lisa amin gulezian is live at at&t park where things got nasty. >> lisa: people were definitely frustrated. fans who arrived early got in problem. those who arrived later were stopped because the stadium hit capacity. the excitement started early outside at&t park. >> got here at 1:45 this morning. >> i love the giants. i don't know what else to say. i leave it, breathe it, bleed it. giants all day his his -- >> lisa: for a precious four hours fans could get close to players. it didn't take long to fill the stadium, which hold 40,000 people all the big names were here. tim lincecum, and andres torres. >> today is a very special day, and fanfest and that's what we are trying to build. >> historic event. >> lisa: the giants fan base has exploded since becoming world series champs in 2010. and whale fanfest organizers expected to fill the stadium, they didn't thicket would happen this fast. an hour after the gates open, this posting went up on the giants pain. >> for fans who haven't left yet, stay home. >> we held people the gates and now we're metering people to come in to make sure everybo

lisa amin gulezian is live at twin peaks. >> lisa: we're here at 900 feet, and you didn't have to be this high to sigh snow overnight. and even though we will not see another round of the white stuff, it's still very, very cold, and that has prompted a freeze warning in some areas tonight. >> well, it's snowing in half moon bay. it's not sticking to the ground. but can you believe this? >> lisa: the images came flooding in to abc-7 via you report. from the coast to the mountain tops, to the east and mount tam to the north there was snow. small flakes fell near this shell gas station in san francisco. the last time it snowed in the city was in 1976, and today, people wanted more. >> i was hoping it was going to snow. but it's not raining so not a chance. >> lisa: instead the sun came out but the air was crisp. temperatures are low, which is why the city of san holiday -- san jose opened ten warming centers. this one allows anyone to come inside and warm up during the early morning hours. the bitter cold can also be dangerous for drivers. >> we're in a winter storm watch. the temperatu

now some news. >> lisa, thank you.t's 5:48. >> let's take a look at stories we're following this thursday morning. this morning city inspectors will be back out to see if the recent storm caused more damage to a crumbling pacifica cliffside. two apartment buildings at the top of that cliff have been red-tagged since 2009 when residents were evacuated. >> the arrest of a state drug agent from contra costa county and a private investigator could have a huge impact on east bay drug cases. commander normal welsh and chris butler of concord are accused of stealing drugs from an evidence locker then trying to sell them. >> president obama set to visit the bay area this evening at a private dinner with hi-tech leaders. many will include silicon valley executives who met with him at the white house in december to talk about innovation, job creation and education. the very latest on these stories coming up at 6:00. >> it's 5:49 now. a san francisco 8th grader has discovered that the san francisco giants did more than just make

thank you, lisa. good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm carolyn tyler. egypt's vice president met today with protest leaders representing a variety of anti-government groups. agreeing on a framework for more democratic freedoms, including freedom of the press. vice president omar silaman also agreed to release those detained during 13 days of protests and a list of emergency security measures as soon as possible. hundreds of protestors remain in the square. they're still demanding the immediate resignation of egyptian president hosni mubarak. in the bay area relatives of this missing google executive are trying to draw attention to his plight. he was last seen being carried away from an early protest in cairo by men in plainclothes. his family says government agents are holding him and they've been making some frightening phone calls to his bay area relatives. johnalston has more. >> this guy here, he disappeared on the 27th of january. >> she's talking about ganime, the google marketing e

thanks, lisa. early this morning the republican controlled house passed legislation to cut $60 billion from hundreds of federal programs. >> i think you've done yourself proud this week. >> the vote was mostly among party lines and led by republican freshmen. the $1.2 trillion measure will keep the government running through september. there are sweeping spending cuts to school, housing and other domestic programs. but the measure protects oil and coal companies and farmers from new environmental regulations. the bill faces a tough battle with the senate which is still controlled by democrats. and president obama has threatened a veto. the deadline for congress to agree to some sort of funding measure is march 4th. after that as abc 7 political reporter mark matthews explains, the government will shut down. >> it's not just that the republicans don't think had the president's 2012 budget cuts are enough. they want to start now. >> we are taking the first step intacteling our unsustainable debt and

thanks so much, lisa.heck in live from new york city to tell us what's coming up on "g.m.a." at 7:00. >> you get no sympathy from us. we've got 56 inches of snow. you can handle a couple of cold days. that arctic blast shattering records with frigid temperatures well below normal. now this big chill could be on its way to hollywood on oscar eve. we're going to be live in l.a. with the latest. plus americans trapped in libya finally may get out of the country as it goes to chaos. then charlie sheen defends himself saying his comments about his boss were not anti-semitic. he's talking out again. we have all the latest details on the troubled star. tinseltown's biggest weekend is finally here. tomorrow is oscar night. the red carpet has rolled out, the stars are getting ready and we have your exclusive backstage pass to the oscar. are you tuning in? >> i am. >> i'm getting on a late night flight tomorrow night. i'm very upset but i'm going to try to watch as much as i can before i leave for the airport. >> i

