. >> and a delicate balancing act between the environment and economy at lake tahoe. >> and a live look tonight from the top of mount tam you'll see how wet weather improved outlook for water supply. good evening. this next round of rain isn't a strong storm, but every drop counts in a drought, obviously. spencer? >> you're right. and we're counting many drops now. you can see light rainfall now. you can see that right here in the san francisco area from san francisco and south we have a steady rainfall at the moment. giving you the looping radar, you can see batches of rain beginning and continuing i should saying to move into our direction. nearly 4-tenths in mount st. helena. again, rain continues throughout the evening and overnight hours the totals will grow and we'll have totals later. >> the storm isn't looking like a big rain maker but last two were stronger and wetter. wayne freedman joins us with a look. >> people have been hearing about the drought. bad news, how about good news? this is bon tempe reservoir. it's full. that is excess water from the lake flowing into another l

summer. >>> today the faa starts its investigation into a deadly plane crash near like that hoe -- lake tahoe. a couple crashed about six miles from the truckee tahoe airport yesterday morning. they were flying their single engine piper home from santa ana. 55-year-old tar la farnell was killed and her husband ray was the pilot and right now reported in critical condition. >>> now one reporter on the east coast was sent out to cover the weather. >> instead, the weather covered him. >> there goes a couple of plows demonstrating what i -- what i said. hitting us. all right. there you go. here comes another one. >> oh man. you can hear the photographer too. well, this is in new jersey, the reporter was 20 feet from the road when that happened. and he later joked that a reporter from a rival station must have been driving the plow. >> never had a plow do that to me. that's dangerous. that is -- that plow was really close. >> not to mention he's supposed to be wearing his yellow you know -- >> to be protected out there. yeah. you know what though? i bet you the drivers of the snow plow were laughi

. >> a young bear rescued in lake tahoe is doing well tonight. the bear wandering around appearing to be sick or injured and laid down next to a building. the ski patrol brought him down the mountain. >> our key patroller was in the toboggan with the bear helping administer oxygen to the bear so he was looked after. >> the bear taken to lake tahoe wild mrif care for treatment. he has sore paws he's about 14 months old, weighing only 49 pounds. >> still ahead mounting tensions in ukraine. we'll hear from a stanford diplomat now home >> and abc7 news i team looks into the number of pedestrian deaths in san francisco. finding it's not always the driver's fault. >> why aren't more apartment buildings equipped with sprinklers? one city is taking a step in the right direction. >> frustration mounts for the unemployed looking for help from the [uncle]this is hopscotch,okay? uncle go one,two,one,two,one two,one. [niece]okay! [uncle]okay? [niece]one,two three,four,five,six,seven,eight! [uncle laughing] okay,we go the other way,okay? [niece]one,two,three,f

a bear lake tahoe. and this is just not a beer at lake tahoe it's on the ski slopes at heavenly.t usually see one. that's where he was spotted. if one official saw it was entered the beer was brought into lake tahoe's wild fire care center. x- rays showed no broken bones just open wounds and trauma. employees say this is in direct result of the drought in california. >>: he should still be an hibernation for another month but this weather is so up and down that we are getting chipmunks are coming in month early, robins early. the wildlife is reacting to our drought. >>: but you don't react the same way. when is the age of macquarie bird but a beer. but they are cute and cuddly. they got him on his way and they are scene if they can tell if this is the same exact one that was spotted and photographed on the slopes a couple months ago. does it how did they lift him. he was about 50 lbs. or so. cute and cuddly but a sleep much cuter. wii yes no bento with the bears their policy was doing here around the bay. a little wet under this morning erica. >>erica: this system continues to wo

about 64-degrees with some showers in yucaipa. 51 degrees in lake tahoe. let's time this out for you. just a chance of a couple of sprinkles throughout the afternoon. tomorrow tort commute not too bad. some clouds early on and more sunshine and this next storm system drops in to bring a chance of rain to the bay area wednesday night into early thursday morning. well, how about those temperatures around the bay area today? it is going to be mild. plan on about 68 degrees in morgan hill and 67 in mountain view. about 60 in pacifica and east bay temperatures well into the 60s some places almost 70 degrees. then inside the bay, 64 into san francisco. and by the way, don't forget your sunset time tonight is 6:06. sunrise is at 6:35. next couple of days, we are going to see some unsettled weather. in fact latter part of the weekend maybe more rain headed our way too. none of the big storms but just a chance of the big showers. >> a little more rain. >>> as we've been telling you kpix 5 is a proud sponsor of the cbs bay area local spelling bee. and thousands of s

he was taken to lake tahoe wildlife care center. he is being treated for wounds on his feet and shoulder. he was also underweight so they are trying to fatten him up. the center set up a webcam of the cub and say he is eating well, getting r & r and should be released in a couple of months. >> going to be okay, though. >> yeah. >> we hope. >> i need a little r & r. >> don't we all? >>> nice weather for the weekend would help out. >> you are delivering. >> we are going to get it at least part of the weekend. we are going to see a lot of sunshine beginning today although we are starting out with a couple of patches of thick fog this morning so watch out for that especially near the coastline. otherwise, we got a lot of sun coming our way. sure those clouds look ominous as they approach the coastline. but you know what? high pressure is going to start to build in. that's going to cut off a lot of those clouds. i think maybe just a couple of high clouds cruising overhead. out the door we go. we're looking good. temperatures running in t

