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agriculture uses about 85% of the water that comes out of northern california. and southern california the evil villain of southern california uses 15% or less. >> reporter: southeast asian has a monsoon climate so farmers grow rice. but around calusa county in california where every rainstorm is cause to celebrate, farmers also grow rice. california raises beef and dairy cows, to feed them alfalfa for grazing, growers have been using more water than the entire bay area and southern california clear down to san diego combined. >> cows are getting about three times as much water as humans are in california right now between the irrigated pasture and irrigated alfalfa. at least that much. to raise a 24-ounce steak on irrigated pasture on the san joaquin valley uses exactly as much water as a person would use taking a five minute shower every day for a year. >> reporter: critics say that farmers brought this water shortage on themselves and everyone else in the state. farmers were using 85% of all available water in this state. they used about half of that water on

focused on the northern california area. about 2,000 miles of moisture streaming in.wers hang on into the evening hours and they will work their way south. look for a chance of showers in this area. south of point arena and santa rosa area tonight. you see trying to show up there. mostly cloudy right now. temperatures throughout the area on the mild side. lots of low 60s today. cloudy outside. we arepathsing some valley -- we are expecting valley fog tonight. dense fog advisory this morning and then a dense fog advisory in place into parts -- tomorrow morning, especially in the central valley. not in the bay area. over night lows, 50 napa. dew points in the low 50s. fog a possibility. be ready for that. wet weather goes through. ground still wet. temperature drops and fog forms. likes the areas by davis, vacaville, fairfield. wednesday night, 11:00 p.m. see what is happening. rain is north. the areas showing up. tomorrow morning, 5:00 a.m., drizzle showing up. it is minor. it could provide you with glaze on the roadways tomorrow and you might see wet tonight too. watc

allowing the rain to pull back towards northern california.ill give us a whisker of a chance of rain as the rain line will be on the edge of wetness with this. low pressure sitting northwest. that is going to happen on tuesday night and wednesday. here is what is next. clear and chilly tonight, there will be plenty of sun for tuesday and then midweek, a slight rain chance and even if we get it, it will not amount to much. 1/10th or so. that is it. the information on the drought says we have extreme to exceptional drought in the valley. south of monterey. so, it does not look good. the airport, tomorrow, heading out. mostly sunny skies. the winds, sunny skies. 73 in the southland. in denver, 57, chicago, though, snow in the forecast, new york, freezing if you are heading to the east coast. >> overnight lows, tonight, looking at 40 degrees in santa rosa. and concord, up to 42 degrees. president's day, getting the day off, a nice one. lots of sunshine around. dry, near seasonal averages, low to middle 60s, here in the city, though, we will hit 59

here's the system we're watching, dropping into northern california already.will be the source of rainfall for tonight, especially as i mentioned after 8:00. definitely some more clouds in the short term rainfall develops for tonight. as far as forecast expectations, remember a week ago, we're talking about several inches of rainfall tonight and into tomorrow morning. a fraction of that. a few hundredths to possibly .5 for north bay hills. central portions of the bay dropping to about .25 in the south bay. about .500 or .10 with the system moving into the region late tonight and into tomorrow morning. here's the forecast model. at 7:00, not a lot of cltion. but mist and drizzle. tonight at 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, increase in coverage across the region and in intensity as well for san francisco, possibly san mateo, oakland and concord. and then overnight, this might wake you up with the rain pushing into the south bay early sunday morning at 3:00, 4:00. and the rest of the day we're dry and sunday with mostly sunny skies. and really no more strong storms to t

northern -- northern california a we were 10% of average -- northern california, we were 10% of averageighs today. warm, right? this points out how warm the storm was. a low latitude. pine april express event. 64 fairfield. it is february. it is in the second. tomorrow mid-60s again. we had rain 6, 7, 8 and 9 of february. these are the totals. for those four days. a foot of rain in kent field. napa 7-1/2 inches. look at hayward. over here. morgan hill. amazing disparities in rainfall throughout the bay area. as the jet stream is focused north of our area we will get a break from the showers. we will see valley fog in the morning hours. we will get warmer tomorrow. and wednesday slight chance for a sprinkle. right now it is looking less and less. jet stream was focused on us, now it is focused up here. we will dry out. at least the next couple days. wednesday, slips south and that could bring us a chance for a scattered shower. see where it is? if it drifted, boom, game on. right now the showers stay north. into the weekend, south. 63 fairfield tomorrow. nice getting the rain. nice to dr

several serious crashes but some northern california athletes are expected to dominate the sport.es chas guldemond, a world champion, ryan staysle and on the women's we have jamie anderson, the 23-year-old is a seven-time dew tour medalist and carly shore of truckee. >> it's definitely a good moment to be able to show it on a global scale. so that's exciting. >> reporter: more controversy with shaun white. while he cited safety concerns dropping out of slope style a couple of rival snowboarders tweeted out harsh comments. one said he withdrew because he's scared and another said quote it's easy to find excuses to pull out of a contest when you think you can't win. but white is still competing in this olympic games, his marquee event the half-pipe for snowboarders, going for his third straight olympic gold medal. janelle wang, nkz bay area news. >> i'm surprised they are throwing out those fighting words. >> you mentioned twitter. one of the things that's trending are journalists taking pictures of hotel rooms that may not be up to snuff. how is yours? >> reporter: mine is perfect.

