because of damage from recent tides and el nino fueled storms. so far at least two residents have been told it's no longer safe to live in their homes. abc 7 news reporter alan wong has the story. >> reporter: the constant pounding and destruction by these king tides is forcing the city of pacifica to declare a state of local emergency. waves are battering the ocean side homes. >> the biggest one or two i saw came and hit the house against our glass door and everything out there. >> reporter: pacifica is asking for state and federal assistance after the sea wall along beach boulevard collapsed yesterday. >> it's like little mini earthquakes and everything throughout the day and the night. >> reporter: the bluff at the pacific skies mobile home park fell into the ocean. >> every time the waves are hitting it with the king tides, it's just making it fall to the ground. >> reporter: previously the apartments on the eroding cliffs of esplanade avenue were condemned, now the city says the neighboring apartment could be next. alan grinberg has been taking pictures of the king tides swallowing pacifica, he shuttered the windows of his home. >> the water gets grown up into the house and it has a lot of stones in it. it's the stones hitting the glass that cause it is to break. >> reporter: the form is expected to continue battering pacifica. the city council will get a full damage assessment at the next meeting on monday. alan wong, abc 7 news. the santa cruz mountains are also seeing storm damage. street and utility crews have been working to clear rock slides as well as downed power lines. sergio quintana has more. >> reporter: the rainy day triggered a bunch of problems for communities. caltrans trucks mobilized to clear certain spots from rock slides and aptos crews had to cordon off this area, the slide was too much to be easily plowed off the road by a single truck, crews with backhoes may have to return later this week why end to clear this weekend. ist christopher ring found a telephone crew prepping a telephone pole. >> my phone has been out for a while, i don't know whether it's connected with this event or not. >> reporter: a couple miles away on california highway 9 crews had been blocking a neighborhood side treat for hours, a tree came down and a storm taking out a phone line and power lines. we could hear some residents using gas fueled generators for the evening because of this outage. even with the power out and phone line problems, mr. ring was not complaining about the rain. >> it's been steady, it's been fairly heavy, it's great. it's great to have it that's for sure. we need it. >> reporter: he says he has seen much worse in santa cruz county, sergio quintana, abc 7 news. the forecast calls for more snow in the sierra, you will need to use chains on highway 50 between twin bridges and meyers, on interstate 80 between my i can't think and truckee chains are required on all videos except four-wheel drive vehicles with chains. >> we have all your el nino resources in one place, just head over to our website, abc7news.com, scroll down and look for the el nino image. we will show you how to prepare, when storms are coming and you can also ask spencer christian any el nino-related question. a combination of bad weather in the bay area and on the east coast made for a rough day for air travelers yesterday and today won't be much better. more than 100 departing flights were canceled at san francisco international airport and some delays were as long as two hours for arriving flights. four were canceled at the oakland, however, done were affected down at san jose. today airport closures will extend from the mid-atlantic to the new york city region. developing news now in san ramo ramone, the chp says a 16-year-old boy was killed after being hit by a car on the freeway. it happened at around 10:30 last night. investigators say the teen jumped from the car he was riding in on northbound interstate 680 near al costa boulevard. at this point they are not sure why he dumped out of the vehicle. officials say debris at the scene suggests the boy was struck by another car, possibly a white hyundai sedan. they are investigating it as a hit and run because the other driver did not stop. a 79-year-old man is? jail this morning accused of killing a bicyclist in a hit and run crash in san jose. police officers arrested earn necessary cervantes. they believe that he hit the victim with his brickup truck and took off. police say the two menu each other. take a look at this dramatic end to a chp chase. a motorcyclist captured this new video on the upper deck of the bay bridge. you can see the driver bales from the car and runs from the officer. the motorcyclist jumped into action and put the car into park. the driver hit several cars during the chase, he was wanted for not paying the bridge toll and was arrested. the marin county coroner confirms that the body of a missing surfer has been recovered. a large wave hit dan defoe on thursday. other surfers spotted him face down in the water, they tried cpr and pulling him to shore but he was washed out by another large wave. in oakland the official process to keep the raiders for at least one more season gets under way on monday. that's when the authority that runs o.co coliseum will meet behind closed doors to discuss how they will approach a lisa tension. the two sides have agreed to begin discussions. last week the raiders lost out on their bid to move to southern california and owner mark davis still has not confirmed where the team will play next season. 