. >>> some developing news in the lake tahoe area. a woman is dead and a pilot has some credit 8:00 injuries after a plane crashed near truckee and happened yesterday morning as that plane was traveling from santa ana. kpix 5's cate caugurian in our newsroom now with what we know about that accident so far. cate? >> reporter: frank, investigators welcome back on the -- will be back on the scene trying the figure out what caused the small plane to crash. meanwhile its pilot is recovering in the hospital this morning. an faa spokesperson said the plane crashed in the snowy northern california mountains yesterday. the pilot was identified as 70- year-old ray farnell. he was taken to a hospital in reno. his 55-year-old wife darla was pronounced dead at the scene. they are from tahoe city. their plane crashed six miles southeast from truckee's tahoe airport. it was a chp pilot who spotted the plane wreckage. >> the plane was sitting in a bed of snow. the left wing was torn off. most of the rest of the plane was intact. >> the plane was upr

you already had a day off. >> you were in the -- you were in lake tahoe.our fun. >> i know. >> lawrence and i are calling in sick on friday. >> yes we will. >> okay. >> flamingo and all. >>> yes, time now is 5:50. a surprise interruption to the trial of former olympic trial oscar pistorius. why a journalist covering the case is now under investigation. >> an aspiring college student is suing her own parents because they refuse to pay her college tuition. why she says they should be forced to pay up when we come back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> time to check out the pollen report for today. doesn't look too bad. in fact it's sort of looking pretty good. we've got some clouds out there and we've had showers and that's cleaned out the skies, but by tomorrow wow. heads up in the high category up to 9.8 and even possibly higher on friday. we'll have more weather when we come back. >>> road are slick this morning. here's a live look at the san mateo bridge and check out this new tweet from sf muni. drizzly conditions and please give yourself extra time to get where yo

. >>> the delicate balancing act over the future of lake tahoe is about to play out in court. the sierra club and environmental groups are facing off with the agency to regulates development in tahoe. tonight we'll look at each side claiming that it's the one that actually is protecting the lake. lake tahoe remains an environmental treasure in an area hit hard by economic problems. for decades the economy here was driven by casinos. competition from indian gaming changed everything. >> we saw our economy go into free fall even before the great recession hit. >> businesses shut down. a big construction project went bankrupt and sat unfinished for six years. plans to redevelop aging hotels and casinos struggled to get financing. >> schools closed. we lost populations. >> now, there is cautious optimism in the business community that the worst may be over. >> our feeling is that things are definitely on the way back. >> that abandoned construction project is underway again. and two large developments may be going up soon. one will turn the homewood ski area into a high-end village

tahoe. each side claiming it is the only one protecting the lake.is abc 7 news anchor dan ashley with this morning's assignment 7 report. >> reporter: lake tahoe remains an environmental treasure in an area hit hard by economic progress. for decades, the economy here was driven by casinos. the competition for indian gaming changed everything. >> we saw our economy go into freefall even before the great recession hit. >> reporter: businesses shut down. big construction project went bankrupt and sat unfinished for six years. plans to redevelop aging hotels and casinos struggled to get financing. >> schools closed. we lost population. >> reporter: now there is cautious optimism in the business community that the worst may be over. >> our feeling is that things are definitely on the way back. >> that abandoned construction project is under way again and two large developments may be going up soon. one will turn the homewood ski area into a high-end village and resort, the other at edgewood golf course, about to break ground on a new hotel and 40 homes.

them has formally entered the 2016 race yet. >>> the delicate balancing act over the future of lake tahoegency that regulates development at tahoe. each side is claiming it's the one protecting the lake. here is abc 7 news anchor dan ashley. >> reporter: lake tahoe remains an environmental treasure in an area hit hard by economic progress. the economy here was driven by casinos. the competition for indian gaming changed everything. >> we saw our economy go into free fall even before the great recession hit. >> reporter: businesses shut down. big construction project went bankrupt and sat unfinished for six years. plans to redevelop aging hotels and casinos struggled to get financing. >> we lost population. >> reporter: now there is cautious optimism in the business community that the worst may be over. >> our feeling is that things are definitely on the way back. >> that abandoned construction project is under way again and two large developments may be going up soon. one will turn the home wood ski area into a high-end village and resort, the other at edgewood golf course. the deal requi

