>> good afternoon, everybody, i'm larry beil. >> california's drought is threatening a major industry in the state that is important to the bay area >> grape growers are taking big steps already to avoid what could be a disastrous year. leanne melendez is live with what they're doing. >> reporter: let me show you this mustard here. by now, it should be about waist high or so. but of course it's not because it thrives when it rains

when there is water. this ground should be covered in mustard. that is just one example of the impact drought is having here in napa valley. there snow beating around the bush discussing the impact in napa. >> 2013 was driest year on record. driest winter on record. >> according to the grape growers association from july 1st-january 31st rainfall levels in napa tend to be close to 15 inches. currently at 2.9 inches. with no rain there is hardly any cover crop. you know mustards growing in between rows. dominic is a vineyard manager. >> higher it grows more nutrition you're going to put back into the vineyard >> warmer temperatures caused buds to come out early. this makes crops vulnerable to frost.

>> we do not have any frost protection. so a long frost could spell disaster. >> the reservoirs are low. growers are assessing how much water they have and how much they'll need. some will have to set their irrigation systems to cover small zones, not the vineyard. if there is no significant rainfall in the next month, growers will have to begin thinning out vines. >> we're reducing foilage and limit the crop. going down to one cluster per chute. >> in this situation, growers are staying optimistic. >> we've got months ahead. if we saw another 6 to 8 inches we'd northbound great shape for the year. >> the association represents 670 vineyard owners in the area. in napa, leanne melendez, abc7

news. >> the p.u.c is asking the public to cut their walter usage the drought is drop thing officials to call on more conversation. >> water marins in marin county wanted a 25% cut back by april 1st. >> so are swimming pools wasting water? coming up water saving idea santa clara is looking at. >> cal fire is increasing staffing because of the drought. california department of fire protection announced it hired 125 supplemental firefighters in northern california. here in the bay area, crews have been assigned in santa clara county units. >> no more crying wolf. we're going to seat first rainfall in nearly a month, tomorrow night. >> spencer christian is off.

>> yes. and right now live doppler 7 hd, clouds and sprinkles reported vuft a short time ago. we'll be seeing rain beginning tomorrow evening. here is a computer animation rain line moves into north bay and will shift south ward. high, thin clouds here. and this is a look at the forecast. cloudy skies this evening, low to upper 50s in the morning patchy drizzle. comfortable temperatures. and into afternoon we're expecting upper 50s to upper 60s i'll let you know how much rain is coming to the bay area, and what is in store for the sierra nevada. >> thank you. >> and 81-year-old woman the shot today inside of her home in

oakland. this happened in the diamond district around 10:30 this morning. police believe she was shot after she surprised a burglar. another bullet tore through the victim's home and through a gate.. >> i heard what i thought was a phone book hitting the front door, then a car speed off this area has not received reports of home invasion robberies. this neighborhood is historically very quiet. >> officers stood at guard as the family of tom smith arrived when a public viewing will begin in an hour. smith is the bart police officer accidentally shot and killed last week by friendly fire, shot by a fellow officer michael mays during an evidence search inside of a home in

dublin. laura anthony spoke to his brother about this incident. >> he has support from family and friends. >> the brother of michael mays told abc7 news his family is devastated by what happened last week inside of the dublin apartment. >> i know he's taking it hard. and i know what kind of person he is. and it's something unimaginable that you know, something like this could happen. i know it's tough for him and for our family. and we're all sorry. >> monday, bart police chief identified mays as the bart officer who accidentally shot and killed sargeant tom smith. he and several other officers were doing a probation search inside of an unoccupied apartment. john mays told us he hasn't talked to his younger brother about what happened. but

that michael is holding up as well as you can under the circumstanc circumstances. >> we're doing the best we can to get through this together to support michael and pay our respects to the smith family. >> mays confirmed that michael and a large contingent will attend wednesday's services for sargeant smith. >> that viewing begins at 5:30. his funeral set for tomorrow morning at 10:00 >> and you can contribute to a memorial fund on our web site go to see it on tv. search crews in the east bay are looking for this developmentally disabled man who was separated from his group. he he was last seen around 10:00

this morning near the park stands. >> sky seven hd also at the scene today of the trailer fire in san jose just as a propane tank exploded around 11:30 this morning. they began dousing flames with water. >> authorities in santa cruz county looking for a man accused of setting a car on fire they say surveillance cameras captured these pictures of the arsonist. and damaged a limo scene. look at the arsonist here. no one else is injured in this fire. >> we're learning about the criminal past of a convicted sex

