tonight nba all-star grant hill returned to his alma mater south lake high in reston.played there in the late '80s. tonight the school retired his old jersey. the ceremony came after south lake put a beatdown on west springfield 77-60, a little payback for mr. hill. >> my freshman year we lost the regionals and i'm still kind of salty about that. i appreciate you all going out there and taking care >> at south lake it was onward and upward, hill a two time all american and national champ at duke, then a successful 19 year career in the pros with detroit, orlando, phoenix and the ( ♪ ) as a person who loves the finer things, this holiday season, i've asked for a luxurious new buick suv. ( ♪ ) fingers crossed. ( ♪ ) ring in the holidays with buick. get up to 20% below msrp on most 2017 luxury suv models. that's almost $7,400 on this buick enclave leather. experience the new buick this holiday season for remaining 2017s. >>> a nice weekend in december, mid-50s tomorrow, upper 50s on sunday, enjoy. next

of the west south lake, i don't know, it sounds confusing, it's actually on the east side of the south lake where the work is happening, so it's not the west side. on the east side of the south lake, which is a large lake there, so when i look at that, and i see equity, i thought why would seniors lose out on that much more funding for equity of seniors? that is not of the sites noted on different calendars of equity that placed out there, i thought it would be more in trails, roadways when i brought in the ada accessible to the south lake and the ada accessible to the north lake. where now they're doing work on the landing dock. supportive lines that don't get in the way of boats. so equities, i don't know what the total cost would be, but if there is a total cost for seniors and people who are of such age that the park is going to try to give up equity and noted that you have seniors you don't have, maybe you have kane of wheelchair. so -- cane or wheelchair. if we have more accessible places, i thought we should get the funding where it's needed, a different source. so like where yo

. >>> travel experts say tourism in south lake tahoe is changing.travelers are hitting the slopes a lot less. millennials are not skiing or snow boarding as much as the previous generation. the report suggests that climate change is bringing fewer people to the slopes. and people are trading in casino gaming for concerts and other entertainment options. >>> this could be the best holiday ever for whoever has the winning ticket. it's worth $40 million. the winning numbers are four, 17, 21, 37, 44, and the meganumber is 17. the winner has not claimed it yet. we don't know if it's an individual or a group. the winner has until june to claim the prize. the jackpot for wednesday's super lotto drawing is $7 million. >>> playing santa claus can be quite profitable this time of year. people dressing up as santa claus can earn up to $15,000 during the holidays. pam-- some santas charge $500 an hour on christmas day. >> that's a lot. >> i can do that, pam. the amount of pay advisory on what the santa is doing. the santa clauses in the malls generally earn les

paramedics tried to revive him but he died at a south lake tahoe hospital. >>> president trump has just unveiled his america first national security strategy that could change the united states' relationship with the rest of the world. the strategy from the president focuses on four main themes. protecting the homeland, promoting american prosperity. demonstrating peace through the strength and advancing our country's influence. for too long our policies on issues such as trade, immigration have been the wrong policy. >> our leaders in washington negotiated disastrous trade deals and sent thousands of american factories and millions of american jobs to those other countries. our leaders engaged in nation building abroad while they failed to build up and replenish our nation at home. >> the strategy also details a threat of rogue regimes like north korea. china and russia challenge american power, influence, and interests, attempting to erode american prosperity and security. >>> bart police are searching for three men behind a terrible attack at the hayward station. >> alex savidge has

. >>> there's a crackdown on vacation homes in south lake tahoe.the rules that could result in a $1000 fine for renters and owners, and the loss of rental permits. >>> and we'll get details on the holiday weekend forecast with rosemary orozco. >>> welcome back. california's unemployment rate has hit a record low. the jobless rate for november was 4.6%. the state employment development department says that's the lowest rate ever recorded since they started collecting data in 1976. last year the state's unemployment rate was 5.6%. in south lake tahoe. city officials are cracking down on disruptive homes. the city can evoke permits if a rental property receives four citations in three months. the citations carry a $1000 fine from both the property owner and the guests. the broken rules include loud noises, trash, and too many occupants. >> you have to protect the neighborhood. the locals don't appreciate loud noises. >> i feel like people don't want you to come here and act like it's your house. you can put your feet wherever you want. that's not how

