that's tahoe not palm desert. unbelievable.spencer is here. >> tahoe seems to be becoming palm desert. long dry mild spell this winter. very unusual. same thing here. long dry mild spell. live view from the high definition east bay camera looking towards san francisco. looking across the bay bridge. view from emeryville and mainly clear night and we have some fog developing later but rate now it's just clear and mild. let's look at some of the unusually warm temperature readings we had today. let's start with record in the sierr sierra. repo high of 69. shattered the record high of 58 degrees and high of 59 in tahoe shattered old record for this date of 50 degrees. amazing warmth across the state. down south bakersfield high of 82 tied for the warmest day ever recorded in the month of january in bakersfield. regard high this date other record high 83 in burbank. 84 in pasadena a.and the warmth goes on. let's look at current readings in the bay area right now. mild in some spots 52 in san francisco. oakland antioch 50 half moon

golf in january on tahoe's north shore. >> this is unique.this has never -- i've been here 40 years, this never happened+ ç before. 5th of december is my previous record. >> our policy here is first ones open, last ones closed. all the other courses closed in october and we are still going. >> reporter: under see sonably warm and dry weather has brought a taste of -- taste of summer. over-the-hill in reno, zero precipitation fell last month making it the driest december since 1883. with a mid-afternoon temperature of 60° this is what winter skating looked like in truckee. and a rare january day at the beach at lake tahoe. >> here it is january 2012. yep, and it is beautiful weather, yep. >> reporter: this group from england came for the snow. but settled for plan b. >> yeah, it is really not what we were expecting. but it is very beautiful and i think we'll have funny way. >> reporter: of course it would be nice to get some real snow up here soon. in the meantime, there's nothing wrong with enjoying the fine weather while we wait. >> yeah, it

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and right now the tahoe basin is 35% of average. officials at a golf course on tahoe's normally snowy says it's busy. >>> romney has spent $3 million on advertising in iowa. even though many voters remain undecided. barbara hall reports on the latest efforts before tuesday's caucus. >>> a political fight to the finish line before the first voting of the 2012 presidential race. the register poll shows mitt romney and ron paul neck and neck. >> we're doing very, very well. and people should just be a little bit patient. >> reporter: rival mitt romney is barely leading. santorum rounded out the top three. >> my surge is going to come out january 1st after the people of iowa do what they do. which is analyze the candidates are. >> reporter: iowa's governor seems to agree. >> unite the republicans, and defeat obama. we launched in, we want to sink him. >> reporter: newt gingrich, perry and bachmann stomping in iowa. while huntsman focuses on new hampshire which votes a week after the iowa caucus. i'm barbara hall reports. >> besides the

south lake tahoe was 54. tahoe driest december ever. reno did not have one drop of precipitation. unbelievable warmth down in southern california. ucla was 85 degrees. look at this a couple returns here. when it's in the light green that is probably not reaching the ground. so at least there is something there. i doubt we will get much out of it. 30s and 40s. an even 50 in san francisco. south breeze ahead of that. for us this system will trough us across. 48 degrows cooler. if there is any rain it won't amount to much. cloudy today and back to fog and sun. a little cooler thursday. friday mostly sunny and all signs point to warm weather again. >>> 6:12. another long range missile test fired by iran. the reported reason behind that show of force. >>> also history made in two states on new years day. where same sex couples are now allowed to join together in civil union. >>> welcome back. i want to warn you about the next story you might find what you see disturbing. someone fired an arrow into the right ear of this cat. it happened a couple days before christmas. the injuries coul

winter storm warning up here for tahoe. we'll get a look at the snow in a second. let's look at where we're finding rainfall, from richmond, to san francisco. light return. and that's the nature of what we'll see as we head into tomorrow morning. some spotty showers on your commute. you may be driving, not have anything at all. and come up against a little of a light shower. the roadways, very slick. 32 days without rainfall. and it is bringing up quite a bit of oil on the roads right now. winter storm warning in effect here across lake tahoe, where into saturday, we could see over a foot of snow. temperatures in the 30s. it's going pretty good on interstate 80, also on highway 50. numbers right now, despite the fact that this is a cold storm system, not nearly as cold as it was earlier this week, when we had teens and low 20s. cloud cover capping off that heat. 49 in san mateo. and 49 in san francisco. on your weather headlines tomorrow, we'll find a slight chance of an isolated shower. and friday, it's mainly here for the afternoon, as that second and stronger st

games to the tahoe region in 10 years. the heads of the firms and ceo of the company in charge say they share the 32-member poured's vision of bringing the winter games back to the region in 2022. squaw hosted in 1960. >>> organizers of the mar -- mavericks contest have until the end of march to call the event on the coast. if there isn't a competition they plan a massive outdoor festival. organizers came up with the festival as a substitute for the more informal gatherings on the beach and bluffs. spectators will not be allowed in those areas this year. fans can see the contest on a jumbotron in the parking lot of the hotel at princeton by the sea. >>> look no further than the city by the bay, the daily west beast out with new list of best cities to find a date in 2012, san francisco ranking 8th, including the percentage of people who are dating age, salary, cost of living, physical and mental health. who do you think was number one? atlanta and san jose was 25th, out of 25 cities. >> i have girlfriends who would strongly

