not so bad around the peninsula south. not too heavy for the start of the day and as we head into the evening and overnight, look at that, possibly two to three more inches for some of the north bay hill tops. the main event we see coming in from 9:00 tonight through about 4:00 tomorrow morning. around the bay area today, highs in the mid-50s. winds kicking up as we head through the afternoon. sierra snow levels close to 5,000 feet where we'll have a winter storm warning into the afternoon and on the coast, still that high surf advisory so watch out for that. kind of a rough finish to the weekend though the worst of it now looks like it will roll tonight into early tomorrow morning, like the friday system where a lot happened overnight and high pressure will build in and we'll dry out again with fog in the middle part of the week. start of the game, gusty, not so bad. rain off and on and winds picking up as we head through this evening. >> hopefully the people who will tailgate, the parking lot won't get as flooded with th

we have had some drizzle past hour or 2 agent peninsula. southay otherwise we see return to the sunshine tomorrow but it takes a little bit of time. be a little bit late i think around the noon hour then more sunshine come wednesday afternoon thursday and friday offshore flow. so first system went on through. fix system is on the way for early wednesday. forecast model not really handling any moisture with this but i wouldn't be surprised to see a few areas he have wet pavement or some rain drops on wednesday. notice the cloud cover tomorrow morning and then we get to the sunshine but into wednesday morning we have the clouds and then we break out not only to sunny conditions but warmer weather. follow that with numbers in the upper 60's so again we are looking at a drive forecast ite the low cloud mist drizzle in some sports. harder to do that. 45 in antioch. 42 in san jose and tomorrow we'll be looking at low 60's so partly cloudy skies. in the afternoon los gatos and campbell pretty nasty day. upper 50's though so a little cooler. 58 san mateo

we have had some drizzle past hour or 2 agent peninsula. southay otherwise we see return to the sunshine tomorrow but it takes a little bit of time. be a little bit late i think around the noon hour then more sunshine come wednesday afternoon thursday and friday offshore flow. so first system went on through. fix system is on the way for early wednesday. forecast model not really handling any moisture with this but i wouldn't be surprised to see a few areas he have wet pavement or some rain drops on wednesday. notice the cloud cover tomorrow morning and then we get to the sunshine but into wednesday morning we have the clouds and then we break out not only to sunny conditions but warmer weather. follow that with numbers in the upper 60's so again we are looking at a drive forecast despite the low cloud mist drizzle in some sports. harder to do that. 45 in antioch. 42 in san jose and tomorrow we'll be looking at low 60's so partly cloudy skies. in the afternoon los gatos and campbell pretty nasty day. upper 50's though so a little cooler. 58 san m

14-minute drive time in either direction no issues across the span out of hayward towards the peninsula. south bay quiet, no headlights in sight on northbound 280 towards cupertino and out of downtown. same thing on the nimitz. obviously, busier across this stretch of freeway. 880 near the coliseum. coming up a check of mass transit. lawrence, let's get a check of the forecast. >> that weather yesterday afternoon beautiful around the bay area. looks like we're going to do it again in most spots plenty of sunshine coming our way but starting out with chilly mornings early on. out there now mostly clear skies patchy fog moving in along the coastline, 34 degrees right now in concord, 42 in oakland, 35 livermore, 30 santa rosa. high pressure overhead remains in place. that means we are going to keep nice dry conditions across the bay area a next couple of days. next week we'll have changes. 66 in san jose today, 56 in oakland. 63 in san francisco. next few days okay, changes sunday, more clouds over the weekend, temperatures taking a dive into sunday, cool on monday. then clouds gather and we may

also peninsula south san francisco. if you don't have rain you might have fog, you might have mist and drizzle. this next system will be much stronger. there is nothing to stop it. there goes yesterday's system. set the stage for the next one to come in. it will give us a very cloudy rainy day. some of the rain totals from yesterday not too bad. petaluma and santa rosa almost an inch of rain. as far as four tenths. oakland a quarter of an inch. after that it was much less. around san jose .03 to .05. live storm tracker two shows things already in the leading edge. the eastern edge is already move into the picture. we'll have a wet morning commute for some and no doubt about it for the evening. today's system much stronger. and now a lot of this is heading to the north. this will be a good one for us. cloudy and foggy with morning commute. rain developing already here. it will continue this afternoon. the wind has picked up as well. our computer model forecast shows some of the rain kind of hanging back. it's there. but

another wave moving through the santa cruz mountains that will spill into the peninsula south bay overhe next half hour to 45 minutes all moving to the east-northeast just about all of us are going to get touched by rain by the end of the morning commute. mid to upper 40s inland low to mid 50s bay shore, south bay to the coast. mid to upper 50s everybody getting rain today 60 palo alto, livermore, san jose, morgan hill and santa cruz. two punches one this morning and another this afternoon dry saturday afternoon through sunday morning our last storm during the game raining during the game sunday into monday morning. time for traffic. >>> good morning. wet roads obviously. i thought we would check drive times. a lot of slick roads give yourself extra time. 80 from the carquinez bridge into the maze, 20 minute drive. highway 4, there's 580 up and over the altamont pass. this is our new community-based free app it is called waze. we invite you to join our traffic spotters. you can see someone reporting there is rain on 580, thank you very much. they are a member of our abc traffic team. a

