the drive time is now about 40 minutes southbound from walnut creek through danville and san ramon. stop and go conditions before you reach the 680 interchange. bart has problems this morning as well. 20 minute delays on average headed from the east bay towards fremont and san francisco. in earlier occurring problem at the coliseum station. >>mark: here is the breakdown of what we can expect today with this look from our roof camera furious it cold start and a cold fish. clear and cool conditions with temperatures in the low 50s. as for the storm system headed our way thursday, 1-3 in. of rain in the north bay, particularly in the hills. >>erica: of following a story that has received a lot of buzz on the internet. crosscut cookie season is officially under way. the cookie finder at has been off for years was just updated to search for gross out cookies by is the code. for details on how adequately satisfy your cookie crating, i have that coming up. s. >>mark: zappos has been had in a gabe slate tells us will people to do. >>gabe: the zappos has exposed names, e-mail addresses and pa

kirk and >>george: call another hot spot at san ramon valley. traffic is backed up into san ramon. a lot of people are avoiding using the freeway. here is a quick bridge check for you. south there are no delays or backups, even with the metering lights on. the sanity of bridge right has been problem free all morning long. it is getting lighter now. we are still incidents free for the ride from nevada to the golden gate range. here is a check on whether with erica. >>erica: plenty of blue skies from the mt. tam cam. as you probably imagine, a pretty clear start to the morning of the cold. cut yes kron artists if hanses cost >>erica: by 12:00 a.m., test just 12:00 p.m. we will see 60s along the eastern shore and the inland valleys as well. cooler along the coast line. foot san francisco and san bruno will hover in the '50s call as we turn our attention to the north bay, we are anticipating hazy sunshine. 65 expected for santa rosa. 59 for downtown san francisco. the kron47 day around the bay forecast shows partly cloudy conditions for the rest of the work week the reef we will see su

mirkarimi's trial is set to start february 24. >> a stunning admission from a former san ramon police officer telling a judge yesterday how he stole money and other items while serving search warrants. he also admitted to possessing and selling drugs and using law enforcement money to buy illegal firearms. lombardi was in court to plead guilty nine felonies, part of a plea deal. he is expected to testify against others including private investigator christopher butler and narcotics team commander norman welsh. >> reports from chevron and ford, for details on that and the rest of the news we turn to bertha coombs. good morning. >> hey, good morning. we've got the futures pointing to a higher open. about 45 minutes from now we get gdp. markets started higher yesterday but lost ground, stocks falling after a report showing a surprise drop in new home sales last month. we started earlier positive on the day after we had gotten good news on unemployment claims and a bigger than expected jump in orders for durable goods. asian markets were higher. europe is mixed this morning. we are going

also in the low 60s in san ramon area. you'll find in our seven day forecast it stays unusually dry, as we could likely see some drought development here over the next week or two for the east and the south bay. and here's the thing on saturday. we have increased fire danger, not only because it's been so dry, but the winds are going to pick up on saturday. wouldn't be surprised if there is a red flag fire warning this weekend. it's something that is just unbelievable. you have camping plans and you're planning the fire and all that stuff, take it easy. >> still ahead the cost of ignoring leash laws. how a small dog on the loose led to the death ♪ going to the bank without going to the bank... that's a step forward. with chase quickdeposit on your smartphone, you just snap a picture, hit send and done. chase quickdeposit. take a step forward and chase what matters. ♪ we just keep on keepin' on ♪ ♪ keep on hi. looking good! you've lost some weight. thanks! you noticed! you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating

roadwork going on 680 scheduled through the san ramon valley. waze traffic maps, this is a free traffic app that you can download to your smartphone. we have an abc7 news traffic spotter on 680 now i'm going to click on that person they are moving at 40 miles an hour along 680, roadwork not causing delays. you can be part of this. go to abc7news.com/waze, download the free application and have this tool available to you while you are driving. join the traffic spotters' group. >> apparently we got a lot of new traffic spotters, welcome. >>> president obama tests a new campaign line. next, his fiery defense of the last three years. >> reporter: i'm katie marzullo. voting underway in the new hampshire primary. the first test toward who will be the president's opont -- opponent in the race for the white house. >>> miracle, unbelievable. >> san francisco's newest lottery millionaire. why she now feels twice, i might venture three times, when your deep-dish masterpiece doesn't stay in the dish easy-off oven cleaner cuts through five times more grease