here's lisa amin gulezian. >> snow at the coast.ething we have never seen in our 12 years of being here. >> lisa: the images came flooding into abc-7 sey you report. >> now we got to start palm trees. >> lisa: from the coast the mountain tops, to mount tam to the north and uc santa cruz to the south there, was snow. small flakes found near this shell gas station on 19th in san francisco. the last time it snowed in the city was in 1976. and today, people wanted more. >> i was hoping it was going to snow, but since it's not raining, not really a chance of that. >> lisa: instead the sun came out but the air was crisp. >> have a shirt, the fleece, neck scarf, my big rain coat, and an umbrella,. >> reporter: is that enough? >> hopefully. his his temperatures are low so san jose opened ten major warming centers, this one in the community center, allows anyone to come inside and warm up during the early morning hours this weekend. the bitter cold can also by dangerous for drivers. >> we're in a winter storm watch. the temperatures have bee

lisa? >> yes. and we're here, thank you. looking at rain and wind encompassing the entire bay area today. another inch or snow in mountain snow. but here we are in lake county with a winter weather advisory 2,000 feet. so the mixed presip there over by the delta up towards fairfield with heavier rain but moderate rain vallejo, daly city over to alameda on 80. you're looking at moderate rain, a couple breaks down around the south bay in sunnyvale between cupertino, los gatos. mount hamilton, looking at a rain/snow mix. 45 napa. the winds have been gusty around oakland up to 35 mph. also in the south bay, that will be with us throughout the day. 9:00 this morning we're looking at a heavier band of rain moving through the east bay, the peninsula and not until the afternoon we'll see the front clear but not in the south bay. the santa cruz mountains still wet throughout the entire evening. a break overnight in the north bay. parts of the peninsula. next band of rain focuses in the south bay for

good morning, lisa, everyone. lisa was telling you how it's windy in fairfield.advisory for the venetian bridge. keep both hands on the wheel as you make the drive across. quiet, a lot of green out there. light now. check out the bay bridge toll plaza, delay-free. also fine across the san mateo bridge. there's road work on 880 as you make your way through the nimitz but that should all be cleared within the next four minutes. in the south bay it's also quiet at the 280 and 17 interchange. those headlights are north bound and there's still an accident at sand hill but it's on the shoulder. get traffic when you want it by going to abc7news.com. kristen? >> frances, thanks a lot. it's 4:56. a showdown vote may come as early as today to repeal the nation's healthcare reform law. last month republicans in the house where they do have the majority voted to repeal the expansion of healthcare coverage. president obama halls threatened to veto. republicans argue the law will explode healthcare spending and hurt our economic recovery. senator jordan -- majority leader says

you saw lisa's map earlier.hick fog across the carquinez bridge this morning and starting to see slowing out of antioch westbound 4 lone tree to summersville where our web producer glen kimball said there was a lot of fog on the drive through highway 4 and a live -- we don't have a live shot of walnut creek but i'll toss it back to eric and kristen. kristen, i used to have to sit on two phone books at our old traffic studio. >> not the most comfy but they work. >> we used to play football with phone books. >> how do you hold a spiral. >> i'll tell you during the break. still ahead why lawyers in marin with those facing execution want to question former governor schwarzenegger. >> brown pushes budget cuts and tax extensions on ♪ hey! wait up! ♪ [ female announcer ] you see a mud stain. but new wisk sees a particulate stain. with our breakthrough stain spectrum technology, wisk is engineered to fight all the major stain groups like particulates and oils. [ girl ] that lip gloss is soooo cute on you. [ female annou

lisa amin gulezian has more on today's giants fanfest. >> lisa: at this year's fanfest, thousands waited for hours to get into at&t park because it reached capacity fast. and then this happened. [shouting] >> lisa: fans rushed the second street gate and tried force their way in. many admit they felt shut out. >> after driving down here from sacramento, waiting in line to pay for my parking, after waiting for the traffic, waiting in line to get here, painting my body orange and black, this is how i get repaid. >> fan appreciation day, should have planned a lot more. >> fanfest organizers say they got overwhelmed. they expected to fill the stadium. the didn't think it would happen an hour after the gates opened. >> we held people at the gated and now we're metering people to come in to make sure that everyone's experience remains safe. >> for those who got in, the fanfest experience was perfect. >> historic event. >> i love the giants. i leave it, believe it, breed it. >> tim lincecum, buster posey, i want to meet them all. >> reporter: for a precious four hours fans could get face-to-face

