course yosemite so near and dear to so many of us here in northern california. >>who are close enough to visit it as often as we can describe the damage it's going on there. >>hey good my pleasure to be here. it is a snowy wet day in yosemite national park as many of you know your thumb the has been closed due to ongoing winter storm and it to now here in the park the park is closed will remain closed. through the weekend and conditions the park will open sometime on monday. >>so in terms of repairs and what not how how is that coming along. >>so you park road crews utility workers all of our staff are out in the park working to assess conditions and to mitigate issues like trees that have fallen in roadways and parking areas looking to mitigate any kind of would be harmful for visitors coming into the park. so until we can clean up all the fallen we've had a lot of trees and tree branches come loose and fall we're working actively to clean that up we hope to get the park monday. >>the damage so we're looking at these pictures quite remarkable and i guess the su

winter storm also dumped heavy snow at yosemite national park this came just days after powerful winds cause, not down more than dozen of sequoias foreseen in the park to close yosemite will remain closed at least until monday february 1st. coming up next on the kron 00:00am morning news a national organization is partnering with volunteer pilots to make sure the service copies get to their forever homes flying tails is up after the break. >>the pandemic has caused travel disruptions for just about everyone and that includes service animals but a national organization has found a solution kron four's ken wayne has that story. >>talk about you this overload these 8 week old labrador puppies are like for covered marshmallow soft and sweet. they're getting some play time at sonoma county airport in santa rosa before they're put on a plane for a flight to ohio we move our puppies to their volunteer across the country teach them commands and socialize them until they're about a year and a half canine companions is a national organization headquartered in santa rosa. the puppies will be trai

vientos que azotaron norte de california, vean, la autoridad limpian todo esto que quedÓ en el parque yosemitee empleados del parque, este espera que reabra la prÓxima semana. y momento de sacar paraguas porque llegÓ la lluvia como pronosticÓ guillermo, el dÍa nublado y comenzÓ a llover sobre todo en san josÉ y en san francisco lloviznas en el dÍa, hoy s.b. momento para conducir con precauciÓn y si se puede quedar en casa, mejor. >>> es momento de conversar bien con nuestro jefe de metereologÍa, guillermo quiroz y sÍ, llegÓ la lluvia guillermo. >>> ble llegÓ el primero de los sistemas, que estÁ llegando a la regiÓn, no solo al norte del california, si no a todo california, serie de tormentas que trae el cambio total esta sequÍa que hemos tenido, primero que nada vea, bello atardecer, soleado, por el paso de este sistema que trae estas condiciones frÍas, descenso en la temperatura y lluvias, incluso, nevadas en niveles arriba de 3500 pies de altura, si va a la montaÑa, va necesitar cadenas. >>> sistema de baja presiÓn perfectamente bien definido en centro y norte de california y podemos ver com

we will take a look at that > a yosemite. trees down everywhere. what it means tonight for visitors to the valley. >>> everyone is to blame. it's confusing to everyone. >> confusion tonight in one bay area city, that could just be a couple of days away from running out of vaccines. >>> new video tonight showing a deadly and brazen hit and run crash which took the life of a child in the south bay. >> didn't even stop. no mercy. >>> fire watch right now in the kpix 5 news at 7:00, and streaming on cbsn bay area. at least five new fires are burning in the santa cruz mountains tonight, kicked up by wild wind. the largest is the 16 acre freedom fire north of it is a 0 and has forced the evacuation of about 100 homes and an animal rescue ranch. >> the horses can hear the crackling. they are very sensitive to their surroundings. >> we take care of a lot of animals here. we had a robust evacuation plan, and we have practiced it before. >> the wind likely reignited hotspots from the fires back in august. >>> meteorologist paul heggen, alongside us. paul, th

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the wind storm in yosemite forced the park to clohr tghou winds in excess of 80 miles per hour slammed at the south end where trees smashed through homes and cars, enormous trees. look at that. the yosemite spokesman said fortunately there were no injuries involved is. >> look at the size of that tree, amazing. now the covid crisis, the bay area is seeing imeveroicntu num. the region's availability went up to 7.4 up from 3.4 last week. a good trend. the sacramento region had their stay at home order lifted, 8.9% now. it was lifted based off of a four-week projection by the state. another you should know about, san francisco expects to run out of covid vaccine this week. >> we anticipate everything that we have in our possession will be gone by thursday. >> there iso word when san francisco will receive more vaccine. for now there is only hope. >> believe me,s m iuch as each of you more vaccine will come as quickly as >> reporter: california exceeded their goal of 1 million shots in ten days. >> we had a peak day of over 110,000 vaccinations done. >> reporter: the latest number of cases

