hunters tend to stay out of tahoe area.vada, most bears live in a small corner of the state right near tahoe. even though the nevada hunt is tiny compared to california. >> people in tahoe are very wildlife friendly. we live here because we want to live with the wildlife. >> dan: so nevada wildlife commission is considering a compromise. >> to maybe restrict the hunting in the tahoe basin to basically not have the hunting there. >> dan: one proposal calls for no hunting inside the tahoe rim trail. a group called no bear hunt nevada welcomes any limits on the hunt but say it should be farther from the lake. >> i think it's crazy. they are proposing the rim trail perform the boundary while 3 million people visit the basin and hike on the trail. the hunters use the trail and bears use the trail. it's a recipe for disaster. >> dan: they will consider it starting later in the year. >> that will eliminate the tourist traffic that culminates with the labor day weekend. >> dan: even with the restrictions, they call it cool but stat

but it's 10 right now here at the tahoe valley airport.y darn cold with numbers climbing into the low 6 0s to mid-60s through the central valley. that will be the norm here. 6 nevada campbell. 67 in the coast. not much of fog along the shoreline but we could see the patchy, morning fog and the haze. 63 downtown. a beautiful day there and in the north bay we are looking at santa rosa coming in at 66, headed out to fan fest, mid-60s here. a mild afternoon. really you should be in the upper 50s in oakland for the early to mid-part of february, but nothing doing. no winter time here for sure. the mild spring-like weather continues in the east bay with pleasanton at 65. pittsburgh 64 and salinas coming in at 70. so not much change from today to tomorrow. kind of hazy out there, mild, mid-and upper 60s. a little cooler monday. hopefully the rain verifies on tuesday and back to dry and mild wednesday, thursday and friday. >> it could be something coming down, three quarter inch max? >> i hope so. >> thanks a lot. we were look agent tahoe a minute

especially at lake tahoe and brian runs the bear league that helps tahoe resident with problem bears.nstead of the usual call about bears in the garbage she got calls about hunters with guns. >> we had calls from people that were frighten. that were threaten. that were scared on the hiking trails. >>reporter: tahoe shore as you know is guyed between california and nevada. california has had bear hunting for years. more than 1200 bears were killed last year in fact. but the range is huge so hunters tend to stay out of the tahoe area. in nevada, though, most bears live in a small corner of the state rate near tahoe. even though the nevada hunt is tiny compared to california's it hit a nerve. >> people in tahoe are very wild life friendly. we live here because we want to live with the wild life. >>reporter: so the nevada wild life commission is considering a compromise. >> to maybe restrict the hunting in the tahoe basin to basically not have the hunting there. >>reporter: one proposal callstor in hunting inside the tahoe rim trail. a trail that roughly follows the crest of the mountains

business community has a vision for luring investment in tahoe future. >> lake tahoe may are itch in natural beauty but the economy is in trouble. >> community here is imploded. schools have closed. the population declined. it's really a tragic situation. >> mike broader ford owner lakeside inn casino at lake tahoe. for years the casino drove at that time hoe area. when they were first built the idea was to make visitor forget the lake was even here. >> everything was inside. casino building. it was undesirable to have anyone go if i where else because that was lost revenue. >>reporter: but now indian casino lure away most of the gambling customers. >> they are not coming here. nor are they going to come here. so we are left with a product that is no longer viable. >>reporter: bradford is lead coalition of business hoping to remake the area. focusing on natural beauty and turning night a world class out door recreation center. >> transform this place into a more environmentally appropriate use of the lake that is economically viable that allows the community to recover. >>reporter: b

is tahoe.we need to bring our infrastructure up to 21st century standards. >> tahoe is full of aging roads and buildings, put up before there was any environmental regulation. the new vision would replace some of them with open space and greener development, concentrated in just a few areas. that would mean less sediment and pollution going into the lake. >> this is how we get water quality improvement, this is how we get air quality improvement. >> but first they have to get the money. dan ashley, abc7 news. >> don't go away, 7 on your side is next. >> an insurance company investigated by 7 on your side is taken to court. i'm michael finney. 7 on your side is coming up. [ female announcer ] pillsbury presents: how to solve a brother-sister standoff. ♪ pillsbury chocolate chipookies, warm out of the oven. another sweet idea for bringing families together from pillsbury. here's a better idea... pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits. in just 15 minutes, the light delicate layers add a layer of

is tahoe. we want to maintain that character. but we need to bring our infrastructure up to 21st century standards. >> tahoe is full of aging roads and buildings, put up before there was any environmental regulation. the new vision would replace some of them with open space and greener development, concentrated in just a few areas. that would mean less sediment and pollution going into the lake. >> this is how we get water quality improvement, this is how we get air quality improvement. >> but first they have to get the money. dan ashley, abc7 news. >> don't go away, 7 on your side is next. >> an insurance company investigated by 7 on your side is taken to court. i'm michael finney. 7 on your side is coming up. switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >> welcome back. folks, we want to showa couple of beautiful shots of the san francisco bay area. that one live from the top of mou

