they typically lead one to the northstar, otherwise known as polaris. so i thought it has a layer of theme. >> let's talk about some of the other elements in the peace. we are walking along, and there is a weather vane. there's a sweet little bird hanging on the side. what kind of bird is that? >> [inaudible] the smallest of the gulf species, and it lives around the bay area. >> you want to talk about the types of flour patterns that you send? >> [inaudible] around 1926 or so by the dahlia society. >> what is this bird here? >> that is the california quail. >> coming up here, we had a little blustery theme. what is this area here? >> this is supposed to be the side view, the expense of the golden gate bridge. >> there it is. >> there are really beautiful elements of architecture still around, i would say that it gives that feeling over to the work. >> what are your hopes for it? >> that in a way it just becomes part of the area. i think it is starting to have that feeling. people utilize it. they sit and, and have their lunch and play on -- they sit and

this is video sent to us yesterday by northstar.over 8,000 feet got close to 3 feet of snow yesterday. lower elevations got around six to ten inches. there is a lot of water this weekend. viewers are sending us their rain photos. take a look at this flooding. water filling up this field near a barn. and in sonoma a viewer sent us this photo of fowler creek on the rise. send us your weather photos at ureport@kgo tv.com. you can track the rain in the bay area using live doppler 7hd on our abc7 news weather app. it makes it easy to share photos how you are welcoming all this rain. download information is available add abc7news.com/apps. still ahead on the abc7 sunday morning news, a movement to raise oakland's minimum wage may be gaining tracks. when they may consider putting it on the ballot. and here's a look from the emeryville camera. if you are having a break from the rain right now, it's not going to last. heavier downpours are on the way. lisa argen will have your [ male announcer ] progresso's so passionate about its tomato flo

northstar says conditions are great and pretty, too. >> the trees are just covered with beautiful snow, and it looks just like a winter wonderland at the resort. >> snow brings more people, which is great for us and everyone lets us know, and kind of get out of the city and escape the mountains for a good time. >> folks at squaw and truckee say more lifts are open, giving your more options for runs. >> i'm going to leave right after this news cast. that looked great. let's bring in jeff ranieri. >> a lot of snow out there across the sierra. it is going to be melting, without any major storms on the horizon. live radar is dry right now, but there is at least a smaller system we are tracking for this weekend. that's out there. we'll have details on that, plus details on super bowl sunday. and that weather forecast back here for the east coast, what you can expect across the bay area. we did manage a ton of blue sky for today. temperatures dropping off with clear skies. right now 40s in the north bay. we did have some wind across san francisco. it's still a little bit windy down here thro

video from northstar where skiers and snowboarders took advantage of the fresh powder. squaw valley had to shut down yesterday because of dangerous conditions. overall resorts expect to see big crowds the next few days because of all the powder. >>> a tree came down early in morning on woodside road near skyline boulevard blocking all the lanes of traffic on both roads. it took out power and cable lines as it crashed down around 3:30 a.m. a handful of customers lost their electricity when pg&e turned off the power to repair the lines. they estimate the road will remain closed until early this afternoon. >>> the storm has moved on but there's still plenty of moisture in place over the bay area. plenty of cloud cover out there and we had drizzle this morning as well as fog. that is not going to change for tomorrow morning either. we can expect the patchy drizzle and fog to remain in place because there is sure a lot of lingering moisture. a live look at the great start over the oakland estuary. for the afternoon we'll have partly sunny to partly cloudy skies. we'll look a

. >> pam: a belmont man with two sons died after a ski accident at northstar resort. lindsey van why was on his last run on valentine's day. when he hit a tree---- >> pam: he suffered severe head and facial wounds. and emergency responders were unable to save him. >> pam: police offcials say the 43 year old was skiing without a helmet at the time. >> pam: in berkeley -- campus police arrest a student for an alleged hate crime and assault against a fellow student. >> pam: it happened late tuesday night as the two were walking on campus. an update on jahi mcmath. the 13- year old oakland girl who was declared brain dead by children's hosptial oakland. while her family fought to keep her on a ventilator. >> pam: a letter from mcmath's mother was posted today on social media. >> pam: she praised quote - "good hearted professionals" for keeping her daughter alive. she wrote. >> pam: "i know people are concerned. and i want to make sure you know that jahi is not suffering, she is surrounded by love." >> pam: "hopefully my daughter can change some of the ways brain death is

