in the shadow of eastern california's high sierra, hemmed by twisting mountain passes, deep springs college is an oasis of green set amid a no-man's- land of sage-brush and endless sky. >> putting, like, philosophy and love into two orders. >> wertheim: here, students from around the world labor in the classroom and on the grounds, where there is no football field, but there is an alfalfa field, and the syllabus includes philosophy, calculus and pre- dawn cow milking. student-farmers grow the produce that student-cooks prepare. there are student mail carriers, student mechanics, and student ranchers who drive some 300 head of cattle across a valley almost twice the size of manhattan. had you ever ridden a horse before you came here? >> ziani paiz: ah, like a pony ride once or twice. ( laughs ) >> wertheim: when we visited, ziani paiz was one of two students assigned to work as a deep springs cowboy. >> tim gipson: step on up there a little bit ziani. >> paiz: up? >> gipson: there you go. >> wertheim: you could have gone to a school with-- with concerts, and parties, and football games. do y

abc seven meteorologist drew tuma is monitoring the winds, and reporter stephanie sierra and laura anthony are covering the allergies. we will begin with laura in solano county. laura: dad, more than half of the power outages here in the bay area are here in solano county, about 4700 customers without the main issue is the winds. they have been whipping all day. >> this is my little pot of water. it stays warm. laura: may have been up and down this road before, the one where they have to go without power for a day or two, maybe longer. it mea

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in from california after a family of three and the family dog all died after a hike in california's sierra national forest. late today, the sheriff saying jonathan, ellen and their 1-year-old daughter all died of what's called hyper therm ya. their bodies and the heat while hiking in intense heat in august. the temperatures they were miking in, they say, up to 108 degrees. >>> when we come back here tonight, bracing for several days of storms ahead. and now the new noaa outlook just in tonight on winter across this country. and we'll show it to you. thousands of women with metastatic breast cancer are living in the moment and taking ibrance. ibrance with an aromatase inhibitor is for postmenopausal women or for men with hr+, her2- metastatic breast cancer as the first hormonal based therapy. ibrance plus letrozole significantly delayed disease progression versus letrozole. ibrance may cause low white blood cell counts that may lead to serious infections. ibrance may cause severe inflammation of the lungs. both of these can lead to death. tell your doctor if you have new or worsening chest

winter storm warning for the sierras. windy conditions with this thing. the energy will jump into the plains tomorrow. we'll see severe weather from nebraska into texas. touchdowns possible. here in the east we're dealing with severe weather in the carolinas and flood watches for the big cities along i-95. heavy rain tomorrow morning. possible flooding in new york city. lingering wind and rain in new england into midweek. linsey? >> rob, we know you'll be tracking it for us. thanks so much. >>> next, a new shot of hope for children in the pandemic. moderna announcing the results of their latest study finding it was safe and effective in children 6 to 11 years old. the company says their child vaccine is a half dose of the adult vaccine, administered in two shots 28 days apart. tomorrow an fda advisory panel will review pfizer's vaccine for children 5 to 11 years old. it could clear the fda and cdc by the first week of november. when it does, the biden administration says there will be millions of doses ready to go. here's abc's erielle reshef. >> reporter

vaccine for kids as young as five so of parents and despite the drought opening day came early for some sierra ski resorts. building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. the north bay leads the way marin county is the first to check all the boxes to remove indoor mass in public places. good evening, and thank you for joining us. i'm liz kreutz and i'm dan ashley. you're watching abc 7 news at 6 live here on abc 7 hulu live and wherever you stream glad you're with us. we we're told it could be months, but it's only taking marin county a matter of weeks to reach the criteria to lift the regional indoor mask mandate effective at noon on monday. you won't have to wear a mask in an indoor public place. unless other rules say that you have to so how did this happen so fast well marin, has fallen to the cdc's yellow tier for moderate covid transmission and it stayed there for three weeks. san francisco is the only other county in that. category the rest of the bay area is in the orange tier with substantial transmission the next metric. they're looking at are hospit

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sierra could see some snow. keep in mind these models as they come in, they keep backing off on that rain chance. it is spare the air tomorrow with the october heat. still warm to hot for your sunday, then temperatures moderate monday, but it is much cooler and even below average wednesday, thursday, friday. warmest spots bringing in the possibility of wet weather. larry: let it rain. let it rain. sandhya: we needed. larry: coming up, a massive powerball jackpot is up for grabs this weekend. we will super emma just about sleeps in her cape. but when we realized she was battling sensitive skin, we switched to tide hygienic clean free. it's gentle on her skin, and out cleans our old free detergent. tide hygienic clean free. hypoallergenic and safe for sensitive skin. when you really need to sleep you reach for the really good stuff. new zzzquil ultra helps you sleep better and longer when you need it most. it's non habit forming and powered by the makers of nyquil. new zzzquil ultra. when you really really need to

