surfers are riding the waves at lake tahoe. yes, it is lake tahoe. not the ocean. a lake. check out this clip taken in lake tahoe. strong wind is churning up the water and turning itine ocean like swells. the sheriff posted photos of the breakers on its facebook page. >>> people have traded their cars for kayaks. paddling down center street this afternoon. if you look that truck, there is a green truck, the water is about a foot deep there. you see the water by the tires. it has been very wet and reminds me of the river, the russian river when it has been really wet, people go out in their boats and make the best of it. >> it came this morning. we are still feeling the effects. >>> bill in the weather center. >> after this morning's down pours and the pictures that have been generated, things are backing down. it is still raining out there. moderate and heavy rain but nothing, nothing like the rain we saw mid-morning time. i want to show you. this is radar. that is last night. late. this mork. 1:00 a.m -- this morning. 1:00 a.m. this morning. this is 3:00 a.m. raining. rai

they are getting some snow around south lake tahoe, kirkwood and bear valley. so the areas shaded in purple have a winter weather advisory in effect until 8:00 p.m. tonight, anywhere above 4,000 feet generally expecting three to about six inches of snow. but the winds are picking up. that means the blowing snow will create poor visibility. there are travel delays and chain requirements especially on i-80 if you are headed in that direction. we also have a beach hazard along the coast until 6:00. especially along the west-facing beaches for increased risk of sneaker waves and rip currents. let's go outside. live look on the exploratorium camera showing a beautiful shot. the sunshine is back out but the winds are keeping it cool across the region. the forecast calls for a cool and breezy christmas day on the way. much colder nights ahead, some of the coldest air we have seen this season, and a drier pattern is ushering in the new year. temperature-wise, it's cool. temperatures are dropping this evening, 57 in oakland. 54 san jose. 55, san francisco. napa currentl

at lake tahoe. people taking advantage of the wind and riding the waves a thet lake -- at the lake.er temperature in this case, 50 degrees. >> that would account for the wet suit out there. >>> bill martin, have you ever surfed lake tahoe? >> no. always wanted to. there is a whole culture up there. the wind blows across the lake. it is surfable. i have seen good size waves over there. today was a big time storm. wind gusts at the lake tahoe area, sugar bowl, wind gusts over 140 miles per hour. we had wind gusts around here that were 50, 60, 70 miles per hour. it was blowing. rainfall accumulations, more populated areas. over 3 inches of rain, look at san jose, 1.69 inches, that is san jose. you get in the hills, talking over a half foot of rain. some places 7, 8 inches of rain. massive stuff. urban and small stream flood advisory into the next few hours. it did stall this afternoon. a wave developed on the front. when a jet stream gets in here, you get rotation, it stalls the front. see how it lingers? heavy rain in the coastal hills by ben lomond. davenport area. heavy rain in san

the airline routs you through san francisco, puts you on a smaller plane into lake tahoe, but you just get off the plane in san francisco. the airlines -- that can be cheaper than actually booking a one-way fare to san francisco but the airlines don't want you to do it. why? >> right. because in actuality they're losing money because they can charge these higher prices when you have a direct flight. when people are paying cheaper flights and not taking that second leg, they're upset about it, but i personally think if i was an attorney for the airlines, i would argue that when you agree to purchase a ticket, there's a contract involved, and part of their policy is that this practice is forbidden. >> that's their policy, but, eric, they're not losing money because you're not occupying the seat on the second plane. they're not burning the fuel to lift you in the air. >> i agree. and united is being the unfriendly sky wasies with this. the question comes into play why would they do this? why would they be upset if someone is saving money? because the airlines have raised rates and said th

that is a look at lake tahoe. it is cold.to see temperatures reaching the single digits overnight. one of the long of the nights of the air so the dry air mass and less wind is causing chilly conditions tonight. expect those to persist. a look at traffic. the san mateo show as high wind advisory and high profile vehicles, be careful. 101 from san francisco to sfo is 10 minutes and 14 minutes from 238 to the maze and 11 minutes from 85 to the san jose airport. >> in the news, shoppers looking for after christmas deals in san francisco's union square could be met by a rest this afternoon, demonstrators will be protesting the recent shooting deaths of two blackmen by white police officers. on christmas night a similar protest in oakland turned ugly with smash the witnesses and other damage to businesses. amy hollyfield is in union square. >>> the organizers of the event do not want it to look like last night's protest. they do want people to pay attention. here is what it looks like last night, it turned violent. vandals made su

. >> plows at lake tahoe working nonstop. caltrans recording this video of crews making sure that i-80 at donner pass is passable. if you're headed to the area, chains are required on all vehicles going westbound, except those four-wheel drive with snow tires. also, just a better idea not to head through the area in the first place. >> yeah, you have the typical video, i have the nontypical video, scott. this, believe it or not, is lake tahoe. folks are surfing there. waves were so big yesterday, two people grabbed their boards and paddled out. they were even able to stand up. some waves reached as high as seven feet. >>> well, still to come, stars not allowed to talk about that new movie at the premiere itself. why sony shut down the interviews coming up. >>> well, this could be one of the strangest movie premieres on record for a big movie in hollywood. no interviews allowed last night at the premiere of sony pictures film "the interview." >> while the investigation continues into the hack attack targeting the company. in l

