sierra leone has been declared free of ebola. this is how the people have been celebrating, in the capital, freetown. no new ebola cases in the past 42 days but neighboring guinea is still trying to rid itself of the deadly virus. the ebola virus hit the country hard. it suffered more case he of the virus than the neighboring liberia and guinea.at least 30% of children have lost at least one parent. 4,000 people have died and that's been a big impact on countries. ebola is still a threat and the world health organization is warning that for sierra leone this is just the end of the current crisis. vanessa wolfman joins us now via skype from sierra leone. there must be a lot of relief there, ticked with sadness for those who lost their lives. >> absolutely. i think we which are fortunate enough to be with our national inspection team, to the declaration that was announced for w.h.o. answered as the statement came out everyone sort of jumped up and started cheering and laughing and clapping. and but there were a lot of tears and rea

there was over 4,000 ebola survivors in sierra leone. this man lost nine of his family members, including his mother and children. >> this brings my mind back from what i am going to do today, for me. it's a painful and sad day. >> people now want to get back to their normal lives. >> we have been suffering, we have no jobs, and we ask help to bring back the economy. >> the official announcement ending the outbreak was made in freetown. after 42 days without a new case can the outbreak be over. that's double the time of the incubation period for the virus. sierra leone has been declared free. liberia had one, involving in a second 42 day countdown. liberia is free of the outbreak, but elsewhere the situation is giving concern. guinea is reporting cases and sierra leone's president warned people not to relax just quote yet. sierra leone's health workers risk their lives battling the virus day in and out. many shunned by family and friends. they did not give up. >> this is an epidemic. we have already taken on board to treat patients. i se

the sierra will have snow. it's going to be cold.alking about temperatures tomorrow afternoon in the 60s. that will be with us all week long. fall has fallen. >> what about the commute tomorrow morning? >> will be wet. count on rain. >> and some extra time? >> absolutely. >> thank you. >>> just in time for halloween a good look at the asteroid nasa nicknamed the great pumpkin. it looks kind of spooky. this video was shot bay telescope on earth as the asteroid came near. the asteroid is large as a football stadium and is moving $80,000, that's 22 miles per second. how close did it come to earth? it was estimated to be 300,000 mileses away. further than the money but close according to cosmic standards. tonight, it's sunday night football night in america. and we'll be on again at 11:00 tonight. until then, stay up to date on nbcbayarea.com. >>> this sunday, a campaign in crisis. slipping poll numbers, a staff shakeup, and now a disastrous debate performance. does jeb bush have what it takes to win the republican nomination? >> i've go

celebrations in sierra leone after the country is declared free of ebola. a race against timesaving panama's frogs from a deadly virus. ♪ egypt has confirmed there was a loud noise heard in the last second of the cockpit recording recovered from last week's plane crash. a man leading the investigation says all possibilities are being considered as to what caused the plane to plummet and all were killed when flight 9268 crashed in the sinai peninsula and paul brennan reports. >> reporter: it's been seven days since metro jet 9268 fell out of the sky taking 224 people to their deaths and flowers were laid at the crash site in the desert and after a week of rumors and speculation and finally a officin official stat from investigators. >> debriss are scattered over a wide area, more than 13 kilometers in length which is consistent with an in-flight break up. some parts of the wreckage are missing and it is hoped to locate them in the in coming days. >> reporter: the lead investigators confirmed that metro jet 9268 was 23 minutes 18 seconds in the journey and re

cold front pushing in to the sierra nevad nevada.ng overnight tonight as that continues through the next couple of hours. here's time line 11:00 p.m. tonight. clouds few showers as we head to midnight. most of the activist down towards the monterey bay. gilroy area and then at 2 or 3:00 o'clock in the morning still can't rule out shower in the south by and santa cruz mountains but morning when you get going most of the north bay is clear. rest with cloud cover this clearing will allow the temperatures to drop. santa rosa 37 tomorrow morning. local frost wednesday morning 34 degrees. national weather service will likely he shall a frost advisory for our inland valley so keep that in mean as we head to the next couple day days. mean time to bring out the electric trek blanket. chill with us until sunday monday when the numbers come up. sought coldest spots mid upper 30's north bay valley most of the rest of you when you get going tomorrow in the 40's. dress warmly when you get going and then for the afternoon long sleeves probably do i

cold front pushing in to the sierra nevad nevada. more showers will be ending overnight tonight as that continues through the next couple of hours. here's time line 11:00 p.m. tonight. clouds few showers as we head to midnight. most of the activist down towards the monterey bay. gilroy area and then at 2 or 3:00 o'clock in the morning still can't rule out shower in the south by and santa cruz mountains but morning when you get going most of the north bay is clear. rest with cloud cover this clearing will allow the temperatures to drop. santa rosa 37 tomorrow morning. local frost wednesday morning 34 degrees. national weather service will likely he shall a frost advisory for our inland valley so keep that in mean as we head to the next couple day days. mean time to bring out the electric trek blanket. chill with us until sunday monday when the numbers come up. sought coldest spots mid upper 30's north bay valley most of the rest of you when you get going tomorrow in the 40's. dress warmly when you get going and then for the afternoon