offender that went on to the campus of a south bay school. police say he now lives as a woman but registered as a sex offender as a man and went on school grounds dressed as a man. cornell bernard with more now. >> the school is responsible for my son's safety. and security. they caught him. >> reporter: parents are react together news that he tried to blend him. but the principal was sus spishus. >> something was just off the way he was dressed and presented him receive. i want to make sure we meet that person and decide who gets to be near the kids and doesn't. this was a guy that wasn't going to get near our kids. >> he was arrested because sex offenders can't be on school property. we found him on the megan's law web site. abc7 news covered his arrest. police say

he kidnapped a 9-year-old girl and tried to abduct two other children in san jose. one young girl wrote a school essay saying the man who lured her said he needed her help to find his lost puppy. the d.a.says he served eight years in prison. and police say he often dresses as a female. the mug shot shows appearance can change dramatically. other members in the community >> i didn't see him dressed as a woman but it's frightening way of proceeding. and it's a good reminder for all of us to be cautious. >> belmont police warning residents about a rash of mail

thefts. the post office alerted authorities after residents noticed mail tossed on the street. >> some are mailing statement buzz they take checks and bank statements. >> still ahead on abc7 news at 4:00 president obama promises action putting finishing touches on the state of the union address >> new additions to this wearable technology. >> a teenager's sky-diving trip goes wrong. but we'll have her survival story. >> and taking a look at traffic right now, this is san jose.

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>> san francisco mayor ed lee is one of the invited guests in washington, d.c. tonight to watch the president's state of the union address white house released this video today. and abc news has more now >> president obama said this year, he's going to get something done. even if he does it on his own. >> mindful of congress's reluctance to be cooperative at times, the president is going to exercise his authority. >> the president will announce executive order to increase minute up mum wage for new contract workers. and hopes it house speaker john boehner dismissed actions saying it will

have minimal affects. saying condition gres is going to run into a brake wall. >> we're going to watch because there is a constitution extending benefits for long term unemployed. these aren't new ideas but there is a tough sell. his approval rating is just 46%. decisions for the nation. >> biggest thing is how to restore faith and trust in the government in washington. >> president obama has promised this will be a year of action. he needs to show results. he's running out of time to put points on the score board and words may not be enough to change opinion. >> senate majority and he says

president happens to catch him. >> only thing that would trouble me is that. other than that, i'll do anything. frankly i dozed off once or twice. not during obama years of course. >> careful to point that out he was told the speech will not be very long the white house told him it will be a record breaker for length. abc7 will broadcast the state of the union address and republican response here tonight at 6:00 p.m . >> google glass is getting more stylish, offering designer frames for the device. >> this is video provided by google. users can take the frame to vision care provider to get

prescription lenses. >> it's not as geeky. >> still not buying it. google also offering new styles of detachable sunglasses. >> yes. >> rain? >> yes. >> will start in the evening. you still have have 24 hours to look for umbrellas. about watering plants because mother nature will be doing it for us. seeing cloud cover looking towards mount diablo. temperatures have been milder today it's 59 in san francisco. 62 oakland. upper 60s redwood city and san jose, 64 degrees here is view from sfo camera. low clouds lingering. no delays

being reported now. 64 m santa rosa. temperatures now mild in fairfield and livermore, upper 60s exploratorium camera showing a little bit of blue so we're seeing some sunshine. clouds are passing through here. cloudy morning with patchy drizzle. rain arriving tomorrow night. snow for the sierra nevada. there is a an area of high pressure just builds in slightly. stronger ridge today brought warmer weather. high pressure starting to shift south heading towards tomorrow. showers likely as this system moves through going into thursday. so here is the timing of this. tomorrow at 5:00 p.m start rush hour, rain well north of the bay area. it starts to shift south about 9:00 p.m into parts of the north bay. but takes a while before heading

south. so 1:00 a.m cold front going through heart of the bay area. it will be out of here before heading into morning commute hours. still showers around san jose, down towards monterey bay, then, another wave of showers coming through thursday afternoon evening and. so we'll see a little bit of moisture. this takes us through 11:00 p.m thursday. in that area we're looking at winter storm watch. eight inches with gusty winds. tomorrow morning mid-40s to low

50s into afternoon. starting with showers in the north bay. upper 50s to mid-60s. some locations into upper 60s range. taking a look at the accu-weather forecast, morning showers into thursday, wee hours and sunday, another possibility of rain. >> the app makes it easy to share photos. you can down load information on abc7 news.com/apps. >> up next think you're a sports fanatic? think again. one man's ultimate super bowl man cave. >> and queen dropping too many pounds? the warning from british lawmakers about her money.

