spin outs were the drive from the central rally is picking up, but, still, looking good with speeds at the limit. kristen and katie? >> 5:02. a big step this morning in the bay area bid to bring the super bowl to santa clara. the major players are gathering at the new stadium in just a few hours. amy hollyfield is there live. what will happen, amy? >> any sour grapes there were about having the stadium move to santa clara will be set aside today. we will see three mayors coming together, the mayors of santa clara, san jose, and san francisco, promoting the idea of having a super bowl right here in this new same. they are promising a dynamic super bowl where you do not have to worry about electricity. they promise you will thought see a power outage like the super bowl in new orleans. the new stadium will have two new electrical substations and solar panels to provide extra

energy. the new stadium is about 30 percent complete. it is set to open next year. it will cost about $1.2 billion to build. it is a finalist to host the 2016 super bowl. it is now between santa clara and south florida. this is the first super bowl here in the bay area since 1985 and 49er owner says the bid committee will present the bid at ownerss' meeting in may when the host city is chosen, so, today the mayors, the c.e.o., all will be showing off the stadium. they will give tours to the media. they will lay out the reasons why the super bowl should be held right here in santa clara. >> thank you. palo alto police have released a sketch of an armed robbery suspect. look at the man would robbed a public storage facility with a semi automatic gun on saturday and took catch and the land line 15 and ran off.

the victim described him as 6' with a thin build and they are investigating whether this robbery is connected to others that have been happening in palo alto since early december. >> an alleged drunk driver who hit and killed a teen in san francisco last weekend is set to make the first court appearance today. the 29-year-old woman faces manslaughter and felony d.w.i. charges for the death of a 17-year-old girl who was struck while crossing the boulevard at veil avenue on saturday night. she was a junior at a local high school and a member of the track team. there is a growing memorial in her honor at that intersection. the city has accepted a federal grant of nearly $800,000 to make pedestrian safety improvements on the boulevard. >> new this morning in the north bay, file fighters are look into the cause of a fire that destroyed part of a horse-training facility near santa rosa. it erupted at 8:00 last night on

the large property on crane canyon road near petaluma road. the flames destroyed a big barn and threatened living quarters. two families were displaced by the fire along with 65 horses kept in the site. firefighters from several agencies remained on the property over night. >> an arsonist is suspected of igniting a brush fire in the east bay. this fire started at 7:30 last night off highway 4 in martinez. witnesses reported seeing a man with a flashlight pulling some kind of -- pouring some kind of lighter fluid in the area. >> jewelry box from the oakland museum is back where it belongs after being stolen. oakland police arrested this man who may also be connected to a november 12 break in at the museum when three pistols and several gold nuggets were stolen. they have not been recovered. the gold and jewelry box was then off yesterday, it is worth

$800,000. it was stolen on january 7. police say that the burglar snuck in the museum through a locked door. the museum has made security changes. >> i didn't thing we would ever see that again. >> how do you sell something so unique of museum quality. >> obviously stolen. >> the showers overnight were loud at one time. do we have anymore remaining? >> we will start by showing you what is going on around the peninsula off skyline boulevard, a little cell right there and that is headed through woodside in the next ten minutes and west menlo park in 18 minutes and palo alto at 21 minutes. that means if you are not getting rain now you about to get a little bit rain. back over to the warm springs district you can see it is quiet compared to where they were 15 minutes ago, headed down to the south, this is where we have our

better radar returns and you can see right here, near great oaks boulevard, also, as we head down 101, deeper in the santa clara body, san jose, you are out of it for now, just a little sprinkle activity. we have made up a little bit of our rainfall deficit but not much. remember, year, santa rosa was near 5 itch and -- 5" but we have dropped down and we are 3" to 4.5" below. the best chance of showers now through noon, with a few showers possible at 4:00, and we will taper a little bit in the evening hours before more showers re-develop in the north bay tomorrow morning and spread southward across the rest of our neighborhoods during thursday afternoon and evening. that is our best chance of more heavy wide-spread rain with snow level down to 3,000 feet. scattered showers friday morning but friday afternoon we will spring board into the weekend with sunshine and warmer weather.

