the great in northern slope is a continuous chain of mountain ridges tops by snowy peaks millions of years ago there was a vast sea in this place the smallest part of it the black sea is now hidden behind mountain ridges they form a shield in the way of warm breezes blowing from the sea the warm air creates a sub tropical climate in the foothills of the southern slope of the greater coaxes ridge there is a moderate zone further upslope the kingdom of eternal snow and ice on the mountain tops is more than three thousand meters above sea level. which is it's the opposite i'm going to film these magnificent landscapes we never know in order to show that we did this to the hundreds of people who never ventured here. either because they have no time. when you go because they don't understand the meaning of nature. of the. mountain to live side by side with the pass translated from the sick ass in language to means the mountain of caucasian goats the reserve is the only habitats of western caucasian goats in the wild here they don't move about very much a small herd might well stay for dec

in ridge. after an hour's trip by air dimitri and his son kirill walkabout in the northern sector of the caucuses reserve in the company of ranges the jugo weather station is now schools of kilometers away. people and animals share the only path there is in this area. to the bison let humans approach them most of the people traveling around the reserve granges on horseback. short while ago patrol g.t. in a different area of the short distance from here they can see month show there came across nine bison. the lettuce come quite close to them. were only fifteen metres away. bison moving coaxes reserve have no enemies sometimes humans can come very close to them provided they are on horseback buses or ranger dismount the bison instantly make it clear they're poised for attack. horses are the most reliable and indispensable companions when people go on long trips in the mountains only horses with good training eligible for the job. this one is called chetan ish. he's my favorite. we became fast fr

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get the sens of that ridge, clouds moving from the north to the south here, tall to the top of that ridgets of sunshine coming our way, those temperatures are going to be simply amazing, another day of record-breaking weather around the bay area, 70s to 80s possible inland. lots of 70s acrowned the bay, out towards the coastline, sunshine, temperatures 60s and 70s up near the beach. something else. records just about everywhere you look around the bay area today. 79 in napa, 80, record in santa rosa, san francisco 77, record in oakland. you get the idea. pretty warm around the bay area. right now pretty mild. 68 degrees redwood city. 69 still in livermore, and 65 degrees in napa. probably around the state you'll find mostly sunny skies and some pretty nice temperatures go along with that 71 in the sacramento valley. 50s and 60s there, no rain to speak of. that's likely gonna change as the ridge starts to break down as we head into the week. what a ridge it is. just a dominant one right now. you can see everything over the top of this ridge, we're seeing high and dry, offshore wind, that a

>> ridge: did you see who it was? >> brooke: (sighs) yes.e. >> ridge: (mouths word) >> brooke: (gasps) thomas was kissing her! >> ridge: whoa. >> brooke: (sighs) >> amber: are you still open? >> stephanie: in your case, i'm not so sure. >> amber: and, uh, do you still charge only what a person can pay? >> stephanie: well, if i did, it would be the biggest challenge to my principles up to this moment. >> amber: (sighs) look, i don't like coming here like this, but, um, i didn't know where else to go. and in case

and the ridge is nice and strong for the weekend. it will hold on and bring you lots of sunshine tomorrow. a little on the breezy side. but 70s and low 80s. this is maybe another record breaker. and 60s and 70s inside the bay out toward the coastline once again. and speaking of records, it was impressive today. 75, set a record of san jose, and 77 in oakland, and just matching the old record of 67 degrees. and 73, that was a record in san francisco, and 80 degrees today in santa rosa. another record. records falling all around the bay area. numbers working out like this elsewhere. 76 degrees livermore. and 72 degrees in pacifica. and 77 in san rafael. what a day it was. and more on the way for tomorrow. and very mild across much of the bay area right now, and most temperatures are in the 60s, and even some low 70s and it looks like we're headed for a great evening and a nice day around the state tomorrow, and 71 in sacramento, and about 63 degrees in fresno and beautiful and sunny in the high country and the ridge is very impressive,

rolling right over the top of the ridge of high pressure.ross our skies, this evening, and we will continue to see more of the clouds throughout the evening, but other than that, well, it should be fantastic. yup, we've got the wind advisories though in the bay area hills until 10:00 a.m. on sunday, and the winds flowing 25 to 35 miles an hour, and gusting as high as 45, and maybe higher than that, toward 55, above 2500 feet or so, so we're looking at very strong gusty winds. down below, not bad at all and the ridge is too strong for any real true fog to form and a couple of patches of fog out to the immediate coast but not much and that means we will clear out the skies very nicely and that means high pressure in control and that is going to stay here for it looks like the better part of the weekend and probably going to just slowly break down. so sunny and warm. a bit on the breezy side as we head toward tomorrow. beautiful sunshine and looking good all the way to the coastline and we could see some temperatures into the 70s. again, record

