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

south lake tahoe continuing to see snowfall along highway 50. but to the lake and north of the lake it is clearing up a little bit so that makes for a safer drive. snow futurecast shows us 2 to 4 more inches expected. it's still in effect until 4:00 today. they are going to get a foot of snow in the high sierra. wind gusts strong. so we saw blowing snow overnight and cameras out there. squaw valley definitely has a live camera out there. it was fun to watch. we are still seeing some of the snow coming down. it may be wet on the roads and union city near fremont also seeing a bit of rain. it is cold enough near places like mount hamilton now. that's where we see slush. just east of san jose, if you look towards the hills, you may see a light dusting once we get daylight. temperatures there in the low 30s right now. tomorrow morning get ready. it's going very chilly. this morning temperatures in the 40s. tomorrow the 30s around 40s to start off your weekend. >> reporter: right now, we are tracking some slowdowns due to an accident. we'll begin alo

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 calendarsf

lake and low snow levels. south of that, our front has gone through and there's not a lot here. that doesn't mean it can't pick up a little later. most of it looks to be swinging into the north. i would say santa rosa north, you're in a better opportunity. fairfield is in there, low 40s for some. 37, and kelsey ville is in there, and snow is on the go, not too great, but some up in south lake tahoe. our system will swing in, a few of these could trigger thunder shower activity, a lift in the afternoon. it's a comma cloud out there. that could give us midwest weather. clouds, showers, thunder showers, and repeated again. 50s, very cool here today. speaking of very cool, here he is at 4:01, sal. >> thank you very much. it's not easy to do at this time of the morning. >>> we're looking at a commute that is mostly good. we have traffic getting busy in some areas already, not stop and go on tracy, from livermore to dublin. we look at interstate 880 in oakland, traffic is moving well at the bay bridge. the toll plaza, not a big backup right now. there was a car fire at 3:15 this morni

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

south lake, a high of 45. they're working hard to make snow.elping out just a bit. i'll explain coming up. >> we need more snow up there, less rain. >> mm-hmm. >>> we'll many of us were playing mega millions, jon gruden had his own jackpot. larry be ♪ ♪ there are two types of people in the world. those who fear the future... and those who embrace it. the future is for the unafraid. ♪ all because of you ♪ ♪ >>> good morning. check out the shot from our east bay hills camera, gorgeous and pretty dry right now. but that's all about to change in a few short days. lisa argen will have the forecast. lots of rain in it, coming up in just a few minutes. >>> in sports, warriors looking to win their third game on the road this new year. kevin durant is listed as questionable after suffering a strain to his calf earlier in the week. golden state takes on l.a. clippers at the staples center this afternoon, tipoff at 12:30 p.m. >>> in football, the raiders are expected to sign jon gruden to one of the longest coaching deals in nfl history next week. abc 7 s

south lake tahoe at lake level could see about 6 inches. and our higher elevations around 3500 feet or so throughout the bay area, the north bay mountains could see a light dusting of snow because the weather is just cool enough. whiteouts are likely if you are heading out to the sierra. we are talking about strong wind gusts up to 100 miles at the ridgetops along with that snow. so the tahoe report shows alpine wind and snow today, especially tonight, and north star, between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m. will be intense and then calming down after that. so if you are heading to places like sugar bowl tomorrow maybe the afternoon commute will be better. let's go to the waters now. it live camera really does show what's going on there. the surf is high! we have definitely been seeing pretty increased wave heights all across the west coast from washington, oregon, down to northern california because of course as that storm hits the coast, the is your launch get rougher so there's still that high surf warning in effect until 4:00 tomorrow afternoon. break

six feet at the ridgetops and a lot of snow coming through with the storm 22" at donner summit, south lake tahoe could get 12." on the weekend, sunshine. temperatures will be warming. so there's nothing like a bluebird kind of day on the ski resorts. >> i like that a bluebird kind of day. >> yes. thank you. >>> we'll be right back. physical" is premiering tonight on pop t-v... and jane seymour is starring in it with "breaking bad" star matt jones. 'd usually >>> a new comedy series let's get physical is premiering tonight on top tv and jane seymour is starting in it with matt jones. comedy is not what you usually find jane seymour in so i asked her how this came to be. >> ever since i did wedding crashers, people did a double- take and said, she is actually funny and i really loved doing comedy and i know people say that comedy is the hardest thing to do but i find it just sort of, like, heightened reality really. >> the show is about a middle- aged slacker who makes a comeback in the fitness industry. it airs tonight. dozens of stores-- many right here in the bay area. that story and more