i want to show you a wintry scene from the sierra. this is from tahoe just a couple of hours ago. the snow is coming down. they have been seeing snow off and on. doppler is tracking snow for the last 12 hours or so. the snow has two bird but it has ushered in a system. we have hard freeze warnings for much of northern and central california. 2:00 a.m. until nine :00 a.m. is when they are expecting freezing and dangerous conditions. temperatures tonight, most areas 50's and 60's. the winds have quieted down at the lower elevation so do expect the chill to settle in. cloudier wednesday morning with lighter winds and warmer weather through -- toward the end of the week. morning temperatures from the 30's up to the 50's. clear skies so grab heavy winter coats before heading out the door. for the afternoon, windy conditions especially over the higher terrain. temperatures below 60's to the mid-70's. occasional high clouds not out of the question. seven day forecast, high fire danger and windy conditions for tuesday. more clouds and bite your for wednesday. cooler. look at the reversal

rainfall totals for most of you ndlitlines of snowches to .1 in the sierra, windy conditions and travel could be an issue with a wind advisory going up sunday night. here's a look at next week, wednesday we have some more wet weather. as we go into friday a chance there. and then next weekend a week from this weekend, could see an atmospheric refer -- river. sunny and warm tomorrow. level one for sunday afternoon, evening, much cooler. and showers and then we bring in two more level ones for wednesday, and friday. i like what i see on the accuweather seven day forecast. dan: that is nice to see dan: that is nice to see actually, than ♪ ♪ ♪ dan: that is nice to see actually, than ♪ ♪ ♪ hey google, turn up the heat. ♪ ♪ ♪ in business, setbacks change everything. so get comcast business internet and add securityedge. it helps keep your network safe by scanning for threats every 10 minutes. and unlike some cybersecurity options, this helps protect every connected device. yours, your employees' and even your customers'. so you can stay ahead. get started with a great offer

what about 70 concord with some evening showers tracking some snow in the sierra too winter weather advisory in effect tomorrow through early monday above 5,500 feet two to six inches of snow up to a foot in our highest peaks, of course travel is going to be impacted. here's the accuweather 74 cast play next 7 days for you. evening showers tomorrow for most of us bit of a break in any activity monday and tuesday tuesday shaping up to the nicest of the week dion by wednesday more scattered showers move through the bay area thursday and friday. i think the best chance of any wet weather would be in the north bay and then one week from today and next saturday another chance of scattered showers area wide, so it's nice to see this pattern. turn let's see if we can amp up some of these amounts as we go through the next couple of weeks. yeah, spoken like a true meteorologist. meteorologist. alright d the classic hollywood story. we meet the hero, the all-new nissan frontier. hero faces seemingly impossible challenge. ♪ tension builds... ♪ the plot twist. ♪ the hero prevails. in hollywood, th

it has moved east is now bringing snow to the sierra and that's why there's a winter weather advisory until five o'clock this morning and then over the next two. years, we could still see some pop-up showers, but mainly dry and clear overnight into tomorrow morning and that's going to allow. to really cool down. in fact, it will drop into the upper 30s for parts of the north bay like santa rosa 38 lakeport 37. so definitely make sure the kids are bundled up for school tomorrow. lots of low 50s around the bay from 52 in san francisco and oakland down to 50 in san jose, san rafael 48 degrees and then tomorrow's highs will still be on the cool side will be about 10 degrees below average so mainly 60s for everyone a few upper 50s out there like half moon bay 59 san francisco 61, san jose 6. or and we could see some mid-60s through cloverdale and santa rosa now get your umbrellas ready because we have several rounds of rain. heading our way through the week tuesday night. we'll start to see some rain chances through the north bay spreading south into wednesday, but this system will also be

now when a fast forward to that friday system, it comes in early in the morning brings us rain at the sierra is pretty much looking at a rain snow mix but snow at the very highest elevations sunday, we have the atmospheric river sunday night going into monday morning. that's what that has the potential to bring us a drenching for a couple of days in thethrough early tuesday. so rainfall projections taking you through tuesday could be about a half a foot calistoga more than that ukiah for the rest of the region. we're talking about one to three and a half inches of rain saturday for the walk to end alzheimer's in san ramon, though. we'll have a little bit of a break in the wet weather 50s 60s, so nice weather accuweather 7-day forecast. we need the rain level one for thursday friday saturday night and and then a potent storm sunday. day, it's a level two before we go back to a level one on tuesday, dan and alma. alright, here it comes. thanks, sandy. surgeon general gives his best tips for dating during covid his thoughts on how to keep things romantic while talking vaccine let me get this st

dan: new information about a couple, their baby, and dog found in the sierra national forest. after months of investigation and help from federal a 30's, the sheriff revealed more about -- federal authorities, the sheriff revealed more of the circumstances. reporter: after months and searching and collecting evidence in the mysterious deaths of a california family, investigators revealing how they died, the bodies hiking trail in the sierra national forest back in august. >> we have determined that the official cause of death as hypothermia and probable dehydration. due to the environmental exposure. reporter: the sheriffs's office said the family walked 2.2 miles in 99-103 degrees temperatures, authorities showing video of the rugged terrain that further exhausted the family. >> there was 185 ounce letter -- water bladder back back located with the family. this water bladder was empty, and no other water containers, no other water filtration systems are located amongst the family. reporter: for days and weeks on end, investigators treated the scene as a hazmat situation out o

