we will get to maureen naylor live near mt. hamilton.snow isn't the only hazard. >> reporter: the road opened about two hours ago to mt. hamilton. we experienced firsthand why heading up this route can be a problem and why it is closed to the public when it snows. the road to mt. hamilton was closed to the public at grant ranch park. we were allowed to continue on the winding two-lane route. we found this cal-trans crew cutting down trees halfway up. >> hillside has been moving slowly down. we just removed the weight to try to save the hill. >> reporter: after moving the debris and clearing the road we continued on. once 4000 feet up a light dusting the snow covered this tiny community. >> i love the snow. my wife hates it. >> it is okay. >> he said you hate it. >> i'm getting used to it. i have never lived in the snow. >> reporter: some of the 30 people who live on the top of mt. hamilton. >> takes about 40 minutes just to get down and back out so when you've got to go to the grocery store it is a trek. >> reporter: most residents work

i'm going to use one mountain as a microkosm, and that mountain is mt. gram, not too far from us here in tucson. one effect of climate change is the esklator effect where plants and animals move uphill as the temperature continues to rise and then talk about wild fires and the impact of our water supply. a big reason is i was a reporter here in tucson for almost eight years and was very frequently covering endangered species issues, and that's because the endangered species agent is such a powerful and polarizing law. it turned out this was an important place to look at the issue of endangered species because we have so many in the southwest. i'm basically referring to arizona, new mexico, and the adjourning portions of colorado, utah, nevada, california, and i guess the west texas deserts. here in the southwest, we have a very large number of endangered species. this shows you county by county how many threatened species there are. there's a clear con concentration in the united states as well as florida and the appalachian mountains. the southwest has

we will have some breaks and spotty pink is the light snow that will fall around the mt.

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reporting live in mt. herman, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> those cleanup crews working around the clock now. >>> times like these, it's a popular destination for south bay families and now it's off-limits. the lake observatory perched atop mt. hamilton is no longer allowing anyone to play in the snow. they say traffic is getting out of control and causing a safety concern. another issue, scientists aren't able to get to the observatory withou battling the crowded roads. you see some pictures here. the observatory says it's hired deputies to patrol the area and anyone who stops to play in the snow up on mt. hamilton near the observatory could be cited. one place you're still encouraged to play in the snow, the resorts in the sierra. a live look at highway 50 near ski run boulevard. this is in south lake tahoe near heavenly. a lot of excitement for the spring skiing season. coming up in just a little while, we'll go live to south lake tahoe and get you a little preview. >>> let's turn your attention

the latest was on mt. hermon. debris from that one is blocking conference drive. the residents say it did not come as surprise to them. >> it's been raining pretty hard. it's consistent. it keeps coming down. last night i thought something was going to go. >> pretty intense rape, soil liquefies and it doesn't take much for it to go. >> and five miles away from mt. hermon, is this one in scotts valley, about 30 homes are blocked by all this debris. county officials announced yesterday it's going to be weeks until they can clear this up. the rain is definitely holding them up. they can't even survey the drive because of the weather. the concern they will see more slides. the hills and mountains are beautiful but they are saturated. another cause for concern in this south bay is reservoirs them are fall. officials are watching the lexington. a lot of rain could cause it to start overflowing next week. take a look at the east bay. terry mcsweeney is there watching the storm and possible impact there. >> reporter: good morning, amy. so many times we have nothing but ba

this is the mt. tam tam mall -- the mt. tam cam. the live doppler 7hd picking up a little of this activity. it's scattered about. there it is. and we take you in up towards the fairfield area where some showers are starting to move into that vicinity. if you're seeing some mist or drizzle, water droplets too small that live doppler 7hd cannot pick them up. so parts of the bay area saw a little more mist and drizzle than what we're sharing. here's a look at the highs. you're going to like them, especially as we head through the middle part of the work week. light showers tonight or mist and drizzle. not a big system. we return to partly sunny conditions tomorrow. sunny and warmer the rest of the work week, talking thursday in some locations close to 80 degrees. so a take forecast. if we can get through this one last system, very weak, you see it up along the north coast. it will move across the bay area and will fall apart, so not a lot of moisture. maybe a tenth of an inch, a trace of rain for folks down towards san jose. by tomorro

james drummond was recording his runs on mt.e tumbled landing upside-down under six feet of snow. he knew exactly where he was but it took him 20 minutes to reach his cell phone and tell his wife to call the ski patrol. >> i'm stuck in a tree well. give them my phone number. i'm going to die if they don't find me. call them! give them my number. >> snow patrol arrived within half and hour and dug him out. he then snowboarded down the mountain. >> eric: can you imagine. >> kristen: i don't want to imagine. >> eric: just ahead, bay area county is now being called the healthiest in all of california. >> kristen: and demand of democrats may have just derailed the best chance of balancing california's budget. >>> aj emergency has been declared in hercules but however should city officials how far should city officials go to save should city officials go to save some homes?s?s?s?s?s?s?s?s?s?s?? mmm. ahh. yeah. bacon. come celebrate bonalia! only at denny's. america's diner is always open.

