area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7news. liz: now at 6:00, arrested and charged, what we're learning about the man accused of multiple explosions in the south bay as authorities described his home as an inactive meth lab. taking a live look outside, more rain expected to move through the bay area throughout the weekend. we are tracking that as well so good morning to all of you here on saturday, march 4. i am liz kreutz here with lisa argen. that's get to it, dry but more rain on the way. lisa: we will see a couple waves of rain today and tonight. as we look at live doppler 7, you can see it is far to the north but there are thunderstorms in the atmosphere and will be getting even colder. the winter weather advisory until tomorrow as well for the hills around st. helena. current numbers are milder with mid 40's for most of us. this is a level one system a couple hours away but sits offshore so the weekend will

feature rain, gusty winds, snow over the highest peaks, breezy winds, a level 1 system today and the winds as we follow a line of rain, it pushes through 10:00 to 11 a clock san francisco and by 11:00 it is south bay. we will talk about another wave of rain tonight and the next several areas of precept that will take us into next week. liz: thank you. you can keep track of weather conditions as the storm moves through the bay area and access the same i've doppler seven hour weather team uses on the abc 7 bay area news app. new development side of san jose, the man accused of having explosive materials in his home is being tied to t separate -- two separate transformer blasts. the first exposure and damaged a transformer december 8 not far from oakridge mall.

the second nearly a month later on snow avenue at santa teresa boulevard. the suspect, peter caraset denied bail. amanda del castillo you has the details. amanda: 36-year-old peter, the man accused of having explosives in his family home on potomac courts, making his first court appearance friday. police linking him two explosions at two pg&e transformers not far from where he lived. this 21 page criminal complaint bringing to light a december 8 last of the damaged a transformer on thornwood drive outside of oakridge mall. the second happened january 5 on snow avenue at santa teresa boulevard where detectives noted damage to a nearby building including multiple broken windows. 1000 customers went without power. >> we are learning information day by day, hour-by-hour, and we will continue to learn more as the case comes together. amanda: detectives credit cellphone video, and police

surveillance tying to the scenes and leading to his home. >> we are going with our f.b.i. partners to have a broader scope of this investigation. we believe this is the only individual that we know of. amanda: a search of his own turned up a large amount of expose of materials and what they describe as an inactive meth lab. police say he admitted to using meth and feta mean as a replacement for adderall during the adderall shortage. additionally the complaint details the suspects interestrot and setting some off outside of his home. investigators say he also admitted to having a difficult time with the war between russia and ukraine because he has family in both countries. the motive is still not known. >> although these are current facts, they may change as the investigation progresses. amanda: cameras were not allowed in court but abc 7 was there as a public defender attempted to

get him out on supervised release. they say he is a software ends in near at a company -- engineer that works in the company developing self driving cars. his children, ages 1, 3, and five, also living at the home in question. >> we are very think he is in custody and off the streets. other charges. the scene around the family's home remains active with both federal and local agencies on site and police say there is so much material inside of the home they stick to be unseen for at least five more days. in san jose, i am amanda del castillo, abc7news. liz: in the north bay, students are rallying for more safety on campus after wednesday's deadly stabbing inside of a classroom. students in santa rosa walked out of their classroom yesterday. the walkout came two days after

a 16-year-old was stabbed by another student at montgomery high school 10 minutes away. police believe the stabbing happened during a confrontation between multiple students. now, they are demanding action from the school to prevent similar incidents. >> we have administration and staff members needing to care. they don't care. that is why my best friend got stabbed in the classroom, a place where we are supposed to feel safe. liz: the stabbing jaden and another student have been arrested. new developments in the ransomware attack that happened in oakland last month. the hacker group play is taking responsibility for the breach on city services data. according to sfgate, clay planned to release private documents that were obtained to the public. that includes passports, ids, documents, other personal information. officials say they are working with authorities to validate the group's claims. back to our storm coverage. the weather will dump more snow

on this -- on the sierra mountains this weekend. on top of that, the already above average snow could break the existing record set 40 years ago. the california department of water resources carried out the third sierra snow survey at phillips station near lake tahoe and managers found the snow depth was just over 116 inches. the water content was 41.5 inches. that puts the snowpack level at 177% of average. >> this snowpack rivals 1982 and 1983, which is the largest snowpack on record and the southern sierra is outpacing, still outpacing 1983. liz: last week's rain and snow boosted the numbers after a month long dry spell in january. -- in february. the next survey will be in april. we are seeing extreme conditions as well in san bernardino county where road closures are creating dangerous situations in the mountain. this video shows a trapped person sending out an sos saying

