digging out from several feet of snow. some totally isolated and waiting for outside aid. >> this is the most i have seen in consecutive years. >> those communities in a race against time as another storm moves in this weekend. >> what about the impact of the drought? the latest data showing an optimistic picture. >> a huge difference from september to now. it is beautiful to see the water. >> will it be enough? experts weigh in on the impact. good morning. it is friday, march 3. thanks for joining us. >> let's check in with meteorologist. >> another gorgeous day. mainly clear skies. some overheatowardaystill see s.

what you can expect today, temperatures not quite as cold as yesterday morning but it is still pretty chilly out there. inland numbers still dropping into the 30's around the bay and the coast and the low to mid 40's. . highs will be comfortable and mild. inland areas in the upper 50's. some hitting 60 again. around the bay, mid-50's and at the beaches, low 50's. it will be cloudy and breezy tonight and that is ahead of an incoming storm that will bring us some cold weather and rain and snow this weekend. i will let you know how much you can expect so enjoy the dry day. the one last dry day before a weather forecast on its way. reggie: we can expect another report on the snowpack levels. the california department of water resources will conduct the third sierra snow survey of the season. snowpack is outpacing the

state's highest snow season which was in 1982. you can see the latest map from the u.s. drought monitor on the left. it shows more than 15% of california is entirely out of the drought. a visible difference from last ek a bweig change from this time last year. reporter lena howland is live with more on the drought monitor. lena: good morning. the key thing to know is that despite the amount of rain and snow combined that our state has been getting, local and state water experts tell us that we still have a long way to go to get back and rebuild our depleted water supply and officially get out of the drought entirely. ought monitor says the drought is over now and more than half of california also includes the bay area. if you take a closer look at the

drought picture and compared to the 16 months ago, the colors on the map show drought intensity ranging from abnormally dry in yellow to exceptional drought in dark red. sounds -- signs of extreme drought are now gone. >> in terms of reservoir storage, it takes longer to recharge groundwater basins and some of them have been severely depleted over multiple years of drought for more than a decade so that is where we have a yailability and just this onel year's hydrology. lena: the state department of water resources which focuses on water supply. she says we are in the vicinity of precipitation rate

she says while california has made major progress so far this season, there is still a long way to go and other scientists we spoke to in california told us they are predicting this drought could conti toome. foe nusr aryein santa clara, le, abc7 news. reggie: keep an eye on the drought situation into the spring and summer, the abc7 drought tracker is available anytime on our website abc7news.com. liz: friends and family are remembering a man from new york who dallied -- died in south lake tahoe. he died on wednesday. the resort confirmed this happened near an expert part of the run. he was a well-known translator and the deaf

association posted about his death yesterday. it appears there are several trees in the roundabout where this incident happened. reggie: in case you were thinking about going to the sierra this weekend, there are some clear roads. highway 50 and interstate 80 r and without restrictions. 80 was shut down from applegate to nevada border for several days because of white out conditions. please be careful because more snow is on the way. liz: the snow has not just been creating a danger in the sierra. san bernardino county is seeing all sorts of problems particularly in the mountains. the national guard has arrived to clear some of the roads after the governor declared a state of emergency. residents are running low on supplies after as much as eight feet of snow fell over the past week. gas stations are also starting to run out of fuel and those looking for food are scrambling. there is so much snow, the roof collapsed at the only grocery store in the town of crestline.

the owners tried to clear the snow from the roof but say they could not keep up. they raced to salvage whatever food they could. nobody was hurt in the collapse. keep up with the incoming weather, keep track of weather conditions and access the same doppler that our weather team uses anytime you want on-demand on the abc7 area app. download it wherever you stream. reggie: we are taking off women's history month with the golden state warriors. jobina is live with a look at what is planned. hi, jobina. jobina: good morning to you. let's get into the fit. this is a jersey by an named allison. she is a local artist so we will get into this fit because, boehm, we have customization going but moreorntly, chase center, the golden state warriors have so many programs

going on throughout the month of march and it is all about women empowerment. that is their theme for women's history month. coming up in the 6:00 hour, i will have some dancers and we will have some representatives talking about the programming and be sure to watch the golden state warriors take on the lakers this upcoming sunday at 12:30. you can only see that game right here on abc7 and immediately following we will have after the game with larry and friends. i do want to get you caught up on traffic because we have a couple of things going on this morning. we are following a crash right now in richmond that was initially causing a minor slowdown in the area. this is eastbound 80. then bringing in our live cameras, the san mateo bridge, everything is moving smoothly. we have no major advisories from chp. also on the live camera showing you walnut creek and 680.

