kumasi: my husband wasn't awaket and i was like it's snowing! reggie: heavy snow falling at heavier locations. >> first time i've seen snow in a long time in california. kumasi: different parts of the bay area experiencing varying versions of this storm but it is cold everywhere. reggie: and no matter where you are are, you will experience what roadways this morning. what to expect on the roads in our forecast. the morning on this friday, for gory 24th. kumasi: we are on early to make sure you have the latest information on the storm as you wake up so we have been here since 4:00 and we are happy you are with us at 5:00 because there is so much going on. reggie: there is a lot going on -- >> there is a lot going on. what roadways all over the place and still cold. in fact, let me show you now these are the current

temperature readings. in the 30's in inland areas and only low 40's around the bay shoreline. let me take you to live doppler 7 and take a look at what is going on now. we have expanding areas of light to moderate rainfall, moderate to heavy in some spots you can tell by the darker and vivid colors and yellows. still snowing in many of higher elevations and snow levels down to 100 feet in some spots be on the storm impact scale, this is throughout much of the day, certainly the early part of the day, rain heavy at times and lower elevation snow, thunder, hail, and gusty wind. here is the forecast animation starting at 5:00 a.m. until 2:00, we have an active storm. it will ease a bit, snow showers become more widespread but they will be with us and it will be quite a cold day with high temperatures on a 50 degree mark. once you see mid to upper 30's inland, around the bay shoreline about 40 degrees and gusty wind

everywhere south and east of the golden gate is gusty. it will get gusty or in some spots and the wind advisory remains in effect until 4:00 with gusts to 50 miles per hour at their peak and chilly day with high temperature reaching only about 50 degrees in the least cold spots around the bay area. reggie: a winter blast pummeling the bay. many of you are waking up to snow on the ground. everyone can expect wet and slick roads at the least and there are thousands without power this morning. as we mentioned, it will be cold no matter where you are. team coverage this morning so let's get to ryan curry live in the north bay. what are you seeing there ryan? ryan: happy friday. take a look at this. this is something i personally have never seen in the bay area. it is snow all over the ground.

we are located right by the 101 on ramp next to cloverdale and the entire roadway you can see is covered in snow. a slushy material as cars have been going up and down the roadway. we were expecting snow in a lot of higher elevations but this is something that is a little i guess astonishing to me knowing that this is near the roadway, very low, close to the level compared to mountains, snow all of the ground, covering these shrubs come of bushes, these roadways, the trees. it was like that almost all the way driving in. it was rain until about right when we got to the cloverdale entrance. once we exited -- once we got to the exit, this entire place turned to snow. this looks not like something we normally see in the bay area. temperatures are pretty cold and flurries are kind of falling a little bit. we know that there are logistical reasons for people who are on the roadway, meaning you are in this area, roads are

slick, little slushy, i do not recommend driving. if you're not used to driving in these conditions, there is a highway closure and on highway 29, a long wind he rode into napa valley. if that is going up in elevation, of course it means it'll also be tough road conditions as well. a pretty astonishing seen here knowing a lot of snow in the bay area. nothing we have not seen anymore -- seen before. take it easy if you are driving and really look at it, it is incredible. back to you. kumasi: thank you, ryan. what just happened? did you get hit by snow? we will come back. [laughter] ryan: yeah. i just got hit by a snowball. kumasi: here bothering ryan? [laughter] you might as well enjoy it. stay warm. we will check back in and a little bit let's go to napa

county, also seeing snow. this is what it looked like an last night and snow coming down for a big there. angle what is officially 1749 feet above sea level but snow fell even below that altitude. i spoke with a resident taking it all in. >> just watching this i've been living here five to six years and for the first time it is snow. kumasi: our team saw a number of drivers along deer park road pulling over to take pictures. and making snow angels. chp said no, get back in the car and let's go. there are hazardous conditions out there. the snow has been dense enough to cause road closures on highway 29. reggie: here's a look from one of our live cameras in truckee, streets covered in snow on highway 89 at west river. look at these white out conditions yesterday, overnight chp stopping all traffic on 80

in both directions because of dangerous driving and spinouts. portions of highway 50 in placerville and myers are back open as chp closed it due multiple spinouts. traffic is going really slow and if you do have chains or have a non--- you do need change if you have a non-for will die vehicle. kumasi: it is mostly wet right now. lena howland is live in oakland with conditions. >> good morning. the rain is definitely coming down on us here in the oakland hills. as you can see, all around us here, there is no sign of snow at this moment yet but as we saw yesterday, that is something that could change very quickly. overnight, the east bay was no exception. seeing a little of that rare snow. take a look at this video, six lucky flakes falling in the hills, right around midnight around berkeley on the cost across aside.