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believe it or not, that's lake tahoe. we call it alpine surfing. ally, as you know the lake is pretty flat. but these 7 foot waves were created. they took the photos and posted them to their own facebook page. >>> from surfer toss kayakers, we've seen just about everything today. this was on main street in heelsburg. kayak, the favorite mode of transportation for this man. jodi hernandez is in the area with more on the north bay flooding. >> reporter: this storm has slammed this city. some, as you see, have found ways to enjoy it. it's a day for chills and thrills in the area. folks are turning the floodwater into their own personal playground. >> it's pretty awesome out here enjoying the floods and the rain. this is called white skating. it's like white boarding. >> did you ever think you would do it in the safeway parking lot? >> no, definitely not. >> in town, business owners are not entertained. several feet of water flowed into the downtown area early this morning making a mess of things. >> trying to get the water out. it was pretty crazy. luc

. >>> 140-mile-per-hour winds caused big waves at lake tahoe in nevada. look at this, high winds damage homes but it did not stop the surfers. some of the waves were six to seven feet high. i'm not used to seeing surfers in lake tahoe, are you? >> never. that's pretty remarkable. the winds that are needed to be able to do that are incredible. that's what we had with this storm. this storm lived up to what we feared. the power outages from the downed trees. our other fear was mud and debris flows. up to this point, haven't heard of many. that has changed. let me tell you where we are now. so far, we got two to three to four inches, five inches of rain in many different areas throughout the region. the rain shifted, out of the san francisco area, it is bound through santa barbara. oxnard pretty hard. l.a. is getting very heavy rain. it is this area right up in here, just to ventura county, 40 miles outside of l.a., we had very heavy rain overnight. there was a fire that took place in this region about a year ago. and there has been a mud and debris flow. th

thousands are expected at the snow globe music festival in south lake tahoe. the festival starts today. it ends new year's day at 1:00 a.m. organizers expect 14,000 people at this three-day event. if you will be going prepare four yef for cold weather. the high today in south lake tahoe will be 39 degrees. >>> on tuesday and wednesday, the highs are expected to be in the low 20s. >> everyone needs to get ready for cool weather. >> all right. >> exactly. >>> 7:12. did you receive a gift card for the holidays that you really don't think you will use? multiple options are popping up to help you trade them in but there is a catch. coming up in 25 minutes, why getting what you really want will cost you. >>> the giants clinching another world series win and that catch there, one of the biggest sports moments of 2014. up next we'll look at some of the other moments that made headlines. >>> you can repeat that moment over and over again. good morning, everybody. we're keeping a -- an aon the bay area traffic -- an eye on the bare traffic. >>> a lot of reports of cloud

. >>> if you are heading to lake tahoe for new years eve, expect a lot of company for you. thousands are expected at the snow globe music festival in south lake. s festival starts today and end new years day at 1:00 in the morning. organizers expect 14,000 people at this three-day event. that is up 4,000 from last year. if you are going, prepare yourself for pretty cold weather. the high today in south lake tahoe will be 39 degrees on tuesday and wednesday temperatures are expected to be in the low 20s. it has been two years since a petaluma woman had died. was found behind a snow bank a couple days a after she was reported missing. autopsy results show she died of hyperthermia and she also had drugs in her system. >>> now with the new year a few days away we did want to take a quick look back at some of the good, the bad, and the most controversial moments in bay area sports. >> there was a lot to talk about. one of the most talked about moments 49ers defensive tackle ray mcdonald here was arrested in september on domestic violence charges. the alleged violence occurred aft

is yourching at lake tahoe.s exactly what -- surfing at lake tahoe, that's exactly what some people did. they make sure they had wet suits because the water is frigid. >> about 50 degrees. >>> so what do you do when the rain floods your brewery? you grab a beer and get in a raft and enjoy a beverage of course. we got these pictures from the lagunitas brewery in petaluma. that's approved over there by roberta who is clapping away. the floods canceled tours but didn't stop the beer lovers from having the beer and having a little fun. >>> we would like to see your pictures, too, from the big storm. upload your photos and videos at kpix.com or you can connect with us on twitter using the hashtag kpixtv. >>> the russian river is flooding and it is still raining up in the north bay right now. we'll take a look at the levels and some of the warnings. ,,,,,, i'm the first to admit, i'm not the best student. i got into my back-up college, but on the acceptance letter it did say, please be aware, you barely squeaked in."

