once again -- the truckee meadows water authority is utilizing wells. not to get water out of the ground -- but to put it back in. that is story at 5:30 tmwa has about 90 wells around the truckee meadows -- and they're recharging about 20 of them. good evening, i'm landon miller. and i'm kristen remington -- thank you for staying with us tonight. putting water back into the ground is something they have been doing since 1993. and as paul nelson shows us, it's just one more way to prepare for dry years. river flowing the truckee river is one of the areas biggest sources of water. and during the fall and winter months, it's used to rejuvenate another source. miller "we're looking at restoring groundwater flow in the aquifer, putting water back into the system." winter water demand is about 25 percent of what it is during the summer -- and that allows tmwa to pump about 10 million gallons of treated water into the ground miller "so we're able to use the excess treatment capacity, produce more treated surface water, spread it throughout the distribution syst

from the ask joe file, a question tonight about an unusual fight on the truckee river. rashly wrote in after seeing power boats on the river last week en. she wants to know why there were boats on the river and if they're allowed there. she's thinking it could be a safety issue with kids play nrg the water here is a picture. i checked with matt brown who handles publicity for the city of reno and he has no idea what it's about. i called over to [ inaudible become and john says they look they ride on air actually. they can go about 25 miles per hour. they run up to about $15,000 to build. as for whether they're allowed on the river, officer tim broadway say there is are no rules or laws that prohibit the use of airboats on the truckee arrive every. he said it could be up to fish and game in if you're in california. on the arrive never reno, those boats are legal so have fun and be carol. thanks to ashley for ening in the question. if you have a question you'd like to ask send it to jhart@my4news.com. over to shelby (thank you joe. we're joined by political talk about toda

still to come on channel 2 news at 11 - find out why the truckee meadows water authority is using water back into the ground. mike will have a look at your forecast after the break.... but first - the federal government is offering a little help to organic farmers-- even those right here in nevada. we've got the details, next. "this is channel 2 news at 11, northern nevada's number one newscast, with arianna bennett, landon miller, sports with garrett dearborn and mike organic farmers across the country-- and here in nevada-- are getting a little boost from the federal government. some provisions from the 2014 farm bill are just taking effect now... geared toward increasing sustainable farming... and organic food. clint: "congress did this in recognition of the increasing importance of organic farmers in the us. every year organic demand far outweighs organic production." new programs through the usda... offer incentives-- for planting things that help resources... and support pollinators, like bees. farmers can also get low-interest loans... help with field mapping... and protection fo

river flowing the truckee river is one of the areas biggest sources of water. and during the fall and winter months, it's used to rejuvenate another source. miller "we're looking at the aquifer, putting water back into the system." winter water demand is about 25 percent of what it is during the summer -- and that allows tmwa to pump about 10 million gallons of treated water into the ground every day. miller "so we're able to use the excess treatment capacity, produce more treated surface water, spread it throughout the distribution system, and put it back into 20 different sites across town." nelson "during times when tmwa needs to draw water from the aquifer, they come to this well and pump the water through this pipe, but during times like we have right now, when there's less demand and more surface water, they bring the water through this bypass and pump it right back down to the ground." miller "it's invaluable. it's just another asset of our water supply that we can rely upon during times of need." miller says in the last 20 years -- tmwa has never had to

. >> the people that her up there cannot get past truckee. >> i have not heard about the way back.>> reno, truckee. >> and some people go up there with bald tires, they will not get are. >>> and we have a good thunderstorm at the santa cruz area, and some reports of pale earlier. a good thunderstorm went right through there, and this low is along the coast, and san mateo, santa cruz, and down toward monterey area. and more so than the inland areas, and it looks like it's going to stay along that course. this thunderstorm went through and past gilroy right now. we could get snow in the higher elevations, noticeably cooler. this could turn into the snow, a good possibility and a good amount over concord, clayton, a highway 4. and north bay, and hit-and-miss. this pattern is down considerably, 40s on the temperature. east bay all in the mid-40s, blackhawk 46, dan built 46. -- danville 46. things will calm down as we get on the drier side. we have patchy fog and below normal temperatures in the 50s and 60s for today.>>> let's talk about the overnight road, i-80 near truckee was closed. i

you can get them at the truckee meadows fire district's main office on east ninth street or online... just go to kolo t-v dot com-- for more information. ### subway in a little trouble for the size of their sandwiches... and mcdonalds whipping up a tasty dessert for easter... here's america's money... >>> good morning. topping "america's money" -- things are looking up for your 401(k). >> well, after a rough january, the dow was up slightly in february. while the nasdaq lost more than 1%. but here's the good news. march is historically a good time for stocks. and april is the strongest month. >>> subway promises your footlong sandwich will really be one foot long. that's part of the settlement of a class-action lawsuit that complained the subs fell short. >> the plaintiffs aren't getting much money, said one attorney. it was difficult to prove >> okay. >>> and the easter bunny may be stopping off at mcdonald's. the fast food chain is now offering cadbury creme egg mcflurry. >> delicious. it's a combination of the soft-serve mcflurry topped with pieces of creme eggs. just one problem.