and south lake tahoe is at 19 degrees. high pressure has not much chance of doing much except building northward. not going to give up the grip yet. 60s on the temps here. warmest temps will be towards san jose and santa clara valley. i wish i could say there's rain. but it's pretty quiet. >>> 4:52 is the time now. paying homage to military veterans. in a moment a special welcome to the honor flight. the holiday star who came to northern california to give thanks. >>> welcome back. just about a half hour from now we'll find out if the employment numbers for november went up or down. the labor department is expected to report that the u.s. economy added 200,000 jobs last month. the unemployment rate is expected to hold steady at 4.1%. the lowest in 17 years. >> the time is 4:55. local veterans and an actor marked pearl harbor remembrance day. the actor -- gary is a knees was in a sacramento to pick up the veterans and fly to the world war ii museum in new orleans. it's part of his soaring valor program. many of the veterans

sacramento-- 17 south lake tahoe. and a lot of 30 or upper 20s. so some isolated areas. truckee is the coldest. clear skies for us. maybe a little haze or smoke at times. most of that is staying south now. there's an area of low pressure there but it's not doing anything for us. 60s on the temps. we're really tough to get much warmer than the last couple of days. i don't see anything through the weekend except breezy. it will pick up friday to saturday but dry for now. >> time now is 4:20. it was a very special and unique night at the raceway. we'll see how fire trucks and families joined together for north bay fire relief. >>> shopping mall giant westfield enters a megadeal with commercial companies. what this could mean for the future of malls around the world. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. major league baseball's winter meetings continue in orlando, florida. the giants hope to leave with a new bat in their lineup. there are reports they are talking about a trade for billy hamilton, considered the fastest man in baseball. he has 50 stolen bases in each of the last

there are 1400 rental properties in south lake tahoe.o far the city has issued 40 note 40 notifications. it includes loud noise, trash and too many occupants. >> obviously you have to respect the neighborhood. you know? the locals don't appreciate loud noise. >> i feel like it's not the nuisance of being loud. you can throw your trash wherever you want, that's not how it is. >> six enforcement officers have been hired to deal solely with vacation rentals. >>> the price of bitcoin fell below $13,000. that's about a $121 billion loss today. but to keep things in perspective, bitcoin began trading at just $12 six years ago. experts say the big swings in value have to do with warnings from regulators about the viability of the digital currency. >>> on wall street, all the major indices closed lower today but higher for the week. it was the fifth straight week of gains for the dow even though it was down 28 today to close at 24,754. the nasdaq was down 5, the s&p down 1. >>> california's unemployment rate has hit a record low. the jobless rat

south lake tahoe and kirkwood, they are expecting snow this weekend. for now, the biggest impact is going to be some cloud cover. let's check in with mike for a look at the traffic. looks like there's slowing in oakland. >> because the construction crews are working in that very cold weather. that one lane is closed. this is high street where things start to slow around the bend and north, the top of the shot, you can see flashing lights and then clear. it's just this one stretch right now. there was another patch north of there between 23rd and 29th. that's why we see that slowing here on the sensors. that's the only slowing we see of concern. it adds about five minutes on to your dry from san leandro. a nice easy drive. it's friday. the early morning commute shouldn't be a problem. these tracks are moving well. no delays out of the capital corridor. back to you. >>> survivors of the north bay fires were told the government clean up of properties would be done at no charge. homeowners have to prepare for other nightmares as they begin to rebuild. >> v

south lake tahoe is at 17 degrees. there'll be a system clipping what we call the inside slider.ick up the offshore breeze again. our pattern has really put the stakes down. 60s, low to mid. when you get in the upper 20s, it's hard to get above 63 or 64. santa cruz doesn't have as much of an offshore breeze. they'll be in the 60s instead of the 70s. we're above average but only about 10. no significant change. >> all right, steve. thanks. >>> first responders took over the sonoma raceway for a good cause. sonoma sheriffs, chp, and -- giving rides for laps of appreciation. look at this. for 25 bucks, you were able to ride with first responders for three laps. after the grueling fires of october, this was a welcome change of pace. >> chp will get up there. the fire trucks are a little slower of course. the chp will jump on it a little bit. we'll give them space in between. >> they like speed and anything with lights. so they love it. >> the event raised close to $75,000. that money will be used for two local recovery funds for sonoma and mendocino county fire victims. >>> time is 4

