happened in placerville. nonyls was injured. >>> an order from a federal judge to the man charged with handling the compensation fund for victims of the gulf oil spill. ken finebering and his agents must identify that they are all acting for and on behalf of bp and are not independent from the oil company. >>> a category five cyclone, the most dangerous, has hit australia. in one town one in three homes is wiped out. it is being called the storm of the century with winds near 190 miles per hour. thousands were evacuated ahead of time. much of the area is devastated. there are no reports of casualties. >>> we are going to be seeing warmer weather. a look at our picture, dry, warm air off shore, keeps driving storms to the north. getting clipped with high clouds right now. really not going to put a damper on the forecast. tomorrow morning, it will be cold, especially in the north bay and in the inland valleys. freezing in antioch, santa rosa. napa 33. conquered 34 degrees. patchy frost in these areas. bay shore

it happened yesterday at the louisiana schnell in plastic. -- in placerville.y had reportedly been friends and golfed together as recently as sunday. after the shooting the school was locked down and the school was evacuated after determining the shooter ran away. parents complained early on they weren't given any information about what was going on. >> it's uncomfortable. you know? no one feels really -- we're really sad. we just know something really bad happened to our school today. we love our school. we love our children. we just want our children with us to be safe and comfortable. >> the suspect was arrested yesterday at his el dorado county home. the principal was a married father of three daughters. >>> a san francisco police officer faces embezzlement and registration fraud charges. the district attorney says officer gregory wheat pulled over a car last month for defective brake lights. he is cited the driver for having an improper registration sticker. but he is then accused of taking the sticker and putting it on his own car, which had an expired re

and school officials in placerville schools in placerville are closed today following the fatal shootingf louisiana snell principal right on campus. the suspect was a janitor at the school. he's now in police custody. >>> today cal train takes a step toward declaring a financial crisis. jade hernandez is looking into the potential impact on commuters joining us now from palo alto. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning. the next train arrives here at 6:05. we're still waiting for riders to arrive. but you can bet that they have already heard and already noticed fair increases and service reductions. it looks liked to cal train is ready to take steps to declare a fiscal emergency. a fiscal crisis is forcing cal train to prepare to schedule a hearing in march which board members would declare an official emergency. this emergency could burden riders in the future with additional increases and service closures. they're facing a $30 million deficit. in january they reduced and raised fares boosting the price of a trip from san francisco to san jose from $7.75 to $8.50. a spokeswoman f

. >>> all placerville district schools will be closed today following the deadly shooting of an elementary school principal right on campus. the 50-year-old was shot and killed yesterday morning in his office at louisiana is this fell elementary school in placerville which is about 50 miles outside sacramento along highway 50. now the suspected gunman is a janitor who worked at the school. classes were in session at the time of the attack. investigators say one student may have even witnessed that shooting. the school was quickly put on lockdown and students were moved to the county fairgrounds where they were released to their parents. >> it's hard to explain why it happened to my child when i don't know why it happened. >> the family released this photo and a statement saying he loved his job and that the children meant the world to him. grief counselors will be on campus for students once school resumes tomorrow. >>> the suspected gunman 44- year-old has fled to his home after the shooting. he was arrested about an hour later by deputies who surrounded the property. the motive behind th

we shot this from placerville.ouisiana campus where a memorial -- you can see it right there -- sit. counselors will be there today to help any -- to help any of the kids cope with the tragedy. police say a jan eter at the -- janeter at the school, this man, confessed to killing the teacher after they had a argument. he was fired from his job which he held for almost ten years. officials told a sacramento newspaper that that's not true. >>> ten minute before 9:00. a have you unique school experiment takes place today that could save lives. the entire senior class at the urban school of san francisco will get tested for h.i.v. today. the private school says the goal is to help remove the stigma that's sometimes linked to h.i.v. screening. participation is voluntary and results will be delayed. students can choose to get their information by phone or e- mail. >>> "the san francisco business times" reports meat going up is shutting a lot of residents who -- hurting a lot of residents who feel they just can't keep pass

