tell me about the magnitude of the fire in yosemite? >> the accessibility makes it complicated and why its grown to the size it has. with the inaccessibility around the entire area of the fire, it makes getting from one point to another very dimfficult. now within 30 seconds there it is. the information is so rapid and accurate and immediate that it's kind of hard to believe that i ever walked these things in the past. we're able to watch realtime information. i can see where the fire is and what it's doing, potentially hazards come uppinging up and maybe advantageous areas to get the firefighters to. >> that potentially life-saving information is being put to use here. >> really, big operation here. >> at the california rim fire's incident command center near yosemite national park. >> this is the air national guard mobile emergency operation center we rolled out here in order to help facilitate coordination and command and control of remotely piloted aircraft operations here in incident. this is where all the magic happens. >> all rig

and on camp mather the city owned sierra nevada camping facility is outings outside the gate of yosemiteates back before the area became is a popular vacation it i sites it was home to indians who made the camp where the coral now stands up and artifacts are found sometimes arrest this was the tree that the native people calm for the ac accordions that had a high food value the acorns were fatally off the trees in september but they would come up prosecute the foothills and were recipe the same as the people that came to camp camp is celebrating it's 90th year and the indians were up here for 4 thousand we see every day of them in the grinding rocks around the camp we have about 15 grinding sites in came so it was a major summer report area for the 92 hawks. >> through there are signs that prosperity were in the area it was not until the early part of the century with the 76 began the construction of damn in helpfully a say mill was billed open the left hand of the math for the construction by which lake was used to float logs needed for the project at the same time the yosemite park and

io yo-yoio -- yosemite will pick up another 4 inches.9 in gill employment half moon bay 59. the southerly winds for the past 24 hours and that's why temperatures have felt mild. they haven't dropped much. you can see the camera shaking here at some of the higher elevations. still looking at wind gusts over 30 miles an hour. 62 concord, 63 livermore. napa, 58 for you and from our exploratorium camera, still quite dark. scattered showers throughout the day today but the bulk of the day will be dry. maybe even some sunny breaks. then we go for round 2. windy weather tonight and another surge of wet weather by this time tomorrow lasting through the late morning hours and scattered showers throughout the rest of the day. those linger into monday and maybe a chance of a thunderstorm. rainfall totals the past 24 hours, the big winners from santa rosa 2.5 inches to mount st. helena. half-inch half moon bay, 3 inches ben lomen. and livermore, an inch for you. 1.25 in san jose. not bad. not what was forecast bud we are look at another .75-inch and

and liz, yesterday i wrote about yosemite. i got flooded with email. people saying i want to go, i want to go, tell me more. >> oh, is that the picture you posted ? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> then i wrote a blog that you can see on our weather app all about yosemite. >> breathe a little bit and relax with the pictures. gorgeous. thank you, roberta. >>> let's go out the door. so traffic-wise we're quiet not a lot going on. your overnight roadwork northbound and south 880 everything is fine right here near the oakland coliseum or oakland airport. maybe you're heading that direction. and here's a live look at the golden gate bridge. yay! i love this when this happens. we timed it right for the zipper truck and you can see it now they are trying to open another southbound lane in the commute direction. they will have four here very shortly. you can see traffic is not affected by that new median barrier. everything is fine out of sausalito into san francisco. it looks okay through the altamont pass. no slowdowns today. everything looks clear 60 miles per hour. ba

it originates 167 miles away at hetch hetchy reservoir in yosemite. much of the system was built in the 1920s and '30s. today a major earthquake could leave parts of the bay area without water for a month. >> one of the primary goals of the water system improvement program is to ensure that within 24 hours after a major earthquake we will be able to deliver water to the customers. >> and to pay for it water rates have been going up. way up. for the system's customers who live in san francisco san mateo alameda, and santa clara counties. >> 1/3 of the customers live in san francisco, and so they're going to pay 1/3 of the bill. and the other 2/3 will be paid by our customers outside of san francisco. san francisco residents will see their water rates approximately triple by the time the program is done. >> the voter-approved program began in 2004 and is scheduled to end in 2018. but there's a rumbling urgency to get it done. >> we have the calaveras fault, the hayward fault in the east bay, and then of course the san andreas fault on the peninsula, and