eleven south lake tahoe. and a lot of 20s, including norton at 20 degrees.asterly breeze continues in southern california. there's a red flag warning for them. and also a freeze warning. embedded within that. you have cold temperatures and high fire danger. that's not something i've seen very often. and that's cold for phoenix. 39. flagstaff, 11. and las vegas 37. the one saving grace for southern california the temperatures just don't get that warm. over the next couple of days, the lows will move up. you get the cloud cover instead of the clear skies you don't get as cold. 50s on the temps. another day where about 1:00 to 3:30 it's not too bad. and all of a sudden, woo, it's cold. next couple of days, cloud cover and not much else. the lows will inch up as well. >>> time is 4:51. there's a new santa claus at oakland's fairyland and he's pound to wear the santa suit and honor the man who wore it before him. eric martin is the new santa and he loves it. for 18 years, ron zeno was the black santa at fairyland. he died earlier this year. it's important to show

this is south lake tahoe, and incline 27, and the city is at 28 degrees. clear skies for us.here's no change here for a while. we're locked in. cold morning, sunny for all. 60s on the temperatures, warmest temperatures over by the coast, certainly if that easterly breeze holds, there might be patchy fog coming back, but the trend here is dry and sunny. >> how is it up in the lake tahoe area? it's been cold enough to make snow? >> 17 degrees, that will do it. >> they're not in danger yet for the -- >> not yet. >> for the holiday. >> they were okay for november. >> i remember heading up there, holiday time. >> you'll be fine. >> thank you. >>> the time is 4:50, still ahead, a bay area hero in the right place and the right time. coming up how a man helped an elderly woman while he was on his way to work. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2, it's 4:53, there have been signed legislation for the legal sale of recreational marijuana that starts next month. it strikes the right balance for san francisco businesses and addressing health concerns and safety, retail sales begin the first

from the valley all the way over to the coast. 14, truckee. 40 in las vegas. 30 in ukiah. 15 in south lake tahoe. tahoe city, 28. high pressure is large and in charge and has no signs of breaking down this week. maybe around the 20th or 21st. 60s to near 70 on the temperatures again today. and most locations are running about 10 degrees above average. i don't see much change. there will be a system clipping us on saturday which will just pick up the breeze and be a little bit cooler. that's it. >>> southern california wildfires are still out of control this morning. we give you an update on what has become one of the biggest wildfires in california history. >>> if you are just waking up and you did not hear the shocking, breaking news. san francisco mayor ed lee died early this morning at the age of 65. we will have much more on all of this. ♪ silent night ♪ holy night ♪ sleep in heavenly peace ♪ sleep in heavenly peace >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. >>> we're learning more about the 23-year-old google engineer whose body was found naked and facedown last thursday in a santa clara coun

as strong as yesterday but still a mild day, a warm day over by the coast. 12 up in truckee, 15 south lake tahoe. a lot of this is favoring southern california or central california. weak system coming in, you can see the higher clouds in southern california but that's all they are is high clouds and that little guy will spread in a few clouds for us but it's a dry pattern, mostly sunny and maybe partly cloudy to the south. 60 to nearly 70 degrees, our last rain was saturday, december 2nd, still holding onto thursday, december 21st for our next hint. the gfs is actually bullish on it. we will see. that's still 10 days away. 60s to 70s so a very quiet week except for high clouds, otherwise not much going on. >> pretty mild. >> it's grim. >> yeah, that's too bad. >> all right, steve. thank you. >> thank you, steve. >>> 4:21. >> yes. >> is the time right now. today is another big day for retailers, even if most shoppers don't realize it, it is called green monday. why businesses say they can count on a big boost in sales every year at this time. >>> and pam, imagine walking across a tight rop