8:06 on this saturday morning. weatherwise any fog out there right now? >> actually, it's not too bad. we have some sunshine that's bright thing your saturday but also we still have showers in the forecast from emoeryvilleme upper elevation winds, gusts at 29 miles an hour here, 56 degrees and scattered showers to track for you. we'll talk about that east coast storm and the look ahead just a few minutes away. also ahead, street closures for the super bowl start this morning and it will certainly impact your commute. we will show you what you can expect for the next three weeks. plus the science of cocktails, what's in thenl that makes them taste so good? look, i know you're a cow and all. and you may not know what i'm talking about, but, uh. the yogurt made from your milk, is delicious. mmmm, yoplait. when you don't want things to break down, you take care of them. that's why free preventive care comes with all health insurance plans offered through covered california. enroll by january 31st to avoid the irs tax penalty. ♪ covered california offers quality health plans, and you can choose from brand-name insurance companies you know. we help you compare apples... to apples. to find free, local, in-person help visit coveredca.com ♪ sunnyvale and all the bay area, this is abc 7 news. welcome back, everyone, the time is 8:10. we're taking a live look outside where it is cloudy out there, the current temperature in santa cruz is 47 degrees. lisa returns with the full accuweather forecast. happening now super bowl related road closures along the san francisco water fronts are now in effect. this is new video southbound lanes on the embarcadero closed to traffic at around 7:00 this morning so crews can start putting together super bowl city. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard has more on what people should expect over the next three weeks. >> reporter: traffic on southbound embarcadero is about to get even more challenging. electronic signs are warning drivers super bowl city now under construction is the reason. a two block fan experience which will look like this when it's done, a million people expected. >> i think it's going to add like an hour on to my commute. >> alec kitchen is a barista at phil's coffee inside super bowl city, a security checkpoint will be in place. >> before i come to work i'm going to have to be searched and my bag searched for weapons and i don't know what else they will be looking for. >> reporter: southbound embarcadero will be closed from washington to don chee way. market street closed from justin herman plaza to beale street. detours will be in place. >> it will be you goy but it will be fun. >> reporter: testify me cars downtown. what's your plan for getting to work? >> i'm still going to drive because i have to take my kids to school. >> reporter: officials urge commuters to use public transportation. >> the best advice is to leave your car at home. >> reporter: if you do drive expect to pay more for parking. >> are you going to increase your parking rates? >> most likely it's going to get higher. >> reporter: he can't say how high, but remember during the 2014 world series, some lots were charging a small fortune to park. expect the same super prices for super bowl week. in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. muni subway night service will resume today. it has been closing every night for the past six months. muni trains will run from 5:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. the next day. greg suhr says he's excite that had super bowl festivities are go to begin. he says his department has been working toward this event for three years now and he believes they are ready for any possible contingency, including protests. with the amount of people we will have here we were anticipating there would be protests of some nature and we will work to facilitate everybody's first amendment rights as best as we can. >> chief sewer advises people coming into the city to be aware of their surroundings and do not leave items such as garage door openers visible in their car. in san francisco a new ad campaign is targeting super bowl visitors, the goal is to get them to head over to the castro. the ads will appear on muni buses and focus on the energetic and stylish castro. it's all an attempt to show off the diversity of the neighborhood and get people to head out to the castro despite some limitations. the super bowl isn't the only big event that people will have to deal with in the coming weeks, in san francisco officers began blanketing china town as lunar year festivities are being to get under way. we were on grant street as police officers dropped off flyers warning against fraud and scams. police are reminding chinatown visitors to look out for pick pocket terse. >> to be aware of who is around them, to safeguard their valuables. we would like the community to not have backpacks behind them, make sure their pockets are closed. the police department is trying to improve communication with the chinese american community. all officers on foot patrol along grant and stockton streets speak cantonese. the parade will be held on saept, february 20th. money laundering and bribery charges have been brought against three former political insiders in san francisco and they are all tied to city hall. abc 7 news reporter alyssa harrington reports. >> reporter: if you violate the public's trust and the law either federal or state we will find you and we will stop you. >> reporter: a lengthy federal investigation has