a happy coincidence because the kids, so the snow so >> the drug first pandy, his wife and kids from the bay area where some of the folks that got stuck in the foothills last night from a long lasting i-80, closure. we thought we're stock. >> in summer that we're not going to see the snow. and then you look up in the morning, then everything's light. and then pretty soon crying, turning to happiness there. so much snow here in the foothills that people can actually build a snowman or perhaps too. >> and lobby full of people. they were all ford about the kids like let's go make a snowman. alexandria girl knew she was excited to see all of this snow right in her backyard. she lives right down the street here in colfax and wanted to make sure families stuck from closures earlier in the day could have some fun. this beautiful. how could you not love it? it's woke up really early. walk to work. 05:00am first. >> but steps on the snow is really 4th grader brandon, who just got back from arena trip with his parents. think so too. cheese will come also clearly covid to its gotten into an eye to down the way it's kind. it's ones it's a little snow of before luis put the heavy. >> and although all this powder is pretty, his dad, jeff flaks says travelers should still be cautious. it's slipping and sliding all the way there are some rex. there are some white out. there was not very much wind, but there is plenty of snow on the road and in the. >> in the sky. so one must be very careful driving down that hill. >> well, catherine and ken, i got to tell you, throughout the day we see some people having trouble here getting stuck in the snow, including that struck, as you can see, a placer county sheriff just pulled over hopefully to help this pickup truck. we saw some sparks coming off of his tires as he was getting stuff from those chains you can actually see on his tires right now. so hopefully he can get some help. it looks like an officer is going to assist him as he is currently stuck in the snow. as we know with lower elevations, there is a lot of snow on the ground at the moment and it does cause this issue. so definitely the reason why, you know, when you're out here, you've got to be careful as you're driving, make sure that you are slow and careful because conditions can change out here in colfax. ivan colfax, kristin vartan kron. 4 news. yeah. we wanted to check. i was still trying to get traction there behind you and the answer obviously now. >> thank you, kristen. >> i want to time. nothing like being stuck in the snow. you know, you're trying to get someplace and you're like, yeah, we'll continue to try to put your chains out there. 3rd offense out. snowing on. yes, so much fun out there up in the high country. but you could be careful going up there and you really got to be careful headed up. but today, how about they closed down the westbound traffic. you can get up there. you just can't come back. but look at that. that's the camera i-80 at castle peak >> clouded up by all the snow on the lens there right now. and boy, it is just been really coming down and there's plenty more storms to come. here's the very latest on the doppler radar. you can see all that snow almost in the plaster ville, nancy grass valley. they're getting likely some snow. but then it gets very heavy as you make your way up in the high country. we'll see some very gusty winds to go along with that. something to watch out just issued today was an avalanche warning that continued until tomorrow morning. but i think they'll probably reissued that again as we head into the next couple of days here. we've series of storms. they're going impact the sierra nevada, not just the bay area, but a lot more heavy snow on the way. so winter storm warnings, our upper remain in effect till 4 o'clock in the morning on saturday already issued for the tahoe area as we get in towards sunday through about tuesday. that's when guess what, we're expecting another 3, maybe 7 feet of snow across the high country. how about that? it just keeps coming up there. right now. we're expecting a cold conditions. you might expect the snow. yes, not going anywhere anytime too soon. so if you're looking forward to getting up there, you might want to just wait a while. we've got more snow showers on saturday. another storm system bringing heavier snowfall and some gusty winds, maybe white out conditions on sunday. another storm on monday and another one after that on tuesday. after that, we may catch a little bit of a break, but more stormy weather expected the following weekend. thank you, lawrence. and our storm coverage continues. of course, online as we track road closures and power outages in your area. you can scan that qr code and it will take you right to our special storm coverage on kron 4 dot com. >> big story we've been following today marks one year since russia invaded ukraine and officials say russia shows no signs of backing down. our washington correspondent alexandra limon has more. >> the u.s. along with the g 7 announced new rounds of sanctions, including new sanctions to further their target. russia's military supply chains on the one-year anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy said before he'll consider peace talks. russia must meet one condition. staff shall in. >> i stop killing civilians. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken says in the last 12 months russia has killed tens of thousands of ukrainian men, women and children up more than 13 million people from their homes bombed more than 700 hospitals. 