and a rare january day at the beach at lake tahoe. >> here it is january 2012.p, and it is beautiful weather, yep. >> reporter: this group from england came for the snow. but settled for plan b. >> yeah, it is really not what we were expecting. but it is very beautiful and i think we'll have funny way. >> reporter: of course it would be nice to get some real snow up here soon. in the meantime, there's nothing wrong with enjoying the fine weather while we wait. >> yeah, it is fun. i'm having a ball everyday. you can't ski, might as well golf. >> reporter: at lake tahoe, george warren, abc7 news. >>> today the state water agency conducts the first snow survey of the season. last january turned out to be an unusually dry month, there was abundance of snow left from a very wet december. water content of this time last year was 202% of average through december. today water officials may have a difficult time finding enough snow to measure. sensors indicate the water content is just 24% of average. 10% of what we had this time last year. >> last year people skied on t

numbers around lake tahoe, reno, 69 in reno, record high for today lake tahoe 59 degrees.o we haven't seen whole lot of snow. december unusually dry. up seasonably dry for lake tahoe area. here's what people are doing. golfing. heading to the beach with the record warmth around here. more summer like activity than obviously winter. not much snow there. sierra snow pack at 24 percent of normal right now. state wide snow pack. survey will be done tomorrow to find out where it stands as of today. bring you back i'll she you what it lacked like here in the bay area. cloud overcast to valley submitted by bruce. pwuchling of high clouds right as the sun was setting. this was submitted by bruce to you report and just a beautiful view. a lot of people saw this and they sent in the photo so we thank you for sending in the pick. temperatures right now in the 40's and 50's. napa though 39 degrees and we do have some dense fog out there. visibility down to quarter mile in santa rosa, fairfield, napa down to 3 quarters of a mile so certainly want to give yourself a little more time fir

numbers around lake tahoe, reno, 69 in reno, record high for today lake tahoe 59 degrees.o we haven't seen whole lot of snow. december unusually dry. up seasonably dry for lake tahoe area. here's what people are doing. golfing. heading to the beach with the record warmth around here. more summer like activity than obviously winter. not much snow there. sierra snow pack at 24 percent of normal right now. state wide snow pack. survey will be done tomorrow to find out where it stands as of today. bring you back i'll she you what it lacked like here in the bay area. cloud overcast to valley submitted by bruce. pwuchling of high clouds right as the sun was setting. this was submitted by bruce to you report and just a beautiful view. a lot of people saw this and they sent in the photo so we thank you for sending in the pick. temperatures right now in the 40's and 50's. napa though 39 degrees and we do have some dense fog out there. visibility down to quarter mile in santa rosa, fairfield, napa down to 3 quarters of a mile so certainly want to give yourself a little more time fir

let's take you up to lake tahoe. pretty good in afternoon. chain requirements in effect. winter storm warnings. we'll have more on the totals in the sierras coming up. and our storm system, what you can expect when the wind arrives. and what it's going to mean for the upcoming weekend and the big 49ers game. we have your forecast in a few minutes. >>> we have some developing news we're following. a state of emergency near reno, tonight, where a wildfire, fueled by heavy winds has now destroyed 20 homes. new information. we're learning there's one death related to this fire. reno's fire chief gave a briefing a short while ago and says he doesn't know how that person died. and says that firefighters have been able to make some headway. evacuations have dropped from 10,000 to 2,000 people. here's dan on the fire line tonight. >> reporter: wind gusts of more than 80 miles per hour are fanning the flames. the fire, just south of reno, nevada, burns into the night. >> the news is not good. >> reporter: as many as 230 firefighters are battling the growing blaze. with as many as

driest december ever for south lake tahoe. reno nothing. no rain or snow. that is the driest december since 1883. a lot of cloud cover over us. the system will drag across us. there is a few returns on live storm tracker two. i doubt anything is reaching the ground. it's slicing through mendocino county and lake county. 40s temperatures have been going up due to the cloud cover. a little hint of a south breeze. we'll have a cooler day today. behind that i wish i could say there is something coming in for rain. i don't see it. it looks very quiet. but temperatures today will cool off under cloudy hazy skies. there could be a few showers to the north. the extended forecast after today night and morning fog. a little cooler thursday but dry pattern and warmer as we go into the weekend. >>> thank you. time is 6:20. the u.s. stock markets are closed after a wild ride for investors each of the three major end cities had a different end to 2011. dow jones gained 5.5% for the year. the s & p 500 had no change after its year of ups and downs in 2011. >>> the impossi

