you can see a lot of it right here in the village at north star. picture doesn't lie, not this one. that is snow and lots of it, the kind measured in feet, not inches. especially high in this neighborhood in the high sierra. >> when we showed up, it was probably at 11 feet. we've taken -- you can see the snow line where it was. it was pretty high and it's taken us a couple of hours to get to this point. >> and we are on day eight of school being cancelled. >> reporter: in downtown truckee, this teacher hasn't been to work in a week and a local emergency declared because of all the snow that's landed here. >> it was very shocking to everybody. i think in the past, you know, they kind of prepare us for these big storms and they kind of wash out. and this actually happened. >> reporter: those not digging out are just digging. the ski conditions, like most tahoe resorts, north star california received more than 100 inches in the past week. >> it's more than knee deep. it's amazing. you fall down, you can't get back up because your arms are so far in th

the north star has served as a guiding light for sailors since ancient times. just below the star is the state motto -- "dirigo," latin for "i lead." a knotted fringe of yellow silk gently surrounds the state seal. unlike other states, maine's first european explorers were probably not british, spanish, french, or italian. it's believed that nordic sailors arrived here almost 600 years before columbus. we know these seafaring adventurers by a more familiar name -- vikings. with "flag facts," i'm eric. >> if you've been trying to watch your weight, try watching the salt. studies show that when a food is salty, we tend to eat more of it. one reason may be that the salt interferes with the chemicals released by our stomach. those chemicals are supposed to tell our brain that we're full. but if they're inhibited by salt, then we don't get the message that we're full, and so we want to keep eating. to help maintain a healthy weight, try to shake the salt habit. >> we've got to take a short break, but don't go away, because "teen kids news" will be right back. >> eve

and joins us now live. >> this is the place to be, north star, the village tonight. i'm hanging out here with a few of my friends. many of them from the bay area, right, you guys? this was the best skiing these guys have seen maybe in their lifetimes. what's not to like? the skiing, that is, after an epic storm in the high sierra that left ten feet, give or take, of new snow at resorts all around the tahoe basin. >> it was testy some places and a lot of fun, really smooth, easy to go through. >> incredible to have so much snow, so fast, setting us up for a great weekend and the whole community, everyone is so happy. they were snow dancing and it worked. >> reporter: the tricky part will be getting here. not so much because of the snow, but the traffic. though cal trans has done its own epic job of clearing the way for drivers coming up for the long holiday weekend. those not looking to ski can shop. at least that's what they're hoping in downtown trucky, draped in its own fresh layer of snow. >> i think it is beautiful. we need it. everybody is excited. tourists co h

north star village at lake tahoe. how was the skiing, you guys? >> great! >> reporter: that's it.h star, laura anthony abc 7 news. >>> now your accuweather forecast with lisa argen. >> good morning to you. looks gorgeous there. we'll have tahoe outlook in just a few minutes. live top ler 7, looking at visibility as an issue out there. really, it's the flood warning i want to pass on to you first out by the delta. high tide headed our way by about noontime. the areas where the delta drains around discovery bay, antioch, northeastern alameda county, as well as northeastern contra costa county could see flooding here, lasting until 11:30. mount tam, it is sunny. but boy, that fog has been stubborn. 45 in san francisco. going to take some time to warm up. from emoryville, yeah, you certainly have the fog there as well. 33, that's where you've been sitting in santa rosa. novato 37. as well as concord. with 35 in livermore. santa cruz, dropped down to 35 degrees. 58 later today. so cold this morning. with some frost and fog. weak weather system will parallel the coast tonight. that coul

and joins us now live. >> this is the place to be, north star, the village tonight. i'm hanging out here with a few of my friends. many of them from the bay area, right, you guys? this was the best skiing these guys have seen maybe in their lifetimes. what's not to like? the skiing, that is, after an epic storm in the high sierra that left ten feet, give or take, of new snow at resorts all around the tahoe basin. >> it was testy some places and a lot of fun, really smooth, easy to go through. >> incredible to have so much snow, so fast, setting us up for a great weekend and the whole community, everyone is so happy. they were snow dancing and it worked. >> reporter: the tricky part will be getting here. not so much because of the snow, but the traffic. though cal trans has done its own epic job of clearing the way for drivers coming up for the long holiday weekend. those not looking to ski can shop. at least that's what they're hoping in downtown trucky, draped in its own fresh layer of snow. >> i think it is beautiful. we need it. everybody is excited. tourists comi

