Dishes can save two gallons of water a minute. Shorter showers help. Each minute you cut saves 2. 5 gallons, and using a broom to clean up sidewalks and driveways is better than spraying down the sidewalks and driveways. Now, we have a whole lot more information on these tips, more tips, also information on rebates from the larger San Francisco bay area water providers. Thats all on our web site at abc7. Com at see it on tv. Good tips. And for most of the bay area today there really wasnt a cloud in the sky, but that could soon change. Heres a look at live doppler 7hd. As sergio was saying, we have that rain that is on the horizon. In fact looking outside, this i from the emeryville camera, you can see the whispy high clouds and also see the clouds building, and theyre going to be visiting the bay area. Heres a look right now at the live doppler 7hd. You can see the clouds coming in closer to the bay area, and we are going to definitely seeing some rain. Not quite as much as not a drou
Conserve water, but as sergio quinn tan fa found out theyre not all the same. Reporter theres a whole lot of people who got out to enjoy the sunny weather again today, but because of this continuing drought there are people who are literally praying for rain. At the Alameda County fairgrounds members of the bay area chapter of the council of islamic relations gathered to a sPrayer Service. Prophet taught them a special prayer when their people went through Drought Conditions in saudi arabia 1400 years ago. Right now theyre just doing one of our regular prayers, which we do every day, and then after that there will be a special prayer for asking god to give us the blessings of rain. Reporter a similar Prayer Service is also held weeks ago in sacramento. Bay area residents are already among the most water conscious users in the state but there are a few simple strategies to cut water use even more. Turning awful the faucet while brushing your teeth or doing dishes can save two gallons of
Some changes. We have Live Team Coverage of the drought emergency tonight. Meteorologist rob may ed a is in the Weather Center with possible rain on the way. But we begin with Kimberly Tere in livermore with a look at whats being done to conserve. Reporter hi, diane. People here know how to conserve. Theyve been through droughts before and they tell us theyve had practice at it, and know what to do. Especially in the situation that theyre watching everything they to when it comes to water. When they turn on the faucets, they say theyre taking shorter showers, and many tell us theyre not watering their lawns anymore. Many restaurants across the tri valley area are not serving customers water unless its specifically requested. Some Restaurant Owners say they see a lot of full water glasses left on the table at the end of meals, and it can quickly add up. Today, at the Alameda County fairgrounds in pleasanton, people from all different faiths were invited to come pray for rain. Firefighte
Some Restaurant Owners say they see full water glasses left on the tables and at the end of the meals, all of that can add up very quickly. Today, at the Alameda County fairgrounds in pleasanton, bay area muslims invited others from faiths to pray for rain. Hundreds turned out. People have become so divorced from nature, people think, what a Beautiful Day. It is a Beautiful Day indeed. But its not a day to make you smile when it should be raining. Reporter livermore, dublin and pleasanton have already been told by officials that theyll not be getting any water from the state Water Project which supplies 80 of their water each year. The region will need to rely on local reservoirs and underground wells for its supply. The state decision will be reevaluated every month and could change if we see a lot of rain in the coming months. Live in livermore, kimberly tere, nbc, bay area news. Theres real rain in the forecast. A live look at downtown San Francisco, and the bay bridge. You can see
The front door. They went inside. Break down the doors. The room. And they point the gun at them. Reporter this witness did not want to show his face but told abc 7 news, one of the armed men pointed the gun at a visibly upset 18monthold toddler and told the baby to make the told the people to make the baby stop crying. The sounds drew their attention. Witnesses were able to give key clothing and physical descriptions of the gunmen and told officers the direction they saw the men take off. Less than an hour later, the Oakland Police were able to locate and identify these men. Items from the robbery were found in their possession and a positive witness i. D. Was given. Police took both men into custody. This Home Invasion robbery is the latest to hit east oakland in a week. On tuesday, two miles away, an 81yearold woman was shot in a Home Invasion robbery in oaklands diamond district. Police have not made an arrest and the suspect remains at large. Nature of the crime has put many in th