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

. >>> the incoming storm is forcing yosemite to close for the season. it normally closes each fall and reopens in the spring. yosemite is reminding the park visitors that all drivers are required to carry chains while driving in the park during the winter months even if your car has four wheel drive. >> we are hearing so much about el nino. it will not play a role. san francisco city leaders say their response and the preparedness plan. they are trimming trees and free sandbags are available as well. >> that is going to overwhelm our catch basins and the streets with some flooding. i am worried because we are such a hilly city with rock slides and the mudslides. >> the city says they will have response teams ready for businesses and everyone should register for emergency notification by text or e-mail. and the storm preparations underway in the south bay too. abc news was in los gatos where they were removing saidment and vegetation while the water district is offering free sandbags. the statewide el nino response plan is in place. federal, state and ci

coming um next, a video of a big horn sheep returning to yosemite. >> the breaking news tonight, we're in baltimore. authorities calling for calm after a hung jury in the freddie grey case. the runway scared passengers injuredoff the plane are off the tax sill. they're both here tonight after abc 7 news. >> also, gearing up for the force awakens, the iconic east bay theater with a state of the art, 3d system. >>> customs inspectors nabbed two stow aways that could have caused real harm in the bay area. these are called giant african snails. they were found aboard a shipment of wooden palettes. they measured three inches just around the shell. the snails are extremely disruptive. they can eat at least 500 types of plants and munch on homes, too. >> when they're short of food supply, they've been known to eat the stucco from homes because the stucco has high calcium content. >> and look at this, the snails also carry diseases including a parasite that causes meningitis. >> a road to recovery in bay air ya news. the two are appearing for the mountain yellow leg frogs. 270 tadpoles are now

. >>> the incoming storm is forcing yosemite to close for the season.t normally closes each fall and reopens in the spring. yosemite is reminding the park visitors that all drivers are required to carry chains while driving in the park during the winter months even if your car has four wheel drive. >> we are hearing so much about el nino. it will not play a role. san francisco city leaders say their response and the preparedness plan. they are trimming trees and free sandbags are available as well. >> that is going to overwhelm our catch basins and the streets with some flooding. i am worried because we are such a hilly city with rock slides and the mudslides. >> the city says they will have response teams ready for businesses and everyone should register for emergency notification by text or e-mail. and the storm preparations underway in the south bay too. abc news was in los gatos where they were removing saidment and vegetation while the water district is offering free sandbags. the statewide el nino response plan is in place. federal, state and city

the best part ant yosemite, you can just drive there. now, take a look at all of that snow and how calm the water it looks. and nicole brown shared this with us on twitterment share your winter photos with us. we may use them on line and on our air. you'll have another chance to get some winter photos in the next few days. here is the accuweather forecast. >> snow showers may pop up actually in the tahoe area tomorrow morning. and for early next week, they'll be looking at tomorrow's snow. let moe show you doppler 7 hd. it is pretty quiet across the bay area. no rain on the screen there. for our san jose camera, we are seeing sunshine in the south bay. look at these temperatures, a nice recovery from earlier this morning. low to mid 50s. san jose, morgan hill from our mt.tem town, temperatures are in the mid 50s in santa rosa, concord. and a lovely view from our golden gate bridge camera. nice and bright, cold and frosty. dry for your new year's eve celebration and it is going to be a switchover early next week. so we do have some change

yosemite is reminding that all drivers are required to carry chains in the park in the inwith december even if you have four-wheel drive. >> crews preparing for impending wet weather knocked out phone and internet service. the crew cut a fiber optic cable with a backhoe anotting -- affecting at&t customers. >> if you see stormy weather where you live, take a photo or video and share it with us using video and share it with us using #abc7now. city hall last night with outrage at the police department after a 26-year-old man was slot and killed by officers. natasha zouves said public comment was heard for five hours audit police chief is renewing a call for tasers but hundreds turned out and the comment was drummed out with "fire chief suhr," overflowing at the meeting forced to wait out and chanted from the halls while the speakers lined up. >> i. you to resign. the five officers that did this i want their jobs and charges brought. it was senseless. >> crowd was emotional over the deadly pass shooting over 26-year-old mario woods capture ed on cell phone video. they tried to arrest him