. >>> meteorologists meeting in south lake tahoe today, gorgeous, there is plenty of skiing available, but lower than average snowfall still has many wondering about drought. a stanford expert on climate change told the weather conference advanced techniques clearly show a relation between global warming and extreme weather events. >> we're drawing very clear conclusions, for example, if we look around the globe at all the hottest events that have happened around the globe, we find that more than 80% of those have been influenced by global warming. >> the good news is california is on track to reach it's 2030 goal of greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming. >>> if at first you don't su but what i see here never ceases to amaze me: change. i see it in their eyes. it happens when people connect with nature, with culture, with each other. day after day i'm the first to see change. to see people go out, and come back new. princess cruises. come back new. sail with the #1 cruise line in alaska. 7-day cruises from $599. visit princess.com >>> coming up on abc7 "news at 6:

south lake tahoe is reporting snow. there is a winter storm warning out until 4 pm. the snow level it could get down to around 4000 feet. this is the key for today. this cold pool of air associated with the trough needs to swing in. we will get a break this morning and look at the wind direction turning. instead of and easterly breeze, which we've had for a while, its now northerly, west or northwest. 30s, 40s and low 50s for some. some locations will get a better opportunity for sun. , pittsburg. and el sobrante in el cerrito. snow will be the main issue for truckee today. this is the key. if one of these moves over, that could be brief, heavy rain. it looks like it's tracking close to us. some afternoon heating will help to build a good queue. i think that will play into the weather. not a lot. maybe a couple one hundredths. their brief. the next system will move him sunday night into monday. the best system looks to be next thursday. after that i think we will go drive. 50s on the campus -- on the temperatures. tonight it will be a cold one as we clear out. tomorr

. >> kwhoe you win the olympic gold medal like south lake tahoe maddie bowman did in 2014, the next thing you do is step on the top of a podium. it's a wonderful place to be, maddie says. >> that high you get when you win, a gold medal is insane. >> what maddie says she didn't realize at the time is that podium is also a platform. one that as an olympic gold medallist she gets to stand on every day for the rest of her life really. >> it changed my life in a way that i wasn't expecting. i, you know -- i received this platform i didn't have before. >> and one maddie felt a responsibility to not let go to waste. she teamed up with protect our winters, a non-profit fighting climate change and regularly speaks in school. >> yeah, it's given me this kind of unique place to connect with people. >> but it doesn't stop there. maddie understands she is now something of a role model to young female athletes. when at her home mountain, sierra tahoe maddie is sometimes just a phone call away. >> i'm maddie, i was worning can you come ski with us tomorrow i'm like -- i just need some girl power up ther

. >>> one south lake tahoe gold medallist looking to compete. but as successful as she has been been she has never forgotten her roots. tell us more, garvin about the humanitarian zbleefrt hannah is not only a gold medal but silver too. the last time around in 2014 she came up shy of the podium. hannah says that motivated her to try one more time. while that and the knowledge of the good that comes from her success. when hannah teeter looks back on childhood in rural vermont, support is a word that comes to mind. she says her parents were always sportive of her dreams. emotionally. financially, well hannah says that really wasn't possible. >> we were definitely tight on the budget growing up. >> did the mowing of the lawns all summer. i worked at a few different restaurants when i was young. and then it was like well i want to do snow boarding so i don't have to to do this. >> is this is a nine hundred here it is. >> do well hannah did. winning a gold medal in snow board half pipe in italy. but instead of reaping the financial benefits of her su

