, here is a lake tahoe traffic report. you need the chains right now on 89 and squaw valley and alpine meadows have a base of 77", heavenly is also looking good with a base of 58" and you will need chains on highway 50. also, for those who are heading out to other places the drive is two hours and 44 minutes and you will need chains on highway 88, as well, holding out to kirkwood. again, bring the chains, also, bring some food if you are stuck in the traffic jam and a flashlight with be helpful. natasha? >> thank you, frances. mother nature christmas miracle a show that happened outside your door while santa was hard a work. so long to oakland from a raider s store and you can save over 500 bucks when you switch to progressive. that's a fact. but this whole "blondes have more fun" thing... ♪ standing by for fun. ♪ who patiently teaches how ta feast comes to life. the "family" ...who spends their holiday dinner with thankful strangers. the neighbor...who shares the season with another. you inspire us to do everything we do.

in lake tahoe if you head to los angeles.ome showers are possible tonight. 69 this afternoon. check it out the winter storm warning until 4:00 tomorrow morning and done -- donner is 20" and kirkwood is 25". getting home on sunday is going to be a bear. the snow will almost be as heavy as it has been. >> no chain requirements new. ryville is a solid extreme of headlights from golden gate to university to powell street to the maze. it is at the limit. so far, so good. we will look outside and we have this accident at bay point area, several cars involved near bailey and track is stacking, from the back of line to the scene of the accident, a good 45 minute drive. weeks. kristen and eric? >> look at this map, a man in mississippi was captured on surveillance video stealing a brand new refrigerator. from a home under construction. authorities are trying to identify the man seen prying open a window at house yesterday morning. he then went in and took the refrigerator out of the front door into a pickup. >> a pizza delivery woman

for lake tahoe and look how much snow you will get, yes, 1-2' more fresh powder.seven-day forecast shows the snow falling from the camera there, and way will notice is the heaviest of the snow is today, ask snow showers tomorrow and easier travel on saturday, and more snow showers on monday, and blinding sunshine on tuesday and wednesday. >> how is the commute? >> looking great. i still did not see mike's dance moves. we have green traffic but ill be slow -- but it will be slow oakland before 5:00 because of the raiders game and gates open at 1:30 so remember that at oakland airport it could impact you. 580 is the alternate, with the area of green showing you where the wet rain or the roads could be affecting drives advisory and the toll plaza and there were no incidents showing up on by c.h.p. screen and 87 in san jose all great. >>> unfortunately a mountain lion had to be put down. it happened last night on highway 17 south of los gatos and it is a beautiful animal you can see it huddled near the center divider. the c.h.p. officer stayed with the mountain lion u

and other select models. >>> new evidence that climate change is causing the water temperature of lake tahoe to rise. a new study funded by nasa and the national science foundation finds that the lake is warming .16 degrees every decade. they used satellite and measurements of 235 lakes lake tahoe at a temperature increase of .97 degrees and 1.28 degrees when measured by satellite. >>> we are tracking showers in the bay area. it has stalled a little bit over portions of the central bay. that is good news. more rainfall is good. it hasn't been a heavy rain producer but the have had standing water on many of the freeways. on the 101 and 24 as well. we've gotten about 1/2 inch and in some areas on inch of rain. it goes across the south central bay right now. there's a winter storm warning in the foothills right now. livermore is getting some heavy showers, pleasanton as well. it's breaking up a little bit as we get closer to the city. the front will move to the south tomorrow. as it does there will be scattered showers behind it. that's where we are in santa rosa. the front has gone through. no

we have rain in eureka and chico it will stay out of lake tahoe. and sunny conditions crass on california. i will show you the seven-day forecast for lake tahoe with heavy snow on thursday, lighter snow on friday, light snow on saturday and heavy snow on sunday. the first storm and you notice everyone in double digits and south lake tahoe 16" of snow. i have my fingers crossed. sue? >> it sounds good. have to experience the new snow. we have a couple of inches over the weekend. here we go in san jose 87 northbound beyond the s.a.p. center august is not as thick or limiting your visibility as much as other places in san jose. that could change accord to mike. we had a fatal accident in windsor north 101 which now is cleared. the sig-alert is issued. 80 west we have a car accident three or four cars and a dog is running around on the freeway. use extra caution. >> it is locking a lot like christmas with the hit holiday decorating competition, the great christmas light fight. >> two families have magical displays catching the attention of snow produce

kira/vo plus-- a miracle near lake tahoe.ow a driver managed to narrowly escape being crushed by >>> a miracle near lake tahoe. how a driver managed to narrowly escape being crushed by a giant boulder. >> headed out the door for your holiday vacation? join the club. the record amount of people expected to take to the skies and roads today. "today in the bay" starts right n now. >>> good morning on this wednesday. thanks for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm kira klapper in for laura garcia-cannon. >>> today the best day to get on the road or catch a flight. we'll have dry conditions across the bay area. temperature now 40 degrees in the north bay and 50 degrees in the peninsula and south bay. heading into the afternoon, we're looking at highs that will be in the mid 50s. i'll detail that and what to expect as the next storm system approaches, begins to bring rain to niechlt more on that in a few minutes. >> if you get motion sick, focus on me and we'll see the