sierra leone has officially been declared free of ebola. this is how people have been celebrating in the capital city. world health organize says no new ebola cases in the past 42 days but neighboring guinea is still struggling to rid itself of the deadly virus. sierra leone might be breathing a sigh of relief. the ebola virus hit the country hard. it suffered more cases of ebola than neighboring guinea when the first outbreak was recorded in march, 2014. over 12,000 children in sierra leone have lost at least one adult who looked after them. over 3,000 have lost both parents to the viruvirus. in total, 4,000 people have died the that's had a big impact on village economies. across the border, ebola is still a threat and the world health organization is warning even for sierra leone, this is just the ends of the current crisis. vanessa workmans heads the response team in sierra leone. she says saturday's announcement is a major milestone. >> we were unfortunate enough to be with our national team at our ebola center to listen to the declara

mount hamilton will see a mix of rain and snow in the sierra. the chains are required and it is still snowing. the winter storm warning is going until noon tomorrow. we have colder air coming in behind the system and that means the temperatures will plunge. i'll let you know how cold and what's in store for your holiday coming up. >> thanks very much. happening in the sierra there are chain requirements on interstate 80 and 50. this was the scene near donner summit. you can see the roads coated in snow in this cal trans video. abc7's laura anthony made the trek to the sierra. >> five and a half hours. that's how long it took us to get to donner summit. a tough day of travel thanks to a steady snowfall and cold temperatures. >> this is the downside of a trip to the mountains at the height of a storm. though most people this early in the season seem to be taking it in stride. i am just gonna get out of here until i have some success. >> for eastbound travelers on interstate 80 headed to the high sierra the back up begins well below the snow level.

the snow is up in the sierra nevada. this will be a rather snowy week for those of you who need the travel. you're out of time now. the colder air is starting to work down as the low begins to move closer toward us. some of these will pack intense showers, they will be in later tonight. even though rainfall amounts are only a couple 100s we could pick up a couple 100s to half inch. we're not done yet, i don't think we'll be until wednesday night. the sierra looks good for snow. up above, above the passes and crests maybe 2 inches. below that the snow level down to 4,000, 5000 or lower. 50s on the temps the breezes picked up. to the north bay 50s or 40s for is. 57, 55, had a lot of fog this morning, northwest gusting 25, 16 gusts to 22 at concord. sfo 21, gusts to 31. san jose west, livermore west. 30 in truckee, snow on the way. ukiah 51 right now. that cold air is plunging. the low will work in tonight, the low will end up in the sierra. to eastern nevada and row date back by the weekend. a mix of clouds and sun, rain m

we're talking about the sierra. it is really coming down over there. bouts of heavy snow moving towards lake tahoe and as we go through the rest of the morning, we to see a more widespread rain. this is a look at the futurecast and it shows us 7:30 this morning where there will be a heavy band of rain moving in and we'll see several of those as we go through not only the morning, but early afternoon and we could have quite a bit of rain coming down and being measured as we go into this evening. i'll detail that coming up in a few minutes, let's check in now with mike to see how the early commute is going. >> good morning, kari. this is the area i was driving earlier this morning and sprits on the windshield. not enough to really present a problem here or anywhere in the silicon valley. the foster city side of the san mateo bridge. there's the high rise coming across and we'll watch as the weather changes. times out there about 7:30, 8:00, folks going to school. remember, that will affect your day around the local traffic especially around the schools.

. -- these three sierras. >>> and e. coli outbreak linked to to costco chicken salad has spread to seven states including california. the center for disease control does not know what is in the chicken salad that caused the outbreak. 19 people have gotten sick including two people who developed kidney failure. officials are urging people who bought the chicken on or before last friday to throw it away. >>> members of congress are trying to help fishermen who can catch and sell dungeness crab. commercial season on hold because of toxic algae. the california representatives announced plans to request federal disaster relief for the fisherman if the season is canceled for good. recent tests came back clear but two more rounds of tests are needed before fishing can be allowed. >>> yesterday's rain brought up a for 2 snow -- a foot of snow in the sierras. it is still cold and windy and the slowing down traffic is a mess. chains are required on highway 50 and interstate 80. in the sierra. >>> so dangerous out here. get your ch

. >>> sierra leone has been declared officially ebola free. this is how people have been celebrating in the capital freetown. the world health organization says there have been no new ebola cases in the past 42 days but neighboring guinea is still trying to rid itself of the deadly virus. >>> sierra leone play be breathing a sigh of relief but the ebola virus hit the country hard. more in neighboring guinea where the first outbreak was declared in march twe 14. at least 20% have lost one adult who looked after them, in total 4,000 people have died and that's a big impact on village economies. in guinea and liberia, ebola is still a threat and the world health organization is warning for sierra leone this is just the end of the current crisis. are international medical corps ebola response team in sierra leone, speaking from the area, she said saturday's announcement was a major milestone. >> we were fortunate enough to be, to listen to the declaration that was announced for w.h.o, and as the statement came out everyone sort of jumped up and st