the wind storm in yosemite forced the park to close through friday morning. in excess of 80 miles per hour slammed the national treasure. these are images at the south end where trees smashed through homes and cars, enormous trees. look at that. the yosemite spokesman said fortunately there were no injuries involved is. >> look at the size of that tree, amazing. now the covid crisis, the bay area is seeing improvement in the icu numbers. the region's availability went up to 7.4 up from 3.4 last week. a good trend. the sacramento region had their stay at home order lifted, 8.9% now. it was lifted based off of a four-week projection by the state. another you should know about, san francisco expects to run out of covid vaccine this week. >> we anticipate everything that we have in our possession will be gone by thursday. >> there is no word when san francisco will receive more vaccine. for now there is only hope. >> believe me, i hope as much as each of you more vaccine will come as quickly as >> reporter: california exceeded their goal of 1 million shots in ten

but state health officials conducted an investigation and say that the batch is still safe to use yosemite national park is closed until at least next week because of damage from high winds park officials say the high winds knocked down giant sequoias. >>because millions of dollars in damage to some of the facilities you see that messier pictures on the social media from yosemite show the upper did trees that fell on top of boardwalks on restrooms on buildings, the park is expected to reopen on tuesday. as we take a look here at stormtracker 4 you see the loop co taking us through the day here. some pretty good doses of rain overnight and then you get some breaks in scattered showers throughout much of today all right how long is it going to last let's check in with meteorologist lawrence karnow core yeah i think we've just hit a very active period now in the bay area finally get the rain to return. >>after the warm weather. we've had the past week and a half and now things well they're looking certainly much more wet outside we saw that today the rain kicking off last night and then turn

high winds forced yosemite to close. park service warns visitors to call for status updates before driving in. winds have sparked fires producing heavy smoke. >>> the winds just made a mess of the bay area. angela richardson sent us these pictures. a huge draw came crashing into her home. and the wind was so strong it popped the glass right out of this home. thankfully it didn't break. send us your pictures at i see @nbcbayarea.com. >>> artist h.e.r. is set to sing at the super bowl. super bowl is on february 7th in tampa. >>> bay area landmarks lighting up as part of the national memorial to coronavirus victims. . >>> coming up tonight at 6:00, an exclusive interview with california's newest senator, alex padilla. >> to think that there are more soldiers deployed in washington, d.c. than all of iraq and syria combined should say something. >> he'll talk about how the capitol hill riots put his swearing-in ceremony in flux and how they decided to keep his family a way from the swearing-in ceremony. >>> finally a special

why yosemite? well the free much live in california. they live not far from yosemite.ey are good friends with the photographer. california and specifically yosemite are starting to be perceived very much the way niagara and natural bridge were earlier in the century, which as a landscape untainted by slavery, a landscape which is construed of is having no north a no south. it's the west it is the new eaten and a new chance to start over again in a post emancipation america. in the freeman's home in new york, there are paintings by your stock of california, there's photographs of california, there are books by humboldt and these three abolitionist sculptures. there are john rogers, tara caught us of a friend in the swamp, and escaped enslavement who is helping a wounded union soldier to safety at risk of his own safety, and the slave auction. most incendiary thing watching a family being separated at an auction that also includes horses and cattle. it is these things that become political statements in new york and within the abolitionist community. they also have a cas

. >>> a lot happening at yosemite as well. no people, just a lot of mother nature.h winds took down sequoias and heavy snow damaged trees and buildings. the ongoing cleanup will allow the park to reopen on monday, but the following week starting february 8 lt yosemite will require reservations. rangers say if you visit before february 8, no reservations needed. the south entrance from highway 41 is closed. >>> the pandemic devastating impact on restaurants is inspiring some stunning creativity. san francisco chef anthony strong close the his restaurant prairie in august and went camping and he showed talk show host kelly clarkson today he came back with a new dining model which he operates out of his camper van he calls stella. >> it's like glamping. >> what are you and stella serving up today? >> well, back there in the kitchen my mobile kitchen with the charcoal grill we're doing a roasted artichoke soup. >> sounds so good. instead of customers coming to chef strong, he goes to them, providing private pandemic safe dining on wheels. kelly gave him a surprise, a do

alex alice u z is believed to have gone on a day hike to the upper yosemite fall overlooks sometime thursday or friday morning on the 41 year old has not been seen since the chinese national is described as having a short black hair stands just shy of 5 ft. tall and weighs less than £100. she was hiking with the small green backpack. you see, right here contacted somebody. park officials. if you have information on her whereabouts, there are new developments in san francisco tonight, and the discovery of chemicals used to make explosives that were found in san francisco. the discovery was made last night at the candlestick rv park by fbi agents. they called in the fire department and the police as well. explosive ordinance disposal unit to state neighbors were evacuated as a precaution. police identified the man arrested as 37 year old kyle matthew folsom. they say he lived there at the rv park. investigators are calling this an isolated incident and did not release further details. san francisco police are now taking over the investigat are much more head tonight. president elect joe biden

