donner summit. one big snowfall is bringing a big change to the mountains, thom jensen is live near donner sunset. the snow and sunset creating a gorgeous backdrop right now. >> reporter: it's been beautiful up here all day. of course, that fresh blanket of snow you were talking about on donner lake behind knee, they pushed up all the snow in the parking lot and this is good snow for the ski areas, real powdery snow$qÃthat's great for opening all the ski lifts here and of course also for the water year ahead. for skiers and snowboarders at sugar bowl ski area now operating seven lifts and 34 trails. >> man, we got this storm, it's been so good, just that light dry powder that you always hear about and dream about. >> reporter: even more critical for the is smaller donner ski lodge closed for the past week after rains washed the snow down the mountain. >> of course this means everything to us. we will be open finally again and be able to have all our employees come back too work and we're really exci

donner summit got some 11 inches of snow last night. that's when we find our own bay area tom jensen. you need a hat. >> reporter: it is chilly and we did get a couple of dustings of snow and they will take every bit they can get. not just for the skiing and the other businesses but also for the water with the american river behind me and all of those streams that feed our water supplies late into the summer. >> reporter: just some short flurries tonight near donner summit. enough for caltrans to require chains on i-80. >> not like last year. that's for sure. >> even though it requires more work, people who depend on the winter weather hope for a lot more. remembering the record snow of 2017 and how it pulled out of the drought. >> we had about 18 feet by this point. and this year there's nothing. >> we need more weather. this time last year we had two or three feet of snow on the ground at home and now we have nothing. >> in the short term, it is enough to pump life into the donner lodge ski area. employees there are preparing to reope

when we found them near donner summit some of the guys were making do in a parking lot, while part ofscouting for a better location. jonathan bernal/visitor:"it's been kinda warm up here and so nothing is really frozen. but we're hopeful we will find something at some point."near donner summit, a group of argentinian college students were gleefuly shoveling away the snow around their cars. tomas barraco/ski resort worker:"last night we were expecting the snow and it finally came."its summer break in their hemisphere and they came to california to work the slopes... mili ledesma/ski resort worker:"the landscape is different the snow is the same, but i love the ski resorts they are much bigger and they are great."except with little snow for the past month and a half there hasn't been that much work.tomas barraco/ski resort worker:"i mean worrying. i talked to my family and say the snow is coming, the snow is coming. i just want to work you know." "it was hard at first we started looking for second jobs. while many resorts have opened some runs, there's a lot of terrain that's been close

coming up in about 15 minutes, we )ll go live to sugar bowl, near donner summit for an update. tomorrow morning -- thousands of people will flood the streets throughout the bay area -- and the country -- for the women )s marchs ). will it match -- or even come close -- to what we saw last year? last year was in response to the election of president trump.. but tomorrow -- is a different focus... nbc bay area )s robert handa is in san jose -- with what that focus is - and how organizers hope it will empower women. robert? that )s right.. organizers and supporters are really trying to make sure the marches are more than a one-shot deal.. we )re here at arena green in sn jose where .. as you can see.. workers have set up this stage .. the center of saturday )s women )s march and rally.. where the voices may sound different this time around. 11 bay area activists are wondering why it took a year for charges against them to wondering why it took a year for charges against them to be dropped. they called themselves the "j-2o resisters". here they are during last year s inauguration d

when we found them near donner summit some of the guys were making do in a parking lot, while part of their party was out scouting for a better location. jonathan bernal/visitor:"it's been kinda warm up here and so nothing is really frozen. but we're hopeful we will find something at some point."near donner summit, a group of argentinian college students were gleefuly shoveling away the snow around their cars. tomas barraco/ski resort worker:"last night we were expecting the snow and it finally came."its summer break in their hemisphere and they came to california to work the slopes... mili ledesma/ski resort worker:"the landscape is different the snow is the same, but i love the ski resorts they are much bigger and they are great."except with little snow for the past month and a half there hasn't been that much work.tomas barraco/ski resort worker:"i mean worrying. i talked to my family and say the snow is coming, the snow is coming. i just want to work you know." "it was hard at first we started looking for second jobs. while many resorts have opened some runs, there's a lot of terr

donner summit. got about is 11 inches of snow thursday night. jenson has more. >> reporter: just some short flurries near donner summit. enough, though, for caltrans to require chains on i-80 over the pass. >> not like last year, that's for sure. >> reporter: even though the foot of fresh snow and colder temperatures require more work, people who depend on the winter weather still hope for a lot more, remembering the record snow of 2017, and how it pulled us out of a drought. >> last year was super extreme. i think we had about 18 feet by this point. >> reporter: yeah. >> and this year there is nothing. >> oh, no, we definitely need more weather. this time last year we had two or three feet of snow on the ground at home and now we've got nothing. >> reporter: in the short-term, the new snow is enough, though, to pump life back into donner lodge ski area. employees there preparing to reopen in the morning, after a week-long layoff due to a lack of snow. >> so, of course, this means everything to us. we'll be open finally again and be able to have

