but there is a lot of interest to do mining in the delta. have you'll find that there are a lot of companies exploring for minerals. >> reporter: the government says existing prospecting licenses won't be renewed. >> as long as i am in this ministry there will be no mining there. also with the regulations there is no mining. that is note an option. secondly, it means that that jewel in our country, will always remain a jewel. and it will always be something that is sustainable for the communities that live in and around it. >> reporter: still communities here find it difficult to make a living with subsistence upping banned they rely on the tourist trade and farming. >> there is a lot of human rights conflicts, natural resource conflict, a lot of communities, live stock farmers, [ inaudible ] in the delta. at the same time, you have the wildlife tourism industry. there is a lot of [ inaudible ], a lot of [ inaudible ] in here, all these are thefts to the delta. >> reporter: ironically a massive attraction for tourists could damage the enviro

of interest to do mining in the delta. as a result of that you'll find there are a lot of companies explore for minerals. >> the government says existing prospecting licenses will not be renewed. >> as long as i'm in the government that's not an option. secondly it means that that jewel in our country will always remain a jewel. and it will always be something that is sustainable for the communities that live in and around it. >> reporter: still communities here find it difficult to make a living with subsistence hunting banned they rely on the tourist trade and mining. >> nature has conflicts. there are a lot of communities life stock farmers want to push into the delta. and the wildlife tourism, there is a lot of cows in here, all these are thrust toll delta. >> ironically a massive attraction for tourists could be harm to the dale. botswana's elephant population is twice the size it should be, creating a management lake. environmental experts say the effects of climate change are also being seen, with water levels lower

water and lash vegetation stretch into the distance of hundreds of hectors and the delta in botswana o diverse marsh lands in the world and largely untouched land was a world heritage site last year. >> this delta has been a wonderful opportunity to really preserve and prete tepretekt th and communities that live in it and it gives opportunities to boost tour tourism abshowcase the country. >> reporter: the natural beauty is threatened by mineral mining. >> there are two around the delta but there is a lot of interest to do mining, in the delta, and there are a lot of companies exploring for minerals. >> reporter: the government says existing prospecting licenses won't be renewed. >> as long as i'm in the ministry there will be no mining, and also with icun regulations there is no mining, so that is not an option. but secondly it means that that in our country will always remain a jewel and always be something sustainable for the communities that live in and around it. >> reporter: still communities here find it difficult to make a living with subsistence band and rely on the tourist

it involves buying the islands in the delta. the water district board voted today to move forward with the purchase, but they gave the report and that they could interfere with the governor's twin tunnels project. >> reporter: together the five islands made up of 3% of the land in the delta, recovering mostly with their fuel and they are vulnerable to flooding. but this is the cross roads of california and their water system. to make term had valuable. today nearly 400 miles away in los angeles, the governing board for the metropolitan water district, which provides water to 19 million people in southern california, they voted to move ahead with buying all or parts of the islands. >> that is the acquisition to buy the property that has been approved. >> reporter: they say they are interested in buying the island to mainly restore them for their natural wetlands. but two of the islands are in the path of governor brown's twin tunnel project, which is design today make it easier to send water from their sacramento river to the aqua

. >> the whole listing of the delta has been a wonderful opportunity to really preserve and protect the delta, and the communities that live in it. it gives us a huge opportunity to boost our tourism. it gives us a huge opportunity to showcase the country. >> but the area is threatened by mineral mining. >> there is a lot of interest to do mining in the delta. a lot of companies exploring for minerals. >> existing licenses won't be renewed. >> as long as i'm in the ministry there will be no mining there. with icn regulation there's no mining. that's not an option. but secondly it means that that jewel in our country will always remain a jewel. and it will also be something that is obtainable for the communities that live in and around it. >> reporter: still communities here find it difficult to maintain a living. they remain on tourist trade and farming. >> there are a lot of conflicts, a lot of communities, life stock farmers, inefficient to the delta. at the same time, you have the wildlife tourism industry, lots of issues here, all of this thrust to the delta about. >> a massive attr

