lot of people are out there having a good time and that winter weather in a good way. alright, look who's joining us now. here's somebody that can tell us all about it. lawrence karnow with what's happening to yes. so we had a record cold low this morning. we had a record cold high today, which is 49 degrees. that broke a record back to the 1800's. i mean, yeah, we could be looking to records again tonight. but yeah, everybody is talking about the snow. i mean, just amazing scene that come down yet snows in the bay area. but this >> was a lot of snow. we're talking more than a foot of snow. mount hamilton, 14 inches. >> we're probably out a couple more inches that by the time we get it all added up here, los gatos. how about that? 11 inches of snow in los gatos. calistoga, 9 inches of snow. that is no joke. that's not just a dusting cloverdale. 6 inches of snow orinda 3 inch of snow, an inch and a half and campfield. they're not the only ones. we had. other snow reports around the bay area. in fact, some of those areas that see more of that in the oakland hills, yet some snow there reported down 800 feet or so. and how about this berkeley? 3 inches of snow reported on the hills there. it would side they have more snow there as well. another 3 inches there as well and all around the bay area. what a magical night. it was up to enjoy weather. boy, it was really you're kind of night. all right, to go along with all the snow. of course, we had a lot of rain. in fact, mill valley. how about that? almost an inch and a half of rain. santa rosa over an inch and a 3rd fremont, an inch and a half of rain there. we have thunderstorms coming through last night. they're really pounding the bay area. san francisco over an inch of rain. oakland, almost an inch in san jose over a half an inch of santas of rain in san jose and boy, we've got more to come tonight, though. it's all about the cold temperatures. his get very cold already 30's along the coastline, got 39 degrees and on the bottle right now. 36 insane. lena. 33 in calistoga. we may see some record cold overnight lows again for tonight. so we've got frost and freeze warnings going up around the bay area. something to watch out for especially early tomorrow morning. you're getting up and planning on driving. be careful. some of that snow melted today. it's made its way down onto the roadways. now we're getting some cold temperatures tonight. freezing temperatures. very good chance that's going to freeze become black ice overnight tonight into early tomorrow morning. so if you're traveling them, be careful. those roadways going to be extra slick out there early on lows tonight, 20's and 30's out there. i mean, it is going to be very, very cold about 27 degrees in santa rosa for an overnight low. 32 freezing in napa. 33 just above freezing in livermore. 35 inside the bay in san jose. this forecast right here of 38 degrees in san francisco. if it hits that that's going to tie an all-time record, there's a very good chance it could go lower than that. that would break another record going back to the 1800 so cold weather out there right now. the storm isn't done with those just yet. we're still seeing some wrap around moisture. a few scattered showers out there as well. most the heavy rain moving in southern california, but there's a chance of more rain on the way. we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. all right, lawrence, thank you. new drone video tonight about blow looking more like mount shasta today, a thick blanket of snow covering the mountain. >> today crews had to work to clear roadways of snow and downed trees, which force a park to shut down. that sure is nice to look at. people were turned around at the parks entrances pg. e also had to work to clear downed trees from power lines. and there's no update yet on when the paved roads getting into the park will reopen. viewers have been sending us pictures of how they've been enjoying today's winter weather. jonathan crabtree sent us this image of him skiing on mount tam, which doesn't happen very often. you look closely. you can see way in the background. there is a rainbow underneath the clouds and check out this video. this is from the santa cruz mountains, homes and trees. everything blanketed in snow as far as the eye can see. >> the person who took the video says that they woke up to 6 inches of new snow outside their home. >> and highway 17 open tonight after being shut down for several hours today. >> the chp was reporting a string of spinouts and stalled cars. kron four's gayle ong reports from the santa cruz mountains. >> 7.30 friday morning, caltrans district 5 posting this video highway 17 close. >> and you can see it's still snowing. >> pretty heavy. the snow kept the highway closed for much of the day. leaving drivers stranded at the higher altitudes. we're experiencing snow. >> with multiple vehicle spinouts at the lower altitudes. heavy rains feel pretty lucky to see it, it's been a mess that's for sure that saunders buck says he left his los gatos home in the morning. not expecting any delays hanging out here with my dog on a. >> just hang out you know, trying to kill time not nothing. much. just keep my eyes open. trying wait for the road to open back up. >> the road open just before 3 in the afternoon, caltrans worked to clear the snow and push the trees on the side of the road. but in downtown felton, clear, sunny skies, parker, an indigo mccurley stepped out for lunch after dealing with the snow. you're just going to drive down to the beach and go look at the surf. but i wasn't expecting it to also snow here. so we're pretty near here. so it's pretty surprising being from cleveland and chicago. both are not new to snow. i spent the morning helping the community crowd. >> some of the debris and the small trees that have fallen into the road. but it's been like living in a snow globe. it's absolutely beautiful. and they made the most of it. these are photos from their hike in ben lowman in the morning. i had a good time some of the snow had melted a chp and caltrans urge caution while out on the roads. >> there are still local road closures around the santa cruz mountains kron. 4 news. >> snow and slick pavement causing big backups in the livermore hills this morning. alameda county fire says more than 100 vehicles got stuck in the snow at the patterson passed summit just before 05:00am fire crews use shovels to help dig them out. one livermore resident used his truck to block the road near his house. >> really on the edge of the road you might slip. you know, it's where it's crazy out there. i mean, you anderson, you want to get home. but just be safe before, that's what you >> the man says he's lived in livermore since he was 12 years old and can all remember it's snowing there. 