>> lisa: fans rushed the second street gate and tried to force their way in. many admit they felt shut out. >> after driving down here from sacramento, waiting in line to pay for my parking, waiting for the traffic, waiting to get here, painting my body orange and black, this is how i get repaid. >> they should have probably planned a lot more. >> lisa: organize ares say they got overwhelmed. they expected to fill the stadium. they didn't think it would happen an hour after the gates opened. >> we held people at the gates and we're metering people to come in to make sure everybody is safe. >> lisa: the fanfest experience was perfect. >> i love the giants. i don't know what else to say. i leave it, breathe it, eat it. >> tim lincecum, buster posey, i want to meet them all. >> lisa: for four hours, fans to get face toy face with their favorite plays, like tim lincecum. >> people on the streets, if you're not in the stadium, i apologize, but we're going to talk loud. >> it's a special day, fanfest day, and that's what we trying to do, with our heart. >> lisa: gia

again, lisa said it could be breeze. delays but i did hear from paul cunningham, windier than normal on the lower deck. no problems across the span. looks great here and no accidents either in the south bay. we have a live shot four of 280 and 17 interchange. headlights are on northbound 280 and that's highway 17 across your screen. go to our website abc7news.com. it's under the bay area traffic link. >> frances, thank you so much. 5:20. >> i'm not sure this is good or bad. next why san francisco is now america's top city for vanity. >> also, you may have seen commercials for fireplaces made in amish country. why it's a target for a lawsuit. >> a deal that could bring nfl football back to l.a. nstststsi >> pro-egyptian president hosni mubarak, protests has gone on for days, more than a week. after the president made his statement about not running for re-election in september, this is the scene. you see people throwing rocks, people carried away with injuries. and it's now getting a bit dicey in the streets of cairo. we'

meteorologist lisa argen is tracking snow in the bay area.female announcer ] why settle for plain bread when you can have pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits? the warm, light delicate layers are like nothing else. add a layer of excitement to your next meal. ♪ bui've got a warm, fresh baked strawberry toaster strudel. see the difference? mmmm. i do. (announcer) pillsbury toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. ♪ >>> welcome back. we wanna give you a look what's been happening in some spots in terms of weather. this is a live look at the sierra from the caltran camera. this is highway 80 at truckee. there's a big rig just taking off. maybe just put on his chains. chains are required from baxter to the state line on highway 50 from twin bridges to meyers. they have been working around the clock to keep the roads clear. closer to home though in marin county, there was steady snowfall last night atop mount tam. how beautiful is that. it started with a light dusting 2:00 in the afternoon and a steady pace around 5:00. several inches accumul

thank you, lisa.heck out sports. oakland a's play their league opener against the chicago cubs. last night saint mary's trying to clench the conference title for the first time in 14 years. mike shumann has the highlights in this morning's sports. >> we'll tip off with college hoops. saint mary's hosting portland. currently on a three-game losing streak, longest in four years. steven coming up with a steal and a little two-hand flush on the other end by the pilots came to play. jared stole driving. finishes with the left hand. 39-38 at the break. hit three big trays to start the half. 16 points in all. mickey mcconnell carving his way through the line. 15th in the mix. for the first time since 1997, saint mary's captures a chair with an 83-69 victory. the don's clench the third seat of the conference tournament. knocked off pepperdine for the fourth seed. off the alley-oop. as many as 14 but cal rally. down to 6 at the break. second half cal down 2. jorge. cashes in from long range. 14, bears on top b

thanks so much, lisa.talk about sports now. just nine more days remaining until spring training begins but today giants fans can get a free up close look at the world series champion san francisco giants. here's larry beil with more in sports. >> the giants have their big fanfest today at at&t park. they're talking about tens of thousands of people and everything gets started at 11 a.m.. the giants took care of some business yesterday extending contracts for the manager and g.m. savior through 2012. >> here it is! for the first time since 1954, the giants are world champions! >> thanks to their world series run in november, the off-season was shorter than usual but giants players feel like spring training can't come soon enough. >> for me it was -- the season was over and i was already kind of antsy about getting back and getting going again. so definitely makes it more fun to come in with that world series title. >> giant tim lincecum is ready to go. last off-season, better to get through spring training