they say the plan is critical not just for the economy but also for the environment. >> tahoe is tahoebut we need to bring our infrastructure up to 21st century standards. >> it's full of aging roads and buildings put up before there was any environmental regulation. the new vision would replace some of them with open space and greener development concentrated in a few areas. that would mean less pollution going into an the lake. >> this is how we get air and water quality improvement. >> dan: first they have to get the money. >> terry: don't go away, "7 on your side" is next. >> an insurance company investigated by "7 on your side" is taken to court. is taken to court. i'm michael finney, 7 on your denny's new sizzlin' skillets are here for a limited time. so strike while the iron's hot. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. >> terry: down on the bottom corner of screen, you can see golden gate park there, a free shuttle bus weekend and holidays that will take you free of charge to all the major points of interest to golden gate park provided by rec and p

one proposal calls for no hunting inside the tahoe rim trail.l that roughly follows the crest of the mountains around the lake. a group called no bear hunt nevada welcomes any limits on the hunt but says it should be even fartherrer from the lake. >> i think this is crazy. they are proposing that the rim trail form the boundary. well, 3 million people visit the basin and hike on that rim trail. the hunters use the trail. the bears use the trail. it's a recipe for disasters. >> the wildlife commission will also consider starting the bear hunt season later in the year on september 15th. >> that will eliminate a lot of the tourist traffic which traditionally kind of cull minute its with that labor day weekend. >> even with the restrictions critics call the hunt cruel and say there's not enough research on the actual numbers of bear in nevada. researchers say they have solid finds behind them. >> that was dan ashley reporting. the wildlife commission reports on the proposal today but there's no certainty it is going to pass. the two sides can't even

especially at lake tahoe ann bryant runs the bear league, helping with problem bears.nstead of the calls about bears in the garbage, she got calls about hunter was gun autos we have calls from people frightened and threatened. that were scared on the hiking trails. >> tahoe shore divided between california and nevada. california had bear hunting for years. 1200 killed last year but range is range. so -- huge so, hunters tend to stay out of the tahoe area, in nevada most live in a small corner of the state near ta hoax the nevada hunt is tiny, it hit a nerve. >> people in tahoe are wildlife friendly. we want to live with the wildlife. >> so... the nevada commission is considering a compromise. >> to maybe restrict the hunting in the tahoe basin to not have hunting there. >> one proposal calls for no hunting inside of the tahoe rim trail, following the rest of the mountains around the lake. one group says it should be farnler from the lake. >> this is crazy. three million people visit the basin and hike on that rim trail. the hunters used trail. the bears use the trail.

we're finally getting some rain in tahoe. >>darya: pfizer is voluntarily recalling birth control pills. if you take that hill, you will want to listen, especially if pfizer mexico the duty. some of these packages will not protect you properly. some of them have too many active tablets and others have too few active tablets. the drugs are marketed under a number of various brands the ec on the screen. >>mark: the opening bell on wall street, we had a report from 880 showing the private sector added 170,000 jobs last month. that was in line with estimates that job growth is fueling flow looks like a rise in early trading on wall street. >>darya: st. ignatius college prep in-dash is closed today because 140 students who are sick with a stomach flu. crews are going to be out today cleaning the campus, scrubbing it. all activities on campus have been cancelled as well. the social networking site facebook file paperwork for an initial public offering. they hope to raise as much as 10 billion. any final layoff notices off go out tod

and the agency says it's critical for the environment. >> tahoe is tahoe.t character but need to bring our infrastructure up to 21 century standards its full of aging roads and buildings. the new vision replacing some of them with open space and greener development in just a few areas. and this is how we get air quality. >> but first, they have to get the money. >> this is always the money. the environmentalists were optimistic about the concepts and say the devil is in the details. earlier the highway could be rerouted is 2015. so there is a long way from here to there. and wheels under motion. >> a lot of money in need, too. >> yes. >> quite a vision, thank you. >> and spencer christian is here now with a look at the holiday forecast. >> there are clouds building in and this ta sa time lapse view. there is we we may not get any rainfall out of this system. state wide we're looking at dry conditions from top to bottom. there is a little bit of a sprinkle our way. so here in the bay area tonight we may see drizzle here the coast. down to the santa cruz moun

. >>> tahoe makes a bid for the website. a look at their strategy and why their odds of winning the winter olympics may not be so farfetched. sl not die of alc >>> we have now learned the north bay girl who died during a slumber party last year didn't die of alcohol poisoning as first suspected. the sonoma county coroner says takeimi rao actually overdosed on the date rape drug ghb. the 14-year-old was found dead on her bedroom floor last july. three other girls also got sick. it is unclear where they got that drug. >>> major drug companies recalling millions of packets of birth control pills. pfizer is recalling 14 lots of lo/ovral-28 tablets as well as the some generic pills. the company says a packaging error could leave women with an inadequate dose of hormones. pfizer says there is no health danger but the error does raise the risk of pregnancy. >>> just as bad for you as smoking or drinking, a group of experts from ucsf says sugar should be regulate like a dangerous substance. dr. kim mulvihill explains. >>> reporter:

