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quarter-mile visibility in santa rosa. marine layer clouds bring five mile visibility to half moon bay. everyone else is doing okay. the clouds are filling in the bay. temperature-wise, the day planner the next trillion hours is friday and we made it to the end of the traditional work week, 46, 48 and 50. at 7:00, we will have mostly clouds and by noon partly clouds with the clouds back at the coast. inland is warmer east bay because you will see more sunshine and as we get to 4:00, mid-50's and mid-60's around the bay and 70 inland and back in the mid-50's to low 60's headed through 7:00. you will need a heavier coat than last night. saturday we have morning low clouds and a few afternoon high clouds and temperatures at one to two degrees warmer. monday is one to two degrees warmer. monday is the warmest day in the forecast. >>> we have construction in the east bay which is going to be along highway 4 in the eastbound direction where the traffic is impacted. traffic is bottlenecked as you can see the yellow approaching th

they issued a watch this morning for santa clara and santa rosa counties. some of this was caused by the theft of copper water. caltran said thieves broke into a pump house and ripped out the copper wire and that disabled the pumping equipment that directs floodwater. they had to bring in a mobile pump. >>> these are pictures of the funnel cloud that was spotted before 6:30 last night. a trained weather spotter said it crossed interstate 5, it was a few hundred feet off the ground. our wet and winnie weather is headed down to southern california. we saw hail and thunderstorms last night. the area is now seeing mudslides. >> the natural reaction is you want to save what you have, you want to stop the mud coming in. we have folks getting outside and they're working in dangerous conditions and in very precarious areas to try to stop this flow of mud. >> mandatory evacuations have been ordered in those areas because of mudslides. >>> preparations for the oscars, the red carpet on hollywood boulevard has been wrapped in plastic. a clear tent is being put up, the

you set an example for all of us to follow as a correctional officer here at santa rosa. be a great loss for us losing you. we wish you all the luck in the world. we envy you, being able to retire, and we want to present you with this retirement award. it says "retirement award, santa rosa corrections institution congratulates james demerey for 14 years of excellent service for the florida department of corrections. good luck for an enjoyable retirement." >> thank you, sir. >> congratulations. [ applause ] >> i would like to say i really appreciate everybody, even officer knight. and i'm going to miss this. >> we have a good bond. we work real well together. we almost have a telepathy. when his replacement comes, i am hoping that -- it's never going to be another officer demerey, but hopefully, we'll get back into the same swing of things, be able to accomplish what officer demerey and i have been doing for the last six years. >> but not everyone at santa rosa holds the officers in such esteem. >> see that [ bleep ] raggedy [ [ bleep ] walking right there. hate police. th

temperatures chilly. 38 in santa rosa, up to 50 santa rosa. most of the fog is along the san mateo~kgo coast from the golden gate bridge. actually the marin's head legitimate and southward. most the clouds in the east bay. visibility five miles on the coast and but three quarters inn the north bay. we are looking for a sunny and mild to warm day but coastside it will be cool with the persistent westerly flow. upper 50s to lower 60s. and mid-up ander 60s around the bay. a detailed look at the first weekend of spring and the look ahead coming up. katie. >> thank you. in san francisco a man with a gun is dead this morning. he was shot by police just a poplar park. it happened after 7:00 last night in the bernal heights neighborhood. a minnesota called 911 and said there was a man on the trial with a gun. man was not threatening anybody but he had his gun out when they encountered him. they shouted to the man to put the gun down and then there were several shots. >> this is a quiet area of the city. it's usual. it's not something to comes to mind

a 12-year-old from santa clara who's using them to help blind people read. it is a story that makes us bay area proud. >>> silicon valley is awash with stories of tech titans who started in a garage and then went on to make millions. this morning's bay area proud is a little different, though, because it starts on a kitchen table. garvin thomas shows us this future giant who is out to help others instead of cashing in. >> reporter: the roots of success can often be discovered in odd places. >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: shabom's just happened to be hiding under his bed. it's where you see he stores his old lego kits, the ones he's been playing with since about the age of 2. >> you can be creative. you can do anything. >> reporter: but as shabom has grown, he's now a seventh grader, so have his legos, his ambition and clearly his heart. >> i think i'm actually doing something that can actually help people. >> reporter: which brings us to this $350 lego mine storm's kit and what he spent an entire month creating out of it at the kitchen table. >> i thought i could

how about santa cruz? boy, is it pretty down there with temperatures in the 60s this afternoon. 52 by the delta. petaluma chilly still at 45. santa rosa, you are dropping down into the upper 30s with some dense fog the past couple of hours. things have really cleared out nicely. but a much chillier start all around the bay with temperatures anywhere from two to four degrees kieler from san carlos to san jose. the north bay really feeling the cooler air to start out. here's a look at mt. tam. nice vantage point this morning where sunshine is around for all of you. but partly cloudy skies throughout the rest of the afternoon and brief periods of heavy rain tomorrow when a strong cold front pushes on through. wind gusts maybe 30 to 40 miles an hour. low snow levels and then thunderstorms will arrive for the first day of april. all accompanying the next system, which is cueing up offshore. we will be looking at not only the cold front to bring the heavy rain, but the area of low pressure as it's going to move

