reporting live from mount hamilton, windy mount hamilton, karina rusk, abc 7 news. >> christina, try to stay dry up there. we have great pictures from viewers. check out the snow in ukiah. kim sent us this report to youreport. take a look at this, this picture of snow on slope avenue in san francisco back in 1961. check that out. so if you have whether video or photos and you'd like to share, upload them or e-mail it. >> and we have more news ahead. international condemnation coming up. the vote today that could put new pressure on libya's embattled dictator. >> still ahead, the growing problem that has bart employees pleading for more security. >> the conflict in the castro district. are you trapped and don't know how to escape your addiction to cigarettes? one out of two regular smokers will die prematurely from smoking. you don't have to be one of them. escape the trap. say "enough." for free help to quit smoking, call the california smokers' helpline at 1-800-no butts. honey, i can't find my internet cord. oh, i'll borrow hailey's. you're downloading movies. fast! from here? wher

reporting live from mount hamilton, windy mount hamilton, karina rusk, abc 7 news. >> christina, try to stay dry up there. we have great pictures from viewers. check out the snow in ukiah. kim sent us this report to youreport. take a look at this, this picture of snow on slope avenue in san francisco back in 1961. check that out. so if you have whether video or photos and you'd like to share, upload them or e-mail it. >> and we have more news ahead. international condemnation coming up. the vote today that could put new pressure on libya's embattled dictator. >> still ahead, the growing problem that has bart employees pleading for more security. >> the conflict in the castro dist . >> we have breaking news from contra costa county. sky 7 at a head-on collision. it happened just after 10:00 this morning. no word how serious injuries are but there is significant damage to that vehicle. we're going to bring you more on abc7news.com as soon as we get it. bart station agents say they need protection against increased assault. they pleaded with bart's board of d

hamilton road because he had to work. tell us what you're seeing up there. >> pretty much nothing, all white. can't see nothing. i had to turn around and come back and just head out back. >> reporter: have you ever seen it that bad before up there? >> no, it's really bad. >> reporter: we are just below 4200 feet. even today we are getting heavy snow and wind. the south bay wasn't the only place hit hard by snow today. these pictures are from mount saint helena in napa county. other north bay counties including mendocino and lake counties were hit especially hard with several mountain roads either closed or requiring chains or snow tires. the chp reported 8 to 10" of snow near geyserville. how was it up there? >> white. >> reporter: u.p.s. driver makes the trip up to mt. hamilton on a regular basis. >> only about 2" of snow. of course, snowing like mad so about 3 or 4 more" by the time i get back there tomorrow. >> reporter: in addition to mt. hamilton road being closed a few other chain controls and closures. in the north

as much as hamilton is. if you carry the story forward to 1861, jefferson would have gone with the confederacy and washington would have gone with the union. and when washington goes back to virginia in 1797 after his retirement, he is a federalist trojan horse planted in the headquarters of the southern republican party. they really don't know what to do with him because they can't come out against him. he's again, he's the holy grail, you touch it and you die. but if you look at washington's speeches at the end of his presidency, he is talking about national institutions in the same way that add dams does in his inaugural speech in 1824. for that, john quincy adams is hurled from office by the way after four years. he really doesn't believe the states are sovereign. he believes the federal government has responsibility to make domestic policy. both of these issues, jefferson and madison disagree. he is the father of american nationalism as much or more than hamilton. thank you for those questions. i apprec

mount hamilton, it's 26 degrees. it's snowing right now and showing up here on doppler there, is pink showing up that is likely a rain-snow mix there. into the sierra snowing in south lake tahoe now. chains are requiring and pretty much all routes leading to tahoe. 24 hour rainfall totals impressive. and there is heavy rain here, and there is over three and a half inches of rain over an inch in santa rosa and napa picked up just over an inch. and there is about six tenths of an inch of rain there. there is impressive totals to speak of. numbers now into 40s, cold air starting to move n there is a chance of showers and looking at freezing cold conditions next two nights. it's why we have a freeze warning in effect. and there this is for morning. take a look at temperatures at 28 degrees there is 30 degrees in nappa. could be a record. 26 degrees in clover dale. we're talking about recor record-breaking keeld. santa cruz upper 30s for oakland and san francisco. there is a is a front this morning. you probably heard win