. >>> a santa rosa man has died after a skiing accident in south lake tahoe. police say it happened last wednesday at the heavenly ski resort. he's been identified as 49-year- old lewis cario, iii. he was doing a solo run on the mountain. he was pronounced dead at the scene. it's still unclear what caused the accident. >>> a live look outside, a cloudy day and rain moving our way maybe? brian hackney can answer that. >> we are starting off with just that much of an echo offshore of the kpix5 hi-def doppler, nothing hitting the ground and essentially it's just raining on the fish, but that will change in about 24 hours as this gets closer to the shore line. that low pressure has been sitting and spinning on the pacific, but look at that fetch of moisture coming up in that perfect corridor between the low to the west and the high to the east. so rain and thunderstorms develop later on wednesday and some showers come down pretty good at times. so the three things to remember, the showers develop by tomorrow afternoon. there might be a sprinkle or two along the co

here's a look at the snowfall so it's coming down across highway 50 just south lake tahoe now. and then further to the south. yosemite, mammoth, getting some snow. as far as the amount of snow we have seen so far. three to five inches for north star overnight. squaw valley saw about 4 to 8 inches overnight and sugar bowl 3 to 5 inches. the ridgetops got more. but yes, those ski resorts definitely happy with anything they can get and they are going to see a chance of snowfall throughout the day and into tonight because the winter storm warning is still in effect until tomorrow morning. >>> everyone on their best driving behavior in the north bay because 101 this is right near highway 12 in santa rosa, you can see rain and fog. we are still checking in problem-free along this stretch of highway. but a little south of here we are still dealing with an earlier problem that happened overnight as a crash knocked down some power lines and one lane is blocked on the todd on- ramp to southbound 101. they are waiting for a tow. over at the bay bridge toll plaza, delays but nothing like ea

manorama sanchez they are from the mess and apologies to you we've had some problems with that south lakeconnection jordan's king abdullah is appealing to the us bike vice president mike pence to rebuild trust and confidence after the trumpet ministrations decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital howry fossett has more now from occupied east jerusalem. on the second leg of his regional visit the u.s. vice president was keen to offer assurances to a major middle east an ally and by extension to the palestinians who refused to meet him on the issue of jerusalem we are committed to continue to respect jordan's role as the custodian of holy sites that we take no position on boundaries in final status those are subject to negotiation and and as i think clearly you are the president make clear the world united states of america remains committed if the parties agree to a two state solution through the arab world's public outrage with a recognition by u.s. president donald trump ob jerusalem as israel's capital the jordanian king offered a conciliatory tone your visits here i'm sure i

from lake tahoe to south korea. she's in good form already. looks to repeat, winning a gold in the last x-games competition before heading to the winter olympics. our garvin thomas will hit the road and bring us live reports from pyeongchang throughout the olympic games. you can follow him his twitter handle @gar vvi@garvinthomas. >>> the different ways they're trying to make a statement during tomorrow night's address. >>> plus supporting women in the workplace. legislators plan to extend a key service for new moms. woman: so, greg, it's a lot to take in. woman 2: and i know that's hard to hear, but the doctors caught it early. hi, blake! my dad has cancer. woman: and i know how hard that is to hear. but you're in the right place. man: and dr. pascal and her team, they know what to do. they know what to do. the doctors know what to do. so here's the plan. first off, we're going to give you all... (voice fading away) >>> right now at 6:30, the world will be watching 24 hours from now as president trump delivers his first state of the union add

. >> it's like south lake tahoe with the windchill. >> that's cold. >> here we're looking at rain at times around the bay area, light to steady rain now moving through the south bay. round two tomorrow. scattered showers and maybe some hail too for friday. >> drive safe out there. thanks for joining us here at 6:00. have a great evening. >> bye. sorry. i can't make it. it's just my eczema again, but it's fine. yeah, it's fine. you ok? eczema. it's fine. hey! hi! aren't you hot? eczema again? it's fine. i saw something the other day. eczema exposed. your eczema could be something called atopic dermatitis, which can be caused by inflammation under your skin. maybe you should ask your doctor? go to eczemaexposed.com to learn more. timber new super bowl secret revealed. >> the behind the scenes video as he tells his untold story people that. kardas tv announcement -- >> whatter ex thinks about her news. >> nicole getting big raises for big little lies. for a game of celebrity kiss and tell. >> angelina jolie

and south lake tahoe was hit with three inches. n -- which is south of yosemite -- saw a whopping 18 inches of snow. ( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. rebecca:expect a few lingering showers today as moist air and a weak warm front approach from the west. dry weather will return for the end of the week and continue through the weekend. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( darya ) another big story this morning... san francisco-based chain "four barrel coffee" is changing it's name and handing over ownership to its employees.( james ) this is in response to a sexual assault lawsuit... filed against an owner who has since stepped down. kron 4's ella sogomonian has the details. in response to sexual assault allegations from 8 former employees against former

