. >> mother nature giving us it all today. we had rain, we had hail, we had snow in our highest peak and still showers out there this evening. live doppler 7 tracking it all. street level, you notice the radar in the past half hour had a couple of claps of thunder near san jose. that pushed into mount hamilton, bringing flakes there as well. we are seeing light rain that moved out of dublin at this hour. into the santa cruz mountains, rain. as you go higher in elevation, snow mixing in. into the north bay, a light shower just about to cross the golden gate bridge around 101. we were out and about capturing the sights today. lee posting this. look at that snow earlier this afternoon. the rest of the evening, we're going to track scattered showers. i think we will see more widespread action as you get close to 11:00 tonight. mother nature going to try and do this again for us on monday. we will detail what you can expect as you head back to work and school. >> thank you. >>> abc news reporter lillian kim is live in mount diablo

. >> mother nature giving us it all today. we had rain, we had hail, we had snow in our highest peak and still showers out there this evening. live doppler 7 tracking it all. street level, you notice the radar in the past half hour had a couple of claps of thunder near san jose. that pushed into mount hamilton, bringing flakes there as well. we are seeing light rain that moved out of dublin at this hour. into the santa cruz mountains, rain. as you go higher in elevation, snow mixing in. into the north bay, a light shower just about to cross the golden gate bridge around 101. we were out and about capturing the sights today. lee posting this. look at that snow earlier this afternoon. the rest of the evening, we're going to track scattered showers. i think we will see more widespread action as you get close to 11:00 tonight. mother nature going to try and do this again for us on monday. we will detail what you can expect as you head back to work and school. >> thank you. >>> abc news reporter lillian kim is live in mount diablo

residents down the shore are getting used to mother nature taking their beach away. only to have machines put it back every couple of years. >> the ocean take the sand out. they pump it back in. and it takes it out again during the wintertime. report roar this is ocean city where they lost a few feet of beach overnight. this was near seventh street before the surf starting eating away at the dunes. and if it wasn't beach erosion, high tides flooded streets tonight on landis avenue in sea isle. a similar scene in somers point where low-lying areas are still flooded out. and what was this guy thinking? >> winter is actual the best time for to us get waves. >> reporter: diehard surfer

this morning, mother nature is on the move promising to deliver what could be the biggest snowstorm of the year from pennsylvania, new jersey to new york. >> i'm declaring a state of emergency in new york city. >> reporter: connecticut. >> we are declaring a state of emergency. >> reporter: and maine all under a state of emergency preparing for a nor'easter so powerful, the national weather service is calling it life-threatening. >> every report we've had on it is it's going to snow hard and fast for a long period of time. >> reporter: the same system already buried much of the midwest yesterday causing massive wrecks and shutting down interstate highways. in the air, airlines not taking any chances cancelling more than 6,000 flights with major airlines grounding all flights into new york city airports, some even waving fees and offering vouchers to travelers who tried to beat the storm yesterday. >> now they're trying to get us to not fly. >> they want to free up -- >> they want to free up seats. yeah. >> reporter: today some areas could see up to two feet of snow and with damaging wi

mother nature is something this time of the year. here's storm tracker six live double scan radar.es with precipitation but it is cold outside. we will show you the picture. action cam outside earlier today in university city, close to drexel drexel university. you can see we have clear skies, folks are out and about but they are bundled up, as temperatures are well below where they normally should be for this time of the year. we will recap the month of february, and it was a pretty warm one. in fact warmest on record here in the city, average temperature here in philadelphia for the month of february, 44.2 degrees. normally we are close to about 35.7 degrees. we were a good 8.5 degrees above average for the month of february. today, it is colder, then normal, 32 degrees in philadelphia our high was 36. well below normal. thirteen in the poconos. thirty-one in lancaster. at the coast in cape may 25. twenty-seven up i-95 corridor in trenton. winds sustained there 10 to 20 e picking up higher gusts from the northwest. 30 miles an hour gusts in philadelphia. poconos. an hour in the 2

