the after crew recovers that basket. we have the story now from valle vallejo. >> reporter: what you are seeing is as hot air balloon being pulled from skaggs island after something went wrong and then right. >> he made the best decisions somebody had to work with today. the pilot from the balloon adventure had to do some quick thinking. the winds got strong and to be clear what happened was not a crash or even an emergency landing by ballooning standards. cohen with the american balloon safety association says what happens is called a rip out or dry landing. >> in this case this is a great accessible area to retrieve the balloon. it was in a safe and appropriate lot where the pilot put the balloon down.

>> reporter: that's skaggs island as chp chopper brought all 11 people on board here in this park at vallejo which was 11 miles away. >> i was really confused. >> reporter: no one was hurt during the ordeal. the pilot did everything in the books. the bay area is getting a chance to dry out. abc 7 news in salislido. one woman was at home when the slide hit. her neighbor had to of the debris. the city must declare an emergency within ten days of disaster to receive health from the state. we are seeing damageeast ba. sky 7 spotted a large tree that came down to pleasant hill this afternoon. tke a look, it did not hit anything but kept crews busy. sky map 7 on sky 7 is showing

you the exact location, that tree came down, the road was shutdown so the tree can be chopped up and removed. in the north bay, there is still snow to be found. sky 7 gave us a look at mountain saint helina this afternoon. you can see the nice white coat on the top. off west, the snow is more impressive. in the south bay, mount hamilton is amazing to look at right now. >> sky 7 went over it and the observatory blanketed in snow. it is an impressive site. are we done with the weather for presidents day, let's get a check with drew tuma standing by. >> we are dealing with thunderstorms. live doppler 7 is tracking all the action, we'll get you right into street level where we have a heavier cell.

this storm just moved through san ramon, it is on its way working into dublin at this hour. we are seeing small hail with this cell. it is moving very slowly to the south and east of this evening we are tracking isolated thunderstorms that do contain lightning and hail and high elevation snowfall. the good news, these storms do not last all that long. we are a bt bout to turn the pa. we'll detail that in the after forecast in a few minutes. >> drew, thank you. driving through the sierra right now are treacherous. officials are warning drivers to stay off the roads. many are not listening to those requests. several feet of snow and and ana blizzard-like condition. these caltran cameras giving us

a good look of the conditions. >> we are heading to reno taking my kids out there. i think i should have flew. >> it is white out conditions. traffic is being held for avalanche control. >> three days nearly constant snow had turn tahoe to ski resort paradise. that area saw nearly six feet of snow in the last few days. if you are interested in seeing all of that fresh powder in person, the best time to head out would be tomorrow and tuesday. more snow is in the forecast for wednesday. abc 7 news reporter lauraauraaua have been documenting her adventure after a four-hour drive. yesterday we saw her in the slopes and this is what she woke up to, a winter wonderland in

sierra. sky 7asbove the flooding today where engineers are working to repair a bridge levy. westbound 37 and the 101 interchange is completely closed. eastbound traffic has been reduced to one lane at navajo creek bridge. lanes won't reopen until wednesday. live doppler 7 is one of the most popular stories at our website and on our abc 7 news app. all you have to do is click the blue live bar at the top of the app. you can check the weather conditions where you live and enable push alerts and get the latest news as it happens. heads up for drivers using the richmond san rafael bridge, work is expected to begin at 9:00 a.m. and wrapping up at 4:00 a.m. the bridge was shutdown for several hours.

caltran installed a metal of plate for temporary fix. last month we told you a player who learned he got cancer. >> we'll see what the community is doing for him tonight to help him tackle the disease. could colin kaepernick be back in the nfl next season? his lawyer thinks so. the team that could sign kaepernick. >> one of the disturbing stories that we reported by

