rainy day. people walking down market street in san francisco, going to show you, all bundled up, keep bei keeping their umbrellas handy. here we go. look at that. sky 7 shows you what fell overnight. >> stop what you're doing and look at this. live pictures from guess where, sacramento. that is hail you're looking at. it looks like snow, though, blanketing the ground. there's been reports of it falling there for the last several hours. >> it really does look like snow, doesn't it? but it is hail. all that cold weather is hitting the bay area. we want to touch base w yeah patel. >> let's get to where we are seeing heavy downpours right now in san francisco around the sunset district. street level radar, around noreaga street, it is wet, heading into the east bay, heavy rain right now, just northeast

of san leandro. and as you take a look, this stuff is moving southward. so watch out if you're in union city area. hayward, you're heading into that area. you're going to be seeing down pours around solano k we've even seen a mix of rain and snow over the higher elevations. this is a level one storm. showers briefly have a chance of lightning, hail and wintry mix above 2,000 feet. rainfall totals, about almost a third of an inch in concord, getting exactly that in mountain view so far. and there is much more rain in our forecast as the stronger storm hits. i'll be back with those details in a second. >> you can track the storm with our app. you can go to your area and

check on your neighborhood. a controversial decision by oakland mayor libby schaaf who warned about possible ice raids is gaining national attention. while some are applauding her courage, others are furious. laura thorn laura anthony has the story. >> that is part of this job. >> reporter: despite receiving personal threats, libby schaaf stands firm behind her warming that ice may conduct raids. >> i recognize it's controversial, but i believe it was the right thing to do. >> you want a bunch of damn illegals in here to vote for you. >> reporter: the mayor's staff sent us this sample of an angry message, one of many they say shaaph's office has received since saturday. >> owning a sanctuary district. >> reporter: the oakland school

district sent out its own messa message. shaaph says she did seek legal input from community leaders but not from the city council. do you think the mayor's warning was helpful? >> i don't think so. not the way it was presented. >> reporter: those who work with the immigrant community here in oakland say the mayor's warning has had an effect. the number of calls into an emergency hotline has tripled since saturday. >> we have had a lot of calls on the hotline, wanting to ask questions and verify the number's up and running but we haven't had any reports of ice action. >> reporter: we did obtain a video showing one ice arrest in napa county on sunday. laura anthony, abc 7 news. a judge delayed a ruling on whether to release a bay area father of three from ice custody or deport him.

♪ at a vigil in front of the ice office on sansom street, several broke into song. the judge will get back in three weeks with a decision. he was arrested after dropping off one of his daughters at day care for failing to comply with a deportation order. he has not seen his family since. a setback today for the trump administration over daca. the supreme courted rejected the unusual bid to get the justices to bypass the ninth circuit court of appeals in san francisco and take up the case now. the decision doesn't mean the justices won't eventually hear the case. it just prolongs it. it also means the white house will not be able to end the program on march 5th as expected. it also takes some pressure off of congress to act on a permanent solution for daca and the 700,000 undocumented immigrants who came to the u.s. as children. developing news in san jose

where neighbors are being forced to shelter in place after a freak accident involving a tree trimmer and power lines. tonight we are sad to tell you that tree trimmer is dead. >> reporter: the tree trimmer was working in the back of a home for sale here on page mills court, drive, rather. shortly before 1:30 this afternoon emergency crews got a report that a man was dangling from a tree about 30 feet above the ground. we are not going to show you any of that graphic video. when first responders did arrive, they found the tree trimmer dead, the victim of electrocution, after coming in contact with a high power line. it is not established whether or not winds played a role in that incident. the home is for sale, san jose fire, paramedics, and pg&e responded to the scene.

the tree trimming we believe was being done by a private service. as long as the power lines were energized, they, too, were at risk of electrocution. the tree trimmer was properly secured to the tree. >> he had the proper equipment so that he didn't fall. and so when he was electrocuted, he remained in the tree. >> reporter: what has this done to the neighborhood in terms of electricity? and have you done nischelle tany n -- shelter in place? >> reporter: it is lined with two-story homes, making the graphic scene visible to many of the neighbors. they dispatched an aerial ladder to remove the body from the tree. pg&e responded with ladders and ropes to assist. a shelter in place order is in place for many homes on the

street. they want to ground the line for added safety before they allow people to return to their homes. david louie, abc 7 news. university of san diego men's basketball coach lamont smith is on administrative leave following his arrest on domestic violence charges in san francisco. vic lee first broke the story yesterday. he was arrested at the oak land airport has his team prepared to fly back following a game against the university of san francisco. a woman at the marriott near union square is accusing smith of assaulting her saturday night. university says it's also conducting an investigation. it released a statement, quote, our values as a faith-based institution call upon us to proceed with justice and compassion. our prayers are for all of those impacted by this situation. now back to that snow that fell in parts of the bay area