. >> and this is really starting to snow around lake tahoe now, finally. there is plenty of snow for now. and there is is a glowing snow storm and nannette miranda has the answer autos first of three storms was a bit of a disappointment. from lake tahoe basin to mammoth mountain just a few inches overnight. >> there is amanda douglas working on snow dance. they've been waiting for months for it to snow. >> this year we've invested more in mn in skiing than we vchl we got a new suv and season passes and our ski cabin. >> there is no snow. >> no. >> second storm supposed to pack a punch. and this is just what they're hoping for. and no snow meant no customers leaving worker was little to do but pray. >> this year has been so dry around. so, pretty brutal. >> ski row resorts have been surviving on man made snow. and there is a to get real stuff is more enjoyable. >> it's too fun. and i mean it's nice. kind of slushy. >> businesses now wonder if these storms might be too late to turn things around. >> so this is kind of a gray area, works out there is a tough

they left nearly 280 and chp is advising everybody heading to the lake tahoe area to bring chains and expect delays. >>> candidates are now focusing on the sunshine state. >> the nomination is still up for grabs after mitt romney's loss in south carolina, what political analysts can expect leading up to florida's primary. >>> why the numbers are usually high on monday. >>> good morning, traffic looks good but remember, be careful driving on this wet morning. . >>> police say 42-year-old tree lay was a man who forced an 11- year-old girl from her home at gunpoint after firing several shots. later police tracked him to an apartment where they say he held the girl hostage. an officer shot and killed him and according to the information the man who took her was the ex-boyfriend of the girl's mother. >>> the magnitude earthquake happened yesterday afternoon. it was followed by several small after shocks. right now no reports of a tsunami. >>> costa concordia, search efforts continue, the overturned cruise ship continues to shift in the water off the italian coast and it's causing fears tha

it's 59 in south lake tahoe, the warmest temperature is 56 at mountain view and napa. we have a gray day. this is a weak system. a front made it. we're almost on the back edge of this. some filtered sun should work in. temperatures mainly held in check due to this cloud cover no, report was any rain out of this system. the driest december ever for south lake tahoe. reno had zero pep pep. no rain, no snow. that's their driest december. we had our second or third driest around here. san francisco had their third driest. storm track continues to be to the north. there. >> sign of anything changing. the 7-10 day out looks are really dry. the 15-day tries to bring something in. it's been trying to do that. fog today, haze a gray day, some light clearing. the dry pattern is on hold for a while. we did have a system. that's just clouds dragging by. there's really nothing left. i didn't get any reports of any rain. 50 others temperatures right now. everyone is pretty close. fairfield 57. 56 in napa. temperatures will continue to be held in check. with a little sun we could bum

lake tahoe, windy with a red flag warning. in effect for this afternoon.row, a little less wind. dew points in the 20s. that's the temperature the air tries to cool towards with the long nights. could have paftchy frost in a lt of areas. >> i don't like that it makes me late. >> the window for the mavericks big wave surf contest is open and organizers are watching the forecast as closely as rob my t mayeda. they are retooling the contest after a near disaster last time. "today in the bay's" joe rosato jr. shows us why the organizers say you will have to watch from afar. >> reporter: the thundering waves of mavericks are the stuff of legends. visitors trek to this half moon bay beach to witness one of the world's most famous surf spots. >> i love pelicans. they look lie tear i dabbing till. >> reporter: lou isn't content watching it. >> i'm an omnivor. whatever gets in front of this lens, i will click. >> reporter: he is something of a beach comber. his daily trips yield lots and lots of fphotos. >> we have i hair ren, pelicans, ravens. it is target-rich. >

. >>> the lake tahoe area steps up its bids to bringing the olympics back to the sierra. just who's getting involved. >>> get ready for another cold morning. see the areas that will be in the upper 20s for monday. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a superhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ >>> educators and child care advocates are criticizing governor jerry brown's proposal to eliminate transitional kindergarten. brown would save $123 million by cutting transitional kindergarten. but that would shut out tens of thousands of children from public education. >>> in news of the world tonight in iraq at least seven police officers were killed today when sunni insurgents detonated suicide bombs. vie lent has su

. >> environmentalists have bhoked a lawsuit -- file aid lawsuit to block a lake tahoe redevelopmentlan. they want to stop a. >> $250 million plaikover of homewood mountain resort. homewood wants to build a four-story hotel, two lodges and retail space. developers say it would be the most environmentally project ever at lake tahoe but the groups claim it would increase air pollution and ruinoff. >> authorities believe a fire in oakland was probably arson. a woman there went to her car to grab something. she returned and the vehicle was engulfed in flames. the fire spread to the garage. investigators don't know how it started. both cars are a loss. firefighters responldd and rescued an elderly woman. the inspectors have not determined the cause but most damage occurred down stairs. the woman was hospitalized with smoke inhalation. >> and in melmont crews pulled a car out of a building after a woman lost control trying to park. and was taken to the hospital. the building houses an after school studio. you can see it was damaged but no one was inside. >> and when we come back here tonig

members of th make the reno lake tahoe area host of the 2022 winter olympics.winter games in reno was back in 1960. >>> according to the daily beast, san francisco is in the number eight spot out of 25. a list shows that 61% of san francisco's population is single with an average salary of $60,000 a year. atlanta believe it or not is in the number one position followed by gainesville florida and beautiful lincoln nebraska. >>> hundreds of people came together in san francisco's little saigon to mark the beginning of the chinese new year. today's celebration comes a few days early so people can spend time with their family on the eve of the actual day january 23rd. >>> new baby bison have been added to the herd. now this comes just a week after a baby bison died after running into a fence while being chased by a dog. the park is working to protect the bison which are north america's largest land animal. >>> a very large owl is attracting attention. it's a gray owl that's not normally seen in the area. usually remains in the far north but it turned out in southwe