there is no firsthand witnesses in the donner party. [laughter] david: they ate each other. margaret: one of our most successful films. we relied on diaries and letters. one of the things that is so impressive about what both of your series -- and all of your work in documentaries did was create a sense of trust among the stations, for something they ed testeaded and fear before there was a pbs. like the redlining show that made nixing think he should be fun public broadcasting. you've created a sense of and so on.liability something else that is really interesting to me is that public television, in building upon foster --been able to as you describe it, anthology show for independent voices. impressively, i have to say thank you to david for being so supportive of anthologies, as well as the executive produced journalism series. stephen is here from the center for asian american media, one of cpb, is also aof veteran independent filmmaker, and somebody who supports independent filmmakers and has also been involved in creative creating archives we can all draw on. i would l

and one of those parties, of course, was the donner-reed party that we hear of so much, the tragedy that occurred up in the sierra nevadas. a member of that party was the reed family that did not partake in some of the gruesome stories we hear that occurred in that tragedy. but the reed family, they settled here in san jose. but because he was a survivor of the donner party, it was a well- known name at that time so when california became, so when people were meeting to discuss statehood for california, james reed had a prominent voice here in california when they met in monterey and at that time. in october of 1849, he promoted san jose to be the capital of california. and so the delegates, because of reed's prominence they , voted in favor of locating the first capital of the state of california here in san jose under the promise that james reed would encourage the local citizens and they could build a build a state house for their first meeting of the legislature in december of that year. but when the legislators came here to san jose in december of 1849, it was raining. and it contin

. >> reporter: when we found them near donner summit some of them were making do in a parking lot anding for a better location. >> it's been warm up here so nothing is really frozen. but we're hopeful we'll find something. >> reporter: the fresh snow was a bright spot in what's been a dismal winter season for the resorts here so far. >> i'm excited. it should be awesome. >> reporter: a group of photographers wanted to seize the opportunity before the snow started melting. >> we just want the winter effect and fresh powder. it makes it -- it gives that whole nice effect we're wanting. >> reporter: the biggest snow fall to january was welcome news to resorts, they were hoping for more. >> you can never have too much snow up here. so -- but it's nice to see some. >> reporter: donner ski ranch which closed down after christmas is hoping this is a sign that the season is finally kicking into gear. the ski resorts were reporting anywhere from 6 to 15 inches of fresh snow. they are hoping for more snow over the weekend. but it still pales in comparison with last year. kevin oliver, ktvu fox

but north star three to five inches, squaw four to eight inches and homewood up to eight, tahoe, donner higher elevations up to 7", heavenly 1 to 3." there is a winter storm warning in effect so white-out conditions expected especially this afternoon and tonight. we are expecting a second round of moisture coming in so more snow is on the way and low snow as well as 3500 feet. it is cool enough and it's going to be cool enough tonight and early tomorrow morning to see snow in the foothills. here's the futurecast. for anyone with plans to hit tahoe this weekend, this is what you can enjoy, another possibly 13 inches expected at donner summit. southlake 4 inches. that's on top of what they already got overnight. so we saw cool video of the snow that came down overnight. right now, it's all winding down moving to the south near mammoth lakes and yosemite but we are going to see more moisture on the way so we are getting a second wave. that's what's also going to impact us later on this afternoon in the form of isolated thunderstorms and more rainfall. right now the rain is coming down thro

this model showing donner summit could get as much as 14 inches. south lake tahoe at lake level could see about 6 inches. and our higher elevations around 3500 feet or so throughout the bay area, the north bay mountains could see a light dusting of snow because the weather is just cool enough. whiteouts are likely if you are heading out to the sierra. we are talking about strong wind gusts up to 100 miles at the ridgetops along with that snow. so the tahoe report shows alpine wind and snow today, especially tonight, and north star, between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m. will be intense and then calming down after that. so if you are heading to places like sugar bowl tomorrow maybe the afternoon commute will be better. let's go to the waters now. it live camera really does show what's going on there. the surf is high! we have definitely been seeing pretty increased wave heights all across the west coast from washington, oregon, down to northern california because of course as that storm hits the coast, the is your launch get rougher so there's still that high su

the resort of and six feet at the ridgetops and a lot of snow coming through with the storm 22" at donner summit, south lake tahoe could get 12." on the weekend, sunshine. temperatures will be warming. so there's nothing like a bluebird kind of day on the ski resorts. >> i like that a bluebird kind of day. >> yes. thank you. >>> we'll be right back. physical" is premiering tonight on pop t-v... and jane seymour is starring in it with "breaking bad" star matt jones. 'd usually >>> a new comedy series let's get physical is premiering tonight on top tv and jane seymour is starting in it with matt jones. comedy is not what you usually find jane seymour in so i asked her how this came to be. >> ever since i did wedding crashers, people did a double- take and said, she is actually funny and i really loved doing comedy and i know people say that comedy is the hardest thing to do but i find it just sort of, like, heightened reality really. >> the show is about a middle- aged slacker who makes a comeback in the fitness industry. it airs tonight. dozens of stores-- many right here in the bay area.