mount shasta more than 2 feet of the snow. 15 inches of snow in yosemite by thursday.he rain is going to be coming down, a break on wednesday, a colder storm comes in on thursday and because it's cold enough, we might get a dusting of snow on bay area peeks and then -- peaks then it looks like it's going to be a little on the chilly side. we need help for bay area families as well. that's why this time of her we help out with that effort and boy are we going help today from the walnut creek medical center. >> and from the food bank. >> good to see you again, larry. tell me how kaiser permanent was able to get this much money? >> from food drives, clinics donating the time and distributing it through the variesous counties. -- various counties. $72,000. that is fantastic. >> yeah, we have had a long relationship with the food bank. >> reporter: i have to ask you, how are you doing this year? >> well, we really need good healthy food and tim kaiser is doing a great job. >> reporter: kaiser is going to start it's own medical school i understand. >> yeah, we are happy to b

difficult drive this morning towards yosemite.uick moving showers san francisco, fresno and near san jose. to the north one more batch of rain will be coming on shore. the weekend forecast, today is probably the worst in areas of the northern rockies. by the time we get into saturday's forecast we'll be watching leftover moisture and a new system coming in. that lingers into areas of southern washington state and portland you could get a burst of rain. central california not too bad. active weather pretty much all weekend. >> thanks for heads up, bill. >> connecticut cracks down on gun control in the way congress refuses. and the iconic psychedelic porsche that belonged to janis joplin just sold at auction for a record price. >>> four confirmed dead. a certainly last night after ground control lost contact with the chopper. a fire department official stated it went down in dense fog. >> governor malloy announced bans from gun sales yesterday. governor malloy will be the first to sign an executive order of this kind. and former okl

. >> the storm is forcing yosemite natural park to close the pass for the season. the road normally closed each fail. it re-opens in the spring. yosemite is reminding park visitors that all drivers are required to carry chains while driving in the park during winter months even if the car has four wheel drive. if you see stormy weather today, safely take a know tore or video and share it with #abc7now. we could use it on air or on online. >> a packed house if san francisco at city hall. protesters outraged at the police department after a 26-year-old man was slot and killed by officer. natasha zouves has the meeting and public comment was heard for five hours. all the police chief suhr is renewing a call to equip department with tasers but they downed out of "fire chief suhr." many forced to wake outside and chanted from the hallway while speakers lined up. >> i want you to resign and the five officers that did this i want their jobs and champions property. >> the crowd emotional over the fatal police shooting of 26-year-old mario woods captured on cell phone video

it's going to take a while for the rain to get down to sacramento, lake tahoe and yosemite. all of this will happen at night and it looks sunny in fresno after fog and 59 degrees and sunshine tomorrow for monterey. tonight, santa rosa to be below freezing. same for fairfield, concord and livermore. san jose down to 29 degrees tonight. in red wood city, it will be down to 28. for tomorrow, we're well below average. tomorrow we'll manage just 51 in the city. concord, 51 degrees. oakland, 55. all of them below average for this time of year. down in the south bay, 53 at mill pitas. same for sunnyvale. east bay will start out with sunshine and then increase the clouds. 49 at livermore, 49 at brent wood and 50 degrees at pittsburgh. up in the north bay, tomorrow afternoon we'll increase the clouds and that will lead to the first chance of rain. the numbers tomorrow manage only the low 50s. 51 degrees in santa rosa and 50 for dale city. and in the extended forecast, we're looking for the rain to hit in ukiah first. monday through the weekend, right through new year's day and 2016,

yosemite, 38 and the snow is wrapping up there as well. today the temperatures across the bay area are a couple of degrees by low average. pretty much 50s from 51 degrees. that's as good as it gets in the trivalley. to 57 in alameda through berkeley into oakland. overnight tonight, freezing away from the bray. 40s across the bay. along the immediate seashore. winds will be northwest of 15 during the day but settling below 5 miles an hour allowing the chill in the area to cause frost. okay. there's the sunset, 4:58. sun is up at 7:24. for those who keep track of things. 22 seconds more of daylight hours today compared to yesterday. nine hours and 48 minutes. that's how long the daylight hours are. sunshiny days each and every day. a little bit of a break. allowing the soil to dry a little bit from all of our recent rains and we'll look forward to the next system. this is an outside chance for late sunday. >> new year's eve will be pretty good. >> yes. >> but cold. cuddle up with the one you love. >> good news. >> yes. >>> another short week