also grizzly pick boulevard saw what our crews decide -- describe as possible blizzard-like conditions with the road nearly impassable for folks with regular tires. here is a look at the surprise snow the oakland hills woke up to yesterday. joshua davies, art redwood regional park, describing conditions along skyline boulevard in oakland. >> i've lived in california my whole life and it happens every maybe 10 to 15 years but it is pretty unusual. as i was traveling on skyline, the rain and snow started to come down. i was surprised it started to stick to the ground and i saw people trying to pull over and collect snowballs. not a lot of snow to collect for that but it was fun seeing. >> rain near highway 24 in orinda at the tunnel which continued through the night into the early-morning hours.

luckily, no snow was sticking there. as that rain is coming down on us now, today is the day you will want to allow for extra travel time to get to where you need to go and take things incredibly slow on the highways as they are very slick at the moment. reporting live in oakland, lena howland, abc 7 news. reggie: people who live in the santa cruz mountains are under a winter storm warning is more snow comes down. since january, the mountains had heavy rain, power winds, and now the snow. yesterday people were stocking up on bottled water, canned food, and firewood. one woman says she is preparing a case she loses electricity. >> my older boy is an invalid. we have a generator to run his life-support equipment. my younger boy is autistic and life without the internet is difficult for him. reggie: she has a lot on her plate.

residents are also keeping a close eye on trees near their homes since heavy snow can cause tree limbs to snap. >> i live in the redwoods. big, big, big trees. i saw on the peninsula there were massive trees down that took out houses and cars. i watched the redwoods sway a little bit. reggie: the last time it snowed in the santa cruz mountains was february of 2019. spencer: let's take a look at the morning commute conditions. this is just challenging. here's live doppler 7, wiseman areas of moderate to heavy rain right now, some places a little lighter, let's of snow in the higher elevations, roadways are slick and treacherous. this storm on the exclusive abc 7 storm impact scale is level two. for much of today, expect periods of rain heavy at times, low elevation snow, and strong gusty wind, maybe hail. into the afternoon hours, the storm begins to break up a little bit. there will be pockets of rain and snow but not widespread or so heavy as we see right now.

into the evening hours, further weakening but it will not be over until early tomorrow morning. wind advisory remains in effect until 4:00 for many of the hills and mountains of the east bay, south -- south bay, gusts to 50 miles per hour, downed tree limbs a possibility, maybe power outages, and unsecured -- that get blown around. a freeze warning is in effect into 9:00 and frost advisory, so the entire area is covered by one of these watches were advisories with low temperatures having gotten to 32 to 34. even now seeing 40 to 4 francisco and oakland in 30's, san jose and palo alto, 41 in half moon bay. we had a picture of emeryville that disappeared but i can show you other temperature readings. upper already is i santa rosa, fairfield, low 40's novato, napa, and concord. into the mid afternoon hours, do not excite high temperatures to get above 50.

it will be a chilly, wintry day and more on the way. kumasi: thank you. good morning, -- jobina: good morning, everybody. if you rely on trains running at slower speeds due to the weather, delays are in effect. they are asking you to add 10 minutes to your travel time so not too bad, especially when you compare to yesterday when there was about a 20 minute delay. a live look at the golden gate bridge, slick spots there certainly but no wind advisory. we have an advisory for the bay bridge, this bridge, and any ridge. droplets on the camera, san jose showing you 101. then i heard ride mentioned earlier, the new report of snow on state route 29 north of calistoga, currently closed. down south here, highway 17, this is where we have the largest closure due to the weather impacts and sig alert in effect area south 17 closed at bear creek in north 17 closed at

greenwich creek. reggie: more coverage of snow in the bay area and we look at some of the videos you have been sending us. kumasi: winter is rocking the whole state. ahead, we will show you what it looks like an joshua tree. reggie: it's been a year russia's invasion of ukraine, both countries marking the occasion

