a lull in the rain tomorrow afternoon but sunday the rain returns. later afternoon hours when the game is getting ready for kickoff, rain skirting the san francisco area. 4:00 p.m., light showers covering san francisco. going to see some rain. hopefully the moderate rain stays away. 7:00, same thing. showers continue through the evening into monday morning. 49ers forecast. chilly conditions, spotty rain through the game. come prepared with temperatures in the low 50s. storms moved through tonight. continue into tomorrow. gusty conditions and sun breaks into the afternoon. sunday, rain returning into the afternoon. last till monday morning. drier conditions on tap for next week. >>> i want to say this to the fans throughout. while we celebrate we honor a very, very good tradition, be safe. do not abuse your celebration and our celebration. >> san francisco mayor talking today, two days before the 49ers championship game at candle stick and police say they have a new strategy to deal with fans dealing badly. kron 4's jr stone has the story. >> reporter

and heavy rain in the early-model rains.the later half of the 9:00 her, continuing to see heavy rain down soelth, and a low -- south, and a low into the overnight hours. saturday, largely dry, asked and answered morning, largely -- sunday morning, largely dry. and everyones eyes are on candlestick, by 3:00, rain is over candlestick and most of the bay area. light rain first, heavy rains staying to the north, but we are going to likely be dealing with a muddy field. >> it is going to be cold. and the temperatures will drov more as the -- consistent through the game. we are going to be dealing with that muddy field as i mentioned. >> the sierra, heavy rain and heavy snow coming through tomorrow. 4 inches of snow, one to 3 feet of fresh powder. finally the snow everyone has been wanting. moderate snow and gusty winds, dangerous driving kins, chains will be -- conditions, chains will be required. our first system moved through today. a big break for saturday. the rain coming back right in time for the 49ers game. looks like we'l

now, the rain is starting to come down. it is not a heavy rain. it is a light rain. keep in mind, even though it is not coming down hard, clear is here is the way for. debt *, gusting. that area will be a problem as far as the wind is concerned. >>james: we have crews all around the bay area. jackie sissel is live at candlestick park. >> what a difference a couple of days makes. on sunday we had 65 degree weather for the 49ers and saints game. now, it is starting to rain. we expect to see rain throughout candlestick parking lot. it is going to be a quagmire for the next couple of days. i am sorry that 49ers fans will not be deterred at all. the nfl takes over the stadium once you get to the nfc championship games. there will keep the tar on the field probably until the last minute. >>mark: craig skalar is near the coliseum on eight the east. >> there is more wind and rain. still if you are driving a high profile vehicle i will be worried about the wind. lonely have seen its results up and down call the highway. >>darya: we are also watching occupy card testers. dozen

this is related to the rain. this is the first rain of the season. some people have been caught a little off- guard. >> we have not had any rain in so long. i was very happy. i do not like it, but i know that we need it. the bridge was very slow this afternoon. >> you can see drops of water falling on my camera even as you're doing the interview, there rain continues to fall not to hard here, just a little bit of rain coming off of my umbrella. it is still waiting in berkeley and going to continue to rain for most of the weekend. >> these cars are making their way through the rain. it started picking up about 15 minutes ago. there are tiny droplets of water. there is not too many people out here on the embarcadero periods >>catherine: stay with us as we track the storm. coming up, snow in the sierra. you can get weather updates any time at www.kron4.com. we invite you to send in weather photos to our facebook fan page. >>catherine: new details in the domestic violence clay's against san francisco's new sheriff. >> the sheriff was arraigned thursday a

the rain will taper wait looks now, very light rain -- the way it looks now, very light rain, definitely wet at the beginning. half inch to an inch in the south bay, 3/4 to an inch and a half around the bay one to two more inches in the north bay. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, low to mid 60s sunshine just about everywhere. have a great weekend. >>> we go back to saratoga accident still blocking lanes southbound highway 9 at sanborn slowing there to san francisco we'll hop all over the place a lot going on. protests occupy san francisco downtown financial district montgomery at california police are asking to please avoid the area. flooding 101 sir francis drake beautiful northbound 101 to the hayward air llewellyn, san leandro excuse me, pardon me this is to san mateo westbound 92, right at 35, accident blocking lanes there as well. here the llewellyn accident, a car vs. a bike. on-ramp northbound 880 slowing thins in that area as well. live look at walnut creek, light traffic headed southbound on 680, going past north main headed to 24 into the san ramon valley, no problems. >>> now 5:2

we need the rain. the garden needs the rain.s is my new raincoat and i have been waiting two months to wear it. >> reporter: old or new, raincoats, rain boots and umbrellas are the dress code of the day. for matt fryer of roof rx leak repair, raindrops keep him busy. >> i look the rain. >> reporter: you like it because -- >> good for business. >> reporter: we found matt preparing to inspect a leaky roof at a marin county restaurant. >> we're busy with calls from a week ago that we're starting today. >> reporter: today and throughout the weekend matt will be busy as the later-than- expected winter rain makes its way across the bay area. and we are at vista point just on the north side of the golden gate bridge. you can see the traffic there moving slower but still steady. also, steady, the number of visitors and people who are coming here to get those scenic views although with the wind and the rain, not so picturesque right now. elizabeth? >> all right. lisa washington, thank you. >>> roberta gonzales is standing by and hi-def d