tahoe and yosemite will have snow showers tomorrow. and in the central valley.tly sunny skies overnight lows tonight. freeze warnings have been lifted. it's still going to be closed. temperatures range from the mid-30s to mid-40s. we're all going to be the mid- 50s. we're well below average for this time of the year. san francisco tomorrow 52. concord 53, san jose the same and oakland the warm spot at 57 degrees. seven day forecast. we have a few clouds around tomorrow. look at the rest of the week. sun, sun, sun, sun, sun. all the way into 2016 and beyond. temperatures recover to the mid- 60s. midweek but expect to get a little bit wet tonight. mr.glen. >> indeed it's always sunny when you have the nfl highlights. ahead. 49ers. so much momentum on that first drive to the lions. but how long did it last. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, calls today... . 32-17 loss at th >>> 49ers up top. got a number for you. seven. that's the niners total off sides, neutral zone calls today. i got another. 32-17 loss at the lions. 49ers did this six times in the first half. you wonder who's

sun and snow showers at lake tahoe and yosemite, temperatures in the mountains about 30 degrees. here's how it looks for overnight lows tonight, no freeze warnings, a little warmer than saturday, 36 at santa rosa and livermore. south bay tomorrow starts out with clouds and finish with sun towards the afternoon hours, same for the east bay, low 50s, shower don't in the north bay, too and low 50s for -- showers tonight in the north bay, too and low 50s for the south bay. 50s through next weekend. that's what's happening in weather. >>> for what's happening in the news. >> paramedics pedaling to the rescue, the unusual plan to make sure super bowl travelers get immediate help. >> the incredible money star wars made at the box office in just 12 days. >> hey, gameday at the bottom of the hour, what happened to the 49ers in detroit? we'll trim the fat of all the games and give you the choice cuts. >> the warriors just a bunch of rock stars at 28-up with. we'll peel back the onion and find out what makes them tick when they visit with shaun livingston. >> this is something you don't get

but tahoe, yosemite. south for most of the day will be sunny. that will include the bay area until we increase the clouds in the afternoon. santa rosa down to 28. napa 33. livermore, 27. sun up tomorrow. 7:24. we will struggle to get into the 50s tomorrow in the bay area. tomorrow, plenty of sunshine in the south bay. and low 50s . east bay will begin to pick up nice thin high clouds midday. and showers tomorrow night. 50 degrees at walnut creek. just 49 for a high of livermore. tomorrow will be the coldest day of the week. temperatures up in the north bay, low 50s and increasing high clouds in the afternoon. showers will erupt toward sunset tomorrow night. and ewe eye yeah hits 48 degrees. extended forecast. a little earlier in the north bay, chance of showers. right through the weekend, we are high and dry. a few clouds from time to time, but otherwise, we will warm into the mid 50s and it will be dry right into new year's eve and into 2016. that is weather. here is andrea. >> coming up in sports, the 49ers were in the motor city. plus, steph

the rest of us we have spotty snow showers across lake tahoe and yosemite but the heavy snow is overnd maybe snow on mount shasta with showers around eureka and 49. 55 and low 60s with total sunshine in southern california. this is how it looks from heavenly, a few snow showers there this morning and increasing sunshine and look at the freezing cold temperatures a little bit of a bump up on thursday, and a dry cold front for friday and a chance of wet weathered and frozen weather on sunday. >> in emeryville with have our camera, 80 in the westbound direction with the headlights headed to the macarthur maze and it is getting busy with no major stalls or accidents and moving well through san rafael, the sail thing and no problems beyond the not bait maul and the scientific center southbound 101 with reports from c.h.p. that there is an accident in daly city, southbound 280 at john daly boulevard and i will update that in a couple of minutes. otherwise, we will look at the drive from the central valley, starting slow from tracy to the altamont pass the drive time is not too bad at 35 mi