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reggie: today marks one year since russia's invasion of ukraine, thousands of lives lost and millions displaced. as that battle continues, is tracking the reactions worldwide. reggie: somber ceremonies to mark one year since russia began its invasion of ukraine. in cave, ukraine's president attended a memorial ceremony commemorating the lives lost over the year. he also vowed to win the war in 2023. there is no help on the way. president biden announced

another $2 billion in funding and a new sanctions. it comes as there are increasing concerns china may provide new military aid to russia, something the u.s. and allies want to stop. >> i'm hopeful but that china will get the message because is not just coming from us, but from many other countries. jobina: antony blinken is expected to announce -- denounce russia's a granted -- russia's aggression against ukraine. russian president vladimir putin also addressed his nation overnight, threatening severe consequences for any country that tried to help ukraine. kumasi: thank you. new developments, oakland's former police chief filed an appeal one week after the city's mayor fired him. his attorney say the appeal will trigger a review of armstrong's case by the city and that will result in a recommendation to either uphold his firing or not. we asked the mayor about her decision to fire armstrong

yesterday. >> i have great respect for chief armstrong. and again, unfortunately, i can no -- i no longer have confidence he can continue to do the reform for the police department. we have a lot of work on our hands and i'm focused on that work and that is reforming the internal investigations so this does not happen again and potentially incorporating a civilian component into investigations as well. kumasi: we also asked the mayor about the ransomware attack impacting city operations and what is being done about it. the mayor says the city is working around the clock to resolve the current issues and get all systems up and running. reggie: the next court date for the manic use of tacking nancy pelosi's husband has been set for april -- for the man accused of attacking nancy pelosi's husband has been set for april. yesterday, the prosecution and defense team say there is a lot of evidence to go through before trial, which could start this summer. david depape is charged with breaking into the pelosi's san francisco home in october.

he is charged with attacking paul pelosi with a hammer. he faces state and federal charges and it is not clear which case will go to trial first. kumasi: we want t nional eenow i allver thek, the trees, roads, all of the things. snow and hail are not unusual in the southern california desert. in the winter, temperatures can drop below freezing. reggie: here's interstate 80 on donner pass peer the dangerous white out conditions, the snow and ice on the road causing slick roads with visibility dropping to zero. because of that, caltrans closed i-80 between covax and the state line. some areas could reopen as early as this morning. overnights -- overnight snow were cling the road. kumasi: wever -- whether driven power outages are impacting those across the bay area, especially the peninsula. i want to show you the pg&e

power outage map. as last checked there were 21,000 businesses and homes that do not have power. most outages are concentrated in the peninsula. yesterday, highway 101 had to be shut down in both directions during rush hour because of a damaged power pole. everything was back up and running before 5:00 a.m. but some in east palo alto and elsewhere have been without power since tuesday. reggie: that's the hyper local look. here is zooming out across the state. it is not really matter where you are in this day, snow exist somewhere from the valley into san diego county, which is really wild. we are talking about basically from oregon to the mexico border , snow in some capacity. just about everyone who lives in california will be at least able to see snow of peaks in the area. that's wild. spencer: the weather is having an identity crisis. [laughter] reggie: she doesn't know who she is. spencer: it's true.