national snow pack from the last big winter storm. 64% of the country is covered, you will notice northern california is lacking in the snow. we have a storm system kicking quickly through california this morning. we have rain in areas that haven't seen a lot this year. and going back to last year. san francisco getting a good drefrnling th drenching this morning. los angeles, light rain. this is the appetizer, the big rainstorm comes in. maybe a pineapple express, moisture streaming all the way from hawaii to the west. this is significant rains that are forecasted. mostly over the weekend. we only have about four in san francisco over the last year. we could get three this weekend alone. this is a huge ordeal. we need to build that snow pack and the snow reserves. over the next five days, we could see over a foot of snow in many of the mountainous areas, higher elevations even more than that. what a great forecast, a break in the weather pattern. today, just be careful driving on the roads with the rain this morning in california. we'll talk more about the big rain event for the weekend coming up. t

feet and above receiving anywhere from two to three feet of snow, the reservoirs up here in northern californian the snowpack melts it will fill up some of the reservoir that have been empty and the water will make its way down to southern california that's very good news for folks there. we have a winter storm warning in effect, throughout the course of the day. again we are looking at anywhere from two to three feet of snow, meanwhile, very, very chilly in fargo this morning, right around minus 9, minneapolis minus 1. feeling like negative 19 in minneapolis, although it's so cold they'll see quite a bit of sunshine out there today, morgan back to you. >> thanks so much jelelah. fire departments all across the country are fighting now more than fires, they are battling the affordable care act, employees with 50 or more workers to provide health insurance to employees working more than 30 house a week, that's a big challenge when firefighters work long hours and department budgets are tight. jim reports. >> reporter: on a cold and snowy colorado afternoon, michael haney is trying to keep his dr

. >>> tracking some moisture in northern california. it is just like last week. the focus will be northern california. up around eureka you will see some rainfall. we could see 1 foot of rain up there. we are just on the south exit of it so it will be in opportunity for some of this moisture to bring us some sprinkles. again, on sunday we have a chance for rain. overnight lows are about where they were last night. fog and will clubs tomorrow morning all over him the day. it will be bad. this low pressure is continuing to focus its have free reign here but on wednesday night into thursday maybe some showers will hit to the south. i am showing you the computer model now. that is the chance of rain. as we get into sunday we should see it headed a little further south. they will have some serious issues up in eureka. sixty-four in napa tomorrow. sixty-seven in morgan hill. that is warm for february. tomorrow is a nice day. wednesday into thursday maybe some sprinkles. i will see you tonight at 10:00 with an updated forecast. hopefully on sunday we will get some rain.

. >>> developing news in far northern california. four people are dead in a shooting rampage at a tribal council meeting. it happened at the cedarville rancheria in alturas near oregon. cate caugiran has the latest from the newsroom. >> reporter: a community right now is in shock and investigators are trying to figure out what caused a woman to lash out and attack. all tours police say 44-year- old cherie rhoades is in custody this morning. rhoades is charged with four counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder. she allegedly opened fire in the middle of an eviction hearing yesterday afternoon. here's a photo from modot county record newspaper. at the time of the attack, aside from the court proceedings, school was also in session in the building. that included a daycare with a five-day old baby. alturas police said rhoades suddenly drew a semi-automatic handgun and started shooting. two men and two women were killed ages 19 to 50. two other women were wounded and taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition. at one poin

. >>> developing news in northern california, where police say a woman opened fire in the middle of an american indian tribal council killing four people. it happened at the cedarville rancheria tribal office in the town of alturas near the oregon border. cate caugiran has the latest. >> reporter: michelle, a community is in shock and investigators are trying to figure out what caused the woman to lash out and attack. 44-year-old cherie rhoades is in custody this morning counted with four counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder. she allegedly opened fire in the middle of a tribal eviction hearing yesterday afternoon. the time of the attack aside from the court proceeding school was also in the building including a daycare with a five- day-old child. she suddenly drew a semi- automatic handgun and started shooting, according to the police officer. two men and women were killed ages 19 to 50. two other women were wounded taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition. at one point police say rhoades ran out of ammo and instead of stopping, she ran to the kitchen and grabbed

firefighters burn a northern california home to the grou. they were forced to tor >>> shots rang out last night. >>> firefighters burn a northern california home to the ground. why they were forced to torch the house. >>> skies mostly clear, but some clouds are on the way maybe some rain too. we'll tell you when coming up. >>> on this holiday, this president's day monday, so far traffic looking good for the itmont pass, we'll check on the drive times coming up. >>> it's monday, f ebruary 17th. >> it is 5:30 on this holiday and some developing news. san francisco police are searching for a man who opened fire outside of a busy san francisco shopping mall. mark kelly is live at the scene where shoppers scrambled for safety as the mall was closing last night. >> different scene this morning more quiet here. the crime tape is down. the victim we're told is in serious life-threatening condition. the suspect is on the loose and san francisco police want the public's help >> a crowded market street, people gearing up for the week ahead and shots ra