of upper yosemite fall the same day. so far.there's been no explanation for why the announcement of her death was delayed by six days the woman had traveled to use md from mariposa by bus. no word yet on the cause of her death. the white house is expected to lift restrictions on transgender service members in the u. s military as soon as tomorrow. this would reverse and directed by former president trump. the wall street journal reports. the move was expected after president biden on his first day in office, signed an executive order to prevent discrimination based on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity now to president trump's impeachment trial today, senate majority leader chuck schumer said the house managers will deliver the article of impeach. meant tomorrow, with members of the senate set to be sworn in and sworn in as jurors on tuesday after that, both the house managers and the president's defense will spend have a period of time to draft their legal briefs, as they did in all the previous impeachment tria

>>we are back at 4.13 take a look at this this is what part of yosemite national park looks like after a powerful wind storm earlier this week, those very same winds that were howling around the bay area. it sent trees down in yosemite as well because of the damage the park will have to remain closed at least until tuesday. as they tried to cut up some of that wouldn't remove some of those trees and repair some of those bridges to it's been difficult all around the area when winds get that damage is sure to follow luckily, we're not looking at. >>i didn't experience too much in the way of wind this morning but the rain for sure the other rain for sure nothing like what experienced earlier this week, yeah that's for sure. >>a lot calmer out there. course the roadways are slick out there are already starting to see. you can see the reflection from the lights on the around summer camera shots and we're definitely seeing that at sfo and definitely seeing some rain here in san francisco, even when you come in to be really careful the bay bridge also quite what this morning. we are expecting

for a day hi to the upper yosemite falls overlook sometime last thursday or friday morning. 41 year old woman who is from china, has not been seen since she's described as being about 5 ft. tall and she was hiking with a small green backpack. anyone with information on where she is should put in a call to the yosemite emergency communication center. bards richmond station remains closed today. the transit agency is rebuilding a 50 year section of tracks at that station, bart suggest people used the el sereno del norte station instead of the richmond station will be open tomorrow. the schedule calls for that same station to be shut down four more times between now and the end of march as the track work continues. well, you can expect strong winds to continue throughout the bay area with a wind advisory in effect 81 mile per hour. winds were reported at mount diablo early this morning, and the national weather service warns that we may see down trees and power lines over the next few days. that wind advisory will continue through tomorrow night. oh very breezy alex healthcare

. >>> a woman goes missing during a yosemite hike. still ahead at 5:25 on "today in the bay," the latest on the search whereabouts. >>> plus, back online, the return of parler. the social media site that was shut down following the capitol riot, still lingering mystery surrounding its comeback. >>> but before we go to break, we'll take a look back at an historic life achievements of dr. martin luther king jr. on this mlk day. ♪♪ ♪ oh, this is how it starts ♪ ♪ lightning strikes the heart ♪ ♪ the day has just begun ♪ ♪ brighter than the sun ♪ ♪ oh, we could be the stars ♪ ♪ falling from the sky ♪ ♪ shining how we want ♪ ♪ brighter than the sun ♪ oroweat bread. gathering, baking and delivering the goodness of nature... from one generation to the next and from seed to slice. >>> right now at 5:13, we are under a microclimate weather alert due to the record high temperatures, and high winds along with the high fire danger, but as you get out of the door why are commute keep' tight grip on the steering wheel. windy through the east bay and

. >>> speaking of storms, we are getting a new look at the destruction in yosemite after the last storm moved through. check out these pictures right here. gusty conditions knocking down trees all over the park. you can see they're now blocking the trails. rangers are working hard to clear everything up. the park is set to reopen on monday. the mariposa grove will stay closed until further notice. >> rob, what does next week have in store for us? >> well, the follow-up to a stormy week around bay area won't be as intense or won't last as long. we are talking about a few showers tonight and transitioning off to the north bay during the day tomorrow. monday and tuesday, another two feet of snow for the sierra and an inch or two of rain for parts in the north bay mountains. we have a few sprinkles outside. san francisco, the clouds are thickening up. 52 degrees currently with cloudy skies. you can see walnut creek down to 49 degrees and into san jose, we are at 53 currently there. mobile doppler radar, we are seeing scattered showers. the main event will stay off to the north bay. the rain

