hah hah top stars were following them bay area we have gone through surviving a first for storms. apply today but more rain is coming. >> one of the busiest travel day newark airports details coming up. >> the post office is bracing for the busiest mailing date of the year. what you need to know. >> we will continue with showers

throughout the day today but we will have a dry breaks as well. chance of thunderstorms throughout the day but dry weather by the end of the week. at the side that you're radar giving an idea of where wet weather is this morning. santa rosa down to petaluma also wish you had over to vacaville heavier down forces well. just to the north also getting heavy downpours. down and to the south bay morton help as isolated showers but take a look at this mount hamilton is getting snow. so snowfall in the higher elevations. it into the sierra in yosemite as well getting snow

showers. down to southern california you can see getting heavy rain there in fact we have a flood warning. that means flooding is imminent. also watch through loss angeles county. we have trees their root systems to it absorbed moisture there is a bigger threat for flooding. 7 day around the bay shows on and off showers tuesday by wednesday we will continue to see rain and thunderstorms thursday and friday could stay dry. the rain returns just in time for christmas. but traffic check as we take a look at your ride. westbound ride looks good. your commute to the upper deck light traffic still i would be surprised if the minute meter lights were turned on as they

have been for the last several weeks. we're doing well coming in from the macarthur maze an you're sam taylor ride looks good. here you can see the westbound side of the bridge a little heavier traffic now but in usually it is very heavy at the 6:00 hour. we're looking lighter than usual at this hour. it called a bridge ride also looks good way of a problem free and a life free through marin county on 1 01 south. >> we continue our team coverage of the weather so we wanted to look at some of the damage left behind by the winds and rains that we saw over the weekend in oakland hills. you can see some of the damage here let's go live now to our team of journalists to jackie cecil one or so reporters out there. jackie what a mess this morning.

>> it looks like the wind got the better part of the tree here. this house has a branch there rested on top of the roof. as i can inside the branch actually made its way through the ceiling. the room for people inside when it happened yesterday obviously those high winds and saturday took its toll. the jury appeared missing branches on it. we're being told the people live inside obviously can't be inside right now. obviously it's on safe we are waiting for inspectors to come. you can see the top on the chimney some of the damage over the weekend these folks here definitely dealing with the tree is some point today. >> it looks dry it out there right now. if >> i haven't seen any rain at

all the wind is picking up slightly but for the most part its benign conditions out here. >> so we have time to get that taken care of before the next set of rain comes in. this is a high tide this is what led to the flooding on highway 1 01 under the highway. this car had to get a bomb to get through the water. at the park in rise drivers left their cars there they went back to find their ride had been flooded out. >> if you're up early this morning to get to the airport you're not alone expected to be the busiest travel day before christmas san francisco airport export bank 120,000 people today alone. the fbi in the last 20 minutes clearing what was thought to be a package at new work new jersey liberty airport. it turned out to be a computer monitor. they demand radiation.

it was all little bit of radiation that triggered dealer. it was cleared out and shut down for almost an hour this morning. as we get updates on the recall affects a lot of new work to lessen but we will let you know. >> the worst weather in britain in more than a century. in france aviation has asked airlines to reduce flights at the two main airports they want to reduce them by one-third. a lot of flights are canceled obviously you can see driving is horrible. snow freezing temperatures so all kinds of delays. things they're not useful in this part of the world flights cancelled around the world passengers if you're out there that could mean some major delays for you as well. >> new this morning the post office is preparing for what is going to be the busiest mailing

day of the year. 800 million pieces of mail expected to enter the system today is the deadline for greeting cards and holiday letters that will route right before christmas. if it's express mail on wednesday still making it on time for the holiday. >> we will be back with more and couples minutes james lick in san francisco traffic is moving quite well nice and light. we will be right back.

but combat gear headed to southern california look what's going on vary heavier rain frame st. louis getting pounded with rain. >> this is the deal from southern california all the oozing mud. this may even get worse in southern california. they have had 7 in. of rain.

they have had flooding and mudslides. pc h is closed between oxnard and malibu. they are expecting 3 in. of rain by wednesday. >> watching wall street stock futures mixed opening bell 20 minutes away light trading it will be seen for wall street the markets will be closed for christmas friday. data compressed week all packed into wednesday and thursday that's what will come out among the ratings economic growth. home sales and jobless claims. shoppers came out in droves the last with him before christmas it will be the third is this this year. it's a crucial week december sales have tapered off slightly. >> freeze salaries are being asked whether they practice what

they preach for example house majority eric has boosted his offices payroll by 81 percent. since coming to congress in 2001. minnesota republican jumped 16% to between 07 and 09. some lawmakers say they are trying to hire the best talent. the senate passed a bill to make food sector. this is the second time in has been passed this bill would give government policy policies to increase inspections and to force companies to recall tainted food. the $1.4 billion bill would place stricter standards on imported foods as well and require large producers to follow tougher rules. >> coming up in this hour i deadly oil pipe line blast leaves dozen dead in mexico.

