squaw valley squaw valley announced wednesday it has extended the ski season until july 7th ...ermitting. counting the snow received this week... squaw valley is just shy of 50- feet surpass th weekend. (james) welcome back. let's get a check of the weather this morning... skies will remain unsettled today with a few showers expected to be seen moving over the bay. cloud cover will part at times allowing sunshine to peak back out. high temperatures today will peak in the mid 50's. tomorrow expect temperatures to peak similarly under clear and dry skies to kick off 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. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya )(ááálandingááá) bart says that fare evaders are costing the agency as much as 25 million dollars a year. thousands of people were ticketed for the violation last year.. as kron 4's justine waldman explains .. 90- percent of the people who g

as a result, squaw valley plans to stay open until july 7th. as you can see right here, at least, the roads are finally clear there. it looks like someone is stopped there, they're doing some things. >> of course, you need to make way because there is more snow on the way to that area. this is a great time to stay connected with our nbc bay area weather app. keep track of that storm monitor there on the maps as well as get up-to-date weather info right to your cell phone. also keep track of that weather right there in your neighborhood. >> to the east bay nowoo is clo morning becauseoutas, from chev power went out at the company's richmond refinery. >> west costa contra closed richmond high school for the day after the school lost power. live for us outside of the high school there, tom, what's the latest? >> reporter: well, we are still waiting for a school district spokesperson to come on the scene there and tell us why they shut down exactly, why they made that decision earlier. we did hear just a few minutes ago that pg&e says that the prob

we'll talk about squaw valley. here's a live look outside in san francisco at the golden gate bridge. a beautiful day for everyone heading out and about. we had some fog in the north bay. that's since cleared. here's a live look outside. everything looking good you believed that sunshine. we still have a few clouds across the bay area, but as we look at our temperatures, it's cool now, heading up to 65 degrees. we'll see some upper 60s for inland valleys. north bay reaching up to 63 in santa rosa and san francisco. look for a high of 61 degrees. check out what's on the way for the sunday. here's a look at the pollen count. you probably don't need me to tell you that it's high. it's mostly trees and grasses at this point. and if you're still not quite sure what you're allergic to, it may be ash, juniper or alder dr trees. the storm system we had yesterday has moved off to the east. here's a look at the next storm that will be here going into the beginning of next week. starts out with clouds late on sunday. as we go

squaw valley, alpine meadows extending their ski season to july 7, why?> a lot of snow up there folks. the resorts have seeing nearly 600 inches over the season. half from february the last time squaw valley was open in july way back in 2017. i say go for august. i know it's an employee issue but keep one run to the summit you could probably roll until september if you wanted to. radar right now is snowing in the sierra, and we are seeing light showers including beautiful downtown napa, vacaville, fairfield and cordelia showers stretching down the sac city corridor to san jose. morgan hills as well. nothing heavy the still raining. winter storm warning, additional 1 - 2 feet of snow in the higher elevations of the sierra. let's think spring. here it is. we spring ahead this weekend. temperatures are going to move much but the clock moves forward one hour. sunday evening 7:12 and i wish you luck getting your teenager up school sunday morning. temperatures in the 50s san jose 54, livermore 52 overnight lows not moving much drop in a few degrees body with sc

i looked it up. >> this is why we don't live in the squaw valley, right? >> winter is not over here, either. >> it isn't. the snow is. we're done with snow for this week. >> i like the haircut, chuc >> what a lovely non sequitur, eun. northwest winds have started to increase across the area, averaging 15, gusting to near 20 miles per hour. that will be the case for the entire daytoday. northwest winds, 15 to 25 miles per hour. 4 storm tea radar, scanning the skies. a couple of drops over the central parts of the bay. otherwise, it is allea dryer around here for now. the last of the rain and snow that we dealt with yesterday, is now off of the eastern seaboard and moving away. a couple of snowshowers up in pittsburgh. they're not going to bother anybody.op mism reigns supreme in sky cover this week. plenty of sky cover today. it will be cold around here the next couple of mornings. keep that in mind. not just a littlebelow freezing, hard freezes. teens and 20s for the next couple of mornings, coming up. tomorrow, mostly sunny day. and rn and snow chances, r

(pam)(pam) squaw valley announced today...he ski season until july 7th ski season until july 7th ... weather until july 7th ... weather permitting. counting the snow received overnight ... squaw valley is just shy of 50- feet of snow this year ... and it expects to surpass that total this weekend. (pam) with so many back to back snowstorms, there are walls of snow all over the sierra... and for some people, when the storm moves out the real trouble begins... there is so much snow... it can cause major damage. for one man in the area ... the weight of more than a foot of snow piled on top of his carport... forced it to collapse now all that is left is mangled metal... with record snowfall in parts of the sierra this year, neighbors are dealing with power outages, fallen trees and difficult traffic conditions. another round of storms is expected to hit the area again soon.. (grant) in national news... alabama governor kay ivey signed a major disaster declaration from fema earlier today. this will provide funding to areas of lee

squaw valley announced it has extended the ski season until july 7th ...ather permitting. ( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. skies will remain unsettled today with a few showers expected to be seen moving over the bay. cloud cover will part at times allowing sunshine to peak back out. high temperatures today will peak in the mid 50's. tomorrow expect temperatures to peak similarly under clear and dry skies to kick off 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. ( darya ) for your health this morning. doctors say they have seen 3 new cases of the measles in san francisco. the small outbreak marks the first cases since 20-13. kron4's gayle ong has more. for the first time since 20- 13, a small outbreak of the measles in san francisco.the city's health department reporting three cases of measles in february.all adult cases.it first showed up at s-f-o when a passenger was exposed to the disease during an