the winds also whipped up a fire that's grown to more than 500 acres south of yosemite. and small meadows are under mandatory evacuation orders. the ground fire started yesterday afternoon. one home and one outbuilding are destroyed. you can show us the weather with you live by e-mailing your pictures or video to us. you can also post them to the abc7 facebook page or an twitter at abc7 news bay area. 6:32 is our time. >>> the number of measles case necessary california has now reached triple digits after state public health officials announced four additional cases, bringing the total to 103. as the outbreak continues to fuel the debate about vaccines san francisco schools are updating policies about unvaccinated kids. >> there's no question. >> almost feels like criminal negligence when parents don't vaccinate their kids. >> but one feels just as strongly about a parent's right to choose. >> i don't think that we should mandate vaccinations ever. >> one family filed personal belief exemptions to avoid vaccinating their children now. the school district wants those pare

snow falling down towards yosemite park. rain and snow is going to continue to fall as we head through the day down across southern california. for us a fine line of who actually sees the rain. here it is. south bay east bay. if you live there, that's the best chance of seeing more cloud cover today and a brief passing shower. if you live in the foothills, once it gets into the valley you get that rain shadow effect. we are going to see more cloud cover today. temperatures will be cooler. if you are traveling down 5 over towards monterrey, down towards sacramento and southern california, be prepared to run into rain there. they are going to have the best chance to see showers. for us we are going to get the tail end. if you have outdoor plans, still go for it. we may still see a brief passing shower. >>> they took their talents outside. it is being called a success all around. more than 69,000 people gathered at santa clara's levi stadium to gather. the new home of the 49ers was transformed from a football field into an outd

there is even some of that wrap around back to yosemite. you can see a little bit around yosemite.we're on the northern edge. san jose is at 49. fairfield 49. everyone else in the 50s because of a rip roaring breeze. antioch and brentwood 48. upper 40s black hawk and dan vail. everyone is just ready to go but they didn't. 25 gusts to 33. northwest. north at mountain view. north at hayward. i think you get the idea. it should start to calm down as that low finally ejects out. a chilly 51 down in last angeles. and 36 in arcadia. yet cannot hold a candle. look at the windchills. green bay 30 below. cleveland 18. two below even in the gnatty. so the forecast calls for sunny but not very warm today. so a chilly morning. sunny and breezy to windy. and breeze is up to about 20 knots. the breeze keeping the temps up. cloud it up friday. it looks leak a colder rain. it does look like some. >> some. >> okay. >>> it was 35 years ago that the most amazing upset in u.s. hockey history mapped this week. >> a team of american college students beat the hockey machine 4-3. this was the 1980 olympic

vo-blanca --y pronto costara mas ir a yosemite.partir del primero de marzo. --uno de los directores del parque dijo que tomaron en cuenta muchos comentarios de visitantes antes de aumentar los costos y que este dinero extra se utilizara para mejorar y reparar edificos y transportacion en yosemite. blanca --el ruido provocado por las aeronaves puede convertirse en un grave problema para las personas que viven en las inmediaciones de un aeropuerto. cesar ---por este motivo alonso castillo de nuestra unidad de proteccin al consumidor, investig sobre un programa que pude bloquear el sonido dentro de su hogar. alonso live se ha despertado alguna vez con el ruido de una turbina? bueno esta es la realidad cotidiana de las personas que viven cerca del aeropuerto internacional de san francisco en donde la contaminacion acustica invade su espacio personal, es por este motivo que el programa de aisalmiento de sonido residencial puede ser la solucion que usted esta buscando. telemundo 48 responde. entiende sus necesidades. el programa de aisla