. >>> students in the mt. diablo school district may have to take some extra days off this year because of state budget cuts. the mt. diablo teacher's union voted yesterday to take three furlough days in may. the money saved is expected to go towards maintaining library, music and physical education programs. now the program is expected to -- the board that is is expected to vote on the agreement next month. >>> this morning mayor ed lee will unveil the city's plan for getting yachting fans in and around san francisco during the america's cup. about 200,000 people a day are expected to watch the super bowl of yacht races when it comes to the city in 2013. and san francisco's massive transportation plan includes a new streetcar running the length of san francisco's embarcadero. street closures along the northern waterfront and all new muni routes to handle the big crowd. environmentalists are worried that the big yacht race could spell disaster for the san francisco bay. the concern there is about an invasive a

hamilton and mt. diablo areas as well. we will see breaks in the activity before the next storm moves in on saturday. high surf advisory is in effect for your friday as well. meanwhile temperatures tomorrow in the 50s to the low 60s. extended forecast a moderate rainstorm moves in on saturday. looks like a chance of lingering showers sunday. and then we dry out as high pressure builds in monday through thursday. dana, that's a very active pinpoint forecast. >> all right, thank you, roberta. >>> three joes and a lady with one thing on their mind. getting you on their side for 2012. their plan to get you to take the tea party as a serious contender. ♪ that airline is gonna nail that frequent flyer with restrictions when he tries to use his miles. ♪ that's a lot of red tape! step on it! [ tires screech ] ♪ i can't escape the red tape! now you can with rapid rewards! come on! [ tires screech ] [ male announcer ] join rapid rewards and enjoy unlimited reward seats, no blackout dates, and no red tape. ♪ tonight by t cook on how

i'm going to use one mountain as a microkosm, and that mountain is mt. gram, not too far from us here in tucson. one effect of climate change is the esklator effect where plants and animals move uphill as the temperature continues to rise and then talk about wild fires and the impact of our water supply. a big reason is i was a reporter here in tucson for almost eight years and was very frequently covering endangered species issues, and that's because the endangered species agent is such a powerful and polarizing law. it turned out this was an important place to look at the issue of endangered species because we have so many in the southwest. i'm basically referring to arizona, new mexico, and the adjourning portions of colorado, utah, nevada, california, and i guess the west texas deserts. here in the southwest, we have a very large number of endangered species. this shows you county by county how many threatened species there are. there's a clear con concentration in the united states as well as florida and the appalachian mountains. the southwest has

a live look from mt. tam cam.> mark: the dow futures planning lower despite the lower employment unemployment rates. economistlet's get you to weatht now watching the record temperatures because you're on the day today. >> louisa: it will be another day with the parks pack, people headed to the beach again today. we have another day with record- breaking heat. we could bring temperatures slightly warmer the more they were yesterday. changes by the weekend so you may want make the most of this warm weather. a look right now as we head toward the afternoon. temperatures into the '80s for the most part. severs cisco 83, a degree above the old record set in 2000. oakland coming in around 82, san jose 86, santa rosa 85. now will tire record coming in and around 86. not just to the low 80s but the mid to upper 80s. we are already off to warmer start, and livermore about 12 degrees warmer, at this time yesterday we were three degrees warmer in san francisco. five degrees of oakland and hayward. nine degrees warmer mounta

this hillside gave way during the rainfall this evening near mt. herman. that's just about five miles away from the rock slide in scott's valley a couple of days ago. the ground still very unstable there. our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri up in just a few minutes with the wet forecast. >>> oakland police are working a case that just stinks. literally. raw human sewage floating through some of the city's most notable neighborhoods. more than 350,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into the creek in the diamond district after someone apparently broke into a manhole and loaded it with rocks, causing the pipes to burst. oakland public works was able to pump most of it out, but 84,000 gallons ended up downstream. the public is being asked to stay clear of that creek. the city is trying to determine how it can better secure the manholes. so far no arrests made in the case. >>> when you're really sick, you want help fast. if your regular doctor is not an option, where do you go? the er or urgent care? tonight how to make the smart choice for your health and your