want 40 that, 52, and 56 with rain in chico and you can see increasing sunshine. 60 in yosemite and fresnoeasing warmth and 80 in palm springs. we have a winter storm warning. we are close enough that we know this will happen at 4:00 tomorrow morning to 4:00 friday morning. still, looking at 18-22" and possibly 12" to 24" over the passes and another dumping of heavy snow coming on sunday. if you can get this today or friday or saturday have fun. >> no chain requirements now. we will check throughout the morning. in walnut creek southbound 680 at the turn at north main everyone is behaving and moving nicely to 24 with no delays on 24 toward the tunnel. a good time to be out. for delays at the bay bridge toll plaza. in the eastbound direction of the bay bridge we have a big-rig stuck at treasure island off-ramp. it is a tough off-ramp for the big-rig in the eastbound non-commute direction. we will follow that. road work out there, the davis to marina project both direction of 880 in the lanes for a few more minutes until 5:00. kristen and eric? >> the united states postal service is expandin

because of the drought, yosemite national park hasn't seen this kind of dense snowfall in nearly four years. been a mess in the valley but it has meant money in the valley. >> this is the storm we waitd and waited and waited for last year, and it never came. and to have this now at this time when everybody is thinking about christmas and what they're going to do, this is our christmas. ( no audio ) >> pelley: well, we can't hear david begnaud out there in the snow, but elsewhere, we are seeing record highs for december. in fact, it feels like spring in the east. eric fisher is our chief meteorologist at wbz, our cbs station in boston. eric, what's in store? >> reporter: scott, unbelievable warmth here in the east as we head into the weekend, certainly feeling like spring. i've seen reports of dandelions blooming and cher blossomings coming out. the ohio valley and the great lakes up to 30 degrees above the average for mid-december. these will be record highs for tomorrow, 70 in indianapolis, on sunday, the warmth moves towards the east coast and further into the great lakes philly 68,

we still have some snow flurries in the high sierra in yosemite and half dome and that's why we had that winter storm warming in effect until just 6:00 this morning -- winter storm warning in effect until 6:00 this morning. the advisory has expired in the greater lake tahoe area. temperatures today partly cloudy skies, into the 50s and 60, 60 for the most part. gentle winds. this is an interesting forecast as we look towards the weekend, we have an area of low pressure that wants to really just brush the north bay. chance of rain for everyone on raiders sunday. partly cloudy monday. tuesday another rain shower, this one associated with a cold front. on wednesday windy conditions, on thursday. this saturday, it's pac-12 championship action at levi's stadium. we have usc and stanford with game time temperature of 61. liza. >>> roberta, did you say back wash? >> yeah, it is the weekend after all. [ laughter ] >> happy friday. we are going to talk about 238 in san leandro. this accident in the clearing stages. it's just the right lane at this point that's shut down in that northbound directi

all the way into yosemite up to two feet of snow is likely. temperatures today in the 60s and then going down this afternoon. we have another system once this one passes on friday. it's queued up and ready to move in. it's a classic cold front again on sunday into your monday. it's traffic and weather together today. >>> we are getting reports of downed trees and mud slides now in the north bay. i'll get to that in just a minute. first i want to highlight this problem we have been watching along highway 4. it's in the commute direction westbound just before bailey. in bay point, chp doing a fantastic job of clearing lanes for you. this accident pushed off to the right shoulder and center divider but do be prepared for delays westbound traffic backed up beyond railroad approaching the accident scene. more on the weather affecting traffic in the north bay. there's a downed tree which has shut down 116. it is closed in both directions at first street and guerneville. there are reports of a mud slide which is affecting traffic along highway 29 in

the mountains that desperately need it for the snow pack where the drought is the worst there near yosemite. everywhere east of the rockies is warm still. a little bit of fog in the great lakes but the west is getting what they need. >> all right. good news there. bill, thank you. >>> now to some breaking news this morning. early this morning, a judge granted convicted killer oscar pistorius bail for $688. the double amputee olympian will be electronically monitored, and will remain under house arrest. pistorius was convicted by south africa's supreme court of appeal last week for the 2013 valentine's day murder of girlfriend reeva steenkamp. the former olympian known as the blade runner will be sentenced april 18th. the minimum sentence for murder in south africa is 15 years. >>> a paris-bound flight from san francisco was diverted to trudeau airport in montreal late last night because of an anonymous bomb threat. anxious air france passengers tweeted out photos from the aircraft before they were evacuated. authorities are inspecting the plane that was supposed to arrive in france this mor