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. >> and placerville an elementary school principal is dead after being shot on the campus this morning. this cool a janitor is now in custody. this is his picture. >> he was suspected of shooting the principle. no children were injured and this school was locked down. meanwhile, and an after- school program of teacher it was charge of molesting five girls. they claim he touched it in a properly in the classroom. kron4 news rob was live with more on the investigation. rob? >> all of this was allegedly happening at death care center. that is it right over there across the street where about 90 kids take part in that day care center before and after school. he has been alleged to inappropriately touched those of five girls in an inappropriate manner. also based on the investigation it will not say why but they believed that their of their victims out there. they are of voting every parent she said the letter homes. here's a spokesman for the district. >> we are concerned about the kids that have been going to this after-school program. though we have done is send an apparent link to the c

raymond clark has pled not guilty to strangling 24 years old placerville native annie le. her body found stuff behind the wall of a lab building. clark's off and on sa jennifer continues to visit him. >>> senate republicans tried to repeal het care legislation, but the bill died for a second time. the vote falling 51-47. the gop tacked a repeal onto consumer rights, that came up for a vote. the first senate repeal shot down last month. all 47 republicans voted against a bill today, but 50 democrats. the latest poll showed that americans are evenly split when it comes to the repeal. a federal judge, though, has ruled the law unconstitutional. that ruling is now under appeal. republicans say they don't have the votes to override a presidential veto, but they say the numbers could change in the next presidential election and they'll continue to fight, they say for repeal. >>> bay area researchers have -- it appears they have found other planets where something could live. using nasa's keppler telescope, they have found more than 1200 possible new planets. that means condition

highway 50, east of placerville, of course just in time for hundreds or thousands, or tens of thousands of people to be headed to the sierra for the long weekend, not good driving. >> no, going to be a slow go up into the highcountry, and ski areas -- i made that up. snow anything above 2000 feet. 2 to 3 inches of snowfall overnight with that much more expected through the day. so again, we have made a dramatic swing back to winter pattern. we've made up the rainfall deficit the last six weeks. we're back to 100% of normal on the year. as we look at the snow in the foothills, east of san jose here, wow, that's a pretty sight. no snow on the golden gate, but the long range models for next week indicate that we could see cold enough temperatures for snow down to sea level by next saturday. of course that's a long ways off, but still, that is an interesting pattern that bears watching, which we'll do right here after we look at ocean beach, where we see scattered showers out there roaming around this morning, and as we take a look at our live high- definition doppler, we see what those sho

>>rob: this was how we 50 just east of placerville this morning. some fog and drizzle at about 3,000 ft.. rolling through at 4,000 ft., the sun was shining. at 5,000 ft., not far from horsetail farms not a cloud in the sky. aside from and i see patrick u.s. to reach 6,000 ft., it's apparent the weather would not be a factor. at least not at the drive up to tahoe. this is the summit were about 7,000 ft. along highway 50 sierra at tahoe. one of the many ski resorts around the tahoe basin. blue skies and sunshine here is latest 3:00 p.m.. you could see judging from all the dirt, this snow here there really hasn't been fresh know lately. that will change. at the forecast is calling for 2 ft. of snow above 7,000 ft. tonight. over echo summit, the base comes into view. lake tahoe in the distance there as highway 50 drops into myers. that's the check point were drivers chain up for the westbound truck on highway 50. not today though. clear and cold, i pad windy and like tall. people bundled up and going about their business lange in some supplies no doubt

. >>> we are learning new information on the deadly shooting at the school in placerville yesterday. the janitor suspected of killing the elementary school principal had not been fired. apparently the janitor and the principal had a disagreement yesterday over a hiring panel that had met the previous day. police that john loovers was told to go home and cool off. instead he came back and shot the principal. students can't believe the principal is gone. >> he just had a way with kids. he just really knew how to inspire them and just really motivate them. >> lacara was principal at the school since 2003. he would greet students every morning as they came to school. placerville police say john loovers confessed. >> he left the campus, returned to his residence where he retrieved a firearm, a handgun, and he then drove himself back to the campus. >> well, apparently the confession is not entire accurate. according to the school district anyway. the superintendent says that loover's job was not at all in jeopardy. >>> a serious illness sickened kids during a field trip. they were supposed

