the northstar exit. things looking good here as well. in south lake tahoe, same story. the roads are looking. this is a view from highway 50 at meyers. now, as for the skiing. all around the lake tahoe area, the ski resorts are reporting new snow and excellent conditions. this is a view thursday afternoon from squaw valley. squaw says they have recieved 9 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours. 29" inches since monday. to the south, this is a view from kirkwood which has received 6" in the past 24hours. finally, the sierra avalanche center has downgraded it's avalanche

most snowiest seasons in the high country. >> 6-12 in. around lake tahoe. heavy snowfall expected tire chain laws will be in effect. proportions of ukiah and to the north bay locations. it will eventually make its way to the greater bay area. this is a fast-moving system. heavy downpours at times. if your concerned about the flooding of? there could be even toppled trees because of the saturation level of the ground. we will see their rainfall in the north bay and it will spread to protest it could be heavy. and that rainfall still having difficulty. with 6:00 a.m., you are definitely gore to want your umbrella. pleasanton, this is a chilly at 38. the highs for today you can see 50s richmond, 54 degrees. here is a look at the seven day around the bay. it is wet today so watch for those patric trees tht could impact even power lines because of the current a saturation level of the soil. >> most areas are looking decent from the east bay to san francisco the san mateo bridge is also not a problem. traffic picked up lightly but easy, no matter what direction

an avalanche warning was placed on the lake tahoe area yesterday it is expiring this morning. sued a warning to drivers, making sure that they had a chance to drive to the area. steady snow will continue to rock this morning. >> we are winding down the storm system but you can still see that we do have showers on storm tracker 4. the grain is indicating more of the light showers and rain. petaluma is getting some lighter showers right now. south of san rafael and out to sausalito. there are more moderate rain showers are coming through the area. it is kind of spattered in area. in downtown san francisco just south of the hills you are looking at some moderate rain coming through the area as well. for the east bay into walnut creek and san leandro you are getting rain right now. the south bay is dry but we are looking at certain areas that do have scattered showers. here is a look at what we are expecting. >> the shower chances go down into the afternoon and will start to dry out for a lot of the locations. tomorrow it will be dry and pleasant. it may be brisk at times. we will

it has dropped a lot of snow and the lake tahoe area. it is a fresh pattern. nter storm in advisory for the top hole area until 11:00 p.m. tonight. >> it will be windy and the guts will be up to 45 mi. per hour. our future cast 4 shows that a chance of showers will stick around for the morning hours and early this afternoon. the rain is indicating light rain. i expected to be mostly light. we still may see a few thunderstorms. >> the high for today will be generally in the low to mid '50's. san rafael will be at 49 degrees. here is your kron the bay forecast. it is a breezy and a little bit unsettled. thursday will be a lot of sunshine with a high of 53 degrees. for new year's see them on monday it will be sunny and milder through your new year's eve day. >> the time now is 9:48 a.m.. >> will take a live look at the bay area bridge. there are no delays. the meter and lights have been off all morning long. your ride to 92 in the san mateo bridge to foster city is still just an 11 minute drive time. sadly, things are still pretty wet their. >> 1 01 southbound is

the conditions in tahoe. charles? >> reporter: this was a very snowy weekend in the lake tahoe over the weekend. caltran was able to get in there and clear out the roadways. there is snow in the forecast let me show you how things work this afternoon. this is a caltrans camera along interstate 80 at the donner summit. the road is clear, but look at the piles of fresh snow one the sides of the road here. a couple miles away, same story near the the donner lake exit. now even though the 80 looks good at the moment, caltrans is screening trucks for snow chains eastbound at applegate and westbound in truckee. now let's take a look along highway 50 in south lake tahoe. again lots of fresh new snow, but the roads are clear. maybe a little slick here. now, if you're headed to the mountains to go skiing. it's all good news. to the north, squaw valley and alpine meadows are reporting their second snowiest christmas on-record. in the past week squaw has received 70 inches of new snow. 220 inches in total so far this season. northstar has received 54 inches over the past 48 hours. to the south, heavenly al

you can see over to the lake tahoe area, boy, just incredible amounts of snowfall for the last 24 hours, starting to ease up just a little bit. you can even get a sense of the lightning strikes as some of the cells start to move on towards the east. rainfall totals. here's a look. the last 24 hours, close to an inch, a little over an inch in the north bay,. the timing of the next storm, plus advisories coming up. >> ama: developing storm news out of san francisco where cleanup concludes after a tree came crashing down. it smash the oning of this gas station. a branch of the tree smashed a car window. no one was hurt. john alston is on the scene and will bring you a live report tonight at 6:00. >>> the weather system has created delays and traffic jams, on the ground and in the air, as travelers head to their holiday destination, we're live at san francisco international airport with more. reporter: we have had some heavy rain for the past hour or. so this unsettled weather brought with it some flooding and also a change in wind direction. the wind shift has caused sfo to cut back on fli