a mixture of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, and ice. what we're seeing outside right now, eyewitness news out back is a bit of snow and rain mixture. much of that freezing on contact, which is a problem. across the top tier of the state, we have moisture. the low to the south is bringing up milder air. the portion across the top is bringing in colder air. because the temperatures around most of the area are below freezing. much of that is freezing on contract. soap, the freezing rain, the sleet, the snow and the rain. so, this morning 29 degrees. around the immediate metro area. 27 in wist minister and bel air. today, with winter weather advisories and snow, winter storm warnings, i should say in effect, for washington, allegheny counties until 1:00, we have an icy mix this morning until 10:00 when the temperatures start to get at or above freezing. we're not going to see much improvement in this. 34 degrees this morning. with a little bit of rain this afternoon. then we have the problem of refreezing. 20 degrees tonight with clearing i

over 1.5" of rain. tomorrow 50 to 60 degrees. the extended forecast calls for rain by the tail end of the 49ers game. but be prepared just in case it speeds up. dry weather by tuesday, wednesday and thursday. that's the pinpoint forecast. >>> we'll be right back. ,,,,,, on the consumer watc >>> in is astounding. 30million times a year people in this country are given the wrong prescription. on the consumerwatch, julie watts tells us in one of those cases, the pharmacy just couldn't get it right. >> reporter: mary caught it. her online pharmacy sent her the wrong drugs. >> they sent me 40 milligrams of lipitor. >> reporter: she notified the company she was supposed to get the cholesterol drug zocor and sent it back and got the wrong prescription again. >> they kept saying the same thing and i said wait a minute, you don't understand. i do not take this medication. >> you can get very seriously injured by taking the wrong drugs. >> reporter: the state board of pharmacy says it's harder to follow up with o

we have a little bit of rain right now, south san francisco is seen some rain. down into the south bay we see the showers, in san jose we see light rain there. a couple other areas see a little more than that, so far we have seen fairly light showers. on the storm tracker for radar we have plenty of rain that is coming into the bay area from westies. take a look right here in will continue to move in. we'll get some consistent showers and notice the snow that is starting in the sierra as well. we will time this out on the future forecast. we have even heavier rain for tomorrow. >>catherine: kay thompson joins us live near the rich in san raphael bridge. how this traffic look? >>reporter: traffic is moving ok but it is cold, dark and rainy. we can show the traffic but this is in the commute direction this is people leaving the city in driving through marin county. this is northbound highway 101. over here you can see the headlights are on, the wind chill wipers are going in this area usually has a lot of traffic. this is where the richmond san raphael bridge me t

could be raining.l best could have a big advantage leads us to the admiral and the coach. >> admiral said if you are going to fight in the north atlantic then prepare in the north atlantic. they are anticipating some rain on sunday. this team is built for just about any weather conditions. >> listen to the admiral. shark hosted ottawa tonight. mean in teal looking for sixth consecutive win. this ace good plan gone awry. jamie trying to deliver the big hit. somebody better lock the door. sharks strike first. 3 minutes in. him if winchester. 1 nothing san jose. ottawa tied it seven minutes later. setting up carlson and many shakey tonight. power play. green the snap shot. scored twice. ottawa wins rather easily 4-1 in the attaching. richard can kicked off cal basketball team. bears needed another one to step up. thurman. took advantage of the playing time. battle for first place in the pack 12. the pump fake and 1. cal up 10 at the half. hears the walk on. thurman contrary high 16 off the bench. down 3 c

that brings rain. after monday we go back to dry. >> keep in mind steve will be tracking your weather throughout the morning. you can get updates sent to your phone by signing up for mobile ktvu.com. >>> a ten-year-old boy accused of killing his best friend makes his first court appearance. >> in recent memory we can't recall a murder case this young. >> why a punishment doesn't fit this crime. >>> the corruption case from years ago that is still causing big problems for the oakland police department. >>> good morning. traffic on highway 4 is getting busier now as it's also a wet morning commute. so, this is delicious okay... is this where we're at now, we just eat whatever tastes good? like these sweet honey clusters... actually there's a half a day's worth of fiber in every ... why stop at cereal? bring on the pork chops and the hot fudge. fantastic. are you done sweetie? yea [ male announcer ] fiber beyond recognition. fiber one. hey, i love your cereal there-- it's got that sweet honey taste. but n

