. >>> reporter: the tioga pass in yosemite national park with elevations above 8,000 feet, the road issually covered with ten to 15 feet of snow by now. but not this year. near the top of tioga pass is frozen tania lake and in the first time in over 70 years the ice is snow-free and exposed. ice skaters, hockey players, and even dogs have come to enjoy this rare moment. >> tailgating. >> reporter: they enjoy the majestic scenery in style. wine, apples, cheese. the aussies came. >> you wouldn't see anything like it in australia. >> reporter: have i ever seen a frozen lake at all? >> no. >> reporter: the british were here. >> we are don't see snow much in england at all. >> reporter: then the texans showed up. four sisters from dallas who had never seen a frozen lake before. >> joyce, come on. >> lift up. >> you just lift up and walk. >> another texan on ice! >> reporter: no shortage here. the ice is rough. tyson lives nearby and says the lake talks. >> the lake makes all these crazy noises like there's whales under the water. it's awesome. >> reporter: it does. you can hear the sounds.

. >>> this is what tioga pass in yosemite usually looks like. buried in snow last june. in january the picture is very different. don ford records for the first time in 70 years, the pass is open giving people a sight of yosemite the don't usually see. >>> reporter: the tioga pass in yosemite national park with elevations above 8,000 feet, the road is usually covered with ten to 15 feet of snow by now. but not this year. near the top of tioga pass is frozen tenaya lake and for the first time in over 70 years, the ice is snow-free and exposed. ice skaters, hockey players, and even dogs have come to enjoy this rare moment. >> tailgating. >> reporter: they enjoy the majestic scenery in style. wine, apples, cheese. the aussies came. >> you wouldn't see anything like it in australia. >> reporter: have you ever seen a frozen lake at all? >> no! >> reporter: the british were here. >> we are don't see snow much in england at all. >> reporter: then the texans showed up. four sisters from dallas who had never seen a frozen lake before. >> joyce, come on. >> lift up. >> you just li

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well, the threat of heavy snow forcing the closure of a major roadway at the yosemite national park, tioga road was shut down in anticipation of the coming storm. it's the main entry to the park from the eastern side of the sierra nevada. park officials say the storm could make driving virtually impossible. the roadway is usually closed during the winter, but the lack of rain will keep it open -- actually has kept it open until right now. >> that's the remarkable thing about tioga, usually it's all shut down. >>> but we've got the big juicy storm coming our way! >> likely it won't be the only highway shut down. we're going to see a lot of snow and snow levels. ooh, let me tell you about this. we could pick up upwards of 6 feet of snow above 7,000 feet. you've been holding on to the season ticket waiting for the snow, boy, oh, boy, we've got it for you. check ahead. and bring the snow chains with you if you are heading to the tahoe area because we've got a lot of snow coming in courtesy of three storms on the way. 31 degrees in napa, grab the jacket, and leave the umbrella home for today, b

and tioga pass in yosemite still open. so with cold temperatures in place and the coldest i could find in the north bay. it's cold. everyone will be on a mostly sunny and warmer weather. >> kenwood is 34. sonoma 35. novato is 37. walnut, atherton, 33. los gatos, mountain view, 39. 34 fairfield. they do have a little northeast breeze. and there's also -- i've seen gusts. it's mainly pretty icut -- pretty quiet. the high pressure says i'm really content to stay here. and then the northeast and deep south you a the way down to florida were mostly sunny, mild to warm. next week looks warmer. we'll have a cold down at the system begins tomorrow. mostly sunny, some coastal fog. temperatures continuing to coming up up a little bit. clearlake, ukiah, upper 60s. vallejo, benicia, pinole, right around 64. 65 morgan hill. 6 6 sunnyvale. san mateo it's 64 -- 64. not much change. >>> some vallejo homeowners want the city to pay for damage the caused during -- damages caused during a manhunt. last month, officer kapoot was killed. we sa

tioga pass is the main entry. the winter weather is arriving late this year. there is no need to close the road until now. this weeks storms are expected to bring plenty of snow to the area. >>> 5:40. we are getting newty details about d -- new details about the cruise ship in italy. what the captain refused to do after the tragedy. >>> iconic hollywood sign becomes part of the crime scene. the disturbing discory made. >>> traffic is moving along pretty well here on the richmond bridge. on the upper and lower deck of that span. we'll tell you more about some areas that are getting a little bit more crowded than this. [ male announcer ] get ready for some deli-style delic-ious-ity: the subway big hot pastrami melt. dive into piled-high pastrami, spicy mustard, pickles and melt-a-licious cheese. treat your taste buds to a fresh toasted subway big hot pastrami melt. subway. eat fresh. >>> good morning. we have 30s out there. a couple 20s. freeze warning santa clara valley. clouds way to the torte. we'll have some sun today increasing clouds and cloudy by tonight.

