lake tahoe region the. some snowfall of the higher elevations but mainly grain. that this take a look the lake tahoe forecast. the -- reign at the higher elevations. but below that elevation, the like slush level will get rainfall. these temperatures are for lake-level at 630 0 ft.. with rainfall tomorrow, saturday and on sunday morning and also some gusting winds. clearing, dry air weather. but they will stay dry and another round of rain on the way for tuesday evening. >> we are live and daly city we are waiting for that rainfall and they have been working around the clock to work and avoid a another month slide. what this burlap will do to protect this environment to protect another-a-month sli mud slide when i take a picture of this check, it goes straight to the bank. oh. oh look the lion is out! no mommy no! don't worry honey, it only works on checks. deposit checks from your smartphone with chase quickdeposit. just snap a picture, hit send and done. take a step forward and chase what matters. .second

in the tahoe area it is cold and new snow is falling again.e snow making machines are fired up, several tahoe resorts that opened for a few days last month -- all hoping to start to open in the coming days and if you get snow resort ski resortx!k9ákejtj before thanksgiving that is considered an early start. >> let's find out if mother nature is playing along. here's mike. >>> thunder, hail all over except batch of lighter showers doppler updating it, showing that it is moving still towards 237, sunnyvale towards milpitas, a few more radar returns lowest levels into san jose over the airport. last night in the east bay this is video of hail see how it is bouncing off the windowsill coming down at a good kphreup, every once in a -- good clip, every once in a while you -- that's what is -- [ unintelligible ] here's a look at live doppler, that's what fell last night we talked about hail would move in and we have showers around morgan hill, gilroy, san martin heading pacheco pass going to move into the central valley. drying through 7:00, chilly i

snow showers still around tahoe and our next batch developing now to the north. you can see all the areas that is going to get that -- that going to get wet weather, tahoe tops out 30, 50s and 60s across the state. >>> preliminary hearing continues this morning for a u.s. soldier accused of killing 16 afghan civilians. 39-year-old sergeant bales has been charged with the murders. nine of the victims in the march attack were children. u.s. army dna expert testified yesterday that bales had the blood of at least four people on his clothes and guns when he surrendered. he has not entered a plea. >>> secretary of state clinton says the state department and pentagon are reviewing security at high threat diplomatic posts around the world. lastest response to the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya that killed ambassador stevens and three other americans. clinton paid tribute to stevens at the state department yesterday she presented his widow ann with an award. she called him a fallen hero who understood that diplomacy requires risk-taking. >>> this morning police in

and in fact great area great weather for the tahoe region.l notice current temperatures right now 52 degrees in monterrey, and we do have a few upper 40s to report out towards fairfield and same deal for nevado, as far as highs for today, it was warm out there, it felt like temperatures really warm, you could see the 60s, the mid 60s out towards sanity santa row is a, and more sunshine out there after patchy morning fog and the weekend, a dry forecast, but temperatures do come down just a little bit. first thing tomorrow morning, partly cloudy skies, some patchy valley fog and pretty cold out there, san francisco, 47, and san jose right about 44 degrees. so the storm track way up to the north of the bay area. no worries about rainfall into the weekend. tomorrow morning, watch out for patchy rainfall with visualize down about a quarter of a mile. that will be concerns for your early friday, but as the pressure strengthens, the why can't -- just a few degrees. here is lake tahoe forecast for friday, saturday, and sunday. no snowfall to expect.

highway 50 is a major route to south lake tahoe -- route -- to south lake tahoe.you plan to go up there, chains are required. caltrans says four-wheel drive vehicles and snow tires, they are the only exceptions. >>> and for the most up to the date weather information including -- most-up to the date weather information you can get the latest on mobile ktvu.com and on our website as well. >>> want to check in again with sal. it's still pretty slow on 880. >> it is. we had earlier problems maybe to blame and just people driving on it right now. you can see how slow it is driving up north to the downtown oakland area. you might consider using 5 0 which is slightly but not much better. looking around at the toll plaza. i think -- i think you will like what you see here. i want to show you -- i want to show you the maps. northbound 101 is slow but 280 and 85 are decent alternates. now at 8:57 let's go to rosemary. >>> we are with lingering showers. the big story may just be how cold it is out there. 30s and 40s. looking into the weekend it will be a cool one behind the

interstate 880, a slower drive into tahoe city with icy conditions. getting around tahoe heights. you have highway 50, that is where chains are required. the white on the map shows ice and heading up to south lake tahoe where you have warmer weather conditions. those will change. just consider it yucky right you right now. >>> caltrains is keeping an eye on the conditions. the agency has a traffic war room of sorts in oakland where they check out the trouble spots and monitor them. caltrans calls it the traffic management center. it connects the staff to views of 300 cameras set up over the bay area freeways. the goal here is to help speed up response times to accidents and emergencies. interactive maps show the real-time traffic data collected from thousands of sensors. >> if we see a lot of red dots, then we know we can zoom in and find the nearest traffic camera and find out the problem right away. >> the hottest trouble spots where you expect. close to the water. 280 and then 101 and lucky drive. the gilman university stretch in berkeley. >>> pg&e tells us almost 5,000 people