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happening now a fundraiser for an east bay football player who's battling cancer. >> you may remember we brought you the story last month on ramon. he broke his legs and that's when doctor says he had the disease. >> reporter: thank you erika c dion. meet the coaches and friends and family members of ramon sanchez. we spoke to sanchez a couple of minutes ago and he toll us he's ready to fight. heading into his second

the football player found out he had bone cancer after breaking his legs during practice. ever since then, he had one surgery. none of this has stopped him. >> i opt opened my eyes bigger bigger -- changed my mindset with some things that let me know it is time to get down and get this out of me because i am not going to let it defeat me. we are trying to keep it off and i tell him all the time it is mind over matter so you got this. when i say that to him, that gives him the extra push.push.p. now ramon is hopeful that after his treatment, he'll be able to go back to school and back to the football field and hopefully one day make it to the nfl. ramon's family has opened a go fund me page to help him, so far

they have raised $11,000. >> news bay area abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. colin kaepernick and eric reid have reached the settlement in the nfl, now, kaepernick's attorney is making predictions about which team his client will end up on. the agreement days before kaepernick's case is set to go before an arbitrator. the amount they got from the nfl is confidential, reid is currently under contract with the panthers. kaepernick still does not have a team. his attorney feels strongly with one team in particular. >> i feel that somebody is going to step up and do the right thing, you want me to predict? i will tell you besides the panthers, it would not surprise me if bob kraft makes that move. >> yeah, that bob kraft. ceo of the super bowl champion

new england patriots. >> we shall see. >> they have a quarterback, don't they? >> huh, i don't know? it sounds like the perfect solution for the bay area housing crisis. >> the city is looking to build dozens of homes for teachers, our meteorologist drew tuma is up next with our forecast. >> kevin durant is team's lebron leading score and curry is guarding him constant. larry beil joins us live with

well, santa clara county, officials are looking developers to build affordable housing for local teachers. the site will be located at palo alto. santa clara owns the land now which was used as a parking lot. that proposal calls for building anywhere from 60 to 120 units for housing for public schoolteachers. the county and school districts will cover the cost. like many districts in the bay area, high housing cost have retaining teachers. the abandonment of

am s residents' seniors homes santa rosa's press democrat reports bill dodd is expanding civil liability for caretakers. the proposal would add the word abandonment to elder abuse laws. there was a lawsuit over the incident that was settled last summer. a jolt waking up receiver peop receiver -- several people in the north bay. it hit around 1:55 this morning. people in napa and vallejo and pacifica. there is no reports of injuries or damages. we are on our way to presidents day weekend and people are watching the weather. >> i think we are reallyin store for a treat tomorrow.

we'll see, thunder skies och. right now we still got some storms. live doppler is giving you the active sweep across the entire region. we'll zoom on in. you can take a look at dublin, we just had a heavier downpour and the hail that moved through moments ago, that's sinking to the south. we are looking at sonoma closer to 6:30 later this evening. you can expect a brief downpour and some hail out there. it is active right now. the thunder shower won't last all that long. once that thunder shower gets out of here, we'll have clearing skies out there. what that'll do is it is going to drop our temperatures. temperatures in the 40s and in the 50s. 50 right now currently in oakland and 49 in san francisco. look at napa though. we are down to 39 degrees at this hour. that's going to be a chilly night on the way after a cold

day. level one storm this evening, really those thunderstorms are isolated. where we do have them in the east bay, we are finding lightning or hail or high elevation snow as well around mo mount hamilton. at 8:00, there is that cell, it is sinking south and it is out of here. by 10:00 or 11:00, it is gone. by tomorrow morning, 8:00, we have clear skies. it is going to get chilly out there. look at these numbers over night tonight. widespread 20s and 30s over the next 12 hours. dropping in the freezing mark and livermore and in santa rosa. san francisco over night tonight. the 12-hour day planner on your monday. a lot of sunshine, it is a nice looking holiday, we are completely dry throughout the day. any showers are out of here. it is a cold morning, it is a dry afternoon and a