♪ >> the northern california coast is one of the most picturesque >> the northern california coast isf the most picturesque places in the united states, so it is no wonder this is where the billionaire tom steyer ended up. there is an 18 acre ranch he and his wife bought in 2002. an hour outside of san francisco, it is a world away. buying this ranch, was that your idea or your wife's idea? >> i think you can blame my wife. originally we bought it because of the land. you could dump stuff if you paid the fee. >> running this huge ranch, how is it different from running $20 billion hedge funds? >> i can tell you how it is the same and how it is incredibly different. it's the same in that you think it looks like an asset, but it is actually dramatically changed by the people who run it. that's exactly like every organization i have been in, which is having great people at the top. it is unbelievably significant and powerful, and that's where the comparison is. >> how much have you put into this? >> i try never to ask this question. we have rebuilt every building. raising grass fed cattl

. >>> still ahead an explosive situation in a northern california home. an entire neighborhood evacuated. why authorities are waiting for the right time to set the home on fire. >>> the dahlie lamba is coming to berkley. intense preparations for his arrival next weekend. ,,,,,,,,,, northern california home fi with explosives is purposelt on fire. >>> it could be a few days before a northern colorado home filled with explosives is purposely set on fire. it has been evacuated. the sheriff's office says inside a mobile home is 60 pounds of unstable explosives and since they are too dangerous to move they decided to just burn everything. they are waiting for the weather to clear so the smoke can drift away. >>> and the bay area is getting ready to welcome their spiritual leader and international symbol of non violence to the bay area. >> they are ren elevatorring the community center in richmond for the dalai lama's visit. >> at the community center? richmond they mix up cement to smooth the road or at least the parking lot for the arrival of the dalai lama.

. >>> we're tracking more rain showers, but plainly for northern california and the pacific northwestook at what i'm looking at. this is that atmospheric river similar to what we saw last week but the difference is it's all heading north. it's going to end up in far northern california, portland and seattle where they are going to get 5 or 6 days of drenching rains we're on the south end of this. look at all the rain coming down yellows around portland. even northern california in that eureka area we could see up war wards of 12 inches of rain 13 inches of rain over the next 6 days. it's going to stay north. we'll be tracking that. we're on the south end of all this. we're expecting some light sprinkles at best at this point. i'll show you those in the five- day. the dense fog advisory in effect for tomorrow morning just like this morning. so be ready for that. got fog along the coast got valley fog starting to show up. we talked about that. the rain kind of set us up for all this because we had all that wet ground. the cool overnight lows, the temperature drops reaches the dew point

the amendment preserves senior water rights in northern california. the underlying legislation only creates discord at a time when we need alliances. we can and must do better for california as a whole. i urge my colleagues to support this amendment and i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlelady from california reserves. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. mcclintock: i rise to claim time in opposition to the amendment. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcclintock: this amendment more than any other focusing on the ecentral issue surrounding this bill -- what comes first? families or fish? in 1992, the central valley project improvement act carved out 800,000 acre-feet to be dedicated to fish and wildlife purposes that water came out of the allocations for the central valley that all sides had agreed to at the time -- agreed to. at the time it was promised the water would be replaced that promise is unfulfilled to this day. the federal government began treating this allotment as a floor r

. >>> we're tracking more rain showers, but plainly for northern california and the pacific northwestm looking at. this is that atmospheric river similar to what we saw last week but the difference is it's all heading north. it's going to end up in far northern california, portland and seattle where they are going to get 5 or 6 days of drenching rains we're on the south end of this. look at all the rain coming down yellows around portland. even northern california in that eureka area we could see up war wards of 12 inches of rain 13 inches of rain over the next 6 days. it's going to stay north. we'll be tracking that. we're on the south end of all this. we're expecting some light sprinkles at best at this point. i'll show you those in the five- day. the dense fog advisory in effect for tomorrow morning just like this morning. so be ready for that. got fog along the coast got valley fog starting to show up. we talked about that. the rain kind of set us up for all this because we had all that wet ground. the cool overnight lows, the temperature drops reaches the dew point temperature wh

this year one that's featured is not a stranger to northern california sport fans.rs who made a nice birdie putt. this came coupe to the 18th. because of -- down to the 18th. it was kenny d making a long par putt. that put the pressure on lucas black. the birdie was not short because andy garcia made a great approach. rogers understands the importance of this tournament tournament started by bing crosby. it the most nerve-racking thing i do all year. staying out of the way. not playing music, all things i like to do on a regular basis with the group i usually play with. this is fun, it's an incredible venue. the hospitality is great. the fans are great. hopefully the weather holds up. it's fun to be back in central california. >> so they are hoping to get this going tomorrow. it's the sharks hosting the stars tonight. reporting live. >> probably the last day of sunshine. it been dry for two months and will be rained on tomorrow. we're always here for you on ktvu.com, facebook and twitter. have a great evening everyone. ; mom... yes honey? dad told me that cheerios i