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lafayette police put his picture up again and san ramon police recognized the man. a search of his home turned up items they think were stolen and a gps system. >> he had programmed in multiple locations around the lafayette/lorinda and alamo areas, where they were having open houses. and so, obviously, we're hoping that if anybody out there was a victim of this gentleman that they be contacting us. >> reporter: i tried calling the public defender's office on this case this morning. haven't heard back. he is in the west county detention center this morning in richmond, being held for a parole violation. he is due back in court next thursday in martinez. if you think you may have been a victim, you're asked to call lafayette police. reporting live in lafayette, i'm christie smith. back to you. >> just amazing what people think they can get away with. christie, thanks. >>> s.w.a.t. team swarming a building in san francisco after somebody shot rounds of bullets from a building. right now they've cleared 9th and harrison streets but overnight, they are crouching behind

>>darya: a former san ramon police officer faces up to 60 years in prison. lombardy pleaded guilty to nine felonies including the attempt to sell drugs possession of stolen firearms and conspiracy. he worked as a drug agent in contra costa county and sell the unit was shut down. three of the officers he worked with including his commander face similar charges that they pleaded not guilty. he will be sentenced in april. >>darya: we're back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look at the san mateo bridge. this is one of the stubborn spots but it has gotten better. we will be right back, a high of 63. everyone will make it into the mid '60s. it will get a warmer and nicer by saturday. no rain for a while. >>justine: a magnitude 5.4 earthquake in italy. some people in rwanda said that they felt shaking that lasted 15 seconds. there been no immediate reports of damage or injuries the people are saying that they have seen cracks in buildings. the earthquake was so strong that it was felt in neighboring switzerland but did not cause any major damage. >

campbell that attacked a girl in san ramon will the euthanize. the girl was badly injured but is now recovering. animal services said the dog was tied to a skateboard ramp near where a group of children were playing. >>jaqueline: by sunday it will be cooler. temperatures back into the 50s and cooler into a holiday on monday. if you have outdoor plants, it's a market is definitely the day to get them done. it will be a nice day tomorrow but big changes for monday. the changes include rain back in a forecast serious >>kimberlee: coming up after the break we will reveal the name of the lucky viewer who 12 premium tickets to tomorrows if 49ers a playoff game. >>stanley: coming at, when is a tradition not really a tradition? the answer is when it is illegal. i will explain in the next edition of people behaving badly. flickr >>pam: coming up, gary radnich and his wife. what do the 49ers have to say about the biggest game in nine years? he will find out. do not move. the dance floor is full ones philippe >>stanley: in the tradition of burning wood in o

temperatures in the 60s. 65 in fairfield. 65 in concord. 64 in san ramon. overall staying much above average for this time of year. a comfortable 64-degree day in santa rosa. i'm taking you down from 70, yesterday, nice and dry. a few showers roll in tuesday. but probably only in the nor bay. we'll talk about when the next rain chance arrives. first we want to check the drive. is it easier with the clear conditions or the fog, mike? >> it's easier obviously with the clear conditions, because you can see the roadway ahead. plan ahead. we're looking over here where i let folks there's a road cleared. that offramp has reopened as well as to the bottom of the screen. both directions of 680 through the san ramon valley should be clearing up. that may mean some slowing. all your construction crews are on the base through the area. 14-minute drive out of the a tlrks tamont pass into livermore without accident or incident. a live look and a clear view southbound with the taillights around the bend. let's catch up with these folks down in the south bay here. a nice

the oil giant chevron based in san ramon is coming out with a disappointing quarter just moments ago. if we will tell you the breakdown. wait until you hear how much chevron made. details coming up. cost act to a sexual assault, let me get you the latest information. a male wearing dark clothing, police are on the scene and are advising students to stay inside. we are worling to get more information. we will keep you posted. >.berkley poloce are searching for a murder suspect in shaddock near emerson street. >>will: he was shot maybe 20-30 times. here is video that we got from inside the house. a man and woman were inside, in the process of opening the door. that is >>darya: several felons were found in tenderloin and taken into custody for outstanding warrants on violent crimes. 20 were on parole in four of those arrested were wanted on federal ones. the san francisco police chief says the streets are a lot safer but these people behind bars. >> this is about violence reduction. we are trying to seek out those who might be capable of executing some ads of of violence. we do start ear

. >>> there's welcomed news for drivers on interstate 680 through the san ramon valley. the contra costa county time reports merging lanes will be bim on a two-mile stretch. construction should begin this fall and wrap up in 2014. the $34 million project should cut driving time and the number of accidents. >>> the fel transportation department today announced that a project to -- the federal transportation department today announced that a project is in line to fix damage that occurred in 2004 and 2005. the money is part of $1.6 billion going to states and u.s. territories to repair damage from natural disasters. some of the money will go to reimburse work that's already been done. >>> up next, we'll check on the gas prices. it's called the super bowl for nerds. we'll tell you what is hot as the consumer show is about to open. >>> traders are looking ahead to alcoa's results. the unofficial start to the corporate earning season. >>> gas prices are going up again and industry experts say that could be a sign of much higher -- higher prices this summer. right now a gallon