. >>> what a scene in yosemite national park this morning. the park posted this video on facebook. you can see it looks like a winter wonder land. >> it looks stunning. >> more on weather and what is coming our way. >> get ready. here is live doppler 7 hd. conditions are calm. and pockets of scattered moisture and there may be a wet spot or two, but no significant rain. notice the wave heights, up to 22 feet so there is a possibility of large breakers and dangerous rip currents and that will continue to diminish. our next storm arrives sunday. this storm will be moderate between half an inch and an inch of rainfall. winds gusting up to 45 miles per hour. our rainfall projections and totals from the storm indicate we'll see between half an inch by sunday night. and winds will be intense. we'll start out with wind gusts at 4:00 sunday morning and most locations winds, gusts over 20 miles per hour at that point, already. then, by 8:00 in the morning we'll see gusts near 40 miles per hour in some coastal locations. san francisco, 43 miles per hour gusts. so throughout the day it's goin

. >>> what a scene in yosemite national park this morning. the park posted this video on facebook.an see it looks like a winter wonder land. >> it looks stunning. >> more on weather and what is coming our way. >> get ready. here is live doppler 7 hd. conditions are calm. and pockets of scattered moisture and there may be a wet spot or two, but no significant rain. notice the wave heights, up to 22 feet so there is a possibility of large breakers and dangerous rip currents and that will continue to our next storm arrives sunday. this storm will be moderate between half an inch and an inch of rainfall. winds gusting up to 45 miles per hour. our rainfall projections and totals from the storm indicate we'll see between half an inch by sunday night. and winds will be intense. we'll start out with wind gusts at 4:00 sunday morning and most locations winds, gusts over 20 miles per hour at that point, already. then, by 8:00 in the morning we'll see gusts near 40 miles per hour in some coastal locations. san francisco, 43 miles per hour gusts. so throughout the day it's going to be windy wi

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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

join me, philippe cousteau, as we explore yosemite national park on exploration awesome planet. welcome to awesome planet, i'm philippe cousteau. tucked away in just under 1,200 square miles of northern california is an environmental treasure, yosemite national park. now, the park is truly one of the most dynamic and beautiful places that you can visit, but if you dig just a little deeper, there's a whole world of fascinating science to explore. (upbeat music)

rain in northern california, snow in the sierra. 44 in tahoe, 45 yosemite and los angeles from sun toees. tomorrow across the bay area, morning showers that will taper to scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. 62 in fremont, 62 for san jose and 60 for fairfield and 63 for oakland. several chances of rain over the next several days. going into the weekend, they increase once again, another round of rain likely on sunday. morning showers tomorrow, tapering to showers by the afternoon. >> thank you very much, drew. >>> major league baseball appears ready to take steps to keep fans safe. today, the league recommended teams install protecting netting to protect any field level seats within 70 feet of home plate, which follow a season which several fans were injured by flying bats and foul balls. we contacted the a's and giants about this and we're waiting to hear back about the changes. >>> let's move on to the rest of sports tonight. >> cal football team have been wondering what ease going on with sonny dikes. and michael announcer: you're on the right track to save big during sleep tr

tomorrow sunshine in tahoe. 4451 yosemite cloud cover with rain up in eureka down south sunshine 71 grow bay area it's going to be a milder day so you need your shade and sun screen. temperatures primarily in the upper 50's to the low 60's. fine santa rosa, san francisco, fremont, san mateo oshtion 60 in oakland and san jose 59 antioch, fay livermore where do we stand as far as rain chance. take a look at the next 7 da days. pretty much a guardian tee on thursday and the computer model do bring in another opportunity for rain sunday still a chance going into monday. accu-weather 7@ó+ day forecast we will see wet úg bay year on thursday but-ç befoe we get to that it will be mild with some sunshineg2 and clouds and then# our next opportunist not until the second half of your weekend going into early next week so/" sunday monday we have chances of rain again. >> very good okay thanks very much. >>> all right. after studying hundreds of mri researchers say no difference between a male and female brain. question of whether human brain are genderl÷ specific been debated forvx decade. but it h

