. >> michael finnie, why you may have to visit the black market to visit yosemite's popular sites. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles in 3 days-- i can do that. 60 miles compared to what a cancer patient goes through is a walk in the park. from the moment i registered, people started immediately supporting me. we had an outpouring of-- of support. i wanted to do something bigger than myself. the 60 miles-- it makes a statement. i know i'm stronger than i was before, both mentally and physically. i walk with my sister. our relationship has gone to a whole new level because of training together. you meet the most wonderful, inspiring people. i knew that there was something really special about this event. when you accomplish those 60 miles, it's truly life-changing. it was three days of hope. of love. of empowerment. it was three days the way the world should be. here i am, second year in a row, and i'm already signed up for next year's. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. >> the mississippi river is fast appro

>>reporter: scalpers also reselling yosemite camp site reservation and at inflated prices.? the park service says permits are not if he transeverable and officials are investigating whether scalpers can be prosecuted. i'm michael finy 7 on your side. >>> all right. coming up. scrabble goes streechblingt as we continue. spelling it out. the slang you can now use in that game. >> also ahead. rare glimpse of one of history most important documents. foundation on which our freedoms were built and where you can see it here in our freedoms were built and where you can see it here in the bay area. stay with us @ >> technology just when you thought it didn't get any cooler an i-phone here comes the paper phone. researchers from the he ink corporation teamed up with two university to create the flexible phone made from electronic papers. users control the phone by bending it, writing on it or using it as a touch screen. the paper phone uses the same e.ink technology and use book and music as well as make phone calls. one researcher says everything is g

[ beeping ] >> they are expecting really big crowd at yosemite national park.t is because the winter snow is getting visitors some stunning waterfalls. randy morris and his wife are celebrating their silver wedding anniversary at yosemite. among the sites, waterfall number one. >> they have all been gorgeous. >> waterfalls are shooting over cliffs, bridges, and down mountainsides. one of the best years for mount falls ever. >> and huge downpour of win trying to knock you over, >> was it worth the experience? >> totally. >> of the trails and yosemite are open, but many are covered in snow and ice. camps are going up, and reservations are already full. for some, the holiday weekend and yosemite are a tradition. >> every weekend after friday it is crazy, bikes, no cars. >> many visitors will be coming from nearby. >> the with a gas prices are, it is available to so many different areas. >> market spring and summer promised a warm welcome to visitors. >> next month promised an even better view of war fought activities. >> take a look at severe weather in washington

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it's a fact of life but we feel that here in yosemite national park, it just shouldn't happen. >> thise crown jewel of the national parks. >> it's very upsetting that we can't go. >> scalpers are reselling yosemite campsite reservations and at inflated prices so is all of this legal? well, the park service says permits are not transferrable and officials are investigating whether scalpers can be prosecuted. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >> coming up next, a bay area animal shelter hopes you can help find a good home for more than a dozen chihuahuas. [ asst mgr ] what are you doing? fixing the name. it'siber none. looks like one. well, i know. i put an "n" there. ah! fiber one honey clusters cereal! that's really good! it tastes good, so there can't be fiber in it! it's actually got about half a day's worth of fiber. [ asst mgr ] it says so right on the box. [ fiber seeker ] really? try it. [ mr. mehta ] honey, touch of brown sugar, crunchy clusters -- any cardboard? cardboard no, delicious yes. so where's the fiber? maybe it's in the honey clusters. [ male announcer ] fiber one.

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up at yosemite national park.people coming from all over the see the famous landscapes and full flowing waterfalls, even without accommodations. >> i long holiday weekend from kansas city. flew in this afternoon, trying to find a place to stay. >> reporter: but the main campgrounds are full and rangers anticipate the stacation crowd. >> the way prices are, it's also a great area for a number of different areas including the central valley and san francisco and los angeles. >> reporter: rangers today announced popular glacier point road will open at noon tomorrow. but for safety plan to blister the number of rescue workers and keep taoga road closed due to snow and avalanche. >> we knew coming down the snow would be here but it was a little nicer to get farther than we will probably be able to. >> reporter: but as clouds arrive, some people who enjoy yosemite plan to be gone before the weekend. >> we'll spend more time in traffic jams, but the reason to come is to get the spirit of the wolves. >> reporter: no matte

