i'm neal karlinsky, for "nightline," on el capitan in yosemite national park. >> amazing.

you can barely make out the yosemite valley floor below, as he pauses to rest.ly person known to have free-soloed the northwest face of half dome. what do you consider alex's greatest achievements to date? >> john long: that he's still alive. if you look at the past, people who have made a real habit of soloing, you know, at least half of them are dead. >> logan: in the '70s, john long was one of the best rock climbers in the world. today, he's an elder statesman in the climbing community. >> long: it's indescribable what it's like to be up real high, because, you know... but you can get some kind of idea about it just by walking to the edge of a cliff or edge of a building. you look over and your body has... you have a visceral sort of effect. you know, you can dial it off with a lot of experience, but not all the way off. >> logan: well, you just lose your stomach. >> long: yeah, and the... the real challenge about climbing without a rope is the fact is that feeling can come up full bore in a split second. >> logan: and you have to control that? >> long: yeah,

. >> this is the horsetell falls at yosemite national park.e a year it gets dyed by the sunlight and looks like lava flow. this is the sun reflecting off the water on the side of this mountain rnl mountain. it makes it look like a lava flow but it is a waterfall. the first time this incident was recorded was in 1973. now because of thnology and videos like ese, peleopor intert in vitig yosemite. you don't get to see this anywhere else in the world. >> is rare, beautiful and happens quickly. if the sunlight doesn't hit it at the right point, it won't look like this. here you can see what waterfall likes like normally. >> that's impressive, beth. >> imagine what people thought before they figured this out. the mountain is on fire. >>> next time on "right this minute" -- >> their treatment was to bike across the most extreme climate in the world. they are halfway through their journey. >> that's next time on "right this minute". >>> when a back flip off a bridge isn't dangerous enough, two guys decide to jump -- >> on fire. >> what the heck? >>>

. >>> yosemite is beautiful anytime, right? wait until we show you what happened to one water fall there this weekend. it is spectacular. . >>> our weather tonight starting to change as we show you the doppler radar view in the north bay. starting to see light rain on the approach. heavier showers will be drifting to the bay area later on tonight. looks like shower to wrap up the holiday weekend. we will let you know how long rain will be part of your seven-day forecast coming up. denny's new sizzlin' skillets are here for a limited time. so strike while the iron's hot. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. [ male announcer ] what happened when ford owners compared their trucks to a chevy silverado? i can see myself driving in this for hours and hours. i like it. man: i would definitely consider a silverado trade-up from the pick-up truck that i've got right now. [ male announcer ] we dare you to compare your truck to a chevy silverado, the most dependable, longest lasting full-size pick-ups on the

. >>> skiing in yosemite, finally.damage from a powerful windstorm. >> the state plans to make it easier for teenagers to get condoms. what parents are saying about that. >>> microsoft says google did an end-run around its internet privacy settings. ughhh. trash builds up and can make your dishwasher smell. over time, grease and residue get stuck inside. for an intensive clean, use finish dishwasher cleaner. it's taking out the trash for your dishwasher. sure. what flavor? mm, one of each. lemon burst, hm, cherry orchard, blackberry harvest... my daughter's grabbing some yoplait. pina colada, orange creme. i can't imagine where she is... strawberry cheesecake. [ grocery store pa ] clean up in aisle eight. found her! [ female announcer ] yoplait original. 25 flavors for you to love. it is so good. introducing resolve all-stains! the pre-treat that combines a chamber of oxygen formula with a chamber of enzyme formula in the se bottle. resolve removes all types of stains in the first wash. trust resolve. forget stains. >>

when we caught up with potter and his companion whisper, on home turf, yosemite national park, we weree than a little surprised when he said this -- >> in some way, i wonder if it's healthy what i do. i mean, you're obsessed on this thing that might kill you. >> reporter: there's only one way to get to know this incredibly intense 39-year-old and earn his trust. you have to climb. even with a rope, it was hard, scary and being forced to support all my weight at times on just two toes wedged into the crack of a mountain, painful. >> yeah. nice. that was the hardest, too. keep it going. >> reporter: after eventually reaching a ledge, another surprising answer from a man who insists he's no thrill-seeker. everything you do every day is terrifying to the average person. what is terrifying to you? >> just normal stuff is harder for me. i'm definitely struggle with everyday stuff like balancing my checkbook or paying my taxes on time. >> reporter: potter says, he is an artist. and as strange as it sounds, coming from a guy with nonexistent safety gear, he says he's incredibly cautious, often

