live doppler 7 hd picking up a lot of weather in the north bay not going to stay there for much longer. good morning sue hall following your wet monday morning commute. a lot of accidents out there, if you are just waking up, san mateo bridge as you can see is open, it opened at 4:00 this morning. good morning, 5 a.m. wet

and cold we'll tell you through is affecting your traffic and maybe your flights. i'm eric thomas. thanks for joining us. and i'm kristen sze. maybe farther south you are possibly just a little bit of a mist and drizzle, definitely around the bay especially into the north bay you are going to have wet weather ponding on the roads, slick streets everything out there were' talking about a lot of accidents sue is following. -- already a third to half inch of rain fell while we were sleeping during the overnight hours. right now the storms themselves are moving more from a southwest to northeast trajectory in the warm sector of the storm. as the cold front starts to pull in, back edge going to start pushing more precipitation shield through the heart of the bay into the south bay through the morning commute into the early morning

hours. expect waves of heavier showers you see in the yellow, followed by mist and drizzle which is the lighter blue into the green over the next couple of hours through the bay into the south bay you will get it by the end of the morning commute. during the afternoon things change on the back side of that cold front, breezy, showers going to become more scattered, going to remain cool, mid to upper 50s coast, upper 50s to mid 60s bay and inland. heaviest of the rain going to fall before noon or 2:00. here's sue with those accidents. flooding in lanes in oakland earlier accident cleared eight inches of standing water south 880 at 98 know oakland. eastbound 4 hillcrest flooding with "sig alert" there all lanes blocked with standing water westbound slowing to calistoga wires down in the roadway blocking all lanes of highway 29 at old lolly toll,

detour in place. west 580 back to oakland at harrison accident blocking two left lanes slowing past the scene. west 580 at foothill on-ramp, car or truck fire. it is blocking a lane at the on-ramp at foothill boulevard. los altos hills south 280 el monte accident blocking left lane. busy morning with lots of pooling and flooding on the roadways give yourself lots of extra >> let's hope the weather stays dry and traffic stays manageable around at&t park tonight when the giants battle for the national league pennant after winning an improbable fifth game last night in front of their fans. >> reporter: home field advantage last night could not be denied. it was loud here. even the players said it was

like a party-like atmosphere and their fans helped get them to game 7. the man of the night was pitcher ryan vogelsong the best game of his career he only allowed one run, four hits, nine strike outs. with a 6-1 victory over the cardinals the fans are feeling confident about game 7. >> pitching, the same the entire way. we have to deal we have to come through with at least three runs if that happens we are going to find ourselves in the world series once again. >> pitching baby. [ screaming ] >> reporter: vogelsong said he feeds off the fans. hopefully cain does too he will be pitching tonight no doubt it will be loud here tonight. the winner of the game will go on to the world series and will host detroit in game one wednesday. if you want to go tonight

there are tickets available i looked online and found some, the bad news you will pay i didn't see anything less than $150 and club seats for $1200. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. the families of the san bruno pipeline explosion victims plan to urge governor brown today to replace the president of the california public utilities commission. the blast killed eight, destroyed more than three dozen homes in september of 2010. some san bruno residents accused the president of making backroom deals with pg&e while the cpuc works to determine how much the utility will be fined. the families will present a petition with more than 200 signatures calling for the ouster later this morning. police investigating bizarre shooting involve officers in vallejo on alameda between redwood and broadway yesterday morning. police arrived to find windows of a house smashed, as well as

those on cars in the frontyard they encountered two naked men, one was shot to death after he placed a rifle into an officer's stomach. the two men were a couple who restored old mercedes. >> they were great, they were here for a little over two years, took care of the house. had no complaints. took care of the yard. paid rent on time, normal people. >> the men also set the house on fire. police believe the two were under the influence of some kind of drug. three pets were found slaughtered in the backyard. sonoma county homicide detectives are hoping someone will call them with clues to the identity of woman whose body was found in guerneville yesterday morning lying face down under a foot bridge. the victim is believed to be in her 30s. union square is open after a suspicious package forced partial closure last night.

someone reported seeing the package in a parking garage. police closed two streets on either side of the garage. a member of the bomb squad put on his gear, went into the garage and rendered the package harmless. the square roped around 9:00. church of the good shepard boarded up after fire damaged the building saturday. workers put plywood on windows and door of the church before the rain started coming down last night. repair work is expected to start soon. fire damaged and charred religious articles that were removed, the home next door is being used as chapel. >> we keep building this is just the beginning. church has been around 2,000 years stuff like this happens we keep moving on this church is 134-years-old, --

