golden gate. fan ahead this widespread rain throughout all of more than california. on >>james: right now we are seeing light rain.

let's take a look at the north bay. that is a receivable of the wet weather. light-moderate rain and heavy rain in some pockets. all of this is tracking towards san francisco. here is a quick look at future cast 4. over the course of the day the system will russia and and stall on top of us.

we could see up to 5-6 in. depending on where you are. we will have your extended forecast coming up in just a second. >>george: despite the rain we have pretty good there are no problems as the head towards or across the upper deck on the bay bridge. would advisories are in place for the bay bridge, san mateo bridge, richmond center fell and dumbarton. your ride on the golden gate, 101 southbound books good as he headed to the

toll plaza. >>mark: let's check in the jackie sissel live in berkeley kate >>jackie: right now it is more of a wind event than a rain event. the winds have died down in the last couple of minutes. in the north bay across the richmond center fell bridge, the rain was coming in sideways. >>darya: yoli aceves is live along the embarcadero in san francisco.

>>darya: we are having a little bit of trouble hearing yoli. >>yoli: my microphone had fallen off of my color bit >>darya: house >>yoli: if there is no rain at the moment, just clouds above us. even though the rain was light, the wind to make conditions worse. >>justine: we're hearing about flight delays at sfo, some are up to three hours because of the bad weather. this is for arriving flights and could affect some departing flights.

asked are some major delays because of the bad weather. >>darya: the gop candidates square off in the alabama and the mississippi. 84 delegates are at stake. a win in either state would be an important breakthrough for mitt romney easing concerns that he cannot win the most conservative and evangelical voters. the american small and hawaii are also holding caucasus.

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>>will: the headlights you're looking at our southbound traffic.

the roadway is already wet. soft there is only a light misty rain coming down. it is not to basques but it comes down really quickly. we could start to see some puddling. for now, the roadways a pretty good. it seems like the cars are going at or above the speed limit. >>mark: and 49ers news, one of the all-time great wide receivers is now san francisco forty-niners. randy moss signed a one-year deal with san francisco yesterday. the signing holes to fill a major void for the 49ers. he last played in 2010 with new england and tennessee. he spent two years with the raiders before being traded to the patriots were he said a single season record with

23 touchdowns. >>erica: i have been asking our viewers if acquiring randy moss has been hit a good thing for the 49ers. here is what some of the viewers had to say. >>erica: we have a lot of mixed responses coming into us. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes. the big story is the weather. here is a live look at the approach to the bay bridge. the metering lights are on.

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the rain is steady with a lot of the roadways steady rain continuing well into tomorrow. for by 6:00 a.m. halsey

widespread inches of total accumulation across the bay area. now i will fast-forward to thursday at 2:00 a.m.. this includes all of will hour rentals. by the time the week is done we did see of boards of 25 in. of accumulation.

-- 2-5 in. of rain. we have a chance of light rain next monday as well. in the afternoon highs will hover in to the '50s and '60s. >>george: we're into them free. when there are wind advisories, the metering lights are cycled pretty slowly. we already have a backup westbound. i would not be surprised if the battery to the macarthur maze of my the end of the hour.

let's take a look at the east bay freeways. in the south bay, we do not have any problems or slow traffic report. we have not tracked in the hot spots since this hour began.

>>mark: we are following the latest developments out of afghanistan. an afghan soldier killed after telling van opened fire. the delegation that was attacked includes one of the brothers of the afghan president. we're now learning the suspect in sunday's shooting that killed 16 was an infantry sniper who suffered a traumatic brain injury or the paths during his last appointment in iraq. he was deemed fit for duty in this was his first tour in afghanistan. >> he went out in the morning and went to these homes.

he fired on these families and at some point after that he came back to the operating base and it turned himself in. war is hell. these kinds of events and incidents are born to take place. they take place in any war. how >>mark: he went on to say this will modify federal of the gradual withdrawal of troops from afghanistan.

but >>darya: and contra costa county, 91 teachers will get a pink slips after the mt. diablo school district if approved preliminary layoff notices quaff at a meeting last night. teachers were outside the meeting have been mass. the district wants teachers to agree to an unknown number of furlough days the teachers say the district has a rainy day fund of more than 40 million and they do not think that furlough days are necessary. teachers are warning that a strike is possible. >>mark: we will take a creek -- will take a break as the kron4 news continues. how traffic is still light on the golden gate.

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conditions in this year. right now, we have chain requirements. it is new-line right now along highway 50 but caltrans has not issued chain controlled just yet. the blue does indicate snow in the sierra. we will continue to see snowfall for the next several days. it looks like we have 3 in. of snow schedule for today. four-8 in. above 5,000 ft. tomorrow. mix of rain and snow for thursday. we will have another look at the sierra forecast coming up in our next report. >>darya: in world news, 31

people are dead and dozens are missing after a ferry capsized in the river in southern big-. 35 people were rescued after the ferry sank on the river. it collided with a cargo boat clearfield 30 bodies have been recovered. scoreless sixth half are gathered at the scene. >>mark: here is a live look at the san mateo bridge. we're watching weather and traffic. traffic is moving close to the speed limit. we are waiting for the opening bell on wall street. details coming up in two minutes as the kron4 news continues.

