laura anthony is live at fanny bridge in tahoe city. laura? >> reporter: well, hi. we're here at the dam at tahoe city. this is the only outflow from lake tahoe. and thanks to record inflows this year, the lake has gone up nearly six feet since last october. that's the highest single-year increase ever. it's everywhere you look at lake tahoe. water, that is. the lake is now well above its natural rim for the first time in years and still going up. the comparison to last year is stunning. this is what it looked like on the south shore at regan beach last year. here is the exact same scene this year. >> it's phenomenal the difference. it is remarkable. we have such a long winter and so much precipitation. as it was coming down, we knew it was going to be a great summer. >> reporter: and now with all the water flowing through the dam at tahoe city and heading down the truckee river towards

this is the dam here, the major outflow in tahoe city for lake tahoe. last year this area was quite low. water that was quite low, now it's quite a bit higher, a whole new scene. what a difference a year makes. thanks to record inflows, lake tahoe is now nearly 6 feet higher than it was last october. the highest single year increase ever. this is what it looked like on the south shore at reagan beach last year. and here is the exact same scene this year. the director of the tahoe city public utilities district likes what she sees. >> it's phenomenal the difference. it is remarkable. we had such a long winter and so much precipitation, as it was coming down we knew it was going to be a great summer. >> reporter: and now with all the water flowing through the dam at tahoe city, and heading down the truckee river toward squaw valley and beyond, there is a bit of a trade-off. it's beautiful to see, but also causes some concern in the short term. >> it's running higher, faster and colder. so, right now there is a little bit of danger. it's really impossible

we're here at the dam at tahoe city. this is the only outflow from lake tahoe. and thanks to record inflows this year, the lake has gone up nearly six feet since last october. that's the highest single-year increase ever. it's everywhere you look at lake tahoe. water, that is. the lake is now well above its natural rim for the first time in years and still going up. the comparison to last year is stunning. this is what it looked like on the south shore at regan beach last year. here is the exact same scene this year. >> it's phenomenal the difference. it is remarkable. we have such a long winter and so much precipitation. as it was coming down, we knew it was going to be a great summer. >> reporter: and now with all the water flowing through the dam at tahoe city and heading down the truckee river towards squaw valley and beyond, there's a bit of a trade-off. >> it's running, higher, faster and colder. so right now there's a little bit of danger. it's really impossible to get underneath some of the bridges. so all the rafting companies are not open right now. >>

abc 7 news reporter laura anthony has the story from tahoe city. >> it's everywhere you look at lake oe. water, that is. the lake is now well above its natural rim for the first time in years, and still going up. the comparison to last year is stunning. this is what it looked like on the south shore at regan beach last year. and here is the exact same scene this year. >> it's phenomenal the difference. it is remarkable. we had such a long winter and so much precipitation. as it was coming down we knew it was going to be a great summer. >> and now with all the water flowing through the dam at tahoe city and heading down the truckee river towards squaw valley and beyond, there is a bit of a trade-off. >> it's running higher, faster and colder. so right now there is a little bit of danger. it's really impossible to get underneath some of the bridges. so all the rafting companies are not open right now. >> but the benefits clearly outweigh the risks when it comes to tahoe's bounty. this is what the pier at tahoe's city common speech looked like during the drought. and this from drone view

we have the story from tahoe city. >> it's everywhere you look at lake tahoe, water that is, the lakes well above its natural rim for the first time in years and still going up. the comparison to last year is stunning. this is what it looked like on btd south shore last year and here the exact same scene this year. >> it's phenomenal the difference. it's remarkable. we had such a long winter and precipitation. as it was coming down we knew it was going to be a great summer. >> and now with all the water throwing through the dam at tahoe city and heading towards squ aw valley and beyond there's a bit of a trade off. >> right now it's impossible to get under some of the bridges so all of the rafting companies are not open right now. >> but the benefits clearly outweigh the risks when it comes to tahoe's bounty. this is what the pier looked like during the drought and this the same pier today completely surrounded by blue pristine water. >> this is incredible. last year there was a size of a football field of sand and now we've got water. >> last year the water was 500 feet farther out l