they live not far from yosemite. they are good friend with beerstadt. california and specifically yosemite are starting to be perceived as niagara and natural bridge are as a landscape untainted by slavery, a landscape construed as having no north and no south. it's the west. it's a new eden, a chance to start over again in a post-manslaughtpost post-emancipation america. so in the fremonts' home in new york, there are paintings by beerstadt in california, there are books by humboldt, and there are these three abolitionist sculptures. there are john rogers' terra cottas of a friend in the swamp, an escaped slave man helping a wounded soldier to safety at risk of his own safety and the slave auction, the most incendiary things that john rogers did, watching a family being separated at an auction that also includes horses and cattle. it is these things that become political statements in new york and within the abolitionist community. they also own a casting of the freedman by john quincy adams ward, which i find the singlemost uplifting and riveting scul

definitely a boost to the snow pack. 71% around yosemite. 55% where big bear got up to ten feet of snow. boy, we needed it. more to come. quiet right now. looking at perhaps a little light rain through the north bay over the weekend, but it is a system developing off the coast that's going to arrive monday bringing us widespread rain, maybe a half inch to an inch in spots. live look outside. you can see clouds here heading over the golden gate bridge. there are peaks and intervals of sun. 52 in oakland, 48 in san jose, 50 on the coast. this is san rafael, more clouds are with us. i think rain is north of san rafael, santa rosa, cloverdale, along northwestern sonoma county. 50 in napa. 48 in concorde. livermore, 45. the new camera, over in nevada, it is 27 degrees. highs in the upper 30s. isn't that a sight. we have a winter storm watch already in effect for the upcoming system monday into tuesday. right now, basically cloudy inch of the bay area. chance for sprinkle or light shower in the north bay. otherwise, here comes rain. level one system for monday and tuesday. here's a look at th

. >> the yosemite national park is closed after howling uses some downed trees. it will likely remain closed until friday. the crews will be repairing facilities and clearing out the trees.>>> one look at that, you know it was blowing pretty hard last night. i know everyone is probably raking up leaves. anymore coming ulnear future, t winds have come down significantly and i don't think we will see a repeat of those strong offshore winds for the next several days. this area of low pressure will be squeezed in between, but the area of low pressure is dropping farther and farther south. so that relaxes how much the atmosphere is getting pinched in the bay area. by the end of the work week we will be tracking a storm system off to the north and we are tracking a decent chance of scattered showers for the end of the workweek. let's take a look at futurecast, by midnight we will be watching some showers approach the coast. that will largely evaporate in the dry air but then that will add some moisture to the atmosphere, increasing the odds that the next band of shower

why you cannot visit yosemite and what you need to remember to pack when you can. >>> grab your umbrella. we are tracking light scattered showers and we are not done yet. we are looking at more wet weather through the day with scattered showers, even an isolated thunderstorm or brief heavy downpour possible as we head through today. this is the first of a series of storm systems i am tracking for the bay area. >>> we are dealing with those slick surfaces, already starting to see brake lights through altamont pass and getting word of a trouble spot at the bridge. details coming up. >>> a live look outside before break from our sales force tower camera looking at oakland on this frfriday mornrning. it is 5:5:10. >>> we are learning more about the man recently shot and killed by police in san jose. police say he was wanted in several crimes including a homicide and multiple shootings in gilroy and morgan hill. the suspect was fatally shot near an apartment complex in east san jose yesterday morning. the shooting happened after a confrontation between the suspect and officers. >> we believed

both tahoe under a blizzard warning because of white out conditions and yosemite under a winter storm warning. a look at south bay. 0.83 inches of rain. so you know the bay bridge is pretty wet. sfo, where we've had one and nearly a third inches of rain. even higher amounts down there and what live doppler 7 is going to show you right now is let's head to the altamonte pass where it is starting to clear a little bit. you can see showers around dublin and san ramon and out towards the eastern sections of danville and san ramon and pleasanton. 680 and 580 getting wet once again. to the north, this is still where the heaviest showers are. lining up on .0, solano county. across the bridge into northern contra costa county and heading down towards the richmond san rafael bridge with our heaviest shower right now just around mill valley, tiburon and sausalito. let's put this into motion and see where that is going. almost due east. heading twar el senior doe. albany. emeryville, berkeley and oakland. expect rain to increase across the bay bridge the next few minutes or so. back to the south