[ inaudible ] the deacon says this auction helped lift spirits as well as raised money. the church is well insured. 5:08. live doppler has been busy this morning track the rain. >> where are the showers now mike? good question. you can see how much rain fell overnight, 37/100 an third of an inch in santa rosa, petaluma, american canyon about 43/100, half an inch in napa, oranges there, heavier rain falling. novato only -- same in downtown san francisco, quarter of an inch in oakland and orinda, half an inch around pinole. further south, nearly 2/10 after anyone's san bruno, nearly 1/10 fremont and redwood city. couple hundreds san jose and sunnyvale just wet enough it

going to be slick during the morning hours most of us can't escape the wetness through at least noon when the steadiest rain continues then cold front comes through and the rain becomes more showery in nature more hit and miss may see a break in the cloud cover which will add instability to the atmosphere upper 50s to mid 60s from the coast to inland neighborhoods, scattered showers continue through 7:00, there's the possibility of scattered shower at the game tonight. it is game 7, why would that keep from you going? 5:07, scattered shower that's it, crews are going to keep the field in good shape because they are probably work on it now. unsettled pattern tuesday and wednesday, temperatures don't change much. thursday, a little drier as pattern starts to move north. friday through sunday warmer

temperatures and sunshine in the forecast. here's sue. toll plaza, bay bridge light by the way, san mateo bridge opened early this morning. next week's closure has been cancelled they got all the work done. giants game tonight muni adding extra buses expect traffic around at&t park, 280 extension, king street, embarcadero jammed. right now "sig alert" calistoga wires down in the road blocking all lanes of highway 29 at old lolly toll eastbound 4 hillcrest "sig alert" for flooding blocking all lanes east and west slow out of antioch multi-car accident westbound 580 harrison blocking left lane in the oakland area south 880 at 980 oakland area expect flooding in lanes we heard

reports of eight inches of water in lanes there traffic very, very slow past the scene. west 580 at foothill on-ramp blocked with car fire that is in the process of clearing. to the los altos hill south 280 at el monte, accident blocking left lane. showing you your waze app this is state route 4 westbound, typically slow from the highway 4 bypass this morning flooding there if you want to get around all these accidents and flooding you can download in free app on your smartphone and get off to hopefully a better commute as the rain wears on this morning and roads start to get busier. we'll be ing in a lot with you about traffic because of the rain -- >> 5:11. nissan recalls thousands of one of its most popular cars. price break, relief at the gas pumps that we are seeing.

first your money report. >> reporter: most of us are going to be hit by a big tax increase next year mo matter who wins the election. temporary reduction in social security payroll taxes will expire by the end of the year. airfares continue going up next year not as fast as they have been only 1 to 4%, tickets up 4 1/2% this year, fares rose twice as much last year. paranormal activity 4 tops at the box office this weekend,. 30 million dollar weekend haul several times its cost

. welcome back. the rain mass made it to the south a couple hundreds of an inch, we'll talk to sue she is following numerous accidents. i'll give you an idea how many days this chance of rain going to hang around. 5:15 now. nissan is recalling new alta ma models out of concerns that a bolt in the -- steering column could tall out, affects 14,000, 2012, 2013 alta mas. the vehicles were manufactured between may 10th and july 26th. later this month owners will be notified. finally, good news at the pump.

fuel price report says gas has dropped 8 1/2 cents over the past few weeks it is still high. nationally, gallon of regular $3.75. in california $4.47. in san francisco, $4.51. analysts say demand is dropping and supply is increasing, resulting in lower prices. rumors of fidel castro's death are greatly exaggerated. he appeared in published photos showing him standing outside, including one holding friday's copy of a newspaper. he says he doesn't even remember what a headache feels like. he says the article is to show how dishonest the rumor mongers have been. pope benedict xvi has cannonized two new american saints, a first ever native

american and franciscan nun who cared for lepers in hawaii. the vatican says she performed a miracle in 2006, healing a boy suffering from a flesh-eating bug. . let's check in with mike see where the rain is now. >> healthy rain in the north bay also moving through parts of the bay and south bay where you haven't received a lot yet, you will time to turn the irrigation systems off for a couple of days save your money. commute sue is there busy, busy, checking on the different accidents getting you the latest information. traffic coming from marin county, that is -- [ inaudible ] >> larkspur, all the way up to