. >>> you know with the rain comes the snow in the sierra nevada. this is what it looked like this weekend at donner pass. drivers are urged to use chain as a precaution right now. cal trans is fully staffed with 20 plow trucks treating the roads. warning signs are up for drivers telling them to be careful. >>> we, of course, will keep track of the storm throughout the morning for us, but to see it for yourself, download our free nbc bay area map. personalized forecasts for your neighborhood. >>> more breaking news this morning, a busy intersection is shut down after a deadly car crash in south san jose. it happened about an hour ago right near redmond avenue. firefighters say a pickup truck hit the center divide around 3:30 this morning. three men were inside the truck. the driver has died and the other two men are in the hospital. almadon expressway will be closed for some time. bob redell is headed there and will get us an update as soon as he gets more information. >>> an update to breaking news we're following from overseas. a jordanian killing

mount hamilton will see a mix of rain and snow in the sierra. the chains are required and it is still snowing. the winter storm warning is going until noon tomorrow. we have colder air coming in behind the system and that means the temperatures will plunge. i'll let you know how cold and what's in store for your holiday coming up. >> thanks very much. happening in the sierra there are chain requirements on interstate 80 and 50. this was the scene near donner summit. you can see the roads coated in snow in this cal trans video. abc7's laura anthony made the trek to the sierra. >> five and a half hours. that's how long it took us to get to donner summit. a tough day of travel thanks to a steady snowfall and cold temperatures. >> this is the downside of a trip to the mountains at the height of a storm. though most people this early in the season seem to be taking it in stride. i am just gonna get out of here until i have some success. >> for eastbound travelers on interstate 80 headed to the high sierra the back up begins well below the snow level.

that we would talk about the sierra, the scene towards internet 80.nd that they will be in that order once all said and done. and the highest elevations mainly up to the 60s for the afternoon highs. somewhat of a nice recovery for their afternoon hours. and ahead the five-day forecast, more sunshine on a tuesday and wednesday partly sunny skies. and coming up in a few degrees, then looking for more rain clouds, nothing to show you, able to point towards the other storm coming up, but that's not the case right there and that extended dry period of weather and that it would not last for long. >> three in a row for the wet weather. >> yes, very productive sequence. and at least that the forecast models, they might change. that we'll be the first to tell you if they do. >> thank you, mark. >>> some are calling it the godzilla of el niÑos bringing much-needed hope for the bay area. ocean temperatures are already above average, but there are some concerns that el niÑo this winter, that they will bring in heavy winters, mud slides and the large surf to the b

what's next is no fall, lots of it in the sierra.the actual low-pressure area is being directly over sacramento setting the most unstable air right into the mountains. the snowfall break in and around reno south lake tahoe is 4 inches of snow per hour. a couple showers popping up in the south a over the santa cruz mountains perry south the castroville and monterey. what's the deal with monday? 97 percent of the rainfall that has fallen in san jose this year has fallen on monday, most of it last monday and this monday, only 51 hundredths of an inch has fallen on a date is not monday. tuesday it will be chilly, 44 in san jose, 44 napa. it should be much colder tomorrow night and nights thereafter. there is no up-and-down the sierra. hour raise money down. chance of shower's tomorrow but in its wake a north wind and this one is going to be two or 3 degrees cooler than the one we had last week which was cold, cold enough to get frost. mornings will be frosty wednesday, thursday, and friday morning in north bay valleys and east bay valley

sierra. >> they are expecting over a foot of snow in the higher els of the sierra. here in the bay area, we're going over an inch of rain so far already in some of the rain buckts and still coming down. it will continue to stream into san francisco, san jose, oakland. pretty much all of the bay area. at for another two or three hours before it starts to taper off. i'll detail the cool and windy weather that will follow and how long before we see another chance of rain. that's coming up in a few minutes. let's check in now with mike to see where you're slowing down in your morning commute. >> kari, folks should slow down pretty much everywhere because it is slippery between your roadways right now. live look at dublin, but expected to see more traffic flowing because of the slower conditions that you would demand and the volume. it's not so bad here. let's look at the reason why. traffic is held up over here in greenville. look at that. live cameras over here. it's not bad. the jam coming out

snow in the sierra. everything when it comes to weather. every drop of rainfall, there were many today. interstate 80, yes, there it is. not the best if you are traveling but that is the price to pay for what we hope will be the first of dozens of storms this winter. wondering, was this el nino? no. it came from the north. alarm will enhance the subtropical -- el nino will enhance the subtropical jet stream. concord, walnut creek, pittsburg, antioch, vacaville, napa and that quickly the rain dove off to the south and east and it is gone. one lightning strike there along interstate 80. north and east of sacramento. this storm is finished. cloudy skies today. temperatures well below average. concord 64. morgan hill 58 for a high. oakland 66. san jose 65. tonight chilly, redwood city straight. fremont straight degrees. 43 in santa rosa. -- 48. fremont 48 degrees. 43 in santa rosa. things pick upped this morning, the -- picked up this morning, the low-pressure system picked up. what is next? the ridge over my shoulder here. we are getting not a