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. >> look forward to it, thank you, lisa. thomas ramon found people in walnut creek not letting the cold temperatures spoil their weekend. fire officials offer pretty good advice protecting your loved you ones and property from the cold. ♪ >> the emperor nero is said to fiddle while rome burned. he's singing while his temperature outside plummets. >> the cold weather, well, it was a little too cold. the girl here talked me into singing tonight and i had a good time. >> singing on the corner. the temperature here in contra costa county is expected to drop into the 20s. his accompanyist tonight said the cold is sending her home. >> i'm going to watch a movie. >> freezing temperatures could damage delicate plants. the weather service is saying those that can should be put inside. firefighters are concerned about freezing pipes which could break, spill or cause other damage. firefighters say the homeless are also a concern. >> with the homeless and stuff if they don't get a shelter and not dressed in layers and stuff, that's a co

>> lisa, thanks. overseas armed patrols and tanks are patrolling the streets of bahrain this morning, the latest center for political protest in the middle east. four people have been killed. jenelle wang is live in the news room with the latest developments. >> it's a familiar scene in the middle east this morning, this time in bahrain. the military has taken control of key parts of the capital and put them on lockdown. demonstrators have been holding rallies since monday calling for sweeping political change but things turned violent after a pre-dawn raid. (gunfire) >> at least four people were killed and many more critically wounded and missing after hundreds of police officers stormed the protestors' makeshift encampment in pearl square. women and children were asleep intents when they were faced with tear gas and rubber bullets. they are demanding greater political freedom and more jobs. police have put barbed wire around the city's central square but protestors vowed to return today. the u.s. cl

lisa thanks a lot.nd police are trying to determine if a call claiming a man armed with a gun was on an elementary school campus was a prank or intentional distraction. the elementary school went into lockdown while officers fanned out across the campus yesterday. students remained in their classrooms until heavily armed officers escorted them to a nearby college. these photos show what parents saw when they got to the school. the school staff posted messages on signs taped to police cars. police expected the phony call might have been a distraction to preoccupy them but no other major crimes occurred while officers responded to the school. >> one of former president bush's daughters is coming out in favor of gay marriage. >> new york is about fairness and equality and everyone should have the right to marry the person that they love. >> barbara bush lives in manhattan now. she made this video for a campaign calling on new york to legalize same sex marriages. both her father and her grandfather opposed

>> lisa: also means bay area drivers who aren't used to the snow are hitting the mountains. this man's car got stuck. >> we dug, and people came and off editor -- offered to push, including the sheriff who said i shouldn't be parked there. >> lisa: when the snow started falling, it's barely let up since. road crews have shut down two parts of the mountain area, including empire grade and bear creek road. >> the higher elevation so we decided to stay home, and wait it out. >> lisa: the dangerous driving conditions weren't just in the mountains. this driver hydroplaned off the highway, down the side of the road, and eventually flipped over into the creek. emergency crews had to repel down the embankment to save him. >> the victim was trapped inside with the seatbelt. was able to reach in and get the seatbelt undone. >> lisa: the driver suffered only minor injuries. abc-7 news. >> alan: it's not just snow that has been falling. there's plenty of rain across northern california today. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. more traffic than usual. possibly because of t

thanks, lisa. we're talking about sports now.ary's in the biggest game in years at war memorial gym. u.s. enters the game second place, a game and a half behind the gales. the third round of the pro-am tees off. larry beil has the highlights of yesterday's second round in this morning's sports. >> good morning, everybody. does not look like a repeat is in the cards or in the club for dustin johnson at pebble beach. the defending champion has fallen 13 strokes off the pace however arnold palmer's grandson is very much in the hunt. soaking up the sun. his spy glass. for birdie on 17 at pebble. got it. sam saunders. he's arnie's grandson, five under at pebble. he's 7 under at the halfway point. hunter mayhem, also a 67 at round 2 in pebble. approach on 16 within 4 feet. knocks it in from there for a birdie putt. but the man they're chasing continues to be steve marino. birdie 16. look at the nice break here. marino with a 66 pebble, 13 under par. overall marino the leader by four strokes after 36 holes, d. a. points, he is is lone i

kristen. >> lisa, thanks a lot. 6:45.owdown vote may come as early as today to repeal the nation's healthcare reform law. senator republicans will try to force the vote. last month republicans in the house where they have the majority voted to expand the healthcare coverage. president obama threatened a veto. argued the law will explode healthcare spending and our economic recovery. >> 6:46 now. president obama's state of the union pledge about electric cars is not likely to happen. >> bloomberg reporter jane king joins us live for the morning's "moneyscope" report. good morning, jane. >> good morning. you know president obama's goal on putting a million plug-in electric cars on the road within four years. report out today says probably not gonna happen. a study from indiana university says the number will be closer to 800,000 because interest in plug-in vehicles is pretty much limited to affluent car buyers. ford announcing auto production at some point assembly plant in march, ohio, chicago coming to a screeching halt b