from north star, laura hasnanth abc7 news. >>> good morning to you. we'll continue to see a nice break in the weather. here's live doppler 7. looking at a few clouds around and some of these clouds are lower to the ground, creating some visibility issues, but we're also looking at a big dome of high pressure, and that's why the ridge is bumping into it going up and over the ridge, allowing for sunshine and a pretty nice looking afternoon. pretty good weekend as we look at the visibility right now, just a mile in santa rosa, 1/4 mile in petaluma. elsewhere, no problems, and you can see looks pretty good from this vantage point. the sun coming up at 7:24. it's 37 in mountain view, 33 in gilroy, 39 in san jose, and 40 half moon bay. so certainly chilly out there, cooler this morning than yesterday morning, sfo still pretty dark out there, 36 in napa. 35 fair field, 34 in livermore so hovering right above freezing in many locations and we'll be looking at a comfortly cool afternoon but where there is a weak weather system that wants to slide parallel to t

from north star, laura anthony, abc7 news. >>> good morning to you, starting out nice and chilly. north bay, east bay, south bay, and even a warning from the national weather service, here's live doppler 7 and we do have a flash flood warning by the delta for the high tidal influences here with the drainage, you could see some issues. high tide is afternoon, and it will be over 6 feet so certainly we're looking at issues right where we have the low lying areas, so take care, right on through by about noontime. right now, we have fog from petaluma to santa rosa. half mile to 1/4 mile visibility. elsewhere, if you're an early riser, this is the bonus from mt. tam. isn't this beautiful? you can see the sun coming up, 7:24, with the clear sky. it's 40 in san francisco, 41 half moon bay, 42 in so he could, mid to upper 30s, san jose and mountain view but even colder from our north bay valley. this is walnut creek. we've got 33 with the fog in santa rosa, 35 in napa. as well as the delta and livermore, 39 in concord, so it's colder this morning, anywhere from 4 to 9 degrees colder and fr

i'm okay with that. >> reporter: north star village at lake tahoe. how was the skiing, you guys?> great! >> reporter: laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> why weren't we up there? that looks like fun. >>> still ahead, a missing baby found nearly two decades later, how she found out her parents were frauds. >>> plus, young bay area men show their hearts and souls with a random act of kindness. >>> being late is one thing, being a tomorrow's the day we'll play something besides video games. every day is a gift. especially for people with heart failure. but today there's entresto... a breakthrough medicine that can help make more tomorrows possible. tomorrow, i want to see teddy bait his first hook. in the largest heart failure study ever, entresto was proven to help more people stay alive and out of the hospital than a leading heart failure medicine. women who are pregnant must not take entresto. it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren. if you've had angioedema while taking an ace or arb medicine, don't take entresto. the most s

fresh powder is blanketing the slopes of north star right now. plows are humming to clear walk ways. 7-inches have already fallen with more on the way. same goes for kirkwood. flurries made it almost impossible to see the top of the mountain. all slopes are open with a snow alert in effect overnight. even lower elevations in tahoe are seeing snow, caltrains set up chain controls in both directions snarling traffic. but that didn't dampen the spirit of travelers ready to enjoy a snow day. >> i'm very patient. yeah. it'll be fine. >> i like recording the snow. it's pretty fun. >> reporter: caltrain chain snow points will be set up through the rest of the week. >>> new at 5:00, the minimum wage just increased. in oakland one of the places where the wage just went up, jessica. >> reporter: well here in oakland, minimum wage went up by 31-cents an hour. so what does that amount to at the ends of a workday? about the price of a cup of coffee. one fine wages are going up might be found in the price of your cup of joe. >> the price range are razor thin.

north star resort in truckee shared this video.t is bandit doing a practice avalanche rescue yesterday. the dog successfully pulled a member of the ski patrol out of the snow. this special demonstration on the mountain was part of national safety awareness month. >>> wanted to give you an advanced look at what to expect with wednesday's storm. starting about 2:00 in the afternoon, we get around 25 to 35-mile-per-hour gusts. getting up to 40 to 45 as we head into the evening hours. starting to taper about 8:00. that's our window for potential damage. look at the rainfall through monday. three to five inches out of the three storms that are coming through. if you're traveling today, 30s in the mountains. 40s to 50s throughout the central valley. mid to upper 60s in so cal. we have a lot of snow coming to the sierra wednesday through monday. sue? >>> looks good. nice for skiers and borders. a little closer to home, mass transit holiday schedule for martin luther king day. ace trains three and five are running this morning. martin luth