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theys are sounds of joy from a deaf toddler hearing for the first time. the 22-month-old suffered hearing problems for his whole life. he was born 11 weeks prematurely. after hearing aids, he enjoys listening to music and started playing peeno >> it's adorable. he's cracking up. just how far would a football fan go to stage the

ultimate super bowl party? >> he not only brings game and food he recreates weather conditions and half time visuals. >> reporter: david spiller recreated what he calls the super bowl party. every inch of his house is covered in nfl memorabilia. >> there are 13 tvs. you miss a moment. a snow machine recreates potentially bad weather in new jersey and a fog machine makes half time feel like a live rock concert. and there is a special surprise every time a touchdown is

scored. there are plenty of tips sulthing covering astro turf. >> don't focus on team colors just stay away from that. just buy things you can use every year. >> he gets many items free. >> you can bet your local grocery store to give you the promotional item. >> to keep kids entertained, create games and maybe make it a contest. that is right. he admits it's for the love of the game. just a fun thing to do. >> wow. >> yes. >> more is still ahead in our

next half hour including deep freeze and a rare storm paralyzing part of the country. >> what used to be a backyard swimming pool that was leaking but that is not good during a drought. we'll have the story coming up. >> and

virtually every aspect of our water use is coming under scrutiny and that means swimming pool leaks are coming under attention. >> one homeowner having the pool taken out. david? >> reporter: they are. and i'm standing where there used to be a pool that was leaking. taking out a pool can cost between 8,000s sxdz $15,000. it's estimated a quarter million swimming pools in the bay area, but one fewer pool this week.

>> it was leaking constantly. we felt we had to think about getting rid of this pool. >> walter and irene cannon are not alone. water agencies estimate bay third of all pools have leaks. that means adding water. >> vap rags can only take a quarter to half inch per day. >> the leaks can be in concrete or water lines and can waste 10,000 gallons or more average pool is about 25,000 gallons. so you figure half would be leaking away. >> the water district starting to analyze water waste from pools >> we got a request last week. and this staff is working on putting together a fact sheet on everything related to pools.

>> the pool can be removeed and replaced by drought-resistant landscaping. >> i want wanted to convince my husband to make it drought resistant. he has a vision of mowing lawns. >> the removal will be done in a week the dream of a lawn may be fading. >> inform palo alto, abc7 news. >> the arctic air blasting mid west is bringing snow and ice to the south. a rare winter storm is wreaking havoc, today #00 crashes and dozens of wrecks. >> about 25 miles per hour. >> freezing rain hit austin,

forcing closures and thousands of flights cancelled and overwhelming airports. >> so i chose to get ahead of the storm and leaving on a 7:00 a.m flight. >> take this storm seriously. >> in the mid west and northeast, another day of flowing snow, brutal wind. water warmer than air is causing lakes and rivers to steam. and this will beings like tumble weeds. these men tried to make the best out of it carving sculptures >> brutal cold forecast over by the end of the week in time for

big outdoor super bowl here in new jersey. >> as you saw it's freezing back east. so they held media day indoors. richard sherman tweeting out this picture of the cameras today. take a look at this. saying it was a blast. >> yes. >> as expected he was asked about the rant. >> i think people think, you know i'm just a will youed mouth and angry guy that just calls people out. i think if people got time to learn about me they'd understand there is more to me than that rant. >> he did not shout "mediocre".

this is the third super bowl for peyton manning. this is kind of a legacy game for manning. >> i have been being asked about legacy since i was about years old. and i thought he had to be 70. i'm still in the middle of my career. and down the home stretch of my career but still in it. >> and we know how much pride seahawks fans have. the parents of this baby named her cindy lee twelfth mann.

>> she's adorable. >> nice cap there. >> new citizens sworn in at dr. martin luther king library. one man sworn in after living in the u.s. 35 years and heard the speech for the first time today and reflected on how this country is is moving towards the vision. >> our country has taken great leaps and bounds. we have room to improve but i see us moving in the right direction. >> they represent 31 countries around the world. >> still ahead hope francis with another title.

>> but first, a good fisherman's tale. one man fights up a shark and stitches his own wound but what he does afterwards is surprising. >> clouds on different levels we have rain coming tomorrow night. i'll have more straight ahead. >> what a beautiful picture. this is not quite as stunning. back with more

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a doctor in new zealand got bitten by a shark and sewed up his wounds. >> he was attacked and used a knife to stab at the shark until the shark let go. >> he grabbed a first aid kit from his car and stitched up bites himself. they served him a pint of beer and a bandage. >> gave him a pint of beer. his mates are laughing. and he got a bandage out. >> i'd like to see you do that larry >> i'd just squeal. and hope

be rescued. i'd be out a couple weeks. >> yaechlt right. what do i have to do? can't walk. >> spencer is off today but sandhya patel is in now. >> she's tougher than i. >> yes. >> let's take a look at live doppler 7 hd. nothing showing up right now but we're expecting rain towards tomorrow night. winter storm is just blasting snow and it's heading up into the northeastern states a little bit. that system does push off the coast they'll see that wintery mix throughout tonight. it's going to be cold as another blast comes through. 23 chicago, 24, new york. 35 tomorrow afternoon in atlanta.