fire danger continues from south lake tahoe all the way down to about fresno and that's going to last through 7:00 this evening and we'll still get another 1 to 3 inches of snow on our passes. in fact, you can see the snow falling right now as we look from our heavenly cam and that's it. it's going to be dry through tuesday. jessica? >>> a major change for uber in europe. the european union's top court has just ruled the ride hailing service uber should be regulated like a taxi company. the ruling stems from a complaint by a barcelona taxi driver's association. the taxi drivers wanted to prevent from setting up in barcelona and said drivers should have authorizations and licenses. the san franciso-based uber argued it should be regulated like a technology service and not a transport company since it's an app. ultimately the taxis have won. the decision could affect uber service all across europe. reggie? >>> thank you, jessica. in two weeks you won't get a parking ticket if you're parked at a meter that isn't working. a new state law will prevent government agencies from penalizing yo

a high fire danger starting today through tomorrow from salt lake -- or from south lake tahoe down through bishop to almost bakersfield. we also have a winter advisory about 3 inches of snow at the pass level. that will be the big story in my accuweather seven-day forecast for tahoe. for us i will take a look at our storm impact scale for today and tomorrow's rain. >>> a trump administration is publicly blaming north korea for a ransom ware attack that affected hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide. the wannacry cyber attack happened in may, it affected more than 230,000 computers in hospitals, schools, businesses and homes all around the world. homeland security officials say evidence points to the communist nation and are vowing that north korea will be held accountable. >>> a plan is in the works to give san francisco residents a greater say in marijuana. fever wants to put the measure on the ballot in june. the board of supervisors would appoint five members of the commission, the mayor would pick four. fewer says the community has to have a say in regulating cannabis when it be

south lake tahoe, 25 degrees, 50 for the afternoon high and falling into saturday, 49 is the afternoon high. sunday, 37 is the afternoon high in tahoe. here, we are starting out at 35 in livermore and 35 in the north bay, around the bay, lower 40s in oakland. 39 in palo alto. in the afternoon, we are going to shave off a few degrees, 64 for san francisco and oakland, upper 60s for the south bay and inner east bay, in the north bay, 64 for santa rosa, the chance of showers rolling through saturday night into sunday in oakland, if you are worried about it, keep the umbrella handy but i do not think you need it. temperatures cool off for the weekend then we rebound as we get into monday and tuesday. >> we can handle that. >> thank you. >>> it happened again, a political statement in southern california aimed at senator al franken. >> a new report claims president donald trump pressured republican senators to end an ongoing russia investigation, we have the details on that state ahead >>> welcome back to ktvu news, all of the news, weather and information you need to know throughout your d

. >>> tourism in south lake tahoe is changing quite a bit.ing the resorts and casinos much less. they say the baby boomers that grew the industry are skiing less, and millennials aren't skiing as much as the previous generations. and gambling is not as popular as well. >>> coming up tonight on the 11:00 news, concerns about a dangerous prank in one bay area city. the search for those firing a flare gun at homes. >>> and up next raiders and cowboys under the lights tonight. it all came down to one play in the closing seconds. here it is. joe fonzi will highlight it all up next in sports. >>> former president obama and britain prince harry have teamed up for a special interview for bbc radio. >> do i need to speak faster? >> no, not at all. >> do i need the british accent? >> just do the face. [ laughter ] >> okay, okay. i don't want to see that face. [ laughter ] >> i cute moment from their interview. prince harry interviewed mr. obama in toronto back in september for the invictus games. the former president shared memories of the day he left

.>>> south lake tahoe officials are cracking down on disruptive vacation homes and renters who are notery neighborly. starting today they can revoke permits at rental property that receives three citations in 24 months. there 1400 properties. the city has issued 40 notification letters to vacation homes that already have one or two citations. citation carries a $1000 fine for both the property owner and the guest. the broken rules include loud noise trash into many occupants.>> you have to respect the neighborhood. locals don't appreciate loud music. this make loud noises past 10 or 11.>> i feel like people just don't want you to come here. you can throw your trash wherever you want. that is not how it is. >> six enforcement officers have been hired to deal with vacation rentals. >>> not a lot of snow. they got a little bit the past couple days. we are missing out on the snow and rain.>> they are making snow in the overnight hours. we have not seen a lot from the sky. the weak system that brought us rain on wednesday did actually bring some snow to the sierra. for this time of year we