. >> growing up in south lake tahoe, fifth of eight siblings, incredibly close to her family, she gotand me down snowboard at age ten. five years later she was winning medals at the x game. as to to what she credits, she says mindfulness and being in the moment. and it took a lot of yoga to help her with that. >> yoga. >> i got a lot of hand me downs and we never made the olympics. garvin will bring us live reports from south korea. can you follow him on tw twitter @garvinthomas. >> looming deadline for democrats and republicans in congress. >> and second school shooting in as many days. kentucky attack today that has a student behind bars an detectives searching for a motive. the federal government in -- but the clock is already ticking -- for another possible >>> right now at 6:30, the federal government is open but the clock is already ticking for another possible shut down that would come on february 8. the focus for congress remains immigration reform. both parties say they are going to keep their promises to work on a deal. >> but time is the enemy just 16 days until the next bu

this is a picture from south lake tahoe tweeted to me by one of my followers. it's great to see that powder tlup. right now here in the bay area we're still tracking light showers around the region. but they're spotty. north bay around larkspur, laurel grove avenue, sand rafael you see spotty returns. same thing around lafayette. into on the other handa and concord. the heading down the peninsula around fairway drive you notice here we see wet roadways. look at the beautiful pictures. rainbow from san mateo from anna one of my followers on twitter thank you for this. look at this picture. another one sent to me via twitter. we are really seeing so many pictures on social media we appreciate all those. send them to us with the hashtag abc 7 now. sanity rosa the next couple of morning. colder than average of 37 degrees. bundle up. 50s, 60s, sunshine and clouds opinion the accuweather features a dryer trending milder weather hitting the weekend. and even beyond going into early next week we'll give you sun o sun, clouds, a break from the rain. for the next seven d

south lake could get up to 11 or 12 inches of fresh powder, on top of the storm they just got.e very happy about that. once this storm winds down, we'll have dry conditions. and temperatures will be on the rise. that's a look your forecast. anne? >>> a tsunami watch was issued. and thankfully canceled here on the california coast. coming up, a look at what caused it. and the real panic to our north. sorry. i can't make it. it's just my eczema again, but it's fine. yeah, it's fine. you ok? eczema. it's fine. hey! hi! aren't you hot? eczema again? it's fine. i saw something the other day. eczema exposed. your eczema could be something called atopic dermatitis, which can be caused by inflammation under your skin. maybe you should ask your doctor? go to eczemaexposed.com to learn more. sfx: tinny headphone music sfx: feet shuffling life can change in an instant. be covered when it does... ...with a health plan through covered california. we offer free expert help choosing the best plan for you. and all of our plans include free preventive care. financial help is available, so check

temperatures right now in the upper 20s and lower 30s toward the tahoe valley airport and south lake tahoe. the storm totals for us going back in time over the past couple of days, amounts are adding up with san francisco approaching a half inch of rainfall. san jose, 0.12. this was not a big storm but we are tracking showers offshore and possibly some thunderstorms. here is the latest on the satellite and radar as we come in closer. there is some green popping up in portions of the north bay. a lot of instability out there. this typically happens behind the front. cold air moves in so we could have some thunderstorms pop up. right now showers in southern marin county closer to tiburon. also over the central portion of the bay. i saw a rainbow over san francisco bay. this could be approaching the east bay neighborhoods over the next 15-30 minutes. i was tracking another cell, showing up toward los gatos and the santa cruz mountains and also toward 84 approaching woodside and redwood city. we have some showers popping up there. the rainfall is not finished yet. we have some 50s to rep

and south lake tahoe was powdered with three inches. now to our four zone forecast.ve look outside at s-f-o.(steve) kron-4's chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here now with the forecastthe forecast (pam) pleasanton police are looking for a man who got away from lawrence karnow: the biggest storm of the season is finally winding down but not before leaving impressive amounts of rain. some local mountains saw almost 6 inches of rain from the storm. on doppler radar you can still see a few scattered showers but most of them are very light. showers will decrease tonight and skies will become partly cloudy. on the satellite you can see the storm now headed into southern california bringing them flooding rains. theres another weak storm that will bring more clouds and a slight chance of showers to norht bay tomorrow. the rest of us will see passing clouds. high pressure will then build in sending the jet stream and the rain to the north. highs tomorrow will be in the 50s to low 60s under partly to mostly cloudy skies. high pressure will continue to strengthen on thurs