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radar we will take you through the day and show you how much to expect throughout the day in san francisco minute picking up several hundred of an inch most of the wet weather is the north and the south bay. 5:04 p.m. we could get to 10th of an insurer's san rosa a very the south bay quarter inch. not too much unit of rainfall totals the bulk of it will stay in the south bay. currently shows a some activity in the north bay some of rows of it down to petaluma, will take a closer and showing you showers heavier showers rain around vacaville also one country this morning in through the napa valley. in the south bay to see showers along more than hell and through portions of san jose as well. we saw snow it is still seeing

coming down in mount hamilton at this hour. temperatures right now in the 40's and 50's. 50 in redwood city 48 animals, as in the afternoon will bring temperatures in to the mid-50s we could keep chance of isolated showers through the day. the dry weather today but also showers on and off expected tuesday it rain and thunderstorms on wednesday and then it looks like the next time we get a great is thursday into your christmas eve. by christmas morning we could think up some sprinkles in fact christmas will be a fairly wet day. 618 a and a check gone into it was george >> we continue to monitor the bay bridge traffic is light. it's that this hour we see the meter must turn on and on all day and so far they have not been activated. perhaps we might see a lighter than usual bay bridge ride. it would be nice to

catch a break if you're going into court this morning. if you're driving a san mateo bridge no problems here traffic is lighter than usual in the westbound direction. we see the obvious traffic flow in the morning and that area. no problems for 92 or 880. 84 looks good. your trip to the golden gate bridge 1 01 months could here. still a lot problems if you can see there ride coming in from iran is still trouble free and light. the short freeway for the commute coming down from the upper to the lord a short through the albany curves traffic moves will delays. the ride past golden gate fields down university avenue still good. drive time from highway 4 running about 12 minutes. mark. >> bart trains are back to normal this morning after trouble yesterday in the trends

bay to. many riders were late because of a power problem and upon our substation smoltz was confirmed the substation is the single track trains through the trend is a two just before 2:00 p.m. yesterday trains running from san francisco to oakland had to share tracks. >> federal investigators are looking into a deadly pipeline fire in san bruno they say they may subpoena witnesses to tenths of 5 early next year in washington d.c.. the ntsb held public hearings called times in five years including the case of the container ship that hit the bay bridge spilling 53,000 gal. of oil for numbers quoted whether to hold this hearing on the september 9th blast they will announce the results of but

soon. many victims of the gas line explosion is still volatile how the taxes are and to be affected by repairs and rebuild spirit an aide to get to do because of the blast yesterday congresswoman jackie spirit let the town hall meeting where the victims got to speak and hear from the irs that she called the representatives for not being clear with their answers. >> when i want you to do is report back to the commissioner of the internal revenue service he should do the simple thing which is to use his discretion so we don't have to go through this charade. as relates to the money received from these persons who lost their homes lost portions of their homes, are coping and donate the irs bring down the next. (cheering) >> speers attitude is the of monday received after a disaster

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welcome back we are focused on the weather is we were through the week. on to the next week. 7 day around the bay a break in the middle san francisco north bay and the spade rain rain now. the high will be 55 staying cool and then we have often and showers dragging into tomorrow. by wednesday thunderstorms there were thunder storms yesterday it probably hurt the sky. thursday and friday we get a real bright. you get things done right before

christmas when the rain returns. heavy saturday and sunday. we are also getting delays at s f o on arriving flights one hour and 20 minutes for the arriving flights for to lace oakland and san was a say they are on time. >> of british police arrest fall plan on three cities over suspected terrorism plot. they were detained in london and wells. the suspects will be questions on suspicion of preparing terrorist attacks and say the arrests were necessary we are waiting for more delays. >> authorities in mexico say oil thieves are blamed on this mass of fire. it killed 28 people this happened is saying martine. at first it affected 5000 residents all of the firefighters responding here.

burned up cars like that houses, trees, the streets charred but they looked like flaming reverse at the time. >> at north korea calling south korea all to hillary drills reckless but they will not retaliate as a threatened earlier. after the 90 minute drills ended the north is viewing today showed girls different than last month because of a bridge shawl's moved south. the north shore of the the south korean island last month killing two marines and two civilians. >> we will be back with more a couple minutes a couple we cease and gusty winds camera is bobbing around 1 01 south all the tail lights there is slow traffic.