santa cruz. we could dip into the upper 30s in some of the interior vallies. santa rosa. napa, 40. mild in oakland. 48. tomorrow, look for another day. temperatures will be above average. 65 in san francisco. plenty of sunshine. very mild as well. mid 70s through antioch. livermore. warmer spot. 76. 75 in san jose. 73 in santa cruz. now, i want to show you what is going on with radar satellite image. area of high pressure will bring us the onshore flow. cooler temperatures. high pressure gives us mild weather. warm temperatures inland. the area of low pressure. this is going to slide east. that's going to bring us the chance of rain. midweek. by tuesday. throughout the day. late morning. we could see light rain. start to fall through the bay area. probably a bit scattered though. wednesday, showers, continue throughout the day. thursday, friday. look just cloudy for the most part. then saturday. evening. another chance of light rain. that will move in. into sunday. keep you posted on that. we can certainly use the rain. we are well below average. and season to date. we are below 19

appreciate that. >> at the santa rosa correctional institution.se who have spent decades on the inside. >> to be honest with you, probably looking at one of the biggest screw ups in the united states sitting here looking at you. i have been incarcerated since i was 18. when i was 18, i did a burglary, received a life sentence for it. >> he was convicted of burglary and assault, although he received a life sentence, he has been eligible for parole three times. >> i have been on parole, violated, i am back. let me say something about parole, quick. i have heard people say this a lot of times. man, you get parole, what are you doing back? how do you come back? how did you mess up? when you are on parole, you live under a more strict environment than you do in prison. you get a traffic ticket on the street, say you run a stop sign, you will pay your ticket, go on about your way. that is not going to happen to me. me, they will send me back to prison. you live with a threat over your head constantly it. say lot of pressure. hill lives with less pressur

tam where the fog has been an issue from santa rosa and also along the coast. 50 santa rosa, 47 redwoody and mid-40s los gatos. half moon bay about 5-mile visibility and 49 degrees. santa cruz looking pretty nice. cloudy, though. temperatures there will be on the cool side, near 60 trees. 45 in concord. it is 39 degrees in concord. chilly conditions, relatively speaking, compared to where we are yesterday. 12 do 13 degrees cooler from concord to hayward, as well as livermore and novato. the coast is about 5 degrees cooler and also the san carlos airport. emeryville, plenty of clouds. but we will look for partly cloudy conditions this afternoon. the fog in the morning, perhaps an isolated shower over the highest elevations. the cumulus build ups is probably nothing more than that. heavy rain and wind, a much colder system to snow levels around 3500 feet late tomorrow afternoon. so, yeah, it's all coming together the last couple days of march and even some spring thunderstorms possible into tuesday. here's the radar and satellite composite. the next system cueing up offshore. it's a prett

so twice santa ana charged and blew recall, but on that fateful third time, santa reached the wall and he killed them one and all. now the bugles are silent and rust on each sword and a small band of sole years lie asleep in the arms of the lord. in the southern part of texas, like a statue on a pinto rides a cowboy all alone. he sees the cattle grazzing where the guns were blazing and the cannons used to roar. and his eyes turn a little misty and he takes his hat off slowly to those men of the alamo. to the 13 days of glory at the siege of the alamo. and mr. speaker, that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas yields back the balance of his time. does the gentleman from texas have a motion? mr. poe: mr. speaker, i move we adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the yeas have it. the motion is adopted. the house is not in session friday. they will be in tuesday through friday next week. earlier the president made a statement about the russian intervention in the

look for 66 oakland, 67 in san jose and 63 in santa cruz. 7 day forecast, this morning breezy, light scattered showers. mainly sinking south with the heaviest rain from santa cruz to monterey. slight chance of showers tomorrow, cooler. mostly dry monday and tuesday and the rain returns wednesday. everyone could see a chance by thursday. it should be the light variety and then mostly sunny on friday. so abc7 news has another great weather resource for you to follow. that's following us on live doppler 7hd and twitter for the latest bay area weather conditions rain or shine. here you have video forecasts, spare the air alerts, power outage info and whether tweets from your favorite weather team. definitely on the tail end of the system but damp out here and breezy. if you are heading down the coast, be extra careful. matt. >> thank you, lisa. next, an undying love. the promise this manmade to his young bride after learning he only had six months to live. let's make this yard come alive. let's green it up... and trim it up. let's figure out thi

among them are two of santa rosa's more seasoned inmates.em have spent decades in prison. >> as the years go by you get comfortable. i don't wish anyone was in here. time has a way of running away from you. one day you start to see a gray hair. where'd that come from? then one day you look in the mirror, and you're going twenty years. twenty years. >> you will be rewarded for what you do in life. so when you do something good, something positive, expect to be rewards for that. but if you're doing negative, bad things in life, also it's going to be bad things. step out of trouble. do unto others as you would have them do unto you're and you're going to reap what you sow. >> now serving his fourth prison term, alvin mchellon understands the meaning of reap what you sow as well as anyone. he currently has a 12-year sentence for drug possession. even though on most days he's woken up at dawn and shackled at the ankles for his judge on the restricted labor squad. mchellon says it's better than the alternative. >> my pop taught me never be a stran