wednesday is looking cloudy and thursday is also looking pretty dry, but, we have snow in lake tahoe, we will have snow in lake tahoe on monday, tuesday and wednesday coinciding with the same storm so it is looking up in that respect and we should not have the flooding with the next system as we have with this one. >> hope it stays okay. >> more news right new. we would like to thank you for all the images you have sent during and after the storm yesterday. here are a few of our favorites taken shows firefighters rescuing several pets from a flooded building in healdsburg. remember, we want want to see wr where you live and you can mail them to us at ureport@kgo-tv.com or post them on our abc7 news facebook page or share them with us at twitter@abc7newsbayarea. >> ready for the next perfect pet? stick around and meet curry, the little one. at 3:00, on rachel ray, carrie underwood hangs with rachel and talks about her and for many, it's a struggle to keep your a1c down. so imagine, what if there was a new class of medicine that works differently to lower blood sugar? imagine, loving y

. >>> all this wet weather is paying off for the lake tahoe ski resorts and last week the storms dropped up to 2' of snow and pick up a few morisms yesterday -- a few more ins yesterday. local merchants like what they see. >> this is what we love, what the althoughs call white gold where it keeps snowing and each day our guest visitors whether they are skiing or snowboarding they fill in the day before or night before and you go back in and it is a new mountain but can see it is ideal. >> in is what interstate 80 looked like yesterday afternoon. keep the contains many. -- keep the changes handy. conclude out our weather app free on apple app and google play and we have more information at abc7news.com abc7news.com/apps. >> from pakistan, 126 people, mostly students, have been killed in a taliban attack on a school in the northwest area. the taliban stormed the military school and started shooting ran democratly. dozens have been injured. there are students from grade 1-10. commandos arrived and exchanged gunfire with the gunmen. several attackers had bombs and blew them receives up. nick

i hope i have to deliver is what you wanted: lake tahoe is looking at snow. headed up to the eke, you are going to be in for a treat with snow and cold conditions for us there with single digit temperatures expected overnight with clear skies and not a single cloud in the sky. winds are still breezy in some areas especially if our higher elevation at 25-miles-per-hour gusts in forward and 18-miles-per-hour gusts at half moon bay and at 21 miles per hour at san francisco airport and six miles per hour at hayward. we are still looking at breezy and that is what kept our temperatures on the warmer side, we are spenting to see them cooler than they were overnight. however, the winds, the frozes, -- the brings will subside and with longer nights and is going to bring our temperatures cooler with forecast expected near the bay and the coast. into the weekend we have instability near us keeping the temperatures mild over the weekend. by the beginning and middle of next week you could see a possible shower, a little bit too early to say. however, expect to see possib

today, very blustery conditions across the state with 40's and 50's in the lower elevations and lake tahoesnow today and they will have at least 48 hours with below freezing temperatures before warming trend. >> if you are headed up to lake tahoe you will need chains on highway 88 and 50 and i-80 you will need chains or snow tires. you need to drive prepared. at home, 680 southbound from walnut creek to dublin is 14 minutes and 101 is looking good and from the santa cruz mountains into los gatos is 24 minutes. >>> new year's day is two days away and it is a race against the clock to put the finishing touches on floats in pasadena. >> floorists and designers and volunteers have their hands full^. it taxis 80,000 hours of manpower and 1,000 people to put on the colorful event. float makers have to follow strict guide lines. every square inch has to be covered in a natural material including fresh flowers and seeds and while grasses. this year's theme is "inspiring stories." >> special olympian will be at the rose parade and will ride on the spell olympics net. her family heads to pasadena. s

this surf on lake tahoe. the gusty winds made for impressive waves for surfers. on lake tahoe. >>> in oregon, a homeless man was killed when a tree toppled on his tent in mt. ashland. his son said the tree fell across his arm and chest. the son said he tried to give his dan cpr. it was too late. >>> in downtown portland, metal shattered a window in a lawyer's office. people had to duck for cover fast. >> it was coming so fast, i had about one second to turn away from the window so my back was to the window. it blew in and shattered glass went everywhere. papers, it was like being in a tornado. my papers in my office were flying in all directions. >> one of the lawyers suffered a cut to the face. no one else was seriously hurt. is there any relief in sight for the west coast? let's get to meteorologist derek van dam for an early look at the weather. some of the pictures are just amazing. >> impressive stuff. winds in excess of hurricane force. i have good news to report. the rain is slowly starting to subside in san francisco bay area. the national weather service

now, a look at another record high in lake tahoe, 55 degrees and mid-70's down in southern california and check out what is going to happen tomorrow in lake tahoe, 3-6" of powder for you to ski on if you are headed up in for the holidays. they will make snow the rest of the week with highs in the 30's and 40's. leyla gulen? >> we will look at...the san mateo bridge still clear with no accidents. in the north bay we have clear conditions and continuing in the southbound direction no delays threw lucas valley and san rafael. drive time traffic 680 southbound walnut creek to dublin is 15 minutes. santa rosa to san francisco is 53 minutes and from one to los gatos is 24 minutes. >>> it is 4:56. this stretch of street in san francisco is ranked first in a new top ten list of the best bicycle lanes in america. a bicycling group conducted the survey and it allows bicyclists to go against the flow of traffic near market street. >> if you plan to give gift cards this holiday season you may find it worthwhile to remind people to actually use they. retailers say gift cars sales hit $124 billion

