. >> it's saturday, december 19th. thanks so much for waking up with us. i'm chris ngyen. some parts of the bay area are seeing slick roads. let's send it to meteorologist lisa argen with a first look at live doppler hd. hi, lisa. >> you are right. in particular, the east bay this morning. leftover showers in the north bay. another line of showers hitting the peninsula. but we've had some light to moderate rain over into oakland and berkeley through piedmont and that's exactly where we are looking at highway 13 and 24. out toward the east bay valleys. take it easy there. you are into the wet weather. fog through almeda, san leandro, just about to move westward.

the san mateo bridge and 280, wood side, montero. look at this line of showers just offshore. it will be pushing into santa cruz. it will be a cool day today. the skies will become pick. notice in the south bay not a lot happening here. we will look for the temperatures to be just in the 50s with the northwest wind. if you are headed out to do some shopping, it should be fine throughout the afternoon. but early morning showers, 40s and 50s by noontime. just a stray shower. mid-50s throughout the day a stronger system tomorrow and higher rainfall totals. i'll have that coming up. chris. >> lisa; is that, thank you. yesterday pouring rain pelt the the bay bridge which made for dangerous driving conditions. abc7 news reporter alan wang showed us how the storm impacted some last minute holiday shoppers and retailers. >> retailers in the north bay say everything was going well

until the storm moved in. >> it started dying when the rain came. if started around 4:00, i think. >> the christmas shopping spirit took an immediate dive as rush shower traffic seemingly ignored the retailers. open-air shops at the village at cord madera and the town center deserted. >> we will not get the customers. >> retailers needed more hard-core shoppers like jen. >> got to get out. have to do what you have to do. doesn't matter what the weather is. >> but she was one of the few. last minute christmas tree shopping also came to a halt at the shopping center. but john saw the rain as an opportunity. >> we thought it would be a good time to sneak out and get something done, you know. so that's it. and it's worked out great. >> last minute christmas shoppers are expected to come out this weekend but there's more rain in the forecast. and retailers are hoping they will get their christmas spirit on and brave the elements. in the north bay, alan wang.

abc7 news. >> heavy rain spoiled plans for the first-ever outdoor hockey game in west sacramento last night. nearly two inches of water consume layed on to the ice, turning parts of it into slurb. the game between the stockton heat and bakers sealed condors has been coast pond until 4:30 this average. it's dubbed the biggest snow on show. when you get unusual weather where you live, take a photo or video and share it with us using the #abc7now. that will help us find your content so we can easily use it on error online. a 3.1 earthquake hit the east bay last night. residents in san ramon felt the shaking just after 7:30. it's the same area a string of earthquakes lit in october into early november. during that time seismologists detected nearly 600 small earth

be indication. the largest one registered at 3.6. a silver alert issued in the south bay for a missing woman. the 76-year-old was last seen yesterday at her home in san jose. she's 4'10" with gray hair and brown eyes. police believe she's wearing a yellow and black hooded sweater and waring a yellow purse. if you see her you are urged to call san jose police. protesters are demanding justice for mario woods, the man fatally shot by police. yesterday the mayor said he heard their demands. they want the mayor to fire greg suhr. they blame him. >> we are conducting a fully independent investigation. it will be transparent. the conclusion of the investigation and whatever rational we come up with will be made public. >> the demonstrators want police

to undergo sensitivity training. the police department is now asking the city to allow officers to also be armed with tasers. oakland police are on the lookout for a man who kidnapped a woman, robbed her and then tried to sexually assault her. they released sur are availablens video showing the attacker. this happened early thursday just after midnight on piedmont avenue. the man put a metal object into her back and walked her into a secluded area. she fought back kicking and screaming. the attacker ran off with her stolen items. >> a former youth pastor at hercules church is accused of molesting children. he's accused of molesting two girls who were part of his bible study class. lopez was arrested this week at his home. he also vol tired as a football coach at a high school. detectives believe there may be other victims. authorities are trying to identify the driver of a pickup that was killed in a fiery crash on the railroad tracks in south san francisco. it happened just around 3:00