the house is located in santa cruz.s say the house will need to be inspected. >> that is not the kind of geyser you want to see. >> mike? >> some people learn the hard way. >> they sure do. >> if they are smart they would sell tickets to that. here is a look at rain deficit. we had nice rain but we are still nearly 7" below average in san jose, livermore, nearly 8" in sack machine dough and 10" at sfo and 10" at oakland and look at that, 17 in santa rosa. we need six or seven more storms to get average. the visibility is light in santa rosa because we have had the light rain and everyone is okay this morning although the clouds are rolling over us. the day planner the next 12 hours is light rain and middle temperatures from mid-40's to low 50's. the rain will hit the central board of inquiry noon -- the central bay by noon. temperatures top out in the mid-60's inland and mid-to-upper 50's during the evening. we have showers tomorrow morning during the commute and clouds in the afternoon and a mild breeze low 60 to 70 fr

in santa rosa you can see 101 is socked in and 12, also, so watch out. to the north, low-to-mid 40's from 40 at napa and novato to 46 in san rafael and widening it out. cupertino is at 44 and 47 in newark and redwood city and 45 in san carlos and 51 in alameda and 45 if lafayette. you can see the clouds over 87 near the shark tank this morning. such shine. cooler conditions, and cloudy tonight and brighter this weekend and our pattern change is next week with a couple of chances of rain in the forecast. today we have high pressure moving in and since it is to the west, air is flowing from high to low pressure and the lower levels of the atmosphere has sea breeze and cooler weather. along the cost it will be brisk with upper 50's to low 60's into san francisco and mid-to-upper 60's around the bay shore and south bay and upper 60's to low 70's inland. tonight, temperatures in the lower to upper 40's inland with fog in the north bay and low clouds away the bay and mid-40's to around 50 to the coast. the first system is here on tuesday and chance of light ra

come on santa barbara. you are is.ter than >> so far this spring madison pitched 5 scoreless innings for the giants and tim has done the same. zero allowed. giants reds today in scottsdale 5th inning. the power right there. pablo deep to right and that is the first homer of the spring. 1 nothing giants and hudson making the second cactus league appearance goes 3 scor scoreless frames and fans 3 and giants victorious 3-two here it comes. and there it goes. moss 2 run jack against former a cahill who got lit up. sam went deep for oakland. shelled in this game. it ends in 8-8 time. cute scene at the end of soccer game south africa and brazil. also boy was to be escorted out but the brazilian star picked him up turned pictures into it and turned it into. look at that smile. fantastic moment. this is a scene they will all remember forever. so cute. in contrast with the knuckle head who ran out on to the court in the hawaii santa barbara game tonight. gets in the face of the coach before shoved away. you want a p

louis reservoir into santa clara county. right now it is working on overtime bringing as much water as possible into local reservoirs in case the intakes at the san louis reservoir dry up. >> it's one of the operational challenges we are dealing, with this drought. >> reporter: the reservoir provides all the santa clara water valley district the water. get as much of that water out as they can is the challenge knowing the pumps could be silent for three months this summer. in gilroy, mark sayre, kpix 5. >>> millions of companies and computer users are being told they should stop using the windows xp operating system by april 8. kpix 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts on what could happen if they don't. >>> reporter: >> it's time for more secure pcs. >> reporter: it's a warning and a call to action. microsoft is pulling the plug on its windows xp operating system telling anyone and everyone using it to stop and switch to a newer operating system immediately. >> it's a big deal. >> reporter: seth rosenblatt of cnet says star

he must serve the remainder of his sentence, three years, in the santa rita jail. >> hello. >> hello.i never really ran into too many people that don't know me. me, i'm distinctive to me. i have this certain look and aura about myself. i stay in ocean ways for the bays and i might have shorted curls for the girls. i stay -- i'm always dressed to impress. >> you know what i'm talking about? >> there's been other celebrities and people of fame that have come in here. most of those people have been put into protective custody, not only for themselves but also the other people. in dru down's case, he wouldn't need protective custody because most of the people respect him and wouldn't try to do something that would harm him. >> protective custody or pc is not just for celebrities. it's for inmates whose lives could be threatened in other parts of the jail. at santa rita, the largest percentage of those are gang dropouts. >> any time we get gang dropouts saying they quit the gang for whatever reason, whether it be politics, caught a charge that wasn't going to put them in good standing with

warmer santa clara valley. santa cruz even with the sun, upper 60s to near 70. lot of fog out there. 60s on the coast in the city which is 4 better than yesterday. low to mid-70s on the peninsula. san mateo to menlo park, 70 to 74. clouds and rain move in on tuesday. off and on rain on wades. lingering -- wednesday. lingering into thursday. friday is iffy. timing is impossible. it looks like more rain coming in for the weekend, especially sunday. >> it, steve. >>> nine minutes before -- thank you, steve. >>> nine minutes before 9:00. a new deal for television. it could mean faster service for apple and comcast customers. what? wait, wait, wait... no, no, no, wait, wait. (baby crying) so you can deposit a check... with the touch of a finger. so you can arrange a transfer in the blink of an eye. so you can help make a bond... i got it. that lasts a lifetime. the chase mobile app. so you can. >>> a 16-year-old marysville boy is being remembered as a hero for sacrificing his life to save his girlfriend. hundreds of people gathered to mourn the death of mateius moore