we might have a camera shot for you in the tahoe area we'll try to get that as soon as it is availableaffic maps, the bubbles you see on the road are commuters who have turned on the free waze app. this works anywhere someone has turned on the waze app so you can get an idea of how traffic is flowing to tahoe especially if we get more commuters or drivers heading up for the weekend. you can get traffic information in sacramento. here in the bay area, quiet, look at that right now we see real-time traffic westbound on highway 40, orange and that means traffic is slow, you can get this by going to abc7news.com/waze. >>> 4:55 now. this morning president obama will send his new budget to congress. the white house says it aims to achieve four trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade. the spending plan is fill with stimulus-style initiatives, including sharp increases for highway construction and school modernization. it is already under attack by republicans. they say it repeats failed policies and coast little -- and does little to slash the 15 trillion dollar national debt. >>>

this year's weird winter weather is creating confusion for lake tahoe's bears.al behavior and food supply is tied to the season. so lots of warm, dry weather when it should be cold and wet is bad news for bears. in this morning's assignment 7 report, dan ashley tells us why that may be dad news for people, too. >>> when ann takes a winter walk near lake tahoe, she does not expect to see any bears. they should be hibernating. but this year things are just out of whack. >> we had some that went to bed and then got back up when the weather warmed up. >> she runs the bear league. it's a network of 200 volunteers that help people and bears share the tahoe basin peacefully. the league gave us this video of bears out and about when they should be tucked in their dense. it was one of the best-ever summers for bears. that's best as in very few confrontations with people. and she credits last year's heavy snow that created a lot of food. >> when the snow started melting and the water started to flow, the green-up occurred and it was like someone flipped a switch and the b

the two resorts, some of tahoe's most extensive snow-making equipment.rally saving their season. >> despite the lack of natural snowfall, the investments we've made in the last five or six years in snow-making, it's paid off. >> snow-making allowed them to create this super pipe, the largest one open at lake tahoe now. the big storm a couple weeks ago dramatically increased the snow base. that allowed even more snow-making, and during the past week they have gotten a few more inches of natural snow so conditions are better than most people think. many ski areas won't reveal how business is going, but the california ski industry association said the christmas season was down 40% statewide. the weak season comes after northstar just spent $30 million in improvements, like this new chairlift that opens up a lot more ski area. popular on this day with a group playing hooky from the office. >> i'm home sick. i have the flu. >> we are waiting for snow. >> there's a new mountain lodge. >> you will see a raised level of service. >> they even got a person to open

the large of the one open at lake tahoe now. a couple weeks ago dramatically increased the snow base. that allowed even more snow making and during the past week they have got any few more inches of natural snow so conditions are better than most people think. many ski areas won't reveal how business is going but the california ski industry association said the christmas season was down 40% statewide. the weak season comes after northstar just spent $30 million in improvements like this new chair lift that opens up a lot more ski area. popular on this day with a group playing hooky from the office. >> i'm homesick. i have the flu. >> we are waiting for snow. >> there's a new mountain lodge. >> you will see a raised level of service. >> they even got a person to open the doors for you and hand out tissues as you come off the slope. a few miles away squaw valley has 70% of its mountain open. a new owner took over two years ago. they put in $15 million in improvements, including outdoor cabanas and fire pits. this group comes from

the tahoe regional planning agency trying to appeal a decision about boys on lake tahoe. they want to add 1,000 buoys to the lake. the federal judge said an environmental review is needed first. that was made in connection with a save lake tahoe. >>> they narrowly approved a smacking ban that is scheduled to go in effect three months from now. that outlaws smoking from 25 feet within windows and doors. they agreed on one thing the issue is about more than smoking. it's about the rights of individuals to make choices in their own lives. even business owners lined up on opposite sides of the argument. >> everyone agrees smoking is bad. i don't think you will find anyone here to disagree with that. the infringement of that right, you are creating this precedent. >> the people they see -- they said the heck with it. let's quit. i hope a lot of people smoke. >> it will mostly effect castro street. they add only people walking down the street and not stopping will be allowed to smoke. >>> 5:25. in southern california the lights are back on for thousands of residence after a val

they help people and bears share the tahoe basin peacefully.s video of bears out and about when they should be tucked in their dens. it was one of the best-ever summers for bears. that's best as in very few confrontations with people. and credits last year's heavy snow that created a lot of food. >> when the snow started melting and the water started to flow, the green started to occur. and someone flipped a switch and the bears went back in the foret and it was the quietest season on record. >> sometimes they could get as many as 150 calls a day from bears looking for food by businesses and homes. >> last year i thought something happened to all of them. we went out and looking for the bears base thought are they okay and indeed they were, and put weight on, their coats were gorgeous, and they totally behaved. they just prefer to eat natural forage when it's available. >> if we don't get more snow soon, this summer could be rough for bears. >> there won't be any food for them in the forests and they will be knocking on our doors and trying to

this includes tahoe. >> a major homeless encamp smt no more tonight. crews have spent the past 48 hours clearing the encampment. abc 7 is live there now with the story. >> up until just days ago this empty grassy area was a cluttered and filthy home to as many as 40 people. caltrans says the bio hazard was bad enough. and there were other threats as well. caltrans sthez only one of 30 homeless encampments and this one was in a particular hazardous spot surround bid freeways, onramps and connector ramps. a 57-year-old knows just how daimpgus. he was once hit by a car crossing between this camp. >> this is dangerous there. the car doing 65 when it hit me. >> caltrans gave transients a 72 hour notice to vacate an illegal campsite. and says it will hold on to personal belongings for 30 days and people are trained to do it in a humane and respectful manner but it's a health and safety issue he says he's glad most of the stuff is gone. he lived here 10 years and he says collected too much junk after leaving his other life behind. >> i was a homeowner and wor