-- in mop tables above lake tahoe which is good news for the drought with the snow turning interestf and be piped to communities across the state a few of which have lifted water restrictions. >> at 6:45 nick will show us more on the preparations ahead of the big storm. >> join us half an hour early tomorrow morning at 4:00 a.m. to give you our best storm watch coverage with up-to-the-minute weather and traffic with our morning team. that is all of us, we will be here starting at 4:00 a.m. >> switching gears to our other stop story, the east bay city is now the largest target of vandals take part in ongoing protest over police brutality. van dams hit a and bank of america and other businesses. amy hollyfield? >> this store lost its windows with the concrete used to smashed windows were last behind, one of four businesses damaged. miss say met of the damage was focused on san pablo avenue including bask of american and 7-eleven with liquor stolen, a coin machine was taken, cash drawers were taken. residents are waking up to damage. protesters broke weapons of cars parked in front of

it was windy enough to churn up waves big enough to surf at lake tahoe. surfing, at lake tahoe!that is exactly what some people did. they made sure they had wet suits on because that water is very, very cold. >>> so whose idea was this rain thing again? we had the drought thing. and then the rain, rain, please rain. please, we need rain. >> you don't know. they said are we getting a ton of rainfall? yes, we are getting a ton of rainfall. >> no talking for another year. >> a lot of folks mentioned on facebook and twitter they have never experienced that. they could have lived here 60 years, an entire day from start to finish where the rain does not stop. that was you in the north bay. didn't stop all lay dong. in the south bay, it began right before lunchtime, didn't stop for you. san jose, this is your wettest day in 52 years. back in 1962, you got about three-and-a-half inches of rain. we are enroaching on that now as we come up on midnight. it is just pouring outside. here's the thing. we finally begin to see some movement where this plume of tropical moisture originating sout

low-to-mid 50's through the value stream and calmer conditions. 26 in lake tahoe today.as we look at the seven-day forecast for lake tahoe what we are seeing is no chance of snow the next seven days and temperatures after today are above freezing in the afternoon hours. >> no chains are required at the moment so you will be in good shape. walnut creek shows traffic is light this new your's eve holiday. as we move over to treasure island though, on the lower deck of the bay bridge we have a stalled vehicle from the city to the east bay. there are a few blocks lanes. kristen sze and matt? >>> police in australia are sending for a man whose attempt to rob an a.t.m. did not go as planned. >> man with the t shirt hiding his face slips something into the tam and lights it. watch this. an explosion. coming soon. there you go. ouch! >> it knocked him out of his shoes. he ran away without getting a dime. or i assume, dollars. authority say he was not an expert. obviously. as for the machine check it out, authorities say they will need a new machine. >> be safe. >>> bizarre site i

i want to show you a live picture from our lake tahoe tv -- the camera is broken. >> seven inches fell this weekend. >> meteorologist sandhya patel joins us with the forecast. >> hi there, cheryl and ama. we'll be talking about snow in feet if this next storm lowers the snow levels. it's going to start out pretty high and drop to about 7,000 feet. right now here outside, a lot of cloud cover, no rain. make sure you have your rain gear handy because we are tracking some rainfall for tomorrow. right now just a few showers on our radar. in the east bay still continuing to create slick streets around lafayette, walnut creek, towards concord as we take you to street level. here is what i want to show you, this is interesting. here is our rainfall deficit. over an inch in san francisco, oakland, livermore about an inch and a half. san jose about a third of an inch. the next storm coming in may entirely erase our deficits which means we catch up season to date. it's not going to erase our drought. we'd need several years of soaking rains. our east bay hills camera, beautiful view. here is our

tonight they're in foster homes in north lake tahoe. because seven hungry pups are costly, they have their own fund-raising web page. the goal is $7,000. so far the north lake tahoe pet network has raised about $1,400. humane workers say if you don't want a litter of puppies, please donate them with their mother who can care for them for free. >>> if you went shopping on your computer today you were not alone. it is cyber monday. this tradition may be ending. >> our business and tech reporter scott budman joins us at paypal headquarters in san jose. the numbers are in. don't we shop every day online now? >> pretty much. those numbers are in and they're very big. online shopping via computers and mobile devices way up this year. but as you said, the shopping season started much earlier than cyber monday. the things we want are pretty much the same. >> couple of clothing items. accessories for cars. >> reporter: the way we're getting them has been changing. >> it's not about black friday or cyber monday. >> reporter: now with physical ret