this ridge brought with it a lot of dry conditions and that offshore wind. now we're beginning to see the cold front work its way across the top of that, weaken it somewhat. that means we'll begin to pick up more of a sea breeze. that cool air off the ocean will help drop down the temperatures. we'll watch the temperatures come down and maybe breezy conditions toward tuesday. still numbers tomorrow around the bay don't look bad. plan on 60s and 70s, mostly sunny skies in the south bay. inland 60s and low 70s as well. north bay, no 80s tomorrow afternoon but nice, plenty of sunshine and temperatures running up to the 60s and a couple low 70s. yeah, it was a fantastic weekend, but it looks like temperatures begin to cool down a bit and then it looks like heading towards wednesday the temperatures may just warm up a couple degrees, but on the long range computer models they're pointing to major changes beginning next weekend. some of them say maybe rain starting next weekend. if not rain, it looks like the whole pattern will change. no longer will we have that

starting to roll the ridge now.e are looking at a cool breeze developing out toward the coastline. enough to bring with it that fog overnight tonight. and in toward tomorrow morning. so we are starting out with fog early on. at least near the coastline and inside the bay. and then it looks like it will wreck up as we head towards the afternoon. 7:00 p.m. in the morning you've got a couple of patches of fog early on. but that will start to break up a bit. most of the interior parts will stay mostly clear. temperatures not all that bad. plan on 60s, near 70 degrees. 67 santa clara by afternoon. east bay numbers running up into the 60s in most spots. 65 in pleasant hill. 66 in danville. 65 in san leandro. north bay a bit cooler. 50s and 60s for highs but then things change quite rapidly as we head into monday. looks like a chance we could see some showers developing as early ads monday. then come tuesday i think a more significant storm moves in to get things pretty wet and that will be a cold storm and looks like cold

close to the rocky ridge. only professionals can fly there to fight against turbulence. conditions for. the most experienced pilots to take off. strict instructions before they are allowed to fly. planes. don't go into the gorge or the rocky bridge even if the weather is good you are simply not skilled enough. taking from always gain altitude within a short time even the tandem of pilots is swiftly lifted in a vertical position by a powerful current. them well above the clouds to an altitude of one thousand meters above view reveals a breathtaking landscape many people overcome their fears and fly over a mountain tops in order to see it. the mountainous landscape is a source of inspiration for instructor. to do some. chick him is regarded as a great skill. she is crazy. worthy of the name is expected. she can curious. least once this is the last launch point for members of the paraglider expedition the pilots go to told food this is be the most difficult to say in three days the weather is getting strong winds and drizzle. is ready for the flight but first of all if he d

this through warnings around a little mountain ridge the next destination for the expedition is mount in. the pools of its food to pay homage to a pilot who was killed in an accident is several years ago. the sign on the monument is blunt and to the point the mountain gives us wings but takes away friends in exchange. the free flowing pilots regard mounted as one of the most treacherous sights a convenient and easily accessible point is found at its top but the pilots have to be on the watch during flights so as to stick clear of danger to the wind is coming from the valley you mustn't go be on the rocks become to the cloud see there are also eyes full moon the way to be condescending as a grove down there so we'd have difficulty touching down a flight path is not only about one hundred meters it's right. here in the spring this is a very problematic mountain up there are dangers to place in mind you have to be very careful here. the weather alexei lepper shrink of. to take off from the mountain because he is only a beginner. he doesn't love a failed to go ahead he's experienced and h

we are live at the east ridge shopping center.n a month riders at this bus stop could see some changes. the vta is offering homeless people that qualify for a pilot program free bus ride. the keyword is qualified. the free rides are for the homeless enrolled in the program to find them permanent housing. it requires them for photo id. those who want to participate will be screened by social service agencies up to 1800 or so transit stickers will be issued every three months. an estimated 3500 people a year are expected to take advantage. a goal to get the homeless on their way to jobs and medical appointments. >> all you have to do is get contact from these people to help them out. there are sources out there to get off the street. the streets are not made for nobody. >> reporter: as pam mentioned santa clara county will pick up the tab of more than $100,000. the rides begin in april. we hope to have am spokesperson out here to discuss -- we hope to have a spokesperson out here to discuss this program. >>> a pizza parlor is cleani