tahoe 54 record high. and the driest december for reno one of the driest ever for tahoe and of course we came in at the second and third driest all over the place. we start a new month. maybe a new weather pattern. had a little system there knocking on the door. it will give us a little clouds and fog and haze. a little breeze up in the hills. south wind up ahead of it. the biggest impact will be cooler weather. a few returns on radar. again this is pretty high based stuff. i doubt much happens. the ground is dry. the atmosphere is dry. this will juice things up a little bit. give us a lot of clouds and not much else. 30s and 40s. at the surface we're even with the cloud cover. some 30. the system will continue to weaken as it runs into the ridge of high pressure. the low is ejecting northeast. that will take the energy away from it. cloudy skies. again north bay or the coast in line for maybe a few light showers. i will say it but i doubt much happens. cloudy, cooler. a lot of fog out there. 50s and 60s o

this is the system that will bring us rain around the bay and maybe some snow and tahoe in the sierra. let's take a look at future cast 4. it is time in on noon, wednesday. third south wednesday, the north bay, late afternoon and into the evening in the thursday, the rest of us will see rain coming in. napa has cooled

or you can stay and choose between a free lake tahoe sight ceasing cruise for two or one lift ticketheavenly mountain. >> imagine how the creative marketing comes out. >> holiday weekend you can get free rentals and free lessons. they are pulling out all the stops. after next week hopefully they won't need do that mike. >> the steady snow will start falling friday through next weekend may get a few snow showers late sunday night into monday that won't amount to anything we have to wait until this time next week. back here at home, we are on the opposite end of the spectrum. it is still feeling like spring as we take a break from winter and try to push temperatures up near record high levels this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon. beautiful picture of san francisco to the east bay hills. i just updated temperatures they are colder upper 20s fairfield, napa, novato, 30 santa rosa, most of the bay shore in the mid to upper 30s into the south bay, we have low 40s around oakland antioch, half moon bay, 47 san francisco and 34 concord, livermore. monterey bay 37 in santa cruz, 40 watsonvill

numbers around lake tahoe, reno, 69 in reno, record high for today lake tahoe 59 degrees.o we haven't seen whole lot of snow. december unusually dry. up seasonably dry for lake tahoe area. here's what people are doing. golfing. heading to the beach with the record warmth around here. more summer like activity than obviously winter. not much snow there. sierra snow pack at 24 percent of normal right now. state wide snow pack. survey will be done tomorrow to find out where it stands as of today. bring you back i'll she you what it lacked like here in the bay area. cloud overcast to valley submitted by bruce. pwuchling of high clouds right as the sun was setting. this was submitted by bruce to you report and just a beautiful view. a lot of people saw this and they sent in the photo so we thank you for sending in the pick. temperatures right now in the 40's and 50's. napa though 39 degrees and we do have some dense fog out there. visibility down to quarter mile in santa rosa, fairfield, napa down to 3 quarters of a mile so certainly want to give yourself a little more time fir

numbers around lake tahoe, reno, 69 in reno, record high for today lake tahoe 59 degrees.o we haven't seen whole lot of snow. december unusually dry. up seasonably dry for lake tahoe area. here's what people are doing. golfing. heading to the beach with the record warmth around here. more summer like activity than obviously winter. not much snow there. sierra snow pack at 24 percent of normal right now. state wide snow pack. survey will be done tomorrow to find out where it stands as of today. bring you back i'll she you what it lacked like here in the bay area. cloud overcast to valley submitted by bruce. pwuchling of high clouds right as the sun was setting. this was submitted by bruce to you report and just a beautiful view. a lot of people saw this and they sent in the photo so we thank you for sending in the pick. temperatures right now in the 40's and 50's. napa though 39 degrees and we do have some dense fog out there. visibility down to quarter mile in santa rosa, fairfield, napa down to 3 quarters of a mile so certainly want to give yourself a little more time fir

it's gorgeous up in tahoe. and clear, this weekend 45 for saturday after a low of 45 degrees. and gusty winds to just be aware there is a fire weather watch. and there is low humidity. look at his amazing shot. it's just spectacular out there. and mid and high level clouds made up of ice crystals giving us colorful sun sets. check it out. there is twitter or facebook and temperatures into 50s and there is wind switched around. and there is a 24-hour change, talking about highs there is a good five to 10 degrees today and temperatures into mid-50s low 60s. there is a high surf advisory in effect until k p.m. tonight. 50-60 feet and there are swells and large-breaking waves here. so just be aware of it. there is an area of high pressure building that is going to set the stage for a warmer weekend. we're going to see the wind. there is a down sloping wind. and it's gooding to be breezy. and make sure there no fire weather watch. so they just want to raise your awareness. and heading into weekend with drying wind. and there is gusty sqindz low humidity so just be aware of that. 33

