in tuolumne county, still not open because of the lack of snow. one cabin owner says it's the driest winter she's seen in 25 years. business owners are barely getting by. >> i think this is the worst we have ever had this winter. i don't remember it ever being this bad. we're going to see how we make it through the rest of this winter. we're cinching the belts and just hanging on. >> it's the same area where the rim fire chased away tourists last summer. caught us behind the scenes. of course, yosemite was forced to close down during the government shutdown as well. so, the weather definitely not participating. >> no. >> not helping anyone out. >> no. we're just seeing a little bit, just a teaser out there, because we wish it was so much more. a little bit of sprinkle activity, but it's 47 degrees in lake tahoe with some very gusty winds. there is a wind advisory here.

now, the nevada side of the sierra isn't going to see any snow at all. i'll tell you how much lake tahoe will see in a few minutes and also what the rest of our outlook looks like in the week ahead, coming up. >> okay, thank you, lisa. also coming up, the warriors return home after a long road trip looking to start a new winning streak against the celtics, and the game came down when it's time to talk security for your business.. tyco integrated security. we'll do a security review of your business to understand your needs, customize an integrated solution that meets your specific challenges. and deliver it all with responsive local service, and a personal passion to help you protect your business. we'll even give you the power to manage it all... right from the palm of your hand. call us for a free security review.

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the new oxytrol for women patch. the first and only over the counter treatment for overactive bladder. put the control back in your go with new oxytrol for women. now in the feminine care aisle. welcome back, everyone. 8:44 on your saturday morning. a live look from our exploratory cam, gray skies, gray water. usually that would be depressing, but it's good news, because it shows the clouds are there, it's looking more like winter and it's a little more damp out there, moisture in some areas, a chance of rain in other areas, mainly the north bay. lisa argen has all the details. she'll let you know. certainly not as much as we need, but at this point, we'll take what we can get. this morning, general motors is recalling more than 300,000 trucks because of a fire risk. the affected models include 2014 chevy silverados and gmc sierra full-sized trucks. gm says the vehicles have problems with their software

that could lead to the overheating of exhaust components and cause fires. eight fires from the issue have been confirmed. no one's been injured. drivers will be contacted about the recall by mail and then they'll be able to take their vehicles to a dealership for free repairs beginning next week. in the meantime, gm is urging owners of the trucks in question to avoid losing their trucks to idle unattended. san jose's convention center is being taken over by a cavalcade of cars. the silicon valley international auto show continues today and tomorrow. and as abc 7 news reporter jonathan bloom found out, a seismic shift in the industry has brought silicon valley and detroit a lot closer together. >> reporter: though the silicon valley auto show in san jose is hundreds of miles from the consumer electronics show in las vegas, the two are undeniably connected. >> we announced a collaboration with local san jose-based sun power. >> reporter: ford is showing off the plug-in c-max energy.

you can get 600 more miles on gas, but they showed off this version and gave us this video of a c-max energy covered in solar cells. >> a day's worth of sun can recharge the battery fully, which would allow the customer then to drive home using a fully electric charge that they didn't pull off the grid and didn't use any fuel. so, it's free power. >> reporter: at the other end of the floor, toyota's showing off this cutaway of a vehicle that's hybrid in a different sense. this rav4 is actually all electric, but it's part toyota and part tesla. >> it's a tesla battery with a rav4 body. >> reporter: with an 800-pound battery mounted under the vehicle, it's the first car to come out of toyota's $50 million investment in tesla. silicon valley's own electric car company sell only the pricey model s under its own name right now. this toyota's about half the price and still goes 100 miles on a charge. >> it's fun to drive and it's really the only ev out there that has all this cargo space. so, it's actually a very practical vehicle as well. >> reporter: but even cars without a power cord are getting

