a winter storm watch for the sierra nevada. the snow level around 4,000 feet, 8-12 inches, but up to 20 inches possible up in the mountains. and look at this. a few inches of snow, down to 3,000 feet. you know what the gusty winds, you are going to need chains. i wouldn't try to travel until the storm has passed. this one is a moderate storm, a two on the impact scale. light to moderate rain. rainfall from a half inch to inch and a half. so it does look wetter but not as wet as the earlier computer model runs. so we may have to downgrade this even more. gusty winds. here's the hour by hour forecast for sunday. we'll certainly see rain beginning sunday afternoon spreading during the evening hours and continuing monday before this system winds down and we get a brief break. foggy for the morning commute, watch out, a level one system, thursday, friday, much colder air, so you'll need the heavy winter coats or jackets. slight chance of thunder on friday, a break on saturday, a moderate-strength storm sunday, level two. and level o

a winter storm watch for the sierra nevada. the snow level around 4,000 feet, 8-12 inches, but up to 20 inches possible up in the mountains. and look at this. a few inches of snow, down to 3,000 feet. you know what the gusty winds, you are going to need chains. i wouldn't try to travel until the storm has passed. this one is a moderate storm, a two on the impact scale. light to moderate rain. rainfall from a half inch to inch and a half. so it does look wetter but not as wet as the earlier computer model runs. so we may have to downgrade this even more. gusty winds. here's the hour by hour forecast for sunday. we'll certainly see rain beginning sunday afternoon spreading during the evening hours and continuing monday before this system winds down and we get a brief break. foggy for the morning commute, watch out, a level one system, thursday, friday, much colder air, so you'll need the heavy winter coats or jackets. slight chance of thunder on friday, a break on saturday, a moderate-strength storm sunday, level two. and level o

snow in the sierra nevada, which is encouraging news.s into frei aiday even into late saturday. a winter storm watch for the sierra nevada. 8-12 inches above 4,000 feet. and accumulating snow down to 3,000 feet. you know this is going to be a cold storm. tomorrow morning, not terribly cold. mid-40s to low 50s. later on in the day, mostly cloudy, temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s, and a check of the accuweather seven-day forecast, morning showers tomorrow, giving way to clouds. another system, cold one for thursday into friday. breezy conditions, slight chance of thunder on friday. and a few showers may licknger into saturday. but we're looking for a level two storm on saturday. on monday they could be the strongest of the three. you requecan download the app. >> is there lightning on thursday and friday? >> a slight chance of a thunderstorm. >> level two next week. next week. >>> a terrifying moment ov >>> a walkway at the indonesia stock exchange building chanced under the feet of dozens of visiting students. the moment was captu

to the sierra nevada, it's in the 40s, it's raining. boy, they want the snow, but the snow level's way above 8,000 feet. and speaking of the sierra nevada, about 20% of the average snow pack is what we have now in the northern and southern part of the state. only 9% of the average. we'll be looking at this closely. next week's system looks particularly strong for the southern california community where the thomas fire is. they're going to see some very heavy rain. 60 in the city, as well as fremont and let's take you lieu the next several hours. the rain gathers off the coast through the overnight hours. some heavy downpours, santa rosa, right in through the 10:00 hour, we're looking at some rain. the accuweather seven-day forecast, couple dry days, nice on the weekend, and then the heavier rain next week. >> pretty good timing really. >> i think so. >> thank you very much. >>> this weekend, a fluffy golden doodles are taking over chrissy field. we have a perfect bay area vent for you. natasha with abc7 mornings has teamed up with our f

you see that white, unfortunately temperatures in the upper 30s in the sierra nevada, raining at the truckee and tahoe airport. visibility four miles at the coast, downright danger us in petaluma with zero mile visibility. 51 in fremont and oakland this morning. we're from 12 to 16 degrees colder in the north bay. grab the jacket if you're heading out the door, there's a leftover shower if you're far south of the valley. upper 50s in inland valleys. we'll talk about the next significant chance of rain in the next few days. >>> a fake 911 call, a practice known as swatting, that had deadly consequences in the midwest recently, terrified an east bay family a week ago when a s.w.a.t. team descended on their home. hercules police are investigating the 911 call. we're also learning about a different incident in castro valley. abc 7 news reporter katie utehs has more. >> as soon as i got to the front door, i could see all the spotlights shining onto me. >> reporter: a swarm of police officers, weapons drawn, filled this quiet herculs street surrounding an unsuspecting family. a mother, fat

so it looks nice and winterlike in the sierra nevada, as it should. back home we will see the 30s last through the next hour or so in the north bay. 40s and 50s elsewhere. by noontime, low 50s. and by the afternoon not much warmer. but plenty of sun. enjoy it. we cloid cloud up tomorrow. rain arrives late sunday. we will track it for you for your monday morning commute in the next few minutes. >>> today marks the country year anniversary of donald trump's inauguration, and the president is waking up to a government shutdown. he was supposed to be in florida today celebrating that anniversary. but that trip has been postponed because of the crisis. abc7 news reporter david wright has the reaction from capitol hill. >> reporter: as of this morning, routine government business grinds to a halt after a night of frantic negotiations behind closed doors and on the senate floor. >> government shutdown was 100% avoidable. >> reporter: senators lingered even after the midnight deadline trying to salvage a deal. >> some people are going to have to get off their