exposed more corruption among san francisco politics. three former insiders who once raised money for mayor ed lee's campaign are facing felony charges. district attorney george gascon made the announcement calling this a sad day for san francisco. >> public corruption is a crime against all of us. when government is fwor sale we all suffer. >> reporter: former human rights commissioner nazly mow major and zula jones are a kulsed of taking money from an undercover agent. keith jackson is accused of taking prescribes. he's also being charged with grand theft. investigators say he falsely promised to place a woman's child in a better school in exchange for money. >> this type of criminal activity erodes public confidence, undermines the strength of our democracy and if left unchecked threatens our government. >> jackson was named in the federal racketeering case targeting raymond "shrimp boy" chow. according to court documents chow's attorneys accused city leaders of using bribe money for his campaign in 2012. in a statement the mayor condemns the alleged criminal activity saying there is absolutely no place in san francisco for this corruption, especially in city government. in san francisco alyssa harrington, abc 7 news. the stir, the shake with ice or without, there is a science to cocktails and what makes some of them so good to taste. abc 7 news joined our partners at the exploratorium at pier 15 to delve into the secret of spirits. master distillers, chemists and mixologists gave demonstrations and entertained attendees. they debated shaken versus stirred and used conductive ink to create custom light up coasters. >> all attendees tonight get to learn the science behind all of our favorite cocktails, what goes into a martini, we are having a lot of fun tonight. >> the annual science of cocktails isn't just a fun night on the town, it also raises money for educational programs. always good to see things having for a good cause. >> we are looking at a storm system winding down, still going to spread some showers throughout the bay area today and our storm impact scale which we use to rate every storm this winter has a range from one to five, one being the f]!elighte two moderate, three strong, four major and five severe. today's system a one, bringing anywhere from a couple hundredths to two tenths of an inch of rain. showers and dangerous surf with low lying coastal flooding a possibility throughout the day today. high tide, scattered showers and wet pavement mixed in with sunshine. look at the activity in cloverdale, north of 101, also towards the coast. it's been slipping south into southern marin, napa, sonoma and over to the east into the east bay you've been showery in oakland and emeryville, on the coast heavier cells -- or i should say a cell from mon tara, 280 is wet, san mateo across the san mateo bridge, into hayward, fremont, union city, san ramone, light showers, mist, drizzle headed your way, into pleasanton and also livermore and further in the hills, the higher elevations around mt. hamilton, south of livermore that's where we have wet weather, it will continue throughout the day and in the sierra nevada it's a winter storm warning and in the east coast it's a blizzard of 2016 continues with the high tide over a foot and a half in d.c., they're looking for epic snow here. look at the pinks. that could be two feet of snow? new york city by tomorrow. winds down later today but paralyzing blizzard for much of the eastern seaboard. live look outside, golden gate bridge, scattered showers for everyone, a slight chance of showers tomorrow and then a dryer pattern monday through thursday, then we are looking pretty wet again. our coastal flood advisory until 1:00 today for the low lying areas all up and down the coast. inside the bay we have breezy conditions as well and high tide still to come at 10:30. the surf advisory until 10:00 tonight. that's been extended with the westerly swells, 12 to 16 feet and that's where we are, half-moon bay rip currents and sneaker waves possible. so we've had some nice pictures to show you for the sun coming up but we have cloud cover and still a system working through to the north of us. 49 in morgan hill, 55 in oakland, from emeryville very nice with the scattered cloud, right reflecting off of that, 51 in napa, 54 concord, 52 livermo livermore. still the atmosphere is wet. 2:00 you see them on the peninsula, san jose and into the 3:00 hour things begin to really quiet down, we will get some sunshine but there is a slight possibility of a thunderstorm. so we will look for the rainfall amounts to be light, but still, you will run into a shower if you are out on a bike ride, dog walk, tenth of an inch of rain in oakland with poin 006 in san jose. winter storm warning until 4:00 and winter weather advisory with a couple inches, 9 inches in north star, so coming in with pretty good snow totals since last night. palo alto and the accuweather seven-day forecast this system still with us, a few scattered showers, maybe a chance tomorrow, dry, warmer, sunnier throughout the middle of the week and then the rain comes back and looks like it's going to stay around into next weekend. we look even further, super bowl week it looks kind of wet. >> speaking of the sierra you know all those skiers and borders are loving the fresh powder. >> ideal, yeah. coming up next, an officer-shoved shooting on the las vegas strip. why police opened fire look, i know you're a cow and all. and you may not know what i'm talking about, but, uh. the yogurt made from your