. >>> three schools in placerville are closed this morning after a principal was shot to death. the suspect, a school january to. he is under arrest. that shooting happened yesterday at the louisiana schnell school. police think there may have been an argument between the janitor and the victim. they reportedly were friends and had golfed together as recently as sunday. counselors will be on hand for students when they return tomorrow. >>> if you take caltrain, you could soon be paying more for less service. today the transit eightcy's board is expected to declare a fiscal emergency. and that would let caltrain implement more service cuts and fare hikes without conducting a full environmental review. extreme cost cutting measures are considered likely as caltrain faces a $30 million budget deficit. >>> all right. time now 6:04. let's get another check of weather. hey, lawrence. doling out cash today? >> and beautiful sunshine. >> and beautiful weather. >> those red envelopes. kung hei fat choi. maybe not quite as warm as yesterday but comfortable. here comes the sunshine. but at

---de acuerdo al jefe de policia de la ciudad de "placerville", un trabajador de limpieza fue al lugardesconocen que provocó la balacera pero podría tratarse de una disputa laboral y el sujeto de la escuela. >> la compañí informó que tras analizar 6.500 millas de tuberías de gas se encontraron 59 fugas.38 de ellas representaban un peligro para la población. todas fueron república república radas el estudio se realizó en el área de la bahía y tambié en el condado. esto por orden de las autoridades federales despué de la explosión de san bruno. las próximas 6 semanas analizará el registro de presión. un informe del gobierno indicó que una falla en una soldadura. provocaron la tragedia del pasado mes de septiembre en san bruno. mientras tanto el país está enterrado bajo la nieve de una tormenta invernal histórica aquí en california la madre naturaleza está haciendo de las suyas. en el condado de san bernardino voltea ron no uno ni dos. el servicio me theo theo o meteorológico por el resto de la tarde de hoy. >> y para saber que nos espera en el área de la bahía en los próximos días es mom

. >>> this is what it looked like outside of placerville. elevation is 2400 and the forecast is calling for 18 inches of new snow of higher elevations by tomorrow night. there is a winter storm warning through tomorrow. caltrans is requiring chains on all vehicles except four-wheel drives for snow tires and that's for interstate 80 and highway 50. you can get the latest ski conditions and can check stormtracker2 by heading to ktvu.com. click on the storm watch tab. one of the bay area's top narcotics officers is in jail right now, facing felony drug charges. kraig debro joins us live to explain how the shocking arrest could affect many other criminal cases and late word on why prosecutors are not yet seeking a court date. kraig? >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. i talked to the county d.a.'s office about an hour ago. they told me they have not received any of the paperwork yet, so they cannot schedule an arraignment, although legally they are supposed to do that within the first three days. we're at the contra costa county jail this afterno

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caltrans says chains are required on interstate 80 in plaser county and highway 50 east of placerville. >>> today's rain came down the power went off for thousands of pacific gas and electric customers. minutes ago they reported more than 30 separate outagees in the nine bay area counties including outagees in oakland. they say as man as 1,000 customers are affected in the cities. meanwhile another outage cut power to 5,000 customers. >>> a ktvu news viewer sent in scores of pictures into our news room. this shows a car up to its headlights in floodwaters. >>> it was not all rain and flooding, though, the sun came out long enough for this picture of a rainbow as well. we would like you to e-mail us your weather pictures at photos@ktvu.com. we posted more pictures under the slidey show tab on -- slide show tab on our home page. we brought this to you live on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. now, president barack obama is at a dinner with a who's who of executive dinner. air force one touched down at 5:45 this evening. he was greeted by governor new00som. the -- nuwsom. the guest list is in

all placerville district schools are closed this morning. grief counselors will be on campus once school resumes tomorrow. now we are learning more about the suspected gunman. 44-year-old john his mother tells us he worked at the school for nearly ten years and that he was friends with the principal. he fled to his home after the shooting and he was arrested about an hour later by deputies who surrounded the property. investigators are now looking into whether he may have been recently laid off from his job at the school. >>> new surveillance video released this morning of a drugstore robbery in vallejo. it happened on monday at a walgreens on redwood street. police say a man confronted a store clerk with a gun before demanding money. the video shows a store clerk emptying a cash register and putting the money into a shopping plastic bag. if you know anything about this robbery, you are asked to call the vallejo police department. >>> all right. right now we want to go back over to sal. if you're just waking up this morning check on the comm

levels are expected to drop near 1,000 feet by nightfall but snow is already on the ground outside placerville around 2,000 feet. pollock pines and the same n storm also bringing some snow to the far north bay. >> nick has snow plows, we've got snow plows. we have been getting lots of great photos from lake county. a sergeant in lakeport sending us this one. hey, he definitely needs a shovel. >> he looks happy, too. [ laughter ] >> like a little kid. we're all excited about it. >> it's kind of fun. and rusty in clearlake sent us a nice shot. well, we're still kind of waiting around this neck of the woods. but christin had a great shot of the mountains up in the north bay. >> and a lot of sunshine, too. it's coming, it's out there huh? >> yeah. that cold front has gone by and now we have the arctic air. it's blustery. boy, does it feel chilly but we are seen sun right now. we are going to see scattered showers toward the afternoon. but that cold air is in place. so we get some of those cold showers and boy, you know, you could see some snow flurries all the way down to sea level, possible, as w