near 41 in lake tahoe today. had some very cold numbers, responding to some mid-november sun. high of 60 today. it's still cool in los angeles at 68. back home numbers in the 50s along our coast with the sea breeze returning in the afternoon. 58 downtown. 58 in palo alto. and the 49ers will return home for a division match-up against the rams. numbers will be near 60 at candlestick, 62 watsonville, and so many events going on for the veterans today. the weather will be very nice. so they probably need the coat out there. but by the afternoon getting mild. up he were 60s and near 70s. thicken clouds, maybe rain north bay by the end of the north week but it looks pretty dry at this point. interesting is to see what develops next weekend. >> this is the kind of weather i like. although i won't talk about the rain. if you say i don't like it, then somebody says we need it and so on and so forth. in sports, in about 30 minutes, the raiders are in baltimore while the 49ers host the st. louis rams at candlestick park. k

we've got the snow for you in tahoe. this is heavenly. the tahoe valley airport, 5 degrees.o we are looking at snow making machines going through the next couple of days, but mother nature helping out by next weekend and taking you back home, numbers here are quite chilly. it's oldner the east bay. and at our coast this morning you can see the clear sky. the sun officially up in less than 30 minute and setting at about 5:00. so it will feel pretty good out there by mid-afternoon if you are in the sun, but certainly a chill to the air. live doppler 7 hd, fog up to the north and novato. boy, is it cold in santa rosa again. 32. 35 in livermore. look at concord at 36. good morning, san francisco. oakland as well, just in the mid-40s. except for the north bay, everybody is cooler this morning. look at the coast. >> 36 degrees half moon bay. so temperatures are ranging from no change-up in napa, maybe a couple degrees warmer in santa rosa, but everyone else, yeah, it is a colder start. the winds are calmer all around the bay. yesterday we had the west wind and the north wind. this

. >> well the snow is falling pretty heavy in tahoe. highway 89 at squaw valley and road to north star early tonight was at complete standstill as you can see. cars collecting snow as it falls from the sky. good evening i'm dan. snow? the sierra and rain in the bay area. we have hit with downpour of rain off and on all day stopping as quickly as it started. in san francisco union square today the rain briefly stopped workers from putting up the annual christmas tree but only briefly. they got back to the job at hand. let's check in now with sandy to see what is on radar tonight. >> we have spotty showers around the bay area but what is getting interesting is the snow that has been developing. let's go to the live doppler and around the ukiah area near the clear lake north of clear lake you look very carefully we have had some pink showing up. mixed precipitation east of the ukiah area and north of lake port so the mountains there getting some colder moving in. where we are getting showers rate now. around monterey it's coming down. it's

if you're headed to tahoe, it's to 4:00 this afternoon. snow levels down to 2500 feet in some cases. in this forecast for today, showers in the forecast, the possibility of maybe a thunderstorm. the cooling will continue. afternoon highs will be cooler than what we felt yesterday. this morning we're several degrees cooler than we started yesterday and for the weekend we're looking at cold, cold mornings. and take a look at the temperatures outside your door. 36 in santa rosa. 36 in napa. upper 40s around the bay. upper 60s and low 60s in the forecast for your afternoon and the extended forecast with your weekend in view shows you just what i'm talking about, slipping back to the low e to mid-30s. and another round of rain on tuesday. >>> time 6:36. so far no weather related problems delays flights at sfo. sfo officials are expecting better smoother sailing today. yesterday there were some cancellations because of that nor'easter on the east coast compared to about 30 cancellations on wednesday. >>> on the east coast gasoline is being ratio

and again that there is some snow on the roadway south lake tahoe.s is the intersection between highway 50 and highway 89. and we are still just a couple of weeks away from thanksgiving but there seems to be off to a good start. this is video from squaw valley earlier. squad is reporting 9 in. of new snow. and from heavenly, 13 in. in the last 48 hours. >>pam: mr. obama extended the invitation to members of conagra's to talk about a plan for the fiscal cliff 2- members of congress-- >> in the first white house appearance send the reelection president obama had a message for people opposed to any new taxes. >> tuesday night we found out that the majority that we cannot just cut away towards prosperity we are serious about reducing the deficit and we have to combined spending cuts with revenue. that means asking the wealthiest americans to pay a lot to bit more in taxes. >> his message was mixed is willing to be flexible. but he will not bend on taxes. i'm not going to ask taxes and seniors to pay down the entire deficit for people like me making overa

here's a map showing the tahoe ski resorts that are open and getting ready to open.oreal, north star, squaw valley, heavenly and kickwood are all open. as we mentioned sugar bowl is reopened on thursday for thanksgiving. sierra tahoe will also be open on thanksgiving. >>> boy really looking forward to getting up there and skiing or snow boarding whatever you like to do. let's check in with mark tamayo to type out just -- to find out just how much snow fell in those areas somewhere -z the weather -- in those areas. >> the weather changing in those areas. look at tahoe city 9-inches and out toward donor -- donner with the snow report at 6:00 this morning. you can see the satellite loop over the past few hours you will notice quite a bit of cloud cover moving into the region. a little bit of shower activity. a lot of this not reaching the ground, but santa rosa reporting some light rain. we could have some mist and drizzle. even a few sprinkles in parts of the north bay. especially with that darking shade of green out in the san rafael area heading out into the bay. in

