Very nice, thank you, jeff. Cheryl hurd is with us in the north bay and we have done plenty of big storm coverage but nowada nowadays, i guess this is the storm. Reporter the thought of rain makes big news and its not raining yet but certainly smells like rain, and people around here in the bay area are waiting for it. Crews spent all year long cutting trees away from power poles. We caught up with Tree Trimmers hard at work trying to beat the rain. Meteorologist folks here are great at tracking where storms will hit, the damage it will do and they can predict down to each region, how many outages were expecting in the reeg. Reporter pg and e spokesperson says hes not expecting Power Outages with this storm but with these smaller storms, he says its a good remainder for customers to get prepared. Have a cell phone charged, readily. Have an old school hard wired telephone, not cordless available and also have battery operated radios and flashlights available, as well. Reporter Power Out
Conservation. Reporter either way, its already costing farmers thousands of dollars. Ive seen twice as i did a year ago. Today were having to feed them, keep them in and feeding hay twice a day. Reporter and the financial hit stretches to nearby napa affecting wine makers. If we cant to see Drought Conditions in 2014, we will see a small crop. Reporter reservoirs in the south bay are struggling too. In less than an hour from now, they are expected to vote to urge its 1. 8 million customers to begin cutting their water use. What we really need locally is a 10 reduction. As think go on in the winter, that might go up. Reporter and you can conserve water without changing your habits. Replacing things like shower heads can make a big difference. These two in particular the santa clara Water District gives out for free. All you have to do is contact them. If you live elsewhere, contact your water utility. They will begin deciding what santa clara customers will have to do with their water u
Too much. The drizzle is in the extreme lower level of the atmosphere, so that radar is having a hard time picking it up. So take it slow throughout tomorrow morning. We have our storm system out here in the pacific. That is going to be closer. If you saw us yesterday, there are some changes to the forecast. The first one being the timing, arriving a little earlier, wednesday night through thursday morning. And the heaviest will be away from the bay area. I still even think by tomorrow well likely have more changes on this storm system as it gets closer. As we wrap things up in the first look, this rainfall is very interesting. Not in january or december did we see the highest rainfall but it was in september. The whole season has been out of whack, and thats why just a few raindrops in the next 24 hours is big news to us. If youve been around here for a while, we did this in the 1970s and 80s. Tonight, a notable note in the south bay. About 2 Million People will be asked by the Water
Obamas proposals and why some are skeptical about them. Tonight president obama tried to convince a skeptical nation he still has the political power to get something done. Lets make this a year of action. The president proposed a modest agenda. No major legislation, no sweeping change. It centered on one key theme. Opportunity is who we are. The defining project of our generation must be to restore that promise. 2013 was a bruising year here in washington capped by the 16day government shutdown. Approval ratings for the president and congress hover near record lows. So tonight the president said he will take action. Even if it means doing it without congress. Wherever and when ever i can take steps without legislation to expand opportunity for more american families, thats what im gonna do. The president announced an executive order to raise the minimum wage for if you federal contract workers which the white house hopes will Push Congress to raise the minimum wage for all workers. Th
Right now it is raining, but a winter storm warning is in effect, by the morning the area should see the first significant snowfall in nearly two months. Well have live coverage of the snowfall beginning at 4 30 tomorrow morning on today in the bay. We are expecting a disappointing snow survey tomorrow, though. This is video of the first snow survey of 2014 from january 3rd. The snow pack was about 80 below average. The sierra snow pack provides a significant amount of watt tore the states farms and cities, as well. Tonight, president obama says the federal government will do whatever is necessary to help with this historic drought, calling Governor Brown today saying hes concerned about the broughts impacts. If we dont get enough rain, Water Conservation goes from voluntary to mandatory. For the tiny town of lompico, this drought is hitting home. Were just a disaster away from being done here. A fire, one of the wells totally dying, or having a major line break. Reporter for lois henr