.. ( darya )( darya ) squaw valley announced wednesday it has extended the ski season until july 7th weather permitting. counting the snow received this week... welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning. skies will remain unsettled today with a few showers expected to be seen moving over the bay. cloud cover will part at times allowing sunshine to peak back out. high temperatures today will peak in the mid 50's. tomorrow expect temperatures to peak similarly under clear and dry skies to kick off the weekend. no major hot less then 30 maze to sf. (á2 shotá) governor kay ivey signed a major disaster declaration from fema after the deadly state suffered this week.( james ) this will provide funding to areas of lee county affected by sunday's tornadoes. president donald trump approved the declaration tuesday after having a conversation with ivey.

. >>> squaw valley announced plans to stay open until at least july 7th.esorts say they received 49 feet of snowfall since october 1st. last month, will run lifts until july fourth. >> isn't that crazy? and we're getting more weather. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the latest forecast. >> winter and summer, try that. it's going to be crazy for the skiers. let's check out live doppler 7 right now. we do have showers to talk about. we'll get you into street level radar. in the east bay, right around mccarthur showers really continue to just come up. they're light in nature, right around pacifica, ralston avenue into belmont. how much rain have we received? marin civic center, over two inches. over an inch in santa rosa, san francisco. hayward, 0.28. and about 0.75 in concord. it is snowing in the mountains. chains are required on all roads leading up to the mountains. i would not advise travel. winter storm warning is in effect until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. additional one to two feet of snow is expected. so let it continue to snow. it's good for ou

but they're open at squaw valley. 200 trails, 32 runs. going toskng, as we head through this upcoming weekend. >>> now, let's get to the extended forecast. the sunshine is not going to last for an extremely long time. once we hit sunday, we'll begin to see some cloud cover increase by the afternoon. we'll keep the clouds on monday. and then, here comes -- yes, more rainfall. it's probably the last thing some of you want. but we have shower chances returning by tuesday, wednesday and thursday. we're not concerned about the rainfall from this. it's next friday we could see heavy rain return, that might push into the following weekend. i think we're all good here when it comes to rainfall until next friday's forecast. inland valleys, independentempe going to the low 70s by monday. and we'll see things drop on down. you want to get out in the sun and enjoy it, what day is that going to be? >> tomorrow. >> yes, saturday. >> they're a tag-team on the weather front. >> exy.>> you'll text this week. >> and i will thank you. >> i'll take it. >>> u

squaw valley has a base of 219 inches of snow. springtime issue will be the pollen.th the rain moving in. saturday, sunday will be the worst days for allergy sufferers. rain moving in. the storm track is still aimed toward california. we're still on the unstable side of things. we'll just have to watch, look upstream, and see what's next. it's not gonna be an all-day washout. but it am be rain at times tomorrow morning. it'll be raining in north bay. tomorrow afternoon it'll push to the south bay. some steady rain at times right for the evening commute we 6:00, 7:00. but it quickly moves out in time. by saturday morning, we wake up to sunshine. saturday afternoon we'll be mainly sunny there is more rain coming. how much rain we're talking? widespread rainfall totals of one half of one inch of rainfall coming up tomorrow. mainly the north bay. the best chance of steady rain tomorrow afternoon and evening, 4:00 to 8:00. mainly dry for the weekend before rain returns monday morning. high temperatures tomorrow, the upper 50s. well below average. vallejo, chilly, 58. wet

there is so much snow that squaw valley will stay open until july 4th. sal should be able to get out there and hit the slopes and snow board, too. just an idea. >> i may not have to worry about chains at a certain point. the snow will be there long after it's snowing. >> you will know the coright now. i'm looking around to there is anything unusual. you can see the traffic here in the east bay, looking around to see if fic and guess this is the commute on the altamonte pass and, yes, there be busy on w traffic there. 205 and 580 coming through. you will see the traffic in livermore and dublin does not look too bad. most is concentrated in the typical area as you drive through here. as, looking at the south bay, looking at highway 17, it is snowing. traffic is okay. this is a look at interstate 880, north and south and moving well into the bay bridge toll plaza. there is a small delay but not that dry. >> i would hope that the drive up in july is smooth, sal. july, right? we need chains, it's july. no. there is a lot of snow up there. i believe -- i belie