the marin county area, petaluma, santa rosa reports of heavy rain for the last hour or two. in redwood city we have a yellow area with heavy rain and heavy rain along the peninsula. east bay has heavier showers toward black hawk toward livermore area in the san jose area so far has been relatively dry. san jose now just starting to get into the act with a few scattered showers showing up. the afternoon commute is getting hit. this is not a major storm but it will produce rainfall i will take the computer model, and pushes into the future so we can track the late-night hours and the early morning commute. >>> developing news tonight in hercules where police are investigating a report of sexual assault of a transgenderedstudent. this happened about 11:00 a.m. on the campus of hercules high school. school resource officers will call to the student health center on the report of a possible assault of a transgender person. the victim was leaving the bathroom when confronted by three teenage males. the teens pushed the victim into a handicap stall where the sexual assault took pla

we are looking at about a half-mile in santa rosa.t the day today still sunny and warm for most. the cold front will graze the extreme northern california and that allows for the offshore flow to weaken and the wider range of temperaturessed to. i will explain in detail coming up. carolyn. >> thank you, lisa. residents of the crimea peninsula are voting on a referendum to decide whether to breakaway from ukraine and become part of russia. as abc news reporter alex tells us, the vote comes as more russian troops move into the area. >> the crisis is deepening. violence in eastern ukraine as pro-russia demonstrators stormed the ukrainian security building. fears are now growing. large scale russian invasion. moscow is saying it is considering calls to intervene. with pro-russia protest growing in the east. russian troops are amassing long the border. to the south, russian forces already control crimea's peninsula. we went to a rally supporting sunday's referendum, asking crimeans whether they want to join russia. the answer expected to b

mid-sixties in concord, 60s and napa, 57 in san francisco, 56 in santa rosa. sixty-one still in san jose. the winds are still blowing in many areas, we of a westerly breeze at 22 miles an hour. half moon bay adjusted 22 miles an hour, san jose reporting 70 miles an hour as well. what brought the clouds and cool down? we had a system that is already to the east of us but a driver pulled through the bay area in the early morning hours and again it beats up the marine layer and triggered the drizzle as well as broad as the cooling trend behind it. the northwesterly flow you can see on storm tracker two, the satellite view shows you the motion of the clouds and that northwesterly flow will stay with us but it will relax as we get into tuesday wednesday. for the week ahead mostly clear skies, richard high pressure will be in place. with a dry air in place we will be chilly or in the morning than where we were this morning. by the afternoon slightly warmer temperatures expected for the second half of your day. here's a look at what you can expect as you get out the

you can see some showers there in southern santa clara county.oks like some rain is about to hit the san jose area. lisa argen will have your forecast and let you know if more rain is coming this weekend. >>> russian parliament has granted vladimir putin to use the country's military in ukraine. today's unanimous vote formalized what ukrainian officials described as an ongoing deployment of russian troops in crimea. demonstrations broke out in ukraine's russian's speaking east this morning. now, president barack obama warned moscow that there will be costs if russia intervenes militarily. >>> governor jerry brown has officially launched his campaign for re-election. the governor arrived at the alameda county courthouse yesterday morning to file his candidacy papers. brown is seeking his fourth term as governor. he's already the longest serving governor of california. he held the position from 1975 to 1983 and elected to the state's top post again in 2010. brown is 75 years old and says he loves his job, can't imagine doing anything else. >>> face

and low fil70s toward santa ros and napa. and monday could be the warmest day of the week especially out by pleasanton and livermore, upper 70s monday for much-needed rain and chance for sierra snow back into the picture by tuesday afternoon. kris? >>> well, a mother finds a way to unlock her child's very special gift. >> there's a beauty in what he does and who he is. >> coming up on "today in the bay," the beautiful creation that will leave you bay area proud. >>> parents of special needs children often have to accept that other people do not always see the same beauty in their children as they do. but what if you could help others to see that beauty and also buy a piece of it. it is something that the mother at the heart of this morning's "bay area proud" has figured out. "today in the bay's" garvin thomas has her story. >> reporter: patty gay has been an artist for most of her life and a mother for half of it. still, it wasn't until later in her life that patty discovered a way to bring both those worlds together in the m

it is putting it near santa rosa. the north bay is getting moderate to heavy rain. 5:00 a.m., you might be woken up as the rain starts to move across the central part of the bay area. it is into the south bay by 8:00, 9:00 in the morning. notice how it is stalling over the south bay at 11:00 a.m. i will be back to let you noy how much rain we are expecting with this upcoming weekend storm and what the second half of your weekend is looking like. >> track the rain in the bay area using the live doppler 7hd on our weather app. download it on our website. >>> a san francisco 49er is in legal trouble tonight after a series of decisions and confrontations. a corner back is facing charges for hit-and-run and more. alanal -- alan wang is live where cul law veer made bail and was released. >> dan, the defensive back chris culliver built up a reputation as an outspoken player: tonight he walked out the doors and didn't say a single word. eight hours after being arrested for a hit-and-run accident chris culli vie r walked out o