but mother nature going to try to do this all again on our monday. so, on the storm impact scale, yes, it's a light storm, but still, scattered showers on our monday could bring hail, a clap of thunder as well, and still the chance of more snow falling on our highest peaks. let's walk you through monday, hour by hour. 5:00 in the morning, meteorologist mike nicco likely tracking showers moving through. future weather over mt. hamilton. that's the snowflakes we're talking about. even by 8:00 a.m., still the chance of an isolated shower, and that's the theme even through early monday afternoon, still isolated showers dot the landscape, not out of the question to see some hail once again. and by 8:00 monday evening, the best chance likely north of the golden gate. so, monday your highs very similar to where we were today with those on-and-off showers, the potential for hail once again. it's going to be chilly feeling out there. most spots holding in the mid-50s. but the accuweather seven-day forecast shows you changes are coming on the horizon. we have

mother nature getting her revenge. this morning - the entire northeast is bracing for a blizzard and right now the d-c area is getting the first hit. good morning washington. i'm larry smith. and i'm autria godfrey. the federal government is open today but on a three hour delay. employees do have the option for unschu are on a 2-hour delay. however every other major school system in the immediate metro area is closed today. we have a full list of school closures scrolling at the bottom of your screen, and on our website at wjla.com. toss to eileen/vj - winter storm warning remains in effect until 2pm for d.c. & counties west. - winter weather advisory remains in effect until 2pm - wind advisory from 6am to 2pm for st. mary's & calvert counties - icy morning -- be safe on the roads, everyone! - steady rain/snow tapers off after 11am - windy today - even windier tomorrow (very cold!) - long melt/refreeze cycle today: bulk of the rain and snow taper off by 11am. windy with snow showers and snow squalls possible through th

today i think mother nature said hey jenny we want to see that fox 29 snow jacket at lee one more timewill not be the last time that more snow, potentially the biggest snowstorm so far this year could becoming next week. this is only the tip of the iceberg as we should say because it will get a lot more chillier this weekend and as i mentioned the possible chance for snowstorm on tuesday, thomas. >> mother nature was like hey, i know you got two hours of sleep but let me wake you up with this cold weather. >> that is the thinking. >> thanks, jenny. >>> commuters, finally getting good relief. damaged delaware bridge reopening to traffic for the first time since january. our steve keeley is out there this morning. hey there, steve. >> reporter: funny thomas i was feeling precipitation as jenny about an hour west of us , who is supposed to get it first wasn't. i said to greg, i said is what falling? he said it is his tears, he hates snow and he was hearing scott and jenny talking about tuesday's snow, yes. >> hopefully he won't flood you with those tears. he does cry a lot though. >>> all

reverse psychology with mother nature. storm impact s tonight and tomorrow this promises to be one of our better, or worse depending on how you look at it, snowstorms. as far as 4 inches of snow, the vast majority of the news 4 nation will get out more than 4 inches of snow. north and west of town, northern montgomery, leesburg, probably a solid 8 inches or more. many spots will get more than a foot of snow. the march snowfall record is march 1942, 11 1/2 inches at national. bwi marshal, 1942, 22 inches of snow. the one that's really memorable for a lot of us, exactly 24 years ago today dulles airport got 13.9 inches in the big super storm of 1993. so winter storm watches and warnings are up for everywhere. lower snow totals -- it will be a steep gradient between a whole occurs down across southern maryland. calvert county, st. mary's county don't even have a winter weather a advisory. everywhere west of 95 likely to get 6 inches or more of snow. you have all day to get things done. it's in the teens and 20s now. it will b

. >> what's mother nature going to give us here soon?oming our way >> mother nature is not going to be our friend tomorrow, line of strong storms. it's going to feel fantastic, there's another downside, we get the warmth but the threat for storms. and that's exactly what we'll have tomorrow this feeling more like april or may kind of a day. a look outside shows well, we've got quiet conditions right now. it's drizzly in the city. steadier downpours earlier. it is picking up. rain tonight. you don't have to worry about severe weather out there. there are spots across portions of the midwest i'll show you that are under tornado watches through the overnight hours that is dangerous when it comes overnight when people go to sleep and may not have the proper warning. a few light rain drops in center city, temperature, mild in the neighborhood network. international airport is 55. here's a look at the current rainfall. light to moderate picking up a bit over lancaster county. we're certainly not done with this until about 1:00 a.m. or so, two