>> this is the only place in northern california they are not hoping for rain in weekend. at&t will be played. they are getting closer to the start of the tournament, the crowds swelling is can'tly -- signifily. >> this is a crowd favorite, today there was an extra militant. any member of military that came in uniform got in free. this is a chance to get up close to someone you only seen in the movie or tv. this was started by bing crosby keeps the celebrities coming back as well as the fans. >> you get to play with the pros, that's special, hopefully we can continue to legacy in a respectful way and not take down any fans. if they do you're in play. >> it may look like we're kidding around, i speak for all the amateurs, this is serious stuff. we want to make the cut. the quality of golf or lack thereof is recurring, but some can play and there's always room for a ringer like aaron rodgers, roger has seen his notoriety transcend football. it's a responsibility to conduct yourself that reflects back on the team. i try to do that as much as i can. the big money was earned at

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southern oregon and northern california, the storm will be taking shape in the next 24-hour. that's the west coast. there's all of the moisture with rain and snow predicted that will come all the way east to wyoming. we have a lot storm to talk about on the east coast. but watching how it could look to be developing with the latest tracks coming in, looks like it's a little far southeast to give snow to the mid-atlantic and new england states, but it will intensify. this will be late saturday now. the timing with the latest information, there will be snow here, but right in southern delaware and virginia and maryland on the del mar peninsula. >> time, we want to show you this break through in bu bionic hands, giving a sense of touch. it gives our brain what we can touch. they can feel things like cotton and wood. i'm del walters in new york. "inside story" is next. >> higher prices, cracking down to sales, tougher and tougher messages, all have helped to reduce smoking, and now another national retailer has another idea. how about making smokes hard to buy at all? that's the

tonight, we are just getting new details about a mass murder at a northern california reservation. >> joe vasquez tells us what the woman allegedly did after running out of ammo. joe? >> reporter: ken, i just got off the phone with the police chief telling me six people are shot, four are dead, and two wounded. a woman who is a former tribal leader is in jail. this is near the oregon border. 44-year-old shari rhodes is charged with four counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder. now here is a photo from the county record newspaper. aside from the court proceedings, school was also in session in this very building. in fact, that includes a day care with five day old child inside. the police chief tells me rhodes suddenly drew a semiautomatic handgun and started shooting. two women and two men are dead ages from 19 to 50. after cheiron out of ammo, she ran and got a butcher knife out of the kitchen. a bystander tackled rhodes to the ground. that probably saved some lives. the chief says it was a witness. a bystander who was covered in blood who ran to if nearby police station

you can see in northern california the rain coming down quite a bit. they need it because they've been dealing with exceptional levels of drought. last year was the dryest year on record, as we've been telling you, and finally they're getting needed rain across northern california. whenever the reservoirs fill up it will bring that rain all the way down to southern california where they desperately need it. that's great news, and we're expecting this to continue for quite awhile. elsewhere across the country, well, it's very chilly across the north central plains. the temperatures are about 15 to 30 degrees below where they should be this time of year. we have a look at temperatures this time of year, minus 5, minus 13 in fargo. it's chilly out there. elsewhere in the northeast finally getting a bit of a break from the snow to step outside in new york city, and the sun is definitely shining. we have a little bit of light snow as we track through tomorrow. we have that to look forward to. back to you, morgan. >> we'll tell you about the real men behind

why deputies in northern california decided to intentionally asset home on -- set a home on fire. >>> a deadly hit-and-run in san jose. happened near snell avenue and west coopol singapore. officers say the vehicle took off in the area of the woods drive. this is a very active scene. this is a live look at officers. they're on scene, gathering evidence. this happened just after 3:00 this afternoon. the search for the driver is on. we now know at this point -- all we know is that the victim is a man. he did die on scene. officers are skill -- still gathering information. >> good evening, and thank you for joining us. now to california's drought. the city council approved a plan to use treated sewage water for farms and vineyardsment some don't like the idea. nick smith is live in the heart of sonoma county's wine country with the story. reporter: sonoma county is known for its wine, and its winemaking. that's why politics and wine makers, staring in the face of a drought, are doing all they can to protect their crops. >> we got all the rain, still don't have enough water to get through