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james drummond was recording his run on mt.bled landing upside-down under six feet of snow. he knew where he was but it took him 20 minutes to reach his cell phone and tell his wife to call the ski patrol. >> i'm stuck in a tree well. give them my phone number. i'm going die if they don't find me. call them! give them my number. >> eric: snow patrol got there within half an hour and he then snowboarded down the mountain. >> kristen: the unpacked snow so it's like bottomless powder he fell in to. >> i would stay away from the trees. >> if you are going that way you ought to go with a buddy. let's talk about sunshine. >> we have a lot of it. get your vitamin "d". unlimited supply, if you are going to the game today, you will get sun burned this afternoon. 6:49. beautiful, look at the purples and yellows and hint of oranges. sunrise will happen in about nine minutes as we look from sutro tower this morning. how about upper 40s santa rosa, napa, fremont, redwood city. low 50s elsewhere. until you get to antioch at 60 degrees right

the latest one happened in mt. hermon south of felton. it's blocking conference drive. as you imagine, people are used to it. this did not surprise people living in this area. >> it's been raining pretty hard. it's consistent. >> it keeps coming down and last night i thought something was going to go. pretty intense rain. it doesn't take much for the soil to go. >> reporter: five miles away is this one in scotts valley. about 30 homes are blocked by all of this debris. it turns out those homes will be blocked for a while. county officials announced yesterday that it's going to be weeks until they can clear this. the rain is definitely holding them up. they can't survey the slide because of the weather and, of course, the concern is we'll see more slides today. the other issue in the south bay is the reservoirs. they are full and officials are worried what is going to happen when more rain arrives. they are very worried about lexington reservoir. right now no rain but when it arrives they are concerned about what it will do to this area. east bay, terry mcsweeney is out

as mt. obama tonight sought to make the case for the u.s. in libya, the fire raged on. raining fire on moammar gadhafi's hometown of sirte. alex what can you tell us about what is happening there? >> reporter: good evening. it's early morning here in benghazi. the rebels have been aible to push it front back to the edge of town, almost 350 miles away to the hometown of gadhafi, sirte. every step along the way, you see a rag tag group of soldiers pushing west. >> at some point, they are going to meet the military and heavy weapons. they prepared if that? >> reporter: they are already seeing that. they come up to the line there is little coordination. there is little communication. cell phones don't work. there are no radios. it's clear they are full of passion. they are willing to die for the cause. it's evident they have not gotten this far without the air strikes. >> all right. stay safe there. >>> we turn to the president's speech itself. hanging over the peach were the shadows of other wars and other presidencies. president obama wanted to make sure that libya was no

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mt. tam, with the clouds, the sky, and jury--it is dreary.day of wild weather we have even more rain on tap. not just for today but especially for tomorrow. here is a weekend at a glance. scattered storms out there this morning. post overnight storms continue this hour and increase in intensity towards this afternoon. the chance of thunderstorms remained. ahth regularly increase, with more widespread-moderate to the bay area. the rainfall will definitely increase. with s2-3 in., before everything is said and done. to the high country, snowfall and the sierras. if you're planning on going to lake tahoe? perhaps right now would be the best time. your return trip could be difficult. with a couple of feet of snow to the higher elevations. with 1-feet at lake level and that will continue. will time it out on futurecast and how long we can expect this rainfall coming up in just a little bit. >> marty: thank you, and pg&e outages all were weather-related. c h p closed highway 130 because of snowfall at quimby this wild blood of the we have dealt wit

. >> leigh: we're going to take you to the high definition mt. tamalpais camera. the wind is up. this band of very heavy rain making its way through marin county, now just about seven, eight miles off the coast, near san francisco. really picking up in intensity. some very strong southwesterly winds accompanying the cell as well. let's good to live doppler 7hd. this is the line we're talking about, now making its way to san rafael, larkspur, tiburon. the yellow indicating moderate rain as well. and as we back off just a little bit, this is the actual line. maybe some imbedded lightning strikes as well and it's centered a little less than six miles from the golden gate bridge, a little over six miles from the golden gate bridge. it's moving rammedly towards -- rapidly towards the west so san francisco, daly city, ocean beach, get ready for some heavy rainfall, maybe some lightning strikes. east bay, concord, san san san -- san ramon, moderate rain, and lesser amounts of rainfall right now being reported from redwood city towards san jose. this band will move in, in the next five t