>>reporter: the attorney for former san ramone officer lewis lombardi says his client has accepted his own guilt and will testify against other key players in the scandal involving several cocoa police agency. the career cop is also headed to federal prison. >> to go in to an institution facility that houses people that he spent over 20 years putting in the facility is very difficult. >>reporter: shown here in a prior court appearance he pled guilty to 9 felony counts related to larger scandal involving the several contra costa county narcotics enforcement team. 39-year-old lombardi admitted stealing thousands of dollars in cash, jewelry, even a pair of sunglasses during c net searches and received and resold large quantities of marijuana and methamphetamine. stolen from evidence lockers. lombardi conspired with others to create a marijuana growing operation and admitted dealing in stolen guns. while making admission in court he named both former c net commander welsh and private investigators chris butler as co-conspirator to some charges. as part of the plea deal lombard i will likel

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leon moved up from san ramon. >> came out the dams come out, homes have dropped 50%. >> reporter: 670 property owners will be significantly impacted by the dams' removal. they say restoring for this rich habitat words the price. >> the dam has had such a long term negative effect on us as people, we can relate to having a better impact on our life. >> eric: as part of an ongoing transformation of present said yeo the officer's club is the latest to get an overhaul. >> reporter: by the time the pictures were taken in 30s and 40s, the officers club was already 150 years old. they are digging into that history revealing the original building and foundation laid down in 1776 by spanish could loneists. >> christina and adobe experts are a key members of a group working to restore and renovate the club. it's been the heart of military and social life of the base for 235 years. intent is to keep it that way. >> it will be the same. it will serve soci social cente, community center and also other center. >> a gallery will fill the empty space. two-story special events building will stay with

a little bit of road work as you head towards the san ramon area and they are going to pick it up soon but the traffic may be affected until they do. let's go to steve. >>> a very good cold morning lots of 20s, i would not be surprised and it is a clear day just not very warm. in the sun, it is not too bad, then you go around the corner and you say oh, my goodness it is cold. at least we don't have the breeze. until this morning, a lot of temperatures are under 32 degrees so hard freeze for some and lows 20s to 30s and you can see a lot right now. fairfield 21 and 10 degrees warmer for concord and livermore and they are getting down to oakland airport. also santa rosa and moffett is 22 and that tells you closer to town it is 29. temperatures will be upper 40s, lower 50s and increasing clouds tomorrow but it is leaning north, leaning north for a while and we may have to wait until thursday to get me in here. when you break down a ridge of high pressure it has been slow for a long time, cool, upper 40s and lower 50s an extended outlook has increasing clouds, it may be sweeping over the a

even traffic trying to get into the san ramon valley will be affected by this a multi vehicle accident that is blocking it 2-3 lanes of 24 westbound. sadly, there is no good alternate route. pleasant hill road is already starting to back up. that will have some updated drive times and a complete check coming up. >>darya: we are four days away from the 49ers and norman's saints. remember what happened because of the transformer that blue? pg&e says this will not happen again. it happened on national television. the mayor says it was quite embarrassing. >> pg&e that these giant fliers and rewired everything. in and arrested on saturday. those cables have to be tested. they connected 4,000 ft. of new wire from candlestick to the daly city substation. the mayor says again, this is not going to happen. >>caller: pg&e has replaced the entire line. we have tested and retested everything. we are ready. everything is a go. the only lights out will be on norman's. >>darya: really? >>mark: he is guaranteeing that the lights will not go out because it is a day game. >>darya: that is a good one! >>

stay close contender, the san ramon valley in livermore rallies. slightly warmer in the south bay but not by much. this afternoon we will be in good shape. by this afternoon, but widespread '60s, but today ensure our we will be 44 record highs. things will change on us come sunday. we have a system near alaska that will bring in a lot of cloud cover. this is the martin of the king jr. holiday forecast. sunday, a slight chance of snow. >>george: a very good commute under way. we have not tracked any major delays or hot spots. the incidents we are contending with are very minor. the san mateo bridge ride is doing well. the golden gate bridge ride is also a problem free with light traffic in both directions. for the two is the drive, there are no delays. green on the entire stretch from the 101 interchange towards highway 85. public transit, no problems to report so far this morning. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes. >>james: a quick weather update. on the national front, if you are flying for the holiday weekend, there is some na