the rain will stay out of yosemite and fresno until after the sun sets. you not leave by lunch it will be difficult to get up there. our winter storm warning for the western showns is noon through 6:00 tomorrow morning, and timeframe for lake tahoe is 9:00 this morning through 10:00 this evening. can you see our snow fall 6 at lake levels and 10-11 around kirkwood and donner and over-ly is a backdrop for the seven seven-day forecast, heavy today, a little snow tomorrow, a better storm is come on wednesday. sue? >> i remind folks to bring chains or a four-wheel drive because it will be required. and extra through san jose, this is 101 with brake lights headed northbound. we will look behind this area into the sunshine, keep on moving. elsewhere, we have a big backup at the bay bridge with an early stall that now is cleared out of the lanes. the damage is done. you can see by the emeryville camera, 60 is stack up and, 520 to 24 and 880, too, and the waze app is a good tool with slow traffic all the way back to, gee, even from sunol bumper-to-bumper traffic

country making land skip pictures of lakes, mountain passes, and lush veals such as the one found at yosemiteel adams made famous. the dow is up 50 points at 1617. investors are watching yahoo after the signature off announcement. not in a giving mood, california is near the bottom charitable states. >> that is a surprise. here is the money report. jane? >> yes, california finished 48 on the list of states that do nature the most including time and money but it did say america over all is a scene rouse nation second in the world for donation. hello barbie is the worst toy of the year with folks at campaign for federal free childhood named it as being under fire for talking with your child but recording what your young one said back and passing it on to a third party who could use it to market to kids. >> starbuck announced the reward s minutes only contest so five people will win starbuck for life. it is just 30 years but other prices include 25 winners of star pubs for a year and 125 winners for a month and 500 of star public for a week. storms have town higher here today across the board bu

if you do some travel isolated snow showers in the morning. 36 by afternoon it's gone 42 at yosemite.wers primarily confine to the northern hart of the state and stroll portion of the state. 64 in los angeles. 49 las vegas. bay area we could see a few light showers develop tomorrow but very light. temperatures will be in the upper 40's to the mid 50's so staying open the cool side for wed afternoon. when you lock at the morning low nap temperature trend you will see here tu like the cold weather you are in love. they are around freezing or below until monday and tuesday when the temperatures go up thanks to some systems coming our way. increasing cloud cover. tomorrow system very weak. at the borderline one on the storm impact scale. tu years eve new year's day a two or tuesday on that storm impact statement. that will bring us more rain. >> thanks very much. >>> well the priest looked like a pro up there but sometimes it doesn't look that flawless heavy weight mike tyson posted on knocked out by his daughte daughter's hot pink. but when he made it to the rug, well, down goes tie so t

. >> i live in a little town in the foothills outside yosemite.o nearest resources even close are down in fresno, which is an hour and a half drive. even down there, i don't feel that there's a high quality services as i can receive from the baby talk folks. it's been very helpful. reporter: they call it their baby talk program. it's very innovative. it's tell he therapy, connecting speech therapists to families with deaf children who can't make it to inperson sessions. some of them can't get work off or they live too far. >> we can reach anywhere we find a family or a family can find us. so we're -- it's a rural state and there are people who can't get to the bay area. we can get to them and using the ipad has been amazing because it is easy technology for these families. some of them are migrant farm workers. they have no problem with accessibility. we give them an ipad and we provide the therapy at no cost to them. >> kind of -- sew puts it in the right basket. >> put in. >> good job. reporter: it can be beneficial to do this tell therapy where

state wide tomorrow sunny chilly to cold look for high of only 32 at tahoe. 41 at yosemite.rea we have sunny sky with high in the mid 50's about 54 to 56 virtually every location. here's accu-weather 7 day forecast. after couple of very cold mornings tuesday wednesday temperatures start to moderate thursday friday clouds thicken rain arrives friday night and saturday and no. 2 storm on our storm impact scale. means storm of moderate intensity. no extremes but we will get wet next wave of wet weather on saturday. >> look forward to. that thank jew sports teams are going holiday shopping. >> yes a little bit. they have a nice bumping tote work with. >> the giants especially. the giants seems to be kind of raw stress for less. but now no more discount shopping. not any more now. straight to tiffany. let's go. let's roll the tape. thank you. all right. another big money free agent acquisition. direct the show from this chair also. i don't think kurt would mind. i don't think kurt would mind. that >>> coming up tonight at 11 ochblingt is el nino history repeating itself on the pe