the northstar exit. things looking good here as well. in south lake tahoe, same story. the roads are looking. this is a view from highway 50 at meyers. now, as for the skiing. all around the lake tahoe area, the ski resorts are reporting new snow and excellent conditions. this is a view thursday afternoon from squaw valley. squaw says they have recieved 9 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours. 29" inches since monday. to the south, this is a view from kirkwood which has received 6" in the past 24hours. finally, the sierra avalanche center has downgraded it's avalanche advisory for the tahoe area from considerable to moderate. they say naturally occurring avalanches are unlikely but that human caused avalanches are still a danger. in the newsroom, charles clifford kron 4 news. >> if you think conditions are bad in the sierra -- just wait until you see what's happening in some parts of the u.s. a look at that --- and the resulting massive post- holiday flight mess -- tonight at 5-30. but first, this situation *not helping those airport problems. how this passenger jet -- ended up off the runwa

. >> so snow just ended in the lake tahoe area, just minutes ago. you're looking at this view rm.e skies clearing out meaning chill will be settling in, as we head into tomorrow moshing. so you'll need to bundle up. tracking just isolated source we have our own radar. a lot of the storms have been coming in from the north, northwest. we have monterey bay national weather service radar tracking showers down. you can see them around the monterey bay. so 22/100ths in san francisco. santa rosa airport just over a half inch. livermore valley didn't pick up much. 7/100ths. moffett field, 1300. san jose, 15/100ths. santa cruz mountains over an inch of rain in 24 hours. temperaturescó9f[ now, into 50s. high so far have been in the mid-50s. to mid-60s around places like monterey. that is light chance of showers freezing conditions coming your way. so this is a front that brought us rain, making for a sloppy commute. now, we're watching this cold air, this low pressure system from the gulf of ska skarks this is what is going to produce slight chance of showers tomorrow and certainly bringin

across enter nature 80 and 50 so i do want to tell you that there's a winter weather advisory for the lake tahoe area that has been extended until noochbility we'll talk about that in just a moment. look terrain fall total. santa rosa airport $2,200 picked up over an inch in the last 24 hours. san jose 15 hundredths. oakland 43 hundred. out to fairfield livermore under a tenth of an inch of rain in the past 24 hours. here's what fell in clear lake this was posted on my face book page by roger kay he said over the weekend they received some snow we had warned you on friday that mountains lake county could possibly 7 some snow. we are headed towards another night of some very cold conditions and tomorrow we may see the snow level lowering down to 3000 here locally but up to the north they could see repeat of the snow they saw over the weekend. slight chance of showers. freezing cold with patchy frost by wednesday morning when we expect upper 20's. storm that brought us the rain. soggy conditions for the morning commute. here is the trough and the cold air from the gulf of alaska that will be dropp

across enter nature 80 and 50 so i do want to tell you that there's a winter weather advisory for the lake tahoe area that has been extended until noochbility we'll talk about that in just a moment. look terrain fall total. santa rosa airport $2,200 picked up over an inch in the last 24 hours. san jose 15 hundredths. oakland 43 hundred. out to fairfield livermore under a tenth of an inch of rain in the past 24 hours. here's what fell in clear lake this was posted on my face book page by roger kay he said over the weekend they received some snow we had warned you on friday that mountains lake county could possibly 7 some snow. we are headed towards another night of some very cold conditions and tomorrow we may see the snow level lowering down to 3000 here locally but up to the north they could see repeat of the snow they saw over the weekend. slight chance of showers. freezing cold with patchy frost by wednesday morning when we expect upper 20's. storm that brought us the rain. soggy conditions for the morning commute. here is the trough and the cold air from the gulf of alaska that will be dropp

and it will most likely be a white christmas in the sierra as the lake tahoe area gets dumped with several feet of snow this holiday weekend. >> we're here in the weather center keeping an eye on the rain. you mentioned not just a strong storm today janu christmas. >> we are expecting showers or christmas. however, you can see on the radar is pretty nasty, and completely let up. in a few areas of breaks of dry conditions petaluma mainly showers and in by the green. moderate indicated by the yellow. even with the bay bridge, burlingame and the same in the senate to go toward a mixture of light flashed moderate in some of the above the green is indicating light showers pretty heavy and this area, richmond, berkeley, oakland, alameda, wofford slashed heavy. and for the inland areas we are seeing a light rain from dublin, livermore, danville. with wind-- so after this latest soaking >> we want to find out how the north bay is faring. that is where the rain is falling the hardest. to get you more news faster, let's turn to our solo reporter kron four's mike pelton live at the corte madera shopp