it just started offering sea plane flights that take off from sausalito and land in tahoe city. at's more impressive is the time you can save getting there. >> they'll be in tahoe in an hour and 15 minutes. you know, it would take almost that long just to drive, you know, to sfo, go through security, and get on the airplane. and we'll already be there. >> to book a flight, all you need to do is download the black bird app. >>> and it's going to be beautiful flying weather this weekend. right now, we do still have a little bit of haze as we take a look out at the golden gate bridge. temperatures cooler along the coast at this hour than inland. it is the 90s in concord, livermore right now. low 80s for oakland. upper 80s for san jose and santa rosa. and then san francisco at 74 degrees right now. a big temperature spread, really depending on how close to the water you are. notice we have lingering coastal clouds, little bit of patchy fog and you can see the fog is stretching right into the bay at this hour. it's not going to totally dissipate before it starts to form overnight toni

there's only one outlet into the truck a river at tahoe city. water officials say there releasing about 1500 feet per cubic second to minimize flooding as snowmelt pours into the lake.>>> a lot more stuff happening because it really warmed up in the bay area and across the state. most of the bay area in the clear, we had bought the site in already a few patches developing now closer to the coastline in monterey bay with patches near the marine temperance in the golden state bridge. updated for 10 pm, mild 70s out there, the p.m. 74 degrees in livermore. san jose 72. walnut creek 73. santa rosa 78. san francisco 61 degrees. is beautiful here looking for the bay bridge, a beautiful perspective here. we have some fog regrouping near the golden gate bridge, it was locally dense today speaking under the bridge and that will probably be the case tomorrow because we have a layer of warm air trying to arrest the marine layer and that's causing the dense fog today and tomorrow. >> bay to breakers tomorrow, 8 am tomorrow, in the upper 50s and then by nine

the sausalito-to-tahoe city by seaplane is its newest prosecute. the pilot's company seaplane adventures. >> they will be in tahoe in an hour and 15 minutes. you know, i mean, it would take almost that long just to drive, you know, to sfo and go through security and get on an airplane. and we'll already be there. >> reporter: compare that to the time it takes to drive and the headache of traffic getting there. when you go this way, you take off here and land here. not bad when you figure the fares start at $125 each way. >> it's simple. you just download the app, see where you want to go and book. it takes 30 seconds. it's convenient as you saw. you just pulled into the parking lot and we're up in the air within 10 minutes. and it's affordable. >> reporter: so you can download the app off the app store. it's just called blackbird and it's easy to use. and the flight going to tahoe from sausalito are already on sale a week ago already 100 just about are gone. reporting live in sausalito, emily turner, kpix 5. >> you can tell emily is a fan. >> yeah.

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city. >> new orleans. >> we both got it right. what is the largest lake west of the mississippi river? >> are you holding it in my face. >> lake tahoesalt lake. >> we need a more complete answer. >> the great salt lake. >> that is accurate. is the only current warrior player that used to play for the jazz? >> mcgee? barnes? >> both incorrect which of these two individuals takes longer on a daily basis to style his hair. >> mr. davis. >> marc davis. >> definitely. >> definitely gordon hayward. >> correct. you know how long it takes them? >> about an hour? >> is a six or 7 minutes. >> okay. >> which fast food chain originated in salt lake city? >> wendy's? >> mcdonald's. >> chick-fil-a. >> in-n-out burger. >> kfc. >> there it. i know my opponent. >> i beg to differ he knows his food. >> utah fried chicken thank you so much fun. what are we looking at the rest of the week when warriors take on the jazz? >> it will feel like a completely different weather pattern the next few days. the process started today if you are coast side you felt it. tough when you go to the beach and you expect it to be hot and you want to cool off and you see

city. >>> lake tahoe locals are fighting back against those who would desecrate the beautiful landscape.r against graffiti that's increasingly popping up in places known for natural beauty. abc news reporter laura anthony has the story from lake tahoe. >> reporter: a team of volunteers, brushes in hands, have spent many hours doing this. scrubbing rocks at lake tahoe. natural scenery that's been de faced by vand also. >> it's upsetting to us as residents. >> reporter: he started the vandalism removal start, they started on facebook with the sole mission to clean up graffiti like this in some cases, it ae pierce it's meant to be whims cam. what is they appear to be funny. is it funny in. >> it's not fun in i to us. if you have artistic ability, perhaps you need to go find a different medium so make e maybe you can make money at it. >> reporter: it's happening at hidden beach on the remote shore and here near bonzai rock, someone scribbled on a majestic rock in the lake. >> i boy inned this. >> reporter: it's happening away from the lake, here at doneer summit at rainbow bridge and overloo