moves in, light rain overnight, heavier rain and breezy conditions tomorrow.'s high mid to upper 50s except for around clear lake, 51, the heavy, steadier rain in the north bay through most of the afternoon. around the monterey bay, a little sunshine to go with mostly cloudy conditions upper 50s to near 60 salinas and hollister. north of 80 most of the activity today as you head into tahoe it will start snowing during the evening and overnight. the sooner you can get there the better because it is going to get worse the conditions are for driving overnight through tomorrow. tonight lingering light rain hanging around, milder than this morning low to mid 40s inland mid to upper 40s around the bay shore to the coast. storm track slowly sinking south back here look at how it takes big dip on the left that jet sagging south bringing moisture plume here's the timing you can see during the morning hours most of the rain scattered up in the north bay by noon to 1:00 heavier rain moving in south across the bay fading out by 7:00 timeframe close to what it was yesterda

after midnight rain will be lighter. this morning we're watching that rain pushing across the tennessee valley. nashville getting pounded with heavy rain. also areas in northern alabama up to kentucky. this whole storm system heads our way for the afternoon. this morning as you go out, frosty from -- to great falls. loudoun county, leesburg up to lovettsville in the 20s. manassas down to 25. 29 alexander. even from andrews air force base, 27 degrees. in columbia this morning 29. so lots of frosty areas to start the day. our high temperatures, thanks to the clouds and rain moving in, 41 in lurray to 45 in washington. monica samtani, happy wednesday. >>> happy wednesday. it is a happy wednesday for commuters because the rains haven't come in yet. roads are relatively dry and things are looking great outside. good morning, everybody. the beltway is great. we're going to go all the way up to frederick where there are no problems to report if you're going from mount airy down the line from 270 as you head for clarksburg and t

we have a break in the rain? >> we do have a break in the rain right now. we're going to have off an on rain showers out there, but it's not going to be a pounding rain like we experienced last night. right noww on live stormtracker 2, rainfall is very impressive rainfall over the past 24 hours over 3" in kentfield and over a inch in morgan hill. over the past 48 hours picking up nearly 7" of rain. 7" in the santa cruz mountains. first thing tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy skies. periods of light rain, temperatures in the 30s to the lower 40s. santa rosa around 3 and san francisco 46. san josi lower 40s at 42. so right now in satellite, you can see our old system moving out to the east. a bit of a break. we actually have a secondary wave developing that produces another low that will be happening tomorrow night into monday morning. for tomorrow, mostly cloudy skies. some off and on showers. as we take this sunday night into monday morning, the secondary low develops, fairly close to the bay area shoreline. with that heavy rain and we're talking about 2:00 t

>>> the rain and cold on the way. when it will hit and how long it's going to stay. >>> a huge reward in the beating of an elderly man. >>> plus, major congestion ahead for san francisco. the construction that will make some muni rides longer for years. >>> a look look outside tonight at coit tower in san francisco. lit-up in red and gold! just gays away from the 49ers' nfc championship game. and in just hours, a storm set to hit the bay area, all of this happening at the same time. i'm here in the weather center with jacqueline. and we want to find out, will the heavy rain hit the game? >> this is just the first of a series of storms that will hit the bay area in the next few days. more rain on sunday. first, what's going to come out here tomorrow morning. you can see on storm tracker 4 radar, we're still seeing rain up to the north, cloud cover increasing through the north bay right now. the rain is going to be moving in overnight. here's a wider view picture of what's going on. you can see the rain streaming into n

of rain to fall today. in the sierra, a mix of rain and snow. snow levels are down to about 6,500 ft.. as we saw earlier, the storm system is breaking up. concord and walnut creek is kind of hit or miss. how would be this afternoon? we have another round headed towards us from noon on. that is the first indication of heavy rain. if you can, be wary need to be before 8:00 p.m.. >>justine: is a statewide air alert for a missing girl in said it. it is an 11 year-old girl named taylor. said of the police tell us that the suspect is for mothers ex-boyfriend. police say he took the young grow at gunpoint from her bedroom. here's a picture of the missing girl. 5 ft. 3 in. tall, black hair and brown eyes. the suspect is pictured here. he is considered armed and dangerous. 42 years old, 5 ft. 6 in. tall weighing 170 lbs.. witnesses saw him leaving the scene of the house on tap the court in san jose driving a dark late model minivan with an unknown license plate. anyone with information is encouraged to call 911. >>mark: the kidnapping taking place on the

the heaviest rain is in santa rosa right now. that will move south into the san francisco and oakland area later this afternoon. mark will tell you when the heaviest rain will hit the bay area. back to you. >>> mark joins us right now. he is here with more on light rain that's already turning up in the bay area. >> that's right. already some coverage on radar. you can see the rain band concentrated in the north bay and some of the showers extending to the south and to the west. all of this will be on the increase over the next few hours. that will be targeting the afternoon and evening commute. santa rosa reporting some light rain. nothing too major yet with light to moderate downpours. those darker shades of green do link up with more moderate cells. not a lot to show you toward san francisco and oakland. all this action to the north will be spreading to the south over the next few hours and by the evening hours. i'll let you know how much rain you can expect and break down the timing of a second stronger storm that's developing