tioga road is the main entry from the eastern side of the sierra. the winter weather is coming late this year. so there was no reason to close the road until now. this week's storms are expected to bring a lot of snow to the area. this is one of the latest closings of that area on record. >>> 6:48. back over to sal to check in on traffic. sal. >> we have a problem in sunnyvale. silicon valley northbound 101. and also the traffic getting down to the san jose area is going to be a little busy on 101 but 280 looks good. if you're in the east bay westbound traffic looks good in both directions on interstate 880. let's go to pictures from our live camera. i want to show you the picture on 92 westbound san mateo bridge it looks good. this commute on westbound bay bridge that is backed up for a 10-15 minute wait. here is steve. >>> thank you, sal. it will be mostly sunny today. i think expect for the north bay. mostly fair. mostly sunny. north bay partly cloudy. cold again this morning. not as cold as yesterday. still 20s around. also a lot of 30s. due to

tioga pass is still open.e is restaurants in lake tahoe opening up their decks because it has been so warm. earliest ever. with that in mind it will be sunny and warmer today. we do have colder lows because of the fog. there is patchy fog but it's noticeably colder. north bay colder. it will billion mostly sunny. temperatures coming up a little bit. the wind in the east bay hills i noticed from mount diablo about 25-30. nevada is 37. walnut creek downtown 37. palo alto around 38. los gatos, mountain view around 39. there is colder readings. also readings in the santa cruz mountains. fairfield 34. they have a little bit of ha northeast wind. their windchill is 30 degrees. what we see here is what we get. if anything it will be warmer. today mild to warm. some of that coastal fog keeps 50s or low 60s closer to the coast. forecasted highs are starting to come up. especially toward mountain view. mid 60s there. redwood sty 65. napa 65. so warmer today. cooler thursday and friday. warmup again expect for fog. >>> i

after an incredibly dry season, the national park service says tioga pass will close in 13 minutes. 7:00 tonight. [ laughter ] >> in preparation for some wet snowy weather. this is the first time in 70 years that the pass has still been open at this point in the season. the extra few weeks have given visitors a unique experience in the valley. >> you wouldn't see anything like it in australia. >> have you ever seen a frozen lake at all? >> no! >> we don't get to see snow much in england at all. >> the park says glacier point road, ow, will remain open at least through tonight but it could close as soon as tomorrow. >>> the snow should be arriving to yosemite by the end of the week. i have something i want to share with you. just glorious. really pretty. right there. you have coit tower, it was built back in 1933 and all 210 feet of it is just painted in 49er red. okay, right here in the studio i said 49er red. wahoo. no -- >> wahoo. >> yeah. >> from dana? >> the city is definitely showing -- >> what do you want from me? [ laughter ] >> right now at pioneer park atop telegraph hill it

tioga pass. never open this late in the season. janice tweeted me saying the driving range at the golf course is also open. in january. [ laughter ] so if you want to go up to the sierra and golf, why not? i talked to a couple people that said there are people out there on mountain bikes. we are just lock into a dry pattern. there is a lot of energy coming across. so the west, northwest swell. northwest winds showing about 30 miles an hour. it started wednesday. continued thursday. peaks out today. i think by tomorrow things will start to calm down a little bit. we do have a change in our pattern today. last couple of days have been awesome in the afternoon. i know for january. the low cloud deck is inquiriesing. system to the north will move in a few high clouds. it's either really cold or not too bad. 28 napa and 47 oakland. there is huge differences this year. clear, cold, fog, low clouds. you don't see that too often here. some of the low clouds are draping itself. that system will break off a low. it will drive down into nevad

the national park service closed tioga pass last night in preparation for some wet snowy weather coming this weekend. this is the first time in 70 years the pass has still been open at this point in the season. the extra few weeks have given visitors there a rather unique experience in yosemite valley. >> you wouldn't see anything like it in australia. >> have you ever seen a frozen lake at all? >> no. >> we don't get to see snow much in england at all. >> park says glacier point road is still open. but it could close as soon as today. >>> some other headlines, a new admission from pg&e in connection with the deadly gas pipeline explosion in san bruno. the utility now admits incorrectly classifying more than 300 miles of natural gas transmission lines. the misclassified lines include the same type involved in the blast in san bruno in 2010. and because of the error, pg&e ransom segments at higher pressure levels than recommended by the federal safety experts. >>> coming soon to san francisco neighborhoods 5,000 new parking meters. no fun. they are slated for installation in the mission,

tioga road is the park's main entry from the eastern side of the sierra. the park shut it down due to incoming storms. often this road is closed by december 1 because of snow. rangers say it's been so dry closing the road wasn't necessary. if the snow disappears quickly they may reopen the road. otherwise it will likely remain closed through may or june. >>> here in the bay area never have we been more ready for rain. to chief meteorologist who will tell us when it's going to get there. >> gasia, i think people are looking forward to rain in the back yards. right now falling up in eureka. heavy at times. this rain slides south as we head into tomorrow. so the afternoon commute tomorrow looks to be a wet one. morning commute, maybe in the north bay but for the most part the showers and rain develop in the early afternoon and spread through the afternoon commute for thursday. right now, temperatures 50 in santa rosa, 51 in napa. it was downright cold last night. back into the 20s in the north and east bay valleys. frost or freeze warning for the santa clara

tioga road in yosemite park closing in anticipation of the coming winter storm.he state's highest highway is normally already closed by heavy snow this time of year, but the unusually warm weather which has been very nice and the dry weather has kept it open much to, of course, the tourists' delight. this is the latest winter closing of the road in recorded history. >>> it's 6:20 right now. coming up on "today in the bay," tim lincecum and the giants putting up some big numbers months before the season even starts. we'll have details on the contract negotiations coming up. >>> as i'm sure you've noticed, a big protest on the internet, but the fight may be ovn eer before it'started. dad, a big giant bee! get it! hang on, pumpkin. aw! bad call, dad! hey, sweetie. guess what, the bees came back and i broke the phone... no, no that was unrelated. you know what, why don't you call it to see if it works? pretty sure it's broken. probably right. looks like we're in new phone territory. when it's on your mind, it's on ebay. i think i waa baby?by. but we were gonna see th