if you can't get to yosemite, it's not bad at all. >>> also as the oscar countdown begins there is a new and realistic portrait of who the academy is. who votes on the films in the running and the voters are overwhelmingly white and male. while the list of close to 6,000 academy members is secret officially, the l.a. times has done a survey that found they are 94% white, 77% male. the paper says blacks make up 2% of the academy. latinos, less than that. the paper found some voting members had left the film business long ago including a nun and a bookstore owner and their votes count as much as the big stars and the studio heads. when we come back, a national treasure who risked his life 50 years ago to put the u.s. on the map high above the earth. >>> zero, ignition, liftoff. >> all three big engines burning clean and hot. >> 50 years ago today, a brave man from ohio became an american hero while his wife and two teenaged children watched on television back home. john glenn became the first american to orbit the earth, the first among us to experience three sunsets, three nighttimes

plus, lava in yosemite? maybe not. but it sure looked like it this weekend. we have all of the pictures coming up. >> and for all of your news, weather, traffic, check us out on facebook. >>> welcome back everyone on a monday morning. a calm scene out at hp pavilion. looks like the rain let up. unfortunately for the sharks they probably wish they were home. they lost again last night to the detroit red wings on the road, 3-2. so, maybe they get that magic back when they get back to their house. it's 4:43. >> rick santorum is riding a wave of success in recent elections, leading the latest michigan polls, one week before that state's primary. but he's also on the defense over comments he made this weekend. tracie potts has the latest from washington. >> reporter: last night rick santorum seemed to compare president obama to hitler. >> maybe he's not the best guy after a while you found out some things about this guy over in europe and he's not so good of a guy. >> reporter: this after a controversial comment saturday. >> it's not about you. it's not about your

if you can't get to yosemite, it's not bad at all. >>> also as the oscar countdown begins there is aew and realistic portrait of who the academy is. who votes on the films in the running and the voters are overwhelmingly white and male. while the list of close to 6,000 is secret there was a survey that found they are 94% white, 77% male. blacks make up 2% of the academy. latinos, less than that. the paper found some voting members had left the film business long ago including a nun and a bookstore owner and their votes count as much as the big stars and the studio heads. when we come back, a national treasure who risked his life 50 years ago to put the u.s. on the map high above the earth. looking for financial advice. t back then he had something more important to do. he wasn't focused on his future. but fortunately, somebody else was. at usaa we provide retirement planning for our military, veterans and their families. now more than ever, it's important to get financial advice from people who share your military values. for our free usaa retirement guide, call 877-242-usaa. but my

yosemite, it turns into a cascade of fire. we'll explain how it happens, when it happens, on this president's day on msnbc. [ male announcer ] we know you don't wait until the end of the quarter to think about your money... ♪ that right now, you want to know where you are, and where you'd like to be. we know you'd like to see the same information your advisor does so you can get a deeper understanding of what's going on with your portfolio. we know all this because we asked you, and what we heard helped us create pnc wealth insight, a smarter way to work with your pnc advisor, so you can make better decisions and live achievement. diarrhea, gas or bloating? get ahead of it! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defend against digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. hit me! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. developments out of the middle east monday. u.n. weapons inspectors went back into iran today. this their second visit in less than a month. president obama will indeed sit d

mostly clear into yosemite at 63 and 63 degrees in monterey bay.hese temperatures above average for this time of the year. 66 degrees in mountain view. 53 yosemite. 66 san jose. and 61 degrees even some sunshine in pacifica. east bay temperatures going to be very pleasant by the afternoon and rather mild. 66 degrees in pleasanton. 65 in pleasant hill. 67 degrees in napa. some of the warmest temperatures could be found in the north bay. some of the down slope winds starts to warm up. 68 petaluma. 67 degrees in sonoma. over the next couple of days we'll see more sunshine on the way and it looks like some great weather coming our way. we are going to keep things dry through saturday and through sunday. things will change toward tuesday and some showers a real possibility toward tuesday, as well. that's the latest. let's check traffic with elizabeth. >> thanks, lawrence. out live towards the dublin interchange where so far everything is at top speed. 15 minutes between the altamont pass and the dublin interchange. so not much going on on the roads now

yosemite's badger pass relies on natural snow and the area got a quarter inch sunday night that was enoughers on president's day. officials say they now have 24 inches on the ground last year this time they had 120 inches. still, badger pass manages to attract visitors from across the country. >> compared to massachusetts, this weather here i'm surprised that they even have snow. >> we have the kind of terrain that it doesn't take a lot of snow to get us up and going. >> the lack of snow means badger pass is offering discounts, including two for one lift passes on tuesdays. >>> warmth is one of the big stories you can see behind us some of the fog that's another story pollen another one yeah even note with weather is going to look tranquil this afternoon there's a lot going on inside that mostly sunny sky we going to see. right now east bay shoreline looking down from vollmer peak you can see fog slipping south up lit from the lights looks like moonlight on the top of it kind of have a fog sandwich. how to dress this morning for mild weather, coolest livermore, mountain view, redwood city,