showers into thursday, lots of cold air behind this system, one to 2 feet in the sierra nevada. good news here. showing a one on the strongs impact scale tonight and tomorrow, mid to upper 50s looking at a cold afternoon, monday drying out, tuesday chilly with sun and clouds. a two on the impact scale, wednesday moderate with a inch of rein for eastern by the time this one is over. so i'm going to add that to the totals for first system and the rain exits on thursday ch downloading an accuweather app and dry skies friday and saturday. so it should be a good looking week for january. >> and you said we're below normal so we need this. >> 60% to 70% of average. >> thank you. >>> the playstation shoe ♪ ♪ my husband is probably going to think i'm crazy. he thinks i'm going to see my sister! ♪ ♪ sometimes the confidence to be spontaneous starts with financial stability. once i heard it i was shocked. i just thought, i have to go get it! ♪ ♪ it's our tree! ♪ ♪ see how a personalized financial strategy and access to j.p. morgan investment expertise can help you. chase. make more of wha

sierra nevada will get more snow. accuweather seven-day forecast, freezing overnight. tomorrow in the 50s. level one system, sunday evening rain and breezy conditions with more rain on monday. another system on tuesday bringing us more wet weather. a third system wednesday into thursday. wed and breezy. also a level one. notice across the board on the accuweather seven-day forecast it is wintry. as you both know, dion and dan, of course tomorrow morning don't leave home without a jacket. you will be cold. >> thank you for the warning. >> you are welcome. >>> coming up next, what to start working on this weekend so you won't need a passport to board a domestic flight. >> and listen to this, the major deal on cell phone plans. one carrier is offering $700 off the iphone x >>> from highs to lows, the latest unemployment rate in california sets a new record. in december, it fell to 4.3%. that's the lowest since 1976 when records started being kept. in the bay area, all nine counties had a lower unemployment rate than the state average. the state's unemployment development

right through 10:00 people and this will go on thursday as well with lower snow levels in the sierra nevada. thursday night looks rainy as we should be seeing in the winter time. and of course, the swells will be coming up as well early next week. the seven-day forecast, lots of sunshine for friday. bright conditions and milder weather for the weekend. you'll be near 70 degrees on sunday. a chance of a few showers monday night. martin luther king jr. day and then a level one system tuesday, another one wednesday into thursday. so this is a light storm west could be seeing some showers around the bay area as we into the week. keep your umbrellas handy in case we need them as we head into next week. >>> spotted owls and pot don't seem to mix. we'll tell you why. next. >>> and a meeting could change your commute. maybe for the better. or maybe not. we can now repair complex at saortic aneurysmsare, without invasive surgery. if we can do that, imagine what we can do for varicose veins. and if we can precisely treat eye cancer with minimal damage to the rest of the eye, imagine what we can do fo

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winter weather advisory here in the sierra nevada. they picked up about eight inches above 8,000 feet. we're looking for rain to begin this system in the mountains. it's going to change over to snow. so areas of fog here, cloudy this afternoon. heavy rain and wind at times tomorrow. this is a 3 on our storm impact scale. that means it's a strong system and it's going to bring in gusty winds and flooding concerns because it's going to come down pretty heavy in a short period of time. so it develops during the morning commute. if you're out at 7:00 or 8:00 tomorrow morning, you'll get some light rain, but by midday tomorrow, we're looking at some very heavy rain. look at this. noon all across the bay area. when we have rain rates at half an inch to an inch an hour right there in the north bay with nothing to hold that soil in place, we could find some debris flow, some flooding problems and rapid rises in creeks and streams. 8:00 monday night. we've got wind accompanying the heavy rain, then we get a bit of a break. but tuesday morning

it means snow in the sierra nevada. we get a break late friday into saturday. then by sunday, we're looking at another system, this is the stronger one. look at that 11:00, looks like it's going to last the bulk of the day on sunday. then push out of here through monday. we'll watch that for you. winter storm watch in the sierra nevada thursday through friday, 8 to 12 inches above 4,000 feet. finally up to 2 feet in the higher elevations. we're looking at low snow levels down to about 3,000 feet. so over 20 inches down around kirkwood. donner could see 2 feet. tomorrow out and about, look for the conditions to improve in terms of the wet pavement out there with some brighter conditions towards the afternoon. 60 in concord. 61 fremont. keep track of love doppler 7. a little bit of rain, then a break, then the cold system, then a break, then the stronger system. so this is all good news. sorry abobout the gol game or te car wash, not this week. >> spring's not here yet so it's okay. >> aw, heck, that's what i say. >>> a new restaurant opens up on treasure island

week, we're talking a real january feel to the air with cold systems and significant snow in the sierra nevadas. you want to stay tuned for my forecast. >>> well, there was also a high-surf advisory in effect until late this afternoon. you can see people still braving the waters at about noontime. waves along the north bay coast topped 20 feet. and despite the big waves, the maverick surf contest will not be held tuesday. the window to hold the contest will remain open through february. >>> a deputy shot a man who was armed with a barbecue skewer. it happened on the north side of the lake. a person at a home called the sheriff's office saying someone else in the residence was acting bizarrely. deputies got there and confronted the suspect. >> they went to the front door, a man answered the door with a large metal barbecue skewer. he lunged at one of our deputies. he was stopped with a service weapon and the suspect was wounded. >> the suspect is being treated at a hospital in reno. >>> the immigration fight is heating up as well as the courts. administration is once again taking daca applicatio

