last april we met mark as he handed in resume at emeryville job fair. >> i have mba. 5 to receive years experience in marketing. >>reporter: in spite of his efforts former marketing manager for sony in san diego stayed unemployed until this past september. >> you have no idea the amount of jubilation that came on my body. >>reporter: he finally landed here in silicon valley as

. >>> santa claus took some time out of his busy schedule to check in on the kids in emeryville to see if they had been naughty or nice. >> right here, bud. >> there you go. >> thank you. [ laughter ] >> well, santa left the sleigh at the north pole and took a motorcycle for a spin. the emeryville police motorcycle santa greeted shoppers and took pictures outside of target and brought a few helps from the police department. >> it's just spreading christmas cheer. it's just being out in the community. we want everybody to know we're part of the community. we're just on here trying to bring smiles to people's faces. >>> and kids who stopped by got an early gift. officers handed out stuffed animals donated by target. >>> the holiday forecast for the bay area remains dry and mild. early indications are 2012 could see below average rainfall. that's disappointing news for take ha hoe -- lake tahoe resorts. they are already scrambling for snow. the hills at heavenly look quite bare. only a few runs have been used using manmade snow while the smaller places might be forced to open later in the

will tran is driving along 80 westbound in emeryville to talk about the current conditions. are you friday with the heat on? how are the roads this morning? if full of them at the heat is definitely blasting. i can tell you clear the runways are slightly better than what they were off maybe 30 minutes ago. it took me 35 minutes ago from solano avenue to university at if of which is probably only 4 mi. apart. on any other day, five-tenths. third here, i am driving down the tall street headed towards the macarthur maze. i am going a brisk 40 mi. per hour. i'm not complaining. 45 minutes ago i was only going 5 mi. for hour. the fact that i am living is a beautiful sight. >>justine: you are definitely picking up some speed. be careful up there. >>darya: 8:35 a.m., we want to check the markets. things happen looking good so far this morning. stocks are rising broadly with hopes for a plan to restore long- term confidence in the euro. if the dow is off 139 points. steve asoka with wedbush equity management is on the phone with us now. give us more on the confidence that is coming

ktvu's jade hernandez is in emeryville. >> reporter: ken, look at this parking lot. shoppers are trying to finish off their lists, each shopper today told us a story on how it was supposed to go. >> i kept thinking i would buy it all on-line and missed my window. >> reporter: at union square this man showed us what he purchased so far under pressure. >> i got some ugs and my mom and sister some lev sweaters. >> reporter: he is not done yet. >> i have given myself two hours and have five people off my list and hoping that i can finish them off. >> reporter: the holiday spirit may be the force behind spending, but this vendor hopes 2012 is more profitable. >> the economy is going down, you know? that is why the customer budget, budget. >> reporter: this shopper happened to snag a spot in a parked parking lot. department stores planning to close their doors at 6:00. in emeryville. >> today is easy. >> reporter: one shopper proves that point. >> i guess i will get my mom something from banana republic and an iphone. >> reporter: what was the hardest part about shoning to

says she was harassed for breastfeeding her baby at the store. 30 moms took part in a nurse in in emeryville. it was part of 100 protests at stores around the country. the nurse ins were organized after michelle hickman says she was asked to move after she was breastfeeding her baby at a target store in the houston area. >> we are unhappy a mom had to go through that experience anywhere. >> we should be able to breastfeed. there is nothing about it. there is nothing dirty about it. it is nrishing our children. >> a spokesperson at the emeryville target says shopperswho choose to breastfeed in public areas of the store are welcome to do so. target will inform employees at the texas store about the company's breastfeeding policy. >>> more to get to for you tonight. a massive funeral for the north korean leader, kim jong-il. thousands crowded to the capital and hear the words they have been waiting to hear. also, how a five-year-old rang up a $500 bill on his mom's iphone without even knowing her password. and a major solar storm is set to hit within days. all that is coming up, and then on "ni

it is nourishing our children. >> a spokesperson at the emeryville target says shopperswho choose to breastfeed in public areas of the store are welcome to do so. target will inform employees at the texas store about the company's breastfeeding policy. >>> more to get to for you tonight. a massive funeral for the north korean leader, kim jong-il. thousands crowded to the capital and hear the words they have been waiting to hear. also, how a five-year-old rang up a $500 bill on his mom's iphone without even knowing her password. and a major solar storm is set to hit within days. all that is coming up, and then on "nightline." >> i'm terry moran. up next, viral internet videos , from david at the dentist to charlie bit my finger. are parents going too far? and we go to a remote nature preserve, and an attempt to restore a lost >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >>> king gung u.n was declared -- kim gung u.n. was declared the leader, and it started with a 21-gun salute. kim jong-un over looked the pea -- pyong square. the square was packed with mourners. >>>

if you doesn't want to take my word, check the line here in old navy in emeryville.of people lined up at the registers here. experts say this is the most optimistic shoppers have been in months. bustling stores and long lines days after the holiday shopping rush ended, old navy manager christina randall thought it would all be winding down by now. >> i was not anticipating to be this busy. customers aren't just returning. they're buying. >> reporter: and they're buying more than last year. >> seemed like the economy is a little better. a little more money, a little extra. >> reporter: we heard it repeatedly at bay street mall in emeryville. >> i think in our family we feel a little bit more confident overall. >> reporter: shoppers strapped for cash last year spending it this year. bolstered by