up to 24 inches at donner: >>> we definitely can see fog in the commute along 580 this morning. so this is what your right looks like. 23 minutes now between 205 and 680. give yourself extra time and leave before it rains and avoid the wet roads. this is castle glen road at the boulevard so just a heads up the entire road is blocked at this time. crews have been notified and hopefully they can get that cleared. northbound 13 that's shut down. south from 24 minor slowdowns. things good in the green but it's getting crowded at carlson boulevard. 14 minutes as you head down towards the toll plaza. and a little bit of a backup at the toll plaza right now. no metering lights. that's a check of your traffic. back to you guys. >>> time now 4:51. a modern-day pirate is in custody after stealing a 350- toning to but the from a bay area couple. how it happened coming up. after a woman known as the "serial stowaway" snuck on to an overseas flight. marilyn hartman got past a checkpoint last week at chicago's o hare airport... and got on a flight to londo without >>> tsa is reviewing screeni

but yes, you have chains from baxter to donner lake on 80 at this hour. both directions actually of highway 80. let's zoom in. we have this accident in san francisco now. both directions affected with this accident. only one lane getting by northbound 280 at cesar chavez. they hope to have it open by 5:00. we will check back. we also have accidents partially blocking the lane of traffic highway 1 at skyline. it was a vehicle driving the wrong way in the northbound -- driving northbound in the southbound lanes. we've been hearing a lot of that lately. yes, slow traffic south 101 if you're making your way towards pacifica. >>> thank you, sue. hollywood stars dressed in black at the golden globes. >> they're selling dresses online, proceeds going to a worthy cause. >>> minnie mouse getting an honor today. >>> the store of the future opens today. >> register and checkout lines. you can scan an app when you enter and you'll be charged automatically as you pick up items thanks to cameras and other sensors. grocery store unions have been critical. >> if the idea

donner, same thing towards kiebers and at the lake level. a foot of snow and 18 inches in kirkwood. if you get there early today, you'll enjoy really nice skiing. reggie? >> thanks, mike. bank of america customers are not happy about a change to the bank's free checking program. the change, it's no longer free. e-banking customers were switched to accounts that require a $12 monthly fee. that's unless they have a monthly direct deposit of 250 bucks or if they have a minimum daily balance of $1500. more than 54,000 people have signed an online petition arguing that these new rules hurt low-income families. bank of america says it faces rising costs and needs to maintain basic checking accounts with that fee. >>> corporations are saving big because of the tax bill signed into law by president trump. california lawmakers want to get their cut of that money. a group of democrats wants to require many businesses in california to hand over half of their savings from the tax cut. the proposed surcharge would apply to businesses with more than $1 million in revenue. the money would help fun

we are checking the scene at donner ranch ski area. >> reporter: this research has desperately neededmaller resort. they rely solely on mother nature. they have zero snow making capabilities. over the last couple of months it's been very difficult. they were able to briefly open over the christmas holiday but had to shut down when we saw all of the warm weather and even some rain. so what they received last night, more than 12 inches of fresh snow, is certainly good news. the snow cast here is getting ready for all of the visitors for today and through the weekend and all these crews haven't been able to work this season as well. i spoke with some of them earlier who said yeah, we're so happy to get these employees back on the mountain and paid. well also spoke with one of the snow cat operators who said mother nature is certainly on her best behavior today. >> pretty much our whole world revolves around mother nature. it would be better if we got a little more. i saw 30 inches on the forecast and i've only seen 12. >> reporter: and the type of snow that they received overnight is lig

, enjoys shoveling snow "i can tell you that i have missed shoveling -what you wont hear often"at donnerski ranch the snow - means business.sot"it is an up and down roller coaster for us"while other ski resorts make their own snow, the ski ranch does not. wednesday their base was only a few inches.thursday it was well over a foot.just in time for the weekend crowds.sot super: janet tuttle, owner dinner ski ranch "we've been open all season on a limited basis but will finally be able to open the whole mountain by this weekend"giving four- year-old decklyn a chance to learn under his dads close supervision sot"reporter: do you think you'd want to do it by yourself someday or is it better with dad? kid: dad! reporter: does he make it safer? yeah" (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. rebecca:scattered showers will taper off this evening and end by late tonight. cool overnight temperatures expected the next two nights with overnight lows near freezing in coldest valleys. an extended period of fair and dry weather is forecast starting tomorrow and continuing well into ne