mother nature getting her revenge, with a massive winter storm taking aim overnight. this morning - the entire northeast is bracing for a blizzard and right now the d-c area is getting the first hit. good morning washington. i'm larry smith. and i'm autria godfrey. just in the last hour - the federal government announcing they will be open today but on a three hour delay. employees do have the option for unscheduled leave or telework. dc schools just let us know there are doing a 2 hour delay but for most other kids - it's a snow day today. we have a full list of school closures scrolling at the bottom of your screen, and on our website at wjla.com. toss to eileen/vj - winter storm warning remains

that no late-winter freeze can take away. >> just the combination of human nature with mother nature. >> reporter: derrick ward, news4. >>> not into the tidal basin crowds, don't blame you. we have a gallery of 13 spots to see the cherry blossoms without all of the people. search cherry blossoms. >>> she is the first african-american woman to make the u.s. olympic swim team today. mcclendon is in d.c. and getting kids in the pool. she hosted a free clinic on water safety. comfortable in the water, blowing bubbles, splashing around and practicing as well. mcclendon says this is an especially great opportunity for hispanic and african-american children. >> in our community, we don't hear a lot about learning to swim. our parents are fearful. there's only a 13% chance our children will learn to swim. so we're here to change that. >> reporter: mcclendon says she hopes some of the kids go on to take swim lessons, join a team and maybe even compete in the olympics some day. she qualified for the u.s. olympic team in 2004. >>> and now, your storm team 4 forecast. >> and i'm sure as you were

in case you missed yesterday's sun rides, mother nature providing an encore. ferry riders rejoicing as they look at that. and try not to stare at it if you're going to be in the car. i'll just put it on social media for you. you can look at it there there @mikeniccoabc7. more fog forms in milder conditions tonight and it looks like another seven days without rain. all the cold weather, well up to the north, look at portland, seattle and their higher elevations, rain turning to snow there while we have high pressure building in and that's why we're seeing more sunshine today and there is the high pressure. look at its clockwise flow. we talked yesterday it was going to push the storm track further to the north. you can see it right there hovering on our border with oregon and pulling up temperatures that are in the 70s and 80s down to our south. that mild air, it arrives today. let me show it to you in my accuweather 7 day forecast. now remember the coast, you're going to get to the mid 60s tomorrow but that's about as warm as you get until next monday. the res

so we are hoping for the best, but as you can for whatever mother nature sends our way. >> reporter: and over the next few hours, about 200 snowplows and trucks will be stationed throughout the city. in southeast, i'm tom sherwood, news4. >>> here is metro's plan for the coming storm. the trains will stop running at the usual time, which is midnight tonight. tomorrow the rail system is expected to reopen at 5:00 in the morning with service above and below ground. trains will be running, however, on a saturday schedule. that means trains will be arriving about every 12 minutes. metro access service was suspended at 4:00 this afternoon. if you depend on that, know that it will remain suspended all day tomorrow. that's metro access. as for buses, their service tonight may be delayed or detoured because of these weather conditions. metro service is going to start the day on a operating along major roadways. we're going to let you know about those changes as soon as we hear about them. we will download them to the nbc washington app. >>> at the airports a lot of people have been portiforc

we didn't even get to freezing >> thanks, mother nature. we have snow coming down in parts of the area but has tapered off in center city philadelphia but still a very gray, not uplifting scene right now as we look live from center city philadelphia temperature 30 degrees. that is warmest we have been at all day long. west wind at 17 miles an hour, wind chill temperature down at 18 degrees, storm scan three showing us even over the last hour or so some snow shower activity is starting to taper off, returns disappearing and excuse me as we push close to sunset and after sunset this snow shower activity will start to wind down but we have some heavy snow showers coming down in and around atlantic city back in absecon port republic reducing visibility and any snow showers and squals meant business today forks township in northampton county half inch of snowfall in five minutes, five minutes, yeah, that will screw up your commute. as we head into tonight snow showers coming to an end, mostly clear, blustery and frigid down to 18 degrees for the