the death was one of several avalanche related emergencies in the lake tahoe area. at's after a weekend storm dumped at least 3 feet of fresh snow there. he was identified at 45-year- old stephen mark andser southern. the area of the lead -- anderson. area has been closed to skiered and snowboarders. >>> they helped with a research and rescue operation near the city of livermore. >> a man's pickup truck drifted into a creek and he was stranded on top of his truck for nearly two hours. firefighters brought in a helicopter to help. he was plucked to safety and treated at a hospital for hypothermia. >>> well, a similar rescue in a rain swollen river near los angeles. rising waters stranded a man on the island where we understand he was trapped for hours. glendale firefighters came to the rescue just before dawn. they were able to get the man aboard an inflatable raft and pull it back to shore. the man went to the hospital with symptoms of hypothermia but he is expected to recover. >>> mother nature has been busy. >> that's right. >> it is 4:52 on christmas day. holiday

tahoe.. to there was no exception, there are tire chain laws and the fact near interstate-80 to the north of lake. and also, the sierra avalanche center has an avalanche advisories in effect for the higher elevations are round lake tahoe. in the newsroom, charles clifford, kron 4. >> jacqueline: the big weather story is that rainfall totals all of the last 24 hours nearly one- inch in santa rosa. and oakland, san francisco, with two tenths of 1 in. in concord. let us take a look at the satellite & radar. the rainfall and the snowfall are pressing east and south. we are going to see cooler temperatures overnight with already 44 degrees in fairfield, 48 degrees in santa rosa. temperatures are going to drop into the 30's with clear skies. temperatures are also going to be quite cold with areas of frost. tomorrow afternoon, sunny skies but it is going to be chilly. temperatures in the low 50s tomorrow with rainfall on friday. there rainfall post--total and-for the cold temperatures to start. with frost expected allow yourself extra time to scrape your windshield. taking a look at your extended foreca

. >>> a crayfish cook is on the loose in lake tahoe. >> the family of the nurse who apparently took her own life after the prank and what the radio station is saying. >>> and in weather a few high clouds moving across the bay area. coming up the temperature change you can expect for your sunday and when rain resurfaces in our five-day forecast. british a prince william would not comment, but the international community is plasting an australian radio station whose djs made that prank call to kate middleton's hospital room. nurse who forwarded the call was found dead yesterday from an apparent suicide. jonathan samuel tells us that the head of radio station spoke out about the support. >> reporter: this is jacintha saldanha and this is the man many are looking to for answer, the chief executive officer of the radio station that broadcast the prank call that may have contributed to the apparent suicide of the devoted employee and mother. >> nobody could have reasonably foreseen what actually happened in this case. it's incredibly tragic. every one of us are deeply saddened. we're incredib

as we spread out and look at the lake tahoe area, that storm warning lasts through sunday. this is going to be a nice snow producer. and snow is good for us because it puts water in the rev wars. we will -- reservoirs. winter storm warnings in the mountains. cool storm headed our way. late tonight, early tomorrow morning. right now the winds are something to focus on. they will be gusting. especially tomorrow night, friday 8:00 a.m., wind gusts along the coast, 50 miles per hour. 48 miles per hour. 39 miles per hour. 41 miles per hour. that south wind will come up long the bridges. last time, a big rig flipped over on the bridge. these inside kinds of the winds have the ability to cause big problems on the bridge. you get the idea. tomorrow morning's commute on bay area bridges with wet roadways, never good. here is the computer model. 8:00 p.m., showers showing up. it will be scattered showers, light showers, breezy conditions. as we get into the late night, early morning hours it goes off. wind hits. rain hits. when i come back, morning commute. how long it will last. >>>

we did have snow falling in the lake tahoe area. r advisory expires at noontime today. >> it should be a pretty nice day and as you can see there is a storm system that is impacting the northwest. it may even bring dan snow for oaktemperatures wia very quickly. get ready for the cold. the north bay is highlighted in this magenta , fuchsia color. it will drop down to maybe and a 20 sprea20 degrees. it will be widespread third is all across. future cast 4 shows that the showers will start at 6:00 p.m. on--once we put this into motion the showers will pick can late wednesday night. >> bursting morning along the coast and parts of the north bay was the rain arriving. it will be heavy. the highs for today will be in the '50s. 52 degrees and san mateo. we will struggle to get in the mild side. average and will be below average. your kron 47 day or around the bay shows that there will be a very cold start for tomorrow morning. thursday and friday the change will be coming. it will be cloudy and wets.. here is a look form next monday it may

the lake tahoe forecast, they get a break as well for today more cloud cover. snow could return, back for today -- temperatures will be back up in to the low to mid50s, oakland. and livermore. your five-day forecast with your weekend always in view. there is that rain cloud. the chance of a few showers for friday. especially by friday night. that's when the highest chance moves in, friday night into saturday morning. the rest of the weekend should be dry. >> sounds good. business owners in east oklahoma land are frustrated after being targeted by vandals. >> and repair work continues here in brentwood as crews try to fix a broken gas line that forced people from their homes overnight. the scary moments for evacuees. >> and violence inside a sacramento mall that made shoppers ditch the day after christmas sales and run to safety. . >>> happening now, pg&e crews have found the source of a gas leaka affecting a brentwood neighborhood. alex savage is live where crews have been working all night. >> reporter: good morning. i just talked to one of the people evacuated