san rafael, to san pablo richmond still following one line of stronger he rain as we look at this you can see the line punching through the north bay, you are going to see the most rain out of this as is the case with storms that come from the northwest and the west. over the next couple of hours, you can't escape the rain the rest of us will get heavier doses trim back to mist and drizzle to become light rain from time to time. you will get the steadier, heavier rain during the morning commute. 50s now, mild morning around the monterey bay, low to mid 50s also inland. going to pick up, the breezes are during the afternoon as the cold front comes in that will chase await steadier rain and bring chance of scattered -- chase away the steadier rain and bring chance of scattered rain. showers today, tomorrow and

wednesday. drier and warmer into the weekend. today you can see how the radar returns develop in the afternoon, showers temperatures in the upper 50s to mid 60s same around the monterey bay in your inland neighborhood. tonight better chance of widespread rain measurable upper 40s to mid 50s. here's a look at the system in the warm sector now, why we are getting healthy amounts of rain out of the southwest when the cold front pushes down we'll see the rain push into the heart of the bay and south bay get on the back side of cold front 2:00, when showers will develop. best chance of rain will be about an inch to inch and half north bay mountains, santa cruz mountains the rest of us half inch to inby the time we get to wednesday storm track moves thursday seasonal temperatures friday through

sunday. it is rough out there. >> what >> busy morning lots of standing water, flooding obviously the golden gate bridge you can see the sheen of the water on the road you need your wipers through the wall dove the waldo grade and through the tunnel west 580 harrison severe accident to 2 left lanes, slow from highway 13 significant water in the road on both 580 and 880 in oakland. highway 29 and old lolly toll in calistoga area wires down in all lanes avoid the area if possible. san jose new accident involving big rig south 101 at mckey not finding slowing yet eastbound 4 hill chp issued another "sig alert" due to flooding eastbound. westbound slow from highway 4 bypass and hillcrest road

towards pittsburg area concord as well. i wanted to show you your waze app this is the accident in oakland 580 westbound at harrison. you can see traffic spotters reporting very slow traffic complete standstill westbound 580 to avoid these accidents you probably want to download this free app this morning. a lot going on and it is free, abc7news.com/waze for more download it on your smartphone. 5:21. today on katie, still dazzling in her 60s, susan sarandon oscar winning actress and mother of three. they talk about the many things they have in common, including racing their kids, growing old gracefully and susan's views on marriage. >> do you not believe in the institution of marriage basically? >> i belief in it for other

people. i think if it works for you that's fabulous. i don't know, i was always hesitant this idea of locking it in i thought would make it less -- >> that's katie 3 p.m. right here on abc 7. moviegoers were in the mood for a fright in weekend. next the top movies at the weekend box office.

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it opened 4:00 this morning, people are on it, you can see it is wet like many areas this morning, scattered showers, heaviest north bay i'll show you the latest in about a minute. sue says they got enough work done this weekend they don't have to close next weekend as they scheduled. paranormal activity still a hit. after four movies in four years the franchise may be running out of steam. the film debuted at number one earned almost 10 million dollars less than the last installment. argo hanging on in number two. hotel transylvania number three, taken 2, -- dropping a knee like tim tebow might cost you. he has trademarked tebowing. the move in which he goes down on one knee and holds a clenched

fist against his forehead while playing. he says he doesn't want people to use the move the wrong way. >> you can copyright a pose? who knew. >> maybe he should hold clinics on how to do it the right way. >> this is mine first real storm of the season is here. we are on the storm watch with live team coverage. developing news in the east bay police are investigating a homicide what they are in crime. last minute preparations underway this morning for the third and final presidential debate while the focus is supposed to be foreign policy, both campaigns are vowing something else will dominate. preview from florida, coming up. heavy rain north bay, oranges, yellows, where we are seeing it, some of the greens and blues moving into the heart of the bay, we are going to get our wet weather over the next couple of hours.

if you traveling today, 50s even 40s in the pacific northwest towards fargo, 60s and 70s along the eastern seaboard, 80s st. louis, new orleans and dallas towards phoenix. most major airports on time right now, we have showers around chicago, st. louis, kansas city, showers around seattle, portland and of course in the bay area. when flight arrival delays are announced we'll let you know.