. >> plus slopestyle qualifiers, a great day for northern california. jamie anderson finished second and karly schorr finished fourth. they can skip the semifinal round and go to the finals. >> charles guldemond and ryan stassel will compete for a spot in the finals. >> good luck to them. san jose's polina edmunds won't compete until later. >> she is training 1800 miles away in munich, germany. the 15-year-old tweeted out these pictures yesterday. one from her training session and another doing a little sight seeing. >> good for her. there is an outpouring of support for edmunds especially where she trains. >> tonight nbc bay area will host a watch party inside sharks ice at stanley's restaurant on south tenth street. our rob mayeda will emcee that event. stay up to date. you can get updates to your inbox signing up for our olympic news letter. you click on the sign-up for sochi news. >> it's 4:50. still ahead jay leno passing that tonight show torch to jimmy fallon. his emotional and heartfelt good-bye. >> sad to see him go. we're happy to see a smooth

the northern california girl scouts chimed in with this statement as well saying the decision of the mom to allow her daughter to have babies at this location is not intended to be an endorsement or statement of any kind. in the past few hours thousands of our viewers have liked the photo on our facebook page. join the conversation on facebook. in oakland it social media night at the golden state warriors game which means fans are being encouraged to post on facebook and twitter with four years related hash tags. the warrior say that online fans can win prizes and giveaways. so, anyone up for the little curling? some well-known bay area athletes but the olympics. here in san jose. sharks players took on soccer at the with the san jose earthquakes. in case you're wondering, the final score here, sharks four in the earthquakes, too. thanks for making us your choice for news. they will see the next time newsbreaks. our coverage continues with the 10:00 news. and tonight, who is neil cash harry. beat the man who wants to be our next governor. tmz is up next right here on tv 36. anncr: at

. >> in northern california region, if you win northern california as linkedin did, you go into international. >> absolutely. >> majority of them come out of tech but i learned about the method soap, there's one called protransport, an ambulance company. jessica her ron has been on the show because of that award. there are lots of businesses in the silicon valley that has nothing to do with silicon. >> we tend to focus on technology in the valley. eight categories, real estate, you look at consumer products and go pro has involved in there and when you look at the valley, it's a lot broader than technology. the category reward recipients half are from technology. as you pointed out, scott, if you win at the regional level, which is here, you compete against 25 other regions across the united states at the national program in palm springs. ten category award winners are picked there and nick was also one of them. and pro lodge's leader as well. and if they win one of those ten category winners one is picked to be the u.s. representative who competes against the winners of almost 60 other count

the price hike only effects us here in northern california, due to the high cost of running the program for every box sold, $1 goes to the cost of the cookies themselves. $1 to the individual troop and $3 to council services. if you're thinking about driving south to, say, a buck, the girl scouts want to remind you that buying locally supports the 12 northern california camps. and remember, if you have a consumer problem other than expensive cookies, give us a call! >> forget the games. i'm addicted to the cookies. we have to have the girl scout cookies every year. >> it goes to a good cause. >> absolutely. >> my stomach. good cause. >> you're making me hungry. >>> we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the storms.. why some water levels are actually lower n, >>> new at 6 tonight, you might be surprised how our reservoirs are measuring up after the storms. why some water levels are actually lower now than they were before the rain. >>> we uncover the inaccuracies that led to the shutdown. an update on a story first reported by kpix 5. >>> thank you for watching. the cbs evening news wi

a half a foot of rain in northern california. good news for us, but we need some of it.ure cast, 11:00 tonight, the rain is moving in. 2:00 tomorrow afternoon. here are the clouds an by 9:00 tomorrow night, it will be raining again in the bay area. we will talk how much and how long coming up. >>> all right thank you paul. the deep south felt more like the bay area tonight. an earthquake rattled georgia and south carolina. the magnitude is put about about 4.4. big for that area. there is at least some damage. found that picture on twit tore night. a water tower that sprang a leak. one guy tweeted south carolina, the only state where it can be 70 degrees, ice, storm, snow, and then an earthquake. all within a three-day period. >>> a little bit of a shock for neighbors in san francisco's ashbury district where a large tree toppled over, landed on two cars and blocked the street on waller street and cole. a man went to a yoga class and returned to find his car damaged. >> i came out and i saw this. not sure and ad what happened. but yeah. >> he does have insurance. >>> well

that storm is focussing into northern california. east coast, right now the north-east getting snow. we saw the snow swirling in new york. in the last 20 minutes it's snowing in manhattan and across pennsylvania and parts of central new york. we expect manhattan to get one to two inches of snow. we'll get more of that further south-east. temperatures have been dropping and cold air will stay in place for another week. right now toronto 18, philadelphia 27. primed and ready for the snow to whisk through. it's a fast mover. the one in the west is not a fast mover. we have almost a third of an inch of rain for redding or calf. a quarter of an inch for seattle where 2.9 inches was the record snow fall and we continue to see icy mix coming off the coast. hammering northern california, getting the snow coming in. the same storm is going to spin down to parts of the southern state. we'll see the snow tonight in parts of texas, across to nashville. however, it's the icy mix, monday into tuesday. to the north it's more know. we have good wint