and certainly 6 to 12 inches of snow in the sierra nevada.already tracking our next storm and this one is going to head towards our region. it is going to dump some heavy rain for one part of the bay area. i'll talk about that, plus a look at five -- count that -- five level once on the storm impact scale over the next seven days. >> sounds good. thank you. >>> the infamous serial stowaway has been arrested again for sneaking onto an airplane without a ticket. this is a new booking photo by chicago police. authorities arrested hartman after she snuck pack -- past security and got onto a british airways flight to london ticketless. she was sent back to chicago. hartman has tried to board and fly without a ticket for several airports, including meta-san jose. >>> authorities investigating last year's deadly mass shooting in las vegas have released crime scene photographs and he information about the gunman, stephen paddock. it shows the hidden cameras paddock set up in the room service cart outside. he appeared to begin planning for mass shooti

i think it's going to be a very good snow producer on the west slow of the sierra nevada. we are getting it. good rain event. we'll talk about how the morning commute is impact by the weather. >>> the chp is reminding people to slow down. one driver hydroplaned on 101 while driving too fast in the rain with three bald tires. the chp says it's a good idea to check your tire tread before going out in the rain and reminding drivers that when it is raining, your car's headlights must be on. >>> this rain as bill said starting to pick up during the evening commute and it's having an impact on the evening commute. you can see how things are going here on interstate 80 in emeryville. boy! slow going especially as everyone heads towards the vallejo direction. >>> here's milpitas on highway 238. the headlights heading in the commute direction. the eastbound direction. the taillights going westbound. stay with us as we continue to track the storm. you can always download our free ktvu weather 'for the latest on the conditions or follow bill and the rest of the weather team on twitte

here is another look at the sierra nevada. you can see above 8,000 feet.rooming the man made snow, so still folks skiing out there, have the mountain to themselves, pretty much. some showers mainly in the south. then partly cloudy this afternoon. our next storm system coming in right in time for your monday morning commute. spending time outside today, you should take advantage of it. 61 degrees with some sun over in the east bay hills. so you're waking up to mid-40s to low 50s. you'll see temperatures gradually climb to the upper 50s by noontime. a mild night with numbers in the 50s as well. level 2 on the way on monday. one to two inches most areas, about an inch on monday. another inch on tuesday. maybe three inches in the hills. and wind gusts up to 50 miles an hour along the higher elevations. here we go, your monday morning is wet for everyone. in the afternoon, the heavy rain gets going. and this is the time we could see some flooding problems from the burn scar areas of the north bay. 7:00 monday night, still rainy. and into tuesday, we're looking

and certainly 6 to 12 inches of snow in the sierra nevada. our next storm and this one is going to head towards our region. it is going to dump some heavy rain for one part of the bay area. i'll talk about that, plus a look at five -- count that -- five level once on the storm impact scale over the next seven days. >> sounds good. thank you. >>> the infamous serial stowaway has been arrested again for sneaking onto an airplane without a ticket. this is a new booking photo by chicago police. authorities arrested hartman after she snuck pack -- past security and got onto a british airways flight to london ticketless. she was sent back to chicago. hartman has tried to board and fly without a ticket for several airports, including meta-san jose. >>> authorities investigating last year's deadly mass shooting in las vegas have released crime scene photographs and he information about the gunman, stephen paddock. it shows the hidden cameras paddock set up in the room service cart outside. he appeared to begin planning for mass shooting in may, googl

they picked up just a little bit of snow in the sierra nevada.camera above the low cloud deck. 51 in san francisco as well as mountain view. 53 in san jose. from our sutro tower camera, here is the fog in the city. alas, the next hour or two with low 40s in the north bay, certainly cooler there, 50 in concord. we'll clear out in the south bay as well, upper 30s in the next few hours. noontime, mid-50s. partly cloudy skies will keep the skies partly cloudy. upper 50s by 4:00 p.m. a few more clouds for your sunday. and then we're talking some pretty big time rain. i'll time it out for you with my accuweather seven-day forecast coming up next, cornell. >> lisa, sounds good, thank you. >>> president trump tweets, "through the my life my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart. i went from very successful businessman to top tv star." abc news reporter david wright has more. >> reporter: this morning "fire and fury" isn't just the title of the capital's newest bestseller, creating long lines at bookstores. >> i hear

week, we're talking a real january feel to the air with cold systems and significant snow in the sierra nevadas. you want to stay tuned for my forecast. >>> well, there was also a high-surf advisory in effect until late this afternoon. you can see people still braving the waters at about noontime. waves along the north bay coast topped 20 feet. and despite the big waves, the maverick surf contest will not be held tuesday. the window to hold the contest will remain open through february. >>> a deputy shot a man who was armed with a barbecue skewer. it happened on the north side of the lake. a person at a home called the sheriff's office saying someone else in the residence was acting bizarrely. deputies got there and confronted the suspect. >> they went to the front door, a man answered the door with a large metal barbecue skewer. he lunged at one of our deputies. he was stopped with a service weapon and the suspect was wounded. >> the suspect is being treated at a hospital in reno. >>> the immigration fight is heating up as well as the courts. administration is once again taking daca applicatio