thanks, lisa.e a show and tell progress report last week just south of pacifica. that's where its new federally funded devil slide project should open for traffic next year. but as wayne freedman reports, crews have now reached a milestone of sorts. >> this is the construction project that local residents prayed for that cannot finish soon enough based on the winds of a winding, crumbling highway 1. >> you should maintain it properly. it will last forever. >> dan zerrer helped to design the devil slide, each 4400 feet long and now a symbolic milestone because the digging and excavating has finished. crews removed 114,000 cubic yards of soil enough to build this mountain inside the project. inside a cool hard hat environment. crews have covered and sealed every square inch inseed these boards with waterproofing plastic that fits like a glove, but we won't see it after they're covered with thick layers of concrete. >> 16 inches to 20 inches depending on the depth. >> the byproduct, the tunnel floors

. >> lisa: it really is very strange for the bay area. here at 900 feet, and you didn't have to be this high to see snow overnight. >> snow at the coast. something we've never seen in our 12 years of being here. >> lisa: the images cameed inning in to abc-7. >> now we got to start the palm trees. >> lisa: from the coast the mountaintops, to the east, mount tam to the north, and uc santa cruz to the south there was snow. small flakes found near this shell gas station in san francisco. the last time it snowed in the city was in 1976, and people wanted more. >> i was hoping it was going to snow, but there's not really a chance of that. >> lisa: instead the sun came out, but the air was still very crisp. >> a shirt, fleece, neck scarf, and rain coat, and umbrella. >> reporter: is that enough? >> hopefully. >> lisa: temperatures are low, which is why the city of san jose opened ten warming centers. this one allows anyone to come inside and warm up during the early morning hours this weekend. the bitter cold can also be dangerous for

cold rain again friday. >> thank you where lisa. dan harris joins us from new york to tell us what's coming up on "good morning america." >> good morning to you on one of my favorite cities on earth, san francisco. an escalation of those huge protests in wisconsin. now the tea party getting in on the act with those state workers that are really effectively shut down the government there. the highly anticipated invite list is out for william and kate's wedding. john, i did not see your name on the list. we're going to find out who else did not make a cut with the royal expert joining us live. this morning you may hear the world work spouse. we're going to introduce you to one such pair. finally a story about a dog named bear in your part of the world. you may have covered this. a dog reunited with his owner this weekend. the dog from sacramento, i believe. and he somehow managed to travel through three states in just two days. how did he get so far away? we're going to have more on his journey and the happy reunion coming up next on

lisa amin gulezian is live at sfo with the impact there. lisa? >> united grounded 96 planes today, and here is the sfo flights to denver, hawaii, new york, seattle and san diego were delayed for hours. >> i think we are upset. >> they should have been in maui by now. instead they are walking around the united terminal. their flight like so many others is delayed. it is because united voluntarily grounded the boeing 757's after realizing today it never got its air data computer properly checked by the f.a.a. the f.a.a. ordered united to update the system six and a half years ago. >> these data systems serve to feed information from the airplane's airspeed, altitude, location, all kinds of data comes in, and then it is fed into the auto pilot. >> the old system used to randomly sound an alarm at times which could distract the crew causing them to take unnecessary and possibly dangerous action. grounding all 757's caused planes like these to sit at the gate for hours. >> from then on we have had nothing but problems trying to get rebooked. they woul

lisa argen is here -- look at that. >> its nice day. >> i wanted to see that shot all day. rebecca and jerry, thank you so much. >> we'll see increasing clouds tomorrow and the beginning of a pattern change but it looks good out there and we'll see numbers climb. outside we go. >> let's see another beautiful shot. >> here is the view from mount tam but this is where we had the cooler numbers and no wind this morning. it's really cool in the north bay. the temperature dewpoint spread is far enough we don't have any fog to speak of either. we're looking at mid 40s, with 38 at the delta. 36 in livermore. not quite as cold as we were the past couple of mornings. we're much warmer in napa, three degrees warmer with san jose. sunny and mild this afternoon with cooler and cloudier conditions tomorrow. the rain arrives on monday. bigger rain tuesday, much colder system by the end of the week. so here is how it looks today from the satellite and radar composite, no returns on the radar. we are high and dry enjoying another beautiful day today. we do need some rain. only 66% of norma