trying to find herself as we speak. we've all been there. [laughter] yes we have. let's take a look at where she finds herself now. this is live doppler 7 and we have areas of substantial rainfall right now. you can see it is wet across the area, rain and snow, little drawing briefly in parts of the north bay. heaviest, steadiest rain and the east bay from fairfield to concord, walnut creek, and valeo at hercules, our wettest spot at the moment. in terms of rainfall, but snow is falling in many areas. this storm is level two so for much of the day more rain, heavy at times, lower elevation snow, hail, and gusty wind all part of the system as it gets to the middle part of the day and early afternoon. rain and snow become more widespread, more breaks in between, then it weakens further

into the evening and late night into overnight hours before giving way to breaks of sunshine tomorrow. through much of the day this wind advisory remains in effect until 4:00. winds out of the south generally 15 to 35 miles per hour. the gusts may reach speeds of 35 to 50 and there may be more downed tree limbs and power outages. it is still called this morning and the freeze warning and frost advisory, it basically covers the entire bay area and will be in effect until 9:00 so a few more hours of this cold weather. still a good idea to protect pets, plants, and pipes. looking at temperatures upper 30's in most inland areas and up to 40 to 40 run around the bayshore. it will not get much milder into the afternoon, highs of 50 degrees, even upper 40's in some places like napa, high of 48 and 49 richmond and to about 50

around the bay shoreline and other locations paired winter storm warning remains in effect for much of the bay until 11:00. the winter storm warning remains into effect until 4:00 tomorrow money for the sierra, snow likely to a kimye lay before the storm winds down. here is the seven-day forecast, another cold morning tomorrow with lingering areas of light snow and rain in the morning hours. we will see some sunshine tomorrow but wet pattern redeveloped sunday and continues to early next week so there is no real sustained break from this what weather for quite some time. kumasi: thank you. coming up, the seven things to know. reggie: and another consequence of the severe weather impacting. airlines taking a hit. we take a look at bay area delays and cancellations. kumasi: a live look outside at the embarcadero san francisco. it is went out there so be careful if you have to head out.

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rainfall and snow in higher elevations and driving conditions are hazardous. if you are going up, be prepared for a challenging day ahead. video shows snow overnight in the east bay. kumasi: it was not sticking but flicks are really coming down overnight. reggie: the snow was sticking in cloverdale. in sonoma county, you can see a layer on highway 101 and into the downtown area. kumasi: number four, residents in the santa cruz mountains are bracing for more snow. since january they have been through it, heavy rain and powerful winds and now this snow. reggie: you are thinking of heading to tahoe and maybe you rethink those plans be the area saw white out conditions. there are periods over the last they were portions of interstate 80 and 50 had to be closed due to the danger for drivers. jobina: number six, we have a lot of meter -- major closures due to the weather conditions along the roadway especially along highway 17. south 17 closed at bear creek

and north 17 closed at granite creek. but also we have issues with icy roadways as well, snow in the north bay so be careful. kumasi: southern california is also going through it. the grapevine got a dusting yesterday and made for really dangerous driving conditions. reggie: in today's gym a first look, alex murdoch took the stand in his own defense. denying he killed his wife and son but also admitted to lying to police. here is eva pilgrim. >> and this morning's gma first look, in a dramatic moved by the defense, alec murdoch taking the stand in his own case. >> what is your decision? >> i'm going to testify, i want to testify. >> he immediately denying he killed his wife and son. >> i didn't shoot my wife or my son anytime, ever. >> murdoch admitting he lied when he said he was not at the crime scene in the minutes before the murders, acknowledging it was his voice in the video. he said he was there but left

shortly afterward. >> he's got a bird in his mouth. >> mr. murdock, is that you on the video at a 40 4 p.m. june 7 the night maggie and paul were murdered? >> it is. >> has 7:00 a.m., dan abrams and another drawn this live to discuss how murdoch's testimony landed with a jury. in your gma first look, i'm eva pilgrim, walterboro, south airline a. kumasi: california is one of a few states that does not require high school students to be taught computer science but that could soon change. senior education reporter leon melendez tells us the next big step is to start hiring more teachers. leanne: the name of this high school speaks for itself. galileo academy of science and technology. >> they usually ask me are you , in ap computer science? yeah. leanne: in 2015, the school board voted to begin teaching

computer science from preschool to 12th grade. salesforce has been the main supporter in stem and computer science education. >> students are going into the world where everything they are doing is on some sort of device. so i think it's important for students to learn about how the technology works. >> but 25% of public high schools in california do not offer any computer science courses. that's about 429,000 students statewide. >> 27 states require ever high -- every high school student have access to computer science. there are five states that already have computer science as a graduation requirement. >> those fivre neva, south carolina, arkansas, tennessee, and nebraska. assembly member mark berman has introduced a bill to make sure every student in the state has access to computer science. >> we have such a huge shortfall in terms of employees going into

these positions. people, californians, that have the skills we need for cybersecurity decisions -- positions. or coding positions. >> while the bill will take some time to get through sacramento, they hope to see this statewide by 2027. in the meantime, he it is time for the state to invest in training more teachers. reggie: coming up positive , a development about a toddler injured during tuesday's windstorms. his family says he will be ok. kumasi: we hear from his parents about the long road to recovery for two year old milo, who was

