for tonight, fog developing and filling in parts of the bay especially the bay shoreline north bay and east bay valleys north bay temperatures upper 30s to mid 40s low to mid 40s around the east bay valleys 42 palo alto, otherwise mid to upper 40s for the rest of the bay shore all the way to the coast. let's see what is happening two areas of high pressure split by this low the low still north of us that's why the radars are showing up, future radars around 7:00 to 9:00 as it slides south, sinking air on the back side of this area of low pressure increase of sun this afternoon with the ground as minimal as the rainfall just enough moisture to create fog tonight it will be gone by 10:00 look at the clouds from northeast to southwest, offshore flow that's request why temperatures jump about eight degrees tomorrow, 70s inland from wednesday through friday, 70s around the bay from wednesday through friday mid 60s around the coast, temperatures back to normal levels saturday and sunday. hope you have a great day. >>> it has been busy for a holiday this morning. mike like you and many others

>>> right now at 11:00, bay area drivers get a pleasant surprise tonight when the bay bridge opened 30 hours ahead of schedule. we'll show you why it may have been just in the nick of time. >>> also a controversial program gives teens easier access to condoms and they don't even have to leave the comfort of their home. >>> and jeremy lin gets some home cooking delivered to madison square garden. the news starts right now. >>> good evening. i'm diane dwyer. the upper deck of the bay bridge is officially open 30 hours ahead of schedule. caltrans crews said the work went quickly thanks in large part to the weather and that means the holiday tomorrow should be easier for anyone trying to get around the bay. kimberly tere has more on that for us. >> reporter: diane, this is a sight we were not expecting to see until early tuesday morning. at 7:15 tonight, the first cars were allowed back on the top deck of the bay bridge. needless to say, drivers are happy to be back on the bay bridge after having to the use sluggish alternate routes the last couple of days to get from the east bay to san f

this is "today in the bay." >>> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >>> you made it to thursdayorning. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning, everyone. i'm john kelly. >>> we say good morning and check back in with meteorologist christina loren, does it feel as good as it looks? >> oh, is it deceptive out there. good morning to you. the sun comes up clear as a bell, you look out your window, it looks nice, doesn't it? well, if you think 46 degrees is nice, it's not that nice out there just yet, but it will be. and speaking of which, you see old glory there blowing in the breeze. breezy to windy conditions throughout the day today, but that will warm us up to the 70s in some cities. will it hold up your presidents' day weekend plans, i'll let you know, and i'll help you plan around it. >>> let's get to mike. >> a warning, you'll find a lot of slowing, a sigalert has been called for the accident southbound 880. there was a traffic break from coleman down to the scene, that's part of the reason you see the slowing. but two lanes are blocked there.

yes, you can use the bay bridge for your ride out of oakland in to the bay bridge. an update on the san mateo bridge, you will see traffic very light. we're not expecting heavy volume whatsoever. we are expecting holiday's life. nice and it's live conditions without problems of its toll plaza itself. 14 minutes from end to end. the golden gate southbound 101 shows wet pavement. certainly be aware of that as you make your way into the city. there are no major delays coming out of line county. five if let's get a check on the weather outside. >>dan: from this is the rain. this is what we have been talking about. caltrans is pretty happy that there rain is just starting now and they wrapped up the work early. as you can see we have widespread showers. a lot of this is starting to for itself in the east. we're really in the brunt of it. we have light-moderate showers in some areas but a lot of this is starting to push out of here. for now we have relatively chilly temperatures can it 40 degrees around the bay area, mid-40s for the most part. soft when exactly will the r

. ♪ >>james: the bay area is less than 24 hours away from a shutdown of the bay bridge.harles clifford has more. >>charles: there was concern earlier this week that caltrans might have to delay a planned closure of the bay bridge because of rainy weather. now caltrans is confident enough to move forward. the closure is scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m. friday night and continue until 5:00 p.m. next tuesday morning -- 5:00 a.m. next tuesday morning. thefts is only the upper deck will be closed. the lower debt will remain open. if they will be building a detour that is an important step in financing the new eastern span of the bay bridge. this is an animation, the view is looking west of of the toll plaza. once westbound traffic is shut down the will finish building a short detour, that is easy in the yellow ferry traffic will be rerouted for about two fifths of a mile. once the detour is completed, the crews will be able to remove this section of the old bridge. once that is gone, caltrans can connect the new bay bridge to interstate 80. eventually, all traffic will be rero