this is a picture from yosemite of a water fall.e water cascading over dark rock looks more like lava. the phenomenon lasts only a few hours a day and will probably only last a few days this year. >>> the weekend a bit cloudy and cool in places. but not this weekend, it's going to be warm and it's going to be dry. you can see the clouds lingering up in the north bay. a little patchy valley fog but shouldn't be widespread. forecast overnights will be in the 40s. tomorrow, with the winds starting to come a little offshore, temperatures are going to warm up. calls have been streaming in all day. we're down here away from the rain and that's how it stays this week. it is dry all week. high pressure sets up, high pressure settles in. gives you a little fog and jacks for temperatures. you're going to see numbers go into the 70s. what you're going to notice. you note it last week and this week. pwhrosz -- blossoms on tree. and tree pollens, they really mess with people and they will start to come out. you will start to notice this a little

this is a picture from yosemite of a water fall.er cascading over dark rock looks more like lava. the phenomenon lasts only a few hours a day and will probably only last a few days this year. >>> the weekend a bit cloudy and cool in places. but not this weekend, it's going to be warm and it's going to be dry. you can see the clouds lingering up in the north bay. a little patchy valley fog but shouldn't be widespread. forecast overnights will be in the 40s. tomorrow, with the winds starting to come a little offshore, temperatures are going to warm up. calls have been streaming in all day. we're down here away from the rain and that's how it stays this week. it is dry all week. high pressure sets up, high pressure settles in. gives you a little fog and jacks for temperatures. you're going to see numbers go into the 70s. what you're going to notice. you note it last week and this week. pwhrosz -- blossoms on tree. and tree pollens, they really mess with people and they will start to come out. you will start to notice this a little bit.

. >>> one of the most breathtaking sights at yosemite national park.e it, because it only happens during this time of year. check out horse tail falls it used to be one of yosemite's lesser known waterfalls. the illusion of molten lava is created when the sun hits the water at the perfect angle. it usually happens in mid february. you can only get to it during mild wind terse. >> i guess in an el nino year you can't see it, so who knows. the winter has to be mild. >> yes, i guess you can look at that it way, there's going to be some melting. if somebody is there take a picture and send it us to. that was beautiful. we have a little bit of rain and it is mild this morning with temperatures in the 40s. you can see once the rain has passed fog is developing reduced visibilities just about everywhere and flight arrival delays into sfo of around 65 minutes. last three hours of radar returns roll add into motion, you can see how they -- how they moved from north to south and have left us for now that's why there's just a little drizzle and a lot of moisture

tahoe 51 today, 56 yosemite upper 60s near 70 to the central valley low to mid 70s around san diego and.a., palm springs 78°. with the winds developing not as much fog tonight as there was this morning most will stay up in the north bay valleys mid to upper 40s there for most of us upper 50s to 51 in san francisco and antioch. high pressure pushing in from the ocean right now still high clouds streaming over because of the jet stream it will push that away that's why more sunshine the next couple of days. building moving in that is going to create an offshore we wind that's why we'll be sunny and warm. here's a look at your seven day forecast, we with will hit mid to upper 70s around the bay -- we with will hit the mid to upper 70s around the bay. cooling breeze from the ocean comes in that will take away some of the pollen for the weekend. >> now with we are all sneezey. >>> retired nasa as taught -- astronaut mark kelly is with writing a children's book. helped his wife gabrielle giffords write a book. it will be about a mouse going into space. on his first shuttle flight he says ther

into the valley not bad. 46 in sacramento. 51 yosemite. 41 in lake tahoe.oks like temperatures running up into the 60s in much of the bay area today. 66 in san jose. 65 in redwood city. east bay temperatures soaring to 67 in walnut creek. 68 degrees and beautiful in the napa valley. about 67 degrees and sunny in santa rosa. and 61 in daly city. next couple of days, we have some changes in the works. today a beautiful day. tomorrow cooler with some clouds. late friday night into saturday morning, chance of a few showers. another chance of raindrops late in the day on sunday. that's a look at weather. here's elizabeth with traffic. >> thanks, lawrence. our hotspot now is definitely in san jose. southbound 880 by coleman closer towards the alameda, there is a problem there involving a multi-vehicle accident. four cars involved and they still have two lanes blocked. they have issued a traffic alert. apparently the accident did some damage to one of the side rails so they are saying it has to be blocked for an extended period of time. we're not sure exactly how