that's what our computer models are suggesting as well as mt. hamilton by 5 p.m. on friday.what you can expect. tomorrow is going to be a pretty quiet day. in between storms. by friday half an inch to 2 inches of rainfall. winds gusting up to 45 and snow level down to 3000 feet. back up and take it one day at a time. your thursday will turn mostly cloudy. number wise 50s into the 60s. there is a 20% chance of a couple rain drops. that's about it. but friday will be the blustery day with this area of low pressure producing gusty winds. snow level down to 3000 feet. saturday a brisk day with showers and also that snow level lowering to 2500 feet. a lingering shower on sunday. the first day of spring. and on monday through wednesday unsettled weather pattern is continuing. do you remember this? this is the last snowfall here in the bay area at mt. madonna and southern portion of our bay area. thanks to wade for this beautiful picture. keep your pictures coming. dennis? >> that does look like the finish line right there. five straight wins. we have got the finish. i'm dennis o'd

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warmer in to santa rosa at about 50 degrees, 59 livermore and still holding on to the l3 places like mt. view. future cast for showing you that were going to continue with the pattern of light scattered showers. it looks like nothing have the at this point is expected around the bay area. we will continue with wet weather until tomorrow as well. unsettled weather continues for your thursday. morning lows getting down into the '40's. mid-40s through santa rosa, will be warmer than that in napa and fairfield. it in the south bay temperatures in the upper '40's and low 50s coming in around 50 degrees. your afternoon highs will come into the '60s, we will warm up to about 60 degrees in santa rosa, san francisco about 61 for now. in the east bay temperatures in the low 60s as well and same for the south bay. we could see more rain drops for tomorrow, we will try out on friday that looks to be the best day of having dry weather. >>pam: topping the bus tonight, police took actor charlie sheen's twins away from him late last night it was all caught on video. our internet reporter kimberly have

this is happening near mt. herman road, and traffic is down to one lane. the road leads to a community that is trying to dig itself out of a land slide that brokeaway earlier this week. you can upload your weather photos and video to ureport.abc7news.com. you can e-mail them to us at ureport@kgo tv.com. >> there's much more still ahead, including the latest from libya, where rebels have made new gains. >>> a look back at the first woman to run for vice-president with a major party. the news continues. >> alan: in libya rebels have retaken control over a city. people celebrated the seizure of the key city which sell -- cements the rebels stronghold. there was a brawl at hotel after a libyan woman stormed the hotel and said boston -- government troops raped her. >>> geraldine ferraro has died. >> there are no doors we cannot up lock. >> alan: this is video of for are row at the 1984 san francisco democratic convention. she was a new york congresswoman when walter mondale chose her as his running mate against ronald reagan and george h.w. bush. she was being

mt. tam, heavy mist and drizzle. fremont, milpitas, light precipitation there, and this will continue to move in across the entire bay area as we head to overnight hours. this is the cold front bringing heavier showers on the north coast, and in the evening hours, it's going to push south and it's just going to fall apart. light showers, mist and drizzle across the bay area. once the system moves through, high pressure will build in on monday, and this is going to park over the bay area to bring us a dry work week and temperatures in the 70s, possibly a few 80s as we head into thursday. here's the timing. this afternoon, you can see 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, and you see it falls apart. we'll keep the mist and drises until the forecast overnight. and you'll have a dry commute 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. watch out for patchy fog. here's the lows tonight. 49 san francisco. 46 concord. tomorrow, as i said, maybe a little mist and drizzle tomorrow morning, otherwise, get ready for a nice afternoon. mixture of sun and clouds. 64 f

we take you to atop mt. tamalpais with our high definition camera there. some clear skies in that part of the viewing area. you can still see some high clouds. here's a look at the current readings right now. you know 62 in antioch, 51 in concord. oakland, 61. 56 in san francisco. 59 in san rafael. 58 in napa. 60 in mountain view. sunshine for san jose. 49 and 60 in los gatos. we're going with increasing clouds tonight. don't forget, before you good to bed, or you can do it tomorrow at 2:00 a.m. -- don't forget to spring forward, set the clock ahead one hour. and the rain will return as well. so spring showers. not too far away from that. here's a look at the lows tonight. high clouds moving in, not as cold as last night. santa rosa, 40. napa, 42. 48 for san francisco. 47 for oakland. 42 for livermore. 44 for san jose, and here's a look at the next system that will move in. ahead of it some high clouds starting to build in tonight, and definitely tomorrow morning. this is the cold front. i have to say, most of the energy is going to go to the north of the