here's the snow around mount hamilton.have winds up to 30 mph from the east bay to the south bay. and we will look into the possibility of a thunderstorm and then another round of rain focusing on the south bay tomorrow. but we have snow right on through early saturday in the mountains. kristen. >> yep, that's right, lisa. that stormy weather is bringing what tahoe skiers and snowboarders have been hoping for. you're talking about fresh snow just in time for the holiday weekend. they were out yesterday as the storm dumped a new blanket of snow throughout the sierra. the slopes haven't seen this much snowfall since december. all that is in the past now. >> it's completely different. it's a whole new ball game today. >> been four weeks or so since we've gotten some fresh snow. >> crews spent a lot of time clearing roads and helping residents dig out yesterday. the sierra got more than a foot of snow in the last storm and several more feet of fresh snow expected by the weekend. >> san francisco city attorney is cracking down

snowfall in mount hamilton. future cast 4, north bay expecting the bulk of the activity. moderate-heavy downpours. down in the south bay portions of the east bay, and the peninsula. all the red indicates heavy downpours. continuing threat of thunderstorms will stick around for a good portion of the day. this band pushing south by the late afternoon. best chance of rain and wet weather in the south bay for the afternoon. it will stay that way for a good portion of the evening. your current temperatures in the '40's still, along the coast to 46 degrees. 7 day around bay. by the afternoon low 50s, wet, windy weather. on the weekend there is a 20 percent chance of rain. the weekend the overnight temperatures really dipping down below freezing. chilly start for your day during the weekend. george? >> george: we are no longer tracking hot spots, we have winded pfizer reason for the san mateo bridge. advisories. the ge bridge trouble-free in both directions, completely consideredconfigured. the hercua we had it down tdallas tree. the one lane open so that traffic is not backed u

mount hamilton seeing some of that. with mount hamilton peak reaching above 4,000 feet or so. you may even see a little bit of mount diablo. san francisco oakland, looks like we are seeing light to moderate rain reported there. we are going to see only ask the erred showers. it's going to be the north bay. take a look at petaluma. sonoma dry at the moment. light showers that will last a half hour to 45 minutes. the north bay getting scattered showers. rest of us seeing some pretty steady rain. we'll talk about how much you can expect to get out of this rain, including for the chinese new year's parade. >>> we'll have coverage online. to track the weather in your neighborhood, go to ktvu.com. as rosemary mentioned, a lot of people are hoping it won't rain on the parade tomorrow. the annual chineseey chinese new year -- chinese new year parade will happen tomorrow. >> people are hoping that it won't rain on our parade. we are inside pier 27. a lot of anxiety. people are still working on it, painting it with pearl essence. they want it to look like silk. you can see workers over

it did snow in santa clara county today but you had to go up mount hall hamilton. people who were in the valley, wanted to see snowfalling so close to home. >> we've been here 25 years and it's never snowed in fremont. i'm waiting to see whether it actually happens. >> reporter: many people headed to stores such as orchard supply to get ready for the snow. although many people wanted to protect their plants, orchard says don't forget your pipes. >> we have had experiences here where the pipes have burst. it's incredibly inconvenient, it can be very dangerous if you have water spilling out and the water freezes, you fall and it hurts. >> reporter: people generally start to flock up mount hamilton road. state highway 130 to play in the snow. but starting tomorrow morning you're going to get a cold reception. >> for the first time we're going to have to start enforcing vehicle parking on mount hamilton. and actually vehicles will be cited. we don't want to have to do that but it's become a public safety issue. >> reporter: and that's a concern up in the santa cruz mou