in the south bay, in a little bit of congestion on 101. in the mid peninsula, there are still no delays. >>james: 2011 was a violent year for the city of a vallejo. the most recent death was this person here. the city has received state and federal funding in hopes of stepping up law enforcement. >>darya: bobby mitchell was found inside of the home and could not be revived. a family dog also died in the fire. mitchell's husband was at work when the fire broke out. >>james: on to politics in the decision to thousand 12. once every four years, the iowa caucuses. the midwest states is thrust into the spotlight for the first test of the campaign season. >> we are just hours away from the first votes to be cast. what happens tonight and i'll is really anyone's guess. after spending months traversing the state, the republican presidential candidates are ready for the iowa caucuses. mitt romney is not taking his spot at the top of the polls for granted. he is still fighting and taking aim at his number one target, president obama. >> i have not seen such a vague gap

elsewhere the rest of 101 problem-free out of marin county no delays along the peninsula heading south towards sfo. 880 had an earlier accident around industrial. that's now cleared. the rest of 880 not too bad this morning. things look good in both directions. upper deck of the bay bridge no problems, clear at the toll plaza. if you are planning on jumping on the skyway to the lower deck of the bay bridge, we have roadwork plus a broken-down vehicle blocking one lane there. chp and tow crews are on scene. that's your "timesaver traffic." here's elizabeth. >> well, temperatures outside right now are great. all you probably need is a light jacket out the door. temperatures definitely mild. more mild side than we have seen definitely the past few days. you can see that there's low clouds out there and temperatures are in the low 50s in some spots. 52 right now in san francisco. so satellite and radar shows us these rain showers are north of the bay area. high pressure remains the name of the game for the bay area today, tomorrow and for the next several days. so temperatures are going to

south bay. right along the peninsula into san francisco for ow.eftomorrow. wispread 20s and 30s.lso, plenty of areas of frost. also, areas of ic possibly on our bridges and ovpasses. now the coldest right now, petaluma, 28. napa, 28. and 31. light wind. few spots dropping into the teens. for tomorrow morning. look at this. 7:00 a.m. low 30s in the east. south bay. by 10:00 a.m. not much improvement. coming up. details on this incoming rain here across the bay area. and also, let you know what it means in terms of snow. in just a few minutes. >> thank you. jeff. winter weather affecting search-and-rescue efforts in the mediterranean where the cruise ship is shifting in turbulent seas. the grim search for survivors called off for the night. number of missing doubled to 29 now. 25 passengers, four crew members. the death toll stand at six. but it is look low to rise as most of the unsubmerged ship has been searched. rough waters are raising fear of a fuel spill in the nature preserve where the ship is buffeted by waves. more than 4,000 survivors are being reunited with family. nbc b

so probably low 60s there, and peninsula east bay, south bay. redwood city to mountain view, sunny veil, san jose, all around the mid-60s. santa cruz and capitola 67 degrees. fog will be back tonight and tomorrow. not as thick. burn off sooner and the weekend looks great. just chillier in the morning but breezy and sunny and warmer. >>> thank you, steve. california is making a pushing to electric. the new car requirements that has a lot of people all charged up. >> the domestic violence scandal surrounding san francisco sheriff takes a new turn. find out what impact it could have on his trial. >> two downtown berkeley restaurants will be picking up the pieces this morning after a nighttime fire. we'll show you the damage and hear from some of the residents of a nearby high-rise. >>> good morning, welcome back to mornings on 2. >> i'm dave clark. it is thursday, january 26th. topping our news at 8:00, san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi has a new lawyer as he gets ready for his next court appearance. ktvu's tara moriarity is in san francisco wit

for those of you in the south bay and peninsula, we are a quarter of an inch. not large here when it comes to rain. friday as we add to that half inch to inch, many of you feel throughout sunday night with the 49ers, there is a chance of showers in the forecast. 39 in san jose and 37 in los gatos. tomorrow highs near average and after 32 days with no rainfall, that will be changing for tomorrow and for the season, only 16 days with rain. it's going to be great for us. rain for us and a chance between systems. another system into monday with a chance of showers throughout the 49ers game. morgan hill from graduation. if you want to enter to win go to facebook.com/nbc bay area. it's a toshiban droid tablet. >> the vice president's 49ersg blunder. his comments that had the crowd booing. [ male announcer ] citibank's new app for ipad makes it easy for anne to view her finances from anywhere. like gate d12 for the next three hours. citibank for ipad. easier banking. standard at citibank. >> woman: don't forget the yard work! >> o.k. >> announcer: with citibank's popm