remember the rain we talked about friday, there it is. it is causing problems with ponding on the roads and we've

got healthy rain not only today, tomorrow and wednesday in your forecast. accidents already popping up. let's turn it over to sue hall. good morning. golden gate bridge southbound 101 into san francisco wet, you need wipers, a lot of flooding and standing water. bart, muni, -- [ inaudible ] it is raining now we'll see if showers remain for tonight's game 7.

i'm a little nervous, good morning thanks for joining us i'm kristen sze. i'm not worried they are a clutch team of course so is the other team. i'm eric thomas. let's check in with mike he has the information on the rain and tonight's game. even i'm not worried about the rain, raining out the game. heaviest of the rain will fall during the morning hours 2:00 more scattered, as long as the field prep team, if you will, is working diligently they should be able to get it. maybe a scattered shower during the game, maybe a delay at the most, i doubt it will be cancelled. heaviest rain north bay now. ahead of it, moist flow coming from the southwest, getting scattered, lighter rains around the heart of the bay into the south bay, heaviest now up in the north bay where it going to stay the next hour or two, going to slide into the heart of the bay towards 7,

7:30 to the south bay by noon. that's when the heaviest rain is going to fall. the coast today, by the afternoon, breezy, scattered showers, mid to upper 50s. another cool day around the bay, we'll have rain turn to showers right after the lunch hour upper 50s to mid 60s, same inland upper 50s to mid 60s with steadier rain this morning, becoming showers this afternoon. more details on the commute. san mateo bridge, kira klapper will be telling us right now it is looking good,y open traffic flowing nicely. major problem west 580 in oakland at harrison accident there at least half an hour two left lanes blocked slow approaching the scene westbound 580 standing water in the road on 580 and 880

"sig alert" in calistoga wires down highway 29 old lolly toll. big rig accident blocking left lane of traffic "sig alert" eastbound highway 4 at hillcrest all lanes flooded traffic diverted on the shoulders, very slow avoid eastbound, westbound typically slow out of antioch. power outages in oakland, san bruno, fair field, santa rosa thousands without power, more on that. >> diving can be treacherous you have to negotiate the first rainy commute of the season this morning. we've seen a lot of accidents. kira klapper is live at the bay bridge toll. >> reporter: good morning. we are on the bay bridge. you can probably see behind me that people are still speeding, it is wet, slick, it is

drizzling ever so slightly, still something to look out for during this morning commute. we have video from an hour ago, 880 at 980 caltrans crews were clearing a drain that caused three feet of standing water that was a dangerous situation for drivers. they did clear that drain the water is now just inches it should be much better for drivers. again, be cautious today. 880 at buchanan and broadway caltrans reported standing water. not telling you anything you don't know. drive slowly, maybe plan ahead to leave the house earlier. i left my house earlier than usual for my 3:00 call-time at the station this morning. kira klapper, abc7 news. giants will try to pull off another baseball miracle tonight when they host the cardinals in game 7. a win will propel us into the

world series. scutaro provided offensive muscle, again as giants won their fifth game in a row. san francisco beat st. louis 6-1 last night. scutaro's double padded the lead for pitcher vogel song -- he struck out a career best nine batters to win his second game of the series. >> i didn't want to let these guys down, i didn't want to let the city down to come through the night and get us to tomorrow feels extremelyp& good. >> if the giants win tonight they host the tigers when the world series starts wednesday. tonight's action gets underway at 5:00, cain will start against the cardinals. should be a great match-up. warning about this next story. today is the first day back for students of piedmont high

after a letter was sent to parents alerting them to a so-called fantasy slut league. it explains in which female students are drafted as part of the league. notice goes on to say male students earned points for documented engagement in sexual activities with female students. school staff learned about this during a recent assembly about date rape prevention. officials learned it has been going on five or six years the school is planning assemblies with lessons about preventing this in the future. in pittsburg police investigating fatal shooting at buchanan and railroad avenue. police were called last night 9:30 and found the shooting victim on the sidewalk the man died at the scene despite cpr efforts. the area was closed off for the investigation. we'll bring more information

as it becomes available >> president obama and mitt romney face off tonight in their final presidential debate focus on foreign policy the race is a virtual dead heat and the outcome could turn a single mistake. brandi hitt in live in boca raton, florida. >> reporter: good morning. this is it, the final debate and the stakes could not be higher. latest poll showing the race for president is still a virtual dead heat. it is their third and final showdown. tonight's debate is focused on foreign policy topic that has already drawn fireworks. >> it took the president 14 days before he called the attack in benghazi an act of terror. >> get the transcript. >> reporter: president obama and mitt romney are expected to spa again over attack on the consulate in libya. iran will be a hot topic after