the area. this is looking north across lake tahoe. es all the ski resorts. this past sunday two people were injured by an avalanche and on monday a snow border was killed at the ski area. because heavy new snow is sitting upon a weak snow pack there is considerable danger. they're asking people to be careful in the back country and to heed snow patrol warnings at local ski areas. >> they're monitoring the weather, the wind, the snow deposition. on a daily basis they have their noses in the snow. they have a very good probability that their in bound area for their customers is safe. >> late this afternoon we learned that a ski patrol member from the sierra nevada ski resort died as a result of injuries he suffered after being caught in an avalanche on monday. that avalanche advisory is set to expire on wednesday morning. >> let's check delay at the airports. about an hour delay at sfo. two flights out of san jose. only a 15 minute delay to lax and no delays from oakland international airport. stay with kron 4 as we continue to track the

snow and winter storm warning for the lake tahoe area. around 40 degrees there and look for 57 and showers for sacramento. my accu-weather seven-day forecast a few showers on tuesday with frost. and then a series of storms begin on thursday. rain and gusty winds and heavy rain at times. friday periods of rain and then another storm is due in here on saturday. of course, mike niko will be here with an update 4:30 to 7:00 a.m. >> sounds good. thank you, leigh. >>> shu is here with sports. and dare i say it was a great day for the teams? >> first time in awhile the 49ers and the raiders are on the winning slate. highlights and reactions. >> and we will take you to our combos and plays of the day. >>> game of the day in the nfl. 49ers and patriots in new england. two different halves. 49ers dominated the first while tom brady roared back with 29 unanswered points. if you like rollercoasters, here we go. a cold and rainy night. storm front coming in. kaepernick strikes first and 7-049ers. second quarter and on the money to walker. he makes up

. >>> the winter storm warning has been dropped for the lake tahoe area. but it snowed hard up there for a time. live stormtracker 2 shows a few showers in the area, but it's really winding down, and in the mountains as well. 1580, lots of snow. for us, we've got moisture at the surface, a long, cold night, so we're going to see valley fog. valley fog is showing up in parts of the north bay. out towards vallejo and fairfield. south. valley fog, the story tomorrow morning. for the bay area weather, it's going to be cool as well, and in places where you see the valley fog, there's going to be frost as well. tomorrow morning when you wake up, you will notice that. the computer model tries to show the fog here. here we are at midnight tonight, you see the fog showing up in the livermore valley. this is valley fog. it's very dense. here's what it looks like as we get into 5:00 a.m. pretty dense in the central valley. dense fog showing kind of rimming the bay, and the north bay as well. high clouds in there too makes it harder to see. we are going to have plenty

. >>> the winter storm warning has been dropped for the lake tahoe area. but it snowed hard up there for a time. live stormtracker 2 shows a few showers in the area, but it's really winding down, and in the mountains as well. 1580, lots of snow. for us, we've got moisture at the surface, a long, cold night, so we're going to see valley fog. valley fog is showing up in parts of the north bay. out towards vallejo and fairfield. south. valley fog, the story tomorrow morning. for the bay area weather, it's going to be cool as well, and in places where you see the valley fog, there's going to be frost as well. tomorrow morning when you wake up, you will notice that. the computer model tries to show the fog here. here we are at midnight tonight, you see the fog showing up in the livermore valley. this is valley fog. it's very dense. here's what it looks like as we get into 5:00 a.m. pretty dense in the central valley. dense fog showing kind of rimming the bay, and the north bay as well. high clouds in there too makes it harder to see. we are going to have plenty

more storm watch coverage and what you can expect if your new year's plan include a ski trip to the lake tahoerea. taking a live look at the doppler 7hd. you can track the storm yourself. go to our website, abc7news.com. the rain steadily moving into the south bay. francis will hav >> welcome back, everyone. >> it is 5:30 and it is raining again in parts of the bay area this morning. we will start you off with the meteorologist francis in for lisa this morning. francis is tracking the storm. are where is the rain headed? >> it's headed south to be specific. here's a look at live doppler 7hdu see the center of the storm is moving now toward salinas as the area of low pressure, you see the rain circulate willing a counter clockwise direction. starting to clear in the north bay quickly and in the east bay you will find light rain on mission boulevard and fremont. also the parkway. in the south bay that's where you will see the showers continue through the morning hours but it should be clear by lunchtime. some light returns being picked up. 101, 87 and 280. look for some light showers, as well, r