up at yosemite national park.people coming from all over the see the famous landscapes and full flowing waterfalls, even without accommodations. >> i long holiday weekend from kansas city. flew in this afternoon, trying to find a place to stay. >> reporter: but the main campgrounds are full and rangers anticipate the stacation crowd. >> the way prices are, it's also a great area for a number of different areas including the central valley and san francisco and los angeles. >> reporter: rangers today announced popular glacier point road will open at noon tomorrow. but for safety plan to blister the number of rescue workers and keep taoga road closed due to snow and avalanche. >> we knew coming down the snow would be here but it was a little nicer to get farther than we will probably be able to. >> reporter: but as clouds arrive, some people who enjoy yosemite plan to be gone before the weekend. >> we'll spend more time in traffic jams, but the reason to come is to get the spirit of the wolves. >> reporter: no matte

all of the trails at yosemite are open but many are covered with snow and ice.imb thatto half dome is closed. >> today kicked off the official celebrations for 75th anniversary. of the golden gate bridge. there is fund raising to build a more welcoming visitor center. organizers say the festivities culminate with a memorial day bash next year. >> and the golden gate bridge is a superstar. so we are really going to celebrate the superstar that is beloved by people all over the world and even more so by the people in san francisco. >> it opened 74 years ago today. >> memorial day weekend signals more than the start of summer it is open season for crooks. michael finney has a look at what police say we are doing for burglaries. >> and meet the kids pledging to do great things and staying away from the temptations of gang life. >> we are fast approaching the tee time for house break in. >> people make it too easy for crooks to target the homes or cars. >> we all know that the bay area is not the kind of place to leave our homes unlooked. it turns out even locking yo

however, some of the snow can be found in yosemite valley and snow closed the hiking trail. glacier point will open at noon tomorrow. they say it could be closed by another late storm. it is impossible to drive to qualamie meadows. >> for some it might have been a way to relive their memories. >> taking a spin on the dance floor at a unique senior prom. >> is there more weather? don't forget, watch all of our newscasts on your computer at ktvu.com [ jolene ] i got involved with honor flight through my job here at southwest airlines. honor flight is an opportunity for world war two veterans to travel to washington d.c. to get to see their monument. you know, joe, i'd like to thank you for honoring our country, for giving your time, and just making us so proud. [ joe ] on behalf of all of the veterans, you're welcome. ♪ this is who i am. ♪ what's up? oh, what's wrong with your hair? oh. i was cruising the world-wide-web. found this do. what are you wearing? dope, right? it's got a hood. want one? boom. done. [ ding! ] [ boy ] lookin' good mr. g. thanks, bro-seph. are you video

there's good news for those hoping to drive through yosemite scenic road. they are warning it may be wet due to melting snow. officials also say possible snow showers through the weekend could close it down again without much notice. park rangers are asking anyone heading to yosemite to drive carefully because of weather conditions and wildlife. >>> another tornado has touched down in the south, this time in louisiana. >> it sounded like a freight train. i told them it's coming. >> reporter: people said they were caught completely off guard. winds of about 140 miles per hour tossed mobile homes into trees, smashed cars and brought down power lines. no one was seriously hurt. >>> in joplin, missouri the clean up and recovery is under way. inspectors found the foundation of a salon was intact, so they started rebuilding immediately. they hope the work will inspire others. >>> officials say tornadoes on wednesday destroyed hundreds of acres of almond orchards in butte county just south of chico. a spokesperson say insurance will likely cover if cost but faers

yosemite on a huge scale. 17 feet long panorama of san francisco.ptures the spirit of the city. what he did was a breakthrough. >> he was a pioneer. you had to really know what you were doing and technically complicated process. you had to coat a negative and make the photograph while it was still wet. >> he had his back room trick. he added clouds to the skyline because of overexposure. he came here from scotland and left a legacy. >> the work at yosemite is impressive. motion studies that were considered innovative. >> lee land sanford commissioned him to show that all four hoofs were off the ground when a horse lands. >> people were astounded an then he took it further. shot a series of still pictures showing movement and then he created a motion picture. the film pioneer. >> this is really the first motion picture projecter. first time photographs in motion. >> the photos were put on disks that sat in the projecter. it lasted just one second but led to the king's speech and everything that has come before. >> he had a sense of how revolutionary

inches tall with a l stocky thick build twoychlt hike versus become the first accidental death at yosemiteional park this year. park officials say berkeley resident james dunbar died friday after he tripped and fell while ru running down the steep yosemite fall trail. kent scott butler also died friday after slipping on a rock slab while hiking the mist trail t.yosemite spokesman says the route was slick because of melting snow. butler reportedly fell into the merced river and lodged in roc rocks and apparently drowned. >>> 2 tourist were injured at alcatraz today when the tram they were riding hit a pole sticking out of a wall. both were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. it happened on the first day that alcatraz using new tram cart that are wider and longer than the old ones. >>> house speaker barren head lined a fundraiser tonight at san francisco fairmont hotel. admission to the general reception cost 2500 dollars. dinner and picture with the conservative republican went for 25,000. tomorrow boehner haas heads to silicon valley for fundraising reception at the home of he