live view from the high definition east bay camera in emeryville lacking west ward back across the bay and bay bridge. mainly clear night but l fog is developing and it its going to be wide spread by the morning commute begins. as a matter of fact visibility and santa rosa down to 3 quarters of a mile already. wide spread fog and dmens some area and tomorrow is spare the air alert midnight tonight and a chance of showers though it is slight on thursday. so we have a lot happening in the weather right now. look at the current temperature readings. getting chilly in some of the inland locations up in the north bay. 37 degrees right now at santa rosa. 39 at novato. 42 in napa. 43 fairfield. inland east bay chilling down a little bit. also 43 in concord and livermore. 50 in oakland but likely to drop into the 40's pretty soon. so follow the forecast animation. see the fog spreading inland. rather far inland as a matter of fact during overnight hours. 7:00 o'clock tomorrow morning we see lots of fog. it will be dense in some spots. no doubt low visibility with morning commute so if you are

in san jose, in emeryville, it's gray. here is the view from mount tam where we have the low clouds but fog, napa and santa rosa, concord down to a quarter mile visibility. how about the of today and the week before christmas coming up. >>> also ahead, the clean energy industry expects to hire all kinds of people over the next decade. we'll look at some of the careers in wind energy next. >> closed captioning b b b b b b >>> welcome back everyone. it is 9:17. thanks for joining us on this sunday mornings. this is live look from our emeryville high definition camera showing you, as lisa said part of the bay socked in by fog. when will it lift? lisa will be here with the answer in just a minute. >>> people in the wind energy business hope to hire half a million people in the next ten years for all sorts of jobs which means that abc7's wayne freedman reports, even mountain climbers should apply. >> in the rustic sacramento grasslands near birds landing a quiet revolution has been building. we have entered a realm of mechanica

as we head outside right now, weir looking at some in emeryville.are not in the fog, nice night although been cool with temperatures dropping quickly in napa right to the 30s. we're talking about numbers on the cool side. north bay valleys, delt delta is 40. 41 in novato. we're holding to some of that warmth, oakland and san francisco, 48 degrees. 50 at our coast and 39 in livermore valley. we will be looking at visibility to drop through the overnight hours. four miles in livermore but look at napa with cold temperature, one mile visibility. pretty good at our coast. eight miles or so in hayward. overnight tonight, we will see areas of fog locally dense in spots. with that, we get the tradeoff. onshore flow bringing milder nights. we'll see the numbers drop into the upper 20s but still frost out there. we are looking at a slight chance of rain not only for couple days in the north bay, but it looks right through the holiday weekend. at least it's something. i don't think it's going go south of golden gate. overnight lows dropping down to the 30s in

that's the pollution out there now, worst in gilroy, cupertino and looking north from oakland into emeryvilleand up to richmond. we'll talk about how long this poor air pollution will last in a few minutes. >>> california's shrinking middle class. new snapshot at how small it is becoming. >>> a warning for pet owners in san francisco's inner sunset police investigate a case of suspected pet poisoning. a family lost its puppy and cat within hours of each other sunday. the animals had been in the fenced in backyard. the dog died at the vet and the cat had to be euthanized. a test showed methadone in the puppy's system. police say owners should keep a close eye on animals and report any suspicious activity. >>> fewer than half of california families can now call themselves middle class 49.7% according to a new study. three decades ago, 60% of california families were in the middle bracket earning between $44,000 and 155,000 a year. also the gap between rich and poor is widening from 2007 to 10 income for the statest poorest dropped more than 21% only 5% for the richest families. >>> number of pe

here is a live view from our camera in emeryville. take a looking along the bay bridge there is a cool, pleasant evening now. our air quality is declining. and there is a spare the air take a look at inland readings, temperatures dropped into mid to upper 40s into inland east bay. and there is another chilly night. not quite so cold. we'll see wide spread fog tonight and tomorrow, there is a spare the air day. interest tl is a chance of showers thursday this, doesn't look like a major storm but we'll see wet weather, perhaps, fog-cast we'll see fog spreading inland and will be wide spread and dense. and this means reduced visibility for tomorrow morn's commute. and it may turn, take a while for fog to burn off in the morning. overnight tonight again, spare the air at midnight. low temperatures dropping into low 30s in parts of the inland north bay. 30 in santa rosa. lower 32 expected in inland. and satellite radar that storm was pushing through the bay area towards southern california yesterday is now about to fizzle out but there is

at least in this picture from emeryville back to san francisco. my concern in all seriousness is the freezing fog in the north bay valleys over towards fairfield visibility half mile santa rosa quarter mile in novato less than a quarter mile in fairfield 2 1/2 miles in concord, 30 santa rosa, 30 novato, 28 napa, 33 fairfield, 32 concord freezing to be possibly developing on elevated surfaces freezing in antioch and livermore, mid to upper 30s around the bay shore out to the coast low to mid 40s oakland and san francisco. monterey bay inland to salinas mid to upper 30. hazy sun because of the pollution today our eighth spare the air day no burning wood up to midnight. winter solstice 9:30 this evening. low 60s in the south bay today. low 60s most of the peninsula, 59 millbrae. 59 half moon bay, 57 that daly city to 60 downtown san francisco north bay valleys -- 59 richmond and hercules, low 60s for the rest of the east bay shore. tule fog is trying to make its way into the east bay valley as long highway 4 spilling into walnut creek mid to upper 50