there are 1400 rental properties in south lake tahoe.far the city issued 40 notification letters to vacation homes that have one or two citations. the citation also carries a $1000 fine for both the property owner and the guest. the broken rules include loud noises, trash and too many occupants. >>>you have to respect the neighborhood. the locals and there's - - appreciate - - >> it's not the new sense of being loud, people don't want you to act like - - you can throw your trash everywhere you want that's not how it is. >>>enforcement officers had been hired to deal solely with renters. >>>apple admitted it deliberately slow down older iphones to prevent unexpected shutdowns. yesterday, two owners in los angeles found at - - filed a lawsuit said - - that said they did not allow them to slow down die for us. >>>it is possible to buy new batteries for older iphones for $79. >>>if you have some christmas shopping to do, a few stores will be open around the clock for last-minute shoppers. coles will stay open for 24 hours until 6 pm on chris

south lake tahoe is 18 degrees.tle bit of smoke has made it in from the fires in southern california and drifted northward. that's why we have the spare the air. hazy conditions and that smoke started to work in yesterday. it's still filtering in a little bit. 60s on the temps, and we should be cooler. it is a very quiet pattern for us. i don't think anything is changing until after the 21st. >> that's too bad. >> thank you, steve. >>> 5:53 right now. ugly holiday sweaters are doing more than providing a laugh. where is yours? >> i'm hiding it. >> if you wear one of those sweaters -- >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. u.s. companies added 228,000 jobs. that's a higher number than economists expected. unemployment rate remained as expected at 4.1 peculiar. the low unemployment rate has not yet pushed up wages much. they rose 2.5% in november. and that compared with a year earlier. last time unemployment was this low, wages were rising at a 4% rate. >>> the time is 5:57. do you have an ugly, colorful, festive holiday

temperatures in the upper 50s but it's 20 right now at south lake and no snow for friday and saturdaywe can extend that into early new year's. >> this morning an investigation continues into a deadly crash involving a tech company commuter bus. >> it happened at shoreline and plymouth right near google offices. matt keller is live in mountain view with more details this morning. matt? >> reporter: good morning, jessica and natasha. north shoreline boulevard is a very busy road especially during the commute hours. thankfully the police investigation has wrapped up and the road is open in both directions. take a look at the video from last night when this crash took place at the intersection of shoreline boulevard and plymouth near the google campus. mountain view police say a motorcycle and a white commuter bus crashed just after 6:00 last night. >> as i was on the phone with 911 people started swarming over to him to assist him, to move him. when they moved him, it looked as if it was a fatal accident. >> reporter: the bus is registered to a commuter bus company. a google spokesperson

and south lake tahoe is at 11. five in truckee. southern california the easterly breeze and i want to show you something. a red flag warning and embedded is a freeze warning. highs in the 50s. 5:01, sal. and no tumble weeds, but lighter. >> it is lighter. we are beginning to see it. i think today is the day where you see it's not a normal friday. a lot of people are taking the day off to finish christmas shopping or get ready otherwise. but traffic looks good on the altamont pass. 580 westbound if you're driving through. and one of the big things is that a lot of schools are out. you're not going to have the school traffic. but usually by now we're red on the altamont pass indicating slow traffic. 580 continues to look good out to hayward. this is interstate 880 in both directions and it's moving well. and at the bay bridge toll plaza, light at 5:02. >>> for now, the government shutdown crisis has been averted. congress passed a last minute spending bill to prevent the government shutdown ahead of christmas. >> doug luzader has all

truckee, 18. 18, south lake tahoe. 30s and 40s around lake tahoe. k dusting of snow from the system late tonight into early tomorrow morning and northeast california. the message is below will form in southern california and south of las vegas and that will be the source of our wind machine. the high will build rapidly behind it to the north. 60s today with higher and mid- level clouds coming in. temperatures are above average. a high fire danger over the weekend along with windy conditions and remaining dry into early next week. >>> we have a great story. a four-year-old boy in kansas city now has a new prosthetic arm. a charity group and a 3-d printer played key roles in helping the little boy. hudson was born with a rare condition that left him without a hand and forearm. the prosthetic was decorated in red and yellow come and not to the kansas city chiefs. it was designed by a high school student. >> i measured hudson's arm and i coded the pieces so they fit him. i also help with assembly. >> a prosthetic arm can cost as much is $25,000 but thank