. >>> there has been a shooting this morning at an elementary school in placerville. now, the late word is one school administrator was shot. but police are still searching for the gunman. it happened at louisiana schnell elementary school. the victim has been taken to the hospital. police are searching the area for the shooter. the suspect, they say, is a 43- year-old man. deputies think that he may have taken off on foot down this nearby trail that you see them walking or possibly drove off in a pickup. no children were hurt in the shooting. police say the students are safe inside the school. >>> in egypt, street protests have turned deadly. pro-government forces clashing with demonstrators calling for the ouster of egyptian president hosni mubarak. here's live look at cairo's tahrir square. things seem fairly peaceful right now. but this was the scene of a bloody battle just a few hours ago. state run television is calling on on demonstrators to leave that square possibly setting up a new round of confrontations. reports indicate that a well organized group of pro

it happened yesterday at the louisiana schnell school in placerville. police think there may have been an argument between the janitor, john leubbers, and the victim, sam lacara. they reportedly were friends and had golfed together as recently as sunday. after the shooting, police put that school on lockdown and then evacuated all the students after determining the shooter had run away. parents complained early on they weren't given any information about what was going on. >> it's uncomfortable. you know? no one feels really -- we're really sad, you know? we just know that something really bad happened to our school today. we love our school and children and want our children to be safe and comfortable. >> leubbers was arrested yesterday at his el dorado home. the principal was a married father of three daughters. >>> the stanislaus county sheriff's department says that 4-year-old found dead in the delta-mendota canal drowned. the body was found tuesday morning in merced county. the body matches that of juliani cardenas, according to authorities, who ha

the principal at louisiana schnell elementary school in placerville was killed in his office this morning. police arrested a school janitor in connection with the shooting. the motive is unclear. the campus went into lockdown. we are told no children were hurt. they were eventually released to their parents. >>> pg&e says it has found and repaired dozens of leaks in its pipeline system. this all comes, of course, after the san bruno disaster. the utility says a statewide survey discovered 59 potentially dangerous and hazardous leaks. pg&e was ordered to survey the entire pipeline system after this deadly san bruno explosion in september. the utility says it is now scanning 1.25 million documents concerning its pipelines. that's to comply with a march 15th deadline by investigators. >>> well, call it one expensive caltrain ride. a passenger says he got a $400 ticket and he is blaming that new clipper card. len ramirez live in san jose to explain it all. what went down, len? >> reporter: well, the clipper card system was supposed to make life easier for commuters, especially as they try to

. >> a school tragedy, police in placerville say a custody shot and killed a principal today. the cool was placed on lockdown after the shooting. the children were taken by nearby fairgrounds where parents waiting waited to pick them up. parents say it will be difficult to explain to their children. >> we're so close, when something like this it's devastating. it's very hard. >> the shooting triggered a manhunt and 43-year-old john lubers was arrested at his home. they believe there was some type of dispute between the suspect and principal but they are not sure what the dispute was about. >> there has been little encouraging news from vallejo and mare island. after the navy base closed the city went into bankruptcy. now a new company that has moved in and is hiring. >> at mare island they waited for a ship to communicate in. that description both literal and figurative. >> except stand by the gate and look ready and hope for a job. after years of negotiations, a start-up called the mare island dry dock has contracts that will dismantle two ships. first was scheduled to dock a