you can see a few lingering snow flurries around north hamilton. the rain now transitions into southern california, behind this system now we will see a chance of icy roadways. especially in the hilltops and also patchy, dense fog for tomorrow morning. we'll let you know what you can expect as you head to the afternoon. warming ul a little bit more for your sunday. >>> the snow made for dangerous conditions, and slow going for those trying to get to the sierra this weekend. we'll have a look at that in just a couple of minutes. >>> the city of oakland is on the defensive after four shootings overnight. both happened in east oakland. one on 62nd avenue near bancroft the other about a mile away near the coliseum. a 31-year-old man and 27-year-old girlfriend were both shot to death in a parked car on 62nd. then about two hours later, a fight broke out at a party in a room at the la quinta hotel near the coliseum. police say the response was hampered by malfunctioning happened-held radios. this followed several weeks of problems with those police raosd

notice noontime still the heavy rain around mount hamilton. little break overnight but more rain into morgan hill, santa cruz through tomorrow afternoon. >> we had several cars crash into this tree in hercules. it's blocking the connector ramp. westbound 4 to westbound 80. so caltran is trying to get there and to clear the tree from the roadway. luckily none of the drivers were injured. but in the meantime to get around it consider willow avenue. that will get you on to westbound 80 if you're coming from highway 4. of course, we've been tracking the other problem in san francisco where all those cars are now on the shoulder and you see traffic is almost fully recovered. it's now moving at 46 mph northbound 280 approaching 101. if you're going to take mass transit this morning, that's a good way to go. avoid those tough driving conditions. no major delays reported. eric, kristen. >> frances, thank you very much. >> still ahead, why a cancelled high-speed rail project in florida could derail california's high-speed bullet train. >> why a bay >>

hamilton earlier today and we saw six inches fall over mt. hamilton over the course of the weekend. here at mt. diablo not so much. giving you a look at the radar once again because another day, another round of rain. but you can see from the radar not a lot going on out there. just a few returns. la honda picked up .1 this morning. the rest of us dealing with gray skies and cool conditions. if i back up a bit i'm going to show you where this storm is out in the pacific. it's expected to slide its way south. and we are not likely to get much rain out of it. with that said, i am going to say the possibility of maybe a few sprinkles as again this storm moves its way south. it will continue right west of southern california later today and then into the next couple of days. watch it continue on over baja, california. for today cloudy conditions, cool conditions. we're going to be below average. few sprinkles possible. even a little bit of sunshine out there at times. and our afternoon high sitting in the low to mid-50s. at this hour temperatures warming in the low 50s. it was a cold st

mount hamilton snowing item 24 degrees right now. the chill is being felt oakland hills at 34 and continue to drop and that means of course any moisture in the form of snow showers overnight. flurry still possible at sea level. no accumulation expected there and freezing cold conditions the next 2 nights. here's how cold down to 30 in napa. that could be a record there. 28 in santa rosa. 26 degrees in clover dale. bone chilling cold there. 31 in livermore. 33 in morgan hill. this is actually not as cold as what we are expecting tomorrow he night as skies clear out temperatures plummet even more. cold front went through. over 3 and a half inches of rain in the santa cruz mountains with that front. very cold here. now associated with the low that low is tracking south which is helping to bring some of the moisture in and that is translating into rain and snow here in the bay area. so tonight few showers delevoping. some of this the urng to snow as indicated here in the wee hours and still continue to see that into the early morning hou

look at mount hamilton. still the snow is coming down quite heavy at times and snow around mount diablo. mount diablo about four inches of snow so far. hamilton about a half foet, likely approaching one foot of snow. we're going to get cold air behind this system sweeping down the coast. by tomorrow morning as the snow showers shut down, patchy ice could be an issue, especially in some of our hilltops. we'll talk about our very chilly temperatures tonight in the forecast in a few minutes. >> thank you, rob. >>> let's check in now with elise kirshner with a look at the rain, snow, and power outages parj. hi, elise. >> reporter: yeah, i just talked to pg&e. they tell me most of the outages are in the east bay. most of the outages are here in the oakland hills. but this storm, the bigger story is causing something we don't see very often here. snow. check out this video taken earlier this afternoon. from fremont to san jose, you can see a lot of snow, and also you're seeing some sleet and snow at grizzly peak i