this is from mt.am and it is a mess. >> isabel: primus' talking about snowfall all the way until the month-bryan was speaking?-- >> brian: i hope not, will april showers bring me flowers? and snowfall in the month of april? we could even see people flowers with this weather pattern shifting it is going to be better on monday. i will have this wet, and dreary weather will be out of here with nice weather for the bay area. this is lake tahoe. snowfall coming down and the road does not look too bad. winter storm warning for the sierras and the high country. the snowfall is coming down with tire chain laws in effect for highway 80, highway 50. lots of snow, today's system and tomorrow's needs system could have to-3 ft. of snowfall at the heart elevations. with two-feet indicated by the blue on the map. snow level going 7000 3,000 ft. all the way up to 4,000 ft. for today. things are improving a few hours ago we had heavy rain but know it is getting a little bit like her and they're going east. that is whe

one little bit of rain falling near mt. tam.hower activity as to make your way along the 80, up to vacaville, we see rains out there as well. further along the east bay, fairly dry, as we move south it has been fairly dry as well. out here in the santa cruz mountains, we are seeing some rain out there but again really light. if we take some samples of a of the rainfall rates, 700 of an inch.0.07 of a. the wind is coming along with this we are dealing with strong winds still, half moon bay 25 mi. an hour, oakland 26, still dealing with breezy conditions out there. know that as you head out. we are tracking well north and we are getting the edges of a cold front moving through. not a lot to it it really broke apart in the early morning hours. we will have scattered showers for the rest of the day. quite a bit of water falling in the sierra, as we zoom into lake tahoe it turns into is now appeared along 80. 5,000 ft. we have our winter storm warning in effect for in and around lake tahoe. in terms of temperatures 50 degrees and san

we had snow at mt. diablo. the accumulation there. we should see more snow down to 2500 feet. little bit of everything. >> the last winter storm and we'll get hit with a big springtime storm on sunday. >> thanks a lot, roberta. we're going to be right back. ,,,,,,,, make it to the games, google has ing. >>> march madness fully upon us. for the majority of us that can't make it to the games, google has the next best thing. >> brings the 3d experience to all of us. > march madness to the new dimension. all the venues that will be hosting a game and rendered them in high resolution 3d. from the alamo dome in san antonio to verison center in washington, d.c. that's 14 stadiums in all. >> we are always trying to add new information, new satellite imagery and new buildings to create a more and more realistic world. you might call it a mirror world of the one we live in. >> peter is the instructor and he took us on a tour using their liquid gay lex si device. at home, you use your computer. in houston got the royal treatment because it's the site of the final four and the championshi

the meeting is from 4:00 to 8:00. >> new concerns in the mt. diablo district.for 180 teachers and employees. the district tries to shrink its deficit. monty joins us live from the headquarters in concord. >> reporter: good morning. 180 district employees could lose their jobs. the district offices are here. next door you can see the elementary school, teachers are likely among those who receive lay off notices. the school board approved the layoffs which includes 150 teachers. it's uncertain for 27 elementary school teachers and 20 librarians. the cuts are tentative and won't be final until the state's budget is passed. the deadhein for that is in june. declining enrollment and a $28 million shortfall. >> that they are petty cash and me as if i'm unintelligent and disposable. >> the cuts would rid all elementary schools and the district of their music programs. board members warned if a june balance it through extend taxes doesn't pass more layoffs could be on the way. monty francis, toss in the bay. >> nice weather on the wayment i want to check the forecast w

>> this is devine lit erathy when the monks of mt. taber came down to visit us. they come on retreat once a year. and so they were down. and we had wonderful devine lit erathy, father joseph was the main sell brandt -- celebrant and it was great. but it's a sign of our prayers rising up to god. >> it's a great thing. i love it. and of course when i was a kid, we used to have a solemn ceremonies team. so when i was 12, i think there was always painting. >> that still happens. >> and you wanted to be a priest since you were 6 years old. father peter perone. >> the day of my coronation the father laid his hands upon my head was the greatest day of my life. the greatest day of my life. and i'm so grateful to god. i still, tom, i still get very emotional that i'm a priest. because it could not have happened. and i thank god that i am a priest. >> what is the best thing? >> to offer the mass. to offer the mass and to hear confessions and to absolve people. it's not me to absolves people, but god through the priesthood that absolves people of their sins and sets them fr