that's the pollution out there now, worst in gilroy, cupertino and looking north from oakland into emeryville and up to richmond. we'll talk about how long this poor air pollution will last in a few minutes. >>> california's shrinking middle class. new snapshot at how small it is becoming. i love to eat. i love hanging out with my friends. i have a great fit with my dentures. i love kiwis. i've always had that issue with the seeds getting under my denture. super poligrip free -- it creates a seal of the dentures in my mouth. even well-fitting dentures let in food particles. super poligrip is zinc free. with just a few dabs, it's clinically proven to seal out more food particles so you're more comfortable and confident while you eat. super poligrip free made the kiwi an enjoyable experience. [ charlie ] try zinc free super poligrip. >>> a warning for pet owners in san francisco's inner sunset police investigate a case of suspected pet poisoning. a family lost its puppy and cat within hours of each other sunday. the animals had been in the fenced in backyard. the dog died at the vet and the cat

just as long as public transit. >> i walk to b.a.r.t., take b.a.r.t., i take the emery ground in emeryvilleso it's about an hour. i might as well bike. >> reporter: ntc says about 30,000 people in the bay area ride their bike to work. some wonder about the pricey price tag. >> they're laying people off. there's teachers out of work, there's officers out of work. i'm a cyclist, i love the idea but let's be physically responsible. >> later on when we are able to get the funds to do that i think a lot of people would benefit from a bike lane. >> we spend a lot more on transportation options for cars, so i think it's about time that we offer this alternative and continue to showcase a model for bike commuting in the bay area. >>> the ntc says it should come out with its preferred plan for that bike lane but this summer. live in san francisco, ken wayne ktvu channel 2 news. >>> tonight on our facebook wall we asked about the bike lane project and what it would cost. laura says a half a billion dollars, you must be kidding me. sounds like we could use some of that money to keep our parks open. lo

and a nice, beautiful shot like this from vollmer take looking at emeryville, bay bridge back to sann the 20s in napa and novato, 31 santa rosa, freezing concord and livermore. close in antioch and fairfield at 33. mid to upper 30s everywhere else except for oakland and san francisco in the low to mid 40s monterey bay inland mid to upper 30s gilroy 28°. one of the cooler spots. hazy sun that's what the air pollution will give us during the afternoon because it is a spare the air day our eighth. winter solstice 9:30 tonight. we'll get winter rain tuesday and wednesday the back half of this forecast. the poorest air quality most likely in the north bay today all of us under the spare the air no woodburning until at least midnight. in the south bay this afternoon low 60s for you most of the peninsula in the low 60s millbrae 59 upper 50s along the coast into south san francisco downtown we may make it to 60 today mid to upper 50s to sausalito, low to mid 60s through the north bay valleys some of the warmest weather there. hercules, richmond 59 low 60s east bay shore oakland 62, tule fog

just as long as public transit. >> i walk to b.a.r.t., take b.a.r.t., i take the emery ground in emeryvilleso it's about an hour. i might as well bike. >> reporter: ntc says about 30,000 people in the bay area ride their bike to work. some wonder about the pricey price tag. >> they're laying people off. there's teachers out of work, there's officers out of work. i'm a cyclist, i love the idea but let's be physically responsible. >> later on when we are able to get the funds to do that i think a lot of people would benefit from a bike lane. >> we spend a lot more on transportation options for cars, so i think it's about time that we offer this alternative and continue to showcase a model for bike commuting in the bay area. >>> the ntc says it should come out with its preferred plan for that bike lane but this summer. live in san francisco, ken wayne ktvu channel 2 news. >>> tonight on our facebook wall we asked about the bike lane project and what it would cost. laura says a half a billion dollars, you must be kidding me. sounds like we could use some of that money to keep our parks open. lo

live look of east shore freeway as you head from berkeley into emeryville.ound direction headed to the mcarthur maze no problems, moving at the limit toll plaza pretty much a breeze as you approach the incline into san francisco, no problems and no metering lights. drive times, 80 east shore drive, 580 and highway 4 not even a bad drive this morning. >>> our time now is 5:38. >>> firefighters, exotic dancers and big bucks. all for charity! next, the controversy over a holiday donation >> supporters of california's high speed rail saying the project will create a million jobs, but there's evidence that number may be way off. when you spend more days than not separated from your own life... when the only thing you can be sure of is migraines with 15 or more headache days a month, you're living a maybe life. and you may be living with chronic migraine. but knowing that this thing you're going through has a name, means knowing you can find treatments that are right for you. go to mychronicmigraine.com to find a headache specialist. and don't live a maybe life. >