will be making snow in the morning up in tahoe in the afternoon sun and mid 40s and low 50s around yosemiteof the same tomorrow with the warmth peaking in the mid to upper 60s, a few 70s for sunday. monday increasing clouds, still low 60s to mid 60s from the coast inland tuesday about six to send° cooler with our best -- six to 10 cooler with our best chance of rain. >>> coming up, you are going to show us? >>> marshmellow. beautiful perfect pet. >>> also, get ready for oscar sunday. >> predict the winners and go back stage during the show on february 267th. log on to abc's exclusive site >>> we are keeping an eye over the coast guard search area for a missing boater. they found in capsized boat and it fits the description that was about an hour ago they are examining it now. the boater 64-year-old man from san ramon was last seen leaving the harbor wednesday. we'll keep you updated on abc7news.com. >>> today at 3:00, how to live with food allergies. then at 4:00, san francisco's mayor tells us why he's moving on and looking on the bright side of the 49ers building a new stadium in santa cl

. >>> a busy highway in yosemite national park will be closed for weeks for repairs. highway 120, big old flat road will be shut down for a portion starting february 29th. crews will be rebuilding the road damaged in a rockslide last month. park officials they hope to reopen the road by easter. >> they are hoping for good weather ask will we have any this weekend. >> no significant rain coming our way, but a little drizzle in the north bay and that's due to a dry cold front. temperatures are mild in the 50s. we have some fog, just a bit of drizzle and temperatures are a bit cooler this weekend. i'll explain next. >> also next the warriors get lit up by kevin durant and the okay law homa city thunde lisa argen joins us now. we are talking a nice dry, and the folks working on the bay bridge are glad we have a nice, dry forecast. >> it will be a little cooler. upper 60s yesterday around gilroy and today we will see more of the 50s and the winds blowing as well. gusty, northwest winds. that's behind passage of a dry cold front although we may see a few pockets of kriz e h

. >>> you know yosemite is beautiful but here is another reminder of its beauty.shows one of the parks lesser-known waterfalls and during certain sunsets in mid- february, the sunlight makes the water resemble molten lava. the phenomenon know lasts just minutes each day will hopefully be around until the end of the week. >>> espn confirms manny ramirez has been signed to the oakland as to a one-year contract. they will pay him $500,000 that will cover his contract a little more than two-thirds of the season. that's because he must serve a 50-game suspension for violating the mlb's drug policy for a second time. the first time he can enter the lineup for the as will be june 2nd against the kansas city royals. >>> cloudy, cool weather in the forecast for your monday. a transition starting later today that will bring us a nice warmup in time for the business week as we heed into tuesday, wednesday and thursday. we've got gray skies out there. partly sunny conditions expected for today. temperatures up to what we felt yesterday. we have plenty of cloud cover up there.

in a row of record high temperatures, 55, 20° cooler and breezy tomorrow into sunday same thing yosemitemid 60s today to mid 40s down south maybe to the cost cars sunday 63 in l.a., mid to upper 60s in -- san diego. here's our seven day forecast look at those temperatures drop nearly 8 to 10° by monday temperatures below average starting in with mid to upper 50s maybe 60 inland and a chance of showers most likely tuesday into wednesday. >>> in case you didn't know, the academy awards this sunday we have your all access pass finish being touches are being put on the show all the biggest names in hollywood will be there. chris connelly has a look at the last minute preparations. >> reporter: everyone warrant wants to walk the red carpet even fictional dictators. sasha baron cohen wants to arrive as his next film character a gadhafi-like strong man from the mideast. >> they are opposed to him coming as his character to use the red carpet as a -- as a promotional device. >> reporter: -- >> i got really emotional. i'm trying to not go there i don't think i'm wearing waterproof mascara. >> rep

will be making snow in the morning up in tahoe in the afternoon sun and mid 40s and low 50s around yosemitee of the same tomorrow with the warmth peaking in the mid to upper 60s, a few 70s for sunday. monday increasing clouds, still low 60s to mid 60s from the coast inland tuesday about six to send° cooler with our best -- six to 10 cooler with our best chance of rain. >>> coming up, you are going to show us? >>> marshmellow. beautiful perfect pet. >>> also, get ready for oscar sunday. >> predict the winners and go back stage during the show on february 267th. log on to abc's exclusive site >>> we are keeping an eye over the coast guard search area for a missing boater. they found in capsized boat and it fits the description that was about an hour ago they are examining it now. the boater 64-year-old man from san ramon was last seen leaving the harbor wednesday. we'll keep you updated on abc7news.com. >>> today at 3:00, how to live with food allergies. then at 4:00, san francisco's mayor tells us why he's moving on and looking on the bright side of the 49ers building a new stadium in santa