what you can expect if your new year's plans include a ski trip for the lake tahoe area. >> i'm kera live in los gatos where the rain has stopped at least temporarily this morning, but the reservoirs are >> thanks everyone for joining us at 6:30 on this saturday morning. it has been raining in the bay area this morning, but some good news, it is moving out of town. meteorologist francis is in for lisa this morning. good morning, francis. >> good morning, katie. good morning, everyone. here's live doppler 7hd, showing you the rain already clearing san jose. we still have some cloudy conditions all around the bay area. but it's now south of san jose, gilroy, hollister and salinas. that's where it will take a bit longer for the showers to tapper offer. you will find some light returns along monterey road and 101 through morgan hill and also look for some light rain right now on 101 as you head your way through prune dale, salinas and highway 101, south of santa cruz. today the showers are clearing pretty quickly. temperatures in the low 40s for the most part during the morning. the after

. >> caltrans has lifted change and restrictions on an estate 80 and highway 50 through the sierra near lake tahoeirst time in days. roads are clear for now, but there is still plenty of snow off to the sites. rose on the way to topple area ski resorts are also clearing up. they are also reporting plenty of fresh powder on the ground. an avalanche advisory has also been downgraded from " considerable " to " moderate cold. >> there is no chains required so it is easier for you to get up there. storm tracker 4 shows you all the moisture that is sitting off shore. high pressure is in control and it is not really breaking down like we thought it would. we could see a straight showers for the sonoma county. it is certainly a possibility that we may not see any rain for some of the valley areas. 33 degrees to just above freezing for santa rosa. it is 43 currently in oakland. pleasanton is coming in at 34 degrees. >> check out santa rosa they are just above mild for 101. you should drive with extra caution. some areas of the delta have dropped down to less and 7 mi. for visibility. we will really wrapped

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the donner lake exit. even though 80 looks good at the moment, caltrans is screening trucks for snow chains eastbound at applegate and westbound in truckee. let's look on highway 50 in south lake tahoe clear -- maybe a little slick here. now, if you're heading to the mountains to ski, it's all good news. to the north, squaw valley and alpine meadows reporting their second-snowiest christmas on record. in the past week, squaw received 70 inches of new snow, 220 inches in total so far this season. northstar has received 54 inches over the last 48 hours and heavenly also reporting 54 inches of new snow and finally, this web cam view from kirkwood, which said it has received 84 inches of new snow over the past seven days. now, the skies were clear on monday afternoon but there is more snow in the forecast starting on christmas day. in the newsroom, charles clifford, kron 4 news. >>> let's check in with annie for a lack at the snow and rain. >> good morning, darya. merry christmas. you can see some pretty good amounts of rain come through towards san mateo and livermore. concord looking at light rain where you see the green -- dublin and pleasanton, union city, hey worth -- pretty good m

behind us, you're seeing the view of lake tahoe. >> the"lÑ planning agency is scheduled to vote on sweepinggulation that's would make it easier to build around lake tahoe. advocates say the plan is needed to help revitalize the tourist industry. but opponents say while the >> bart charges $5 to park at the west oakland station and stations have pricing in place. bart is taking input on the plan on the web site through december 18th. >> there is some signs today prof gres in the fiscal cliff negotiations. the president still says he won't compromise on demands that the wealthyest americans pay more in tax autos he's not criticizing republicans, either. that is a possible indication that private tuck talk was republican leaders are going along okay. >> move on.org is hosting rallies and pushing for an end to those cuts. abc 7 news is at one of them right now. >> this rally supposed to begin at 4:00 this afternoon. they're slow getting started. there is a couple dozen people here this, he say they're expecting about 400 by later tonight. there were rallies like this around the bay area today i

they're getting a break up there now after a morning of very heavy snow i got storm reports around the lake tahoearea, very heavy show around 9:00, 10:00 this morning, but now it's more widely scattered and less coming down. 54 in livermore. the forecast for tomorrow is we're thinking about fog in the morning hours and tomorrow, mostly sunny, partly sunny. more showers back in the forecast friday night. right now doesn't look like a big deal but back in the forecast. tomorrow, the storm moves out. friday, you'll see system number many coming -- we got a lot of rain this year, come into the scene and that's friday night. it's not friday afternoon. so clouds increase. the computer model bears it out like this. thursday morning, fog is something we're thinking about in the valley and around the bay. that's tomorrow morning. then tomorrow afternoon, not bad. i think there's patches of fog as you see in the central valley. friday morning, more fog. then the high clouds start to come in. friday afternoon, right? then here's overnight friday. showers 4 a.m. saturday morning or late friday night, if you