in lake tahoe we have 3" to 6" at lake level and up to 14" on the slopes. >> 34 bart trains are on timee train one is on time. no lays if -- no delays if you are on muni. in the north bay we have a crash blocking a lane eastbound 37 through vallejo. it is not causing delays. westbound traffic is moving fine. in the santa cruz mountains this crash is cleared. northbound highway 17, all the slowing has dissipated. walnut creek southbound 680 away from pleasant hill is dry and moving fine. matt? >> the obama administration will extend the march 31 enrollment deadline for people trying to sign up for health insurance but fail to complete the process. the demand is so high they want to make sure anyone who does not have the paperwork done has a chance to enroll. if you miss the march 31 deadline can appeal for an extension to give you until mid-april. >> smoking e-cigarettes will be harder in two counties, the san francisco mayor will sign a law prohibiting electronic cigarettes where regular cigarettes are banned. in senator that clear, supervisors approve add similar measure adding e-cigar

our cameras take you to lake tahoe. stay with us. >>> when it comes to hitting the ski slopes, we all know we're taking a risk, but the question here, what are ski resort the taking to minimize your risk and danger. we went undercover to give you an inside look. >> is there like something written like an operational safety plan, something lake that? >> reporter: it was a simple question. >> we have the trail making policies. >> reporter: that we were told would easily be answered. so if we went, we could see that? >> their safety plan? sure. >> reporter: we first started asking for a safety plan a year ago, after seeing some of the hazards on the mountain first hand. >> this is where they're going to hit. >> reporter: this is a former ski patroller and expert witness against ski resorts. he says dangerous conditions are causing preventible accidents at california ski resorts. like bare patches of ice and worn ski lifts. >> i remember seeing the tips of my skis in front of me and i was launched into the air. >> reporter:

motion it is a narrow line best chance heavy rain is going to be north of sacramento headed to lake tahoe and reno and that area. hopefully we can get a couple of inches of snow. behind the system there is dry and sinking air and that is 9 afternoon forecast with a lot of sunshine but not so warm as yesterday. in the south bay, it is mild stepping out from mid-to-upper 50's and mountain view is 61 degrees. most of us are in the mid-to-upper 50's and 63 in brentwood and a few areas are cooler, at calistoga and 56 in san francisco and for an idea of how light the precipitation is on a normal day when it is raining we cannot see anything from mount tamalpais but we can see something this morning, a sunny afternoon, building warmth for the rest of the week and we will have record warmth. it is possible this weekend as temperatures various to nearly 80 and the mid-80's. the highs today are in the upper 50's to low 60's and mid-to-upper 60's around the bay, close to average. it will be five- to ten-degrees cooler with upper 30's around napa and santa rosa and most us in the mid-to-upper 40's an

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low 70's around fresno and sacramento and mid-to-upper 60's around chico and yosemite and 47 in lake tahoe. safe travels. >> good morning, everyone, want to drive safe? we have c.h.p. high wind advisory if you are driving anything that is high profile be careful. as we take to you concord we have this accident that knocked out power to 4,000 pg&e customer s. it looks like the intersection will have closures and that is going to last until 4:00 this morning, a projection. avoid this area. as we drive away from sfo into the cities it is clear. the commute through the north by southbound 101 the head lits are headed in the southbound direction away from 580 into san francisco at 19 minutes. >> cancer patient could have a tough time finding a doctor because there could be a shortage of cancer specialists the next decade. america will lose 1,500 oncologists with the number of new cancer patients driving 35 percent. small towns will be hardest hit because of medicare cuts. the report is in the annual report of the american society of clinical oncology. >> a new reason for overweight women to she

a live view from the lake tahoe camera. just a few seconds ago the snow was coming down and it has let up. lake tahoe is seeing light snow. it is coming down again. 55 in san francisco and 57 in oakland. san jose 55 along with half moon bay. from our emeryville camera, looks quiet now, but it is not going to be like this tomorrow morning. 49 in santa rosa. most other areas are in the 50s and here is a view from the exploratorium camera. clouds are here. we are looking at a few showers overnight. heavier showers for your morning commute and there is a possibility of thunderstorms with small hail. it is an active pattern and we don't have one more wave to go. we have a couple more storms to deal with. the next wave comes in tomorrow morning. the trough you see here will kick up the intensity of the rain and at 5:00 a.m. we are looking at heavy showers across the bay area. thunderstorm potential at 7:00 a.m. focused in the north bay will keep the threat in the forecast and the showers will become a little more scattered in nat