here in the truckee meadows despite these pressures, reno pd says fatal accidents have leveled off in the last five years. p.d. "looking at the numbers prior to this interview, we've actually seen pretty good numbers for reno, in that we haven't seen any significant increase or decrease in fatality accidents or two pedestrain leveled off in the last few years. while there are hands free devices for drivers, the national safetly council says talking while driving hands free can be a distraction. consoles in the front of the car are more complex and have more information contained on them forcing the driver to look away from the road. sparks police is asking for your help-- to identify a man they believe is involved in a false imprisonment case. police say officers were called to the western village casino for a possible case of indecent exposure. when they met with the them she got in the car with this man. she tried to get out--- when felt uncomfortable, but he held her inside. she managed to get out, and told casino security. the man drove off in a silver four door sedan. if you know

but over in the truckee basin. in that area... the snowpack right now is only at about 70-percent of normal. it would also drasticly be helped by a miracle march. reporting live at the mount rose summit... colin lygren... kolo 8 news now. the bodies of two missing boaters have been recovered in donner lake. crews recovered the bodies of 34-year-old lucas johnson and 33-year-old joshua patterson over the weekend. the men were reported missing friday evening when their canoe capsized. neither wore a life jacket.### federal investigators are releasing new details about a deadly plane crash in kansas. the n-t-s-b released this video with its report, about the 20-14 crash at wichita's eisenhower national airport. it shows the final seconds of the beechcraft--- king air's flight, that killed the pilot, and three people inside the building it hit. the pilot reported shortly before the investigators say, the pilot was on medications, that may impair mental or not issue a cause for the crash. ### for the first time, an active duty member of

.### turning now to weather-- it's very warm and very breezy here in the truckee-meadows. chief meteorologist jeff thompson is here with a check of your forecast. jeff... the ridge of high pressure along the west coast will flatten and start to weaken this week, as a series of systems moves through the pacific northwest. this will keep breezy conditions and occasional clouds in the forecast, with showers possible north of i-80 wednesday night into thursday. highs will be close to records, with some valley locations warming into the low to mid 70's on wednesday. by late friday, a change to a stormy pattern is looking more and more likely. windy conditions, with sierra rain and snow are all possible by saturday and likely by sunday. plus, more storms are lining up to potentially move into the west coast through most of next week. stay tuned! -jeff tonight: partly cloudy, with a low around 40. breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph the evening. winds could gust as high as 35 mph. wednesday: mostly sunny, with a high near 70. southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. wednesday night: mos

the truckee meadows fire protection district is allowing open burns to take place starting tomorrow. however you must have a burn permit... that is reno and sparks does not allow open burning. permits are free and can be obtained at the main office or online... just go to kolo t-v dot com for more information. the ridge of high pressure along the west coast will flatten and start to weaken this week, as a series of systems moves through the pacific northwest. this will keep breezy conditions and occasional clouds in the forecast, with showers possible north of i-80 late tuesday and wednesday night. highs will be close to records, with some valley locations warming into the low to mid 70's. by next weekend, a change to a stormy pattern is looking more and more likely. windy conditions, with sierra rain and snow are all possible by saturday. plus, more storms are lining up to potentially move into the west coast through the middle of next week. stay tuned! -jeff tonight: partly cloudy, with a low around 36. southwest wind around 5 mph. tuesday: mostly sunny, with a southwest wind 5 to

and in the truckee area. 32 degrees. d high pressure trying to build in, closer and closer, but you can see by the wind particle map, the ejection through a particular path, nothing out there right now, for us today. becoming partly cloudy later today. and notice the winds in half moon bay. up to 37 miles per hour. by the evening commute. and 31 to the north. and 0 to the south. and pretty -- 20 to the south. and 15 to 25 east of the bay. san francisco, 29. a pretty blustery day. temperature-wise, 63. state capital into stockton and merced. upper 50s in monterey bay. you have the snow in the high sierra. and light rain in the northern section of california here. and sun up, sundown, the numbers pretty much where they should be this time of the year. 50s beaches. 60s bay and peninsula. lower mid-60s away from the bay. and your pollen reports, if you suffer from allergies, a bit on the uncomfortable side today. pollen each and every day, coming in to play. and here is the extended forecast. and this is what is coming into p

. >> i have not heard about the way back.>> reno, truckee. >> and some people go up there with bald tires, they will not get are. >>> and we have a good thunderstorm at the santa cruz area, and some reports of pale earlier. a good thunderstorm went right through there, and this low is along the coast, and san mateo, santa cruz, and down toward monterey area. and more so than the inland areas, and it looks like it's going to stay along that course. this thunderstorm went through and past gilroy right now. we could get snow in the higher elevations, noticeab

the routes. taylor was hit by a car while direct traffic around an accident near truckee over the weekend and died on sunday. he work for c.h.p. for six years three in san jose. >> a state of emergency has been declared in moraga clearing the i for half a million in immediate funding to fix a giant sipping hole. it opened up on sunday at the intersection of green boulevard and -- at rheem boulevard and center street. a traffic height was swallowed by the sinkhole. the town now can access $500,000 for message repairs to the sinkhole and bypass the bidding process. crews have to figure out the cause of the sinkhole. before they can fix it. until that time drivers have to keep out of area. >> there is a big road closure in marin because of the mudslide. the the marin county sheriff closed 30 mile of the fairfax road. authorities say the conditions are unsafe even for them. here is the reason why, this put slide made a mess of things on monday and there is near the lake am pipe dam. c.h.p. closed the road and now said that the conditions are worse than they thought. >> recent storms are helping replen