in the bay area. this is "today in the bay." >>> and we are looking live at oakland. you can see a little bit of a gloomy start to the day. we are expecting more chilly temperatures for today but very spring-like temperatures coming up for the rest of the week. thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez along with meteorologist rob mayeda. a little bit of everything. >> the seven-day forecast timing not all that good. we'll see 70s but not for the holiday weekend. >> no. >> it's cold this morning. might have noticed a little bit of dryer air coming in overnight. 30s and 40s. another thing to watch, sonoma county coastline right in the north bay, a few sprinkles out there. most of the showers with a weakening band and clouds offshore, will filter the sunshine at time. it will bring around cool temperatures today. even around lunchtime i think we're mainly in the low to mid-50s. highs finishing off the day upper 50s. in fact, tomorrow i think we'll see a better chance of seeing a few showers, so we'll talk

of course the bay bridge major artery here in the bay area. outside now a live look at the san mateo bridge. that accident we have been talking about in hayward southbound 880 at 97 is gone. it is cleared out of lanes. in the south bay everything in the green on 280, guadalupe parkway all problem-free and 101. mass transit a good option this weekend. everything is so far on time this morning. that's traffic. for your forecast, here's lawrence. >> you know, we cab do that. i'll take it now. by the way, how tall is sam? >> why, do i look really short compared to him? >> sam? officer morgan, how tall are you? they want to know how tall? 6'2." i'm 5'6" wearing flats. >> thank you. >>> stay with us for all the details you need to get around during the closure this weekend. >>> how about some weather now with lawrence. >> how tall is elizabeth? >> she said 5'6". >> if she's 5 feet that's pushing it. she is going to love me now even more, huh? >> you're done. [ laughter ] >>> around the bay area today, a lot of high clouds across the sky, patchy, den

san francisco and half moon bay bay 12 at monterey bay breakers up to 18 feet through 3:00 this afternoonter day to go to the beaches. we'll settle in the low to mid 60s friday through tuesday chance of rain sunday night into monday morning. check this out if you are heading to half moon bay can you get a picture as nice as this sent in by michelle pillar point harbor sunrise gorgeous thank you michelle. if you have focus would you like to share we would love to see them. upload them or e-mail them. >>> it is really difficult for commuters this morning especially through parts of the north bay this is a live shot of 101 san rafael headlights moving southbound thick fog in novato. our emeryville camera and walnut creek camera socked in you can't see much there fog advisories issue fouad are the carquinez, benicia and -- issued for the carquinez, benicia and richmond san rafael bridge. slowing on southbound 680 even on vallecito, 16 miles an hour, slow ride, a lot of commuters out to there, typical delays in parts around the bay area. i want to take you to the bay bridge toll look at this w

slick conditions through the north bay and across the bay. we should see less traffic this morning than we did in the last couple of days because that bay bridge is open again, you don't have to reroute to the richmond bridge. that was a nightmare getting into the city. >> thank you. 4:38. a bay area soldier returned home. >> it was an emotional day. sergeant william sanchez, jr. from gilroy receiving the hero's welcome greeted by his family and friends. sanchez currently stationed over in afghanistan serving his second tour of duty and has been in the war zone since june. >> to be honest, i could have been out of the military february of this year, but since i became an nco i was training soldiers and i really wanted them to just take them to afghanistan and bring them home. >> the patriot guard riders were also on hand to escort sanchez home. he will celebrate his 29th birthday friday before heading back to afghanistan in a couple of weeks. >> good to be home for him. >> absolutely. 4:39 now. rick santorum continues his surge in the polls.

we will find out on this wednesday, february 8th, this is "today in the bay." >>> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay". >>> good wednesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. 5:00 right now. i'm laura garcia cannon. >> good morning, i'm john kelly. let's say good morning to meteorologist christina loren here to talk about the fog and the visibility or lack thereof out there. >> yeah, exactly. you're going to need to give yourself plenty of time this morning to reach your destination safely, as we have very dense fog out there, and it's going to get worse before it gets better. in fact, we are continuously dropping off in places like concord. now you have less than a quarter of a mile in portions of concord so you want to take it easy out there. we'll continue to drop off before we hit sunrise. then that fog will start to lift. we'll tell you exactly when in your city, and when we get our next best rain chance. that's in the forecast, as well. first, let's check your drive, see how the visibility or lack thereof is impacting out there. >> the clearest thing i see i