that ridge will keep us high and dry probably for the next few days and as we look toward the end of next week, that whole pattern is likely going to shift. a good chance rain returns to the bay area. temperatures as we look toward the afternoon, 64 degrees in morgan hill, 64 los gatos, about 6 2 mountain view, east bay temperatures a mixed bag. 50s in toward antioch and brentwood but inside the bay, look good, hazy sunshine, 63 in oakland, about 63 in hayward. and 62 degrees in dublin. how about the north bay? well, they are expecting lots of sunshine today. not quite as warm as yesterday, of course, we spiked to 69 in santa rosa yesterday. it's going to get close, about 66 degrees there. 65 mostly sunny in sonoma and about 64 degrees in napa. all right. as we look out over the evening hours, looks like things will cool down in a hurry. overnight lows in the 30s and 40s. not as cold as this morning, some places below freezing but still chilly in spots. we'll see a ridge of high pressure building in across the bay area, some 70s popping up as early as tomorrow. by the weekend, mid-70

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they undercut the ridge of high pressure so we call if a dirty ridge but it is still strong and will stay in place and will contribute to record warmth right here in throughout the area. record at 71. oakland shattered their mark and san jose should get very close to that record temp established way back in 1912. a little bit of change in the atmosphere in the santa clara valley tomorrow. otherwise, sierra forecast will be cloud free until about monday. no snow. temperatures tomorrow panning out like this. 60s to 70s. extended forecast does call for each and every day a dry weather pattern. and dana and allen, next time around i'll tell you just when we should experience rain back in the bay area. >> not for a while though. >> not for a while. thank you, roberta. >>> a reminder. read the fine print. speaking of credit problems, why does our hair go grey. it is all in 2 minutes. ,,,,,,,,,, ♪ stinky ♪ hefty ♪ stinky ♪ hefty ♪ stinky, stinky ♪ hefty, hefty, hefty [ announcer ] hefty bags with unscented odor block technology... help neutralize odors and stop the stinkies. ♪ stinky, stink

a few high serous clouds drifting through that ridge.the warmest temperatures should come in tomorrow. then we'll see things slightly cool back for the rest of the week. so the short-term, we're looking at mid-70s in some of these locations will experience some records for mid-february which should see highs anywhere from 3 to 10 degrees cooler than what we're seeing today. 70s should do it in santa clara, milpitas and sunnyvale today. on the peninsula look for mid-60s at our beaches, pacifica, half moon bay, 71 redwood city. downtown warming through the 60s to 69 degrees in san francisco. north bay numbers look for 74, santa rosa. that could be a record. 71 novato. even by the water here, hercules, richmond and berkeley. upper 60s for you. in the hills remember very windy here, 71 concord, 72 pleasanton and down by the monterey bay, we'll see highs in the mid-70s from salinas, 70 at monterey. here's the accu-weather 7-day forecast. so above normal anywhere from 3 to 10 degrees above normal today and tomorrow with windy conditions north

this ridge just too strong. so that's going to keep us high and dry, more mild weather continued around the bay area. and it looks like it is going to stick around probably going to be heating up more so as we head in toward the weekend. likely going to see some temperatures up in the 70s if you can believe that. boy, tell you what folks from the east coast are going to want to move out here in a hurry! 64 in morgan hill. 64 los gatos. 60 half moon bay. 64 degrees in union city. east bay temperatures a little tricky in spots, about 59 cooler into brentwood. 60 danville, 64 pleasanton. you get those down slope offshore winds, the air sinks and starts to heat up. places like santa rosa could spike this afternoon to about 68. about 67 degrees in petaluma and before 64 in san rafael. slight cooling tomorrow, maybe a bit of some fog showing up around the bay area but not going to be much. and then things shift gears once again as that ridge is going to strengthen big time as we head in toward this next weekend maybe