i'll talk about that coming up. >> lisa, thanks a lot. child care worker and san jose elementary school is in custody on multiple accounts of child sexual abuse. keith woodhouse committed acts with after school day-care. investigators are looking for other possible victims and witnesses. woodhouse has worked with children for more than a decade including kid counseling, children's ministry, day-care and afterschool activities. >> a 56-year-old man accused of shooting and killing two employees it scheduled to make his first court appearance today. he shot a 30-year-old man and woman inside a souvenir and luggage shop sunday night. they say the victims worked there. police say the suspect works at a similar souvenir shop nearby. the investigators say they argued over the sale of similar merchandise at their shops prior to the shooting. >> the bay bridge may soon not be the only bay area bridge that charges varying tolls during different times of the day. considering higher tolls during rush hour on the san mateo and dumbarton bridges follow

final check on the forecast with lisa argen. >> definitely cold out there.s are in the 30s. lake tahoe below zero. plenty of sunshine and back home we broke half a dozen records. still only 38 downtown. we're looking at moisture, it's along the coast. showers offshore moving southward through pescadero, chance of showers on the peninsula and south bay, also partly cloudy and cold. upper 40s in napa. 50 in palo alto. still the risk of showers by the monterey bay. higher elevations, the atmosphere is warming up. so no more possibility of snow. freezing cold tonight and warmer but rain happening next week. >> we'll keep you [gasps] whoa, rae. seriously whoa. [giggling] i did outdo myself if i do say so myself. now, you know everybody's gonna be talking about this little get up right here. well, if they have to talk, they might as well talk about moi. [laughter] or him. they're not talking about him, they're laughing at him. well, that's not nice. excuse me, people. hey, how y'all doing? i know y'all are not having a fashion problem in this area 'cause y'all sho

mount diablo, a lot of people took advantage of the extraordinary winter conditions, we have more from lisa in the south bay. (laughter) >> the sound of utter joy excould e echoes. the ones creating the excitement is the snow. >> the they just have to experience, and still, it's cold stuff. >> my kids are excited to come up here. >> around 3000 feet it was impossible to miss. sanborn skyline county park was covered in it. >> we were supposed to go up to tahoe this week and actually the storm was a little bit too much to get up there. and didn't want to drive in that mess so it's nice having this nearby. >> we wasn't expecting it to be like this. we expected a little snow, but tahoe is buried. >> bay area drivers who aren't used to the snow are hitting the mountains and this man's car got stuck in the snow. >> we dug and people came and offered to push, including the helpful sheriff who pointed out i shouldn't be parking there. >> cal-tran's truck started plowing the trucks overnight when a fresh snow started falling and it barely let up since. the heavy snowfall forced road crews to shut do

i'll talk about that coming up. >> lisa, thanks a lot. child care worker and san jose elementary school is in custody on multiple accounts of child sexual abuse. keith woodhouse committed acts with after school day-care. investigators are looking for other possible victims and witnesses. woodhouse has worked with children for more than a decade including kid counseling, children's ministry, day-care and afterschool activities. >> a 56-year-old man accused of shooting and killing two employees it scheduled to make his first court appearance today. he shot a 30-year-old man and woman inside a souvenir and luggage shop sunday night. they say the victims worked there. police say the suspect works at a similar souvenir shop nearby. the investigators say they argued over the sale of similar merchandise at their shops prior to the shooting. >> the bay bridge may soon not be the only bay area bridge that charges varying tolls during different times of the day. considering higher tolls during rush hour on the san mateo and dumbarton bridges follow

good morning frances. >> good morning, lisa.s worth avoiding or if you can't you -- avoid them you need extra time. a domino effect of accidents. a couple at mckee, they're cleared. there's a new one at tully. traffic is jammed, it's red. crawling from the capital expressway towards 880. that's the spot to avoid. you may want to consider 87. the other spot that's worth avoiding is westbound 580 at first. injury accidents in the center divide so there's heavy traffic there. of course, if you have to drive, you just need some extra time. but if you can take mass transit, no major delays. and check out the fog. you'll find lots of it in parts of the north bay. here's a live shot of 101 in san rafael. southbound traffic a little sluggish there. and you'll find very thick fog out of novato. we'll check out the oakland maze for you as you make your way to the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic is moving well but there is some light fog here. only a minor delay at the bay bridge. check out walnut creek. earlier we saw it now you barely see