you saw the rain on eric, it is raining up at the summit right now. it's raining in truckee. we're losing a lot of snow because of the rain. things will cool off but the rain is coming down throughout the center part of the state. back here in a bit. we're going to update the forecast and we're going to back at this live radar. >>> passengers flying into san francisco airport are still experiencing delays of up to three hours. some departures are also delayed. travelers we spoke to are taking the hold up in stride. >> just had to call them and tell them daddy is going to be late tonight so we won't get to see them. >> we're going to be busy tonight. so we have to wait. we have to get there. >> reporter: ice and snow in chicago and seattle are partly to blame for the problems at sfo. at oakland international, departing flights ran up to an hour late. san jose international saw minor delays. >>> this crash happened on northbound 101 near petaluma and another car rolled over not far from infinon race way. no one was hurt in either crash. stay with ktvu channel 2 news for continu

right now the heaviest and most widespread rain in the north bay, this is where the main rain band is taking shape. from guerneville to healdsburg and santa rosa. light-moderate. a few showers in and around livermore. in the santa cruz mountains, were showers taking shape. the winds are getting testy. here is the storm. the brunt of the storm still remains offshore. this is going to move into the bay area. the heavy rain will last until about dawn. we could see some flooding on streets and highways. we also have a chance of thunderstorms going into tomorrow morning. >>vicki: we are going to take you to a bar in san francisco's nob hill. the giants fans are pretty happy tonight. >>vicki: three people are covering an oakland from gunshot wounds. >>brian: storm tracker 4 says the heaviest rain in the north bay. >>gary: at january 21st, 1982, the 49ers first super bowl win. that was joe montana's third season with the franchise. the score was 26-21, the 49ers beat the bengals, the first of five super bowls. let's take a peek at what happened. the stadium was packed. this was the hottest t

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most is falling in the form of rain. and rain is exactly what we got in the sunset district.posted by susie l. this was a view from san francisco. it is rattling the windows in livermore. she is talking about the wind. and another one, the wind is blowing might have patio umbrella off the table. a lot of people talking about how heavy the rain has been tonight. the rain and wind will be heavy at times for a couple more hours. more snow for the sierra. the next storm arrives on sunday. not as intense. this is the strongest of the three storms. this is the second one. the third one is due in on sunday. just watch out for the heavy rain and wind the next couple hours. and then things will wind down. i want to show you what it is going to look like on sunday. this storm in the pacific will be moving through and it will bring a third to two-thirds of an inch of rain, but nothing heavy duty. the heaviest will move through. it is a soaker for a few more hours, and just scattered showers for your saturday morning. you will see sunny breaks on saturday afternoon. by sunday morning her

so we have some rain heading our way? >> plenty of rain too. a good batch of moderate rain that will be here in the afternoon and with us through the even hours and out of here by tomorrow morning. >> in and out, that's the way we like it. >> radar, off to the south and west, you can see the rain approaching from portions of west virginia and southern and western virginia as the showers will creep into the area -- you can see it is still several hours away. we've got several more hours until it gets here. my suggestion is bring your umbrella today or be prepared for some rain. it is cold, 34 in washington. 26 at dulles. probably good the rain is not here yet because if it were arriving at this moment, we would be talking about -- >> freezing rain? >> yes. we will have lots of clouds and rain back in the forecast. the clouds will increase over the next couple of hours. >> all right. let's check in with julie wright and get the latest on the traffic now. >> i just heard you were talking about the rain coming in and out and i'm looking at the temp

you saw the rain on eric, it is raining up at the summit right now. it's raining in truckee. we're losing a lot of snow because of the rain. things will cool off but the rain is coming down throughout the center part of the state. back here in a bit. we're going to update the forecast and we're going to back at this live radar. >>> passengers flying into san francisco airport are still experiencing delays of up to three hours. some departures are also delayed. travelers we spoke to are taking the hold up in stride. >> just had to call them and tell them daddy is going to be late tonight so we won't get to see them. >> we're going to be busy tonight. so we have to wait. we have to get there. >> reporter: ice and snow in chicago and seattle are partly to blame for the problems at sfo. at oakland international, departing flights ran up to an hour late. san jose international saw minor delays. >>> this crash happened on northbound 101 near petaluma and another car rolled over not far from infinon race way. no one was hurt in either crash. stay with ktvu channel 2 news for continu

could be raining.st could have a big advantage leads us to the admiral and the coach. >> admiral said if you are going to fight in the north atlantic then prepare in the north atlantic. they are anticipating some rain on sunday. this team is built for just about any weather conditions. >> listen to the admiral. shark hosted ottawa tonight. mean in teal looking for sixth consecutive win. this ace good plan gone awry. jamie trying to deliver the big hit. somebody better lock the door. sharks strike first. 3 minutes in. him if winchester. 1 nothing san jose. ottawa tied it seven minutes later. setting up carlson and many shakey tonight. power play. green the snap shot. scored twice. ottawa wins rather easily 4-1 in the attaching. richard can kicked off cal basketball team. bears needed another one to step up. thurman. took advantage of the playing time. battle for first place in the pack 12. the pump fake and 1. cal up 10 at the half. hears the walk on. thurman contrary high 16 off the bench. down 3 chanc