there's snow in the sierra. there's good rain around santa cruz. some may be turning to snow. this is the last part of the system. it did what we thought. not a lot of rain but some rain. now we're getting the cold showers. we're about done with this system as it pushes south, out to the valley and the sierra nevada. flurries in truckee. winding down. if you must travel today it will be better. the cool air is in place. this is berkeley skinny. 42 in berkeley and you said the temperature was going to drop. you weren't kidding. second day i dodged the rain. 30s for many already, and these will be on the way down, and tomorrow looks to be the coldest. upper 30s for some and low 40s. antioch at 43, lots of 20s. blue canyon reporting fog. 34 arcadia and ukiah. as it does dry area air will come behind that. cold water, the air is colder than the water temps. breezy cool, not as windy as yesterday. below normal temps with lots of 50s. they will stick and stay, they are not going anywhere until the weekend. tomorrow looks fine. it will be cold. a few upper 20s. >> i'm going on a turk

it's going to bring sierra snow and gusty wind. it is an early season storming in we are not used to seeing until december. get ready the rain is already starting to fall across parts of northern california. let's time this out. tomorrow, really all morning long we'll say dry, it is not until 12 or 1:00 the north bay will see showers first. and then 5:00 still north of the golden gate bridge. in the evening hours the showers spread south and we've got something to talk about. winter storm. a winter storm watch is in effect for the sierra. we'll talk more about that and the winds nar going to pick up and ll. >>> an early and disappointing end to halloween formal-goers in milpitas. an entire movie theater and restaurant at the great mall in told ty area had to be evacuated because of a bomb threat. there coppola is live there. chuck, it had to be disturbing for people if that theater suddenly told to evacuate. >> reporter: disturbing and inconvenient. fortunately, however, no bomb was found. but it was a very busy night here at the g

sierra leone has been declared ebola free by the world health organisation.hey were given the all clear after passing 42 days without any cases of the deadly virus. >> taiwan completed a commitment not to seek independence from china. the two leaders shook hands after 66 years. >>> candidates in myanmar held their final rallies before the parliamentary election on sound. a step towards democracy. the opposition says there's a lot to go. scott heidler has score. >> reporter: with the election posters down and campaigning coming to a halt. myanmar is hours away from heading to the polls. an historic vote the whole world is watching. over the past two months most of the cities and towns see extensive campaigning. something the 50 million people something the 50 million people something the 50 million people here have not witnessed in a quarter of a century, a general election with all political parties running. especially the national league especially the national league for democracy, aung san suy kyi. the n.l.d. is the front runner in the polling. >> reporter

that is what is winding down over the sierra for today. if you're traveling to sierra, a few scattered showers remain in the forecast. giving you a look at what's happening here at home, we're off to a very cold tart. santa rosa freezing 32 degrees. san francisco checking in at 45. upper 30s in oakland. liver more 38. san jose 37 degrees. that was definitely the headline for us here at home. the dry, chilly weather will remain in place for thanksgiving day. winds should be generally light. a light breeze when temperatures are this cool going to feel uncomfortable. here's a look at storm tracker two. partly cloudy skies outside our door. for the sierra for today, the system moving off to the east. a few wrap around showers definitely a possibility here. if you're going out for your holiday, be prepared for that. future cast model, notice the clouds well off the coastline for us. mostly sunny skies in store today and future cast picks up on moisture that remain overs the sierra. the rest of the state looking fairly dry. thanksgiving, few sca

take a look at the snow falling at some of the ski resorts in the sierra.nd. and there is even more snow expected later this week. >> dave : the white done in the south in yosemite will last until love for o'clock tomorrow afternoon--until about 4:00 the winds will be a challenge and will last until thanksgiving here is the storm tracker 4 we are turning our attention now to the temperatures and here is the forecast for tomorrow cold temperatures in the peninsula and by the noon hour we graduate close to the '60s in certain spots and look it how much progress the 30's already have a lot of the inland regions and to buy things given morning--by thanksgiving morning it should be sunnier than a normal little bit by the afternoon but will still be called for the next several days these other highs expected for tomorrow and here's your seven day forecast there we scattered mild showers on tuesday >> pam the latest kron-4 hero... it's a monthly segment we've started, to highlight how some bay area first responders. go above and beyond. tonight that hero is a san