3 other times. >> now to the peninsula. word also snowed overnight and into the morning kron four's haaziq madyun shows us how the what the winter storm is affecting people in woodside. >> it is snowing in the hills above san mateo county and the town of woodside. >> i just show up here to see the snow. what do you i like it. >> and as you can see, he is not alone. these folks pulled over here on skyline boulevard to get in a little snow ball fight. you have to do that. jet goldin and his partner, nicole calendar drove up from san carlos to take a little stroll through the snow. so how fun is it? >> fun it slip. even it's fun. yeah, i like it a a fan from arizona. so snow is already, you know, from where i'm from. it's a scarcity. so it's a scarcity here, too. but i love it. of course he does. there are so many picture post card images of snow on the ground. >> on the rooftops of homes, cars, snow and the caps of tree stumps. tree limbs more than a powder to make huge snowballs. here you see a procession of caltrans work vehicles followed by the chp driving on skyline, making sure the roads are clear for motorist in the hills. all very unusual for folks who live in san mateo very strained definitely not typical this area at all. you know, never. >> in all the winters expend, hear what i ever have thought it would snowed. it's it's just so far out of the realm expectations. so your thoughts about my first-ever snowman. >> wonderful. i think he's missing a neck, their work in progress. he's only got one but you only really need one. i do appreciate the snow, i guess so. there you go. actually, i came across these 2 when i was in the middle of putting my snowman together. here is the finished product. you be the judge and what side haaziq madyun kron. 4 news. >> some light snow fell in the oakland hills this morning. this is near the siesta valley recreation center at its highest peak. the siesta valley has now elevation of about 1500 feet. that's just high enough to see some snow from this system that moved through usually are able to go snowboarding at the vineyards in napa county. but that's what happened with winemaker bobby culture from cade state. this is at an elevation of about 1800 feet. we're told they and the neighboring vineyards are can stone and neal family vineyards saw anywhere from 10 to 12 inches of snow overnight. just enough for snowboarding or a little skiing. not great for making wine and you can join us online as we track the effects of this unusual storm, including road closures power outages in your area. >> you can scan that qr code on your screen. one house of worship is helping another after a devastating fire in oakland. a jewish temple is opening its stores. 2 historic fame church to hold their services. the oldest black church in the east bay was gutted by big fire. this was less than a week ago. kron four's dan phone is here with more on how these 2 groups coming together. catherine and ken, this is a temporary but a positive fix for the congregation. firefighters, as you can see here. >> swarming the historic black church on sunday. they tried to save it, but the powerful flames destroyed the building. but out of this tragedy, a rabbi in the past are coming together and giving fame church a place to call home, at least for now. it was a heartbreaking night for the first african methodist episcopal church in oakland, a destructive fire burned through the building, destroying historic place of worship. >> i was shocked that community was shocked. members were but, you know, we have we have turned a bad situation into a good situation. pastor rodney d smith says the church is getting a helping hand from some friends in oakland for the time being fame church will hold sunday services at temple. beth abraham course we feel terrible for them and the fire and what's happened to their church. but >> our community is really moved by the fact that we have opportunity to to help. >> rabbi marc blum says there's a long history between the temple in the church. both houses of worship have existed in open for more than 100 years. video of the large fire was hard for the rabbi to watch. my first thought was selfish, which was what happened to us. >> and can't even imagine. but my immediate second thought was going to need some help and they would do the same for us now works in mysterious ways because that brother who was already formed. >> with this tragedy happened, stepped so we're very grateful for about >> fame oakland church serves a congregation of more than 400 people. many of them stream the sunday services online. pastor smith says he's thankful for the support they've gotten so far and he's asking for people to be patient for the future. we want everybody to know that, you know, this is not going to be overnight but this is going to be a process. >> and we're going to make sure that as we get through this process, we do it and we dream bigger. >> well, the first worship at the temple will be coming this sunday at 10:00am the rabbi says they'll keep it open for at least the next couple of months. as for the investigation into what caused this fire and that information has not yet been released. reporting in studio dan thorn kron. 4 news stand. thank you. residents in calistoga were in the dark for about 9 hours today. power there went out about 3 o'clock in the morning. >> it wasn't restored until around noon kron four's rob nesbitt talk to the city's mayor about how generators might be use citywide during future outages. >> the power's back on here in calistoga. but many businesses stay closed friday after missing out on those morning hours. snow is common in the surrounding mountains, but here in the valley, it came as a surprise overnight. friday's early morning storm brought snow to the background of calistoga is palm trees. the top of cassandra daughters car shows just how much fell at her home at a higher elevation. and the snow did not until this morning. we have to fix water lines. there's no power and it's pretty pretty bad up there. she drove into town to get gas for her generator. that's keeping the power on. for now, the majority of calistoga. it was also in the dark friday morning school canceled and the valley coated in white. the scene vineyards full snow pretty interesting and pretty unique. the power outages kept most of the businesses in town from opening their doors. i think this is the first time the