we're talking clouds in tahoe. 40 there. no snow yet.t looks like by tuesday night, wednesday we'll see a little bit of snow. here we are at 9:00 this morning lots of cloud cover. hit-or-miss shower then through the afternoon, those showers begin to slide south. we get into some sunshine. by 5:00 we're dry, high pressure building in. by noontime, increasing clouds tomorrow. we're starting out dry with some fog and here we are 10:00 tomorrow night. we've got more rain and this rain could bring us to maybe half an inch in some spots. it's not over. morning commute, we've got colder air, look at lake county, mount hamilton, higher elevation rain-snow mix and right through the afternoon, 3:00, east bay, south bay, still scattered showers. then one more opportunity for rain in our seven-day outlook. 58 in richmond. temperatures are a little bit cooler and 61 in fremont and san jose. as we throughout the afternoon, it will be drier here but a chance of showers linger in gilroy, 1:00 2:00 hour. rain comes back tomorrow night. it ends late monda

in tahoe, we have an officer from chp with conditions there. has kicked up quite a bit. this is light, dry, cold snow. our biggest problem right now is the visibility. >>officer: there are chains or required from colfax to the state line. be prepared for a few delays. >>darya: with visibility problems, the chain's cannot help be there. >>officer: it is tough to drive and. i want to remind everyone, if your windshield wipers are on, you have to turn on your lights. it allows someone to see if they're coming up from behind. we work with caltrans. >>mark: wells fargo said they received a notice from the securities and exchange commission which means they plan to bring charges or take other enforcement action against the company. this stems from the sale of mortgage-backed securities before the financial meltdown. cul-de-sacs received the same as notice and j.p. morgan chase says they are expecting to receive the same notice and announced that today. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes on this wednesday morning that has gone from

also how a restless winter in the tahoe basin could lead to their troubles this comingx!x!ñ >>> new information on breaking news air, standoff where a fire broke out in a house that police surrounded. >> and abc 7 is live for us tonight in vallejo. >> and let's show you the scene now. i'm here on castlewood drive. it's quite an active scene here weerk showing you a fire truck. the house caught fire and imploded this evening is just off to the right. let's show you what it looked like at about 5:30 this evening. from sky 7 hd. this is a house we understand where at least one, perhaps several suspects were holed up after committing a robbery not too far from here. police followed them, then after a period of trying to get folks inside to come out using that sort of thing they fired from our photographer here described as 12-15 tear gas canisters into this house and that is after the house caught fire x you can see black smoke, firefighters unsure whether it's safe to approach the home. we're told by our photographer that after the canisters were fired, he heard what sounded l

. >> when snow business turns into slow business at lake tahoe.not just because of the we >>> tonight's money matters and verizon's bid to become a force in home entertainment. saying it will team up with red box and start a video streaming service this year that will be available natio nationwide weren't you have the service. and things looking up for toyota tonight. the company added a second shift at its factory in mississippi. and it used to be made at the numy plant. a report shows we spent $50 billion to shopping online. the ninth quarter of year to year improvement. >> and the nevada wildlife commission delayed a decision whether to ban bear hunting at lake tahoe. this wildlife video shows how they scare the bear as way. nevada started hunting them ask it touched off a huge public outcry because most of the bears live near lake tahoe. critics say there is too much potential for conflict and state officials were expected to vote on saturday as reported whether to ban the hunt this year a committee will look into it first, we'll stay on the s

look at th sierra, we're also tracking some snow showers herecrt sos tsoe city and also south lake tahoeand that's just the beginning. this stronger and second storm this week could bring anywhere rain.a half inch to one inch of we're going to detail the timing on this coming up in just a few minutes. >> jeff, we'll see you soon. >>> another setback now for the sheriff. a video described as the focal point of the case against sheriff carimi will be allowed as evidence during his domestic abuse trial. he was excused from attending the court procedure. the san francisco sheriff is accused of hurting his wife during an argument on newyear's eve. lopez's neighbor recorded video of the woman 18 hours after the alleged incident. you see some video images here. the judge sided with the prosecution who argued the video showing lopez visibly shaken with a bruised arm is, quote, the functional equivalent of a 911 call. judge wong also plans to interview an ex-girlfriend of karimi who, too, claims she was abused by him. >>> a major change in plans with the america's cup in the bay area. >> behind a

this is cal-trans video from various location around lake tahoe. to foot fall then upper elevation. 4 inches was reported incline village in the north. in southern california the grapevine open once again. nasty combination of rain snow forced the highway patrol to close in both direction. reopened 6:00 o'clock tonight but these pictures pretty rare all winter. haven't seen much. >> yes let's check in with sapy with more on the storm. >> because it's so rare this winter i thought i would show a bunch of them. there comes the snow. yes. people are enjoying the snow up there getting tweet and postings on facebook and they get more snow up in the high country. from this afternoon in lake tahoe. does this say it all or what. somebody is enjoying the snow. up to 12 inches reported there. up to 14 inchess at the mountains of home wood at the higher elevation. sent to me by twitter, save says a car is there. nighttime picture so just a short time ago. live doppler showing you the snow is definitely winding down for now as you can see still snow in the sou