it's nice experience. >> reporter: that experience is the result of a massive prank on mother nature.t about all these flowers have been trick flood blooming at just the right time. this week well ahead of their natural rebirth. chilled to 37, 38 degrees around the first of october. made to think it's winter. then come december, january or february, depending on the plant, they're warmed up. given plenty of light made to think it's spring then at the last minute, when they get to just about flouring peak so you'll start to see the flowers they haven't quite opened yet they'll take the flowers and put them back into the cooler. that you actually slow them down until it's perfectly timed for the flower show. >> beautiful flowers tricked on performing on the late annual winter stage. this year's show has a dutch theme with more than 130,000 colorful examples of holland's most beautiful export the tulip. flowers on display especially during a week of snow and sleet and how long wind provide more than a stunning look or mesmerizinmesmerizeing cent sce. they provide the greatest gift of all

somebody need to tell mother nature it is st. patrick's day and we are ready for spring. good evening i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm jessica dean. meteorologist lauren casey in for kate bilo live on the sky deck and, lauren, say it ain't so. >> don't do it. >> mother nature is being so cruel, why? >> yes, i feel like we are all grounded. we will get two days of sunshine but over last hour it feels chillier out here on the sky deck because the skies are clouding over and we have who that sunshine, all this moisture building in advance of the next weather system that will be slow moving and bringing us a couple shots of snowfall but on a positive note we have our warmest temperatures we have felt in about a week time and they are not that impressive but 44 degrees in philadelphia, 46 in ac and 41 degrees in allentown. storm scan three is showing us those cloud are quickly on the increase, moisture up wind and you see green, pink abe are and oh, yes, white all moving this way. winter weather north and west of the city starting at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning to 6:00 a.m. sunday

. >> what's mother nature going to give us here soon?torm coming our way >> mother nature is not going to be our friend tomorrow, line of strong storms. it's going to feel fantastic, there's another downside, we get the warmth but the threat for storms. and that's exactly what we'll have tomorrow this feeling more like april or may kind of a day. a look outside shows well, we've got quiet conditions right now. it's drizzly in the city. steadier downpours earlier. it is picking up. rain tonight. you don't have to worry about severe weather out there. there are spots across portions of the midwest i'll show you that are under tornado watches through the overnight hours that is dangerous when it comes overnight when people go to sleep and may not have the proper warning. a few light rain drops in center city, temperature, mild in the neighborhood network. international airport is 55. here's a look at the current rainfall. light to moderate picking up a bit over lancaster county. we're certainly not done with this until about 1:00 a.m. or so

. >>> mother nature is not expected to help those firefighters today either. accuweather's paul williams is tracking the conditions for us. paul, good morning. >> reporter: kendis, diane, the problem is mother nature's is going to feed more fuel to these wildfires in two way, first of all, the wind still this morning very active between 40 to 60 miles per hour. and here's the second half of the helping of these wildfires becoming worse. we have a drought pattern that goes back to august 2015 and go through the time line and notice all the yellows and oranges dancing across the area affected. it's been dry systemically for a long period of time and it continues to do so continuing to make the problems even worse. kendis, diane. >> all right, north of the border residents of a canadian town are seeing pink. not just this tie but tap water. >> it's about that color, though >> the town's 1,000 residents vented about their weird water. you can see it there on social media. town officials are now apologizing. >> they say a recent chemical treatment is to blame. auth

yesterday villanova left for upstate new york to avoid the storm, and they land safely but, mother nature, is still a factor. for more on the cats we will go to leslie van arsdal who joins us live from buffalo, leslie. >> hi there don. we did come for basketball but it is buffalo so we have to grab wings. remember an hour ago i had a huge plate of wings. well, they were really good, what can i say. we are at anchor bar, birthplace of the chicken wings, yes, reason why we are here is villanova they had a practice ahead of the thursday , big game, match up, they will find out later tonight, who that will be but it is snowing here. it has been non-stop. it is not supposed to stop until tomorrow night. we asked them how they are dealing with the snow. they are taking it all in stride. >> another beautiful spring day in buffalo. i lived up here. i lived in rochester for two years. i know what thinks. i wouldn't expect anything different. six to 12 inches up here is a sprinkle. it doesn't bother anybody. >> reporter: does it help to get away early and to get away from the noise, on campus. >> g