. >> that means 25 million people who depend on water from northern california rivers and reservoirs are on their own this year. same story for a million acres of farmland in the central valley. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. in the bay area, two water districts will be hard hit including zone 7. that serves pleasanton, livermore, dublin and san ramon which gets almost all of its water from the state. >> abc7 news ama dates is live in dublin with the story. ama? >> dan, carolyn, no rain in dublin today, yet the grass here at emerald glen park is nice and wet after being watered. this comes on a day when we learn that places like dublin won't be receiving any help from the state when it comes to water. emerald glen park gets a good soaking from the sprinklers as dublin residents are doing what they can to conserve water. >> we don't use as much water as we do for dish washing and things like that. we try to be sparing in that sense. >> we take shorter showers, and we don't do as much dishes or laundry as much anymore. >> but without any water coming from the sta

. >> rainfall totals adding up over the sequence of days across northern california. especially north bay. as you can see, remember we were talking about the system back on wednesday and thursday and rainfall totals in fact since thursday. they are adding up. santa rosa, over 6 inches. richmond, same deal and out toward concorde and san francisco adding up as well over three inches of rainfall. as you mentioned, the flash flood watch extended for parts of the north bay, for marine, sonoma county, rainfall has been picking up over the past hour. we see there u thaw on the radar and there you can see the coverage for san francisco and right around san raphael and richmond. here is the wider perspective, around sonoma county, light to moderate. all of the action has been moving out to the east. out toward brentwood, livermore, one cell outside of livermore around livermore producing rainfall rates a third of an inch an hour as we come in tighting. take a closer inspection of all of the activity in this region. difficult travel on 580, right now, there is the radar loop,

it's been a very productive month in terms of terms in northern california and rainfall. the most recent one you can see the totals adding up in the north bha and san rafael. 1.86 inches. that's from yesterday right on through early this morning. san francisco nearly an inch. san jose .69 and hayward nearly an inch of rain. we'll be adding more to the totals. right now, the live doppler, just a few clouds out there, but in terms of significant rainfall, nothing showing up but there's a chance of a scattered shower in the forecast for today. here's what's -- you can see the wider perspective. still some lingering rain and snowshowers out to our east, especially out toward the sierra. still some coverage for the mountains here and the activity will continue to be a factor over the next few hours and more snow in the forecast. we have another storm to talk about you can see developing offshore. this is the storm number two. this will be the key source for rainfall and wind as we head into late tonight and into early tomorrow morning. so coming up, at 12:20, we'll take a look

. >> that means 25 million people who depend on water from northern california rivers and reservoirs are on their own this year. same story for a million acres of farmland in the central valley. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. in the bay area, two water districts will be hard hit including zone 7. that serves pleasanton, livermore, dublin and san ramon which gets almost all of its water from the state. >> abc7 news ama dates is live in dublin with the story. ama? >> dan, carolyn, no rain in dublin today, yet the grass here at emerald glen park is nice and wet after being watered. this comes on a day when we learn that places like dublin won't be receiving any help from the state when it comes to water. emerald glen park gets a good soaking from the sprinklers as dublin residents are doing what they can to conserve water. >> we don't use as much water as we do for dish washing and things like that. we try to be sparing in that sense. >> we take shorter showers, and we don't do as much dishes or laundry as much anymore. >> but without any water coming from the sta

see those clouds slide on by, heading down to northern california, sierra nevada.heading out the door, seeing drizzle this morning. the roadways are very damp, a bit slick. looks like toward sunrise, things will begin to let up. plenty of clouds throughout the day. a nice dry break. see a little sun, too. few more clouds coming our way. mostly dry for the better part of this week. high pressure going to start in just enough to hold storms at bay. after that, things begin to settle down. looks like things begin to dry out. around the states, 60s into. some higher peeks 5 to 6 feet. 58 degrees in the monterey bay, mostly cloudy skies. computer model showing a little drizzle early on. that slowly begins to break up throughout the day. plenty of moisture around. a lot of. mainly in the 0s, mid-60s in the warmer spots, 58 degrees, 50 degrees in hayward. numbers in the 60s. inside the bay keep those temperatures mild in the 50s and the 60s. next couple of days return to dry weather, a much-needed break. a lot of clouds. next best chance of rain comes on sunday. check out