at age 34 he was very active and have been climbing yosemite since high school.bar is death was the second in the park on friday. a university of texas professor drowned after slipping and falling into the river. >> transportation secretary is going to be in san bruno to tour the explosion site where the gas line exploded. he will be there with represented jackie sphere. they will take a look at the site where the pipeline is quick to be replaced. the tour will include a lot of officials with the california public utilities representatives, transportation officials as well. >> supporters of a circumcision and in san francisco have gathered signatures to put the measure on the november ballot. proponents submitted more than 12,000 signatures, election officials verified over 7000 of them, right over the minimum to get it on the ballot. if the circumcision and it is approved, physicians that performed the procedure on a minor under the age of 18 will be fined up to $1,000.00 or spend a year in jail. opponents say when it infringes on religious freedoms and constitu

dunbar from berkeley was killed when he tripped and fell while running down the upper yosemite fallrail. he hit his head on a rock. and 60-year-old ken butler from austin, texas, apparently drowned after slipping on a rock slab and falling into the merced river. >>> a louisiana farming community built for hurricane katrina evacuees now gathering places for families driven from their homes by the mississippi river flooding. a couple of dozen families have moved there because their towns are threatened by flooding from the mississippi and other rivers that spring from it. the mississippi river swollen by snow melt and heavy rain. and to take the pressure surrounding new orleans and baton rouge the army corps of engineers opened up the morgan safety officials morganza spillway. >>> the crew of the space shuttle endeavour is getting to work after waking up this morning in space. >> liftoff... >> bono is alive and well in space. that's a beautiful day by youtube picked out by congresswoman gifts. it's the same song she sent to strat mark kelly in 2006 right before they got married. kelly

. >> crowds show up in yosemite. what a sight there is to see then later on "nightline". >>reporter: coming up next on "nightline". shocking testimony in the trial of accused murderer of anthony as ex boyfriend and father take the stand. plus inside area 51. stunning new claims about the mysterious place just outside of vegas. we tell you what we found looking for the outside of vegas. we tell you what we found looking for the truth on >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> more than 225 resident in joplin missouri remain unaccounted for this evening as the town digs out after devastating tornado. this is the speed and power when it ripped through the south western missouri city on sunday. the family who lives in the home with this was shot survived. taken days to identify many of the 1 26 people who are confirmed dead lake 12-year-old zacchary williams unaccounted for until today. >> one way or the other i want zack to be at peace. can't stand the thought of him laying there cold and those trailers they are storing e

also added yellow stone national park and yosemite to show you those areas are covered with snow.cularly yellow stone, roads closed. and down at yosemite and sierra nevada, what's happening there's some snow melt and causing those waterfalls to rush at higher volume of water than they normally do. makes for a pretty picture but treacherous for campers. the temperatures this spring season have been colder than normal. we've seen the cold air plunge further south and linger longer than it would normally do this time the year. normally it's more mild. unfortunately with this set up we have a brand new storm system working its way across the mountain west. this is important to note for the holiday weekend for those traveling. look for five inches of snow in the higher elevations in the sierra nevada all the way down into california. you can see heavy snow. these advisories in place and go through tomorrow. however, as we head further off eastward, look what's happening. not only are we looking at wintry weather in terms of snowfall accumulation, five to nine inches in the mountains, t

. >>> meantime, yosemite national park known for its waterfalls. now the best time to see them is now. take a look at that. record sierra snowfall over the winter now means record snow melt and it's swelling yosemite waterfalls to the most turbulent level in years. yosemite falls, the nation's tallest waterfall, spewing enough water. this is amazing. to fill a gasoline tanker every two seconds. the snow melt is expected to actually reach its peak around june 10th. >>> survivors in joplin, missouri, are beginning the second week of what will be a long and difficult recovery. yesterday president obama toured the strike zone. today in the bay's jay gray reports the president got a firsthand look at the devastation and attended an afternoon memorial. it was quite moving there that the president says, you know, the entire country will be behind you on the rebuilding efforts. not only in monetary funds that they are going to give to the people but just the support that they need. all right. it is now 6:16 right now. want to get a look at the forecast wit

a huge fall in the sierra leading to amazing videos from yosemite this morning. we'll show them next. >>> and why the governor's proposal to close state parks to help balance the budget may be against federal law. at least when it comes to some parks. >>> plus, a republican race for president beginning to take shape. a report from washington revving up next. >>> live look this side this morning from arlington national cemetery. beth! hi. looking good! you've lost some weight. thanks! you noticed! you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. not going back there again. good for you! how'd you do it? eating right, whole grain. whole grain? whole grain. [ femalennouncer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't... multigrain cheerios has five whole grains and 110 lightly sweetened calories per serving... more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios. >>> this is "today in the bay." >> welcome back, everyone. and a good memorial day to you. a live look outside from the east bay this morning. in san ramon, where we're e