keep in mind not only are we expecting rain, but some sierra snow, sierra travel alert. and winter weather advisory goes into effect through tuesday morning. i'm going to time out the storm system to your doorstep and let you know hen this heavy rain is expected to push through the bay area, starting tomorrow at 8:00, i'll see you in a bitterry and talk more about the storm. >> all right, anthony. >>> the chp today responded to several crashes. a person is dead after this wreck in santa rosa. nbc bay area's christie smith continues our team coverage. she is live in san francisco with the warning police have for drivers. christie? >> reporter: well good evening to you, terry. it's been dry here in san francisco this evening. but that did get people a chance to go out and get their rain gear together while the chp took the opportunity to remind drivers to be careful and slow down. just a few sprinkles today along highway 101 after a wet morning for some. it kept chp brett townsend busy near santa rosa where a 27-year-old woman was killed in a crash. >> given the wet roads,

snow up in the sierra that looks to be winding down a little bit. our next little bands is moving on sure. is heavy rain to the north coast that's going to spread inland. this is a very cold system. look for maybe a few breaks here for a while. then cloudy and then some rain possible, just hours and snow at low elevations and also some hail out here. there's too much in the weight of cold air with these. 40s and 50s on the temps. probably going to cut off right about here. already these clouds are increasing, the breeze is all over the place. west southwest 13, there will be within some of these cells, very gusty conditions, 30 in truckee, 49 monterrey, sacramento at 48, there is our system beginning to move on sure, plenty here, embedded within that some thunderstorms and very cold air. for us, extremely cold air, plunging down, so today looks like a day where one of those they wait five minutes. mostly cloudy, showers, colder, upper 50s to near 60 on the -- this is a very cool pattern for us. overall, we are looking for cloudy, mostly cloudy, show

mountains, changes are required, along parts of interstate 80 cisco grove, it was snowing in the sierra for much of the day yesterday, a lot of drivers too, were caught off guard. >> we just couldn't believe it that the traffic came to a standstill. >> we just hit bumper to bumper and they wouldn't tell us exactly what was going on. >> caltrans and the chp have been out directing traffic overnight, they are warning drivers to take it extra slow. >>> people in middle town hit hard in the valley fire as few months ago are concerned about the danger from floods and mudslides, this morning a flash flood watch is in effect for all areas affected by the valley fire. the predicted rainfall has lake county officials concerned about problems with hillsides where vegetation was burned away and residents are worried, too. >> i'm worried about erosion in general. and the trees coming down where they shouldn't go and going into the creeks and stuff. >> the fire burned all the vegetation and under brush, the normal layers of pine needles avenue lease help the water absorb into the soil are gone. >>>

. >> we look at sierra as our daughter, i have two daughters. she disappeared on her way to school back in march of 2012. her remains have not been found a man has been charged with her murder. the last search for the sierra was eight months ago. a core group conducts searches twice a month. a fugitive escaped from a bail bondsman. they went last night, when officers approached several people ran out of the house. police caught one but the others went inside looking -- leading to a standoff. officers moved in and took him into custody. >> we've been hit city wide with a rash of burglaries we're hoping that by taking this criminal off the street that, that will prevent other burglaries. bail bonds men were bringing him to jail when he escaped while still in handcuffs. officers went door-to-door that night looking for him. >>> a dozen lawsuits in connection with the balcony collapse in berkeley. the owner and builder cut corners being a mored warning signs about problems with the balcony, six college students died and others injured when the balco

even up in the sierra it's not as much as it was.tinue all the way in to saturday. 32, fairfield. 38, livermore. 30s for san ramon. berkeley says 39. oh, my gosh. a little bit of fog toward livermore. 37, scots valley. boulder creek. gilroy. los gatos. down to 42 and 19 up in truckee. 32, ukiah. there were 20s up in lake county and mendocino county. there will be a bunch more tomorrow unless the breeze picks up. it's going to wobble around toward nevada, maybe toward salt lake city and idaho. there are signs it points back toward us by saturday in which case we'll have to increase the clouds. temps will come up but that might bring in more rain. till then it's mainly going to be cold. rain moves south and east. 50s on your temps. mostly sunny. but there's some of that patchy low clouds around and unless that breeze stirs things up tonight, tomorrow morning, oh, my goodness, it will be cold. take us in to thanksgiving. mostly sunny friday. i think we cloud it up saturday and get rain back in here. there will be off and on snow in the

but let me take you to the sierra.as so excited waiting for the sun to rise to look at some of these cameras. most of them are covered up with snow. this is the best one i can find. still snowing in heavenly. we're still racking up the snowfall totals. summit depth at kirkwood is at 22 inches. it's still snowing, the highest amount i was able to find, mammoth mountain, the snow depth at 42 inches. looking good here. a beautiful clear sunrise in san francisco and our temperatures are very chilly. if you will be hitting the road, keep in mind a lot of rain has moved out of the bay area but has not cleared the state. if you're heading to the sourkts still some rain, possibly snow if you're heading down i-5. looking at the current temperatures, now in the upper 30s to lower 40s, expect more mornings like this, but getting even colder. a look at all the highs today, only mid 50s, a lot of sunshine, a few clouds early. no matter where you are in the bay area, it will only be about 55 degrees. at least the winds will be calmi