kirkwood and north star and heavenly valley. they say come on up. the roads are fine but it will probably take you until tomorrow to hit the slopes. they're still digging out. cupertino, bay area news. >>> we want to show you the conditions on 80 and soda springs. it doesn't look too bad. there are no road restrictions but we don't know what it will be like. >> an incredible reminder how much of a danger too much snow can be. do you know what that is? an avalanche crashing through wall of a home in kirkwood. thankfully no, one was inside this home. it did leave quite a mess. >> and even on the regular runs, all that powder can make it really hard to ski if you're not a really good skier. it's tough. >> even the most experienced skier, you get your confidence up. and then you get into some dicey situations. so following the posted signs, we'll be telling you. we have dry weather coming your way this weekend. we're looking at even more rain the next several days. the best news is this is below flood stage, and we do expect it to drop as we head into t

north star should always be lower cost, higher quality and to care for everyone without exception. economic growth is also one of trump's top priorities. i don't know if you noticed dow went over the 0,000 for the first time in histo history. limitless potential will break down the countless barriers that the natural way of ingenuity working with the congress, utilizing act, we ional review ill roll back the recent avalanche of regulations stifling american growth starting next week. [applause] pence: it means slashing tax reform, slashing working businesss and families, makes america the number one destination for investment. regulatory under relief of the cra, to prevent bureaucrats from crushing the economy and the american comfort dreams from the of taxpayer funded offices in ashington, d.c. and it means dismantling dodd-frank's laws, mandates well apitalized, well-regulated banks can meet the need of small business, the engine of american job creation and prosperity. i was in a meeting just the other day, president trump was a guy that owns a pizza parlors in nevada, very succ

the same is true for north star with the snow base of up to 119 inches there. report for squaw valley more snow there, as well. sunrise today 7:22. sunset tonight 5:19. and your high temperatures throughout the day today will be mild in the mid- to upper 50s. extended forecast shows again scattered showers today, storm number 2 on friday. scattered showers saturday. storm number 3 on sunday. and then scattered showers monday before drying out next week. we'll be right back. ,, ,,,,,,,,,, we're told to live large, but with princess cruises your most extraordinary moments happen when you feel small. when you're completely outnumbered, overshadowed, and outshined. so what if you dared to explore this great big beautiful pond. what if you dared to feel small. celebrate our princess anniversary sale with award winning itineraries. 7 day fares from $799. visit your travel agent or princess.com. princess cruises. come back new. wow, she's sure making a splash in that designer dress! and with a thicker, more fabulous formula, she's not splashing. you can wear anything

these pictures were provided by north star showing some of the 15 feet of snow that's fallen so far thisth. that marks the largest january snowfall in 45 years. the next storm is due to arrive late tuesday, expected to dump another two feet of snow on the mountains. >> >> announcer: now your accuweather forecast withdrew tuma. >> it has been a double dose of dry weather this weed. saturday and today plentyful sunshine. tomorrow more of the same. mid week we are tracking one of a series of storms headed our way. live doppler 7, this weekend, sunshine during the day, clear skies at night. live doppler 7 right now is quiet. live picture atop pier 15. all is quiet from this vantage point. we are clear over the city of san francisco. but we are seeing issues in terms of patchy dense fog. live doppler 7 showing you into the north bay we go. santa rosa down to a quarter mile visible. it hangs with us overnight. a couple more areas are likely to develop as well. 36 with the fog. 39 in fairfield. 37 in livermore. around the immediate bay waters, mid to low 40s. 47 oakland and san francisco. and s

squaw valley will are limited operations and north star anticipates a delayed opening because of safety concerns. >>> we will switch to the golden gate bridge. it's not so easy to see, but if we take it full frame, you can see the rain coming down in on the bed of the bridge, numbers are in the 40s and 50s. winds are picking up, at the airport in san jose, 44 miles an hour gusts. oakland, 36-mile an hour. napa, winds up to 25. it's gong to be a within -- going to be a windy and wet night. action is bay ride. the heavy stuff still off show around san francisco, you can see moderate rain moving in over the northern tip of the peninsula, and santa cruz, they will get hit but good. moderate rain is falling down there in santa cruz county. we have a strong line of cells coming through the bay area, just before sunrise tomorrow morning, could be thunderstorms embedded in that, and looks like a break, but more comes in sunday afternoon about 3:00. you get a sense there will be rain from time to time after that band passes through before sunrise. and it will be an unsettled day. ponding on the