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. >> the whole listing of the delta has been a wonderful opportunity to really preserve and protect thedelta and the communities that live in it. it gives us a huge opportunity to boost and showcase the country. >> but the delta's natural beauty is threatened by mineral mining. >> there is a lot of interest to do mining in the delta. there is exploration for minerals. >> existing prospecting licenses won't be renewed. >> with the regulation there is no mining. that is not an option. secondly, it means that wil jewell will always remain a jewel and it will be available for communities that live in and around it. >> still they find it difficult to make a living. they rely on tourism. >> there are a lot of conflicts, a lot of communities live stop farmers. at the same time the industry. there is a lot here. >> ironically the massive attraction for tourism could damage the area. legal tonight population is twice the size it should be. environmental experts say that the effects of climate change are also bean seen with water levels lower than normal creating a challenge in a delicate balanci

the better known of those are the army's delta force operational detachment and the navy seal turned them to because the sixth seal team six organization with most of its recent history known as the special tactics squadron through the series of name changes but before all that there is a unit that i referred to because that was the nickname and the joint special operations command, and it joined the special operations command in the 2004 timeframe because it existed for a couple of decades before that and in addition to those units they call on the regimen which is a sort of elite infantry airborne light infantry unit to pick and the the army army is one 60th special operations aviation regiment in the niche organizations. >> host: it also has the national designation so what is the importance of that command? >> guest: it is is the command operationally is normally depending on what part of the world operating and for instance if it is in iraq, it would report to the u.s. central command who is the combatant commander for that part of the world. obviously from him it goes up to the

the delta in botswana is one of the heritage sites listed by the u.n.eral mining is threatening this natural wonder of the world. the government's fight to preserve it. water and lush vegetation, one of the most diodiverse marshlands in the world. the wet land system gained international status as a world heritage site last year the whole lifting of the delta has been a defendant wonderful opportunity to really preserve and protect the delta and the community that live in it. it gives us a huge opportunity to boost our tourism. it gives us a huge opportunity top show case the country. >> it is threatened by mineral mining. to do mining in the dealt a as a result of a lot of companies for minerals existing prospecting licenses, they say will not be renewed. >> there will be no mining there. it means that july in our country will remain a july. it will always be something that is available for the communities that live in and around it. >> community here find it difficult to make a living with sub cystens hunting banned, they rely on the tourist trade and

the exotic animals suddenly showing up in the delta. ,,,,,,,,,,,, kpix 5's don ford found out- they'reow hanging out whe >>> how many of us have seen a real mink on the move. kpix 5's don ford found out they are now hanging out where no one expected, in the delta. >> reporter: it was a mystery when rangers at big break regional park reviewed infrared game camera images. they weren't sure what they saw. >> did some research and american mink. >> reporter: a mink. >> a mink, american mink. >> reporter: not endangered, not threatened. but not seen around here very much either. no one knows how many or even how they got here in the first place. they have created a lot of attention. >> i'm excited to see one. >> i might have seen a mink. >> i heard he was swimming in the delta. >> reporter: think we'll see one today? >> my guess is no. >> reporter: one visitor did see a mink and took these photos as it attacked a squirrel in broad daylight. minks are carnivorous. they eat fish, frogs and small mammals. and like the famous beavers of downtown martinez, these minks seem to have moved in. >> y

right to patrol that with ships coming from canada and votes going up river from sacramento into the delta to be a sister city to keep the alcohol flowing san francisco may have been larger but no less than they were. right here of the of a river the delta keying was at night it would go into the delta to bring back alcohol. establish 1915 in in addition to the racial component with an issue of immigration and religious groups and it gets into though whole idea that prohibition is said doubt more than alcohol it is a culture war. when you looked at these various groups like the women's christian temperance union and you see a lot of anxiety over changes happening in the culture that most people are in cities and rural areas in working for wages. you have things like movies and though this may not be to the liking of some people and the culture they are starting a new social practice of dating now illegal alcohol with dating so they all create anxiety and that is part of the reaction of the people of the clay and. they say i want to stop this. not only anti-african-american anjou and cathol