tievmes. tracy dublin, a quick trip considering what we are looking at. 15 minutes. antioch to concord, 14 minutes. san rafael to san francisco, 15. ggie: im very jealous of this outfit situation. i have never had a basketball jersey and now you have one not only with one last name, but two. liz: that is how she does it. jobina: let's get into it. reggie: i love it. i cannot wait to see more of you this morning. liz: looking good. jobina: thanks, friend. reggie: francis? francis: i loved her modeling too. let's show you some temperatures. boom. it is a little milder in some areas. low 40's across the map. san francisco, 46 right now.

upper 40's through santa rosa and napa. morgan hill, 37 degrees. some fog reported at napa. sisivix miles. visibility is lower in half moon bay at five miles. highs today will be mild once again. we will see some mid-50's around the bay, even upper 50's to near 60 degrees for a few inland communities like concord, fairfield, even santa rosa. san jose, 59. clouds will increase tonight ahead of an incoming storm. for tomorrow night, you will notice we are still dry. overnight tonight, we are still dry. we will see 40's around the bay. on our exclusive storm impact scale, it is a level 1 storm. rain and gusty winds. there will be some snow over the highest peaks and chance of

thunder. tomorrow morning we will see the rain move into the north bay. the pink and white is the snow in the higher elevations. the heaviest rain will move through saturday night into sunday. i will have those rain totals and the winter storm warnings coming up. reggie: thank you. frustration in an ohio town impacted by the train derailment. the communities demands as the real company and the federal government scramble to reassure their safety. liz: paper receipts could soon be going away with plastic straws. the legislation looking to eliminate paper waste in exchange for a digital alternative. reggie: we will hear from a local woman who just hit big on last night's wheel of fortune. liz: a live look outside. 5:10. we will be r

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liz: disbarred attorney alex murdaugh will be in court after he was found guilty in the shooting death of his wife and son. it took the jury for less than three hours to convict him on three counts of murder and two

counts of possessing a weapon during a violent crime. he faces 30 years to life in prison without parole. the lead prosecutor in the case says the verdict exemplifies justice no matter how privileged a suspect may be. >> it does not matter how prominent you are. if you do wrong, if you break the law, if you murder, justice will be done in southern california. liz: his wife and son were shot to death near the family's dog kennels in 2021. his alibi was questioned after prosecutors revealed his voice was heard in a video filmed by his late son minutes before the killings. he admitted to lying about being at the crime scene that night. reggie: people who live inhoingr over the train derailment that enppn ied paleseatine one month ago today. at a town hall meeting they demanded more answers. they want to know why people are still sick. >> my

here. we are sick. >> people that have they should not be dismissed. reggie: despite officials declaring the water and the air safe, neighbors say they are still experiencing headaches, stomach issues and coughing. thehe epa translation company to test for cancer-causing chemicals. officials are looking into whether the aluminum covers on the railcars that melted contribute to the disaster. senator diannensteinin theospig sitting treatment for shingles -- receiving treatment for shingles. she became ill and missed several votes in the senate. in a, she says she is expected to make a full recovery an return in the coming weeks. ks ago she announced she would not be seeking reelection. vice-president kamala harrll bee wi area and abc7

has learne herus hband second gentleman doug emhoff will distribute some lunchboxes he w00 students in oakla. ill join nasa at the east oakland youth development center. students will learn more about diversity in nasa and different stem subjects. vice president harris will be in san francisco for a talk with small business owners. reggie: a sthou bay woman hit it bi nstlahtig fortune. amanda crane of san jose made it to the bonus round and watch what happened. it! don't leave. lookt that.[screaming] >> amanda, enjoy this extra lump sum of cash. $45,000. [applause] >> what a night.