. >>> a highway near yosemite is likely to remain buried in snow until after memorial day.he mark park has received more snow than ever. highway 120 to the east side of yosemite probably won't get plowed in time for memorial day tourism. they are counting on the road opening, reopening but at this point, park rangers says the road is buried under 15 feet of snow with no estimate of when it might open this year. and lisa argen is here, you mentioned they may see snow up there this weekend? >> on memorial day they are going to open again heavenly. so we have the video, end of may great skiing, more snow to come this sunday even at lake level. we have an unseasonably cool system and we have a little bit of sunshine out there. this is emeryville but look at the trasus out there. cool west early wind that continue to below across the bay area. they will be with us throughout the weekend. roof camera shows sunshine. we will have it all. we'll have sun and wind and cooler weather and even some showers to slide on in here tomorrow. temperatures right now, well they are really kind

same with yosemite. temperatures in the mid-50s tahoe to 70 in yosemite. more news. >> thank you. >>> former chief of international monetary fund is expected to be released from jail later today. a judge in new york sent bail for dominique strauss-kahn at $1 million in connection with sexual assault charges. between freed he will be restricted to apartment under armed guard. john hendrin has the latest. >> for strauss-kahn, this is prison. d.s.k., as he is known, begins detention as manhattan building. rented for up to $14,000 a month. >> i have decided i will grant a bail under the following conditions. >> those conditions strauss-kahn will sur render his passport and wear electronic monitoring bracelet. this is a far cry from riker's island jail where he is used to luxury hotel suite spent four nights. in a rare moment, he blew kisses to his family after prosecutors argued he was a dangerous criminal. he was indicted on several counts including forced sex and rape on a hotel maid. >> we expect that that mr. strauss-kahn will be vindicated. >> strauss-kah

look at yosemite and fresno, 93.e sun and mixing with clouds will keel keep san diego around 71 degrees. comfortable night, mid to upper 40s in north bay valleys and low to mid-50s for everybody else. winds and sea breeze winds bringing the cooling to the coast will move inland tomorrow and they will keep on funneling that cold air where temperatures will be nearly 10-22 degrees cooler today on sunday. stray shans of a shower on sunday or monday but it won't be very much. >> pediatricians and dentists are urging them infants on the bottle by age one. a study shows kids still drinking from a bottle when they were two years old are 33% more likely to be obese by age 5 compared to kids giving it up earlier. also drugmakers are discontinuing infant formulations of acetaminophen. it comes in liquid drops and contain half the amount of acetaminophen as regular children's formula. they have been sold as tylenol and nyquil. johnson & johnson will phase them out. >>> 2010 baby names list is out and once again topping the list

this is a restroom in yosemite. we discovered these above phoenix. then there's art work which celebrates people doing ordinary but indispensable stuff. this is up at timber line lodge. they were not used to seeing them or getting classes in journalism. they would get people in trouble. sometimes the art or the artist got in trouble. let's look at a few of the structures around california. this is built by the wpa. the noblist motive is the public good. imagine anybody saying that today. this kind of work is a noble endeavor. county courthouses like this one in alameda. city halls all over california in a variety of styles. this one is at burbank. it hasn't been touched. fire stations all over the place. and police stations and armories. this is the police stables in golden gate park and public libraries. and then one at north berkeley. public hospitals. clinics and sanitary. as well as polio people did get tuberculosis. remember that counties were strapped for funds. so the wpa gave it to them. children got health care. we were headed for a national

snowfall up in the sierra, 42 in tahoe and 50 in yosemite. we'll have a clearing trend tonight. temperatures in the mid 40s in the north bay and mid to upper 40s for tomorrow us tomorrow morning. big area of low pressure but this low right here, that had s the one that will rotate into the north bay this afternoon. it would have show between 2:00 and 7:00 we have a chance of scattered showers, maybe the east bay shore and possibly the peninsula as we head towards tomorrow and into wednesday. probably the warmest afternoon, high pressure comes in briefly and tries to get our temperatures back to average and then they fall a few degrees short. cooling begins on thursday and at least ten degrees cooler buyer the weekend with a chance of thunderstorms on sunday. >>> when it think n i houston is back. the superstar singer she is an outpatient in program for drug and alcohol treatment. its voluntary measure and part of houston's long recovery process. she has battled drug addiction for years. she declared herself clean but there were problems with tours last year. >>> nation's first f