mount hamilton is seeing snow. elevation of about 4213 feet and up into the santa cruz mountains, mount um over 3000 foot elevation getting that snows as well. rainfall total around the bay area have range from 500 to about 87 hundredths of an inch in places like mill valley. colder air still coming which is why the winter weather advisory is in effect until 4:00 p.m. for the mountain and 1 inch to 1,000 foot elevation. 2 to 4 inches above 1500 and more than half foot possible above 2500. winter weather advisory goes that effect for the easts bay mountain and santa cruz mountain tomorrow afternoon continues until saturday morning.i'll be back with a full look at the forecast and that may include yes that may include flurry down to sea level. >> that will be interesting. thanks very much. >> let's go now to les a live at highway 17 and santa cruz mountain where it is getting wet. >> it really is. raining non-stop out here for hours but the rain isn't the only thing road crew are worried about. it is the ice expected

mount hamilton road if you can even get there. probably closed by now. right now no reporting stations say it's making it there. a dry commute the east bay but dense fog developing there. all this marches northward. i'll tell you when it gets over the bay area. let's find out how the traffic is going. good morning. >> good morning, mike. good morning, everyone. we will keep an eye on the south but to see if any accidents pop up so far, none. the san mateo bridge a very different ride this morning. no signs up. the wind advisory for the bay bridge was also just cancelled a few minutes ago. no wind advisories for any of the bridges. we'll check out 680 in walnut creek. a great drive, quiet start right now to the commute here through walnut creek. kristen? >> frances, thanks a lot. it's 4:32. president obama is leaving the bay area this morning after a high-powered dinner with silicon valley leaders last night. all the attention on intel this morning because of where the president is going today and the important job he gave to its ceo. terry mcsweeney is l

hamilton, she sat right next to me.u need to get out so i can drive on -- get up so i can drive on." [inaudible] i want to stay black and die a natural death. [laughter] segregation is killing black people. that big fight, brown versus the board of education so all the black kids can get an education. [inaudible] the books have pages missing, and they all have things written inside of them. at the main library, we have a demonstration going on. [inaudible] how come we cannot use that facility? they cannot even get a good job and fair pay. men, they come up missing. rape -- they do not want to talk about that, but if it is a white woman, it is on the news, on the radio, on television. i do not want to die like that. so i'm going to stay black and die. if i could do one thing -- >> i told you, you need to move on. do i need to get the police?" >> sir, i picked -- "sir, i paid my fare. it is my constitutional right." the driver gets off the bus. police officers come. they are at the back door. "i had trouble with this girl

reporting at mount hamilton, karina rusk, abc 7 news. >> the north bay could wake up to a little bit more snow after getting a good dusting yesterday, a white carpet of snow covering peaks, places high enough to get occasional snow each winter. and these people enjoying it in santa rosa yesterday. next authorities are prepared for more snow this morning but are more concerned about icy road conditions. >> the biggest threat right now is going to be black ice early in the morning. >> we definitely stocked up on more sand. that's what we used to help provide traction. >> while everyone's still excited about the prospect of snow, it's the black ice. you can't see that you need to be caution about it. we saw spinouts at highway 37 this morning. officers started at u.n. plaza and worked their way towards ellis and joe street in the tenderloin. the sierra is getting serious snow. snow continues to fall there. right now traffic on interstate 80 at truckee is moving very smoothly but if you don't have four-wheel drive, you need chains. truckers aren't allowed to travel beyond applegate. view

and hamilton as hungry as ever took to drive a standings. i think you know i feel quite posted about this year philip to mistake about car i feel fitter i feel like we've got another chance another shot when in another world championship and i'm not wanted for a couple years. i feel even more fired up than i could ever really be that was the sports well the weather update. for the full story we've gone to. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. the more people we killed a happier our officers were it got to be like a game to see who could kill the most people and the different ways you could prove you killed would be like you know. back someone's ears you know where we had the most fears they would get the most fierce you trained you should be. women children and around the circle over the full automatic with. great pleasure several people. most of the. cool. she's available in. pro bowls encircled the kids. ski. shirts and found this piece of the first. couple boutique hotel. president hosni mubarak. of powe