you may have to reason that we will see the pentagon where the temperatures go up the wins out in the delta east of the valley's are keeping a list of the to support above the freezing mark in the south the awareness in the wins to the jews are called this one of 38 degrees in san jose here is the one chart the north and the delta 17 and santa rosa at the county and for the have a sustained when about 20 mi. from our >>james: just another by endicott mr. looking at temperatures that could be in the upper thirties to low 40's by 3:00 this afternoon another day of mid-50s and best. >>george: because the traffic the selector the area is not creating any backups or the latest for the drive down to the government and to change no delays we're not seeing it is slow traffic for the altamont pass this morning the 680 ride down to dublin down to fremont from dublin here is a lot of that from the bay bridge at the bay bridge rather with the drive times just 11 minutes into san francisco from high with 24. >>anny hong: that possible impact of the severe drought. >>j.r. stone: is that time of the year

that is why the national weather service has issued a wind advisory for the delta, this includes fairfield. right now we are looking at the blue wind swept skies out toward the mountain camera. also looking out from sausalito toward the city of san francisco. boy is that clear, great visibility because of the winds whipping up in the city right now. 20 miles per hour. across the bay, san jose westerly at 21 miles per hour. we have the winds at 16 in napa. i have the windy conditions, and when you can anticipate rain, coming up later in this newscast. frank? >>> investigators are looking at mechanical failure as a possible cause in friday's tour bus crash in san francisco. twenty people were injured when the bus crashed at union square, six remain hospitalized. san francisco supervisor jane kim said a preliminary report suggests something was wrong with the bus. >> i think there are some questions about how record keeping has been, and how vehicles are actually being maintained by large tour bus companies regulated by the state. >> reporter: the chp is reviewing the bus's maintenance record

. >>> new at 6:00, a major land grab in the delta could escalate a water war with southern california. the purchase involves just over 20,000 acres of land east of antioch in contra costa county, san joaquin county and solano county. kpix 5's emily turner is live in lodi with what it could mean for the state's water system. emily? >> reporter: well, it could mean a lot of things but for the folks who live here, they say it means nothing but bad things. this could cost about $140 million if not more but the cost to the environment and the way of life for the people who live here, they say that's just priceless. these yellow fields have become the battleground for something blue and very valuable. water. five delta islands are ground zero of california's water wars and folks like melvin love, who lives there, are worry. >> that tree line over there is saltwater and you suck more freshwater out, the saltwater is coming this way. >> reporter: the metropolitan water district in southern california is moving forward with the plans that would buy five islands in the sacramento, san joaquin d

environmentalists think it harms the delta. it's not good. ee these guys, normally enemies on everything. in this case on the same side, but they are. politics makes strange bedfellows. >> indeed. interesting. the process not looking so good. another initiative, high speed rail. voters have already approved a $10 billion bond. we are talking about reports that are surfacing that this project will take years and many billions of dollars more than originally projected. it doesn't seem like voters are still on board. >> right. >> that's a good assessment. recent polls, by the way, back you up and show growing opposition to the high speed rail project for a variety of reasons including the expense and projected routes. the fear that the state would be a perpetual sub diezer of the system that doesn't pay for itself and so many other factors. sponsors of the initiative want to use the remaining bond funds, not spent for new dams and under ground storage. that's how they want to do it. use it for that. dams and under ground storage. by the way, they

. >> reporter: crabs are just one of the devastated natural resources in the delta and three years agol government intervened but instead of banning fishing and crabbing altogether it created cooperatives with exclusive fishing rights for brazil's poorest and most vulnerable families and allows for harvesting in concentrated areas while marine populations recover in other parts of the delta, families who take part receive government subsidies to compensate for low yields and it's part of a wider program implemented across the country to combat chronic poverty. >> translator: i give it ten out of ten and helps with a lot of things, shoes for children, books for schools. >> reporter: the government is now assessing its efforts, around 10% of brazil people live on less than $50 a month. >> translator: the program has families continue with traditional economic activity in a sustainable way inside areas that have biological importance, this way families don't migrate to already crowded areas and protect the resource. >> reporter: fishing populations may be on the way to being protected chr

and maybe a half-inch around hayward and a third by the delta. th the winter weather advisory in effect from 1:00 this afternoon, if you have anyone headed back from the mountains, chains might be required and it will be getting pretty slick out there on the roads at 4:00 tomorrow morning. the snow will pile up, anywhere from about 8 inches in kirkwood to maybe over a foot in donner with the snow levels at about 3500 feet. today cool highs. low 60s for most. scattered showers. and 64 in vallejo and the niners will get their heads wet here and there. upper 60s by 4:00. month 50s tomorrow, isolated thunderstorms, heavier downpours and then it's cool and maybe scattered frost tuesday and wednesday morning with highs eventually reaching 70 the end of the week. >> we like it. thank you, lisa. we know we all talk about getting in shape, but what does that shape really look like for you? a. about. c7 news reporter jonathan bloom has a way to fine out and do some good for others in the process. standing straight up. and got your arms straight. >> no repor