six to ten inches across lake tahoe. >>> coming up, thousands of pink tyonn delivers in the east bay,e ciaye p.'sllrokf >>> governor brown issued his state of the state address today, and we are joined to break it all down. listening to the governor, he sounded pretty optimistic. >> that's a good word. he was optimistic. you saw a real spirit of camaraderie and cooperation, and he began with the claim that california is on the mend. he had a little humor when the republican leadership was talking before he started his speech. he said we're on the move and on the mend and let's get it done. >> it was interesting, because we are talking about the potential taxes and cuts in education, and we're talking about high speed rail. >> yeah, the most intriguing part of the 20-minute talk came with his focus on high-speed rail. why? because it's a controversial issue with new cost estimates, and there are second thoughts on it and the polls have not been kind but the governor seems to have the identify it's the way and the state and his administration to capture a new sense of legacy. >> when yo

over areas of lake tahoe. very dry and gusty conditions. red flag warn willing be in effect for lake tahoe today. if you are traveling for that holiday weekend. we are dealing with the low clouds. breaks up. moves out. partly cloudy skies expected for the afternoon. the north westerly wind will begin to kick up. we will have very breezy cool conditions for your sunday. by tonight it looks like lake tahoe will see a little bit of rain and snow. current temperatures outside our door right now mid upper 30s. san to rosa and napa. a huge difference from yesterday. and a lot of it due to the wind. 41 degrees concord. 34 in livermore. upper 40s in oakland. we also get a milder air mass when we see the on shore flow return. now the ocean water at this point warmer than us here on land. forecasted highs for today. 55 degrees petaluma. 53 sausalito. let's head to the east bay. low mid 50s in the forecast here. 54 degrees expected in tessitura valley. 56 saratoga. along the peninsula it will be a cool one. 53 san bruno. so the major pattern change is

no snow from above the lake tahoe area. look at those pictures.n fact, the situation is so bad that several lake tahoe area resorts are actually closed. in other parts of california resorts such as mammoth mountain are seeing major dips in business. mammoth is the third busiest resort in the u.s. and reported a 10% drop in visitors compared to last year. >>> look at those picture, many of you are looking at donor lake don -- donner lake in the background. and donner summit that's borreal ridge they made snow in november and december with temperatures below average. so they were able to make a lot of snow. but those picture really say it all don't they. manmade snow then nothing. they have nothing to offer you in the next 24 hours expect maybe the slight chance of a sprinkle. some increased clouds. and certainly temperatures a few degrees cooler than they were today. so tomorrow look for the clouds to increase. i'm putting a chance of a sprinkle and you will see it come up on the computer model. you will see why i did. but when you see the model yo

no snow from above the lake tahoe area. look at those pictures.n fact, the situation is so bad that several lake tahoe area resorts are actually closed. in other parts of california resorts such as mammoth mountain are seeing major dips in business. mammoth is the third busiest resort in the u.s. and reported a 10% drop in visitors compared to last year. >>> look at those picture, many of you are looking at donor lake don -- donner lake in the background. and donner summit that's borreal ridge they made snow in november and december with temperatures below average. so they were able to make a lot of snow. but those picture really say it all don't they. manmade snow then nothing. they have nothing to offer you in the next 24 hours expect maybe the slight chance of a sprinkle. some increased clouds. and certainly temperatures a few degrees cooler than they were today. so tomorrow look for the clouds to increase. i'm putting a chance of a sprinkle and you will see it come up on the computer model. you will see why i did. but when you see the model yo

four-story hotel and he developers way it could be the most environmentally friendly project infer lake tahoe. >> and not a lot of skiing going on. >> and we've been looking for that and finding nothing. >> and people gorg up. and it hasn't been cold. >> no. and there is record breaking high temperatures. and this weekend here is a lovely view. it's gorgeous up in tahoe. and clear, this weekend 45 for saturday after a low of 45 degrees. and gusty winds to just be aware there is a fire weather watch. and there is low humidity. look at his amazing shot. it's just spectacular out there. and mid and high level clouds made up of ice crystals giving us colorful sun sets. check it out. there is twitter or facebook and temperatures into 50s and there is wind switched around. and there is a 24-hour change, talking about highs there is a good five to 10 degrees today and temperatures into mid-50s low 60s. there is a high surf advisory in effect until k p.m. tonight. 50-60 feet and there are swells and large-breaking waves here. so just be aware of it. there is an area of high pressure building that is