also little of rain/snow mix this morning in the yosemite area. temperatures for us locally into the 60s, and yes, the numbers are still averaging at least 5-7 degrees above normal for this time of the year. 64 in redwood city, and also be in the low to mid-60s in mountain view. the extended forecast, ran in the offing on -- rain in the offing for friday and saturday. if you want to track the chances of rain returning here to the bay area, you can get the cbs bay area weather app, you can check conditions in your own area, get real-time radar, and i've had people that have had difficulty. you have to search kpix, and that downloads the bay area weather app. you can shares photos from me take pictures of the daffodils that are blooming like crazy. >> on the east coast, no. >> it's winter in the east coast! >> it is, and it's getting nor blast of winter weather out there. the deep south, including texas and tennessee are dealing with ice and power outages. you the latest storm is linked to more than 20 deaths. northeast is getting more snow and bitt

. >>> a wildfire driven by winds south of yosemite 40 homes, burned 7,000 acres and just 50% contained tonight. two towns under the nevada state line remain under mandatory evacuation. good news though dying winds and rain stopped the growth of the fire. the cause not yet known. >>> this winter storm dropping much needed rain on the bay area and desired snow in the bay area. skiers and snowboarders taken full advantage at heavenly mountain resort in south lake tahoe with more snow in the coming days. >> in the last 24 hours, 4 to 8 inches of snow at heavenly mountain resort. this helps us open new terrain. we open two new trails a day and with the snow forecasted from sunday into monday, we may be opening more next week also. >> could get up to 18 inches by tuesday. plenty of powder for those wanting to snowboard and ski next president's day weekend. abc7 can help you prepare with the weather app. track tomorrow's storm anytime with live doppler 7 hd. free on apple's app store or google play. >>> hundreds of people gathered in oakland today calling on governor brown to stop fracking in

opportunity to work on large capital projects from san francisco all the way to our hetch hetchy and the yosemite national park i work with engineers and city attorneys and scheduled and we all work tom nolan e together on the project. >> the excavations are in red we'll have the interference to go under the street. >> my next project is the largest project in the water system improvement program this is the southeast plan that involved a lot of kworpthsdz with the community groups and public when 9 commissioners such the planning commission and the board of supervisors or this ftc commission they help us in city hall this is a beautiful building it really is the inner workers of the building you feel you're in the heart of government and it's exciting to be part of that

the winds are also whipping up a fire that has grown to more than 500 acres south of yosemite. the towns of paradise and small meadows are under evacuation. it started this afternoon. one home and one out building has been destroyed. you can see what is showing up on live doppler 7hd anytime at the abc7 weather app. it is free on the app store and google play. >> the driver who died in a hit-and-run crash was a 14-year-old girl. a car and garbage truck crashed early on wednesday morning. the car drove off and police found the teenager's body next to it about a half mile away. the coroner identified her from san jose. >>> any school in the uc system 's students will have to be vaccinated for measles. it is based on a recommendation from the california department of health. it was in the works before the measles outbreak that has now seekenned more than a hundred people in the state. there will be exemptions for medical or religious reasons. >>> new at 11:00 a san francisco tiki bar is missing a priceless piece of art that was on the wall. someone stole a decorative war club and

tonight she's on the front lines of a devastating wildfire as a drone takes command of the skies over yosemite. crystal is a molecular neuroscience.

