Winds, the Sierra Nevada pummeled with where blizzard conditions as the bay area wakes up to scattered showers and some cold temperatures. Good morning. Its sunday, march 3rd. Im stephanie sierra. Lets get right to lisa whos in the Weather Center tracking. Level one storm on our exclusive. Abc seven storm impact good morning. Good morning to you. We still are in this system where the low to the north of us is gng to rotate some showers into the bay area. So level one system, you can see some showers offshore there. They are light. They will ou in santa cruz by aptosrting corralitos highway one. Some wet weather further to the north over into the east bay. 580 in livermore and 680 scattered showers. Mount diablo, some snow there. And this is where we have our winter storm warning for the next couple of hours. Lake Mendocino County, where you can see all that white and pink, indicating some accumulating snow showers down towards saint helena. The level one system today with us throughout the entire day. Snowy peaks, gusty winds and the cold temperatures for us until 9 00. Sonoma napa numbers down into the mid 30s. For some of you it is 41. In oakland, 39 in sonoma, 48 San Francisco with 44 san mateo. Were anywhere from about 4 to 5 degrees cooler this morning on the peninsula, and same in the north bay. So a chilly start out there. You can see the scattered showers 8 00 from the coast. There Half Moon Bay to petaluma and then as we stop this at noontime time, maybe a good downpour for fairfield and napa, Mountain View, a few scattered showers. But there we are. Towards the end of the day, and theyre more isolated. So well talk about a few breaks. When we can see some bigger breaks in between these leftover systems coming up, stephanie. All right. Looking forward to that. Lisa thank you. Stretches of interstate 80 are buried under snow throughout the tahoe area, and the storm is keeping Highway Patrol officers working around the clock. This is what things look like at donner summit, right near kings beach. Officers close to the california nevada border have been helping drivers who are trying to beat the blizzard conditions. If youre planning on heading that way before the weekend is over, the chp says dont. The road is closed at this point, or theyre holding traffic. Uh caltrans is trying the best they can. Uh, we have zero visibility up here on the summit to get over, uh, into nevada or from nevada, over into california. For now, chain controls are also required. And if youre traveling on highway 50, the blizzard warning issued by the National Weather service. Has been extended a. M. On monday. All right, heres another reason not to drive there. This is what it looks like for people who live in truckee. Video overnight shows those whipping winds blowing snow all over the place as the snow continues to pile up this morning, people who are from the bay area. But in the sierra right now are hunkering down and waiting to get home. Abc seven News Reporter cornell bernard spoke. To some of them who say the snow piled up fast. Interstate 80, in the Northern California area and Sierra Nevada is closed from colfax to the nevada state line due to spinouts. Interstate 80 remained closed saturday afternoon over donner summit. The winter storms slamming the sierra with rare blizzard conditions, creating a bone chilling mess. Trucks were stranded in heavy snow. The chp says Emergency Personnel and tow trucks had a tough time reaching drivers. Oh my gosh, such an epic storm. Definitely. Especially in march. Renee adelman from marin county is riding. Out the blizzard in south lake tahoe. Our house was rocking last night. There were gale force winds. The windows were creaking. Um, it it was the worst that ive seen in a few years. This was the view from renees place before the blizzard. And after getting out will be challenging. This is our neighbors house, by the way, that the snow is up to halfway up their door. Um, but we brought groceries with us and supplies so we didnt have to go to the grocery store, and we figured that we were just going to stay home today, and well see what the ski conditions are like tomorrow. Right now, i mean, were working to open the mountain, but its this storm is coming down heavy, fast and hard with really high winds. So its going to take some time for us to get back open. Ski resorts like palisades tahoe were closed saturday due to Severe Weather and unbelievable wind gusts overnight. On top siberia ridge, which is the top part of our mountain, we were reaching wind uh up to 190mph, which is, you know, im pretty sure its Hurricane Force winds. So were obviously going to be seeing a lot of this today. My neighbors are uh did going out retired abc seven news photographer randy davis lives in truckee, where the snow is being measured in feet. Im walking. Feet of powder. Light snow, very light snow. But theres a significant amount of it. We filled our cars up with gas. Not that were going to go anywhere. It