the love birds may stay 24 hours before heading north to yosemite and san francisco. it would be wonderful to have them here. >> breaking news live from sky sevenhd. a tour bus run off the road in fairfield. there are injuries . at&t plans to install hundreds of boxes like these all over san francisco. what they are for and why environmentalist say no way. back to dan and cheryl. >> thank you. >> world news with diane sawyer is next. i am cheryl jennings. >> and i am dan ashley. see you at 6:00. bye-bye.

look at yosemite and fresno, 93.e sun and mixing with clouds will keel keep san diego around 71 degrees. comfortable night, mid to upper 40s in north bay valleys and low to mid-50s for everybody else. winds and sea breeze winds bringing the cooling to the coast will move inland tomorrow and they will keep on funneling that cold air where temperatures will be nearly 10-22 degrees cooler today on sunday. stray shans of a shower on sunday or monday but it won't be very much. >> pediatricians and dentists are urging them infants on the bottle by age one. a study shows kids still drinking from a bottle when they were two years old are 33% more likely to be obese by age 5 compared to kids giving it up earlier. also drugmakers are discontinuing infant formulations of acetaminophen. it comes in liquid drops and contain half the amount of acetaminophen as regular children's formula. they have been sold as tylenol and nyquil. johnson & johnson will phase them out. >>> 2010 baby names list is out and once again topping the list

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. >>> the road through yosemite is now back open. the road may be wet because of melting snow and because of spring snowstorms it could be closed again without notice. they are asking everyone to drive carefully because of weather conditions and wildlife. >>> 74 years ago today was a historic day. it happened on this, look there, the golden gate bridge. hard to see there. on may 27, 1937 the first cars drove across the bridge. how much was the tol? 50 cents per car. next year's celebration is the 75th anniversary. >> all right. a lot of drivers hitting the road this weekend, maybe some of them shouldn't. a new survey shows 1-5 would fail a driving test. more than 5,000 licensed drivers had to answer 20 questions from exams. the average score was 77.9%. california drivers scored 76.8%. one question people got wrong, when you approach a traffic signal with a steady yellow light, you must what? stop. 85% of people got that wrong. >>> good afternoon to you. a live look this morning. dealing with clouds. low clouds over our area still at

a scenic road through yosemite national park reopens today.vers will be able to take glacier point road into the park. glacier point and other parts may be wet because of melting snow. the threat of an avalanche. those conditions could also shut down some trails unexpectedly as travellers start pouring in for the holiday weekend. >> we kind of knew coming down that the snow would be here, but it would be nice to get a little farther than we probably will be able to. >> park rangers are advising everyone heading to yosemite this weekend, drive careful, be safe, weather conditions are tricky. there's wildlife out there too as you know. >>> back over to sal as we check on the roads this morning. sal? >> pam and dave, traffic is moving along very nicely. just keep in mind, even though we don't have much of a morning commute going, this afternoon, leaving, it might be a little bit of a different story. people try and make the most of the three days, a lot of people have three days off. they have monday off for memorial day. just be aware. critical

. >>> yosemite's tablassier point road opens today -- glacier point road opens today. it may be wet and slippery still because of melting snow. conditions could also shut down some trails unexpectedly as travelers pour in for the holiday weekend. >> we kind of knew coming down that the snow would be here, but it would be nice to get a little farther than we probably will be able to. >> park rangers are asking everyone headed there to drive carefully because of weather conditions and wild life. >>> coming up on 5:00, let's go back over to sal, check in on traffic. how is the commute so far, sal? >> looks pretty good, pam. starting off pretty well. if you are driving on the golden gate bridge, traffic looks good. heading down the toll plaza -- you know, i just lost my train of thought so i'll move on. traffic moves well. don't you hate when that happens in the middle of your traffic report. northbound 101 looks good. the two right lanes are closed for another hour, so watch for that if you're leaving san francisco for oakland. also, this morning looking at the traffic on