a viewer sent this video from heavenly mount tan resort in lake tahoe showing a last fresh powder. can clear skies. perfect. >> the expected el nino storms, you should be prepared. track live doppler hd and get breaking news on the abc news europe downloading it for free and enable push alerts. >> an albany neighborhood is on edge after an attempted kidnapping after teen girlfriend over the weekend. show was walking alone near the intersection of we nielsen street and sonoma avenue and a man approached her. he tried to talk to her and she refused he threw her to the ground and dragged her before fleeing in a pickup. this is just the latest attempted kidnapping in area in recent months. several others have been reported in berkeley since september. at this point, police have no information that this latest case is connected. >> f.b.i. dave team has come up dry in a sent for clues in the san bernardino shooting rampage. the divers searched the lake for these days looking for computer hard drive that may have been tossed into the water by the husband and wife shooters. officials say t

beautiful lake tahoe to the north of us. experts say lakes are warming due to global warming. the study used more than two decades of satellite and on-site data. lake tahoe had a temperature increase of nearly one degree. >> time for a check of the forecast. lucky enough to have kevin. >> some of them where red, some of them wear blue, and they are all coming to las vegas. >> i think we are going to get a few thousand residents as a result. no wind in the middle of the day. it is going to be a picture-perfect chamber of commerce type of weather day. that colder air is finally moving eastward. finally beginning to cool down, now being just a little bit. here is our time lapse at zion national park. the only thing moving, the shadows. look how calm things are out at the lake. blue sky in southern nevada. occasionally you will see a few cars traveling on the red rock. will check out -- we will check out [no audio] -- everybody in the 50's, low to upper 50's, pretty much on your neck of the cactus. nice rebound for morning lows at or below the freezing mark. these numbers were up

especially on the i-80, i-5 and 50 between the bay area and lake tahoe. kpix 5. >>> climate change, marijuana and the minimum wage are the top public policy issues on californians' minds. that's according to a new poll. topping the list of the most important issues to residents, climate change. 57% of you think that's a very serious problem. tied for first is the minimum wage. 57% say the minimum wage should go up and 28% feel that marijuana legalization is a top issue. >>> tonight the nfl reveals which prominent music will headline the halftime super bowl show at levi's stadium. the announcement happens during tonight's game between green bay and detroit which starts at 5:25 on cbs. the league has already said the halftime show on february 7 will echo its on the 50 campaign honoring the past, recognize the present and looking ahead. >>> a park ranger from the bay area will be making history. in a couple of hours, 93-year- old betty soskin will meet president obama. she is the oldest active ranger in the national park service. she will be introducing pres

lake tahoe is .91 degrees warmer warmer. researchers say the wide temperature swings can kill off the lake's wildlife. >>> a wet weather system is settling in over northern california tonight. and it looks like the rain is already here. take a look at this. our richmond toll plaza camera. let's get to chief meteorologist bill martin in the weather center for the very latest. >> yeah. rain to talk about on the afternoon community. behind schedule. not as heavy as yachted. half inch of -- as we anticipated. half inch of rain. up to an inch in the north bay. the system is moving through quickly and moving through right now. it will have an impact on your waiting for somebody to get home from work or driving out of town, heading out, you see where the front lies. in the north bay. inching into the san francisco area on the golden gate bridge. showers in rich-round. san rafael light showers. san francisco reports of sprinkles. berkeley, showers moving in. light showers. you will see the areas of yellow up anorth towards mill valle

tomorrow, you are find getting up to lake tahoe and saturday and sunday and monday we have snow.ven-day forecast shows back at home, we have downgradeed the sunday storm to a "1" because it is light but monday, tuesday, and wednesday more wet weather. snow in the sierra. here is sue with the lake tahoe ski rereport. >> yes, i have friends 31 and skiing is fantastic with no contain requirements. squall vietnam and alpine -- central valley and alpine are a good base, leader and smooth sailing at three hours. heavenly valley has a nice bay and clear roads on 50, and at the donner summit, it is clear on 80. they are expecting snow with kirkwood with a nice bay and north star a great ride, that is the toyota lake tahoe report. >> thank you. >> next, a few jokes and a lot of politics. >> donald trump takes the g.m. presidential campaign on the jimmy kimmel show. >> but, first, the san mateo bridge and a big backup here with more traffic, more news, and more weather after the and more weather after the messages >> the abc7 news app on the go on your schedule. news that lives where you l

nasa and the national science that lake tahoe was just one of hundreds of lakes affected. their study was presented this week at the american geo- physical union meeting in san francisco. scientists say the temperature increase in lake tahoe is high above average. winter sports fans in washington state are enjoying the snow "it's great, it's really nice. it's fantastic." 20 inches fell over the last week allowing ski resorts to open early. the only problem -- getting there! washington state patrols had to shut down several main freeways engineers are continuing to monitor the stability of slope's in the area. now fox weather 24/7 a nice sunny saturday will end with the arrival of a storm bringing breezes and slight chances for rain tonight. then daytime highs will drop to mid 50's for the rest of the week coverage. we're tracking another storm system in time for christimas--christm as eve will be breezy and cloudy. chances (slight for now) for rain move in on christmas with gusts. up for the royal purple las vegas bowl "we couldn't have asked for a better game. the rivalry

white caps are forming on lake tahoe. the storm brought powerful winds to the sierra making the lake actually look more like an ocean out there. the gusts forced many resorts to shut down their ski lifts for safety reasons. once they start running skiers will find more snow covering slopes right here at royal mountain resort. as we get to the sierra, chains are required on interstate 80 and you must use chains on u.s. 50 to myers. viewers are sending in their weather pics and videos. when you get unusual where you live, take a photo and share it with us using #abc7now. >>> two san mateo police officers are on leave after shooting and wounding a driver they say rammed a police car. it started as a disturbance last night at the shopping center. when police got there, kendell hager rammed his car into a police officer and drove towards officers who then fired at him. he continued for about three blocks, crashing into other cars before they could arrest him. he's out of the hospital and now in jail. no officers were hurt. >>>