you can get them at the truckee meadows fire district's main office on east ninth street or online... just go to kolo t-v dot com-- for more information. ### and now your kolo 8 hour-by-hour weather forecast with lindsey matherly. today: mostly sunny, with a high near 69. breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. winds could gust as high as 40 mph. tonight: partly cloudy, with a low around 42. breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the evening. winds could gust as high as 35 mph. wednesday: mostly sunny, with 5 to 15 mph. wednesday night: mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. thursday: partly sunny, with a high near 64. southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. thursday night: mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. friday: a 20 percent chance of rain. partly sunny, with a high near 61. friday night: a chance of rain. mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. saturday: mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. saturday night: a chan

in the truckee meadows look for a high of 70 degrees. the average is 55 degrees. we are well above the averages for pretty much the entire breezy today but otherwise dry and also quiet for your wednesday and thursday. rain and snow chances start to pick up for us as we head for that weekend. it looks like your best chance is sunday. >>> a major force in the housing market. nearly three quarters of americans between 18 and 34 would like to buy their home. >> high rental cost -- 25-year-old was tired of turning away money on high rent and wanted to own her own apartment. >> i felt like the rental market was going to up in price and going to be spending a lot of money without a return on investment. >> reporter: she didn't have enough for the 20% down payment costly mortgage insurance. she was able to get a combination of low and zero interest loans to help with her upfront costs. >> it is intended who have the basics in place. >> find out about an available program. there you will learn about opportunities for educators, firefighters and those with other professions

she was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. >>> truckee police crews found canoe capsized on donor lake friday night. they found lucas johnson's body in 60 feet of water yesterday afternoon at the northeast corner of the lake. he was from auburn. a rescue team found the body of a second man saturday. he has been identified as 33-year-old joshua patterson are from cool, california, in el dorado county. officials got believe the men were wearing live vests. the water in donor lake was between 37 and 39 degrees over the weekend. >>> well, if you see smoke around lake tahoe don't be alarmed. the nevada division of forestry and the u.s. forest service may continue prescribed operations this week starting today. on the east shore operations may take place near logan shoals, vista point, camp galley, spooner summit and fan hearer. operations may be happening near spring creek, panther road and lake tahoe boulevard. six is an assistnist on the loose in fernly? i found that one man arrested on first degree arson may get the specialty veterans court program. more tonight at six. >>> our web

the span at the great highway. 20s and 30s common across the bay area, we have snow right now in the truckee area, sun up and sun down, 7:30 tonight and smack in between 50s and 60s and if you suffer from allergies, yes, another uncomfortable day with the wind blowing the pollen around. here's your extended forecast, that warmup begins pretty much in earnest by thursday through sunday. make it a great monday. >>> hello, everybody, from oracle arena, it's where everything seems to be happening, especially with your golden state warriors. highlights next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> we had to come to you from oracle arena. why not? the warriors, another w, 66th of the season. let's check out and see what they did with the philadelphia 76ers. first of all, klay thompson, wait until you see the night he had. first of all, picking up second quarter, mo buckets, all about mow spaeth. fourth quarter, klay thompson, okay, his hot streak, back-to- back 40-point games, draymond green, a triple double in the game. 117-105. >>> marcus paige, carolina tar heels against notre dame. second half, theo pens

the truckee area background and lake wind advisories and gives you advisories about winds and storms.ot it on my phone. very useful and you check out the weather across the country. so ktvu weather app, go get it if you don't have it. still to come right here on the four. we spring forward this sunday. but what if we don't? the movement taking shape to bring an end to daylight savings time. >>> also, what a special day saying goodbye to beloved first lady nancy reagan. the fond and funny memories of the former first lady laid to rest today right next to her husband. >>> and a quick peak outside at the traffic. beautiful golden gate bridge. the rain is not falling. it wasn't falling on the weather app. you can see the pockets of blue sky. northbound tracker to morin county. southbound to san francisco. no problem at all. the four on two will be right back. >>> it is that time again, time to spring forward. don't forget you got to move your clock an hour ahead when you go to bed saturday night. that's tomorrow night. the official time change happens at two a.m. sunday morning. so if you

upper 40s for some, and a few 30s in the mix, truckee at 23, and 41 for sacramento. already, cloud cover continuing to work its way in. this system will hang out produce the rain and lift up in about 24 hours and sweep in. until then, we could have a decent amount in the north, but not so much to the south. colin mild, cloudy in the north bay and cold with 50s and 60s on the high temps. mendocino county and lake county, and above 54 degrees, trapping that cold air. rain starting to the north and hanging out. coming in again on friday, cloudy with rain. and here comes another system taking us into sunday. this next system is for the north bay people. >> they could get up to 5 inches of rain in some areas. >> marin county? >> that is the cutoff, mill valley. >> and some areas get more than others, as you know, and ross could get a lot.>>> the bay area researchers are working around the clock in the fight against the zika virus, the new concern with the california blood supply. >>> your time now is 4:54 am. >>> flags flying at half staff in honor of former first lady nan

he di of control suv struck from hr taylor on i-80 right the truckee on saturday. he was taken by helicopter to a reno hospital where he died from his injuries on sunday. the 35-year-old spent two years gencan jose chp division before ultimately moving to the sacramento area. >>> all new at 11:00, it is a ==al that could save lives. automatic emergency braking will istrme standard equipment on most cars within seven years. 20 automakers and the national highway traffic safety administration agreed to that plan. automatic braking systems use cameras, radar and other sensors eo see objects that are in the itigand slow or stop a vehicle if the driver doesn't react. >> vince and larry, the old crash dummies, they would be very proud of where the manufacturers are today because they have pivoted from crash hasingtion to preventing crashes from occurring in the first er ele >> the new plan calls for phasing in the equipment on aysrly all car models except aome with older electronic capabilities or manual transmissions. d-pleaner years of public pressure, seaworld says it