it's a mix of rain and some high elevation snow in the sierra nevadas. we'll show you a beautiful live picture. they'll get a couple of inches. and going into next week, they'll get some snow. visibility not so good in parts. watch out. definitely low visibility. temperatures, 50s, 60s, a live look at a cloudy sky. foggy areas to start the week. let's get you started with the storm impact scale. this will continue tonight into tomorrow morning. scours are expected. spotty early morning hours on. here's the hour by hour look. 6:00, it is east in the south bay but drizzly elsewhere. we head into the early morning. that moisture push is slowing you down but the rest of weekend should be just fine. temperatures in the mid 30s to the upper 40s. the fog will be around and there will be some early morning showers. plenty of sun. this is a moderate strength storm for monday, tuesday. rain will be heavy at times. wind gusts as high as 30 miles an hour. here's the time line. widespread rain. the worst coming in and then the rain continues through most of tuesday b

certainly to the north and towards sierra, nevada. 50s and maybe a soft 60s to the south. >>> 4:01, and here he is, soft 60s, the guess who. >> that would be one. >> good morning, everyone. lets look at what we have now. westbound 5:80, already slow traffic here as you head out to the altamont pass. this tracy supercmute is getting started with some slowing, that's little slowing after 2:05, after that it looks good from livermore, dublin into castro valley. this is the look at the commute at the bay bridge toll plaza, we have a couple of accidents out there, southbound 101 just after 580, there's a crash, i can't show it to you because our camera there is very, very foggy, but there's a crash in san raphael. give us your extra time if that's your commute. >>> still no word of problems in sonoma county after a 2.2 magnitude earthquake. the geysers, it has small earthquakes. last night's was stronger than most. no serious damage has been reported. >>> a man who died in police custody after police stunned him with a stun gun, they say it shouldn't have been used on him. an investigation b

--y hay mas nieve en camino con la tormenta que estara llegando este lunes y a martes a la sierra nevadauen haciendo de las suyas en hamden, connecticut donde el invierno tiene a los residentes uniendose para poder continuar con sus actividades diarias. --las autoridades estableceron once centros de calentamiento en la sede de la polica local y el departamento de bomberos para permitir que todos los residentes se mantengan a salvo... --y de nuestro pais hasta el continente europeo donde los funcionarios espaÑoles desplegaron 250 soldados para ayudar a cientos de conductores que quedaron atrapados durante la noche debido a una gran tormenta de nieve... --la unidad de rescate de emergencias militares de espaÑa pasó la noche tratando de desenterrar los vehiculos cerca del noroeste de la ciudad de segovia y las lobores continuaron durante las horas de esta maÑana e incluso despues del mediodia... --en el area de la bahia no esperamos nieve pero si fuertes lluvias. la informacion mas completa en nuestra pagina web y en nuestra edicion de las once de la noche... un adolescente de la baha alcan

invernales a travÉs del estado de utah y de hecho, algo de precipitaciÓn continÚa travÉs de la sierra nevadahoras uno que otro aguacero disperso pueda pasar a travÉs del sur de la bahÍa. para maÑana esperamos un dÍa bastante tranquilo. aprovÉchelo las temperaturas mÁximas en el dÍa de hoy, hacia concorde tuvimos estos 59°, 56 para oakland y cerca de 57° en la ciudad de san francisco. va a descender un poco para maÑana. puede llevar su chamarra consigo esperamos 56 para san josÉ, auckland y concÓn. esperamos esos 55 y para la regiÓn de san francisco temperaturas en mediados 50°. de hecho las condiciones marÍtimas han ido mejorando aunque el mar continuÓ bastante picado. durante el dÍa de hoy las zonas han descendido a estos 12 pies de altura. vea entonces el frente que se aproxima y que promete lluvias para nuestra Área de coberturas para el dÍa domingo. el sÁbado gastar tanto tranquilo, el domingo regresa la lluvia de la bahÍa y el lunes es posible que se mantenga hacia horas de la maÑana. el martes volvemos a tener otro dÍa tranquilo y a mediados de la prÓxima semana, otro frente frÍo. Époc

--y es que la nieve que tanto se estaba necesitando en nuestra sierra nevada, por fin ha llegado... partes mas elevadas de la sierra... --esto sin duda alguna son buenas noticias ya que esa nieve termina convirtiendose en una fuente significativa del suministro de agua que alimenta a las reservas de nuestra region... --por cierto, se espera ms nieve para este fin de semana. --y mientras tanto, del otro lado del mundo, en australia.... los bomberos continuan combatiendo dos incendios forestales de gran magnitud... --el fuego continua expandiendose y ardiendo fuera de control en un parque nacional en el sur de la ciudad de sydney... --las autoridades dijeron que al menos mil personas estaban en el parque cuando el fuego inici y tuvieron que ser evacuadas... --las causas del fuego aun no ha sido determinadas y la investigacion continua... salen a la luz dramticas imagenes del momento en que rescatistas buscaban a vctimas tras la explosin de un barco petrolero.... residentes en un vecindario dicen que los violentos atracos a zonas comerciales los tienen atemorizados... el papa francisco