. >> we came to lake tahoe last year and we did not see any snow. i told my son i would bring him when the snow is here. perfect day. >> look at that little kid. >> a snowball right at him. >> the storm brought the best powder they have seen in memory making for a from snowman. >> building a snowman. meteorologist mike nicco was talking about a white christmas in some areas. >> possible here on the higher elevations and i show you that in the next weather soakment. >> the winds are at 44 at oakland, and out of the west, if you drive to the west you will be butting heads with the entire commute and you will notice this, and the higher the profile vehicle the more you will be pushed around. our rainfall today we have light rain, and scattered showers and notice they are going to remain light and taper by lunch hour and drizzle to light rain falling in san rafael height now and -- right new can temperatures are at 61, but in the north bay, develop, and that is how it will be, cooler in the afternoon as it unfolds with drizzle in walnut creek and the te

lake tahoe is among hundreds of lakes worldwide that are warming. the study entailed 25 years of satellite and on-scene measurements and determined that lakes are warming an average of 0.61 degree each decade.. raising concerns about freshwater supplies and ecosystems. lake tahoe had an above-average temperature increase of .97 degrees when measured by hand and 1.28 degrees measured by saturday will be another pleasant day for las vegas with some breezy southwest winds pushing temperatures above normal. the southwest winds won't be too crazy and therefore mixing won't be too intense so highs will only be about 3-5 above normal, although that does make for a very pleasant winter day. expecced highs in the las vegas valley will be right around 60 with a couple areas breaking into the low 60s but not much warmer than that. sky conditions will be mostly cloudy most of the day with the majority of clouds being high level, slowly lowering throughout the day. the thickest clouds will be just after sundown and into the overnight hours where a few the valley

all the snow is bringing the lake tahoe watershed snow bank to a slightly higher than normal level. you get unusual weather where you live, take a photo or video and share it with us using abc 7 now. that will help us find your content and use it on the air. >>> poor weather may be to blame for a plane that crashed after it disappeared from radar last night. it was flying from reed hill view airport to the las vegas area the plane crashed south of bakersfield killing five people. cornell bernard has details. >> what is outside grilling in the rain and heard an airplane, sounded like an airplane rev strong. >> jose sanchez heard the plane in trouble over bakersfield. the single engine piper pa-32 took off saturday afternoon, boundç for henderson, nevada, when it crashed near bakersfield killing five people on board. sanchez says there was bad weather. too cloudy to see anything. he heard the plane come down. >> next thing you know, i heard a pop. about half a second later, it sounded like going into a dive bomb. >> reporter: the aircraft identified by its tail number vanished from r

so 23 inches in south lake tahoe. 28-inches in tahoe city by tuesday morning. so back here at home, overnight, we have the clouds and the light showers, temperatures holding steady in the mid-40s to lower 50s. then tomorrow we get the brief break in the morning and then the next storm moves in the afternoon. we track those downpours for you. so it's a cool monday, upper 50s for a high. the seven day forecast, our next storm is at 2:00 and the impact scale is dry, tuesday evening, into wednesday. so sun and clouds, thursday, christmas eve, scatters showers, one on the storm impact scale, and the latest information, by friday we dry out, the sunshine comes back and we're dry for saturday and sunday of next week. so it's going to be pet tonight. >> drew, thank you. >> you're welcome. >> well, hsu is here with a look at a -- shu hires with a look at a fantastic day of football for the niners and raiders. >> which games were you watching. >> sorry, a couple weeks behind. >> raiders needed a win to stay alive in the post season but unfortunately the packers were in t

a blanket of winter white covers lake tahoe once you get there. that's a live look at the mountain resort. it shows plenty of snow near the ski lifts, and a storm is expected to bring, yes, even more rain to the bay area. >> we have a look at what's in store for our holiday travel. mike? >> reporter: everybody enjoying a break right now, but don't let that umbrella get too far away from you. let's start with tahoe. you can see the areas in pink. that is a winter storm warning that starts at 1:00 tonight or tomorrow morning, depending on what time you get up. 1 to 2 feet overpasses by 4:00 friday morning, and by 10:00 tomorrow evening, 6 to 18 inches at lake level. you can see 19 to 20 inches at don inner, tahoe city 13, south tahoe 18, and kirkwood, nearly two feet of snow. this will be our best chance for heavy snow in tahoe. snow showers friday, saturday, sunday, monday and tuesday. if you're traveling around, look at all that wet weather. we have delays in chicago, all three new york airports. even tornadoes possible around memphis. so make sur