city. >>> lake tahoe locals are fighting back against those who destanee secretary of state the beautiful landscape. it's a war against graffiti that's increasingly popping up in places flown for its natural beauty. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony has the story now from lake tahoe. >> reporter: a team of volunteers, brushes if hand have spent hours doing this, scrubbing rocks at lake tahoe, natural scenery defaced by vandals. he is a part of the removal squad, a volunteer group that started on facebook with the sole mission to clean up graffiti like this. in some case, it appears >> if you have artistic ability, maybe you need to find a different medium to make money at it. >> reporter: it's happening at places like hidden beach on tahoe's remote east shore and here near bonsai rock south of grand harbour. someone scribbled on a majestic rock out on the lake. >> i noticed this from the bridge over there. >> reporter: it's happening near the lake here at donner summit near the otherwise pristine overlook in all of its natural beauty. postcard perfect, department for this, rocks that have

tahoe airport. somewhat chilly temperatures today. but tomorrow we'll be above average as we look over the city the numbers mostly in the 50s. winds ease up by tomorrow afternoon. the pressure builds in, that means the temperatures come up back into the 70s. the temperatures up, the winds abate. the low pressure zippings south and east over the bay area. a few low clouds for the south bay tomorrow just like it was this morning. then for much of tomorrow we'll have clear skies and starry, starry nights. fair, breezy and cool tonight. temps back into the 70s inland sunday. the art festival a lot of fun, shuts down traffic but that's not so bad. get to stroll through mountain view on a day 72 degrees. daytime highs tomorrow we finally climb above average. 68 in san francisco tomorrow. concord will hit 76, in san jose 74. and in oakland 70 degrees, forecast high. a few low clouds to start the morning out. then sunshine and the mid to upper 70s. in the east bay numbers mostly in the mid-70s. we'll be up to 80 tomorrow in santa rosa. mid-70s for much of the north bay tomorrow except for close to the shore just low 70s. and up in l

we have cupertino, redwood city and san francisco, and livermore, 53 in danville. 45 in novato about 62 in tahoe. for us today temperatures are going to be a little warmer, 67 in san francisco to about 83 in napa. tomorrow our warmest day of the week, 68 to about 88. look at the weather whiplash, 10 to 17 degrees cooler on wednesday. we will take a look at microclimates and see if this causes any rain coming up next. >>> i am seeing a little haziness on golden gate bridge as well, so not going to be a major issue as far as visibility is concerned but it's out there. everything cruising along southbound on 101. and we are doing pretty well -- westbound 80, i should say, highway 4 to the hayes about 24 minutes, and 21 if you are continuing on across the bay bridge. we are hearing about a pretty serious crash on surface streets in san jose. i will have more details coming up at 6:20. >>> that's a 911 call after the small airplane bursts into flames while trying to take off in the san joaquin valley. the pilot narrowly escaped from the burning crop duster. he told her sister station in fresno that s

city tomorrow morning with a low of 50. pacifica foggy, 48, but the fog does not push inland, oakland 54, san jose 57, napa 49 degrees. tahoe still a great spot, 70 on saturday, 72 on sunday and the snowpack is 200% of average for mid-may. if you want the snow, it's still there. 70 degrees is right down the road. no thunderstorms in the sierra. a big rape is sitting off to the west -- a big ridge of high pressure is sitting off to the west. that's key. where is the ridge centered? it's centered west of us right along the coast line. you get a touch of that onshore flow and you don't need much. inland places like antioch for the contra costa county fair, napa, san jose, that marine air will not get to you and you will continue to warm up likely close to, if not hitting 90 degrees. at the coastline tomorrow fog is back. by afternoon it retreats a couple miles offshore. sunday morning it returns once again. so fog is the only new thing happening to us when it comes to the weather this weekend. otherwise what you had today, what you'll have the next couple days, foggy mornings, cool afternoons at the beach, sunny skies elsewher