survey results show that the snowpack in the south lake tahoe basin are 30% normal for this time of year sierra might be getting some snow because we are getting rain. >> the disparity between winter there and here, it's a whole different deal. >> brutal on the east coast. >> that's why our homes are so expensive. >> i think so, too, obviously. i played 18 holes of golf today. guys are hiking and mountain biking. >> you have options. >> yeah. we have a lot of options. it's just an observation. 11 degrees below zero in fargo and 10 degrees in boston. hard to get stuff done. fargo is minus 26 on the wind chill. minus 25 in bismarck. 15 degrees in washington, dc. that's the wind chill, not the actual temperature. but boy, i'll tell you, you know, it's tough to get stuff done. you're not hitting golf balls or playing basketball outside. weather system coming our way, we are setting up for rain. probably on wednesday, which will be great, and beyond that. so it's not a one and done. there's more stuff coming our way. you see hints of it up here, right? that's the real deal up in portland. the

. >>> cracking down on rental properties in south lake tahoe. rules that could affect your next stay. >>> it is 5:45 on this friday morning before christmas. let's take a live look outside at christmas in the park downtown san jose. a very cold morning. let's go to evergreen for the temperature trend at 7:00. we are just above freezing at 35 degrees. it will reach the upper 40s by 10:00, heading out for shopping. there will be a few more clouds filtering the sun. looking ahead to the weekend, we will have more clouds and milder temperatures. more on that coming up in five minutes. >>> a quick check of the peninsula drive times. southbound 101 from van ness to sfo, 11 minutes. sfo to 92, five minutes and southbound 101 to highway 92 to bowers avenue, 13 minutes. >> thank you vianey arana. >>> nsa contractor accused of leaking details about russian interference in last year's presidential election is speaking out. she spoke to the new yorker. she sat down with an interview airing on the "today" show. >> she had to make a choice, do i honor my vow

there's no hope for weather, 28 other and 21 in south lake tahoe.and nice, it won't last very long. >> from about 1:00 until 3, it's not too bad, but that temperature drops rapidly around the 4:00 hour. temperatures today 50s and quite cool, below average for some, tomorrow will be cold and some cloud cover coming in sunday into monday. >>> 6:51, wal-mart may revamp the business model, what the company is considering and what consumers will do in storms. orms. >> i've been buying expensive bottles in night clubs for $20. >> it's the season of giving, the innovative way people can help during the holidays. >>> there is a new personal shopper service and stores with no cashiers coming to you from walmart. a new walmart subsidiary is testing the personal shopping service that lets busy shoppers make their purchases and get product recommendations through text messages. the purchases are delivered within two days. walmart is also testing a computer that could detect which products the customers leave the store with and then charge their accounts. >>> so

.>>> tourism at south lake tahoe is changing. travelers are hitting the slopes a lot less often. the report shows millennials are not skiing or snowboarding nearly as much as previous generations. it is suggested climate change is threatening the snow which is bringing fewer people. experts say that people are trading in their gaming at the casino for other entertainment options.>>> one law firm in houston is taking reaction to sky high cost of living. patterson and sheridan is using a private jet to shuttle patent lawyers and the jet makes trips once per month. it costs more than $3 million but the law firm says buying the jet is less expensive ben hiring bay area lawyers or relocating their attorneys. >>> a group of business leaders are proposing ideas to ease traffic congestion on bay area roads. the group is made up of the bay area council, the silicon valley leadership group and a think tank group. according to the mercury news the ideas include a proposed mega tax measure to expand bart and ferry service. using autonomous buses with their own lane is another idea. the propo

lake county looking at low snow levels. 32 degrees in south lake. yes, adding to snow there.ack home, we're milder with the cloud cover moving out. we have a mild visibility in santa rosa. fox an issue in the north bay. temperatures anywhere from a degree to about 8 degrees warmer than yesterday morning. so 48 degrees in concord is milder. look at oakland at 509 as well as san jose. 51 in the city. temperatures today will struggle to make it to ave