this one at northstar. a 43 year old man from the bay area -- also not wearing a helmet -- hit a tree and died. it's unusual to have two unrelated skier deaths in just a few days. we're just wondering maybe the olympics had some sort of influence. people are watching these amazing skiers on tv and they are trying to achieve that same sort of speed. we don't know. the sheriff's department says if the skiers would have been wearing helmets they would have had a better chance of surviving. some skiers leaving the hill this evening say a helmet is imt safety devices they own. 4 08 is the time. larry sark, allegedly embezzled the money from 51- disabled clients. sark's job was to help them by requesting social security funds. police say, sark requested the funds, without his clients' knowledge. and then, deposited hundreds of checks into his own private bank accounts. a memorial service is set for monday for the two c-h- p officers killed in a crash near fresno. both officers have bay area ties. the memorial for

died in separate incidents and the latest victim, a bay area man, lindsay from belmont who was at northstar friday with his family, he crashed into a tree and was killed. an 18-year-old worker at sugar bowl went skiing on his day off and he also crashed into a tree and his body was found on saturday. >> i am wondering if they are watching these amazing skiers on television and he was not wearing a helmet. it is rare to have two separate ski related deaths in in such a short time. >>> they have not been able to verify the claims of the so called craigslist killer. she said she killed many murders in the murders she met on craigslist. she said it was because of a satanic cult after joining when she was 13. >>> u.s. park police made that discovery at the entrance to regional park and it appears the 48-year-old san lorenzo woman committed suicide. she was very upset about issues in both her personal and professional life. >>> it shows they had nod make them come through in 2008. caltrans has installed cameras but they don't have cameras filming the crews inside the control cam. they will not be

place in less than a weekend clute -- including one where lindsay was skiing with his family of northstar last friday ran into a tree and was killed. a week ago, they were skiing at sugar bowl and he also hit a tree and was killed. neither skier was wearing a helmet and that's the most important safety equipment they had. >> if you are skiing in the back woods here in sugar bowl, you have to be skiing with at least one or two other people. >> the search and rescue team say it is very unusual to have two unrelated skiers survive. >>> they have not been able to survive the claims of the kraig's list killer. she was finally arrests but police were not able to confirm the killings. she made the claims after being arrested after the murder of a man on craigslist. it was all part of a sat and and itic -- group she joined when she was just 13 years old. >>> they made that grim discovery at the regional parks. investigators say it appears the 48 san lorenzo woman committed suicide. she was very upset about issues in her personal life. >>> police are investigating a deadly accident involving a tra

the latest happened on valentines day, when a 43 year old man from belmont hit a tree and died at northstarlast week, an employee at sugar bowl. an 18 year old from brazil skiing on his day off hit a tree and was also killed. the sheriff's department says if the skiers were wearing helmets they would have had a better chance of surviving. most skiers also say a helmet is one of the most important safety devices they own. >> photos posted on instagram by a member of the wisconsin national guard has caused an uproar on social media. this is one of the photos, where 14 soldiers were seen joking around in front of what authorities say was an empty coffin draped with the american flag. the wisconsin national guard has responded to the incident and saying they are appalled by the offensive photos and comments that appeared on this soldier's social media site, and has ordered an investigation into the matter. the instagram account where these pictures were posted have been taken down. >> a new report says that the state's two major political parties are losing ground as more voters are not say wha