. >> and this is really starting to snow around lake tahoe now, finally. there is plenty of snow for now. and there is is a glowing snow storm and nannette miranda has the answer autos first of three storms was a bit of a disappointment. from lake tahoe basin to mammoth mountain just a few inches overnight. >> there is amanda douglas working on snow dance. they've been waiting for months for it to snow. >> this year we've invested more in mn in skiing than we vchl we got a new suv and season passes and our ski cabin. >> there is no snow. >> no. >> second storm supposed to pack a punch. and this is just what they're hoping for. and no snow meant no customers leaving worker was little to do but pray. >> this year has been so dry around. so, pretty brutal. >> ski row resorts have been surviving on man made snow. and there is a to get real stuff is more enjoyable. >> it's too fun. and i mean it's nice. kind of slushy. >> businesses now wonder if these storms might be too late to turn things around. >> so this is kind of a gray area, works out there is a tough

they left nearly 280 and chp is advising everybody heading to the lake tahoe area to bring chains and expect delays. >>> candidates are now focusing on the sunshine state. >> the nomination is still up for grabs after mitt romney's loss in south carolina, what political analysts can expect leading up to florida's primary. >>> why the numbers are usually high on monday. >>> good morning, traffic looks good but remember, be careful driving on this wet morning. . >>> police say 42-year-old tree lay was a man who forced an 11- year-old girl from her home at gunpoint after firing several shots. later police tracked him to an apartment where they say he held the girl hostage. an officer shot and killed him and according to the information the man who took her was the ex-boyfriend of the girl's mother. >>> the magnitude earthquake happened yesterday afternoon. it was followed by several small after shocks. right now no reports of a tsunami. >>> costa concordia, search efforts continue, the overturned cruise ship continues to shift in the water off the italian coast and it's causing fears tha

heading to tahoe, 53° today, mid 40s as you head through the weekend.day forecast, another seven days without rain warmest saturday, sunday, monday, cooler tuesday, another warm dry spell starts wednesday, next week. >>> tiger woods' ex-wife elin is a home wrecker we mean literally. nordegren bought in 12 million dollar oceanfront estate in florida last year after she split with tiger. now she decided she doesn't like it. she had the 17,000 square foot mansion demolished. no word what she plans to build this location is 140 miles from tiger's home in orlando. the couple shares custody of their two children. >>> new greener option monday. new hybrid buses come with comfortable seats, foot rests, reading lights and free wifi like the big tech companies. 10 hybrid buses hit the road monday, 10 more by the end of the month paid for with stimulus and state bond funds. >>> next, what's hot this weekend. stay with us. toothpaste is the wrong thing to use on a denture, it could be very abrasive. if the surface gets abraded, it's just the environment that bacter

if you are heading to the sierra cooler by monday, 50 flee tahoe, 31 by monday. -- 53 tahoe, 31 by monday are in the 50s sunday that monday, rain stars to come in wednesday, thursday, especially next friday >> we have a clarification for you on a story we brought you yesterday. several parents of children with peanut allergies are raising concerns about general mills' new peanut butter flavored cheerios the site says several parents are mixed with other brands and create a serious health risk. we said there were calls for boycott the website's creator tells that is not the case families are just voicing concern. general mills says it is taking steps to prevent any cross contamination. >>> bad news for bacon and sausage lovers. a study shows a link between processed meat pan pancreatic cancer. a study says for every 50 gram serving per day your risk guess up 19%. there are other risks such as smoking diana and obesity. also the -- diabetes and obesity. the overall risk is low over 1% over your lifetime. >>> tomorrow a second bone marrow donor drive will be held for a 4-year-old boy with a

look at how green and brown it is around heavenly also all of the lake tahoe area where it should be a little green and a lot of white. shouldn't be seeing any brown at all. i'm afraid that snow survey is going to be very disappointing. outside you can see high clouds still streaming, low clouds hanging. as we talked about this morning they are starting to break up. you can see it on the satellite, the slight offshore wind at the surface starting to push clouds hugging the coast away. slowly erasing some of the clouds in the north bay valleys around the bay shore into santa clara valley where it has been most stubborn clouds keep us in a hazy sunshine during the afternoon. we still have half mile visibility hayward, oakland, it going to take that noontime frame to get rid of the fog. north bay valleys, oakland, redwood city, mid to upper 40s, everybody else in the low to mid fives. monterey bay inland -- we didn't have as much fog mid to upper 50s you can see the tail end of fog did get down to gilroy you are behind now at 51. hazy, late sunshine, mild temperatures this afternoon, cl

to tahoe. much-needed snow as you can see there. this morning it was cold. napa county airport down to 26 degrees. clear lake and fairfield down to mid-70s -- 20s as well. pretty chilly and 37 degrees in san jose. there is cold by morning and mild by afternoon. we're going to go with that pattern again, tomorrow. so there is 50s and 60s, comfortable out there. still. clear, cold tonight z we're looking at cold nights and mild days through saturday but that is going to change into the midel of next week. and this is a spare the air day for thursday. and we have a spare the air going now. so moderate air quality foremost of the bay area. there is going to get cold again, 30 in fairfield. clear skies. upper 20s in napa and jant rosa. 38 in san jose. 34 in concord, you'll notice around the coast and bay moderating affects of the water. there is not so cold there. another system coming through there. dry pattern continues. large ridge of high pressure showing snow no signs budthing yet, looks like by wednesday ridge is going to start to break down. we're going st