help us in the snow. roads have been closed between crestline and arrowhead because of the storm. cars were backed up all day friday as caltrans escorted residents and deliveries. some cars got stuck on the way up, which delayed things even more. one resident waited to get home to his wife, who is disabled. >> words don't describe it. my wife is up there alone. it has been stressful mentally. like aside, i haven't been home. liz: some homes in the areas had gas lines rupture. one home even exploded. officials say it may take up a week -- to melt the ice. this has allowed for east bay municipal utility district to end its 8% drought surcharge. the surcharge went into effect in july of last year and could -- year so it could cover expenses including supplemental water. the latest drought report shows alameda county is still abnormally dry.

this means customers must reduce water use by 10%. vice president kamala harris returned to the bay area on friday where she held day she met with san francisco mayor london breed as well as other leaders in chinatown. that is where she talked to abc7news an -- anchor dion lim about the success such as covid related hate and funding. >> they talk about the challenges of receiving appropriate funding and investment. what we are doing as an administration to strengthen community banks a way to strengthen the financial support and investment we can put into our small businesses. liz: harris was asked about the 2024 presidential election. she reiterated president biden intends to run for president again and if he does she will run beside him as vice president. as the vice president focuses on asian-american business owners during her visit, suzanne phan

talked to one owner about what he thinks small businesses need right now. suzanne: inside san jose's golden gate fortune cookie factory you will see a lot of history. >> it's a san francisco invention. suzanne: and a lot of freshly baked treats. >> we cook each cookie by hand. suzanne: the owner says it takes a lot of hard work to run the business. to save on labor costs, heads mother, the woman in purple, often helps out. the covid emergency may be over in california but chan's business and many others in chinatown are still hurting. that's what a few of them told vice president kamala harris today. >> the chinatown community needs a lot of help. chinatown got hit the most the latest. as an aapi business owner, we struggle hard. we struggle real hard.

not just inflation, not just labor, we have to face crimes. [indiscernible] less than 10 seconds. you think the visitors will come back in? suzanne: before the pandemic, business owner kevin chen would often stay open until 9:00 on friday. now he often closes friday -- closes early because people are not coming after dark anymore. chan told vb harris what they need and are hoping for. >> we need money to help of the inflation, the materials and costs. suzanne: as for what the vp and biden administration are offering, chen likes what he hears. >> lots of resources for us to apply. all i need is and stop all this asian hate, hate crimes in this area. suzanne: visitors are stopping by to see his legacy business. >> this is my first time here.

she's been here before with her mom but she has told me all about it. i'm pretty excited. suzanne: chen hopes visitors like what they see -- >> the cookies are amazing. suzanne: and more keep coming. liz: those f really good. lisa: 40's widespread the morning -- this morning, dog cover, not as cold, but 40's in the afternoon sounds cold. we are looking out lowering snow levels and already looking at lightning offshore has a cold front is several hours away and making its way towards the bay area. it is a level. i will have the details coming up. liz: also ahead, the push for safe injection sites in san francisco. we give you an up close look at the clinic city leaders are hoping will set an example for the bay area and why others say it is maybe not a good idea. entresto is the #1 heart failure brand prescribed by cardiologists.

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liz: as part of the effort to battle the drug overdose crisis, more than a dozen local leaders are in new york city right now to get a look at the country's first sanction safe consumption site. san francisco is hoping to open three sites by the end of the year, but the city attorney is pumping the brakes, citing legal concerns. reporter tara campbell has the details from new york. tara: there are two safe consumption sites in new york city. one of them is right here behind me. both of them are operated by a profit called on point. >> we are putting in an oral or nasal airway, making sure the oxygen we pump in is getting to the right ice. tara: the pace is fast and purpose is clear, save lives and connect drug users to services they need, from treatment to medical care, a shower, and laundry. on point is home to the first safe consumption sites in the u.s. one location in harlem and the