the truckee high school boys and girls basketball team played a game against highway patrol officers and other local police departments. taylor died last weekend after being hit by an suv after directing traffic at an accident. the game raised nearly $5,000 for officer taylor's family. >>> 8:24 is our time. christmas came three months late for a family in oakland. a generous abc 7 news viewer stepped up after watching the family's plight in a recent 7 on your side story. our michael finney was glad to help make it happen. >> reporter: mary paid a surprise visit to tiffany lewis and her two children last week. >> i saw your story on channel 7 and it really, really moved me. >> reporter: we first introduced you to tiffany and her two children in january. tiffany had purchased $600 worth of toys on layaway at toys r us. the retailer accidentally gave the toys to another family and tiffany's children were left without most of their gifts on christmas morning. but that didn't bother them. >> i'm all right. i'll just take my money and buy me some. >> i still appreciate what she did and she

they are stuck because of the fog. 50 in monterey. 48 in truckee. coastal fog has returned. sunny and nice and cool. not that bad. mid 70s inland. cooler by the coast. 401 -- i hate to say this but we start with bart right out of the gate. >> i should probably put my mic on. >> at 401 we're talking bart again. >> it could be another crowded day on bart. system wide delays could last through the weekend or even longer. bart is trying to figure out what caused a power surge that damaged more than 50 cars during bay bridge and north concord stations. yesterday the lines were long. we got a lot of complaints on social media. some bart customers say their commute has been an hour longer. >> i'm working in deep san francisco and taking it all the way back to brentwood. it's really a pain. >> it would be weeks or months until we have every one of the train cars knocked out by this problem back in service. >> a similar problem happened three weeks ago. there was a power surge affecting trains coming out of the transbay tube in oakland. bart doesn't know if the same problem is bhoind

slight winds across the clara valley. 32 degrees in truckee with the snow falling. every since this morning, our sun will go down at 7:30 and clear skies overnight tumbling into the 30s and 40s. 38 degrees overnight low in the santa rosa area. 50s, 60s across the board. do you suffer from allergies? i do. okay. the pollen has been off the charts due to the wind, ushering the pollen around. they continue to blossom and go nuts. a string of -- gradual warming through the weekend. how about that. >> that's the green. >> lots of green. >> they are gorgeous, guys. >>> okay. we thank you for that. a warning for expectant mom is out there from doctors. think twice before traveling to place in the united states where the zika virus is certain to spread. this comes after the cdc advised pregnant women not to travel 38 -- travel to 38 countries where the outbreak is spreading. zika virus spreads through a bites. it can cause birth detects and neurological defects. we're going to break down the top states being effected tonight at 5:00. >>> you might want to plan a staycation.

first, pro snowboarder mike besitch lives in the mountain near truckee three miles from the paved road. we're talking about way off the grid. >> he has an interesting place. nbc's olivia genaro shows us this unique, hand crafted house. >> tucked in the sierra on the showy mountaintop, mike bestich calls a 375-square foot room his home. i said i do i want to do with the rest of my life? >> he realized his dream way before he was 33, when he was 10 years old. >> i wanted to build my own house with my own hands. >> he embarked on that adventure to make that dream come true. he bought a piece of property and used this land to create his home. >> all of the materials are from floor.from the trees and the >> and everything you see he built with his own two hands. and every feature of his home has intention behind it. >> there's the loft. sleeps two comfortable and wake up and the sunrise comes right through the top window here which is really nice to wake you up. >> the wall of windows faces south and they're angled so the sun helps heat it is room. >> the rocks start to heat up from the sun

showed in the slow traffic will get into it further at 6:00 will live and do with the member of the chp truckeeto do with the traffic headed to the sierra. . >>reporter: respect and blowing snow bans travel delays are of course want to be expected the specimen the snow starts to pick up saturday and also the son of expectancy to the fore and to try elevations where quantity another system move and as the one to the weekend we have a little bit of a break before the nexus convince their to few more legal resources to go on to the rest matt by 9:00 p.m. you notice some of the shower stall and to take prophesy most crowded skies track conditions until 67:00 will see a few moments when she was my but flash flood watch as into a fight for the north bank. nissan leaf... what will you do? ♪ how far will you go? ♪ how much will you see? ♪ electrify the world. now with a class-leading 107 miles on a charge, the nissan leaf is the best selling electric car in america. ♪ >>reporter: >>gary: can deliver this and i don't want to be in the public by going too far to delete his profile and his mother and desp

could build up over the hills later on today, already developing over sierra, just around the reno and truckee area. a sign of what could come today in early tomorrow. 40s on the tents, or lower 50s and calistoga 41, petaluma 43, and a few locations of to 30 miles an hour for the wins. wind gusts up to 35 and a word is calm, so obviously this is isolated for some people. a blustery day with the system giving us clear skies in the morning, but as this system cards itself out, some instability in the system. clouds will pop up, a possibility of showers to the north and the east, especially over the higher peaks, higher elevations on the coast as well. 60s on the temperatures, coming down is slightly below average over the next few days. once this wind dies down in cloud cover moves out, rather cold inland, that it does look quiet and gradually warmer toward the week and the weekend. >>> did you have a good weekend? >> i did. >> how is that restaurant, a seven course meal. >> but small courses. >> my seven course meal involved hard-boiled eggs. >> mine was mac & cheese.>>> and klay thompson is on