. >>> a 7-year-old's tragic fall at lake tahoe. the investigative unit looked into whether california's chair lift safety standards are strict enough. >>> toxic truth? sur.gaans have an addiction to and san francisco scientists have a plan to cure it. but some say the plan may go too far. >>> good evening. i'm jeff ranieri in the weather center. temperatures soared today with just a little bit of cloud cover overhead. all the talk is about the record heat, topping out at 74 in santa rosa, one of our warmest today. tomorrow, cloud cover. patchy fog. temperatures warming up to near record-setting levels from the south bay to the north bay. r. >>> well, a fun day that ended in tragedy. a 7-year-old boy falls from a ski lift in tahoe and then dies. tonight, safety standards at california ski resorts are being closely scrutinized. >> are ski lifts safe enough? who regulates the safety? and how could this boy on the ski team fall nearly 60 feet from that lift. tonight, we're joined by alias kesher in. we just assume that the lifts are sa

we do have beautiful shot, lake tahoe where it's 21 at the tahoe valley airport. truck key is at 14. lots of sunshine. next weather system is not going to reach the sierra nevada and it's not going east of san joaquin valley. tons of son sun and nice and mild in san francisco. cooler in san jose at 45. 52 in oakland as well as san francisco with a mild 60 degrees here. east winds have been blowing all night long. this morning we are just above freezing in the north bay. right now, they degrees. 47 by the delta. mid 40s in livermore. it is much warmer than it was yesterday morning at this time. oakland and half moon bay, most areas are a little warmer except for los gatos and this afternoon very similar to yesterday, except equally see increase clouds. bulk of the day will be sunny and high clouds. a cooler day tomorrow, due to the cloud cover and mostly cloudy skies and then toward the evening, rain is coming our way way and will last through the commute. there won't be much of it. here we are percent of normal, santa rosa, 52%. deficit over 10.5 inches. we are sh

that means snow for tahoe. here is a shot at 80 ed king bill. there is no traffic on the roads. >>james: future cast 4 2:08 p.m., we could see anywhere from a half of and it in open to an 8 7 in. in napa. not a big rainmaker, but every drop counts. here is where temperatures are at the moment. the cloud cover will keep us a moderate in terms of temperatures. the low-mid-50s across most of the north bay. wednesday and beyond, mild weather returns. >>george: there is no problem on the bay bridge right now but there was a reported accident that cleared within five minutes at the beginning of the cantilever section. the metering lights reactivated as an early precaution. your commute on the san mateo bridge is still a problem free. on the golden gate, your ride to and from iran, volume is definitely taking out southbound. your north bay ride through marin county into central san rafael is a delay free with a 25 minute drive time to the golden gate bridge. >>mark: it has been a terrible winter across europe. a cold snap killing hundreds of people and stranding thousands more. snow fr

this is cal-trans video from various location around lake tahoe. to foot fall then upper elevation. 4 inches was reported incline village in the north. in southern california the grapevine open once again. nasty combination of rain snow forced the highway patrol to close in both direction. reopened 6:00 o'clock tonight but these pictures pretty rare all winter. haven't seen much. >> yes let's check in with sapy with more on the storm. >> because it's so rare this winter i thought i would show a bunch of them. there comes the snow. yes. people are enjoying the snow up there getting tweet and postings on facebook and they get more snow up in the high country. from this afternoon in lake tahoe. does this say it all or what. somebody is enjoying the snow. up to 12 inches reported there. up to 14 inchess at the mountains of home wood at the higher elevation. sent to me by twitter, save says a car is there. nighttime picture so just a short time ago. live doppler showing you the snow is definitely winding down for now as you can see still snow in the sou

tahoe thinking they are getting snow, no. going to fall apart and head south of tahoe they may get a few flurries tonight and tomorrow not more than an inch if they are lucky, still i heard the ski is good heard they got deals. you can see how much thicker the clouds are now than earlier today and yesterday. rain even drizzle falls out of these clouds every once in a while it looks quiet here, over the last couple of frames, last three hours it has dried a little. temperatures held down where cloudy low to mid 50s north bay around the bay east bay valleys and south bay where we've had more sun low to mid 60s monterey bay low to mid 60s including watsonville and salinas, gilroy and santa cruz cloudier mid to upper 50s. mostly cloudy and cooler we have a chance of scattered light showers today and tomorrow more showers sunday we we have good chances of very light -- almost nonmeasurable rain. premont, san francisco seven degrees cooler than yesterday, eight in concord, 10 to 12 for those other cities north bay along the coast a