. >>> welcome back, we are learning about a death at a popular lake tahoe ski resort. investigators say he was trying to avoid somebody else when he hit a sign post. he died on the way to the hospital. >>> rescuers in rio dehand arrow -- rio de janeiro, they are reporting at least two fatalities. several more may be trapped inside the buildings. witnesses say they heard some kind of explosion and smelled gas but it's still not clear what caused the buildings to collapse. >>> it could mean travel delays for passengers for the next three years. construction is set to begin in march to extend safety zones for runways. now the faa is encouraging airlines to avoid delays during peak travel times. the airport has one of the worst online performances in the country. the construction could add to the problem. >> the runway may be closed and they could have one less runway to operate. >> it is a domino affect. >> the construction is said to last until 2015 and the most detailed work will be done 2014. >>> there is another change that will allow you to stretch out before sitting

the resort in south lake tahoe saving a snow guarantee package.you book a visit this month and there isn't two feet of fresh snow when you arrive, you can cancel your reservation pan get your deposit back. or you can stay and choose between a free lake tahoe sightseeing cruise for two or one lift ticket to heavenly mountain. >> which brings us to the storm next week. could they get two feet of fresh snow? >> possibly yes, the key is what is fresh, 24 hours, 48 hours, a week ago. definitely next week possibility of snow showers monday remote and just snow showers. the steady snow will move in next week around friday and truth the weekend. 6:15. you can see right there how quiet it is on this part of heff haven'tly not making snow here -- heavenly not making snow here but they are on other parts you have to call their website. back at home, the sun about to come up in an hour on a day where temperatures are starting off freezing cold north bay valleys upper 20s to 30 in novato, mid 30s concord, live more, mountain view, redwood city upper 30s fremon

this is lake tahoe. take a look at the gondola in heavenly blowing all over the place. sunny and warm the next couple of days. chance of showers coming up with high snow levels around,000 feet. temperatures tonight -- 8,000 feet. temperatures tonight, low 30s, upper 30s and low 40s by the way. highs for tomorrow, looking very nice. mid- to upper 60s and close to 70 degrees in some spots. sunny skies through the day. we'll see mid-60s here for the east bay inland valleys. 65 concord, pittsburg, pleasanton a high of 66. look for readings in the mid 60s from berkeley to oakland. fremont, a high of 67. 60s for san francisco for another day. 62 the high. 67 redwood city and ha pal -- and palo alto. santa rosa we could see some of the warmest weather right here with a high of 70. 66 novato, mill valley. here's the seven day around the bay and no rain in the forecast all the way through next weekend. we'll see sunny and mild weather for the next seven days. >>> they are already testing olympic . ifs in russia for the 2014 games. the olympic president visited two facilities und

just as spectacular as we look out on lake tahoe.the lower right-hand side of the screen should be filled with skiers. should be a lot of white in that picture but it is not happening. beauty is there but i know a lot of people up there are hoping for some rain and some snow and get back to wintertime. >> many people find the new year is good time to get finances in order. if you are buried in debt there is way to get out. >> my credit has been in the dump for a long time. >> reporter: robert looks over his credit report. the san francisco resident wants he got behind in his payments he couldn't catch up. >> it snowballs on you and you can't get back. >> he hasn't had a credit cards for five years. one possible solution is a secured credit card. >> for those who are trying to rebuild damaged credit it's the best way to get back on your feet if you can't get a ordinary card. >> you deposit $300 into an account. that is held in exchange for $300 in credit. consumer action did a survey of secured credit cards. the consumer group likes t

festival will still take place on march 31st. >>> they want to bring the winter olympics back to lake tahoeecutives from squall valley and vail have been elected to the reno tahoe winter games board. the first hurdle will be getting the u.s. olympic committee to choose the resort as its premier resort. >>> thieves steal the bases from an east bay girls softball team. they are part of the union city softball league made up of girls between 4-14 years old. coaches say last week thieves broke into their storage shed at union city park. an estimated $14,000 worth of baseball equipment was stolen. >> it may push back the practice start date. it may push back our start date of the season. because we don't have the equipment to get them going. >> girls all provide their own gloves. they still have to replace the stolen equipment. so far used bats have been donated from teams. the coaches say they still need things like catchers gear and helmet mets. they are hoping to have everything they need in time for the opening day in march. >>> your time is 5:26. in honor of the martin luther king junior ho

and a rare january day at the beach at lake tahoe. >> january 2012. yes. beautiful weather. yep.>>reporter: this group from he can land came for the snow but settled for plan b. >> yes not what we were expecting but it's very peaceful and i think we'll have funny way. pishtion of course it welcome back nice to get some real snow up here soon. in the mean time, there's nothing wrong with enjoying the fine weather while we wait. >> yes it is fun. i'm enjoyin enjoying. having a ball every day. you can't see might as well golf. >> at lake tahoe, george warren, abc 7 news. >>> we double check. that's tahoe not palm desert. unbelievable. spencer is here. >> tahoe seems to be becoming palm desert. long dry mild spell this winter. very unusual. same thing here. long dry mild spell. live view from the high definition east bay camera looking towards san francisco. looking across the bay bridge. view from emeryville and mainly clear night and we have some fog developing later but rate now it's just clear and mild. let's look at some of the unusually warm temperature readings we had today. l