told you it was going to be foggy and you will need to give yourself extra time along the peninsula. to the south bay the fog is not that bad. temperatures are downright mild this morning. 57 in sunnyvale, 56 san jose because of the low clouds. we'll let you know what that means and when the fog will clear coming up. first, we want to see if it's impacting your drive. >> i did get mist on my windshield so there is a great note for you. construction as well, southbound 880, the transition to westbound 237, you cannot use that connector ramp until the crews clear. i saw the truck arrive about 4:00 so they should be on schedule heading over to westbound 237 but we'll watch as they work on that. >> thank you, mike. >> san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi heading back before a judge today as his domestic abuse case moves forward. >> this time with a new lawyer. christie smith joins us live from san francisco where the sheriff will be in court later today. good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning. lots of twists and turns. sheriff ross mirkarimi will be back in court in san francisco this afte

the entire peninsula into the -- south bay, los gatos, low to mid 40s fremont, san francisco the warmt, 47°. mid to upper 30s monterey bay, salinas 43, gilroy 31. in the short term sunshine warmer this afternoon, it is a spare the air, if you are thinking about starting a fire this morning to stay warm you have to pay a hefty fine if you get caught. the entireñc$< holiday weekend with no weather worries, tuesday into the weekend next weeks, a couple of chances of rain. until then, stagnant air that means poor especially north bay in the santa clara valley all of us under a spare the air until midnight. 67 santa rosa the warm spot, 61 in half moon bay the cool spot, the rest of us in the low to mid 60s this afternoon. may set a record. i think the better chance is tomorrow into friday. mid to upper 60s not only around monterey bay but inland. around the state clouds across southern california mixing with sunshine low to mid 60s l.a., palm springs. mid 60s big sur 47 in tahoe. tonight 20s up around napa, santa rosa low to mid 30s. low to mid 40s out the coast into san francisco. watchin

with the crowd here, everybody is from san francisco, from east bay, south bay, peninsula, everywhere, everybody is representing san francisco. >> we had 100 people outside at noon. stopped letting foam at four. >> that's six hours before the game. >> yes. >> nothing like being a niners fan. >> reporter: it can get a bit crazy. a quieter spot, a house party in brooklyn. >> i definitely not a giants fan. i'm wearing my red today to support the niners because i am a die hard packers fan. the enemy of my enemy is my friend. >> reporter: nachos went down as smooth as the beer. san francisco's anchor steam of course. >> i have an important meeting on monday but i will wear this. >> reporter: that's my son, now living in new york and because i raised him right still a niner fan. back at the bar, a bad ending but it didn't go down so easy for some. some took it harder than others. >> ly go home and cry. big, bad tears. >> reporter: with other fans crying in new york, cbs5. >> so, no super bowl for the niners this time around. manning will lead the giants against tom braid brady and the patri

look at this, north bay, east bay, south bay, also peninsula under the freeze warning where we'll have isolated 20s and 30s for tonight. remember those pets and remember to protect those plants. we have nothing in the way of cloud cover impacting us here. but big changes coming soon. look at this, 1,334 miles away we are tracking some moisture out here that will be bringing us some rainfall. when will those first raindrops arrive? wednesday some showers but that accumulating first round of rain looks to come in thursday morning. we'll have more on these three systems this week in just a few minutes. >>> thousands of americans pass through them each day. up next, why airport security scanners are now being linked to a health concern. >>> and foodies, this is for you. it's where foodies go to preview what's to come in restaurants and stores across thejust ahea just ahead, a look at the gourmet goods in our own backyard. >>> hundreds of people marched through san francisco today to honor the life of dr. martin luther king. the annual mlk march got under way this morning at san francisco's

lingering activity over the south end of the peninsula., as you make your way home from work a different scenario. things starting to get calm and dry out. by tomorrow morning i think we'll see fog. not evenings expecting the dense fog. pressure will compress that and force it to the surface. dangerous fog wednesday morning and thursday morning. breezy to windy through mid morning today. rain at times, isolated thunder. then clearing by noon. we're going to see a nice second half of the day. this is the reason. out here in the eastern pacific, a really strong ridge of high pressure is starting to move in, so once this core continues to race off to the east, high pressure moves in, keeps us stunny for the second half of the day and temperatures will end up in the mid to upper 50s. 58 in milpitas today. about 56 in san jose, 52 in danville. and 54 degrees in alameda. 54 for bodega bay. we've got you covered now, inland bay and the coast, 57 with a few morning showers. by wednesday, breezy but look at where our temperatures are headed, into t