one time, i'm with my friends up at the lake tahoe, and i'm up at the top of the mountain. and i said--and all of a sudden, i feel it really, really getting warm. and i'm just kidding around and going like this, "humba, humba, humba, snow, snow, snow." and someone says, "hewitt, you're taking yourself too seriously." and all of a sudden-- "hewitt, son of a gun, i underestimated you, man." and the snow is all-- how did i know it's gonna snow? the same type thing, that room got-- i mean, not room-- that air got noticeably warmer. so in changes of state, you get an energy transfer. and i think we have a diagram in the book that looks something like this. okay, you go from the solid to liquid. does it take energy to make it go from solid to liquid or give up energy? let's suppose this substance is h2o. it's an easy one to remember. ice, water, steam. you go from ice to water, it's gonna have to take in energy, right? you'll have to put energy into the h2o. and if you wanna turn liquid to gas, say, water to steam, you gotta keep putting the fire in, yeah? so you get energy in go

the, if you're going to lake tahoe? interstate-80. as well as 88. ll walk you through the futurecast fort lake tahoe, coming up. >> a light drive, with the bay bridge light traffic on the approaches. no problems as you go westbound and a quick commute check with also light conditions for the east bay, the south bay, the peninsula and also the north bay. we are getting word that there could be a tree down. with updates coming up. >> 5:31 police inf greenbrea -- in green brea this morning, how did this to develop? >> this started off as a routine the wide, and it is now a search & rescue, with a routine dui over paul ove thed they pulled over a sust for a possible dui however, upon gathering and disinformation, he took off, jumped a fence, and according to -- information the officer was able to maintain site of the suspect for about 100 ft.. and at that point multiple agents were turning this into research and rescue, with the fire department, and the marin county water rescue boats. they ultimately came out and started searching the rescue of corta ma

here's conditions right now from the caltrans traffic camera in south lake tahoe this is highway 50 within the past hour we've seen several dryers putting chains on they are mandatory fresh snow on the ground forcing drivers to proceed with extreme caution like these folk as long i-80 at kingvale. >> we are learning more about the deaths of two people in avalanche-related accidents near lake tahoe. 53-year-old ski patrol member bill foster was buried while waking on avalanche control monday. the autopsy was intentionally set with explosives -- but it broke. a 49-year-old from truckee also died. >>> a stretch of highway 1 south of big sur remains closed after rock slides from the weekend. these are pictures from caltrans the slide happened sunday afternoon crews are working to clear the debris and repair a 60 foot section of damaged road. here's the specific stretch of road closed no word on when it going to reopen, officials hope to have one lane open later in the week. >>> weather in the midwest and deep south was severe and turned deadly, power outages, flights cancelled, dozens of torna

here's conditions right now from the caltrans traffic camera in south lake tahoe this is highway 50 within the past hour we've seen several dryers putting chains on they are mandatory fresh snow on the ground forcing drivers to proceed with extreme caution like these folk as long i-80 at kingvale. >> we are learning more about the deaths of two people in avalanche-related accidents near lake tahoe. 53-year-old ski patrol member bill foster was buried while waking on avalanche control monday. the autopsy was intentionally set with explosives -- but it broke. a 49-year-old from truckee also died. >>> a stretch of highway 1 south of big sur remains closed after rock slides from the weekend. these are pictures from caltrans the slide happened sunday afternoon crews are working to clear the debris and repair a 60 foot section of damaged road. here's the specific stretch of road closed no word on when it going to reopen, officials hope to have one lane open later in the week. >>> weather in the midwest and deep south was severe and turned deadly, power outages, flights cancelled, dozens of torna

the sierra. this is what it looked like at tahoe ski resort early whyer -- earlier today. the area in lake tahoe could get seven feet of snow by sunday. you can get hi-def doppler radar for your neighborhood anytime at cbssf.com/weather. >>> new details in a murder at a bay area mansion. it began with a 911 call about a home invasion in monte sereno, near los gatos. cbs 5 reporter christin ayers on how the weather is turning the investigation into a race against time. >> reporter: a soggy search for clues in the hills of monte sereno, the sprawling mansion in the affluent community, the scene of a homicide early in the morning. >> to this happen in this type of community... >> reporter: police have not identified the victim but say he lived here with his wife. the man who owns the home is a prominent south bay millionaire, who once owned mountain winery. he apparently had ties at one point to a spiritual group, called the foundation for spiritual awakening. around 1:30 this morning, the woman who lived here called police, saying the place was being ransacked by intruders. she was injured,

dry tomorrow and into the lake tahoe region stopped showers and snow showers are winding down as our brought a blast of cold weather with it and temperatures were in the lower '50s for the most part. temperatures will be cooling off in a hurry in the overnight hours. it will be very cold tomorrow morning and we will see areas of frost and fog. give yourself about five to 10 extra minutes tomorrow morning to defroster windshield. in the afternoon sunny skies and told school temperatures. sunny skies will return tomorrow and the friday and we will talk about that more and a bit. >> also coming up new details of a portland oregon mall shooting and three people are dead. what we now know about the gunman. a suspected armed robbery takes place on a wild ride through los angeles streets. also cleared of the jurors brought on several inches of fresh snow at heavenly snow resort. we will have details and your full weather forecast coming up. ♪ secondhand smoke affects everyone's health. it's not just irritating. it can cause heart disease and even death. speak up about secondhand smoke. your

