live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> a dry spell is finally broken. it wasn't a downpour. the bay area saw enough rain for drivers to need the windshield wipers. i am kristen sze. >> i am cheryl jennings. you can still see the cloud cover in san francisco but are

those rain clouds? the sierra is seeing snow finally. this is from heavenly mountain resort from lake tahoe tv. the snow is coming down now. there is a lucky skier going up the lift by his lonesome. mike nicco is on the roof to tell us about the rain. >> we talked yesterday that the bulk of the storm would hit the sierra where we fine significant amount of precipitation and expecting a foot or more in the highest ill vacation. at home, it is bright as the moisture plume has faded. you can see it is gone well to the south. it is fading. at least the southern sierra is getting a nice amount of snow. here is the low that will come in, in the afternoon, and overnight bringing us a random sure. if you did not see much rain do not expect much, maybe .

just issued this morning more of california is unextreme drought. the exceptional drought in part of the san joaquin valley where it is getting worse. >> the wet weather is helping the water picture but hurting drivers with numerous accidents. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is in martinez. >> c.h.p. officers say it was a we difficult night. no major injuries. they did have a lot of spinouts. it is because the roads were wet. we have been waiting for this, but the rain came down, c.h.p. officers geared up for the calls

>> everyone wants to drive under criminal conditions but your tires can not displace efficiently when it is dry. >> shortly after this interview there was a four-car accident on highway 24. >> are you okay? >> just in spoke. >> austin was in one car and said it started when this truck's back car spun out and it hit this pore everyone -- porsche which crashed into two other cars. >> i imagine it was the weather. >> the c.h.p. officer investigating agrees. >> it was accepted speed at the time but traffic is still traveling at a high rate of speed. people need to slow down. >> at the contra costa water district employees were celebrating and wishing there was more rain. >> elated to see rain. not surprising it wasn't very much but we are hopeful more storms will come in.

>> we need more than the light rain. it will take 30 more inches to get the storage back to average. this is a start. officials are especially happy what is happening in lake tahoe. >> any rain coming in to the bay area is fantastic. especially snow in the sierras where we need the snow pack to get through the summer. >> they still encouraging customers to conserve water and are still conserved about getting through the summer. thank you, amy. as we showed you a few minutes ago the ski resorts are finally seeing snow falling and this is the camera from heavenly mountain resort, courtesy of lake tahoe tv and it is coming down. there are 10 to 12 inches of snow and they expect another 12. the resorts are hoping the natural snow will get more

people to fill the chairs. >> we get this natural snow people can see it and they know it is there and we are making snow day and night but people in the bay do not necessarily see that so when they see the fresh natural stuff, we are imagining a lot of people will be excited to get back out. >> also happening now, state water officials are conducting the second snow survey of the season near echo summit and the first snow survey showed the water content of the tahoe tablet just 20 percent of average. >> in southern california the word is being spread about water conservation as the severe drought conditions as our reporter says, the governor says it will take officials and all of us to get through the dry times. >> simple tips to save water from the governor. >> do not flub more than you have to, don't shower longer

than you need to and turn off the water when you shake or brush. >> promoting water conservation at the metropolitan water district in southern california in lossance saying entire state has to be united in the effort. the district general manager says the southland is ready. >> this is unprecedented. we have never seen conditions like this in northern california. i will ask the board to look at all available tools to work with the state in response to this. >> the governor brown is counting on help from the white house. >> in the short-term we are working to get funding from the president and we are working on a long-time set of investments enabling california to continue growing and continue to have high quality of life. >> when the governor declared a drought state of emergency this month he asked california to use 20 percent less water but that could change the. >> each day the drought goes on we have to tighten the screws. >> southern california water officials are looking at offering consumers rebates for

cutting back. >> happening now, hundreds of drivers in georgia are asking, where's my car? drivers are looking for 2,000 abandoned car in and around atlanta. on tuesday, there was massive gridlock because of snow and slick ice and some were trapped in their cars for more than 12 hours. crews need four-wheel drive to take them to their cars and extra gas and a jump start. they will set up a database find where their cars were taken and towed. >> the storm leaving an unusual site like this for beachgoers. this was taken by a drone flying over a beach in north carolina. normally this time of year tourists are headed to the outer bank for the warm weather, not the snow. >> the bad weather elsewhere is creating an unexpected problem for us in the bay area, a

critical blood shortage. normally they get 30 percent of the blood from outside the state but as of yesterday there was only a third amount of the type 0 negative needed to serve the local hosts which is the universal donor type that can be given to anyone in an emergency no matter their blood type. they urge anyone who can give, to donate. >> in the south bay new details in the arrest of an after school counselor accused of selling marijuana to students. a spokesman for the unified school district of san jose says two students have been suspended for buying pot from the counselor. the 20-year-old edward diaz was arrested on tuesday, a counselor with the after school program. police say they questioned diaz when two students told them where they got the marijuana.

reported diaz worked at wimbledon elementary school and confirmed it was the middle school. >> livermore police have arrested a convicted sex offender on charges of molesting a six-year-old girl who is an aquantitiance of 71-year-old and they do not believe there are anymore victims. vega was sentenced to eight years in prison for a previous sex conviction. >> congresswoman speiers in a heated debate with the natural park service over the controversy of walking dogs off lesion federal park land. cornell barnard joins us with the story. cornell? >> dog owners are so passionate they got congress involved. representative jackie speier is holding a public forum her looking for canine solutions in the bay area national parks.