2600 schools. and abducted at least 6,000 ukrainian children. u.s. officials say putin shows no signs of backing down. that wants to continue brutalize. the ukrainian people wants to continue to show their cities and towns and yet. the spirit of ukrainians remains unbroken. if anything, it's stronger than ever. >> that's why the u.s. together with the g 7 announced new sanctions targeting 83 russian entities including banks and wealth management groups and military supply chains. and 22 individuals, including some accused of arms trafficking day after day of russia's atrocities. it's easy. to become numb to the heart. to lose our ability to feel shock and outrage. but the u.s. and allies say they won't lose sight of the need to help ukraine and the white house announced it's releasing 10 billion dollars in additional aid. and in a statement, republican senate leader mitch mcconnell said that to ukraine isn't an act of charity. he said instead it's an investment in the national interest of the united states in washington. alexandra limon. a widely used abortion pill might soon be off the market. vice president kamala harris saying that a pending federal lawsuit in texas >> could prevent doctors from prescribing mifepristone. one of the first of 2 medications used in more than half of all us abortions. harris says anti-abortion conservative% groups are claiming the fda acted too quickly and approving it. the american medical association and the american college of obgyn and say it is safe. harris is calling the lawsuit a political attack. >> that will further restraint. the ability of people make the most fundamental decisions they should have. >> study show using the second of the 2 medications alone does still work for abortions, although slightly less effectively, the eventual ruling will affect more than half of u.s. states where abortion pills are still legal. coming up, the dangers of daily marijuana use. there's a new study that says it can be particularly dangerous for your heart. >> plus, hundreds of thousands of air fryers are being taken off the shelves because they could catch fire, which ones are affected. >> 2 million air fryers made by the company co sorry have been recalled because of a fire risk. regulators say the connectors inside can overheat and catch fire at 10 people that they know of have been burned. the friars were sold between june of 2018 through december 2022, the retailers include amazon best buy home depot and target regulators say telling people stop using them coca sorry, you can get a free replacement for your house tonight. the possible dangers of daily marijuana use may not be as harmless as many thought. >> a new study from stanford found that using marijuana every day can increase the risk of coronary disease in a review of compiled data from thousands of people. those who use pot every day were 34% more likely to be diagnosed with heart problems. reasons. pot smoke has substances that are harmful to the lungs. also, it increases heart rate and blood pressure immediately. according to the cdc, people who used we just want some months had no significant risk. >> still ahead, the new season of liv golf beginning today. we'll hear what the golfers are expecting this week >> well, you don't typically go snowboarding at the vineyards in napa county, but that's what winemaker bobby cloture from cade state did. this is at an elevation of about 1800 feet is making some pretty good progress come the mountain there. we're told that they and neighboring vineyards are can stone and neal family vineyard sign anywhere from 10 to 12 inches of snow overnight? this is a napa valley. perfect for snowboarding or skiing. not so much for making wine but look at. that's beautiful. it is beautiful. i look at this viewer sending various photos of how they're enjoying the winter weather. jonathan crabtree. >> sent us this photo. he is skiing kind of on mount tam that something that almost never happens. and if you look really closely them trying to see it yet, there is a rainbow in the background snow bo. let's take a live look outside at a that is not to the sierra nevada. that is mount diablo above the oakland hills. in the foreground. kron 4 said chief meteorologist here too. >> tell us what's going going talk about getaways, but maybe not a great time. did travel. yeah. kind of a hard time around the state, even though that storm system kind of winding down here, it is picking up. >> in southern california now here, temperatures going to be so cold tonight that we have that snow in the mountains. some of that is melting on the roadways. and so they tomorrow morning, some issues with black eyes. if you're getting up very early in the morning, watch out for that speed, especially some of the underpasses, some of the shaded areas. you may see that. and of course, you can slip and slide on that in a hurry. a 3rd sfo. we had numerous delays last night. and that's because all that stormy weather, but things cleared out now looking good at all. bay area airports, no problem getting in and out. if you are doing any of those things traveling around. but then the monterey bay, maybe couple scattered showers so early tomorrow morning. you see the areas shaded in blue. those are frost advisories up for tonight. very cold start to the morning into the 30's by the afternoon. still going to be chilly. only 40's and 50's southern california. right now they are getting pounded by a major storm system. heavy rainfall looking for the possibility. some flooding, of course, issues on the grapevine. do some travel there and all the snow on the blizzard conditions in the high country. if you're headed up in the high sierra nevada, well, be very, very careful. we've got snow. more of that on the way continues to fall there. now. and it looks like we've got a series of storms that will impact the bay area not only this weekend, but in the next week as well. all right. outside right now, what a beautiful evening out there, chris. clearing out your skies. we're getting ready for a very cold one outside. again, we've got for freezing temperatures probably back into the 20's. i think in some of the valleys all the way up into santa road to see the areas shaded in purple up near saline. i'm going to see those cold temperatures settling in the east bay as well. but all around, you can see some frost out there to early tomorrow morning with 20's and 30's to start today about 27 in santa rosa. 32 degrees in napa that 38 san francisco doesn't sound like much but we actually set a record for an overnight low in san francisco early on this morning. that one went back to the 18. 