and temperatures in the 30s. 40s and 50s here, much warmer than yesterday, 32 in truckee, 39 in reno, sacramento 49. the moisture plume is taking aim at the pacific northwest, and eventually that will slide toward us late thursday and into friday. today's mostly cloudy with light rain, mild to warm, especially in the south day, and we could see upper 60s if we get the sunshine. heavier rain to the north, and morning in early nafta noon and we have this -- in early afternoon we have this band lifting northward. it looks like the saturday will have rain in the evening and sunday is looking pretty good. >> i heard you say tropical, and yesterday was cold, so when will it warm up? >> today a little bit, and tomorrow. and it will cool down, snow levels coming back down over the weekend. >> we have a lot of people asking. i tell them what you tell me.>>> there are more problems for chipotle this morning a confirmed case of norovirus forcing another restaurant to close its doors, it shut down yesterday after or mac employees called in sick, one tested positive for the norovirus

the bay area. officer taylor was directing traffic at an accident scene on interstate 80 and he was struck by a vehicle near truckeee died on sunday. he worked for c.h.p. for six years three at san jose area office. last week he was springfield we our sister station in sacramento after a helping a woman who lost control of her car and crashed into a snowbank. the officers will ring a bell at academy in west sacramento to mark "end of watch." >> two of three anything police officers shot by a suspect were just released from the hospital. the officers were monitoring drug activity on the west side and they noticed a man and a woman under investigation. officers tried it talk to them authorities say he pilled a gun and starting shooting. the officers shot back and killed the gunman the third officer has non-life threatening injuries. >> the united states is loosening rubles on travel to cuba five days before president obama makes a historic trip to havana. the obama administration said that americans can now take people to people trips to cuba on their own rather than on group tours so any american can go to cuba if t

interstate has reopened today under very snowy conditions with chain controls all the way over the top past truckee for any drivers that are heading up here and for the skiers and snowboarders trying to get up here. get more than two feet of snow in a 12-hour period is what we're hearing from folks on the mountain overnight. intense snow falling down. i came through blue canyon on friday. this area was pouring rain, not a flake of snow anywhere, now 18 inches on the ground here as well. if you're coming up to check it out, significant snowfall. winter storm warnings expected to last through the day. so definitely be prepared for those winter driving conditions if you are heading into the sierra. at blue canyon, brian hickey. >> should we go? >> nice to see but not necessarily to be in that track. jeff ranieri has been watching all those details. a lot of fresh snow. >> great news for the snowpack. we think the latest round of snow should push us up to 100% of average. after that wild weekend of very heavy rainfall saturday night also into sunday evening we started to see things calm down. scattered

the snow. snow at 5000 feet. not a particularly cold storm. notice this note stretching from truckee. storm warning still in effect through 11 am tomorrow. chains required on 80 and 50. the heaviest of this note should take place before dawn. those snow levels around 5000 feet will drop to 3500 feet around tomorrow morning. the actual area of winter travel will expand through tomorrow morning. here are some of the snow totals. close to 5 feet in squaw valley. 57 inches in the past 7 days. lots of snow everywhere. sugar bowl 50. these totals were taken about noon today. we're going to add on possibly another foot or 2. some of the locations could push 7 feet in 7 days. that is a lot of snow. here is what is expected between now and tomorrow evening. 6-12 inches at the highest elevations. maybe another foot on what we have already seen. live at the san mateo bridge, it is still wet here. we will continue to see wet weather through the morning commute. here is the futurecast. 9:00 p.m., here is the rain shield pushing south and east. behind us we will see spotty showers. overnight and int

50s for the most part valley floor 32 truckee and 38 at south lake tahoe. so the numbers look good. this is not cold at all considering the average high is around mid 50s so we're at that now. that's pretty nice for quarter after 11:00 right. wind speeds not much of a factor pretty calm pretty light. clouds keep coming and going. pockets of sunshine, pockets of cloud courtesy of this system coming in that's really going to pour water rainfall in seattle. and then portland and then northern key. but for us this isn't the one we're really watching because future clouds and radar keeps us clear into tomorrow. dissipates, doesn't do much does it. then it's gone. where are we now? wednesday, this one might give us sprinkle or light snow flurry to tahoe on thirst. what's behind it is going to change things. storm after storm maybe on and off i'm not kidding, once it starts on friday, some of the computer models aren't off through march 17th. give us chances of rain and snow. so as if the sent wasn't good enough. alex was complaining where's more snow i'm bringing it in for him? because he

the nevada state line due to blizzard conditions. chains or snow tires required in both directions between colfax and truckee and along highway 50 chains required from 3 miles east of kivers to the down of meyers. >>> this time tomorrow crews will begin tearing down yet another building near the coastline because of its risk of falling off a cliff and into the ocean and all this rain has only -- is only speeding up that process. kpix5 reporter anne makovec joins us live in pacifica in front of that sinking building. anne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. say goodbye to this building this morning, they are going to be putting up a fence around this building, similar to the fence you see there behind me. that is protecting the site of the last building that was demolished. three buildings on this street are in danger of falling into the ocean. now, the city red tagged this one, 320 esplanade during the last el niÑo in 2010 and now they are finally knocking it down. the building next door is yellow tagged after this year's storms ate away at the cliffs below. all of the apartment renters there were forced to move and they have act