so 23 inches in south lake tahoe. 28-inches in tahoe city by tuesday morning. so back here at home, overnight, we have the clouds and the light showers, temperatures holding steady in the mid-40s to lower 50s. then tomorrow we get the brief break in the morning and then the next storm moves the afternoon. we track those downpours for you. so it's a cool monday, upper 50s for a high. the seven day forecast, our next storm is at 2:00 and the impact scale is dry, tuesday evening, into wednesday. so sun and clouds, thursday, christmas eve, scatters showers, one on the storm impact scale, and the latest information, by friday we dry out, the sunshine comes back and we're dry for saturday and sunday of next week. so it's going to be pet tonight. >> drew, thank you. >> you're welcome. >> well, hsu is here with a look at a -- shu hires with a look at a fantastic day of football for the niners and raiders. >> which games were you watching. >> sorry, a couple weeks behind. >> raiders needed a win to stay alive in the post season but unfortunately the packers were in tunn

we have chain control in lake tahoe both highways 80 and 50en requiring chains this morning.ill coming down in the sierra and looking good the at golden gate bridge with a wind advisory, expect breezy condition, four lanes for the southbound commute and san rafael tail lights headed southbound beyond the the parkway and the civic center is getting busy but no problems interest san francisco. a lock at the trouble spots we have a new accident southbound 242 in concord, before 680, we are seeing red sensors so traffic is now backing up toward highway 4 at halfway down on 242. give yourself extra time if that is your drive this morning. >> brrr, birds of a weather will flock together. the reason is the beginning of the reason is the beginning of the 115th ought population and traffic the progress of endangered species. >> "star wars" fever is hotter as fans prepare if the release on friday. "star wars"-related merchandise has been selling off the clarities and now this is something you can eat, kelloggs in australia has partnered with disney and lucas for a limited cereal with d

we have a winter weather advisory for lake tahoe. no matter how you cut it, half a foot to a foot of snow is coming to lake tahoe. here is the seven-day forecast back at home. mid-to-upper 50s tomorrow. a raw day. watch out with the storm moving through. we could have tree limits coming down. we will have increasing sunshine on friday and saturday with temperatures around 60. on sunday and monday and tuesday our best chance of rain is across the north with temperatures back into the let 60s. and this time tomorrow, it will be active and hopefully i will see you back here. >> thank you for warning. >> how would you like to attend the ultimate holiday party while helping out the bay area children? you need to her about the holiday heroes coming to the giants ballpark. >> they don't call holiday heroes the ultimate party for morning with fun family activities, fantastic food and sports heroes abound a dream come true for guests young and old. the past several years, superstars dropping by have included olympic skiers and giants 2014 pla

there is fog in the saferria nevada and more snow shower activity but the toyota lake tahoe report showing we will look at great skiing conditions for the weekend with another system headed our way on sunday. temperatures are in the upper 40s for mission right now and 50 in park presidio and the cool spot is not so cool at 46 in santa rosa and looking at 44 to tracy and 37 by the delta, and watt sonville has the fog along the israel coast and santa clara is 39, so rainfall is above three-quarters of an inch in santa rosa and .1" from mountain view to san jose and another system on the way for sunday and it does not look like we will see this much, maybe and increasing clouds tomorrow, rain arrives on sunday morning and out of here the second half of the weekend, association really, sunday is not a wash out. today, watch out for the showers toward look or 12:00 and we are binding down and looking at next system arrives by sunday so cloudy skies tomorrow, and by late saturday 59 look, cloverdale and ukiah is wet with more rain in the north bay upper 50s to low 60 and 60 in san jose and 59 in

that is the lake tahoe toyota report. >> thanks, sue. now, amy and a look at "good morning america" at 7:00. >> good morning. coming up next on "good morning america donald trump underfire growing backlash offer the proposal to ban muslims from entering the country. a never-before-seen video of trump giving a deposition that now is raising questions, republican candite marco rubio joins us to weigh in on it all on "good morning america" next. >> a grinch spoils a christmas display of a family and you will not believehat a thief stole from the front yard. >> taxi drivers take on uber drivers in canada and it turns violent. violent. stay tuned. then boom. what happened? stress, fun, bad habits, kids. now what? let's build a new, smarter bed using the dualair chambers to sense your movement, heartbeat, breathing. enter the sleep number bed with sleepiq® technology. it tracks your sleep and tells you how to adjust for a good, better and an awesome night. the difference? try adjusting up or down. you'll know cuz sleepiq® tells you. give the g

a huge boulder tumbled on to the front of a man's truck as he was heading to lake tahoe over the weekendthe boulder was at least 7 feet long and 5 feet tall. he suffered a broken toe and his dog ran away but found her the next day. >> keeping everything in perspective. >> the truck slid into a car that had pulled over to put on chains. >>> people in northern nevada say they have felt a series of small quakes, the largest a 4.4 that hit last night. most were between 1.5 and 3.0. notch reports of damages or injuries but police asked people not to call 911 to report the quakes unless there was an emergency. >>> a 19-year-old man accused in a string of hit-and-run crashes could face charges today. police say carlos villalobos caused the accident in a parking lot monday night followed by another. he allegedly kept driving, hitting two more parked cars before making a u-turn, then ran a red light and hit a volkswagen beetle, killing a man. >> terrible, drinking and driving. the guy should have known better over there. >> villalobos is being held on hit-and-run and dui charges and could face ve