>>james: that is mainly the south bay. if this is the back edge of that cold from finally clearing the south bay. third you can already start to make out the top of showers. path that stretch of 680 is starting to see light rain falling. dublin, as you take 580 west over the past, flight rain there. we will start to see some rain out near the bay bridge near the toll plaza. at this point is still fairly light. we're also tracking heavy rain down into the south bay. san jose downtown, we're seeing showers fall right now. at times it can come down pretty strong but this is all trekking to the south. how it looks like san mateo could be seen as a light rain at the moment. current temperatures, we are in the upper forties and low 50s. this is mild out there. the winds had been a factor this morning. sustained winds close to 20 and 30 mi. from apple. it's that has now side down. qr let's find out how the weather is impacting traffic. >>george: not nearly as bad as i expected. we have not seen as many hot spots or congestion. wi

bay." >>> good wednesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. it is 5:00 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning, everyone. i'm jon kelley. >>> time now to check in with meteorologist christina lorton find out about our wednesday forecast. >> it is a little bit of a wet wednesday to start but we'll clear out as we head throughout the day today. we've got some pretty heavy low clouds starting to develop throughout the east bay valleys. your interior valleys starting to get soft. showers are racing into tahoe and the central valley. i'll let you know how much fresh powder we'll get out of this system. >>> 5:01. let's check your drive with mike. >> if you're going to the sierra, bring chains and snow tires. those are required. locally the wind is the issue for interstate 80 across the bay bridge. you might get caught with a gust or two. chp warning folks about higher rise bridges like the bay bridge. another live look outther there past the coliseum no major issues but t

from the south bay we'll get a check of the north bay. that southbound 101 ride all our speeds are still over 40 miles per hour. so yeah, we can definitely call it "friday light" so far this morning. that's it for your friday morning commute. back to you guys. >> we like "friday light." thank you. >>> the man accused of shooting a federal agent in newark apparently had an obsession with the victim's wife. today 61-year-old dennis bagwell from piedmont is expected to enter a plea. court documents say that the suspect had been stalking the victim's wife who was a student of his last year. 61-year-old robert suplik is in serious condition after the attack outside his home on tuesday morning. >>> gop presidential candidates hoping to deliver today. >> why today marks one of the biggest events on the calendar. plus a change of heart. a bay area hospital will help an illegal immigrant with a kidney transplant. >> when i touched my neck, it wasn't there. >> flushed away. a north bay woman loses a precious necklace down the toilet. what she did t

february 16th, "today in the bay." >>> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >>> good thursdayorning to you. thanks so much for joining us. it's 5:29 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm john kelly. >>> it's time to check in with meteorologist christina loren to check out what's going on right now and heading into the weekend. >> gorgeous conditions, not just today, but we warm you up for tomorrow. and we've got rain in the seven-day forecast. grab the jacket and leave the umbrella at home, but something you can peel off by noon as we head into the 60s in many cities across the bay area. i'll take you to the full forecast. >>> but, first, let's get you out the front door on good note with mike inouye. >> not a whole lot of problems this morning. the san mateo bridge camera a lot steadier than it was yesterday because of the wind that was going on. today much calmer. the note on the side says the bay bridge is closed, yes, it is this weekend. this is one of your alternates, the taillights going westbound to the peninsula. and 880 past the coliseum, you'll have to use t

back home tonight mid to upper 30s in our north bay and east bay valleys.id 40s around san francisco, san mateo and to the coast. low continues to spin to our south, high pressure taking over for now, it is going to be what we call our dirty high, high clouds overriding the top of it, it will hold that rain off for today, tomorrow, as we head into friday night this system will slide down the coast, very weak system it will scatter a few light showers, couple hundredths of an inch of rain saturday afternoon gone, sunday dry, cooler, cloudy, sunday night into monday, a few drops. have a great day. >>> westbound 4 at franklin canyon golf course crash on the shoulder there might be debris in lanes traffic flowing well look out for that if you are heading through. no problems now 680 walnut creek southbound towards highway 24 also good in the south bay 280 and 17 interchange in san jose, 17 out of the santa cruz mountains, hard to see, northbound 280 out of don't town. >> -- out of downtown this is a great way to find out what the commute looks like for your rou