yesterday afternoon near the south city caltrain station. witnesses say the truck was seen speeding and driving erratically along nearby highway 101 moments before the accident. investigators say they will need dna or dental records identify the remains. new controversy between the two leading drats running for president. a software glitch allowed four members of the bernie sanders campaign to download confidential files about hillary clinton's voter base. sanders respond by firing one of those staffers, but it did not end there. the democratic national committee shut the sanders campaign out of its database. that prompted sanders to file a lawsuit accusing the dnc of siding with clinton. late last night party officials and the sanders campaign reached an agreement to restore access to that database. tonight christine pelosi, daughter of congresswoman nancy pelosi will host a democratic

watch party in san francisco. she supports hillary clinton. fellow clinton supporters will be on hand to show how they can help volunteer to help her clinch the nomination. it's just off the embarcadero. you can watch the debate live in new hampshire right here on abc7 starting at 5:00 p.m. david muir and martha raditz are moderating. "star wars" fans not only packed theaters yesterday but they got a taste of the force. in several cities thousands battled it out with lightsabers. abc7 news reporter sergio quintana has more on the a galactic free-for-all. >> not very long ago in a galaxy not far away at all, hundreds of jedi braved the rain to experience the force and try to set a record. >> you try to break the record for the biggest site saber battle. >> this san francisco battle is one of several across the country and, of course, a star

wars event would not be complete without costumes. oliver donned his jedi master robe for the second day in a row. >> me and my friends decided to dress up for the movies. >> some were worried about the night. it was the first time at battle. >> have you been practicing with the lightsabers? >> actually no, and i'm kind of squared. >> as on cue, the crowds parted over the park on the embarcadero and at 8:00 the forces of good and evil went at it. >> it's crazy, map. even in all this rain, everybody is just here. we are all -- one big "star wars" family here. >> it was a free for all. duals unfolding everywhere. the colors of the sabres painted the night sky in red, blue and green. children even battled dumps. >> there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of rules and anyone can be a target. >> there were probably only two rules that everyone seemed to follow. have fun and if you saw the movie already, no sharing spoilers. in san francisco, sergio

quintana, abc7 news. >> about for-- $57 million thursday night alone and could set records. ticket are available. bay area theaters have added additional showing to handle the demand. >> 6:09, the time. lots of people will be heading out there to see that movie. >> what to do, ski, shop, to see that. >> so much going on. >> i know. and a little rain to dodge this morning. it will be dissipating and dryer to skies this afternoon. but from the sutro tower camera, 50 in san francisco. and the airport mist and drizzle and foggy. be careful. but by the afternoon a few peeks of sun and i'll have the forecast next. >> we will take you back three

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new this is abc7 news. >> 6:12 is our time. a live look outside from san jose this morning. interstate 280. you can see wet roads out there. lisa returns in a little bit with the full accuweather

forecast. cleanup is halfway done after the valley fire ripped through three counties. the last flames were extinguished nearly three months ago. according to the press, crews have cleared more than 1200 homes they have access to. they average 20 to 25 property cleanups per day, but officials say the recent rainy weather does not help because when the unpaved roads are wet it's difficult to move the heavy equipment where it's needed. new numbers show california's unemployment rate is slightly dropping. in november the new jobless rate went down to 5.7%. it's lower in almeda county where it's currently 4.4%. in san francisco the jobless rate is 3.4% and santa clara county just added the highest number of jobs in 25 years. janet has more. >> your eyes are not deceiving you. yes, there is more traffics congestion in the south bay because the economy is the best it's been since the dot-com boom. an explosive number of jobs were

added just last month. >> it's the highest on record going back to 1990 so that's pretty exciting. >> labor market specialist janet shriver. >> it points to a full recovery. she said the tech industries prosperity is the driving force for growth in all other industries. from october to november, 5200 jobs were added and san jose metro area now leads the state in job growth. job seekers notice the difference. >> it's definitely better. >> lisa was recently laid off but she's bouncing back much more quickly than when she lost her job during the recession. >> several people contacted me recently regarding opportunities. >> she was one of the few people at the employment development department responding to recruiters and feeling optimistic. in san jose, abc7 news.