for the east bay, south bay peninsula, a quarter inch at this point. here it is, another way to look at it. three systems in three days. the first for tomorrow afternoon. a second round friday night. sunday, we look at a third system to continue the chance for showers and yes, this means sierra snow. more on the light side now about six to ten inches. the systems are going to be warmer. tonight, upper 30s to near 40. 39 in santa cruz. not nearly as cold with the cloud cover coming in. morning time at www.nbcbayarea.com, click the weather tab and we are constanting updating it. you can personalize your own forecast. accumulating rain friday afternoon. periods of rain saturday. sunday, a chance of rain for the 49ers game on sunday. you have to fine tune the forecast for you. we have the new he www.nbcbayarea.com weather center to do it in. >> back in a moment. >>> it was a big decision. president obama today rejects a proposed oil pipeline running from canada to texas. lawmakers gave the president two months to decide about the pipeline that's been in th

a turning point for peace on the korean peninsula, that is out south korean leaders describe the changes in north korea. in his new year's message to the south korean president, he said 2012 would usher in an opportunity to better relations. but in a report from seoul, korea, he also warns that the country faces uncertainty. >> the president described the new year as a significant turning point for peace on the korean peninsula. he said following the death of kim jong-il, changes and uncertainties were expected, but also be times of opportunity. with sincerity, we will be able to open a new era for the korean peninsula together. through dialogue, we should get rid of distrust between each other and move toward mutual prosperity. >> the president also said the window was still open to the north, and if it halted its nuclear program, the seoul government was ready to hold talks and help revive its beleaguered economy. but there were also warning sent across the border. president li cautioned that if there were any provocations, the south would respond firmly. for now, reconciliation seems

as for the indochina peninsula, heavy rain in southern thailand will move south word and effect much of that peninsula today. today highs look like this. getting up to 32 in bangkok, 17 degrees in hong kong. tokyo, cooler than average at 8 degrees. heading to the americas, mostly dry from coast to coast. temperatures are on the warmer side. we will show you the figures in a moment. there are a few things to talk about, a long frontal line brings freezing rain and snow from alberta to the great lakes, and southern ontario and quebec will see heavier precipitation on tuesday. out to the west, a series of low pressure system has been bringing gusty winds, mountain snow and heavy coastal rain, and stormy conditions will also spread to the pacific northwest on tuesday. and out across the south, heavy rain as well as thunderstorms are effecting northeast mexico and the southern tip of texas. that will move out to sea. however, we develop and affect the south wednesday. highs tuesday as follows. up to 23 degrees in houston, 19 degrees in oklahoma city. we're going to see a huge warmup on the

peninsula. a quarter of an inch for you in the south bay and parts of the east bay. again, they will focus most of their energy along the coast and the north bay. not a bad looking system, it's on its way. cloudy, rain, if you don't have that rain, it could be drizzly, but the heavier rain will be coming up later on this afternoon. and snow level up to the roof here. raining up at tahoe. so i mean it's in the 30s and the 40s up there. the winter storm warning will start at 7:00 p.m. tonight going until 4:00 tomorrow. 50s on the temperatures. also very windy. keep that in mind. rain into saturday morning and then we'll get a break. sunday morning is okay. sunday to about game time is okay. second half hooks real iffy. monday clears out, tuesday looks dry. >>> 8:11. a wildfire near rena destroyed at least 20 homes, 50% contained this morning. the spokesman with the sierra fire protection district said that the fire is holding stead it deat 3,7 -- is holding steady at 3,700 acres. the fire started yesterday afternoon and fanned by 80 miles per hour wind gusts. flames ca

it's it's not a lot of difference along the peninsula and into the south bay. yet by the 8:00 a.m. hour we will see good mix of forties and fifties. five months time, plenty of 60s to go around. we are definitely warmer compared to yesterday. your 7 day around a forecast shows a mix of sun and clouds for the workweek and more sunshine as we advance into the weekend. we are contending with some pretty frigid mornings. it's time for a check on the morning commute with george. >>george: a good ride around the bay area. we are not tracking any problems or hot spots this morning. there are no major incidents or delays to traffic. we are seeing a few cars start to back up but otherwise it is a good commute with no problems for your commute to the bay bridge toll plaza. the san mateo bridge books good as well. over on the golden gate, a look at your ride on highway one allman northbound and southbound, that is a problem free with no delays to or from the golden gate bridge over the wall of raider were coming up from the oil drive. in the easily it is to lay free for eastbound, 680 south o