$85,550. liz: reggie: amanda really did it right. liz: she totally did. reggie: she was playingo r ourot students. she works as a mobility specialist helping people from age three to 22 years old. she spoke about her experience on the show. >> they were so sweet. it was surreal to see them in real life. it was a really surreal experience. it is not something i think about often of striving to be on tv or wanting to be in the spotlight. it was a wholesome experience. reggie: nice. watch wheel of fortune every week might at 7:30 right here on abc7. liz: 10 out of 10 energy from amanda. reggie: there is an interview as part of the audition. you have to pretend that you win and how high can you jump.

. liz: 100%. reggie: jumping is a big part of it. liz: there is nothing worse than winning and having no reaction. reggie: straight to jail. francis: good morning. we are waking up to a gorgeous day. live doppler 7, clear skies over the bay area but there is a storm that will be dropping in from the gulf of alaska so it is a cold storm. a live view of sfo shows you some high clouds moving through. we will see a mix of that with sun today. temperatures similar to yesterday but a wet and windy weekend ahead with a slight chance of thunder. the unsettled pattern continues next week. highs today will be similar to yesterday's with clouds increasing and winds picking up later tonight. look for temperatures to be in the mid to upper 50's around the bay and some in the neighborhoods will hit near 60 degrees. it is a storm level 1 on our exclusive storm impact scale.

rain and gusty winds and there will be snow once again on the highest peaks. even a chance of thunder. tomorrow morning at 9:00 notice more moderate rain in the orange that hits the north bay. look at how quickly the first pass move through. by noon it hits the south bay and then the heavier rain, the red and orange move in late saturday into sunday turning into scattered showers through the rest of sunday and the scattered showers continue into monday and tuesday. rainfall amounts this weekend anywhere from half an inch to one inch and as you check out the accuweather 7 day forecast, we will have several more days of rain from saturday into tuesday with a brief break on wednesday before more rain on thursday. liz: thank you. coming up, the seven things to know this morning. reggie: it is probably your least favorite part about flying but one airline is hoping to fix that. we will tell you about the

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heavenly in lake tahoe. this death comes as lake tahoe is seeing a historic amount of snow and crowds of people rushthe slopes. reggie: the roads are clear for drivers heading to or from the sierra. highway 50 and interstate 80 are open without restrictions but move fast because another storm is moving in. liz: the california department of water resources will conduct the third zero snow survey of the season. with the latest storms, experts say snowpack is outpacing the state's highest snow season in 1982 to 1983. reggie: the rain and snow is replenishing reservoirs but water experts say california still has catching up to do. scientists say we still need several more wet winters to illuminate the drought entirely -- eliminate the drought entirely. francis: not quite as cold as yesterday. enjoy the last dry day before wet and windy and snowy conditions arrive this weekend. jobina: so far we have a clear

commute as we bring in this live camera from the richmond-san rafael bridge. no advisors to report from the chp. liz: new expressways debut along one in san mateo county. the new express lanes stretch 16 miles between interstate 380 and south san francisco and redwood city. they connect with existing express lanes t fro north until the avenue in sunnyvale and price is very depending on traffic. reggie: we are seeing gas prices rise faster than any other state and the bay area is outpacing the state. san francisco averages five dollars per gallon according to aaa. it has gone up $.14 in the past week. san jose drivers pay $4.87 and oakland drivers $4.85. statewide california prices are up eight cents in the past week. the national average is down by two cents. liz: southwest airlines is

testing multiple concepts to speed up the boarding process. the airline is experimenting with changes like information at the gate to guide passengers and music to keep them moving. southwest is trying out a pre-boarding area to reduce crowding. the goal is to cut 5 minutes off the process so the airline can squeeze in more flights. on average it takes 40 to 50 minutes to board. reggie: they bay area lawmaker is reintroducing an effort to ditch paper receipts. he believes it will help the environment. amanda del castillo details what will change and how it could affect you. amanda: paper receipts only upon request. legislation reintroduced thursday to encourage waste reduction and limit potential health exposure said to come from the pieces of paper. the move gaining support from late-night host jimmy kimmel who called out a company known for handing out long receipts. >> that is right, cvs, i'm

talking to you. a receipt for a pack of gum should not be tall enough to ride space mountain. finally someone is doing something about it. amanda: a san francisco man is bringing back the effort called skip the slip. he says receipts use up valuable natural resources and risk the health of consumers and retail work is who are exposed to toxins that coat them. he had a stafford dress as a life-sized receipt to demonstrate how wasteful they are. >> 3 million trees, 10 billion gallons of water, 302 million pounds of waste on the backside because they are not getting recycled, they are not getting reused. there is not some circular economy around them. amanda: the owner of future confidential in downtown san jose says once an order is placed, several tickets are printed. >> we have three tickets that pop up will be at the end we are