calm from vollmer peak through emeryville back to san francisco, we have that freeze warning all of ourst bay, santa clara, salinas, hard freeze, tell hearst colder into the central valley we -- temperatures colder in the central valley this morning. at least 9:00 you can start not having to worry about the pets, plants and pipes. temperatures coming up a little because of high clouds roaming through the north bay still mid to upper 20s same for livermore and mountain view freezing redwood city, los gatos, concord getting close around san jose 33, san francisco 43°. mid to upper 30s monterey bay inland salinas, one of cooler spots now gilroy, 22°. by the around sun, cooler, mild temperatures during the afternoon hours. freezing cold again tonight, no weekend weather worries no matter where you are traveling in california or the bay area it going to be clear. mid to upper 50s in the east bay valleys, the rest of us upper 50s to near 60 monterey bay warmer across the board with low to mid 60s around the bay also inland that 28 in gilroy, 23, 24, becomes 61, huge warming that gives you an

emeryville look how calm the bay waters are, almost like a mirror when we look at tri (árg.have to watch out especially in the north bay still in the upper 20s in places like santa rosa, napa and into fairfield. let's talk about temperatures, 32 airport novato, 32 petaluma, that thick fog along 101 could be creating black ice. 36 concord livermore 37 redwood city everybody else in the low to mid 40s monterey bay inland upper 30s to low 40s. highlights, spare the air today all the way to midnight for all of us the poorest air quality likely in the north bay hazy sunshine this afternoon chance of showers tonight through tomorrow it will become breezy and dry thursday night through friday then dry the rest of the forecast this is just a small blip in the forecast. as far as temperatures mid to upper 50s in the south bay, also peninsula mid 50s along the coast into downtown and south san francisco north bay valleys temperatures today in the low to mid 50s low being out at the beaches mid 50s along the east bay shore as you head into the east bay valleys mid 50s for you. temperat

it is nourishing our children. >> a spokesperson at the emeryville target says shoppers who choose toth breast-feed if public areas of the store are welcome to do so. target will inform employees at the texas store about the policy. >>> urgent call this morning to help homeless families. more families -- more families than ever are homeless. a san francisco foundation has stepped up to help. here's david louie with the story. >> reporter: [ unintelligible ] they call this one room home for now inside a shelter operated by hamilton family sutter. as unemployment and foreclosures continue, san francisco is finding homeless families are a growing challenge. >> the demand has increased over these past two years to a point where we are able to meet the need immediately so we can get someone into a shelter bed tonight. but long term, sustainable-type resources takes longer itch >> reporter: the biggest impact the -- children. >> kids who do not have stability and security in their lives it is hard for them to focus, to even get up and get to school. >> reporter: 60 homeless families in san

we are in emeryville now looking west towards san francisco which is kind of obscured by the lou clouds. here's the story -- by the lou clouds. here's the story, here's the picture, clouds -- pushing back to the coast in some areas we are getting sunshine earlier this morning, you see that live shot looking towards the golden gate bridge to the north. temperatures now getting a lot better more 50s, 53 redwood city, 51 san jose, 48 san francisco for today partly cloudy. tonight clouds return which means milder overnight temperatures for tomorrow morning. slight chance of rain is coming in to the north bay starting tomorrow. it is slight and i'll tell yousq more about that itch here's a look at the satellite radar -- system this area of high pressure and jet stream and this ridge will keep most storms to the north of us. that means we'll see the tail end of the storm systems and that's why we where saying a chance of rain wednesday through friday for the northern most counties. not much damage in terms of the rain impact. here's the model that shows the areas of green where the rain is ex

emeryville shows a nice shot. temperatures continue to drop. the air mass is much, much drier than yesterday. remember how warm and moisture it was. sunny, beautiful weekend, but what about our rain? that's coming up. >> she said rain! that's news. >> in nevada, the lack of snow and rain means fire season. [ mom ] hey gu. guys... [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls with cinnabon cinnamon are an irresistible sunday morning idea. nothing calls them to the table faster. sunday morning ideas made easy. [ younger brother ] oh, do you want it? yeah. ok, we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light... ...buttery and flaky... this is half. that is not half. guys i have more. [ female announcer ] do you have enough crescents? we are look at a live picture of the embarcadero, the bay bridge. that would not be a bad place to be tonight if you are interested in seeing some fireworks over the bay. and from what we can see right there, a lot of openings still available. a little early to get in line for that, but that should be a packe

we are in emeryville now looking west towards san francisco which is kind of obscured by the lou clouds. here's the story -- by the lou clouds. here's the story, here's the picture, clouds -- pushing back to the coast in some areas we are getting sunshine earlier this morning, you see that live shot looking towards the golden gate bridge to the north. temperatures now getting a lot better more 50s, 53 redwood city, 51 san jose, 48 san francisco for today partly cloudy. tonight clouds return which means milder overnight temperatures for tomorrow morning. slight chance of rain is coming in to the north bay starting tomorrow. it is slight and i'll tell yousq more about that itch here's a look at the satellite radar -- system this area of high pressure and jet stream and this ridge will keep most storms to the north of us. that means we'll see the tail end of the storm systems and that's why we where saying a chance of rain wednesday through friday for the northern most counties. not much damage in terms of the rain impact. here's the model that shows the areas of green where the rain is ex