the problem is at the bay bridge.l day yesterday after a major shutdown of the 8 l and m beelines--the k, l, and m muni lines. that was resolved and we are still dealing with an early morning accident >>kimberlee: you can see for yourself that is where we are checking the hot spot on the bay bridge was down this way. it looks like there are reports of two, possibly to the vehicles involved in this accident. we are seeing delays, cars are really bunching up. although they do hope to have these lanes reopen sometime this hour, you can see traffic is really starting to slow down starting at a base of the incline. we will be monitoring the hot spot for you throughout the morning at the pickups and other cameras around the bay area no problems at the san until bridge. but this is a good west bound community is 14 minutes for an end to end. a quick check of the golden gate bridge show some fog in the background of the the a lot of faith in between cars and no major delays for your ride coming out of the north bay. over in t

north bay, santa cruz up to two inches inch and a half north bay an inch around the bay good soakingooler, mid to upper 50s 50s at the coast wednesday all of us in the 60s thursday through friday more clouds slightly cooler still mild saturday and sunday. beautiful sunrise another one captured by one of our many viewers this was in santa rosa last week. a lot of colors like that this morning if you take a picture of it, send it to us we would love to see it and share it with everybody else. upload it or e-mail it. here's frances with your commute. >>> good morning. we take a look at the bay bridge toll, things backed up beyond 880 over crossing, 15 minute wait to the metering lights which are on. peninsula northbound 280 approaching edgewood flooding reported, they are saying it is not standing water, water keeps coming from some sort not sure where yet it has caused cars to hydroplane one lost a tire it is on the shoulder in the area be careful you might want to avoid that and consider 101 as an alternate. 280 in san jose things are still fine this is northbound 280 for headlights u

all over the bay area. the bay bridge open, as of 7:15 last night. they were able to reopen that, ahead of schedule. so that is the good news. if you are heading into san francisco. from the east bay. and you can use the upper deck as of about 7:15 last night. your other bridges, the golden gate bridge, this looks great. no issues here, but you can see how slick it is, all across the bay area. so again, be extra careful. even though it is the holiday. and traffic is obviously lighter than normal. there is not as many people commuting to work today. but obviously, there are still issues on the roads. there you go. a live look at 808 through oakland as you -- 880 through oakland as you pass the coliseum. a 15 minute drive time between 238 and the macarthur maze. we will continue to follow that accident in san jose. and northbound 101. at capital expressway. the on and the off-ramp shut down for an overnight fatal crash. that is traffic. back to you at the desk. >> thanks, elizabeth. >>> 5:19 now. and relatives of prison inmates in mexico are demanding

the bay bridge closure is scheduled to reopen at 5:00 a.m. on tuesday but caltrans is actually ahead of schedule. since in the meantime he will have to find an alternate route. to get on the bridge you will have to take the richmond center felt. a couple of minutes ago i did see a hair of slow traffic but that is no longer the case. highway 101 is moving well southbound approaching the golden gate bridge. that rice is 13 minutes approaching san francisco. for those of you coming down the nimitz freeway, no problems to report. for those of you coming out of the fremont area, al giselle this hotly your vest says. really a light conditions on the san mateo bridge. there are no delays to speak of approaching the bridge. on the golden gate, take a look at that, barely any cause on the roadway. the public can is doing its part. bart is running on a sunday schedule however they will continue to run overnight service. the red dots on your screen are the 14 stations that will operate past midnight. >>ysabel: we are setting up a special section on www.

we're following this accident in the east bay. a quick look at the bay bridge.s stacked up to the maze. >> lawrence? >> lots of sunshine around the bay area. cool early on, temperatures all over the map with the offshore winds. latter part of the day, best day. week, temperatures up in the 60s, big changes coming

bay. >> reporter: john goodwin of the toll authority says engineers now say the demolition will cost $244 million. only $5 million more than the original projections. but it's going to take longer than two to three years. goodwin says while caltrans has asked for a seven-year permit, the agency only believes it will take about five years. construction of the new bay bridge increased from an estimate of $1.5 billion in 2002 to more than $6 billion a decade later. resident kathleen vickery says the numbers and timeline are no surprise. >> seems that that's the way those things go and that someone should have predicted this. >> what's most important is that it be done right, and it be done safely. >> reporter: well, this is actually the permit right here. the commission mentions a number of things in here that they want addressed. one is the fact that they want to make sure no hazardous materials like lead paint from the bridge falls into the bay and they also want to make sure that temporary