other in washington heights. besides provide a place for people to use their drugs under the supervision of a medically trained professional. there, ready to reverse an overdose. and more than a dozen of san francisco's local leaders are taking note, from city supervisors to the san francisco fire department, public health, and the nonprofits hoping to operate safe consumption sites in san francisco. lydia princeton is the executive director of the new project. >> i think the thing that hit me the most is the amount of care and compassion here and amount of services offered that really need. that the people really need. so it is amazingly impressive and i just cannot wait to bring services like this to san francisco. >> has one of the nonprofits hoping to operate one of

the sites, what is your biggest take away from the operation here? >> i think the biggest take away is how intentionally everything is done, right? that this is not a fly-by-night operation. this operation is intentional, it is very skilled, and the people he'll really know what they are doing and are very intentional about how they are doing it. tara: since opening a year and a half ago, on point staff has overseen more than 55,000 drug injections or inhalations and reverse more than 700 overdoses. it has also connected more than 2200 people to treatment. now, another point of interest for this group from san francisco is what is happening on the streets outside of the safe consumption sites. how is impacting the local neighborhoods? they will be getting a look at that as well. in new york city, tara campbell, abc7news. liz: take a good look at those lights on the bay bridge the

iconic feature to san francisco's skyline is coming down tomorrow. hopefully it will not be forever. aluminate, the group behind is -- behind the lights, is still raising money to replace the lights. they hope to turn them back on over labor day weekend with twice as many lights that will then be visible on both both sides of the bridge. stay tuned. today, you could brighten your day with free tulips. more than 180,000 tulips were -- will cover union square for the day. you could stop by and pick up 15 tulips from the colorful display for free. the event is happening from 1:00 until 4:30 today, rain or shine. that will certainly make us feel like it is free even if it is not, the weather. lisa: this is typical, we're just not used to it. we are used to the rain shutting off in january, three years of drought, but we get rain in march, and march can be chilly. back in the 90's, 97 was a big

year with el niño where the rain kept going and we had the floods so something we are not used to is more winter-like conditions. the sun coming up 6:37. next week it will be the last day where we will be waking to dark conditions because we will be springing ahead saturday night. here is live doppler 7 where you see the spotty showers and going in closer to the north where you see the advisories here. we have a winter storm warning through lake county through 4:00 tomorrow. with the snow anticipated, a winter weather advisory through tomorrow 4:00. those snow levels lowering likely -- quickly. and a winter storm warning into effect at 10:00 this morning. for the sierra nevada through monday. 46 san francisco, 44 san jose, so milder out there. there is a look outside from the high clouds. 41 santa rosa, 43 livermore, and

that brings us anywhere from two to nine degrees milder since yesterday. there is a look at san jose, the rain moving -- ending after 1:00 in the south bay. it is a quick mover. the wet and windy weather come with the cold front within the cold front, area of low pressure, will hang to the north allowing for colder air to filter in sunday. chance of a thunderstorm. then the unsettled pattern to stay with us into monday and tuesday. with the mountains getting buried again, here's a look at 10:30 where the cold front wants to push through the north bay and moves quickly. by 1:30, we are looking at sun but cold, breezy conditions and snow on the higher elevations. hamilton, mount diablo likely, here is our second push of rain through the overnight hours. with that, more wind and into your sunday, it is blustery out there with spotty showers possible thunderstorms once again monday.

10:00, a level 1 system with about the same scenario monday night. if you spotty showers. adding up the rainfall, over the weekend into monday and tuesday, brings us over an inch from san francisco, oakland, you can see the green and the north bay some more rain here but still respectablemots for or inch on . here are the breezy winds, 9:00, heather cold front, then as the winds shift, breezy behind the system, then that is a cold wind. it is certainly going to feel pretty chilly. there is look at the winter storm warning 10:00 today through 10:00 monday. one to five feet of snow, 3000 feet and four to 18 inches below 2000 feet. so they will have a tough time putting the snow somewhere as they are really looking at intense conditions with the gusty winds. low 50's today with rain moving through this morning and again overnight tonight the

accuweather 7-day forecast, level 1 system today, tomorrow the chance of a thunderstorm, and into monday and tuesday, not a washout but cold enough to remind you that we are still under a level 1 with spotty showers, maybe a dry day wednesday, kind of sketchy thursday, and friday but keep the heavy coat. liz: good to have certainly need it. lisa: we do. pretty soon it will be over and hot. liz: when is the rain coming? [laughter] but as you get older, it naturally begins to change, causing a lack of sharpness, or even trouble with recall. thankfully, the breakthrough in prevagen helps your brain and actually improves memory. the secret is an ingredient originally discovered... in jellyfish. in clinical trials, prevagen has been shown to improve short-term memory. prevagen. at stores everywhere without a prescription.