so trying to get rid of this and everything, but i mean can't really argue with mother nature, right? >> no, you cannot. and ryan, i really feel for him. i can't really complain. he's been out here since 10:00 . and he's justin have i just using the snow blower around here, around the ppl center. so definitely ryan bosses, give him a raise, but i send it back to you in the studio. >> since you're moving out there, i know you want to work on your trivia, fun fact, katie fehlinger actually from allen ton not far from where you are right now. >> oh, no way? katie, where should we go. >> oh, you can go anywhere in allentown, fantastic city but you're in a goo good spot. >> girl, you are by the starbucks. >> do not go far from the starbucks and you'll be fine. >> i'm waiting, i'm waiting. >> what time do they open? is it 6:00? >> probably another hour? >> not sure actually. i should know this being as though i live here now, but i'm hoping around 6:00. >> thank you, trang, we'll check in with you in a little while. meanwhile snow affecting travel as well. >> several airlines have canceled

mother nature is bringing us a cold shot kind of a little late, 15 in slatington.s been a very mild winter. this is the only cold shot we've seen this winter system. this will last through the upcoming week. teens and 20s in the northwest. 17 in vineland, 22 in glassboro. hammonton checking in at 22. satellite and radar a ton of clouds to the south, this has nothing to do with the approaching storm. this is a piece of energy riding the southern branch of the jet stream. the storm we're watching is this it's pushing across the u.s./canadian border, charging through the high plains. this will push into the ohio and tennessee valleys and transfer it's energy to a developing storm right here off the coast of the carolinas and that comes up the eastern seaboard, monday into tuesday. future tracker 6 is similar to what a lot of forecast models are suggesting at this point. everybody starts out as snow, but we'll see a quick changeover for cape may county because of the milder ocean influence. heavy snow by 2:00 a.m. for most of the viewing area. the question is how far n

it is like they're at the whims of mother nature. >> exactly, so dependent on mother nature.ut to katie. wild week yet again in the weather department? >> specially when it comes to temperature. we don't have too much to talk about in terms every any storm systems moving through for the next couple every days. there is a disturbance passing us by right now. more than anything, the temperature goes on huge swing for the next few days. we ends up seeing temperatures more like january, and more like april, all in the span of the next several. so it really will be quite drastic. let's take you back in time. take a look at march thus far, for the most part, it certainly has been cooler than average. some days colder than others. we also had couple every banner days if you're a fan of the want here. march 1st ended up the very first day of meteorological spring, ended up 26 degrees above the seasonable average. so quite a father there. yesterday, we just negated it, it was just totally even. we ended up at 54 degrees by the time it was all said and done. that will was the actual no

you can't do anything with mother nature. i'm just saying. you have just got to as the expression goes, roll with the punches. what are you going to do? >> reporter: this is hardly over here. the metropolitan washington authority warns cancellations are coming tomorrow. it's not the weather here but rather everywhere else. airplanes up and down want east coast will be stuck in the storm's path. live at reagan airport, pete muntean, wusa 9. >> you can just feel for delores and her brother. >>> if you take metro, listen up, the transit service will modify the usual schedule because of the snow. trains will run at 5:00 a.m., but they are operating on a saturday schedule, and that means that trains will arrive every 12 minutes, and select metro bus routes will operate only along the major roadways, and also, metro access buses for customers with disabilities are not running tomorrow. >>> so the last time that we had a blizzard here, at least three people shoveling snow had heart attacks and died. and so doctors are urging all of us to take it eas

and then mother nature is being very kind to us this time around. we will see a good break coming our way. i figure this is one last chance, mother nature is giving us this point to catch up on any kind of movies and be a little bit lazy. >> okay, movie night saturday night. >> yeah. >> thanks, jeff. up next, fighting with the team that often follows cancer treatment. the other option besides drugs that may ward off the exhaustion and the body aches. and we have jimmy. >> hey, guys, octavia spencer is here, john lithgow and bryan. hashtag, do not change the channel. >>> i want to tell you about some breaking news on the peninsula. you're looking at 101 in palo alto. on the right side of your screen you see the brake lights there? that's 101 south. on the left side with the headlights coming toward you that's 101 northbound. a dump truck has just been reported to hit the overpass there. this is between university and embarcadero, a dump truck of sorts has hit the overpass. therefore, causing a lot of traffic and slow down there on 101 south. we have