it is 29 in south lake tahoe. taking you'll get a few snow reports, nice to report new snowfall. seven inches to 11 inches. the winter storm warning has just expired. standing by let's check in with kevin cooper. he has an update. this was a game changer. finally a cold system moving through. >> reporter: it is looking pretty good and it is great to see snow. cold temperatures down here. first time we have seen snow at lake level all season long. we had a little in october but we have about 6 inches down here. on the upper amount we have 7 mountain -- 7 inches. looking good and feeling good. >> kevin, for the resorts, are they fully open or are all of the runs open or are they half where two thirds open? >> reporter: it depends on the resorts. we are about 89%. if we get another few inches we will be at 100. at northstar we will need another for but that is what is so nice is the storm door is open so sunday through tuesday we will get significant opening up. mother nature has been stingy this year. >> it is so different than last year. last year the snow season kicked off really

donner summit could see about 15 inches. 8 inches for south lake tahoe.hey should get a nice coating of fresh powder. >> we are already seeing breakers battering the coastline in water and oregon and san francisco will be impacted this afternoon through tomorrow with that high surf warning in effect. another chance of rain sunday, monday and third chance on wednesday. that's your forecast. >>> a lot of concerns about i.c.e. raids here in the bay area. coming up, the threat and local politicians's response. >> plus, with the deadline looming, washington lawmakers work to prevent a government shutdown as democrats fight for the daca program. ,$8drw it >>> i'm anne makovec live in san francisco, one of many sanctuary cities in our sanctuary state under threat of federal immigration raids. right now, bay area politicians are really digging in their heels when it comes to sending federal officials a message, a message that they are causing fear among immigrants and they won't stand for it! the rumor is that the feds are now preparing for a raid around northern

south lake tahoe could get up to 13 inches of fresh powder on top of the snow they just got with high winds. this will be a good-looking weekend especially because there's new snow coming. >>> facebook is buying a boston software company that authenticates identification. it's called confirm io. it will shut down as its team and technology are rolled into facebook. confirm's software allows for proof of identity for online transactions allowing users to detect potentially fraudulent activity. it could help facebook learn more about the people who buy ads on its network. >>> snapchat will now let users share and watch videos on other social media platforms. the social media giant says stories eligible for sharing right now in any [ indiscernible ] [ mumbling ] >> will be curated with videos and celebrities known as official stories. most links shared outside the app will be erased a few weeks later. >>> amazon echo and google home are getting competition from apple which is launching its home pod speaker on february ninth. preorders begin this friday. apple's wireless speaker costs $34

it's quiet in tahoe although south lake tahoe is reporting some patchy fog. mostly sunny up there today. there is some rain but you have to go to seattle and portland to find it. we have a lot of cloud cover. maybe more toward the south bay. there are some big breaks in the clouds and here is your futurecast on rainfall. don't fall asleep because there is nothing here. it goes all the way out through monday. if the forecast models are correct, and they are in sync on this, it looks dry until february 1 through the 14th. there is some hints after that. maybe something coming underneath called undercutting. we have a lot of leadtime on that. we will see. i still think we will get some cold air somewhere down the road. 60s and 70s on the temperatures. near 70 for some. more sunshine. him not take much to bump up from yesterday. i think we will be all right for the big event for the moon tomorrow morning. it starts at 4:51 am. after that it looks sunny and warmer into the weekend. tomorrow will be the trifecta on the moon tomorrow morning. >>> there is a way to f

so donner summit could get up to 8 inches of snow four inches left in that system for south lake tahoeee snow levels as low as 3500 feet. here's your tahoe report. alpine expecting another foot on top of the foot that they just got. same with squaw valley. so it's 24 inches possible even up at kirkwood so it's going to look good. we do have a little bit less in the storm. by tomorrow things dry up. through the weekend, look how nice it's going to be. sunshine and temperatures are going to rise into the mid-60s for a lot of inland areas. that's your forecast. >>> time is 6:52. sanctuary communities across the bay area received warnings from the department of justice but local leaders refuse to back down. justice .. bay area leaders are refusing to back down from ice. >>> i'm jackie ward in the newsroom. after receiving threatening letters from the department of justice, bay area leaders are refusing to back down from i.c.e. the letters went out to 23 cities including san francisco, berkeley, fremont, san jose, and monterey. demanding proof that the cities show compliance with federal la