the snow will taper the next couple of hours at lake tahoe and you can see the showers will dissipate but the entire state is in the 50s other than the 30s and 40s in the mountains and mid-to-upper 60s across southern can. here is my seven-day outlook for lake tahoe where you can see it is slowing on heavenly and we will have another 1' of snow on sunday so travel saturday is great and on sunday not so much with another storm next week possible. >> a warning this morning if you enjoy sweet leaf ice tea they have recalled a million bottles because of come planes of glass frag mets. no one has hurt. the recall covers several sweet leaf players sold teen february 27 and december 6. can you find out not recall affects you on our website at abc7news.com. >> the dog tags issued to all swords are getting a if you look because of concerns over identity theft. on the new tags the service member social security number will be replaced with a randomly generated department of defense i.d. number mandated in 20 township but it took this long for the military to replace all of the social security n

you can see in lake tahoe ice on the lens. it is cold. the storm is expected to bring up to 2' of snow at the highest elevation. the c.h.p. isen watching everyone driving to the sierra there could be delays. can you see a lost snow on i-80 at donner and drivers urged to carry chains and allow extra time on sunday coming back. if you see stormy weather today and you can safely take a photo or video share it by posting to social media with #abc7now. we could use it on air or online at abc7news.com. >> two people have died in oregon after heavy rain and flooding swept across the northwest. a 50-year-old portland woman died when a tree fell on the house and another drowned if high water. in washington state, the governor declared a state of emergency after relentless series of storms and landslides the worse needing in washington state since 2007. >> the first of a dozen funeral services will be held for victims of the san bernardino rampage. annette was one of 14 killed last week when two terrorists opened fire at a hole gay gay -- holiday g

lake tahoe is among hundreds of lakes worldwide that are getting warmer. the study entailed 25 years of satellite and on-scene measurements and determined that lakes are warming an average of point-6-1 degree each decade.. raising concerns about freshwater supplies and ecosystems. lake tahoe had an above-average temperature increase of point-97 degrees when measured measured by satellite. unlv s head baseball coach tim chambers.. is stepping down.. citing health reasons. it comes two months after he was arrested for d-u-i.. and six months after chambers took an indefinite leave of absence to deal with medical problems. in a statement.. chambers said stepping down was the best thing to do for himself and the players. ahead today.... a big battle on the college football gridiron and it's right here in las vegas. the royal purple las vegas bowl features two bitter rivals this year...the utah utes and the byu cougars. the teams have spent most of the week here in the valley, yesterday the teams got together for a luncheon at the convention center. there was al

the two membership were riding their sonomas south of lake tahoe and they much stuck.t was getting dark. they superpower the night ducked under a tree where the snow did not fall with little food or drink in the cold snow both men were okay. afires are go beyond the call of duty to help a girl who lost her mom on christmas day. >> how sweet. livermore police released the video show them dropping off prepares to the six-year-old named karma. her 39-year-old mother died after medical condition on friday. christmas afternoon. she was so genuine and sweet they felt compelled to bring her holiday clear. -- cheer. >> six years old and the first words were santa did not come because mommy would not wake up. >> livermore police and file are asking for your help with gofundme to pay for funeral spents. you can help by going to abc7news.com. >> months of american voters may have had their personal information hacked. an analyst came across a data base with names and addresses and birthdays and e-mails and party affiliation for 191 million voters. it does not have financial data

they were riding their snowmobiles south of lake tahoe. they were stung. it was getting dark the they spent the night in a snow made tree well. with little food and drink. and the cold snow the but they made it through and both are going to be all right. >> survival skills were used. >> the secret service jumped interest action when a drone was too close to president obama's motorcade. we have video showing the secret service agents speaking with the drone operator in honolulu. the man told officers he saw the motorcade but did not know it was the president. agents say he complied and will not face charges. the president went on to play a round of golf on the hawaiian vacation. >> jeb bush spent yesterday in florida where he offered some advise on selfies. we will hear. >> young people do it better than older people, we go through a train choose here. it is cooltory do it diagonally rather then straight up. remember that. and it is better do it higher than lower because you look skinny. am i right? >> jeb bush giving pro tip on selfies taking and he challe

courtesy from lake tahoe tv to the delay of skiers and snow boarding, it is a gorgeous shot with the ice hanging off the buildings and there is plenty of snow on the ground, don't worry about that but they wanted to, you know, but the cherry on top of the sundae running full tilt. >> they are getting good snow, right? >> they are. we have a break. it will be a very active 2016 so there is an indication of that if the next moment with sunshine on way today and this morning, though, it is about the fog with democrats from 4-14 degree milder from san jose to mountain view to livermore and fog in the north by, slow you down, so be came. we are talking upper 30s in livermore. that is feeling different as well as that 44 in san jose. even on the coast it is 46 at half moon bay. with a little bit of cloud cover, the moisture on the ground, we have fog, warmer numbers, and be careful out there, we could see freezing fog and it will be dry tonight for new year's eve and rain arrives late on sunday and on sunday at 10:00 we dry and the rain moves in and not only is this the send half the weeke

lake tahoe get 3' of snow in 24 hours. some places in southern california and the eastern sierra have seen gusts up to 80 miles per hour and trouble on the roads with that. on the east coast, fog and heavy rain is expected from washington, dc, to best, reducing visibility at airports. that is what we watching today. the bad weather in other parts of country making it difficult for people trying to fly out of the bay area to the destinations. we will keep our fingers crossed people can get open plane and to grandmother's house today. if you saw the bright like street across the sky, this is what we know, it is being confirmed it was russian space debris. many spotted the object shooting across the sky at 7:00 p.m. and it appears to fall and disintegrate in the sky. people reported seeing it in california and arizona and nevada. >> i lacked up from the sky and saw the streak across the sky that looked like a fireworks but it was way too high and going too fast to be fireworks. >> it was a decaying russian rocket booster bun