lake-effect snow after lake tahoe. the big weather pattern set up we have a big area of high pressure all winter long for this point, a lot of pacific air, we had our rainy weather and much of december in the west. now the weather pattern slipped a little bit with big ridge off the coast. that's giving us our weather pattern, opening the door. that's why the air is coming straight down from the north. we had negative temperatures across the midwest. 27 in medford. 24 in boise. 10 in spokane. factor in the winds it worst than that. we're still chilly windchills 25 in vegas. 44 in san francisco. chilly stuff. here is the reno area. we could get a fluffy inch of snow out of this. here is lake tahoe and some of the lake-effect snow i was telling you about there. pretty interesting features there coming off the lake. as far as winter storm goes possibility of snow in vegas, totals lowered a little bit. right now thinking maybe an inch tomorrow. that's a big deal on new year's evccaw. areas in idaho, the coldest so far this

a look at heavenly mountain resort, courtesy of lake tahoe tv there, and mountain passes are expected to get 3-6" of fresh snow. chains are required on interstate 80. expect this to be the business of the weekend they have had in a while. >>> good for them. the past couple of years have been tough. >> very rough. be careful, do not forget the chains. it should be a fun weekend. merry christmas, everyone. the current temperatures are more brisk this morning. we are going to be in the 40's across the bay area as you can see we have 40 degrees in cloverdale and santa rosa and in the north bay and deliberation degrees in napa. very chilly conditions for us there. the next 12 hours, beautiful shot from the roof camera and day planner showing the wind subsiding and we will generally be chilly and breezy today. by noon, we are looking at temperatures at 56 degrees inland and 56 degrees an the bay and 56 along the coast. consistent around lunch time as we move into the afternoon hours it will be clear and dry. it will be a dry pattern up until the new year so we do not expect anymore prescrip

for lake tahoe the snow is over. freezing cold. through today. warming trend for the new year.ough the weekend. leyla gulen? >> you will need changes for highway 88 headed up to kirkwood. at san rafael 101 traveling in the southbound direction traffic is filling in but still moving at top speed. the drive across the golden gate bridge is blustery as you make it away from the waldo up to san francisco. when you land at the city it should be decent but we do have streets shut down and a couple of muni lines. we have a couple of lanes shut down at fillmore and hayes because of the overhead power lines that power the buses. that is the place you want to avoid if you travel through the city. >> 2015 is already underway across many parts of the world and the early sell businesses are next. >> this is the seen along the bark gather tonight an look at what it takes to put on the spectacular show. >> stay in know with news now with traffic and both during the entire commercial break. nature valley crunchy granola bars give you energy from 1/3 of your daily whole grains. so 1/3 of this c

have the winter weather alert in effect as far as the storm warning is concerned in the greater lake tahoe area. we are still counting up the inches, over 3 feet of snow in western plumas county. our satellite-radar clearly indicates this area of low pressure big powerful pacific storm is still going to impact at least the lower portion of the state of california. and behind it here a lot of unstable air mass and that's why we'll have some scattered showers. temperatures are going down. these are actually pretty seasonal highs for this time of the year in the 50s and in the 60s. the winds will rotate to the west about five to ten miles per hour during the afternoon hours. here's the extended forecast. you will notice that we do have some sunshine on saturday. yay! and then increasing cloud cover on sunday. and that will lead to the potential of rain showers on sunday night. but more likely, it will occur on monday and up to about .75" of rain is anticipated, mostly cloudy skies tuesday through thursday. it was off the charts yesterday. people downloading our cbs bay area weather app, becau

hurricane-force winds churned up huge waves on lake tahoe. in the san francisco area, sustained winds of nearly 80mph knocked down trees. in santa cruz, an 80-foot-tall tree fell on an elementary school student. he suffered a likely broken arm. among the trees brought down by the storm is this huge oak that fell on my neighbor's house this morning. it blocked my driveway, so i had a tough time getting to work. many in the san francisco area decided not to go to work. traffic lights were out across much of the city. major roads flooded. public transit was disrupted. the cable cars were shut down with buses taking over the routes. most schools were closed. so the ludwig family went for a walk in the rain. >> i thought we were just going to watch tv all day, but now the power's out. >> reporter: a unique experience right now. >> totally. totally. they never had a power outage. >> reporter: more than 100,000 customers in the san francisco bay area were without power. georgia virgili lost most of the conveniences of modern life. >> i didn't have p

the know is falling across the sierra and we will on the weather window and in south lake tahoe airport, calm conditions at 8,500' and in heavenly the winds are blowing and the snow is sideways. at home it is cool but we do not have the wind chill yet. concord and walnut creek and lafayette and dublin from pittsburg and all away the east bay shore line low-to-mid 40's and we have 42 at daly city and friend in san francisco and 49 headed to sfo this southbound along 680, the forecast today shows windy inland. windy coast. windy, by. upper 40's to low 50 along the coast and low-to-mid 50's an the bay. it is going to be a brisk one. leyla gulen? >> we are starting in the north bay as we look at 101 through san rafael, remember how foggy it was yesterday? you are talking about a lack of fog away the bayer and there is a clear drive 580 to the tunnel to the golden gate bridge and when you get there this is what you will fine clear conditions as you make it across the bridge into san francisco so we are seeing a holiday light condition and that is what we had yesterday. closer to the new year