closing out the customer and printing up two or three tickets , the atomized ticket, the customer copy and the restaurant copy. amanda: he is not surprised about the push, standing firm on the states restaurants and retailers needed to provide customers with options -- needing to provide customers with options. the pandemic forced them to go digital and develop contactless interactions and paperless transactions. >> as soon as everything was switched over to tablets, i chose to only email it. amanda: committee hearings are expected to begin in the spring. muster says consideration needs to be put on smaller establishments that do not have the point-of-sale digital infrastructure to meet the moment. >> they will have to search other pos companies will be able to pay for that hardware or that software so it could be extra

costs for some small restaurants. amanda: amanda del castillo, abc7 news. reggie: coming up of cats stolen in the north bay. we will hear from the organization taking care of these cats. plus -- liz: he was the bucket man of market street. a look at the legacy he left in san francisco. reggie: first, a live look

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ips. liz: salesforce is looking to offload office space after the employer cut thousands of jobs earlier this year. reggie: california's drought has improved in the past year but experts say we have a long way to go to be drought free. all of the wet winter weather over the past several weeks and coming up in the near future is helping us to get there. liz: good morning to all of you on this friday. we have a nice day ahead. francis: it is not going to be dry this weekend. some fog is developing in parts of the north bay. visibility just jumped to one and three fourths of a mile. as we show you a live camera shot of the bay bridge, you can nrise 6teures noe high clouds in the areas in the upper 30's in the next few hours. around the bay and the coast,

mid-40's. partly cloudy this afternoon and highs reaching just close to yesterday's numbers. inland areas in the upper 50's. around the bay, mid-50's. at the beaches, low 50's. it will get cloudier and breezy because of a storm level one heading our way tomorrow. liz: thank you. today we can expect another report on the snowpack levels. the california department of water resources will conduct its third sierra snow survey of the season. snowpack is currently outpacing the state's highest snow season which was a 1982 to 1983. -- in 1982 t the latest drought monitor shows more than 15% of california is out of the drought, a visible difference from last week. and a drastic change from the same time last year. news reporter lena howland is live in the south bay with more on the drought monitor. good morning. lena: good morning to you.

yesterday's look at the federal drought monitor told us that half the state including parts of the bay area like right here in santa clara are now out of drought conditions, something we have been waiting to hear for quite some time now. take a look at california's more promising drought picture this week and compare that to the one six months ago with the colors on the map showing drought intensity ranging from abnormally dry in yellow to exceptional drought in dark red with signs of exceptional and extreme drought now gone. valley water in santa clara county says they are making sure they have water infrastructure to store the water and put it to use and they are looking at other water supply projects in the meantime. >> we cannot rely on mother nature. mother nature with climate change will be boom and bust. during those bust years, we need to have a local reliable water

supply and that is why we are looking at recycled wastewater and recycled water and purified water programs. lena: water experts say all of the rain we have had this season is great but it will not wipe out the main -- the mega drought we face all at once. scientists predict the mega drought will continue for years to come and they say we will need to continue with water conservation and we also need several more wet winters, not just this one, to get back to the reservoir levels we saw before this mega drought. live in santa clara, lena howland, abc7 news. reggie: thank you. police are cracking down after a lot of atm armed robberies. they warn people to be careful in making a transaction. opd will increase patrol in areas where the robberies are happening. there were multiple reports of last -- reports last months of people being robbed while making

a transaction. three of the armed robberies were on fruitville avenue. another one was lake park avenue where the victim was pistol whipped and their keys were stolen. police say they should scan the area and put cash away right after a transaction. liz: people are also being warned about the tap to pay feature and the risk of not logging off after making a transaction with an atm. multiple people tell 7 on your side they got scammed after using a chase atm on mission street in san francisco. when they were about to use the atm, the card reader was not working but a man behind them adjusted using cap to pay instead. it worked and they went on with their day but then hundreds of dollars were taken from their accounts, transactions they did not make. >> i think that guy scammed me last night at the atm machine. >> i did not think anything of it. i thought he was using the atm. liz: bank managers say the suspect put glue in the card reader. when you tap to pay, the account remains open unless the customer selects no when asked if they