. >> this is lake tahoe at heavenly resort and you can see they are getting more snow showers as we getome remaining sprinkles here before a little bit of a dry spell. phone: your account is already paid in full. oh, well in that case, back to vacation mode. ♪boots and pants and boots and pants♪ ♪and boots and pants and boots and pants♪ ♪and boots and pants... voice-enabled bill pay. just a tap away on the geico app. ♪ huh, 15 minutes could save you insurance. yup, everybody knows that. well, did you know that some owls aren't that wise. don't forget about i'm having brunch with meagan tomorrow. who? seriously, you met her like three times. who? geico. >>> good morning to you, we have fog swallowing up san francisco and mist and drizzle to boot. you may ned your wipers. we could see an outside chance of a shower but the bulk of the day is dry as our moisture continues to lit to the north. numbers are from the upper 40's to the mid-50's an the bay. it is certainly milder than it has been but the fog is in our east bay valley with four or five miles visibility from concord to livermore so

for lake tahoe, look at all the chances of snow, even into next week. we are make a late push, hope you energy it. >> leave today because you will not need the chains. what is happening across the bay area, motorcycle was mentioned at&t park and the temperatures there and i remind you to take mass transit because it is going to be busy on the surface streets. here is the drive time traffic, northbound 101 to the san jose airport is it will mens minutes. outside, it will be a drive through walnut creek from pleasant hill, traffic is not too heavy if you make it to the 24 junction and a look at san jose as we head to 87 beyond the off-ramp, quiet conditions there. kristen and matt? >> thank you, leyla gulen at 6:42. you would expect a million majors of peanut butter to be on the store shelves are now headed for landfall. >> a murder trial against oscar pistorius is taking a week-long break. >> a suspicion death if a san jose home in the south bay and with have that story from >>> covering benicia, san mateo and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> we c

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a live view from the lake tahoe camera. just a few seconds ago the snow was coming down and it has let up. lake tahoe is seeing light snow. it is coming down again. 55 in san francisco and 57 in oakland. san jose 55 along with half moon bay. from our emeryville camera, looks quiet now, but it is not going to be like this tomorrow morning. 49 in santa rosa. most other areas are in the 50s and here is a view from the exploratorium camera. clouds are here. we are looking at a few showers overnight. heavier showers for your morning commute and there is a possibility of thunderstorms with small hail. it is an active pattern and we don't have one more wave to go. we have a couple more storms to deal with. the next wave comes in tomorrow morning. the trough you see here will kick up the intensity of the rain and at 5:00 a.m. we are looking at heavy showers across the bay area. thunderstorm potential at 7:00 a.m. focused in the north bay will keep the threat in the forecast and the showers will become a little more scattered in nat

it is along interstate 80. 53 in eureka. 54 in lake tahoe. upper 60's to low 70's in chico and sacramento and fresno. 71 in san diego and 77 in los angeles and nearly 90 in palm springs. for lake tahoe, the temperatures are well above the average high of 49. no new snow expected. sue is shaking her head. >> a sad year up there. >> back to the roads here checking with bart they have 27 trains all run on time, and ace run from the central valley is working their way toward san jose and it is on time, as well works no other mass transit problems and back to concord, we have this hit-and-run accident, or, rather, a fatality and will let pass is closed that will open later this morning and concord right now is the best way around that. northbound 101 a car over embankment with debris before 280 and in san jose, 87 northbound there are a few headlights moving north with traffic flowing nicely. >> the chicago studio complex where oprah recovered the talk she for two decades is being sold. a developer is buying the 3.5 acre campus for $32 million. un

>> a young bear is recovering after being rescued at lake tahoe ski resort.s spotted the bear early yesterday morning before the slopes opened. it seem to be sick or injured. officials tranquilized the bear and before the patroller brought the cub down the bear on a sled and add miles per hour stirred oxygen to the bear on the ride down so that he was looked after while he was in the sled on the way down. >> the pair was was -- bird was taken to lake tahoe for treatment. he weighs only 49 pounds and three was cuts on his shoulder and sore paws but it is not clear how he was injured. >> police in montana plan to meet with the prosecution to discuss whether a snow boarder will be charged for triggering a deadly avalanche. the avalanche slammed into a home killing a 68-year-old woman. her husband is hospitalized in serious condition. an 8-year-old boy who was buried has been released from the hospital. officials are trying to determine if the snow boarder broke any laws. >> spring is in two weeks. but because of a blast of arctic air many areas in the mid-atlant

>> i have the lake tahoe report. >> good morning, everyone, it is not going to be snowing this weekend but it could snow next weekend. >> excellent...if you are headed up this weekend, no chains are requiring and 5' at alpine mode doughs and 3 to 3 1/2 hours to make it from there to the bay area, and north star, 5', and easy drive two hours and 50 minutes to boreal. no chains required. have fund. beautiful weather awaits even just to be in the fresh mountain air. >> well wishes from the bay area and beyond to a california k-9 wounded in the line of duty. the attack on bruno leaving him fighting for his life and how his recovery is going so far. >> baseball down under and we will show you how australia is making sure major league baseball feels right at home for the season starter. i'm saving a ton of time by posting them to my wall. oh, i like that one. it's so quick! it's just like my car insurance. i saved 15% in just 15 minutes. i saved more than that in half the time. i unfriend you. that's not how it works. that's not how any of this works. [ male announcer ] 15 minutes for a quot