sue? >> we go to south bay where it is raining and we are getting first reports of a so low spinout northbound 680 and i am not seeing any significant slowing yet but if they don't get that out of there it could possibly slow the drive as you make your way north on 680. elsewhere, we will look at the 80 berkeley moving toward the maises maze -- macarthur maze^, a solid stream of cars. speeds and slick roads out there, so, folks, give yourself lots of extra time. >> our time is 5:08. amazing new video of the latest erupt at mount etna. is it affecting flights in italy? >> a monster storm pushes through the mid-atlantic and [ male announcer ] with citibank it's easy for jay >> a monster storm pushes

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on twitter at live doppler. >> an 18-year-old high schooler has not been seen since february 26 after he left his home in the middle of night and does not return the friends and family are planning a vigil at the open bible church on fig tree lane at 6:00 tonight. police say the teenager is considered at risk because they will not elaborate. >> venezuela veteran's foreign minister has declared seven days of national mourning in the death of chavez who was a socialist president for 14 years using money from the national oil company to help feed and care for the poor. chavez often clashed with united states leaders. venezuela veteran voters will elect the next president in a special vote with a wake held on friday when the official funeral will take place. >> protesters including a

95-year-old woman were escorted from san francisco's city hall yesterday. >> members of the local 1021 were protesting pay cuts to city positions when they refused to leave. at that point they were handcuffed and escorted out including the 95-year-old aunt of u.s. supreme court justice bryer. the cuts would only affect new hires. >> it could be closing storm of winter, hitting state after state with heavy wet snow. as the midwest digs out, winter warnings are posted in 19 states. the nation's capitol, now, is in the crosshairs. that is where we find the latest. >> the huge storm pushed through the mid-atlantic dumping heavy snow around washington, dc. forecasters expect accumulation between 6" and a foot. >> it is stressing me out.

in montgomery county, maryland, crews prepared for the worse. >> we will do the best we k. >> the goal is to avoid treacherous roads like the midwest and in wisconsin a truck driver was killed after a semi plunged off the icy bridge. >> this car ended up on the lake. in chicago, they are cleaning up after 10" fell. the storm grounded thousands of flights across the midwest and east coast and more cancellations are expected today. >> i think we will stay in chicago. i guess we will do something fund. >> in connecticut, firefighters and crews brace for an epic snow with some businesses staying home. they are used to it. >> i had water to my door here and i am up 4' or 5' from the road and 100 yards from the beach. >> residents along the storm zone on the east coast stocked up. >> making sure we have milk, eggs and water. that is it. >> along the super storm sandy

ravaged shore evacuationsor underway because of worry of flooding and high winds. in washington, dc, we expect the worst snow storm in three years, the know is expected to taper off tonight but there is worry heavy wind gusts, perhaps up to 35 miles per hour. >> mike is here keeping an cry on our weather. >> we have our own storm. nothing like that, though. >> we could get some snow but it will be around 3,000' and above but more likely tomorrow. you can see the rain is moving west to east and maybe a little bit to the north as we are getting a wrap around from the low that is in northern california with the counterclockwise flow. now, what going on, i will show you a couple of things. the flags on the ferrari --

ferry building are blowing west to east so that means we will have moisture picked up over the ocean and brought into the neighborhoods and keep our temperatures mild this morning. but not let us warm up much and the showers will be scattered in the forecast if the day. we are around 48 to 51 degrees in san francisco, oakland, san jose, pleasant town and palo alto and mill valley. here is how it looks now in house, you can see we have clouds as we zoom around and show you a few drops on the camera lens is what we are dealing with and temperatures in the mid, mainly upper 40's for santa rosa and napa and fairfield and fremont and gilroy. here is what will happen today, you can see the rain coming down, mostly cloudy conditions, the light showers and cooler weather today. we will have heavier showers tomorrow as another chunk of energy rolls through. when this passes on friday afternoon and through the