. >> the snow level so high there are no chain requirements for donner and echo summits. you can see little snow on the sides of the road. abc 7 mornings will get an early start again tomorrow to keep you updated on the weather and traffic conditions where you live. join us tomorrow at 4:00 a.m. over an channel 7. >> make sure you have the abc 7 news app. >> you can get customized houred forecast and track the storms. >> and good tip to is to enable those push alerts. >>> a former tech engineer is suing google after he was fired for writing a controversial memo about gender inequality in the tech industry. >> he claims he was discriminated against as a white man with conservative political viewsmism a views. >> reporter: he stands by his memo, feedback he says google solicited at a diversity and inclusion summit. >> i would welcome the chance to go back to google, and i really feel like i could improve things for everyone there. >> reporter: google fired demur, his attorney says for quote, for perpetuating gender stereo types. he filed a class action against them. it incl

blue canyon 24 inches. 2 feet donner. 11 inches incline village. that's going to make winter weather lovers very happy. partly cloudy tomorrow in the accuweather seven-day forecast. wednesday that 2 on the storm impact scale. rain and wind by the evening. perhaps a lingering shower thursday. we'll dry out and the weekend looking mostly sunny and milder with temperatures in the 60s. >> go out and enjoy. we're planning ahead of time. >> always plan for the weekend. >>> all hail the crown. it's putting quite a shine on netflix numbers. >>> the oscars taking a big step to prevent another jaw-dropping moment like that best picture blunder last year. >>> netflix is worth $100 billion after a strong earns report. it added 8.3 million new subscribers last year, 2 million more than analysts expected. netflix features popular exclusive shows like "the crown" and "stranger things." the news sent netflix stock soaring 8%. >>> the golden globes and screen actors guild awards are in the books. next up the oscars. nominations are set to be revealed tomorrow morni

check it out. 22 at donner. kirkwood could see 19 inches today. dry, partly cloudy. 58 in livermore. the accuweather seven-day forecast featuring the dry skies today, two on our storm impact scale tomorrow with rain and wind by the afternoon and evening. and things settled down on monday. thursday, i should say, looking for brighter skies and milder weather through the weekend. sue, what's going on? >> we'll check the san mateo bridge right now and looks like a pleasant drive across the span. there's no fog here and traffic is moving nicely at the limit. you're looking at about a 16-minute drive from hayward over to san mateo which is definitely not bad at all up and over the high rise. about a 40-minute drive from tracy up the altamont pass and into dublin/pleasanton. orange on your screen in the north bay represents fog for your commute this morning so heads up there. lisa has been talking about limited visibility. the broadway tunnel is closed for cleaning. that should be picked up about 6:00 a.m. this morning. there is a detour in place. i too

meanwhile this is our snow accumulation plot, showing that donner received 20 inches of snow. then our next storm will be a stronger one coming in on sunday. it ranks two on the storm impact scale. we'll see one to three inches of rain from this storm on send and monday, with gusty wind, here is the accuweather sunday forecast. this is what our winter weather patterns look like and are going to look like for the next week, rainy on thursday and friday, maybe a short break on saturday, then rain and windy on sunday, still stormy on monday with lingering showers on tuesday. get the umbrellas and the rain gear handy. >> oh, boy, thanks, spencer. >>> long lines outside of a south san francisco store, the special shoes they're braving the cold to get their hands on. >>> why not i work overtime when i can get it. i need my blood sugar to stay in control. weekends are my time. i need an insulin that fits my schedule. ♪ tresiba® ready ♪ (announcer) tresiba® is used to control high blood sugar in adults with diabetes. don't use tresiba® to treat diabetic ketoacidosis, during episodes o

chains between gold run and trucky process at the donner lake interchange. there is a chief of police to make sure chains are on cars before heading over the summit. there is a level 3 of a avalanche. . the blue bars on the ma show the current water level, lake chafta at 72%. don pedro, 82%. lake orville is 32%. well behind there. the reservoirs in santa clara county are well below average. >>> welcome june your vote decides if you are willing to pay higher bridge tolls. supporters say the money would reduce congestion by convincing more people to take mass transit. critics don't trust the promises hour. abc 7 news arrange eric thomas has the story. >> we talked to drivers who would pay the higher tolls. they were skeptical. >> first we start -- i started paying $4 then, , sr. 5 tp. it's too much. >> it would be a horrible thing. it's costly already. but yeah i think they should leave it. >> it depends on what they do with that money. >> first e. >> reporter: first voters have to approve the toll hikes at the state oejd bridges. the bay area authority voted

looks like this for donner summit.d get up to 11 or 12 inches of fresh powder, on top of the storm they just got. i'm sure they're very happy about that. once this storm winds down, we'll have dry conditions. and temperatures will be on the rise. that's a look your forecast. anne? >>> a tsunami watch was issued. and thankfully canceled here on the california coast. coming up, a look at what caused it. and the real panic to our north. sorry. i can't make it. it's just my eczema again, but it's fine. yeah, it's fine. you ok? eczema. it's fine. hey! hi! aren't you hot? eczema again? it's fine. i saw something the other day. eczema exposed. your eczema could be something called atopic dermatitis, which can be caused by inflammation under your skin. maybe you should ask your doctor? go to eczemaexposed.com to learn more. sfx: tinny headphone music sfx: feet shuffling life can change in an instant. be covered when it does... ...with a health plan through covered california. we offer free expert help choosing the best plan fo