shows the last hour, you can see where the better radar is to the north of sacramento heading to lake tahoe. we will keep our fingers crossed. we have the tail end of the front and the light greens and barely any dark green so we are going with heavy drizzle to light rain. winds are 14 at sfo and 13 at half moon bay and coming off the ocean so they have a lot of moisture in the air and the cold front is weak with not a lot of lift. sutro tower could not be seen if it was raining with any authority but we can see to the hills. sunny this afternoon, so in umbrella to sunglasses. we will have record highs this weekend. today, though, we are close to average and near rohnert park if santa rosa at 65 degrees and 62 at half moon bay. san jose is at 81 yesterday and only 67 today. tonight, 39 in santa rosa and napa is cool and everyone else is in the mid-to-upper 50's. weak cold front pushing in right now and you can see limited amount of moisture so we are going to get less than .1" with higher elevations up to quarter an inch and at 7:00 it will move through the heart of the bay and into the sou

checking the clarity of lake tahoe. scientist discover about the lake once crystal clearwater. >> sandhya here with the forecast. >> yes. weekend almost here and the tempts will be coming up. but first we have a brief cool down to. i'll be back with the details. >> thanks sandhya. >> facebook founder mark zuckerberg call to the white house. the earful he gave the president. stay here. 7 news at 9:00 is back in just a at 9:00 is back in just a moment. when i was living without insurance, it was very scary. charles not having coverage stressed me out. knowing that i have an insurance card in my pocket gives me a sense of reassurance. i'm in because nobody deserves to be without health insurance. i'm in because my coverage can't be denied. i'm in so i can protect my family and my future. i'm in because she wouldn't take "no" for an answer. i'm in. [ both ] we're in. i'm in. [ female announcer ] everyone deserves health insurance. are you in? go to coveredca.com before the march 31st deadline. >> 16-year-old girl was arreste

a live view from the lake tahoe camera.ust a few seconds ago the snow was coming down and it has let up. lake tahoe is seeing light snow. it is coming down again. 55 in san francisco and 57 in oakland. san jose 55 along with half moon bay. from our emeryville camera, looks quiet now, but it is not going to be like this tomorrow morning. 49 in santa rosa. most other areas are in the 50s and here is a view from the exploratorium camera. clouds are here. we are looking at a few showers overnight. heavier showers for your morning commute and there is a possibility of thunderstorms with small hail. it is an active pattern and we don't have one more wave to go. we have a couple more storms to deal with. the next wave comes in tomorrow morning. the trough you see here will kick up the intensity of the rain and at 5:00 a.m. we are looking at heavy showers across the bay area. thunderstorm potential at 7:00 a.m. focused in the north bay will keep the threat in the forecast and the showers will become a little more scattered in natur

. >>> it appears river otters are making a comeback in lake tahoe. a marine biologist with the u.s. forest service says they have been spotted at south lake tahoe, among other areas, for the first time in decades. river otters have also been returning to bay area waterways. in fact, in the past two years, the river otter ecology project has recorded about 600 otter sightings right here in the bay area. >> always look like they are having a good time, too. >>> coming up, march madness is in full swing. >> but it may be hard to believe, but the perfect bracket still does exist. now the man behind it is hoping to get back his chance at a billion dollars. we'll explain. . >>> an illinois man still has a perfect march madness tournament bracket. it's the only one left on the  yahoo! sports website that has not been busted, but brad binder says he was in such a hurry, he forgot to enter the billion dollar bracket challenge issued by warren buffett. he's hoping buffett will grandfather him into the contest. he's hanging by a thread with just a few seconds in a game where he's picked syra

. >>> biologists say river otters are making a home at lake tahoe.the forest service says the otters have been spotted in south lake tahoe among other areas for the first time in decades. otters have also been returning to the bay area. >>> for america's national past time may soon be getting -- to make opening day a federal holiday. hall of famer ozzie smith launched that effort at white house.com. so now it's up to the president to make that happen. opening day is march 31st. a state holiday that honors cesar chavez. >> it already is a holiday. >>> and we go through the run down of today's game and big third round upset. >>> the warriors battle the best team in the nba, the san antonio spurs. sports wrap with joe fonzi is coming up next. >>> good evening everyone, welcome to this saturday night edition of sports wrap. for the second straight time in oakland the spurs rested two of their key players tonight it was duncan and janobli. andrew bogut turns it over and it's mills to greene. warriors got back in it with a 17-6 run to close off the first h

he was taken to the lake tahoe wildlife care center. there he is.is being treated for wounds on his feet and a tough shoulder. he was underweight in a big way so right now they are trying to fatten that bear cub up. the care center set up a webcam of the cub and say he is eating well and should be released in a couple of months. >> good he is doing well. >> gets to go home in the sierra. >>> it is 5:25. the meat recall linked to a bay area slaughterhouse is getting worse. the major retailers now warning their customers. coming up. >> reporter: i'm cate caugiran live in hayward where three people including a toddler had to jump out of a second story window after their apartment caught on fire. we'll have the details in a live report. hales corners, wisconsin. nice pass by alyson dudek. can she hang on to that spot? and she does! [ male announcer ] with the u-verse wireless receiver, your tv goes where you take it, allowing inspiration to follow. ♪ [ dad ] looks pretty good, right? [ girl ] yeah. [ male announcer ] switch to u-verse and add a wireless