and on camp mather the city owned sierra nevada camping facility is outings outside the gate of yosemitehe 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 company used the

it continues until 10:00 at night into the southern sierra and yosemite.pretty tricky throughout the day and the rest of us will see the clouds until 9:00. is a few peaks of sun. cool, breezy on the coast. shopping weather not bad to the after we dry out throughout the mid-and late morning hours. oakland, hayward, good morning. 50 mountain view and los gatos with 51 san jose, 46 novato. the fog is out there by the delta. santa rosa, and through the north bay. not so bad along the coast but look at hayward. just five-mile visibility. a live look outside from our exploratorium camera where we are noticing the fog so the scattered showers, more rain tomorrow by the middle of the afternoon here and another chance with a stronger system come christmas eve. the next couple of hours you notice a few cells push east and south but by 9:00, 10:00 we are beginning to see a few breaks in the overcast and to give you an idea how we are doing in the sierra nevada, 78% of normal this year compared to 47% last year. a few more inches expected today. a couple of inches tom

fresno and monterey and clouds around chico and mid-60s across the southern california and 44 in yosemiteeavenly is making snow because summer nature is not adding any but when she does it is light, and snow showers on sunday and heavier showers monday and tuesday. kristen and eric? kristen, please? >>> ahhh...a pair of lucky kittens in phoenix were introduced to the media. fires pulled the little ones from inside the walls of a home. the homeowner called firefighters saying she heard meowing, the mom could not be located. third names are contribution were and kringle. >> a stranger in ohio picked it tab for the crisp republicans. the man walked into two wal-mart stores and paid off in cleveland $106,000 in layaways but he made them promise to keep his identity a secret. the times on layaway included toys, 70" television and a pair of sobs. >> amazing someone had this much compassionate christmas to help us. >> wow. the same person? wow, someone got the money. >> wish they would have paid mine. and yours. and yours. >> a bother had only paid $ a freeze were bed and she was told theering $

my wife and i did a recent trip to yosemite national park. as a lifelong republican, i have to say that trip has changed my viewpoint on the environment. and i also see the younger generations in my family possibly leaning a little more to the democratic side, it seems to mostly revolve around environmental issues. i was wondering if you would be able to pledge to help protect our national parks from commercial activity such as drilling in the arctic. even in new hampshire, this has changed my outlook on the national forest in white mountain. i would like to get your thoughts on the environmental stance. governor christie: sure. listen, i don't think there is anybody who has a family and raises children and loved his country that once anything other than clean air and clean water and open spaces to be able to explore and enjoy with our families. and i have done a lot in new jersey, without boring you on the record for more space and protecting our environment. i want to you a little bit about that, see you will know what i have done. like eve

yosemite slam, fronted by the town bass player will bring its unique sound to the double down on friday. they'll be playing with the local rock band named super zeros and nathan payne and the wild bars. the free show will start at 10 p.m tip the bartenders. on saturday night, we suggest you head downtown for the las vegas happy holidoozy starring apple sisters. the show is packed with original songs, dances and slap stick. the christmas show will feature it's happening at the art square theater. frankie marino is back at the smith center in downtown las vegas on tuesday. he's under the influence series explores the music that inspired the popular singer. marino is known for his mix of rat pack glamour, original and classic hits and vintage funk infused sound. if you are doing one of those things on our list, snap a picture and e-mail those photos to i contribute at ktnv.com or the power of social media. use the #isee 13, twitter, facebook, instagram. if it you want -- if you want to see a full list of things to do in las vegas, head to ktnv.com. we're putting it on the home page for you