. >> the sierra nevada, the valley, the la-san diego regions, they have high levels of climate risk. >> reporter: of special concern, the area between the foothills and sierra which has suffered tremendous tree loss due to the drought. they are seeing the effects year-round. >> we always talk about file -- we always talk about wildfire season. >> reporter: the current to measure standards -- the current emission standards will not stand up to this risk. >> by the end of the century, 50% of the landscape is at high climate risk. >> reporter: by simply using the standards, the dangers could be cuts. >> we have a lot of lands that are at risk but it's between 20 and 30%. >> reporter: researchers hope politicians will use the data to make decisions to prevent devastating changes from happening. >> they hope it will help the state better manage resources in the future.>>> a grandmother takes on an armed robber who comes storming into her store. it was all caught on tape. >>> the battle intensifies over the remains of charles manson. the self-proclaimed error -- the new self-proclaimed erro

we'll be shivering here and it's going to add to some snowpack in the sierra nevada. i'll have a look at my full accuweather seven-day forecast coming up. >>> bay area members of congress met with their constituents in their districts today to talk about what they call the negative impacts of the republican tax plan. >> we're borrowing from our children's future in order to give tax breaks to the richest people in our country and to corporate america, unpaid for, to them. but paid for by america's children. >> house minority leader nancy pelosi joined fellow democratic congressman mike thompson at an event at the university of san francisco. they called the recently passed tax plan a tax scam. abc 7 news was at lany college in oakland where east bay congressman barbara lee held a town hall meeting. lee called it a teach-in and also phrased the tax plan as a tax scam that needs to be repealed. >> there are certain provisions of this bill that we want to repeal that's going to have serious impact on high constituen and local tax limitations, the mortgage interest rate -

for the sierra nevada, winter storm warning kicks in and starts at noon and goes until friday at 10:00 a.m. and including northeast bernie basin. look at the good lines here already developing off the north coast, but it has a ways to go before it gets here. unless it's in the lake county, i think we're good to go, even northern sonoma county. there could be some underneath that. very light. but the main front is what i'm talking about. fog might play into your forecast than rain. 30s and 40s, palo alto are 39 degrees. low 40s for many here. 39 windsor. hillsburg, and occidental 38, ab vada, when you get this cold air, then the cloud cover coming in, i've seen protections today of santa rosa hitting a high of 49 degrees. i went warmer, 50. it will be cool no matter how you look at it. 36 in truckee. it will take a while for the system to get to the sierra. they have increasing crowds and that's a cold pool -- rainfall looks to be best. north of the golden gate, i would not be surprised if russian river and -- there's cloverdale over an inch of rain. into lake county, there could be goo

and it looks like significant snow in the sierra nevada. this is a preliminary estimate of anywhere from three-quarters of an inch of rain to perhaps an inch of rain wednesday night. so, highs today underneath partly sunny conditions. 58 for you in san francisco. look for 57 in palo alto. 60 in san jose up. download our accuweather app and you can stay up to date with temperatures and live doppler 7. we're dry the rest of the afternoon. that rain will be ending south and east. looking at a partly cloudy day tomorrow, two on our storm impact scale for wednesday. it ends later on thursday. at this point, the weekend looks dry and it does look dry beyond this. so, hopefully this next system will bring up our totals. three-quarters of an inch to an inch. >> keep building that snow base, too. >> right. >> you have a dog, right? >> uh-huh. >> if you have a dog, you're urged to get your four-legged friend vaccinated for the flu. the spca has confirmed flu in the city. symptoms are eye discharge, nasal discharge, cough or fever. in the south bay, m

california has had just a quarter of the normal snow pack in the sierra nevada.he state water project provides drinking water to more than half of california's nearly 40 million people as well as two farms. >>> all new this morning the ten hottest neighborhoods for home buyers in the entire country are all in the bay area. mostly in the south bay. a real estate web side red fin put to get this report and the hottest neighborhood is the bucknall neighborhood in san jose. you can see the other hot neighborhoods on your screen there, there are lts spots in santa clara and sunnyvale. the report says that the other hot neighborhoods are sunny side in san francisco and blacow in fremont. red fin says this is all because tech workers are getting priced out of the peninsula. >>> facebook says it's changed its mind and will keep news in your news feed. >> this after a tremendous pressure from a publisher. >> facebook originally says it would start kwaurk news articles in your facebook feed, the company claimed it was so you would see more baby pictures, many suspected it

in the sierra nevada, snow levels are pretty high. but that's going to be changing, right now 80 reporting snow, heading towards truckee, i do not advise trial. the snow level is going to drop pretty low, winds are going to be howling and that means white house conditions, snow level down to 25,0,500 feet where youy see accumulation. take a look at the rainfall totals here in the bay area, .33 inch in santa rosa, liver more .20, san jose you have not measured yet but that will be changes, temperatures in the 40s, 50s, you see those rain drops on the lens, slow going in the area tonight and just about area as cold showers and breezy conditions continue through tomorrow. and another storm is coming our way on sunday, the current storm is a light level 1, rainfall estimates quarter to a half-inch. snow level between 2,500 and 3,000. and watch out for that dangerous surf. right now the swells are building, 23 feet in monterrey bay, until 4:00 p.m. tomorrow. so deadly rip currents are possible and the swells you want to watch from far away