the bay area's fingerprints all over them. >> you've come to a stop, the engine cuts off. the minute you take your foot off of the brake, the engine comes back on. >> reporter: that gives the new mini cooper 34 city miles per gallon. and thanks to bmw's new silicon valley research facility, it's made to play awfully well with your smartphone. >> these cars have more onboard computers, if you think about it, than the apollo rocket ships had, and they took people to the moon and back. >> reporter: they hit stores in march, the two plug-ins are available, but the solar version of the ford hybrid is just a concept for now. in san jose, jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. >> reminds me, i need an oil change. lisa, you're keeping track of a little bit of dampness. yeah, nothing quite yet. in fact, it's pretty far north, but we are seeing some fog out there and very breezy conditions. and this will be impacting the sierra nevada with a little bit of snow, but really, it's the wind that is going to kick up and be a problem by midday in the mountains. but right now, live doppler 7

hd. here's the band of rain, the front that is providing somewhat of an impact around ukiah and cloverdale. clear lake looking at a few showers, and it's also moving up i-5 around chico, some problems here, some slick roadways towards orville and red bluff. so if you're traveling that way, keep that in mind. but further south, around jenner, sea ranch, bodega bay, looking at a few light showers headed towards point reyes and perhaps the park in santa rosa this morning. so, the amounts are going to be just a couple of hundredths to about a tenth at most. so, we're not looking at much. in fact, as it pushes south, it looks to fall apart. pretty gray shot for you from mt. tam with 50 into oakland, 47 in san jose, 45 los gatos with half moon bay with the clouds, 48 degrees. and we do have some airport delays this morning as well. the explore torm camera, where it is pretty still with mid-40s napa, petaluma, 43 in concord, good morning to you, and

livermore at 45 degrees. here's the sierra nevada. winds will be kicking up today, and look how brown it is. we definitely need the snow here. and the sierra crest could pick up about 5 inches. but really, more likely an inch or two around truckee and tahoe. so, foggy with the showers increasing throughout the morning hours in the north bay, and then just a chance, peninsula, east bay, maybe a splash, but otherwise, we're looking at dry conditions for you in the south bay, also the valleys, around the livermore valley, and the warmth arrives next week. in fact, we're talking near record temperatures coming into play tuesday, wednesday. a strong offshore flow. we could even see a red flag warning by the early part of next week. but the beach hazard was posted last night for late today into tomorrow, so those northwesterly swells have been building, and it is pretty dangerous out there, so be careful. watch out for the rip currents. we could see those sneaker waves if you're headed out towards the

shore. so, here's a look at the cloud cover, the front that will begin to fall apart as it pushes its way through. it's going to accompany not only a few light rain showers but some breezy conditions. we're looking at the winds picking up to the north of the bay as well. and here's the timing on the system. so, by about noontime, we could see a few showers around the central bay, but after that, early afternoon, we'll see partly cloudy skies over parts of the south bay and santa clara valley, and the deficit continues to grow, because what rain we will see, we're still anywhere from 7 1/2 to 15 inches below where we should be for this season to date average. and we're looking at high temperatures in the 70s in southern california. santa ana winds kicking up later on today and tomorrow. back home, upper 50s oakland and fremont today with 60 in san jose. and big game tomorrow! boy, it's going to be a good one, with temperatures just in the 50s, plenty of sunshine in charlotte. and the accuweather seven-day forecast then, looking at a

return of sunshine tomorrow, but the big warm-up comes monday with northerly winds, then the offshore flow kicks in tuesday-wednesday. temperatures come down thursday and friday. so. >> a lot of sunshine in that seven-day. >> yeah, so enjoy today. >> thanks, lisa. in sports, the warriors are off until wednesday, getting some much-needed rest, but last night the team returned home to face the boston celtics after finishing a grueling seven-game series during the road trip. so, here's abc 7 news sports director larry beil with the highlights in this morning's sports. >> good morning, everybody. after two weeks on the road, the warriors were back home last night against a bad boston team. golden state obviously tired. you know what? when in doubt, give it to steph and get out of the way! former butler head coach brad stevens now coaching the celtics. first quarter, david lay, the outlet to steph here and a rare two-handed jam. tired? who said anything about tired? andre iguodala made his first five shots, knocks down the