weekend, we have more sunshine and warm spring-like weather. here is a look at what is going on, you can see the north bay and the south bay at 7:00, the best areas for isolated shower or two and they taper during the afternoon and into the evening hours and the north bay will get some steady rain in the overnight hours. this will start to move across the rest of our neighbors, noon tomorrow through the afternoon and evening hours with a heavy batch of rain at midnight in the heart of the bay and by 7:00, it is sinking south and by friday afternoon into the evening hours we will have clearing skies and cool and damp conditions because of all the moisture hanging around. we will get another quarter or three quarters of an inch of rain in the lower elevations. the seven-day outlook shows it is going to be in the low-to-mid 50's tomorrow with the afternoon sun shine we will be 50 at the coast and 60 inland if friday and look at the 50's at the coast and low-to-mid 60's on

saturday. set the clocks forward an hour with daylight savings begin. check the batteries in the smoke detector and get ready for spring-like warmth and an extra hour in the evening to enjoy it. >> good morning, were, we will take a look at san jose right now and we have a couple of incidents happening. first, we will go from the eastbound ramp to northern 680, c.h.p. has given us a new location, car off the roadway, tow truck has been requested, with 50' of came, so be prepared for delays this and, also, nobody, 280 at 11th, a solo spinout blocking right lane, and 280, as mike was showing, a few rain drops but the rain is tapering off in san jose. you will have slick roads and this is the 17 overcrossing with light traffic conditions. >> people are paying more than ever for college. the numbers in this morning just

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>> good morning on this wet wednesday at 5:21. a live look at the embarcardero area in san francisco and the beautiful bay lights. we are officially turned on late last night. we do have a storm still in the

bay area moving out but our meteorologist says it is mostly showers now and he will tell you when and where you have to watch out for them. sue hall checks the wet commute coming up. >> i could watch that all morning. we have more new video this morning, new of mount it that erupting, sending plumes of ash and lava into the sky. roads near the volcano were covered with come to see regularly the volcano stone. it is the tallest active volcano in europe. >> the man voted the best soccer player now has a golden foot. the argentina would plays for spain had a cast his foot made into solid gold! it was unveiled today, and it

goes on sale tomorrow for $5.25 million. there is also a gelden footprint selling for under $94,000. and a mini fight for the budget minded for $42,000. the proceeds go to his foundation which will help children affected by the japanese tsunami in 2011. >> we have bad news for people working at him or parents trying to pay for college. >> cool new arrival attack coe -- at taco bell. >> a drop in state and local funding pushing tuition costs of public universities and colleges to a record high. the state higher education officer is calling for a decrease in funding and increase in student costs unprecedented. electronics retailer best buy cracking down on employee whose work from home and will be expected to work 4 hours and come to the office as much as possible.

yahoo banned working from home in june. and now, the dow is at a new all-time high and could have further to go. others forecast a sharp drop in stock prices. >> listen up, dorito fans, taco bell will announce the new cool ranch dorito tock coes a day early. eating large animals struck by vehicles, giving new meaning to roadside dining, a growing number of states are considering legalizing eating animals killed by vehicles. states save on clean up, and a man says that saves the family $1,800 a year on food brings. that is the new york stock exchange with the bloomberg business report. >> and now a shout out to the staff and students at my former high school for hosting a fantastic career day. thank you for inviting me to speak to students yesterday about a career in tv news.

i was one of 70 guest speakers and we worked on small sessions all morning, sharing our professional experiences with the teens. they were all eager to learn and we talked about keys to success: be curious, find a mentor, don't listen to the naysayers and use failures to grow. >> great advice. >> i thank you for coming yesterday while i was able to do during the midday news. >> it was great. people represented so many different careers and they need that. the class lessons and real life lessons. >> always. we have our own meteorology expert, mike nicco? >> good morning, everyone. it is moving into diabolo range with snow mixing in around 4,000'. to the north bay, didn't want to ignore you, you received most of the rain while we were sleeping, just scattered and slight showers, headed toward st. helena which will keep the streets slick.

big picture, you can see snow up forth, off to the east, rain headed toward los angeles and san diego during the afternoon hours that matter where you go you will run into scattered showers and high elevation snow. talking to sue, 80 still has chain requirements and 50 up to 20" of snow by 10:00 this evening in the sierra. be careful. here is sue. we will look at tahoe, but, first, in the san mateo area we have first reports of an accident and it is southbound 101 at 92 partly blocking a lane of traffic here and back to san jose where we have the east bound ramp partly blocked with a tow truck on way can they requested 50 feet of cable so you can expect delays and a solo spinout north 280 and if we can go, now, to king vale snow is

coming down but the road is open and you will need chains as we mentioned and it is a nice sight for shows headed to the mountains. >> kristen and katiest. >> loving it. >> singer and hollywood actress jessica simpson is a guest on jimmy kimmel live. check out last night. >> the young lady you will see is not what you would describe as enthusiastic about giving it a shot.