here's the east bay this is what it looked like last hour from our emeryville camera you can hardly seenything there. another look of fog through the thick layer in marin county. >> that's what that is, fog! i had a hard time seeing through it, so i didn't know. >> here we could barely see the bay bridge. >> here's another live shot of more fog. you can see it is starting to break up in some areas where we are getting some sunshine as well. so, look out for the thick fog, but it is starting to improve. with all this cloud cover it means temperatures overnight were not very coal, right now we are mainly in the 50s, 54 san francisco, 57 redwood city in san jose 58°. when i say things are statting to improve this is what i mean has come up in a lot of locations. half moon bay now at six miles it was down to 1/4 this morning. novato up to five miles although a lot of thick valley fog, santa rosa down to half a mile visibility but it is clearing pout in livermore, south bay and towards monterey. the thick fog is still there. again, it was especially noticeable in the north bay valleys around

in nurse-in, in emeryville is one of 100 scheduled. they organized after a claim of harassment from the mom who says she was at the woman's department nursing her baby covered by a blanket when target workers began giving her a hard time. >> they all came and started walking by and shaking their head like you know, rolling their eyes and shaking their head no, no like i'm doing something so horrible. i'm feeding my baby. >> target released a statement, guests who choose to breast-feed in public areas of the store are welcome to do south without being made to feel uncomfortable. target says it will inform the employees about the breast-feeding policy. >>> frances dinglasan in for mike nicco today. >> there's still a chance of rain heading our way. even though we've got this beautiful live shot of blue skies some clouds are moving in. i'll tell you about the chances of rain and i'll have your seven day forecast, coming up. >>> also coming up, hannibal lecter, bambi and forest gump , all different but memorable movie characters. now they'

also some extra volume westbound headed towards the bay bridge through berkeley and emeryville.rand-new wreck southbound 880 at tennyson may be blocking lanes, as well. we are seeing some delays on the southbound side of 880 through that portion of the roadway. elsewhere, south 680 at walnut creek, right at treat boulevard, the right lane blocked for this accident. chp also on scene but no injuries so that should be wrapped up within the next few minutes. also getting reports of some foggy spots this morning so use caution as you work your way across the carquinez bridge but traffic not doing too badly through this portion. speeds looking nice here this morning. also foggy as you work your way toward the golden gate bridge. so heads up through there still an easy ride out of marin county. foggy spots reported as well along the richmond/san rafael bridge. and also along highway 4. highway 4 slow and go westbound from main street to loveridge and it is a "spare the air" day so don't forget mass transit a very good choice this morning. that's a look at traffic. back to you guys. >>

in nurse-in, in emeryville is one of 100 scheduled.hey organized after a claim of harassment from the mom who says she was at the woman's department nursing her baby covered by a blanket when target workers began giving her a hard time. >> they all came and started walking by and shaking their head like you kow, rolling their eyes and shaking their head no, no like i'm doing something so horrible. i'm feeding my baby. >> target released a statement, guests who choose to breast-feed in public areas of the store are welcome to do south without being made to feel uncomfortable. target says it will inform the employees about the breast-feeding policy. >>> frances dinglasan in for mike nicco today. >> there's still a chance of rain heading our way. even though we've got this beautiful live shot of blue skies some clouds are moving in. i'll tell you about the chances of rain and i'll have your seven day forecast, coming up. >>> also coming up, hannibal lecter, bambi and forest gump , all different but memorable movie characters. now they've

let's talk about how we see haze from emeryville across the bay golden gate bridge towards san franciscopoor air quality the big story. the way it is spreading throughout the bay. only the south bay which according to the bay area air quality management district anywhere south of the san mateo bridge into the santa clara valley the only ones without poor air quality this morning also santa cruz mountains. please, a heed if you have respiratory problems everywhere else. fog another big sorry 101 socked in, novato less than a quarter mile visibility. good news around napa, 29 so it is below freezing, no fog there to turn into black ice. temperatures in inland valleys mid to upper 30s same fremont, redwood city, south bay. around the monterey bay and salinas mid to upper 30s gilroy 29. spare the air today. unhealthy air is spreading. spare the air lasts until midnight. minimal changes through the weekend. a few hints of scattered showers for next week. 59 milpitas, low 60s rest of the south bay. upper 50s to near 60 for the peninsula. mid to upper 50s along the coast. mid to upper 50s downt

it painted a extra diamond on the westbound carpool lane in emeryville. that's about 100 yards beyond the point the lane is supposed to become a standard lane and that was a big problem. drivers say it's causing big- time bums. caltrans promises, though, to fix that mistake. >> that's a big-time backup area anyway. >>> well, san francisco police are issuing a warning to everyone. keep a close eye on your pets. dakota, a mixed breed dog, and another cat died sunday within hours of each other in the inner sunset district. tests show both animals had methadone in them. the family says they keep no toxic materials so police are asking families to watch out for suspicious activity. >>> coming up, you may be surprised what's really driving holiday sales and here's a hint. it has nothing to do with giving. >> no. it's all about you. >> and you. >> a peninsula woman pays it forward. how she is helping families with serious health issues make ends meet and so much more. >>> we started out with some patchy fog and cold temperatures around the bay area this morning.