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on wall street this futures mixed on what is going to be at light trading week. as wall street brokers taking holidays early. we will review the numbers through the morning. >> isn't that nice of them. maybe you have vacation right now we have dry weather at the golden gate bridge. the debt is dry and traffic is moving well in might end up the holiday light with people off. will have to say. we know the rain is coming back. >> places like san jose getting a bit of rain this morning. you concede wind as well the camera shaking around in the north bay getting showers showers will continue with drive breaks his sense francisco also a chance of thunderstorms we have seen some this morning. dry weather by the end of the week. here radar is showing new wet weather and to the north bay in fact do

concede san rosa ride on through the wine country napa getting heavier downpours and also through petaluma right now rainfall rates coming down half an inch per hour moving through 1 01 and petaluma. getting heavier downpour's also of we are seeing thunderstorms within the past are continuing to see showers through vacaville. in the south bay more been hell is getting the best dose of wet weather this morning along highway 17 as a few sprinkles through san jose. snow falls in mount hamilton just some there was snow. still coming down in higher elevations. temperatures in the '40's and '50's. 46 a center rosa, 44 napa 40 los gatos. chances of rain through the evening as well tuesday hit or miss showers the better chance of heavier rain and thunderstorms tuesday night. and then by will late wednesday we

should see rains tapered off in fact we could catch a break by the end of the workweek. thursday, friday brings this sunny conditions. by christmas morning wet weather returns so the sierra could get a white christmas. >> we are catching a break in the traffic department this morning the bay bridge as we starter bridge check with their ride to the toll plaza westbound as we are now moving past 630 and they still have not activated the meter lights. that is a very good sign of good start for the bay bridge. light traffic through in a state in the and the nimitz freeway. that is good news. san mateo bridge as we pick up that camera the volume continues to build, but it's not as heavy as usual now back up on the approach where delays at the toll plaza. a 80 looks good through hayward. golden gate bridge ride problem free as is the right through marin county and sonoma. report

of this dollar accident slowing ride their otherwise the 101 redwood highway commute normal but lighter than usual. san francisco canyon on the james let it shows how light it is here on the inbounds central. hardly any traffic at all from the octavia street expressway. no problems there. >> thousands of travelers are taking off for the christmas vacation 120,000 travelers alone today kron 4 is will tran shows us how things look right now. >> the rain is coming down steady at the airport leaving all kinds of puddles on the ground. it is having an impact on travel some flights are delayed. of course always call had to call to check the status

of your flight. will tran kron 4 news. >> @ in hillsboro strong winds heavy rains this 31 rate into the house right there. near crystal springs road. the trees snapped a power line sending hundreds of people into the dark. more work for chp to they had a falling tree took out a utility pole on highway one. they had to fix that. there was more. >> cutting down trees that were high as heavy and heavy on power lines pg&e didn't want seeing more of our loss. >> on to gas prices they are on the rise of you haven't noticed. it shows gas has risen 85 in two weeks. the national averages to $9.99 a gallon. here in the bay area sampras's 03 dollars and

355, san jose $3.29, oakland $3.28. >> californians and people across the nation will be traveling over christmas and new year's holidays according to aaa survey across california the survey estimates 11 and half million californians will travel over the holidays, 480,000 of them will fly, 10 and half million will dry. 90 million people predicting trouble for the holidays. that is an increase of 3%. >> engine manufacturers are suing epa over a plan to allow gasoline containing 15 percent ethanol. they ruled oct. gas stations could start selling ethanol blend for cars since

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welcome back scattered showers around the bay area but all the heavier rain concentrated down to southern california today. the heavy rain is not going to let up during one of the busiest travel week of the year. wet weather up and down the coast. >> college majors on demolition

derby this nobly used road turn into a slip and slide for drivers in spokane washington. >> he ran into the truck, and you had them, the four by four hit the tape. >> nobody was seriously hurt. strong winds 7 mi. an hour down trees and power lines in seattle. 100,000 people lost power at the height of the storm. in california flash flooding turn road and to reverse. drivers were stranded in streets. >> where coming down the street thinking we could make it. it just stopped. it's flooded. >> homeowners concerned about mud slides. a tree situated in and stable earth called on this whole the ground is moving so much of the houses of my sled. that might be said to have 10 minutes to get out. >> they said the situation will

get worse as more rain moves and higher elevation could get tin feet of snow that's good for snow boarders and skiers. >> it's powdery so you get stuck a lot. >> 6:41 a.m. president barack obama expected to clear the way for gays to serve openly in this military. the new lot does not go into effect immediately because after the president signs it congress the changes- will not change combat readiness. so the restrictions aren't in the books. and it's a sure how slowly it will be enforced. >> look at 50 admire snow coming down completely covered in snow chain recovered and some 54, 80, 88.