30s, santa rosa, napa, thick frost developing there with 30, 32 novato, mid 30s along the peninsula upper 30s south bay the rest of us low to mid 40s oakland 48°. down to the monterey bay, low 40s santa cruz and watsonville. 34 in gilroy. partly cloudy, cooler breezes today temperatures will drop three to seven degrees compared to yesterday. dangerous surf will continue through 6:00. mild highs may threaten a few records this weekend. breezes keep us in the upper 50s to near 60, low 60s santa rosa, cloverdale and ukiah. monterey bay temperatures mid 50s everybody else in the upper 50s to near 60. let's talk about tonight's temperatures should be like this morning, just not as foggy, a little bit around the bay that's about it. mid to upper 30s in most neighborhoods. low to mid 40s, san rafael, richmond, oakland, san mateo, half moon bay and san francisco. semi permanent area of high pressure moved enough for this cold front to moffett through quietly yesterday. -- to moffett as the high pressure . onshore breeze tuesday back into the low to mid 60s with dry weather through wednesday and thursday. >

freezing fog possible in the north bay valleys, low 30s here, mid to upper 30s along the peninsula into the southid 40s for the rest of us. 51 in half moon bay. winds pick up this afternoon, fastest over the ocean apartment bay watch out for choppy waters. cooler today upper 50s to near 60, another warming trend for the weekend. >>> bay bridge toll metering lights on there is a wait to the metering lights that's about it no delays at the bay bridge toll, no back-up beyond that. new injury crash in solano county on birds landing road near highway 12 apparently a rollover crash they are sending emergency crews to the scene now. other than that, pretty good everywhere else. >>> thank you for join us for this edition of the abc7 morning news. >>> back with a local update at 7:24. have a great weekend.

pfft along the peninsula, down into the south bay in the north bay a deal with heavy fog as well. as we head into the afternoon will see a mixture of high clouds and sunshine. overnight will continue to feed partly cloudy conditions the temperature of returning to the low 40 fury if the national weather service has issued a dense fog advisory. half everywhere highlighted with yellowfin, visibility less than 1/4 of a mile. near zero in some location fear if effective may for civility has a different divisions. here's a look at the villa if enough-a-year the look of the visibility chart to show you where the death of is located. oakland sfo has the most dense fogs. less than one-tenth of a mile fence and have faith. we will be monitoring their progress of the morning. as we take a look at temperatures, it is not as cold. fairfield is the coldest spot coming in at 35. other than that, upper forties around the bay area. take a look at mountain view coming in at 51. into the afternoon. hazy sunshine. it's as we turn our attention to the north bay we will see plenty of '60s. the satelli

south korea's president says the peninsula is a turning point to opportunity for change. the test of america's presidential race, white house hopefuls make final pitches in iowa. welcome to bbc world news. how football is king of the second wind in canyon. -- kenya. >> iran says it has successfully test fired a second missile near the strait of hormuz. it was launched toward the gulf naval exercises following the news they tested a medium-range missile yesterday. on sunday, the deputy navy commander described the test as a shore to see misfile and had successfully destroyed targets in the area. we get the latest update on iran's military exercises. >> today is the last day of a 10-day military exercise launched by iranian military forces in the last phase, various types will be tested and the long-range missile has been tested to date. it seems that the same time, we're hearing iran is sending letters to five plus one countries to set the stage for the next round of nuclear talks. it seems iran is trying to increase its power in the run-up to the new round of nuclear tens

mid 30s along the peninsula into the south bay 38 fremont low to mid 40s oakland, san francisco, half moon bay santa rosa these temperatures are warmer than yesterday. we have fog, ebb and flow of it through the north bay valleys moisture ahead of the next system watch out for varying conditions there 2 1/2 miles in santa rosa as bad as it gets that's negligentable. here's a look at the storm -- negligent able. here's a look at the track, tail end diving to the south and east going to hit us during the afternoon. steady rain will hit the north bay during the afternoon and spread south during the latter parts of the afternoon and evening you are seeing a 3:00 snapshot rain starting to move in. low to mid 50s north bay valleys mid to upper 50s for the rest of us. lingering light rain tonight tomorrow's storm stronger heavier rain and breezy conditions will hit mainly in the late afternoon and evening hours taper saturday, sunday evening rain polls back into the forecast towards the end of the game. -- >> good morning nice live shot of 80 westbound east shore freeway towards macarthur ma

schie na and south korea have agreed to work together to maintain peace and stability in the korean peninsula following the death of kim jong il. the two sides remain at odds over their policies regarding north korea. south korean president met with chinese premier in beijing on tuesday. they asked to urge the north to promote reform and open door policy and join the international community. jointly released documents say the two countries want to take steps to resume the stalled six-party talks on north korea's nuclear program. the president stressed that north korea must halt its uranium erin jury chargement program. china's calling for early resumption of the multiparty negotiations. the president said during the meeting that early resumption of talks between the two koreas will be difficult. who reported citing north korea's strong discontent over the south korean's government failure to send representatives to the country. we have more on the differences between the two countries north korea policies. >> reporter: during the meetings china merely expressed itsz basic stance on north kore