snowfall up in the sierra, 42 in tahoe and 50 in yosemite. we'll have a clearing trend tonight. temperatures in the mid 40s in the north bay and mid to upper 40s for tomorrow us tomorrow morning. big area of low pressure but this low right here, that had s the one that will rotate into the north bay this afternoon. it would have show between 2:00 and 7:00 we have a chance of scattered showers, maybe the east bay shore and possibly the peninsula as we head towards tomorrow and into wednesday. probably the warmest afternoon, high pressure comes in briefly and tries to get our temperatures back to average and then they fall a few degrees short. cooling begins on thursday and at least ten degrees cooler buyer the weekend with a chance of thunderstorms on sunday. >>> when it think n i houston is back. the superstar singer she is an outpatient in program for drug and alcohol treatment. its voluntary measure and part of houston's long recovery process. she has battled drug addiction for years. she declared herself clean but there were problems with tours last year. >>> nation's first f

a sous- chef's from san francisco who had been climbing yosemite since high school.ond deaths on friday, a university of texas professor at fell and drowned. >> proponents of the circumcision ban submitted more than 12,000 signatures, over 7000 river verified. if a circumcision ban is approved, positions that perform a missiothe procedure on a minor r 18 could be fined up to $1,000.00 or spend one year in prison. >> i think anyone who stands back and looks at the issue objectively and clearly understands that to hold down a child and cut off 50% or more of their genital tissue for whatever reason is not a good thing to do. >> this initiative would put in jail for up to a year, any physician who performs circumcision on a baby whether in the hospital or a home and interferes with our constitutional rights for religious freedom in for a parent to make a choice about the religious upbringing of their child. >> voters will decide the issue in san francisco on november 8th. >> 9:52 a.m., we are back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a look outside at walnut creek,

the athletics beat the angels 4-3 on this memorial day weekend they're expecting large crowd at yosemite park. >> this couple is celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary faugh. waterfalls are shooting over cliffs and bridges best year for water falls ever. all the trails are no open and many art still covered with snow and nine >> denser going up intense rounds. a weekend in yosemite is always a tradition >> we like it because of new cars >> away gas prices r lately it's a great local area >> heavy snow and power outages have brought a war of not welcome to visitors crude >> i'll look outside at the golden gate bridge. we're gonna tell you about a party that is planned for the bridge when we come back it is now for >> welcome back to the crown for morning news of the weather brian house is going to be >> i think there's going to be ok for the memorial day weekend not a typical summer day weekend in the bay area and i think the rain is going told off are. here is storm trackers for a look back at the past three hours. this is a star system that is pushing through the area. clotting for

down at yosemite, what's happening now is there is some snow melt and it's causing those waterfalls toush an even higher volume of water. makes for a pretty picture but it can be treacherous. one of the reasons we're seeing this is the temperatures have been colder than normal. we've seep the cold air plunge farther south and linger longer. unfortunately, with this setup we have a brand new storm system working its way across the mountain west and this is important to note for the holiday weekend for thousands of you that are going to be traveling. look for five inches of snow at the higher elevations in the sierra nevada down into california. you can see heavy snow. these advisories are in place now. they will go through tomorrow. however, as with we head further eastward, look what is happening. not only are we looking at wintry weather in terms of snowfall accumulation, 5 to 9 inches in the mountains, and 3 to 6 in the valleys. well, down further to the south, here into utah we're looking at very strong winds that will blow the snow around. northwesterly winds 15 to 25 miles per hou

. >>> we learn today 2 hikers died friday at yosemite national park. in the first incident james dunbar from berkeley tripped fell and hit his head while running down the trail at upper yosemite falls. then a texas man died after the slipped on ice patch while hiking the missed trail. park season average 12 to 15 fatalities every year. >>> all right. have you check to see if you are the victim of identity theft lately? you might want to do that. very sophisticated operation was just broken up in the east bay but not before stealing the personal information of thousands of people. david lou has the story. >>reporter: from the outside nothing about this hayward apartment makes it stand out. however police photo show the one bedroom quantity was packed with computers. and equipment to make bogus credit card and fake i.d. >> we located numerous printer printers. that are used to print credit cards from blank credit card including over 900 blank credit card that hadn't been printed yet. >>reporter: oakland police and secret service arrested 40-year-old mich

yosemite should see more sunshine throughout the holiday weekend.0s. >> thank you very much. >> we are getting a perspective on a frightening drama of skies over colorado. san bernadino woman who never flown a plane before was forced to try to land a small plane after her husband passed out at the controls. the cockpit tapes were just released and abc's lisa stark has the white-knuckle story. >> i'm trying to get it on autopilot. i have don't know how to do this. >> that is a frantic voice of a woman whose 70-year-old husband is falling unconscious at the control of the small plane. flying in clouds at 16,000 feet. she has never flown a plane before. >> i can't tell what is going on. >> listening in is the crew of a nearby commercial plane and suspects the pilot is suffering from a lack of oxygen. the crew jumps in with critical advice on how to get the plane to a lower altitude. >> autopilot is on. the altitude selection, might be able to turn it counterclockwise to get to a lower altitude. >> we are going down. i don't know where. >> on the ground