about 22 inches in yosemite.gh temperatures today will be near 60 degrees for much of the bay area. it will be wet today. the rain increases as the day goes on. tuesday we'll have lingering showers. wednesday, partly cloudy skies. we'll get a look at the sun on wednesday. a bit of a break. christmas eve it turns wet and cold. christmas day looks nice with partly cloudy skies and numbers will be in the low 50s. for the weekend we'll continue the sunshine and the temperatures will be in the mid- 50s as well. but in the meantime expect things to be wet. >> might have a white christmas. >>> a device that forced an air france plane to make an emergency landing in kenya turned out to be a fake bomb. the item was rigged with cardboard, sheets of paper and a household timer. says the fourth bomb hoax involved in weeks. >> what type of person does this? someone who is testing, someone who is poking at the bounds of airline and airport security. >> that incident has raised concerns about security at airports that don't dir

same for yosemite. same for much of northern california.till lingering showers up by eureka, ukiah a stray shower, monterey tomorrow partly cloudy skies and 59 degrees. winter storm warnings as mentioned already posted up in the hills. heavy snow expected with storm totals at 5,000 feet from 4 to 8" and travel delays likely so if you are heading to the hills, do it carefully and give yourself some extra time. all right. for tomorrow, we are going to be seeing numbers in the upper 50s around the bay area. oakland 60. 59 degrees in san jose. partly cloudy skies for saturday. extended forecast, more rain coming in on sunday. in terms of amounts in the ballpark of what we got over these past couple of days. gusty winds, too, coming in midday on sunday. lingering showers sunday afternoon. and then by monday it should be mostly gone. >> good football day. >> not bad day to stay in and watch tv. >> make your plans. >> nfl on cbs. there's your plug. >> all right. thank you, brian. >>> well, besides snow nothing says the holidays like light. >> and

it stays all night long, eric through noon tomorrow in yosemite.for the northern sierra, 20 inches in kirkwood. low to mid-50s today, maybe a thunderstorm and maybe some mt. hamilton pictures tomorrow with the snow. northwesterly winds will dry us out, frosty mornings monday and tuesday. wednesday some sunshine, thursday possible showers and looks like more rain next friday and saturday. yeah, it's with us! >> a lot to look forward to. thank you, lisa. we are getting so many of your photos and videos of today's rain in the bay area. thank you, everyone. you have been sharing with us. if you would like to send your photos in, just post on social media with the #abc7now and you may see it on error online. mobile technology helps us keep us connected and also helps us at work. but last week a handful of starters were honored for using that technology to save and improve people's lives. as abc7 news reporter jonathan bloom explains, it comes with big prize money from one of the biggest names in the industry. >> we are going to meet some very special pe

we have lingering snow showers in lake tahoe at 28, and yosemite is 38. 50s through the central valleyrain and low-to-mid 60 in southern california. the next chance of snow? saturday and sunday. in the sierra, try to get up there on friday and our activity planner, frosty underland if you walk the dog and chilly this morning if you are jogging. sue? >> we are looking at walnut creek, southbound 680, if this is the commute from highway 4 to 242 to 680 to 27, just under 20 minutes, with an early accident at the connection from 242 to southbound 680, that is gone. but you can see traffic is new very, very low bumper-to-bumper southbound 101 through san rafael not bad before but our shot we before lucas valley road, solo spinout facing the wrong way so you could find delays out of novato at this hour. >> the fad food has approved an injectable sponge that can stop pleading in seconds. the f.d.a. cleared the pentagon for jerm public use and expanded and control life threatening wounds where tourniquet cannot be used such as the groin or armpit and be can used up to four hours. >> cheerleade

it extends throughout yosemite for 10:00 in the evening hours. the advisory in purple and warning in pink. a couple of inches. up to 14 inches on the west slopes. if you are shopping today, we will dry o it will take some time. by noontime mostly cloudy in the mid-50s. more sunshine through 4:00. it won't warm us up much because it will be breezy, as well. clear at 9:00 tonight but more rain on the way. a bigger system on sunday. 49 san mateo, good morning san francisco. it's 50 half moon bay and visibility is restricted to just a mild ability rosa, 3 miles concord and hayward with the rain. our exploratoriual camera is foggy with scattered showers. more rain tomorrow and another storm system. a warmer and wetter one heads our way for christmas eve. perhaps right on into christmas day. there's the quick-moving system. you notice how quickly it slides to the east and then it's gone. you will notice that we are looking at dryer conditions. good if you need to get your tree still and do some things in the afternoon. tomorrow clerk it out. by 2:00 we