. >> and for a former san ramon police officer that meant pleading guilty to nine felony charges. lombardi who was indicted last year along with christopher butler, and the former head of the contra costa narcotics team struck a plea deal with the prosecutors, agreed to plead guilty and testify against the others in exchange for a possible lighter sentence. >> mr. lombardi as i said, has been very open and cooperated and takes complete responsibility for what he's done, and in part of that is who he did it with and for what reasons. and he's told the government that. >> lombardi admitted he stole big amounts of cash and other belongings while serving search warrants on massage parlors and other targets. he also admitted to possessing and selling drugs. in one case he said he sold back methamphetamine to a confidential informant. he also says he used cnet funds to buy stolen guns. >> as difficult as this step was, mr. lombardi knows there are going to be consequences for the decisions he made. and he accept those consequences. >> norman welsh's attorney questions his had credibilit

. >>> moments ago a former san ramon phoeufr involved in a scandal changed his not guilty plea to guilty on nine federal counts. lombardi appeared in court today pleaded guilty to charges including selling drugs, gun possession and violating unnamed victims' civil rights. we'll bring more later today on abc7 news starting at 4:00. >>> palo alto police searching for several people who beat and robbed a man. wednesday afternoon the group of three other if you are approached and attacked a man in his 60s as he was loading jewelry into the trunk of his car near macy's. fortunately, the man was not seriously hurt. the primary robber was armed with a hand gun. 30s with a goatee, hip length black jacket, black cap all suspects were last seen in a black dodge minivan. >>> caltrans tech fired for falsifying safety inspection records on california bridges will be allowed to resign. 58-year-old man acknowledged wrongdoing but appealed. under a new agreement he's allowed to step down as long as he takes no legal action again the state. he was removed after he violated procedures while testing suppor

this past august a san ramon woman slipped and fell to her death.ya: here is a live look from our roof on van ness ave. a warm start to the morning. cox >>mark: a quick check on wall street. we have seen a big drop on the dow jones down to 99.5 to 12,00560. there are concerns about what is happening with greece. european leaders are meeting or not to decide on the final steps for the next phase of the greek bailout and concerns that may not happen is playing on investors' today. >>darya: we are monitoring what is going on in oakland off after a weekend of violence, protests and the destruction serious uses the clashes with police, protesters started with a peaceful rally and march that then, things changed when protesters began throwing rocks and bottles at police. protesters also say that officers used batons on individuals in the crowd. at least three officers and one protester were injured. here is video of one of the officers holding his leg. hundreds of protesters arrested face multiple charges from failing to disperse to vandalism. the mayor s

the same for san ramon. throughout the day today your temperatures on the mild side. on track with our averages, we have 50s this morning so we're starting out mild. 55 san mateo, 54 in the city this morning and 48 degrees in fairfield. weather headlines show you a wind advisory until 6:00 a.m. especially over the local bridges. you could get caught with a strong gust. so be careful. tractors, trailers, you could get knocked around. after that we'll see the winds drop off a little bit as the system continues to pull out of the area. rain at times until 8:00, nye 9:00, then clearing. and temperatures work out like this. 58 in milpitas. 57 in palo alto. you're going to hit 58 in concord once the sun comes out. a nice second half of the day. 57 san rafael, and your seven-day outlook shows you i think we'll see dense fog on thursday and friday. saturday may be a little drizzle early, making way to 63 degrees. a beautiful afternoon. we've got a good looking weekend setting up. by monday, nice and mild. let's check the drive at 5:16 with mike inouye. >> out to the peninsula

southbound we have the offramp marked by construction and the construction zone from danville to san ramonon the northbound side is also where the construction starts. so construction in either drekts, but no major slowing for 680 through the area. we get a live look at the water. we're hooking at the san mateo bridge. a nice smooth drive for the taillights away from us. no problems for visibility or for the traffic flow here. we'll look at the golden gate bridge as well. there is fog, and it is drifting around. christina just shows you in the north bay, novato specifically has a quarter mile visibility. prepare for that as you get ready to hit the road. >> a real estate agent is behind bars after a 12-year-old girl caught him on camera going through her stuff. she didn't like the idea of strangers walking through her family's home that was up for sale, so she hid her laptop and turned on the webcam to keep tabs on her room. police say the camera caught this man, 46-year-old real estate agent douglas candaleria going through the girl's belongings. the suspect was arrested when police searc