if you're planning a trip to the sierra, look at the weather conditions in parts of lake tahoe. you're looking at video from earlier today, you can see coming down, starting to stick early on the road there. a storm warning has been issued beginning at 5:00 tomorrow afternoon and will continue through 11:00 monday night. if you're driving up to the mountains, be sure to use caution. on that drew: note, let's get to meteorologist drew tuma with a look at our weather. it is pelting up there. if you can tomorrow, hunker down. it is a wet end to the weekend. live look right now, it is w it is windy. aiov the lastdy picked up .5 three hours. is just the start r atmosphericer ethn liforn. live doppler 7, zoom down the street level, we find heavy rain at this late hour, around the north bay and the city. pups of yellow and orange, those are the downpours that are just beginning to move through. we will see several rounds of heavy rain over the next 24 hours. the lay hoe, 11:48, shortl after midnight, 1249 in vacaville. not only the rain we are worried about, the wind as well. it is beg

the storm is almost out of the bay area, that means it's already dumping rain and snow in the sierra. these are some of the nighttime views of north tahoe. you can see rain falling along interstate 80 and truckee. a winter storm warning is in effect for areas above 6000 feet about -- until tomorrow night. wind gusts could reach 100 miles an hour on some of the ridges. meteorologist drew tuma is now here with weather. rain one minute, snow the next. >> what a day today. it was the wind, it was the rain. we saw several inches of rainfall. and we are going to see record totals once this day is wrapped up in about 40 minutes. live doppler 7 right now. we have some encouraging news in the northbay. you can see that back edge of our atmospheric river, it is beginning to move out of the northbay. we've seen almost six to nine inches across the northbay. heavy rain still across the central part of the bay and even into the south bay. we are watching thunderstorms that have developed live doppler 7 in up lightning strikes in mendocino. we do anticipate thunderstorms to stay out of our neck of

i want to show you what it looked like from our tahoe camera in the sierra. the snow was coming down. they did cancel the winter storm warning a short time ago, but certainly did see quite a bit of snow in the mountains. they had chain controls all day. snowfall totals were in the 2-3 feet range. they will likely update those tomorrow. here is the next system approaching. it is a light and a weak system. the atmospheric river that came through certainly generated big waves. current wave heights 20-26 feet. along the coast, 15-17 feet. a high surf warning until 11:00 a.m. tomorrow. breakers could be 20-30 feet with the potential for strong rip currents and low-lying flooding. best to hold off. watch the waves from far away. temperatures in the 40's and 50's. it is going to be a chilly night. we are seeing a few clouds over the financial district. areas of fog tomorrow morning. spotty, light showers in the north bay. dry and milder starting wednesday. it is a level 1 tomorrow. scattered showers, under 0.1 inches. the best possibility in the north bay with large

dan: enough snow in the sierra from this weekend's storm that one ski area will open. palisades tahoe will open this friday. it will only be open on the weekends. they used to be known as squab valley before changing the name last month. ama: in the end, the a's and the city got the outcome they wanted from alameda county today. casey pratt is breaking down all the new developments. casey: in their second marathon session since june, the alameda county board of supervisors decided to join the city of oakland and the a's project. >> aye. >> aye. >> no. >> with that, we have concluded the 12:00 set matters. casey: with that 4-1 nonbinding vote, hthe lone nay coming from keith carson, the agenda item came to a close nine hours after it began. the city of oakland renewed its hope of keeping the haze away from las vegas. >> it is time to make a move. whether that is a move to carry the ball further down the field, so to speak, to make progress, to outline next steps. >> we have all been out to the site. it is an empty site right now. the land will become useful and it will

some sierra rain snow mix. another opportunity on wednesday. we will be watching it for you. rainfall projections for parts of the bay area, from half to three quarters of an inch. accuweather 70 forecast, mild and sunny. cooler ending the work week and the weekend. quite the treat for halloween. level one system with wet weather. another opportunity for that on wednesday. you can put the umbrellas away, but have them close by. >> my halloween costume is now >> my halloween costume is now ahhh. beautiful day in baltimore where most people probably know that geico could save them money on car insurance, right? you see the thing is geico, well, could help them save on boat insurance too. hey! okay...i'm ready to come in now. hello? i'm trying my best. seriously, i'm...i'm serious. request to come ashore. geico. saving people money on more than just car insurance. >> pixar has released the trailer for the upcoming film "lightyear." it is not about the "toy story" toy, but buzz light year the astronaut, who in the pixar universe apparently inspired the toy. chris evans takes over