. >>> students in the mt. diablo school district may have to take some extra days off this year because of the state budget cuts. the mt. diablo teachers union voted yesterday to take three furlough days in may. the money saved is expected to go towards maintaining library, music and physical education programs. the board is expected to vote on the agreement next month. >>> our time is now 5:39. fines of up to $10 million could hilt one of the largest residential prosecute managers in san francisco under a new settlement. this is part of an ongoing battle between tenants and city apartments. san francisco sued the rental company in 2006 accusing it of unlawful business practicing and harassing tenants. >>> a new rule in san francisco that allows new restaurants to open up in the fill more district at the moment doesn't seem to be attracting new businesses. the wall street journal east reporting that few restaurants have opened since the restrictions were lifted. san francisco's board of supervisors recently vo

. >> this morning teachers and employees in the mt. diablo district face layoff notices as the district comes up with a plan to deal with a deficit. monty francis is live in concord with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura. a total of 180 district employees are getting pink slips that includes 150 teachers. we're live at the head quarters where the layoff notices could go out as early as next week. this morning the future is uncertain for 33 music teachers, 28 high school teachers, 27 elementary teachers and 20 librarians. the school board authorized the layoffs although the job losses are tentative at this point and won't be final until the budget is passed. that's expected in june. the cuts would rid the music programs, the district is faced with declining enrollment and $28 million shortfall. >> we know that music increases test scores, it allows students socializing and expression. >> reporter: depending on what happens with the governor's budget in june and a ballot measure to extend taxes the district is consider

. >>> students in the mt. diablo school district may have to take extra days off this year because of the state budget cuts. the mt. diablo teachers union voted yesterday to take three furlough days in may. the money that saved is expected to go to library, music and physical education programs. the school board is expected to vote on that agreement next month. >>> the barry bonds perjury trial resumes in a san francisco courtroom at 8:30 this morning. prosecutors are moving the case much quicker than anyone first expected. reportedly only three more prosecution witnesses remain. they are bonds' former orthopedic surgeon, his former personal shopper and a drug testing expert. yesterday former a's outfielder testified that bonds' former trainer gave him steroid injections during the 2002 baseball season. he was the fourth and last baseball player to testify for the prosecution. >>> our time now 6:36. the champions of major league baseball open a new season today. yesterday the giants wrapped up their preseason.

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into a deep tree well recorded the event and his rescue, james drummond was getting video of runs on mt. shasta when he tumbled and landed upside-down on six feet of snow. it took him 20 feet to reach his cell phone and tell his wife to call the ski patrol. >> i'm stuck in a tree well. give them my phone number. i'm going to die if you don't find me. give them my number. >> eric: he was serious. snow patrol got there within half an hour and dug him out. he then snowboarded down the mountain. >> kristen: lucky guy but tree wells are so dangerous when i can go right in head first with skis up in the air. >> eric: that is not fun, i'm not a skier and i don't like the sound of that. >> kristen: possibly 80? >> let's take a look outside. this morning, good morning to you. warm wednesday on tap as we look at a calm bay this morning from sutro and san francisco, financial district in the foreground and it looks like berkeley in the background. let's talk about the temperatures and how mild they are. mid upper 40s. livermore. low to mid-50s elsewhere. monterey bay an independent land upper 40s

. >> officials have to clear out another slide five miles away in mt. hermon. >> eric: weather is being blamed for a car to veer off a highway on the peninsula. a silver colored saab crashed down an embankment west of san mateo last night. chp closed the stretch of 92 for about two hours. the driver was the only person in the vehicle and investigators say he was not seriously injured. >> kristen: neighbors are clearing up from a tornado. it was strong of you to pick up roof tiles. about 60 miles north of sacramento. no one was hurt. five homes had roof damage. one headed into the bathtub. >> it wasn't like a bang, two cars crashing but it was loud, then we heard nothing. when i came outside all the neighbors were pointing at my roof. >> kristen: national weather service categorized as minor as tornados go. >> eric: state regulators will consider a proposed fine against pg&e for failing to provide the requested documents on the safety of all its gas pipelines. a california public utilities commission will consider fining the utility as much as one millio