anywhere from 12 to 24 you know, of new snow and we'll see more fresh powder there as well as at north star where we have machine groom the conditions there and the same story for squaw valley. fresh powder more anticipated over the weekend. your highs around the bay relatively mild. topping out in the mid- to upper 50s throughout the bay today. so today, lingering showers possibility of some horns. the next storm moves in friday with heavy rain and high winds overnight. saturday lingering showers. the stronger of the next two storms on sunday. with lingering showers monday. and then finally drying out by midweek next week. back to you. >>> thank you. it turns out the state's financial situation is not as bad as previously believed thanks to a $1.9 billion mistake. governor brown's staff miscalculated the cost for the medi-cal program last year. the governor called for $3 billion in cuts in his state budget proposal last week. the department of finance says it did not account for $487 million in rebates from drugmakers which the state owes the federal government. in a statement, the spokesm

north star resort in truckee sharing the video. bandit the dog is doing a practice avalanche rescue yesterday. he pulled out an instructor successfully. it was part of national safety awareness month. >>> we wake up wednesday morning and it is going to be breezy. 10 to 20-mile-per-hour winds. toward 2:00, 3:00, that's when we get to the 25 to 35. potential damage range. we'll stay there through about 8:00. then it will taper. rainfall amounts, we're looking at possibly about three to five inches out of this system by the time we get to sunday. today is quiet across the state. 30s in the mountains. 50s in the valleys. 60s down south. as we look at your seven-day forecast, a lot of snow starting wednesday through sunday in the sierra. sue? >>> let's look at your mass transit options this holiday. we have ace train running trains three and five. bart doesn't start until 6:00 and they're running on a modified saturday schedule today, which means trains are further apart, 20 minutes apart. and the ferries will be running on the expanded

abc 7 news was at north star yesterday which had more than nine feet of new snow. skiers haven't seen this condition in years. >> we've waited for this smoe and we're excited to hit it. >> it is deep and powdery and light and flying when you get going. >> right now there are no chain restricti restrictions but traffic is expected to be slow. >>> icy weather is causing big problems in part of the central u.s. certainly states are -- several states are grappling with ice and the treacherous below freezing winter weather expected through the weekend. a snowplow plunged off a highway and the driver was seriously hurt. it is causing the cancelation of frights and sporting events and in missouri prison visitations. >>> well in accuweather here locally, the weather so benign compared to across much of the u.s. we like. it we need this break from the wet weather but it will come back next week. so enjoy it while we have it. live doppler 7, showing you a quiet picture. a nice day. a lot of sunshine. but we'll take you outside this evening from the east bay hills camera, gor

our north star should always be lower cost, higher quality, and better access to care for everyone without exception. economic growth is also one of president trump's top priorities. i don't know if you all noticed headlines, but the dow went over 20,000 for the first time in the history. [applause] mike pence: to unleash our nation's limitless potential would break down the countless barriers that stand in the way of the natural ingenuity working with the congress, utilizing the congressional review act, we will roll back the recent avalanche of regulations stifling american growth starting next week. [applause] mike pence: this also means passing real tax reform, that slashes rates for individuals and businesses and makes america the number one destination for innovation.nd it means passing regulatory under relief of the cra, to prevent bureaucrats from crushing the economy and the american people's dreams from the comfort of taxpayer-funded offices in washington, d.c. and it means dismantling dodd frank financial laws, overbearing mandates well capitalized, well-regulated banks can meet

and 27 inches at north star. vicki? >> vicki:this current storm is welcome news to everyone in california which is in the midst of its 5th year of drought at this point its unknown whether it will be this years storms that will turn the tide but weather watchers are optmistic kron 4's dan kerman is live from lafayette reservoir with more. >> reporter: and that concede potentiall at average made parts the bay area already looking and total storage capacity. and a million and half the people to a variety of sources. a member since he back in may from whether last year. >> reporter: no guarantee of a worse thing right now but keeping a for the next several months. >> grant:still ahead on kron four news. police take a san mateo man into custody - after he allegedly broke into several homes overnight - and then, sexually assaulted some of his victims. what we are learning about the suspect. then, scary moments as a nanny cam captures the moments a toddler becomes trapped - after a dresser falls on top of him. how his twin br

north star reported 8 feet this week. >> and they really had to dig out their lodges from all of thatbut now i think they are ready and excited, mike. >> i have a picture of that coming up. let me tell you, the water equivalent, they had snow ten of the 12 days so far this year, at least the reporting stations are saying, we'll get today's total later, but 9.36 inches and 8.3 inches above average. so nice dumping of snow there. reservoirs will be filled. the snow pack is incredible for today's date. it is 161%. but notice as we talked about yesterday, even though the drought is over, we still are 28% under where we should by be april 1st. so we have more snow on the way. just not this weekend. here is that picture i promised. look at that top of chair five at kirkwood. you could see how much snow they had. you're all the way at the top there and the chair is just sitting in it. so the clouds are opening as we speak. bright sunshine. chill -- no doubt. because our average highs are 43. we're stuck in the 30s until we get to 41 on monday and temperatures in the teens during the overnigh