there is lake tahoe reporting 34 degrees there if you're heading to high country we're expecting a mix of rain and snow. there are ridge top gusts could be about 100. prepare for possible delays. finally, snow coming to the sierra nevada. that is big news here. and there is 50s and 50s and there is a freeze warning again tonight. and rainy pattern begins thursday morning and snow coming to the sierra nevada going to be mixed in with rain but will switch into snow. and there is 29 degrees in santa rosa. fairfield livermore down to 26 degrees and there is a freezing in san jose and fremont. 33 degrees in palo alto. looking at concord antioch, 30 degrees. same thing for santa cruz, bundle up tonight. you'll need warm weather clothing in the morning. high pressure here beginning to is one system after another riding in on the jet stream. it's a series of storms headed towards bay area. and so this gun begins on thursday. there is a computer animation beginning tomorrow morning. could see sprinkles up in the north bay. not a lot just cloud cover here. and cloud cover will be increasing, lig

and there is tahoe with a string of record highs last week, morning one today with 50 degrees in 1997. there is where bakersfield tied for the warmest day ever reported in january and there are nirz this date in burbank and pasadena. and there is mainly mild readings and down to a cool 49 now in nappa. there are highlights, low clouds and areas of fog. wide spread areas of fog developing and milder tomorrow there is a dry mild pattern, we'll start at 7:00 this evening. fog spreads inland overnight tonight about 5:00 in the morning we'll see many areas of fog. and so it could be dense in spots. we have a spare the air alert in effect tonight we're not supposed to burn wood or fire dogs. low temperatures will drop into mid-30s in parts of the north bay and napa. upper 30s in concord and livermore. and there is mainly 40s in the reminder of the bay area. and this is breaking up now, weak, friday didn't bring rainfall witness. we have high pressure building in. we'll start again at 7:00 this evening. there is a big ridge of high pressure building in. and this is taking us into wednesday m

heading to tahoe, 53° today, mid 40s as you head through the weekend.ven day forecast, another seven days without rain warmest saturday, sunday, monday, cooler tuesday, another warm dry spell starts wednesday, next week. >>> tiger woods' ex-wife elin is a home wrecker we mean literally. nordegren bought in 12 million dollar oceanfront estate in florida last year after she split with tiger. now she decided she doesn't like it. she had the 17,000 square foot mansion demolished. no word what she plans to build this location is 140 miles from tiger's home in orlando. the couple shares custody of their two children. >>> new greener option monday. new hybrid buses come with comfortable seats, foot rests, reading lights and free wifi like the big tech companies. 10 hybrid buses hit the road monday, 10 more by the end of the month paid for with stimulus and state bond funds. >>> next, >>> today the affects of aging on your mind. new research finds time leaves it mark sooner than you think. we know how education will suffer if the governor's tax initiative will

tahoe still brown and green and slightly white.time we get to this day next week that will be covered in white. the dumping is coming for the rear . back home high clouds, -- little bit more moisture in the air today that will keep temperatures up clouds increase tonight and that will keep temperatures up too below freezing inland valleys won't be as dangerous as it was this morning. 29 san jose, beat the old record of 30 in 1943. 28 at the airport in oakland old temperature 32, 2001, 34, beat the old record of 36 in 1997 i saw 18 in fairfield this morning. 20 in napa. right now all temperatures in the mid to upper 40s. it is definitely cooler today even with all that sunshine. high clouds tonight, almost as cold as this morning. you will fan a little frost out there wet pattern looks like it -- starts thursday for all of us windows or the door open for about 10 days. today's temperatures 47 clear lake everybody else in the low 50s. we may get up to 53 oakland and palo alto and santa rosa technically the mid 50s most of us still ar

if you are heading to the sierra cooler by monday, 50 flee tahoe, 31 by monday. -- 53 tahoe, 31 by monday are in the 50s sunday that monday, rain stars to come in wednesday, thursday, especially next friday >> we have a clarification for you on a story we brought you yesterday. several parents of children with peanut allergies are raising concerns about general mills' new peanut butter flavored cheerios the site says several parents are mixed with other brands and create a serious health risk. we said there were calls for boycott the website's creator tells us that is not the case families are just voicing concern. general mills says it is taking steps to prevent any cross contamination. >>> bad news for bacon and sausage lovers. a study shows a link between processed meat pan pancreatic cancer. a study says for every 50 gram serving per day your risk guess up 19%. there are other risks such as smoking diana and obesity. also the -- diabetes and obesity. the overall risk is low over 1% over your lifetime. >>> tomorrow a second bone marrow donor drive will be held for a 4-year-old boy with