looks like numbers around the state, 70s in the central valley, 56 degrees in lake tahoe and 66 into monterey bay. starting out with low clouds and fog early this morning. then the offshore winds begin to kick in late in the day and overnight tonight into early tomorrow morning, low clouds and fog are gone and not come back for the weekend. temperatures are going to be running up as high as 73 degrees in san jose today. 71 in milpitas. cooler 63 in pacifica. east bay numbers mostly sunny skies up into the 70s. then inside the bay you'll see those numbers in the 60s and also the 70s. next couple of days, we have plenty of sunshine coming our way. up into the 80s in the warmest spots. then we'll begin to cool things down a few more clouds coming our way this next week and by the way, yes! that's right. st. patrick's day is coming up on monday. should be mostly sunny. >> you're sporting the green already. >> a little early. >> are you calling in sick monday? >> i'm here. >> i hope you watch that this weekend. >> i will. >>> this year, kpix 5 will host the spelling bee on kpix.com. frank

winter storm warning in effect for much of the lake tahoe area.ook at incline village with heavy snow there the last 15, 20 minutes. tahoe city and blue canyon this evening they were reporting very heavy rain. since then the temperatures have dropped. now it has turned to snow. back home, looking towards the bay bridge, san francisco, 53, san jose, 52 degrees. we are reporting some clear sky in santa rosa. that's why the temperatures there is in the upper 40s. livermore at 52 degrees as well. here's a look at my forecast highlights. looking for the showers ending overnight with a nice dry day tomorrow for the most part with some sunshine in the forecast and thicken in the clouds and heavy rain and strong winds monday afternoon. here is a look at the pacific satellite. here is the clearing behind this front. just pushing on to the south. the clear patch is what we get into for your sunday. expect this rainy system to move on out of here. what will be our sunny breaks for sunday. maybe mist and drizzle tomorrow morning and we thicken the clouds up b

. >> well, it looks as though river otters are back at lake tahoe.hey are reporting sightings at the mammals. a woman at the wildlife care center said it's been 25 years since she's heard of a otter sighting in the area. river otters have been known to live in the tahoe basin for decades but this is the first time they have been seen at the lake. so the otters are back and so is the snow for lake tahoe. >> that's right, by tuesday they are looking at snow. right now the fog continues to dissipate around the bay. here's our sutro camera. temperatures in the low 50s, going for about 65 today. so warming up a wit before we cool down and bring back the rain. the forecast is next. >> also next, free mortgage help for homeowners facing foreclosure. but time is running out to take advantage of the opportunity. >> welcome back. it's 9:34 on this sunday, march 23rd. thanks for joining us this morning. a beautiful shot here of our iconic coit tower. 65 degrees for san francisco today. lisa argen will be along in 30 seconds or less with your accuweather forecas

at 72 and palm springs at 83 and low-to-mid 70's around fresno and 47 in lake tahoe the coldest daye to average. look at the near record warmth on friday, saturday, and sunday. hard to get snow when it is in the 60. back to leyla gulen and the only commute. >> good morning, everyone, at 6:41. we have an accident in fremont tie up the traffic but i will talk about the drive time traffic at 44 minutes and 680 southbound from dublin to mission boulevard south at 4 1 minutes and you will see the slow downs beyond that. it is in the red. that is because of the accident i was telling you about at parkway the nimitz is locking better. here is aye -- 85 at 101, and looking good. and we have slowing from the nimitz away from castro valley away from northbound 238. >>> newlyweds get a honeymoon they probably were not expecting, what led delta to kick a groom off the flight. >> get your lucky numbers, the jackpot frenzy ahead of the mega millions drawing. >> breaking news with a water main break with a life report from the scene. >>> covering santa rosa, berkeleys san jose, and all the pay are

. >>> and lots of snow has fallen at heavenly mountain resort in lake tahoe. snow is expected in the sierra through thursday. remember that you can track the rain in the bay area using live doppler 7hd on our abc7 news weather app. you can download it on our website, abc7news.com/apps. airport officials expect things to be back to normal today after a computer glitch at san francisco international that caused delay pass and a lot of frustration last night. the problems began early yesterday morning and led to huge backups for arriving international travelers. these are pictures of the long backup at customs. one woman from germany said she stood in line for two hours. >>> it has been 23 days since malaysian airlines flight 370 disappeared and the number of days to track down the plane and the black box are ticking away. only lasts 30 days after a crash. a warship with a black box detecter is departing from australia today to join the search. abc7 news reporter david wright has the latest. we will try to get you that package in just a few minutes. we do have it