we're going to see now we have 642" of snow for a season total at squaw valley. weekend is looking really nice, whether you're going to the sierra or staying here. next week more rain chances in the forecast. mike, you've been tracking the rain, too. how is it looking on the roads. >> kari, i'm watching your report instead of repeating what you say. the peninsula, that's what we're looking at, worried about possible slowing. you should worry about the conditions and windshield wipers traveling along the peninsula. you see the green highlighted through the radar. that's the radar here. storm sweep as well. smooth roadways on the peninsula, also north bay, vallejo, i-80 out of fairfield for example. i-80 does move nicely right on the bay bridge and a batch of rain right when we're seeing the buildover at the toll plaza. we should see metering lights on. pulled away. slowing from west 80. no other slowing for contra costa county. good stuff. tracking a small crash off 680, off 242. here is the back-up formed already at the bay bridge toll plaza. we talked about that

if you're fg to squaw valley or alpine meadows, it is open. you have 171 trails. 37 runs open. and a great time if you're headed out there to ski on that fresh powder. the next change, the next snow system. it will come on saturday. let's get a closer look at the timing. a push to the south to san jose by 1:00 p.m. saturday. we'll try to clear t for you. let's head out to the seven-day forecast. we are lookingt on. by next wednesday and thursday, this could be the start of a olged drying trend. we could be in for some sunny weather. a seven to eight-day period. hang tight. i know it is a little bit rough here. we've had rain on our weekends. it caused all the flooding of course. next week, the extended sunshine. >> up next, was he really asleep at the wheel? the video from a california freeway raising eyebrows. >>> in a small tavern in sunnyvale, a small plugged in to start a revolution. don't miss the new documentary about how the bay area helped make video games a worldwide phenomenon. >> the opportunities and possibilities are endless. >>> this is one you have to see to beli

squaw valley alpine meadows highest elevations are seeing 621 inches, that's more than 51 feet of snoweven heavenly, which is at the bottom of the list, is seeing 436 inches? that's 36 feet, i did the math for you there. we went to sports basement in campbell. many people were preparing to hit the slopes this weekend, buying gear, preparing for a fun-filled weekend. >> everyone wants to go to tahoe because it's so beautiful and it's a fun sport and that's why we like to help people get the right equipment. >> i've been working a lot so i have a chance this weekend, my kids are not with me so i'm escaping. >> "escaping." as you could imagine, all of the snow has been good for business for the stores and for the resorts. this is video from squaw, and as you can see, some skiers aren't waiting until this weekend to enjoy it at all. they skipped work today, maybe yesterday to hit the slopes. many of the resorts we talked with say they've extended their ski season this year. >> oh, yeah! >> in fact, not to tell on anyone, but kris is here right now because marcus ditched work to go to tahoe

squaw valley has a season total of 611 inches of snow, and it's still snowing off and on throughout thekend. so if you're going, take the tire chains, we have a lot more runs open today. and then looking at our seven-day forecast, by sunday, we're going to see a mix of sun and clouds, once the rain moves out after early in the morning. on monday, upper 50s in the forecast, another round of showers on tuesday and some highs in the low 60s, while san francisco keeps it cool, and a chance of rain staying in the forecast. mike, you got the ipad out. what's happening in castro valley? >> i'm checking out timing. we have that crash in castro valley. most of the bay is looking great. there may be slick roadways, we had a couple spinouts reported including the one i'm tracking north 87 at 101, just shy of the merge, but no slowing there and no problems for much of the bay. castro valley is where we have the problem for westbound at 580, really slowing headed up toward redwood road and off the dublin grade. we'll time out a drive on our waze system, westbound 580 out of dublin and getting toward

a quick check of the report for squaw valley and alpine meadows at the base 229 inches.he surface is groomed. 19 lifts, 59 runs. saturday, sunday and monday expect fantastic weather. don't worry about travel conditions. we expect to see pictures share them with us or tweet u us @nbcbayarea. >> it will be slow getting to and from the sierra this weekend. we expect slowing at walnut creek but getting to the spot at 680 and 24 we where they split, we'll show you a couple different routes and split the difference for the time. >>> good morning. it is the ides of march. the nasdaq, the nyse will hold a moment of silence this morning. facebook normally the big news for facebook would be the two of its top executives just quit, but of course, that's eclipsed by the shooting at the mosques that was seen around the world on facebook live. social media say they're to be their best to stamp out those videos, get those videos offline, but for now minute keep your kids off facebook and youtube. facebook says, "police alerted us to a video on facebook shortly after the livestream comm

squaw valley just got another 20 inches of fresh snow, with the most recent storm bringing its totalo, get this, it's amazing number, 611 inches for the season. as a result of all this snow, the resort plans to stay open until july 7th, that's right! >> wow! >> you can ski on the fourth of july and be on the lake by the afternoon. north star just got 27 more inches, bringing its total to 547 inches there. >> wow! >> love when that happens. >> it will be open until my parents' anniversary. >> oh! >> 7/7. >> is that where you'll take them? >> yeah! don't anybody tell them, shhh. >> let's talk about the road to tah tahoe >> chain controls are still up for both interstate 80 and highway 50, so here is a look now at storm ranger as we see some spotty showers rolling through, and yes, it's stillsie. as we go throughout today, rain chances for the first part of the day, planning to go to san jose neighbor night at the l maden community center still chilly but we'll be in the clear in terms of rain. we are going to have a great night to get out there, and enjoy this, along with all of our ot