. >>> and visibility was near zero at times east of placerville. we'll have a live report from the sierra with the latest conditions on the road to tahoe. >>> highway 29 to lake county is closed to traáfbg tonight because of snow -- closed to traffic tonight because of heavy snowfall. >> wind with rain is very dangerous. >> reporter: today at marin county the creeks were running. trees were being chopped and awnings blown away. >> i love the rain. it's the best. >> reporter: come on you love it? >> i love the rain. >> reporter: this winter blast is dumping snow not only in the sierra but in lake and napa counties. snow drenched roadways and spin outs shut down highway 29 between middleton and lake county. >> it just start dumping nonstop just about 20 minutes ago. >> reporter: wright was talking about the creek. in mill valley high tide. everybody was getting wet. in marin county, mike mibach. >>> our storm watch coverage continues on ktvu.com where you will find live storm tracker two and a slide show of images from today. >>> oakland police have

. >>> and visibility was near zero at times east of placerville. we'll have a live report from the sierra with the latest conditions on the road to tahoe. >>> highway 29 to lake county is closed to traáfbg tonight because of snow -- closed to traffic tonight because of heavy snowfall. >> wind with rain is very dangerous. >> reporter: today at marin county the creeks were running. trees were being chopped and awnings blown away. >> i love the rain. it's the best. >> reporter: come on you love it? >> i love the rain. >> reporter: this winter blast is dumping snow not only in the sierra but in lake and napa counties. snow drenched roadways and spin outs shut down highway 29 between middleton and lake county. >> it just start dumping nonstop just about 20 minutes ago. >> reporter: wright was talking about the creek. in mill valley high tide. everybody was getting wet. in marin county, mike mibach. >>> our storm watch coverage continues on ktvu.com where you will find live storm tracker two and a slide show of images from today. >>> oakland police have

. >>> placerville police say john luebbers confessed to fatality shooting a school principal.luebbers worked as a janitor until he killed the principal. the two were said to be friends, having just played golf last sunday. >>> two teenagers and a 22-year- old, all executed inside a drugstore back in 1979. tonight, police are hinting at new information. it's a story that ktvu's lloyd lacuesta covered more than 30 years ago, he's live tonight with our update. >> reporter: frank what is now a rite aid was once a payless drugstore. and those old enough to remember, 32 years ago the horror of what happened. >> when i come in here i think about that, it was such a traumatic thing at that time. >> reporter: it was called the payless murders. someone went into the store shortly after closing, shot three employees in the back of the head execution style and took $20,000. the murders of 16-year-old tracy anderson, 17-year-old billy baumgartner and michael olson remain unsolved. >> almost daily i think about tracy, i think about what kind of person he might be. how i might be different i

all placerville district schools are closed this morning. at this point there's no clear word on a motive, but some parents say they've been trying to get rid of this janitor for a lock time because he was mean for children. grief counselors will be on campus when school resumes tomorrow. investigators are trying to determine what led up to the deadly shooting. the suspected gunman is now in custody. he was arrested an hour after the shooting in his home. we're just learning that the two may have been friends. the suspect's mother says the two went golfing together just this past sunday. authorities are try to figure out whether there may have been an argument prior not shooting -- prior to the shooting. >>> san jose say an arrest could lead them to more child care victims who were molested. keith woodhouse is in custody. all of the children are under the age of 10. now, prosecutors say he molested them in a classroom in tracy. that's the same school torched by an arsonist last july. investigators say he worked with the children for years an

. >>> placerville police say john luebbers confessed to fatality shooting a school principal.luebbers worked as a janitor until he killed the principal. the two were said to be friends, having just played golf last sunday. >>> two teenagers and a 22-year- old, all executed inside a drugstore back in 1979. tonight, police are hinting at new information. it's a story that ktvu's lloyd lacuesta covered more than 30 years ago, he's live tonight with our update. >> reporter: frank what is now a rite aid was once a payless drugstore. and those old enough to remember, 32 years ago the horror of what happened. >> when i come in here i think about that, it was such a traumatic thing at that time. >> reporter: it was called the payless murders. someone went into the store shortly after closing, shot three employees in the back of the head execution style and took $20,000. the murders of 16-year-old tracy anderson, 17-year-old billy baumgartner and michael olson remain unsolved. >> almost daily i think about tracy, i think about what kind of person he might be. how i might be different i