from the lake tahoe baseen in the north to mammouth in the south just a few inches over 9. >> i have been working out my snow dance. >>reporter: we found amanda and brock working on the snow dance. they have been waiting for months for it to snow. last nettable snow fall was in early november. >> this year we have invest more money in skiing. we got a new suv. season passes. we got our ski cabin. >>reporter: no snow. >> no snow. >>reporter: second storm is supposed to pack a punch. for area businesses the new snow is just washington they were hoping for. they saw the hug hugely lucrative thanksgiving, christmas and new year holiday pass by. pain steakly slow. no snow meant no customers. leaving workers with little to do but pray. >> this year has been so dry. all the way around. pretty brutal. >>reporter: ski resort surviving on man made snow. boreal proud the most snow they have ever made in a season. 32 million gallon. to get the real stuff is moreen joychbility wasn't too if you please this has been the first like real real snow obviously but it's nice kind of slushy. >>reporter:

we're talking about maybe a foot, two feet of snow in lake tahoe.t 48 hours it's going to start to get activetive. it will be wind sew tie down loose objects. a great time to clear out the storm drain. you haven't had to do it. we have near-record rainfall potentially measuring it in inches even in the south bay by monday. we're tracking this storm every minute. he's tracking your commute. >> no major problems but traffic is building so we're going to see significant slowing. here we do have a new accident northbound 101. not a major issue. expect a little slowdown coming up to the split. 85 slows here as you head north toward highway 17. 101, speeds into the 40s as you head up toward the airport. we typically see this as the commute begins to build. right here, if you are getting out of milpitas you'll have new metering lights. they are on green so it's not metering but it's getting you used to seeing that. next tuesday they turn it on and meter traffic. we'll see a different flow for city streets. 680 down into the area. 580 out of the altamont pa

stating the obvious. [ laughing ] >> look at all that brown all that depressing brown around lake tahoeere are a few people on that ski lift at heavenly. they did make a lot of snow last night. i think they had 13 runs or something making snow on last night. they will make snow over the weekend it is going to be warm but probably not record highs. some of the clouds still hanging around from ocean -- [ unintelligible ] temperatures look at how cool mid to upper 40s livermore, napa low to mid 50s the rest of us. 45 gilroy low to mid 50s the rest of the monterey bay. today we are going to have partly cloudy conditions fastest breezes over the ocean all breezes cooler today dangerous surf continues until 6:00. mild highs may make a run at a few high temperatures over the weekend. today upper 50s to near 60 concord, antioch, 62 santa rosa. 60 santa cruz the warm winds over the mountains will cool over the ocean as they hit monterey 56° northerly wind there everybody else upper 50s to near 60°. tonight we won't have as much as fog as this morning cool everywhere not in the 30s san rafael, ri

there is a live picture with lake tahoe.hey're expecting snow into the high country around wednesday there is a chance of rain so they need it up there. and here is a view from our south beach camera. look how beautiful it is. official time 5:12 p.m. today's high temperatures ranging from 62 in antioch to 74 degrees in jant cruz. some areas, 77 today. this is a spring like day. 6 in oakland. and other areas into upper 50s to low 60s, chilly tonight, sharply cooler sunday and a potentially wet pattern is set up for next week. and i want to show you overnight readings. there are clear skies 2 in santa rosa and fairfield. lower 30s for concord and livermore. 37 in san swros yeah. and there is mayor the air for tomorrow, poor air quality into the north bai. moderate for the rest of the bay area. and here is what it's going to look like. this area of high pressure will give it mild weather one more day. there are sharply cooler sunday. this cold front drops and jet stream starts to sink a little bit. there is a cooler air mass. w

there is a lovely view of lake tahoe enjoying blue skies. there is snow pack only 14% of normal. but that may be changing. also by the midel of the week there is a chance of rain and snow. to tahoe. much-needed snow as you can see there. this morning it was cold. napa county airport down to 26 degrees. clear lake and fairfield down to mid-70s -- 20s as well. pretty chilly and 37 degrees in san jose. there is cold by morning and mild by afternoon. we're going to go with that pattern again, tomorrow. so there is 50s and 60s, comfortable out there. still. clear, cold tonight z we're looking at cold nights and mild days through saturday but that is going to change into the midel of next week. and this is a spare the air day for thursday. and we have a spare the air going now. so moderate air quality foremost of the bay area. there is going to get cold again, 30 in fairfield. clear skies. upper 20s in napa and jant rosa. 38 in san jose. 34 in concord, you'll notice around the coast and bay moderating affects of the water. there is not so cold there. another system coming through there