milk, is delicious. mmmm, yoplait. developing now, las vegas police are investigating after an officer-involved shooting in front of the bellagio hotel and casino. officers fired at least two shots at the same time a crowd was gathered to watch the black joe fountain show just after 7:00 last night. a suspect was arrested and booked on numerous charges. investigators say a child and a pedestrian were both grazed by a bullet. officers were responding to a report of a man waving a gun and pointing it at people. some of hollywood's biggest names are saying they will skip the oscars this year over the lack of diversity among the nominees. now it looks like changes are coming. the academy is hoping to increase diversity. chris connelly is in l.a. with more on those changes. >> reporter: still reeling from the widespread outcry and the prospect of high profile absences from the oscars. after for the second straight year none of its 20 acting nominations went to a person of color. overlooking such performances as beasts of no nation and not giving a best picture nod to straight out of compton. >> i've got something to say. >> the academy of pictures arts and sciences on friday announcing what it calls a necessary step to aid in diversity, bringing sweeping changes to its membership's voting eligibility requirements for the academy awards. going forward members who had been given lifetime voting privileges now getting them for a ten-year stretch, renewable for another ten years only if that person has remained active in motion pictures. the initiative coupled with efforts to enhance the diversity of the academy board, and outreach to new members that's aimed at doubling the number of oscar voters who are women and minorities by 2020. on social media selma director calling the changes one good step on a long journey. the announcement from the academy coming in the wake of some saying they'd skip the ceremony in response to the nomination. director spike leah warded an honorary oscar this year as well as jade can a pinkett smith and her husband will smith who spoke earlier this week. >> we're uncomfortable to stand there and say that this is okay. >> and that was chris connelly reporting. many expect chris rock, the host, to share a few thoughts on this matter when he again hosts the ceremony next month. the count down to the oscars is under way, we hope you will join us for the big show on sunday, february 28th right here on abc 7. lawyers for a fremont high school student have filed a federal lawsuit against the oakland unified school district. the suit alleges the district and two school guards assaulted jonathan rodriguez, used excessive force and violated his civil rights. surveillance video captured the 2014 incident. >> what we found in our investigation so far is that it wasn't limited to just those two cops, that there was a systemic cover up the moment it happened. just this week another confrontation between a security guard and student at fremont high school came to light. that exchange was also recorded on surveillance cameras. much more ahead on the abc 7 saturday morning news. the man accused of killing a south bay teenager is set to go to trial. what a judge declared in the death penalty case. >> we are in the middle of blizzard 2016 here in our nation's capital. i'm abc's >> announcer: live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. thanks for starting your day with us, i'm chris nguyen. we're seeing some activity on live doppler 7 hd so we will sent it over to meteorologist lisa argen, she's tracking the conditions where you live. >> good morning to you. hi, everyone. in the north bay we have showers from sea ranch, live doppler 7 hd, cloverdale, middletown and further south on highway 101, petaluma has been wet. the san mateo bridge westward, highway 1, half-moon bay and showers sliding to the east over redwood city and the bridge and shortly you should see some rain around union city and hayward. right now pleasanton, 580 and down towards the sunol gra grade wet weather. quieter in the south bay but still some scattered showers are a possibility for you in the higher elevations as well. right now it's cloudy in the sierra nevada but our advisories are up until 4:00 there. you see the sunshine out our window here with temperatures in the 50s but take a look at mt. tam, it is breezy and we're looking at still some wet weather for you. highs in the 50s to around 60 with some showers. chris. thanks, lisa. 8: 8:30. developing news now, a blizzard is barreling down the east coast, there have already been thousands of crashes and this massive storm has turned deadly. abc news reporter kenneth motor is live in washington, d.c. with the very latest for us. >> reporter: as we last spoke d.c.'s mayor muriel bowser gave an update, said crews are doing everything they can to stay on top of this thing but it is tough work. we have a lot of snow piled up here, we've gotten about a foot so far in our nation's capital and we have gotten 1 to 2 inches per hour. >> blizzard blast. blinding whiteout conditions, heavy snow and bone chilling winds. this morning there are delivered watches and warnings from d.c. to new york. airports in the northeast, closed. thousands of flights canceled. >> i can't wait to get out of town. >> reporter: in philadelphia the streets are covered, a snow emergency is in effect. in d.c. it's predicted to be the biggest blizzard since the 1920s. more than 2 feet of snow expected. >> it has life and death implications. >> reporter: this massive winter storm