today. sky 7 was those who wanted to get a look were out of luck. >> reporter: from sky 7, you can see the snow on the mountain ridges northeast of san jose. a pretty picture and not one we're used to seeing in the south bay. certainly a surprise for these cows that were once grazing in their green pasture. about ten miles away, the hillsides were covered in white. >> oh, it was coming down pretty hard. it was really wet and just clumping on the ground and sticking. >> reporter: those who live up on the mountain work at the observatory and for the most part were the only ones able to enjoy the view. about three inches of snow fell, making state they turned away dozens who wanted to play in the snow. we were escorted up following a

sand truck. the snow left quite a dusting, enough to have a snowball fight. any of them happen this morning? >> maybe. short ones. short little skirmishes. >> reporter: and crews who live on the mountain say snow may fall again overnight and possibly later this week. more work for them, but still beautiful to look at. at mt. hamilton, abc 7 news. how unusual is it to see snow in the bay area? >> drew tuma is here with perspective for us. >> when the ingredients come together just right we get snow in the hilltops. it's not common, but it does happen. the loop over the past 12 hours showing you around mt. hamilton colors of purple and white. that's the frozen precipitation that moved through the region earlier this morning. not only there do we see snow.

this picture coming in from andrew waller, you can see right on the top of the ridge, a little bit of white. and even seven years ago here in san francisco, to the day, we saw a few flakes flying close to sea level. sandhya patel will be back showing you where the rain is right now and another storm on the horizon in a few minutes. senator dianne feinstein does not have the backing of the california democratic party. >> that's while she plans to run for her fifth term. the largest auto dealership accused of dispensing hazardous materials. if you like girl scout c eyes a cookys and coffee, why not combine them?

a transgender person is now under contract to serve in the u.s. military for the first time since a court ordered the pentagon to let them join, starting this year. abc news has learned the transgender service member will begin basic training later this year, but officials are not releasing their gender, which branch of service this recruit is joining for privacy reasons. president trump announced he wanted to reverse former president obama's order allowliallowing transgender members to serve. dianne feinstein failed to win the democratic >> she wasn't the only one.

none of the four democrats running for governor received an endorsement either. but feinstein has been in the political spotlight for decades, and experts see it as a sign of discontent. >> in the race for the united states senate, the vote was no consensus. >> it's the first time senator dianne feinstein has not gotten dianne fhe support of her party runs for reelection. she's served in the senate since 1992 and is campaigning for her fifth term. assistant professor at cal state east bay believes she is out of step with the times. >> the party is becoming a diverse party of millennials. and fien fien fien clinton democratic party. >> feinstein angered

she suggested patience with the trump administration. neither de leon or feinstein captured the votes needed. he came close. there's apparently no pan eck the feinstein camp. her strategist says he doesn't believe this is a critical moment. she has a big lead in all the polls and a big financial advantage. san francisco's acting mayor says he can't speak about what the delegates did, but he's among feinstein supporters. >> from my opinion, san francisco, the state of california, and our entire country is incredibly lucky to have dianne feinstein as our senator. >> the two top votegetters will face off in november. republican doug ohse ohse

dropped out saying that the field is too crowded. that leaves two republicans in the race, travis allen and john cox. four democrats are running. john chung, delaine antonio via row gosa. two high profile leaders of the humane society of the united states have resigned after complaints against them became public. now former employees, northern california women, give their first tv interviews about the group's leadership crisis to dan noyes at 11:00. the nation's largest auto dealership retailer must pay more than it $2 million to settle an environmental lawsuit in san jose. they faced accusations of illegally disposing of hazardous

materials. other prosecutors also claim auto nation mishandled personal information belonging to customers. they released a statement saying they're committed to environmental compliance and stewardship and the protection of confidential customer information. the cost of a new car payment could be inching up. michael fenny inney is here more on that. >> just like mortgages. the detroit news is reporting the average interest rate is still under 5%, keeping the payment for the average car at $691 a month. auto manufacturers have kept their rates down by offering finance deals, but as the cost of money goes up, eventually, car makers will have to back away from offering those ultra-low rates. that can cause car buyers can stretch new car loans to six, even seven years. it has been nearly six

months since the equifax breach and half of us have not checked our credit record. that's word from credit cards.com. there are no new rules to protect consumers since that major hack. hackers stole social security numbers from more than 145 million americans. checking your credit report is free. all you have to do is log onto annual credit report.com. i will get that online so you can check it out for yourself. dunkin' donutis sweet deal with the girl scouts. starting today, participate being restaurants nationwide began offering coffee and three famous girl scout cookie flavors, thin mints, that would be my favorite. coconut, caramel and peanut butter cookies.

the new flavor will be available through may, so hurry down. >> can't go wrong. >> i believe they have a doughnut to match. >> oh, do they really? now your accuweather forecast with sand yeah patel. >> it's starting to become muore active. a thunderstorm reported north of the castro valley area. you can see it here on live doppler 7. as we take a look, i'm going to track this cell. it is heading southward. so keep in mind these cells are coming in, moving south toward castro valley, hayward area. watch out. already seeing some downpours around hayward boulevard and the white that you're seeing over mt. diablo, that's actually snow falling. they're seeing downpours around the concord, walnut creek area. reports of hail from walnut creek, heading out toward concord avenue.