precipitation will turn to snowfall so the snow futurecast for the next 48 hours looks like this across donner summit. we'll get a break from any kind of precipitation. sunday we'll see more rain coming in sunday into monday. it's going to be cold through the next seven days. >>> 5:50 now. a bay area deputy is facing criminal charges in connection with what authorities say was a revenge plot inside a local jail. >> and it appears that someone is targeting buses full of tech workers on one bay area freeway. supremacists were behind most extremist murders in the u-s last year. according to a new report from the anti- defamation league -- extremists killed 34 people in mber > >>> a civil right groups says white extremisms something. extremists allegedly killed 34 people in 2017. the fifth highest number since the group began tracking in 1970. 18 of those people were killed by white supremacists. one incident not included october shooting rampage as a concert in las vegas. that's because the gunman's motive is unknown. >>> an alameda county sheriff's deputy is in hot water accused of green lightin

snow accumulation, we project by 4:00 tomorrow afternoon will range from about a foot at donner, to 10 inches at taos. and the storm ranks 1 on the storm impact scale, continues through tomorrow, with pockets of light rain and showers. forecast animation from 6:00 p.m. to just after midnight, shows cold air producing snow up in ukiah. not much happening as the commute gets under way, although roads will still be a bit wet and messy and colder air producing snow in the higher elevations east of san jose and we'll see it all winding down by tomorrow evening. and lows tonight. mainly in the mid to upper 40s, so it will be a little chillier than last night and highs tomorrow will range only from low to mid 50s across the entire region. here's the accuweather 7-day forecast, again what remains of this storm will rank only 1 on the storm impact scale. a chilly day on saturday, especially in the morning hours, it will be quite cold. another storm comes in on sunday, ranking 1 on the storm impact scale. another storm comes in on tuesday, that also ranks 1 on the storm impact scale and we get a

donner closed down after christmas because of no snow. some visitors were hoping for more. >> it's been warm so nothing is frozen but we are hopeful we'll find something. >> you can never have too much snow up here. so it's nice to see some. >> caltrain says they are expecting a lot of travelers in the sierra tonight and throughout the weekend. the roads are clear of snow. that should be caltrain. the roads are clear of snow with you owe -- that should be caltrans. the roads are clear of snow but bring your chains in case. >> you botched that. >> let me take 2, okay? >> let's do that again. >>> here's the story on sunday. the rain comes in late in the day in the afternoon. most of the day on sunday you will be fine but this is going to be a good storm. get off the links before about 2:00, 3:00. after that, you're going to be spelunking. that's like going to a cave and put on ropes and you splunk. you never heard of that? splunking. >> work with me. >> i never heard of that. >> anything indoors is going to be good on sunday afternoon. it's

donner summit could see about 15 inches. 8 inches for south lake tahoe.hey should get a nice coating of fresh powder. >> we are already seeing breakers battering the coastline in water and oregon and san francisco will be impacted this afternoon through tomorrow with that high surf warning in effect. another chance of rain sunday, monday and third chance on wednesday. that's your forecast. >>> a lot of concerns about i.c.e. raids here in the bay area. coming up, the threat and local politicians's response. >> plus, with the deadline looming, washington lawmakers work to prevent a government shutdown as democrats fight for the daca program. ,$8drw it >>> i'm anne makovec live in san francisco, one of many sanctuary cities in our sanctuary state under threat of federal immigration raids. right now, bay area politicians are really digging in their heels when it comes to sending federal officials a message, a message that they are causing fear among immigrants and they won't stand for it! the rumor is that the feds are now preparing for a raid around northern

for snow, 24 inches at donner summit. south lake tahoe could get up to 13 inches of fresh powder on top of the snow they just got with high winds. this will be a good-looking weekend especially because there's new snow coming. >>> facebook is buying a boston software company that authenticates identification. it's called confirm io. it will shut down as its team and technology are rolled into facebook. confirm's software allows for proof of identity for online transactions allowing users to detect potentially fraudulent activity. it could help facebook learn more about the people who buy ads on its network. >>> snapchat will now let users share and watch videos on other social media platforms. the social media giant says stories eligible for sharing right now in any [ indiscernible ] [ mumbling ] >> will be curated with videos and celebrities known as official stories. most links shared outside the app will be erased a few weeks later. >>> amazon echo and google home are getting competition from apple which is launching i