you can look outside tahoe much cleaner up there. we've been talking about the rain, everybody is keen on the rain they want to know if that translates into snow. the same system, the same pattern shift next week will bring snow to the sierra probably above 6,000 feet where the best snow will fall probably be a wet snow also storms coming from the pacific ocean instead of through candidate you can see the haze hanging around this morning as we look north from emeryville. let's talk about those temperatures, 60 half moon bay, we have low 50s up in the north bay valleys, come a long way since upper 20s this morning. low to mid 50s around the bay shore, los gatos 58, upper 50s in the east bay valleys. low to mid 50s money pray bay also as you head inland. a lot of sun warmer this afternoon, spare the air means no burning of wood until midnight looks like it will be dry through monday. tuesday, wednesday the pattern starts to shift. the worst air quality in the santa clara valley and north bay. oakland also has pretty poor air quality. i

tahoe still brown and green and slightly white. by the time we get to this day next week that will be covered in white. the dumping is coming for the rear . back home high clouds, -- little bit more moisture in the air today that will keep temperatures up clouds increase tonight and that will keep temperatures up too below freezing inland valleys won't be as dangerous as it was this morning. 29 san jose, beat the old record of 30 in 1943. 28 at the airport in oakland old temperature 32, 2001, 34, beat the old record of 36 in 1997 i saw 18 in fairfield this morning. 20 in napa. right now all temperatures in the mid to upper 40s. it is definitely cooler today even with all that sunshine. high clouds tonight, almost as cold as this morning. you will fan a little frost out there wet pattern looks like it -- starts thursday for all of us windows or the door open for about 10 days. today's temperatures 47 clear lake everybody else in the low 50s. we may get up to 53 oakland and palo alto and santa rosa technically the mid 50s most of us

it's 59 in south lake tahoe, the warmest temperature is 56 at mountain view and napa. we have a gray day. this is a weak system. a front made it. we're almost on the back edge of this. some filtered sun should work in. temperatures mainly held in check due to this cloud cover no, report was any rain out of this system. the driest december ever for south lake tahoe. reno had zero pep pep. no rain, no snow. that's their driest december. we had our second or third driest around here. san francisco had their third driest. storm track continues to be to the north. there. >> sign of anything changing. the 7-10 day out looks are really dry. the 15-day tries to bring something in. it's been trying to do that. fog today, haze a gray day, some light clearing. the dry pattern is on hold for a while. we did have a system. that's just clouds dragging by. there's really nothing left. i didn't get any reports of any rain. 50 others temperatures right now. everyone is pretty close. fairfield 57. 56 in napa. temperatures will continue to be held in check. with a little sun we could bum

you can look outside tahoe much cleaner up there.e've been talking about the rain, everybody is keen on the rain they want to know if that translates into snow. the same system, the same pattern shift next week will bring snow to the sierra probably above 6,000 feet where the best snow will fall probably be a wet snow also storms coming from the pacific ocean instead of through candidate you can see the haze hanging around this morning as we look north from emeryville. let's talk about those temperatures, 60 half moon bay, we have low 50s up in the north bay valleys, come a long way since upper 20s this morning. low to mid 50s around the bay shore, los gatos 58, upper 50s in the east bay valleys. low to mid 50s money pray bay also as you head inland. a lot of sun warmer this afternoon, spare the air means no burning of wood until midnight looks like it will be dry through monday. tuesday, wednesday the pattern starts to shift. the worst air quality in the santa clara valley and north bay. oakland also has pretty poor air quality. it

here's a look at the weather in tahoe. if you have any holiday plans for the higher elevations, this is where you can expect. temperatures in the mid-upper 40's. things change as we head into next week's. here is a quick look at the 7 day run of the day. monday and tuesday temperatures begin to draw. snow in this year by the middle of next week. let's get caught up on the commute. >>george: we have discovered our first hot spot on interstate 680 in some gulf southbound. let's take a look at as a closet on the traffic maps. this is on andrade wrote, interstate 680 southbound. highway 84 cuts across rightabout there. look at the back off. it reaches nearly to the dublin interchanges staff of 680 in the southbound direction furious we are definitely getting bath to close to normal on the face riskiest of a fan mateo bridge, a pretty good ride with dill delays. the golden gate bridge has been an easy ride to every county in is from free across this then. >>mark: we are keeping our eyes on wall street furious there are concerns

look at how green and brown it is around heavenly also all of the lake tahoe area where it should be little green and a lot of white. shouldn't be seeing any brown at all. i'm afraid that snow survey is going to be very disappointing. outside you can see high clouds still streaming, low clouds hanging. as we talked about this morning they are starting to break up. you can see it on the satellite, the slight offshore wind at the surface starting to push clouds hugging the coast away. slowly erasing some of the clouds in the north bay valleys around the bay shore into santa clara valley where it has been most stubborn clouds keep us in a hazy sunshine during the afternoon. we still have half mile visibility hayward, oakland, it going to take that noontime frame to get rid of the fog. north bay valleys, oakland, redwood city, mid to upper 40s, everybody else in the low to mid fives. monterey bay inland -- we didn't have as much fog mid to upper 50s you can see the tail end of fog did get down to gilroy you are behind now at 51. hazy, late sunshine, mild temperatures this afternoon, clea