here's the east bay this is what it looked like last hour from our emeryville camera you can hardly seenything there. another look of fog through the thick layer in marin county. >> that's what that is, fog! i had a hard time seeing through it, so i didn't know. >> here we could barely see the bay bridge. >> here's another live shot of more fog. you can see it is starting to break up in some areas where we are getting some sunshine as well. so, look out for the thick fog, but it is starting to improve. with all this cloud cover it means temperatures overnight were not very coal, right now we are mainly in the 50s, 54 san francisco, 57 redwood city in san jose 58°. when i say things are statting to improve this is what i mean has come up in a lot of locations. half moon bay now at six miles it was down to 1/4 this morning. novato up to five miles although a lot of thick valley fog, santa rosa down to half a mile visibility but it is clearing pout in livermore, south bay and towards monterey. the thick fog is still there. again, it was especially noticeable in the north bay valleys around

jackie sissel is live in emeryville showing as not only the prices that the reason why things are going down. >>jackie: demand is down right now. according to aaa this is what you would be paying around the bay area. oil is still at $100 a barrel. >>darya: we are back with more in just a couple of minutes. here is a live look outside from the roof on and van ness avenue in san francisco. it is clear and cold but sunny. the hot spot is over at the bay bridge. more on that in a couple of minutes. >>dan: we have a major hot spot on the bay bridge. we had an accident on the incline, it was laughing the two left lanes. it lasted about an hour before it was cleared. all lanes are now open but moving slowly. we are backed up through the metering lights and through the tolls. if you're coming in on westbound 80 through berkeley that is going to be a very slow ride. all lanes are back open by year drive time it is significantly worse because of this accident. >>darya: new details in the penn state scandal. jerry sandusky is accused of sexually abusing a series of voice is trying to defend hersel

warm, sunny day, locally gusty winds vollmer peak camera bouncing a little as we look to the west emeryvillen the foreground, bay bridge back to san francisco. around 30 miles per hour, santa rosa fairfield, livermore, 24 half moon bay, 32 napa, 18 san jose. everybody else less than 10 miles per hour. you can see it is not as wide as it was yesterday. mid to upper 40s loss toes, concord, mid to upper 50s fairfield, antioch, mountain view, everybody else low to me 60s. our lows now are warmer than our average highs should be. low to mid 40s, gilroy, salinas, watsonville and 47 monterey. calmer, sunny and warm today clear, much cooler tonight threat of -- sunny weekend but we'll see a cooler trend can't stay with these temperatures so far above average this time in december doesn't happen. mid to uper 60s south bay, mid 60s peninsula low to mid 60s coast downtown south san francisco north bay upper 60s low 70s warm mid 60s along the east bay shore mid to upper 60s into the east bay valleys monterey bay 70 santa cruz mid to upper 60s the rest of bay and inland we'll see a lot of sunshine today

it will trend is driving along 80 in emeryville.will: i am going from ashby avenue onto 80 westbound. traffic is light but more importantly the rain is coming down very slightly. i am barely using my windshield wipers. it is a constant drizzle. the faster you drive, the harder it feels, but so far, so good. light traffic and light rain. >>darya: we want to get a look at the traffic. we are continuing a look at weather and traffic. right now, it looks like everything is ok. >>mark: new this morning, after nine years, the united states has officially ended its military campaign in iraq. if officials are lowering the flag of u.s. forces in baghdad signifying the end of the war. nearly 4500 americans or killed and wounded in the last nine years. leon panetta thing to the troops for their sacrifices. >> to all of the men and women in uniform today, your nation is deeply indebted to you. you have done everything your nation ask you to do in more. your dedication, your commitment to this mission has been the driving force behind the remark

emeryville to san francisco. temperatures all over the map.37 in santa rosa wed radioed city 36 mountain view 39 -- redwood city 36 mountain view san jose 49, 50 san francisco napa. 37 santa cruz watsonville 38 salinas 41 monterey frosty 29 in gilroy tonight's temperatures will be cooler let's talk about highlights sunshine and mild today low humidity it is drone again chilly tonight profit -- frost in our valleys another seven days without rain and snow in the sierra unless it is manmade low 60s east bay valleys with that sun same temperatures east bay shore fremont 63 south bay low to mid 60s 63 campbell and los gatos as far as peninsula low to mid 60s palo alto, 63 to 64 upper 50s along the coast into downtown 60 south san francisco upper 50s north bay beaches inland low to mid 60s could be a little breezy from time to time. monterey bay 59 carmel, low to mid 60s bay as you head inland around the state today all quiet from the mid to upper 50s through the central valley 39 tahoe mid 60s l.a., palm springs and san diego. back home tonight te

you can see the colorful sunset from the high definition emeryville camera. the sun down at 4:51. we have more than clouds tonight. as you look at live doppler 7hd, you can see the rain is falling, crescent city, eureka. they picked up a third of an inch and ukiah has been reporting very light rain. you can see it here now coming in around cloverdale. this is the area where we are seeing light rainfall at this hour. it is working its way down toward the bay area. it will get here soon. don't be too alarmed by the yellows and oranges. most is not as heavy as it looks there. the temperatures that the hour are in the 40s and running anywhere from 2 to 9° warmer than where we were at this time yesterday. clearing by the afternoon, and we are look at dry and mild weather through the weekend. i want to show you the overnight readings. it is not as cold. spare the air for one more hour, a half an hour longer. showers for the north bay as we head into the early morning hours. at best we will drop down to the upper 30s in the coldest inland valleys as you can see here. but most areas will