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liz: as we all know, atm's are convenient but also a target for thieves. some use skimmers to steal your account number or stand nearby to rob customers. we have a new kind of atm fraud to tell you about. some chase bank customers told 7 on your side michael finney that thieves use the tap to pay feature plus ordinary glue to steal their money.

>> so i was using the atm machine on the right. michael: she shows how she got scammed at this atm machine. >> i went up to use my the machine on the right, and inserted my car, it did not work. michael: then a man in line offered advice. >> the man said you have the chip in your card, you can tap it. michael: so pamela tapped her card, this time it worked. she got her cash, thanked the man and walked off. >> the next morning i looked at my bank account. michael: to her shock, she saw three more withdraws from her account, $940 was gone. >> i said that guy scammed me last night at the atm machine. >> i didn't think anything of it. i thought he was using the atm. michael: the same thing happened to rob bell at the same atm. when the card reader didn't work, a man leaned in. >> the man said there's a

problem with the slots, you have to use the tap function. michael: so rob tapped his card, took his cash, and walked off. later, he found two accounts have been drained. 506 he five dollars gone. >> my initial reaction was i did not withdraw that much money. i have no need for $1000 cash. michael: justin sindelar tapped his apple watch at that atm and withdrew $40. later he found five more withdraws in a row. $960, gone. >> so i think someone walked up to the atm right after i used it and withdrew money from the account again. michael: victims complained to the bank manager. >> she said i reported this to the police, it is happening up and down the street. michael: the manager told pamela how the scam works. it starts with glue. >> they put glue in the card reader of the atm machines so you cannot use your cards. michael: so customers tap their card instead. and here's the trick when you

, tap, the account remains open for more transactions, unless the customer proactively logs out. some customers do not know this. but scammers do. they wait for the victim to leave, then walk up and continue making withdrawals on their account. all three victims filed a claim of fraud with chase bank and all three were denied. the bank said the customers authorized those withdrawals. >> and that is definitely not true. >> this is ridiculous. >> why would i do four separate transactions in a row? >> and they should have a picture of who actually did it. michael: victims said chase would not review surveillance video because the amounts were below so pamela filed her claim $5,000. again, and again, and again. chase finally replaced her money. after our inquiries, the bank refunded justin and rob too, telling us, when using an atm, be vigilant in protecting your

pin number and making sure you log out of your account. >> i will never use that little tap function again at an atm machine. michael: i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. liz: chase did not say why multiple withdraws did not trigger a fraud alert or why the bank did not review surveillance video. each transaction requires entering a pin number which the thieves had captured. so cover the keypad and logout before you walk away. patagonia is recalling 8000 o these layer sets for babies. the company said the snaps and bodysuit code come off as a common choking hazard. the alpha is the infant catalina layer sets. so far there has been one report of a snap coming off on the shoulder. you should have this set -- if you have the site you can return it for a refund. still to come on abc seven mornings, masks off in health care facilities. why some long-stand

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announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7news. liz: now i 5:30 -- now it more rain and snow is on the way this weekend, where officials are warning drivers not to go. less when and where we cannick specs know in the bay area. thanks for joining us here. so much no, lisa. lisa: and cold weather. it's like we cannot turn the heat off ever. in fact, more chilly air associated with this cold front which is several hours away. here is live doppler 7, you can see the thunderstorms well to the north which will come into play as we get into overnight tonight into your sunday. winter weather advisory for mount st. helena through tomorrow, this is a level 1

system for the weekend bringing rain, gusty winds, snow of the highest peaks and chance of thunderstorms. 8:00, spotty showers but for marin through the peninsula and highway 1 but here comes the cold front on the move at 10:00, pushing through the north bay. by noon time, it is almost out of the east bay and south bay will be hard-pressed to make it near 50. we will see another line of rain through tonight and you can see the bulk of the day, 1:00 this afternoon, a few isolated showers, it is dry, the winds will be pretty breezy with the of showers poised to move through late tonight. the first rain band coming through this morning is a cold, breezy day with more low snow levels. liz: thank you. a building in south lake tahoe was crushed by the weight of snow bank. this is before and this is what it looks like now. people are working to out roughly 12 feet of snow that has