tahoe this holiday weekend. we're also looking at 101 san francisco. if you're trying to get out of the citynorthbound 101 usually starts jamming up as anyone who is left starts getting out to the lower deck of the bay bridge. and as we mentioned, this is a special weekend for the golden gate bridge. it is the 80th anniversary of the golden gate bridge opening. whenever people come to the bay area, of course they want to come here and vista point always gets crowed. keep that in mind if you're thinking of going anywhere near the golden gate bridge. >> our question of the day is are you traveling this memorial day weekend? and how exactly are you getting there? it could be by car or plane. the results so far, 23% will be traveling by car. 5% say they will be going by plane. 1% say other transportation. and 71%, that is a high number, say no way, we're not hitting the road at all. we will be staying home. a lot of chatter about what you're doing this weekend. doug is driving his daughter and friends to santa cruz tomorrow morning. teenagers. a great dad, doug. >> he will have a lot of company

city. >> they are moving. >> they are moving. it's not bad for friday. >> on a thursday, how about looking at i-80 heading towards tahoe.hat is a mess. we have the maze. travelers are trying to work around that. chp is warning they will be out in force to make sure the roads are safe for the holidays.>> we will have more officers on the road to make sure people are behaving. we want to make sure people are wearing seatbelts and not driving under the influence. getting arrested for dua is not a good way to start the summer. >> you can download the ktvu news at 4:00 the very latest on traffic and weather over the weekend. >>> thousands dead -- thousands dead. the retaliation already taken following the attack on christians. >>> president trump talking trade and terror overseas. his message today at the g7 summit.>> it's a big problem, it's a world problem and it will be solved at some point. >>> president trump made his debut at the g7 summit of wealthy nations for meeting in sicily. >> leaders have a full slate with trade, terror and climate change. lauren blanchford is an washington to tell us where they are finding com

tahoe and yosmite. quite a spread in the south bay, and 68 at millbrae, and everybody else 70 to 75 on the peninsula. redwood city and palo alto at 75. and then 65 downtown san francisco. that's significantly warmer than yesterday. mid to upper 70s through the north bay valleys. we will have low to mid-70s for most of the east bay. berkeley and oakland the exception, 68 and 69 there. and then brentwood at 81. tonight you can see the cloud cover out there, the white and green, and that's a little drizzle. temperature, santa rosa at 51 to san jose and concord at 58. the accuweather 7-day forecast, everybody will start warming friday, and then the coast will stay around 60 while the rest of us in the 70s and 80s and then possibly a 90 by next tuesday. >>> sue. >> green bay in the east bay represents rain that could affect your commute and the red is coming up out of tracy and over the altamont pass, and then another slow spot into san francisco where we had an accident that is cleared now out of the roadway but the damage is done, behind the toll plaza into san francisco it's about a 25-minute drive, so it's recover

city. it was security. it was good benefits. i had a vested pension. >> reporter: even by the time the last chevy tahoe rolled off the assembly line, there were still 1,200 workers making $28 an hour. all laid off. along with thousands of others at local g.m. suppliers. >> i knew a lot of the people down there. families, friends, neighbors. that's a lot of people. in one little city of janesville. >> reporter: vaughn's son and daughter-in-law both lost their jobs at lear, which made seats for g.m. vehicles. >> i was shocked. then i guess i was scared. what's next? all of a sudden, we're both unemployed. financially what are we going to do? >> reporter: mike vaughn's wife barb felt the same, even though the job had taken quite a toll on her. >> i was working with bolts about that big around and that long, torquing them into the seat. i had surgery on my shoulder. and then i ended up with a surgery on my wrist. >> reporter: so, some relief for barb; none at all for mike. >> at the time i was the labor leader for almost 900 people, and ultimately i had to be a part of giving the news that the plant was closing. >> reporter: what was