snow report looking good there for heavenly, north star 12 to 24 inches of powder for you there and we'lldd to that today. same story for squaw valley. sunrise today 7:22. sunset this evening at 5:19. your high temperatures around the bay pretty mild today in the mid- to upper 50s. and that extended forecast shows we're staying soggy through the extended. so scattered showers today, storm friday, scattered showers saturday, storm sunday. scattered showers lingering through monday. possibly lingering showers on tuesday. right now, drying out by wednesday. roqui, over to you. >> thank you. >>> it's 4:50. let's take a look at those roads. they are still wet from overnight rain. but it's a good time to head out now because it's not coming down too hard just yet. here's a look at the altamont pass traffic coming off 205 you're moving at 56 miles per hour so that's not too bad. then 41 at north flynn road so north tracy boulevard to the altamont pass will take you about 25 minutes so that's not bad at all. you can drive smoothly through livermore on to slow traffic along the dublin interchange.

though we know it was based on romneycare. ( laughter ) still, throughout everything, obama was our north starever his position, we knew to point the emotional needle in the opposite direction. you say he expanded civil rights by repealing "don't ask don't tell?" i say, just imagine you're a marine pinned down in fallujah, and your buddy comes to save you, but then you remember he kisses boys-- so you say forget it and join isis. ( laughter ) oh, the president killed bin laden, you say? well, i say, he hated traditional marriage so much that he sent seal team six to kill a guy with three wives. but now the obama era is coming to an end. and on behalf of everyone who opposed you, i just want to say... please don't go. ( cheers and applause ) i mean, honestly -- without you, what do we believe? i mean, we had six years to come up with something to replace obamacare-- and the best we've got right now is paul ryan going door to door with a tub of flintstones vitamins. ( laughter ) i know obama wanted to be a transformative president, and he was -- he transformed me. and now i have no idea who that

he's openedzaq÷ facility in rochester, new york, called north star.ller but growing. >> donald trump made it very clear that we've made some bad trade deals, and they're affecting businesses like me today, and we are definitely not working on a level playing field. bret: joe felt so strongly about it, he and his family worked to get trump elected. >> the fact that donald trump is a businessman is playing a huge factor in my support of him. he understands what it's like to be where i am. in a much larger came. scale. bret: before he entered politics, new york congressman chris collins was personally involved in securing funding that kept niagara ceramics afloat for several years. and then he became the first congressman to support trump. today he is trump's congressional liaison during the transition. were you ever nervous jumping on the trump train so early? >> i was never nervous. it was an easy decision for me to make coming from western new york which has been devastated by bad trade deals. bret: when it is president to upstate negotiate trade deal

also have to say, 'cause i run a public media organization that believes in its mission as its north star, you are a public media organization. the p in npr does not stand for pelosi, it stands for public. - [kelly] that's right. - and you have a public service mission baked into npr's whole, kind of, "this is what we do, our orientation is entirely to serve the public." so that public service mission, as you define it, translates into what? - as you were saying that i thought of the week of orlando. i couldn't help but think of that. i'm a reporter, i'm the kind of person who goes out into the world. that's when i'm most satisfied and when i'm doing my best work, but i'm also a host now, and so, there are times when i have to be in the studio, and that was a week when my colleague ari shapiro was out in the field doing beautiful reporting after that horrible shooting. and, to me, the public mission that week was to provide a kind of comfort through ideas. i was by myself, 'cause he was out, and all the other hosts were somewhere else, and i was surrounded by dozens of smart people who ju

and he always focuses first and fixedly on our north star, america's national interests.my views and recommendations. in my information on chairman dunford always did as well. president obama valued not only my strategic advice and his other advisors but also cannedity professional military advice. and he was always willing to listen to what we today say even if i knew it wasn't something he wanted to hear. president obama also knows it is not only whether the decisions made are that matters, but also whether they are implemented with excellence. now that's a style that's rare among policy makers in washington. whether it was accelerating counter isil campaign, stopping the spread of ebola, or rebalancing asia-pacific, president obama always insisted on getting the job done right to the end. he never hesitates to ask hard questions and keep asking until there is an answer. that's not only because -- [ inaudible ] -- to making sure our soldiers were sailors, airmen, marines had what they needed to do their job. as you heard from chairman dunford, that kind of commitment me