. >>> one of yosemite national park popular roadway will open in time for memorial day weekend so good news head that go direction. glacier point road opens at noon tomorrow. officials warn that spring snow storms could force them to close the road without notice f.road that lead noose the eastern entrance of yosemite will remain closed because of the threat of avalanches but at least glacier point road will open up again none too many. that's good news if head that go wait a minute spencer is here with the memorial day forecast. looking pretty good. >> a little cooler than average around here but pretty calm. so pleasant weekend coming up. live view very pleasant nighttime weather here in the bay area. live from our high definition east bay camera in emeryville lacking back west ward to san francisco and bay bridge and clouds in the sky thickening overnight. might even produce a little bit of light rainfall by morning. today we had mainly clear skie skies. high pressure pleasant range but well pwlot average. mainly upper 60's in the inland area. warm spot with santa cruz with high of

also some showers in yosemite. it's going to take a while for the trough to slide through. you can get an idea here. it's carved itself out. it's going to be slow cooling tomorrow. it will be warmer, but the breezy conditions will kick in, especially in the afternoon and tonight. it's going to be chilly tonight in spots. it's going to be dipping down into the 30s and 40s tonight. be prepared. it's going to be a cold night indeed. 62 in san jose. 64 in berkeley and about 64 degrees in richmond. 50s coast side and then 60s and 70s inland. we're going to heat things up. tuesday, a -- offshore develops. after wednesday the clouds start to roll in. you know what? by next weekend, we're talking about another chance of rain returning to the bay area. so not done with the rainfall just yet. >> thank you much. >> you're welcome. >>> celebrating mother's day in style, a group of disadvantaged bay area women got the chance to be pammered today. the mothers from the -- in san francisco received makeovers and then they were taken by cable car to the drake hotel for a lunch in the starli

yosemite and fresno, 93. palm springs, 99. heading to san diego, cooler at 71 and upper 80s around sacramento and chico. back home tonight, mid to upper 40s in the area. it will move inland bie and 12 degree drop and drop a couple degrees on sunday. by sunday i would say 20-22 degrees cooler than we were today and yesterday. looking like we have another incident. >> it's been a busy morning. concord, we have a stall eastbound highway 4. it's blocking the left lane. also eastbound between leverage and somersville. road work has the road closed for construction eastbound until about 5:30 this morning. detour is posted. to san leandro an accident that has been cleared. public transit is all working on time. golden gate bridge is moving well, southbound into san francisco, no problems. 80 through berkeley, looking good, toll plaza, light no problems getting into san francisco. here it is, abc7news.com, check it before you leave the house. >>> workers have entered a reactor building for the very first time in japan. tokyo electric

so if you have outdoor plans, say yosemite you will see a sprinkle. it'll be temperatures in the 50s and low 60s as best. we're going to be in the mid- 60s and upper 60s with a few low 70s. there's the dance of drizzle offshore. those are the dynamics. there's enough lift to generate a sprinkle or two. so when it hits the coast. the coast gives it a little more lift and maybe more sprinkle. see the inclement weather lingering in the eastern part of the state. lake tahoe tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. and then you go into sunday, sunday looks like a little warmer at bay. because the showers move off and more cloud cover. this next system tees up and could give us more clouds in the early part of next week. maybe a sprinkle on tuesday. some ways out. your forecast highs look like these. don't dispair, i don't think anybody is dispairing, it's a big three day weekend but it's not what we expect. is it frank? >> it sure isn't. skiing up in the sierra. >> they'll be skiing. and on july 4th, they'll be skiing in the sugar bowl. >> you think so? >> that's what they t