it took was a few storms in last week's atmospheric river event for some of the ski resorts in the sierra to open early palisades tahoe. welcome skiers, very happy skiers and snowboarders to its slope yesterday, and it will be open through the weekend at palisades tahoe used to be of course known as squaw valley and alpine meadows before changing its name last month and in the south mammoth mountain has also opened really exciting to see all of that snow. just coming down drew. i know we've got a little will rain in our forecast, but what are the conditions for skiers and snowboarders looking like they were so happy last week that atmospheric river dumped three feet in some of our highest peaks with the rain. we're tracking later on in the forecast. it looks like the snow will be confined to the highest peak snow levels of upcoming week about 7,500 to 8,000 feet. so we're tracking some warm storms on our way tonight though. it's a little bit of drizzle. mostly cloudy skies over the city, but all in all it's a pretty quiet night live looking the explorator. camera right now showing you the

chance of showers, sunny and warmer for the upcoming weekend, and then once the system in the sierra passes, gusty offshore winds develop. that could bring periods of high fire danger so stay tuned for that. the winds will ease by wednesday. but until then, really, we could not ask for better weather. i know it's not warm october weather that we experience but i'm delivering good flying weather for the weekend. how does that sound? dan: that's all we princess cruises was born right here in california. for over 55 years, we've been helping californians make the most of their precious vacation time. and right about now, we could all use a real vacation. so forget the road trips and rentals and sail with princess right from san francisco to the glaciers of alaska, the beautiful tropics of hawaii, the beaches of mexico or along the california coast. set sail with california's cruise line. book now at princess.com or call your travel advisor. working at recology is more than a job for jesus. it's a family tradition. set sail with california's cruise line. jesus took over his dad's roue wh

the bigger story is the sierra nevada. they are ready saw showers today. tomorrow, it will switch over to snow. snow at around 9000 coming down to lake level. could impact travel plans. a colder system is coming in for next week setting the stage for more snow and once it passes, the winds will pick up your game two on saturday where the dodgers will take on the giants in oracle park. a little on the cool side at 9:00. 56 degrees. pack a hoodie before you go if you get an opportunity to go. temperatures right now in the 40's and 50's. chili and breezy. chance of showers tomorrow morning and saturday morning. sunny and mild in the afternoon. gusty winds in the grab the umbrella if you have early plans. tomorrow afternoon, make sure you have a jacket handy. upper 50's, low 70's. well below average. writer skies expected for the afternoon. fire watch at 11:00 a.m. on monday until tuesday. a combination of low humidity and gusty winds that will bring the threat of fire danger. any threats of fire spread rapidly. seven-day forecast, a chance for showers tomorro

the first snow in the sierra was a welcome sight for many. but it doesn't mean that region is out of the woods for the rest of the fire season. the caldor fire is still ongoing. it is 96% contained now. >> things are still quite right in the area, so just in general over the sierra, people should be aware even though there's been some precipitation, it's not really enough to get into the ground. ama: during the extreme drought conditions, the small amount of moisture isn't enough to put out a fire. early next week, 50 mile-per-hour winds are expected, bringing a new round of fire danger. dan: we're very glad to say that four people injured while fighting a wildfire at sequoia national forest were released from the hospital today and back home tonight. one is a calfire employee and the other three are members of the conservation corps. they were hit by a falling tree yesterday. a crew from vallejo fire came to their aid in the department released this photo, saying these firefighters are also trained paramedics. they climbed a steep hill and r

i want to show you a wintry scene from the sierra. this is from tahoe just a couple of hours ago. the snow is coming down. they have been seeing snow off and on. doppler is tracking snow for the last 12 hours or so. the snow has two bird but it has ushered in a system. we have hard freeze warnings for much of northern and central california. 2:00 a.m. until nine :00 a.m. is when they are expecting freezing and dangerous conditions. temperatures tonight, most 50's and 60's. the winds have quieted down at the lower elevation so do expect the chill to settle in. lighter winds and warmer weather through -- toward the end of the week. morning temperatures from the 30's up to the 50's. clear skies so grab heavy winter coats before heading out the door. for the afternoon, windy conditions especially over the higher terrain. temperatures below 60's to the mid-70's. occasional high clouds not out of the question. seven day forecast, high fire danger and windy conditions for tuesday. more clouds and bite your for wednesday. cooler. look at the reversal for thursday, friday, and saturday. ni

sierra could see some snow. keep in mind these models as they come in, they keep backing off on that rain chance. it is spare the air tomorrow with the october heat. still warm to hot for your sunday, then temperatures moderate monday, but it is much cooler and even below average wednesday, thursday, friday. warmest spots bringing in the possibility of wet weather. larry: let it rain. let it rain. sandhya: we needed. larry: coming up, a massive powerball jackpot is up for grabs this weekend. we will who doesn't like more? and i mean, like, a lot more. well, with xfinity you get more for your money. because with xfinity internet you get a free flex 4k streaming box and peacock premium included, with access to tons of free movies and shows. more bang for your buck. can your internet do that? like your outfit, girl. why thank you! ok, now it's a party! get started with xfinity internet for $19.99 a month for 12 months and add a flex 4k streaming box for free. click, call, or visit a store today. larry: it is your c