we'll be shivering here and it's going to add to some snowpack in the sierra nevada. i'll have a look at my full accuweather seven-day forecast coming up. >>> bay area members of congress met with their constituents in their districts today to talk about what they call the negative impacts of the republican tax plan. >> we're borrowing from our children's future in order to give tax breaks to the richest people in our country and to corporate america, unpaid for, to them. but paid for by america's children. >> house minority leader nancy pelosi joined fellow democratic congressman mike thompson at an event at the university of san francisco. they called the recently passed tax plan a tax scam. abc 7 news was at lany college in oakland where east bay congressman barbara lee held a town hall meeting. lee called it a teach-in and also phrased the tax plan as a tax scam that needs to be repealed. >> there are certain provisions of this bill that we want to repeal that's going to have serious impact on high constituents, the state and local tax limitations, the mortgage in

if you're head to go the sierra nevada, partly cloudy with temperatures starting out in the 20s. 50s in the afternoon. >> lisa, thank you. >>> happening today organizers will decide whether conditions will be ideal for running the mavericks surf contest on monday or tuesday. >> big swells predicted to hit the northern california coast. cornell bernard tells us organizers and locals getting ready just in case around half moon bay. >> reporter: the crew at mavericks surf shot is getting ready hoping the big wave rumors are true. >> everybody you talk to pretty much knows about mavericks and this community and the world. >> we're all excited to get mavericks back on track. >> reporter: brian overfeldt say they're targeting monday or tuesday to run the famous surf competition. a storm in the pacific is predicted to bring big waves. >> we're hoping the storm stays in the window and actually we're hoping it increases and the weather cooperates and we get a great day. >> reporter: 24 of the world's elite surfers are standing by for official word that mavericks is on. pro surfer washburn has

not so much in the south bay and a little snow in the sierra nevada with a winter weather advisory. this is the plan through the 7:00, 8:00 hour. pushes to the south and east. by 11:00 maybe a few isolated showers in the east bay and on the peninsula. waking up this morning, it's mild in the lower 50s. got the cloud cover, breezy winds in the upper elevations. you'll need the jacket. sending the kids out. it's going to be wet throughout the morning hours in the inland valleys. a stray shower at 11:00. then we're looking at a few peeks of sun out there for the afternoon. another chance of rain coming up throughout the middle of the week. >>> lots of standing water and potential for hydroplaning out there. we've got a full chp log. this is southbound highway 1 near skyline boulevard or manor boulevard. all lanes are blocked here now southbound. there was a wrong-way driver and was a head-on collision. southbound 1 is right now blocked at that intersection. might want to take 280 until we get more information from the chp. elsewhere, an accident that's been moved north 880. it was orig

there's tons of new powder in the sierra nevada. caltrans crews have been working around the clock the last couple nights to get the roads like interstate 80 and highway 50 ready for big crowds. after the bone dry december skiers, riders, you can imagine, are pumped. >> early morning you guys got to get out here. get out here quick before all the powder runs are gone because we're getting freshys. >> it's on. >> i'm excited. >> it's awesome. i love it. being able to come up here every weekend, it's amazing being able to live in that area like that and being able to experience that. >> a lot of people woke up to this in the tahoe area, their vehicles buried by fresh powder. it's not just great news for skiers, but for the snowpack as well. ken, it's called freshies that's helped get the snow back above 30%. we went dry today. is that a sign of things to come? the answer in your seven-day is coming up. >>> coming up at 6:00 tonight, a new setback for the victims of the wine country wildfires, construction stalled because of a labor sh

take a look around the region, around the state we are seeing snow in the mountains, snow in the sierra nevadas. we have a slight chance of showers accompanied by thunderstorms, thunderstorms, a slight chance. want to show you where it's coming down. palama a ras road, about .65 per hour. redwood shores parkway into east palo alto, showers now. in wider picture showing you what's going on. this storm is still not done yept. there's a lot of cold air that has to get through. that's coming in our direction. through tomorrow, this is a level one system. another tept to a third of an inch. 3,000 to 3500 feet, watch out for dangerous surf. this takes you through the overnight hours, there will be scattered showers. i'll be back to let you know how many more storms are coming. >> thanks very much. >> try as they might, the republicans could not pass a temporary measure to keep the lights on. democrats have demanded that a dreamers deal must be a part of any plan to shut down. >> who will pay the political price for all this? here's kenneth mouton. >> late thursday evening the house passed a pressure