so far the north lake tahoe pet network has about $1,400. there's a lesson here.umane workers say if you don't want a litter of puppies, donate to them, with their mom, who will care for them for free. >>> the north lake tahoe network, $1,400 right now, we'll see where we go in the next 24 hours. >> i want them all. >> jeff, looking at tonight, here it comes again. >> the storm system you'll see on satellite radar is lining up offshore. that is going to bring us a few concerns. the top concern will be tuesday morning as rain begins to arrive. it's going to be a slick commute. wednesday morning another round of wet weather. we may have isolated issues of flooding. the largest hazard will be the gusty winds that could produce some power outages and maybe take down trees over the next two days. so again, two rounds here of wet weather. you can see the next five days does keep areas of rainfall right through friday's forecast and the next completely dry day in the forecast will be on saturday. i will say while it is dark you want to be careful to not do too much in th

we will have the snow in lake tahoe but for us, it is not going to happen.have a cold front moving down on us by noon so we are seeing the folk dissipate after that. the front will stall to our south and you can see the snow to the east in the high country and tonight through tomorrow morning and the winds kick in for tuesday and look they sit there all the way through wednesday morning. here is the seven-day forecast, temperatures will drop both days with cooler air mass and unfortunately because it is an arctic air mass snow stays in the sierra thursday morning we have freezing temperatures and possibly on friday morning as will with. >> 680 away from concord to walnut creek the drive is only going to take you nine minutes so you are in good shape as you head up to the 24 junction and to the south the crash is cleared and westbound 580 at foothill road causing a jam leaving dublin and now you just have residual backup at 50 miles per hour as you approach 680 and to the back, 31 miles per hour westbound 580 approaching this area. back into san jose, northbo

that's on lake tahoe, though, folks. that lake, 6,000 feet above sea level, is usually calm.r the storm is over, another one will be heading in. accuweather's justin povick has the latest. good morning, justin. >> t.j. and reena, thanks. some of the worst of the weather throughout the u.s. located in the west on friday. huge storm system here with tremendous amounts of rainfall and also some very heavy snow in the sierra nevada. some of the worst impacts from san francisco to los angeles and san diego where there will be the potential for additional flash flooding. keep in mind this is an area in a drought for a long time. and we are estimating rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches, locally up to 8 inches out toward the coastline with howling winds and more rain coming into the picture next week. not a lot of sunshine inside here really any time soon. the northeast not as bad. low pressure weakening. light snow showers. still chilly temperatures. t.j. and reena, back to you. >> all right. justin, thank you so much. >>> now that the house passed a trillion-dollar spending bill it'

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it great for businesses around lake tahoe. some hotels are completely booked through the new year. local restaurants and businesses are saying it's setting up to the the best christmas they've seen in the last three or four years. >> and sure an apple a day keeps the doctor away, so the saying goes. but how about an advil? >> does an advil a day increase longevity? >>> we told you jake peavy resigned with the giants. now norris has signed with another team. it did not take long for the warriors to get back on the winning side of things after busting their 16-game winning streaks to beat the oklahoma city thunder last night. you'll recall earlier in the week that the warriors did have a 16-game winning streak snapped by the memphis grizzlies. >> you know what they say about an aspirin a day? some found regular doses of ibuprofen extended the life of fruit flies. women are going to be cracking those little things open, smearing them all over our face. >> those fruit flies do not have a single wrinkle. so we're lucky on that. >> mikey, how does your fourth fly? >> so far the big incid

tahoe. at the moment things are rather calm around the lake. back to the bay area, current temperature 61 degrees in san francisco. 60 across the bay. basically all around the bay area 60 to 61 degrees in most locations. a live view from the exploratorium camera. we take a look at the forecast features. showers at times through friday. a little bit of a drying out period during the weekend. another chance of rain on monday. we're certainly in an active weather pattern. satellite radar shows the passage of the front that brought the heavier activity overnight and this morning. we still have a flow of moisture behind the front producing these showers as they develop offshore and move in scattered fashion toward the bay area. 7:00, it's passed now, we had scattered showers then, we have scattered showers now. overnight we'll see the pattern widely scattered showers with an occasional light to heavy downpour, locally heavy downpour. tomorrow morning, tomorrow afternoon, 5:00, afternoon/evening rush, starts off on a relatively dry note. it will be m