and look at the next couple of hours just a little bit of fog through the delta. s into the east bay. but as we go through the rest of the afternoon it's tons of sun and a little fog hereful it translates into 60s with light winds at the coast. near 69 today in san francisco, and around san francisco. low to mid-70s around the bay. that brings us up anywhere from five to ten degrees above average. we will talk about the second half of the weekend and thanksgiving when we could see a few raindrops. chris. >> lisa, thank you. after the deadly paris attacks in paris, many people say to keep people to safe is is to prevent refugees from coming into the united states. officials say they wait 18 months until the screening process is completed. he reminds americans to remember who we may turn away. >> let's also remember who the vast majority of these refugees are. women, children, or euphons, survivors of torture, people desperately in need of medical help. to turn them away and say there's no way you can ever get here would play right into the terrorists' hands. >> bide

now we have trouble getting 10. >> grabs are one of the devastated natural resources in the delta. until three years ago, the brazilian government intervened. instead of banning fishing and crabbing, it created cooperatives with fishing rights for the poorest and vulnerable families, allowing for harvesting in concentrated areas, where population recover in other parts of the delta. families that take part receive subsidies that compliment a low yield. part of a programme to combat poverty. >> translation: i give it 10 out of 10. it helps for a lot of things. shoes for children. books for school. >> the government is assessing its efforts. half a million live on $50 a month. >> the programme pays families to continue with traditional economic activity in a sustainable way in areas with biological importance. this way the families don't migrate and protect the resource. >> fishing populations may be on the way to be protected. poverty is a challenge. they managed to bring in 65 crabs between them. profits of less than $3 each. >> outside the protected areas, the crab overharvesting c

. >> the california delta income ass 1,000 miles of waterways. it's home to thousands of people and the state capital. we went there to see why water officials are worried about the el nino. >> i'm jake, we are on the highest ground. >> always when you are on top of a levee. >> what are you doing there? >> mike is an engineer with the california department of water resources. he spots a levy repair going on. it's a fix that costs 5 to $10 million per mile. it's a rehab that apparently rarely happens. >> something of this scale, once a decade. repairs are crucial. for decades report after report are warned of levy breaks in the delta. about. >> i want to take you down to sherman islands in downstream of the river. the scenario that when you get a winter storm coming through. it will have water racing out of the levy. >> we drive on top of the lef. passing farmlands and homes. >> we are working up to see level. a paragraphs of the island is locatable at see levels. >> it's not clear what the problem is. >> this is a peaceful setting. >> this is one

santa rosa is at 40 degrees this morning. 39 is the cool spot by the delta. concord and livermore about 43, 44 degrees. so another look outside. it should be a nice end to the weekend if you want to enjoy the outside with a few high clouds and then tomorrow we will be much cooler. anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees cooler with some clouds. the onshore flow will return and that will add to the cooling. showers arrive on thursday, should be ending. but starting today you will notice partly to mostly sunny conditions 3:00 this afternoon and still the light winds. but they will begin to switch to an on shore component. so a little bit of cooling at the coast today. don't think you are going to see that 72 degrees in half moon bay. by monday look at all the cloud cover banked up along the coast. the temperatures come down with a weak system that will begin traveling down california. it's a dry system. but it is going to bring the possibility of some showers and lower snow levels. so at about 5:00 on tuesday, rain showers from cloverdale to ukiah. and the cold air will b

jumps seven degrees from 8:00 to 9:00. 37 by the delta. 33 in san to rosa. 41 in napa. still in the 30s in livermore. overall, everyone was colder this morning except half-moon bay. anywhere from two to ten degrees colder. we're going to turn the corner on this cold snap with increasing clouds overnight tonight for portions of the north bay. the big chill, cloudy and cool tomorrow. maybe an inch on thursday. we'll start with tomorrow where we're looking at the cloud cover keeping us pretty cold in the morning hours. look what happens. this just fizzles and falls apart. we could bring out a sprinkle here or there. we'll stay cloudy and cool. more like the low to mid-50s. behind it wednesday we're sunny and tuesday with some 60s. here comes the rain with more mild conditions. starting out mainly late morning into the afternoon on thursday. it's a quick mover and we're back to dry conditions. maybe next sunday, a week from today we could see a little more rain. lots of 50s. no problems travel wise north to south. the surf will kick up in southern california later on today.