tahoe, the word is chains on 80 and 50. i got off the phone with the chp saying considering all of the weather we had it really hasn't been that bad but certainly something to keep in mind. it's wet and wild this morning as you head out the door. reporting live near the bay bridge, i'll send it back to you guys. >> in fact, winter storms are blamed for the death of a ranger at yosemite national park. 27-year-old ryan hiller was killed when strong winds blew down a tree on his tent. hiller was a part-time ranger at the park. >> in the meantime, as christie mentioned, snow near lake tahoe making for dangerous road conditions there. chains are required this morning on i-80. most ski resorts report about two feet of new snow over the past couple of days. not much automatic at this point resorts happy to get whatever they can. >> hugely different. we were probably 20 feet of snow at this point, so it's quite a bit of difference from one extreme to a record breaking snow to a record breaking drought year is interesting. >> after

well, he traded that in on a chevy tahoe. and recently if you remember, the federal government took that tahoe, they took a motorcycle, they plan to sell both of those expensive items to repay the district some of the money that harry thomas is accused of taking. once again, an agreement was worked out earlier today between thomas and the prosecution. it has been in the works for a couple of weeks now, that thomas would serve 3 to 4 years in prison. but it is up to the judge. the judge has the final say. that won't be decided in the harry thomas is sentenced in may. >> matt acklin, thank you very much. reaction at city hall, ranging from outrage to sadness. we're going to go to bob who is at the wilson building with that part of the story. >> reporter: the one thing that seems perfectly clear here tonight is that the cloud that hangs over the d.c. city government has not been lifted with the fall of harry thomas jr. >> chairman kwame brown called an impromptu meeting of the d. c. council late this afternoon. 10 of the 12 rema

we see some snow in the tahoe area. >> yeah. let's take a look at that. snow on highway 50. shore of lake tahoe. you can see the live picture. plenty of fresh powder for you to enjoy. we are going to get a little more fresh powder at the end of my seven-day forecast. and you know what? sierra snow means bay area rain showers. we'll tell you when the rain returns. 55 degrees now in san mateo. not even noon just yet and temperatures are climbing. we will easily hit the upper 60s and low 70s in the south bay. morgan hill forecasting 70 degrees for you. 67 in sunny value. really comfortable temperatures for this final full week of january. the reason for the warmth and the clear conditions, high pressure. you can see where the clouds are. the storm track taking well to the north. you can vividly see the clock wise rotation around the ridge of high pressure. this is going to move over us through tomorrow morning. that's going to come press the moisture from the recent rain. that means widespread fog before the flow pix up later on in the day. give yourself plenty of time tomorrow

in the sierra, nevada it has been raining in the tahoe area all day long.till heavily raining right now. as you can see here some of this has switched over to snow. i want to show you a time lapse from our heavenly camera. 8300 foot elevation. yes, we picked up a little snow but it is way high up there. freezing level is 8000 feet. most is falling in the form of rain. and rain is exactly what we got in the sunset district. this photo was posted by susie l. this was a view from san francisco. it is rattling the windows in livermore. she is talking about the wind. and another one the wind is blowing might have patio umbrella off the table. a lot of people talking about how heavy the rain has been tonight. the rain and wind will be heavy at times for a couple more hours. more snow for the sierra. the next storm arrives on sunday. not as intense. this is the strongest of the three storms. this is the second one. the third one is due in on sunday. just watch out for the heavy rain and wind the next couple hours. and then things will wind down. i want to show you

. >>> a walnut creek man is dead avenue was hit by a chp vehicle and shuttle because south lake tahoe early yesterday morning on highway 50 near state line. nevada police say the victim was walking in the road wearing dark clothing. the officer says he hit the breaks on his suv, pushed the pedestrian into an oncoming shuttle bus. the victim's name has not been released. >>> police in oakland hope a $25,000 reward will help find the killer of a 5-year-old boy. gabrielle, martinez, jr. was helping his -- gabe kwrel martine yesterday, jr. was helping his father. he was the third young child to die of gunfire in oakland since august. >> police have an an news tip-line for information, find that link on -- abc7news.com. >>> if you feel like lighting up this morning, watch where you do it in the city of al new year brings with a tough new law that may make -- make smokers ask if there is anywhere they can smoke in that city. >> reporter: it would be quicker to tell you where people can smoke than where they can't. the list of places where they can't smoke is very long, anywhere in a public

if it doesn't rain here it really doesn't rain in the tahoe area. the storms come through, at least most of them and they go to tahoe. if we are 30% behind they are even more behind. that's where we stand behind. i have nothing in the long range forecast to indicate any big storms. yeah the story right now is we have no rain, we are below average. the mountains and ski resorts hurting. they make their own snow m of the resorts have run out of water to even do that. >> a murder trial started today for a young man accused of killing three members of a family from san francisco. jury selection started in the case 25-year-old edwin ramos charged with murdering 48-year- old tony and his two sons, 20- year-old michael and 16-year- old matthew. prosecutors say he mistook one of them for a rival gang member. police also say they had a lot of contact with ramos as a juvenile for drugs and violent crime but the former sanctuary law wouldn't let them report him to immigration. >> this is obviously a case that brings a lot of emotions and a very tragic case, th