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this is all if news for ski resorts around lake tahoe. >> finally. in the east pay we have a stalled vehicle not an accident but westbound 580 at the bay bridge you are slowed down because of the stalled vehicle at martin luther king jr. way and it is reported at 980 overpass is a couple of lanes are blocked. a wide shot of the bay bridge traffic is bidding at treasure island and clear into san francisco and eastbound side we have construction that lasts until 2:00 this afternoon from san francisco to the flat so that could slow down the commute. >> you will soon be able to walk next to the rocky cliffs of devil's slide and look over the pacific opening on thursday afternoon. san mateo county resurfaced the road and made other improvements the last year. the trail is a segment of the california coast trail. >> there was a capture and release of 14' hammerhead shark. >> whoa, whoa, whoa! >> young men were hauling the 700-pound shark on the beach a group that specializes in name tight februarying -- nighttime fishing for large sharks. >> they released

heavy snow in the sierra and 2' at 7,000 feet at lake tahoe. >> if you are dragging yourselves, get goings soon as possible because we have plenty of traffic. here is a look at 580 from the a pat through livermore to the dublin interchange taking you 49 minutes. in oakland, at 23rd we have a big rig dump truck that caught fire with oakland fire department putting it out with top speeds and a dim. a look outside at the richmond-san rafael bridge the toll plaza is loading up. >> time now is 6:41. anthony weiner's bid for mayor did not work out and the new job for the former congressman. >>> a palo alto neighborhood evacuated. a police stand off kept families out of their homes >>> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> developing news from the peninsula, the search is still on this morning for burglar whose forced people in palo alto to evacuate their homes last night. >>> amy hollyfield has that story. >>> it was a tense night in palo alto and the home was 51ed by police for five hours. police say a woman came home and interrupted a bug hea

. >>> it looks as though river rot otters are back at lake tahoe. they have been seen at fallen leaf lake, and it's been 25 years since they've heard of an otter sighting in the area. river otters have been known to live in the tahoe basin for decades but the first time they've been seen at the lake. >>> up next question join a group of bay area kids learning from a world chess master who is also just a kid himself. >>> meteorologist leigh glaser is up next with a look at when the rain is expected to return. >> march madness for the women today. cal holds off fordham and stanford >> the queen's gambit were on display in san francisco today. names of chess moves used by more than 300 kids scholastic chess championship. the goal was to get kids more interested in chess. some of these we talked to had their first moves planned out. >> i move the knight. it can jump over pieces. >> i use any knights and pawns and my queen. >> the opening move is usually the knight or two pawns. >> two pawns. >> they all want to be like this guy. 17-year-old daniel of fos

. >>> looks likotee otters are ba at lake tahoe.hey have been known to live in the tahoe basin for decades but this is the first time they've been seen at the lake. >>> up next on abc 7 news at 9:00we will learn from a group of kid learning from a chess master who is also just a kid himself. >>> and we will look what the rain is expected to return. >>> women's first round matchup highlights coming up. >>> the when i was living without insurance, it was very scary. charles not having coverage stressed me out. knowing that i have an insurance card in my pocket gives me a sense of reassurance. i'm in because nobody deserves to be without health insurance. i'm in because my coverage can't be denied. i'm in so i can protect my family and my future. i'm in because she wouldn't take "no" for an answer. i'm in. [ both ] we're in. i'm in. [ female announcer ] everyone deserves health insurance. are you in? go to coveredca.com before the march 31st deadline. . >> covering all the bay area, this is abc 7 news. >> the sis illian defense were on

lake tahoe will be warmer-than-average with chance of rain next tuesday.ednesday. >>> in the east bay headed to fremont we have an accident with four or five vehicles involved southbound 680 a chain reaction crash. we have one lane blocked with slowing approaching mission boulevard. watch out for that headed down the sunol grade we have a slow down. we are at top speeds away from highway 84. north of 84 you can see how busy it is. 40 miles per hour and slowing starts around stoneridge and then bumper-to-bumper traffic and slow around buchanan and the amount pass will be 41 minutes from tracy to dublin. >> the first day of spring in a few hours so big business for retailers with discounts a big box chain is offering to get you in the doors. >> a peninsula burglary take as violent turn with details ahead. >> and breaking news story. the crews off the cost of australia make a new find in the certain for malaysia airlines flight 370. they are trying to find what the satellite images >> covering los altos, petaluma and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> rig

when officials saw it was injured, they brought it to the lake tahoe's wild life's care center. employees say that this is and results of the drops that is happening in california. >> we are getting the check box coming out, rabbits and the wildlife is reacting to the drought. >> officials all looking into whether this bear is the same as the one that was photographed on the slopes two months ago. >> the time is 8:68 a.m.16 a.m. >> it is really slow traffic for the east bay. it could just be the wet pavement but look at the drive time. 42 minutes for the east shore freeway. this is shorter than usual. normally this is backed up by highway 4. it is 28 for a back up into the caldecott tunnel. this is way beyond children's hospital. this is the log best approach. your ride on friday it was all is still 20 minutes from level more into the dublin exchange. the 101 ride has also changed. it is now 35 minutes. it is about 5 to 6 minutes over the normal commute. there was an earlier current problem on the peninsula that had cleared up. the south out 1 01 ride is still quite heavy. throu