. >>> if you are headed to lake tahoe for new years eve, expect a lot of company. thousands are expected to attend the snow globe music festival in south lake. the festival kicks off today and ends at 1:00 in the morning on new years day. z if you are going be prepared for cold weather. the high is expected to be a balmy 39 degrees. on tuesday and wednesday the high is expected to be in the low 20s. >>> it has been two years since a petaluma woman died while attending that snow globe festival. but the heavy rains washed out the rail bit where the tracks were supposed to go. now officials are working on fixing that problem and then preventing storm damage once those tracks are in place. >>> 5:08. both bay area nfl teams are spending the off season searching for new head coaches. how 49er fans are reacting to the mutually agreed departure of jim harbaugh. >> two vietnam vets reunited after they lost touch with the war. how they made the amazing discovery that they have been neighbors for the last 18 years. >> good morning, everybody. keeping an eye on your bay area tr

we see quite a bit of snow there even on the roadways their inch in by this is near south lake tahoeare trying to get there for the holiday season. interstate 80 is not quite bad budget and see how the snow is piled up on this side in the media and vehicles are poor for proceeding slowly. >> reporter: what can you tell us about the roads as people from the bay area are getting to the sierras. is been very busy all day with started off with the winter remix and that changed over the snow will quick. but this with that most blacks to a boil accidents throughout the day and which is asking people slowdown as they had up the mountain. >> reporter: son accident and eastbound 80 lanes were blocked one vehicle spun off the road after the collection there are holding traffic to and get everybody cleared and off the roadway and should be opened up and running in about 20 minutes. >> reporter: south lake tahoe or in the check-in area expects this note to pick up in the area watching all the weather reports and looks like a good again another band of snow coming in tonight make sure you will ve

dozens ditched their snow gear for wet suits at lake tahoe. details coming up. >> let's take a lf. >> coming up, the weekend forecast, whether you should make indoors or outdoor plans. >> and forecast for ipos, really, really hot. coming up. >>> 5:13 this morning. a live look around the bay, various locations, san francisco, oakland and san jose. meteorologist christina loren says the worst of the system is over for now but stay tuned, our coverage of the historic storm and the clean-up will continue in just a few moments. the downpour of ipos this morning, a flash flood of money, according to scott mcgrew and a great end of the week for many bay area companies. >> three ipos in 24 hours. the biggie is lending club. that came while we were trying to avoid highway flooding and mudslides, the san francisco company was in new york and sold to investors in the biggest ipo of the year and they opened the new york stock exchange shortly thereafter. lending club stock jumped 56%. they're happy, early investors are absolutely ecstatic. now, this morni

a foot of snow at lake tahoe resorts since friday night. that brought a huge smile to skiers and snowboarders and businesses. this is what it looked like for those heading to the mountains this afternoon. roads were slick on interstate 80. but all the snow was pushed to the side of the road. caltrans was not requiring chains on 80 or highway 50. >> a welcomed sight. >>> mark tamayo, let's find out about the weather here. more rain is expected. >> quite a bit more rain. we are getting the breaks. you can see outside and get ready. tomorrow a break day. here is the latest on the radar here with rain and snow. reports of rain out towards south lake tahoe parent and snow in truckee -- airport and snow in truckee. in the bay area, scattered showers redeveloping out there. we are not completely dry but you can see showers towards the santa cruz mountains. san jose as well. pushing the maps up to the north. san francisco. and sfo as well. sfo reporting light rain this afternoon. and expanding the maps. scattered showers to the north of pleasanton.

snow is still coming down if lake tahoe. s donner lake, they still have snow and mike said we will have rain showers in the mountains, bring your chains if you are going to enjoy the snow. chain requirements on 50, 80 and 88. >> now "good morning america" at 7:00. >>> we will have the latest on the fierce pineapple express storm slamming the west coast causing extreme flooding and leaving thousands without power. our extreme weather team is on the ground tracking it all. that is on "good morning america" next. >>> if you have an old gun you want to get rid of you can get rid it and score some money. three agencies are holding gun buyback programs tomorrow. you get $100 for each hand gun rifle or shot gun and $200 for assault weapons. they start tomorrow morning at 9:00 if san jose at the stadium on 34th street, in oakland at the immediate upridessing -- youth uprising center on mcarthur boulevard. >> we continue at 6:30 with the top stories. >> police officers captured on camera and what c.h.p. has to say about a controversia

the winds on lake tahoe made for impressive waves. members of the sheriff office took these photos near the north lake tahoe station. a wave coming up over the gate there. some incredible waves. if you're a surfer. you'll like it. for everybody else, it can be somewhat dangerous. with all due respect. i would call it fool hearty. even for experienced. shouldn't be out there. rain continues and flooding concerns continue as well. here's live doppler 7 hd. still light to moderate rainfall, but also light to moderate across the entire bay area. it continues to saturate the ground. the heaviest rain has moved inland. still a steady flow from the south/southwest. on we go to the russian river where we're concerned about flooding. there's still a flood watch in the area. the russian river floods at that -- flood stage is 32 the flood expected tomorrow morning at 11:00. that could produce minor flooding. sfo in low clouds. it's raining there. peak winds gusts, very impressive, 71 miles per hour. dangerous is what i should say. 64-mile-per-ho