right now it looks like it's right about donner pass. so still up high.egin to lower as we get into tonight and into the overnight hours and by tomorrow morning those snow levels are expected to drop to 6,000 feet. here is a look at the storm. here is the center of the storm. it is expected to move south and inland over southern california. the farther south, the better off we are in the way of the wind and the way of the possibility of flash flooding. you can see the entire state is getting quite a bit of rain. but again the center of that storm will continue to track a little bit farther south before it moves inland. meanwhile, we continue with the flash flood watch. right now it looks like until tomorrow morning for all of our burn zone areas. not just in the burn zone areas, but the valley locations because we see a debris flow or mudslides. that's going to go in a downward direction and end up in some of our valley locations. we are tracking that for you. the winds out there not too bad. we have a wind advisory at least for now. we will see if the na

caltrans says chains are required on interstate 80 from gold run in placer county to the donner lake interchange and 50 to echo summit. don't be surprised by signs warning to you take it slow. that fresh snow comes in time for the weekend and as vicki gonzalez reports it's welcome news for skiers, snowboarders and the resorts who say it's been a slow start to the season. >> reporter: the consensus here at sugar bowl it's finally good to get some fresh powder. resorts across the sierra will be opening up more runs expecting a business boost this weekend. across the sierra, locals are relishing in a fresh coat of winter's blessing. >> it all just, like, dropped on us all of a sudden. >> reporter: waking up to a snow-covered entrance at the soda springs store. >> it was intense last night. we have gotten the most accumulation that we got in a long time. >> reporter: preparing for a bountiful weekend. >> i'm so excited. we have been waiting for this for so long. >> reporter: the collective energy can easily be summed up as long overdue excitement. >> you have a big brin on your big grin

donner could see 2 feet.orrow out and about, look for the conditions to improve in terms of the wet pavement out there with some brighter conditions towards the afternoon. 60 in concord. 61 fremont. keep track of love doppler 7. a little bit of rain, then a break, then the cold system, then a break, then the stronger system. so this is all good news. sorry abobout the gol game or te car wash, not this week. >> spring's not here yet so it's okay. >> aw, heck, that's what i say. >>> a new restaurant opens up on treasure island with million-dollar views. ♪ do you have to do you have to let it linger ♪ >> an irish rock icon dies suddenly, shocking her fans. stay with us, abc 7 news will be right back. >>> the lead singer for the popular '90s rock band the cranberries has died. ♪ oh my dreams it's never quite as it seems never quite as it seems ♪ >> that's dolores owe reardon singing "dreams." she passed away in london where she was recording. she was just 46 years old. the cranberries rose to fame with songs like

they, of course, want more snow. 15 inches possible for donner summit. maybe up to 9. after this storm is over. by thursday into friday morning. it should all be drying up. and saturday, sunday, will be nice, beautiful conditions, with partly cloudy skies. and temperatures bumping up into the 60s, especially for inland spots. that's your forecast. >>> time now, 5:51. a new push is under way, to prevent impaired driving in the wake of several serious accidents, involving several chp officers. >>> and encouraging news in the recovery of a police officer who was the victim of a vicious attack with a skateboard. cbs eye on the community... presented by target. art and history spark connections across cultures, igniting curiosity, conversation, and inspiration. the asian art museum, with the support of target, celebrates the unique achievements of asian art and cultures providing a catalyst for discovery and dialogue. the asian museum is here to make asian arts and culture relevant to everyone's life. to be culturally literate i think is important today. the impact is very

, enjoys shoveling snow "i can tell you that i have missed shoveling -what you wont hear often"at donner ski ranch the snow - means business.sot"it is an up and down roller coaster for us"while other ski resorts make their own snow, the ski ranch does not. wednesday their base was only a few inches.thursday it was well over a foot.just in time for the weekend crowds.sot super: janet tuttle, owner dinner ski ranch "we've been open all season on a limited basis but will finally be able to open the whole mountain by this weekend"giving four- year-old decklyn a chance to learn under his dads close supervision sot"reporter: do you think you'd want to do it by yourself someday or is it better with dad? kid: dad! reporter: does he make it safer? yeah" (pam) still ahead...caught on camera... thieves raid a family's business truck... forcing them to rebuild and to question their safety.we'll show you who police are looking for tonight. (steve)plus...traffic is already bad in san francisco... and distracted drivers can make it worse.so stanley roberts tagged along with sfpd as they cracked down on

so donner summit could get up to 8 inches of snow four inches left in that system for south lake tahoeee snow levels as low as 3500 feet. here's your tahoe report. alpine expecting another foot on top of the foot that they just got. same with squaw valley. so it's 24 inches possible even up at kirkwood so it's going to look good. we do have a little bit less in the storm. by tomorrow things dry up. through the weekend, look how nice it's going to be. sunshine and temperatures are going to rise into the mid-60s for a lot of inland areas. that's your forecast. >>> time is 6:52. sanctuary communities across the bay area received warnings from the department of justice but local leaders refuse to back down. justice .. bay area leaders are refusing to back down from ice. >>> i'm jackie ward in the newsroom. after receiving threatening letters from the department of justice, bay area leaders are refusing to back down from i.c.e. the letters went out to 23 cities including san francisco, berkeley, fremont, san jose, and monterey. demanding proof that the cities show compliance with federal la