most notably for the south bay and also for the north bay.ut by the midday and afternoon hours rebounding with plenty of widespread sunshine, for the noon hour right through 4:00 p.m., temperatures catapulting here into the low 70s, right through the bay and also the inland locations. by the noon hour, we're already looking to exceed what we should have for daytime highs this time of the year. we'll have more on the potential of records for tomorrow and what your seven-day looks like in terms of getting any rainfall anytime soon. >> okay, jeff, we'll see you shortly. >>> still ahead at 6:00 now, we'll take you out to fat tuesday celebration right here in the bay area. >>> also, not the status update any facebook user would want. what one judge is now allowing attorneys to do with that social networking site. >>> and the bay area customers overcharged by their garbage company. >>> and there's growing concern over the upcoming presidential election in california. the connection to the postal service. we're back in a moment. >>> the federal gove

still to come on "today in the bay," president obama arrives tomorrow in the bay area. coming up, hear from some kids who will get a chance to meet with him. >>> and a burlingame care home will close. find out what will happen to patients and employees who are losing their jobs there. >>> a live look outside. this is by the port of oakland. it shows how gusty those winds are out there. be careful as you head out over the roadwarnhtin whatcha lookin' for hon? ah, these new jeans i want. i've been looking everywhere. new blue jeans? oh, don't be crazy, i've got tons of blue jeans. frank! frank! get my jean bin, susie wants my jeans. no she doesn't. here we go. nice and loose. ohhh. those are loose, but i actually just ordered three pairs of this kind. ooooohhhh. oh. when it's on your mind, it's on ebay. >>> welcome back, everyone. good wednesday morning to you. 6:13 right now. san mateo county nursing home that's served the community for nearly 50 years will shut its doors. it's an update to a story we told you about yesterday. the burlingame long-term care facility's hom

spilling across the bay bridge into the bay shore just excepting in the east bay valleys not moving there. 2 1/2 mile visibility in livermore. 3/4 in concord a quarter in santa rosa lowest visibility quarter of a mile in novato and fairfield and san rafael around the bay enough fog will develop or move in that we could see flight arrival delays. barely a breath out of napa, north wind three miles per hour oakland northeast wind three miles per hour the rest of us fairly calm. here's a look at the next storm track moving more north may get a few high clouds this afternoon after 10:00 sunshine dominates low to mid 60s. warmer weather tomorrow after another episode of fog tonight and then temperatures will taper a little with extra clouds. we still hang around the upper 50s to low 60s through the weekend at the coast and mid 60s for the rest of us. chance of showers next sunday night into monday >>> good morning foggy picture this is the golden gate bridge walnut creek socked in so we can't show you that live shot this is what you can expect for the ride out of marin county heading tow

of the closure of the bay bridge.hmond san rafael bridge, the toll plaza and there's a make backup trying to get through the toll plaza. that i presume you're going through the whole plaza over into marin and from

around the rest of the bay area.he chopper view on the mill valley side, 101 heading into san francisco, a lot of slow traffic southbound as we head across the golden gate bridge and higher volumes because westbound 80 is shut down until tuesday morning. we hope the weather cooperates and maybe they can get that thing opened a little earlier. right now the temperatures around the bay area was a pretty nice day. you probably didn't think we would get to the 60s today but not a bad afternoon, low 60s around the try val i will, 58 san francisco, and it has been breeze owe this afternoon. we're seeing mainly 50s outside now and wind gusts at time still on the coast close to 5 miles an hour. a healthy sea breeze in the east bay right now. peak wind gusts have backed off a bit, close to 40 miles an hour in nevada, so that is starting to drop off and should continue to drop off over night. we'll see patches of fog forming around the north bay and tomorrow morning increasing clouds again and the showers we think at least for

bay as we speak.ur best chance of significant rain now. low 50s oakland, redwood city half moon bay mid to upper 40s mild, low to mid 50s santa cruz monterey raining there temperatures running in the mid to upper 40s gilroy watsonville and salinas. once the initial line of steady rain moves through scattered showers and breezy conditions today and tomorrow. storm track north friday mild to even warm with a lot of sun this weekend. today low to mid 50s mostly cloudy, showers developing at any time during the day. same will happen around the monterey bay by 9:00, 10:00 your steady rain is over and then showers. showers continue overnight where the snow level will drop from 3500 feet to 2500 feet tonight most of news the 40s. cold front moving through the bay area now that's why the north bay is a break. unsettled the next 36 hours as cold, damp air mass moves over that's why we'll have showers. 7:00 this morning, just about 40 minutes from now heavier rain moving through the south bay and out by noon sn