hamilton, six. santa cruz, five inches of snow, and monterrey, five inches of snow. we're going to see some clearing tomorrow. >> alan: if you're heading to the sierra, be very careful because this is a look at the caltrans camera on highway 50 at ski run, just half an hour ago. you can see traffic steady out there. the good news is there are no chain riermtz right now. once you get to the slopes there is plenty of snow. here's a live look at heavenly ski resort, and you may be facing huge holiday weekend crowds. look at this snow. these photos were sent to us. jim says in the past two days they have accumulated a foot of snow. and susan of kelce have kelsyvie took this pictures. she said they got another five inches of snow last night. we would like to see your photos and videos. upload -- e-mail them to us at you report -- cog tv.com. >> rain and slick roads may have been to blame for a crash this afternoon in san mateo. a driver appears to have lost control and plowed into a rite-aid store on hillsdale boulevard. no one was injured. >> a downed tree closed piedmon

hamilton at 4200 feet.t snow level is going to be rapidly dropping tonight and right up here from the north bay across to san francisco, we're also finding this rainfall quite consistent so through tonight, we'll see this rainfall continue until 11:00 p.m. and staying with us in the 6:00 a.m. however, some of the coldestn ar is not going to arrive until we head into late friday and saturday and that's when snow totals are really going to accumulate. i'll have more on these totals coming up. right now, we want to check in with traci grant. i have been watching your feed out there. you can really just kind of see the cold coming off the camera lens. >> reporter: oh, i would pay a million dollars to trade places with you right now. the weather out here is already pretty grim and the temperatures are still in the 40s. it's just supposed to get worse from here. for some of these vineyards, that could be catastrophic. this is how most vineyards fight off frost. wind machines mix the warmer air close to the ground

you can see by the shades of pink, that snow that's falling atop mount hamilton. we also have reports of snow that is falling around mt. diablo as well. when you see the areas of yellow, this is pretty moderate rainfall. meanwhile, on the peninsula, it is pouring. we have barely had any relief tonight. >> all right. >>> the weekend got off to a slow frustrating start, the height of the evening commute, batter -- bart shut down traffic. check out the crowd, look at the people there. about 5:30 tonight, there were reports of smoke. somebody noticed some metal on the westbound tracks. here are the two pieces ever metal that crews removed so commuters waited for an hour and a half. >> i was just getting off work and on my way home, it's kind of disturbing to wait so long just for public transit, you know. >> yeah, those trains are running again about 645. they say the metal may have come from a train. they are not sure yet. >>> the narcotics commander accused of selling the very drugs his officers confiscated has confessed and he's offering an explanation. he went fro

mount hamilton is open.amont pass, a few brake lights but typical slowing through here. drive time looks great, 15 minutes out towards the dublin interchange and 680. nimitz freeway 880 through oakland, no problems, quick trip this morning from hayward towards downtown oakland. all your bridges, problem-free. no fog advisories out there. here's a love look at the benicia bridge, shutdown 680 great into martinez. we have photographers in berkeley showing us traffic coming down the eastshore freeway where it's getting more crowded in the westbound lanes. taillights towards emeryville. drive time fine 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. and light traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza. that is your traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:46. here's a check of today's top stories. the san jose police officers association calling on members of the public to voice their opinions about public safety cutbacks. mayor reed and other city officials warn of major layoffs in the police department unless the

chopper2 caught these images of the snow capped mount hamilton.ore works at the observatory. >> we haven't been able to open up the telescopes yet. we haven't been able to get up on top of the domes to clear off the snow. >> reporter: snowplows worked to clear mount hamilton. workers say when you see green hillsides and white peaks expect orange cones to be in your way. >> it's closed, whenever it snows it's closed because it's very treacherous. >> reporter: car after car, they were