around safelite tahoe, -- around south lake tahoe, 19. road conditions are improving as everything has lifted out of the area. by tomorrow, everything will be well to the north. things will start to kick out of here as high pressure kicks in. a cold morning with some fog. a few showers to the north. for everyone else it's dry and warmer. sunday, upper 60s. i did see near 70 around san jose. low to mid 50s to the north. mid 50s and upper 50s to the south. this will be the coolest day for a while. everything is warming up as we go into sunday and monday. >> i need to share a tweet from doug. he listens to alexei. we do the news updates and he said he listens to the news updates in the same time it takes him to make a cup of coffee. thank you for that. >>> 6:17 am. officers responding to an emergency phone call about a crime at a home but it turned out to be a hoax. the swatting incident in marin county under investigation and the reason the owner thinks he was targeted. >>> a demand to resign by next wednesday. the fallout from the gymnasti

. >> reporter: when you win an olympic gold medal like south lake tahoe's maddie bowman did in 2014, the next thing you do is step on the top of a podium. it is a wonderful place to be, maddie says. >> that high you get when you win a gold medal is insane. >> reporter: but what maddie says she didn't realize at the time is that podium is also a platform. one that as an olympic gold medallist she gets to stand on every day for the rest of her life, really. >> it changed my life in a way that i wasn't really expecting. i, you know, i received this platform that i didn't have

. >> reporter: when you win an olympic gold medal like south lake tahoe's maddie bowman did in 2014, the next thing you do is step on the top of a podium. it is a wonderful place to be, maddie says. >> that high you get when you win a gold medal is insane. >> reporter: but what maddie says she didn't realize at the time is that podium is also a platform. one that as an olympic gold medallist she gets to stand on every day for the rest of her life, really. >> it changed my life in a way that i wasn't really expecting. i, you know, i received this platform that i didn't have before. >> reporter: and one maddie felt a responsibility to not let go to waste. she teamed up with protect our winters, a nonprofit fighting climate change, and regularly speaks in schools. >> yeah, it's given me this kind of unique place to connect with people. >> reporter: but it doesn't stop there. maddie understands she is now something of a role model to young female athletes. when at her home mountain, sierra-a-tahoe, maddie is sometimes just a phone call away. >> maddie, i was wondering can you come out an

a high of 34 today in south lake.ful, the way it should w the snow on the trees there. more snow in the forecast for the mountains. and we will talk about rain back home. today it's all about dry and sunny. i'll explain coming up. >>> skiers are loving it lisa, thank you. >>> also next, the giants officially welcome their new third baseman evan longoria. what does he think about joining a team that won only 64 games last year. ♪ ♪ 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 what's yours. to j.p. morgan investment expertise can help you. let's think about what goes in hoh., renee. and we think ba-blam's gonna kill the stomach flu? i'm scared to use the facilities. i don't blame you. if yo

police say it happened last >>> a santa rosa man died after a skiing accident in south lake tahoe.ned last wednesday at the heavenly ski resort. he has been identified as 49- year-old louis cario, iii. he was teaching his friend's son how to ski when the accident happened. he was pronounced dead at the scene. >>> the bit of cold gripping much of the u.s. is now blamed for nine deaths and it's -- the bitter cold gripping much of the u.s. is now blamed for nine deaths and it's making life dangerous in some places. >> reporter: a drive in lancaster, new york, captured these images of a massive pile- up on the throughway. at least 75 vehicles were involved. >> you couldn't see a gosh darned thing in front of you. there was a complete whiteout. you couldn't even tell it was a complete whiteout. >> reporter: in new york city firefighters battled the friend cold fighting a season alarm -- frigid cold fighting a seven alarm fire in the bronx in the morning. icicles formed on power lines and fire escapes. >> obviously the cold and ice is affecting us more now. we've had to relieve our units