>> jan says letting her dog off sheet is a morning ritual. we run three to five mile as day. she needs to do ten-plus miles or she doesn't get enough exercise. >> restricting the access and a dealbreaker. >> it is devastating for us. we would move. we would go up to st. helena. where dogs can roam on-and-off in the national recreation area which has been debated for more than a decade. new dog restrictions released bit national park service in 2011 caused such an uproar it caused congresswoman jackie speier to be involved calling this hearing looking if a solution. >> dog owners, non-dog owners, bird watchers bicyclists, everyone's interests have to be accommodated. >> how do you do that? responsible dog owners should be given all access pass to parks.

>> what is happenings the feds are telling the local people they cannot do the things they have been doing on tear land if 50, 60, 70's years. >> dogs dig holes beginning for gophers and chase birds and run over the flora. >> officials hope there can be room for everyone to enjoy the national recreation area. >> everyone wants to enjoy the same area whether with a dog or not have dogs at all. >> controversial dog management plan has received more than 4,000 public comments so far with the park service keeping the comment period open until february 18 before making a decision. they say speak now or forever hold your leash. >> hold your leash? thank you? >> the dismal records that could be broken at the super bowl and they have nothing to do with the game the. >> a mother's disbelief as her

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which is 15 percent more than last year. abc7 news spoke to one federal agent would says if it looks too good to be true, it probably is. if someone offers you an item if $40 that you know is worth $150 that should an big red flag. >> a lifelong dream is true for a mom in washington state. what? what are you talking about? >> those are super bowl tickets. >> no! >> yeah. >> no. >> row ten in the end zone. >> mike harris posted this clip of his mom a diehard seahawks fan opening a package containing tickets to the game in new york. she was skeptical. he thought it would be too expensive but he snagged three for $1,000, less than he thought so he went for it and made mom

very happy. >> maybe she thought it was a prank. >> what a good son. >> j. crew is cutting prices to be more competitive. it was compared to "gap" but now their prices more expensive. pants that cot $60 at the gap cost $80 at j. crew with profits down 20 percent last year. >> mike naturally has the forecast. >> another chance of rain overnight, and possibly on super sunday. we will look at that in the seven-day forecast. >> on the mend and going home, the lottery winner taking san francisco's abandoned puppy home

covering san rafael, south bay, pleasanton and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> there baby was rescued from a recycling center in san francisco is headed to her new home today more than 200 people from around the country wanted to adopt this three-month-old puppy. an employee at the center won the lottery. she was found injured on the conveyoribility. she has been recovering from her injuries. >> we got rain. now we have sunshine. >> enjoy what we have, right, mike? >> not much but enough to satisfy us for a day or so and after that, we are going to keep deep being the brought. if you were not with us at the to which show and talked about how exceptional the drought was,

the highest level of drought in the san joaquin valley that will go north to the bay area the next week or two. then it will be serious. now, live doppler 7 hd shows the big picture a morning storm into the southern part of the san joaquin valley and the next batch of energy headed to eureka and crescent city slides over us and brings a random sure or two in the afternoon and evening hours. as far as what is going on right now, it is mild with all the sunshine and temperatures are running in the mid-to-upper 50's and even 60 in santa rosa and antioch. this is how it looks outside you can see it is hazy in some areas and use this as the backdrop to talk about sunny spots and seasonally cool with scattered showers through tomorrow morning and a chance near the coast is what is possible on super bowl sunday. the rest of today, we have a couple more degrees.

wagging in the upper 50's to around 60 degrees. tonight, much cooler at five- to ten-degrees cooler, and because of the lack of cloud cover we are looking at mid-to-upper 30's inland and low pressure 40's to the bay sure and the coast and san francisco is mild at 47 degrees. here we are, at noon, you can see the clouds have opened and most of the activity is in the sierra and headed to 5:00, you can see scattered showers starting to develop, and maybe around santa cruz mountains, the east bay hills you can see a few possibilities of the random showers and by midnight they are gone and you can see the clouds opening up and maybe a bit of patchy fog tomorrow morning with the cooler conditions and at noon you can see the sierras starting to see a little bit of a slip in the snow so if you headed that way, when we get to the willing hours the snow is over but the passes are snow packed and the best bet is to head up there saturday morning. we get another 6" to 12" of snow tonight above 7,000 feet at 3 to

6" at lake level. good for thesreservoirs. cooler with the extra clouds and a stray shower at the coast on sunday and above average but not record levels, but dry, monday, tuesday, and wednesday of next week. put the umbrellas away and get the sunglasses back owe. >> many of us have been hoping for rain. now it is here, maybe a little more to come, we want to see your storm photos posting them on facebook or share them with us on twitter or instagram. >> a horse-drawn carriage debuted in 1898 and it was electric, a technological marvel that want along at 22 miles per hour, a far cry from the horse

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