would like to do something else. if they don't, the person behind them can continue making transactions under their account. reggie: wow. that was a very clever scam. yikes. liz: very sophisticated. reggie: san jose place have made an arrest on yesterday's attack on a blue vendor. -- food vendor a. the 33-year-old faces felony attack charges. police say the incident took place after the suspect demanded a free hotdogs on the vendor. liz: alameda county district attorney pamela price is adopting new rules that will reduce prison time for some criminals. according to our media partners at the eastbound times, price is blocking prosecutors from adding any sentencing enhancements in most cases. those enhancements would be for things like gun use and gang affiliation. they often add years onto an offenders sentence. price is ordering prosecutors to

offer proration when negotiating a plea deal. these changes are a key part of her campaign promises of justice reform. today express lanes along san mateo county, a project that has been under construction for three years and has gone through a year of delays. the new express lanes stretch 16 miles along highway 101 between interstate 380 in south san francisco and whipple avenue in redwood city. they connect with existing express lanes which run to north matilda avenue in sunnyvale. there are express lanes on the northbound and southbound sides. sky 7 flew over 10 or you can see the signs and lane markings. use these lanes for free if you are a car pool with three or more people and have a fast-tracked attack. you can use a regular fast-track attack if you are a solo driver 8:00 a.m. to 8:00

p.m. on a through friday depending on how much traffic there is -- 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. monday through friday depending on how much traffic there is. reggie: jobina, i do not know sports but i do know the warriors are on a roll. they won last night. jobina: they sure did and they are going to play on sunday at 1230 right here on abc7. you can only see that game on our channel as they take on the lakers. i have a little something for you. steve, can you grab that pile over there? i know we have the after the game graphic up because we want you to watch the game but reggie, i have something for you. i know you said you don't know sports, right? do you know your last name? reggie: do i have a fit? jobina: do you know your last name, friend? reggie: oh my gosh and it is cute. jobina: let's get into it.

use sized right. drew is going to be swimming. reggie: can we talk about the bottom of it? what is this pattern? i love it. jobina: these are roses. they are by a local artist, the whole design. her name is allison human. she is from alameda. that is what is so cool about why we are here. i have every excuse in the world to come to the chase center but we are here to celebrate women's history month. their whole mission the entire month of march is about women empowerment which is why this is designed by allison but also while we have a lot of cool poor red that is going to be going on -- we have a lot of cool programming that is going to be going on throughout the month of march. i will have some dances around me around 6:15 this morning so make sure to stick around and see that this morning. i need to let you know what is going on on the roads. it is pretty light out there. we will start with a live picture in san jose showing 280.

it is very light in the south bay this morning. where it is picking up is definitely in emeryville. a live picture showing you 80. headlights are traveling westbound. again, no major advisories or blocking issues and it is reflected on our drive times as well because a minor slowdown from tracy to dublin's 47 minutes. everything else is running on time. we have one issue that is not causing too much of a disruption but i want to let everyone know traveling to richmond, east on 80 before bellport how drive still has a crush underway in that area so you will see some emergency crews but for the most part your lanes should not be impacted. my friend, i will have to bring you something. liz, we will work on something for you too. liz: thank you. you look great. reggie: i am super excited about this. jobina: anytime. reggie: this is my first jersey ever. jobina: i cannot wait to match.

ever? we will be dressed and ready for the game. i have to keep plugging. it is live only here on abc7 at 12:30 as the lakers take on the warriors and we expect to win. we are on a roll. we will be winning in fits. reggie: our jerseys have already one. thank you so much. we will check in with you later. liz: coming up, a fortunate ending for a farrell cat rescue in the north bay. we will hear from volunteers about locating the van after it was stolen last week. reggie: a rear sliding in the east bay. experts weigh in on a pair of bald eagles settling down on an alameda golf course. liz: first, let's check in with francis and the weather. francis: we are starting off with live doppler 7. quiet conditions right now but there is a storm that will be dropping in from the gulf of alaska and that will hit us starting tomorrow morning. as we show you a live look