>> jimmy kimmel live airs weeknights at 11:35 after abc7 news at 11. >> just ahead, some much needed rain finally falls in the bay area and it comes with early damage the we will show you. >> new details of the suspect who killed two santa cruz police officers at the south bay as they prepare to on

eeeee and we will check with mike nicco to see if there is more of that coming. >> there is more coming. but not as heavy as overnight. good morning, everybody, here is

17 and 280 in the south bay where the rain ended 10 or 15 minutes ago and the heavy rain shows drizzle. it has moved from the santa clara valley and toward morgan hill and fall apart as it is down to gilroy right now. up in the east bay we have a light shower around san ramon and danville that moved to the higher ill -- elevations and the showers are falling apart but for a light shower in the north bay. we are getting quiet right now. as we head into the afternoon hours, when the sun comes up, it starts to reenergize the atmosphere and we could have another scattered showers. mid-to-upper 50's in the bay and inland and low-to-mid 50's at the coast. we will have more showers tomorrow and 70's if the weekend and next week. we will have that in the forecast. sue? how is traffic? >> we still have high wind advisory in the major bridges so

be aware of that. we will check the commute from the central valley, the green representing wet roads in the area, not necessarily rain, but wet roads in the area and you can see slow traffic to the altamont pass and it improves to the livermore area. in san jose a couple of issues, northbound 280, a solo spinout in the right lane and eastbound to north 680 a car is off the road. the tow truck is there getting it out of the ditch. the westbound 580, highway 4, from antioch, and the east shore freeway headed to the macarthur maze. kristen and katie? >> continuing with storm watch, the bay area is waking up to howling win, more showers and some visible damage from the storm. cornell bernard is live in petaluma. you have seen heavy rain in the last few hours. >> absolutely. very serious weather here in the north bay. we are live right now in novato

with a wet parking lot here at hamilton marketplace. we are in between rain cells but the big story this morning seems to be the wind and it is causing big problems in santa rosa where the crews have a downed tree blocking gates road and high winds took the street down but cable, phone, and power lines along with it and it happened at:15, fire crews still on the scene trying to figure out how to get the tree out and how to get power back to people. it is not known how many could be without power and 15 -- phone lines. the drive across the golden gate bridge was dicey. this video shows a heavy storm cell moving through. winds were gusting over the span, too. you have to really slow down if you are crossing the golden gate bridge this morning. this was our drive up through petaluma this morning on 101

northbound, rain hitting the windshield, and we did taught see any accidents but we called c.h.p. a short time ago and there have been spin outs, some minor accidents, no one seriously hurt, but if you are out there, the roads are extremely wet and you have to be careful on your way to work. we are live in novato for abc7 news. >> power outages are keeping people in the dark all over the bay area this morning, and the largest of the out aims is in near sea cliff state beach, with 1,100 without power, and 400 in martinez without power and out average in pleasant hill is affecting 370 and 300 people are without power in son -- southern cal. >> a stand off with a patient at san mateo general hospital has ended peacefully. a hospital spokesman said that

the man set small fires in his room before 1:00 p.m. and barricaded himself inside. the staff evacuated the patients in the surrounding room. police negotiators talked to the man and got him to come out at 1:30 this morning. miss have not made any arrests or given an estimate of the damage. we will update you further with details as we get them. >> new details of the man would shot and killed two santa cruz police officers. jeremy goulet lost his coffee shop job, sold the motorcycle, and told his house mate he was moving out. detective sergeant loran "butch" baker and detective elizabeth baker were at goulet's house to investigate a groping case and he opened fire on them february 26. a public viewing of the officers' caskets is held today at the santa cruz funeral home on ocean street from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. the public memorial for detective sergeant loran "butch" baker and detective elizabeth baker will be held tomorrow and it has been moved to the h.p.