that's what that has the potential t bring us a drenching for a couple of days in the sierra. it'll amount to heavy snowfall. through early tuesday. so rainfall projections taking you through tuesday could be about a half a foot calistoga more than that ukiah for the rest of the region. we're talking about one to three and a half inches of rain saturday for the walk to end alzheimer's in san ramon, though. we'll have a little bit of a break in the wet weather 50s 60s, so nice weather accuweather 7-day forecast. we need the rain level one for thursday friday saturday night and and then a potent storm sunday. day, it's a level two before we go back to a level one on tuesday, dan and alma. alright, here it comes. thanks, sandy. surgeon general gives his best tips for dating during covid his thoughts on how to keep things romantic while talking vaccine pandemic. it's it's not simple, but it's definitely possible a lot of people have the us surgeon. general is now on hinge, but dr. vivek murphy is not looking for love. his office today launched a new campaign to help singles go on

dan: new information about a couple, their baby, and dog found in the sierra national forest. after months of investigation and help from federal a 30's, the sheriff revealed more about -- federal authorities, the sheriff revealed more of the circumstances. reporter: after months and searching and collecting evidence in the mysterious deaths of a california family, investigators revealing how they died, the bodies hiking trail in the sierra national forest back in august. >> we have determined that the official cause of death as hypothermia and probable dehydration. due to the environmental exposure. reporter: the sheriffs's office said the family walked 2.2 miles in 99-103 degrees temperatures, authorities showing video of the rugged terrain that further exhausted the family. >> there was 185 ounce letter -- water bladder back back located with the family. this water bladder was empty, and no other water containers, no other water filtration systems are located amongst the family. reporter: for days and weeks on end, investigators treated the scene as a hazmat situation out o

i want to show you what it looked like from our tahoe camera in the sierra. the snow was coming down. they did cancel the winter storm warning a short time ago, but certainly did see quite a bit of snow in the mountains. they had chain controls all day. snowfall totals were in the 2-3 feet range. they will likely update those tomorrow. here is the next system approaching. it is a light and a weak system. the atmospheric river that came through certainly generated big waves. current wave heights 20-26 feet. along the coast, 15-17 feet. a high surf warning until 11:00 a.m. tomorrow. breakers could be 20-30 feet with the potential for strong rip currents and low-lying flooding. best to hold off. watch the waves from far away. temperatures in the 40's and 50's. it is going to be a chilly night. we are seeing a few clouds over the financial district. areas of fog tomorrow morning. spotty, light showers in the north bay. dry and milder starting wednesday. it is a level 1 tomorrow. scattered showers, under 0.1 inches. the best possibility in the north bay with large

dan: enough snow in the sierra from this weekend's storm that one ski area will open. palisades tahoe will open this friday. it will only be open on the weekends. they used to be known as squab valley before changing the name last month. ama: in the end, the city got the outcome they wanted from alameda county today. casey pratt is breaking down all the new developments. casey: in their second marathon session since june, the alameda county board of supervisors decided to join the city of oakland and the a's project. >> aye. >> aye. >> no. >> with that, we have concluded the 12:00 set matters. casey: with that 4-1 nonbinding vote, hthe lone nay coming from keith carson, the agenda item came to a close nine hours after it began. the city of oakland renewed its hope of keeping the haze away from las vegas. >> it is time to make a move. whether that is a move to carry the ball further down the field, so to speak, to make progress, to outline next steps. >> we have all been out to the site. it is an empty site right now. the land will become useful and it will create jobs.

some sierra rain snow mix. another opportunity on wednesday. we will be watching it for you. rainfall projections for parts of the bay area, from half to three quarters of an inch. accuweather 70 forecast, mild and sunny. cooler ending the work week and the weekend. quite the treat for halloween. level one system with wet weather. another opportunity for that on wednesday. you can put the umbrellas away, but have them close by. >> my halloween costume is now >> pixar has released the trailer for the upcoming film "lightyear." it is not about the "toy story" toy, but buzz light year the astronaut, who in the pixar universe apparently inspired the toy. chris evans takes over as the voice. the film is scheduled to be released in june. disney the bennetts really know how to put their wifi to work. whether it's work work. works for me. school work it worked! or a workout. oh i'm working... they've got xfinity, which delivers wifi faster than a gig for all their devices. it's more than enough to keep everyone working. can your internet do that? this is work! this is hard! learn mor