. >>> more bad news this year for tahoe's ski season. how long it might be until the region gets its next major snowstorm. >>> and look at this guy. hibernating gone wrong. where people found this bear hibernating for the winter in wisconsin. >>> also tonight, clear skies are about to disappear. meteorologist mark meyer up next with when the bay area might expect some rain. >>> take a look at this. a black bear in wisconsin has decided he is going to spend the winter in a drain pipe. some neighbors in wood county were driving past when they saw the bears' eyes shining from the culvert. they say it's not unusual for bears to settle into a spot like a drain. the bear will be allowed to stay until he is ready to move on. >>> more bad news for skiers and snowboarders hoping for a big dose of snow. forecasters say they are not predicting any major storms for northern california in the coming weeks. right now many of tahoe's ski resorts are making do with man made snow with much of their tear raid now out of commission. >> it has been a dry wi

plenty of sunshine with a few clouds, heavenly at 26 degrees at tahoe valley airport. pretty chilly with temperatures in the 40s and looking for not only a busy day but a busy week ahead. they call it ski week around the bay area. here are clouds from the sutro camera, temperatures will keep in check due to the cloud cover. 44 in oakland. good morning, san francisco, 47 there with low 40s to the north. clouds begin to increase at about 4:00 this morning. for a while, we did bottom out in the mid to upper 30s in some parts of the cooler valleys around the bay. right now, trying to edge up a little bit. mostly cloudy to start out. partly cloudy throughout the rest of the afternoon. today's precip is going to stay offshore and then we're going to see moisture perhaps moving overnight from another weather system that is further off to the north and best. that could get us wet for tomorrow. here is live doppler 7-hd. we do have returns offshore. this will not move into an the bay. in fact it runs parallel to the coast for much of the day. it's no the weather system that wil

when ann take as winter walk near lake tahoe she doesn't expect to see bears. natureing but this year things are out of whack. >> we have some that went to bed then got back up. when the weather warmed back up. >>reporter: ann runs the bear league net walk of 200 volunteer who help people and bear share the tahoe basin peacefully. league gave thus video of bears out and about when they should be tucked in their den the weather swing follow the summer best ever for tahoe bears. that is best as in very few confrontation with people. ann credit last year heavy snow that created a lot of natural food. >> as soon as the snow started melting and water started to flow, green up occurred it was just like someone flipped a switch and bear went back in the forest and quietest summer ever on record. >>reporter: during bad summer like the drought of 2007 the bear league gets 150 calls a day from people reporting bears lacking for food near homes or businesses. last summer, though, they only got 10 to 15 calls a day. >> i thought something had happened to all of them. we ac

tahoe thinking they are getting snow, no. is going to fall apart and head south of tahoe they may get a few flurries tonight and tomorrow not more than an inch if they are lucky, still i heard the ski is good heard they got deals. you can see how much thicker the clouds are now than earlier today and yesterday. rain even drizzle falls out of these clouds every once in a while it looks quiet here, over the last couple of frames, last three hours it has dried a little. temperatures held down where cloudy low to mid 50s north bay around the bay east bay valleys and south bay where we've had more sun low to mid 60s monterey bay low to mid 60s including watsonville and salinas, gilroy and santa cruz cloudier mid to upper 50s. mostly cloudy and cooler we have a chance of scattered light showers today and tomorrow more showers sunday we we have good chances of very -- almost nonmeasurable rain. premont, san francisco seven degrees cooler than yesterday, eight in concord, 10 to 12 for those other cities north bay along the coast and

let's talk about this weekend tahoe a couple of inches of snow on the way tomorrow right now festiveliday weekend you will be traveling good travel weather to get there today, good travel weather getting home from in monday between that we get a little light snow tomorrow. let's talk about what is going on at home, a little haze fog trying to spill into the bay as we look west from emeryville this morning temperatures running one to nine degrees cooler than they were at this time yesterday. i peck that to continue during the afternoon. -- i expect that to continue during the afternoon. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s around the monterey bay and inland salinas, 52 gilroy. increasing clouds this afternoon, cooler than yesterday, light rain possible tonight again sunday night closer you are to the coast more likely you will see anything measurable. sunny and warmer next week, 70s almost everywhere. before we get to that low to mid 60s today increasing high clouds in the afternoon. same thing around the monterey bay low to mid 60s, mid 60s inland. touch more sunshine clouds coming f

let's bring it back to tahoe. still people skiing this week. winter weather advisory in effect for tahoe from 1:00 tomorrow morning to 10:00 tomorrow morning may get another two to six inches of snow from the lake level to the top of the mountains. back at home, beautiful picture how much calmer up to 2600 feet around mount tamalpais some clouds will hang around mostly sunny low to mid 50s right now. if you are around the monterey bay or even inland we have temperatures in the low to mid 50s. let's talk about what is going to happen. mostly sunny, calmer, dry today light showers possible tonight dusting on mount hamilton, showers possible not again until sunday night into monday. we still have high surf, mainly up across the north bay where the advisory is now. if you look at all the areas, half moon bay has the highest surf now, the north bay coast is under the advisory for breakers up to 17 feet for another 3 1/2 or so hours. as far as today's temperatures, warmer than yesterday by two degrees in oakland three in san francisco and santa rosa