(steve) if you are headed to the sierra nevada mountains this weekend...sh powder. snow covered the mountain range last night. according to the national wether services... some areas are seeing as much as a foot of snow. the slick roads had some drivers spinning out of control. so if you are headed to the snow... don't forget those chains. it's also a good idea to bring extra clothes, blankets, snacks and water in case of an emergency. lawrence karnow: we enjoyed a little of everything today. showers, sunshine and even reports of lightning were all part of todays weather. you can see a few showers on the doppler radar but they are more widely scattered. showers will diminish overnight. the big story to night will be the cold temperatures as the cold arctic air settles in. lows tonight will be in the 20s and 30s inland with 30s and 40s around the bay and coast. on the satellite you can see the clouds still swirling behind the cold front and moving into the bay area. high pressure should briefly build in to start the weekend but it looks like more rain after

pushing in towards the pacific northwest some snow likely over the rockies some snow for the south sierra nevada this means little bit of rain affecting san francisco at times though los angeles is expected to remain dry down into central parts of america the winds coming in from the east or northeast we've got lots of showers along the caribbean coastline of the isthmus all the way from panama up through towards the yucatan peninsula and indeed some showers pushing in towards mexico city tearing wednesday as the oil is the caribbean we still have a fair amount of cloud across parts of cuba in the bahamas but generally weather conditions here are looking better and there will be a fair matter sunshine kingston jamaica enjoying some very pleasant weather conditions heading into south america we've seen some flooding rain affecting southern parts of brazil in recent days that looks to be easing those improve for the situation here dry in point as areas in argentina with highs of twenty six. rio has big plans to turn its largest favelas into spectacles. but inside the favelas because of it has big

california water managers are measuring as little as 3 percent of normal snowpack in the areas of the sierra nevada mountains. this is after the first survey of the year. up to 60 percent of california's water supply starts out as snow. sierra snowpack stands at one-fourth of normal amount across the region. however, the department of water resources says it's too early to be concerned about falling back into a drought. and that the state's reservoirs still have good supplies from a rainy winter last year. now to our four zone forecast... taking a live look outside at s-f-o. kron-4's meteorologist lawrence karnow is here now with the forecast lawrence karnow: the first rain of 2018 moved in today. showers started this morning and the rain continues. there are even a few isolated storms poppiing up around the bay area. you can see the rain on doppler radar. most of it has been light so far but we will see pockets of heavy rain as some of those thunderstorms move through. on the satellite image you can see as high pressure has finally given way and let rain return. the air very unstable on the back s

we will be producing snow in the sierra nevada and low snow levels. showers and it will wind down by the afternoon hours. in terms of the rainfall totals, most of you will be in the quarter to 3/4 of an inch and in terms of wave height, the waves are high. 10 to 13 feet, but only going to build more. a high surf warning has been issued. 10:00 p.m. wednesday to thursday. i stay away from the coast if you can or watch the waves from far away. they will be rough and dangerous rip currents are possible. in the sierra, 12:00 p.m. thursday to about 4:00 p.m. friday. the snow up there up to 20 inches is possible and a few inches down to 3,000 feet. that winter watch is up for above 4,000 feet where 8 to 12 inches is expected. i have to tell you, i took a peek at the latest models and not looking as impressive. for now, a moderate storm and moderate to heavy rain. a couple of inches and sunday and monday and gusty winds. this is sunday afternoon. rain in the north bay, yellow showing up indicating moderate rain going into monday. there will be more fresh powd

square miles from the bay bridge past the oakland bridge and on and on camp mather the city owned sierra nevadaacility is outings outside the gate of yosemite park it dates back before the area became is a popular vacation it i sites it was home to indians who made the camp where the coral now stands up and artifacts are found sometimes arrest this was the tree that the native people calm for the ac accordions that had a high food value the acorns were fatally off the trees in september but they would come up prosecute the foothills and were recipe the same as the people that came to camp camp is celebrating it's 90th year and the indians were up here for 4 thousand we see every day of them in the grinding rocks around the camp we have about 15 grinding sites in came so it was a major summer report area for the 92 hawks. >> through there are signs that prosperity were in the area it was not until the early part of the century with the 76 began the construction of damn in helpfully a say mill was billed open the left hand of the math for the construction by which lake was used to float logs need

a winter storm dumped nearly a foot of much-needed snow in higher elevations of the sierra nevada.is video from northstar. but... the storm has moved out as a lot of people head up to the mountains. chain controls have been lifted on interstate 80 between sacramento and reno. but chains or snow tires are required over several sierra passes. we have all of that information on our website at kron4 dot com. (grant) now to our four zone forecast... as we take this live look outside at the embarcadero... joining us now is chief meteorologist lawrence karnow... ... lawrence karnow: we enjoyed a little of everything today. showers, sunshine and even reports of lightning were all part of todays weather. you can see a few showers on the doppler radar but they are more widely scattered. showers will diminish overnight. the big story to night will be the cold temperatures as the cold arctic air settles in. lows tonight will be in the 20s and 30s inland with 30s and 40s around the bay and coast. on the satellite you can see the clouds still swirling behind the cold front and moving into the ba

it's a chilly system, some snow in the sierra nevada, and trace amounts in the south bay. quarter of an inch in the north bay. and highs tomorrow, kind of cool over the east bay hills in the low 60s. upper 60s in the south bay. the accuweather seven-day forecast, we've got the mildest day tomorrow, you download our accuweather app and keep track of the showers in your neighborhood, with live doppler 7 hd, and we have 1s across the board except for wednesday. by the time we get to the end of the week, it's going to feel hike winter. the good news is, we'll get some sierra snow. and we haven't had much of it. >> chilly showers on thursday. if you know what that means. no golf. >> oh, sorry. >> lisa, thank you very much. >>> still ahead on "abc7 news" at 11:00, it's back to earth for spacex and its cargo craft. okay mcdonald's. i see your one, two and three dollar deals. tell you what, i'll raise you five. introducing value jack's way. five great ways to save. like i tell jack jr., it's all about big values, jr. prices. that's value jack's way. woman: so, greg, it's a lot to