we had our first rain in a month. rain will continue here. some of the totals coming in were good in the north bay. kentfield three quarters. san francisco .57. oakland at .27. next band already beginning to move on shore and it's only going to pick up. this is our system that is coming in right there and then today's rain will be one more sunday evening yes sunday evening into monday morning. the one coming in now is a stronger system. if you don't have any rain yet it's a cloudy drizzly morning. much stronger system. this is our computer model forecast. you can see that rain in ma rain county or a little bit in the north bay. watch what happens here. by noon here comes the system in all its glory. by 5:00 rain spreading out across the area. there is the front. when you see the red that is very intense. just so you know plan ahead. it will go until about midnight and start to clear out of here. there could be a few light showers around tomorrow morning but sat looks good. we'll get a break. rain totals will be much more impressive with this

rain to go and the heaviest rain still to come.ht now, southern portions of virginia, around roanoke, down toward richmond and norfolk, all of that rain will move through overnight tonight, through midnight tonight and then start to see things clearing out and tomorrow, a completely different day. today, cold and rainy. tomorrow, warm, 62, some areas could be in the mid-60s tomorrow. windy tomorrow and then windy on your friday. friday, a high of 41 there. but wind chills all day, most likely in the upper 20s to lower 30s, we could even see rain changes to snow late thursday night into friday morning, especially the north and west, should not amount to much but it will be something interesting to see just how cold that air is as it races in on friday. saturday and sunday you continued on the chilly side, high temperatures only in the mid-30s with a limb built of a breeze that will keep temperatures in the 30s. ttle b breeze that will keep temperatures in the 30s. precipitation on tuesday morning. >> thanks, doug. >>> halley pritcha

moderate rain. the heavy rain moves in later tonight.t to the forecast in a moment. 2:00 p.m., steady rain over the greater bay area. now that it started we're not going to get out of it until maybe on 11:00 p.m. tonight. 7:00 p.m. friday, we stop the clock for you. take a look at this red, yellow, orange. we've got heavy rain on the way to the north bay at 7:00 p.m. that will continue to push south through about 7:00 p.m. impacting the south bay at that time. so, make sure your storm drains are cleaned out if you haven't had an opportunity to you have time before the heavy rain comes through though it's wet out there and it's going to stay wet until we get through tonight. saturday we get a pretty good break. for the most part we're going to see a mix of sun and clouds, maybe a few pop-up thunderstorms in the afternoon before our next system arrives on sunday at 3:00 p.m. take a look at what we're forecasting. heavy rain in parts of the bay area. and let's tell what you that means for the nfc championship game as the giants take on our

it is raining out here. winter has arrived. one chp officer tells me he doesn't like what he is seeing out here on the roads this morning. >>> good morning many check out raindrops falling on our roof cam as it looks to the southeast across the embarcadero where some of the rain is starting to pile into puddles. we'll talk about the next two waves and the third that will affect the game sunday. >> snow in the sierra, high winds san mateo bridge, wet roads. a challenging commute. we'll have it all in a couple of minutes. >> >> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney live in san francisco, the occupy movement is promising some of the most massive protests this city has seen in years. taking over buildings, they are also promising what you could call an occu-fry. i'll stain in a live report. >> but it is not an occu-fry what you normally fry. he'll explain coming up. i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. right now with the light rain we are seeing, leading edge of a second and more powerful storm arriving in the bay area. >> let's get t

widespread rain for both of the days. sunday evening, another round of rain into monday.his rainmaker is something we have been watching pound of the pacific northwest for days. we have been waiting for it to arrive in the bay area and it finally looks like it is pointed out in. >>mark: here is a look from seattle-tacoma. five-tenths inches of snow. this city of seattle only has 30 clouds. very icy conditions. three of the runways at seattle- tacoma airport are iced over. we have seen a lot of the flooding taking place in the area and a lot of rain for the to the south. it's there are a lot of power outages as we had strong wind gusts up to 100 mi. per hour in the area. >>justine: here are live pictures of the situation as he mentioned. eyes on three different runways has shut down a part of the airport this morning. there is still some snow on the ground the can tell that clouds have already been out there. >>darya: if you're traveling by car, george will help you out. >>george: we do not have any hot spots. a very quiet right around the bay area. the westbound commute i