. >>> in tahoe we may get the snow we've been waiting for.all the ski resources offering special deals for mlk weekend, can you give them snow? >> next week, yeah, this week no. >> load some in your trunk and drive it up. >> i'll try and do that. outside -- maybe alaska can us some, they seem to have a surplus. looking down on the embarcadero in downtown san francisco. pretty clear, there's poor air quality possible today, spare the air our 14th of the winter season. coolest in fairfield, napa, santa rosa, novato freezing or below freezing. mid 30s to upper 30s around concord, livermore, redwood city, mountain view, los gatos everybody else low to mid 40s, san francisco 48. monterey bay temperatures upper 30s to low 40s inland salinas frosty 30 around gilroy. three highlights for today: a sprinkle break from winter again near record high temperatures with a lot of sunshine. spare the air until midnight, probably have another spare the air tomorrow and then cooler weather sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday and cleaner air will roll in. tempera

it will be socked in at the state capital and will be partly cloudy in the afternoon in tahoe but no snow. temperatures tonight in the 40s. no projected 30s. meanwhile tomorrow's daytime highs down from today. 58 degrees in pacific could to the mid-60s towards the tri- valley. 64 in san jose. and to the north in santa rosa. take a good look at the extended forecast because we cloud up tomorrow. less clouds and cooler temperatures on friday. and then we see nothing but the abundance of sunshine under the influence of high pressure through wednesday, so your tahoe forecast calls for increasing clouds late tomorrow in the 50s after a couple of days of record high temperatures. we do provide you with the snow report and these are the resorts that do provide manmade snow. it's cold enough into the teens overnight so squaw valley has some runs open and people are heading up there. if you don't want as to ski or snowboard, hike. record warmth. >> easy to get up there and home. >>> it's one thing when a guy pops the question and the woman says no. it's another thing when he does it at a publ

in tahoe, 63 reno we will threaten more records.id to upper 60s central valley to big sur mid 80s elway and palm springs 77° in san diego. tonight clear some of the fog trying to move in probably mainly clear and cool with mid to upper 30s inland valleys low to mid 40s east bay valleys. here's what is happening two areas of high pressure one over the western united states one over the eastern pacific strong blocking semipermanent ridge this winter pushing next system well north into canada bringing an arctic outbreak of cold air to the east coast throughout the weekend. for us it leaves us high and dry rainfall amounts season to date 35% san francisco, 37 oakland, 29 in santa rosa and san jose. to say we need rain, big understatement like that snow survey where most of the ground was brown in the sierra. not much of a change in temperatures will modify a degree or two here and there may dip into the 50s near the coast friday smooth sailing through tuesday. can say the same for traffic. >>> we are spotting a new accident eastbound 20

they are conducted monthly near echo summit in tahoe's south shore area. the survey is an indication of how the state's water supply is doing. locally the santa clara valley water district experts say it's still too early in the season to be concerned. >> last february and march it rained almost every day here in the bay area. >>> quite the show will light up the night sky tonight. starting around 11:00 there will be a meteor shower producing up to 100 falling stars an hour. but be prepared, it's expected to only last for a couple of hours tonight a little after 11:00. >>> mavericks big wave surf contest is no longer free entertainment apparently. >> they are still work on the details but mavericks organizers say that spectators will have to pay this year to see the show. $25 tickets provide parking, admission and jumbo screen viewing and if you want to meet the surfers, that price starts at $100. >> the whole experience comes down to rubbing shoulders with these guys and being part of it. they are half mile offshore trying to figure out what color he is l

in the sierra, nevada it has been raining in the tahoe area all day long. heavily raining right now. as you can see here some of this has switched over to snow. i want to show you a time lapse from our heavenly camera. 8300 foot elevation. yes, we picked up a little snow, but it is way high up there. freezing level is 8,000 feet. most is falling in the form of rain. and rain is exactly what we got in the sunset district. this photo was posted by susie l. this was a view from san francisco. it is rattling the windows in livermore. she is talking about the wind. and another one, the wind is blowing might have patio umbrella off the table. a lot of people talking about how heavy the rain has been tonight. the rain and wind will be heavy at times for a couple more hours. more snow for the sierra. the next storm arrives on sunday. not as intense. this is the strongest of the three storms. this is the second one. the third one is due in on sunday. just watch out for the heavy rain and wind the next couple hours. and then things will wind down. i want to show you

we are 15 degrees above the seasonal average in tahoe. if you will certainly want to bundle up, the overnight lows could get pretty chilly. your 7 day around the bay forecast shows a lot of sunshine to look forward to, mild conditions for the weekend and the start of the next work week but still holding on to some pretty frigid lowe's with temperatures rise above freezing. >>george: we're continuing to monitor great traffic conditions. we are not seeing any delays or hot spots. traffic is much lighter than usual, even later the what we saw yesterday. on the bay bridge, westbound, there are no backups or delays. i am not even sore the metering lights have been triggered. if they have they are not accounting for any problems. on the san mateo bridge, a smooth and easy trip with no delays for your ride on 101 at highway 92. 101, the golden gate bridge started with four visibility because of fog. that is no longer the case. looking at the traffic maps, the east bay writer is a late free. 680, 880, picking up just a little bit of slowing on 10