outside, it looks gorgeous across the bay bridge. temperatures right now mostly in the 40's. not as cold as yesterday. san francisco 46. oakland, 41. palo alto, 39 degrees. half moon bay at 46. you will still need a jacket. as you enjoy this view from sutro tower, numbers in the north bay cooler. in santa rosa, 34. novato, 39. napa, 35 degrees. low 30's in fairfield and concord. livermore at 39 degrees. the winds will pick up this afternoon and this evening and you will notice clouds increase. highs today will be in the mid-50's to near 60 degrees for the inland neighborhoods. around the bay, look for mid-50's to upper 50's. tonight not quite as cold with more cloud cover ahead of this incoming storm. i will have more details on the storm and how much snow and rain

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liz: this morning a happy update on a pet adoption groups van that was stolen with cats inside. the good news those cats have been found. gloria rodriguez joins us in the newsroom with the latest. gloria: good morning. we have an update from the rescue and all of the cats are doing well. they are safe and they have food and water now. >> thank you, thank you. gloria: the team at whiskers, tales and ferals are thanking everyone who helped find the cats. they were stolen along with the van they were in last week. the president of the pet adoption group says someone

broke into the van and four minutes later, it was gone. we have a new interview this morning. the team tells us they are happy the kitties are back. >> we were getting hopeless but we are super excited to have all of the cats back safe and sound and looking great. not smelling too good, but looking great. >> what a miracle. we cannot believe tgo shape.>> t is all good. gloria: the organization rescues cats and dogs from high kill shelters and rehabs kitties. in case you are wondering about adopting these kitties, they will not be adopted out. they will be taken to the clinic , spayed, neutered, rehabbed and sent back to where they came from. happy news. reggie: thank you. the california reparations task force will hold another hearing. they will discuss and continue to develop recommendations. at the first hearing in december

the members talked about how to pay and who to pay reparations to. they focused on housing discrimination and over policing in black communities. public comment is open from 9:00 to 10:00 tomorrow -- this morning. salesforce wants to cut some of its office space in salesforce tower. according to the san francisco business times the company has listed one how to 25,000 square feet for sublease. it previously listed on mission and fremont street's. in january the ceo announced salesforce is cutting the workforce by 10%, about 8000 people. salesforce is san francisco's largest private employer. liz: nordstrom's closing all of canadian stores by the summer. they will shut down by june. court filings show the company lost money in every year of operation in canada since it opened its first store there in 2014. 2500 people will lose their

jobs. the department store says leaving the country will cost $350 million. reggie: san francisco has a few century people and colorful characters that make the city unique. this week the city lost one of them. larry hunt was known as the bucket man. before you saw him, you likely heard him around the corner. here is reporter lianne melendez. >> if i stop playing, i will die. lianne: larry hunt wanted to play his drums forever as long as he had an audience and he did. tourists will stop to listen to the bucket man as he was known. in 2009 he confronted those businesses near union square who called him and a few other street performers a public nuisance. >> i was homeless and i got off the street doing this. lianne: he died yesterday. the medical examiner has yet to determine thca y. he laidow and

get up. eyento do a c ohi d he was dead. lian: for years he lived on the streets. he knew everyone and everyone knew the bucket man. >> he has been down there playing the drums for god knows how long. i have been here for 22 years. lianne: he made a cameo appearance in the movie "the pursuit of happiness" and displayed a picture of mayor gavin newsom next to his buckets. for years this face was next to the cable car turn around at pollen market. >> he found his niche in life and he enjoyed coming out here. he would drag those buckets for five or six blocks. lianne: he was always outspoken. here he is in 1993 fighting to keep his welfare benefits in alameda county proposed major

budget cuts. >> i have not did a crime in my life but if you cut this budget, you will put everyone out here on the street struggling. lianne: his partner says those buckets brought meaning to his life. >> is smiling face --anhoy ay e today where the bucket man regularly entertained when there is an unfamiliar silence. in san francisco, leah melendez, abc7 news. liz: golfers at the golf course in alameda got a glimpse of a pair of nesting bald eagles. experts say there probably have not been bald eagles nesting in alameda county in about 100 years. >> we were starting to get anxious that they should be laying eggs. we will know when there is always one bird on the nest. that is how you know they are

incubating because they will not leave it alone because it needs to be a high temperature and the need to maintain that. liz: the female eagle has been identified by experts as a three-year-old. she was nicknamed big junior when they did not know what sex she was. they are not sure where the four-year-old male is from. interesting. francis: that was cool to watch. we will find out if they are nesting soon. for us, we might be nesting this weekend because we have a storm heading our way. here is live doppler 7. the satellite radar image of the cold front that will hit us tomorrow. we have one more dry data take advantage of. temperatures are chilly in the north bay. santa rosa and napa, 36. we have cooler numbers in palo alto. the rest of us are in the 40's. highs today will be similar to yesterday's numbers so we will see near 60 in inland locations like santa rosa, fairfield and concord.