>>a hiker missing in yosemite was found dead, according to the national park service. alice you she's body was found yesterday at the base of upper yosemite falls she had been missing for nearly 10 days. the park service is investigating and looking for any information from other hikers who may have been on the trail. january 14th or 15th they ask even if you don't think that you saw her still give them a call to help with the investigation still to come tonight here on kron 4 news at 8 o'clock a major human trafficking bust here in california. >>we'll let you know just how many teens were sent. >>a major human trafficking boston, california help save 33 missing children operation last angels started on january 11th by teams of local state and federal agencies in los angeles county. the victims all found were 13 to 17 years old kristy johnson is the assistant director in charge of the fbi's los angeles field office and she says in most trafficking cases, the victims know the person forcing them to sell their bodies. >>sometimes people they know sometimes people in thei

yosemite reopens on saturday depending on how things look.ing ready for these storms. >> they really are. and yosemite is just one of the the many areas that is going to get a dumping of snow. dangerous and then jus gets nearly impossible. i wouldn't be surprised if many roads are closed during this event. starting tomorrow and lasting through at least friday afternoon, possibly friday evening. snow level down to at least 2,000 feet. up to a foot of snow at 2,0001-. wide range because of the elevation change in the area. above 4,500 feet 5-7 feet and could be 8-9 at our peaks. possible power outages and road closures. stay away from the sierra sierra through this evening and the better part of this weekend skpl a classic disney ride is going to be different the next time you get on. probably. the jungle cruise getting an update. the ride has long been criticized as racist and problematic. disney says update will reflect the diversity of the world around us. and include new adventures that stay true to the experience we know and me and more wi

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. >>> we are getting a new look tonight at the destruction in yosemite after last night's storm moved through. check out these pictures here from mariposa grove. gusty conditions knocked down trees all over the park. you can see they're all blocking the trails there. rangers are working hard to clear everything up. the park is set to reopen monday, but the famed mariposa grove will stay closed until further notice. >>> as for other things the storm did. take a look at these satellite photos the national weather service posted on facebook. on the left, january 20th. on the right, that's today. give you a better sense of just how much snow fell, as if that doesn't do it right there. snow pack was 40% of average on monday. yesterday morning was up to 60%. >> wow. >> yeah, these satellite pictures do not surprise rob mayeda because he was talking about this incredible snow we were going to get and we got it. we could use more to be honest but we're grateful for what we had. >> we had of all things a weather conference. the numbers don't updating higher. we'll give you the latest on the sn

también la zona de montaña mucho cuidado si usted va a la sierra nevada, lo que estamos viendo es yosemite río atmosférico ha dejado cambios significativos por lo menos en la sequía para california. esto es buena noticia debido a toda la acumulación de nieve que sigue presentándose y que va a continuar en los próximos días en la región. vamos a ver rápidamente esta imagen del satélite, veremos cómo el sistema iba hacia el sur y después comienza a regresar hacia el sur de la bahía este sistema de alguna manera extiende la advertencia especialmente para las zonas de incendios czu especialmente para las 6:30 de la noche de posibles inundaciones para que vea cómo su movimiento desde el sur comienza a ir a la zona del norte y vemos cómo sigue dejando fuertes nevadas en las zonas altas. así que este río atmosférico no se ha querido ir de nuestra región pero en las próximas horas se desplazará hacia la zona sur de california y entrará hacia el interior del país las condiciones van a continuar por lo tanto las advertencias de posibles inundaciones continúan fuertes, además de los vientos que pudie

been this general idea out there that if you want to see nature, you need to go to yellowstone or yosemiteand the reality is that that's not true. and everybody should know that that's not true because they just have to start looking around and they can see the incredible diversity of species that are around them at all times. you don't need to travel anywhere to see nature. you just need to start observing. nouncer:earth fos" is made possle in pa by the ange coty commuty foundion and he farv foundatn. man: there are songs about this spring right here. there are songs about the springs over here. there's a deep connection, a relationship that the indigenous people have with this environment, and everything is connected. second man: it's really helpful to think of the desert as an archipelago of tiny, little wet places that are separated. sort of the ocean inside out. third man: we are part of this land. it's a part of us. we have to learn how to understand it and how to work with it. it's here for us. it's here for everybody. so if we mismanage it, we don't take care of it, we abuse it, we

now asked to call the yosemite communications center with information. all right another story we're following the saturday night did you feel it that 4.2 magnitude quake that hit around 8 o'clock tonight just moments. after we went on the air tonight on kron 4 news at 8. first reported as a 4.5 been downgraded to the 4.2 and in the minutes afterward there were as many as 5 aftershocks, including a 3 point oh just about 5 minutes after that 4.2. >>so far no reports of any injuries or any damage. we do know when we talked to the usgs during kron 4 news at 9 o'clock that it was the san andreas fault that moved as johnson said there were some aftershocks 5 of them. people told us anywhere from san leandro santa clara south san jose hayward cupertino willow glen moraga alameda morgan hill. >>gilroy fremont even berkeley all those locations reported to us here in the kron 4 news in that they felt some sort of movement. anyone that was really closer to the epicenter felt a jolt and some shaking people further away felt that rolling feeling, we are still workin