>> as a way to ease the cost of housing, facebook is offering their employees $10,000 to move closer to the office. to get the one-time bonus, they have to buy or rent a play -- a place within ten miles of the head converts. for families with kids the bonus can be as much as $15,000. many live in san francisco and take shuttles down to the office. it's not unusual for the russian river to flood, pushing water into the streets of guerneville. it usually causes little damage. however, this is an el nino season when the weather can suddenly move to the extreme. we look back to 1986 when a blast of rain caused guerneville's biggest flood ever. >> reporter: this is the russian river on its best behavior, so calm and serene, just what the people in guerneville love about it. but the old-timers know better. >> there's a lot of people of that moved into this town since 1986 and they don't have a clue. >> it was like you were almost like breathing water. it was so incredibly dense. the water just never stopped coming from the sky and it was so loud it was deafening.

>> believe it. >> over sunday night into monday morning it came up 10 feet in about 8 hours. >> this was guerneville after two feet of rain fell in ten days, swelling the russian river to grotesque proportions. 48.8 feet. how high is that? see the old bridge? the water came all the way up to the walkway. locals still call this the great valentine's flood but there was no romance, not when water consumed the community and caused $40 million damage. river road lived up to its name. cars looked more like boats. the local deli, like ad wade-three restaurant. and water flowed so fast, residents clung to a rope. >> they said it wasn't going to flood and my house is now under water and everything i own.

>> there was no way out for more than 1,000 people except by national guard helicopter. for those who did remain behind, the red cross shelters moved to higher ground three different times. >> don't be so gullible, get prepared for things next time. >> to a degree, they have. now when guerneville floods, water rarely reaches the built-up homes. lesson learned. abc7 news >> 6:17 is our time. lisa, drivers not only dealing with the rain out there, but also fog. >> yeah. the good thing about this rainy event we have had breaks and they haven't been strong systems. rainfall is nearly where it should be this time of year but we've had the breaks and the rain light. tomorrow's system stronger. you see the yellows to san leandro, and light rain pushing back westward toward pescadero. and heavy downpour around the

airport. watch out danville, you can see wet weather as well as san ramon, and highway 24. further south you talk about hayward. union city about to get yet. south of the dumbarton bridge, redwood city and 280 and you will see menlo mark getting wet. westward the showers are sitting offshore. and then this band of rain showers will get the santa cruz mountains wet and perhaps a few light showers into santa cruz. back into the north bay looking at 580, very light rain. sierra nevada it's snowing with a winter weather advisory through noontime. a winter weather advisory for the west saleps into the evening hours. it extends throughout yosemite for 10:00 in the evening hours. the advisory in purple and warning in pink. a couple of inches. up to 14 inches on the west slopes. if you are shopping today, we

will dry o it will take some time. by noontime mostly cloudy in the mid-50s. more sunshine through 4:00. it won't warm us up much because it will be breezy, as well. clear at 9:00 tonight but more rain on the way. a bigger system on sunday. 49 san mateo, good morning san francisco. it's 50 half moon bay and visibility is restricted to just a mild ability rosa, 3 miles concord and hayward with the rain. our exploratoriual camera is foggy with scattered showers. more rain tomorrow and another storm system. a warmer and wetter one heads our way for christmas eve. perhaps right on into christmas day. there's the quick-moving system. you notice how quickly it slides to the east and then it's gone. you will notice that we are looking at dryer conditions. good if you need to get your tree still and do some things in the afternoon. tomorrow clerk it out. by 2:00 we are still dry in the south and east bay but it's the north bay that's wet. the games in the east bay, south bay, and getting wet throughout the around. notice through 6:00 we are still