looks like its going to be a while before anyone gets out of town. Cornell, bernard abc seven news now all of the lifts at heavenly Mountain Resort are closed because of the blizzard. The nevada side is closed because of the road conditions. But if the weather permits, heavenly is still planning to hold its big air show featuring a pro skier and rider stunt show along with a party today. So well see if that happens. Thats not the case, though. For other lake tahoe ski resorts, most are shut down by the storm and that includes sugar bowl resort because of scenes like this. Can you believe it . People cant even get through the door. All you have to do is send this to the ski group. No caption needed, right . The resort says it got 20 to 24in of snow overnight into saturday, so as you can imagine, that number has increased since then. A few resorts are open with reduced operations. Mammoth mountains ski area is also closed today. Theres low visibility and powdery conditions on the slopes. As you can see, at last check, the mountain received over two feet of snow. So now here in the bay area, pgandes crews have been working around the clock restoring power to thousands of residents who lost electricity during the storm, according to pgandes outage map, there are fewer outages to report, which of course is good news. But this morning, one of the largest areas affected is in the east bay, where about 140 people are still without electricity. In vallejo, warming shelters are open across the bay area as the rain and cold temperatures continue. Abc seven News Reporter ryan curry explains how this service is saving lives. Fresh food and cupcakes for the dozen people who checked into the alameda warming shelter saturday for some, its either spend the night here or possibly spend it outside. Where would you be if you didnt have a place like this to stay tonight . Honestly i dont know. Its a vital resource, one that allows them to avoid potentially dangerous weather conditions, fulfilling, nurturing, um, deprived me of being cold. Christ Episcopal Church in alameda teamed up with the city and other churches to provide a place for the citys unhoused population. Christ church used to only offer a space like this a couple times a week during the winter months, but with the last two years seeing intense storms, they expanded. This year theyre operating until march 14th, a space where they can be cared for, get food, um, feel connected to the Greater Community and hopefully get some more resources to lead them towards paths for housing. The bay area is once again enduring another strong storm, this one bringing intense winds and high surf along the coast. Thats why we stay away. But look at it from afar and cold air. It is expected to drop below 40 degrees in some spots. One of those spots is sonoma, where the city also opened up a warming shelter. After we realized the cold temperatures, especially with the wind chill in the early mornings, both last night and tomorrow, um, warranted us doing something for our most vulnerable population because for those staying in these shelters, there is a comfort knowing they can stay safe. It means a lot to me. Its like almost opening a key to a door to your own apartment. But its not yours. But almost like that safety in the east bay ryan curry abc seven news. The storm left behind a mess at San FranciscoNational Cemetery in the presidio, a 50 foot eucalyptus tree fell onto several different grave sites. It also landed on a water main, causing it to break. A Tree Trimming Company and San Francisco firefighters did clean up the damage in the south bay. Caltrans says a slide on highway nine and Santa Clara County may be cleared by tomorrow evening. This morning, though, traffic is still blocked between sanborn road and Redwood Gulch road, right near saratoga. The incoming rain is causing concern that debris could come down onto the roadway. Lets check in with lisa. Hows it looking outside . Well, its a little cool. Mid and upper 40s from San Francisco. Pretty shot though, right . You can see the mostly cloudy sky. And look at that sun coming up. We have some scattered showers and breezy winds. That will be the order of the day. Level one system today and getting further and further between those rain clouds. Ill explain next. Lisa, thank you. Also ahead, middle east tensions and u. S. Action. Whats next after israel accepts a cease fire and hostage deal as thousands of bay area residents rally. 