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philadelphians who wanted to return the favor and put one over on mother nature. em which are was plum to go well below freezing by the pre-dawn hours of friday and all around were signs of winter. nature hibernating. but inside the pennsylvania convention center the white snow and gray slush replaced by a rainbow of colors nature showing off. >> it's like a breath of fresh air. it's spring. beautiful. >> reporter: of course that beauty is the results of massive fraud. for the expression dumb as a begonia. trust me it's an expression. these flowers just about all of them have been tricked into blooming at just the right time. well ahead of their natural schedule. they're chilled to 37, 38 degrees in early october. made to think it's winter then. >> depending on the plant we bring them out in december, january or february and put them in the greenhouse and actually warm them up from the ground actually do underneath heat. we actually add more light to trick them to thinking it's spring. >> reporter: beautiful flowers tricked into performing on this annual late winte

mother nature did some damage to that bridge. i don't know, man can't even -- >> well, mother nature will take a shot next week, right? >> yeah, we could have some more rain moving in, but we are enjoying beautiful sunshine right now. let's show you the view from our sky ranger and this gorgeous day. zooming into san francisco, looking at the sky line, this is absolutely gorgeous. a beautiful day and also saint patrick's day. so, many people in town, a lot of tourists here and getting out and about and will be taking advantage of this beautiful weather. also very comfortable, too. in the peninsula 61 degrees and also 61 in san francisco and the north bay. looking at highs this afternoon, well above average, reaching 73 degrees in the peninsula and 77 degrees in the tri-valley. also 77 in the north bay while san francisco will be in the upper 60s. still some more dry weather here, wondering why i'm not wearing green? i put it on the map here. we're starting to see some rain moving into far northwestern california. starts out with

the name of the game is trying to get out ahead of whatever mother nature brings in here. the good news, in the last hour, the security lines decreasing. so folks are coming here to try to get on one of the last minute flights this is looking good. that is the key. time is running out. >> we are getting out of here. >> at reagan national airport. >> folks lined up to try to beat mother nature. a number of people flying tonight or tomorrowtr flight. the baxters booked on a noon flight tuesday hope to fly home today. >> the flights are full. we can't get to dallas early. brianne: 1,500 flights up and down the east coast have been canceled ahead of any snow. >> my concern is with the weather. brianne: all american airline flights before 8:00 a.m. out of reagan national tomorrow have been waved off. the weather is expected to disrupt the train travel in the northeast as well. business as usual at the union station today. tomorrow trains from here to boston will run on a modified schedule. that is if they are not canceled. the baxters say they would like to home by mid-week but

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what can we expect from mother nature next? lauren has latest forecast in just a few minutes. >>> now, an update on the story we first told but last night. police say woman who said someone tried to kidnap her in newark, delaware made up the story. now she's charged with filing a false police report. investigators tell "eyewitness news" 23 year-old brand a aid an called police to the cristina mill apartments around 8:00 o'clock last night , and they say, that they were in, there were inconsistenciness her story during the investigation. residents in new castle county of been on edge as police searched for a serial kidnapper. >>> delaware governor john carney wants to hire 725 new prison guard next year in response to last month's inmate up rise ago this left a guard dead. the governor says that his 2018 fiscal budget will include 2.3 million-dollar to hire, 50 guard at vaughn correctional center in smyrna and 25 new guard, at the women 's prison in new castle. he also proposes more than a million-dollar in new spending , next y

is mother nature playing a cruel trick on us? that's what we want to know.g, and today, well, there is snow. so, steve keeley has been checking it out. and he's in bridesburg. >> hey, steve. >> reporter: umbrella weather. because this snow is falling with a vengeance sideways, if you're facing it like greg is, because since i'm in charge, i have my back to the snow. very wise to have umbrella, unless you want to have to look down, then run into things like we've seen. we've seen couple of guys on bikes having tough time. we're in bob kelly's neighborhood, bridesburg/talcony, on the border here, and we thought since it is spring time almost, we would be on tulip street where it meet harbison. and it is very busy out here, and you can hear the sounds of the cars, because the grounds is all wet. but bob kelly you know this billboard here, very well, at 95 at bridge street. you can see how bad visibility is, because we're not too far away from that, that bridge, right beneath it in the shot is the amtrak tracks. the septa tracks, and that billboard, you can't se