. >>> san ramon police officer louis lombardi changes his plea in federal court today. he is accused of conspiring with a former contra costa narcotics task force commander and a private investigator to obtain and sell evidence. lombardi is charged will legal gun possession, selling drugs and violating victims' civil rights. today he change his plea from not guilty to guilty. >>> testimony continues today in a high-profile murder trial here in san francisco. andrew bologna cried yesterday as he testified against the alleged gunman who shot and killed his father and two brothers. bologna said he saw edwin ramos open fire on his father's car back in 2008. prosecutors allege the suspected ms-13 gang member mistook them for rival gangsters. the defense argues another passenger in ramos' car was the shooter. >>> the caltrans employee who was fired after admitting to falsifying safety test reports on the new bay bridge is being given the opportunity to resign instead. a caltrans spokesman says that the decision was reversed to avoid a long trial which would have cost taxpayer

we start with a live shot 680 walnut creek southbound great through the san ramon valley roadwork scheduled in both directions of 680, not slowing anyone down. contra costa county is fine. no trouble across the san mateo bridge, good across dumbarton bridge. toll plaza, -- here's a shot, no delays -- [ unintelligible ] i want to show what is going on right now. these are commuters on the roads. some have the abc7 logo they've joined the traffic spotter team. we've got a lot of folks starting to hit the roads, no problems in that area. you can have this free traffic app available to you waze. you will learn more by going to abc7news.com/waze. >>> 4:38. >> next, the tweet that has made a richmond police officer the target of the hacker group anonymous. >>> mobile technology from silicon valley that allows pg&e to sniff out a dangerous gas leak. >>> drive to derail plans for a commuter freezing rain in the north bay hits3q on average 5,000 people a day switch from cascade to finish - over two million so far. maybe it's because finish quantum gives them cleaner, sparkling dishes without rinsing

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. >>> the san ramon based oil giant chevron blames a global drop in production for the lowest profits in two years. chevron stocks fell about 2.5% today. the worse single loss among the blue chips. >>> the dow dropped 74 points while nasdaq rose 11 points. >>> floods last march badly damaged the pacific cover mobile home park. city officials say the park must be closed down. yesterday the capitola city council narrowly approved a plan to compensate residents who must relocate. >>> california water officials unveiled a new central valley flood management plan today. they say it's the most comprehensive flood plan the state has ever seen. the details were released today in sacramento. the plan connects a series of unrelated floodplains to create a flood protection network. officials say it will help the environment too. >> getting ecosystems out there. that's where the ground water benefit comes through. by doing this this relieves some of the pressure on the water supply system. >>> the system will strengthen levies and allows storage of water underground. >>> a dose of fog this mornin

contra costa commute, 680 looks great, southbound moving along towards highway 24 down through the san ramon valley. south bay clear northbound 280 no problems out of downtown san jose area. a little roadwork going on westbound 80 near red top and highway 12, lanes should be picked up by 5:00, you can see traffic moving at 70 miles per hour not slowing anyone down. >>> 4:39. good to have you back. >>> major shift in u.s. defense prioritys that president obama is set to unveil this morning. -- >> reporter: you heard nice guys finish last? newt gingrich fresh off a fourth place finish in iowa is ready for a when a sore throat strikes, the pain can leave you feeling dreadful. and all you want is for it to go away. cepacol works fast and gives powerful sore throat relief. that's because the numbing medicine in cepacol is the maximum strength you can get without a prescription. and it stays there after the lozenge has gone. tame your painful sore throat with cepacol. >>> good morning. live look bay bridge incline folks heading into san francisco looking at this picture no fog here mike says proba

we are looking at a slower traffic southbound as you head through the san ramon valley. this is still a fairly typical ride with no unusual delays in the southbound direction. the 580 ride is a little better than usual. checking the bridges as a live look at your ride on the bay bridge, you will see that it has been a light and easy commute all morning long with no problems across the upper deck. a high wind advisory is still in place because of a stall that occurred here just past the toll plaza. has managed to tie things up for about 40 minutes. traffic on the stand is moving well. on the golden gate bridge we have seen some slower traffic through northern iran on 101 southbound. the big surprise is, it is slower than usual and southern iran. traffic is moving slower than usual because of the wet pavement. >>darya: and a developing story in san francisco, occupy protesters have chained themselves together at wells fargo bank. yoli eceves is live on the scene. >>yoli: this is the headquarters of wells fargo. these people are chained to the front door step right here. >>

south bound 680 is smooth and easy to the san ramon valley.est bound 24 has no accidents to report. safety regulators are no longer pacifying this project as a dangerous, so they have relaxed restrictions and this is scheduled to open in late 2013. it will be a full closure open underneath interstate 880 and open this morning. that is a part of the interchange retrofit project. that closure starts at 8:00 a.m.. >>james: currently this oceanfront course has come under fire. the board feels there should be a way to protect the habitat for the endangered species. also said the to the board of supervisors are standing by their overriding some environmental and community groups concerned. ron they cited concerns about pollution and other aspects. the board unanimously certified are the environmental impact group. date not guess this will generate about 8000 jobs at put $8 billion into the local economy. >>justine: facebook is now making its time line future for all users want to goes live you only have seven days to hide any photos, videos or thing