music playing city national civic san jose june 10th & 11th tickets on sale now through ticketmaster >>> take a look at this video as it zooms in here. this is a rescue that happened at lake tahoeover the weekend. a woman was hiking with her dog and boyfriend when she fell. the two were giving the dog a boost and the dog started sliding and the woman lost her balance and fell. she's expected to be okay, and her boyfriend and the dog managed to hike out on her own. >>> we have new details on the benefit concert for the victims of the last week's manchester attack. a suicide bomber killed 21 people and injured dozens more a week ago on monday. grande announced the concert will be this sunday at the old manchester cricket grounds. she will be joined by justin bieber, and cold play and pharrell and katy perry. >>> all you north bay drivers, you will notice more officers at rail crossings in san rafael. the crackdown comes ahead of the smart train rollout and it's a safety issue, and police say stopping on the tracks is strictly forbidden even if the crossing arms are up and the train is not approaching. the fine for stopping on the tracks is about $500. >>> social media is still lo

city, 49. woodside 50. 51 in pacifica. half moon bay 52. palo alto, free month and antioch. napa 55 along with oakland and hayward and san jose. 80 in sacramento, 74 in tahoe. 83 in yosemite, 102 in palm springs and 74 in l.a. notice our temperatures today about the same as yesterday. maybe a coupe degrees warmer with more sunshine. we pull back thursday and i know what you're thinking, i said there would be a warming trend, it starts friday so stick around for the next five or six minutes and i'll have your accuweather seven-day forecast. we have sue with your morning commute. >>> i'm back. a nice look at soean jose, 280 the 880 overcrossing. if you're coming from downtown san jose towards cupertino, looking good. we have a problem on the peninsula northbound 101 near the embarcadero off ramp. it's not clear, chp is headed there to see if the exit ramp is blocked but for now it looks like no delays through the area northbound 101 and embarcadero. we'll check back in a few on that one. >>> sue, thank you. seaworld has revamped and debuted its new orca show and people are not giving it great reviews. >>> the early warning system for earthquakes gives scient

city, the ratio will be as high as 32%. >>> a clean-up effort is underway in lake tahoe. shameful.ve the graffiti popping up all over lake tahoe. and in areas as far away as donor summit. they need more volunteers to do the work and urging those who can't volunteer to be proactive and remove graffiti whenever they see it. >> good looking thursday morning out there. a live look at ocean beach. ob. >> i tend to sprinkle the music in there every now and then. the san francisco zoo just to the south. beyond that the city of san mateo. you know who grew up there. tom brady. let's talk about his wife. she is making headlines. she was on

city and 76 in san francisco. if you're going to see the a's tonight, is going to be gorgeous. 70 degrees with a light west breeze at game time. for the weekend in tahoealso nice. upper 30s to start the morning. low to mid 60s or the afternoon with dry conditions and sunny skies. here is the extended forecast. saturday is likely to be the warmest. we begin a minor cooling trend on sunday. more so monday and tuesday. it is going to be a fabulous forecast for outdoor activities this weekend. >>> a concert last night at cal state east bay featuring the music of a student who lets a parkinson's disease stop him from following his dreams. >> as amberley reports, this is an older student who wants to share his challenges in order to help others. >> reporter: this composition is numerical velocities written by ben rivers. is performed by a group of professional musicians. >> it's an amazing feeling. >> reporter: music that plays in his head now brought to life, composing often starts for the student at the piano. >> hearing voices. >> reporter: he has been living with parkinson's for 16 years. the disease involves the death of vital nerve cells. it causes tr

city and palo alto at 53. santa clara, richmond and tracy at 51. walnut creek and american canyon at 50. 44 in petaluma. 69 in l.a. 82 in palm springs. look at tahoe, rain and snow showers, same thing for yosemite. 46 in tahoe. for us the cool highs hold one more day, 59 to 66. signs of spring tomorrow. 70s develop inland and look the 80s return, the warmth thursday but i'm not finished there. how about 90s? how about for three or four days? your weekend forecast and the chance of a stray shower, we'll look at that next. here's alexis. >>> we have one new issue in the north bay, although this sounds minor. this is in the napa area where state route 121 and state route 12 intersect. we have a two car crash. everyone is out of their vehicle, they're exchanging information so this sounds like it will be clear and it's not a major blocking issue. not seeing any yellow or reds. the bay bridge toll plaza is still looking great and the metering lights should flip on in the next 15 minutes so i will let you know as soon as that happens. we'll look at drive times coming up at 5:20. >>> how would you like to go to napa valley's bottle rock festival for free