you live year to year with what mother nature gives you. >> reporter: court the latest report, 2016 wasood year for wine makers. >> they said that the increased rain helped tremendously. another factor, rose and rose are more grapes. one man in lodi says he is happy with the harrest. he said the year was -- harvest. >> he said the year was an improvement in the quality of the grapes. >> it was some of the best fruit i have seen in the past five years. >> reporter: this year's production may not be so good. >> production will be down in 2017 as a result of vineyards having been under water for weeks. >> reporter: we will just have to wait and see what happens next year. >> i will see highway the month is -- how the month is. >>> we are here with chef laura lee. >> people are becoming more amore aware of the sustainable movements that wineries are taking towards water conservation and pest control, all across the state. it's happening in wineries in northern call foreign. >>> what do we have here? >> we are making a salad, it's a beautiful citrus and shrimp sal ed with chief -- salad with

. >> reporter: the evening near explained that by using mother nature and the tides to do the heavy lifting, they saved millions of dollars and they finished this phase of the demolition process two years ahead of schedule. where will the steel go from here? it's taken to the port of oakland where it will be disassembled. the my seem of california will save parts of the steel, they will give it to artists who will incorporated it into public art work. so we may see public works of art that have the steel frame. so the last phase involves imploding and getting rid of the concrete foundation of the old bridge. that's expected to take place some time this fall. >> it's been a long road to get to this point. thank you. >>> that's the bay bridge we grie up with. it's in the history books. >> you wish this weather could last forever. >> we have a beautiful day, we warmer than we were yesterday. blue skies out there and the wind helps to create the great visibility. looking across the bay, we have sunshine on tap for today. temperatures are higher than where we were at this hour yesterday. 69 degr

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visit ncicap.org] clearly, mother nature has her calendars all mixed up right now. autria: typical woman. [laughter] veronica, help us get this sorted out. veronica: sure, why not. let's sorted out. today we go out, temperatures nice, we will be don't of coats way too far, they will -- don't put the coats away too far, they will be calling this arctic air moving in and it have a little bit of wind with it, too. like we just said a few minutes ago, mother nature stays crazy. 70's on saturday after wind chill tomorrow likely to be in the 20 cost. road is wet, we don't see many puddles out there, we didn't get much during the overnight. not bad at all, pushing to 50 degrees by late morning. mid 50's by lunchtime. tomorrow we will bring it down to 42 degrees, but again, wind will be chilled tomorrow, which is hard to believe, tracking the warmth and the rain coming our way for the second part of the week. could get out of the system, i'm saying comes up. -- thumbs up. closingater main break of portions of braddock road. we are giving you westfield to pleasant valley as

mother nature's playing games. >> several cows made a run for it aft a cattle truck flipped over in kansascows are seen running alongside cars yesterday afternoon. police say the semi was going fa curve and tipped over. about 45 frightened cows ran away from scene going to neighborhoods and nearby parks. >> i'm looking around trying to find them. eight or ten of them scared me.. >> police and ropers worked all day to round up the majority of the cows. a few remain on the loose. highway patrol has reopened the road but until all of the cows come home, they are telling commuters to be wired differentl maybe that's wh customer satisfaction by jd power 4 years in a row. and now you can love fios too. l upload and download speeds, tv and phone. all for $79.99 per month, fofree multi-room dvr service twfor two years.nt. aear and go to getfios.coore best. >> if the flyers are going to save their season they need points, goals and a goalie to stand on his head. steve mason does his part stopping 20 of 22 shots. flyers fail to put a shot in the back of the net on the powerplay. they are fighting wi

bottom line is mother nature is reminding us that despite the nice weather we once had, it's not spring just yet. >> wint ser still heer is still another week. >> reporter: check with your airlines and make accommodations before coming to the airport. travel is expected to be impacted until wednesday. >>> metro is telling riders to expect some changes to the bus service tomorrow because of this expected snow. some of the routes may be delayed. they might be detoured. it does depend on the conditions. in the past hour metro gm announced they are planning to open the above and below ground rail service at 5:00 in the morning. trains are going to be running tomorrow on a saturday schedule. and if you rely on metro access, service has been suspended for the rest of today and it is suspended for all of tomorrow. >>> remember, you will have to shovel your sidewalks. if you're young and healthy, consider helping your neighbors who are senior citizens or other folks in need. the district requires sidewalks to be shovelled within 24 hours or homeowners can get hit with a $25 fine. businesses hav