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>> can you imagine spending thanksgiving in the high sierra? it's just a white thanksgiving. >> nice. >> finally. >> let's hope for a white christmas there, as well. righ. >>> we have a winter storm warning in effect for the high sierra in noon today then the snow should taper off. we have up to 8 to 12" of snow all the way down to the lake level. right now mostly cloudy skies over san francisco at 45 degrees. clear skies at santa rosa where it's just above freezing. 42 in livermore. average high temperature today across the bay area in the low 60s. today our temperatures from the low 50s. outside number 58 degrees. 56 sunnyvale. refreshing day today. you might want to grab that light jacket heading out. 50s east of the bay with the northwest breeze at 15. so when that wind does kick up it feels raw. that outside number around 58 degrees in windsor. we'll talk about your thanksgiving forecast. we'll serve that up about 48 minutes after the hour. liza, can you read that? >> i have a hard time reading that clock. >> let's see. 5:34. my vision is

for the sierra.f you're planning to head to tahoe for >>> a winter storm warning goes into effect in about 45 minutes. if you're planning to head to tahoe for the holiday, here's your warning. the road waist will be dangerous. pack those chains. >> kari hall is tracking, but as far as the snow is concerned, we're talking about more than a foot in some places. >> that begins as we go into this afternoon the warnings will be in effect between now and 4:00 in the morning a wen day. the bright pink is the winter storm warning, anywhere from 4 to 8 inches of snow near lake level up to a foot. a winter storm warning sure and once again dangerous travel to be sure to bring with you the tire chains. up to 14 inches of snow and it could be higher at some of the highest elevations. that's a major concern. now is the time to get on the road, if you can. >> we're going to check back in with kari in just a minute, as we are watching rain coming into the area from the north. just a reminder, weather alerts and you

still some scattered showers out towards the sierra.wers earlier in the central valley, which made for some wild weather. and in the sierra, still maybe an inch or two of fresh powder with snow levels dropping close 3 to 4,000 feet. storm totals more than a foot of snow in the sierra. ands that measurements, that will start to drop down through the american river basin. of course, we want that big snowpack as we get towards spring. but right now things are quite dry around the bay area. dry roadways. chilly start to tomorrow morning. wind continues to be a problem around the bay area. our wind advisory now which did technically expire around 10:00, it got extended to 4:00 a.m. the winds are still ongoing. if you're on the coast and around the inner bay, sustained winds around 15 to 20 miles per hour. and during the nighttime hours for the hills, we'll see the wind speeds 30 to 40 miles per hour. turning briefly light towards the morning. and napa, out towards the tri-valley. the wind-sheltered valleys should co. be some of the spots tha

far enough south or east, still a winter storm warning up in the sierra. winter weather advisory until 7:00 a.m. so there was some rain overnight, san jose, but it looks like most of that is done now down towards the monterey peninsula. and but it could be a few isolated thunder showers but nothing compared to what we had yesterday. we're on the northern edge, there's the low as it turns out toward the sierra nevada. they will be all sorts of warnings and watches tonight for frost but for today, until 7:00 up in the sierra nevada, northeast california, the basin till about 9:00 in the morning, 35 santa rosa, low 40s here, 42 fremont, some cold readings, 44 in working hill, also gilroy, low 40s for many. tikrit, scotts valley, santa cruz, saratoga, everyone is really close. so it's cold and very thick fog reported up to the north. classic case right there, did prompt a tornado warning by the national weather service sacramento yesterday afternoon. the low will continue to get snow to the sierra but it's on its way east and south. so a mix of sun and clouds

overall, look for a few clouds and isolated snow showers up in the sierra. for us, sunny but breezy, clouds and tomorrow. cold morning, sunny and breezy, 40s, 50s, 60s and if you 30s, when these -- windy up in the hills there. also on the coast. tomorrow, a lot of high clouds, all right on friday and saturday. increasing clouds sunday. rain late sunday and monday again. >> sounds great. >> you got it. >> it is brisk. >> it is called. really cold last night. i felt like it went from summer to winter. >> in one weekend. >> exactly. >> we had record highs on saturday. 90 in kilroy on saturday. >> that's crazy. thank you, steve. >>> san francisco starting to look a lot more like the holidays. up next, the annual tradition set to open today. >>> already? all right. lighthouse for the blind. and visually impaired. >>> welcome back. it is 4:54. lighthouse for the blind says it plans to change lives with a huge and mysterious donation it received. the nonprofit was given $125,000,000.17 months ago with a posthumous gift from donald sirkin. he never set foot in headq

they eat a lot of bamboo. >> that was sierra jenkins. the zoo manager says the california department of forestry is assisting in the search. >>> from facebook founder to soon to be father. mark zuckerberg will be taking advantage of his own company's benefits. he posted on his facebook page this picture. if we have it. and announced he's taking two months of paternity leave. facebook offered employees of four months of maternity of paternity leave. >>> nbc bay area and safeway are teaming up again to help feed bay area families this holiday season. today, kicks off the sixth year of the food drive. one bag of groceries can make a big difference to those in need. pick one up at any safeway location. each one is $10. the team at nbc bay area will be at select safeways throughout the bay area today. we'll be taking your donated bags. our food drive runs until christmas morning. if you can't come out and meet us today, please do add that $10 and help feed those in need through christmas morning. we'll be out there today. anthony slaughter an