. >>> and a bay area recording studio that has been keeping the music playing police in placerville say an elementary school custodian shot around killed the principal today. pair rernts say this is going to be difficult, of course, to explain to their children. >> it as small community and we are just so close that when something like this happens it is devastating. we had dinner with the prip principal anprincipal and his k ago. it is hard. very hard. >> the shooting triggered a man hunt and 43-year-old john loopers of arrested at his home. police believe there was a dispute between the sus spectd the principal although they are not sure what the dispute was about. a san francisco police officer was arrested today and charged with embezzlement and vehicle registration fraud. 45-year-old gregory wi is accused of taking the vehicle registration sticker off a vehicle he pulled over last year and put the vehicle on his car which had an expired registration. a hearing date has not yet one scheduled. >>> there has been very little encouraging news from vallejo after the navy base closed the

. >>> in placerville, students return to school for the first time since their principal was fatally shot wednesday morning. classes resumed at louisiana schnell elementary school. many claim holding flowers to honor their principal. he was shot in his office by the custodian john lubers. a counsellor was in each class and students were asked to express their feelings. the janitor pleaded not guilty to a charge of first degree murder. the police say he shot the principal twice after he was sent home for a personal dispute. they will not seek the death penalty. he is being held without bail. >> in fresno a funeral procession worthy of a military hero. >> a horse drawn buggy carry the casket of general van pow to the city's convention center for the first day of services. after the war he helped thousands who immigrated to the united states. hundreds of mung americans attended many in military or traditional dress to pay their respects. he will not be laid to rest alongside american troops at arlington national cemetery. today the army denied the request from two central valley congres

it happened this morning in placerville. the school was on lockdown while police searched for the gunman. it was determined that the shooter ran from the school. worried parents complained that early on they were not given any information about what was going on. >> it is uncomfortable. you know. no one feels really -- we are really sad. you know. we just know that something really bad happened to our school today. we love our school. we love our children. we just want our children with us to be safe and comfortable. >> the suspect was arrested this afternoon at his el dorado county home. >>> almost five months after the san bruno disaster pg&e says it has found and repaired dozens of leaks in its pipeline system. the utility says a state wide survey discovered 59 potentially hazardous leaks. pg&e was ordered to survey its entire pipeline system after the deadly san bruno explosion in september. the utility says it is now scanning 1 and a quarter million documents concerning its pipeline to comply with a march 15th deadline

chains required east of placerville. chains also on interstate 80 east of gold run.at home snow in the east san jose foothills shut down mount hamilton road at grant ranch and i guess we are not out of the woods yet because those temperatures out there pretty cold, lawrence, huh? >> it is still chilly. we have numbers running in the 30s and the 40s. and yeah, we still even have some rain showing up outside and, of course, against the mountain peaks the temperatures much colder and you have a wintry mix. you have a mixture of sleet and snow across some of the higher mountains. still, showers continuing down in toward the san jose area in toward morgan hill. that will be interesting it looks like a lot of this moisture going to wrap back up in toward the rest of the bay area so yes, there is a chance of rain in the bay area but if you are headed out the door right now we have reports of some cold temperatures, 30s and 40s, even fog in the north bay but staying dry there. most of the rain located to the south but headed toward the afternoon, a lot of that moisture begin

. >>> in placerville, students return to school for the first time since their principal was fatally shot wednesday morning. classes resumed at louisiana schnell elementary school. many claim holding flowers to honor their principal. he was shot in his office by the custodian john lubers. a counsellor was in each class and students were asked to express their feelings. the janitor pleaded not guilty to a charge of first degree murder. the police say he shot the principal twice after he was sent home for a personal dispute. they will not seek the death penalty. he is being held without bail. >> in fresno a funeral procession worthy of a military hero. >> a horse drawn buggy carry the casket of general van pow to the city's convention center for the first day of services. after the war he helped thousands who immigrated to the united states. hundreds of mung americans attended many in military or traditional dress to pay their respects. he will not be laid to rest alongside american troops at arlington national cemetery. today the army denied the request from two central valley congres

>>rob: this was i was 50 just east of placerville it earlier this afternoon.nd drizzle at 3,000 ft. hinting of worse to come. whirling through at 4,000 ft., the sun was shining. at 5,000 ft. here in strawberry, not a cloud in the sky. aside from an icy patch to as i reach 6,000 ft., was apparent the weather would not be a factor at least not on the drive off to tahoe. this is an echo summit, where about 7,000 ft. along why highway 50. one of the many. it's still blue skies and sunshine this latest 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. judging from all the dirt on the snow there really hasn't been a lot of snow. that will change, forecasts calling for as much as fast to feet of snow above 7,000 ft.. tonight into tomorrow night. back on the road in over echo summit the entire tahoe basin comes into view. lake tahoe out in the distance is highway 50 drops down into myers. that is a checkpoint where drivers chain up for the westbound train on highway 50. not today, as you can see clear and cold. i tag on the windy side of lake tahoe. if people on public option going about the