what a breathtaking place yosemite is anyway. >> gorgeous. >>> domestic has the forecast.orecast. tom? >> there is washington on this monday morning, president's day in washington, d.c., named after our first president. we honor our presidentsed to see, washington, lincoln. temperatures at the lincoln memorial and washington monument are right in the mid-30s. >> montgomery county, near 30. fairfax, arlington, prince george's county, above freezing. where the snow stuck to the south, it's a little below freezing. it's not going to go away for a while. the cloud cover's beginning to break up. we should have a beautiful sunrise. here's your day planner. sunrise at 6:54. temperatures still in the 30s mid morning. then the 40s by noontime. a blustery wind this morning, too. that will diminish this afternoon. we'll reach near 50 mid-afternoon. and then after sunset at 5:51, down to the low 40s. upper 30s by midnight under a clear sky. we'll look at the week and weekend. a look at the snow totals from yesterday's storm. that will be this ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >> go

we will see partly cloudy skies in tahoe. 48 yosemite and 61 fresno and 64 in los angeles.y it's going to play out the rest of the day. 1:00 you notice still some showers perhaps in the east bay and the south bay. some sunshine north. and then through the evening hours we will see clear conditions, some fog in the morning. sun any throughout most of the day tomorrow but clouds increase in the north bay and then look what happens about 6:00. we have some showers. the bulk of the rain comes through overnight while you are sleeping. 7:00 monday morning some showers and then the low is going to move overhead. it looks like that and that could bring the cold being unstable air. mound hamilton could see a mechanics of light rain and snow, highest elevations and that's by 3:00 tomorrow afternoon. so we are looking at still a couple of weak systems headed our way to keep us in and out of the clouds. in and out of the light showers. but this afternoon we will call it partly cloudy in oakland at 61 degrees. showers ending in the afternoon in san jose. if we see any we are talking onl

here, spring skiing conditions in the sierra nevada. 55 degrees in lake tahoe and 63 degrees in yosemiteatures around the bay expected to soar into the 70s this afternoon. 75 los gatos. 74 in sunnyvale. and 71 degrees in redwood city. east bay temperatures popping up easily into the mid-70s by the afternoon. 75 in santa rosa. 70 kentfield. 69 san francisco. next couple of days plenty of sunshine. temperatures cool with a sea breeze on friday. then much cooler temperatures are expected as we head throughout the weekend. we are going to see some much cooler air into the bay area. the next couple of days very nice. enjoy. >> then you lose all your friends again on the weekend. >> i get 'em now and then, yeah, by the weekend they're going to. >> the best two days today and tomorrow. >> yeah. >> okay. >> why do you think frank's not here? >> i know. [ laughter ] >> i was wondering. >> now we know what he's up to, yes. >> i think gianna will be enjoying the weather too, this afternoon, perhaps? >> absolutely. definitely. you might not enjoy a few closures in the city of san francisco. actually

yosemite pass relies on natural snow.t a quarter inch overnight enough to bring out skiers today. officials there say they have about 24 inches on the ground. last year at this time they had 120 inches by comparison. still badger pass attracts visitors from across the country. >> compared to massachusetts this, this weather here i'm surprised that they even have snow. >> we have about. >> lack of snow means the pass is offering big discount including 2 for 1 lift passes on tuesday which is tomorrow. weren't be any snow up the really any time in the interfuture doesn't sound like. sandy following the forecast really, really dry february. >> absolutely. not just in the mountains here in the bay area as well. take a look at the season today. santa rosa running 49 percent of normal. is what impressive is the rainfall deficit. we are over 13 inches behind where we should be fov for this time of year. san francisco 41 percent of a. 10 inches behind. oakland almost 9 inches behind san jose of search behind, 28 percent of normal.