pavillion in san jose to accommodate a larger crowd. a motorcade from santa cruz will precede the memorial. our live coverage begins at 11 a.m. right here. >> a suspected carjacker who was shot by san francisco police last night is expected to survive. the shooting happened after a chase through the city's bayview district, the driver of a stolen bmw was cornered in a deadend and police say he backed into an officer. >> the officer was knocked to the ground. the bmw re-positioned itself and about to agree forward. the officer was vulnerable. he could have been seriously injured or killed. two of the brother officers fired at the bmw striking the driver one time. >> it was it seems to men the day before and the carjacker had a shotgun. police are looking into whether the suspect could be involved

with a series of recent armed robberies. >> it is the latest in a string of officer-involved shootings, there have been six. two in san francisco, including last night. and one in guerneville, hayward, union city, and san jose. >> update at faith hayward shooting. police say they unintentionally shot and killed a 19-year-old passenger of a car that rammed a police vehicle and sped off. the suspect's car crashed a short time later. initially it was thought clear if the position jerry died from the crash impact or from the bullet fired. police want the d.a. to charge the driver with the passenger's death. >> a man shot and killed by police in san jose over the weekend was remembered at a candlelight vigil. family and friends gathered last night. friends say he had previous run ins with the law for petty theft. police say the shooting began with a chase after he rammed his car into a police cruiser. >> it surprised me that he was

being portrayed as a violent maniac because at home he was a week ago kid brotherrer -- he was a regular kid brother. >> officers fired at the 27-year-old. police have yet to find a weapon. >> the sheriff will be notifying neighbors this afternoon of a convicted high-risk sex offender who is moving in near an elementary school in contra costa county. the 69-year-old charles cristman serve crimes for sense crimes with children. he cannot find a place to live after being released and two attorneys offered a cottage on their property which is near willow coffee -- cove elementary. the judge said it would be better to let him live there then to live as a transient. >> and three mayors are meeting to boost the bay area bid to

boost the super bowl in 2016. the stadium is scheduled to be completed in time for the start of the 204 nfl season. the three mayors will join 49er c.e.o. to look at the progress of the stadium construction and to provide an update of the bid to bring the super bowl to the site. >> it is 5:39 now, and mike nicco is tracking the storm and the rain we are seeing this morning. >> it could affect the tour, right, mike? >> it could. they should be ready for a sprinkle or two with light showers possible. i wanted to show you the approach to the toll plaza because live doppler 7 hd is showing sprinkles right new spanning the entire bay bridge from the toll plaza to san francisco as you head toward the embarcardero. >> we have a shower in dublin coming over dublin boulevard.

if you are headed that way expect to need the windshield wipers. still have scattered showers to the north headed near guerneville and santa rosa and petaluma about to get another light sprinkle. today, we are talking about showers. we will have scattered showers in the morning hours. at noon they will still be there and we will be in the afternoon to evening as the system pulls away we will see a chance taper and our temperatures will hang out in the low to mid-50's for the better part of the afternoon. tomorrow, the second wave comes in and lower snow level to around 3,000 feet. friday morning a shower but friday afternoon, increasing such shine and warmer temperatures. >> good morning, mike, we still have chain requirements in the sierra and snow is coming down on 80 and 50 so good news for skiers and police activity in san francisco, at yosemite and

jennings, you are asked to avoid that area if at all possible as they do an investigation there. south 101 at 92 a car off the roadway and an update in san jose, eastbound to north 680 is closed while the car is removed from the off-ramp. a tow truck is on the scene. north 280, that is still blocking a lane of traffic. kristen and katie? >> 5:41. the bay lights project makes its debut on the western span of the bay bridge, and ahead, the cost to power all of the l.e.d. lights. >> but, first, an event bringing cardinals in