take a look at this live picture from yosemite valley. beautiful site there though the bay area still dealing with the effects of the storm it's not quite finished with us yet though yosemite is going to stay closed through saturday. let's check in now with our meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez she's tracking the storm system for us and as i understand it, it's not is asking her if it was stalling but it sounds like it's it's more shifting. >>yeah great your logical terms thing yeah it didn't change it strike a little bit more northward so that's why we're under a flood advisory not just for san mateo but also santa clara and alameda counties. we are noticing possible flooding and ponding on the roads. we saw earlier today, rain reads increasing anywhere for about half an inch to an inch of rain just earlier this afternoon alone and that's what we're tracking the cell out there right now heaviest downpours over fremont and signal so we are noticing a very dangerous commute out there right now for your rush hour drive please drive safely eve

. >>> yosemite will likely remain closed through friday morning as park officials assess the damage from this windstorm. park officials say they need to repair damaged facilities and clear trees that fell over in the last few hours. outside the park, there are reports of wind gusts reaching 100 miles per hour, towering pines fell on to buildings and cars, as you can see here. more than 24,000 pg&e customerst ow pstarerea. and they might not get it back for a couple of days. >> just roaring. it was -- you know, it was just roaring all night. this is still a big wind here now. all of this road has power lines lying l over it, and there goes a pg&e truck. >> caltrans blocked highway 41 on the way to yosemite because windy conditions made it too dangerous, even if crews could have cleaned up all the downed lines. you can check the weather conditions where you live any time on our abc7 news weather app. it's free to download in the app store. you can sign up and get alerts i any weather updates. >>> coming up on abc7 news at 6:00, some sonoma county winery and restaurant owners are fighting r

>>snowfall pretty much let out around lake tahoe still looking at an inch or 2 to be had around yosemite national park, today's daytime highs will be in the 50's whether you're at the coast right along the bay for further inland as well. we will be at 52 in san bruno today looking at foster city at 56 redwood city at 55 for the high. well the south bay looking at temperatures also mid 50's for your daytime highs east bay temperatures mid 50's for you as well with hayward at 55 oakland, san leandro castro valley, right there as well. well temperatures in the north bay also rising to the mid 50's for your daytime highs later today, let's get you a look ahead at the next 7 days daytime highs on sunday and monday back into the low 60's. we also do see rainfall returning to the vast majority of the bay area come sunday night that will take us through monday and tuesday as well john thank see some newer accidents popping up in the south bay, nothing major at all blocking your commute. >>but you're looking at the trip into the city right now the bay bridge. we have those metering lights on so i

. >>> the city of san francisco owns a site outside of yosemite. typically, hundreds of families spend time there every summer. the city decided to cancel the 2021 season due to covid-19 risks. >>> let's take a live look outside toward the bay bridge. you can see the lights are on and it looks clear, for now. [ laughter ]>> rain is on the way. i know it may not be much, but we will take it. we do need it. >>> beggars cannot be choosers. this is one of those scenarios. we will take every drop that falls over the next 12 or 18 hours. let's look at the big picture. it will be light rain moving out. after that, high pressure takes over in the upper levels of the atmosphere. the area will be pressed down, meaning temperatures will get warmer next week. it means we have a dry stretch of whether starting. it will extend through the foreseeable future, possibly through the martin luther king holiday weekend. let's see where the rain is now. it is starting to make its way into mendocino county. we have sprinkles in sonoma county. the bulk of the rain will m

officials believes she was hiking at the upper yosemite falls overlook. there is no description of her clothing but the 41-year-old was carrying a small, light green backpack. >>> turning back to whether, the springlike temptress bringing clouds to dolores park today. even brought up their own hammocks. a live look at the park right now, as this one is heading but the warm temperatures sticking around. we took a walk at chrissy field yesterday and we certainly were not alone. a similar scene, people out enjoying a holiday weekend. >>> not only are we getting nice weather but strong winds are going to part of the bay area, this is video from mount diablo, gusting up to 82 mph, hit the area, overnight. is always kind of a catch-22, you want to enjoy this really beautiful weather but when it starts getting windy, we were member with that means, fire danger. >> especially with low humidity mixed in. a lot to talk about, beginning with a high surf advisory that would continue for about another 40, 45 minutes. technically expires at 6:00, that doesn't mean that