here is a look at squaw valley ski resort. roads to the ski resorts are bracing for snow ...hould expect closures. a winter storm warning is now in effect and anywhere from one- to three- feet of new snow is possible in the upper elevations of the mountains. the storm warning runs through tomorrow night. (james)( darya ) welcome back. let's get a check of the weather this morning... showers back today with south bay rainfall possible this morning but much of the bay area seeing rainfall boosting later into the day. showers will increase tonight with the heaviest of rainfall early tomorrow through sunrise. showers will taper later in the week with the driest of days being thursday and friday. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze tsf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( darya ) disgraced san francisco giants ceo larry baer is disappearing for a while... but that doesn't mean his problems are goe. mlb is still investigating the very public fight he had with his wife in hayes valley where she wound up on the ground screaming. he

live look at squaw valley ski resort. its going to be beautiful this weekend.p there will also be clear and should make for an easy drive. more snow could be on the way this season. (james)(darya) welcome back. let's get a check of the weather this morning... another nice day to look forward to as daytime highs boost well back into the 60's under continued sunshine. skies tomorrow and through the weekend will continue to remain dry with temperatures only getting warmer into the weekend. major hot spot overturn accident sb 680 near the truck scales before sheridan. the two left lane may still be blocked. jammed from 84. . 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. ( james ) new this morning... police are looking for a driver in deadly hit and run. the man was hit westbound on state highway 12 and rincon road in santa rosa. the crash closed down the westbound lanes of state highway 12 for several hours. the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. investigators now looking for the driver of a blue

check out the scene in squaw valley, california, where more than 50 feet of snow has fallen this wintercars are traveling between giant walls of snow. ♪ >>> coming up, the heart-warming story of how a son helped his father's new bakery succeed when no customers showed up. >>> but first, the potential new video evidence against singer r. kelly, as he faces new sexual abuse allegations. >>> and later, a woman attacked by a jaguar at the zoo. we'll hear from the people who >>> we can't do this alone. we need you. >> i'm not what you think i am. >> "captain marvel" was a superhero at the box office this weekend with $153 million in ticket sales here in the u.s. that's the third best march opening in movie history. it's marvel's first film with a solo female lead. played by oscar-winner brie larson. >>> an attorney for singer r. kelly says the singer is not the man reportedly seen on a newly discovered video tape. a man from pennsylvania says he found the tape at home when he was cleaning out his video collection. he disclosed the recording's existence alongside gloria al are neyothey cheape

have a great time if you're headed to squaw valley or alpine meadows. my extended forecast shows best chance of sun tomorrow. clouds sunday. a chance of rain monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday with it spread out. it should limit our major flooding issues. .75 inches to 1.5 inches. but again, we are watching it closely. if we see this change in any other direction, we'll definitely be the first to let you know. so bottom line, weekend is almost here. who's ready for saturday? >> we are! >> yes. >> right around the corner. >> i know, everybody at home is like -- >> a few more hours. >> looks beautiful. great job, thanks. >>> up next, making matters worse. the misstep by a federal agency that put california wildfire victims at risk of fraud. why are all these business owners so excited? we're going to comcast. it's ahead of the game, ahead of the curve. it's going to add to the productivity of our business. it's switch and save days at comcast business. right now, get fast, reliable internet for $49.95 a month and save $600 a year. just one more way we t

we have a nice weekend ahead and finally good travel conditions to get you to squaw valley and alpine. at the base, 229 inches of snow. and most of the runs are open. so nice weather get thing ating and coming back home. st. patrick's day is looking nice. we have the big parade in san francisco. we've got the festivities going on all weekend long in dublin, and 70 degrees, you can't beat that, with mostly sunny skies. tracking the next storm moving in by the middle of next week. until then, we have a nice, clear weekend to enjoy our outdoor festivities. >> tomorrow, we need to wear green. >> i'm wearing green -- i'm wearing purple for women in science. >> very nice. >> i won't be verying green tomorrow, though. >> meteorologists can't wear green. i should have known that. >>> coming up next, kids who hate shot also love this update on next season's flu vaccine. this applies to adults, as well. >> and we have jimmy. >> we have a big announcement, big. and we have oscar isaac, and it's going to be a great show. stay tuned. why are all these business owners so excited? we're going to com

. >>> squaw valley and alpine meadows plan to stay open until at least july 7th. snowfall since october 1st. mammoth mountain will be open until at least july 4th. the california department of water resources says the sierra snow park is at 157% of normal. >> wow. >>> all right. let's take a look at what's going on as far as rainfall. this is what we had over the last 48 hours. march is starting out very impressive. will it be as impressive as february? i hope not. because it was almost a record rainfall. i want to show you places like the west coast, california and the mid south, around kentucky and tennessee and also places like northern alabama, mississippi and georgia where we've received around 6 to 12 inches of rain. that's what made the month of february so close to being a record. all right. the new drought monitor is going to come out. we're out of it. the rest of the state, we'll see these areas eliminated as we find out in a couple of hours. i'll update you as soon as i get it. >>> we have a quiet start to the thursday morning commute here. moving into