impacting more than 80 million people, left a blanket of snow in the south. it's also wreaked havoc. in kentucky a 35 mile stretch of i-75 closed. leaving more than 3,000 drivers stranded in the cold. emergency shelters are open. in the carolinas, georgia and virginia snow plowsl2=% are wor overtime, there have been thousands of crashes on the roadways, several people have died. >> yes, it's definitely icy. i've slid several times this morning in my dump truck. >> reporter: emergency crews have also been working around the clock to save even our four-legged friends. >> come on, milo. >> reporter:? fairfax station, virginia, this large st. bernard fell through the ice in this freezing lake. firefighters jumped into action, rescued the dog and got him warmed up. so the snow has been coming down for nearly 24 hours now and the proof is all around me here. thousands of people are still without power up and down the east coast, but crews are working to get that electricity restored, chris. reporting live here in washington, den et moton, abc 7 news. the pennsylvania turnpike remains closed in the western part of the state because of the blizzard. there's one line of stranded cars and trucks that stretches for seven miles. take a look at this picture. tweeted by a reporter from the abc affiliate in pittsburgh. some drivers have been stranded for 17 hours between the cities of somerset and bedford. you can see the huge snowstorm from the international space station. astronaut scott kelly who is spending a year in space tweeted this photo and hopes that everyone stays safe. despite the snowstorm? d.c. tradition carries on. the old guard is keeping watch at the tomb of the unknowns at arlington national cemetery. it's a duty they perform 24 hours a day to remember soldiers. they will shovel the tomb to continue their watch through the snowstorm even though the cemetery will remain closed. crews are built giant sand dunes to protect coastal areas that were hit four years ago during super storm sandy. hundreds of first responders are on stand by in case the conditions get worse. these storms have cal tran stepping up efforts to make the bay bridge leak proof. caltrans engineers are working with a private bridge repair company to reinforce the eastern span. the way they describe the work makes it sound basics, crews are replacing grease caps and recaulking steel. it was to fix some of the leaks that were noticed after the new stand was replaced in 2013. the trial for the man accused of killing sierra lamar is set to proceed in april. yesterday a santa clara county judge denied the motion to dismiss the grand jury indictment in the death penalty case. the morgan hill teenager disappeared while walk to go his bus stop. investigators say they found lamar's hair and dna inside her car. he also say his dna was detected on her clothing, her body was never been found, though: the trial is it scheduled to january on april 25th. dr. al street at that king, the vees of martin luther king jr. will lead the opening prayer at the civic center plaza. this is the 12th annual event. the group will make its way on market street toward the ferry building and will end up off the embarcadero. the rally starts at 12:30 in afternoon. freed journalist and marin county native jason rezaian is finally back in the united states. amazon's ceo jeff bezos traveled for germany to personally escort the "washington post" reporter back to washington, d.c. bezos owns the post. rezaian's wife was also on the flight. rezaian was freed in a prisoner swap with iran, he had been recovering at a u.s. military hospital in germany, he is expected 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welcome back, everyone, the time right now is 8:39. here is live look outside from our golden gate bridge camera. a slight breeze in the air. we will let you know how much rain to expect throughout the day coming up. with all of our recent rain some water experts say california has a small shot of getting out of the drought. >> we have a chance of getting out of the drought, but we're going to need a lot more water coming down from the sky as both snow and rain for that to happen. right now we are a bit optimistic but not so far as we would say we will be out of the drautd by the end of this winter season. >> water experts say california needs to be at 150% of normal rainfall to end the drought. right now the state is at 113% for rainfall and snow pack. official will do another snow survey in early february to see how much progress has been made. 8:39. no surprise here, though, we've experienced more rain it seems during this month in san francisco than we have in recent years. >> you remember that fun fact i told you. 16 1/2 inches in jand and that's more than we had in the past four jans. yeah, we're doing fine but we need more and the sierra nevada freezing rain in blue canyon has changed over to snow. you can see some sunshine here, squaw picking up 10 inches overnight, heavenly has had 8 as well as homewood. so still snow in the forecast over the next couple hours, we will detail the scattered rain showers as well. the warriors made a statement last night against the and sometimes i struggle to sleep at night,blind. and stay awake during the day. this is called non-24. learn more by calling 844-824-2424. or visit your24info.com. welcome aboard my starship. ahoy, mateys! it's full of things i love... like me brave crew... and my fellow space adventures and free of things i don't. like aliens. just like eye patches. and when it's time to refuel, i