this is a look at yosemite valley. you can't really see much of the rock there. we are going to see, of course, low visibility. some of that snow still coming down. here is the update on the sierra snow pack with this latest round of heavy snow and we're going to see more of it. we are now at 71% of our normal amount of snowfall, just to keep in mind that before all of this happened we were only at about 40% of our normal snow pack. this is really great to see. it gave us a pretty big boost there. once again we have more snow on the way for next week, possibly another foot to lot of ourhere, as t a break today. then some north bay showers off and on throughout saturday and sunday, and then the rest of the bay area getting in on that rain on monday. that may taper off with some thunderstorms on tuesday as the cold front sweeps through, you can see how chilly it's going to be. we are going to get some sunshine by the middle of next week. kris? >> thank you so much, kari. >>> the vice president's stepdaughter has a new job. kelly clarkson is helping out a bay area r

while further south towards yosemite you will be looking at still an inch or 2 of additional snowfall, nothing compared to the feat that we had been seeing. now today's daytime highs back up into the 50's not a big change of temperature wise from yesterday, even though we're trading in the showers and cloud cover with some clear and drier conditions temperatures sure are changing very much san jose at 56 fremont you'll be at 54 today while hayward and oakland each at 55. a few more mid-fifties across the north bay with the laiho and sonoma each at 55. same for you in sandra fell in petaluma your lookahead shows on and off areas of rain and then dry skies notably today tomorrow and sunday some of our drier days aside from those showers in the north bay monday and tuesday, widespread rain returns before we dry out again into wednesday and thursday reyna thank you john, so if you leave your house right now there are no big accident stop you. >>the main concern for you right now just a wet and slick roadways. we had 2 hot spots earlier today, those are all cleared out in oakland in lafaye

. >>> yosemite national park is off limits until at least this weekend.e have video of an earlier winter storm this season and park rangers say that because of tonight's incoming snowstorm, it is just going to be really dangerous. snow conditions, road conditions, and that trees could possibly fall in the area. rangers are still clearing the roads and trails from the storm last week, and the wind we saw at that time. yosemite will reopen on saturday, depending on how things look. >>> happening today, a pay boost for frontline workers in the south bay. the board of supervisors will consider approving hero pay, an extra 5 bucks per hour. if approved, that raise would last six months. the businesses hit hard by the pandemic could be get something financial help. leaders plan to vote today on a grant program for restaurants, breweries and wineries. if approved, the program would allow businesses to apply for grants worth $50,000 through the end of the year. >>> a group of bachelor fans in the south bay just had an unforgettable surprise from the bachelor hims

. >>> yosemite national park will be closed for the next several days, strong winds this week toppledes and caused significant damage to fences and buildings. they will reopen for day-use activities only next tuesday. lodging and camping have been closed due to the pandemic. >>> people could be fleeing to sacramento. the price of a studio is down 34% from last year. the rent on one and two bedroom units are down. sacramento leads the nation in rising rents. studios are up 20%. two bedrooms up 9%. working from home creates challenges, but sometimes they can turn into sweet moments. >> i want to apologize in advance. i'm juggling our 6 month old charlie, so he may chime in with unwelcome and uninvited public come. and i apologize for that in advance. >> that is peter and his adorable son charlie. he's trying to balance a new baby and working from home. this was during state assembly hearing today. he is getting a lot of attention for juggling it all. oakland mayor libby schaaf tweeting out calling him "dad of the year." we have to celebrate him and the ladies who do this every single da

. >>> yosemite will be closed at least until monday. these pictures were posted on the national park's twitter account. yosemite has been closed since last week when a windstorm downed several trees. and check out all of the snow coming down in lake tahoe. well, it looks like now it's all down. it's not coming down anymore. live pictures from our new camera at zephyr cove. you can watch this camera any time through our abc7 news bay area app or roku and other devices. and reminder, you can track weather where you live with right on your tv.tv azo fire an. >>> now to the coronavirus, according to an abc news analysis, the national seven-day average of cases in the u.s. has declined by 34%. that's the steepest nonholiday related drop since the summer. california has seen the most dramatic drop with cases cut in half. today the state reported 16,696 new cases, but the coronavirus variant sidified in south africa has officially reached the u.s. today we're getting an exclusive look at the stanford lab where researchers are on the hunt for n