the peach or salmon colored on the map is freezing rain or sleet mostly in the form of freezing rain,n loudon county and washington and southern area. mostly freezing rain, sleet and snow across northern maryland. all rain across central parts of west virginia, bright reds and yellows and oranges all heavy rain now and temperatures above free freezing going up in the atmosphere. here's how the saturday is looking. cloudy skies, temperatures recovering in the low and mid-30s. iciness around this morning. another chance, a break in the action late today into early tomorr tomorrow, another chance of winter weather late tomorrow afternoon before it becomes rain. that's more on the forecast. for more, we go to derrick ward, live in the elements this morning. good morning, how are you doing? >> reporter: good morning, chuck, how are you? i'm a little nippy but, hey, happy to be here. this is the roadway, route 1. it's passable, treated a couple times since we've been here. a slushy thing on either side of the lanes that have been traveled. if you're planning to make a turn or hit a ramp, yo

moderate rain showers.our evening to meet will be affected. the showers will move into the south bay by the evening. your friday morning commute will not be bad but the friday evening commute will be really nasty. moderate and heavy rain looking into the north bay. the heaviest rain is in the peace. as we move into the 6:00 p.m. hour, moderate and heavy rain over fremont, livermore, san francisco, san rafael and santa rosa. several inches of rain are expected. we will see a series of systems flashing in and out of the next several days. we could see spotty showers towards the end of the game on sunday. temperatures will certainly be chilly here it as for the snow in the sierra, several inches. one-3 in. of fresh powder on the belly for smart. four-8 in. of new snow. we're going to get quite a bit of snow on friday. a look your extended forecast. >>gary: good evening. good news for the 49ers. delaney walker, the tight end, he worked out today. in week 16, he broke his jaw and missed the first playoff game. h

today the heaviest of the rain moves in. live doppler looks quiet pockets of drizzle and light rain around santa rosa best radar returns around half moon bay down to santa cruz across the bay to monterey. if you are traveling up to the north you can see the next wave starting to move in that will come in to our neighborhoods during the afternoon heading to the sierra it is snowing right now. there's more on the way. >>> music to the ears of skiers. mike will be keeping a close eye on that storm. >> folks around the bay area preparing for the first real storm in two months. amy hollyfield is live at the bay bridge toll. there have been several accidents overnight. how is it where you are. >> reporter: it looks okay. we like to check in to see how the wind is, if there's a wind advisory in place, standing water here at the toll plaza. everything looks good this morning. the warning is still in place. these roads are slicker than they are after a normal rainstorm because it has been so long since we had rain. chp officers are s

look at the rain, that area in green, yellow, orange, and red. that's rain.th and west snowing in north american illinois into iowa. east of there, moderate to heavy rain across indiana, into ohio, kentucky and now into west virginia, michael jordan to heavy rain. closer to washington, we're getting light rain moving west to east in the district of columbia. prince george's county, charles, calfert, st. mary's, anne arundel, and the northern neck getting rain. i-95, wet pavement there from near alexandria all the way to fredericksburg. and this is going to continue off and on through much of the day. right now in the 40s from the shenandoah valley to the bay and eastern shore. montgomery, fairfax, prince george's county, low 40s. farther west where it was below freezing, most locations getting above freezing. here's the day planner. sunrise at 7:24. occasional showers early to mid-afternoon. by then we may be climbing to upper 50s to 60s by mid-afternoon. by then, much of the rain should be ending. sunset will be at 5:12 and should be cloudy this evening. tem

cloudy rain, foggy, drizzle if you don't have the rain. heavier rain comes in later. coming in at bands as we get the morning rain and a little break. but 50s on your temperatures today. rain is in your forecast today and saturday morning and a break on saturday afternoon and sunday morning and probably a break until sunday afternoon or evening. and then the next system will come in with rain on monday morning it's out of here then next week is looking pretty dry. >> all right, thank you. >>> it's 7:27, developing news from san francisco's financial district. occupy san francisco is getting larger by the minute and tensions are rising as we get closer to 8:00. >>> we're live in san francisco where young 49er fans are dressing up in red and gold today to show their spirit. we'll also tell you about the friendly wager between the mayors of new york and san francisco. >>> plus, two 13-year-olds will start their own business? why a national retailer is threatening to sue them. >>> it is 7:30. an amber alert has been issued for an 11-year-old girl who as abducted from the

we have a little rain on the way today but the heavy rain and going to come in overnight tonight. wind advisory has been posted for 10:00 tonight through 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. still high surf until 10:00, so, yes, you can say the calm before the storm. we will talk about it next. >> all right. also next, the niners and the new york giants are set to battle at the stick, possibly in the rain. mike shumann's keys to the game coming up in sports. hey guys, breakfast! ♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain than any other ingredient. that's why it's listed first on the side. from honey nut cheerios to cinnamon toast crunch to lucky charms, get more whole grain than any other ingredient... without question. just look for the white check. >> good morning. this is a live look at the ferry building, all decked-out in red and gold colors as the nooners make their way toward the super bowl. we know you can do it. even if the field is a little soggy. we hope not