you can see the colorful sunset from the high definition emeryville camera. the sun down at 4:51. we have more than clouds tonight. as you look at live doppler 7hd, you can see the rain is falling, crescent city, eureka. they picked up a third of an inch and ukiah has been reporting very light rain. you can see it here now coming in around cloverdale. this is the area where we are seeing light rainfall at this hour. it is working its way down toward the bay area. it will get here soon. don't be too alarmed by the yellows and oranges. most is not as heavy as it looks there. the temperatures that the hour are in the 40s and running anywhere from 2 to 9° warmer than where we were at this yest. time yesterday. clearing by the afternoon, and we are look at dry and mild weather through the weekend. i want to show you the overnight readings. it is not as cold. spare the air for one more hour, a half an hour longer. showers for the north bay as we head into the early morning hours. at best we will drop down to the upper 30s in the coldest inland valleys as you can see here. but most areas

you can see from emeryville it is rather calm along the east bay shore camera not bouncing at all as look back to san francisco. oakland calm, mountain view calm, half moon bay calm, concord calm along with livermore. gusts 21 san jose to 44 in fairfield to 36 in napa and 12 to 17 around novato and santa rosa. look at concord, redwood city, mountain view and los gatos low to mid 30s. oakland 41. upper 40s around fairfield, antioch and half moon bay. 50s in fremont, san jose, san francisco and all the north bay valleys some temperatures close to what our normal highs should be. head down towards the monterey bay calmer and cooler 32 salinas, 28 gilroy mid to upper 30s watsonville and santa cruz to 45 money afternoon mid to upper 50s east bay valleys fairfield and clear lake low to mid 60s for the rest of us it will be breezy for the better part of the day. around the monterey bay upper 50s to low 60s same as you head inland to salinas at about 63°. around the state today fastest winds down in the south southern california l.a. 63, palm sprpblgss 62, 65 san diego. -- mid to upper 50s t

here's a live picture from emeryville looking south you see the maze and low clouds.t is going to be possibly a tough commute in some areas this morning. lynn will have that in a little bit. wasn't to take you to temperatures now. it is way more comfortable compared to yesterday. there were some 20s that's gone. we are still hanging on to 30s this morning. 36 santa rosa, 37 novato. that's the cool spot. locally dense fog in some areas that going to make driving difficult. visibility is down to 4th of a mile in parts of the north bay, napa, novato and we may see visibility drop as well through parts of the east bay valleys and that's when the clouds and fog will move in later on this morning we'll probably see the thickest fog before 7:00. look out for that, partly cloudy this afternoon, and then we have a slight chance of rain, we are still keeping that in the forecast in the north bay, it doesn't look like it going to be much of a big deal. here we have this area of high pressure, keeping the storms mainly to the north of us. we are going to get see the tail ends of

emeryville to san francisco you can see how calm, beautiful mirror image of the old bay bridge on theay waters this morning. our first and most significant event for today, spare the air until midnight the poorest air quality in the north bay valleys for the better part of today that lasts until midnight. temperatures now, fairfield 36 everybody else in the low to mid 40s inland. upper 40s mid to upper 40s around the bay shore south bay to the coast 50 monterey everybody else around the monterey bay and inland mid to upper 40s. the poor air quality today will see an increase in sunshine by the afternoon. clear and cooler tonight it will be breezy if you live in some of the higher elevations around the bay. dry and easy for travel until next week when we have a better chance of rain and snow finally moving into the forecast. until then, we go with mostly sunny in the south bay upper 50s to 60 in los gatos. peninsula mainly mid to upper 50s, mid 50s along the coast to upper 50s downtown san francisco, south san francisco 256 upper 50s to near -- 56, upper 50s to near 60 most of the nort

cold temperatures the big story as we look calm from emeryville towards san francisco.l of our valleys under that freeze warning until 9:00 this morning, colder up in the sacramento valley, hard freeze warning has temperatures may drop into the teen there is. if you are driving east this morning it may get colder. 21 napa now mid to upper 20s santa rosa, novato, fairfield, livermore, below freezing concord, redwood city, mountain view, mid to upper 30s the rest bay shore into the south bay. around the monterey bay near freezing in watsonville and santa cruz, 33 and 34. 38 monterey, 36 salinas, 23 in gilroy the coldest it has been in the last couple of weeks. sunshine this afternoon, and it will be a mild -- a few high clouds from time to time upper 50s to near 60 could be cooler in the east bay valleys mid 50s this afternoon. monterey bay sunshine, low to mid 60s not only around the bay also inland by far the warmest area around us. south is warmer 70 l.a. today, mid to upper 60s around palm springs and san diego. 61 sacramento, 42 sunshine tahoe to 54 in yosemite. back