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. >> squaw valley will be skiing until july 7th. >> continuing operating.i resorts can't do that. big ski resort and only a thousand people there. >> tells you how much snow we have. >>> coming up on the 11:00 news. a smaller protest in sacramento tonight as a new report details interviews held with the two officers that shot and killed stephon clark. andrew bogut back with the warriors. ♪ ♪ new wok fired shrimp, another american chinese creation from panda express. . >>> it is official, andrew bogut back with the warriors. this is really great. andrew bogut, leadership is on the way -- help is on the way. that's the case. it's been sown up. andrew bogut is ready to join the team that looked like anything but a two time defending champ. don't knhas he will lend veteran maturity with the sky is falling atmosphere that the fans are in. you have to like his take on things. interesting from bogut in australia today. >> there's been a bunch of the teams with a roller-coaster ride. i don't think it's the worst thing in the world. i think that's a good thing, a go

that rainfall is going to mean snow, squaw valley, alpine meadows. they're ready for you up there.e've got 171 trails open, 37 runs, another 2 to 4 inches of snow expected as we move through this weekend. what about the sunshine? you can see right here on monday we get sun coming on back. .25 to .50 inches on tuesday. this is what you've been waiting for. by wednesday, thursday, friday, looks like sunny, dry weather for three days in a row and that could extend into the following saturday and sunday. so just wait for it. it's on the way. our temperatures are going to stay cold. keep your heavier jacket handy. 30s to low 40s for the mornings and 50s for the afternoon. so more rain. we're used to it. find a good movie. head outside. get wet. >> more rain and let sleep. but it's the weekend. >> yeah, we're not complaining. >> we're not complaining at all, thanks. >>> up next, breaking barriers. the costly roadblock to higher ed got knocked down for some students in the south bay. this n california hope it )s for the last >>> as you know the clock springs forward this sunday. some peop

bowl looking good, not much new snow, but i don't think you need it with the 227- inch base and squaw valley, is up sun and clouds this weekend. ridge of high pressure is going to the north and will change our wind direction. we had more of a north wind today and warmed up 3 or 4 degrees. tomorrow it's an offshore wind and will warm us up more to some of the warmest weather in about 122 days, but the ridge moves up to canada and that will actually allow a storm to go south of the ridge and i give us a rain chance tuesday into wednesday. tomorrow evening sunny for barbecuing in your backyard and sunday looking sunny as well. next week the ridge is way up in canada now and we have some light rainfall likely moving through late tuesday, early wednesday, warmest weather since early november. it's coming, be here tomorrow, mainly dry and sunny through monday. if you can do a three-day weekend, monday would be an excellent choice for a day off and cooler days next week with a couple shower chances, the first arriving tuesday night. livermore 70, san jose 71, 66 in san francisco, a couple degrees w

thanks to awful our recent snow squaw valley announcing today it will stay open through -- is that righty. >> july 7th. jeff, are you organizing an nbc trip in like june? >> that's a lot of pressure. i'm working on it. >> squaw says it's received nearly 600 inches of snow this season. kirkwood and heavenly also recently announcing they're going to be staying open until at least late april. >> wait a minute. i've got the snow here. how aim getting bagged with the -- >> you're charged with everything. >> running the newsroom. >> you're probably better at that. the zmoefl. certainly most recently some of the side effects definitely have been the road closures and avalanche warnings. you've got to be careful especially if you're headed up over the next 24 hours. we'll have more on the sierra forecast coming up. but a side effect of all of that snowfall and of course relentless rain has been improvement in the drought conditions across california. we were under a slight to moderate drought for a decent part of the state most recently but you can see how that as all cleared out. only a little

here is a look at squaw valley ski resort. roads to the ski resorts are bracing for snow ...drivers should expect closures. a winter storm warning is now in effect and anywhere from one- to three- feet of new snow is possible in the upper elevations of the mountains. the storm warning runs through tomorrow night. (james)(darya) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic... showers back today with south bay rainfall possible this morning but much of the bay area seeing rainfall boosting later into the day. showers will increase tonight with the heaviest of rainfall early tomorrow through sunrise. showers will taper later in the week with the driest of days being thursday and friday. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) girls who went missing in northern california are sharing their story. they wandered off and got lost in the woods for nearly two days. according to the girls ... they were chasing deer tracks which led them to unfamiliar territory.