records have been set, south lake tahoe mid-50s yesterday and more warmth in the sierra nevada.g up around three, four degrees here, east bay valleys. 63 oakland. san francisco 62. half moon bay about 60 degrees. and in watsonville today upper 670s. the offshore event just getting going today, allowing for the numbers to continue to warm another degree or two tomorrow. that will allow for maybe near 70. then cooler. a little cloudier, but not a whole lot of change through friday. >> and those folks back east, the guys looking at the temperatures, i know they don't appreciate the fact we need rain, they are just saying i wish i were out there. >> but it's strange everywhere. it's mild in places where it shouldn't be so we aren't the only ones. >> thanks, lisa. in sports the nfl playoffs kickoff today and by tonight the 49ers may know who they will be playing next saturday. last night the warriors took on the lakers. here's larry beil with the highlights in the sports. >> good morning. the warriors played the lakers last night. golden state hoping the arrival of little nate robins

but in the end it was maddy bowman, south lake tahoe, came away with top honors. >> luke: the big 900 up top. speaking of up top, all these girls have had those memories of being up at the top of the superpipe with sarah, getting all ready. a lot of them talked about her smile and made them feel so good. skiing on a day like today, being able to hold up the flag for burke, was definitely a big thing. what an honor to take the "w" for maddy bowman. >> todd: grecher bleiler said it best, sarah would want them to charge it as hard as they could. maddy bowman did just that. she is your winner with an 87.50. devin logan second. brit that sigourney in third. tiffany simons caught up with maddy bowman after her victory. >> todd h >> tiffany: congratulations, from sixth to first, describe how that second run went differently for you. >> i came into and it knew i had to lay it all down because it was my last run. i just went for it. once i got past that nine i was like, oh, thanks. that's where i fell on my first run. it was great. i had great coaching at the top. just laid it down. and i'm te

there is lake tahoe reporting 34 degrees there if you're heading to high country we're expecting a mix of rain and snow. there are ridge top gusts could be about 100. prepare for possible delays. finally, snow coming to the sierra nevada. that is big news here. and there is 50s and 50s and there is a freeze warning again tonight. and rainy pattern begins thursday morning and snow coming to the sierra nevada going to be mixed in with rain but will switch into snow. and there is 29 degrees in santa rosa. fairfield livermore down to 26 degrees and there is a freezing in san jose and fremont. 33 degrees in palo alto. looking at concord antioch, 30 degrees. same thing for santa cruz, bundle up tonight. you'll need warm weather clothing in the morning. high pressure here beginning to is one system after another riding in on the jet stream. it's a series of storms headed towards bay area. and so this gun begins on thursday. there is a computer animation beginning tomorrow morning. could see sprinkles up in the north bay. not a lot just cloud cover here. and cloud cover will be increasing, lig

drought concerns in the bay area, and business concerns at lake tahoe ski resort. hillsides and lawns that are normally green are flourishing this time of year. forcing homeowners to turn on their sprinklers. now if you've got the sniffles, you're not alone. stagnant air means nor dust and cranking on the heat makes matters worse. if the dry weather continues, hungry rodents may soon start paying homeowners a visit. >> they usually eat all of the seeds that come from the plants. if that's not available, they're going to move somewhere else and create a habitat in our backyards or homes. >> cover up any holes in your home before the rats and mice find their way in. >> how close are we to drought-like conditions. let's check in with jeff ranieri. >> the numbers are just astonishing. look at this, only 16 days with rainfall so far this season. last year at this time, we had 55 rain days in and throughout the bay area. who's doing the worse? that goes down here in san jose. the last time we had any rain at all was december 15. that was only 0.04 of an inch. san jose ag

look at how green and brown it is around heavenly also all of the lake tahoe area where it should be a little green and a lot of white. shouldn't be seeing any brown at all. i'm afraid that snow survey is going to be very disappointing. outside you can see high clouds still streaming, low clouds hanging. as we talked about this morning they are starting to break up. you can see it on the satellite, the slight offshore wind at the surface starting to push clouds hugging the coast away. slowly erasing some of the clouds in the north bay valleys around the bay shore into santa clara valley where it has been most stubborn clouds keep us in a hazy sunshine during the afternoon. we still have half mile visibility hayward, oakland, it going to take that noontime frame to get rid of the fog. north bay valleys, oakland, redwood city, mid to upper 40s, everybody else in the low to mid fives. monterey bay inland -- we didn't have as much fog mid to upper 50s you can see the tail end of fog did get down to gilroy you are behind now at 51. hazy, late sunshine, mild temperatures this afternoon, cl

this morning, a 34 year-old british man was killed while snowboarding and heavenly ski resort in lake tahoe. it happened last week. the sheriff's department says christopher michael perry cox from great britain was skiing and trying to avoid running into someone else on the slopes that hit a sign post and suffered a blunt force trauma to his chest. >>mark: we will be right that as the kron4 news continues. the fog is pretty thick at the golden gate bridge a really mild morning greed we're looking for a hyatt in the low 60s. it should be another nice afternoon with temperatures near 59. >>justine: we have two new pieces of video the you have to see, first in australia, an angry mob of protesters created quite a security scare for the australian prime minister and an opposition leader. watch as protesters start to get by police. the prime minister and the press and testers on this and that it protesters bashed in windows and threw sticks and rocks. some of the demonstrators even to themselves on top of the convoy as the leaders were taken to safety. in brazil, the search is on for people trap