but they had record heat in tahoe again today. the temperature in the lake tahoe area, 58 degrees. it is hard to get snow when you have record warmth. temperatures in the 40s and the 50s right now, and the fog is not quite as widespread as what it was like this morning visibility in most areas is doing just fine. san jose is reporting so fog down to 5 miles. so do look out for patches of fog overnight tonight. mostly sunny and mild tomorrow. still no rain over the next seven days. so it is just to give you an idea what is going on. here is what is preventing the rain from getting here. it is a ridge of high pressure, and it is a strong blocking ridge. it is really diverting all of the storms to the north of us. the jet stream fast moving upper level winds and taking the storms that look healthy over the pacific and stealing them well into canada which is why we are not getting any rain or snow. and as we look at the extended computer models, there is no sign this ridge will break down anytime soon. no indications of wet weather coming any anytime soon. it has been dry winter so far

the resort in south lake tahoe saving a snow guarantee package.you book a visit this month and there isn't two feet of fresh snow when you arrive, you can cancel your reservation pan get your deposit back. or you can stay and choose between a free lake tahoe sightseeing cruise for two or one lift ticket to heavenly mountain. >> which brings us to the storm next week. could they get two feet of fresh snow? >> possibly yes, the key is what is fresh, 24 hours, 48 hours, a week ago. definitely next week possibility of snow showers monday remote and just snow showers. the steady snow will move in next week around friday and truth the weekend. 6:15. you can see right there how quiet it is on this part of heff haven'tly not making snow here -- heavenly not making snow here but they are on other parts you have to call their website. back at home, the sun about to come up in an hour on a day where temperatures are starting off freezing cold north bay valleys upper 20s to 30 in novato, mid 30s concord, live more, mountain view, redwood city upper 30s fremon

rain and wind heading this way which means snow for tahoe.e'll pinpoint the day to expect all that precipitation that's coming up next time around. >>> the frustrating roadblock even before firefighters got to a fire. >> they consider him armed and dangerous and he is 14. the extraordinary step by bay area police to catch the boy. >>> a popular online retailer hit by hackers. what the cyberattack means for 24 million customers. this morning. ur at a house >>> we're getting an up-close look at a fire that ripped through a bay area home early this morning. it broke out just after 4:00 at a house in pinole. two people made it out safely. this video from a fireman's helmet cam shows how intense those flames were by the time they arrived. the homeowner's son says that took 15 minutes. a battalion chief on scene says crews may have been able to get there sooner had the nearest fire station not shut down in july due to budget cuts. >> we have to do the best we can with what we have. and when you don't have any money, you make do with what you have.

executives from squall valley and vail have been elected to the reno tahoe winter games board. first hurdle will be getting the u.s. olympic committee to choose the resort as its premier resort. >>> thieves steal the bases from an east bay girls softball team. they are part of the union city softball league made up of girls between 4-14 years old. coaches say last week thieves broke into their storage shed at union city park. an estimated $14,000 worth of baseball equipment was stolen. >> it may push back the practice start date. it may push back our start date of the season. because we don't have the equipment to get them going. >> girls all provide their own gloves. they still have to replace the stolen equipment. so far used bats have been donated from teams. the coaches say they still need things like catchers gear and helmet mets. they are hoping to have everything they need in time for the opening day in march. >>> your time is 5:26. in honor of the martin luther king junior holiday a new list is out on the tolerant cities. a daily beast website says durham, north carolin

eastward out to the sierra where it is snowing in tahoe right now. we have mixed precipitation around the general region of the central sierra but it is snowing around lake tahoe and snow more during overnight hours. highlights. rain an wind here in the bay area tonight. heavy at times. both will be. more snow for the sierra and next storm arrives on subpoenaed. state radar composite image shows approaching cold front add with the rainfall right now. sweep through and be our current storm next storm comes in on sunday. we get a little bit of a break tomorrow afternoon probably some sunshine few hours of dry weather. next storm ease ins on sunday and sunday afternoon whipping up rainfall that will continue in sunday night even over nature into early monday morning. start our forecast animation at 11:00 o'clock tonight at which point we still have downpour but taper off to showers by early tomorrow moing. pockets of light rain showers in the early morning hour giving way to clear in the afternoon hours so we get some sunshine and dry weather tomorrow.

if you're headed anywhere in the tahoe area, bringing the chain's.nter weather has certainly rise. >>catherine: and a lot of flights have been delayed or canceled because of the leather furious san francisco's new sheriff is back in court and arraigned on domestic violence charges. dan kerman is live at the hall of justice. i understand he lost his first round in court, correct? >> yes. there is still a protective order which means he cannot be with his wife and child, something he and his wife wanted. he pleaded guilty to all charges. the bulk of the discussion today was about the protective order. fda wanted a permanent protective order to keep him away from his wife and child, but his wife was against it. she took the stand and said she wanted it stopped. as the judge still ruled that the protective order would be put in place. his wife spoke to reporters after that ruling. >> i came to this country to make a family. i love him. i know what domestic violence is. the real violence here is against me, it is pulling my family apart. country does not