in the north bay, east bay valleys, possibly 41 in antioch, 40 vallejo.usual pocket around san rafael, richmond, oakland, san francisco, san mateo and half moon bay low to mid 40s. area of low pressure continues to sit south still going to bring rain and mountain snow in the extreme southern parts of our state we are under the influence of high pressure, high clouds trying to overrun it today mostly sunny jet dream sitting on top of us that is going to steer this next system towards us starting tomorrow. for today, you can see how sunny it is going to be with a few high clouds and calmer than yesterday overnight clouds increase as we head towards tomorrow morning. those are some of the high clouds we were talking about. low clouds start to move in during the evening hours friday by 9:00, 10:00, a few light showers possible in the north bay if you have plans don't worry about the rain it will move in well after all of the establishments are closed if you get my drift. saturday morning, a few chances of scattered light rain mainly cloudiness saturday, sunda

it will sweep across the bay. it's going to churn up the seas and we are going to see high surf advisory. and maybe even an advisory from the national weather service for some gusty winds later on this afternoon. but as we go through the next several hours, this passes south. you know, we around out of the clear yet. there's another system that's going to move on through tomorrow. this one also was slated to bring us a little bit of precip, but now looks like it's just running parallel to the shoreline and that, too, will miss us. so today numbers a little cooler. 61 in los angeles. 74 in palm springs with some show showers from reno, northern sierra and southern sierra, we were just talking about a tufting of snow there. 58 in big sur. 60 sacramento. for the weekend feeling a little more seasonal. we around talking about any measurable precip. in fact really going to see partly cloudy skies throughout much of the weekend. at times mostly cloudy. today the gusty win and a few 60s out there. 60 oakland, 62 in conco

ei >>> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >>> some folks say who cares about the new york have the san francisco giants. and people are already lined up outside fanfest. gets started at so:00 this morning. you have time to get there and enjoy your favorite baseball team. thanks so much for joining us consider morning, i'm kris sanchez. i'm here with meteorologist rob mayeda. >> no rain today. we have clear skies this morning. we should see 60s around at&t park for most of the day. then probably cooling off midafternoon as the sea breeze tries to pick back up as we go through later on today. now hour by hour of temperatures with 9:00, still 40s and 50s outside. you'll need a jacket through 10:00. look at the numbers from palo alto southward. santa clara, down towards gilroy briefly today. the area south of san jose may see 70s. lots of 60s today. dry forecast to kick off the weekend. we'll let you know what you can expect for your super sunday outdoor plans if you're going to do barbecuing today. >> last time for the nfc championship game we had to make chili because it was

i'll post updates on my facebook page all day. >> that south bay rain leads to south bay slowing.l for your northbound commute. getting to the peninsula, east hillsdale boulevard at southbound 101, deadly accident just off of the freeway. the ramp is closed. >>> we're going to o have local news updates and hit traffic and weather as

plenty of mid-60s the east bay, danville, concord, also into fairfield and for the north bay, 66 in santaosa, 64, san raffaele, low to middle 60s from san francisco to san mateo with that high surf that will be staying in place. on your three-day forecast, just a few areas of isolated patchy fog to start on wednesday and then by thursday, temperatures this close to 70 degrees inland and by friday, still staying warm and also above average. we mentioned a few possible showers. best chance of that happening right now is not until sunday. it is not a large storm system, but it is that next glimpse into what could be some changes as we head into sunday with low 60s. right now, the bay area, this year, anywhere from about 25 to 35% of normal. so, this is definitely looking pretty dire here for this water year, we do know they saved up quite a bit of water in those reservoirs, transition ahead into the upcoming seasons. >> we never know spring, what the spring is going to bring. >> exactly. >> thank you, jeff. let's get to sports. >>> this is one of the best events from the bay area, pebble bea