in fact, there is a slight chance right around lake tahoe. the pressure difference from that high to that low, that will generate wind and we could have winds out of north and northeast gutting to right around 25 to 30 miles per hour as we do head into your friday. for this afternoon, 3:00, we'll call it mild, upper 50s to the 60s. by 5:00, mostly cloudy skies, low to mid-50s. by the evening hours, still cloud and fog. temperatures back down into the upper 40s into the lower 50s. here is a look at the forecast high this afternoon. santa rosa, 64. san francisco in the lower 60s. san jose, 66 and gilroy in the upper 60s as well. here we go with the extended forecast with the weekend in view. clearing skies and warming temperatures into the afternoon but it could be a bit breezy, especially in the hills and then by saturday, torii, warmer locations approaching the 70- degree part. >> what? >> yes, 70 degrees. and a slight chance of a sprinkle into monday morning but no precipitation showing up in the long run. and that will feel like spring in t

stating the obvious. [ laughing ] >> look at all that brown all that depressing brown around lake tahoe. there are a few people on that ski lift at heavenly. they did make a lot of snow last night. i think they had 13 runs or something making snow on last night. they will make snow over the weekend it is going to be warm but probably not record highs. some of the clouds still hanging around from ocean -- [ unintelligible ] temperatures look at how cool mid to upper 40s livermore, napa low to mid 50s the rest of us. 45 gilroy low to mid 50s the rest of the monterey bay. today we are going to have partly cloudy conditions fastest breezes over the ocean all breezes cooler today dangerous surf continues until 6:00. mild highs may make a run at a few high temperatures over the weekend. today upper 50s to near 60 concord, antioch, 62 santa rosa. 60 santa cruz the warm winds over the mountains will cool over the ocean as they hit monterey 56° northerly wind there everybody else upper 50s to near 60°. tonight we won't have as much as fog as this morning cool everywhere not in the 30s san rafael

originally that could bring us some showers looks like north of santa rosa, which means north of lake tahoes well, north interstate 80. we really need a pattern change. just don't see it in the cards next weekend. >> it's been dry cross country, right? >> it has. the jet stream has been far to the north. >> it was so warm in new york city last night as those people were in t-shirts. you know that squirrel monkey named banana sam? he was safely returned to they, san diego zoo this weekend, but what about that $5,000 reward? >>> good evening. i'm laurence scott. tonight we look back at some favorites this past year, including a good sport helping someone learn tok again. coming up in just a bit. [ male announcer ] it's a rule of nature. you don't decide when vegetables reach the peak of perfection. the vegetables do. at green giant, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant fantastic! pro-gresso ] they fit! okay-y... okay??? i've been eating progresso and now my favorite old jeans...fit. o

coming up we will have a live interview with heavenly ski resort in lake tahoe to get a better resultconditions are. >> marty: just one day away from the 49er showdown with the new york giants, on friday san francisco mayor is the, the 49ers president and a former players unveiled the official 49ers flag at seahawk. most of the talk in sight of city hall was about the team's great season. the san francisco police chief says that there will be extra security at the game on sunday. the system on a curve officers will be dressed in new york giants gear. >> the 49ers have asked some of the deepest 49er fans and the city, cops to wear your time and a tire both in the parking lot and seated in the stadium, treat everyone as if you would be treating a cop when you are there. and we have pretty thick skin, we can take so much to watch your language and have a great time ago 49ers. >> marty: kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. >> ysabel: it is crunch time for the 49ers. >> marty: the giants' quarterback in lineman with out with stomach flu earlier this week but he says that he is ready

riding past the greater lake tahoe area. we have a huge dome of high pressure that is going to keep the rain away until right now, computer models suggest february 10. as far as our stats are concerned, 47% of where we should be in san francisco, which is 2 1/3 inches of rain in the bucket for the month. we should have 4 1/2. tonight, overnight, areas of dense fog. tomorrow slightly warmer than today. it's more of a spring-like weather pattern. leading into your weekend with sunny skies, offshore flow. saturday will be warmer than sunday. on shore flow returns to partly to mostly cloudy skies. here's with sports. >> thanks. avoid its first eight-game losing streak in 48 years and tiger woods gets a seven figure appearance to make his 2012 debut. sports is next. 2012... but thanks to a one-point-five million dollr ce fee, his first >>> the pebble beach will be tiger wood's first pga event in 2012. thanks to a $1.5 million appearance fee, his first tournament of the year. he is golf's biggest draw. tiger says he is healthy and