(justine) these pictures were taken at squaw valley.e are joined right now by meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez to talk more about what we are seeing up in the sierra. . lingering showers are possible during the overnight hours before dry weather returns monday. overnight lows will be cooler, tracking widespread 40s. daytime highs monday will warm up into the mid to upper 50s, expect some low 60s in the interior valleys. our next storm will arrive tuesday with widespread light-moderate rain. breezy winds are expected tuesday night into wednesday. rain totals of 0.50" to 1.00" will be common in most urban areas, with 1.00" to 1.50" in the north bay valleys. in the hills and coastal ranges, rain totals of 1.00" to 2.00" appear likely. temperatures through the week will not fluctuate much, highs in the 50s to near 60 and overnight lows in the 40s to 50s. overnight lows will then cool late in the week into the 30s when the weather dries out. scattered showers look likely late in the week and into next weekend. (justine) a group of protestors,

squaw valley and alpine valley plan to stay open until at least july 7th.ve reached 49 feet of snowfall since october 1st. it's stunning. >> incredible. >> that's the latest it's ever gone? >> i think a couple of years ago it went that late. it's been the >>> good morning, america. the new winter storm warning right now. dangerous torrential rain pounding the west, causing heavy flash flooding and rockslides now moving across the country. 19 states from california to ohio on alert as millions wake up to bitter cold. ginger here tracking the latest. >>> bombshell admission. michael cohen's lawyer now says the president's former attorney and fixer did ask about a possible pardon despite that testimony on capitol hill. this as the president's former chief of staff john kelly speaks out for the first time since leaving the white house about working for the trump administration. >>> also this morning, r. kelly now back behind bars. the singer sent to jail while overnight a new sexual misconduct allegation emerges after that explosive interview.

that's a look at squaw valley, all snow piled up.friday the conditions will improved, and we'll see those temperatures warming up throughout the weekend. he a little cool on friday, mostly sunny skies, and we'll keep the sunny skies on saturday. i'm watching all of your weekend he activity, just let me know what you're doing. we'll talk about what's goods on today in about three minutes. >>> coming up here, going after big tobacco, a any big up for discussion promises to curb the rise of flavored tobacco among teens. >>> plus a battle in washington this morning over the budget. >> do you know how many kids are going to be affected by that cut, madam secretary? >> let me just say again, we had to make some difficult decisions -- >> betsy devos once again caught in congress without the numbers. you're watching "today in the bay." >>> it is 25:45. don't forget the umbrella. this is a live look outside. we have mostly cloudy skies, and the rain starts to move in by 8:00 or 9:00. we could see some lightning, even some hail today. we'll ta

(justine) these pictures were taken at squaw valley.ned right now by meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez to talk more about what we are seeing up in the sierra. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with meterologist mabrisa rodriguez. lingering lingering showers are possible during the overnight hours before dry weather returns monday. overnight lows will be cooler, tracking widespread 40s. daytime highs monday will warm up into the mid to upper 50s, expect some low 60s in the interior valleys. our next storm will arrive tuesday with widespread light-moderate rain. breezy winds are expected tuesday night into wednesday. rain totals of 0.50" to 1.00" will be common in most urban areas, with 1.00" to 1.50" in the north bay valleys. in the hills and coastal ranges, rain totals of 1.00" to 2.00" appear likely. temperatures through the week will not fluctuate much, highs in the 50s to near 60 and overnight lows in the 40s to 50s. overnight lows will then cool late in the week into the 30s when the weather dries out. scattered showers loo

single digits for truckee and inclined and squaw valley are at 13.this morning it will be a beautiful day. it will be crystal clear and i know it is cold and there will be a breeze but nothing. yesterday. the snow, rain and cold temperatures and spring training continue for one more day. it has been very cool there. the barometric pressure is below 29 for some in the colorado area. there is a blizzard warning on the front range. we will get higher clouds but we are not expecting rain tomorrow. sunny and nice with highs in the 60s. here is allie. >>> we are following what looks like a second wave in the morning commute because there are a number of problems happening in the south bay. about have a dozen crashes on the map. some of the worsens or southbound one away just south of trimble in milpitas, eastbound 237 just west of north first street. the earlier crash at capitol expressway is in the clearing stages. going to contra costa county, eastbound highway 4 just west of 680 is a new report of a crash involving a jeep and tanker truck. there are som

the squaw valley, slopes will stay open until sunday, july 2nd. almost 50 feet of snow has fallen. other resorts say they plan to stay at least until april. >> getting to work today is like taking a walk in the park after what we have been through today. >> steve will talk about the weather in a little bit but the weather and traffic are very related. right now, we have a better commute because it's not raining in many areas. yesterday was raining in a lot of places. the bay bridge looks pretty good here as you drive up to the toll plaza. no major issues driving in. you can see traffic is moving well in the car pool lanes. this is a look at westbound 80 driving up to the altamonte pass. the speed is down but it gets better as you get closer. some rain showers are moving through and you might still see, you have to use your windshield wipers but it's better than yesterday. let's bring steve in. >> thank you kindly, sir. >> you're welcome, sir. >> we have some rain, not a lot, but some rain. brent says, good morning, steve. we plan to drive to grass valley in our little compact on sa