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area. some areas are waking up to snow on the ground. drivers everywhere will deal with slick roads and there are thousands of people without power. kumasi: we have live team coverage of the winter storm this morning. jobina is watching the roadways but we start with spencer for a look at the forecast. spencer: well our storm is still storming. that's what storms do. live doppler 7 image, areas of moderate to heavy rainfall, brighter colors indicating steadier, heavier rain and blues and whites indicating snow. whiteford winter storm for us ranking level two on the exclusive abc 7 storm impact scale for much of the day expect more periods of rain, heavy at times, low elevation snow, thunder, hail, gusty wind. here's a little forecast information from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at which we will see the storm we can and areas of precipitation become more widespread. though it will be a stormy and cold day for much of the bay

area. speaking of cold, and wind, wind advisories in effect until 4:00 this afternoon so throughout the day we could to gusts from 35 to 50 miles per hour and it is chilly now, not arming up much, temperatures generally upper 30's inland areas and only 40 around the bay shoreline. don't expect highs to go much above 50 degrees today. kumasi: thank you. kumasi: in the north bay, people are waking up to snowfall and other homes, cars, and roads. commuters can expect dangerous driving conditions and people are on standby in case there are outages. ryan curry is live and sonoma county where everyone is feeling the cold and now the snow that is coming down. brian: kumasi, take a this, this only intensified in the last 10 minutes. we showed up and there was already so much snow. it is still coming down and at a

pretty steady amount. this will only cumulate more onto the roadways. it is astonishing to think about this is not that far from the normally see snohere we are, thd amount of snow on the ground right now in cloverdale. i want to show you video captured overnight of downtown cobra bill -- clover bill p look at that scene. on most every corner of the town covered in what is a steady amount of snow. roads are blanketed in, stores are blanketed come all the street signs, all of the trash cans, you name it, it is covered in snow. it is not a lot compared to places like the mountains and midwest but this is a good amount of snow, way more than what we have been seeing in the bay area. that guy there having fun driving in it aired a longer run in this neighborhood -- longer roads covered by snow. anyone driving this area needs to be advised the roads are damp. if you're not prepared to drive in it, be prepared to take into

account because driving slow will be her best friend in that scenario. closer to the bay and north bay, by san francisco, mostly rain. the further you come north, that is when the snow is heading in that is when you can usually see a pretty astonishing scene, pretty wild scene, but it is definitely fun to see as it comes down, something where not used to saying. ryan curry, abc7news. reggie: that's an amazing live shot, it looks beautiful. thank you. we saw snow flurries in the east bay hills overnight but it is mostly just cold and wet. lena howland is live in the rain does not look as pretty as the snow, i have to say. [laughter] lena:lena: i have to agree with you. i know the scene is not quite the winter wonderland ryan was experiencing in the north bay but in the east bay, we are definitely seeing the rain come down on us this morning.

we know this is something that could change quickly as we saw yesterday morning. earlier today, only a few hours ago, we were seeing a bit of snow here in the oakland hills. take a look at videog he hills,d midnight around berkeley and orinda on the custer county side. this area saw quite a bit of snow with the road nearly impassable for folks with regular tires. quite the rare site for folks across the bay area. patty staggs took this video of snow as it came down in the oakland hills. first thing yesterday -- hills first thing yesterday money. >> my husband was not awake yet and i was like it is snowing. people say that there are no seasons in california, there are. [laughter] there are. it is not like the midwest. >> [indiscernible] >> yeah. it is unusual but hey, it is fun and different. lena: according to the national weather service, yesterday's