with temperatures topping out in the low or if not mid r50-50s. look at this incredibl totals in syria. squaw, the resorts are certainly seeing a lot of fresh powder this week. if you are thinking of traveling to the sierra, we have some good news, tomorrow and wednesday more sunny skies and wednesday and thursday, more showers moving through. do not try to travel wednesday or thursday. here is the accu weather seven-day forecast, it is a dry holiday tomorrow, a similar set up on tuesday, wednesday at night, there is a chance of a sprinkle but a dry pattern prevails on thursday and into friday and the upcoming weekend looking beautiful and bright with temperatures in the 50s. now abc 7 sports with mindi ba bach. >> stephen curry and team yannis are currently leading and team

lebron. this was a game with amazing dunks and drives and no defense. >> larry beil is there for all the fun and businesses as well. larry, the press questions are still come ting all-star weeken. >> reporter: you are right on the money, nobody is guarding anybody in this game. klay thompson is playing in his fifth straight all-star game. he's a free agent this summer and there are many kbquestions the possibility. he says he wants to remain a warrior but he could be lured away, perhaps to l.a. i talked to klay with his wonderful options. >> i remember our first interview out of washington state, did you ever imagine five all-star appearances? >> i did not. i am grateful to be here. amazing honor. >> people don't know that, we are teammates, the united states

national team. it is fun to see to come full circle. >> what's the best part of all-star weekend for you? >> the seals and the legends. ld so many guys in this game, michael jordan, guys like that and growing up as a kid watching and now you are rubbing shoulders with. they really paved the way for us. >> those are all guys your dad -- he dominated, right? he crushed them. >> i don't know about that. >> that's also funny they always tell me how much respect theycty have for my father. the family is up here is pretty awesome. >> a lot of people have been talking free agency and i know you got a lot of questions. i was talking your mom about it. people are asking your mom at the jim, what's klay going to

do? you are nonchalant and you are not even listening to my question. you look good and very clean. >> it is part of business. it is a huge draw to the fans. i am trying to get their fair players of their favorite teams. it is no difference than our team. we want to keep the guys as long as we can and realizing it is a business. if you just look too far in the future will be tracks of what's ahead of us. >> would you tell me if lebron was recruiting you. >> i will but then i will be a snitch move. >> i plead the fifth. >> players verses players, that's not tampering. you can tell me anything right now and you would not get fined. >> i will save it for tomorrow. >> i got to go t-up. i will see you over there. >> no snitch moves around here. his goal is to win tonight. each player gets 100 grand and

pick up another ring. right now team giannis isgiannii leading. a full wrap-up at 11:00. live in charlotte, abc 7 sports, larry beil. >> mindi bach? >> it is always fun to talk to klay thompson even though he does not like to talk to us. he spins and takes 21 cars with him. look at this, unbelievable. another caution another red. this race went into overtime.ti. denney hem ly denney hamlin able to hold on and kyle busch, his second daytona victory in his career and a sweep for team joe gibbs, very good for him right now, he lost his son a while ago. started the season on a positive

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tonight at 11:00, president obama is rolling into town this week. we'll take a look at his plan in oakland, kicking off with day of service tomorrow. a story you will only see on abc 7 news after 17 years of searching for her biological family, a woman flies to san francisco to meet the aunt she never knew she had. >> we are one week away from the oscars and a female female femae battled her way at the box

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>> hi, everyone. welcome to "bay area life." i'm lizzie bermudez. you know, the bay area has so much to offer -- everything from food, entertainment, interests, and lifestyles. and we've got plenty to share with you today. on today's show, hats -- big hats. >> "beach blanket babylon" is a revue, but i call it an experience. some people want to call it a musical, some people want to call it a play, but it is a revue that's an experience that you have to come and see yourself. >> and a diy healing garden. >> it's very new. it would be a wonderful opportunity to let clients get a little bit more hands-on with their herbs. >> and a delicious traditional recipe you can make at home. >> being able to share not only a part of our culture, a part of our family, and a part of some of the things that we love. >> plus, fresh air and exercise. >> we've taken our girls -- we've got two little ones -- on hikes, and i love that i