we have a light rain falling, and union city expects some light rain to fall your way. take a look, from santa rosa with heavy rain clear to the north all across. american and some crude be remembered record 80 is seeing some nearly decent rain right now. and as we head through the day will be hit or miss rain showers throughout the morning. it is going to get better as we head to the afternoon in fact, we could be looking accept regard-- looking at high fifties low 60s. but backed we are looking at temperatures back in to the mid-60s to for the month of january. >> mark: let us take a the that the heavy rain at sfo. >>reporter: you can see how the wind is pushing the rain drops almost or connolly. how has been pretty bad even driving down here i concealed the van is getting her--i can see how the event is getting pushed around here and i did talk with the one duty manager about an hour ago. it is too early to say but they say if it continues, this will probably delay flights we are not sure how long, but that could be a factor later on >> mark: warm and snug george we

rain lingers overnight mild lows, heavier rain and faster winds will roll in tomorrow. the north bay snapshot about 3:00 this afternoon where the steadier rain is low to mid 50s, upper 50s for the rest of us. a few peeks of sun upper 50s to near 60 around the monterey bay and inland you will get your rain later in the evening and overnight you can see tonight better chance of light rain around the monterey bay some of it lingers around the a here low to mid 40s inland stem for clear lake and cloverdale upper 30s everybody else mid to upper 40s tomorrow. see how much farther south the jet stream is going now? we have to wait for it to sag into our neighborhoods. here's that timeframe, 7:00 this morning a few scout showers ahead of the main band that moves into the north bay near noon sliding across the bay through 5:00 exiting south bay steadier rain 7:00, 8:00. overnight it tapers a little with lingering rain for the morning commute. by noon it stars developing with the heavier rain moving in -- around 5:00, 6:00, hanging around through midnight to 1:00 that's why i thi

we do have the rain today. that rain will be lasting into tomorrow morning. this weekend may not be looking bad. we will be warming up on saturday. we do have the polar bear plunge on saturday. the world pet expo. >> i need that guy to come to my house and train my dog. >> 6:36. 40 degrees on tv hill. pandemonium in a china research center. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. do you think the ravens' defense can continue to dominate despite the loss of defensive coordinator chuck pagano? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> one of the cutest videos we have scene for a while. 12 panda cubs were let loose to play. people were able to follow their every move. a baby panda grossed as much as 30 pounds in six months. that is scute. >> pretty funny. >> look at that. just amazing. all together now -- aw. >> a high school basketball player pulled off a once-in-a- lifetime shot. take a look at this. [buzzer [ >> whoa! >> how about that? he took th

the rain is picking on up.ppens, sunday night no monday morning, unsettled pocket of air sweeps on through. possibly some thunder with this. this is going to be around 10:00 sunday night on into 4:00 a.m. monday morning. and then by monday afternoon things rapidly clear out and not so good news here. high pressure will build in behind that stimulate tomorrow into monday. that's going to set us up for more dry weather showing up in the seven-day forecast. for now, you'll find scattered showers today, likely in the hill tops and the santa cruz mountains as you get towards gilroy, morgan hill, you may see intense showers for first half of the day. also around the east bay hills around livermore. notice, the temperatures as you get to truckee, finafinally, 30. more snow due in tomorrow. the seven-day forecast, again, not the best timing. we'll have to see how this rain impacts the game tomorrow. the rain we've already had, likely we could see a soggy field where sanctions get worse during the game. turns into a lit

but again we expecting perhaps a lighter rain or some moderate rain at times for the afternoon. where the heavier rain starts to roll in by sunday night and monday. across the north bay, you'll see the temperatures in the mid 50s. seven-day forecast shows a change again. coming monday afternoon, tuesday and wednesday, look at that, high pressure builds in again. we're after the rain, fog will be an issue towards the middle part of the week and dry conditions again. the high starting to build back in. we should manage another two feet of snow in the sierra out of the system coming in tomorrow night. >> planning to go live up there, we're having some weather issues with the satellite track. we'll try to make it work. but first let's check in with henry wilford of comcast sports net. we've got a little game coming up tomorrow. >> yeah, a little game. there's a lot riding 0en it. i guess we can call it a big game. the winners going to super bowl xlvi so we can call it a big game. what about the giants? is tim lincecum close to lock up a deal with the san francisco giants? we'll tell

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 third one arrives as we head through sunday morning into monday. this is the most potent of the three. snow levels 3500 feet. we'll time that out, show your seven-day. now that it's going to start raining everyone wants to know when will it stop. let's talk to mike about the drive. >> can't win but you are accurate so at least you give them the answer. we're looking out here for 580. in the westbound direction t debris i reported earlier chp arrived, they were not able to find it but with the two cars that hit something in the road. not each other so. there is the no flashing lights as you pass by north flynn road no. slowing in the commute direction. 14 minutes out of the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. from there northbound 680, both directions between al costa and sake mo