>>mark: automobile sales are on lines. retail sales for two-thirds of the u.s. economy. we will renew the numbers on wall street of the morning. >>darya: if the gop candidates square off today in alabama and mississippi. in a win in either state would be an important breakthrough for mitt romney.

>>darya: how training here. winds for two hours. right now it is what it is not foreign. it is windy. >> the rain is coming down have been spot. we have a light rain near concord and walnut creek. in the north bay is really where the action is.

faugh and the north, nevada is seen how heavy crane at the wallet. kron the rain is widespread across the whole >>erica: along with the rain we have pretty gusty conditions. we are all real lane on the airport.

the >>erica: address the conditions are expected all around the bay area. let's go ahead on the morning commute. >>george: we are continuing to monitor a good ride around the bay area. we are anticipating that the commute could be ross this morning. heavy rain over most of the bay area. both the metering lights or at the the early. that is often the case when wind advisories are issued.

your ride on the san mateo bridge this morning, eastbound and westbound is problem free with no delays. the volume has definitely increased westbound. i noticed some flashing lights on the right-hand shoulder. if it appears as though there could be installed. from the golden gate, take a look at 101 southbound from marin county. problem free across the sands here if let's check the traffic maps. the ride in the east bay, 680 southbound still looks good. the ride on 80 westbound is starting to show how the lives of the slowing. with in the san ramon valley, heavy traffic on 580 westbound and the potential for a hot spot on the sunol grade for leading to it on

680 southbound. there are reports of debris in the lanes. first, it was reported as a ladder. even after it was clear from the lanes, a number of vehicles have flat tires and are sitting on the right- hand shoulder a winning tow trucks or other help. so in the south bay, things are fine. there are no problems from the ride on 880, to 80, 101 or 85 through the west valley and toward the mass in her. call morehouse jackie sissel is washing weather conditions in the east shore freeway. >>jackie: i am near the berkeley career area russia you can see traffic moving along. what you'll notice now is fear traffic is just starting to train in the east a free ski concede the

sheen on the roadway. there is puddling going on and watch out for the high winds. >>justine: major delays at sfo because of the bad weather. some arriving flights are delayed up to three hours. this is affecting some departing flights as well. chats with the airline before you travel. other airlines, look at these live pictures out of atlanta. a jet basically roll off of the runway while it was being taxied this morning. it is tilted on the embankment. haugh "

>>darya: traffic is moving well on the james lick. fly to the roadways are left. we're taking a look at our traffic cameron san jose on 101 southbound. there is a little bit of slowing the air, we will be right back. slowing the air, we will be right back. pete, did you forget yours? me pete, me use pen! (laughter) sorry i'm late, i was in the 16th century looking for pete's pen. (laughter) guys, guys. take it easy, ok? pete's mom is videochatting me, and she wants her pen back! ok, alright, well. i just got one. so... yeah, you've got a little... yep, i can feel the wet patch. don't look at it. when it's on your mind, it's on ebay.

>>darya: is reining it will be this way for the next week off and on.

heavily in some spots. light rain and a lot of heavy wind. let's take a look at the bay bridge approach. the traffic is slowly moving up to the bay bridge. it is not foreign at this location but it is moving from the bay area piffling >>mark: the dow is now up over 13,000. strong retail sales for january. yeah >>darya: gas prices are up a big way.

>>mark: we're watching conditions around the bay area.

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right now. >>darya: the san francisco sheriff has reached a plea deal in this domestic violence case. that means there will be a trial. mirkirimi pleaded guilty to one count of misdemeanor false imprisonment. he was originally charged with misdemeanor domestic violence, child endangerment and is leading a witness after a fight with his wife on new year's eve. the plea deal means he will have three years' probation, he will have 100 hours of community service and counseling for nearly a year. the sheriff says he will stay on the job. >> i want to get this behind me and reunite with my family. i want to continue to tend to be in for work of this department this has been a

nightmare and has been torturous. >>darya: san francisco mayor ed lee has addressed the situation >> part of the determination of official misconduct is having done something that would degrade the functioning of the office or the functioning of that position. amongst the earlier charges he could kind of separate in the past the issues of domestic violence, in this case i am not so sure about the separation. >>darya: the mayor says he will not decide on official misconduct until after the sentencing hearing which is set for monday. if he does suspend the share of the issue will then go to the ethics commission. they will have a hearing into the board of supervisors will vote on

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>>mark: and san jose is windy and wet. traffic is starting to slow. we will be right back after the break. with canola oil is made with sweet cream, canola oil and salt. just three natural ingredients. what's in your spread ?