. >>> south bay firefighters are mourning kristen snook who died sunday in a crash in the summit area near truckee. the 25-year-old worlded for cal fire's santa clara unit for the past year. she also volunteered for santa cruz county's fire department. . snook was off duty at the time of that crash. her death, though, happened just hours after chp officer nathan taylor was killed also in a crash in that same area. he was in the process of closing one of the lanes when a driver of an suv lost control and struck him. today the chp paid tribute to officer taylor with a traditional bell ringing ceremony. the ceremony signifies the end of an officer's watch. taylor had been with the chp for less than six years. 35-year-old has spent about some two years at the san jose division before moving to the sacramento area. >>> an artist who became a crime victim last year found a creative way to thank the police who solved her case. her name is alexis silk. her blown glass sculptures sell for up to 20,000 bucks each. last fall, a year's worth of her work was stolen from a trailer in richmond. police recovered

you can get them at the truckee meadows fire district's main office on east ninth street or online. joining me now is lindsey matherly with a look at the forecast. gusty winds will produce choppy lake conditions today as weak low the pacific northwest. most areas will remain dry with above average temperatures through thursday, then rain increases by friday when deeper moisture cooler weather pattern will likely return this weekend and next week with periods of strong gusty winds. the ridge of high pressure that has produced the recent warm >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. super tuesday showdown. millions of americans headed to the polls right now on the biggest day of the election so far. 11 states up for grabs. we're live with the latest new developments. >>> health alert. is a new passion pill for women even effective? the startling report calling it a fail. the side effects you should know about. dr. jen is here live. >>> abc news exclusive interview this morning. "modern family" star ariel winter speaking out one-on-one for the very first time. >> i was in excruciating

the peninsula. woodside at 37. cool temperatures. 28 in truckee. 38 and ukiah. look for a mostly sunny day with faulkner the coast. upper 50s and low 60s. warmer away from the coast. breeze is there at times. low 60s to mid and upper 60s. >>> there is a slow traffic. it's not a completely easy commute. let me show you the bay bridge toll plaza. there is a backup. some of the cash lanes look good and so does the 880 ramp. westbound, east of the toll plaza he had a crash reported. it is not -- there were some flares but traffic is moving by okay. also looking at the commute on 880. traffic is moving along pretty well. no major problems here. we're looking at highway 4 ditch. a little bit of slow traffic coming over the will a pass grade. if you are driving from pittsburg over to be point, we had a crash reported near 242. also, slow traffic year. 680 from the venetian bridge to walnut creek looks good. let's go back to the desk. >>> oakland police are looking for a certain type of lawbreaker today. they are focusing on keeping streets safe for everyone on the roads

wind gusts at 34, 30+ and the higher elevations, though blaze and blustery. 32 in truckee, 44 in ukiah in sacramento, and we are surrounded by the us, but not a lot of moisture. this is picking up the breeze, and a cool and breezy pattern, mostly sunny through the morning, showers developing over the hills later on. windy for some, breezy for everybody, 60s on the temperatures, low to mid, and not much difference from the beach or vacaville, everybody in the mix. not all have a breeze yet, but we expect that the pick up. temperatures will be held in check, slightly below average for this time of year. it's clear now, but noticeably cooler pattern. looking better toward the end of the week.>> interesting that we have the same temperatures from the beach to vacaville, that is a good 40 degree difference sometimes. >> yes, but not today. >>> your time is 6:51 am. >>> just learning about that legal action in north carolina, challenging a new state law to block the cities from passing antidiscrimination rules. >>> coming up in 15 minutes, the petition among the republicans gaining momentum.

the valley. sierra in nevada calming down, and 34 in truckee. and today is the transition day with highs near 60.>>> we are doing pretty good, after having some earlier issues on the financial and have been cleared up. the maps look pretty good for this time of the morning. we take a look outside, and we will go to the toll plaza first, and a pretty good backup at this hour. metering lights are on, more people beginning to make the trip into san francisco. back to just about to the maze. looking okay. going to a different life picture, looking at the san mateo bridge, traffic is getting busier heading westbound toward the financial up here -- toward the financial a -- peninsula. and also westbound, the cars are apparently out of the way, but a little bit of slowing. looking at this low traffic heading out of the pittsburg westbound on highway 4 this morning. >>> your time now is 6:02 am. >>> san francisco fire crews looking for the calls of the fire over the empty building, and an earlier fire burned their last year. we are joined live from san f

patrol troopers firefighters and the public saluted fallen officer taylor as the procession drove along i-80 from sacramento to truckee flags hung from the fire trucks displayed on the route the taylor was hit by a car while directing traffic at an accident. he worked for c.h.p. for six years three in san jose area office the. >> state of emergency is declared in moraga clear way for half a million in idea funding to fix a giant sinkhole. it opened up sunday at the intersection of rheem boulevard and center and it severed a pg&e gasoline. the state of emergency means the town can access $500,000 for emergency repairs to the sinkhole. they can bypass the bid process. crews have to figure the cause of the sinkhole. until then drivers have to keep out. >> big road closure in marin because of a mudslide. the sheriff had closed 30 miles of the road with road conditions unsafe even for them, and here is why: the mudslide made a mess of things on machine. this is near the lake am pipe dam. c.h.p. has closed the road since that time and now said that the conditions are even worse than initially thought. >> marin gets the prud