around the bay area, 30s and 40s, patchy fog possible around the south bay hilltops and the east bay.omorrow, what you'll notice is a few sunny breaks early and mostly cloudy through the afternoon. running cooler, more 50s for highs tomorrow, 59 around alameda, 62 for pleasanton. and north bay, 60 in santa rosa and mid to upper 50s around san francisco and the coast. mostly cloudy during the day sunday, rain developing towards the evening. monday looks chilly. look at the highs, low 50s, cold enough for snow near 4,000 feet. and as we approach valentine's day and valentine's day evening. we'll see a chance for more showers tuesday night into wednesday. and our skies start to clear and after the light rain, fog i think will be the main concern for the morning drive for the second half of the week. maybe more showers come saturday. great news for the sierra. we're talking snow and not just at the summit, as low as 4,000 feet. maybe low enough, around mount hamilton. >> real snow that we can use for skiing and for water? >> real winter weather for a change. >> it seems so odd for februar

of east bay workers. christie smith joins us live in concord where bank of america is issuing pink slips. >> good morning. this is painful. 450 job cuts a at time when jobs can still be hard to find. bank of america workers got the bad news yet morning that by may they will be out of a job. why is this happening? bank of america says it's looking at opportunities to operate more espiritually including bank of america has excess space here. that 450 number is a fraction of the 30,000 that they nope to eliminate. they say that all of the employees who give these given slips can apply for a new job or may be eligible for a severance package. back to you. >> thank you very much. hltd crews will be on the coast of half moon bay getting some of the great shots of the beautiful surf. crews visiting as they film for the new flick "of men and mavericks." there are a number of scenes at mavericks, all of this stunny condition with the high surf cannot be missed. of man and mavericks -- >> i don't think i would want

, also the south bay. models popping up, traveling on 101, moderate rain for the pen n anyone sul la. -- peninsula. we should see things wiped down by 5 p.m. tomorrow night you can the storm system starts to exit. overall totals will widely vary with this over an inch for the north bay, the extreme south bay, morgan hill, look at this, san jose, palo alto, the east bay, totals anywhere from a tenth of an inch to nearly a quarter of an inch at this rate right now. so everyone is going to see totals, you know, pretty sporadic with this storm system. also with this wind moving in, we will see the potential here, power outages as we head throughout tomorrow morning, winds that could gust as high as 50 miles per hour up across the immediate coastline. comes to snowfall with the low pressure moving off the coastline, down to the south, unfortunately, not going to be much for us, only one to three inches expected across some of the highest he will vationser, for tonight, 46, santa rosa, 47, redwood city. after lo

all of the shoppers came in from the east bay, and avoided the oakland bay bridge, said they didn't see too much of a problem getting here. i talked to two different couples from sacramento who said they heard about the bridge closing so took alternative routes to get into the city for the long weekend. >> the bay bridge was closed so we planned to avoid it by getting in before 8:00, and we knew if we didn't, there's going to be a horrendous traffic jam. >> wow has the drive? >> it was surprisingly really easy. we got here in 2-1/2 hours. the golden gate wasn't busy at all. >> reporter: traffic on market street is of course pretty normal, and the same goes for foot traffic here on the embarcadero. for the last hour or so we have been here, we have seen presentee of people walking up and down, a few making their way over to ferries, and a lot of people are out here with plans so the bridge closing isn't going to affect the plans. reporting live, sergio quintana. >> alan: sky 7 has a live look now at another alternative route. the golden gate bridge. four southbound lanes -- the approach

this focused mainly on the east bay and south bay for now.is, this cool unsettled air mass will trigger scattered showers through monday afternoon. rainfall totals so far have been pretty light. only a quarter impl around the north bay. you can see hour by hour tomorrow, in an out of the sun. mixed with scattered showers. the rainfall amounts still don't look that great. it will be enough to make wet roads tomorrow morning. you can see most of the bay area over the next 24 hours picking up a tenth of an inch of rain or less in some spots. you can see toward the sierra, looking at a foot of snow along 80 and air that is cold enough to drop some snow around pollack pines. even with the sun breaking out at time thaens cool winds it will feel chilly outside. highs in the mid-50s. east bay should see highs in the mid-50s. look at the coastal temperatures. low 50s tomorrow. highs near 56 around santa rosa. tomorrow, scattered showers breezy at times. valentine's day, chilly morning, mainly dry. maybe a shower or two early wednesday. as we head to t