you are going to been jig more mild weather and sun sets lick this from our high definition emeryville camera. high clouds going through. sunset 4:53. sunseting a little bit later bay good minute. so it has been dry. december rainfall i'll show you a little climb history. usually 12 month ins the month of december average rainfall the entire month is just over 4 and a half inches. so far this december we have had two days of measurable rain in san francisco. only 12 hundredths inch of rain. far cry from what we normally see which is 4.56. so yes it has been a dry december. we have seen dry december in the past so this isn't the driest on record at least not at this point. we have seen some december with no rain whatsoever. >> all right i'll show you the temperatures rate now. they are falling. it's going to get cold. 39 in mountain view. santa royce. the novato. 40's and 50's elsewhere. i'll show you what is holding up some temperatures. it's the wind over the higher elevation. mount diablo gusting to 55 miles an hour out of the north northeast and knoxville north bay mountains gusting

here is a live look at traffic on interstate 80 in emeryville it looks backed up heading east. it is the usual jam in the best of times, of course, a tough trek through there it and is very backed up and quite a different story, meanwhile, along interstate 680. as you see traffic moving fairly well triple-a estimating at now between monday january 2nd almost 92 million americans will make a road trip of at least 50 miles. >>> the last-minute rush comes as the bay area law enforcement agency has a crack down on drunk drivers. some police departments will put up checkpoints starting tonight. the chp says they plan to have all available officers on the road until midnight monday. >>> holiday travelers also took to the skies today, san francisco airport officials say they anticipate today will be the busiest of the christmas holiday season. 134,000 passengers are expected. that is up about 5% from last year. >> we had more carriers come in this year and more available seats. our mass traffic has gone up a little bit. all of the factors and some of the airplanes to one airport in th

jackie sissel is live in emeryville at the toys arrest. shoppers are getting an early start. >>jackie: i am up at 3:00 a.m.. i imagine if you get up at 3:00 a.m. but then you want to pick up a barbie doll for the person who needs a last-minute gift, you can do it here at toys r us. toys r us has extended their hours this holiday season. >>jackie: if you have any shopping to do, you can buy the store open from now until christmas eve. >>darya: it is not just to his arrest. there are more on the list. >>darya: a lot of other stores are opening early in steering late. we want to share them with you, here is a list. for j.c. penney is open from 7:00 a.m.- midnight. sears has those same hours. kmart is open until 10:00 p.m.. best buy is open until 11:00 p.m.. many of these are staying open pretty late on christmas day. you have a lot of time to get something for everyone on your list. >>mark: 83 after 37 point rise on the dow down half a percentage point to 12,040. faugh and her want what hah when after of but britain and >>george: we're watching a hot spot in the north bay. even

you are going to been jig more mild weather and sun sets lick this from our high definition emeryville camera. high clouds going through. sunset 4:53. sunseting a little bit later bay good minute. so it has been dry. december rainfall i'll show you a little climb history. usually 12 month ins the month of december average rainfall the entire month is just over 4 and a half inches. so far this december we have had two days of measurable rain in san francisco. only 12 hundredths inch of rain. far cry from what we normally see which is 4.56. so yes it has been a dry december. we have seen dry december in the past so this isn't the driest on record at least not at this point. we have seen some december with no rain whatsoever. >> all right i'll show you the temperatures rate now. they are falling. it's going to get cold. 39 in mountain view. santa royce. the novato. 40's and 50's elsewhere. i'll show you what is holding up some temperatures. it's the wind over the higher elevation. mount diablo gusting to 55 miles an hour out of the north northeast and knoxville north bay mountains gusting

on the consumerwatch, julie watts in emeryville to explain a growing trend. really? >> reporter: yeah. black friday week send typically a good indicator for overall consumer spending and this year analysts say 35% of shoppers bought something for themselves. it's the beginning of a self- gifting trend that may be good for the economy, but it's also rewriting a popular old adage. >> it's better to receive than to give. >> reporter: from consumer electronics to clothes to jewelry, experts say sales are up this years because shoppers are adding an extra name to the list, their own. when you're checking off your christmas list, do you ever pick up something for yourself? >> always. that's the point of christmas >> by giving yourself the little present you deserve. >> reporter: self-gifting has risen more than 57% the biggest jump in six years and a good indicator of overall consumer health. >> the national retail federation is suggesting that it's self-gifting which is sort of disappearing during the heights of the recession and now slowly returning. >> reporter: he says

they are headquarters in emeryville and was founded in berkeley. >> how can you not have coffee? >>> new reports the u.s. cannot wrangle enough cattle to need the national demand. let's turn to jackie delawaange >> the futures are higher on the heels of a positive close across the board in u.s. markets on thursday. they ended higher on an up ward revision. so merry christmas indeed. meantime, the ford ranger pickup is meeting the end of the road in the u.s. after 30 years of battling japanese imports. they will stop u.s. production. it is the smallest in ford's fleet. the company began making the 2012 focus electric this week. it expects to earn 100 mile per gallon rating on that one. and where is the beef? japan is expected to lift restrictions on beef imports, that could be a $1 billion boom for the beef industry. meeting the demand means more cows and ramping up production is expected to put a strain on beef providers. that's it for us at cnbc. >>> it's zynga day. we'll take a look at that and nasty things said on twitter coming up. >>> school districts across california are p