and he always focuses first and fixedly on our north star , america's natural interests.and recommendations . and in my observation, chairman dunford always did as well. when president obama followed not only my strategic advice and other advisors but also candid, professional military advice.he's always willing to listen to what we had to say, even if i knew it wasn't something he wanted to hear. president obama also knows whether the decisions made are good that matters but also whether they are implemented with excellence. that's a management style that's rare among policymakers in washington. whether it was accelerating a counter isil campaign, stopping the spread of evil, rebalancing the asian-pacific, president obama was always focused on getting the job done right in the end. he never hesitates ask hard questions and keep asking until there's an answer. that's not only because. [audio lost] making sure all our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines had what they needed to do the job. you heard from chairman dunford that kind of commitment means a lot to our troops.

course of action as thoroughly as that can be foreseen and he also focuses first and fixedly on our north starnational interests. i've been grateful and i've always gotten a full hearing for my views and recommendations. in my observation, chairman dunford always did as well. president obama vaed not only my strategic advice and his other advisers but also candid military advice anden's always willing to listen to what we had to say, even if i knew it wasn't something he wanted to hear. president obama also knows it's not only whether the decisions made are good that matters, but also whether they are implemented with excellence. that's a management style that's actually rare among policy makers in washington. whether it was accelerating the counter isil campaign, stopping the spread ofie bolla, rebalancing the asia-pacific. president obama's always insisted on getting the job done right to the end. he never hesitates to ask hard questions and keep asking until there's an answer. that's not only because he wanted the decision met and objectives achieved but because he was committed to making s

blizzard-like conditions overnight and most of the resort operators remained close td today and north star and kirkwood and soda brinks. this is avalanche control operations near his house and look at this. a mound of snow came crashing down the road and right through his front door. >>> forced to pay the largest fine in automaker history. . >>> volkswagen is pleading guilty. they will pay $4.3 billion to the u.s. government. this is the largest against an automaker in u.s. history. they said a grand jury has returned an indictment against six vw executives and employees for their roles in the emissions cheating scheme. the deal announced today requires the german automaker to cooperate in an ongoing probe that could lead to the arrest of more employees. >>> walmart is set to cut 1,000 jobs. most layoffs will come at the corporate level. they want to cut costs and shift the focus to e commerce. it is going to happen before january 31st. >>> taking a peek at stocks. they are in the green and other indexes on the plus side absolutely and the healthcare sector however did slump after presiden

my north star is american interests. i don't expect to make simplicity there.ear about what u.s. interests are. we are very clear about pursuing those interests. with turkey, we are very effective in pursuing our interests. as always, they are not identical, but they overlap very substantially. it is not like russia, where the overlap is quite small. with almost any country, you do not have identical interests. my job is not to carry out anybody's national interests but the united states. it would be nice to solve everybody else's problem and every problem in the world. but that is not job one for me. job one is to protect the american people. protect our interests. we know what they are and we can do that. charlie: i have heard you say -- and i have read your memo. your sort of exit memo. you have also talked about modernization in terms of the quality of the men and women and your commitment to them. sec. carter: innovative military is important as well as a strategic military. i just want to make that point. it is extremely important. technology, people, so

safety crews at kirkwood, heavenly and north star use that, various charges and ski well known avalanche trigger areas to knock the snow loose. here, are pictures from sierra at tahoe. groomers follow behind them overnight packing all the loose snow down. while they do all this they have to close the slopes. >> this is kind of our week to have our ski vacation with her and if we don't get up there today then we only have two days left. so got to get all our skiing in that we can. >> reporter: part of heavenly is closed, squaw valley, "sierra at tahoe," kirkwood also. avalanche closed the road to mount rose. it's closed. >> i would not be going to the backcountry now. i would let this settle for a few days before i ventured out. >> reporter: this storm is expected to continue through thursday morning and then there's another storm right behind it headed this way this weekend. the resorts hope that these storms stay more snowy than wet and that they will make for a great base for the rest of winter weather. in the sierra, emily turner, kpix 5. >>> the chp posted these pictures of dangerous

sometimes they reflect deep policy changes and other times guideposts or north stars.you and kristen welker were talking about tpp, given there is no tpp anymore, donald trump's executive order about it is pretty much meaningless but it is a big signal to his supporters and his objectives when it comes to the broad point on trade. >> this is video we've just gotten in, i apologize for interrupting, i think we have audio as well. let's listen. >> everyone knows what that means, right? we've been talking about this for a long time. thank you. okay. great thing for the american worker, what we just did. >> next a federal government employee hiring freeze. >> except for the military. >> except for the military. >> except for the military. >> next is the policy in regard to mexico city. >> okay. >> that's it. >> thank you, press. >> thank you very much. >> mr. president, reaction to the lawsuit today? >> that's it. without merritt, totally without merit. >> thank you, appreciate it. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> just you heard there at the tail