. >> four more lake tahoe area ski resorts are set to open early. this is a live look from kirkwood ski resort tonight. it will open on friday. if you have to hit the slopes sooner. evenly and north star resorts open tomorrow. >> we'll be getting more snow this weekend. a series of storm systems move into the bay area and the tahoe region. into tomorrow we'll see what we saw today. mild temperatures. going to be warmer tomorrow in the low 70s. as we head into thursday. cooler conditions. satellite and acar picture at this hour. it's going to stay mostly clear through the overnight hours. most of this has been missing us to the north. looks like that's going to be the case as we head into tomorrow. conditions will be chilly. mainly in the 40s. 40 in fairfield. 46 in oakland. 44 in san jose. temperatures warming up nicely. valleys in the 70s in a number of locations. 60s and 70s. along the coastline temperatures in the 60s. a mix of 60s and 70s through the north bay. tomorrow nice and warm. as we head into thursday our sea breeze winds will pick back

there is one place in tahoe, california. what else is in taho right now? with ur talking about snow and snow men. >> they dusted a fair amount of snow. this is the nirs in teb o ten years. the summit has been opened. >> nearly a dozen area resorts are now open. if you like beautiful weather, i don't think our skins ran away with our finding. clear peninsulas, also back in the eet way. >> otherwise, today, not doing a whole lot of late november. rook at these temperatures below 70s in downtown jose. >> nor tonight, a huge drop off. 20-30 drg colder than the daytime highs. >> the largest concern will be like yesterday. we'll have the interstate five corridor. if you're heading back into the central value, that's something you'll want to look out for. squl let's take you outside of that live hd sky camera network: you can see you have some traffic but not nearly as much. >> tonight shlgs hopefully, a lot of people just enjoying a little bit of the holiday. we're off to see the same thing in san francisco. that will be in the forecast as we head out tomorrow.

over in the sierra lake tahoe pretty much rainfall down at lake level. snow levels are way up high around 8,000 feet. rainfall total over the last 24 hours growing now nearly half inch up in mount saint helena. third inch at santa rosa. third inch at san francisco and of course these total will grow because there will be more written over nature and tomorrow. more about that a little bit later. >> okay spencer thank you. >> new details tonight about the brutal kidnapping and assault of elderly solana county woman. police say 14-year-old boy car jacked the woman in front of business on plaza drive in vallejo. sexually assault her and then left her in a ditch near interstate 80. tonight laura anthony explains how police caught up with this teen suspect. >> it was about 5:00 p.m. thursday afternoon when vallejo police say 65-year-old is a land 0county woman walking to minivan in the parking lot was confronted by 14-year-old boy with a gun. >> she was forced to drive to location within miles of the point of her abduction where she was assaulted, left unconsc

back toward the city down from colma and san bruno and here is the rain around lake tahoe. winter weather advisory for the sierra nevada but we do have a winter storm warning for the southern sierra down to yosemite where upwards of two to three feet above 7500 feet. 1.58 for santa rosa. significant rain for sonoma county. half an inch in oakland with livermore, .19 and over a tenth in mountain view and san jose. the rain, here is a look at it statewide. it continues to push out from the south. we are looking at that mild southerly trajectory for this system. we'll see that little bit of a break right here for the next four hours from 11:00 through about 3:00. we'll look for the numbers to stay in the upper 50s to lower 60s. 59 in san jose. we dropped a few degrees since last hour. coldest system on the way from 4:00 this afternoon in the extreme north bay taking a run into the evening hours. here we are from noontime and then 4:00 santa rosa, wet weather. it's about the 6:00, 7:00 hour where we have moderate rain pushing through the bay area. it's not until 4:00 we will ge

and more around the lake tahoe.e the case not only friday, saturday but also on sunday. here is a look at this year as the lake level will stay in the 40's. the rain/snowfall mixture at 7,000 ft. will be snowfall. however only rainfall expected with cooler air. snow levels will drop at 6,300 ft.. in active pattern with your extended forecast saturday, sunday, and wind. the rainfall will return tuesday evening and wednesday. stay with us. [ female announcer ] welcome one and to a tastier festive feast. so much to sip and savor, a feeding frenzy to say the least. a turkey from safeway will have everyone raving. there's fresh, natural, frozen, whatever you're craving. spend 25 dollars and a frozen safeway turkey is 59 cents a pound. or spend 25 dollars and get a fresh safeway select turkey for 99 cents a pound. so raise your glass, pull up a chair, grab a plate. this tastier thanksgiving is well worth the wait. safeway. ingredients for life. menasha all jus' a horrifying scene today in west texas. >> --this horrifying