. >>> tonight, a northern california lawmaker is demanding the federal government post stricter standarding on olive oil. that is because 70% of all olive oil labeled extra virgin at the store is not. a retailer in berkeley who sells high end olive oil says beware. most of it is junk. it may not come from the country on the label and may not even come from olive. >> it could be just the cheaper seed oil. they are getting a lower grade oil that has lost all the health benefits. >> the false labeling hurts the domestic industry. >>> tonight, doctors are calling it a revolution. a new treatment for a common blood borne infection. the problem? who could afford it? here is the pill that is drawing praise. >> we have a cure. >> and protest. >> the price is staggering. >> this is the start of a new future. >> reporter: sivaldi is a new breakthrough drug for hepatitis c. the price is $84,000 for a 12-week treatment. that is a thousand dollars a pill. >> the thought of dropping one on the floor and not being able to find it is very scary. >> but experts call the once a day pill a game changer. it cu

in northern california couple would won this mountain of money by sending out a single tweet. >>> plus, the harley that had a higher calling and just finish add high class at a paris auction >>> covering santa rosa berkeley, san jose and all the bay area. >> i have seen a lot of big smiles all around the mountain. it is great to have snow coming down. >> great for skis and snowboarders is the react at heavenly mountain resort after lake tahoe received 2 to 4" of snow in the mountains and they are expecting another 4' or more this weekend. >> that is a lot. four feet? holy could you. >> and president's day is ski weekend. mike? >> a last snow. the only issue is the system is so warm and so moist that the snow levels will start to rise saturday night into sunday and that will take away some of the lower elevation snow. in the mid-and-upper level parts of the mountains we will measure it in feet. good morning, still using your umbrella and you will probably want did keep it around. the wet weather will be moist for the better part of next 96 hours. not much is showing on live doppler 7 hd

what happened inside a northern california american indian tribal headquarters. plus. emotions run high during sentencing for the men who beat brian stow. the kron 4 morning news hist we picked a big '70s yesterday. we saw a 70 degree readings and oakland and sonoma. i think was seymour and with '70s. i think was a 70 again in oakland 66 degrees in san mateo. 69 for those of you and sunnyvale here's the 7 day around the bay forecast expected similar conditions as we have into the weekend although it might not be as warm still plenty of sunshine to go ride on. coast of a fog like a sunday morning. center will start to close as we head into next week spent mostly cloudy conditions in looks like gray retires to the bay area wednesday paris stay even next friday north bound a 80 the on ramp to murray avenue at car went into a ditch and looks like emergency crews are trying to extract it. as for the bridges looking good as your mcllroy to the bay bridge right now. none of that traffic coming from the nimitz freeway approach. all of the cars were seen are coming from the sho

filming is scheduled to begin here in northern california this summer. >> all right. henry is joining us from comcast sports net. he is easily recognizable. >> big time. not at all. but i will take you up on your offer any day. all right. here we go. plenty of baseball coming up, kerry and diane. arbitration with a key member of the lineup. plus, the giants have a new peek in their starting rotation and he's already settling in. we'll go live to scottsdale next in sports. >>> welcome back. baseball season is upon us. pitchers and catchers reported on friday and that includes the giants newest starting pitcher. former oakland a tim hudson is now a giant. let's go out to scottsdale where we're covering the giants and we had a chance to catch up with the veteran pitcher. >> yeah, henry. when you take a look at it on paper, you think the giants rotation should be better this year than it was last year. you take out barry zito and add the 15-year veteran in tim hudson, a former a and brave. he is coming off a significant ankle injury. he told us today that is close to beco

several inches is forecasted for northern california through the weekend.early three-quarters of the state is experiencing extreme drought. about 10% is seeing exceptional drought conditions, which is the worst category. some rain fell last night, but not nearly enough to put a dent in the month-long water shortage. >>> and it looks like immigration reform is dead in the water at least until after this year's elections. house speaker john boehner made that clear yesterday. even last week house republicans unveiled their plan for immigration changes. susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning. you know, we have been reporting for years about this deadlocked congress and compromise being a dirty word here, but if there was ever an issue where it was widely believed that both sides could agree, it was immigration reform. that is, until now when it looks like that issue is dead in the water. speaker of the house john boehner says the path to immigration reform this year is in trouble. he's blaming president obama. >> there

we're already starting to watch those rains moving into northern california.oads. then as we go into thursday, still a chance of some rain out there but the heavier rain will be on friday. probably everywhere will get a break here thursday afternoon, thursday evening. that's when the rains will stop. then it will return especially overnight into the friday morning period. one interesting fact, las vegas will even get some rain out of this storm it looks like on friday. it hasn't rained in las vegas in 83 days. that isn't a big deal since the summertime. this is three months of no rain during the rainey season. it's not the dry season. this is unprecedented. they'll get rain. >> brutal. southern california. ouch. it's something. >> hopefully we'll be able to call it over achiever. we need more rain. >> bill, thank you very much. >>> after telling the world that he is leaving public life, it was revealed tuesday alec baldwin will be starring in an upcoming episode of law and order. baldwin says he loathes and despises the media will be playing, what else, guess?