now here's a look at the sierra. they get snow showers friday night. another system comes in early next week, bringing them rain and snow showers. if you are traveling to tahoe, it's just a chance tomorrow. better opportunity thursday into friday. certainly a welcome sight. it's a cooling trend. recent conditions. slight chance of a few showers in the south bay friday. we go to dry and warmer for the upcoming weekend. everything is going on. nice-looking weather ahead. dan: lovely weather. achoo! probably covered in germs protection lysol to go kills 99.9% of viruses and bacteria ... ... including the covid-19 viru. take trusted lysol protection, now on the go. lysol. what it takes to protect. first in-person fleet week since 2019. the blue angels flew in yesterday for the only fleet week in the country to happen in real life this year. san francisco's mayor encouraged everyone to enjoy the week safely. >> make sure that you participate, you attend, you follow the covid restrictions so you don't get in trouble. make sure that you do your part because w

chance of showers, sunny and warmer for the upcoming weekend, and then once the system in the sierra passes, gusty offshore winds develop. that could bring periods of high fire danger so stay tuned for that. the winds will ease by wednesday. but until then, really, we could not ask for better weather. i know it's not warm october weather that we experience but i'm delivering good flying weather for the weekend. how does that sound? dan: that's all ama: a house already decorated for halloween is drawing dozens of visitors in fresno area the family re-created the black cross ship from disney's pirat to the caribbean. the replica is entirely handmade, complete with cannons, sales, and a ghostly crew. they have done elaborate halloween displays for the past 17 years. >> we kind of do it for the kids. this neighborhood is, you know, it's an older neighborhood. we get kids to come enjoy the ship and hopefully they come out trick-or-treating at our house. ama: that looks fun. the family will light up the display each night until halloween. disney is the parent company of abc 7. looks good.

the bigger story is the sierra nevada. they are ready saw showers today. tomorrow, it will switch over to snow. snow at around 9000 coming down to lake level. could impact travel plans. a colder system is coming in for next week setting the stage for more snow and once it passes, the winds will pick up your game two on saturday where the dodgers will take on the giants in oracle park. a little on the cool side at 9:00. 56 degrees. pack a hoodie before you go if you get an opportunity to go. temperatures right now in the 40's and 50's. chili and breezy. chance of showers tomorrow morning and saturday morning. sunny and mild in the afternoon. gusty winds in the grab the umbrella if you have early plans. tomorrow afternoon, make sure you have a jacket handy. upper 50's, low 70's. well below average. writer skies expected for the afternoon. fire watch at 11:00 a.m. on monday until tuesday. a combination of low humidity and gusty winds that will bring the threat of fire danger. any threats of fire spread rapidly. seven-day forecast, a chance for showers tomorro

the first snow in the sierra was a welcome sight for many. but it doesn't mean that region is out of the woods for the rest of the fire season. the caldor fire is still ongoing. it is 96% contained now. >> things are still quite right in the area, so just in general over the sierra, people should be aware even though there's been some precipitation, it's not really enough to get into the ground. ama: during the extreme drought conditions, the small amount of moisture isn't enough to put out a fire. early next week, 50 mile-per-hour winds are expected, bringing a new round of fire danger. dan: we're very glad to say that four people injured while fighting a wildfire at sequoia national forest were released from the hospital today and back home tonight. one is a calfire employee and the other three are members of the conservation corps. they were hit by a falling tree yesterday. a crew from vallejo fire came to their aid in the department released this photo, saying these firefighters are also trained paramedics. they climbed a steep hill and r

in the newsroom, stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. kristen: stephanie, california is so vast. what areas is pg&e planning to prioritize? stephanie: they told us the main priorities will be protecting critical facilities like hospitals and fire stations and looking at a variety of factors including existing infrastructure to see where it logistically, it makes the most sense to put these power lines underground. we asked them how many miles of power lines have been installed to date underground, 10,000 being the long-term goal, but they have not received an exact estimate, the company is still assessing that figure, so more to come on that. kristen: stephanie, thank you. right now this area has 38,000 being affected. it is not connected to pg&e's public safety power shutoffs. the utility says it hopes to restore power thereby 7:15 tonight. dan: developing news in southern california where people are dead after a plane slammed into a house in santee, near san diego. you can see the black smoke and the huge ball of fire in this video taken near the site. the fire department says

sierra isn't a thing anymore. >> patrick takes his family to ride every season. his wife even works there. >> if we don't have a season, there's not going to be employment. >> according to the resort, the caldor fire damage countless trees on their mountain and now they are forced to navigate repairs to their chairlifts, seen our coverage of the damaging wildfire. >> unfortunately this is year 2 of us just getting our butts kicked all the way around. i think some of these places that are closing their doors may not have the opportunity to reopen them. depending on how badly we are hit. >> pg&e using the closed resortr as a staging area or repairs. they have an estimated 80,000 damage trees to go. >> i just don't know what is going to look like anymore or what it's going to be like going to the same runs i've been doing for years. >> the season forecast from ski california saying in the wake of the devastating caldor fire, sierra tahoe is in the process of evaluating the extent of damage to the resort to determine what their operations may look like this winter. t