the first batch is around san mateo county and down toward the santa cruz mountains. it is going to beheading from west to east. we also have another batch i am tracking right now around san ramon. you can see it here heading out. as we take a wider look, you can see how the lightning strikes earlier today in the valley? well, we have a possibility of seeing some of the thunderstorms developing off the coastline here as we head into tomorrow. it doesn't look very impressive, but that is going to bring us a rough morning commute. i'll be back with a look at the timing and exactly when we may see some thunderstorms around here. dan? >> thank you. >>> and the storm is bringing snow to the sierra. here is the cal trans camera at castle peak. you can see snow on the road and chains are required. you can track the rain with live doppler 7hd on our abc7 news weather app. there is information on how to download it at abc7news.com/apps. >>> we are learning more about the motorcyclist killed this morning by a suspected it drunk driver. marine lance corporal andrew silva leaves

you can see from santa rosa to san jose. we'll track more of this in a few minutes.e look right now at the bay bridge approach and you can see the road ways are wet. >>> san francisco lawmakers are considering a crackdown on so-called e cigarettes today. legislation was introduced that would regulate electronic cigarettes in the same way as conventional tobacco products. that would mean they would be banned everywhere spoke smomoki banned. e cigarette supporters say they are saver but opponents strongly disagree. >> if you have flavorers like bubble give up and skittles, it will hook people eating that candy and targeted at young people. there are also fruit flavorers, so making it seem like a healthy alternative. >> the proposal would require venders to get a specific permit to sell them similar to other to pa -- tobacco products. >>> the drug is called zohydro and some say it could help people who don't respond to traditional painkillers. the fda approved it even though the internal advisory board said it should not be on the market. doctors warn it is extremely po

in santa cruz, a sinkhole opened up yesterday following all of the wet weather. public works crews partially shut downraffic on west cliff drive along the ocean to evaluate the stability of the surrounding road. the chp says the road has reopened to traffic now. the sinkhole is about the size of a large car and people there say it's not really new. it first opened up about ten years ago and then was filled up. >> all right. let's check in with rob to see what's going on. more rain on the way for the workweek. >> that's right, and we did get plenty more rain around the santa cruz mountains, half an inch or more around scott valley and los altos as you go back to the santa clara valley, 7/100 of an inch. 12/100 of an inch of rain and once this heads out of here up towards sierra snow is still flying. partly to mostly cloudy skies. still snow at kirkwood. there's a nice view for you up towards the sierra. most of the moisture has moved either as the bay area is getting a break in the action as the next wave is coming on in and as we get into the workweek there's a p

clara valley, the santa cruz mountains looking wet and the breezy winds to follow behind it.o rainfall amounts anywhere from trace amounts in the santa clara valley to san jose to upwards of a half inch in the coastal hills of sonoma county, but most likely about a tenth of an inch and consider yourself lucky if you get 0.2 or 0.3. here's a look at the state today the front bisecting the northern half with the cooler showery weather. in between the 60s with the clouds in yo-yo semity and the southland, 82 degrees los angeles and san diego. high temperatures today san francisco mid-60s, half moon bay about that, we'll see 67, san mateo with 70 in palo alto and santa cruz, and antioch looking at 70. low 70s towards the livermore valley. the accuweather seven-day forecast plenty of clouds blanketing the sky today, mild temperatures tomorrow, a rain event for us and it's over with breezy winds and our sunshine returns with steadily warming temperatures and the warmest days of the week look to be friday and next weekend where we possibly, carolyn, maybe could break some records te

different around santa rosa, less than a half mile. you're going to find that down the coast, monterey into half moon bay, moving up the coast you'll see low clouds and drizzle part of your forecast here as we go through this weekend. a dry forecast moving through the weekend through monday. you see that on the seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen. by tuesday and wednesday, much needed showers come through. and we think next weekend here comes another chance of rain. this weekend, though, just fine. a lot like the weather today. low 70s around san jose. peninsula and san francisco seeing highs in the 60s, and low 70s in the north bay. this after the patchy fog clears which at least in a few spots could slow the commute around santa rosa. >> there you go. we look at the same data but different way. you look at the effects on the temperature, i look at it for the drive. we don't see any effect. there is no fog in our san rafael camera. a couple more cars but traffic still very smooth. look at the top left, a little orange squar