that and you have also the low snow which could bring snow to places like placerville, pollock pinest's going to be a cold storm moving in so the roads are terrible. you want to get up and enjoy it and enjoy the skiing because there is so much on the ground but maybe you wait a couple of days for this to pass through because it's going to be quite treacherous. one last look for you. i'd like to show you guys how much we having on. we have been shoveling around the truck because we are worried about getting stuck again. you probably have a foot of fresh powder on the ground. there is more on the way. this is one of the bigger storms i have seen up here in quite a while. >> you could be there for quite some time. maybe we'll see you during the noon show. [ laughter ] >> maybe tomorrow! [ laughter ] >> stay safe and warm. nick janes in blue canyon this morning. >> weather-wise, i think we not story. rain, rain and more rain. lawrence. >> a series of storms that are lined up off the coastline. so we have more rain to come. really winter just coming back. roaring back in the bay area and

up highway 50 this morning, rain in placerville and right as we hit camino about 3, 000 feet the rainof actual accumulation, here in pollack points, 3400 feet, this isn't the rarest thing in the world but it is still pretty unusual, still pretty low snow as the storm is getting colder and colder and the thing, frank and sydnie, we are expecting even more snow to come. we have a winter storm warning that's going to kick in that could bring several inches to levels as low as 2,000 feet so we could see snow lower than this. this is something that folks are used to maybe once a year. but there is a lot of snow and wind. it's been a week. stuff after quite a dry spell. >> ic ? , yesterday you had to shovel out your news van. you still have that shovel handy, nick? >> we don't have it but we have the chains because we have the satellite truck. this is not a four wheel drive truck. so we are preparing to chain up and head further up the hill i think to find out what conditions are like a little higher up. so it should be an interesting morning. >> you could make money out there putting on ch

yesterday in placerville the city department spent the day hauling out changes.pairing their chains to make sure every truck is ready to go. they expect the number of roads they have to plow to double should the snow fall as low as it is forecasted. a foot or more is possible. rockland and roseville could see a dusting in sacramento. then after that even colder air comes in on saturday to make one of what could be the coldest days of the year. if we have the power outage problems like we had in the last winter storm, especially for those in the foothills, they would be in for one long and cold storm cycle here with this system coming in. so everyone is bracing the hardware stores and the grocery stores. people are loading up for this one. and the skiers are waxing their skis because it will be a great one. back to you guys. >> nothing to keep them away. thank you, brian. >>> we are talking about how cold it will get here and will we see snow in the bay area. we want to check in with christina to get her thoughts on that. >> well, guys, there are two things we are

. >> the principal of a placerville elementary school is dead after a shooting on the campus in the sierrammunity.investigators say the school's janitor, john luebbers, shot and killed louisiana schnell school principal sam lacara in the principal's office wednesday morning. authorities locked down the school for several hours but no students were injured.parents and guardians were able to pick up the students later in the day.police say they're not sure if there was a dispute between the janitor and the principal. their arrested and thenthey arrested him at his home about one hour after the shooting. >> we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. the latest on weather, traffic coming up after the break. it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone fo

same story on highway 50 down around camino, they are seeing snow outside of placerville.ery cold in the foothills. very cold snow. chain controls were here in koufax. either way it's go be -- gonna be a long run. i was at the ski areas yesterday. you won't find anybody complaining about these conditions after a month of no new snow it january. now, finally, we've got the snow everyone has been waiting for. the powder hounds were out in full course and are already sniffing their way for more. it's coming. it's there. it will be another great day, it will be a great three-day weekend for the economy. great news all the way around, even the kids are having ton in kolfax. >> you are loving all of this, we aaprior -- we appreciate having you there. have you heard about many accidents in the area because of all of the weather there. >> nothing major so far, just the usual spinouts, an occasional spinout. it takes a pusher and a truck to come straighten them out. nothing major at this point. hopefully it will stay that way. usually when there is a spinout, caltrans just shuts th