nice, road conditions look great. 680 walnut creek north main looking good southbound through the san ramon valley. traffic quiet all around the bay area another live shot of 280 and 17 interchange in san jose. i want to take you to the waze traffic maps. traffic going to get crowded for the 49er playoff game later today this is an application you can download for free and use. right now we have someone heading on 101 you can see speedy part of the abc7 traffic spotter group is moving along at over 40 miles an hour. the cool part is if you are trying to decide whether to take city streets or different routes heading to the 49ers' game if there are other wazers on those streets you will be able to get their speeds this might help you, you might decide to pull over and take a bus instead. quite a few wazers on the road now. if you would like to be part of in go to abc7news.com/waze. download the free application to your iphone, android or blackberry and join our abc7 traffic spotter group. we are now over 1,000 members. we just started last week. we were at 24 members. it is really gaining a

napa heading up towards the fairfield area as well as dixon, and we have some moderate rain, alamo, san ramond livermore valley area, and rain pushing into the cust by accept -- santa cruz. this is the band of showers that moves in, and in the low back here and that's going to race in tonight to bring us rain, heavy at times. we'll take a look at the timing in a bit. >> thank you. crews in oakland continue to make repairs to a portion of road that gave way after friday night's heavy rain. a chunk of the road collapsed when the ground gave way and crumbled on to the street below. more than 100 neighbors were left without power and water. crews are continuing to work on repairs to one of the water linessed damaged in the collapse. there's no word on when water service will be restored. >> tonight, president obama is describing arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords as an inexpression. she announced her resignation earlier today. giffords says she intends to step down to concentrate on recovering from wounds she suffered in a shooting last january and posted this on her facebook page. thank yo

winds blowing onshore out of the west 10 to 15 miles an hour, temperatures topping off at 63 in san ramon. low 60s to the north in santa rosa. coast remains on the overcast side. extended forecast, we do pop back up again on tuesday due to another disturbance well to the north of us. then bright sunshine returns thursday through sunday. temperatures even at the coast, offshore flow into the mid-60s, and inland areas into the low 70s. i'll be the first one in line to say yes, we have not had a winter. i have to admit, i was running on the embarcadero yesterday, everybody's out. it's really fun to see everybody out. >> people are talking about spring cleaning already! >> come on over to my house, then! >> thank you so much. >>> here's dennis talking about spring weather and golf, i guess. >> well, i guess the upside is the golf courses have stayed open in lake tahoe. could tiger woods win his last tournament before pebble beach? one of tennis' greatest matches ever happened today at the australian open, next. final, you could have flownm san francisco to hawaii and still had ti . >>> in the

san ramon, pleasantton, back in through walnut creek. backing through allen rock and it will be slightly above freezing. this red highlighted area, this is where we have a freeze warning in effect until 8:00 tomorrow morning. it's going to be awfully cold for the kids heading out to school early in the morning hours. weather camera looking towards the transamerica building. clear skies, major changes beginning tomorrow with rain and wind heading this way, which means snow for tahoe. okay, the difference between last week's satellite imagery and this week is we now return more to zonal flow. remember last week, it was arching up in a northerly direction taking storms. you see the leading edge of the rain moving into the north baby the afternoon hours. now again, the bulk of your wednesday is going to be dry as it slowly goes to the south. temperatures again, another cool day for your tuesday. only into the 50s. today's highs were 50 to 54. that's it. tomorrow up to about 56 degrees. then again, the rain begins north bay on wednesday. ever

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both directions roadwork between al costa and -- farther south through the san ramon valley. tl at the bay bridge -- toll at the bay bridge, metering lights off. jut a few cars heading into san francisco through ti into san francisco with no delays. >>> our time is 4:34 41. >> gentleman next the incentive -- police are offering for help in finding the suspect in the city's first murder of the year. >>> byob, big changes coming to the east bay as another county says good-bye to plastic bags. >>> battle over a bay area city council. the group that says minorities are not being represented. introducing the new flip & fresh from air wick with 100% fragrance oil. it's something new to brighten your home with two scent levels to choose from for when you want something light or something more. it's the new flip & fresh from air wick. the lasting fresh fragrance that brightens your world with a flip. something in the air wick. guys... [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls with cinnabon cinnamon are an irresistible sunday morning idea. nothing calls them to the table faster. su