corner three right here. warriors, though, down two at the half. iguodala, such a great defender, in the passing lane here. he had 22 points. warriors up 15 but squandered it. 15 seconds left, warriors by two, jeff green scoring over dramon green. tied at 97. time for steph. crossover on kris humphries, money! with 2.1 seconds left, warriors by two. here are the celtics, fumble it trying to win. joe wallace jacks it up at the buzzer and misses and the warriors hang on 99-97. they will now enjoy four deserved days off. new york liberty head coach bill laimbeer scouring the utah women's game. got to love shanai in the post. she had 30 points and 9 rebounds. amber orange pushing it up the court, 14 points, coast to coast. but iguomike really the story. here is the story, actually.

first three of the year for shenee, knocks it down. lindsey gottlieb and the 19th-ranked golden bears in boulder taking on number 17 d taking on colorado. ariel roberson had 10. down nine seconds left, a strong bask basket. cal up one. cressel for the win off the back board and cal hangs on 57-55. the 49ers, slight favorites on the road at carolina on sunday. the panthers feel disrespected and aim to do something about it. defensive end greg hardy quite bluntly putting it, saying "if you don't stop me, i'm going to break your quarterback's face!" my, my. 49ers, they had a lot of other broken pieces when these two met in the regular season. no michael crabtree, vernon davis suffered a concussion, knocked out on that play, and colin kaepernick had a rough day. vernon believes it would have been a whole lot different if the offense was at full

strength. >> if crabtree and i was there, i think we would have had a stronger, a better shot, you know, at winning the game. i'm not going to just put it on myself, but if crabtree was there and along with myself, i think our chances were pretty high. >> and i will be in charlotte covering the 49ers/panthers playoff game. complete coverage, including another edition of "vernon's view" with the star niners tight end sitting down with me for a one-on-one conversation that we'll have for you on sunday night at 11:00. "vernon's view" only on abc 7 news. enjoy the nfl playoff games, saints and seahawks, colts and patriots. mike schumann will have highlights at 5:00, 6:00, 9:00 and 11:00. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. next, mickey mouse helps break ground on the next new land at walt disney world. why they used blue shovels for the groundbreaking.

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disney breaks ground on a new attraction based on the film "avatar" at disney's animal kingdom in florida. park execs say pandora will be unlike any other thing at any disney park, allowing guests to fly with ban cheese.

john lando, the producer, says fans will get a chance to go to pandora, and it's everything they could ever dream of. the project was first announced in 2011. it's expected to open some time in 2017. mark your calendar. disney's the parent company of abc 7. well, sometimes, you know, you've just got to get out there and enjoy the weather, right, lisa? of course. and that counts even if you're a bear in lake tahoe. take a look in the lower right of your screen. you can see a bear running through a course at heavenly yesterday morning. skiers seemed to take the bear's presence in stride and the animal probably dashing off somewhere warmer as it disappeared rather quickly. hey, fits right in. >> i'll bet there were some terrified faces. they're like, scatter. >> yeah. well, they'll see a little bit more snow today. >> okay, good. >> it's 47 right now in the sierra nevada, but mainly a wind event there, anywhere from 1 to 4 inches. midday, snow, and the rain is pushing south. it will be light rain in the north bay for the most part. a couple hundredths to about a

tenth. and then we're looking at a return to sunshine tomorrow. and boy, after that, it's back to an offshore flow. perhaps a red flag warning where we could see record warmth into the middle of next week, and then we'll cool it back thursday and friday. so, the main rain north bay from now until about noon, and maybe just a slight chance in the east bay and on the peninsula. >> all right, that's it. thank you, lisa. and that's going to do it for us on the "abc 7 saturday morning news." thank you for joining us. "abc 7 news" continues at 5:00 p.m. have a great day. go niners!

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