people's economics on reservations, with people's social conflicts, and with the fact that on pine ridge, you know, sometimes people are seen as "the indians" or "t icons" or the "romantic tragedy." and that gets to be a little much for anybody. so i mean, ultimately, it's about, you know, finding yourself and finding, you know, your love for yourself, and moving forward. >> hinojosa: so when you were growing up, did you think, "hmm, i want to become a film director; this is something i could do"? because you weren't seeing a lot of images of native americans, period. >> well, i mean, when i was young, my mother-- who is wonderful-- always said, "you're a cheyenne and arapaho." and you know, it goes over your head, you know? >> hinojosa: oh, you were like, "yeah?" >> "yeah, let me, like, go on the jungle gym," you know? >> hinojosa: ( laughing ) >> but at some point, you know, when i turned 18, i started to say, "now, what does that mean?" >> hinojosa: so it wasn't until you were 18... >> well, interestingly enough... >> hinojosa: and your mom was... your mom, again, was white american,

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hillcrest heading to love ridge, that is. 61 through pittsburgh and bay point.uld be affected by fog throughout the course of the morning as it has been the last week. we'll keep that in mind. the venetian bridge, i'm extending the fog advisory because chp saw dense fog across the bridges and north of there. very low visibility. coming through the north bay, travel times are all right, but lower the speeds. 101 down to the golden gate bridge, the live look there shows an issue of visibility through marine county into the city. the peninsula is clear right now, but oakland, here's a live shot. and easy drive right now, but the fog is creeping in here as well through the east bay. back to you. >>> thank you, scott. the super bowl has become more about the parties and than the game itself. >> and one event has gone primetime. >> this is a home game for me, baby. i'm welcomed into my house. and zook has it going on, it is nice and sophisticated and classy. >> talking about getting up in the club. dionne sanders hosting two parties at a spot called zook. the first on

ridge of high pressure to the east of us allowing for the wind this morning.he other ridge that warms us up over the weekend. 63 santa clara. numbers here basically the same. warmer in our north and east bay valleys today. san francisco 60 and sunny today. big crash in san francisco. frances has the details. >> yeah. heads up for anyone leaving san francisco this morning. there's a multiple car crash that just came in. it's in a really bad spot. for those of you heading towards the central freeway, it's right on octavia boulevard on oak street. a lot of traffic in that area getting on to 101. we'll keep you posted on this and find out what's blocked and how long it will be out there. but you may want to consider heading on southbound getting on 101. 680 walnut creek, elsewhere freeway traffic still pretty good all along the bay area. if that changes we update it on our website abc7news.com. >> frances, thanks a lot. it's 5:54. >> here's an irony for you. airports may be shut down by the weather today but airlines are busy raising their fares. >> here's jane ki

big ridge of high pressure. there goes one avenue one system to the east of us pap little cooler. nice to warm. highs still 60s to 70s. out of the upper 70s or low 80s. antioch is in there. 66 san francisco. 62 pacifica. sunny warm cooler and windy. partly cloudy and sunny. >> thank you, steve. >>> many people consider them the best part of the super bowl. they tune in to the nfl biggest game just to watch the commercials. this year the going right about $3 million for a 30 second spot. one pepsi commercial got a lot of attention and controversy. >> maximum taste. honey honey. >> we'll take a look at some of the other super bowl commercials people are talking about this morning. that's coming up in a few minutes on ktvu morning news. our channel 2 website has much more on the super bowl including a poll to vote on your favorite super bowl commercial just go to ktvu.com. >>> early this morning aol announced it's buying the -- aol will pay founder huffington $315 million and will put her in charge of aol content. aol has been working to regain its standing among media companies. >>>

big ridge of high pressure, huge ridge of high pressure.one strengthening to the east of us bringing the downslope gusty offshore winds and then over the weekend we're gonna see the one offshore bring warmer weather as well. so the storm track well to the north into canada. we're not looking at any sort of presip. the fog will return though in spots overnight tonight. 63 in santa clara. we're looking at peninsula numbers. 60 in millbrae. san francisco, you're coming in around 60 today. that's about average. and in the north bay look for numbers to range from 65 in novato and san rafael to 67 santa rosa. oakland 64 for you in our inland valleys low 60s. a couple degrees warmer for you as well and down by the monterey bay, 64. the accu-weather 7-day forecast, feeling like spring, even warmer over the weekend. good morning, frances. >> good morning, lisa. good morning, san jose. a live shot of 280 at highway 17. northbound traffic still looking good here for these headlights. there's some areas on north 101 where you're slightly under the spee