the rain starts to take over a light rain after that.takes over in the north and east. >>jacqueline: the 49ers forecast looks like this. i have not change this all week long. we have somebody rain and chilly temperatures in the low 50s. >>jacqueline: here is a look at your extended forecast. we have windy conditions, the third system will then saturday afternoon through sunday but we have dry conditions as we head into next week. stay with us, we will be back. >>stanley: is exactly four years ago i showed view area in the oakland neighborhood where everett rain, cars would crashed into their homes, now the roles are wet again at once to check to see if it was still a problem. tonight at 8:00 p.m. i will show you if any changes have been made and what drivers are doing in the next edition of people behaving badly. [ male announcer ] get ready for some deli-style delic-ious-ity: the subway big hot pastrami melt. dive into piled-high pastrami, spicy mustard, pickles and melt-a-licious cheese. treat your taste buds to a fresh toasted subway

there is rain coming in again.wers monday morning, then drying out with temperatures into upper 50s to mid-60s. and this is milder weather coming up. >> thank you. >> and still ahead hospital delivering, get this, 10 sets of quadruplets in 10 years. amazing story of family who's started it all. >> and there is a family preparing to move back home a year and a half after that pipeline disaster, we'll be >>> four times the fun to one couple after mom gives birth to quadruplets. would you call that a chorus of joy? three girls and a boy born november 28th engineer sacramento. at babies make six. the family already has two girls and this is the 10th set born to sutter in 10 years. locals call it the sacramento baby hospital. first set were conceived naturally. >> and want to take you outside to breaking news. occupy marchers on the move. take a look at that picture now. there is in front of the ferry building and there is everything peaceful. we know they've been talking about mortgages and foreclosures and you can see

most is falling in the form of rain. and rain is exactly what we got in the sunset district.was posted by susie l. this was a view from san francisco. it is rattling the windows in livermore. she is talking about the wind. and another one the wind is blowing might have patio umbrella off the table. a lot of people talking about how heavy the rain has been tonight. the rain and wind will be heavy at times for a couple more hours. more snow for the sierra. the next storm arrives on sunday. not as intense. this is the strongest of the three storms. this is the second one. the third one is due in on sunday. just watch out for the heavy rain and wind the next couple hours. and then things will wind down. i want to show you what it is going to look like on sunday. this storm in the pacific will be moving through and it will bring a third to two-thirds of an inch of rain but nothing heavy duty. the heaviest will move through. it is a soaker for a few more hours, and just scattered showers for your saturday morning. you will see sunny breaks on saturday afternoon. by sunday morning h

rain heavy at times. we'll talk about when this will get out of here and look to our next cold blast. >>> with the rain you better bring your patience with you. it's not a pretty sight. let's check in with jailly costello who has a look at the ride home. >>> northbound traffic on the bw parkway is slow. this lane was stopped a couple seconds ago. i want to take a shot here. this is the will kins avenue. it's always backed up this time of the night. i want to show you this shot in the city. this thing has been going on and the camera is all -- i don't know. there's some action on the shoulder. everybody trying to get through the harbor tunnel. be very careful. we have incidents going on. shawan road, so you're going to walk into traffic like this. here we are going into bel air, not to bad. we have one more shot to show you. here you are trying to get to annapolis, not bad at 97. the final shot as we go to the bw parkway, starting to slow down, because of the -- of the weather. back to you. >>> republican

heavy rain into really wet on the roads. we have several rounds of rain headed our way.e could see anywhere from 3-4 in. thick of rain in total. that is the with the forecast is shaping up. we will be back with more details about today's cool temperatures in just a little bit. >>george: let's start our bridge attack today with the ride at the bay bridge. traffic is still light. the san mateo bridge ride is still a smooth one. on the stand with our problem free. there was a report of an incident the we will see if it has had any impact on traffic. as he passed the coliseum, speeds will did just a bit. how hot the south bay freeways look good. no delays. >>mark: detectives will be back out today searching the loss angeles area after two dogs found a human head. two dog walkers came across a plastic bag right before the hollywood sign. the dogs were playing with the bag and the head fell out. >>darya: we will be back with more in a couple of minutes. >>erica: the new study shows nicotine patches tree forms of dementia, it is a pretty interesting story, i have a link for the

heavy rain is falling. and in sonoma, and santa rosa and in the sierra we do have heavier snow now than just an hour or so ago. and there is rainfall totals on the increase. and nearly three tenths to kentfield. and there is a trace of rain in redwood city. and and the snow is a welcome sight this, is what one camera was showing. interstate 80 chains are required and highway 89 is closed. washington state problem is too much snow and ice. there is ice storm bringing seattle to a stand stored today. and authorities say the conditions triggered 2300 accidents today alone. and 200,000 people lost power and dozens of lits were cancelled n oregon heavy flooding prompted officials to evacuate the city of turner just outside of sail yechl a woman and her 1-year-old son were killed when flood waters swept away the car. residents say it's the worst flooding in 15 year autos a group of students come up with an idea to make the uc system tuition free. it just might work. the story is still ahead. >> and an suv that is

the rain will pick up. an inch or two or the bay area. >> thank you for choosing the bay area at 6:00. don't forget to follow me on twitter for breaking news updates. we'll see you back here tonight at 11:00 right after the newscast. that special sports show jim was talking about. have a good night.