. >>> the road to yosemite is looking brighter.orried about the closure of highway 50. >>> and we will have the weekend forecast. >>> and you can watch all of our tkvu newscasts on www.ktvu.com. >>> highway 50 up in the sierra is set to reopen tomorrow three days ahead of schedule. last week the crews started rebuilding a rock wall. this week's snowstorm slowed the work down a bit. caltrans says the highway should reopen on saturday afternoon. >>> we are talking about the weekend. while it won't be great it will be better than last week. >> it is not a washout but cooler temperatures move in over the next couple days curtsy of the fog which is developing off shore right now that will push back into bay. it is happening right now in the bayside locations. right now i can show you this. there is that cloud bank. we had clearing from north to south earlier today but we have a good batch out here closer to pacifica and san francisco. that low cloud deck will be a big factor as we head into your saturday morning. here's a look at the we

around the state anywhere, north of big sur, fresno and yosemite will be wet in the valley with snown the mountains. palm springs and l.a. we'll have showers. so it looks like just about all of us will be wet at some time today. scattered nature of the showers. 52 in oakland and 51 in san jose. everybody else in the mid to upper 40s. here is what we're watching this area of low pressure but look at the jetstream diving through this pattern, almost dome. these are the small areas of low pressure that will bring the storm into our forecast. we do have a chance of snow in the forecast. check with frances and they could have received up to 20 inches of snow right around donner pass elevation. here we are last night into the morning hours. i can see the rain break up. as we head into the afternoon showers more scattered showers. tonight we see another wave lingering through tomorrow morning and then by midday tomorrow, looks like we'll finally clear. totals could reach an and a half in the north bay mountains and rest of us up to three-quarters of an inch. just when the sun comes out and

since the 1920s water from hetch-hetchy and yosemite national park has provided 2.35 million people withme of the pristine water in the nation. it's an engineering marvel. years of deferred maintenance has made the system vulnerable in a major earthquake. in 2002, san francisco voters approved a bond to pay for their share of repairs to the aging system. it will be paid back over time with increases in water rates. some of the largest projects are ramping up to start this year. >> we're going to be dedicating a project in the next few months. >> he is in charge to upgrade the system. it includes replaces pipes in san francisco bay with a tunnel and new dam and upgrading water treatment facilities. >> it's pretty amazing when you think about it. >> the goal is to completely upgrade the hetch-hetchy water system by 2015. >> one of the fundamental challenges we have in the program, while it stays on line. >> that is why they are putting a new tunnel near crystal springs reservoir. it will provide an alternative path and during emergencies. but the older tunnel is still an important part of

throw mid-80s around sacramento and yosemite. 60 in eureka and big sur around 73 degrees.g it back home tonight, temperatures not quite as cool as this morning. you may have to sleep with the windows open because in some areas, it's getting pretty warm. mid to upper 40s in the valleys and low to mid-50s for the rest of us. breezy and mild today. the breezes behind the cold front, that is going to take away the cloud cover and bring us the warm temperatures along the bay. winds reverse coming out of the northeast and the land breeze is why we see warming to the coast where the coolest temperatures will be around 70. land breeze will taper at the coast on thursday and rest of us on friday and sea breeze and that what drops our temperatures around 12-18 degrees. >>> "h" train is running about ten minutes late leaving tracy heading into livermore. you may want to consider mass transit, especially westbound 80 because we're following the injury crash. it's blocking three lanes at this point. it's not causing a major slowdown yet but could cause potential problems later on in th

yosemite national park is reporting its first fatal accident of the year and one involved a man fromley. 35-year-old james dunbar of berkeley was found last friday near the upper yosemite fall trail. rangers say it appears he tripped and hit he has head on a rock. park rangers say that same day a professor from austin, texas, apparently drowned after slipping on the mist trail and fell into the river. >>> oakland police and secret service agents are trying to find out if more people are connected to an id theft ring that was busted in an east bay apartment. it happened last week in hayward. that's where oakland police and secret service agents found equipment to make phony checks, id cards and credit cards. investigators say a 40-year-old woman is responsible for the operation. the bust came before most of the personal information stolen could be used. >>> all right. time now 5:18. if you're anywhere near the caldecott tunnel there's been a crash. sal, what happened? >>> still blocking the fast lane, dave and pam. westbound 24 right before the caldecott tunnel it is there. it's near

. >>> expect big crowds i would imagine at yosemite over the holiday weekend. >> go camping there. visitors are in for some stunning sights. look at this. park rangers say this is one of the best years for waterfalls. the water show is set to peak the first week of june. absolutely beautiful. >> but you got to be care: that's where a lot of people get in trouble. these waters really rage. we have had a ton of snow in the sierra nevada. >> air going to stay safe wyler' camping? >> we're camping at karnopolis, my backyard! my little girl is going to love it. if you want to enjoy the weekend it's going to be cool and it's going to be a little bit windy out there. but otherwise, outside right now, the skies starting to part a bit. we had some light showers early on today but those have mostly come to an end and are headed eastward and then i see a lot of sunshine just off the coast. so we are going to see more of that on the way toward the afternoon and the winds will start to kick up. so with that in mind, the weather improving throughout the rest of the day. sunshine and clouds, some