interstate 80 as well as 50. 80 from applegate to the nevada state line, on 50 they are required from placerville to myers. >>> good morning to you! that shot at sierra showing a little bit of sun in addition to all that snow. and here at union square where we're getting the ready for the big parade this evening, it's still gray and very soggy. we will again nab the possibility of scattered showers in the morning hours. bip afternoon we should be drying out. it will be cold. bring along your jacket. storm-tracker, we're got scattered to lighted showers across the area. moving through the second half of the morning and into the afternoon, we'll have more widespread rain, especially from san francisco south into areas around san jose. getting a little closer and light rain along the expressway here in petaluma. sonoma dry at the moment. napa a few sprinkles. we've got scattered showers in san francisco, richmond, vallejo. san rafael, mill valley, and in this area we could see from a 10th to 2/10 rain over the course of today so another de accident round every rain coming for the first half of our a

this is a look at pollock pines on u.s. 50 where chains are required between placerville and myers.he foothills overlooking san jose, mt. hamilton road is closed east of quimby. more. >>> traffic and weather right after this. ,, a limited time, get sizzler's 6oz, fresh cut, tri-tip steak plus our endless salad and dessert bar for just $10.99. >>> let's go live towards the san mateo bridge. we have a new injury crash coming in and check this out. you can see emergency crews are out there tow crews. they have the left lane blocked past the toll plaza. it is a slow ride right now. once you get closer to the high- rise, then speeds improve. but yeah, it is a wet windy start still to our morning commute. it is a mess out there. at the bay bridge toll plaza, it is still backed up well into the macarthur maze and check out that drive time down the eastshore freeway. almost 40 minutes on westbound 80 from the carquinez bridge to the maze. that is your traffic. for your forecast, here's lawrence. >> a little slick out there on the roads. we have the storm clouds moving in and, folks, we're s

. >>> grief counselors will be available to students in placerville today, two days after a principalhot by a janitor after an argument over pay, and plans to hire a new night janitor. traffic and weather coming right up. ú0 >>> good morning. as our morning commute winds down, let's go up towards the south bay. an accident cleared to the shouter, but jams from the 880 interchange. here's a live look at the backup. slow and go from downtown. northbound 880 as you pass the coliseum, brake lights towards downtown oakland. your drive time there almost a half hour from 238 towards the maze. check out the bay bridge. they never even had to turn the metering lights on. a great commute into san francisco. that's your traffic. >>> we're going to find many a bright spot around the bay area today. we have a whole lot of sunshine coming our way. ocean beach looking good. we did have patchy fog out there a little bit early on today, but all of that is going to be gone by the afternoon. we're talking sunshine, and pretty nice weather. still chilly in spots. 30s in parts of the north bay. 33 in san

. >>> in placerville the janitor accused of shooting a principal pleaded not guilty to first- degree murder. investigators say 43-year-old john luebbers told them he shot sam la carra twice on wednesday after he was sent home for the day because of a personal dispute. el dorado county prosecutors say they are not going to seek the death penalty. he is held without bail. >>> a follower of the now defunct muslim bakery was sentenced to 10 years in prison in a kidnapping and torture case. in 2007, a mother and daughter were taken to a house in oakland and beaten and tortured. they pleaded guilty. they thought the women knew where a drug dealer had stashed thousands of dollars. >>> back at home, police are on the hunt for an armed robber who hit a wireless phone store. he demanded money at the metro pcs store in pacifica just after 7:30 last night. he ran from the scene on foot. officers from several nearby cities and the highway patrol helped search for him. but the man got away. we have a description, though. he is described as a stocky african-american man in his 20s. he is about 5 fo

>>the principal of a placerville elementary school is dead after a shooting on the campus in the sierrafoothills community.investigators say the school's janitor, john luebbers, shot and killed louisiana schnell school principal sam lacara in the principal's office wednesday morning. authorities locked down the school for several hours but no students were injured.parents and guardians were able to pick up the students later in the day.police say they're not sure if there was a dispute between the janitor and the principal. and that they got a historian at oklahoma. the pickup truck plunged into the river. we are learning to occupants of that vehicle have died. that pickup trucks still floating in the river. >> 7:57 a.m., back with more couple of minutes kron 4 morning news we will back i a a.m., a developing story in san francisco. three fires at the same time in the castro. will tran is live. >> the fires took place within 40 minutes of each other round for a.m., they will have the full team of investigators to look behind the cause of all fires. this is fire no. 2. 17 people displace