. >>> san francisco suiters could decide the future of the hetch hetchy reservoir in yosemite. the examiner says the opponents will sign a measure to place on the ballot. that measure would allow -- would ask a planning process to be put into place to resore the valley to its normal state. hetch hetchy supplies san francisco with most of its drinking watt -- water. >>> happy friday to you. this is san jose, a combination of high clouds, a few low clouds still hugging the coast line at this hour. this will be the transition that we begin to see as we move into the holiday weekend. giving you a look at what's going on out there. you can see those clouds right up against the coast line. a light breeze in most cases. north bay, south bay and around sfo. we're looking at five-mile per hour breeze. 60 degrees in santa rosa, 50 in napa. most of us cooler than 24 hours ago. 54 in oakland. 53 sfo, upper 50s, low 60s. concord livermore down into san jose. increasing clouds expected for your afternoon. this ahead of a week system that is going to bring us just a little bit of drizzle. it

high country 49 degrees in lake tahoe. 57 degrees in yosemite. about 70 into monterey bay.und the bay looking good. 75 degrees milpitas. 74 degrees and sunny in morgan hill. sunny and 67 degrees in pacifica and half moon bay. temperatures up in the mid-70s in many parts of the east bay. and as you get inside the bay you will find those temperatures as warm as 70 in san francisco, 76 in santa rosa and about 65 degrees in bodega bay. next couple of days we'll notice some changes and wouldn't you know it heading into the weekend those temperatures start to cool off. cooling those temperatures as early as tomorrow with a return of low clouds and fog toward the coastline. more cooling over the weekend and in fact some of these temperatures actually headed below the average as we look towards sunday and monday. clouds in the middle of next week. >> in walnut creek yesterday, 81 it said on my dashboard. >> 81. >> it's possible. >> i suspect something was wrong with your danger. [ laughter ] >> i was going, wahoo! >> the person reading the gauge. [ laughter ] >> well, that's beside

in a row of record high temperatures, 55, 20° cooler and breezy tomorrow into sunday same thing yosemited 60s today to mid 40s down south maybe to the cost cars sunday 63 in l.a., mid to upper 60s in -- san diego. here's our seven day forecast look at those temperatures drop nearly 8 to 10° by monday temperatures below average starting in with mid to upper 50s maybe 60 inland and a chance of showers most likely tuesday into wednesday. >>> in case you didn't know, the academy awards this sunday we have your all access pass finish being touches are being put on the show all the biggest names in hollywood will be there. chris connelly has a look at the last minute preparations. >> reporter: everyone warrant wants to walk the red carpet even fictional dictators. sasha baron cohen wants to arrive as his next film character a gadhafi-like strong man from the mideast. >> they are opposed to him coming as his character to use the red carpet as a -- as a promotional device. >> reporter: -- >> i got really emotional. i'm trying to not go there i don't think i'm wearing waterproof mascara. >> repor

valley big sur and san diego low to mid 70s palm springs and los angeles more sun here 47 tahoe 54 yosemite come down and still have that southerly wind so mild air that's why we'll have so much rain upper 40s to low 50s overnight. most of the energy low to the north we'll get a good chunk of wet weather and windy weather by 10:00 tonight we should have gusts near 40, five few miles per hour -- 50 miles per hour. those will hang around 10:00 tomorrow morning we could have downed trees and powerlines. cloudy conditions by 6:00, 7:00 the steady rain starts to move in we may have sprinkles before that the steady rain starts to move in the coast this from west to east not north to south like normally this time of year watch the rain march to the east, heaviest around, in the morning and tapering towards tomorrow's commute a lot of ponding on the roads if you are one of the first commuters out there showers from noon into the afternoon hours then once the sunsets it looks like this event is over. wake up to clouds wednesday day morning, fog and sunshine wednesday afternoon and slightly warmer in

look at this. 70 degrees and sunny into monterey bay, 72 sacramento, 70 in redding and 57 in yosemite. temperatures warming up nicely. 74 morgan hill, 71 palo alto and 69 degrees in san mateo. east bay temperatures up into the 70s in most spots as high as 76 in walnut creek, 74 in napa, and as you get inside the bay temperatures up into the 60s and also the 70s. next couple of days big changes in the works. more of a sea breeze kicking in. temperatures drop off. big-time change in the temperatures over the weekend as the numbers are going to come way down into the 60s across the bay and, well, looking cool. hey, you know, not usually we're talking about snow at this time of the year when it's 70 degrees outside. but you know what? this weekend it's going to change. they might see a little snow in the mountains there. >> i'm trying to get you to go skydiving but you won't do it. >> you're not going skydiving. >> sure, why not. >> we'll shoot it and show it tomorrow. >> you're on. >> i hope you have a great day. [ laughter ] >> you're not in. >> no. all right. thanks, lawrence. >>> all