we wish him well now lewis hamilton meanwhile has been talking about mclaren chances this season and mclaren the latest one team to unveil their car for the upcoming season hamilton once again lined up alongside him patrick and fellow former world champion jenson button both believe mclaren is well placed to take the constructors title from red bull after finishing runner up in twenty ten in hamilton says he is hungry as ever to top the driver's standings. i think you know i feel quite posted about this year philip to mystic about the car feel fitter i feel like i'm going to know the charts no shot when in another world championship and i've not won it for a couple years. i feel even more fired up than i could ever really be. the disgraced former captain of the pakistan cricket team salman butt says he hopes his lengthy ban from the sport will be reduced here arrived back in lahore on sunday after being found guilty of corruption by the international cricket council but was given a ten year ban five of which were suspended after deliberately voting no balls during a test match agains

well placed to take the constructors title red bull after finishing runner up twenty tanned and hamilton sow's he is as hungry as ever to tell the driver standings. i think you know i feel quite posted about this year philip to mystic about the car i feel fitter i feel like we've got another chance another shot when in another world championship and i'm not wanted for a couple years so. i feel even more fired up than i could ever really be and that was the sports world the weather update. for the full story we've gone to. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. the more people we killed the happier our officers were you know it got to be like a game like to see who could kill the most people and the different ways you could prove to me keep you killed looking i can you know here's a few brought back some serious shit you know where we had the most years they would get the most beers in trade you should be rich overnight human children and five men around the circle over know on full automatic whether i'm sixty. she was taken down or a bus or some people in

hamilton. for those in the northay doing traveling on 101, that's where it is coming down the heaviest. and in throughout napa and sonoma valley. it looks like a pretty good chance for saturday morning, snow flakes, a wintery mix in san francisco, a 74% chance. livermore, a 70% chance and san jose, 68. new flakes touching ground would abere ard. record setting temperatures cong our way.we 'll talk about 20s and 30s and whe wivrrho arrive and who will have the best chance and heaviest amounts of snow coming up. >>> very well, jeff. as jeff mentioned, snow or not, it is going to be cold. in some places dangerously so. the freezing weather applies to pets and pipes over the next 24 hours. people are worried about their cats and their cabernet. those vineyards are very susceptible tracy. >> reporter: not all vineyard operators are really worried about the bill chill. for some of them, their vines are weeks away from showing any sign of growth. but right now is a terrible time for vineyards that are

well placed to take the constructors title red bull after finishing runner off twenty tanned and hamilton he's as hungry as ever to tell the driver standings. i think you know i feel quite posted about this year philip to mystic about the car i feel fitter i feel like we've got another chance no shot that one in another world championship and i don't want it for a couple of years so. i feel even more fired up than i could ever really be. and that was the sport well the weather update. for the full story we've gone to. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. this is not a theatrical sit. this is a real correctional facility. could transform a criminal. and. the penitentiary system. prison. people. around the circle over. sixty. people. holds. the global economy. into. the week's top stories. this finally. between a cup. was announced. as leaders of the egyptian ruling party resigned president hosni mubarak continues to cling to power with demonstrations for his resignation taking on a global scale. russian security services claim they know who may have organ

hamilton. our chopper captured similar video of the james lake on serve torre. a lot of the snow melted by the afternoon, but for a while, mt. hamilton could have been mistaken for a ski resort. our cold temperatures will certainly define the weather tonight. >> plenty of cold air trapped across the valley locations as over this weepd, we saw anywhere from six to ten inches up near mt. hamilton. we are still tracking a few snow showers near reno, but we're just getting missed by this storm system that's about 100 miles offshore. it i producing a few scattered showers here, but this moisture looks to stay offshore as we ad throughout tonight. now, this cold air we've been talking about it, 7:00, temperatures should be dropping down to the 40s. by 11:00, some 30s near santa rosa and by 4:00 and 5:00, plenty of low to mid-30s across the bay area. we will tell you when valley snow could reach the valley floor. that's coming up. >> thank you, jeff. >>> students at walnut creek high school will hold