. >> a northern california man tweets his way to a $1.5 million jackpot with a big reveal made righton abc7 >>> a big rig accident causing problems in el sobrante. amy? >> good morning. you will not believe this: a tractor trailer that jumped the divide is something to see. i have good news to report. the tow trucks are here. we need self of them. here is the officer to give us a sense of when it will be cleared on interstate 80. >> looks like we have all of our tow truck on scene and we should have the westbound open in the hour and eastbound side before two hours it will be cleared. >> two hours. >> avoid the area if you can. alternate reports -- alternate routes are preferred. we want everyone to get to work safely. slow down. give yourself room. find an alternate. >> is this weather-related? >> weather is always a factor if any collision, with the wet roads and the fact it hasn't rained for a while the roads are going to be more slick is we are asking everyone to back up, slow down. we want everyone to get to their destination safely. >> it has been a busy morning, officer, thank

are getting a little too co with their n >> students at one northern california college are getting a little too cozy with their neighborhoods. >> rob mccalliste re shows us how they want them to back off from the bears. >> reporter: the picture posted on a social media site was seen by just able everyone on the sierra nevada campus. a student left the window open and a black bear came in the dorm to get food. >> they are putting their own safety at risk. >> reporter: so the school started the campaign. a fed bear is a dead bear. >> we want them to know if you leave your trash out and feed a bear, you will get that bear killed. >> reporter: the department of fish and wildlife kills the bears as they become accustomed to domestic food. >> people are still feeding bears and taking pictures of them. i see all these bear shots behind people's properties. >> reporter: the college is making it very dill for the bear to end up on campus. they have trash bins that are they have trash bins that are difficult for ,,,, one of the best things is that millions of peopleia will qualify for financia

the jet stream can pick up tropical moisture and shove it over the rim into northern california. there is the potential coming up on sunday and monday for a steady soaking rainfall. even more than what we got yesterday. that is coming up by this weekend. partly sunny skies. very similar to today. you will get blue sky. vallejo 56. 57degrees tomorrow. upper 50s again on was. thursday, couple showers. not too much. quarter of an inch if you're lucky. saturday, we build up the clouds. it is sunday. circling one day on there where it looks like yes it will rain suddenly. now we are in the pattern we should be. not going to rain everyday. every two or three days we'll get a rain chance. >> h great. >> reporter: that's what we got. >> awesome. >>> coming up, a bay area fire department given a failing grade. why it's on the hot seat and the ultimatum to shape up. >>> and, how a drone could help you find your dream home. pa. can she hang on to that spot? and she does! [ male announcer ] with the u-verse wireless receiver, your tv goes where you take it, allowing inspiration to follow. ♪

many other northern california creeks and waterways are also closed to fishing. catching fish in those restricted areas is a misdemeanor with a fine of up to $1000. >>> well, felt like summer out there with temperatures in the 70s, but change is on the way. coming up, the timing of multiple storms in the pacific and also the time of the heaviest downpours. >>> then, going to school to learn, then leaving town. the problem officials in east bay are facing and the discussion today to help solve it. >> he could be the nfl's first openly gay player. today, michael sam is speaking out. his message to the media and the one question he says he wants to be asked. . >> plus, she is one smart cookie. now, new developments on the girl scout who picked a prime location to sell her product. ♪ >>> members and friends of the bay area's ukrainian community protested today against the violence that killed at least 75 protesters there. the demonstration happened in san francisco. the demonstrators asked for the u.s. and europe to revise security to opposition leaders and for donat

all the big storm this is weekend, northern california had the rain, oregon got pummeled with the snow. this is a very fast weather pattern moving across the country, recipe for one big storm as we go through wednesday into thursday. we did pick up as much as -- almost half an inch of rainfall in oregon as we went through the weekend, mixed with the snow. california picked up two to four inches. even kirkwood picked up seven feet of snow. more heavy rain headed to the pacific northwest this week. the story for the east coast, cold air is on the way. it's moving in now that. will set the stage for that storm to come off the gulf. here is one of our computers, the european model we call this one. snowfall prediction. it starts wednesday with snow in northern georgia, south carolina. it produces a swath of plowable snow here thursday all the way up through new england. that's the possibility of a high-impact travel event. it looks like wednesday night, all day thursday for the east coast. that's the potential for -- we haven't had many snow storms go all the way up the east coast. this ha

. >> that means 25 million people who depend on water from northern california rivers and reservoirs on their own this year. same story for a million acres of farmland in the central valley. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. in the bay area, two water districts will be hard hit including zone 7. that serves pleasanton, livermore, dublin and san ramon which gets almost all of its water from the state. >> abc7 news ama dates is live in dublin with the story. ama? >> dan, carolyn, no rain in dublin today, yet the grass here at emerald glen park is nice and wet after being watered. this comes on a day when we learn that places like dublin won't be receiving any help from the state when it comes to water. emerald glen park gets a good soaking from the sprinklers as dublin residents are doing what they can to conserve water. >> we don't use as much water as we do for dish washing and things like that. we in that be sparing in that sense. >> we take shorter showers, and we don't do as much dishes or laundry as much anymore. >> but without any water coming from the state,