we have western slope right new in and lake tahoe will start at 10:00 through 10:00 tomorrow morning with 3' of snow! >> got to get up there. >> cheneys are required. for both highway 50 and 80 in sierras. extra caution. high woes on the san mateo bridge. still, a good drive at 15 minutes over toward the peninsula from the had -- hayward side. you may need two hands. we have an accident here blocking the ramp, westbound 580 to eastbound 24. that is going to be blocked to get you out of way. and lucky drive is typical rain, northbound lanes are flooded. back with the commute, coming up. >> a boy scout troop is credited with saving their leader after a bear attacked them. >> three scouts and the leader went for a hike in the new jersey woods and the leader was in a cave and the bear want after him and the scouts called sunday a police helicopter arrived and the scouts remembered their survive training. >> they started a first possibly with smoke. >> he is plead from the neck and his arms and his head. >> first responders flew the scout leader to the hospital. he has non-life threatenin

and giving it perspective we'll see temperatures around lake tahoe tonight 0 or slightly below. so that is cold. another pretty view would be the sierra snow pack, the levels jumped to 110% of average state wide. about a couple weeks ago that was about 60% to 70% so good news with all of the snow. we'll see a little more late tonight on into monday. right now 47 degrees in san francisco t one island immune from this freeze warning we're talking about down town san jose christmas in the park, 47, and livermore down to 41 right now. and so we'll see these winds offshore. helps to clear out the skies. it's a dry breeze with clear skies, dry air and you don't have the wind, wind sheltered interior valley will see temperatures in the mid-20s and low 30s. coldest temperatures from about midnight to 9:00 a.m. 9:00 you're not out of the cold as you can see. morgan hill and napa, 30s through 9 or 10:00. by noon still in the 40s around the bay area. on top of that we'll have high clouds spilling in. if the system arrives early there is a chance we could have highs in the 40s. right now lo

we-- >> lake tahoe is getting snow right now.uire months for all roads headed to lake tahoe. it is about four hours to squall valley right now. when the contain controls are lifted it will take you less time. heavenly is reporting new snow at 16" at donner summit. all major roads through the sierra are requiring chains. we will follow that. sunday, getting home, could be difficult. kristen and eric? >> doesn't this home look inviting? right now? members of the abc community are sharing the holiday warmth with us, and amelia is showing her cottage in the holiday lights. can you share your pictures with #abc7now. while you are online check out our photo gallery on instagram. >> 208 "likes," and we will add to that. >> facebook introduce as way to stay connected whether you have access to the internet. >> the force can be yours for the right price and you can get your happens on coveted "star your happens on coveted "star wars" memorabelia. ♪ ♪ hush my darling... ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. [snoring.] ♪ hus

lake tahoe got 3' of snow in 24 hours.he east coast fog and heavy rain from washington, dc to boston reducing visibility at airports and sfo and oakland have a hand full of delays but nothing major so that is the good news try to get to strand ma's house today. breaking news in vallejo, investigators are trying to determine the cause of the mobile home fire that break out just before midnight at vallejo mobile estates with firefighters find the double wide trailer engulfed and they took measures to keep it from spreading and it took 40 minutes to get it under control. we are told the red control is helping out. to people would need to find another play to stay. our caregiver accused of stealing $20,000 from an elder client. a bank employee called police to report suspicious activity in the victim's account. curing to mess she took personal checks from the 95-year-old client and made them to herself account caregiver worked with a1 care in san jose and the company is cooperating with mess. >> now the mystery in the sky. str

they could see a foot and a half of snow in the lake tahoe area. chains on 50 and 80.u are going up there tomorrow morning, be prepared for perhaps some icy roads, certainly. should be a great ski day though. there's the current radar spinning. not much to show. a little bit of shower activity around castroville, and north up towards gilroy. so the showers that move in here, later on in the weekend, not tomorrow, tomorrow is a transition day, but as we get into sunday, another chance of light showers. beyond that, more light showers. here's how it breaks down for tomorrow. san jose here. 6:00a.m., about 45 degrees. cloud cover like this. maybe a few early morning scattered showers, and the sun comes out, san jose, and basically the rest of the way. by lunchtime, partly cloudy. late in the day, it's mostly clear. it's going to be a cool overnight though, as we head into saturday morning. tomorrow is a real nice day compared to what we saw today. in the long range, we've got rain to talk about. here's your sunday, very weak system, but rain nonetheless. snow in the mount

if you are headed out to lake tahoe, an avalanche advisory is issueed, with natural after launches are unlikely but could be triggered by humans because of the fresh snow. in utahan avalanche was caught on camera and this is fell east of pro vo in view of many on the way to work. it slid 5,000'. no one was hurt. >> an avalanche of toys is expected to land today in san francisco at lefty o'doul's at the last minute 20 hour toy drive. this is the video from last year, volunteers accept curb side donation to make it easy for drivers in front of the famous union street location starting at 5:00 am. the toys are taken to places an the city to ensure every forgotten child has a present. >> we will encounter the rain? >> yes, all of us over the next couple of hours. here is the leading edge from petaluma and novato to napa and you can see over the next three hours that will slide south across all of our neighborhoods and with yellows and ons in there it could burst up to moderate potential which means a little bit of ponding is possible on the roads this morning. toward the noon hour, we will