between the seals and delta and the types of things that they do.nd their division on the battlefield. >> guest: yeah, i would sort of argue that that division has slowly been eroded now. delta was the first of those organizations that come into being. it was created in late 1970's under the -- under the command of legendary special forces charlie and it was stood up, largely modeled on the british special air services as a counterterrorist unit. and it was the force that -- that was at the center of eagle claw, attempt to rescue the hostages in iran. seal team six was created by under the command of an officer called marsinco and it -- its initial concept i think in the eyes of those who created it, maybe not marsinco's mind was to conduct the sort of missions that delta would typically conduct except in a merit time environment. for instance, if a plane got hijacked, maybe the first choice to -- to rescue the passengers off of it at some airport in the third world would be delta force. if a cruise liner got hijacked then the first team would be se

, seal team six. >> talk a bit about the difference between the seals and delta in the types of things that they do. and there decision on the battlefield. >> and that, that, i wouldi would argue that that division has slowly been eroded. delta was the 1st of those organizations to come into being, created in the late 1970s under the command of legendary special forces officer charlie beckwith and posted up and largely modeled on the british special air services, the sas. the counterterrorist unit. and itand it was the force that was at the center of eagle claw, the attempt to rescue the hostages into rent. shortly thereafter, 1980 --dash 81 timeframe, seal team six was created under the command of an officer. and it -- the initial concept i think in the eyes of those who created it was sort of missions that delta would typically conduct, except in the maritime environment. for instance, may be the 1st choice to rescue the passengers, some airport in the third world would be delta force. if cruise liner got hijacked the 1st choice would be seal teams. although marcinko

. >> that's not the only unusual discovery showing up in the delta. ,,,, ono off-days, or downtime.ason. opportunity is everything you make of it. this winter, take advantage of our season's best offers on the latest generation of cadillacs. the 2016 cadillac srx. get this low-mileage lease from around $339 per month, or purchase with 0% apr financing. plans to restore the waterw. workers found remains of a native american tribe. the coun >>> an unexpected discovery near the napa river put a crimp national plans to restore that waterway. workers found remains of a native american tribe. the county is now going to determine what to do next. the $21 million project aims to restore nine miles of the river with plants and floodplains. so far supervisors have set aside nearly a quarter million dollars to analyze and preserve the remains and to survey nearby areas. >>> everyone has heard a mink coat, right? but how many of us have seen a real mink? kpix 5's don ford found out they are now hanging out where nobody expected. in the delta. >> reporter: it was a mystery when rangers at big break

for decades, report after report warned of possible levee breaks in the delta. ere's one area mike is particularly worried about. >> we're working our way up the sea level here. a portion of this island is above sea level. >> it's not exactly clear what the problem is. >> this is a very peaceful setting, you're talking about as ground zero. why is that? >> this is one of the lowest points in the system and i would not be a bit surprised if this went through waves crashing over the levee here. >> wow. wow. that seems unimaginable. >> given a strong enough storm, it may be a reality with catastrophic results. >> mother nature may be giving california a 1-2 punch, a record drought and then possibly catastrophic el niÑo. it's not just mother nature to blame. it's decades of neglect of california's infrastructure. >> we stopped paying for this stuff a long time ago. why should we be shocked? we have the nerve to be surprised that these systems are falling down around our ears, bridges failing, roadways failing. we chose not to pay for it. >> the truth is that californ