but by then she was living with her daughter in south lake tahoe working as a waitress and, what do younow. hometown girl jaycee dugard, kidnapped years and years earlier, was found. >> the community was just buzzing all over the place with joy. and i was happy for jaycee lee. but it triggered a lot of my own personal memories. you know, and how come i didn't get found. and i felt still missing. >> so once again, charged up with determination, she launched a fresh attempt. there's such a thing as adult adoption. find someone to adopt her and even if she couldn't find her parents, at least she could get an official identity and a birth certificate and a passport. a friend offered to adopt her so pepper and friend applied and waited. and something quite amazing happened. someone in that great california bureaucracy did some research. asked to pepper, asked her questions, hauled out records not readily available online. all pepper could offer were the names bob and bobbie and the date of her birth. and somehow, buried among all those files in all their hundreds of millions, a match. and th

but by then she was living with her daughter in south lake tahoe working as a waitress and, what do youetown girl jaycee dugard, kidnapped years and years earlier, was found. >> the community was just buzzing all over the place with joy. and i was happy for jaycee lee. but it triggered a lot of my own personal memories. you know, and how come i didn't get found. and i felt still missing. >> so once again, charged up with determination, she launched a fresh attempt. there's such a thing as adult adoption. find someone to adopt her and even if she couldn't find her parents, at least she could get an official identity and a birth certificate and a passport. a friend offered to adopt her so pepper and friend applied and waited. and something quite amazing happened. someone in that great california bureaucracy did some research. talked to pepper, asked her questions, hauled out records not readily available online. all pepper could offer were the names bob and bobbie and the date of her birth. and somehow, buried among all those files in all their hundreds of millions, a match. and there it

lake county looking at low snow levels. 32 degrees in south lake. yes, adding to snow there. back home, we're milder with the cloud cover moving out. we have a mild visibility in santa rosa. fox an issue in the north bay. temperatures anywhere from a degree to about 8 degrees warmer than yesterday morning. so 48 degrees in concord is milder. look at oakland at 509 as well as san jose. 51 in the city. temperatures today will struggle to make it to average readings. mid 50s by noontime. plenty of sunshine. numbers 5 degrees shy of average. with a clear sky, it's going to get chilly at night. winds to talk about in the hills all coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you. we have breaking news out of san leandro this morning. at least one person is dead after a crash on interstate 880 chp is investigating what led up to this accident. officials say a white dodge charger struck a pole just before 3:00 this morning. we are working to gather more details. keep watching abc7 news for updates. >>> and another deadly crash, this one in sonoma county. the chp says a vehicle hit a pedestr

but here's the forecast for friday, saturday and sunday, still mostly sunny skies, pretty mild in south lakelook at the afternoon highs in the low to mid-50s. so, of course, you can see the resorts here lining up -- lighting up with the snow report for north star, sugar bowl, squad and -- squaw and heavenly. making snow and keeping the operations running. still waiting for the major snow system to move into the area but nothing showing up at least in the short term. forecast highs for today, mainly in the low to mid-60s, san jose will go with 64, gilroy 65 and santa cruz 69 degrees. here's a look ahead, your five- day forecast, it is quiet, though, the final few days of 2017 with partly cloudy skies and looks like 2018 probably starting off on the dry side as well. pam. >> thank you, mark. >>> 6:52 is the time right now. still ahead, how climate change could affect bay area roads. the new report describing the most vulnerable areas and the one area that's most at risk. >>> and almost lost in the north bay wildfires, how a dozen goldfish survived the fires and what's being done to locate thei

. >> for me -- >> reporter: in fact, the 28-year-old south lake tahoe native's high-flying acrobaticsanded her in two winter games. >> the young american, elena hies. >> reporter: in 2006 at just 16 years old, elena was the youngest member of the u.s. team. >> she is coming into this game with experience. >> reporter: in 2010 she was back and it looked like her future in the sport was set for years to come. but then, well, then, 2014 rolled around. >> i didn't make the team in 2014. it was a really tough year for me and, yeah, i don't know. sometimes things just don't workout the way you expect them to. >> reporter: after so much success in the sport, elena was forced to face up to failure. it knocked her down, she admits. but not out. >> even though i had this huge failure that really was hard on me and kind of felt like it was the end all be all at the time, when i got over it, i realized that i still love snow boarding for all the reasons i loved it in the beginning, and i'm still so passionate about it and i didn't want to give that up just because i failed once. >> reporter: so,