and a few snow showers over to south lake tahoe.here is a little accumulation there, in case you're heading up in that direction. by tomorrow, it will go north. any rain looks light. weekend looks good, sunshine and warmer temps. on tuesday, the next system moves in by 10:00 a.m. there is half an inch forecast for ukiah and quarter inch for santa rosa. the system after that could be strong. we will keep an eye on that for next week. 50s and 60s for today. sunshine and warmer temps for your weekend. >> thank you, steve. >> you're welcome. >>> last night a federal judge in san francisco temporarily blocked president trump's plan to eliminate the deferred action for childhood arrivals or daca program, that protects young immigrants from being departed. >> the attorney general says it is a victory for dreamers but only until a final ruling is reached in court. >> there is strong reaction from the immigrant community. >> reporter: as the fight over immigration reform rages on capitol hill, a federal judge in california issuing an injunct

winter storm warnings south of lake tahoe, north of lake tahoe. a foot to 3 feet of snow above 7,000 feet. reduced visibility means carry chains. the bay bridge, high clouds here and a beautiful sight over the bay tonight. numbers near gun degrees. future cast gets the timing down on this. first we develop the rain by 9:00 p.m. tonight. mostly light. tomorrow morning the first wave of real rain and down pours move into the bay area. all day monday looks wet. tuesday unsettled. we don't clear out of this till we get to wednesday when we get high clouds over the bay area. in the forecast, we have got rain tonight developing after midnight. we have got thunderstorms a possibility on tuesday. winds picking up. wednesday through the weekend we get a chance to drain and dry. tonight, tomorrow, tuesday, wow, going to get wet. >> we are prepared. >>> what if you could own a affordable house built to with stand harsh weather conditions. why container homes could be appealing to many. >> reporter: they look just like a container. >> the idea is to build the

one south lake tahoe gold medalist looking to compete at her fourth winter games, but as successful as's been, she's never forgotten her roots. "today in the bay's" garvin thomas joins us now with her humanitarian efforts. >> reporter: she not only had a gold medal but a silver one too. her last time around, though, in 2014, she came up just shy of the podium. hannah says that has motivated her to try one more time. well, that, and the knowledge of the good that comes from her success. when anhannah teeter looks backn her childhood in rural vermont, support is a word that comes to mind. hannah says her parents were always supportive of her sporting dreams, emotionally, that is. financially, well, hannah says that really wasn't possible. >> no, we were definitely, like, tight on the budget growing up. did the mowing of the lawns all summer and then all -- i worked at a few different restaurants when i was young. and then it was like, well, i want to do snowboarding so i don't have to do this anymore. >> i think this might be a 900 right here. >> reporter: and do well, hannah did, winnin

. >> one south lake tahoe gold medalist is looking to compete in her fourth winter games, but as successful as she has been, she has never forgotten about her humble roots. nbc bay area's garvin thomas joins us now with her humanitarian efforts. ♪ >> reporter: when hannah looks back on her childhood in rural vermont, support is a word that comes to mind. hannah says her parents were always supportive of her sporting dreams. emotionally, that is. financially, well, hannah says that really wasn't possible. >> no, we were definitely, like, tight on the budget growing up. did mowing of the lawns all summer and i worked at a few different restaurants when i was young. and then it was like, well, i want to go and, and snowboard so i don't have to do this anymore. >> reporter: and do well hannah did. winning a gold medal in snowboard half pipe at the 2006 games in italy. instead of reaping the financial benefits of her success for herself, hannah remembered and honored a promise she had made years ago. >> it was always like if i ever make it big, i'm going to give back as much as i can. >> reporte

. >>> meteorologists met in south lake tahoe to talk about climate change. an expert at stanford said there's a link between global warming and the recent extreme weather events. >> we have very high confidence in our scientific methods and we're drawing very clear conclusion. for example, if we look around the globe at all the hottest events that have happened around the globe, we find that more than 80% of those have been influenced by global warming. >>> california is on track so far to meet its 2020 goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming. >>> in the gma first look, the brother of a popular youtube star, logan paul, is coming to his defense following that controversial video he made. here's maggie rule i. >>> in gma first look, he has a -- 21-year-old jake paul has built an empire and fortune on youtube. >> every day i -- ♪ >> jake equally famous brother of disgraced blogger logan paul. he's addressing logan's error in a video. >> in no way, shape or form is suicide a joke. i don't think it's right what he did at all.