fallen the past week. this as the next round of storms starts today. officials are warning people what the rain and snow will mean for the roads this weekend. they say travel to the area will be dangerous to impossible. another three to five feet of snow expected today. this morning, at least 10 people have been killed by powerful storms moving across the country. in texas you can see a flash of light through a funnel cloud there. this was one of at least seven tornadoes across the south and in 24 hours. in southern california in press line in the san bernardino mountains, first responders are working to clear roads from the snow. families say they are stranded and not able to leave their homes. >> these people, we don't have supplies to last seven to 10 days and certainly not [indiscernible] >> a few days ago we were standing on top of our cars shoveling them out but our road is to packed. liz: this video shows a long line of people who were able to leave their house to get food and supplies.

the judge presiding over the alex murdaugh double murder has -- murder trial has sentenced the once powerful lawyer to life in prison without parole. the disgraced former south carolina attorney will spend the rest of his life in prison for the murders of his wife and 22-year-old son. the jury took less than three hours to reach the guilty verdict. during a sentence hearing yesterday, he proclaimed his innocence and this is how the judge responded. >> it might not have been you. it might've been the monster you become when you take 40, 50, 60 opioid pills, maybe you become another person. liz: lawyers plan to appeal the decision. they say they have no -- today in oakland, the families of murder victims will address the homicide and violence that

they say have plagued the city. they have investigated 17 homicides this year. the families will hold a press conference alongside some violence prevention organizations. they are expected to address the firing of the former oakland police chief. armstrong filed a police chief -- filed an appeal. the reparation's task force wily who should get reparation's. they also focused on housing discrimination and over policing of black communities. public comment is open today from 9:00 until 10:00. the task force is scheduled to release its final report july 1. bernie sanders will be in the area tonight. -- bay are he will be talking about his

book in front of a theater in san jose. it is his only stop in northern california. the event is mostly sold out except for tickets in the front, which run $85. it includes a copy of his book "it's ok to be angry about capitalism." the event starts at 7:00. in nearly one month, california's masking rules are changing according to the department of health. starting april 3, masks will no longer be required at indoor , high-risk, and health care settings. those include health care, long-term care, emergency and wa wearing a mask in those settings will still be recommended however. also changing next mont,h the -- also changing next month, the state will no longer require health care workers to be vaccinated against covid. in 10 days, the state shortening isolation time. if you test positive, you only have to isolate for five days. not 10. as long as you do not have a fever and your symptoms are improving. still ahead on abc seven mornings, florida governor ron desantis will be in california

tomorrow with a visit. what the visit would mean to the golden state for a possible bid for president. so dry, tracking the rain later today and we will check in with lisa when we get back. ♪ ♪

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liz: here's a lie look from our mount tam camera. you can see how foggy it is this morning. no snow but snow has melted, but just a lot of fog. in southern california, i man is in custody after leading police on a wild chase and i one point the suspect appeared to be holding an assault rifle, shooting at police officers driving. >> he shooting, he's shooting, he's got a gun. that's an assault rifle. liz: he was a suspect in a carjacking before the chase. police said during the chase he crashed into another car but refused to stop. it ended at harbor city where

the driver as you saw struck a pole and try to take off on foot. he appeared to take another car but was quickly detained and was taken into custody. a year from tomorrow on march 5 20 24, it will be super tuesday. candidates and potential candidates are already ramping up their campaigns and that includes florida governor ron desantis who will be in california tomorrow. he will speak at the ronald reagan presidential library which is often seen as a launchpad for presidential candidates. this comes as a new poll shows desantis beating former president trump among california republican voters. [applause] >> he has become one california governor newsom's biggest rivals, florida governor ron desantis. and on sunday, the potential presidential candidate will be making a visit to california. headlining a fundraiser for the orange county republican party and speaking to a sold-out crowd at the reagan presidential library in simi valley. >> the reality is this is a shadow primary. >> the whole national political

press will be probably in attendance and watching carefully. to see how desantis does in the speech. >> a political another says desantis is unofficially testing the waters for a likely presidential run. california's 5.2 million republican voters could play a large role now that the states primary has moved up to super tuesday. >> the good news, he arrives in california the same week as a pole was out showing republican primary voters prefer him over donald trump. >> the polis from the berkeley institute of governmental studies showing dissent is leading among california republicans with 37% support. former president trump follows at 29% followed by former u.n. ambassador nikki haley at a 7%. >> what is important is, while we see trump have a little weakness in this period in the