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mid to upper 60s in and around santa cruz.d forecast with your bay area weekend always in view, temperatures will climb for tomorrow. the warmest day will be monday. then the wet weather is moving in and temperatures will fall. widespread 60s in the forecast for tuesday and wednesday, not as warm as what we're seeing now. and the rain is expected to arrive on tuesday, lasting into wednesday. back to the desk. >>> the sanford men's basketball team is gearing up for tomorrow's ncaa tournament game against the kansas jayhawks. 10th seed stanford knocked off new mexico yesterday, 58-53 and it could have not started better for head coach johnny dawkins and his team. the lobos chipped away at stanford's lead, but randall and his 23 points helps stanford advance to the next round. >> our guys had to make plays that were befitting of what we did all season. guys stepped up and made plays when we really needed them and we were able to secure the victory. >> three-point shooting was the key to that victory. stanford was 8-of-15 from bey

santa rosa is moving forward.ding up efforts to find suitable locations for wells. >> most of the water comes from the russian river. current wells will supply 4000000 gallons of water a day. and officials say. they want to double that amount. >> the recent storms have produced sinkholes. it opened up yesterday morning near west cliff drive and woodrow avenue. it appears it is near the sidewalk and trips down to the ocean below. >> traffic is being diverted around the area. and parts of west cliff drive is closed. no word when remayors will be made and streets reopened. >> they are finally opened. and thanks to the winter storms. the ski season starts to wind down in march. some lifts and runs are now opening for the season. thanks to the unusually dry winter. >> 80% of the terrain is now open. they have received 15 feet of snow this season. well below the 37 feet. it typically averages. and it is the most advance lifts at this time. >> that is gad news. >> 84:00. well head out to rosemary and see how long this we

we have live team coverage in sant santa cruz. >> we are watching some rough surf out there, all part of the same storm system that krafrcra up the winds on friday into this morning. we have been seeing some waves and breakers up to 15to 20 feet. you saw the damage down in santa barbara and continue to see wave heights of up to 13 feet approaching the coast. this is continuing to cause damage to the coast. kim joins us live. those waves have been getting pretty close to you on some of those rocks. >> they've been moving in. in the last couple hours the tide has really come in. this is still relatively calm compared to earlier today when these waves were truly massive. we were told that the water was right up to the santa cruz board walk swallowing the beach. >> it is so clean and fresh right after a storm. it's wonderful. >> mother nature drew quite a crowd today in santa cruz. >> there's a lot of white water, breaking up waves, a lot of activity. it is exciting, almost impossible to stay away from it. at times frightening, at times just breath taking. >> it kept most people at bay, a

it is putting it near santa rosa. the north bay is getting moderate to heavy rain. 5:00 a.m., you might be woken up as the rain starts to move across the central part of the bay area. it is into the south bay by 8:00, 9:00 in the morning. notice how it is stalling over the south bay at 11:00 a.m. i will be back to let you noy how much rain we are expecting with this upcoming weekend storm and what the second half of your weekend is looking like. >> track the rain in the bay area using the live doppler 7hd on our weather app. download it on our website. >>> a san francisco 49er is in legal trouble tonight after a series of decisions and confrontations. a corner back is facing charges for hit-and-run and more. alanal -- alan wang is live where cul law veer made bail and was released. >> dan, the defensive back chris culliver built up a reputation as an outspoken player: tonight he walked out the doors and didn't say a single word. eight hours after being arrested for a hit-and-run accident chris culli vie r walked out o

of an inch towards napa and santa rosa. as far as the latest on live storm tracker 2, rain still a big factor in southern california. we still have the snow showers out to our east, toward the sierra, with lingering decreasing activity. still a few lingering showers out there. right now, our radar, fairly quiet. we could have a few scattered showers in the short-term. there we go with live doppler sweeps. lots of cloud cover. partly cloudy skies this evening with the possibility of a few showers in the short- term. coming up in our full weather update, we'll break down the shower chances for sunday and highlight more rain chances coming up in the five-day forecast. >> thank you, mark. >>> in southern california, evacuations are in effect after the second powerful storm in a week moved through the region. flood waters stranded two people, as well as their two dogs. they became stuck in a tree, trying to escape the rising water of the los angeles river. rescuers with the l.a. fire department carefully removed the frightened a

abc7 news santa patel. can you sense it? >> yes. >> still to come how the nfl plans to speed up it's replay system. >> betting big on bit coin. why they're not putting the chips on the occurrency itself. we'll be right back here. >>> facebook says it will spend $2 billion in cash and stock to acure occulus vr. a lot of amazon customers who bought an e book getting a refund because of a settlement between publishers and department of justice. apple is still fighting that suit. publishers decided to settle. this involves you. if on "new york times" bestseller list you'll get a refund per book. nonbestsellers $0.73 each. it's added to accounts and can be used to buy more books. >> the league hopes a system will end uncertainty by vernon davis. nfl owners voted to set up a command center in new york. national hockey league has a similar center. and players boarded a bus for the next round and a thursday sweet 16 game. the team made it by hammering florida state last night. next game sunday. good luck to both men's and womens tea