"the new york times" reported the u.s. and iran have agreed to one-on-one talks over its nuclear program. >> now iran thinks they can go faster and harder than they used to think. >> reporter: the white house quickly denied a meeting is set, but added it is open to one-on-one talks. >> enforcing instead of sanctions to a point that iran's economy is on its knees. >> reporter: president obama has been preparing for the debate at camp david. mitt romney in florida. where he gave in advice during a football game. >> figure out which of their players is best and take 'em out early. >> reporter: new poll she's shows the president has a five point lead, -- >> the question is how much? >> reporter: instead of circling each other the candidates will be sitting for what many consider a make or break moment with two weeks until election day.

while this debate is going to be focused on foreign policy both campaigns say they will try to turn the discussion back to the economy because that still is the number one topic that most voters are worried about still. brandi hitt, abc7 news. tonight's debate is set to begin 6 p.m. our time, you can watch it live, right here on abc . oh boy, we told you it going to be a rough compute. now there's word of a new bart delay in the commute direction. we'll check in with sue. >> right now we check in with mike. thought i would focus farther south we've been hitting north bay hard that's where the heaviest rain is now. i wanted to show you san francisco, daly city, south san francisco to millbrae, moss beach towards half moon bay healthy cell there. stretching across towards alameda, hayward, oakland, you

can seagal of links road, san leandro, airport boulevard, all those areas getting wet weather now. east bay valleys around san ramon, crow canyon, takes a right heads towards livermore, vasco, marsh creek, highway 4, pittsburg towards antioch and oakley. right now, cupertino towards sunnyvale one cell trying to push through the south bay. wet commute, steady rain through noon most of the bay becoming showers scattered by 4:00, into 7:00, top out in the 50s along the coast, low to mid 60s for most of us. more showers tomorrow, last round wednesday they start to move north thursday drier weather on the way friday through sunday. more about traffic, here's sue. san mateo bridge live shot they got all the work wrapped

up, tail lights towards foster city getting crowded no major problems. toll plaza metering lights off, wet no delays at the bay bridge. we are getting reports of a 10 minute bart delay, colma line in the bay point pittsburg direction due to equipment problems on the track. all other mass transit on time, might be a great way to go to avoid some of the wet roads. westbound 580 harrison and oakland still accident blocking lanes, in the clearing stages. southbound 101 past 13 accident involving big rig in san jose just cleared to the shoulder. improving conditions there. eastbound 4 hillcrest still chp issuing "sig alert" for flooding westbound flooding at hillcrest but they've opened that on-ramp, slow out from the highway 4 bypass towards the antioch-pittsburg area going to be a lot of traffic this morning due to standing

water and flooding give yourself plenty of time. again man goes on a shooting rampage at a next, what we are learning about his connection to the business and the legal and marital troubles he had been in. big decision just announced that seals lance armstrong's lifetime ban from cycling.

>> here's the embarcadero ponding even in san francisco where the rainfall amounts have been a little light imagine what will find elsewhere. live doppler in just a minute. 5:45. new details on the man who killed three people and wounded four at the spa where his wife worked. police say he had just received a four year restraining order to keep away from his wife. radcliffe houghton took his own life in the rampage at the shooting in wisconsin yesterday. the shooter's wife got a restraining order thursday after he slashed the tires on her car. all seven of the people shot by houghton were women police have not said whether his wife was among the victims. cycling's ruling body announced lance armstrong will be stripped of his seven

tour de france title the u.s. doping agency issued a report that paints him along time drug cheat. armstrong didn't -- denied it over and over again. sponsors have dropped their endorsement contracts with him. the bloomberg business report is next. fans behaving badly. huge drawl between fans of earthquake and galaxy.

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welcome back. half an inch of rain falling in north bay more on the way, rain starting to move into the heart of the bay all of us wet during the commute. if you are heading to the sierra, winter storm watch we talked about friday, warning until 5:00, 6:00 tomorrow morning. 6 to 12 inches of snow half a foot i should say a foot and a half to two feet of snow in the higher terrain tahoe 45° mix of rain and snow, 62 rain and sacramento rain will get to fresno by the afternoon probably tonight into tomorrow until we get the rain around southern california. this is really hard to

believe and sad. santa clara authorities reviewing a brawl that broke out during halftime of yesterday's soccer match between the quakes and galaxy. when the second half started viewers had no idea what happened in the stands. spectators saw fans fighting and smoke bombs going off, the brawl involved rival fans for the galaxy and earthquakes. >> yelling and screaming, i looked back and i just saw pushing, shoving, big wild group out of control. >> it took nearly two dozen police officers from three cities to break things up. some fans were swinging at officers. at least one smoke bomb was thrown. according to the mercury news 100 fans were ejected from the stadium. police made seven arrests. 5:50. a little rain would have cooled things down.