taillights southbound past north main construction between al costa and sycamore valley road towards the san ramonalley be aware of caltrans crews. toll plaza light no metering lights on to the incline section upper deck into san francisco no problems you are free sailing right through the tunnel into the city and we'll follow that of course for you the rest of the morning. >>> free and smooth sailing, thank you sue. 4:40. >> moving a step closer to reality. san francisco's central subway project clears a major hurdle in washington. >>> city parking made easy. there's a new app for that and it talks. new odor detect from air wick. a new air freshener so smart, that it detects and overcomes unpleasant odors. odor detect works on more than a thousand odors, to keep your world at its brightest. new odor detect. something in the air wick. >>> good morning 4:42 on the abc7 news morning news. when i stepped out it was bitterly cold. mike says things are warming up as that warm, moist air pushes in that will bring rain and this afternoon's commute may be greatly affected. mike will have more on that as w

nearby we have southbound 680 at the 580 interchange, dublin interchange out of the san ramon valley. we have flooding reported there blocking at least a couple of lanes as far as the water goes. no lanes are closed. that's the issue. be careful as you get out there. crews will check the drains. we'll follow this, but no major slowing there. highway 24 at the orinda off ramp we had lanes affected by water. chp cleared that incident, saying the flooding is not a major issue. it will be a problem as water continues to be on the roads and off ramps throughout the morning. we'll continue to follow no. problems through the maze as far as the flooding goes. a look at the the san mateo bridge. the camera from time to time is shaking. to the right it says high wind advisory. that's the case for the san mateo bridge, the dumbarton bridge had a warning. the bay bridge, and watch all of the crossings, as you hit the high rises you can get caught with a gust or two. back to you. >> thank you very much. a dutch teen has unofficially become the youngest person to sail around the world by herself. >

about 58 degrees in dublin, 61 in pittsburgh and 58 in san ramon. little warmer than our averages. your seven-day forecast shows you we just continue to warm up as we head through the next day or two. 69 degrees tomorrow, yeah, really comfortable conditions. at 67 by thursday. holding on to mild conditions over the course of the weekend. looks good for outdoor activities. >> pretty good. that's looks great. 4:48 now. this is amazing video from washington state where a snowmobiler was buried in an avalanche and lived to tell. a group of friends snowmobiling in the cascade mountains, watch as the avalanche comes loose and buries one of the riders. his friends immediately started digging, they went to the site where he was. and then eventually got his head free. >> can you breathe? we got you, buddy. we got you. >> he's got his head. >> shovels. >> shovels! >> they knew where i went in the snow and that was the saving grace is knowing where i went in the snow and they started digging that area. >> the man is home with no major injuries, something he ho

tomorrow's highs 65 in portions, 64 san ramon, 56 in morgan hill. temperatures uniform from 61 to 66, no breeze so hazy conditions. there we have it. we have a few clouds on sunday into the holiday. and cooler temperatures by tuesday. after that, we're talking rain moving back into the bay area as long as things don't change. right now, computer models complete agreement that we should have a storm by wednesday into thursday. >> they agree. who is to argue? >> i'm backing off this one. >> thank you. >>> it has been a chaotic transition for thousands of customers. why pharmacies are flooded with former walgreens customers. ♪ secondhand smoke affects everyone's health. it's not just irritating. it can cause heart disease and even death. speak up about secondhand smoke. your health and the health of your family depend on it. a new drug s >>> millions of people across the country are scrambling to find a new drugstore. on the consumerwatch, julie watts explains the tough transition now facing former walgreens customers in the bay area. >>> reporter: >>

earlier, they are warning you ahead of time there's a little slowing on 680 between alamo down to san ramon valley. you can be part of this traffic-based application by going to our website abc7news.com/waze. you can download the free app to your iphone, android or blackberry. you can even choose the wazer mood, whatever you are feeling that day, once you gain a certain amount of points, you do that by diving around and turning the application on. >> commuting has -- has never been so much fun. >>> our time is 4:40. >>> frightening moments for travelers at a northern california airport. next the confrontation that lead to security officers tasering a passenger. >>> riding night new hampshire after back-to-back wins the next move for mitt romney. new odor detect from air wick. a new air freshener so smart, that it detects and overcomes unpleasant odors. odor detect works on more than a thousand odors, to keep your world at its brightest. new odor detect. something in the air wick. >>> a sheriff's deputy used a gun three times on a passenger who refused to complete the screening process at sa

former san ramon police officer luis lombardi pleaded guilty today to nine criminal kaunts including selling drugs and guns. he store $40,000 worth of items. jodi hernandez will have more on the investigation in a live report in oakland. >> well, people who live in the san bruno neighborhood destroyed by the gas explosion in 2010 will get an update in pipepine safety improvements tonight. pg & e and the public utilities commission will be speaking in a meeting at palo alto community hall tonight. they're going to be talking about the steps to insure that pipes are safe. local assembly members are expected to attend. >> tickets were sold out and there were long lines. more than 12,000 people taenlded an emotional tribute to the legendary football coach, joe paterno. he tied on sunday from lung cancer. former players, friends, and family members spoke at today's public memorial held in the campus arena. they focused on paterno's inspirational life and it was impossible to ignore the scandal that hepded his career. phil knight defending his response to the child sex abuse allegations ag