san rafael. 78 in santa rosa.'s nothing but blue sky in the east about a i with upward trend in those numbers. 74 in oakland. san leandro up to 75 hercules fremont inland spot you want to take the plants outside. 78 degrees livermore concord pittsburgh antioch 79 and we get you the accu-weather 7 day forecast even warmer for sunday. low 70's to low 80's but it starts to cool down as the sea breeze is back in the picture for st. patrick's day a little more cloud cover still pleasant low 60's to mid 70's until about thursday friday that's when a system goes right to our north dan. misses us entirely but we get windy cooler weather. >> high pressure keeping us away from us. >> yes block. >> we had all of in and december. >> i know. doesn't want to budge then when it does it back off shortly then back up again. >> all right thanks sandhya. >> still to come on 7 nuts at 9:00. soldier surprise with a twist. heart warming moment twist. heart warming moment with man best friend. stay safeway presents real big deals of the

and unanimous.-- 19.5" deficit in santa rosa. there are random dome light -- are ran democrat -- ran democrat lit showers and you will find wet weather to say ranch is our best radar return. all slowing from the west with the moist air mass and it will be unstable with low clouds and drizzle in san francisco but mostly sunny with below average temperatures and more of us will daily with that and the showers, the possibility, link are through tuesday and the cold front on saturday and monday we get the steady rain. look how the nature of the clouds and the rain as we head to the lunch hour, again, around 5:00, most of us are credit for the commute and a chance of random showers and best chance is across the north bay where we will have warm air and rain through tomorrow afternoon and into the evening hours and you can see the cold front developing to the north and it sweeps through as we head through saturday morning into the afternoon hours and by saturday evening it beens scattered. look at our rainfall amount over 24 hours very

santa rosa at 6:00 was reporting heavy rains. the first few drops began to fall at the golden gate bridge. as we move in you can see where the heavier cells are up 101. over by the shoreline also. we will all get it later in the day today. rain will be moving in. it will be breezy at time , especially the gusts in advance of this little system moving through. the winds are kicking up to about 25 miles per hour. we get showers through tonight and then more rain on the way for monday. probably a more powerful system then. sunday we get a break. we got the entire forecast coming up. >> thank you. >>> 50 people are out of their homes in southern california because of the damage from an earthquake. >> it was a mile east of la habra in orange county. this is following a 3.6 quake an hour earlier. it caused furniture to crumble. over night there have been at least 20 after shocks now. in the near by town of braha several people suffered minor injuries when a rock side caused their car to oh flip over. there's reports of seven water main

a half mile in santa rosa. low clouds and fog. some mist or drizzle.that's about the only precipitation we'll see in the forecast. onshore winds even with the sunshine we should see temperatures coming down a little bit. the storm track out toward the pacific northwest but you'll notice in the seven-day forecast, changes beginning next tuesday and wednesday. right now the mild pattern holds. then by next week as we jump to tuesday and wednesday there come a few showers. so a chance of seeing rain especially wednesday, then another system moving into the north bay by next saturday. in the meantime, right now dry except on the coast where we could have drizzle. 72 in san jose. mid to upper 60s around the peninsula, low to mid-60s around the peninsula toward san francisco. low 70s in the valley. and temperatures climbing through monday. by tuesday and wednesday we'll hope we'll get more than a quarter inch, the models are showing for the rainfall totalings approaching the middle of next week. >> today's forecast looks great for the tri-valley. the current

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and 77 in -- and santa rosa, 79. 70s to low 80s for the inland east bay. and in the south bay, san jose warms to 78. 80degrees for morgan heel. and 78 for santa cruz. and 70 half moon bay. and an advisory to talk about. high surf from the north bay, san mateo coast all the way to monterey. we have high surf building and by tomorrow, 18-foot breakers are a possibility. and sneaker waves. keep an eye on the little ones. that's why they call them sneaker waves. they sneak up on you. temperatures won't change a whole lot. we may see just a tad of cooling as the system works closer to the california coastline. by monday a more notable cooldown. and temperatures in the low 70s under partly cloudy skies monday, tuesday, and wednesday. the final days of winter will be dry ones. >>> supporters of city college, san francisco, took their message to city hall. >> yesterday they demanded the removal of the state appointed trustee named to teal with the school's financial problems. they called for an investigation into a scuffle b

the first batch is around san mateo county and down toward the santa cruz mountains. it is going to be heading from west to east. we also have another batch i am tracking right now around san ramon. you can see it here heading out. as we take a wider look, you can see how the lightning strikes earlier today in the valley? well, we have a possibility of seeing some of the thunderstorms developing off the coastline here as we head into tomorrow. it doesn't look very impressive, but that is going to bring us a rough morning commute. i'll be back with a look at the timing and exactly when we may see some thunderstorms around here. dan? >> thank you. >>> and the storm is bringing snow to the sierra. here is the cal trans camera at castle peak. you can see snow on the road and chains are required. you can track the rain with live doppler 7hd on our abc7 news weather app. there is information on how to download it at abc7news.com/apps. >>> we are learning more about the motorcyclist killed this morning by a suspected it drunk driver. marine lance corporal andrew silva leaves