. >>> developing news strong winds fueled a large wildfire south of yosemite is starting to die down. flames have already destroyed at least 40 homes and outbuildings and charred nearly 11,000 square miles. it started near a highway frad and 65% contained. three injuries are reported in connection with the fire. two towns are under administermandatory evacuation order. >>> a fire appears suspicious that started just before 5:00 this morning at 20th street and 16th avenue. one person treated for a cut on the hand from breaking a window and smoke inhalation. the fire was difficult to put out because the one story building is on a hillside and located close to other homes. >>> a fire in santa rosa gutted a daycare. it broke out shortly before 11:00 last night on steel lane in santa rosa. the building suffered extensive interior damage and no injuries. no word what started this fire. investigators say there were wires down in the area. >>> developing news in the case of a dismembered body found in a suitcase in san francisco. the person of interest in the case has died according to the sa

secoya king national park, and yosemite as well.emperatures in the 60s all across the board for us here. it's going to be a little bit cooler at places like secoya and yosemite. abundant sunshine and nice, clean air. let's find out how your drive is shaping up. here's mike inouye. >> we haven't heard any problems by chp. they haven't reported any issues for drivers. but we're keeping our eyes out for things and you should too because of what christina has been talking about. over here, we have a good volume of traffic. a clear view. this amount of traffic is bound to cause a little slowing and that's what we see going from yellow to orange now as speeds come down. no problem through livermore. bunching up right around that dublin interchange. there's your tri-valley, folks. we're going to move your map to the north. in rio vista, the orange here as well as all the way over here on the left side of your screen. that's where fog is registering over on and road weather index. no problems reported for the north bay. there is a new crash

the winds are also whipping up a fire that has grown to more than 500 acres south of yosemite.he towns of paradise and small meadows are under evacuation. it started this afternoon. one home and one out building has been destroyed. you can see what is showing up on live doppler 7hd anytime at the abc7 weather app. it is free on the app store and google play. >> the driver who died in a hit-and-run crash was a 14-year-old girl. a car and garbage truck crashed early on wednesday morning. the car drove off and police found the teenager's body next to it about a half mile away. the coroner identified her from san jose. >>> any school in the uc system 's students will have to be vaccinated for measles. it is based on a recommendation from the california department of health. it was in the works before the measles outbreak that has now seekenned more than a hundred people in the state. there will be exemptions for medical or religious reasons. >>> new at 11:00 a san francisco tiki bar is missing a priceless piece of art that was on the wall. one stole a decorative war club and they d

tonight she's on the front lines of a devastating wildfire as a drone takes command of the skies over yosemite.

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you know, i wrote a blog yesterday about yosemite and it's posted under weather news.o many emails from people telling me more about yosemite, i want to go this weekend. >> it's gorgeous. >> i'll see if i can do that. >> no roses here, jewelry? jewelry, jewelry. [overlapping speakers >> a bike ride would be nice. >> that's easy. you're free. >> she's free. >>> well, spray-on technology could replace the bar code. it's called dna tracks. microscopic dna sequences sourced from plant-based materials like seaweed mixed with sugar, lawrence livermore lab scientists spent five years developing the technology. one reason for the dna tracing? scientists can trace tainted produce that may contain list syria or e. coli in less than an hour. -- listeria or e. coli what's that thing? i moved our old security system out here to see if it could monitor the front yard. why don't you switch to xfinity home? i get live video monitoring and 24/7 professional monitoring that i can arm and disarm from anywhere. hear ye! the awkward teenage one has arrived!!!! don't be old fashioned. xfini

getting out of the bay area it looks like snow and rain in yosemite. elsewhere, sunny. and the temperatures about where we should be this time of the year. 74 in the city tomorrow. the south bay, santa clara comes in at 66. 62 at fremont and hayward, 62 in pacifica. over in the east bay, nice. plenty of sun, also, windy. 63 at antioch. and up if in the north bay. we will be looking at 62 in santa rosa. the extended forecast. looking if for sunshine and wind on monday. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, more sunshine, friday, clouds, a drop or 2 on saturday. stay tuned. we shall see. that is weather, as for sports, guess who is here? >> dennis is here. >> yes. end of an era in daytona. can i see your wedding ring? yes. what is more important, your wedding ring or your emmy? >> my wedding ring. >> ♪♪ ♪♪ with 5 perfectly sweetened whole grains you can't help but see the good. try new cheerios plus ancient grains. ancient goodness, great taste. bulldog: you don't need superpowers to help someone. sometimes, all it takes is a warm heart and a cold nose. that's why mattress discou