. >>> south korea's president says the divided korean peninsula is at a turning point. in a nationally televised speech south korea's president said there is an opportunity to improve relations between the two countries but also vowed to hit back hard against any provocations from north korea under its new leader king jong un. >>> iran's navy says it successfully test fired two more long range missiles today. that is after iranian tv reported the test fire of a surface missile. an iranian lawmaker says the maneuver practice for closes the straight if the west tries to block iran's oil sales. >>> this morning there are two nasa spacecrafts circling the moon and sending back information. the someone space -- the twin space probes are studying lunar gravity. one thing that puzzles them is why there are more hills on the dark side of the moon than the side that faces earth. >>> new figures are out showing how hard the recession has hit the bay area housing market. an analysis for the mercury news local homes lost more than a third of a federal dollars during the past four ye

showing really dense fog through the center of the bay into the south bay with a quarter of a mile visibility. the fog is centered over the peninsula the south bay and east shore. this is what we are seeing as far as temperatures. a mix of '40's and 50's. more '60s as a head towards 2:00 p.m.. unlike yesterday we should get into the mid 60s for most of the bay. the wide view on the satellite shows fairly stable weather going into the weekend. overall not bad. >>darya: let's talk about tolu and conditions up there. >> i am here at kirkwood mountain resort. >>mark: it has been quite a week. it has been a great week up there. 5 ft. of snow. >> we have about 24-city 6 in. of snow. of 100 percent operation starting on saturday. we have some great skied and ride packages. the beauty is last train it was not snow or rain, we had moisture but then the cold and dry it out. reconditions this weekend. >>darya: fed is a free report. it really does sound like spring skiing conditions. >>mark: here is a look from heavenly, it is a beautiful looking day and it is cold enough so this no-space. 24 degrees at night. most of the resorts pick up 4-5 f

we could get in on moderate and pockets of heavy rainfall impacting the east bay and peninsula and areas of the south bay. by 10:00 p.m., looking at shower activity lingering around and a second storm system as we head into friday will bring another reinforcing shot of wet weather. overall totals throughout thursday anded from from a quarter to an inch of rainfall. the bay area picking up likely an inch from the east bay to the south bay from a quarter to a half inch. three systems in three days. the first on thursday from a quarter to an inch of rainfall. for friday, the second and stronger system with a half inch to an inch and also periods of rainfall and then a third system for this upcoming weekend. a lot happening in the next three days. 29 in santa rosa and 32 in fremont and 33 in santa cruz. it is going to be cold tomorrow morning. definitely not as frigid as it was to start this morning when we had that 19 in morgan hill. for tomorrow, plenty of mid 50s and a few upper 50s. slightly warmer out ahead of this system. none the less it is going to be cool to cold for our wednesday. on the seven-

peninsula. we report on the south's special forces. >>> 4 people have been shot dead in the northern part of nigeria, as suspected commandos killed eight people, including police officers tuesday night. across the nation, the unions have continued their fight over fuel prices. >> day 3 of the strike that has brought most business in the country to a standstill. the stakes have been raised on both sides of the national fuel subsidy disputes. today, talks of a gradual process that could lead to the slowing of oil production in the country. unionized workers are considering shutting down the oil output. nigeria is africa's leading oil producer and one of the largest in the world. if the strike is successful and during exports, not only will it bring the country's economy to the needs -- to its knees, but it will globally affect oil prices. they have threatened a no work, no pay policy for public servants, a core group of strikers, if they do not returned soon. the message from the rallies is the fuel subsidy must be reinstated, but it is also a platform for people to vent their fury over other issues.

napa, freezing around santa rosa and novato mid to upper 30s concord, livermore all the peninsula into the southand los gatos low to mid 40s oakland, half moon bay microclimates out there this morning. upper 30s monterey bay 30 gilroy, 42 in salinas. today sun and warmer this afternoon in most neighborhoods. spare the air until midnight, our 13th so far this winter. dry through monday, rain is possible next week and these storms will be coming in off the pacific so it looks like a lot of moisture and snow elevation around 5,5500 -- 5, five00 feet. -- sunset 5:10 in the summer -- [ unintelligible ] tonight 20s dominate around napa and santa rosa mid to upper 30s for just about everywhere he will low to mid 40s, san francisco, san mateo and half moon bay area of high pressure dominating storm track to the south and to the north dominant one well to the north that's why they are going to get an arctic outbreak in the midwest the next day or so while we are on the opposite side talking about dry weather and record high temperatures as we spike into the upper 60s tomorrow! 60s hang around until satur

. >> you can smell it out there although it has not yet arrived in the south bay along the peninsula, we're starting to get light scattered showers, up in the north bay, but you can see the bulk of the moisture sits to our north. that's going to slide to the south throughout day. let's get to it. see right now we have a little spotty activity, pretty good looking batch of rain developed offshore near santa rosa. get ready for rain there in the next 10 to 15 minutes. we're going to wait until 8:00 a.m. before the significant showers. we have three storm systems to get through. one today, another stronger one tomorrow, and then sunday, yeah, during that big championship game, we're talking about heavy periods of rain at times. so we're going to talk about that. right now this is how it works out. today a.m. shower, periods of rain the rain intensifying as we head through this evening. by tomorrow, mostly cloudy start, dry through the first part of friday. then the rain comes back with a vengeance. we expect an additional one inch of rain in the south bay from the second storm. then the