showery with the rain right on through the coast. it's a rainfall totals will range wildly from anywhere to a tenth in fairfield, a third in oakland, .4 in san francisco, half-inch or better santa rosa and just a tenth throughout month pun taken view and the south bay. that's sunday afternoon. saturday afternoon clearing out, cool and breezy at the coast. if you are going to head to the coast. 54 vallejo and san rafael. the accuweather seven-day forecast, tomorrow a 1. then a chance of showers monday, tuesday, wednesday and then it's christmas eve. this one is windier, wetter, warmer and it could last into christmas day. once again, those breaks giving us, you know, really not bad systems and just enough to keep us where we should be for december. >> all right. good information, lisa. thank you. coming up next, r2d2 is going presidential. why the droid and his friends visited

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>> paula joins us from new york to tell us what is coming up at 7:00 on "good morning america." >> good morning. coming up, we have the developing story in the democratic power just hours before tonight's big debate in new hampshire.

clinton campaign accusing bernie sanders campaign of theft after a massive data breach. did they steal information? the theory and rereaction. we will have a preview come up and whether sanders can turn this into his big moment. and how about this hands-on dad. he says he has maybe his assist of the lifetime for lebron after the birth of his child. a home birth. that's ahead. and cozy for continues to carry on the buzz. we have his analysis for the record-breaking seventh installment. it's all coming up on gma this saturday. hope to see you soon. >> the empire descended upon washington, d.c. yesterday. the first lady tweeted out this video welcoming r2d2 to the white house. the droid and a couple

stormtroopers joined the press secretary for a little fun before the press conference. the characters were there as part of a special screening of the star words-the force awakens for military families who lost loved ones. and holiday clear in martinez yesterday. abc news was at the contra costa animal shelter as they gave bags of treats and toys. they raised $200,000 at their stores to help out rescues and animal groups to the bay area. some of the chp's best and brightest recruits are now proud graduates. the training was rough. k9 cadets made their debut in sacramento yesterday. after 11 weeks of training they say their new partners can multi-task and definitely take a bite out of crime. >> she's a duel purpose k9. duel purpose narcotics and patrol. she can help us apprehend

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>> this is abc7 news. >> it's 6:30 on your saturday morning. thanks for joining us. the roads are wet throughout much of the bay area. let's check in with meteorologist lisa argen. she's tracking the conditions where you live. >> we have fog and a narrow band of showers from the east bay back to about the bridge and the coastal area. heading through danville, between 680 and 580 you have showers. they blasted through the oakland airport earlier and down through newark looking at wet weather. back through palo alto. wood side and the valley and menlo park light shower activity. this area through the santa cruz mountains getting wet and looking at more shower activity just in and around the salinas

area, and in the mountains it's snow. temperatures in the lower 30s with the winter weather advisory through noontime for south lake. temperatures in the upper 40s to near 50. plenty of fog out there. it's foggy, misty and brisly. we will look for the system to exit and clear by the around. we are partly cloudy with temperatures on the cool side in the mid-50s. a stronger system tomorrow many we will talk about rain totals, more snow and christmas coming up. chris. >> lisa, thanks. happening today, presidential hopefuls will take center stage in the abc7 news democratic debate. we are joined live from man cheter, new hampshire with more of what you can expect. good to see you this morning. >> good morning. it's great talking to you. later on today this area behind me is going to be teaming with reporters, campaigners, analysts. and while hillary clinton has a commanding lead in national polls, we know it can be won right here on this stage. >> heading into tonight's debate, hillary clinton is 31 points ahead of rival bernie