morning snowfall was light compared to what was expected. they said the east bay hills could get up to two to six inches of snow at elevation of -- elevation above 2000 feet not your average day living in the bay area. but keep in mind, as you head -- as the rain continues to dump on us in the area, the roads out there are very slick. you will want to take things slow and allow for quite a bit of extra travel time to get to where you need to go this money. reporting live in oakland, lena howland, abc7news. kumasi: thank. the coast-to-coast storm created trouble for travelers. already today there have been 850 fight across the country including half a dozen at sfo. yesterday, more than 1000 were canceled and 3200 delayed. >> it is very frustrating. it has been a long time since i had to sleep in an airport. i could be doing a lot of other things. kumasi: several airlines,

including delta and southwest, have started to issue flight waivers for people trying to get to specific areas. reggie: this morning, we are hearing from a family living in the santa cruz mountains. they say they are so grateful their two-year-old son is alive and recovering after he was nearly crushed by a tree. the 100 foot tall tree pinned little milo when it came crashing into the family's home tuesday. his legs and pelvis were broken in the incident and had to be rushed to the hospital. >> he is the luckiest, unlucky kid in the whole world. the chances of him to be struck by a tree like that, but to be in that particular position in the way it was, yeah a miracle. , reggie: the toddler is in intensive care and has a long road to recovery. milo's parents are thankful for the community and their support. a gofundme has already raised more than $13,000.

kumasi: after the break, a view of the storm from the air. we are looking at what sky 7 captured as the snow started to fall. reggie: first, the latest on the federal response in ohio after a highly toxic train derailment. what an initial investigation is revealing. spencer: let's take a look live doppler 7, the storm quite widespread though not so intense in the north bay but we have lots of rain, heavy at some points and snow in higher and lower elevations. our storm is level two on the exclusive storm impact scale, and for most of the remainder of the day we can expect more period's of heavy rain at times or low elevation snow. notice by mid afternoon, we see the storm weakening and areas of precipitation becoming more widespread and less intense. that's good news but some elements of the storm will be with us into the late night and overnight hours. right now we are looking at gusty winds in places like oakland and hayward at 25 to 35

mile per hour gusts. some areas will see stronger gusts later as we have a wind advisory until 4:00. although gusts will be weakened at times, they could intensify later and produce areas of downed tree limbs and maybe power outages and blowing debris. a live look from the exploratory and camera showing current to be to readings 40 to 41 in san francisco and oakland, palo alto, san jose, 41 at half moon bay. a live view of slow-moving traffic in emeryville. on the temperature readings, 39. livermore at 41 and temperatures today will not be high. it will be a cold, breezy, shower day with high temperatures 48 only about 50 degrees. jobina: thank you, spencer. good morning, everybody. check this out behind me, the bay bridge is packed if you're traveling in the west on direction, because we have a new

crash reported in san francisco. brian has you descending off of the bridge between an suv and big rig. this is getting messy at 9th street. your speeds will track around seven miles per hour as you descend into the city. a heads up if that is a part of your commute. we are also getting our first report of roadway flooding in primary commute corridors. a sig alert has been placed in effect for northbound 680 past jaclyn road. also brevard, we have trains running at slower speeds so delays are underway. they are asking you to add 10 minutes tear planned travel time if you're going in any direction but we also got new information if you're traveling through the trans bay either toward the east bay or san francisco, you are facing a 20 minute delay due to

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kumasi: welcome back. taking you live outside, looking at the golden gate bridge. you can see people making their way on the wet roadways. we are on storm watch so we are looking at different parts of the bay area to get a look at what you need to expect if you need to get out and about. take it slow because we have wet roadways. reggie: it wasn't the crew but instead a burning wheel bearing. that is the national transportation board's preliminary report as the cause of that toxic train derailment in ohio. jobina at the live desk. jobina: this report came out yesterday as transportation secretary pete buttigieg toured the contaminated town. he walked through piles of burned out southern railcars and debris, according to the new report, a wheel bearing that overheated lead to the disaster. surveillance video showed moments before the train went off of the tracks, officials say the wheel set was over 250 degrees and alarms started blaring inside of the train and