michael is in the icu here in santa cruz. the family says he is talk and alert. but on saturday night he barely survived a horrible beating. >> he almost murdered. my husband. >> reporter: michael was minutes from dying. >> 15 centimeters. they caught it just before he would have died. >> reporter: how he ended up. the icu is sickening. on saturday night in the hills, a big party was going on across the street from the home. dozens of cars blocked the road including their driveway. >> he was seeing that nothing was happening and cars weren't moving. so he had a flashlight that he used as a strobe and said you need to leave and get out of here. >> reporter: at that point one of the young men from the party came from behind and struck michael in the head and threw him down an embankment. >> and the guy was on top of him just punching him. >> reporter: a blood vessel popped in his head. >> and some kid decided to just come at him from behind and beat him. and you know, that's just shameful. it's -- shame on him, really. >> reporter: after his stepdaughter posted on

here is a look at the santa cruz mountains where the higher elevations could pick up mist and drizzle, 0.01 and further into the north bay it's quiet and we do expect the possibility of hit or miss showers throughout the day. 56 in oakland, mountain view mid-50s for you and 54 on the coast. the rest of the day will feature the mild temperatures, cloudy skies, slight chance of showers. upper 50s at the coast to the upper 60s inland and around the bay and we will linger through tomorrow with a chance of showers and the work week ahead has some chances of rain. i'll show you my accuweather seven-day forecast in a few minutes. >> thanks, lisa. it will take a lot more rain to ease california's drought concerns. governor jerry brown signed a drought relief package designed to help californians and water agencies in these dry times. abc 7 news reporter little ylli has details. >> reporter: san francisco has been getting all of its drinking water from the hetch hetchy reservoir in yosemite for years. the city hopes to rely on groundwater, too. the plan is to drill as many as six wells on the

santa clara valley. 70 in santa cruz. same for santa clara and fremont. everyone really close here.ty, palo alto, daly city 62. millbrae, 68. first day of spring is thursday morning and then friday mostly sunny, the weekend is looking nice and sunny. >>> all right. thank you, steve. >>> 8:20. an oakland woman recovered her stolen bicycle. not big news. it's how she did it that makes this story so different. >>> teenaged decoys hired by police departments all over southern california. the shoulder tap operation that resulted in 500 arrests and why liquor stores were the scene of the crime. the great american novel. so you can happily let life get in the way, while planning for tomorrow. so you can finish the great american novel banking for the life you have investing for the life you want chase. so you can >>> 8:23. once again we're following breaking news out of seattle. this is new video from near the space needle where komo tv news's helicopter has just crashed of the seattle fire department is reporting that two people are dead. we're also learning the chopper was coming in for

actualmente se encuentran en la prision del condado de santa clara.=outro== las autoridades aun buscan a otros sospechosos que pudieran estar involucrados con estos crimenes. desde san jose, ab..... cesar la policia en santa clara finalmente ha desmantelado una red de ladrones que operaba en esa ciudad. pitch - blanca --asi es, sus fechorias iban dirigidas... roll open under ...hacia personas de la tercera edad. two box --katherine orozco, en vivo desde el centro de control con mas detalles. katherine live un vecindario en santa clara duerme con tranquilidad esta noche despues que la policia arrestara a los tres hombres que los atemorizaban con sus crimenes. 0.01 0.48 vo dos de los sospechosos fueron arrestados la noche del miercoles y un tercero esta maÑana con ayuda del equipo de tacticas especiales, swat por sus siglas en ingles. el incidente ms reciente ocurrio la noche del miercoles en el bingo "aquamaids" ubicado en la cuadra 16-00 de la avenida martin en santa clara. los ladrones entraron pistola en mano, tuvieron a uno de los empleados del lug

the first batch is around san mateo county and down toward the santa cruz mountains. it is going to be heading from west to east. we also have another batch i am tracking right now around san ramon. you can see it here heading out. as we take a wider look, you can see how the lightning strikes earlier today in the valley? well, we have a possibility of se thunderstorm thunderstorms developing off the coastline here as we head into tomorrow. it doesn't look very impressive, but that is going to bring us a rough morning commute. i'll be back with a look at the timing and exactly when we may see some thunderstorms around here. dan? >> thank you. >>> and the storm is bringing snow to the sierra. here is the cal trans camera at castle peak. you can see snow on the road and chains are required. you can track the rain with live doppler 7hd on our abc7 news weather app. there is information on how to download it at abc7news.com/apps. >>> we are learning more about the motorcyclist killed this morning by a suspected it drunk driver. marine lance corporal andrew silva leaves be

the cool spots in the upper 30s santa rosa and napa. widespread 40s for san francisco, fremont and san jose in the mid-40s. tomorrow will be a nice one out there not much eight 2 of a change in temperatures. high pressure still in charge of our weather, right on into the weekend and as a result this weekend the warmest locations will be approaching the lower '80s. your forecast ties for thursday afternoon these temperatures still on the warm side look at all the 70s output santa rosa, walnut creek, oakland 73, san jose forecast high 75. these numbers not a big change from today, san francisco downtown beautiful at 70. here's a look at your five day forecast a more sunshine on your friday we really need the rain fall, but nothing showing up just yet this five day forecast. warm into theweekend, a few extra clouds by monday and a slight chance of a few showers on tuesday of next week. >>> still ahead it was once the stuff of science fiction. the dmv is preparing to make rules and regulations for driverless vehicles. >>> how this historic