. >> friday a 43-year-old bay area man died from a similar accident at northstar. investigators say if the skiers would have been wearing helmets they would have had a better chance of surviving. >>> 6:26 right now. ticks are spreading a disease with symptoms easily mistaken for the flu. but the effect can be worse. why the insects are a much bigger concern than usual in bay area parks. >> reporter: and our very own polina edmunds takes to the ice in sochi for the first time making her olympic debut. i'm kiet do with a live report coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, government protestors is spiraling out of control. why one >>> your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. >>> in ukraine a standoff between police and anti- government protestors is spiraling out of control. why one country is blaming the u.s. for the deadly violence. >> houses crumbling, cockroaches scurrying, the disgoinging conditions that have tenants in richmond demanding change. >> storm maybe falling apart now but our hi-def doppler showing we have some rain. we'll show you where coming up. >> and

father died in a ski accident near truckee on friday. 43-year-old lindsey van by hit a tree at the northstar ski resort. the sheriff's department says he was not wearing a helmet. van w ye leaves behind a wife and two young sons. >>> a gas leak kept emergency crews busy at an apartment complex in san jose this afternoon. fire trucks blocked the streets in the area. people were forced out while authorities fixed the leak caused by a construction crew. >>> oakland officials worried about privacy have delayed a vote on a surveillance center. the new center would link cameras and feeds from all over the city. police and fire departments say it would help solve crimes and speed up emergency response times. the city council now plans to vote in two weeks and it is possible they could scrap the idea. >>> cell phone video of a wreck this afternoon on the bay bridge. a motorcycle was struck and the driver hurt. two other vehicles were involved in the collision. the chp had to close two lanes while it investigated. >>> and coming up, how toxic bay area sites are combatting contamination with, of all t

inches coming up on saturday and video to show you from the snow, the fresh powder that came down at northstarhes of new snow i'm told. beautiful shot there. they are getting another foot it a foot and a half over the next few days. they are rejoicing in the sierra and near lake tahoe because they need the snow and finally, they are getting it. it's a big storm. this storm is as big as the state of california. and it's heading directly towards southern california. even a glancing blow for us will give us rain, wind and another chance of thunderstorms while you're sleeping tonight is when the worst of the weather will be. it may wake you up. rainfall rates about an inch per hour at times. wind gusts 30, 40, 50 miles per hour in the higher elevations and you may actually hear some thunder. so wet and windy especially the first half of the storm. after that things calm down. showers for you on saturday morning. sunday we're dry and next week the storm track will be just to our north. any deviation to the south and we'll be adding more rain chances coming up next week. but let's talk about futurec

this is video sent to us yesterday by northstar.levations over 8,000 feet got close to three feet of snow yesterday and lower elevations got around six to ten inches. you can track the rain in the bay area using live doppler 7hd on our abc7 news weather app. it also makes it easy to share photos of how you are welcoming in the rain. download information is available at abc7news.com/apps. >>> police are looking for a security van that was stolen from the oakland hills last night. authoritiescy someone stole a license plate on burr dock drive. authorities say the license plate matches a 1999 white ford van with the words "maximum security" on the side of the vehicle. police say they are concerned criminals may use the van to do what criminals do, illegal activity. >>> another problem has been discovered on the new eastern span of the bay bridge. the san francisco chronicle reports caltrans recently found rainwater dripping into the steel bridge structure below the bridge deck. that structure was designed to be watertight and outside e

this is video sent to us yesterday by northstar. elevations over 8,000 feet got close to three feet of snow yesterday and lower elevations got around six to ten inches. you can track the rain in the bay area using live doppler 7hd on our abc7 news weather app. it also makes it easy to share photos of how you are welcoming the rain. download information is available at abc7news.com/apps. >>> police are looking for a security van that was stolen from the oakland hills last night. authorities say someone found the license plate on b. rdeck drive. authorities say the license plate matches a 1999 white ford have been with the words "maximum security" on the sides of the vehicle. police say they are concerned criminals may use the van to do what criminals do, illegal activity. >>> another problem has been discovered on the new eastern span of the bay bridge. the san francisco chronicle reports caltrans recently found rainwater dripping into the skilled bridge structure below the deck. that structure was designed to be water tight and the