showers tomorrow towards chico, sacramento, eureka. 53 in tahoe. snow levels starting out high and they're expecting snow around use sem ti. 75 in los angeles. sunshine after morning fog. here in the bay area, expecting showers to begin into afternoon in the north bay. then temperatures upper 50s to about upper 60s another wave into evening hours, at this point i mean we're still in the middle of a drought. we're not expecting this to make a major dent but we're starting. >> getting some pattern changes. >> many of us have been hoping

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afternoon. >> this is done on scrap combrard yard. cruise will dismantle it now for recycling. >> a texas teen is recovering after surviving an absolutely terrifying fall during her first and possibly last sky dive. she was celebrating taking a sky-diving trip to oklahoma. her father and sister say after sure jump the parachute went into a spiral and she cannot get out of it. she survived a 3500 feet plummet to the ground. >> the guy on the ground trying to talk her out of what is going on telling her what to do and

she's going too fast she can't reach up anyway. >> imagine the fear. >> mckenzie allowed to jump without tethering to an instructor. the company and family are now pointing fingers at each other. the company saying she agreed to the risk. mckenzie expected to make a full recovery but going to be wearing a back and neck place brace for a while >> brittic lauchls have put the royal family on notice they have to start bringing in more money. there is a serious backlog of repairs needed to be done on crumbling palaces the royals will have to cut back on spending and lawmakers suggested they open buckingham palace to visitors more often than 78 days per year. >> the pope has something in common with a rock star. pope francis on the cover of next month's "rolling stone". the headlines times are achanging.

he's known for captivating crowds and posts selfies. rolling stone says the 77-year-old separated himself from past popes establishing himself as a peoples' pope. >> va woman is being sued for $750,000 after posting negative reviews for her contractor on yelp and angie's list. the woman's name is jane perez. she hired an old high school friend to work on her house after she and the contractor reconnected on facebook. perez wasn't happy and posted negative reviews online. deets is now suing and perez counter suing. rebuttals on the sites calling her a liar. >> that is nasty. >> royal caribbean cruise ship with hundreds of passengers steaming towards new jersey shore. >> michael finney is here with that story. >> talking about this yesterday. today, they're sweetening this

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the charge or bother to dispute it. >> 49ers may in the be in the super bowl but if you want to to go, average price dropped 40% in the past week to $2,000. there are 16,000 tickets for sale online line brokers say fans expect spices to drop more. >> many expecting to say they're waiting it to fall so can i get a ticket for $1500? >> brokers say freezing weather is keeping spectators home. and fans of the sea hawks and broncos care most. >> those people in suites those

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hit the bay area. >> this flooding happened today the dmv held a public hearing regarding driver licenses for undocumented immigrants. governor brown signed legislation last year and now, the difficult part, battles expected over requirements those people will need to meet in order to get licenses and whether those licenses should look different than those of legal residents. >> interesting stwift to a story here today a petition to deport justin beiber back to his native canada and white house may have a response. >> 74,000 people are calling on the president to revoke beiber's visa. that pelt yigs needs 100,000 signatures oochl this

started by someone in michigan. he had a lot of situations including one in northern california where he lives part of the time another person launched a counter petition saying it's unfair. >> alec baldwin say his young daughter had been patted down by security. he says it happened yesterday. >> baldwin tweeted flying to new york sta random select by 5-month-old daughter for a pat down. i am not kidding. hash tag traveling in the u.s. is a disgrace. >> tsa responded saying it's required to screen everybody regardless of avenlg. alec baldwin seems to have issues whenever planes are involved. >> yes. >> thanks for joining us for

abc7 news at 4:00 >> the abc7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> did that factor into the death from the crash of asiana airlines flight 214? also a motor home goes up in flames. >> a bart police officer killed in the line of duty. >> you might want to pull out umbrellas. rain coming to the bay area, how much, coming up. >> six months after the crash of asiana airlines a theory on what may have led to the death. stit says victims themselves and flight attendants share some of

the blame. >> this did happen. and tonight we have a theory on what led to the death of three young women. vic lee joins us now and learned that the city attorney report as a result of the crash that credits what is called rescues and firefighting successes for the city responders. and gives us a glimpse of what future arguments will be against claims. >> we have a copy of the report. this is it submitted by the city attorney. all 18 pages going through what happened that materialible day. and some people at hear beings. now, rourts conclusion is that it was an unfortunate sdept but the

city was not negligent. report says five people were ejected. two crew members were injure but survived. of the 3, 2 died at the scene, one later at the hospital. the city attorney reports highlighted information. included is that 6-year-old did not have her seat belt buckled when the plane crashed. the body found outside of the jetliner. it was determined that she had been run over by two trucks the report also says the other teen who died on the runway may may not have had her seattle sooet belt on. >> analysis of the seat belts suggested they were still intact and by our belief had in the been used at the time of the