. >>> esd ski resorts in the tahoe area, there's so much snow at squaw valley, slopes will remain openh july 7. 50 feet of snow has fallen this winter. announced plans to stay open. this means you can do some maybe waterskiing at sunrise, put the skis away, grab some other skis. >> who has the energy for that? maybe you and your family.>> let's talk about user mountain bike to get there. >> our weather today has some light rain, there's not a lot here but some of that could produce some brief, heavy rain. mainly it's just wide, there's been a pretty good line stretching from san jose to fremont, nothing too heavy. the heaviest is coming along the peninsula, on the san mateo coast, half-moon bay, over to skyline, maybe over towards crystal springs reservoir, there's still some moving through, the same could be said for them moving around, dancing, watch how thissystem is going to head south, that will continue to enhance the moisture coming onshore, 40s and 50s, colder air, coming down from the north, that will work its way down from tomorrow. there's some rainbow weather today, no doub

i read that squaw valley will be open until 4 july. no surprise there. west of the sierra nat nevada we have some thunderstorms. we will continue to see snow concerns on 80 and 50 in the lake tahoe area. it has been one heck of a winter and it's not over yet. when i come back we will look at the next system that will pa the weekend with a five day forecast. >>> investigators are still trying to determine the cause of a four alarm fire at an abandoned commercial building. it was first recorded around 10:00 this morning. crew said the flames under control in about 90 minutes. the flames caused major damage to the vacant building, but there are no reports of injuries. >>> we are learning new information about the proposed deal to keep the raiders in oakland for one more season until they moved to vegas. the coliseum authority said the deal is 95% done, but warned that if the authority and the raiders don't reach agreement on the one remaining issue, it could take the entire deal. so far no information has been released about what that last remaining issue i

a live look at our camera in squaw valley.ight at freezing and we have a lot of snow on the ground. we know that. but our now sierra snow pack up to 160% of normal. even if we don't get another snowflake to fallth ventusierra, we'll have a good snow pack well above normal for the season. and taking a look at reservoirs as conditions dry up, levels are holding steady of the percentage of the historical average. trinity lake at 98 percent but a lot of the reservoirs are over 100%. and even as you check out some of the ones you've been to and driven past, we are seeing levels as high as 138% of our normal capacity. and then looking at pine flat, 121%. we've also had quite a bit of rain and looking at san jose, now for the month of march we've gotten an inch and a half so on average throughout the whole month we get about two inches so we've already made about more than half of what we normally get and we know from this point on it just dries out over the next several months. we are going to keep the dry weather for a little while

new snow at 30 inches for northstar and squaw valley, looking at 108 to 219 inches. daytime highs today,ni t ndwhere we shou. upf rmer compared to erday. 60 in a san francisco, 61 in oakland, 63 in fremont. 64 for san jose and 62, santa rosa and napa. and nice-looking day today. the rain returns tomorrow, drier, sunnier for the weekend. rain chances monday, tuesday and wednesday back to you. >>> an update on that riot button sparking controversy. >> as fast as it was installed it is being removed. the riot button in the department of tax and fee building is being swapped out by the end of the week. it will be replaced with a new elevator indicator light to alert writers of emergencies. >> it freaked everybody out. i don't know if they can do anything like that in a building that is publicly owned like this. without first warning everybody and going through the union. >> a building spokesperson issued an apology and said including the word riot was an error of judgment. >>> millions of californians could soon have to pay more for water. we will explain why. >>> we wil

earlier this week the owners of squaw valley said they are extending the season to july 7, due to this record-setting snow. the other big ski resorts plan to stay open until at least late april, due to the snow. >>> a health emergency has been declared in sonoma county. there is concern about contamination from all the edup flooding there. dawn baker is live for us tonight. tom, a lot of proper toxic materials are waiting to be discarded. >> reporter: and the ray knight now is what is really concerning them. if there is toxic materials in these piles, it will wash into the drains and eventually down into the river and the environment. this is important because this is a population center and tourist destination right in the middle of human and wildlife habitat. it is unusual for a county to declare a local health emergency, but this flood, having lost an enormous amount of toxic materials from structures into the environment , says the county, simply justifies it. materials range from nail polish to cans of gasoline, to medicines, to wrap poison and everything in between. >> there is a

squaw valley had 7 inches of new snow. daytime highs below average for this time of year, 60 in san francisco, 61 oakland, 63 in fremont, 61 san rafael and 65 in san jose. by the way, if you're heading out to the game, the a's are taking on the angels again today. 7:07 pm we will have partly cloudy skies and we are in the upper 50s. here is your seven-day forecast. enjoy a beautiful, gorgeous weekend with that sunshine. 70s inland saturday and mid 70s inland on sunday. we are still warm on monday with showers returning tuesday, wednesday and thursday of next week. >>> i am anne mackovec at the live news desk. let's go to space. the international space station, this is a live look at the second spacewalk of this mission to install new batteries in the station's solar power system. you might recall this was supposed to be the first all- female spacewalk in history. we were supposed to have two women astronauts competing the mission. it turns out they only had one spacesuit to fit a woman. they had to send a man out with her.