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tracker for all lit up however dry through the peninsula. really the wet whether contained in the north and south. we will show you where the heavier downpours receive helena and wind country. into portions of back the bill and through peddle might even see some heavier downpours three spring hill road. also the nest getting some heavier downpours. as we take it through petaluma road getting some heavier downpours, along highway one. in the south bay showers continue through morgan hill, san jose as well i was 17 headed down set a cruise. also getting snow that shows snow falls in the higher peaks of mount hamilton. current temperatures 52 san francisco, 51 oakland down in the south low 50s this morning future cast 4 showing us a chance of showers.

expect chance of showers continuing proposal her by tuesday hit or miss showers and tuesday evening rainfall rates picked up bin with the see thunderstorms into wednesday morning. by wednesday evening we should get a bit of a break. 7 day around bay dry weather by the end the week thursday and friday but saturday your christmas brings us rain. >> still pretty sunny in the traffic department a few parting a metaphor. light traffic at the bay bridge road plaza. westbound commute no delays, no back up. last tax the meter lights were not activated and is 6:46 a.m.. a great start to the ride. same with the san mateo bridge ride traffic is not much lighter than usual here but there is no backup or delay of purging the span. even though we've had

normal conditions across the span. cool the gate bridge ride still looks great and there's still no problems during county from novato down to the top plaza. heading to the sierra interesting 80 only pertains that is a slight change from early in this morning. i was 50 open with three chain requirements and 88 is close right now between silver lake and kirkwood. conditions look good for public transit is trains 1-3 no problems there. >> take a look here blue canyon snow coming down as we are seeing much colder air with the storm. iranian like tacos saturday before the changeover. now blowing snow at blue canyon. as you make your way into the sierra here ready for lots of snow. a while then windy weekend in seattle left thousands

without power. the same series of six storms that caused mudslides through california's well. also brought strong wind to washington. trees and power lines were snapped in half. 100,000 people in washington were without power at one time. >> like a tornado in your house. everything went everywhere. >> just straight line winds but very damaging crews are cleaning up. >> 6:48 a.m. two men were killed and two other people injured in oakland over the weekend there were three separate shootings this first happened just before 11:00 a.m. in the 5900 block of east 17th one man was killed in the second was wounded. then there was the second shooting to 3:00 p.m. in the 9000 block of international boulevard. that

victim was in critical condition and they arrested a suspect in that case. the third shooting at 3:30 a.m. a man died in that shooting. officers armed the lookout for a man who robbed a gas station late saturday night. the clark is the 1: 11 from the u.s. a gas station in the 100 block of south orchard ave. the man forced his way into the business shortly after it closed ordered her to the ground. they got an undisclosed amount of cash and took off on foot. >> 1 million children in the u.s. live in areas with no pediatricians. the kremlin as the number of children doctors. while the areas are over saturated well other parts of the nation have few or none. is it just doctor should be moved

to other parts of the country so would be possible for every child have a pity it patrician. another study coming out released by the working group shows a harmful chemical could be coming from your faucet tap water in 31 of 35 american cities is highly contaminated by chromium 6. if that sounds familiar the chemical was discovered in the water supply in hinckley california sparking a massive lawsuit. the highest contamination norman okla. who light hulloo of life. chromium 6 is like to stomach cancer. damasks mark the gerber has started his show visit to china. his own social networking site is blocked on the mainland. his meeting with seo but there's no word on what they discussed the

communication director says nominee in china are familiar with facebook by is known for being time magazine's 2010 person of the year. >> another up at the snow coming down a lot of from fort blue canyon so we certainly see the snow levels drop as the accumulations continue. by the time historians are over with this see a thousand feet of snow. hello alan bromberg germany wishing everybody in oakland a very merry christmas mom and dad will love you. >> merry christmas. >> i'm in ottawa canada, had to my friends jennifer capt. and lucille and concord california have the holidays guys.

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watching the seven day forecast shot showers and thunderstorms around a sinister for tomorrow tomorrow night into wednesday you can expect rain you'll catch a break thursday and friday chance to break out before the rain returned saturday and sunday as well. storm tracker for right now moving through the north bay is there rain is picking up from petaluma, said rosa, and half out, fairfield. that could stretch as first in francisco within the next hour. >> south there raiders are 11 for a playoff spot is today they made it happen just like last week the raiders made big plays including 71 yds on the first half. oakland won 39-23. raiders are two games " way from the kansas city chiefs they will

need to win next week and hopes for rajiv loss at the same time two weeks they will meet for a possible division game. >> the last lunar eclipse of the year a total eclipse it will start at 1141 tonight. it will go for about 3 1/2 hours and through dramatic range of colors during the club's the moon the sun and the earth are lined so the earth chateau o'clock so the moon. the moon is expected to turn vibrant red if you want to see this should go space and science center and in berkeley will be open for the viewing. see >> alatas people headed to the list this week and the b-1 was drawn legacy. with jeff bridges. it made 43.6 billion. did you

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