powers gone out downtown this winter but we've got snow last night. was snowing in calistoga, which is insane. not common for the lower elevation a was able to keep olabisi winery tasting room open thanks to the fireplace. one of the few open signs in town friday. mayor donald williams has lived in calistoga for nearly 50 years. you can count on one hand the number of time snow has fallen that's very pg and e was able to have power restored for the majority of calistoga customers around noon. mayor williams says the city has generators for when the power shut off during wildfires, but that the city council is considering using an alternative power source for the diesel generators. if >> comes into play, we most likely would have power in the event of lockout. >> any time of year if the generators are approved for regular power outages. mayor williams says residents likely won't see the benefits for another year or 2. i reached out to pga need before the power was restored in calistoga. they told me that they had around 450 crew members and their entire service area working to restore power reporting in calistoga. i'm rob nesbitt kron 4 news. let's take a live look at the power outages around the bay area and beyond close to 70,000 pg e customers. >> are without power in california about 2600 of those are in santa clara county. there's roughly the same number of customers in the dark in napa county. but up in lake county, there's a lot of people out. 24,000 customers don't have power at last check. look at that clear lake right there in the middle of your screen and all those customers around it without power. other news tonight, while radio host known as jv is missing tonight, san francisco police say 54 year-old jeffrey vandergrift hasn't been seen since he left his home on king street in the city around 10 o'clock last night. police say that a group stands 6 feet tall. weighs about 180 pounds has brown eyes and is bald. he has tattoos on his arms and one above his right ear. he was last seen wearing black sweat pants. anyone who has any information about his whereabouts is asked to call san francisco police. while 94.9 put out this statement about javy saying it is deeply concerned. the statement says the station is working closely with sfpd and his wife and we'll share more information as it is received. >> oakland police have made an arrest in sunday's fatal hit and run. it resulted in the death of 100 year old chinatown resident kron four's dan kerman reports. >> it was sunday morning when 100 year old chinatown resident on his daily walk was struck and killed by a hit and run driver. this is citizen video after the collision had 19th in harrison. now the suspected driver has been taken into custody. a vehicle has been recovered and an arrest has been made. the arrestee is an adult female oakland resident. this past tuesday, oakland police released surveillance photos of a tan or white mini cooper which they said struck the victim getting the word out appears to have helped. i will working side by side with the community members. that was huge for those who call chinatown home. the arrest is a relief. >> i think we're just you it been in use most of us because you know that sending off possibly hurting on us as well. >> carl chan with the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce says in chinatown, they've reduced the number of pedestrians hit. do the installation of so-called scramble signals that 4 intersections, the signal stopped vehicle traffic in all directions. hopefully this kind of system to scramble system can be implemented an only in chinatown, but also many areas, they have a high, you know, pedestrian accidents. i think that would be extremely helpful. >> formal charges from the district attorney are still pending. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> just into our newsroom. oakland police are investigating a shooting that killed one person tonight. police say it happened about 07:45pm. tonight and international boulevard near 72nd avenue. the victim died at the scene of the victim's name is being withheld for now pending notification to next of kin. >> ukraine is remembering those who lost their lives one year after russia's invasion began. let me in. the a during an emotional ceremony this morning. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky awarded top state honors to soldiers and citizens lost their lives. us mark the occasion by giving ukraine and additional 2 billion dollars in military aid. >> no country is under greater hardship from russia's war in ukraine. almost every country has felt the paint. nations around the world continue to stand with ukraine. because we all recognize that if we have an and ukraine, we abandoned the un charter itself. and the principles and rules that make whole country safer and more secure. >> the u.s. has donated almost 80 billion dollars in aid to ukraine. a widely used abortion pill might soon be off. the market finds president kamala harris as a pending. >> a federal lawsuit in texas could prevent doctors from prescribing mifepristone. it is the first of 2 medications used in more than half of all us abortions. harris says anti-abortion conservative groups claim the fda acted too quickly in approving it. the american medical association and the american college of obgyn and they 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. >> studies show using the second of the 2 medications alone does still work for abortions. but us slightly less effective. the eventual ruling will affect more than half of u.s. states where abortion pills are still legal. as california grapples with how to address the opioid crisis. some lawmakers say. >> more must be done to make sure the state has access to the potentially lit lifesaving drug known as narcan if applied in time, it can review a reverse overdoses. capital correspondent eytan wallace reports. >> well, the lawmaker behind this narcan bill boils down to improvement of the following words, accessibility and affordability. >> inside this plastic bag is naloxone often referred to as narcan. the drug has gotten a lot of attention in recent years because of its potential to save lives by reversing an opioid overdose in 2021 alone, california. some more than 5700 overdose deaths attributed to fentanyl and other opiates and across the u.s. that number stood even higher at more than 100,000. the data so dire that last week a panel of advisors from the federal food and drug administration or fda unanimously recommended narc can be made available 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