gilroy, 39 in boulder creek, even santa cruz at 44, saratoga 39 in ukiah and teens in the mountains, 19 in truckee, 45 in monterey. i think by 10 am or 11 am it will be out of the picture and mostly sunny skies. sunny and warmer under a full moon, a few 30s for the lows, and warmer this afternoon with temperatures near average. 62 to 68, about where we should be. 62 to 65 in an and 68 to 70 along the coast. hayward at 66, santa clara also, and 60s on the coast, mid- 60s at bruno, and close to 64 palo alto. we have this system dropping in bringing snow to the sierra, nevada and windy and cooler for us. >> these are the temperatures i liked. >> a beautiful temperature. >> remember this. when it's 90 degrees, but don't say that, we are jinxing it.>> you guys live more inland than i do.>>> 6:21 am is your time right now. >>> known as the "bearded bandit " and responsible for robbing several banks, in take a look at this photo, and we will tell you how many banks he has hit. >>> a warning from the public health officials and what they say will happen if the zika virus spreads beyond latin america and t

especially higher elevations on the coast. 45 truckee. 48 south lake tahoe. e sector. this all has to drive south. you need a kicker. that would be the front. that will eventually slide south. watch the future cast. it hang up. 2:00 finally late this afternoon. this evening it starts to move and then washes out. the rain will pick up late tonight and tomorrow as that front gets closer. for the morning here it's all about the north bay. i think we get a break saturday morning until the next system. cloudy skies, rain to the north. heavy rain for some. muggy to the south bay. breezy to windy. highs, near 60 to the north. 70, san jose to santa clara. morgan hill. >> latered today and tonight but mainly the morning. it's coming down big time up north. >> all right. thank you. >>> fighting grime at bart stations. in 15 minutes the project to clean up four bart stations in downtown san francisco. s >> and up next more speculation about collin kapernick. the team that's reportedly very interested in him. announcer: ifis the staying awake part...y [train horn blares]

north bay temperatures in the upper 30s. 19 in truckee. calming down in the sierra.xpect some activity to develop later. reno 32 degrees after yesterday's snow storm. for us clear this morning. there goes the low. you can get a good look at it as it heads in the four corners. cold morning. chilly. mostly sunny. breeze coast and higher elevations still there. not as bad as yesterday. 60s on the temperatures. low to mid. slightly below average. looks like yesterday we bottomed out. each day this week we warm up. mornings will be cool. days will be warmer as we head toward the weekend. the weekend looks quiet. next is april 5th. the 4th is the a's home opener. 7th is the giant's. >> people still will go. we need to be prepared. >> absolutely. >> we won't blame you. >> thank you. >>> it is 6:49. a man in his underwear stuck in the mud. coming up in 20 minutes, bizarre chase in texas that ended with a messy rescue. >>> up next they are calling ate virtual reality game changer. i want won. why the new oculus rift has so many people excited. e >>> welcome back to "mornings

>>darya: chp officer recovering after he was hit by and ask you the on highway 80 near truckee he was car dealer with an accident in the snow conditions when he was hit this was saturday afternoon at the castle pick exit ramp officer nathan taylor was responding to the collision that is one nissan pathfinders try to change lanes at the offices in santa flying several feet and landed face down in the median they say that he is in serious condition this morning the driver lost control of our car and could be taken it was the investigation is complete. >>mark: the measure will allow parents to take up to three days of paid time off each year to complete a more active role in the top school live with some people are not happy with the proposal the proposal of the the families warm partnership act and would not apply to small businesses the time now nissan's recall will the 47th out electric cars in the u.s. and canada because the potential for problems. >>darya: the national highway transportation administration said cold weather can call the relay and the car's brake booster they found t

the peninsula 54. wood side 45. 30 truckee. cloud cover has a lot to do with the temperatures. maybe a hint of patchy fog. nothing compared to what we saw yesterday. thursday we get in the mix for rain. lots of high, mid level clouds. still above average on the temperatures. it will be cooler than yesterday after yesterday's record setting day. temperatures upper 60s low 70s. not much change tomorrow. then we clouded up and rain begins on thursday. we get a break until late friday. next system saturday. windy with rain in the afternoon and evening. we are going to get a lot of rain in the next week. >> your predictions of march will hopefully come true. >> so far march hasn't happened yet but i like my odds. >> we seen a lot of storms fizzle out and move north. >> i don't think so this time. >> thank you, steve. >>> 4:50. >>> a family desperate to save their 4-year-old from cancer. >> we don't want time. we want our kid back. >> up next, the reason their best hope may lie in a treatment that is only available overseas. >>> welcome back. it is 4:53. >>> a family in martinez says

the bay area with showers and rain and thunderstorms. look at all these snow -- interstate 80 is closed right now, no estimated time of reopening from all talk to truckeethe latest on the radar right now, notice this, lightning strikes detected closer to monterey bay. also up in the north bay as well, lightning strikes within the past half hour approaching right around see branch. we have thunderstorms developing, that has been the possibility with unstable setup out there. as far as coverage right now, san francisco, oakland, towards the east bay, san leandro and hayward, more coverage. look at the yellows and oranges, a constant all evening long with the past two hours, concord and antioch towards pittsburg, oakley as well. we have downpours still moving through the region. still a factor up until about 1:00 or 2:00 early in the morning. widespread coverage from san mateo to palo alto. you can pick out towards santa cruz, watsonville, morgan hill especially the south bay, reports of heavy rain here, rainfall estimates with those red cells, take a look at that right now, they are up there in fact, take a look at that nearly an inch and a half, pretty