you can see some snow flurries here falling over mammoth as well as yosemite. but coming home we've been mostly sunny. a few clouds rolling in here just on the east side but wind is definitely what we've seen. giving you a look at what you can expect for today. the winds are continuing. mostly sunny skies. as this storm continues to push off to the east, our winds will begin to relax. when our winds relax, this cold, drier air will settle in. the warming trend is expected for the afternoon. temperatures in the 60s in oakland, hayward, 58 for redwood city, 57 in novato. if you look to the south, 58 in san jose. afternoon highs for today, believe it or not, still above average for this time of year, low to mid-60s. even a few upper 60s expected for the afternoon. 66 san jose. 66 for redwood city city the extended forecast so cold overnight lows mostly sunny, mild afternoon highs all the way through the business week. i don't want to push you into the weekend. because that's when we'll finally get our next chance at rain. it doesn't look like a whole lot. but it l

going on, i think people who are doing work out there, cleaning up around there, in the background, yosemite, and there is candlestick and they are going around and cleaning up. a lot of that goop that might come up there might have something to do with trying to develop the diesel field, and they have a place there along the eastern side of san francisco, and that is possibly a problem -- they didn't say this time with the birds, but that happened a few years ago when they looked at the other problems. they also have the costco problem of hitting -- currently [speaker not understood] it came after that time and again they have that same issue, organic solvents, organic compounds organic -- when you go around trying to do the organic stuff, i'm not the expert, but i'm going to try to tell you when you try to take something out like rubber cement that kids use at our play areas throughout our county, that is going to be something that we have to look into more so from the environment perspective, but people in the recreation and park should be able to view such an issue by keeping a watchful

. >>> a wildfire driven by powerful winds south of yosemite has now destroyed at least 40 homes. the round fe has burned 7,000 acres, and is just 50% contained tonight. two towns near the nevada state line remain under a mandatory evacuation. some good news. dying winds and rain have helped stopped the growth of the fire. the cause is not yet known. >>> this winter storm dropping much-needed rain on the bay area and much desired snow in the sierra. skiers and snowboarders have taken full advantage of the latest snowfall at heavily mountain resort in south lake tahoe, with more snowfall expected in the coming days. >> in the last 24 hours, we've received eight inches of snow. this new snow helps us open more terrain. we opened two new trails today. and with the snow sunday into monday, we may be opening more terrain next week also. >> the area could get up to 18 inches of snow by tuesday. plenty of powder for those wanting to ski and snowboard next president's day weekend. >>> abc 7 can help you prepare for round two of our wet weather, with our abc 7 weather app. you can track to

and, the temperatures 50 degrees at yosemite, wow n tpeb. -- in february. 69 in san jose and 70 degreeslf-moon bay up in the north bay, seeing numbers mostly in the middle 60s. santa rosa after santa roseaa hit 80 yesterday. then, 67 tomorrow. 65 at napa, 56 degrees. in the extended forecast, we will be looking for some sun, some clouds, that will be true all of the way through thursday. wet on friday. then, on saturday and sunday. periods of rain. so, you have to admit you had a long string of weekends for that rain. great weather on the weekend. that is good weather because we need it coming in on saturday and sunday. but expect wet. >> all right, brian, thank you. >>> all right, i feel like i should start the story by says dude, you got to check this out. a house in houston that may make you thirsty. made out of 50,000 beer cans, they make up the garland from the roof. vern is checking it out. there are a wide variety of cans that reneglects the many pwaoers he consumed over the years, be sides being a work of art it is energy efficient. the project reportedly took 17 years to comple

