in fact this picture snap add round enter nature 880, you will notice the controls posted at king vail and twin bridges, here is the updated forecast we come back to the home. the rain showers on the increase in to the evening hours, that heavier cell pushing across the north bay heading out to the central portions of the bay. look out fast a mover this is, already centered toward the south bay, down toward the santa cruz mountains, coming up for tomorrow we have to hold on to the possibility of shower thunderstorms in the forecast. more on that in a few and how sunday is shaping up because we could have changes for the second half . >> thank you. people are getting ready to go green for tomorrow saint patrick's day. these young dancer was practicing this morning in san francisco's sunset district. they plan to participate in tomorrow's parade in the city and organizers of that parade say it'll go on rain or shine. it starts at 11:30 tomorrow morning at second and market. the parade ends at civic center plaza where a festival is scheduled. >> one of the most famous actors in the world

, this picture seen on interstate 80 about an hour ago and you can seat chain controls posted at king vail, on interstate 80 and chains required as well. here is the cloud and rainfall forecast model. look what happens in to the evening hours, this it front moves in. increasing rainfall rates between now and nine and even by ten. tomorrow this model isn't to genero us but still catered showers, close enough to warrant that chance and we will hold onto the possibility. sent patrick's day for san francisco, temperatures only in the low to mid50s. forecast highs, mainly in the 50s. today it has been mild but you will notice the cooldown for tomorrow and the lack ahead the five day forecast with the weekend always in view there. is that chance of a shower and into next week airfarely quiet weather pattern with the sun cloud mix but in the short term get ready for the heavy rain. >> thank you. >> coming up, on tv36 continuing storm watch coverage with the latest went through right now as mark just said. a stranded traveler probably better suited with the sleeping bag than a suitcase. >>> and th

we could see a foot from blue canyon to kings vail. if you're heading up for the big ski weekend, take it slow. 43 in san jose. 42 in santa cruz. and for tomorrow, numbers very consistent here. mid-50s in the south bay. for the east bay, we're looking at plenty of double fives. in danville, and for san francisco, 53. santa rosa, close to 60. when does the big warming get here? as we look at saturday, close to 70 degrees. do we have 70s in the seven-day forecast? oh, yes. get the shorts back out. and the flip-flops. you know who you are. as we head throughout sunday, low 70s. and then, through wednesday, no showers coming back. winter is here. you have a great ski weekend. no complaints leitt's go tomorr. >> all ig>>ll right.omorrow r. >>> we're back in a moment. ht >>> he turned personal tragedy into a mission. this is steve fugate of vero beach, florida. he came to oakland tonight. not by plane or car. he walked here. fugate made walking his passion, after his son committed suicide in 1999. ever since, he's walked 30,000 miles across

this morning chain controls were at king vail, they've since lowered it down to 5,000 feet. if you've ever hiydroplaned on water, watch out. watch out for slush if you're heading to the mountains but further at the top where we are it is obviously very wintry, cold and snowy and the skiers and snowboarders are going to be loving this. i don't know if you have heard the forecast, but by sunday we could see as much as six feet of new snow out of this latest storm on top what have fell yesterday. so it's on. >> it is really coming down out there which is great to see. it will be interesting to check back in and see how it accumulates up there. we need it. >> great for snowboarders, great for snow cones. >>> let's check in with christina loren to tell us about a lot of rain in this area. >> it is a warmer system, but because it is a warmer system it is packing a lot more moisture. so the difference in your snow levels, we're talking about six feet of snow above 7,000 feet versus to to three feet above 6,000 feet. so, yeah, this is a warmer system but we've got another one on the

recently caltrans just lowered chain controls from king vail down to nyak.d a pretty slushy drive up here toward the summit. bottom line is if you're heading into the sierra this morning or any time today through the weekend you'll encounter these major winter conditions up here and at times with wind blowing the snow around you can expect whiteout conditions especially as we approach the weekend and temperatures drop and the snow level is expected to drop. all this means more snow, more water an even better skiing conditions up here in the sierra. brian hickey, back to you. >> what we have been waiting for. fantastic news. >> looks like a blast out there. i want to make snowmen and snow angels. around here we're going to be getting drenched. >> yeah, right. you'd get out there in the snow and run right back inside. >> no. >> he's a manly man, jon kelly. good morning to you. he doesn't even need an umbrella. take a look at how much rain is coming down. you probably will want an umbrella. make sure those little ones have their rain gear as they head out the d

and we could see a good bit of snow come this week. 80 at king vail. the roads themselves. that's all going to change over the next 24 hours. we're looking for 5 to 10 inches above five to 7000 feet. a good snow event on tuesday. we'll hold onto the chance of snow for the wednesday. and we could see more and more snow accumulate. by this weekend, if you're heading to tahoe, there'll be quite a bit of new powder. and we'll be updating you on the tahoe forecast throughout the week. >>> authorities are searching for a young man who tried to take a boy from a child care center. the man said he was there to pick up his son and pointed to a 4-year-old. when employees asked for his i.d, the man took off. >> they have a protocol. there's an i.d. system set up. and in order to pick up your child, the i.d. has to match. and the suspect when he entered clearly wasn't aware of that. and when the staff member wouldn't give the child up due to the i.d, the suspect left and then mom came a short time later. it's very concerning. no one recognizes the individual. we'v