the sierra has been clouds and rain. snow levels are high. between 8000 feet and 10,000 feet, which means rain and high elevation snow. this weekend, levels come down. they could see heavy snow. from the golden gate bridge, clouds are stacked up. low to mid 60's for everyone from san francisco to oakland. santa fe, half moon bay. no is not an issue. -- we had is not an issue. visibility is fluctuating for some parts of the bay. from the south beach camera, showers off and on tomorrow. gusty and wet mainly friday morning is the next system arrives. a stronger storm is due sunday night into monday. today and tomorrow, light system. scattered showers, moderate in pockets tomorrow. it will be breezy. wet weather at 5:00. notice the showers are widely scattered at 9:00 p.m.. tomorrow morning's commute will include slippery roadways. we get the moderate pocket of rain coming through at 11:00. notice the rain line lifts northward for the afternoon and evening. the best possibility of rain will be in the north bay. temperatures in the morning will be

colder air producing snow over the sierra. that will be quite a stormy period of time, from sunday into monday. additional rainfall totals from the weekend and mondays rain will range from 2.5 inches to 5.5 inches in the wettest areas. your seven-day forecast, tomorrow and saturday, whatever storm activity will rank 1 on the scale. . we will move it up to a 2 on sunday. perhaps eight 3 with the storm on monday because of the cumulative effect of the previous storms. tuesday, we will see the storms tapering off. and finally mid-week, partial clearing and perhaps some drying out. dan: it will be nice but the rain is great. spencer, thanks. a new movie is highly critical of silicon valley, but it is not your usual critique. >> i am 7 on your side michael finney. ever wonder how san francisco became the greenest big city in america? just ask the employee owners of recology. we built the recycling system from the ground up, helping san francisco become the first city in the country to have a universal recycling and composting progr

not so hard hit to six or seven inches of rain and the wetter areas up in the north bay and in the sierra, it's going to be probably a major snowstorm which a storm watches in effect from 11 pm sunday to 5 am tuesday above 6,000 feet. we are expecting eight inches to 48 inches. of snow in the sierra heavy wet snow obviously travel will be difficult to impossible tonight under cloudy skies low temperatures mainly in the low to mid-50s highs tomorrow as the rain is beginning to approach us about 60 on the coast. mid-60s around the bay upper 60s, inland. here's the accuweather 7-day forecast. so a level three storm on sunday. we'll call it level two on monday as it starts to taper off but impact will still be significant because of what has led up to monday then on tuesday is still a chance to some light scattered showers. finally we get brighter skies on wednesday thursday and friday of next week. we can look. to some sunnier skies and some dryer milder conditions, but the game on sunday. like it's going to be a mud bowl. di i might tune in just to see that. all right spencer. thanks. well

our reporter from our sacramento station is live in sierra. i can see with the conditions are like behind you. >> obviously obviously obviouslo wonderland appear. look at the beauty surrounding me. with that comes the dangerous driving conditions. highway 50, snow was still falling, so chain controls back in effect. this has been the ever-changing conditions over the past 24 hours. it was closed due to rock slides . chain controls were lifted early this morning and my crew was already on the road heading up here when the roads began to wind out and chain controls were back in effect. this is the type of weather where you should be carrying chains. we are seeing seeing seeing seeg here, so check out this embankment. i'm five foot three and this is about two feet of snow. everyone who likes skiing and snowboarding is excited for their resorts to be open. i checked with the major resorts and they report more than two feet of snow, and some places more than three feet. the newly named palisade that tahoe more than three feet. you can see the close

stephanie sierra joins us live in the newsroom with a look at what happens next stop -- what happens next. >> we spoke to a handful of experts who have done research studies and some who have testified about the company before the u.s. senate. these analysts were not surprised by the internal documents leaked and added that it proved what they feared all along. internal documents leaked from a facebook whistleblower revealed the company's own research new changes to its algorithms were incentivizing hatred and polarization. the tech giant facing accusations it did not take action to suppress the negative content over concerns it would hurt usage and dad revenue. >> the first signals began to appear toward the end of the three-year site. >> roger mcnamee meant toward mark zuckerberg and was an early investor in facebook. he authored a book criticizing how the company could have disastrous effects on our country. he said the first signals started to appear following the three years he advised him. >> i wish i had seen it sooner, but when i did see it in 2016, it led me to reach out to

stephanie sierra is digging into the data compiled in the report. of whom based in the bay area, tell us this is one of the most comprehensive studies published to date. one of the most compelling parts not only underscores how deadly the pandemic has been, but when it comes to life expectancy, the u.s. is ranked among the worst compared to europe. a sea of flags, a somber reminder of what we have lost. more than 700 thousand american lives, the equivalent of more stadiums. [no audio] [indiscernible] [indiscernible] [inaudible] >> what do you think -- why do you think the drop is greater in men? >> men are more fragile than women in terms of life expectancy. plus, men are more likely to have gotten this and more likely to have gotten the severe forms. >>>> especially among minority populations. the drop in life expectancy even more alarming. >> if the population as a whole has lost 1.5 to two years, other studies have shown the size of that drop is maybe two or three times higher than that for black and hispanic populations. >> vaccine hesitancy amo