on to the winter weather advisory, this is in effect not only today but tonight, the main issues yosemite area light freezing rain, maybe sleet mixed in, and later on tonight some of the snow coming into the northern suburbs. the world to the wise if you're on foot or behind the wheel even though there's a spotty light precipitation temperatures are near freezing and you see drops you want to slow down because they could be freezing up beneath your tires. the untreated surfaces that will see the worst icing the rest of the day and tonight. rick williams when i come back i'll talk about how this gets out of here and how it involves. and we'll look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast and see what's coming next. >> thank you let's switch live to john rawlins in newtown bucks county where people had a slippery commute to say the least. >> reporter: that's correct rick williams it was dicey going particularly in the early morning hours 6:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m., 8:00 a.m., even always late as 9:00 a.m. slippery conditions on the roads, particularly on sidewalks and driveways and now thin

. >> on "techknow" we did a show on the yosemite fires and i saw how difficult it is to study a fire and what drove home to me was with the potentially life-threatening setting, it's imports to have these remote eyes on the situation. no case, they had eyes in the sky through drones. i am wondering: how important is it to have those eyes on the ground for these scientists? >> that's a great point because asked what the ideal way? you would love to have eyes on in the sky, on the ground, and a coordinated network of sensors and decision makers that can help figure out where that safety zone needs to be, what areas they should focus on all in the palm defendant hand. these are the guides at the top of the wildfire research coming up, you get to talk to a ledge water? >> from drought to land, the latest in research under water, we get to interview the grandfather, jack costeau. he tells us about the latest in aquanautics next. >> the world's best. i am thomas drayton. coming up at the top of the >> at one time i felt that selling cocaine was my purpose. >> as the amount of drugs grew gu

we could have snow showers as far north as yosemite today.-60s for most of the south of southern california through the central valley and sacramento and chico at 37 in lake tahoe. safe travels. now at home. leyla? >> if you are in the north bay use 128 at spencer lane we do have some 56s that are in the lanes at intersection of sanitarium and deer park road and we have a tree down so the winds are causing problems. walnut creek shows things are calm as you make the drive south out of pleasant hill to walnut creek with the tail lights pushing and not too bad as we look at the drive on the peninsula away from sfo, 101 is at top speed and coming up to the 280 extension and as the hospital curve in delays and only takes you nine or ten minutes from sfo to third street. >>> thank you, 4:56, a new kind of a.c. transit bus is seen on east bay streets starting today, a double-decker the 42' bus seats 80 and will make the first cruise on the line and you from fremont to sanction ford part of a three week pilot program gaging customer reaction and dec

yosemite or south lake tahoe rain mixed with snow by tomorrow evening. and forecast for the bay area, it will be windy in san jose partly cloudy skies. 67 degrees. 66 in the city. up in the north bay, mid-60s will do it. and gusty winds to the 30-mile- an-hour range. five-day forecast sunshine tuesday, wednesday, partly cloudy skies between now and then. then toward the weekend we are going to get partly cloudy skies no real rain in sight for much of the bay area. just this nasty wind. >>> vern has sports next. hello! i'm a kid. and us kids have an important message for our grown ups. three grams daily of beta-glucan... a soluable fiber from whole grain oat foods like cheerios can help lower cholesterol. and where can you find beta-glucan? in oats. and, they're yummy! i'm going back to being a kid now. thank you! >>> the weather and sports converge with hockey? you both are in heaven, aren't you? >> absolutely. you know what? when you go to sell your property, you have an open house, right? you want it to show well. this game tonight for the venue that i

. >>> bad news for folks would lake to visit yosemite. currently it costs $20 to get in the park for seven days but march 1 the fee will rise to $25 during low season and $30 during the tourist season. officials tried to pass across-the-board $30 increase but after getting negative fed back from throughs of park visitors they settled for two tiered plan. >> wild shoot out with a gun weeding woman in phoenix caught on video with a look at the con front station over a year ago. a 28-year-old woman comes into the store with a gun demanding money and the owner refuses and she shoots him in the leg but he throws the money at her, grabs his own community and shoots her. she continued to scram bowl on the floor and grabs the cash and takes off. both were seriously hurt. both survived. >> what a man found in a bar is not what you would expect. >> a gold bar was found and the bar manager was cleaning up and he saw a glittering object under a table and the gold bar is worth about $1,100 to maybe $2,000 and the question is it finder's keeper? he pos