injuries were reported from crashes there and for vehicles traveling west on i-80 in the sierra, chains are required from truckee to colfax. >>> people in pacifica are watching the weather closely as a crumbling hillside spills into some apartments. in about 24 hours they will be demolished. mark kelly reports it's all in the name of safety. >> reporter: years teetering on the edge, this week 320 esplanade will meet its fate. tuesday the demolition begins on this 20 unit apartment building. pacifica city officials red tagged in the last el niÑo in 2010. the building next door is yellow tagged after this year's storms ate away at the cliffs below. residents forced to move, the city hasn't yet decided whether it will stay or be torn down. and last month this nearby apartment got demoed after winter rains brought the building dangerously close to falling into the pacific. >> it's not safe anymore and if we wait and there is some catastrophic storm or an earthquake or some other event, that buildings could end up on the beach below and if so the cost to clean it up would be a lot higher. >> reporter: the demo cost i

as the snow was coming down at times it is still snowing right now in tahoe and truckee. we are expecting the winter weather advisory to remain up until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. expecting a couple more inches of snow. how much rain have we received? it has varied widely. just over an inch in mount saint helena and everybody else in between that range. we did get a beautiful rainbow. this was sent via twitter by one of the abc7 news colleagues. this was near ocean beach in san francisco, and it was one of those show stoppers. a lot of people saw the rainbow here along the embarcadero and it was definitely beautiful. temperatures in the 40s and the 50s. a live look from the emeryville camera as we look across the bay. visibility is good. a few showers overnight and isolated showers tomorrow afternoon. a sun intoe yes, sir and warmer -- sunnier and warmer pattern is setting up for next week. we have the storm impact scale between tonight and tomorrow morning. the scattered showers continue and less than a 10th of an inch expected. this will impact your morning commute in spots ove

the rain should start, tough to time that. 21 in truckee, 41 in dekalb. . there could be inches of rain in places. in the south, probably not a drop until tomorrow. it's been a long time since i've seen this pattern. turning cloudy, north they will go cloudy with rain developing. 30s for lows this morning. 50s, mid-50s, even some low 50s mendocino -- mendocino county. too much cloud cover in too much cold air. rain stays there and dips a little bit on wednesday. we will be all right. friday, everyone gets rain on the weekend. maybe saturday will be okay, but saturday night, sunday, monday, looks like pretty decent rain and wind. >> bring it. >>> it's time for lunch for us. if it's breakfast time for you, you might be in luck. it is national pancake day. to celebrate, ihop is op for -- offering a deal day. they asked that you donate to the children's miracle network. the goal is to raise $3.5 million. >> it is a wonderful cause. i must support them.>>> a warning for young women who use certain soaps and beauty products. research on problems with certain ing

mid40s now and not the low 40s for much of palo alto. 27 up in truckee. monterey at 52. there's the system that's coming in. sunny for all. warmer today as well. cool lows but nothing as cold as the last couple mornings. mid70's for some. this will be the warmest day with temperatures well above average. all right sal, you want to start with bart? >>> we are actually doing pretty well when it comes to the bart system right now. it's so lightly traveled. let's go out and look at what we have first with the traffic. it continues to look okay on the east shore as you drive through. no major problems. it's not a bad drive getting up to the bay bridge toll plaza. when you do get to the toll plaza you will see the traffic will be light into san francisco. we are looking at san mateo bridge. that traffic looks good. as you drive over to the other side no major problems there. the drive here on the freeway, 880 and 101, traffic will be okay as you drive through. there is a problem this morning for some people who use bart in the east bay as steve

loss a lot of snow on the ground in truckee and this morning. percent of average has come back up. back up to 100% of average. the best thing is the mountain numbers, the numbers and indexes for northern, central and southern california and the reservoirs are above 20%. very good in terms of water storage. very good that we got out of this without too many problems because i got to tell you, if it had kept going, if we had two more days we would be talking more about flooding and issues. i will talk to you more when we come back on the next weather system and when that could happen. >>> the chp is investigating a head-on collision near discovery bay that killed the parents of three children riding in the backseat. officers say the family was inside a dodge van traveling east on highway 4 when a vehicle heading in the opposite direction suddenly swerved into that lane. the force of the trash sent the van into a canal. you can see the skid marks in the video we shot from sky fox. there's also some red debris in the water. the 45-year-old mother and 48- year-old father were killed. >>>

as the snow was coming down at times it is still snowing right now in tahoe and truckee. ng the winter weather advisory to remain up until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. expecting a couple more inches of snow. how much rain have we received? it has varied widely. just over an inch in mount saint helena and everybody else in between that range. we did get a beautiful rainbow. this was sent via twitter by one of the abc7 news colleagues. this was near ocean beach in san francisco, and it was one of those show stoppers. a lot of people saw the rainbow here along the embarcadero and it was definitely beautiful. temperatures in the 40s and the 50s. a live look from the emeryville camera as we look across the bay. visibility is good. a few showers overnight and isolated showers tomorrow afternoon. a sun intoe yes, sir and warmer -- sunnier and warmer pattern is setting up for next week. we have the storm impact scale between tonight and tomorrow morning. the scattered showers continue and less than a 10th of an inch expected. this will impact your morning commute in spots overnight tonight