there's a friend of ours up in lake tahoe.e're looking at sunny breaks throughout the afternoon. chance of showers continue into tomorrow and rain chances for the middle of next week. so march, so far, is cooperating and bringing us a little bit more in the way of wet weather. so there's the low. it continues to sink to the south and east allowing for the showers to pull away from the bay for the rest of the day today. chance of showers from the next system that will miss us for the most part tomorrow. and here's where we are concerned about naflash floodin. heavy rain is here from monterey down to the big sur coast and this is where the burn area has all of that mud and with nothing holding it in place, we are worried about mudslides there. a high surf advisory until 3:00. very dangerous from san francisco, ocean beach, sneaker waves possible, up to 20-foot waves for monterey. here's the plan for the rest of the day. at 1:00, the coast will see light showers, breaks throughout the rest of the day and throughout the early even

he was in lake tahoe. what's cool about your school?ination to coolschools@kpix.com. we may feature your school right here on our show. ,,,,,, hales corners, wisconsin. nice pass by alyson dudek. can she hang on to that spot? and she does! [ male announcer ] with the u-verse wireless receiver, your tv goes where you take it, allowing inspiration to follow. ♪ [ dad ] looks pretty good, right? [ girl ] yeah. [ male announcer ] switch to u-verse and add a wireless receiver today. ♪ >> good morning, everybody. we had a couple of guys missing in action yesterday. tiger woods withdrew from the honda classic with a bad back. lawyer center jermaine o'neil apparently lost his passport or it was stolen and missed the warriors game in toronto. it was a winnable game. you're not going to win the game when you turn the ball over three times in the final couple of minutes. here comes demarcus de rosen. 32 points. 104-98. no jermaine o'neill. two double-doubles. number three, arizona wraps up the pac-12 over sanford. sharks taking on the jersey. for t

. >>> the water clarity at lake tahoe is becoming murky with a report say the water is clear to 70' but that was 5' lets than -- less than the rest year but better than 1997 when you could now see beyond 64'. the clarity is measured by dipping a white disk into the water to see how far down it is visible. in 1968 you could see the disk could be seen at 102'. >>> since we lived in minnesota i cannot get my family to go near snow. >> there is this highway. 80. takes you opposite of the lake. >> have to do that. >>> here, though, we will track the fog with the thickest in santa rosa at three-quarters of a mile visibility. the next rainstorm...it could be a while. five miles in novato and half moon bay and everyone else is doing well although we have low clouds this morning. to the south we have 46 in san jose and campbell and saratoga and cupertino and santa clara at 45 and alum rock is cool at 42. los gatos is warm at 53 and mountain view at 50. we have 54 in san francisco and alameda and half moon bay and mild in danville compared to yesterday and ten degrees cooler yesterday and 49 in l

. >>> it looks as though river rot otters are back at lake tahoe. they have been seen at fallen leaf lake, and it's been 25 years since they've heard of an otter sighting in the area. river otters have been known to live in the tahoe basin for decades but the first time they've been seen at the lake. >>> up next question join a group of bay area kids learning from a world chess master who is also just a kid himself. >>> meteorologist leigh glaser is up next with a look at when the rain is expected to return. >> march madness for the women today. cal holds off fordham and stanford had welcome to the farm of jack. there's a curly fry tree. and a chopper out back. there's a barn full of buns. and a thing you gotta try. a critter that makes burgers with bacon inside. boooorrrk- it's beef and pork! get bacon in your burger. jack's new bacon insider has a juicy beef patty with bacon mixed right into it, plus bacon strips and bacon mayo on a new gourmet brioche bun. boooorrrk - it's beef and pork! get bacon in your burger. moooiiink. >> the queen's gambit w

mother nature will not make any snow in lake tahoe.shows it is warm near record highs in the low-to-mid 60's and warmer-than-average next week. safe travels. leyla gulen? >> it is slow on 880 in the southbound direction south of 238 and over the altamont pass. it is clear away from the peninsula beyond sfo and toward san francisco it is clear with who accidents to report and 10 minutes gets you from sfo to third. in richmond-san rafael bridge, you can see the traffic is funneling in to the tolls but it will only be 13 minutes to head across the water. across the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights were turned on from the maze to san francisco. the san mateo bridge is quiet. we had early stall cleared now from the high-rise. traffic is building to the peninsula at 14 minutes. >>> 6:41. dannon is making a major change to a yogurt. >> ahead, the new evidence suggesting the disappearance of flight 370 is no accident. >> my god. oh my god. what is your maim? what is your name? >> college students remain camped out on a campus in the pay a