eat chex cereal. it's full of stuff we pirates need. no artificial flavors, and it's gluten-free. excelsior! eat up, me hearties! keep it down! i'm exploring the galaxy. arrrr, that's not even a real spaceship. welcome back, the time right now is 8:43. thanks for choosing abc 7 news to start your day. here is a live look outside at the bay bridge toll plaza. no delays for drivers right now so that's good news. lisa returns in a few with the forecast. in sports this afternoon the sharks are facing the minnesota wild trying to keep their recent roll going. the warriors can now focus on monday's marquis match up against the spurs. last night steph curry notched his second career triple double against the pacers. here is larry beil with the highlights in this morning's sports report. good morning, the warriors got their leader back last night, steve kerr who has been out all season following complications from back surgery. the warriors 39-4, kerr returned for gauge 44 with the dubs hosting the pacers. >> steve kerr! >> nice ovation, he says thank you. first quarter draymond green, he had 13 points in the opening frame, draymond said with kerr back he will have to be more selective with his shots, i think dunks are okay. dubs led by 14. steph curry from hat court got it. time expired, doesn't count. we show you miles turner who went for 31, three seconds left in the half, curry again with the heave and the bank is open. his 200th three. 64-51 at the half. warriors up. steph becoming the only player in nab history with at least 200 threes in four straight seasons. draymond with authority right there. warriors 122-110 here is the returning hear row. >> draymond took a horrible three and the next time out i didn't say anything and draymond said, coach, i'm disappointed i only took that shot so that you would yell at me and you didn't yell at me. i said give me time, i'll get warmed up here. >> good stuff. cleveland fired coach dave blatt despite the fact he took the cavs to the final in year one, he was hired before lebron returned to cleveland and the cavs weren't meshing the talents of irving and love. women's college hoops, stanford in so cal taking on usc. lily thompson leading the action. racing ahead for the steal and lay, she had 11 points. carly samuel son with 3 of her 14 and cal lost to ucla. the 49ers have fired defensive coordinator eric mangini. he was originally hired by harbaugh. rough job, he had to cope with a ton of injuries and loss of starters. the 9ers ranked 29th in total defense. jason tarver could be in line to take over. one baseball item. it took a while but the meats have resigned yes, sir by das. three years for $375 million. also includes an opt out clause after just one season. a reminder we have the nab on abc later today it's the bulls and cavs, tip off at 5:00 followed by after the fame. hope to see you then. have a great weekend, everybody, i'm larry beil. you've got some rain in the draft. >> yeah, you know, you can be at your house, partly cloudy skies, leave for a bike ride, head to the higher elevations and come home soaked. we have the wind and rain throughout the mt. tam, the hills of the peninsula. today for this system and we rate them from one to five, one being light, five being severe and this one a one. still in the midst of light rain, showers continuing today. an additional .05 to .2 potentially and we have dangerous surf and the possibility of some low lying flooding with high tide still to come at 10:00 and the high surf advisory has opinion extended. so we are looking at conditions reflective of this system to the north continuing to press to the east out of here, but we have an impulse sliding south throughout the bay area and that's what's keeping the showers go going. we're looking at this west to east trajectory, we've had showers from the east bay, the north bay is our first stop clofr detail, our sweep on top of mt. st. a hell in a, sabt rosa, 101, the east bay scattered=+]b showers and live out towards the altamonte pass and westward back towards the coast. here we are in redwood city crossing the san mateo bridge, dumbarton bridge wet weather. highway 1 southward, the south bay, fremont, you can see a few light showers over into the east bay but from hollister and gilroy it's been misty and higher elevation shower activity is kind of with you, but also a partly cloudy sky. you are looking at some sunshine around the santa clara valley, in the sierra nevada still a couple hours before this system winds down and the wind still really, really howling here, perhaps some of those lifts not running today with wind gusts up to maybe 75 miles an hour. so as 2016 this blizzard continues today we could see epic proportions in central park with 2 feet likely and we have the coastal flooding and erosion around atlantic city with about 4 inches and also in new jersey looking at some problems with the flooding all the way down to the nation's capital, upwards of 2 feet there already. look from mt. tam, we have the wind not only up in the upper elevations but across the bay. so it's breezy, misty, light rain for you, scattered showers right on through the afternoon with a chance of a shower tomorrow, we're extending that into the second half of the weekend as another impulse wants to visit us, could even see a thunderstorm up soords the sacramento valley and dryer weather through the beginning of the workweek. this is where we could see the combination of high tide, large wave run ups and also the possibility with that of some flooding. so keep