south. you can see some of the cloud cover even coastal clouds starting to reappear. but for the peninsulaast bay south bay, and parts of the city, it will be sunny but boy, was it cold this morning. 26 and just talked to somebody in the newsroom. she said i freaked out this morning because a little beaver came on my car, which tells me it's 35 or 36 some if that's been going, doesn't happen very often but 38 in the city today so even colder temperatures there. but again the freeze warning is out for this santa clara valley for about another 20 minutes. 29 fairfield. 29 napa. 28 livermore. so still cold numbers. there's a lot out there! we just need to get it here. and it will but not until thursday. then friday night, saturday looks good. so today a cold morning, 20s and 30s. clouds north. sun to the south. and then tomorrow, we'll bring in the clouds, the rain will begin. wind is already cranking up. this is our cloud and rain forecast. watch how it's based in the north. here comes thursday tomorrow night when things start to pick up. we'll get a break friday morning but friday night, sw

like in the entire week. 41 in napa and still holding onto some upper 40s down into the south bay and also peninsulaw point's a little bit higher, more of a low-level moisture. still hanging on the south bay, but overall, widespread 30s here for tomorrow especially if our interior sections, and here is the thing for your weekend, sunny on saturday but then a cooling breeze by sunday that will help to drop these numbers and still holding onto not only colder air next week but also more rainfall in the forecast. high pressure that brought us these record-setting temperatures in week. that's now pushing off towards the east and by sunday this cold front will arrive and that's when i really think a lot of you will be noticing these differences when the temperatures dropping to the upper 60s to the upper 50s and low 60s by sunday. pretty mild weather across the bay area. speaking of which with no too much change in the atmosphere tomorrow still a spare the air day here for saturday with the worst air of quality right you into the north bay with everyone else at moderate levels. and now speaking of tonigh

of mind. >> he said he anticipates big changes on the korean peninsula and in northeast asia because of the death of kim jong-il. he said south korea is opening a window of opportunity for improving relations with the north, but he said the south will maintain tight national security as long as there's a possibility of military provocation. he said the two koreas have the main responsibility for maintaining peace and security on the korean peninsula and that he hopes neighboring countries will help them. >>> north korea's new leader, kim jong-un, inspected a tank force on sunday. he is now the supreme commander of the military, a position held by his late father. >>> the country's state media said that the inspection was conducted along with jang song thaek, kim jong-il's brother-in-law and ri yong ho, chief of the north korean people's army general staff. kim jong-un told the tank force to prepare for action and main tin its readiness to react to any situation as quickly as possible. observers say kim jong-un visited the military unit to assert his position as successor to his father. >>> authorities in the u.s. state of was

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but overall we have at cloudy skies, north of golden gate and sunshine in the south bay. peninsula, 34 redwood city. 38 in santa rosa. elsewhere not so bad, 51 at our coast. everyone will notice a big change today. this afternoon and high temperatures but right now, oakland and concord at especially around the delta, much warmer due to wind out there. also the cloud cover is that has kept us more insulated, not in napa and los gatos this morning. we are looking at live doppler 7-hd. humboldt county a little bit of snow. the front continuing to stag southward from the north and west and bring cooler air mass. setting the trend for a cool week ahead and wet week as we start wednesday with rain in the north bay. it's going to pick up in the bay area, thursday and friday. yesterday half moon bay,. degrees. northwesterly wind will be in the 50s. so not only cool at our coast. expected highs which would bring us ten degrees down in napa. mid-50s in santa rosa. notice everywhere, anywhere from 6-11 degrees of cooling today. hopefully you can get used to that. that is the way it's going to

peninsula, an inch to an inch and a half. in the south two inches of rain by monday morning. the winter storm warning in will saturday and 8 to 14 inches of snow. above 5,000, certainly windy there. one to two feet expected at the highest elevations around 7,000 feet. you will have a chance to get there, but give it time. high surf advisory 10:00 a.m. tomorrow to 10:00 a.m. on sunday. it is expected to build up to 18 feet. watch out for the hightide the highest of the month coming tomorrow morning. the highs tomorrow in the 50s. the accu-weather seven-day forecast rain again for sunday into early monday. dry and milder pattern in the 60s. more than four inches of rain. this is the storm total. love the reports on twitter and facebook. keep them coming. >> thanks sandhya. >>> coming up next san francisco is about to hold its biggest football game in years. >> the may's message to the 49er fans next. can you enjoy vegetables with sauce and still reach your weight loss goals? you can with green giant frozen vegetables. over twenty delicious