novato, 101, light returns. this is a level one. showers, briefly heavy. chance of small hail and lightning and a wintry mix above 2,000 feet. this is a light system, even though we are going to see brief downpours. this is turning to snow as you know is much needed in the mountains. a winter weather advisory is up until 10:00 tonight. snow level down to 2,000 feet. so reduced visibility in that area. the chill is in the air. temperatures in the 40s, 50s. it was cooler than average for this time of year by a good sev sev seven to 11 degrees. seeing lightning. a dreary sky from our east bay hills camera. watch out. windy and chilly overnight. and a stormy pattern begins late wednesday. the winds have been howling. it's been a blustery day, winds will ramp up over the north bay hills where a wind advisory goes

up 9:00 tonight until 10:00 a.m. tuesday. could be see gusts up to 50 miles per hour. watch out for the winds, even at the lower elevations, 11:00 tonight, 34-36 miles per hour going into the morning commute, between 5:00 and 8:00 a.m. and the winds will begin to relax as we head to the afternoon hours. temperatures in the morning dropping below freezing in some areas. it's going to be cold. mid to upper 20s to the low 30s. bundle up when you get going, and for the afternoon, temperatures will be coming up compared today. mid-50s to low sunny, breeze eechly. one to two inches for many parts of the bay area. we will be looking at snow above 2,000 feet as we head into the will notice d.ioer y wednesday night rain showers beginning do move in, 4:00 a.m. thursday, not on rain but snow at 8:00 a.m. thursday. this continues pretty

widespread, looking at a healthier storm for friday. the rainfall totals, this is early, but they're looking like most areas will be between that one to two inch marker by friday night and there are still more showers for saturday. the snow is going to be piling up in the sierra. if you want to go skiing or boarding, look at these snow totals. 45 at kirkwood. accuweather seven-day forecast, dry tomorrow and then the level one system turns to level two thursday, friday. a moderate storm hits. precip friday into saturday. scattered shower becoming a level one. check out the live doppler 7 anytime you want. it's active out there. flames shoot from an apartment and a family escapes with seconds to spare. >> the valuable lessons one mother had taught her children days before this fire broke out. then at 5:30 on world news with

david muir. >> president trump saying i would have run in if he didn't have a weapon. a mysterious disappearance of a cdc employee, next. >> all right, david, thanks very much, we'll see you then. e-cigarettes may help you stop smoking but could doubling the risk of another health problem. see what local

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search and rescue operations continue in central edge land after a massive explosion that caused a shop and a two-story apartment to collapse. at least five people have died in leicester. police don't think terrorism was involved. the city's mayor says it looks to be a gas explosion. a young mother rescued her three children from an early morning fast-moving apartment fire days after teaching them

what to do when faced with smoke and flames. >> so scary. the woman lifted her children over the balcony rail. 16 units were destroyed. >> the mother says she taught her children what to do if there was a fire, never knowing that those skills would be needed. fire investigators don't know how the fire began. a man is facing charges after he boarded a plane, opened the emergency exit and went down the slide. a passenger on the flight tweeted this picture last night. a 25-year-old man said he was on the wrong flight and opened the exit door. but he was actually ticketed to be on that plane. the flight was delayed for several hours, and passengers were eventually put on another aircraft. some lucky kids got lessons today from the golden state warriors. >> but not on the basketball

courts. we'll explain, up next.

hi there, coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00, a sign of the times. see how parents reacted at one alameda middle school after learning that an online threat might have targeted the campus. and we'll explain why a condo, selling for more than $5 million in san francisco is apparently a bargain. it's all coming up in half an

hour on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> we'll see you then. finally tonight, some lucky kids received a life lesson thanks to the golden state warriors. >> they didn't learn it on a basketball court but in a museum. >> some 90 students toured the museum of the african diaspora in san francisco. it was part of the warriors' commitment to black history month. >> they learned about culture. >> it's pretty amazing what i can learn about what kind of black history i don't know, and what i do know. i can learn way more. >> it's important because you d get to learn -- >> they heard from forgmer warriors players and took home warriors tee shirts. i'm kristin sze. from all of us here, we

appreciate your time. look at the little snow flurries coming down now tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. president trump now saying about the deadly school shooting, he would have run in, even if he didn't have a weapon. and one governor standing up and asking the president today to take arming teachers off the table. the storm system. at least eight dead. a dozen twisters in four states. communities under water tonight. and now the new storm brewing in the east. the midair scare. flames shooting from the engine today. a passenger jet on its way to l.a. forced to turn around. we have new reporting tonight on the deaths of four american soldiers in that deadly ambush in niger. and the new video from just days before. martha raddatz standing by. the young med student viciously attacked and killed at the library. and the mysterious disappearance of a cdc employee not seen since he left work two weeks o.