reporter stephanie sierra is tracking the latest for us and she is in the newsroom tonight. stephanie: health officials say it is time for a transition as cases and hospitalizations stemming from ee declining. but it is important to point out, the mandates will not be lifted immediately. health officials predict most of the bay area will not meet the three metrics for at least a couple of months. masks

stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. larry: how does the cdc rank solano county compared to the rest of the bay area? reporter: solano is doing the worst when it comes to case rates. to give you an example, solano has nearly double the number of covid cases per 100,000 people, compared to that of san francisco and napa county is a close second. larry: the mass seems to indicate the doctor in solano may be incorrect. but everybody has their own thoughts on this. thank you, stephanie. anchor: cruise ships are coming back to san francisco. san francisco through the end of the year and a record 127 and 2022. cruising is big business. the city welcomed 280,000 cruise visitors in 2019. you might remember, one of the first major covid outbreaks in the u.s. happened aboard a cruiseship that docked in the bay in march of 2020. larry: it's been four years as a devastating northbay wildfires. the ceremony to remember the victims. road to recovery. job growth in the helping hand for businesses still struggling from the pandemic. and

that is the system dropping in from the sierra nevada. look at the fire from the bay area. 30 to 50 mile-per-hour gusts. here is our wind advisory throughout the day, today. even in the valley, san mateo and san francisco. 52 in san ramon. we will get windier throughout the day. right now, 23 to 22 mile-per-hour gusts. we are gusting to 20 in oakland. 21 in san mateo. a windy day out there. it will be sunny and brisk. much cooler temperatures today. >> overnight, the usgs is reporting a magnitude 6.9 earthquake along the southern alaska peninsula. this struck after 2:00 a.m. our time. there are no reports of any injuries and no tsunami warnings have been issued. we will update you on this as we learn more information. >> pg&e is warning about power outages because of high fire danger. here is a look at the pg&e map, showing areas where electricity could be cut today. napa and solano counties could be the first to experience outages, as soon as right now. alameda and contra costa counties are expecting to lose power alone -- around 5:30 th

it took the sierra snow and keeping the wind with us. we lost that rain but it was 56 miles per hour, mount diablo three miles an hour in the east foothills at 31 miles per hour. we will see the wind decrease through the afternoon but not until probably about rush-hour.t will be gusty throughout the coast. a little longer. as we look at surface wind, 22 to 28 miles per hour for the delta, livermore, elsewhere lighter, but not enough to lift that advisory. we have northerly winds coming down from the sacramento valley, lowering relative humidity and allowing for critical fire weather to continue. it mainly in the 50's due to the wind and all of that fire danger index coincides with the gusty it's wind. through 10:00, the wind will ramp up on the east side here of the foothills. i should say mount diablo into the valleys and right on through 3:00-4:00, still breezy to gusty. and the winds will be lightening later on. in terms of what the wind does, here we are at 20 to 30% relative humidity, not great. by 11:00, dentist 70% in fremont, the

have another system that looks to arrive, keeping us not only wet but bringing back some snow into the sierra nevada. this does look promising. things will change as we get towards the middle of the week for that system. as we get to the next seven days the forecast models are looking promising. highs today well above average. 80 and open today. widespread 80's from napa. 88 at livermore. upper 70's for san francisco. we will get the sea breeze late in the day. that will bring temperatures down, keeping it cooler than yesterday. we will heat up quickly. it is sunny, warm, dry. 70 of the coast. 80 around the bay. a level 1 system tomorrow with light rain. cool and breezy conditions on monday. a chance of showers late on tuesday. a level 1 system returns on tuesday. more rain by the end of next week. liz: thank you, lisa. a holiday shortage could affect your children. there is a shortage of santa's helpers. dustin dorsey explains how organizers of the christmas in the park are changing of santa visits to help with health and safety worries. >> two months until christmas, what time of year. stor

further west slopes of the sierra nevada, two inches of snow. this is impressive. lake level could see about two inches. certainly pretty hazardous conditions with slick roadways. as we get into the sierra nevada in particular, six inches expected around southlake. seven inches, tahoe city. donner could see eight inches through tomorrow. this is exciting news for the mountains. back home, looking at cloudy skies for most. clouds bending out throughout the afternoon in the east bay, but a much cooler day. we were well into the 80's yesterday. how about 71 in san jose? 62 in richmond. the seven day forecast, our level 1 system today. sunshine tomorrow, then another system on wednesday. cooking at scattered showers perhaps thursday and friday. next weekend it looks like we could see even more rain. liz: thank you. next, at 95 years old tony bennett has something new to croon about. how the performer is still liz: residents of the east bay are spreading halloween chair. yesterday volunteers gathered to paint pumpkins that will be donated to pediatric hospitals. the goa