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. >>> the road up to mt. hamilton opened. the winding two-lane road was closed to the public at grant ranch park. cal-trans crews were trying to save a crumbling hillside. 4000 feet up a light dusting of snow covers the area now. >>> a community meeting just wrapping up in scots valley as residents there try to figure out what to do about that massive landslide that is keeping them from driving to and from their homes. we are joined now to find out if there are any solutions. robert. >> reporter: we are at the scots valley fire station whereas you said the community meeting is just wrapping up and one thing many people told me they know emergency crews are trying their best. this shows you just how important it was to scots valley firefighters to try to get this truck filled with medical supplies and firefighting equipment to the 33 homes cut off from the main road by the landslide. but despite several valient attempts the truck just seemed to sink deeper in the foot path that was just cut for residents yesterday. >> this was

there you have the snow at mt. hamilton. we could see that possibility of a thunderstorm as well. 3 to 4 inches of rain along the coastal mountains of the north bay. all the way to the santa cruz mountains. generally three quarters of an inch to an inch and a half of rain between now and this time tomorrow night. that's a lot of rain on top of that saturated soil. in the 50s tomorrow. under 60 degrees everywhere. extended forecast. lingering showers friday. another impulse but not as strong on saturday. mostly cloudy sunday through tuesday and i am forecasting full on sunshine one week from today. but i've got to tell you i'm a little bit worried about that potential of 3 to 4 inches of rain because that's a lot of rain under normal circumstances. but to get it on top of our completely saturated soil, we will see some downed trees. possibility of downed power lines. people have to really limit their outdoor activities tomorrow. >> it will come in a brief period as well. >> the heavy rain will, yes. but then scattered rain ri

we have essentially partner with mt a through this process. you notice the vast majority of activities in the plan are transportation and streetscape improvements. it is not seen as a growth- inducing. it is more about recognizing the problems and limitations that need addressing. i do know through other discussion there are a number of systems here. of course, we are involved with bart, bicycles, muni connections, and commuter buses, which are becoming more and more prevalent. systemwide discussions have been taking place with muni, and will continue. >> the issue that the neighbor raised -- this is an issue in a lot of different neighborhoods. this is something that does not relate to planning, but it does indirectly i guess, because it relates to parking, what not. some of the neighborhood do not have permits. you need a certain percentage of neighborhood willing to pay into a certain fund. ironically, a lot of folks are probably parking their cars in those neighborhoods to take bart to commute to work or go to the airport. i think it is a

within the city-own garages, which are under the purview of the mta, we are working with mt aid to identify locations, working with the puc to make sure the power requirements are sufficient. also, the puc attrition will be doing the installations in the downtown garages. this is a project that we think is the first rollout of our public infrastructure for electric vehicle charging. we hope to have it completed by early summer. supervisor chu: thank you. just to clarify, this is a grant that would allow us to install 47 different charging locations across the city and also at our airport facility. does not require the creation of any new positions, also does not require any city matching funds, which is why we do not have a budget analyst report. just a question on the distribution of the sites. 20 going to the airports. 27 will be within city proper. you said we are placing 13 of those 27 in city-boned garages. have you identify the location of those other 14? >> i am sorry, we have identified 13 garages of which

. >>> in contra costa county the mt. diablo school district voted late last night to send out preliminary layoff notices to 180 of its employees next week. the district faces a $22 million budget deficit. we spoke with the president of the school board overnight. he tells us how the district deals with its shortfall largely depends on whether state lawmakers approve the tax extension for the june ballot. >>> all right. again, we want to go back to our top story this morning. a man hunt for a former pittsburgh counselor. this was in connection with a child molestation trial. kraig debro is out there covering the story about what happened. kraig. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, pam. there's a no bail arrest warrant out for todd. he cruised to work here as a counselor intern at this building at a family counseling services. they counsel the children of divorced parents. this facility is closed but it's the one he worked at until his arrest in 2008. a jury convicted the 38-year- old on the last day of february essentially.