100's. we could break one if we drop a low of 38 degrees tonight, we could break one dating back to 18, 80. that of something yeah. it's not going to be a cold one unusually cold around the bay area. chilly temperatures already settling in numbers in the 40's in the 50's right now with your skies, clearing out. of course you got that cold air in place from the storm system. now these temperatures are going to fall off in a hurry overnight tonight. so that storm still not done with us yet. it's just rotating off the coastline. the main front is moving into southern california seed headed toward point conception, moving further south in los angeles. but we're going to see some more wrap around moisture. so don't be surprised. you might see a couple scattered showers overnight tonight. maybe even lingering shower tomorrow morning. more rain expected as we head in towards sunday. thank you, lawrence. it is a huge day for golf fans. liv golf's new season starts today. and we're taking a look at the course and we're hearing what the players are expected for the weekend. >> nick smith reports. >> ready for this because we're comment to the cw due to all of with big like we've never seen it before. you kind playing. ken, go live. golf second season tees off today in uniform. i hope a mexico at the courts go for it is a different experience. legendary broadcaster david charities. septa guy fans through all the fun is wonderful family environment. there's a lot of noise is a lot of music or on the golf course. the players are really into each other in terms of the team aspect. you know, 12 form and teams are there. and there's a camaraderie that you don't safe. any other tour in the world is the first of 14 events this year to be broadcast on the cw after the networks acquisition by newsnation's parent company of the game. >> i players teaming up to compete, including high-profile stars like phil mickelson, bubba watson. brooks dustin johnson and so many more on the team to win, but also one to for news nation. i'm nick smith. >> kron 4 will be airing live golf this weekend. it starts saturday at 10:00am sunday at 11:00am. applications are down this year at the university of california. there's a 2% drop in applications following. >> 2 years of recor1 growth. the number of in-state applicants mostly unchanged. but there are fewer non resident and international students applying in an agreement with governor newsom's office you see is hoping to boost enrollment of california under grants by 4200 students admission decisions are going to be released next month. >> 11 community colleges in the bay area have been ranked among the top in the nation, including number one foothill college in los altos was ranked the best community college in the country. las piscinas college in livermore came in number 6, san francisco city college was ranked 21st college of san mateo 29th loney college in fremont came in at 30th, 6 other bay area. colleges made the top 100 list for the full list of the best community colleges in the country. you can go to our website kron 4 dot com. >> coming up next in tonight's dine and dish, we're going to revisit a classic bay area restaurant. >> remember the city back in the 90's? a niners won the super bowl. giants are still playing at windy candlestick and the ugly old embarcadero freeway was taken down the good ol days. and if you are sentimental about the back then we've got a place you can. >> celebrate tonight on dine and dish kron vicki liviakis takes us in a time machine to one market. >> at the foot of market street in san francisco. one mark is feeling some 90's. nostalgia. hard to believe. but what market here has been around for. the there's moving to the of standards. what market is a california seen 3 lot has happened in this city. oh, my gosh, for sure has. and we're just proud to be here. do serving up some of greatest hits from back. then take a lot do fashioning interviews. sent back to the table. i try to be huge issues every year which keeps me my creativity going. and it also restaurant >> to celebrate the 30th anniversary, you might want to order from back issues. the with trump and always hit. and how about this? trolley so sue flight? or this month pitts is smaller a when market with no shortage of interest and bottles served up lots of fantastic wines that that i've chosen. >> for the anniversary, here's to the next 30 years. san francisco, vicki liviakis kron. 4 >> and of course, we're always looking for good places to dine in good places to take out in your neighborhood. you can scan that qr code and we'll take you right to our dine. and dish web page. you can submit your favorites. and that wraps up kron. 4 news at 5 o'clock. but a lot more ahead on kron. 4 news at 6. unforgettable day as people in the bay area wake up to snow in places. >> you don't normally see it from the mountains to the hills. we're going take a look at. well, some of you took advantage of that rare winter weather. we'll be right back for kron. 4 news at 6. >> from the bay area's news station. you're watching kron. 4 news at 6. >> now at 6, an historic winter storm pummeling california with snow up and down the state. rain and snow fell in parts of the bay area. snow seen in the oakland hills today and even in southern california, the snow us this snowstorm there shut down. i-5 at the great find. >> good evening. i'm ken wayne and i'm catherine heenan. we have team coverage on the winter storm tonight. kron four's gayle ong is live in boulder creek, where highway 17 reopened after a snowstorm closed down lanes there this morning. but first, let's get the latest from kron. 4 chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. yeah, what an amazing storm .pit's been it's not unusual to get snow in the bay area. certainly that happens every several years or so. but the amounts were simply amazing. in fact, here's a look at some of the totals around the bay area peaks. how about this mount hamilton? >> over a foot of snow, los gatos. almost a foot of snow. calistoga. you had 9 inches there and get this in cloverdale. you've seen some video of that 6 inches of snow orinda 3 inches of snow canfield, an inch and a half and many people reporting around the bay area. they sell snowflakes falling in their neighborhoods may didn't stick, but certainly they saw the snow falling all the way down to about 500 feet even lower in some cases out there tonight, the skies