. >>> plenty of snow in the sierra, but how about this? this is snow, just a little bit, in the south bay. a light dusting on mt. hamilton. these pictures courtesy of the lake observatory. if you like the chilly weather, you're in luck. we have a lot more coming in for the holiday. let's bring in rob mayeda. this is good turkey, football, and shopping weather, wouldn't you say in. >> stay indoors weather for many folks. we did have rain that fell in the last 24 hours. generally about a quarter inch in the north bay into san francisco. actually saw higher totals down around san jose and los gatos. just over a quarter inch of rain. the big story, yes, was the fresh snow around mt. hamilton and a lot more than just that around olympic valley, over towards north star. we still have snow flurries. this storm has dropped almost two feet of new snow up to sugar bowl and at least a foot or more from kirkwood, squaw valley, closing in on a foot of snow. a good snow producer. as the system clears out, we're starting to see a case of canadian air con

so far, not too bad for the central and southern sierra. about 70 to 78% of average. it's the northern sierra or areas north of i-80 that really aren't doing so well so far this year. about half the average snowfall to date. and the state average right now running at about 61% of average. and our bay area rainfall averages, very interesting, a tail of two sides of the coin. about 90 to 100% of average in the north bay. as we go through this very strong el nino, it was january and february, where we had the very heavy rains come down. we hope that's the case, right now the way things are going, we'll be running slightly below average, as we now run through and into the wettest months of the year, in terms of a climatological standpoint, december into january, should be our big home run month in terms of rain and sierra snow. let's hope that pattern change develops later this week into next week. right now the chill is on. 51 degrees, not too bad for the moment in san jose, but already down to 43 degrees in livermore. and oakland, looking off to the west, 46 degrees. sa

the snow up in the sierra continues. that's the good news.er up there at kirkwood mountain, he is stoked. the stoke level is very high. let's get right to it. buenos dias, ktvu crew. 16 inches plus at 8500 feet. how about that? there's more on the way. this could be really goodbye the product -- the time we get to tuesday night. we might have snow in the hills by tonight. we have some no doubt about it thunder shower activity. not a lot to the north but maybe up towards mendocino and lake county, could get a little thunderstorm activity near dillon beach and bodega bay. some of that heading towards the park, santa rosa, st. helena and glen ellen. a lot of these fall apart by the time they move in. this is potential here, another one swinging in just to the west of san francisco and san mateo coast. there have been numerous ones in the santa cruz mountains. scotts valley, close to the radar site, a little hit and miss showers around saratoga, san jose, nothing too big but some light rain. 40s on the temps, it's going to be a cold day. look at

it came at once. >> if you're planning on heading up to the sierra, bring your chains. chains are required on interstate 80. highway 50 has chain requirements from twin bridges to myers in el dorado county. >>> the long awaited trial of raymond chow. a federal prosecutor told jrs chow ordered a cold-blooded gang land style hit on the man who headed the san francisco china town fraternal organization before chow. chow could face a life sentence if convicted of murder, racketeering and money laundering. sarah is expected to make his opening statement this morning. ktvu tara is in the courtroom. we'll hear from her tonight at 5:00. >>> san jose police investigating a deadly crash that happened at 4:00 this morning on express way near redman avenue. a woman driving a pick up trump lost control ask crashed into a tree. she died at the scene and two passengers injured. luggage went flying onto the road. >> we don't have an indication as of yet, but it does appear they had a lot of items they were traveling with. a lot of suitcases. we don't know if they were coming from the a

we're expecting 12 inches in the sierra nevada. this snow as my hands get numb, this is what everyone is excited about in the area. >> for snow fans, the taste of victory. >> it's pretty good. like a good base that sticks. >> in the case of wendy driving back from a family trip to reno, it's pretty cool. >> it's beautiful. yeah. a lot of snow. and cold. >> the snow is coming down in the sierra nevada. the national weather service issued a winter storm warning fosh the region, projecting 6 to 19 inches of new snow. with the snow levels dropping as low as 5,000 feet this evening, locals say every flake is a reason to get excited. especially for ski resorts, who plan to fire up the ski lifts and snow machines. they're already hoping for a big weekend. >> there's a lot of excitement. this is the first snow we've had of the winter. 4 to 6 inches this morning. more this afternoon. >> the ski lifts will be up and running by the end of the week. for now, wendy and her kids will setting for the indoor skate park at the resort. she's not com