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we pulled him out. >> lisa: the driver suffered only minor injuries. highway patrol is not calling in extra officers but they are focusing on highway 17. lisa amin gulezian, abc-7 news. >> alan: we are get something incredible weather pictures from our viewers inch the santa cruz mountains, this is the snowy scene on skyline boulevard from heather. up north in lake county we got this beautiful photo. jim says they received a foot of snow in clear lake over the past two days, something he hasn't seen since before 1972. and susan turnbull forwarded this picture from clear lake. susan says they picked up five inches of snow last night. you can send us your photos or videos, or just e-mail them to us at you report at kgo -- tv.com. >> back home a downed tree closed piedmont avenue in berkeley. crews were called in to clear he road at the intersection at channing way. they had to use chain saws and a mulcher to get the road open again. >>> we're getting plenty of rain, too, and not just unusual for rain to fall on the san francisco's annual chinese new year

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lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> thanks, lisa. >>> on the other side of the south bay, there is fresh snow on mount hamilton, but officials warn you to stay away for your own safety. the 9 teen-mile -- the 19-mile road to the observatory is winding and dangerous. melting snow could refreeze to black ice. if you get into trouble there are no turnouts and no parking and spotty cell phone service. also, it is difficult for emergency vehicles to make it up that road. >> pretty windy. bad shape. it is definitely a dangerous drive. >> no ambulance service up here and no cell phone service. today we don't even have electricity. >> in fact, astronomers were only able to work with the help of a generator. >> thomas roman are bracing for dangerous driving conditions there as well. thomas? >> yes, they are. we are here at the safe way. late this afternoon, the safe way parking lot was swirling with snow to the delight of many of the safe way shoppers. the snow didn't last long. where the snow really is right now is just north of us. a white carpet is sending mount huh lena. it snowed throughout

we'll check with lisa argen in just a bit. couple of weeks for a bay area man just released after 18 years in prison. he was wrongly convicted of murder. now life on the outside after all this time is a relief and challenge. the story from vic lee. >> you must have resolved in your own mind or resigned yourself to the fact that you're going to be there until you die. >> yep. >> on january 12th after spending 18 years in prison, karamed connolly suddenly found himself a free man. a judge had overturned his conviction after learning the prosecution failed to reveal that the key witness received money from lead investigator and chief police earl standards. he had a hard time describing his euphoria when he was told he could go home. >> i would wake up in that small cell and look at the walls and say, wow, this is it so -- yeah, when that moment came, it was like -- it was surreal. you can't really describe it. >> connolly was 22 when he was convicted of a high profile drive-by shooting in 1989 that killed two in the bayview and w

thank you, lisa. coming up at 7:00, "good morning america."a is joining us live now from new york to tell us what's coming up and i'm going to assume it is back to cairo. >> back to cairo. you recognized ron clayborne. >> hi, ron! good morning! >> hi! >> he's so excited when he hears west coast california, where he grew up. >> i know he did. >> do we hang out after the show here, that's how close we are. but, carolyn, yes, pressing news to talk about, specifically egypt and the military calling on protestors to go home after 18 days of unrest finally toppled president mubarak. what does it mean for the u.s.? an american man is charged with murder in pakistan. the u.s. says he should get diplomatic immune thank you by the pakistani's refuse. the case that's turned into an international standoff. famous for this ad, now being sued for malpractice after a woman died following a lap band procedure. it's growing in popularity but how safe is it? and dozens of people get sick after a party at the playboy mansion. is the pleasure palace that's usuall

lisa amin gulezian is live with a key council vote. lisa? >> the council voted late tonight to move forward as planned. they are appointing a new stadium authority, and they will act as an entire group. that's including what is earmarked for the new stadium. >> we believe the 49ers should pay for their own stadium. it is one way to assert that publicly. >> those for and against building a new stadium for the 49ers in santa clara continued to voice their opinions tonight. but now governor jerry brown has proposed dissolving redevelopment agencies and in santa clara, redevelopment money is supposed to fund the stadium. so the city leaders decided to send a clear message to sacramento. >> what we want to do is confirm the programs that our development agency has been able to bring to the city of santa clara. >> they want to show the governor that the stadium deal is already in the works and redevelopment dollars shouldn't be taken away. losing the $42 million could create an unexpected stumbling block. >> we are counting on the funds. we are ex

to speak on the item is lisa. for purposes of my colleagues, just some context, october 5, 2010, the board of supervisors renewed the property based improvement district and this allows the mayor's office of work force and economic development to execute an agreement for the management of the district. good morning. >> good morning, chair campos, committee members. thank you for having me and let me to fill up this agenda with this item. lisa pegam with the office of workforce development. we are happy to present to an agreement with the nonprofit home owners association, miracle mile, for the property based business improvement district known as the mission miracle mile business improvement district, which was renewed by the board of supervisors in october of 2010. this management agreement is required so that the city can transfer the special assessment that was collected on behalf of the district to the non-profit management corp. who oversees the management of the services that are paid for by the special asse