the crab live in the third large evident river delta but overfishing has caused the population to dwindle. >> after he lost his job 20 years ago, like so many of his neighbors, this was all that was left for pedro campos to do. >> it's the worst place in the world to make a living. harvesting crops, you get dirty. there are mosquitoes and huge downpours you have to work in. >> unless the crab population returns to its former abundance, it's not work pedro wishes for his children. he's been at it for 10 hours but has just 16 crabs to show for his effort. >> there are too many people catching crabs. you used to be able to get several hundred a day. now we have trouble getting even 10. >> crabs are just one of the devastated natural resources in the delta, so three years ago, the government intervened, but instead of banning fishing and crabbing altogether, it created cooperatives with exclusive fishing rights for brazil's poorest and most vulnerable families. it allows for harvesting in concentrated areas while marine populations recover in other parts of the delta. families that take part

the 40s. visibility has improved. delta 47, 49 livermore. r you on the peninsula today, temperatures once again well above average, near 70 for you today around san mateo, san carlos, palo alto maybe a couple degrees warmer than that. 60s at the coast, mid 70s your honor are. well above average today. tomorrow subtle changes and big changes for the week leading up to thanksgiving. we will talk about it coming up. chris. >>> after the deadly terrorist attacks in paris many people say the best way to keep america safe is to proo he vent syrian refugees from gaining asylum in the united states. joe biden verified the process for gaining asylum. he says the united states has established for checks just for syrian refugees and that they wait at least 18 months while the screening process is completed. the vice president reminds americans to remember who we may turn away. >> let's also remember who the vast majority of these refugees are. women, children, orphans, survivors of torture, people desperately in need of medical help. to turn them away a

bay with the northwest wind at 12 and it feels like 23 in santa rosa, breezy in novato and 35 by the delta wind, so it feels like it is 30 or 38 in livermore. so, the headline the next several days the frosty temperatures in or near freezing, and even below freezing, cooling sunny days for the weekend and slight chance of showers on monday. we have the low here, and it will stay, and that allows for the good radiational cooling throughout the overnight hours and we are waking up frosty. en in livermore, the next couple of days through sunday we are just hovering before freezing and it will take until the middle of next week until we see some recovery so if you are headed to lake tahoe in the single digits now we will look for 20s today, cloudy for tomorrow, and 27, and snow showers on saturday. with light accumulation. back home, a little change here low-to-mid 50s sunny conditions and temperatures are well below average, so look ahead to the seven-day forecast we are looking at temperatures, really not budging, right on through the weekend and we will cloud it cup that means a return to m

maybe a little fog out by the delta, at the coast. but otherwise it's a lot of sun on the way. we will see a few clouds in the north bay, but overall that will not inhibit the warmth today where temperatures will be climbing from the mid-06 eats at the coast to the upper 60s san francisco. low 70s again in oakland with maybe even some mid-70s up in the north bay. yes, way too warm for the end of november. can we get any seasonal weather in here? the answer is yes, but not exactly what you may be thinking. i'll have the details on that. a look at thanksgiving coming up. chris. >> lisa, thank you. after the deadly paris attacks in paris, many people say to keep people to safe is is to you prevent refugees from gabe asylum in the united states. but joe biden said the united states has established more checks just for syrian refugees and they have to wait 18 months until the screening process is completed. he reminds americans to remember who we may turn away. >> let's also remember who the vast majority of these refugees are. women, children, or orphans, survivors of torture, peop

still breezy. 47 by the delta. winds calmed down there. 51 in concord. 50 in livermore. ith the wind gusts over 30 miles per hour on the bayshore from oakland to hayward and around san carlos and the airport, going to be a blustery evening. once we get towards the morning hours. things are going to be much lighter. still with high pressure building in on the coast tomorrow, it's going to be a breezy day at our beaches. temperatures will be slow to climb. looks like the warmest day of the week will be the middle of the week. we'll keep the warming trend going. looks like through friday. with the wind tonight, temperatures up in the upper 30s to mid 40s. high pressure offshore. far enough away. we still will have a cool day tomorrow. things will change. we'll have numbers above average by the middle to the end of the week. 33 in tahoe tomorrow. chilly. 65 and sunny in los angeles. temperatures tomorrow maybe two, three degrees warmer than today. breezy. waste winds 61 half moon bay. the accuweather seven-day forecast. slowly warming up each day. 40s in the morning. sikt and