and the snow, from oregon to lake tahoe, the northwest is covered in white. this reporter showed us just how bad the roads were. >> here is what we are dealing with. really wet snow and making the kids late for school and making it tough for people to get the holiday shopping done on time. >> reporter: that storm tonight is on the move. blizzard warnings in eastern kansas and a snake of watches and warns from denver to eastern michigan. the result, up to a foot of snow and wind from the rockies to eastern iowa. starting tomorrow and make it to wisconsin by friday. >> okay, ginger is here now. take us through, what travellers should watch for. >> tonight, it's denver. tonight and early tomorrow, and northeast colorado. then we go for the wednesdayneb area. and even northern illinois, just touching of the suburbs of chicago, thursday and friday. you have severe storms and everybody is asking, does it get to the east coast? do we get a white christmas? looks like rain. >> we need a lot of high school day spirit in the errants and on the roads. thanks. >>> and st

the scene today at sierra tahoe ski resort. has more than a foot and a half of new snow. there are similar total squaw valley and northstar. the area around lake gets up to 7 feet of fresh snow by sunday depends on the elevation. >> the rain seems to be dying down a little bit. where's the storm now? >> the storm we're watching next is about 4 or 500 miles offshore. it's going to stay offshore for a while. this is a break. yes you'll have scattered showers. it's going to be breezy and mainly cloudy. that constitutes our break that we are going to have but here's a peek at what we have outside right now. mainly cloudy skies. this is a view from our san jose camera where you got anywhere from one to three inches of rain in the south bay. mild outside and mid-50s. san francisco 58. san jose 61. oakland 60. concord 57. cbs 5 hi-def doppler. we track that rain all morning long. lawrence had the forecast for you. now we're calming down. scattered showers out there. you can see specks of green san rafael mill valley over toward richmond lafayette walnut creek. but these are widely scattered and they will not induce any more flooding. orinda you had 2

a lot of snow for the greater lake tahoe area. are cooler than yesterday upper 50s low 60s. we're saving of between five and eight degrees. 61 for fremont 62 for millipede is a santa clara. in the east bay we will see an increase in the cloud cover low 60s for walnut creek and san leandro. noticeably lower conditions for an downtown san francisco. 7 day around the bay shows rain will continue friday with a heavier storm approaching saturday night and to sunday. more moisture as a starter system and temperatures will climb into the mid '50s. scattered showers remain on your monday morning. 5:48 a.m. and on to traffic with robin >> no major hot spots are accidents reported but we have heavier traffic headed into san francisco. we're getting closer to the 6:00 hour so that is normal. the bay bridge toll plaza cash lanes are backed up beyond the end of the parking lot. lights are often no problems on the bridge just a heavy volume of traffic headed into the city. if you have fasttrack it will save some time. traffic across the sam sale

yesterday stop and go traffic clogs the highway from gold run all the way to lake tahoe. many drivers were caught off guard. >> there is supposed to be some snow and some slowdowns. i wasn't expecting a closure. i've got my whole family in the car. you want to take too many chances. >> that bumper to bumper traffic was good news for local businesses. this gas station was jampacked. the line for the bathroom stretched out into the cold parking lot. cruise wanted drivers headed up to tahoe to be prepared to have chains handy and drive slow and cautiously. >>> checking road conditions this morning. james required on all vehicles on i-80 from east of gold run to the nevada state line and on 50 chains are required and all vehicles west. four-wheel drive vehicles with snow tires are exempt on both 80 and 50. >> meanwhile, more than a thousand customers without power in the bay area. the biggest outages in the east they affecting about 875 households and businesses. pg&e is trying to determine the cause right now. in the north bay, about 200 homes and businesses are in the dark.

the snow had stopped falling. chain restrictions are in effect for all vehicles traveling on highway 50 between kyburz and meyers. and here's one more look from south lake tahoe. lots' of fresh snow here as well, but the roadway is mostly clear. finally, the sierra avalanche center says there is still considerable danger of avalanches in the higher elevations around lake tahoe. they say that all of this new snow is now sitting on top of an older unstable snow pack and that skiers and anyone in the backcountry should be extra carefull. especially around slopes that are 32 degrees or steeper. in the newsroom, charles clifford kron 4 news. >> jacqueline: to rain and snow is largely coming to with an aunt. it is released it is coming back to an end. with clearer conditions overnight notice the clouds overhead. mostly clear skies which will lead to very cold temperatures. already, chilly conditions in fairfield, 42 degrees. 45 in daly city, livermore. here is what we can expect tonight. temperatures quite cold with frost in a number of locations. sunny skies and chilly temperatures. it will be dry but the rainfall will return on friday. timing it out and your exte