reporter: a river so powerful, people even ascribe miracles to it. 30 kilometers south of lake tana, the blue nile falls are africa's second biggest. the falls are themselves a miracle in ethiopia, a country generally notorious for drought and hunger. time appears to have stood still in the impoverished highlands. further south, the blue nile bends westwards, heading towards the sudanese border, where it will be used to provide the country with electricity. 40 kilometers before the river reaches sudan, a huge dam and hydraulic power station are taking shape on africa's biggest construction site. 10,000 workers toil here day and night. the grand ethiopian renaissance dam was supposed to be completed last year, but it's behind schedule. ethiopia intends using the blue nile's physical power to end its dependence on international development aid. tenalem: africans can make a difference. africa is a resourceful continent. africa has all the potential to develop. so that's -- we have to look inwards. if we think that way, then we can change our continent. i think it's an eye-opener to the

a river so powerful people even ascribe miracles to it thirty kilometers south of lake tana the blue nile for africa's second biggest the falls are themselves a miracle in ethiopia a country generally notorious for drought and hunger. time appears to have stood still in the impoverished highlands. further south the blue nile bends westward heading towards the sudanese border where it will be used to provide the country with electricity. forty kilometers before the river reaches sudan a huge dam and hydraulic power station a taking shape on africa's biggest construction site ten thousand workers toil here day and night the grand ethiopian renaissance dam was supposed to be completed last year but it's behind show deal ethiopia intends using the blue nile's physical power to end its dependence on international development aid. africans can make it . very forceful africa has. a chance to develop so that's we have to. if we think then we can change our continent i think it is open to. can see. that over eighteen hundred square kilometers the dams reservoir will cover an area three times

some of the hills to the west of hidden valley lake it's snowing right now and some of the hills southt's snowing. to the south bay we're seeing a few snow showers -- clearlake it's snowing. to the south bay we're seeing a few snow showers. things are calming down, but we're not completely finished. oakland 53, running below average and we'll be chilly tone because skies will clear in time for -- tonight because skies will clear in time for good radiational cooling leading to widespread 30s, san jose 39, concord 39, close to freezing in napa and santa rosa. please watch out for black ice in the north bay on some of the secondary roads outside of the cities tomorrow morning, sunrise at 7:18. satellite and radar review, why the hail and unstable air? the front moved through yesterday. sometimes the front moves through, low passes by 500 miles to north, no big deal. in this case the front moved through. then the low followed very close to us in the bay area. with that low pressure pushing inland to our north it destabilized the atmosphere. many of you had sun, then showers, sun, then show

a few more inches and fresh powder as we overlock south shore of lake tahoe. view near the south end of the lake. last year at this time it was a different view where the snowpack was on a pace for a rerd pace as 170% of average for e central sierra. this year, betwee22 and 27% of average. these colder storms are helping at 8 thourk fe,000 feet. so we're hoping with incoming holder storms, instead of adding up the snowfall in inches, we see one to two feet of snow coming in with our midweek storm and storms to follow later on in the week. reporting from the top of heavenly village, about 8,000 feet up, rob mayeda, nbc bay area news. back to you. >> tough assignment. >> oh, that looks so nice up there right now. >> you know he's on his feet right now. >> skiing all the way down. >> social media posts, he was skiing today. >> really? that's part of the weather conference. >> it's all research. >> research, research. we have that new storm coming our way. another 5 to 15 inches of snow across the sierra expected. primarily on wednesday into thursday as well. let's

lake tahoe. tahoe convoy will use charter buses rented from tech companies that will shuttle people to north and south shores of lake tahoe. the buss will drive up on friday night and return on sunday night. tahoe convoy says it will even get passengers to tahoe faster than driving during highway closures because it has priority shuttle access. tickets will be $49 each way. >>>er for apple's new home pod started today. launch date set for february 9th. the speaker can play music and podcasts, read you the news and control other connected devices in your home with siri. it will go head to head with others on the market. as for the cost, apple's new home pod comes with a $350 price tag. >>> if you're in the market for a four-legged family member, please stick around because mike nicco will introduce us to this week's perfect pet. >>> speaking of pets, coming up, abc news anchor jessica castro has a great activity for all you dog lovers out there. a live look outside. no rain on our east bay hills weaving your own shoes... by out of flax. or simply adjust your thermostat. do your thing, with energy upgra