>> when storms hit, live doppler 7 hd tracks them first so you are ready. follow the bay area weather station on twitter. >> welcome back, everyone, at 5:44. be grateful for our rainstorm this morning. this is live, washington, dc, the white house, of course, tons of snow. the federal government has closed offices in washington, dc, today, schools are closed, too, and they expect 3" to 7" of snow to accumulate but maryland

is looking at 16", and virginia mountains are looking at 21" of snow. >> cardinals are electing a new pope and holding a public prayer service ahead of that today. this is new video of cardinals arriving at the vatican this morning where workers prepare the cistene chapel for the election of the pope. today, the cardinals will thank recently retired pope benedict for his service to the church with no indicate announced for the election. >> a richmond police k-9 is involving after being intentionally poisoned. an officer found the family dog, a two-year old black lab dying after eating meat laced with poison and rushed the dog to the vote and left his k-9 partner in the backyard kennel and burglars broke in and stole five guns and poisoned the k-9. >> both dogs involved in this were locked and secured in

kennels and of though threat to any burglar. it was obviously an intentional act. they could have broken into the house and committed the crime without doing anything to the dogs. >> police will not say what the dogs ate but the family lab dies from the poison given to the k-9. the department officials considered it an assault open one of their officers. >> the national against ship is leaving the bay this morning on the way to retirement. this is uss wichita deployed to support the vietnam war but it has been in benicia since 1993 when it was decommissioned and will head to next to be recycled. a total of 41 ships have left the national reserve fleet in the last four years. the bay bridge is now officially the world's largest l.e.d. light sculpture. crowds of people gathered in san francisco last note to watch the lights day lieu at 9:00 p.m. the new york artist switched on his

project. it consists of 25,000 l.e.d. lights attached to the western span of the bridge and locals were excited about the addition to their view of the bay. it look pretty cool. >> you can see more of the light show on the video over the next two years it will burn through 11,000 worth of energy. you can check it out each night starting at duck. >> private funds were raised to pay for it. >> and we can enjoy the show if tremendous. >> it is gorgeous. >> cannot imagine getting tired of it. and it always changes. >> the wet weather last night did not impede it so that was nice to see. now, everyone, zooming in with live doppler 7 hd, we are in the north bay and you can see industrial avenue and pine tree lane and to the southwest, fair

avenue southwest of santa rosa around petaluma, more than anything else, and you had light rain a second ago and now it has moved out. the radar has been updated and up to the northeast you can see irwin lane we have the better radar runs and jennings avenue and guerneville avenue and west college avenue. headed to the north, coffee lane, windmill circle, those are the areas that had some rain. now, democratting out to show you what is going on we have our best chance of showers in the north by as the south bay, that line is falling apart. here is a look at 680 and walnut creek, it is not raining right now. good news for you but residual moisture open 680 and the temperature in correct yes, 48, same in mill valley and palo alto is 49. here we are from our roof camera, you can see the ferry building and the bay bridge, and

downtown san francisco, so, no rain right near, the clouds is opened up and rained elsewhere over the last hour or so but it is still a little slick with moisture on the streets. santa rosa and fairfield and livermore in the hid to upper 40's. today we have light sures and heavy showers and snow tomorrow and brighter and warmer weekend. notice all the satellite lows, one came through last night and that is the first punch, and the second is coming on the back side of it and that is the second punch tomorrow. you can see through the day today scattered light showers and they taper during the evening, the afternoon and evening hours and overnight, the north bay will have a steady stream of light rain and that will move in the rest of the bay by, say, noon, and move across rather slowly all the way through the evening and early overnight hours until, finally, on friday morning, they are out of here and you can see the clearing trend that takes place

friday afternoon. rainfall amounts, another quarter to three quarters of an inch in the lower elevation and 1" to 2" in the mountains. this weekend with daylight savings we have an extra hour in the evening to enjoy the temperatures in the 60's and 70's away from the coast, and we will stay in the 70's away from the coast for monday and for the better part of tuesday. >> hello, everyone, on the bay bridge toll please the roads wet with a minor delay paying cash, otherwise track is getting by nicely. updating the situation we are going to san mateo where we had an accident off the roadway now, on the shoulder, and just a little bit of slow traffic as you make your way past the 92 junction and a new accident to report, westbound, 237, this one is blocking a lane of traffic and updating the situation in san jose, two situations, eastbound ramp to north 680 closed while they remove a car with a solo spinout and north