in san jose, lisa, abc 7 news. >>> they did it with a dating site.next the code word used to organize protests in libya. >> and this prince fan thought he scored the souvenir of life time in oakland but today all he's left with is guitar pick, bruised back and bloody knuckl >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>reporter: rebel made new gain in libya as leader gadhafi gave a rambling radio interview blaming osama bin laden and drugs. military air base was grabbed. foreign messrs. near and militia fighting to stop the popular up rising from advancing on stock hold in tripoli. some lybian have been l using coded messages on dating site to coordinate the protest. >> do you think that this woman is really one of your contacts? this is a political message intending to be a lover. >> i know him. >>reporter: high wind rough sea are hampering the evacuation effort of foreign national. united nations security council meets tomorrow to consider actions against gadhafi regime including possible sanctions. >>

here is lisa amin daw legion. -- lisa amin gulezian. >> we pray you will comfort and heal our community. >> reporter: the community is in mourning. the two-week long search for julian si over. the four-year-old's body was found in the delta canal 30 miles south of patterson. >> in the name of my daughter, i thank all of you and my grandson he is looking over you. >> juliani's grandmother said this man snatched the boy from her arms on january 18th. since then police have been looking for rodriguez who is the exboyfriend of scr uliani's mother. a short time after the kidnapping a witness saw a toyota corolla like the one belonging to rodriguez drive into the canal with two people inside. that car was recovered friday. now that juliani's body has been found, investigators are sure rodriguez's also will surface. in san jose, the suspect's mother was too upset to talk to us. she insisted her sister speak on her behalf. >> there is no doubt in my mind that they will find him. >> and rodriguez's family also has a message for juliani's mother who is pregnant with his baby. >> i'm so sorry, bab

here's lisa amin gulezian in the south bay.f utter joy echos along skyline boulevard in the santa cruz mountains. >> i got it! i got it! >> the one thing creating all of the excitement: snow. >> they just have to experience snow. it's cool stuff. >> my kids begged me to come up here. >> yeah. >> at around 3,000 feet, it was impossible to miss. sandborn skyline county park was covered in it. >> we were supposed to go up to tahoe this week, and actually the storm was a little bit too much to get up there. didn't want to drive in that mess. so it was nice having this nearby. >> we wasn't expected to be like this. we thought like little snow. but it's like tahoe in bay area. >> that also means bay area drivers who aren't used to the snow are hitting the mountains. this man's car got stuck in the snow. >> we dug and people came and offered to push, including the very helpful sheriff who pointed out that i shouldn't be parking there. >> caltran's trucks started plowing toa

. >> lisa: that's what several drivers faced today. this sign warned drivers about icy conditions, but it was too late. several cars slipped on black ice, and in napa, ice on american canyon road is blamed for this rollover, ice could form again tonight if standing water freezes up. >> i'm just cold. >> lisa: this cold weather is prompting a freeze warning for the north bay mountains parts of the east bay and carmel valley. lisa amin gulezian, abc-7 news. >> alan: the santa cruz mountains also got a little snow. if you wanted to see it, you had to get up early. here's john allston who was up were sunrise. >> the snow experience on skyline boulevard was first come first served and you had to act fast. jean was on a mission staying up all night to be here at the perfect moment. >> it's snowing, so i decided i wanted to see the sunrise, and i thought it would be beautiful. >> reporter: he was delayed for a short time when he stopped to put on chains. >> at what point did you realize you needed to put on chains. >> when i started slipping

i'm carolyn tyler along with lisa argen. have a great sunday, bye-bye. >>> welcome to boston. mike breen at the td garden, one of the marquee games on the nba schedule. the east-leading heat visiting the conference champion celtics and their own contingent of all-nba performers. [ clock ticking ] >> time, relentless,

let's check in with lisa argen. >> good morning. check it out. we have a wintry mix around the bay area. winter weather advisory for the hills above 2,000 feet. we are looking at two to three inches of snow that could pile up across the bay. we've got cold air in place. we've got more moisture coming in with a few peeks of sunshine don't be surprised to see a clap of thunder. look at the north bay vallejo and san francisco around daly city. down to 280. 101 into san leandro. south bay more wet weather for saratoga. as you head toward the santa cruz mountains. this is where we'll see the concentrated rain later on today. when will it end, i'll let you know. >> earlier this morning the republican controlled house cut $60 billion from hundreds of federal programs. >> i think you've done yourself proud this week. >> the vote was mostly along party lines and led by freshmen republicans. $1.2 trillion measure would keep the government running through september. there is sweeping subsidies to domestic programs but it protects oil and coal companies and