. >> there will be a grass fire burning out in the delta. the fire units have to go through fourgates to get there. we are right on top of it within a minute or two. >> reporter: the choppers didn't have that capability last year when fire exploded near camp parks. >> one of the firefighter that's flies with us was on that fire and believes we would have made the difference. >> reporter: budget cuts recently forced the closure of the department's marine patrol in the delta. now a chopper is used to help find disabled boaters and water hazards. and there in lies the irony. how can the department cut the marine patrol yet still fund a new helicopter? we were able to obtain the new 407 with the use of one time money and also a commitment from the county for some funds required to purchase the new aircraft. >> reporter: the department is also selling its oldest helicopter and will use those funds to operate the new one. but it still needs money for another pilot. >> we are actively seeking funding sources today to try to expand this program. >> r

>> the california delta, just outside of sacramento, encompasses 1,000 miles of waterways, and it's home to thousands of people and the state capital. mike is an engineer with the california department of water resources. he spots a major levee repair going on here, and he shows it to us. it's a fix that costs 5-$10 million per mile. it's a rehab that apparently rarely happens. >> something of this scale, maybe once a decade if that. >> repairs are crucial. for decades, report after report warns of possible levee breaks in the delta, and there's one area that mike is particularly worried about. >> we're working our way up to sea level here, and a portion of this island is located above sea level. >> this is a peaceful setting but you're talking about this being ground zero. and why is that. >> this is one of the lowest points in the system, and i would not be surprised this winter if we had waves crashing over these levees. >> that seems unimaginable. >> given a strong enough storm, it may be a reality, with catastrophic results. mother nature may be giving california a 1-2 punch, first

wind for the most part except for napa this morning and that's why santa rosa was so much colder, the delta was colder and we were warmer at the coast, maybe a little warmer for you in hayward and fremont but still cold out there. look at this gorgeous scene from the sierra nevada where snow pack is quite impressive compared to the past couple of years. so we're working on t mother nature is going to lend a hand later on in the upcoming workweek. freezing cold this morning, tomorrow morning as well. shouldn't be so cold on monday morning. sunny days in between and a chance of rain comes our way. so look at this satellite picture. this is one year ago in the sierra nevada. now this was taken yesterday. very good looking shot with the resorts opening, in fact, an early opening for the season and it's been sunny in the afternoons, in the 20s, but overnight lows have been below zero. very cold there. and this has not changed since, say, thursday. we are looking at temperatures in the mid 50s, 55 in fremont, 56 in san jose, 54 in morgan hill. so how much colder this morning? livermore you are in

it's the winds across the delta that is with temperatures feel warmer. ut they have been very calm for the valley and south bay and that's our temperatures there are cooler. that is a live look again showing you what you are seeing in san francisco with those winds. the -- brace yourself for some luster conditions this black friday. the temperatures will still be in the 30s and 40s and when they. by noon the wind stays with us and temperatures in the low temperatures. still looking at temperatures in the mid-50s. upper 50s for some like in north bay but not cold enough to want to take off the jacket. just want to remind you there is a freeze warning still in effect for the entire bay area until 9:00 today. we have conditions today that could put us in the low 30s. so just be ready for it. bundle up and keep the jacket handy all day long. >>> is the time of year when people start shopping for the christmas trees. kron 4's jr stone tells us about the impact of the drought on the crop of christmas trees. >> timber. >> reporter: it's that time of year. christ

we'll see a few thunderstorms towards the afternoon from the delta towards the tri-valley. i don't think it's going to be an all-day rain event. by the afternoon skies will clear out. it's going to be chilly tomorrow. we're talking 60s across the by bay area towards san mateo, even san francisco. mid 60s across every microclimate for tomorrow. and again, that cold air will continue to surge on in. and that's going mean for the potential for thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon. even though we'll see a good mix of sun and clouds tomorrow afternoon, it's going to be chilly. we are expecting some good amounts of rainfall. even at the valley floor with this rain. a quarter inch and maybe a half an inch across parts of the north bay. we've already seen more than a quarter for places like santa rosa. expect maybe another double of that and towards the south bay maybe a quarter inch in san jose. a little more than that across parts of the tri-valley. the other thing that this storm system is going to do is dump a large amount of snow in a short amount of time. we're talking about up t