. >>> tourists coming to see mother nature at work. >> i do not want to get hit by rocks but i want to see it. >> up next, incredible images of an erupting volcano. >> we are tracking the weekend forecast, i let you know what to expect heading into saturday and sunday >> we have more coming up on ktvu news right after the break ♪ ♪ it's spring, and we can't wait to open our sheds and get working on our yards. scotts and miracle-gro are here to help. we make it easy to grow thick, healthy lawns, spectacular plants, and bountiful flowers. because when spring starts right, the months that follow stay perfect. load up your shed with scotts and miracle-gro. it's time to get outside. ♪ ♪ . >>> we have some incredible video out of italy, a camera crew and a group of tourists were on a mountain when it began to erupt. the sudden explosion had the group scrambling to escape. >> reporter: for the first time since 2015,ure 2015 -- europe's most till volcano erupted. on thursday, the huge explosion injured several people including one journalist. >> the lava flow hit the snow and the contrast of c

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. >> reporter: it is a mean trick by mother nature here. all of that, i mean in february, we had a day in the 70's. >> you know, you have to expect that from mother nature expect things from mother nature. >> reporter: she's a tricky one. >> yes, she is. >> reporter: some people say, i was inside, a little while ago and people were saying you really haven't had winter so this is kind of nice. other people saying just just get me to spring already. as you can see a live look here in allentown with snow on the ground. i would say under an inch here with one to 3 inches predict north and west of the city. i know this is all moving toward the city, where it is a slushy, wet, snowfall, as what is predicted by kathy orr last night and scott was talking about it this morning. you can see as this truck is coming through here and you saw the slush building up on the roadways but nice to hear that the drivers out there this morning say the road really aren't too bad, alex and thomas. >> okay, if they say it is not too bad but it is really coming down

. >> the city government opened at 10:00 one hour late city hall's only nod to mother nature's power. >> parks and recreation. >> are you heading to your post today? >> yes, i am. >> these tourists from china were determined to see philadelphia's landmarks but the weather dashed their plans. >> we went to independence hall closed. and also the liberty bell. >> all closed today? >> yes. >> the annual flower show the attraction was sparse today. but some vowed that neither rain nor snow nor sleet for hail could keep them away. >> i'm from upstate new york and i flew up here from florida to go to the flower show. >> you won't miss it regardless. >> that is correct. a great day to go because there were very few people in there. >> it was a task getting here but didn't want to miss it for her 90th birthday. we got here. >> rick and sharrie, everyone i encounterrd tod hoping this is 2017's last desperate gasp vernon odom channel 6 "action news." >> vernon that would be nice the last hoorah for old man winter. >> spring around the corner. time now for the "action news" traffic report. matt p

mother nature is reminds it's still winter. 24 degrees, dewpoint, 6. pressure is rising.lls, 15 in philadelphia. 13 in trenton. feels like 18 degrees in millville. satellite and radar we'll enjoy a lot of sunshine today not much in the way of clouds. we're not tracking any storm systems. a couple of snow showers out here across the central portions of the ohio valley. a lot of that will fizzle out and not make it over the mountains. the wider view confirms that. we have showers across the lonestar state. there's more activity pushing onshore across the pact northwest. those systems pull north into the great lakes that will bring a round of showers monday night into tuesday. outside of that, most of the seven-day forecast appears to be dry. the real cold stuff is right up in through here. the numbers are pretty chilly. it's march, supposed to be around what we're seeing. chicago, 31, st. louis, 36 degrees, the parent is moving west to -- the pattern is moving west to east. it's this west east pattern keeps the cold bottled up in the north. when this came from the pole star

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