showers will be decreasing snow showers around tahoe 30, yosemite 41 rain in higher elevation snow aroundsan diego and l.a. that going to be troublesome during the afternoon. near 60 in l.a. and san diego, 64 palm springs through the central valley near 60 in sacramento and chico. tonight with the clear air, in the low to mid 30sq$@q inland except for antioch and fairfield upper 30s. santa cruz 39 low to mid 40s along the coast from half moon bay up to san francisco, san rafael, richmond, oakland and san mateo. that cold front sliding down quickly to the south, high pressure moving in. the jet stream is going to be just a little bit farther to the north the next couple of days that's why we don't have any storm systems for thursday, friday, saturday and the better part of sunday. sunday night into monday, a chance of light rain, tuesday warming trend begins with a lot of sunshine. home you have a great with wednesday. let's find out about your commute. >>> good morning. we have had a few problems earlier this morning. winds can still be a factor. as mike was saying it hasn't been as bad a

eureka this afternoon, 59 and rain there, mid 60s throughout the central valley, sun around tahoe 47, yosemite 53 low to mid 70s l.a. and palm springs, sunny 66 in san diego. you can see rain coming down and how much milder it will be, 50 in san francisco, the rest of us in the mid to you upper 40s. let's look at what is happening two areas of high pressure getting pushed apart losing their grip on our with weather, thanks to this cold front, cold front is going to spin the better part of its energy and time trying to punch through that blocking high that's why it is going to lose a lot of its moisture and why we'll have light rain tonight 1:00 in the afternoon, nice day to be out for lunch, may see a little light drizzle along the coast around sunset and then the better chance of seeing moisture as the front moves through during the evening and overnight if you have plans to be out this evening, go ahead, take the umbrella to be safe as far as rain it will end by 8:00 in the morning less than 1/10 of an inch better chances in higher elevations around the south bay of seeing something measurab

tahoe 51 today, 56 yosemite upper 60s near 70 to the central valley low to mid 70s around san diego and., palm springs 78°. with the winds developing not as much fog tonight as there was this morning most will stay up in the north bay valleys mid to upper 40s there for most of us upper 50s to 51 in san francisco and antioch. high pressure pushing in from the ocean right now still high clouds streaming over because of the jet stream it will push that away that's why more sunshine the next couple of days. building moving in that is going to create an offshore we wind that's why we'll be sunny and warm. here's a look at your seven day forecast, we with will hit mid to upper 70s around the bay -- we with will hit the mid to upper 70s around the bay. cooling breeze from the ocean comes in that will take away some of the pollen for the weekend. >> now with we are all sneezey. >>> retired nasa as taught -- astronaut mark kelly is with writing a children's book. helped his wife gabrielle giffords write a book. it will be about a mouse going into space. on his first shuttle flight he says there

scattered showers cellular nature of the showers cool air mass coming in snow in the sierra 30 tahoe, 37 yosemite. back home tonight clearing out 20s take over cloverdale, santa rosa napa a lot of 30s for the rest of us only 40s around half moon bay san mateo san francisco around 41 to 43°. low responsible for showers to the south right now rotating around this low will be a small chunk of energy will broadway moisture. if we see any type of moisture it is going to be the kind that comes in from the central valley it bumps up against the hills that where we'll get our best chance of showers. along the central valley hills up in the north bay mountains that's how isolated the showers are today, breezy and cooler conditions will take over everybody same for tomorrow healthy rain turning into afternoon showers wednesday, friday, saturday and sunday, the sun will come back and warmer weather in time for the weekend. have a good one. >>> better news now this earlier crash north 880 stevenson on-ramp cleared now we don't have anything blocking any lanes or on-ramps. golden gate bridge light in and out

every year we could go to disneyland and i took her to yosemite. it was very special to do that with my sister. at the time i was climbing a lot, i thought i'm going to pick a big bad mountain to climb in honor of krista. she had an amber necklace she got on the indian ocean coast and i was going to take that and put it on top of,k 2. when

some of the streets are named after an indian place in yosemite. >> they had the number of streets alreadyput in, nice and simple. they wanted to name the other ones, and they wanted to name all of the east-west one's with explorers -- ones with explorers. there was a big complaint about the spanish names. a few of them they kept. these are the park side cottages. as early as 1908, they had a textbook and they said, you can build as cottage. we will give you the plans. take it away. we think about it later, but they were doing it early. >> this is a placard from one of those cooky cutter homes. we talk about housing today. i have two work days. this is 600927 -- 6927. they put them on the building of that authority could figure out what you were buying. >> you will see these placards. this is 1930. you can see that it was sand, sand, sand. >> there were train tracks that unloaded in front of us development site. -- in front of this development site. >> these three houses, can you see them? they are still there. people were optimistic. they would buy three lots and say, we will build three