and hamilton sow's he's as hungry as ever to drive a standings. i think you know i feel quite posted about this year philip to mistake about the car i feel fitter i feel like i'm good another chance another shot at winning another world championship and i'm not wanted for a couple years so. i feel even more fired up than i could ever really be and that was the sports state of the weather update. wealthy british soil some time to. market. find out what's really happening to the global economy with my stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines in two counties a report. she's available in hotels for. toto. photo east west. sky. historical hotels of the city and sky most. elegant up until she struck for us to tropicana hotel. the latest headlines on the week's top stories here on r.t. . the opposition cling to power and to quell the protests. after thirteen days of chaos and calls for president mubarak to step down constitutional reform is on the table join me for the latest in a few moments. examined the remains of a twenty

hamilton. we are talking about low snow levels down to etfe2500 feet. that has already produced some snowfall at mt.25 hamilton and t only the rain and wind that topped 70 miles per hour, but look at this. temperatures in the 40s right now. and just 47 in livermore with this cold blast of air. here are some highlights once again. winds that topped 65 miles per hour in the past 72 hours. pea-sized hail ithe peninsula, also in the south bay for san josend oakland. and snow going down to about 2500 feet. we will have detailsjo coming u in minutes on a third storm coming our way. >> all right. thank you, jeff. >>> tonight, the light rs out for thoughs of people across the bay area. here's a look tat the current blackouts. people on the peninsula, north bay and south bay are in the dark. >> at its peak, and 6,000 customers in contra costa county. in walnut creek, around 900 people are without power. this bad weather is causing a lot of problems throughout the east bay, but some people are welcoming

we'll see if mount hamilton closes in on a foot of snow before this thing is done. right now, six inches and counting. it's heavy snow falling right there on the radar right near mount harekiones rpeor at. ski . >>> >>> the giants are now all gloves on deck, as the entire team has reported to scottsdale. now the mission really begins, defending the world series title. the guys are clearly excited to be back together again on the field, including tim. one obstacle this season, they're a really good team. >> obviously we've got the new target on our back. but i think us as a team, we've taken that on as a challenge. coming in, i think, as an underdog last year, people, they don't give us the credit. we're just like, okay, we've got nothing to lose. i think we'll embrace it and take it on as a really good challenge, and i think we'll live up to it. >> the a's are nearly as full speed as they're arriving in phoenix, including the biggest off-season acquisition, hideki matsui. his father was on hand and made a bold prediction for his son. we'll have that tonight at 11:00

. >>> across the santa clara valley east of san jose, mount hamilton has its share of snow. i was up there yesterday and we shot some of this video. new snow did fall over the past 24 hours, adding to what was there from previous storms. because mount hamilton road is narrow and very windy, people are being told to go up there not to check out the snow. cal tran closed mount hamilton road just east of quinnby road just a few hours ago. >>> in mirren county, chp is reporting black ice on the onramp from ignacio boulevard on the southbound 101. solano county, there is black ice on the ramp from eastbound highway 37 to columbus parkway. drive carefully out there. that black ice can sneak up on you. >>> the snow in the meantime keeps piling up in the sierra. that's where we expect it to pile up. ski areas in the truckie and tahoe areas are report 2 to 4 feet of new snow over the past two days. road conditions in the area have been changing rapidly. right now, chains are required on interstate 80 east of nyack towards southlake tahoe. >>> nearly four years since allegations of ga

mount hamilton.ept the snow away as we thought it would during the overnight except our highest elevations. moderate rain except the santa cruz mountains where they have had an inch and a half to two and a quarter inch of rain. heaviest rain hayward, union city back through the trivalley and tiburon, richmond and berkeley. light to moderate rain up in the north bay valleys right now. this will all start to change over 4:00 in the north bay. i know it's wet and a lot of accidents this morning. here's frances. >> a new one reported san jose north 680 at mckee. we don't know which lanes are blocked at this point but they may need emergency crews. here's a live shot of 280 and 17 interchange. headlights are northbound 280 and that's 17 coming out of the santa cruz mountains. you definitely want to take it easy this morning and have both hands on the wheel and slow down because there's a lot of ponding and there have been a lot of accidents at the on and off-ramps in san jose. rain falling as you make you