if you go to tahoe now and go to a resort like northstar or swat valley, you will not find much snow.th to , which services mainly los angeles, you will see as i did that the snowpack is about half of where it would normally be. mammoth gets about 400 inches, at least, year of snow in normal conditions. in a great year it gets 700. right now it has had only 98 inches. the snowpack is only 60 inches. there is snow to ski on. not like the resort is about to go out of business, but the season will probably be shorter. there will be at least 25% to 30% revenue, correspondingly less profit. year after year, businesses can survive like that. they have investors. darling capital is the lead investor in mammoth mountain. private equity is looking to make a return and eventually looking for an exit strategy. that exit strategy has probably been postponed to do three years because of the situation in california is in right now. in a drought and not anticipating a reversal anytime in the near future. >> thanks so much. erik schatzker on the ground in a drought that is really a record-breaking dr

northstar got 16- inches of fresh powder. >> pam: kron 4's chief meteoroligst jacqueline bennet is inther center. she's tracking the rain. >> pam: jacqueline will the sierra get more snow soon as well ? >> jacqueline: we are looking live from the san mateo bridge will begin definitely see the cloud coverage. right now temperatures are in the low 50s. we can see so chilly conditions of get to that amount the '30's. pushing through with tropical moisture in and we have a storm up at the north which will merge and head over to the bay area. we would tie that all futurecast that we will talk about this though, the up in just a bit... talk about the snow! >> pam: meanwhile -- california is still in the midst of a drought emergency. and it could utlimately affect your wallet. >> pam: the conditions could dry up the state's supply of hydro-electricity. prompting utilities to switch to more expensive gas-fired plants. >> pam: the sacramento bee reports, while utility companies do not anticipate shortages during the summer. customers could eventually end up paying more. >> pam: that's because

here's new video of snow conditions at the northstar ski resort along with the snow came near recordl at lake tahoe. the national weather service says the level of lake tahoe rose an estimated four inches. that's a total of 13-point- seven billion gallons of water. incredibly awkward moment on t-v when a los angeles entertainment reporter interviewing actor samuel l. jackson -- gets him confused with laurence fishburne! jackson. was not pleased. was a quick look at the bridge's three-for the main lights for activated early. most of the slow traffic began to at the end 80 over crossing critical to gate bridge is clear. the san mateo bridge looks good. drive times are still around 30 minutes here and for the richmond and san rafael bridge it continues to build up as we now look at day westbound the back of a leading to the toll plaza. here is erica with a check of the weather. >>dan: a lot of fog for the morning commute. the fog advisory will continue through 9 at this morning. visibility less than a quarter of a mile and a lot of spots. we have some pockets of very dense fog. it is a

at northstar resort for instance, 7 inches of new snow fell at the summit overnight.d 12 inches of snow at the base at 14 inches at the top of the mountain. the area expects to get more snow today. the late and sporadic snow has made for a frustrating ski season. >> we're still looking at plenty of slow traffic. we will take a close look at what is going on. we are not tracking any major incidents and we still have a problem in morgan hill. we are still backed up towards the east shore freeway. we are still reported to minutes from hercules to berkeley. there is a slow spot westbound at 24 where it is a 28 minute drive time. that is not the end of the slow traffic because you are still backed up to the toll plaza. a again and the dublin area we are looking as slow traffic but not much in the westbound direction, the north bond ride into san ramon is still slow. the south bay freeway is enjoying an easier ride this morning and we did not see any big one jams. >> here is a look at the bridges. the bay bridge is still backed up through the macarthur mayes. it is 22 to 26

coming up in about an hour, we'll be speaking with northstar resort to see how much snow has fallen overnight be a contributing factor in concord as a propane truck slides off the road and hits a tree. it happened early yesterday evening along highway- 242, near grant street. the tree fell on top of the truck after it was hit. luckily, the propane tank was empty at the time, and the driver was able to escape without injury. c-h-p officers on the scene have a warning for those traveling this rainy weekend. one firefighter was injured trying to cut the tree away from the truck. officers on scene say, he is okay but is suffering from broken ribs. shocking news for the cal community. as a member of the football team -- defensive lineman ted agu -- passes away while working out with teammates. the cause of death is still unknown at this time. the team doctor says trainers noticed agu struggling during a supervised practice near cal's football stadium. they made him stop running and began trying to hydrate him. he was then transported to the team's medical facility. on the way, he became unresponsi