around eureka and 53 sun through the central valley not as windy as it was yesterday. 41 in tahoe, 51 yosemitemid to upper six these throughout san diego, los angeles and palm springs calmer down there. back home tonight mid to upper 30s in our north bay and east bay valleys. mid 40s around san francisco, san mateo and to the coast. low continues to spin to our south, high pressure taking over for now, it is going to be what we call our dirty high, high clouds overriding the top of it, it will hold that rain off for today, tomorrow, as we head into friday night this system will slide down the coast, very weak system it will scatter a few light showers, couple hundredths of an inch of rain saturday afternoon gone, sunday dry, cooler, cloudy, sunday night into monday, a few drops. have a great day. >>> westbound 4 at franklin canyon golf course crash on the shoulder there might be debris in lanes traffic flowing well look out for that if you are heading through. no problems now 680 walnut creek southbound towards highway 24 also good in the south bay 280 and 17 interchange in san jose, 17 out of

the rest of the state 75 big sur not as warm in tahoe today, 49, comfortable there 57 yosemite holdingto the 80s around l.a. and palm springs. tonight because of the calmness, the atmosphere won't be able to overturn warm air will rise cold air sinks in underneath it 40 santa rosa and fairfield work through the 40s to 50 in san francisco. you can see 50s not as prevalent as they are this morning. we have the wind advisory north bay mountains, until 6:00 this evening. the gusts could get up to 50 miles per hour on top of mount diablo they are at 50 miles per hour also at 3800 feet and nobody lives up there. high pressure right now moving in coming ashore that's what brought the winds and scoured out the fog. as it moves away tomorrow, the winds will start to come in from the ocean that's why we'll see temperatures drop four to six degrees tomorrow and another four to six degrees saturday and possibly a couple more degrees and breezy. could be slightly raw sunday, temperatures below average monday, tuesday, wednesday of next week. the seventh day of the seven day forecast shows a slight

we're starting to pick up a little snow to the north and northwest of yosemite. we're not looking at a lot of rain out there. may be showers, possibly aisle lated thunderstorm near l.a. but temperatures have dropped for 45 in vegas, 42 in san francisco. one of the cooler temperatures you've seen lately and below freezing in seattle. today's forecast not a bad winter type day for many areas in the northwest. a slight chance of some of the showers or storms but my bet most of the day will be relatively dry. that's a look at the national forecast. here's a look at the weather outside your window. again a chance of showers in california. arizona will have the same type of forecast later on today into tonight with a chance of some showers for phoenix and tucson, chandler, prescott, northwards into flagsta staff. >> little windy with the storm too, but just a little chilly. >> thanks so much. >>> coming up, gas prices soar, data pours in, and folks in greece have some fun at their leader's expense? your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> we knew t

every year we could go to disneyland and i took her to yosemite. it was very special to do that with my sister. at the time i was climbing a lot, i thought i'm going to pick a big bad mountain to climb in honor of krista. she had an amber necklace she got on the indian ocean coast and i was going to take that and put it on top of,k 2. when i went to,k 2 to climb a mountain and instead a found affair greater mountain to climb. here's the world's second highest mountain. you can put 84, monthe horns here to fill it up. i hope there's no outdoor retailers. two season family camping tents from logan you at the this tenth is a french league on eres tenth designed for the sahara. this came from north face prototype tenth called the wind tunnel. it was 20 years old when we took it to,k 2. here's our mottly crew of 12 climbers. the gentleman in the white shirt left after one week after he found out there's no alcohol in pakistan. i don't tell you anymore where he's from, but this is - what is this doug? deadly. avalanche. we call this the mother of all ava

yosemite pass relies on natural snow.t a quarter inch overnight enough to bring out skiers today. officials there say they have about 24 inches on the ground. last year at this time they had 120 inches by comparison. still badger pass attracts visitors from across the country. >> compared to massachusetts this, this weather here i'm surprised that they even have snow. >> we have about. >> lack of snow means the pass is offering big discount including 2 for 1 lift passes on tuesday which is tomorrow. weren't be any snow up the really any time in the interfuture doesn't sound like. sandy following the forecast really, really dry february. >> absolutely. not just in the mountains here in the bay area as well. take a look at the season today. santa rosa running 49 percent of normal. is what impressive is the rainfall deficit. we are over 13 inches behind where we should be fov for this time of year. san francisco 41 percent of a. 10 inches behind. oakland almost 9 inches behind san jose of search behind, 28 percent of normal.