because he was a survivor of the donner party, that he was a well known it was a well known name at that time. and so when california became when people are meeting to discuss state hood for california, james reed had a prominent voice here in california when they met in monterey. and at that time in october of 1849, he promoted san jose to be the capitol of california. and so the delegates because of mr. reeds prominence they voted in favor of locating the first capitol of the state of california here in san jose. under the promise that james reed would encourage the local citizens to build a state house. for the first meeting of the legislature, and december of the year. when the legislators came here to san jose in december 1849, it was raining. it continued to rain. one of the first acts because they were so derespondent with the rainfalling that year. one of the firs acts was to start the motion to move the capitol to another location. and that time two years later the capitol of california moved from san jose to up further north on along the between the bay and the delta rejoregion

we're here at donner summit.n the ground, i'm going to call it 12 to 14 inches of fresh powder here. for those heading up, skiers and snowboarders, they can read 'lot from that toss of snow here. ticker is here with us this morning. i'm going to call it. this will be proly be the best day of the year so far. >> guaranteed. 12 to 14 inches of fresh. light, fluffy stuff. it will be a great day up on the hill. >> finely enough base under the powder that you can reliably go out there without hitting something. >> yeah. we will be opening more terrain today and throughout the rest of the storm. >> you look at the last weekend and what the storm did. you can market all you want but once the storm comes in, it's on. >> yes. once brian hickey is on the hill, we know it is a good time up here because we've got a decent amount of snow. >> thanks for that. it will be awesome up here in the sierra the highway is in great shape but we are expected scattered snow showers throughout the day. be ready for more winter travel thro

about 8 inches of fresh powder at lake level at lake tahoe, bear valley up to 13 inches of snow, donnermost 14 and 21 inches of new snow at mount shasta. that is because we have a storm coming with relatively low snow levels and that fact may stay with us a while. the subsequent storms after this one likely will i go us good sierra snowfall. the jet stream -- will give us good sierra snowfall. the jet stream energy is still up north. a number of storms will pile into northern california, the next of which will get here thursday morning. your weather headlines for tonight, cloudy tonight, gloomy with areas of fog and even coastal drizzle and with the cloud cover you don't get the chilly overnight lows. we need clear skies for that. we'll have lows in the 40s, napa 47, fremont, redwood city 49, san francisco 50. tomorrow likely will be the sunniest day of the week. that's not saying much. it is a dry break coming up tomorrow with highs in the low 60s. notice the temperature spread, san rafael foggy in the morning, 59, sunshine much earlier in livermore and san jose. your highs will be in

, enjoys shoveling snow "i can tell you that i have missed shoveling -what you wont hear often"at donner ski ranch the snow - means business.sot"it is an up and down roller coaster for us"while other ski resorts make their own snow, the ski ranch does not. wednesday their base was only a few inches.thursday it was well over a foot.just in time for the weekend crowds.sot super: janet tuttle, owner dinner ski ranch "we've been open all season on a limited basis but will finally be able to open the whole mountain by this weekend"giving four- year-old decklyn a chance to his dads close supervision sot "reporter: do you think you'd want to do it by yourself someday or is it better with dad? kid: dad! reporter: does he make it safer? yeah" (grant) and make sure you download the kron four mobile app as we track the wild weather ... you can stay on top of the weather and traffic..and get push alerts on breaking news sent right to (vicki) now a story you will see only on kron 4... an east bay mother wants to share a scary ordeal she says her 15 year old daughter went through while on the prescrip

another foot at donner. 2 to 4 inches at lake level. about 10 inches for kirkwood.little dangerous getting up there now. but for the weekend, enjoy that fresh pow pow. it will be groomed and ready for you. >>> be careful getting up there. thanks, mike. a woman who turned 107 is sharing her secret to a long life. her name is jo sunder lynn. she's from minnesota. a good minnesota name. she had her birthday yesterday. she was a third grade teacher until she was 65. one thing she does to stay young is daily crossword puzzles. joe offered this advice. she says don't worry about the little things. if you can't do anything about it, then just forget it. >>> she looks great and has two cakes. i love everything about it. >> elton john sitting down with abc news. what he's revealing about his decision. we have new details about the boy paralyzed while wrestling. >>> the bay bridge ♪ ♪ my husband is probably going to think i'm crazy. he thinks i'm going to see my sister! ♪ ♪ sometimes the confidence to be spontaneous starts with financial stability. once i heard it i was shock