you can see the snow around hamilton. let's move up to the north livermore showing a pretty healthy cell over you so looks like light rain may be falling in your neighborhoods and the altamont pass. so far i don't think there's been any problems with the pass with traffic but we'll touch with frances and make sure that is connect. around the bay shore and out to the coast we have mid-30s in the north bay valleys and upper 30s, low 40s the east bay valleys. a chilly rain today. that's our first highlight. best chance of that falling in the south and the east bay. all right. showers. we'll have those again tomorrow with some thunder and hail. looks like it will be dry and chilly for sunday. a look at the rainfall about 2:00 this afternoon. takes over about two-thirds of the bay area. the north bay the least likely area to see the steadier rain but you still could have a scattered shower. may make 50 around oakland and palo alto. the monterey bay it's raining now. going to continue to rain all day and your higher elevations

mount hamilton road remains closed east of grant ranch closed probably until tomorrow. santa cruz mountains stretch of highway 35 or skyline boulevard closed south of highway 9 while crews remove snow there. despite road conditions people around the bay area are heading to the hills to enjoy the rare winter settings even if they have to hike to get there. >> cover him with snow. >> on bay area hills and mountains snow covered ground was perfect for snow angels. and conditions were just right for a fight. >> got you. >> it has been great i love it. so fun. i have had so many snowball fights and met a new friend. >> reporter: everyone taking advantage of the rare weather conditions including a few inches. >> we never saw snow before. >> good wet snow for packing and also good for snowballs, but making snow men seemed the right thing to do. >> reporter: when he couldn't find the proper hat he used his own and he wasn't the only one unprepared. >> where is your jacket young man. >> oh, i forgot it. >> reporter: with roads closed a you will over the mountains, the only way u

this is mount hamilton. we're looking at the cold temperatures in place. mid-40s though at home at the surface but higher elevations, we're looking at the breezy winds and kind of a rough go with a high surf advisory with waves building 13 to 16 feet and in san francisco the high tide at 10:15 right when that frontal ban is pushing through the north bay. we will be looking at some hail with those heavy downpours today. the snow level around 2,000 feet. the high tide and another round of rain tomorrow. so here's a computer animation that shows the heaviest rain this morning into the north bay but as we advance it we continue to see the line push south through the afternoon but it's not until late in the day we begin to see that break throughout much of the bay area but notice 9:00 it's still wet out there in the south bay and even into the overnight hours still looking at the rain. tomorrow by the late evening hours, early evening hours we're looking at that break. maybe a break late into saturday as well. winter storm warning with 1 to 2 feet of snow. the

placed to take the constructors title from red bull after finishing winners up the twenty ten in hamilton says he is hungry as ever to top the driver's standings. i think you know i feel quite positive about this year philip to mystic about the car feel fitter i feel like i'm good another charts no shot when in another world championship and have not won it for a couple of years. i feel even more fired up than that could ever really be. now the disgraced former captain of the pakistan cricket team soundman but says he hopes his lengthy ban from the sport will be reduced to arrive back in lahore after being found guilty of corruption by the international cricket council but was given a ten year ban with five years to spend it after deliberately bowing no ball throwing a test match against england teammates mohammed a safer mohammed amir was also found guilty and given seventy five year plans the players have three weeks to appeal but i'm hopeful their punishment will be recuse . because we're disappointed with the decision we do not agree with you but judge himself has said the law has not

in addition to that, mount hamilton closed in the higher elevations until 7:00 tomorrow morning. 9 near sanborn road and also pierce due to some downed wires and some trees. heads up if you take the vallejo ferry. there's a mechanical problem. the 7:35 leaving san francisco will be replaced with buses today. we'll check out 680 in walnut creek. because look how socked in we got. you can barely make out those headlights. that's north bound traffic, southbound still looking good though through the san ramon valley. if you're heading up to tahoe, here's what it looks like right now. you will definitely need to bring your chains with you and look out for intermittent road freeway closures on 80 or 50 due to snow and accidents today. so you may wanna hold off heading up there until tomorrow. of course, they'll be great skiing once you get there. you can find out what those road conditions are by going to our website anytime, abc7news.com. >> at least we saw the cars moving this time, frances, thank you very much. a mystery caught on camera and replayed around the world. at the grammy'