Diane. Just behind me is the Olympic Stadium where the opening and closing ceremonies take place just a few hours ago, there was a rehearsal for the opening ceremony. Cameras were not allowed inside, but you could feel the excitement gearing up for the start of the olympic games. A lot of activity. Russian construction crews are working nonstop on lastminute projects. You could find workers at just about every turn, from the coastal to the mountain cluster, workingen on everything. There is also lots and lots of snow making being made on the mountain and brought in by the truckload. A mild wenter in sochi has not brought much snowfall. Sun has left bare spots. The ski jump the most obvious example. But Officials Say no need to worry. Workers hauled a snow making machine up today. By the start of the games, they say they will be liftoff. Athletes from around the world have already arrived here. Another group is arriving today, including some of the iceskaters. Theyll be training, gettin
Some changes. We have Live Team Coverage of the drought emergency tonight. Meteorologist rob may ed a is in the Weather Center with possible rain on the way. But we begin with Kimberly Tere in livermore with a look at whats being done to conserve. Reporter hi, diane. People here know how to conserve. Theyve been through droughts before and they tell us theyve had practice at it, and know what to do. Especially in the situation that theyre watching everything they to when it comes to water. When they turn on the faucets, they say theyre taking shorter showers, and many tell us theyre not watering their lawns anymore. Many restaurants across the tri valley area are not serving customers water unless its specifically requested. Some Restaurant Owners say they see a lot of full water glasses left on the table at the end of meals, and it can quickly add up. Today, at the Alameda County fairgrounds in pleasanton, people from all different faiths were invited to come pray for rain. Firefighte
Don is there. Thats right, that is the livermore valley, used to be use rural country side and now it is home to 200,000 people and that is one of the reasons they are facing one of the driest years they have seen. Water continues to flow here, the drought hasnt sunk in here yet but they are about to feel some of the drought pain, 80 of their water normally cuts from the state and that has been cut to zero. It is drastic, it is a severe hardship to the communities we serve. She is in zone 7 and they contract with them to bring water here and say they have been saving water and recharging aquifers and that, dried up as it is it may still be the tri valleys safety net. From last year we tried to conserve what water we could, that water is currently being transferred to the extent possible into the lake and will be available locally if they do have to start pumping through the delta. What happened there is being repeated in districts across california. We have 17 that are in danger of run
Light and scattered what to expect. Places closer to the hills alistening the ocean and the santa cruz mountains, ap inch t depends on where the storm tracks. On where the storm look for a quarter inch. Out with the old and in with the knew. Walnut creek is gearing up for the the broadway shopping mall. The project is forcing some businesses to leaf town. Reporter packing up and moving out. They have to be out of here by friday. Reporter two years after opening up elegant living, like dozens of others housed in the eastern side of the plaza, is closing down. Making way for the 250 million redevelopment of the run down mall. Where you are going to go . My intention is to go to the pleasian ton area. You dont have a lease yet . I had one and it was given to someone else, most probably they offered a few more dollars. Today i dont have a place yet. How difficult is this on you . Well i have to two daughters one at college and then it is tough. Some store owners are struggling to find anot
Steve rudin is here with what we can expect. We arerday night and talking about a storm about 24 hours away, all part of a hold front and area of cold pressure is low pressure low pressure. Storm watches for areas included in blue. It does not include Southern Maryland or the district. That could change to the day tomorrow. The thinking is the cold air that will move in from the north and west will only make it so far and that is going to allow for accumulating snow mainly north and west of the sea. We are talking outside of the capital beltway. How much could we see . Potentially a couple of interest inches or more across frederick county. Inside the beltway i dont hope for a whole lot of snow at this point. To our current readings. 45 degrees. No problems at all. With temperatures around 50 degrees tomorrow that is going to keep the temperatures warm. It is going to have a hard time accumulating. We are looking at the heaviest activity north and west of d. C. This is tomorrow morning