that in mind, high tide at 10:30 with 6 1/2 feet likely. sneaker waves, look at the wave heights half-moon bay 16 feet. extremely dangerous. from our exploratorium camera you can see the beautiful clouds, cumulus clouds, 52 degrees in san jose, 49 morgan hill, from emeryville partly cloudy, looks pretty out there but you could still get wet and this is why, right on through the morning hours, 10:00, we still have some moisture and enough in the atmosphere that we are going to squeeze out some showers through 2:00, 3:00, things get a little bit quieter and we will see some sunshine as well. so we are looking at anywhere from a couple hundredths to just about -- about a tenth of an inch on the coast. we will see the activity wind down in the sierra nevada with 5 to 6 inches in donner, 2 inches in kirkwood. highs today near 60 in oakland with scattered showers, a few peeks of sun. more rain by friday. >> a good weekend to hit the slopes. you have to bring the chains. >> maybe wait a little bit to go. if you enjoy all the live music performances here in the bay area you are likely grateful for the gift of sound. now a bay area company is hoping to restore that gift to thousands of people who have experienced hearing loss. here is dan ashley. >> reporter: for symphony lovers there's nothing like the dancing strings of a violin or power of a rumbling bass note. >> we have season tickets every year, we get to go quite often. >> reporter: but now 80-year-old music lover elaine razor is hoping to experience that full sound. she's been fitted with a hearing aid called the ear lens, it's the krooeks of dr. robert perkins, at the menlo based company. >> the air lens is unique, it's a completely in you way of trans do you saying sound in the ear. >> it is placed in the ear canal with a receptor pad contacting the eardrum. the sound is gathered from a microphone processor, instead of amplifying it concerts the audio signal into pulses of laser light. >> it's fascinating technology. designers say the light driven vibratibration produces a highe range. it can more effectively transmit the subtle nuances of important sounds. >> and also if you have the higher frequencies and the low frequencies you improve tremendously the quality of music. >>9gm the ear lens recently received fda clearance after a multi-year clinical trial, the components can be inserted at a doctor's office and do not require surgery. elaine who participated in the trial is now hoping to better enjoy the music of her favorite performers. >> it's just better quality and we have tickets, yeah. >> the ear lens is expected to be available later this year. the company says the price will be competitive with many other popular devices but like most hearing aids it will probably not be covered by insurance. baseball fans get excited how you can meet some of your favorite players from the favorite players from the oakland a' here are the winning information from last night's $39 million mega millions draw. 21, 25, 40, 46, 56. the mega number 3. nobody picked all six so tuesday night's jackpot goes up to $48 million. here is a sign that spring isn't too far away. a's fan fest is tomorrow at o.co coliseum and oracle arena. tickets are $10 apiece, the event goes from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. a's single game tickets are now on sale, season ticket holders had first p dibs but now it's open to anyone. the a's began their season on monday, april 4th when they host the chicago white socks. they will also host the giants for two games at the end of june. there's snow on the east coast, rain here on the west coast and we're already talking about baseball. why not, right? good morning, despite the sunshine out your window still a moist and unstable environment out there. showers from the north bay, santa rosa, highway 101 towards fairfield. out towards 580 and 880, hayward and livermore, union city and fremont some showers. back towards redwood city, wood side. not much in the south bay, sunshine but scattered showers in the forecast the rest of the day as this system still with us and we will look for a dryer day tomorrow, but check out the six days and more sun next week, but rain comes back on friday and looks like it will stick around for a while. >> thank you. thanks for joining us on the abc 7 saturday morning news. abc 7 news continues at 4:30 p.m. today with eric thomas. because of nba basketball, the bulls face lebron james and the cleveland cavaliers, coverage begins at 5:00 p.m. that will be followed by after the game with larry beil and mike shumann around 8:00 p.m. the news continues online on twitter, facebook and on all of your mobile devices with our abc 7 news app. as we say good-bye to you this morning we will leave you with a final look outside from our emeryville camera, you can see the clouds are hovering up above. make it a great day, everybody. on carne asada or carnitas. not agree but four out of five who got their health insurance through covered california got help paying for it. find out if you could be one of them at coveredca.com enroll by january 31st to avoid the irs tax penalty. ♪ now and then we all appreciate a little help. through covered california, health insurance could cost less than you think. and most uninsured californians could get help paying for it. to find free, local, in-person help visit coveredca.com announcer: "jack hanna's wild countdown" is sponsored by nationwide. jack: hi, everyone, i'm jack hanna, coming to you from my 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