280 the right lane was blocked but it is off on the shoulder. >> family members of a woman who died at a nursing home don't blame the facility after a nursery fused to perform cpr in an incident that shocked the nation when the 9-1-1 audio was released. the family of the 87-year-old woman said she would not have wanted live prolonging help. they say they knew the staff wasn't trained to provide medical care. the company that operates the home says the employee who identified herself as a nurse to the 9-1-1 dispatcher was actually a resident service director. the death has sparked investigations by the city and the state and policy reviews by senior living facilities on how staff should handle emergencies. >> it is 5:51. ahead, a san francisco landmark gets ready to serve up the last dish. >> a little slip of the tongue from kate and what the duchess said that could reveal a secret

about her baby. >> california's largest city facing uncertainty this morning. a day after two top candidates face off in

>> a little slip of the tongue but the duchess may have given away the gender of the baby while chatting with the public.

according to the london telegraph she was given a teddy bear as a gift for which she said "thanks, i will take that to my "d" but she stopped herself and a woman says was she in the process of saying "daughter" she replied, we are not telling. >> any guesses on what else it could be? >> people have their theories. >> we will check with mike nicco, we have the rain. do we still have showers? where are they, mike? >> they are very light holded to monterey bay and near santa rosa. if you put this in motion and head to tahoe and why you need chains, look at the heavy snow that is falling. headed throughout the day you can see radar is slowly sinking to the south and that is where we are going to have showers so the entire state will be wet but for the desert and palm springs at 76. 60 in los angeles and san diego and mid-to-upper 50's through

the industrial valley and talk he is 34 and yosemite 34. tahoe is still under the winter storm warning. we are still going to get up to 20" of snow through 10:00 this evening. we have had some gusty conditions and some drifting and blowing snow so local white out conditions are possible. you need the chains and to be careful because of reduced visibility. >> chain is required on both 580 and we have high win advisory on the major bridges for another hour. west 237, that is now in the cheer fays, the accident, moving to the eat bay. we also have a new stall that is when 4 at hillcrest, very slow traffic moving toward pittsburg, and back to san jose and update, everything is clear. both of these are clear, they are gone. good news. christian and katiest.

>> also gone an i conic restaurant in downtown san francisco will serve their last meal after serving for 27 years, the first fine dining chinese restaurant to introduce asian fusion cuisine to san francisco. the restaurant says they will close march 31 after all the celebrities who visited when the lease expireed. >> a swat stand off is underway when a suspect refuses to surrender to police. >> and mike nicco is tracking a storm with live doppler 7 hd to tell us which parts of the bay area are seeing rain right now. >> also ahead, a team effort for the super bowl, a major players gathering together today to bring football's biggest game to

>> abc7 news starts right now with live breaking news. >> we have breaking news from the bayview district. police are in a stand off with a mel marijuana robbery suspect. >> it is happening here at corner of wallace avenue and jennings street. officers have arrested two suspects. they believe at least one suspect remains in the building. the swat team has been called to the scene. abc7 news reporter, amy hollyfield, is headed there now. >> the weather is the other top story, a storm blowing out through the bay area. >> it came through the bay area soundly overnight, but check out what is going on right now, we are getting sinking air over san francisco, the clouds have opened up and you can see a clear sky and the bay bridge. there are still a few showers to contend with in the north bay. this is where we will have the

better chance of showers the next couple of hours before this spreads south. we have seen the heavy it of the rain today, and most of it developed while we were sleeping the residual moisture this morning, a few showers through 7:00 and you can see clouds in the afternoon. not rule out a light shower which is possible but nothing like we dealt with overnight. it will be mostly cloudy by 7:00, and temperatures are in the low-to-mid 50's for the better part today and the evening around the bay. inland valleys, scattered showers are possible in the north bay law 7:00, and those will taper by noon, and, again, isolated shower is possible this afternoon as we are between systems and we will get a break in the evening and 50 degrees. we have another round showers tonight and tomorrow. i will give you a timeframe for that coming up but right now we have traffic with sue. >> we have a high wind advisory for the major bay area bridges at this hour. give yourself extra time because there are wet roads and that