the automatic breaks kicked in. basically the crew on board also slowed down the train before it derailed and are not at fault for the disaster. secretary buttigieg has received criticism for not visiting the destruction site sooner. >> in terms of timing of the visit, i'm trying to strike the right balance, allowing ntsb playing its role but making sure we are here. jobina: secretary buttigieg stresses residents will not be forgotten. it could take up to two years for the ntsb to determine the final cause for the derailment. we will see. kumasi: one year ago today, russia launched its invasion of ukraine and while many people thought they would fall quickly, ukrainian troops continue to resist russian forces. this cost thousands of lives, forced millions from their homes and wiped some cities off of the map. u.s. and nato allies are sending more weapons to the front lines, posting ukraine's defenses. during an historic visit to kyiv this week, president biden

warned what a russian victory would be for the war -- mean for the war. pres. biden: this is so much larger than ukraine. it is about freedom and democracy. kumasi: meanwhile, russian president vladimir putin is not retreating. the kremlin is gathering more troops and organizing for a massive spring offensive, blaming the west for escalating the conflict. cities around the world mark one year since the russian invasion of ukraine. last night as you can see, the eiffel tower shines with blue and yellow, the colors of the ukrainian flag. demonstrators in london painted the colors on the road outside the russian embassy. wrote tests were held everywhere from new york to australia and a vigil held in brussels, the nato headquarters. yesterday's initial dusting of snow in the bay area was a curiosity on the ground but i wonder from the sky. reggie: tara campbell compiled this look at some of the impressive sites from sky 7. >> our tour begins in hayward,

heading east toward mission peak, overlooking fremont. on these hills, just a dusting of snow. hikers still able to summit the peak. sky 7 capturing a ukrainian flag, standing tall nearly one year to the day, marking the beginning of the war. now heading southeast, toward henry coast state park. the higher elevation bringing with it, the bigger dumps of snow. trees nearly disappearing under the fresh white powder. and there is more on the way. a winter storm warning lasting until 11:00 tomorrow morning. much more snow expected at elevations above 1500 and 2000 feet. sky 7 eventually turning, getting a look at the south bay before heading north in hopes of capturing images of a snow-covered mountain hamilton but it is snowed in. instead flying above the

regional wilderness in southern alameda county where the wildlife too is taking in the view, if you of seemingly endless white-cover terrain. this golden eagle perched at the antler point trail overlook marking the end of our sky 7 tour. tara campbell, abc7news. reggie: what is this bird thinking? kumasi: that's how you look every day, you show up in you look like i run this. [laughter] i am perched, i'm here. [laughter] spencer: got a great view. kumasi: the confidence. reggie: it really looked like the bird was enjoying it. i don't know what this is but great. [laughter] spencer: you'll go flying over it and survey this. kumasi: thank you. i love. . it spencer: surveying my territory right now. reggie: it is everything the light touches. [laughter] spencer: where is the philosophy jobina: we got stormy weather all over the bay area, roadways

are wet, morning commuters challenging, heavy downpours and snow still falling in higher elevations are the storm is a level two on the exclusive storm impact scale and will be with us through most of the day before it starts winding down in the afternoon hours. by mid afternoon, the rain and snow become widespread and we get bigger breaks in between the downpours and the storm should be over by 8:00 tomorrow. it will remain windy for much of the morning, gusts to nearly 40 right now with the wind advisory expiring in a few hours and chilly with current temperature only upper 30's to about 40. highs today will be only about 50 so another chilly winter day. here's accurate 70 forecast, tomorrow, early morning showers, little break after, but then the wet pattern starts over and continues into next week. reggie: thank you. we have more coverage coming up, including power outages impacting thousands of customers.