sanders in the latest abc news washington post poll. clinton tops the national poll at 59%, sanders at 28% and martin o'malley with just over 5% voter support. but it's worth remembering at this point in 2007 clinton had a similar lead overthin senator barack obama. and here in new hampshire sanders actually has a slight advantage. >> if bernie sanders is going to beat hillary clinton, it has to start right here in new hampshire. >> look for these issues to be are front and center at tonight's debate. first guns. >> it's time for us to say we are going to get comprehensive background choke. >> sanders supporting additional background chokes, but he's also had a record that limits gun control measures. second, the campaign data breach. a sanders campaign staffer was able to access clinton's confidential voter database after a fire wall laps. the staffer said he did nothing inappropriate. >> if i thought i was doing it

wrong, i would have tried to hide it, and i didn't. in this election outsiders are king. >> bernie sanders may have one of the most unique outsiders no all-time. he's been in congress for centuries but he's never been associated either of the parties. >> there has been so much drama surrounding the data files. you know, the sanders campaign had their access cutoff. they sued the dnc and we learned that overnight they have had their access restored but the campaign isn't saying whatever they are going to drop the lawsuit. live in manchester, abc news. >> see you at 8:00. again, the debate is tonight in new hampshire. abc news anchors david muir and martha raditz are moderating. you can watch it live right here at 5:00.

new this morning, president obama and the first lady met the families of the 14 san bernardino shooting victims. the two stopped in southern california before heading to hawaii for the holidays. inside a high school library sat 14 families at separate tables. the obama's went to each table and talked to each family. they could not have been more insistent that something good comes out of this tragedy. >> we have to remind ourselves of the to overwhelming good that exists out there. >> and if you met some of these folks, despite the pain and heart aches they are feeling, they could not have been more inspiring. >> the obamas boarded air force 1 just after 11:00 last night. the meetings lasted nearly three hours, more than an hour and twenty minutes longer that than scheduled. >> today is super saturday. the saturday before christmas is expected to be the second busiest shopping day of the year for brick and mortgager stores. last year it trumped black

friday with more than $9 billion sold. kohls is opening for 170 straight hours until 6:00 p.m. christmas eve to squeeze every last dollar before christmas. >> online sales are booming, but what about brick and mortar stores in shopping malls. we have more. >> reporter: more americans are doing their shopping online, but does that mean brick and mortgager is dead? not necessarily, according to sun valley mall, where sales are up despite foot traffic is down. >> traffic is steady. it's been a holiday season. we are up in volume and everything is going very well. people are still coming to the mall. >> according to the latest survey, store sales are up this year by about 2%. but online sales have surged more than 4.5%. >> i did 80% to 90% online. >> this couple told us they are only in the mall for a couple of reasons. >> some things you just need to buy in person. >> and you can't see santa online. >> you cannot see santa online. >> part of christmas is getting a little dressed up and going out and seeing friends and

shopping and seeing what is new and what is new for the holiday. >> and there are those who will bypass the more impersonal online experience for the one a shopper gets into a store where there's so much to see and touch. >> i can touch it, feel it, see it. ask about it. and get it giftwrapped. >> according to the national retail foundation, 90% of shoppers still have at least one more gift to buy and chances are they will do it in a store. in concord, laura anthony, abc7 news. happening today, the glide memorial church will giveaway thousands of toys for the holiday season. this is a program's 31st year thanks to the bay area's generosity. families can start lining up at the 9:00 this morning. san francisco the police station

in the mission will host their annual toy drive. this year officers collected hundreds of toys and games to distribute to children. santa will be at the station to greet the kids. this event starts at 9:00 this morning at the mission station on valencia. >> yesterday low-income families got the unique opportunity to pick out donated toys for their children. this process creates excitement for families in need. >> and i know what my daughter likes. i just don't have to be given stuff that's maybe not in her interest so it's nice to come and pick things out for her. >> nearly 1300 families were able to pick out toys at the salvation army warehouse. 120 families also received bigger gifts like washers and dryers and even car repairs. >> at least 300 families in berkeley will receive toys today from the police department but the toys for tots program almost didn't happen this year. the police chief reached out to the community through a gofundme campaign and the bay area came through big. more than $11,000 was raised in just two days, smashing the goal of $5,000. starting today, the sacred heart community service in san jose will hold it's an