by 5:00, sunsets and we're starting to see an accumulation down to the donner pass. can see up to a foot, maybe a foot and a half there and kirkwood, up to about a foot at lake level. then we'll turn into scattered showers by tomorrow evening. we're starting to push a half a foot to 2 feet and then we'll be pushing 2 feet by friday morning. so significant storm on the way, even 3 feet on the slopes. >>> thank you, mike. some bank of america customers aren't happy about a change to the bank's free checking program because it can no longer be called that. e-banking customers were switched to accounts that require a $12 monthly fee. that's unless they have a direct deposit of 250 bucks for maintain a minimum daily balance of at least $1500. more than 54,000 people have signed an online petition arguing these new rules hurt low-income families. bank of america says it faces rising costs to maintain basic checking accounts. >>> one of the most influential fiction author has died. ursula le guin is credited with bringing feminism to the sci-fi genre. she has deep roots her

donner." [ laughter ] that was amazing. >> seth: stockholm? beautiful city. >> beautiful city, and you know, you go to so many of these places, and you really want to experience the tourist attraction. in stockholm, the big attraction is the vasa museum, which is a ship museum. but there is -- you go there, and there's only one ship. so it's less of a museum. it's like a ship garage. [ light laughter ] and you learn -- i learned that this ship, essentially it floated for like a moment, and then it sunk in stockholm harbor. so their museum is a boat that didn't float. [ laughter ] like most countries, their largest tourist attraction is, you know, an engineering marvel, or some beautiful natural thing. in stockholm, they're like "this is a boat that didn't float. [ light laughter ] this is why we make furniture." [ laughter ] but it is a beautiful boat. [ applause ] >> seth: congratulations. third grammy nomination. will you be going to the grammys? >> i'm actually presenting at the grammys, and i'm really excited. it will be fun to watch dave

just some things to be aware of if you will be heading up over donner summit for the weekend.snow, could be fun skiing, but remember take it slow and take it cautious because we are back in winter conditions after what seemed like an awfully dry spell. live up in the sierra, i'm mike tess sell, back to you. >> good news and good add mice. >>> vianey's forecast for saturday looks very nice to i think i'm going to stay put. >>> here is an only in san francisco kind of story, robot car attacked by a pedestrian. >> scott mcgrew was telling us this is the first ever case of human on robot car violence. >> first ever. it is a strange story. it happened earlier this month. we are only just learning about it now because of paperwork that was filed after the incident. crews automation owned by general motors says it was one of their cars, it was at the corner of valencia and 16th street in san francisco waiting at a light. the paperwork filed with the dmv says a pedestrian ran across valencia shouting and struck the left side of the cruze's bumper and hatch with his body. the man appar

this is a live look at donner summit. it's been a disappointing snow season so far.but...le feet of new snow overnight as a storm moves in... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with another look at the four zone forecast... lawrence karnow: another storm moved into the bay area bringing gusty winds and rain. the rain will continue before turning to showers overnight. plan on delays if you're driving to the sierra. winter storm warnings are up for the western slope of the sierra and a winter weather advisory is up for the greater lake tahoe area. we could see up to 2 feet of snow above 7,000 feet. on the radar you can see the rain moving through the bay area. it was heavy at times as the main cold front moved through. behind the main front showers will continue tonight. on the satellite you can see the cold storm as it drops into california. you can see all of the speckeled clouds with the cold air behind the storm that will keep showers going on and off through tomorrow. it could be a little wet for tomorrow mornings commute. but it looks more like scattered

, enjoys shoveling snow "i can tell you that i have missed shoveling -what you wont hear often"at donner and down roller coaster for us"while other ski resorts make their own snow, the ski ranch does not. wednesday their base was only a few inches.thursday it was well over a foot.just in time for the weekend crowds.sot super: janet tuttle, owner dinner ski ranch "we've been open all season on a limited basis but will finally be able to open the whole mountain by this weekend"giving four- year-old decklyn a chance to learn under his dads close supervision sot"reporter: do you think you'd want to do it by yourself someday or is it better with dad? kid: dad! reporter: does he make it safer? yeah" ( james ) that was eric rucker reporting ... make sure you download the kron four mobile app as we track the snow in the sierra and the weather all across the the bay area... also stay on top of traffic and get push alerts on breaking news sent right to your phone. ( james ) in the east bay ... police are looking for thieves who stole 8- thousand-dollars worth of plumbing equipment. take a look ...

a report from donner summit as snow blankets the mountain. >>> the silicon valley commute looks good 280 up to highway 17. it is improving now but it is slower object your way up to cupertino. >>> a little bit of sun and cloud cover. cold temps and occasionally brief downpours. that will be your forecast today, all in one shot. legend has it, the first voyagers arrived on canoes, sailing the seas day and night. they knew where they were going, by watching the clouds move in the sky or the way their boats rocked. that's how the waves and stars would speak to them. guide them. sometimes, you can find your way in the world, by getting lost in it. let your legend begin at aulani, a one-of-a-kind disney resort in hawaii >> a commuter train went off the tracks this morning near milan, italy. three people are dead and ten others were injured. it is too early to determine a cause. but survivors say the train trembled for a few minutes before the derailment. the company that manages the train says there was a rupture in the tracks but it is unclear what caused the accident. there were 250 peo