the snowfall has started to pick up here lake tahoe. we will continue to see this overnight and the futurecast is pinpointing this very well. the snowfall is increasing overnight and widespread once again near the coast. very little activity as we go towards the later morning hours. 9:00 a.m., still that snowfall in full swing in relatively dry conditions for the bay area. it will start to taper off for the afternoon and the rainfall also not return to the bay area bike chilly conditions behind this storm. there is a frosted 53. for chilly conditions-behind these conditions. >> charles clifford has the current conditions in the mountains. >> after nearly 24 hours there is still a lot of fresh paw reticulated these caltran camerons along interstate-80 at the donner summit you can see the road we still more snow. there are road restrictions in effect with a 4 x 4 or carrying tire chain laws between the donner lake interchange and kingvale. also the trucks are being checked for a tire chains between applegate and truckee. we are still a co

up if south lake tahoe. there's snow earlier, and drivers are required to carry chains though, and let's look at the conditions in truckee early this morning. a similar situation on i-80. traffic having to move slowly due to snow and wet roads, so our colder temperatures or showers in the form of rain or snow on the way. mike, wha what do you see. >> the key is on the way, and they're not here right now. that's good news for your lunchtime plans. good morning, here's doppler 7 hd. you see the low humidity and the clouds, and the pertain has stabilized overnight thanks to all of those showers and thunderstorms. here's how much rain we have had. santa rose a. about an inch there, and petiluma 16/100. and 7/100 in san jose, and 13/100 in limp more. so the showers were not heavy at all. in the next system. the key is it looks a lot like this time yesterday. bles a low sliding down the jetstream, and they won't be quite as widespread. this storm does not have as much energy as the one that trend through last nigh

tahoe today -- low to mid 80s los angeles and palm springs, 73 in san diego.hoe they are making snow in the morning but quiet this afternoon and through the weekend low 50s today to mid 50s saturday and sunday. as you head to yosemite, temperature 52 after a cool start tomorrow morning. look at that warming trend, 65 by sunday, if you are hanging in l.a., we are going to stay in the low to mid 80s through the weekend. one more stop, here's a look at some of the flights and how they are being affected this morning. every major airport, green even seattle and portland with the rain and lack of cloud cover here, we are going to be doing fine. safe travels. >>> 87 in san jose, light, 17, 880 around santana row no back-ups. san mateo bridge in the westbound direction tail lights towards foster city looking good, stoneridge mall in pleasanton or the mall in newark area, newpark mall, hayward light traffic by all of that. if you want to avoid parking at the mall, all bart, muni on a saturday schedule, caltrain no delays, great way to take mass transit this morning. >

up if south lake tahoe. there's snow earlier, and drivers are required to carry chains though, and let's look at the conditions in truckee early this morning. a similar situation on i-80. traffic having to move slowly due to snow and wet roads, so our colder temperatures or showers in the form of rain or snow on the way. mike, wha what do you see. >> the key is on the way, and they're not here right now. that's good news for your lunchtime plans. good morning, here's doppler 7 hd. you see the low humidity and the clouds, and the pertain has stabilized overnight thanks to all of those showers and thunderstorms. here's how much rain we have had. santa rose a. about an inch there, and petiluma 16/100. and 7/100 in san jose, and 13/100 in limp more. so the showers were not heavy at all. in the next system. the key is it looks a lot like this time yesterday. bles a low sliding down the jetstream, and they won't be quite as widespread. this storm does not have as much energy as the one that trend through last nigh

tahoe this weekend mid 50s lows chilly into the 20s.emite temperatures 50s through saturday, mid 60s sunday. lows in the 40s. l.a. and san diego, temperatures in the mid 70s to near 80°. >>> holiday light out there, happy thanksgiving. if you you are traveling 87 northbound past hp pavillion you are in light traffic everything moving nicely there at the limit. flooding in the northbound 680 off-ramp of jacqueline still blocked because of water main break you have to avoid that area. san jose at first and brokaw, chp car in an accident on the vta tracks between karina and metro airport station. >>> 5:55. highway patrol will be out from now through sunday monitoring traffic. they are going to be looking for drunk drivers, speeders and people talking on their cell phones. also focusing on seat belt safety, 32 people in california were killed over this same period last year, 2/3 were not wearing seat belts. >>> new study raises question are women being overtreatedded for breast cancer? study finds mammograms have done suprisingly little to