municipalities different tribes who are located in the libyan desert and it will be very important for the mt could the forces to get prepared force. do after gadhafi today. of the un resolution nineteen seventy three was it yes it. is about non fries about sanctions but it doesn't say anything about the arming of the opposition because you just said the opposition takes arms well it's not enough they need arms and and they may get their arms from the coalition also the ground operation is not excluded including including a bomb he said we're not going to take part but there may be ground operation how will russia who state from voting reacts if there will be facts of arming of the opposition by the violence there's a coalition and maybe even a ground operation well first of all we did not properly do so to say nine hundred seventy three resolution because we agreed with our partners in the security council that the day after the bombing civilians gaddafi is a criminal conduct is a criminal and he does not deserve any credit from the international community are eve of the results of non-confe

the seven and despite sitting eleventh in the western conference for an example within two games of mt kisco the eighth and final playoff spot. now the most of the season kicks off this we can think of tar with cases still in asserting the fossils let time in friday's practice session and a good day for home and overall with the repsol riders completing a want to three on the sile circuit stone early being the trio with a time of one minute fifty five point zero thirty five seconds finishing had a dunny in georgia and andrea that is yours are two thousand and seven world champ will make his debut for the new team in sunday's race having previously gone three times and went in there also meanwhile has also switched teams before we have a rider has joined ducati by the seven time champion was only eight in practice. and finally great britain's alan wells on daily thought son who both won gold at the nineteen eighty moscow away votes were back in the city on friday robert i'm not has this report. nine hundred eighty the olympic mascot says goodbye mosquito in flies away the games are over

seven and despite sitting eleventh in the western conference in the south pole within two games of mt first for the eighth and final playoff spot. moto g.p. season kicks off this weekend in qatar with case in stone and that in the setting the fastest lap time in friday's practice session and a good day for home and overall with the repsol riders putting a one two three on the old style circuit still no leading the trio with a time of one minute fifty five point zero thirty five seconds finishing ahead of dani pedrosa and andrea. the two thousand and seven world champion will make his debut for the new team in sunday's race having previously won three times in wellington or also has also switched teams the form we are either has joined ducati by the seven time champion was only eight in practice. and finally great britain's alan well some daily thumbs and who both won gold at the one thousand eight hundred moscow olympics were back in the city on friday robert ford the now reports. maintain eighty. two in floyd will begin to rebuild the beacon recently with their fleets. three years ea

off on a run today at mt. diablo and at the pool.hat's a pool that does develop after a lot of rain and we thank you for noticing that and educating under the circumstances here at cbs5.com. >> thank you. >> not a man dug pool. >> okay, i will go to my room. >>> a snowboarder survival story. and tonight's good question about what did you say -- no, kidding. it is coming up in 2 minutes. ♪ that airline is gonna nail that frequent flyer with restrictions when he tries to use his miles. ♪ that's a lot of red tape! step on it! [ tires screech ] ♪ i can't escape the red tape! now you can with rapid rewards! come on! [ tires screech ] [ male announcer ] join rapid rewards and enjoy unlimited reward seats, no blackout dates, and no red tape. ♪ and dramatic rescue caught on tape. james drummond was wearing a helmet-cam while boarding at mount shasta ski park last week, when he fell head first into a "tree well". t >>> a snowboarder from redding was boarding last week when he fell head first into a tree well. that's a pocket of snow at the bo

. >>> this afternoon some concord car dealerships will show their support for mt. diablo schools. last month the 14 dealerships promised to make donations based on the number of cars sold to the school's music and athletic programs. funding for those classes was eliminated two years ago and kept alive by separate foundations. today those groups will receive the money from the sales program. >>> all right. coming up on 5:00. going to go back to sal to check in on the commute. any problems, sal? >>> yeah, we have one, pam. there is a ramp closed on 880 southbound connector to 238 because of a big rig crash that happened a little whiling a now, about an hour or so. but they're still cleaning it up. there was some diesel spilled and also other debris. one lane is open getting to 238. two are closed and that's causing a little bit of a back up. however, it's not really that big just yet. if it stays out there for any length of time it will cause problems. chp has issued a sig alert. they want everyone to know about this but so far it hasn't become a huge problem yet anyway. westbound 5

as many as 180 full time employees in a mt. diablo school district could lose their jobs. the school board will discuss nearly $22 million in budget cuts tonight. the district is already shut down an elementary school and a middle school in concord. board members say they still have to cut about $9 million from their budget for the current school year. trustees expect to vote on the cuts next week. >>> today san jose city council will discuss a tentive deal for the firefighters union that calls for pay cuts. union leaders announced yesterday that members voted to accept a 10% cut to pay and benefits. san jose faces a $110 million deficit. the firefighters are the first to agree to the concessions. mayor reed has asked the city's ten other unions to do the same. >>> today marks the 100th anniversary of international women's day. and women all over the world are finding some unique ways to mark the occasion. and ktvu's jade hernandez joins us from a special event that started in san francisco and moved to marin county. good afternoon, jade. >> reporter: good afternoon. it's