. >> grant: forever faithful to post to move in on the delta the property owner jim price change his mind he's decided against this opposition but community however nothing a sudden stop until the judge makes new ruling the decision of november for 13. >> pam: close to this off-year election in san francisco at they decide on the contentious merger short-term housing rentals called proposition f now as the air be in the initiative plenty of notice as well as cash. >> pam: 7 cisco according to its critics it's gone to theft backers of proposition f calling themselves the share better the rise of short-term rentals is facing tough long-term rentals of the city for restrictions on the rentals and tighten enforcement of existing regulation than no on that argument for extra income from the short-term rentals make said francisco more affordable critics say at the opposition and heard his neighbors the snitch on neighbors allows them to sue if they do not comply opponents of the proposition include the mayor and fair be in be $8 million and to the measure alicea spoke with both sides about

. >> reporter: cracks are just one of the devastated natural resources in this delta. years ago the brazilian government intervened. but instead of banning fishing and crabbing altogether. it created cooperatives with exclusive fishing rights for brazil's poorest and most vulnerable families. it allows for harvesting and in concentrated areas while marine populations record in other parts of the delta. families who take part receive government subsidies to competent for low yield it's part i've wider program implemented across the country to combat chronic poverty. >> i give it 10 out of 10t helps with a lot of things. shoes for children, books for schools. >> reporter: the government is now assessing its efforts. around 10% of brazilians live on less than $50 a month. >> translator: the program pays families to continue with traditional economic activity in a sustainable way inside areas that have biological importance. this way families don't my great to already crowded urban areas and protect the resource. >> reporter: but will fishing populations maybe on the way t

the delta king was a ship that was used during excursions and at night bring alcohol. the modern established in georgia. in addition to the racial component, this -- this klan also had an issue with immigration, with various religious groups, they were in favor of prohibition, it gets into this whole idea of the fact that, you know, i would like to say that prohibition is about more than alcohol. prohibition was a cultural war. what you have, what you see is you look at the various groups like the klan and the women's union and you start looking at the groups, what you see is a lot of anxiety about changes in the culture and the changes are seen like more people are living in cities than in rural areas. now more people are working for wages. with those wages, they are buying the things they need rather than making them out in the force. you have things like movies that people are seeing, and things portrayed in the movies may not be in the liking of some people. you have young people engaging in social practice of dating. now you involve cars with dating. now you in-- i

look at the lows, still some 30s inland, and 40s an the bay and notice the fog is shooting through the delta, cross san pablo and into the bay so we will watch that, leyla and i, tomorrow morning, for the commute. as far as the afternoon temperatures with the sunshine we will get to 70s inland neighborhood on friday and saturday and near that around the bay and 60 at the coast and the best chance of rain from 11 o'clock saturday evening through 7:00 on sunday morning and .1" to .25" of rain. so it will be weaker than the last couple of systems. >> thank you so much. >> another reason to celebrate, athank god it's thursday and if you are a fan of "star wars" and the thursday night line up on >> coming up at 4:00, the bay area veteran making a difference, how he is helping other veterans through music and has a dubious distinction, san francisco is the top ten of a last lists but not a lot of people are smiling about this coming up at 5:00. >> could smile about this, "star wars" fans are geeking out with upcoming movie with all of the teasers and new character poster s and tomorrow night there

over a tenth in san jose and lesser amounts over by the delta. perhaps a quarter inch up in santa rosa. so this is a good snow-maker with the heaviest snow coming in tomorrow morning. up to a foot of snow above 7,000 feet. really from late tonight into later tomorrow is when the impact will be in the sierra nevada. south lake 10 inches. about a foot at kirkwood and 8 inches around donner. so highs today in the upper 60s from san francisco, san mateo. hook for about 70 in vallejo. scattered showers in the north bay throughout the around. and then throughout the day today in oakland it will be cloudy, 67 degrees for the game. the accuweather seven-day forecast shows the showers lingering into tomorrow and then in the 70s perhaps in the inland east bay but pretty cool as we go through next week. >> so no rain washing off the silver and black paint? >> no, i don't think so. [laughter] >> okay. thank you, lisa. and if you see rain where you live today, meseta photo or a video and share it with us using the hashtag abc7 now. we might use is on error onl

we've also got 39 by the delta, 38 san ramon. check out livermore, 39 degrees. jose and 53 in parts of oakland. the coast is 7 degrees cooler this morning at