mid to upper 50's around the bay and for everyone else, san francisco 55. oakland my 57. -- oakland snow over the highest peaks, even a slight chance of thunder. tomorrow morning at 9:00, this hits the north bay. moderate rainfall there in the yellow and orange and snow in the higher elevations in the pink and white. it moves through very quickly, the first wave. by noon it is out of here. tomorrow evening, saturday night, you notice the red, and early sunday morning that is when we could see the best chances of thunder turning into scattered showers through the rest of sunday and more scattered showers on monday and tuesday. rainfall estimates anywhere from half an inch to one inch. here is the accuweather 7 day forecast. mild today but then the storm arrives tomorrow and lingers into sunday, turning into scattered showers monday and

tuesday. hopefully a break on wednesday before more rain on thursday. reggie: thank you. the warriors are celebrating women's history month. how the team is honoring women this month. liz: a woman missing for 30 years is found alive. we will tell you where she has been. reggie: one of the most popular soccer players in the world today facing threats of violence. up next, the shooting targeting an argentine soccer superstar. liz: a live look outside. here is the golden gate bridge. we will be right back.

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since then her husband has been looking for her. he told authorities she had health issues and used to talk about moving to puerto rico. >> this has been going on for almost 31 years. it has been bad. it cost me a lot of money. i even put advertisement in the paper down in puerto rico looking for her. reggie: authorities say she was enrolled in an adult care home in 1999 after she was found wandering around the streets of puerto rico. she was eventually diagnosed with dementia. over time she opened up to staff about her life in pennsylvania. that is when workers familiar with the case called police. patricia's sister says she was shocked to hear her sister was alive. >> we really thought she was dead all those years. we did not expect -- it was a big shock to see that she was still alive. reggie: last year patricia's sister and nephew gave a swab for dna which is what confirmed

her identity. liz: in argentina two gunmen threatened soccer superstar lionel messi and his family when they opened fire at a supermarket owned by his in-laws. after firing a dozen shots, they left a threatening message. no one was hurt in the attack. lionel messi is revered in argentina as he led his team to world cup victory. he has yet to comment on the shooting. attorneys for actor jussie smollett are filing to appeal his conviction applauding a prosecutors say he stays did attack on himself and falsely reported it as a hate crime. he was conducted of six felonies. his sentence includes 150 days in jail, probation and fines. he is now out on bond. reggie: a new trailer for the film open haunted -- for the film "haunted mansion" is out. it has some twists. >> be careful.

death lurks around every corner. >> other more powerful entities may come through. >> not on our watch. >> what are you going to do? >> seriously. >> they are already dead. they will be deader. reggie: the story follows a mother son duo played by rosario dawson and chase dillon. it is easier to describe who is not in the movie. danny devito, owen wilson, jamie lee curtis, she is in everything. tiffany haddish and jared liz: dan levy and jared leto. reggie: those are hard. liz: i love that dan levy is in all of these things. i am here for that. reggie: disney is the parent company of abc7. liz: what did you think of the

graupel at disneyland? francis: that was pretty impressive to see that in southern california. we will get even more snow. there is a winter storm warning in this that starts tomorrow. if you want to get to and from tahoe, you want to leave today and not travel between 10:00 a.m. and tomorrow will be 10:00 a.m. monday because they are expecting up to five see the snow above 3000 feet. gusts of 55 miles an hour. it will be impossible to travel in that area. there is a winter storm running for parts of lake and montecito county tomorrow through sunday. liz: it turns out 10 franciscans not good to. . where people in the city place on a new list. reggie: what caused this launch -- large skyscraper to cache fire. liz: plus, a skier and snow border buried in

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