looking at squaw valley, 7 inches of new snow. daytime highs today, cooler than average. we are looking at 64 in san jose. 63 for mountain view. 61 for walnut creek. 59 in vallejo. 60 berkeley. 61 oakland. 52 lakeport and clearlake. scattered showers, maybe an isolated thunderstorm, but some sun breaks through the day. sunshine friday and into the weekend. >>> a new poll suggests that a record high majority of californians oppose death penalty. the public policy institute of california conducted the poll after the governor suspended executions in the state. 62% saying that they favor life in prison without the possibility of parole for first- degree murderers. that's compared with 31% who prefer the death penalty. capital punishment actually had a plurality of support in the same poll conducted in 2000. >>> 6:52 right now. today a third trial centered around the weed killer roundup gets under way. details on the case heading to a bay area courtroom this morning. >> plus, we're just hours away from the oakland athletics home opener against the angels. we'll show you some n

you're headed up to the slopes they've the snow some more snow falling tonight, a foot of snow in squaw valley over the last 24 hours.o they've got a base of 228 feet there and plenty of power how about kirk what they're looking good 13 inches of snow and powder all over the place and if you want to travel up the heavenly a 112 inches for the based 15 inches of new snow over the past 24 hours and there's more falling right now. and the great news is the roadways going to open up very nicely i think sarah told look at a 186 inches on the ground 10 inches of new snow and more falling tonight. now after tonight. the roadways little rough up there we've given the changes are going up on 80 tonight as we're seeing some more heavy snow tomorrow. it all changes, everything opens up mostly sunny skies on friday beautiful for the weekend. boyer skiing on fresh patter spring in beautiful conditions up in the top whole area around the bay area will see numbers in the 50's and the 60's partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies as we're going to see storm systems kind of wind down here move out of town which is

looking at the tahoe report for squaw valley and alpine meadows, looking very nice for the season withrly 600" of snow for the season. it's a great one. we still have more snow coming down. we'll talk about more bay area rain coming up in less than five minutes. >> hello. i think that bay area rain may have helped some commuters yesterday morning, choosing to commute with better conditions, see a good size back-up report for 5:12 in the morning. we'll track this and the approach coming up. >> good morning. happy thursday to you. a lot of economic data. the trade deficit has gotten much bigger. we get the jobs report tomorrow. the fed's beige book says prices are stable in the west and the job market is tight. sales force turns 20 years old tomorrow. facebook once again apologizing and promising to do better. mark zuckerberg wrote a blog post announcing changes to the social network. he says they will work on private messaging, less concentration on public sharing and ephemeral posts like snapchat where they go away. now, you have to take anything facebook says with an enormous block of

. >>> number 7, squaw valley and alpine meadows plan to stay open until at least july 7th. the resorts received 49 feet of snowfall since october 1st. they should have plenty of snow. >>> the palo alto police department isn't carrying as much weight as it used to. >> we mean that literally. about 20 officers took part in a weight loss challenge. the winner was agent michael foley. congratulatio congratulations. he lost 50 pounds in three months. >> wow. >> agent foley says this is the first time he stuck with it for the full three months and it has paid off. the police chief came in second chief, dropping 25 points. >> i like how he was working that crosswalk like it was his runway. good for him. he's feeling good. coming back with a full 90 minutes of news including a beloved restaurant that burned >>> now at 5:30, will san ramon valley teachers strike? one thing keeping both sides from reaching a deal right now. >>> i plan to beat the low survival rate statistics for this disease. >>> alex trebek stays positive as he reveals he's battling cancer. bay area doctor is talkin

good-o if you're going there, lucky you, some nice weather for squaw valley and alpine meadows area. so far we've had 642 inches of snow. the weather clears out this weekend. here we're looking at highs in the inland valleys, the low 70s. we may see more rain moving in early next week. enjoy the weekend. >> kari, this happens when the colleges are on spring break. typical commute. despite the rain, we haven't had much problem here. bay bridge toll plaza metering lights on, a build for walnut creek interchange. vallejo did get rain early in the commute. things calmed down. over here, more busy. pete talks about the coliseum there, a's playing at 1:00. the stadium opens at 11:00 and the parking lot opens earlier, sometime after 8:00. there may be folks lining up late in the morning commute. right now nimitz past the scene fine. nimitz everywhere, slowing for hayward. that's not bad. south bay, your northbound push continues. kari showed that activity, radar activity, saw wet roadways. the parking lot shows that in fremont. freeway moves fine past tesla, truck scales. over here the rain

more on the way as we check out squaw valley and the forecast for alpine meadows.had a season total of nearly 600" of snow. our forecast shows still some more active weather with breaks in between. i'll be looking forward to getting more sunshine tomorrow and again on sunday into monday. another chance of rain in the forecast on tuesday. mike, you were seeing scattered reports in the south bay. >> when you said 600", make sure i heard that correctly. over here northbound routes moving smoothly through the south bay, damp roadways, sprinkles through the area. right here 101, you see this string of crashes reported. that alarmed me as they popped up. i think they are all details about a similar crash situation right here where 85 and 101 meet heading south in towards south county and toward morgan hill. southbound 101 at 85. the latest report says you are down to two lanes as you're getting down. counter commute, we see a little bit of slowing that showed up just as i was speaking. that's where the crash looks like it's located if you're headed down out of san jose a