lake tahoe received over two feet of snow since thursday. cold weather is allowing resorts to crank up the snowmaking machines just in time for the holiday weekend and thanksgiving. if you're using route 88, be aware that chains are required. >>> it's been near freezing in wine country. but that's not necessary lay bad thing. we juan to one winemaker who said cold weather is good on the grapes. >> cold tells the vines to go to sleep and that's what they need to do. had good grapes and good crop, now it's time to rest. >> ama: in the south bay, the cold weather is being blamed for a water main break in palo alto. sent water rushing into the streets and even a home. some people in the neighborhood spent the day with no water as crews worked to fix the break. >> a scary moment for passengers on a flight from oakland. when the southwest flight arrived at denver, the plane slid off the taxiway, the ground was frozen and covered in light snowfall. no one was injured and all the passengers on flight 1905 had to be taken to the terminal by bus. one

. >> ar.a tahoe tradition turns tragic.are for the sole survivor, a child. >> i'm sandhya patel live doppler 7 will be tracking three three storms this week. >> cyber monday comes with a twist costing you more this year. >>> good evening, everyone i'm carolyn johnson. >> 31 fatalities chp says that is up this year. >> three were members of a san francisco family. only one child survive whtd pruis they were riding in collided head on with a minivan. the family was heading home from tahoe. the girl's extended family has the story. >> this was a close-knit family enjoying the american dream. the father an immigrant from china celebrating thanksgiving with their family in the east bay. then, saturday, an awful, tragic scent. -- accident. >> they've been a loving family. we're still thinking of what to do, how to kind of cope with our emotion autos maggie is the niece of the 38-year-old san francisco man who was killed along with most of his family in the accident. she spoke to abc 7 news requesting her face not be shown. she to

if you are traveling to tahoe this morning, good news, no chain requirements. sky starting to light up, holiday light at the bay bridge toll. couple of things, first brokaw san jose vta track, chp car involved in an accident on the track, toe truck en route, bus bridge, between karina and metro -- airport station. eastbound 580 at el charro accident on the shoulder of the off-ramp, not affecting eastbound. >> 6:11. new details on the shutdown of hostess. as we first reported yesterday, a bankruptcy judge approved a request by hostess to begin winding down operations. 18,000 workers nationwide will ultimately lose their jobs. now we've learned about 3,000 will stay on the job a little longer to help in the shutdown efforts. up to 200 employees could still be working as late as march. >>> the up in of abortions has seen largest decrease in a decade, dropped 5% from 2008 to 2009. most recent numbers available from cdv -- cdc. >>> still ahead, facebook and privacy, why the social networking website says it need to make it harder for users to have a say. >>> which b

the tahoe valley airport, 39 degrees.system we are going to wait until the next one where we change on over to snow and the snow levels begin to lower. 6:51, the official sunrise, setting at 4:57. that's ten hours three minutes of date. here's a look downtown. and you will notice the roadways are wet. but this system is winding down. here's evidence of that. live doppler 7 hd. you will notice as we put it in motion for you, we are on the wack edge of it. but the heavier rain continues to fall well to the north of us. the spottier showers in the east bay and the south bay. here's a look right now at some pretty good downpours from count saint helena. they have picked up over an inch of rain. and lighter returns down here, highway 101, petaluma, novato and heavy wane with vacaville and rio vista. be careful if you are headed that way. light returns here. then from redwood city to mountain view, light rain showers. it will continue to kind of wind on down. you notice the main rain is in the north bay. mild temperatures. 60 i

so if you're heading to tahoe tomorrow, partly cloudy skies with gusty winds.y, we're looking at rain snow mix with gusty winds. snow level goesing to run high. right now you can see ta we still have fog hugging the coastline at this hour, visibility has improved but will likely go down hill again. we have our own doppler. it will be tracking not one, but three storms this week. temperatures rightjnjnow in the 50s and 60s here are the highlights. we're looking at areas of dense fog overnight. wet, windy starting wednesday and more storms coming in heading foo the weekend. so do not put your rain gear away peedly. pulling it out you're going to need it. tomorrow morning grab a sweater or jacket. make sure little ones have it. we're going to see cool conditions in the north and east bay valleys. south bay 43 degrees, fog in the same areas and valleys. it will be thick in pockets again for the morning compute. here is storm one. burst of wind ask rain wednesday importanting. another storm going come quickly. we're looking at heavy rain. thursday and friday. you ca

here is tahoe city and cutting to incline.the system will change as it travels through this evening and tomorrow morning. south shore through myers with a couple of days ago with chain requirements, that will be in effect again. we will look at the southbound folks as well. if you are heading to disneyland, i-5 is wet through los banos. there may be a slowdown here an 101. marla, back to you. >> mike, thanks so much. we are keeping our eye on the wet weather all weekend long. check out nbcbayarea.com and share your photos with us. visit nbc bay area on facebook or share photos on instagram. coming up in a few more minutes, meteorologist christina loren will have the timeline of rain for the weekend and let you know when and where it will hit most. >>> it has been eight months since sierra lamar has disappeared and the man behind bars is facing additional kidnapping charges. we have more with how investigators were able to make this connection. she is live in the newsroom you will see only here on nbc bay area. >> reporter: goo