today check them out. 62 in mountain view and redwood city. 59 hayward. 58 pittsburg. 59 concord. 60 san ramon and danville. 60 petaluma. 59 mill valley. so for the next few days, looks like we're staying high and dry. no low pressure systems moving in anytime soon. so high pressure is the big story. we could see a little bit of valley fog in the night and morning that could be an issue over the next seven days. so check out the temperatures. friday and saturday, we're calling for mostly sunny skies and those temperatures are above average by the way. we should be around the upper 50s to low 60s. >> we're always looking at the weekend. >> we are. >> with binoculars. >> i arrived here on super bowl sunday it was 80 degrees the day i got here. my wife had never been here in february and she said, is this standard procedure? i said absolutely. >> is that really true? >> it was 80. >> bring it on. >> take some more of that. >>> it is 4:55 now. starbucks is going to start selling beer and wine at some of its locations. it's all in an effort to drum up business during the afternoon and evening hours

in san ramon. there was twa -- live pictures of theback toll plaza. >> san jose if you are driving on not good. 85 is slow from 87 all the way into saraer to ga -- saratoga. about well, come to steve. thank you to everybody froms -- chris and city and all of the observers and here. e-mailed some great information and it was all cold. 20s, 30s, and record lows rock did the account -- crockett czeched in. that's cold -- clerked in. that's cold for crockett. hey war, low -- crockett. i've seen almost a foot of rain projected. it doesn't look like it will make it here until thursday for us. tomorrow we'll get increasing clouds. really cool for you. sunny -- sunny and cool and then the warmer weather em 40 now in the city. heat wave. 32 in oakland. 29 oakland airport. san jose made it to 31. but the record -- the record slow is 30. tirm, 29. 29 -- san rafael, 29. a bend in the clouds, it will take another day before it gets closer to here. sunny and cold. not bad by the mid coast. we will see increasing

. >>> san ramon based chevron says profits in the previous quarter fell 3% as the company dealt withigher costs and lower production. our tv show press here often sponsored by chevron. >>> the latest gdp numbers show the american economy picking up steam. you project for the year 2.8%. slower than average but if you look back over the last 50 years it is growth, slower, but growth. back to you. >>> new at 11:00, take a close look at this. a bridge in southwestern kentucky torn apart after a cargo ship plowed right into it. this happened overnight. right now state officials inspecting what's left of the bridge. as you can see, yeah, pieces of the bridge stuck to the bow. traffic obviously closed on that bridge. the coast guard blocking boat access in the area. scary stuff. >> a miracle nobody was driving on the road when that happened. >> very, very lucky. >>> time to check the forecast. meteorologist christina loren the weekend is here. >> the weekend is upon us. you know what? take a look at this. there's no better way to kick off a weekend than conditions like this. gorgeous califo

. >>> the san ramon community center at central park is closed today because of a water main break. the leak was found yesterday afternoon. the facility located on alcosta boulevard was immediately clod closed for repairs. the building and all park rebs rooms should reopen tomorrow morning. >>> the upcoming 500th episode of "the simpsons" will include a best appearance from the founder of weather ikileaks. he lent his voice to the comedy for an episode set to air in a few weeks. he will playing himself as a new neighbor to the simpsons. he recorded his lines for the episode over the phone while under house arrest in the u.k. the show will air on february 19th. >>> coming up, we'll hear how you can weigh in on facebook's plans to expand. smart phone apps are very popular. how long do they keep people's attention? you will hear a surprising survey. the stock market is mixed it. does look to be on track for its best january finish in more than a decade. there was some encouraging news at the start of the day from europe. greece might complete a deal to cut its crushing debt. there was

deputies had been searching the jail grounds as well as the hills in dublin and san ramon. >>jaqueline: we will pretty much have forties' for most of the bay area. there is a storm system that we have to worry about. if it drops to the south and east it could bring us some sprinkles. by the afternoon look for more cloud cover because of that storm system. partly cloudy conditions and temperatures and below-mid fifties. we will have more high temperatures in your 7 day extended forecast coming up shortly. >>catherine: the kron4 news at 8:00 p.m. is just getting started. heroic actions helped save the elderly from a burning building. not before their homes are destroyed. >> the last time the 49ers played at candlestick, the lights went out. after replacements and improvements the mayor says everything is in place for saturday's sale of game. more details next. >>pam: the iconic golden gate bridge turns 75 this year. we will tell you how this celebration is planned. >>pam: we are five days away from the playoffs between the 49ers and the new orleans saints. the last time they