Right now, there is some snow in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Abc 7 News Reporter is live in Boulder Creek. What do you see out there . Reporter katie, we have been looking all over this morning for snow. And we finally found it. Theres a light dusting of fresh snow here on empire grade road in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Perfect for would be Christmas Trees and thats where we are at the Christmas Tree farm at the top of the mountain. It started snowing about 25 minutes ago for the first time today. Here on empire grade road. Not far from Boulder Creek. Light flurries up here but a cool, rare and beautiful sight for sure. Nonetheless. Sky 7 hd made a pass over the Lick Observatory in the last 30 minutes on mt. Hamilton and you can check that out. Its covered in a light blanket of snow this morning. We talked to the Christmas Tree farm owner. He couldnt be more thrilled about this light dusting of snow. He said all the more reason to come up here to his Christmas Tree farm on empire grade ro
North bay. Right now we are experiencing the mildest temperatures we will see all day because its the northwest winds picking up behind the front. We will see numbers not get out of the 40s today. So 30s and 40s right now with some fog in in the north b. Otherwise below average, chilly, dry today. Cool afternoon. We will look for the breezy winds and another freezing cold night tonight into sunday night. But is there any more precip on the way . Ill let you know coming up. Katie. Lisa, thank you. In the south bay the frigid temperatures have been more than just uncomfortable, they have turned deadly. In the south bay four people have died from hypothermia in the past few days. Nick smith has more on this story. Ive been homeless for almost a year now. Reporter he is one of the men we met at this san jose shelter. Without a home to call his open, the cold snap blanketing the south bay has forced him and others to look for a warm place to stay. Knowing there was a warm place to go and yo
And very much appreciated. Mr. Newman, can you tell us about your time in prison and how they treated you. Reporter seemingly overwhelm, newman discussed the act about them. His detention put further strain on diplomatic relations when north korea showed video to him reading a couldnt federal governments to war crimes. It wasnt clear if it was coerced. They said the korean war veteran whoover saw war time gorillas was released because he had apologized for his alleged crimes during the war and his age and medical condition as air force security escorted he and his family to a waiting car, i asked the question everyone wanted to know. What is the first thing you will do once you make it back to your door . Probably take my shoes off. Reporter family say he is meeting with friend and family in santa cruz to celebrate his safe rush. Before him, north korea detained six american, five have been either released or deported. The country is Still Holding kenneth bae now there for more than a
Not getting warmer than that, upper 30s to 40. And one more opportunity for rain for the week ahead. Ill show that to go coming up. Thank you. And sticking with the cold area, the frigid temperatures have been more than just uncomfortable. They have actual le turned deadly. In the south bay four people have died from hypothermia in the past few days. Nick smith has more on this story. Ive been homeless for almost a year now. Hes one of the men we met at this san jose shelter. Without a home to call his open, the cold snap blanketing the south bay has forced him and others to look for a warm place to city. Knowing there was a warm place to go and you call and have nowhere else to go and in this is the right place to go. When you are town and out, you are cold, this place will help you out. Others havent been as fortunate. Four men, each in their lit 40s or 50s, have been found dead in different parts of the county. We want to try to get folks who dont have a home into shelter, particula
Snow is expected to begin falling and about 3 to 6 inches is expected with baltimore and washington getting the worst of it. Power outages have caused flight delays around the country and at least four flights out of fso newark and portland have been canceled. To and from portland are canceled out of dublin and travelers are being warned to call the airport. They have announced because of the government closing down due to weather, the hearing for the flight crash has been postponed. They will be looking at the situation where three people died as a result of the crash. The hearings will will not assess the flames. It started last night at the facility at candle stick park. Tara moriarty joins us live with with the details of this story. Tara . It is not too bad, the homes that are nearby, they are not getting the brunt of the smoke so that is the good news. One firefighter hurt his foot and he was treated at the scene and has to return to fighting this fire. What we have is a city dum