let's talk about this weekend tahoe a couple of inches of snow on the way tomorrow right now festiveday weekend you will be traveling good travel weather to get there today, good travel weather getting home from in monday between that we get a little light snow tomorrow. let's talk about what is going on at home, a little haze fog trying to spill into the bay as we look west from emeryville this morning temperatures running one to nine degrees cooler than they were at this time yesterday. i peck that to continue during the afternoon. -- i expect that to continue during the afternoon. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s around the monterey bay and inland salinas, 52 gilroy. increasing clouds this afternoon, cooler than yesterday, light rain possible tonight again sunday night closer you are to the coast more likely you will see anything measurable. sunny and warmer next week, 70s almost everywhere. before we get to that low to mid 60s today increasing high clouds in the afternoon. same thing around the monterey bay low to mid 60s, mid 60s inland. touch more sunshine clouds coming fro

lake tahoe. it will be cold. 36. 42, freemont. on your wednesday numbers.tay right near average. 60, san jose. 61, morgan hill. windy across the hill tops. our fire danger will increase slightly here as well. 59, danville. 60, walnut creek. 56. pacifica. and san rafael. dry here as we head throughout thursday, friday. then a sloit chanight chance of. seven-day forecast. sunday. but as for -- tomorrow. just a slight chance of showers there. in the morning. so, by the time everybody gets up. it will be dry for us. >> what if we get up early. >> then you will see a shower. >> ha-ha. >> always. awe always got an answer. >> yeah. >> but of course. >> thank you, jeff. still to come. travel sized and looking for love. why little guys are heading across the country from sfo. >> could children benefit from the dose viagra. the research from stanford. ♪ ♪ >>me moechlt ment in san francisco. all about this song. >>> a south bay school district is searching for a new superintendent tonight. thele school board plans to hold a series of forum to take communityp p input o

up north a couple inches of snow or northeast i guess couple inches of snow fell around tahoe you canclouds breaking here makes for a beautiful picture we don't see brown even though the snow survey will be underwhelming it is at least nice to see this compared to a couple of weeks ago. 39° at lake level in tahoe. san jose drier mostly cloudy one of the last areas to see sunshine as we will clear from north to south. let's look at live doppler you can see the radar returns starting to diminish. flip over to the visible satellite there's our clearing from north to south. looks like the santa clara valley and monterey bay will be the last to see sun. north bay the first you can see some of it there. temperatures homogenizeed low to mid 50s monterey bay -- mid to upper 50s as you head inland. partly cloudy by late this afternoon, without the clouds it will be cooler moisture on the ground is going to turn into fog for the morning commute. once we get past this, starting tomorrow, groundhog day, all the way through the weekend, our afternoons will be full of sun warmer than average. febru

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take a look, unusual sight at a lake tahoe ski run. the emergency landing that could land a pilot in some criminal charges. we are back in a moment. ic >>> it is wakeup call for officials, public information made private and tonight, everyone from the mayor to the police chief is on alert. marianne favreau is in oakland with more on the violation of privacy. understandably, marianne, a lot of oakland city leaders are a little uneasy tonight. >> reporter: you bet, raj. what city leaders worry about most is protecting their families. in some cases, the hackers even posted the names of their children online. anonymous hackers claiming retaliation against the way oakland police have handled occupy protests posted city leaders home phone numbers and as dresses online, including police chief howard jordan's personal information. >> this is a common tactic that's used by anonymous. i call it cyberterrorism. it is something that is practiced throughout the country but we have to do what we can to make sure we protect our personal information a

sierra snow showers possible hardly anything is going to accumulate, less than an inch. 42 tahoe, low0s central valley fall as part as it moves through no more rain by the afternoon. low to mid 60s san diego and los angeles, 75 in palm springs. tonight patchy fog under a partly cloudy sky cooler mid 30s to near 40 inland. 39 palo alto, low to mid 40s the rest of the bay shore and coast san francisco 47°. khaoerpls the last in our series of weak systems. this one doesn't have much dynamics, thankfully coming in during the morning hours unfortunately, because it is coming in during the morning rush. 7:00 this morning, watch as it falls apart and slides south. by 1:00, partial cheering by the afternoon hours almost completely clear overnight patchy fog develops. rainfall amounts probably less than i thought yesterday maybe 5/100 -- here you go for groundhog day tomorrow it will not be the same as today, sunny and warmer then you can see that will last friday, saturday, sunday, clouds possible monday, tuesday the next system now looks like that's all, mainly die. have a great day. >>> --

let's bring it back to tahoe. still people skiing this week.inter weather advisory in effect for tahoe from 1:00 tomorrow morning to 10:00 tomorrow morning may get another two to six inches of snow from the lake level to the top of the mountains. back at home, beautiful picture how much calmer up to 2600 feet around mount tamalpais some clouds will hang around mostly sunny low to mid 50s right now. if you are around the monterey bay or even inland we have temperatures in the low to mid 50s. let's talk about what is going to happen. mostly sunny, calmer, dry today light showers possible tonight dusting on mount hamilton, showers possible not again until sunday night into monday. we still have high surf, mainly up across the north bay where the advisory is now. if you look at all the areas, half moon bay has the highest surf now, the north bay coast is under the advisory for breakers up to 17 feet for another 3 1/2 or so hours. as far as today's temperatures, warmer than yesterday by two degrees in oakland three in san francisco and santa rosa fi