kumasi: first, we are meeting one woman working to build a bay

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reggie: abc7news is celebrating black history month, highlighting people working to build a better bay area. kumasi: in the east bay, one woman has been doing it for decades and at the age of 80 has no intention of stopping. i got a chance to speak with her about how she is building homes and a legacy. ♪ thank you. about to get wild. kumasi: on seven thing campbell, it is all about building. not just this apartment

building, but legacy, unity, and wealth. >> i feel like i put one more footstep in the sand of time. >> this is the woman behind it, elaine brown, and she named the building going up the black panther. kumasi: do you feel like this is a continuation of that legacy? >> i absolutely do. >> abc7news it's now or -- >> ♪ it's now or never. reggie: she served as the chair of black panther, dedicated to fighting for housing, health care, food, implement, and education for the black community. now she says the work will continue in this building. kumasi: what makes you proudest when you stand here? >> to know that this community that is predominately black and abandoned has been destroyed in its beauty from 7th street to slim jenkins

resurrect the spirit of people having community wealth. kumasi: seventh street in west oakland competed with the fillmore district for the title of harlem of the west, its bustling music scene and black-owned businesses, but several urban renewal projects uprooted the black community. for more than 30 years, it stayed vacant until the nonprofit brown founded got a license from the city of oakland to develop it. brown said her sights were set on a building with affordable housing. the biggest challenge, the $80,000 price tag. >> nobody knows how i did it. i don't even know how i did it but i forced my way into the system to get enough money to do this. kumasi: mcame from-- more than o build this came from the state.n says the commercial floor -- the

ground floor will be a commercial space with four businesses owned by people who were formerly incarcerated or marginalized. >> to understand we own this. kumasi: brown made it a priority to hire black contractors to build the black panther. antoine long is a project manager and said it is something you do not see a lot. >> it is significant. it means a lot. when people see that, they kind of get a different sense of -- i can do that, i can be there, it can be possible. kumasi: the building is not set to be finished until 2024 by oakland and the world is working with prospective residents. misty cross into lunney king, activists who occupied a vacant home for two months to highlight the bay area housing crisis, are part of the team engaging with them every week. >> it gives them an opportunity to be part of oakland's development as we see these nice buildings going up, they are unaffordable for us so to see a nice project being affordable

for black people to live in is a great opportunity. can you believe this? kumasi: at 80 years old, brown said she would never imagine she would be doing this. >> i didn't think out be alive pass 30. we all thought we were going to die but we did not. so if you did not die, i had a duty -- excuse me -- to remember why did i start the work of the black panther party? i have to hold onto it and do what i can as an individual. kumasi: continuing the legacy while building a new one. in oakland, kumasi aaron, abc7news. kumasi: the black panther building is said to be completed in early 2024. nature you celebrate community and culture with abc 7. you can watch the black parade live from oakland sunday at 12:30 wherever you stream abc7news. it was such an honor first of all to share the story and to meet elaine brown because she has always been a force and still is at 80.

and living her best life and continuing to get back to the community and so inspiring to see. reggie: i'm so glad she is here, didn't move out of the area. there was so much displacement, we were just talking about that, but she is a survivor. kumasi: when i heard her say we would not live past 30, they really didn't. working in the black panther party, every day was like we don't know and to think about the sacrifices they made and continue to make, i felt a lot of appreciation. i am excited about the building, people in the community are excited about it, everyone came together, $80 million, she is talking about how much it cost to build in the bay area, like nowhere else in the country. to be able to find the money, she has never done anything like this but is like i'm going to do it. reggie: [indiscernible] at least. kumasi: they didn't have a food truck out there or any of the things. thank you. new at 6:00, a warning from santa chris police from a man

dressed up as cookie monster and it is not the first time he has been in trouble. reggie: closing covid testing sites. the county will shut down -- that will shut down resources today. kumasi: rain, snow, thunder, lightning, all the things in the bay area. this wintry weather mix as you wake up. spencer is back with of the full forecast and what we can expect today. through your cancer diagnosis. never forget those who loved you so well and know that you have the responsibility to give back. love, dad.

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: up, snow was falling across parts of the bay area this morning. we have video showing the roads blanketed in fresh snow. reggie: if you go to glenallen, snow showers and wine country. trash cans covered, slick roads, an unusual sight for many. kumasi: cold temperatures are bringing snow down there, as well. spencer is tracking the timeline of the day's storm. spencer: it is looking like denver here, isn't it? oh my gosh. it is going to be with us a little longer. let's show you what is going on. in addition to the snow, that is happening right now in the bay area. we have rain, as well.

moderate to heavy.