first lake tahoe, they are getting -- that later. right now the bay bridge where the good news is the lights are back on. they had been out, still investigating the cause at least drivers have that. >>> lake tahoe, the snowfall there at -- >> heavenly. >> chains required on 50 now. >> live look back here golden gate bridge cars off the deck you can see it is definitely wet and you can see shaking a little, still kind of -- mike seems to be looking at a trend winds dying down a bit. >>> that's been the good news so far the winds are starting to taper. let's give you an update on what is going on in petaluma we still have that flash flood warning expires 9:15, what's going on is we have willowbrook creek that is now starting to flood, at petaluma park is what we are getting. that's what is going on right there. that's going to continue old redwood bridge is where we are seeing flooding now. please be careful if you are in that area. some of the rain is returning light to moderate over the petaluma area and that's going to continue for

adult tickets are $35. $10 for children, eight lake tahoe resorts are now open for business. >> well, on this thanksgiving clear skies. yesterday was clouds and rain in the morning and then temperatures started to drop last night. we had just a hint of some fog this morning. it will be back tonight, that is that valley fog, not the coastal fog. >>> a cold this morning, much, much colder than yesterday. in fact a lot of 30s and more again tonight and tomorrow. the fog down there was coastal fog, the fog closer to us was in the valley so good here but north bay and east bay and the dealt a in line for fog but today is beautiful, sunshine coast, bay and inland, so today looks good and through the weekend, even though sunday and monday cooler. next rain could be this time next week. in fact a couple of forecast models are very bullish for the end of the month and early december for a wet pattern, but until then it is sunny and a little bit warmer. now, this recent rain we have had has cleared out, gone, don't have to worry about that until monday or tuesday. but pause the rain temperature

if you're planning to tahoe make sure you have those chains or four-wheel drive ready to go. we stop the clock at noon. showers starting to spread south of san francisco into san mateo and also into the east bay so take that umbrella on the way out the front door. we'll start to see that front move into the south bay. san jose getting showers about 2:00 p.m. we'll have quite a bit of activity through the overnight showers. tomorrow morning count on slick conditions. tomorrow morning is the best chance for seeing that snow on mt. hamilton. as we head throughout the second half of your day, and saturday morning we clear you out. we hit 92 in gilroy. yes, it was a very warm tuesday in gilroy. as we head throughout your thursday, we're talking about the 50s. 59 degrees. so from the 90s to the 50s, that's pretty dramatic. make sure you're ready for that. 58 in fremont and 59 in san francisco today. we keep on dropping off as we head into friday and saturday because behind that front the very cold air trails behind and that's going to settle in and take a while to mix that. we'll w

. >>> if you're planning to head up to reno or tahoe this weekend, probably want to bring the chains, the snow is falling in the mountains. and on highway 50, many ski resorts are expecting at least a foot of snow from this storm. boreal may be able to open the slopes tomorrow. >>> the reason residents of treasure island may have to endure this problem for several more years. >>> and taxpayers on the hook for sex change operations, the controversial health insurance program in one bay area city. >>> good morning, traffic ising moving along pretty well on highway 4 so far but it's still wet from some overnight rain. we'll tell you what that's doing to the commute. >>> good morning to you on this friday, pockets of rain and hail in the forecast for today, even a dusting of snow for our local mountains above 2500 feet possible. >>> well, police are enforcing a gas rationing system in new york. mayor michael bloomberg ordered rationing to shorten the lines in new york and long island hit by a nor'easter after superstorm sandy. cars with even numbered license plates can fill up on even num

lake tahoe received over two feet of snow since thursday. cold weather is allowing resorts to crank up the snowmaking machines just in time for the holiday weekend and thanksgiving. if you're using route 88, be aware that chains are required. >>> it's been near freezing in wine country. but that's not necessary lay bad thing. we juan to one winemaker who said cold weather is good on the grapes. >> cold tells the vines to go to sleep and that's what they need to do. had good grapes and good crop, now it's time to rest. >> ama: in the south bay, the cold weather is being blamed for a water main break in palo alto. sent water rushing into the streets and even a home. some people in the neighborhood spent the day with no water as crews worked to fix the break. >> a scary moment for passengers on a flight from oakland. when the southwest flight arrived at denver, the plane slid off the taxiway, the ground was frozen and covered in light snowfall. no one was injured and all the passengers on flight 1905 had to be taken to the terminal by bus. one