. >> in lake tahoe, no truth to the rumor only 49ers fans are allowed on the slopes. they're making the snow angels. the storm dropped nearly two feet of fresh powder on the slopes and more is on the way. >> leigh: hi there, guys. more snow is on the way. probably pick up as much as three additional feet of snow up there at the 7,000-foot level in the next 24 hours. we have a lot of weather to get through and the brunt of the next system will move through while we're sleeping overnight. the live doppler 7hd showing you scattered showers that are rotating into the heaviest cells north of petaluma. near the stick, a little bit of a break. we can see some cells redeveloping off the coast and those will sweep in as we continue the play there. of course, this rain will intensify as we head to the overnight hours. boulder creek right now pick upg moderate rain, scotts valley and santa cruz, moving from south to northeast. so saratoga will see showers shortly in the north bay, temperatures have cooled considerably, mid-to-upper 40s. with '8at napa. 51 in san francisco. half

many ski resorts in lake tahoe are finally open. ken pritchett is live in donner ski ranch. ken? >> reporter: this was the opening day, and you can see the snowplow getting ready for tomorrow. they did welcome skiers today, and that is because of the series of storms in the past week. it's not the latest opening in history, but it is late. donner ski ranch is a family- owned resort. it does not rely on man-made snow. >> it's a nail biter. the storms in alaska don't drop down. it's been rough. >> reporter: donner usually opens in early december, but it took a weekend storm and three feet of snow to open. >> it's really good for the first snow. i'm not disappointed. i got my board all ready and got on the snow gear. >> reporter: at sugar bowl, the same series of storms allowed it to go from 32 runs open to 62 today. >> got eight lifts open and eying a couple of more for later in the week. >> reporter: john monson from sugar bowl said there was a rush of skiers and no borders. >> the damage has been done as far as the holidays and martin luther king being significant revenue for the

now we are talking about rain and up to six feet of snow in the highest elevations, the greater lake tahoe area by monday and there it is. it's just hanging out there. the northwest eastern area of the state of california future cast wants to bring the rain into about the central bay, about 2:00 in the afternoon. it'll be a wet thursday evening with the south winds ten to 20 and then everybody is wet, extremely wet by friday night as well as a second system rolling in on friday afternoon. thousand we tally up the numbers to about friday at this time. look at these totals, two and a quarter to the south, two to the south. smack intwine over an inch of rain. we could see urban ponding, as far as the flooding on the roadways. temperatures tonight overnight in the 30s and 40s, tomorrow's high 53 do 60. the main story happens to be the first system rolling in tomorrow. a second one friday afternoon. that will carry over to in saturday . then a third rolls in by the end of sunday late afternoon. that is your pinpoint forecast. we have this all fired up. >> yeah. the doppler. very game wing shots

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up in nevado, vallejo, going up toward lake tahoe. if are you driving out here it's hard going around bay area freeways. we showed you highway 80. you have united states 80, you have a lot of slow traffic and as you go toward oakland and berkeley less heavy rainfall. these yellows coming down from the north. they are headed our way and we anticipate heavy rain as that front gets closer. the heaviest rain still in the forecast. up in the mountains its been snow and we had eric up there last night. he showed us snow in blue canyon. some of the warmer air from the south. he has encountered in the last few hours rain and slushy snow. we go live to eric right now, how is it going? >> reporter: you nailed it. we are here at 5,000 feet and are getting a steady rain. i can tell you it's very cold, and it's very windy as we pan over the lights were blowing around and we were on the edge elevation wise where some of it may turn into serious snow. now normally that wouldn't be big news. we are in the season that has been anything but normal. sno

we've needed that snowfall across lake tahoe. we could see anywhere from 6 to 10 inches in that area on saturday. for tonight, numbers staying in the 40s. it's going to be cold with some of that rain but not nearly as cold as it was this week. mid-50s tomorrow with the storm system by the afternoon and seven-day forecast we'll find once again rain lasting all the way into sunday's forecast at this point, guys. >> active seven-day forecast. >> i know. we went from nothing to a lot. > ut we need it, as you mentioned. >> we're back in a moment with our bay area proud series. ng >>> have you heard it yet? flares a new phrase called born digital. if you have a kid and a computer, you know exactly what we're talking about. garmin thomas garvin thomas is here. we both have young kids. their skills are baffling, aren't sne. >> put an ipad in front of them and they know immediately what to do. if you've ever had to call halfway around the world for tech support. it's schools saving money by doing the opposite of outsourcing. kids sourcing

be moving out to the east weakening, but that area of low pressure will set up shop right around lake tahoe and that in combination with high pressure developing that will generate more wind. so a bit of a breeze developing as we head into your friday still sunny skies and temperatures on the mild skies. tomorrow morning show i don't go this, some overcast, here is that central valley fog regrouping it's one of the deals you can have instant drop off in visibility, got the rain showers to our north. close enough you can possibility from drizzle tomorrow morning and then into the afternoon hours and stubborn clock cover we can still have more clouds to deal with even by late tomorrow afternoon and into the evening hours. with that most neighborhood coming down, few -- that means the warmest location in the low to mid-60s. and here is a look ahead you are your extended forecast with weekend always in view. drizzle tomorrow morning, that sun cloud mix for the weekend. >>> the city of san francisco is trying to get school children to drink more water, not the kind you buy at the store. the publ