election cycle, it is not like republicans have gone vegetarian and started reading the new york times. they are still very conservative but i think desantis is trying to capture some of that. >> they may have governor newsom to thank for his growing support among californians. he often contrast california policies to those in florida. >> perhaps governor newsom helped raise his profile here. >> there is an irony in progress and because they help each other out when they attack one another with their faces -- bases. liz: we are likely to see many presidential candidates through california over the next year partly because california's primary is earlier than past cycles and is now in early march and of course because of the money more fundraising happens here than any other state. if you are planning to take caltrain between san francisco and millbrae today, prepared to be on a bus, rail service is suspended between the two stations while the agency works

on electrification construction this weekend. the project will make the rails more electric and less reliant on fossil fuels. electrified service is said to begin next year but you can expect a bus bridge between these two stations this weekend and again the weekend. bay area transit agencies are facing a turning point. that was the message delivered to local business groups and urban planners. >> we can really decide, as a collective community, that transit is important for our values, that having equitable opportunities and having clean air and a recovery is a priority. and we can invest in transit. if we don't come those goals are not going to be achievable. liz: the blunt assessment there came during a virtual event yesterday hosted by the bay area council, spur, advance sf,

san francisco chamber of commerce. representatives from union barth bart says they hear concerns and are taking meaningful steps to improve safety and reliability. sun is starting to come up it looks like. or sunrise. lisa: i was going to say, what sun? liz: waita sac. [laughter] lisa: we will see a little sun today after the passage of a cold front area 10:00, winter storm warning goes in effector monday where we are looking at three to four feet of additional snow at the ski resort. most snow levels back home here and possible thunderstorms tomorrow. we will time out the rain next.

liz: welcome back. here is a lie look outside at the skyline here in san francisco. we are going to talk sports. from the court to the diamond, it was a successful day for some bay area fans. sports anchor larry beil has the highlights in this morning's sports. larry: good morning. the warriors went for a perfect

homestand going for their fifth straight win, looking for energy on the backend of a back-to-back as they were hosting the pelicans in a five-game homestand. especially late. it was all pelicans early on. marshall with the three ball. pelicans led by as many as 17. that's on the warriors get going. jordan poole handles it, 18 points, seven assists. second corridor klay thompson, , playing in back to backs, 4-9. from downtown, dubs down three at the break. often a jordan poole miss, it is jonathan coming up. it's jonathan kuminga. with authority. look at the curry reaction on the bench. he is expected on sunday. -- back off the bench on third sunday. quarter, donte d vincenzo. comes when it matters most. off another poole miss it is devincenzo to kuminga again! he's growing up and he will get up to throw it down. klay to close it out. jumper over cj maccallum late.

27 for klay, warriors with their fins at a row, one away-99. -- fifth in a we have the warriors and lakers sunday in los angeles right here. no lebron but it looks like steph curry is going to play. tip-off at 4:30. pac-12 tournament women semis. stanford is up by as many as 16. ucla comes back. kiki rice, jumper, bruins take a lead. rice 12-13 at the line, her only , miss comes here but haley jones cannot corral the rebound. ucla in control and draining the clock, tick tick tick, tick take tick five seconds left. , rice carries the ball. they called a foul. ucla takes down the top seed, stanford, 69-65. how about the men question west coast conference action, pacific, usf second round, this , is crazy. doing this in a game off the , backboard to isaiah hawthorne. are you serious? you are doing this in a real

game? yes they are. they did. usf wins and advances. they will face santa clara next. spring training baseball, rockies, giants anthony , cj crone, charlie blackmon, ryan mcmahon, you will all get nothing and like it. looking for offense? left fielder von brown doing damage at the dish. oppo taco, giants victorious, 3-2. they are now 3-5 this spring. that's a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend. i'm larry beil. liz: and another reminder, the warriors are on abc seven tomorrow. you could watch them play the lakers at 12:30 and stay with us for after the game. lisa, let's get a check of the forecast now and obviously we sound like a broken record here, talking about more rain on the way. lisa: check out live doppler 7.