the high country winter weather advisory continues in lake tahoe area. looking at snow above 7,000 feet maybe upwards of 3 feet. and very strong gusty wind in the high country, as well. as we look out over the next seven days, the rain is going to taper off to showers this afternoon. showers continuing on saturday. another strong storm saturday night into sunday. come monday we finally catch a break. tuesday and wednesday more showers. your snow report. it's tough getting up there no getting around that. 6" of new snow in heavenly and more to come throughout the weekend. kirkwood 8" of sno. snow level high at 7,000 feet. squaw valley more snow today. and you have to be careful this weekend. the rain will continue to come down. the ground is already saturated so it doesn't take much to get flooding in the bay area. >> there is snow in tahoe. >> lots of snow. >> take a look at that. the wind and snow. >> now, that's not even fun to ski in. >> you don't go skiing in those blizzard conditions. >> right now you're sitting at the bar saying can have a hot moch

we've got new video that shows traffic backed up on interstate 80 heading into tahoe. full çeffe. more snow is expected this weekend, but you don't have to go to tahoe to see the white stuff. we may actually get some right here in the bay area in the higher elevations. >> it's a crazy week. we had record temperatures, now crazy rain and lots of snow. christina loren, you+e a busy woman this week. >> i am and we actually have that snowfall coming down as we speak high atop mt. hamilton. good morning to you. right now for the most part concentrated over the south and the east bay, but we have slick conditions adl across the bay area. this is the kicker, take a look at your temperatures this morning. yeah, unexpected to hit 39 degrees in novato. yeah, when we just hit the 90s in some cities a couple days ago. 41 degrees to you,ç 39 in petaluma and 37 this morning in santa rosa. look at this, dpgilroy is down degrees. tomorrow morning even colder conditions. we're expecting a very, very frosty start as youç wake up sunday morning. winds have dropped off everywhere exce

keeping the roads to tahoe open every winter is a fairly tough job. national geographic documentary. hell on the highway focuses on the winter of 2010 to 2011 when more than 700 inches of snow fell. it looks at what they did to deep the interstate open and donner pass open. hell on the highway airs wednesday night at ten:00. it was crazy that year. no chains required, though. so clear path up there if you're headed that way. >> that's a good title. that will make me watch alone. >> you don't want to be in it, though. >> exactly. that's why i want to watch the documentary. >> good idea. i'll watch it with you. it's safer that way. if you are headed up there, there's more snow on the way so bring those chains nonetheless. there's a lot more snow on the way tuesday into wednesday and you want to be prepared, especially if you're taking those little snow bunnies with you. 55 degrees to start in san francisco, 49 in sonoma. we've got a great-looking day shaping up, great-looking weather shaping up for the holiday. between that time we are going to get thro

. >> the lake tahoe area ski resorts are preparing for a big week. many are already open.ugar bowl opening today. reporter george warren has the story from the springs. >> friday afternoon brought a mix of rain and snow to the summit. >> this is a really good start. i hate to read too much into it but so far signs are optimistic. >> as usual, borial was the first resort open and halloween, but that's more for bragging rights. thanksgiving is what really counts and sugar bowl with open with at least lifts, knob hill at the bottom and lincoln at the top. >> we usually ski at thanksgiving so a week prior is amazing for us. >> while here they tested a third lift, disney, to make a game-day decisions about running that one as well. they decided they would on sunday. >> thanksgiving is big for resorts. it's typically the first big weekend that all the resorts get. and it just kicks off the season. especially coming off last year. >> sierra ski resorts really will have something to be it thankful for next week if the storms come this week and clear out in time for the weekend for

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justine, kron 4 ski season is under way in the lake tahoe. squaw valley and also kirkwood.ee that is all white about here. temperatures are mild but the snowfall is on the ground. reporting and lake tahoe, kron 4 news. >> in daly city the rainfall has returned and right now this is the hillside above the mudslide that happened earlier. in daly city there was concerns that there rainfall could make it worse but the city has put in reinforcement and created a drainage to make this easier for flow. in daly city, kron 4 news. >> and tech news, the new wii u a ride in the sundays. there are no lines here yet that we have discovered this next will be $300. most games will be $60 this will bring new technology that is not normal available. >> at sfo, the thanksgiving holiday travel kicked off with a 2.5 weather delays for several of arriving flights. a lot of people are choosing to leave the bay area s f o is expecting 140,000 people to pass through the airport making this the busiest travel day over the next thanksgiving holiday. if you are going to fly between now and be receive

now up near lake tahoe, bo real is already open. squaw valley will open the day before thanksgiving. the sierra received about 28 inches of snow over the past few days. >> wow. excuse the celebrating. >> i ordered a new ski jacket this weekend. >> this one likes to get on the slopes. it's 4:38. let's check in with christina loren. it's chilly. i walked out this morning and rather brisk. >> rather brisk this morning. yeah, you'll need that heavy winter coat as temperatures are pretty close to freezing. not quite as cold as it was yesterday or saturday morning. we topped out in the 60s just about all weekend. today that's going to be the case as well, so not much difference in your afternoon highs, but the good news is it's not as bitter frigid as it has been. 36 degrees in livermore, good morning to you in san mateo. 42 degrees to start. stop the clock at noon, temperatures still holding on to the 50s but you will be able to ditch that jacket for a couple of hours. as we head through the second half of the day, the warmest day that w