scientists will measure the snow pack near lake tahoe to see if it put a dent in our drought. it showed snowfall was on about 54% of the average this winter but scientists hope that the manual reading will bring better news. though it was an especially wet december, the storms did not generate greater than normal snowfall in the sierra. >> the bay area is bracing for a cold snap this week. while some people spent last night enjoying the chilly temperatures at christmas in the park, others were forced to find a place to try to keep warm. last night santa clara county put together an emergency cold weather plan for the homeless and starting this morning the home first center in san jose will stay open 24 hours a day through sunday to give people a place to escape the cold. >> the nippiest weather does not excuse you from exercising. bundle up or you can increase your chance of getting hurt. >> if they think they're going to get the same length of stride without warming your muscles up, you can injury your muscles. >> doctors recommend taking a warm shower before exercising to wa

chain requirements expects on 80 and 50 to the north lake tahoe and south lake tahoe area. eight inches of snow could fall adding to the two feet of snow. that is welcome news to businesses that are seeing more green with the white. >> typically we are sitting around mid 40s but because of this early dusting and storms we've had, it's been a good thing for us. >> many ski resorts a completely booked for christmas and new years with people eager to hit the slopes. if you do plan to drive to the sierra, make sure you have your chains or four wheel drive. >>> we are finding out more about that huge flairup at the chevron refinery in richmond over night that it will up the sky. the big flames and billowing smoke you can see it for miles. it caused a great deal of concern for thousands of people. but chevron is telling the public, don't worry. brian flores is live in richmond to tell us why. >> reporter: chevron says what many people saw here in houston. that flairup you saw from the refinery is considered normal. there was no impact to the community. but you didn't know that in

and 6" of snow tomorrow down to 4,000 feet at lake tahoe.out the temperatures. teens to low and 30's for the highs. >> remark is a breeze. no accidents. here is a look at the golden gate bridge where you can see the fog that has subsided. it is now clear. you can see coming into san francisco and that is a lovely drive with green conditions but the a mass is showing delays from tracy to dublin and it will take you 31 minutes but it could be much, much, much worse. 680 southbound from dublin/pleasanton 16 minutes and in santa cruz, san jose, northbound from 101 to cupertino, six minutes but we have a fog advisory. be careful. >>> a new recall to tell you about this morning, seven million popular coffee makers. >> is director favorite gadget affecting your sleep. >> we tell you the best time to turn it off so you can sleep if peace. >>> again, a look at the big board and the dow is up 45 minutes for first time crossing the 18000 mark. stay tuned. >> stay in the know with abc7 news and at look at the san mateo bridge traffic moving nicely in bo

my lake tahoe forecast, snow today, light snow showers tomorrow and heavier snow showers on wednesdayore snow on friday into early saturday but saturday afternoon and sunday it will be dry. >>> chains required on i-80 making it into lake tahoe and san rafael the drive is heavy as you make it in the southbound direction those are the hold lights turning to 580 as we head over to the golden gate bridge rain is calmed down and dry with no heavy rain falling and do not need to use the windshield wipers so vigorously. a high windshield advisory for the carquinez bridge with heavy delays from american canyon to vallejo. a car is happening over the overpass right now with emergency crews and the person is trapped in the vehicle. expect delays. >>> first hackers hit sony and now they are making a new threat, with a new leak that could lead to further embarrassment. >>> first, stay in the snow with abc7 news now with trouble out there on the san mateo bridge. from the hayward side. traffic and weather during the commercial break. commercial break. stay >>> covering walnut creek, burlingame, ca

be careful if you are headed out to lake tahoe watch out for road conditions. we can see it is moving along at the richmond-san rafael toll plaza with light conditions. stay tuned. >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> good morning, everyone, at 6:29 on december 24. if i recall correctly that is christmas eve so you only have a few hours finish the christmas shopping. >>> kristen sze and mike have the day off. i am chris, leyla gulen is double double duty. >> 56 minute flight arrival delays at sfo so if you have loved ones you will have to wait longer to get east planes. from emeryville, the drive socked in. our day planner the next 12 hours, the fog will dissipate but it will make way positive a cold front moving into the bay area bringing us rain and bring down the temperatures, as well, and we will look at starry skies and blustery conditions. >> leyla gulen? >>> chris nguyen is the new guy. >> we have holiday lite, along 680 is fine in walnut creek. we have fog advisories issued by c.h.p. along the dumbarton bridge, use the low be

. >>> in lake tahoe thousands will ring in the new year at the snow glow festival. because of concerns about the cold weather, organizers have set up warming stations and walling buses. the concert goers can get out of the cold. two years ago a teenager died because of hyperthermia at the festival. >>> great highs and lows in the bay area. remarkable stories of survival and celebrations. ktvu claudia long gives us a look back at local news. >>> there are images from 2014 that are hard to forget from raising fires like the one that destroyed this san francisco construction project. to the police shooting protest that overtook our city streets and freeways and the scandal in silicon valley, all eyes on the woman that described as a high end prostitute and the tech ex second that died after she allegedly injected him with heroin. politicians. and a manhunt for this man. ryan chamberlain that the feds said had bomb making materials in his apartment. cautions over ebola and health care and immigration reform and mother nature took headlines with the earthquake that cause