today's search by volunteers looking for sierra was the first for them in this area. they report back to the sheriffs if they find any remains. >> this is what we are looking for. stuff like this. >> reporter: these are picture of human bones that he carries with him to compare to any findings the volunteers may make. they didn't find human remains today. >> i hope she is alive. i'm still hoping she is alive. >> reporter: steve lamar, sierra's father, says the sheriff's department says will is no reason to believe the skull found is his daughter's. still, he says he is grateful to the volunteers who have continued to look. the last official search was eight months ago. but a core group conducts unofficial searches about twice a month. >> didn't expect people to, you know, keep going like they have. but, yeah. and we know, we know they are like family to us now. >> reporter: volunteers plan to return to the road in a few weeks saying there are a few areas that still have not been searched yet and the man accused of killing sierra lamar is schedule today go on trial nex

meteorologist mark tamayo went to find out what was going on in the sierra. >> reporter: the sierra has been robbed of moments like these over the last four years. moving through fall, the restart button has been pressed. the sunny october days have already shifted to snow on the slopes in november. a promising sign for the season ahead. from tahoe to the bay area, skiers and riders are gearing up for what could be a very different snow season. the difference now, el niÑo the sports baseman in san francisco has been in transition changing over from a full supply of bike rentals to snow gear. >> we are seeing three time more ski leases at this point compared to last year. so people aren't scared of the season this year. i think they are pretty excited about it. >> reporter: the warm water in the pacific is the trademark of el niÑo. the warmer conditions fuel the jet stream and may send a storm track barreling toward california. >> and they are not little weak ones. >> they are good. giving us exactly what we need. >> reporter: john has watched this mountain transform. this was october. t

. >>> sierra leone has been declared ebola free from the world health organization. the virus has killed more than 4,000 people and more than 11,000 across west africa. nina de vries has more from the capital freetown. >> people celebrated the end of the worst ebola outbreak in history. streets were packed as they danced and cheered. but for these ebola survivors, it is not a time to celebrate but to mourn. this boy lost nine of his family members, including his mother and father. >> it's a very painful and sad day. >> people now want to get back to their normal lives. >> translator: we have been suffering, we have no jobs. we ask help from our leaders to help bring back the economy. >> the official announcement was made by the world health organization in freetown. only after 42 days without a new case can the outbreak be over. although sierra leone has been declared free from the outbreak, doesn't mean there can't be a set back. liberia is also free of the outbreak but elsewhere the situation is still giving concerns. guinea is still reporting cases and sierra leon

for more on conditions in the sierra and what to expect we will check with meteorologist mike nicco. >> good morning to you, it is a nice day out here as far as not having to deal with precipitation but we have a bite breeze from the blast. we. show you what it is doing, the air is going to get progressively more dry today and the lips will be more dry and your hands and your air, also, in the house if you have the humidifier, grab it. here is the radar from lake tahoe, you can see we have snow falling up there. and good news if you are headed toward the grapevine, nothing. a little deficit a dusting this morning but it has melted. we will use lake tahoe as the background to show you, we still have snow up there so carry the chains and the snow showers will taper when the sunset setting at 5:00, back at host, sunny but you need the sunglasses with the heavy coat and the grapevine, showers are possible, but it is lacking dry if you are headed down to southern california. >> thank you, from weather to travel to shipping and more, stay up to date through the thanksgiving holiday with ou

sierra leone has beneficially declared free of ebola.s is how people have been celebrating in the capitol free town, world health organization says there have been no new ebola cases in the past 42 cases and neighboring guinea is trying to rid itself of the dirty virus. sierra leone might be breathing an sigh of relief but ebola hit the country hard and hit more cases than liberia and guinea where the first out break was march 2014, more than 12000 children in sierra leone lost at least one adult who looked after them more than 3,000 lost both parents to the virus, in total 4,000 people have died and that is a big impact on village economies and in guinea and liberia across the border it's still a threat and warning for sierra leone this is just the end of the current crisis. and the international medical response team in sierra leone and speaking she said saturday's announcement was a major milestone. >> we were unfortunate enough to be with our national team and our goal is centered listening to the declaration that was announced by w.

snow showers in the sierra, wonderful news. they have earned the right to have as much snow as they can handle and they are getting more this evening. how cold tonight? san jose you're 39 degrees. to me it's more significant than santa rosa's 31. santa rosa will drop below freezing a ton during the wintertime but san jose you don't drop below 40 that often but you will tonight. fremont 35. redwood city 36. that's cold for you. concord you will stay just above freezing, napa 30 to 32 degrees tonight. a lot of us postponed travel until thursday. snow in high sierra. state capital sacramento 53. monterey 56. redding 56. it was cold today. low pressure is now sitting over nevada causing snowfall from eastern idaho to lake tahoe and here's the key. it's not a progressive pattern. that means something new moves in every day or two. this for the next five days won't be progressive. this low which is sitting over nevada, it's going to stay there. the cold air the source of our air is coming from the north and will continue. the low is