if you are headed to lake tahoe by 9:00 it is going to start raining with the snow developing.ead through the weekend and into next week, check out my forecast, we have light-to-moderate snow tomorrow, our heaviest snow is christmas eve. that will be festive. guys? >> it sure will. thanks, mike. new at 5:00, planned parenthood takes the fight over controversial videos to court, and what they are asking a judge for today. >> work to replace a century old bridge on the peninsula could impact your weekend plans. stay tuned. >>> abc7 news begins with breaking news. >> at 5:00 the commute is off to a terrible start in san francisco. that is the breaking news. you are looking at lie picture of the harrison street off-ramp with a t

central sierra, which does include lake tahoe at 85% of average, and the southern sierra, 81%. great news there. as we switch to the microclimate forecast for tuesday, no matter where you're headed, you need a jacket. we're fought going to see too many extremes. san jose at 56. back to morgan hill, 54. you'll be under the same thing here from the coastline in pacifica back to palo alto throughout the peninsula with temperatures in the mid-50s. san francisco also looking at 55 in downtown. for the north bay, east bay, and also for the tri-valley, with this cold air mass up above, once again, not too many extremes. napa with 55 degrees. oakland at 58, for the tri-valley, pleasanton coming in at 56. so as we go ahead and take a look at what's coming our way next, most important thing would be the next storm system. saturday, another cold front dropping down that will bring rain, wind, and thunderstorms. about a quarter to a half inch right now in the early estimates. we're dry all the way through friday and the forecast free of storms. then once again, once we hit saturday, temper

-miles-per-hour gusts and the impact is greatest in the sierra with all of this snow, 1 foot in lake tahoeincline, more than 1 foot, and south lake tahoe and toward kirkland, fingers crossed my seven-day forecast shows 50s at the coast and the rest of us in mid-to-upper 50s and warmer tomorrow with extra sunshine and same on wednesday and temperatures drop into the 60, low 60s on thursday and mid-to-upper 50s with unsetted weather on friday and saturday and sunday is as wet as thursday. >> we are going to walnut creek where the fall is impacting the commute and the tail lights you can barely see are southbound 680 beyond north main and if your travels take you from highway 4 to 24 it is ten minutes. not bad. we have a couple of problem spots and we have reports eastbound 92 this is headed toward hayward coming off of the east san mateo bridge eastbound 92 at industrial blocking a lane of traffic here and heavy fog affecting the benicia bridge commute with an accident near the toll tom still blocking the left lane here with thick fog conditions and you are checking the highway one route as

lake tahoe got hammered. the lake rose two inches, that is 8 billion gallons of water. tonight for the valley 43 degrees. a few more clouds a so anything else flying through this may be a challenge to see. your seven-day forecast. the wind verrilli fire up around ok, we're here. here's dad. mom. the twins. aunt alice... you didn't tell me aunt alice was coming. of course. don't forget grandpa. can the test drive be over now? maybe just head back to the dealership? don't you want to meet my family? yep, totally. it's practically yours, the volkswagen sign then drive event. zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit, and zero first months payment on a new jetta jim: we are showing multiple images now of this mysterious light streaking it lasted for 10 minutes. one of our photographers was able to grab his gear and zoom in on it. those pieces were very clearly breaking off. marie: people are seen as far north as reno. people in bakersfield california saw it as well. that they are convinced that is happening right over them. but he could be hundreds of miles away. kevin:

you can see snow in lake tahoe at heavenly resort. that could be the wind affect. down today. >> the most powerful radar, live doppler 7 hd, tracking the storm all morning. the green on the screen shows where the rain is. but our meteorologist can internet where it is hitting. >> i can tell there is a lot of green. we will check with meteorologist mike nicco and find out. mike? all the best radar is headed to castro valley if you are driving crow canyon or 280 or 580, or coming from san ramon, get ready for bonding on the roads. this is crossing right over 588. headed to dublin. and lasten. then it will get into the sunol grade in half an

and last through 4:00 tomorrow morning and noon in lake tahoe and 11" in donner and 12 in kirkwood andsnow in the forecast every day starting this evening, through christmas, guys. >> if you got it, we get it. it is 6:40. next, clearing the way for the lake mother theresa to be a saint. >> bay area city that is most expensive for singles. expensive for singles. stay tuned. announget up to 48 months interest-free financing on tempur-pedic, save $300 on beautyrest and posturepedic, or choose $300 in free gifts with stearns & foster. the triple choice sale ends sunday at sleep train. >> we are looking now at the closure on the western side of the bay bridge, the harrison street off-ramp that is still closed, and you can see one lane is getting by and they are anticipating it will open at any minute but the danger is there will be no lane stripe because the payment spill and the subsequentup has covered over the lane striping. it will be a potentially dangerous situation. a natsty backup. avoid the bay bridge. bart is looking great as an alternate. pope francis approved a miracle needed to