you'll holiday food distribution. more than 3,000 low-income families will receive food boxes today through monday, and next week more than 6,000 children will get toys, books and bikes, all thanks to a generous community. still ahead on the abc7 saturday morning news. how warriors forward harrison barnes plans to make the holidays much merrier for 20 day area kids. but first the time right now is 6:37 on this saturday morning. we are taking a live look from our sutro tower camera. you can see there is fog out there right now. some delays at sfo. we will check in with our meteorologist lisa argen and the full accuweather forecast coming up. four out of five people may not agree on carne asada or carnitas. but four out of five who got their health insurance through covered california got help paying for it. find out if you could be one of them at coveredca.com enroll by january 31st to avoid the irs tax penalty.

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>> welcome back, everyone. a quick look outside from our emeryville camera. you can see the conditions oar the bay bridge this morning. lisa returns soon with her accuweather forecast. happening today in san francisco, the saint anthony foundation is starting their annual curbside drive. it runs through christmas eve. the drive starts at 9:00 this morning. golden state warrior harrison barnes is hosting a

holiday shopping spree today for 20 kids from the oakland boys and girls club. barnes will take them to the adidas store at the san francisco shopping center on market street. they will shop for new shoes and clothes, courtesy of adidas. it's the fourth year barnes will host holidays with harrison for underserved youth in the bay area. 6:41 the tile. and for people with plans to head outside today, they will need the jackets. >> and the golden gate bridge is not looking too bad. you can see it's wet out there but fog is also an issue. we will track the morning showers, talk about our afternoon drying trend and a soggy second half of the weekend coming up. >> thanks, lisa. also ahead, the warriors are trying to rally at oracle arena against the bucks after giving up a season-high 76 points in the first half. collin resch has the

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♪ that. was. epic! [ bark ] >> here's a look at lake tahoe. many of you are heading up for the weekend, and we will check with lisa argen if you need the chains. last night the doves were looking for their 30th straight win at home. they had to beat the bucks, who handed them their only loss of the season last weekend. here are the highlights in this morning's sports report.

>> the warriors were vocal all week. with they wanted revenge on the team that ended their 28 game win streak but milwaukee proving last night it was no fluke. they had the chance on the rope to the very end. steph curry wasn't happy with the bucks celebratory antics a week ago. serving notice on the first shot of the game. a three. he wanted a foul but didn't get it. michael carter william, a subject of much of the warriors animosity. takes a hard foul from bogut. a flagrant one. he leaves with back issues. the bucks seemed to use that as fuel. their best half of basketball all season. and only two first half threes for the bucks and that was one of them. warriors 58 first-half points. klay had 27 but the bucks up by 12 at the break. the 10-4 run. carter williams outplayed steph until the fourth. down 11.

draymond green, 8-0 run himself. and the lefty finishes. goes up left, finishes right. one bucket all night, the dagger three to go up 7. you think this is warriors draymond green. the warriors outscore the bucks by 17 in the fourth quarter and improve to 26-1. they have now won 30 straight at oracle. >> pistons and bulls played 68 minutes of basketball last night. andre drummond 38 points, 2 rebounds before fouling out. three scored 30 or more. jimmy butler led way with 43. that wasn't enough. that was for the tie. look at this, pistons prevail in chicago 147-144. sharks won the first two games in a five game road trip in ottawa friday night where they would not make it three in a row. second period, justin braun fails to clear the puck. dangles around braun.

sharks unravel in the third. cody, the shot off stalock. the rebound goes between his legs and john pageau pokes it in. senators the winner 4-12. -- 4-2. high school football, rain the story of the division i championship game. mission viejo and beliveau. and two touchdown pass. 40 yards there to austin osborne. missionmission viejo wins. 24-0. with the addition of jeff samardzija and kueto, and there's a starting spot on receipttation come this spring. he spent five seasons with the pirates earlier in his career and won two world series with the giants. run more note. and one more note, san jose state and georgia state later today. we will see them kicking off. a look at morning sports, i'm collin resch.