but overall the ridge stays strong right on through the weekend. will be even warmer. mid-70s on average all around the bay and that will bring us up just a couple degrees from today's reading. 70 santa clara, 70 milpitas, 73 los gatos. numbers at the coast, mid-60s, 66 pacifica with 70. palo alto and mountain view today. san francisco coming in at 69 degrees. average 3 to 10 degrees above the average today everywhere. maybe a record here in santa rosa, 74. sausalito 65, 68 hercules with 70 castro valley. we could see another record around oakland today topping out around 70. in our inland valleys, remember gusty winds here, 72 pleasanton, 69 pittsburgh. 72 gilroy. here's the seven-day forecast. the warmest weather tomorrow but overall this weekend we'll see the warm weather and day-to-day we'll see temperatures drop back a little bit. the winds kicking up and then we'll see hopefully a pattern change but not until the late period of the weekend. so i guess we have to enjoy it. >> i know. i guess t-shirt weather all weekend. incredible. >> usually

on the high sigher raw ridge, winds could gust to 115 miles an hour -- sierra ridge, winds could gust to 115 miles an hour. >>> good afternoon. we could do without the rain but we're stuck. you can see the raindrops on our window. a look at stormtracker, we do have scattered showers. the heaviest rain has passed on but we will continue with scattered showers throughout today and flow 'tis the winds still reaching 20 miles per hour at times and they are coming in from the southeast which means areas along the bay bridge, san mateo bridge, dumbarton also dealing with pretty gusty conditions, and the winds not dying down until later this afternoon. we will continue with the scattered showers. but by tonight, we may have a little bit of drying in time for your evening plans on this valentine's day. the radar here showing you what you know, some of that heaviest rain falling in the early- morning hours and now we're left with a few scattered showers. we'll have the gray skies continuing on with the chilly conditions and they are only going to get colder. today we'll be rainy, a little bit

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here is our ridge of high pressure keeping california high and dry for another day today. weak system pushing through the ridge tonight setting the stage for a pretty good system, several systems to head our way next week but for now we're looking at a slight offshore push. usually the foggy central valley will be clear today. between now and then, the ridge pumps out and that will allow temperatures to soar today, some of the warmest readings we've seen in quite some time. monday morning, rain is off the coast and by early afternoon, a few showers and it will be much colder. in fact by tomorrow, significantly cooler with much more cloud cover. in terms of today, we're looking at temperatures ranging from the low 70s in the south bay. look for 72 in campbell as well as cupertino. on the peninsula, 70 redwood city. 68 for half moon bay. 68 in downtown and in the north bay, 67. novato, a few 70s. near east bay, will warm to upper 60s. average high is 58 this time of year in oakland, how about 70 today. out over the hills, more upper 60s for dublin and walnut creek. mid-70s i

the ridge of high pressure will continue to dominate our weather. this has been a monster storm stretching from the northeast down into texas. if you can believe that. you have had freezing rain, blizzard conditions, you name it, all kinds of weather to go along with that and just a mess across the northeast. some people talking about some record amounts of snow from the storm system and it's not done just yet. mild conditions at the coast. the big concern is the breezes but not a big problem. looks like temperatures are going to get warmer as we head in toward the weekend. numbers for today, 64 at morgan hill. east bay temperatures 50s and 60s for highs toward the afternoon. i think the north bay could see some of the warmer temperatures in the upper 60s in places like santa rosa and petaluma even sonoma looking good. plenty of sunshine. we'll see sunshine continue although maybe cooling a little tomorrow with a couple of clouds moving into our skies. over the weekend the mid-70s if you can believe that in 10. warmer spots. time for a traffic check

it was a very impressive ridge.the same time, that cranked up the temperatures but now beginning to break down. you see this front driving over the top of this ridge. it's going to allow for more of a sea breeze kick in. you're going to see that happening tonight and tomorrow. that will usher in some cooler air. not going to be freezing around the bay area but the numbers are coming down. 50s and 60s out toward the coastline. not bad at all. lots of sunshine, plenty of sunshine to be found in knowledge of the valleys. and the north bay where we had some 80s today not going to get even close by tomorrow afternoon. not bad, either. looks like we're in for some major changes. we've got some cooler air working its way in toward the bay area. breezy conditions into tuesday. by wednesday, yes -- we may warm things up a little bit. by this next weekend, we may just see some showers return into the bay area. looks like the whole pattern is beginning to shift and well likely see some more rain on the way as we head into the