chains required in and around the tahoe basin tonight. snow there and rain here. >> let's go to sandy with live doppler 7 hd. >> winter has arrived. cold storm dropped down from the gulf of alaska. brought us rain. snow to the sierra a.let's check out the doppler. showers are beginning to redevelop. they are coming in from the north and we are even seeing some snow as you take a look here we have been seeing some snow just north of clear lake here. pink is the mixed precipitation. blue is actual snow that is falling. let's pan around. i'll show you where it is raping right now. we have very lit showers around dillon beach road. bodega bay. jenner out to see bass total. down to monterey bay. they picked up pretty heavy rain but it is actually mixed precipitation in the big sur mountains. we is he colder air moving in. lightning strike off the coast. no thunderstorms reported here in the bay area but still a threat. chain control on all roads leading to the lake tahoe area right now. not done with the snow or the rain by any stretch of the

here is a live look from lake tahoe. there is snow in the background and it looks like they may be getting more of it this weekend. there is a system had in our way. we'll breakdown the forecast for you and a bit. 0ñ@Ñ >> researchers looking for treatments may have a fresh target for treating alzheimer's. less than one up percent of people actually have this gene but if you have it it triples your chances of developing alzheimer's. it also affects elderly with and they're thinking that do not have dementia as well. >> testifying from a house committee yesterday fda commissioner told lawmakers that the problems found in inspections of the new plan compounds center were in her words very serious. the fda was obligated to refer to the massachusetts police who have more authority over the pharmacy. the owner and director of the and ec's the decline to testify invoking his fifth amendment right. >> of the food and drug administration confirmed reports that five our energy may have been involved in a number of deaths. 13 death

chains required in and around the tahoe basin tonight.there and rain here. >> let's go to sandy with live doppler 7 hd. >> winter has arrived. cold storm dropped down from the gulf of alaska. brought us rain. snow to the sierra a.let's check out the doppler. showers are beginning to redevelop. they are coming in from the north and we are even seeing some snow as you take a look here we have been seeing some snow just north of clear lake here. pink is the mixed precipitation. blue is actual snow that is falling. let's pan around. i'll show you where it is raping right now. we have very lit showers around dillon beach road. bodega bay. jenner out to see bass total. down to monterey bay. they picked up pretty heavy rain but it is actually mixed precipitation in the big sur mountains. we is he colder air moving in. lightning strike off the coast. no thunderstorms reported here in the bay area but still a threat. chain control on all roads leading to the lake tahoe area right now. not done with the snow or the rain by any stretch of the imagin

we're talking about 70-mile-per-hour winds at lake tahoe.e holiday, black friday begins on thursday. walmart is jumping the gun. walmart announcing that its sale will start at 8:00 thanksgiving night. that's two hours earlier than last year. sears, macy's, best buy and kohl's also opening thanksgiving night. >>> tonight in mountain view, police say this is first a of its kind in the area. we'll tell you why. >> thanks for joining us. have a great evening. we hope to see you here at 11:00.

it's raining up in tahoe. partly sunny and cloudy on thursday. there will be big-time night and morning fog in the valley. coast and most of the bay and peninsula look pretty good. a little warmer. although cooler sunday and monday. >>> three suspects are under arrest in connection with armed robberies in oakland. how tracking software on cell phones led police to the suspects. >>> warning from the fed chairman to the president and congress about that fiscal cliff. >>> pretty rainy on san mateo bridge and the weather could also effect flights into and out of sfo. we'll have more of that coming up. ♪ ...could end with adding a close friend. ♪ the lexus december to remember sales event is on, offering some of our best values of the year. this is the pursuit of perfection. brings light and fragrance together, to create a mesmerizing experience in your home. try the new color changing candle. something in the air wick. >>> welcome back. time now 5:13. president obama is back at the white house this morning after his whirlwind trip to southeast asia.

you can see little blue in your screen and that is around lake tahoe area.sort of wet snow right now is still little warmer up there. he could see up to 20 in. of snow above 7,000 ft.. if you are added in that direction bring your chains. winter weather advisory as well as a wind advisory is in effect so drive with caution. in the 7:00 hour the heavy rains will still be impacting the bay area. still contending with some strong winds, up to 20 mi. an hour coming in from the southeast. there may be some break up and ran around san rafael and capering showers as we wait at 7:00 saturday morning. there is another system that will roll through overnight saturday into sunday. heavy rain is expected for the north bay first. it said they will really be a downer because the moisture will really impact the ground and we could see more downed trees and power lines. power outage are certainly a possibility. rainfall totals 7:00 a.m. almost 3 in. and napa up almost 2 for santa rosa and san rafael. a lot of rain, the system served in the northay first. two and half an con