you can see thunderstorms offshore here. we have a lot of cold air that will move in once again and it is all right here. the area of low pressure is going to hang out and send waves of energy our way. the heaviest rain will arrive today with a cold front and another line of rain tonight and then we see spotty showers after that. with the cold air, it is allowed the national weather service to issue a winter storm warning to the north around lake county and a winter weather advisory until sunday 4:00 for the cold air accumulating snow five to 10 inches that will happen in higher elevations. emil 10 and mount diablo as well, there are some angry looking peaks. 46 san francisco, 44 san jose, 40 eight half moon bay and the golden gate bridge where you can see the cloud cover. temperatures low 40's, the delta a bit of a breeze, 53 degrees, anywhere from four to six degrees milder with the cloud

cover and there is a look at mount tam. not likely to cease now but we will be looking at the cold air sticking around so it is a possibility as we get into the next several waves of moisture that move through the bay area. wet and windy, slight chance of a thunderstorm with every day as the cold air stays in place and we get sunshine. the unsettled pattern through tuesday and then the winter storm warning through monday in the sierra nevada. here is the first line of rain this morning. 10:30 crossing the north bay, the purples there and the white indicating sleet and snow pushes through the entire bay area by about 1:00 and then we are left with sun, breezy conditions, cold air, overnight there is another wave of rain, and that will allow for more wind and more accumulating rain. by the time we get into your sunday, it is light showers, they are isolated, but really this is going to be the pattern. if we get into later monday, into tuesday, with a few showers

around, possibility of a thunderstorm adding up to over an inch of rain for the north bay. the east bay and south bay upwards of .8, maybe .75 less in some spots, depends on where the rain falls if you get a thunderstorm but everyone will have breezy winds. this is that of the front, the southerly winds. then they shift to an onshore component but stay breezy through the afternoon. with the other wave of rain tonight come wind as well. there is a look at snow forecast, easy three feet for tahoe city, incline over two feet, and we could see five feet in some surrounding areas. highs today under the cold air mass after the front moves through, low 50's, breezy winds, another wave of rain tonight. overnight lows with the cloud cover will be in the low 40's and, into sunday, it will be sunny at times but that will not help us out. it will still be cold, and with

isolated showers, little change monday and tuesday. these are not big rainmakers, so they -- this system is going to go through changes. liz: it is good to have it and it will make spring more welcome. on the eez co. spring was so exciting, a big deal because all the sudden after the winter -- lisa: agreed. liz: we get this weather. next, despite the cold, people will be plunging into the ocean today. the annual event returning for the special olympics today.

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liz: some brave souls will plunge into the cold ocean in san francisco this morning. the annual 5k, 10k, and polar

plunge returns and the proceeds will go to the special olympics of northern california. the routes include scenic views of the golden gate bridge and registration is $45 for the 5k and $55 for the 10k. the organization says costumes are encouraged. san jose is getting its own custom version of monopoly. you are looking at the giant monopoly in the park by the children's discovery museum. the new board game version will have 38 spaces of san jose metro area landmarks. that includes levi's stadium. -- stadium, valley fair, and santana row. people could nominate ideas through april 10. you could email ideas to san -- ideas to sanjose@toptrumps.com. we are counting down to oscar sunday, march 12. don't miss an inside look at the luncheon. he will hear from stars like colin farrell and brendan gleeson, angela bassett, michelle williams, jamie lee curtis, and more. plus, what had austin butler

fighting back tears in the interview? what kerry condon says she is dreading about oscar night and who should win the oscar for best scene stealer, a monkey or donkey? that's a hard one. don't miss on the red carpet. that is eight right here on abc seven. lisa, the polar plunge, oh man. i don't know how people do it. lisa: it has just been cold outside. it just not -- just does not seem to want to warm up. if you like the cold air and rain, you are in luck. a lot of it is on the way, even thunderstorm potential and the snow levels coming down. that is why we have a winter of either -- winter weather advisory through tomorrow for the hills around mount st. helena, and winter storm warning, level system this weekend, windy, chance of a thunderstorm in the forecast, first wave of rain coming through the north day next couple hours and exits the south bay by about noon time.

then we see more rain overnight and into tuesday on-and-off showers may an inch of rain in the north day, half-inch peninsula, .75 inch for the rest of us. that is certainly still winter out there and spring arrives next weekend -- not to this weekend but next weekend. liz: that's exciting, spring to look forward to truly. thank you. thank you for joining us here on abc7news. i'm liz kreutz along with lisa argen. abc7news continues and 9:00 this morning. "good morning, america" is next. have a great day. get out and do your errands before the rain comes and we will see you at 9:00.

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