the bulk of the system went through yesterday but lake tahoe, a look at all that low. at is a lot of fresh powder from the ski resorts. winter storm warning is still in effect for the western slopes of sierra nevada until 11:00 tonight. fresh power today three to 6 in. bringing the total up to 2 ft. in some locations. winds with gusts up to 45 mi. per hour. at 8:00 this morning just some scattered showers and they will be possible throughout the day. they will decrease as the day continues, especially by tonight. highs for today, 56 and oakland 53 in downtown san francisco mid '50s for half moon bay. a lot of us will make it into the 50s. sandra feldman only get to 49 degrees today. 7 day around the bay is a little wet today, especially this morning also breezy at times. tomorrow morning lots of sunshine lots ohigh of 53. monday and tuesday as we head into the new year holiday and parties for years see if we are lucky to be dry and a little milder. 6:18 a.m. and here is george with traffic. >> good morning and happy boxing day to all. a good ride around the bay area, we

. >> caltrans is lifted shane restrictions on interstate 88 and highway 50 through the sierra near lake tahoe first time in days. roads are clear for now and there is still plenty of snow off to the sites. rose on a weighted tahoe area ski resorts are also clearing up and they're reporting plenty of fresh powder on the ground. an avalanche advisory has also been downgraded from considerable to moderate. two people have been killed in avalanches in the sierra. >> they have got a lot of snow but it looks like the roads are pretty clear if he had to tahoe. good morning erica >> good morning adaria. it looks like they have the chance for snow showers associated with the system as rain comes through the bay area saturday and sunday. it will be a cold wind and the sierra and the highs are hovering below freezing. the lows are getting down to one degree as we head into sunday morning. satellite and radar shows we have some rain making its way closer to the bay area. a lot clouds associated with this system and future cast four shows not too much yet. cloudy conditions but i think we will be dry. the

over the sierra, watching a little bit of light snow over the lake tahoe and blue canyon air, i shoulday. on the other hand, our temperatures because of the mild air mass in place and the clouds, 40s and 50s. you will notice it's not as cold outside right now. by the afternoon, mid- to upper 50s. once the steady rain moves through we'll be left with scattered showers for your friday. another round of rain moves in. scattered showers saturday afternoon and then the final in this series will come on sunday and it looks like rain for most of the day. we could be foggy on christmas eastern as well as christmas day. nothing like we'll see for the weekend. but we'll don't to -- we'll continue to monitor that for you. >>> 8:28. new charges of embezzlement against a contracosta county employee, the details with what allegedly happened with the food stamp program. >> reporter: as christmas gets closer, tensions are very high at a mall here in newark. we'll tell you why police were called here early this morning. >> reporter: we're live -- [no audio] >> reporter: we'll tell you how much rain we'

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the storms. >>> 53-year-old bill foster was buried in avalanche near lake tahoe the avalanche was intentionallybut break higher and wider on the slope than expected. foster was uncovered within eight minutes but he died at the hospital. >> heavy snow in the sierra causing traffic problems. i-80 packed with cars yesterday. the constant snow made it slow going and unsafe without the right gear. >> very dangerous. we saw a car sliding on the side we were kind of scared. we decide odd stop and put our chains on. >> not an -- not an easy task with frozen fingers. squaw valley expects up to 20 inches of fresh powder by tonight >> i couldn't do it with fingers that are fine and if i was in the bahamas, it is a skill putting those chains on. when is the respite from the rain coming? >>> it is brief but coming tomorrow, not today. right there just to the east of jenner towards occidental we have our best radar return, towards green valley road also occidental road itself. just south of novato from novato boulevard to lucas valley road, light rain there. from larkspur into sausalito, tiburon and belveder

>> that morning crazed kidnapper barry keenan decided to drive the nearly 500 miles back to lake tahoeo check out of his hotel and get rid of any lingering evidence. frank sinatra, jr. remained in the hideout. >> he was blind folded almost entirely they had him. >> was he mistreated. >> not mistreated, no. >> both john and joe assured frank sinatra, jr. as long as he cooperated they would protect him from the higher ups. we had these mythical higher ups. during that time they became close, all three of them. >> 22 hours after his son was kidnapped, frank sinatra got his first call from the kidnappers who only told him that junior was safe and to expect more calls. the next morning at 11:00 a.m. they called again and sinatra was instructed to go to a pay phone and await yet another call. dean drove out to the gas station with sinatra. >> i kept telling him that once we got them on the phone i want you to keep them on the phone as long as you can. >> to trace the call. >> they were able to trace the phone from los angeles and did he talk to frank just to find out that he was safe. they t