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Were also learning a hamas delegation is in cairo for further talks on a ceasefire deal. This morning, sources confirm to cnn. The negotiations will include officials from both the us, israel and egypt. The new developments come after the Biden Administration said israel had, quote, basically accepted a six week cease fire proposal in gaza. Now, here in the bay area, emotions were high as thousands gathered for a rally in San Francisco. Abc seven News ReporterTara Campbell caught up with organizers who are calling for a cease fire. Propalestinian protesters taking to the streets of San Francisco, joining cities worldwide saturday calling for a cease fire as human beings, it feels like the only moral thing to do to stand together and say that its not acceptable. From oakland to richmond and beyond, people here from throughout the bay area. One Mountain View resident described his reasons for marching the death of all those children uh the people starving, the indiscriminate bombing of civilians. This comes as the u. S. Joins several other countries in carrying out air drops of food and other humanitarian aid over gaza. People are so desperate that innocent people got caught in a terrible war, unable to feed their families. The u. S. Dropping about 66 pallets of food, including 38,000 meals, Central Command saying these air drops are part of a sustained effort to get more aid into gaza and back in San Francisco. So the wet, wintry weather wasnt holding protesters back. I think folks are tired and cold, probably weary in their hearts, but this is exactly the moment you come together. You dont stay alone because theres so much power and collective solid. Suzanne aboushi has family in palestine and says so far theyve stayed safe back home. Theyre resilient. Theyre very resilient. I mean, theyre with god. God gives them resilience. Thats all i can say. Hey, please listen to me. And some tense moments between San Francisco police and protesters near the israeli embassy. Police blocking the street where you can see an altercation between an officer and protesters. Emotions running high. Tara campbell abc seven news happening today a rally in San Francisco is set to show unity for the jewish community. The march begins at 130 this afternoon from the embarcadero and will go down market street, ending at city hall. Mayor london breed, state senator scott wiener and Sheryl Sandberg will take part in a rally after this march. Staying in San Francisco, sfusd announced a plan that could lead to closed schools within the next two years. The chronicle reports. Superintendent matt wayne outlined a plan to address the loss of about 10,000 students since 2015. Now that plan could force an undisclosed number of schools to close by the fall of 2025. Wayne says theres no specific schools being targeted for now, but the new plan comes as the district is addressing several issues, including a massive budget shortfall and replacing a faulty payroll system. Now to your voice. Your vote. Congresswoman barbara lee spent saturday campaigning in irvine. She made it a point to focus on the Younger Generation as she tries to round up votes ahead of super tuesday. First of all, young people, all uh your uh generation is the generation that we all are fighting for. I am running for the United States senate, not for barbara lee, but for you. Lee is running to replace the late Diane Feinstein as us senator. She is falling behind republican steve garvey, democratic congressman adam schiff, and congresswoman katie porter. San franciscos supervisor aaron peskin, spent the day urging residents living in cramped quarters to vote. And tuesdays primary. Hes trying to build support for proposition a, a 300 million bond that would help pay for more Affordable Housing. Peskin talked with voters living in single room occupancy residences in chinatown, San Francisco has a very large chinese american population, and getting the word out, getting it out in language, in cantonese and mandarin is very important to winning. And the Chinese Community really understands how important Affordable Housing is. Opponents of the proposition say the bond will negatively affect the character of San Francisco neighborhoods. The passing of prop a will require a yes from two thirds of the votes cast. Well, we are now two days away from super tuesday, with primary scheduled in 15 different states, including right here in california. Polling places will be open starting at 7 a. M. Through 8 p. M, and you can take your mail in ballot there or to a dropbox or a county Election Office as long as its delivered by 8 p. M. If you prefer to mail it, your ballot must be postmarked marked no later than tuesday, and you can actually still register to vote. California allows people to do same day voter registration. Continuing our storm coverage this morning, take a look. The snow continues to pile up in the sierra. This is a live camera atop heavenly Mountain Resort, and you can see the snow is up to about half the height of some of those trees. New this morning, the blizzard warning in that area has been extended to 4 a. M. Monday morning. As we mentioned, most ski resorts are closed today. Amid this near record breaking blizzard. Lisa is tracking the impacts up north and here at home, and the question that is becoming more desirable now is when will we see the sun again . Yeah. You know, solid sun will be the end of the week. So were going