north star resort in trucky shared this video of bandit during a practice after avalanche today.he dog pulled a member of the ski patrol out of the snow. the special demonstration to the mountain was part of national safety awareness month. >> now with accuweather forecast withdrew tuma. >> you have outdoor activities tomorrow, good to be. our stormy pattern returns wednesday with several storms we will be tracking for the next seven. live doppler seven, will be quiet tonight but we will be on the job tracking the rain headed our way over the second half of the seven day forecast. a live look from sfo right now. all is quiet, good to go. but if you have a flight, the second half of this upcoming week you'll certainly want to pay close attention to the forecast. we all know when storms arrive delays start to pileup at sfo. out there in the near term, we are tracking these areas of fog. live doppler 7, visibility showing fairfield down to three miles but dense in the north. santa rosa down to a quarter mile of visibility, very thick fog right now that likely will stick around first

this is a live camera at north star. you can barely see anything. the temperature of 34 degrees.his is a lake tahoe golf course. you can see the heavy amounts of snow weighing down the brachblgs. they have had epic snowfall. we are now at 197% of average for the southern sierra. the central sierra, 168% of average and the northern sierra 143% of average. more snow on the way over the next couple of days. expecting another two feet at south lake tahoe, possibly close to three feet in spots like king vale with the high winds. looking at the forecast. in the next several days. more rain. we see the showers winding down on tuesday morning and sunshine after that. it looks clear for the rest of the week. it will be chilly with the potential of frost and freezing temperatures by wednesday into thursday. yes, finally catching a break from all of the rain. >> drying out midweek. thank you very much. a massive showing of unity. millions of people across the country including right here in the bay area rallying and marching on the streets. on president trump's first full day in office. thi

north star no new snow in the past 24 hours, but up to 160 inches of snow, up to about 11 feet of snow since the last 7 days. same pretty much in sugar bowl. if you are going this weekend don't forget the patience. people are heading to the mountains for the weekend. locally into the 50s today turning partly cloudy. high pressure in command friday through the weekend. first full weekend of this new year but nothing but sunny skies temperatures overnight 30s and 50s. next shot of rain showers will return here to the bay area. an in.5 to 2 inches of rain in the wettest locations but we can take it even though the soil is saturated. in the crow canyon area it doesn't take much of a breeze to bring down the trees in the bay area since there's so much saturation. what's our advice? don't park under any trees right now. >> better advice. >> thank you. >>> the virginia zoo more and more people are joining the search effort to find the red panda who has run off. sunny has been missing for more than 48 hours. teams are now using geothermal cameras to find the 19-month- old. zoo staff say she di

north starr reporting 48 inches of additional snow. 122 inches since the weekend at north star. temperatures today 40s and 50s a cool raw rainy day today. not stormy but rainy. friday, the sun will shine. partly cloudy by sunday. increasing clouds for monday. more rain next wednesday. we'll stay right here on storm watch. >>> thank you. while some of us may be indoors during a winter snowstorm others are getting outside. we are talking about some animals at the oregon zoo. the polar bears and seals and elephants decided to play in all that fresh powder. looks like a lot of fun. the zoo is closed yesterday but a photographer wanted to catch all the action. so he skied there. skied there to the zoo. the area got nearly 2 feet of snow. >>> and in camden, new jersey this baby blue penguin is getting to know her surroundings. slowly but surely. she is the first of her breed to hatch at adventure aquarium. in the months since she was born, this sweet bird has grown to over 1 pound. and if you're asking, well, what's her name? that's still up for debate. the public gets to decide in an

this is upday-to-day 77 inches, north star of 65 inches. squaw valley 63. that is actually recorded this morning about 7:00 to 8:00. so it will be interesting to seat numbers first thing tomorrow. it has been an active week of the storm series here across northern and central california. you talk about three storms all week long, going back in time and to reflesh my mind with the -- refresh my mind with the satellite. you have storm number one and thursday night and friday, today as you can see the storms for number three. we still have a lingering impact for tomorrow. with these storms pushing back for the region. forecast headlines for tonight, scattered showers in the bay area forecast. we are going to hold on to cool showers for tomorrow and still no possibility for thunderstorms. the extended play, finally they would get a chance to dry out with partly cloudy skies. outside right now live look as we can show you the bay bridge. we still don't know the rain showers. in fact they have been developing around san francisco for the past half hour over the p