. >>> a wildfire driven by powerful winds south of yosemite has now destroyed at least 40 homes. the round fire has burned 7,000 acres, and is just 50% contained tonight. two towns near the nevada state line remain under a mandatory evacuation. some good news. dying winds and rain have helped stopped the growth of the fire. the cause is not yet known. >>> this winter storm dropping much-needed rain on the bay area and much desired snow in the sierra. skiers and snowboarders have taken full advantage of the latest snowfall at heavily mountain resort in south lake tahoe, with more snowfall expected in the coming days. >> in the last 24 hours, we've received eight inches of snow. this new snow helps us open more terrain. we opened two new trails today. and with the snow sunday into monday, we may be opening more terrain next week also. >> the area could get up to 18 inches of snow by tuesday. plenty of powder for those wanting to ski and snowboard next president's day weekend. >>> abc 7 can help you prepare for round two of our wet weather, with our abc 7 weather app. you can track

central valley and low-to-mid 80's and breezy around san diego and los angeles and palm springs. 69 yosemiteord high year at lake tahoe and record high 62 today. look at this my seven-day forecast is record high tomorrow, record high saturday possible record high on sunday and it is going to be interesting if you are skiing up there a lot of/and high sunburn potential of the temperatures are cooler next week but not anywhere near the average high of 44 and average low of 17. >> if we like the warmth we hit the jackpot. we are winners in the bay area. >> you are a winner if you travel along 680 a mice commute and only taking you eight minutes from highway 4 to the 24 junction southbound on 680 in san jose the drive on 280 from 101 to cupertino it will only take you 12 minutes. we are looking at accident-free conditions and across other areas of the bay area from walnut creek to dublin it is 15 minutes and 101 southbound from santa rosa to san francisco june minutes through the santa cruz mountains the drive is 23 minutes. >> a consumer health watchdog group claims several popular chocolate pr

the winds are also whipping up a fire that has grown to more than 500 acres south of yosemite. the towns of paradise and small meadows are under evacuation. it started this afternoon. one home and one out building has been destroyed. you can see what is showing up on live doppler 7hd anytime at the abc7 weather app. it is free on the app store and google play. >> the driver who died in a hit-and-run crash was a 14-year-old girl. a car and garbage truck crashed early on wednesday morning. the car drove off and police found the teenager's body next to it about a half mile away. the coroner identified her from san jose. >>> any school in the uc system 's students will have to be vaccinated for measles. it is based on a recommendation from the california department of health. it was in the works before the measles outbreak that has now seekenned more than a hundred people in the state. there will be exemptions for medical or religious reasons. >>> new at 11:00 a san francisco tiki bar is missing a priceless piece of art that was on the wall. someone stole a decorative war club and

that is yosemite. that is near homestead point. elizabeth was hiking there a couple of days ago. at 8100 feet of elevation. 8,000 feet up and there is zero snowfall. i have good news. the long range climate prediction center outlook paints a wetter an average picture for all of california including the sierra and the bay area. this is coming up more than a week from now. likely not starting until early march, but it is something. some bit of hope that we can get some snow in the sierra and some rainfall around here. tonight, there will be low clouds, fog. 48 degrees. oakland, 51. san jose, 49 degrees. why no rain from days one to seven, why are we looking eight to 14 days? we have two ridges of high pressure. the one to the south has been dominant. a lot of cloud cover. we got the afternoon sunshine. it has felt like june for a second morning in a row. we say good-bye to that ridge. it is all about that ridge to the north that will give us a north toe northwest wind that is drier and for thus, that means more sunshine that will be milder. on sunday, we have been talking about a s