have a great day, everyone. >> is fog a still issue? >> yes. heading to fremont and along the peninsula. what you see now is this system will exit throughout the next couple of hours. a little bit of shower activity in the north bay, but mainly we will see it here between 580 and 680 from san ramon and southward through danville and dublin. this is the lighter activity north through concord and walnut creek. you see berkeley and miranda a little mist and drizzle. for our friends in fremont and north of union city a shower pushing through. it will be quickly out of your way but southwest ward back through palo alto and los altos hills looking at wet whether into mountain view. and from pescadero through santa cruz in the next 15 to 20 minutes looking at the wet weather. you will see some of that in the south bay throughout the next hour or so. but in the mountains we have a winter storm warning throughout

the next couple hours and a wintry mixer weather advisory with the temperatures right around freezing. until noontime with the winter weather advisory and through the southern sierra all day long. you will need the chains. it's going to be extra slow in the mountains today and another stronger system. it's a warmer one that heads our way tomorrow. so if you are planning on heading out today to do some holiday shopping, numbers will be in the 50s. the rain should be over about 9:00. noontime a little more sunshine but still cool. and clear and chilly by 9:00. today would be a good day to get out and good things done. about by midday tomorrow we will be wet again. 48 mountain view and los altos. looking at half-mile visibility from fairfield. and the rain with you and a mile up in petaluma. as you look outside in san francisco, we are looking at the clouds here. and more rain is to come tomorrow. so the bulk of the day today will be be dry after the few

showers pass by. then by christmas eve into christmas day looks like a wetter, windier and stronger system. so later on today partly cloudy. fast forwarding through 10:00 tomorrow morning where cloverdale, clear lake and santa rosa will be wet. it will take until the early afternoon hours until we see it push southward. 2:00 still some heavier rain. santa rosa, cloverdale a few light showers. vallejo into the east bay and the raiders game and the niners game will likely get wet throughout the day. 4:00 you are still dry for the most part around pleasanton and fremont. castro valley looking at showers and by 8:00 we are soggy all across the bay area. takes us right on through your saturday night. rainfall totals anywhere about a tenth to .2 from the delta to hayward. .5 novato. half moon bay maybe a half-inch of rain. so for today look for drying conditions, some sunshine. cool, just 50s. the rain exiting the east bay

and south bay within the next hour. and then we will look for a number one on our storm impact scale tomorrow midday throughout the afternoon. monday a slight chance or basically dry through wednesday and then looking at a wetter system. this will increase the snow levels for christmas eve into friday. so it looks like, you know, we are staying active throughout the week. >> and i'm sure many people are relieved at least later today they will be able to get to their holiday parties much easier with the lack of rain. >> that's right, yeah. good point. >> lisa, thanks. well, el nino is here and the forecast calls for heavy rain. the abc7 news weather team has the power of live doppler 7hd at their fingertips. meteorologist explains how it will keep your family safe through the severe weather season. >> the rainy season is here. and el nino may make this winter a wet one. >> fortunately for you, abc7 news has the stronget, fatters, most powerful storm tracking system in northern california. >> here's a look at live doppler

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throughout the afternoon. keep that in mind if you are heading on, going to the sierra nevada. you will need chains. 680 and dublin and 580 toward pleasanton wet. and fremont a little shower for you north of milpitas. you should be getting your head wet in the next few minutes. sunnyvale and palo alto some get weather. it evaporates. we will look for partly cloudy conditions today. next system midday tomorrow many it will bring anywhere from a tenth to half-inch of rain. dry midweek, stronger system christmas eve and christmas day. >> it all goes together. >> doesn't it? >> lisa, thanks and thanks for joining us on the abc7 saturday morning news. news continues online with twitter, facebook and all of your mobile apps. abc7 news continues at 8:00 a.m. see you then.

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