this will be a more productive system for the all-important sierra nevada. >> do they have much snowi now? >> not really frank. they lost a lot because of the rain they got about a week ago. >> it did not translate into snow then. >> so this next one will be colder. it will be reductive for snow and the next one coming in on sunday and monday will be productive. >> will it be at lower elevations? >> yes. it could be anywhere from a foot and a half and if things went well, it could be three feet of four feet of snow. i talked to a lot of guys as far as the mavericks surf goes and they wish they could have done it monday. then today, the went back -- winds was not right. >> it is so tricky because conditions have to be just right. thank you bill. >>> stanford is going to get another year of one of the best college football players in the country. bryce love said he is coming back for his senior season. he ran for more than 2000 yards last season and was expected to be picked in the first few rounds of the nfl draft, but the stanford football team tweeted that he will be returning to pl

heading out of town and you have the fog this morning to contend with. 50s in the sierra nevada. rain. we do have lots of fog this morning here. by late morning, early afternoon, we're sunny. partly cloudy skies. 20s to start out and of course they're continuing to make snow. >>> president trump will have his first physical exam today. >> the oldest person ever to be elected president. the 71-year-old has pushed back on questions he's mentally unfit for office. over the weekend he said he was a very stable genius. the president will have his checkup done at the walter reed military hospital. you'll be able to check out the tesla new model 3 in a showroom. >> that's almost two years ago now. elissa harrington is live for us. >> reporter: people waiting two years to get their hands on one of these cars today will get to go inside of one of the vehicles, ask questions. we are here outside the tesla showroom in palo alto, just one of two places in the whole state of california where the model 3 will be on display for public for the very first time. the other location is in los angele

all these come together, i think the sierra nevada and shasta las -- rainfall okay but when you get the cold systems, they don't tap into moisture. 60s and -- but mid 60s toward the santa clara valley and parts of the peninsula. get ready for the rain and colder air. the next system -- >>> coming up, faced with base area housing shortage. the creative approach some people are taking to get their family members a home. >>> let's take a look at the market. stocks soaring across the board as the market bounces back from that slightly down day yesterday. the dow jones as you can see, now above the 26,000 mark once again. up 300 points. jack and health care companies accounted for the gain s this wednesday. the nasdaq up 76 points and the s&p 500 up 27 points. a lot of people making money on the market today. a lot of people spending money over christmas and shoppers spent a record amount online. according to adobe an -- they spent -- that's $14 billion more than the previous year. the research group says more than a third of online revenue came from purchases made on smartphones and tablets

in the sierra nevada the winter weather advisory starts tonight with the cold air showing up tuesday. most of us will not see snow as it is above the lake level. this is the best system by far but unfortunately this might be too much too soon. 50s and 60s for the temperatures so we will botch those bay -- burn areas.>>> two men shot while trying to protect their property. >> in a split second i saw the muzzle flash and i had been shot. >> what they saw outside of the home prompting them to jump into action. >>> concerns of a shortage in medicine as the flu continues to spread in california. okay mcdonald's. i see your one, two and three dollar deals. tell you what, i'll raise you five. introducing value jack's way. five great ways to save. like i tell jack jr., it's all about big values, jr. prices. that's value jack's way. it's value jack's way. like jack's one-of-a-kind breakfast pockets for $2 each. three of jack's famous tacos and a small drink for $3! or a classic bonus jack combo for $5! it's like i tell jack jr., it's all about big values, jr. prices. >>> welcome back to "morni

maybe even towards davis and sacramento valley and up into the sierra nevada. coming out of the northwest, it is beginning to lighten up. more towards sacramento areas north and also east. but we're close enough that we have to mention it for us. a couple one hundredths could be in the mix for today. not enough but enough to say there is light rain here. includes up to the northwest. 40s and 50s. we had a few 30s with the breaks in the clouds but now that the clouds have come in, a lot more 40s. blackhawk is 43. san ramon is in there as well. alamo, lafayette, mid-40s. 48, pinole, el sobrante and el cerrito. there is your morning trifecta right there. sfo, the wind was picking up and howling around 4:00. things have quieted down. 30s up in the mountains. blue canyon is now reporting light rain. last i saw. and light rain is still down towards san diego but almost done. but the clean-up, big clean-up has begun for those up in the santa barbara area. to you san is getting -- tucson is getting rain. and the rain that we had is moving into new mexico. and this is t

california water managers are measuring as little as 3 percent of normal snowpack in the areas of the sierra nevadantains. this is after the first survey of the year. up to 60 percent of california's water supply starts out as snow. sierra snowpack stands at one- fourth of normal amount across the region. however, the department of water resources says it's too early to be concerned about falling back into a drought. and that the state's reservoirs still have good supplies from a rainy winter last year. (pam) developing tonight.... a rough winter on the east coast - and it's about to get much worse. as catherine heenan reports.. within 24 hours, new york and new england are due to feel the full force of nature ... a superstorm nature ... a superstorm known as bombogenesis. "the weather meteorologists have started to talk about this is bombogenesis." "it's going to be incredibly low temperatures." "anywhere from eight to 12 inches of snow with very strong winds."