because fuel is expensive this fishing committee is from the small village of chimpanzees in the south of lake malawi they control a protected area where fishing is prohibited the committee set up the zone themselves to protect their only source of income the fish. fish numbers are declining and people are seeing their livelihoods slip away because wherever they are allowed to fish people are going to extreme lengths to get anything they can. burn article zero is a chairman on the committee. this is a very good because example this is a mosquito net if we are not allowing the inefficient money to use this table when it because as you can see the size of the mish even. the fish cannot pass through so sweet allows them to use this step over let alone to show they can score that will be so will not have been a fish for use in the future from now protecting the zone is no easy feat it lies between two villages that are expand. so food demand is also growing even children have to go out and provide for the family. you know. with you know this is a child with the chum bo a type of perch is the most

lake effect snow. you can see in the southwestern corner of new york state south of buffalo. e that deep purple band that is about one to 2-inches of snow an hour. lake effect snow band with that wind coming from the southwest. when it becomes more westerly that's when buffalo will be hit by it. but it's pretty cool phenomenon. we're seeing a few of those snow showers making it even into the poconos tonight. look at that cold air minneapolis, minnesota, 17 degrees. wichita 30. dallas 39. >> what? >> ouch. 44 in houston. 44 in raleigh. and in philadelphia at 43. so not a very big contrast from north to south. the cold air is here and the arctic blast is going to be coming tomorrow into tomorrow night. digging a huge trough in the east. this is the jet stream that's why it's so to the south. this area of low pressure is guided along a front off the coast and that will bring some snow by saturday morning. saturday morning 8:00 a.m. in southern delaware then it comes up toward philadelphia by the afternoon then it goes back down offshore so by the evening, it's out of here. but we

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lake county for tomorrow morning. i don't think we're going to see much into sonoma and napa counties as things are really dry south ofake county. we'll keep an eye on that. temperatures are dropping in higher elevations. one thing that won't drop off is wind speed. they will accelerate as we head from about this time tomorrow, sunday night and monday. notice the direction too. turning strong, gusty, and offshore in response to high pressure which is going to build in. unfortunately for us act like a wall from monday, tuesday, end of next week, likely into next weekend. the seven-day forecast looks very dry, at times breathy and gusty. we'll have to watch wind speeds. we've had rain recently but things are going to dry out quickly. offshore breezes ramp up for monday. possibly hilltop wind advisories for monday. a very dry forecast heading into next weekend. >>> still to come, the tax reform bill moving forward. how it will impact you and where it goes from here before it makes it to the president's desk. president trump at a republican party fundraiser in manhattan this morning. demonstrators blasted the tax >>> prot

in south lake tahoe near heavenly. (grant) tahoe got a lot of snow in an overnight storm... dropping half a foot of fresh powder. joining us now on the phone is kevin "coop" cooper with kirkwood mountain resorts... coop how is it looking tonight? a winter storm packing winds in excess of 100 mph dropped about a half-foot of snow on parts of the sierra and triggered power outages at more than 1,000 homes in the reno area.a couple inches of snow slowed the morning commute in the reno-sparks area where several slide-offs were reported early wednesday and chain controls remained in effect over most mountain passes.the national weather service reported a 114 mph gust of wind late tuesday on slide mountain near the mt. rose ski resort southwest of reno.wind gusts topped 100 at squaw summit and alpine meadows and washoe valley registered a gust of 86 mph between reno and carson city. nv energy reported about 800 customers still without power mid-morning wednesday after more than 1,500 had been in the dark earlier, mostly in western reno. (vicki) coming up... an alarming new report

a police officer burned his hand helping people escape a fire in south jersey lake view apartments 500wer landing road in blackwood. firefighters arrived to find several people trapped on their balcony. >> i was at my mom's house celebrating her birthday and looked outside the balcony, the buildings in fronts of us was in flames. we heard somebody screaming trying to approximate get everybody out of the buildings -- trying to get everybody out of the buildings. we could feel the heat from my mom's window. >> the police officer is expected to be okay, none of the residents were hurt, red cross is helping 22 people including nine children forced out of their homes. >>> a search continues for two vehicles wanted for a deadly hit-and-run. police say someone pushed a woman out of a pickup truck chofs hit -- she was hit by another car an killed. it happened in the 3000 block of kensington avenue yesterday morning. >>> from our new jersey newsroom, bear hunters can head back into the woods for another four days. new jersey extended the bear hunt because more kills are needed to meet the state