up north a couple inches of snow or northeast i guess couple inches of snow fell around tahoe you canclouds breaking here makes for a beautiful picture we don't see brown even though the snow survey will be underwhelming it is at least nice to see this compared to a couple of weeks ago. 39° at lake level in tahoe. san jose drier mostly cloudy one of the last areas to see sunshine as we will clear from north to south. let's look at live doppler you can see the radar returns starting to diminish. flip over to the visible satellite there's our clearing from north to south. looks like the santa clara valley and monterey bay will be the last to see sun. north bay the first you can see some of it there. temperatures homogenizeed low to mid 50s monterey bay -- mid to upper 50s as you head inland. partly cloudy by late this afternoon, without the clouds it will be cooler moisture on the ground is going to turn into fog for the morning commute. once we get past this, starting tomorrow, groundhog day, all the way through the weekend, our afternoons will be full of sun warmer than average. febru

we'll talk about that next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, this is sierra at tahoe. at >>> for all your borders and skiers out there, we have a live look at snow in the sierra. this is sierra tahoe. >> pretty. >> at any time we expect to get the results of today's snow survey. it's not expected to be stellar news. but that's not a surprise for us. on thursday, electronic readings showed water content in the snowpack at 30% of normal. but still looking pretty good at this hour. >> good day to ski and they have some more snow on the way. >>> there's a big if with this story. if the sky is clear you will be able to see the international space station flying over the bay area the next three nights. 7:32 tonight, big if there. 6:35 tomorrow night.and 7:17 on thursday night. it will move from the west- northwest and will look like a star moving across the sky. so let's find out. le what night is. >> the answer to the question is no, maybe and maybe not. [ laughter ] >> wait a minute. >> seriously. >> yeah, i think tonight is a tough call. we have a cold front coming into t

i'm going to tahoe tomorrow. >> that's fantastic. i think you're going up on the right day. >> getting stuck there for quite some time. heavy snowfall in the sierra nevada. cold front moved through the bay area early on today. now we're looking at more scattered showers but there are pockets of some pretty good showers making their way into the east bay now. check out these cells wandering on through. you will get some brief downpours as these move by. and this is the way we're going to play it throughout the afternoon. you will see cells wandering through. you will see showers and then the sunshine will peek through once again. on and off throughout the afternoon. rainfall totals pretty impressive. ben lomond over an inch and three-quarters. santa rosa almost .75". san francisco checking in at over .25" of rain. plenty of clouds out there right now. scattered showers continuing into the afternoon. cool and breezy conditions too. unsettled it looks like through tomorrow. but there are some big changes coming our way as we start to lo

some places in tahoe potentially picking up three feet.resh powder as we head through tonight. you can see the heaviest of the rain right now moving through bay area. that's on its way to tahoe. as we head through friday potentially up to three feet of fresh snow. great weekend to use that ski pass if you haven't had a chance to use this winter thus far. as we head throughout the day today, showers right now are at their strongest. take a look at some of these cells. you see the red and orange embedded with the yellow. that's heavy rain coming down through sunnyvale right now. san jose right now getting a little bit of a break but it is just about 15 minutes away from heavy downpours coming back into san jose. taking you through the east shore right now, union city just light rain but we have some heavier cells now pushing through fremont. as you can see, future cast tells the story for today. by 10:00 a.m. a dry break. if you need to get outdoors, walk the dog, you will have options to do so but they will be limited today. 10:00 a.m. is y

we went up to lake tahoe actually. can add a song, and you think it is done, and he will come back and say, "we have to change it." tavis: i am curious, when baby face says the wordplay is important, what is that? >> the words to convey the message. you have to make sure that it is exactly right for the emotional. tavis: i do not want anyone to misunderstand this comment, because i love babyface, and we are from the same place, but you are the most soulful artist out there today. babyface has a hip found, a pop sound, but when you think hamilton, you do not think baby face, and when you think baby face, you do not think anthony hamilton. changed, adjusted anthony hamilton as we know it? >> a natural chemistry that we had already, just understanding where i am and where he is, what we could do it together. it came about easy. he pulled out a few things. i did not think he had that dirty dirty in them, but he pulled out. he can really play the guitar, too, eric clapton, so just being around him and getting to know each o

currently no chain requirements heading to lake tahoe but more snow is expected there. sandy will have our full forecast just ahead. >>> the search for bodies link to the so-called speed freak killer expected to resume tomorrow near the central valley town of lyndon. excavation for human remains on abandoned san joaquin cattle ranch was postponed today because of the rain. over the weekend deputy found boeing fragment, shoes, clothing and jewelry leaked to convicted killer wesley and lower than. police were led to the ranch by bounty hunter leonard whether payed him 33,000 dollars for map leading to the victim remains. he believes more bodies are buried on or near the property. >> in this particular well i don't know that there's any more than a couple. i to believe in the other well further east there's as many as a dozen. >> sherman remains prison. hertz ago killed himself last month. authorities say they are hoping a break in the case will help them solve the kidnapping of my kayla nine years old when disappeared from hayward home in 1988. they might be responsible f