this is the current view of tahoe at north star, only 19 degrees. here's a look at the lake tahoe golf course. beautiful scenery there with all of that snow, and there is more on the way. the potential of a few more feet of snow between wednesday and sunday. and as we get a look at those temperatures in san francisco, reaching the 50s, the only dry day in the forecast will be today. a lot of rain as we go down the line and also warm temperatures for the inland area, only today. sam, chris? >> thanks for planning the dinner menu for the week. soup, soup, more soup. >> campbell's chicken noodle. thank you. >> nbc bay area responds peninsula woman was charged for an expensive phone call she say she didn't make. >> you're going to get billed long distance you'd like it to be -- just how expensive was this call? >> $1,000. beatrice hennessey says she was shocked to find a 9-hour call to africa on her verizon bill. she says she doesn't call africa, but she called verizon right away to try and clear up the $1,000 bill. she asked for a refund. yet she was

you're looking at photos provided by north star resort, showing some of the 15 feet of snow they already have this month. that marks the largest january snowfall in 45 years. the next storm is supposed to arrive late tomorrow. that should dump up to two feet of snow on the mountains. this is just going to pile up as we continue to get more rain. the rain, mike, you say will start around the same time, wednesday. >> wednesday through monday. we get rain wednesday through monday. they get a lot of snow, couple of feet again for the next couple of days. at home, couple of nice days. not only here but also in tahoe. let's look at areas not dealing so well. denver, we have snow. chicago, we have ice. it is going to turn over to rain. hopefully, that won't affect your flights too much this morning. he's a look from the east bay hills. pretty clear out there. we have fog in the inland valleys. it'll be sunny this afternoon for all of us. milder. three storms wednesday with a wet week but not a washout. the storm impact scale, moderate for the storm wednesday. moderate to heavy downpours during

heavenly you have nearly two feet of new snow. 30 inches at north star. [chuckling] >> wow, can we say pow? temperatures locally today into the 50s again with less wind, a break thursday, rain overnight friday through saturday. over the next 12 days only three days will be dry. have a good day. >>> all right, roberta. thank you. a project to bring express bus lanes to one of san francisco's busiest corridors could move forward this week. the $300 million project would build bus lanes along geary boulevard between market street and 34th avenue. it would also include street, sewage and lighting repairs. if the county transportation authority approves it tomorrow, construction on the first phase could start later this year. we'll be right back. ,,,,,, apparently, people think i'm too perky. so now i'm not being perky, telling you that drivers that switch to progressive save an average of $548! whoo! i mean, whoo. president obama and vice president-elect mike pence both head to capitol hill today. the president will try to save care act. >>> ive things to kno

this is boreal, as well as squaw valley, north star and sun springs did not open. resorts have received more than eight feet of snow since last thursday and the region could receive 4 additional feet in the coming days. >>> talk about being proactive. work crews went on the offensive to prevent flooding in downtown reno. the public works department positioned an excavator on top of a bridge over the truckee river just south of interstate 80. it grabbed trees and other debris prevent it from building up in front of the span, lessening the risk of flooding. >>> volunteers say the historic pioneer cabin tree was barely alive before it came down. strong winds and heavy rains were too much for the ancient tree. here's what it looks like before it came down. the park is 80 miles east of sacramento. the base of the tree was carved out in the 1880s and has been a popular tourist attraction ever since. i've been there myself. really sad to see it go. >>> yosemite valley will be back open tomorrow. it was closed over the weekend because of flooding concerns in the valley. ho

squaw alpine, north star, and heavenly, 135 to 185 inch base, no chains. 89, 88 looks good. 50 and 80don't have to chain up here if you are heading out today. also sugar bowl looking good, 115 to 175 inch base, sierra, 122 to 169 inches, and kirkwood, way up from last week, 105 to 142 inch base. definitely have a great time and hopefully you'll have a smooth drive up there. >>> happening today, a new private ferry operator is taking commuters between the east bay and san francisco. >> yeah, abc7 news reporter elissa harrington is live at the berkeley marina where the first ferry will embark. >> reporter: if you're sick of driving or taking b.a.r.t., you have a new way to get to san francisco from berkeley. we're here at the berkeley marina where a ferry will take people to san francisco. this is a private company called tideline that will be operating the ferries. it will be making runs every friday morning from berkeley to pier 1.5 in san francisco. i'll have more on how you can hop on board later on in the show. back to you. >>> okay, thank you. prom season just around the corner. k