>> nothing going to dampen the spirits tonight when the giants play. >> unless it is delayed by rain which i don't think it will be there will be a chance of scattered shower take anything but umbrella to keep yourself dry, can't have umbrellas at at&t park. golden gate bridge wet traffic coming from marin county some areas there a third to half inch of rain already during the overnight hours. want to show you that movement of rain still in the warm sector healthy amounts of rain yellows, originals moderate to heavy, starting to see the back edge start to develop that's the cold front pushing the entire system to the south that's why all of us are going to get touched by rain during the morning and as we head into the afternoon with this

system sliding down to the south. most impressive rain north bay, that's where you've had rain for the longer duration and where you will continue to have the rain. let's talk about temperatures outside, how to dress? does for the wet weather and low to mid 50s same around the monterey bay. it going to get breezy once that cold front pushes through morning rain will become more showery in nature not as widespread during the afternoon. showers continue tomorrow into wednesday and drier and warmer for the weekend. today we won't warm much upper 50s possibly mid 60s during the afternoon. same around the monterey bay. let's talk about the game tonight, game 7, see who is going to the world series and take on the tigers. you can see scattered showers 5:07 through 8:30. temperature from 60 to 55. not only cool but you could get a shower on you during the

game. may delay it, maybe a little bit, may not happen, that's how scattered they are going to be. tonight showers more widespread in nature maybe not as heavy as this morning, because we going to be on the back side of cold front air tends to be a little more in the way of dry not as moist as the warm -- scattered nature of the showers into the afternoon, another push of showers during the overnight hours. rainfall totals for the first storm of the season, not being one that was previously a typhoon, we are going to have up to an inch and half north bay mountains, santa cruz mountains quarter to half inch peninsula to the south bay third two 2/3 east bay, 3/4 to inch and half north bay. thursday storm track moves north more seasonal and warmer weather, more sunshine friday through sunday. we have just fyi, chain requirements in the sierra,

highway 50 and 80, getting october snow there. no metering lights at the bay bridge, quite a few folks coming into the city, a bit of a delay for cash paying folks, a little crowded upper deck into san francisco. bart 10 minute delay colma line due to equipment problems no other delays no other problems. might be great alternate. accident westbound 580 in oakland at harrison, backing towards lake shore, hopefully in the clearing stages use 880 if possible to an individual that we'll update in a bit eastbound highway 4 hillcrest, flooding "sig alert", 280 south el monte accident blocking right lane looking at your waze app, 580 accident at harrison in the oakland area. to avoid some of these traffic problems download this app it is free. 5:54.

gas prices down, may not feel like it. uncle sam is ready to take whatever you save at the pump. here's jane king. good news for drivers. looks like gas prices are really coming down now that summer is behind us. aaa says nationwide average for regular $3.67, down 12 cents from a week ago. what you save in gas you may pay in taxes, taxes may be about to go up no matter who is elected temporary reduction in social security taxes expires the end of the year neither president obama or mitt romney has propose add extension. that means 163 million americans will feel the pin. in their paychecks. the increase could mean $1,000 a year in additional taxes for some families and way more for two-earner families with six figure incomes. tomorrow apple expected to unveil new smaller version of the ipad. the cheapest version may cost

as little as $249. sources tell bloomberg this may make schools big customers. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king. nasa scientists recovered first chunk of that meteor %z streaking across the bay area sky. this is it, the small dark grey rock apparently hit the roost of a house in novato, bounced, -- hit the roof of a house in novato, bounded around. scientists say the meteorite is in pristine shape and they think it came from the asteroid belt they hope to trace trajectory and determine what part of the belt it came from. next, we continue our live storm watch team coverage. traffic is already turning into a mess. we'll show you some of the problem spots and where the rain is falling the hardest now with live doppler.

later fast approaching deadline facing california vote areas head of election, now just two weeks away.

northern california on storm watch live look from blue canyon snowfalling there from the rain we were getting