a look at a lake tahoe where where it's gusty, a rain-snow mix.mainly a dry couple of days before more rain perhaps on thursday. so our storm impact scale, a designating this about a 2. anywhere from a half into have three quarters of an inch, maybe an inch in the higher elevations. so 10:00, 11:00, you guys in the south bay from santa clara, cupertino and sunnyvale getting in on the heavier rain. morgan hill, gilroy. and then behind it the spotty showers and maybe a thunderstorm. but the winds, they aren't going to relax. it will be a gusty day out there. here's what one forecast model is totaling, over half-inch of rain. we've had about .4 already here in san francisco. the snow gets going in the next hour. it stays all night long, eric through noon tomorrow in yosemite. for the northern sierra, 20 inches in kirkwood. low to mid-50s today, maybe a thunderstorm and maybe some mt. hamilton pictures tomorrow with the snow. northwesterly winds will dry us out, frosty mornings monday and tuesday. wednesday some sunshine, thursday possible showers and

. >> it was like lake tahoe this morning, but not because they are below zero.redible temperatures in a moment. but it's about the weak weather system that will warm us up throughout the evening tonight. clouds have been on the increase in the north bay and the freeze warning expired. nothing going on yet. we will see some showers late afternoon in the north bay and it's all due to the moisture-starved system. it looks impressive here but unfortunately it will wash out and we just get a piece of it. a gorgeous view from lake tahoe. check out the bay area temperatures in pleasanton. 22. fremont 27. 30 union city. hayward, how about the 32. 25 walnut creek. belmont 27 degrees. some records i think in oakland and mountain view. we will take you to the beach right now where it's still pretty deng cold with 41 in san francisco and oakland you were the exception this morning, like usual. mountain view 36. 37 in san jose. and morgan hill still freezing at 30. 40 in half moon bay. we have showers on the way. they will be wide by scattered. and first you are noticing the

lake tahoe is among hundreds of lakes worldwide that are getting warmer. the study entailed 25 years of satellite and on-scene measurements and determined that lakes are warming an average of point-6-1 degree each decade.. raising concerns about freshwater supplies and ecosystems. lake tahoe had an above-average temperature increase of point-97 degrees when measured by hand and 1.28 degrees measured by satellite. unlv s head baseball coach tim chambers.. is stepping down.. citing health reasons. it comes two months after he was arrested for d-u-i.. and six months after chambers took an indefinite leave of absence to deal with medical problems. in a statement.. chambers said stepping down was the best thing to do for himself and the players. ahead today.... a big battle on the college football gridiron and it's right here in las vegas. the royal purple las vegas bowl features two bitter rivals this byu cougars. the teams have spent most of the week here in the valley, sightseeing and giving back to the community. it all leads up to todays matchup. yesterday

. >>> the lake tahoe area and other parts of the sierra are expecting the biggest snowstorm in a couple of years. the highest peaks could get 2 to 3 feet of snow. at lake level, forecasters predict 8 to 16 inches. chain controls are likely so pack them before you head up 80 or 50. >>> if you are anywhere along the coast, be prepared for some dangerous surf. waves could top 30 feet in some spots off the coast tonight. riptides and sneaker waves could be a problem, as well. remember, you can get your weather forecast on the go with the weather app. >>> the walnut creek planning commission will talk about whether to open a winter weather shelter for the homeless. it would convert the st. paul episcopal church on trinity avenue into a shelter for about 30 homeless in the city. some neighbors object to the proposal because they say there is a vandalism problem directly related to the homeless in that area. the board meets tonight at 7:00 at city hall. >>> more drivers are jumping on board a lawsuit against uber. the drivers want to be classified as employees not independent contractors. yest

the next time you drive to lake tahoe, you might see some changes on the freeway. caltrains making a push to prevent wrong way crashes. >> snow will be flying in the tahoe area. i have your ski report coming up as well as your rain. >> we have backups now on the nimitz in san leandro. an accident northbound 880 approaching marina. i'll tell you how bad the delays are and giving you information on possible chain restrictions in the sierra with "kcbs traffic." ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning. time check 5:13. photojournalist brian kiley at the helm this morning at vista point looking at the golden gate bridge. this is going to be one of the areas by the evening commute that will be a double white knuckler. south winds to 20 gusts up to 45 miles per hour. we have rain. we'll track it together as the newscast continues. >>> in case you're just joining us this morning, we have the latest on the mass shooting in san bernardino yesterday. 14 people are dead. police say a heavily armed man and woman, married, opened fire on a christmas party at 11 a.m. they are 28-y

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>>> people heading to the bay bridge turn them around and head to lake tahoe. just go.. we will have rain to walking the dog and going to the beach and hiking poor because it will be wet. sutro tower shows saturday shopping looking fine. temperatures in the mid-50s and sunshine, and you can see by noon 80 all the way up to lake tahoe it will be wet. in fact, starting at 4:00 the winter storm warning lasting through 4:00 tomorrow afternoon and for lake tahoe it is 7:00 this evening through noon, and saturday, we have a winter weather advisory and up to 13" in kirkwood and 11 in in >> pictures of the sig-alert on the bay bridge on the san francisco side with big delays for the the morning commute. >> and controversial policy of a west coast ym ca for some of its members. ♪ (vo) some call it giving back. we call it share the love. during our share the love event, get a new subaru, and we'll donate $250 to those in need. bringing our total donations to over sixty-five million dollars. and bringing love where it's needed most. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> ab