the south bay freeways are delay free. your ride along the mid peninsula, to 80 and 101 are both clear from the south bay in san francisco. >>darya: 6:23 a.m.. a high- school teacher in livermore is behind bars and accused of having a sexual relationship off with a boy under the age of 16. officers arrested marie johnson yesterday. they say she had sex with him in her car and outside of school grounds. investors believe it was only one boy that was involved with this. new details, the man accused of raping three women is due back in court tomorrow after making a court appearance. he faces 26 felony counts including attempted murder, attempted rape and the locals counts of kidnapping. here is a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is moving pretty smoothly. >>darya: foreclosures were down 44% last year but likely to bump up this year. realttrac says the reason for the drop in foreclosures was because of procedural delays that artificially reduce the foreclosure rate. the number of homes facing foreclosure totaled 1.9 million which looked like the lowe

peninsula, an inch to an inch and a half. in the southnches of rain by monday morning. the winter storm warning in will saturday and 8 to 14 inches of snow. above 5,000, certainly windy there. one to two feet expected at the highest elevations around 7,000 feet. you will have a chance to get there, but give it time. high surf advisory 10:00 a.m. tomorrow to 10:00 a.m. on sunday. it is expected to build up to 18 feet. watch out for the hightide, the highest of the month coming tomorrow morning. the highs tomorrow in the 50s. the accu-weather seven-day forecast, rain again for sunday into early monday. dry and milder pattern in the 60s. more than four inches of rain. this is the storm total. love the reports on twitter and facebook. keep them coming. >> thanks, sandhya. >>> coming up next, san francisco is about to hold its biggest football game in years. >> the mayor's message to the >>> well, we are on the cusp of the biggest pro football weekend in san francisco in 16 years. the niners as you know host the new york giants on sunday in th

whether you're going left or right or heading towards the bay bridge or trying to get down south towards peninsula. it's going to take a long time getting home. stay with us. the news at 4:00 continues. >>> checking healthy living news, lap band surgery centers affiliated with 1-800-get fit campaign are under investigation for possible fraud. the "los angeles times" reports state and federal investigators are looking into allegations of misleading advertising asosited with the surgery. officials say they've broken no laws. according to lawsuits and reports, at least five patients have died after lap band procedures at affiliated clinics. aetna says it's cooperating with the investigation. >> and doctors point out tests patients with early detention examined genetics of lung cancer and experts hope that the tests can help them see which patients will need just surgery and which will require chemotherapy. the study appears in the journal lancet. >> children with high levels of cadmium may be more likely to need special education classes. children can be exposed to it through food and tobacco smoke,

traffic heading south towards peninsula moving nicely this tuesday. stay with us. news at 4:00 continues right after this. >>> this afternoon, smoking marijuana may not cause as much damage to lungs as smoking tobacco. a 20-year study found that light to modit rit use does not increase a lung's ability to hold oxygen. researchers say it has to do with smoking habits of users. >> there is a contrast to tobacco smokier who's smoke, you know 10-20 cigarettes per day, marijuana smokers smoke a couple times per month. very much lower exposure to smoke and researchers also measured increased lung capacity and they say it may be caused by users inhaling while smoking, then in, a sense strengthening their lung tissue. >> a study suggests nicotine patches may help improve dementia in seniors and found after six months of treatment with the patches a small group of patients gained back 46% of their normal memory performance. those not treated with the patches saw a 26% redeklein in memory over the same period. experts caution more studies are needed to find out the long-term

our commitment to stability on the peninsula to our south korean allies is rocksolid. and, yeah, the ball is in their court. to see the fact that is in their interest, to enter into negotiation with the international community to try to resolve this situation. >> we conclude our world tour. thank you very much, secretary. [applause] >> with talk of possible legislation to improve the nation's cyber defenses, former cia director john mclaughlin discuss again with national awareness, to cyber threats from aspen home and security group event. i have an alarming thought about all this, which is in some ways the discussion about cyber mayors of it the discussion we used to we used to have a about terrorism back in the '80s and '90s. there was a great deal of difficulty coming to a national consensus about what we were to do about it. and the to read 9/11, which then crystallize everything, and we knew what to do. we haven't had that kind of an insider you. we imagined we talk about it. the attack on zappos, the attack were i lost my credit card, the only good thing that com

still to come, the cold war and the korean peninsula, a special report on the south and its military. >>> and haiti's prime minister tells the bbc how his country is recovering from the earthquake. >>> four people have been shot dead in the north of nigeria. eight people were killed, including police officers tuesday night, and across nigeria at the unions are continuing their strike over fuel prices. >> day 3 of the strike that has brought most businesses in the country to a standstill. the stakes have been raised on both sides. today, there were talks of a gradual process that could lead to the slowing of oil production in the country. unionized workers said are actively shutting down the oil output. nigeria is africa's leading oil producer and one of the largest in the world. if the strikers are successful in during oil exports, it could bring the economy to its knees and have an effect on global oil prices. politicians have ratcheted up the pressure on protesters. the message from the rallies is the fuel subsidy must be reinstated, but it is also a platform for people to vent thei

no major slowing through this portion of the south bay. 101, the expressway, that's the choice spot for the construction. over from the peninsula eastbound 84, dumbarton bridge,