.>>> mariposa county, home to yosemite, a step closer to being declared a disaster area.he windstorm brought trees down, and cars, according to sf gate, a disaster proclamation, requesting funding, it goes to the governor for approval. >>> chain controls have been lifted in the sierra, but drivers could still encounter treacherous driving conditions. interstate 80 saw several spin outs and closures as people were heading to the mountain.>>> new video, showing some new snow coming down, this is loma prieta, santa cruz mountains, elevation 3700 feet, you don't even need to go to the sierra to get snowed on now. just go there. go high enough on mount diablo, i'm sure has enough. >>> and we needed. >> we need the rain, they will get snow in the higher elevations, more chances of rain headed for the bulk of the bay area, maybe 1500 feet or so as we headed to next week, a look outside, did we lose our feet? we did, let's take a look at the amount of rain, that is still current, close to an inch, and about a third of an inch in richmond, further down the line, most amounts were

this is what the strong winds did in yosemite, the cheese there james are much bigger.mber when we had winds blown around stuff and they were using a little chain saws and granted remember treated following up in santa rosa was that big, but this one fell in yosemite national park and cause big damage that roof and destroyed part of that. >>structure as well as they got a lot of cleanup to do that was on tuesday, yeah, let's take a little while let you know when the park can reopen safely for you to enjoy in the meantime here in the bay area we've got rain this morning. >>that's a front and center good morning. rebecca, good morning to you darya adss now looking like scattered shower activity throughout the bay area, but it's going to be on and off today so that is why you do not want to leave the umbrellas. >>at home because we're definitely going to need it and bundle up this morning temperatures definitely going to feel colder than normal or actually it's normal for this time of year, but beginning of this week we saw january warm-up that is gone and now we're gettin

the central coast in the central valley and especially the central sierra nevada where areas like yosemiteional park south into sequoia are looking at the heaviest snow tapering off a bit for the lake tahoe region but you still have the strong winds which is resulting in lower visibility and that is just as impactful as the snow itself is can result in whiteout conditions. the atmospheric river event aimed squarely at the central coast today last night it was the bay area now shifted further southward and you can see that here in future cast. that's not to say we're out of the woods here in the bay area though we'll have spotty showers into the afternoon. so times of clear skies like much of us are seeing right now and then interrupted by those pockets of rainfall and at times even heavy rain and opportunity for isolated thunderstorms. here's a look at this early afternoon, 12:30pm right here and this is actually for napa and sonoma counties that area of orange that's a heavy pocket of rain that will be working its way in across the northern tier of the bay area. the north bay we'll see ou

. >>> the storm watch now the winter weather is forcing yosemite to remain closed until at least saturday. the park closed last week when dangerous winds toppled trees and damaged buildings. the park hopes to reopen on january 30th today visitors and overnight campers. >>> the storm is causing a mess in southern california. the main freeway over the grapevine is closed because of all of the snow and ice. chp has been turning around northbound drivers and making them head back toward los angeles. >>> closer to home drivers are dealing with icy conditions in the sierra. this is what it looked like last night. like a parking lot. snow, ice, very slick roads. the freeway closed down several times when big rigs kept getting jackknifed. cal trans is warning the conditions could get worse. the bulk of the storm is expected to hit tonight. >>> let's check this with mary on the storm watch. >> we are looking at a lot of rain for the bay area and a lot of snow up in the sierra. this is a powerful storm system. get ready for it. here is a live look at the sales force tower camera as we look east acr

we told the judge had to say, >>> if you are planning a trip to see -- to yosemite this weekend you have to put on hold because it still looks like this. they're still cleaning up from all the wind damage earlier in the week. and it is bad. the park will be closed until at least tuesday, and one guest are allowed back and they will have to pack masks. the park has been strongly encouraging mask use for months. but now that president biden has signed an order requiring ace coverings on federal land, they are mandatory. >>> it has been one year since doctors identified the first u.s. case of coronavirus. remember that? the patient was in washington state. a man in his 30s is known as patient 1. he contracted the virus after returning home from china. he told doctors as soon as he developed symptoms and they transported him to providence medical center inside in isolation pod. he was the first in the world to get emergency use of remdesivir. it launched clinical trials that paved the way for the use of the drug. >> even now for patients that arrived at our hospital one year later, they woul

the winter weather forcing yosemite to replain closed until at least saturday -- remain closed until saturday. the park closed last week when winds toppled trees and damaged buildings. they hope to reopen to january 30th to day visitors and overnight campers. >>> it is causing a mess for drivers in southern california. the main freeway over the grapevine closed both directions of i-5 becaus the snowand the e. chp was turning around the drivers all night and making them head back towards los angeles. >>> closer to home drivers are dealing with icy conditions in the sierra. this is what it looked like along i-80 tonight. snow, ice, very slick roads. the freeway closed down several times when big rigs kept getting jack knifed. cal transis warning it could get worse. the bulk of the storm is expected tomorrow night. >>> it is scary to see anticipation not knowing how bad it is going to get. at least you can give us expectations and when the time line will happen. >> reporter: right, we will get into the details of when the rain will move into e fo sierra. it will be feet of snow. travel