gorgeous shot here of the bay bridge. nice clear start. little choppy on the bay. as we head throughout the day today with some pretty strong winds out of the northeast. but it is those downsloping northerly winds that keep us nice and warm. so 46 degrees right now. that's your current temperature in places like san jose. a little bit of fog out there as we head throughout the day today, temperatures are going to be on the cool side to start but we will see the 70s later on. we do have some changes as we head towards this weekend. we are going to get some substantial cooling. high pressure's firmly in control in our weather pattern for today. that's going to keep us nice and mild as we head throughout the afternoon hours. so temperatures today warmest that we've had all year long. we have touched on the 70s quite a few times so far this winter, so that is saying something as we head throughout the day today, it looks like this -- 78 degrees in morgan hill. 75 evergreen. 72 milpitas. 71 in dublin. 69 for richmond. 72 in san francisco. staying just about as warm for

planes down to the south bay and the monterey bay. the heaviest rain and wind are still on the wayay. they will e coming during the morning commute. i'll let you know how long you need to hold on to umbrella and how much rain we 7. >> thanks very much. despite the lack of rain this winter most of the reservoir have water level from 43 percent of capacity i in santa clara to 84 percent in sonoma. now that is mostly because of the unusually wet winter we had last year. >> students at stanford on alert after 2 separate assaults on campus. woman was tackled to the ground at kennedy grove before she got await a minute short time later man crawled into a woman's bed in her dorm on campus drive. lillian is on campus tonight where students are being told to take precautions. lillian? >> stanford police say assaults by strangers are extremely rare on this campus. 2 back-to-back has everyone on edge. first attacked between the faculty club and humanity center on the stanford campus. police say a female stunt was walking back to her dorm at 1:45

we will have bay area reaction as well. >>> wet, windy weather is headed to the bay area. the news at 5:00 starts right now. >>> good evening. i'm diane dwyer. investigators in beverly hills are trying to piece together how whitney houston died. that as the music industry prepares for the grammys tonight and the special tribute. mark barger has the latest. >> reporter: as the music industry prepared for the biggest night, it mourned the loss of a legendary talent. that voice, oh, my god. no one has ever come close to that voice. ♪ will always love you >> reporter: whitney houston's legacy will be honored with a musical tribute by hudson. >> she had a true gift. >> her body was transported to the coroner's office where an autopsy was performed. this afternoon, houston's 18-year-old daughter bobbi cristina was taken by paramedics and hospitalized and treated for stress. emotions also from houston's ex-husband, bobby brown. he left the stage visibly shaken after hour after a performance. today at this newark, new jersey church where houston's talents first shown publicly, par

a live look outside at the bay bridge. meteorologist christina loren is warning us, brace yourself, chillier today. you might want to grab a heavier jacket. not getting the sunshine we had last week. today should be the coldest. hang in there. 4:52. >> hollywood's biggest night silence was golden. >> and the oscar goes to -- "the artist." >> "the artist" took home five oscars including best picture, best director and best actor award for jean do jar din. "hugo" won five oscars. meryl streep added a third as ker with her best actress win for "the iron lady." she beat out rival viola davis of "the help" who was widely expected to win that category. >> when they called my name i had this feeling i could hear half of america going oh, no. oh, come on. >> best supporting actress to octavia spencer. christopher plummer was best supporting actor for the beginners being the oldest actor to win an oscar at the age of 82. >> still looks great, a great actor. when it comes to the oscars everybody has their favorites. at the party put

ignatius students come from the north bay, east bay and south bay they are going out into those areas. hopefully those are students who won't be spreading it. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> the oakland police department has released new video of the saturday night occupy rampage that included the trashing of city hall. the security camera footage shows protesters breaking into the building and grabbing an american flag and the chaos that followed. police describe efforts to prevent demonstrators from occupying a vacant building near city as hall as a street battle it ended with 400 arrests and occupiers claim authorities violated their first amendment rights. according to postings oakland occupiers are planning another day of action monday. >>> supporters of a proposed new 49er said number -- stadium in santa clara, attorney filed a lawsuit yesterday against an opposition group. that group is trying to put the resolution authorizing the 850 million dollar project back on the ballot in hopes voters will reject think time. city leaders argue in their suit since voters already approve t

half inch around the bay up to 1 1/2 inches if in the north bay mountains. possible thursday and then our temperatures get back to the 50s and 60s where we should be for a dry weekend. >>> good morning. here's a live shot of the bay bridge toll overall not bad. earlier stall reported lower deck. westbound traffic is backed up for some of the cash paying lanes almost to the overpassing everything else is looking good. san mateo bridge still a wind advisory for the bay bridge and san mateo bridge folks haven't noticed how breezy it is, camera isn't shaking much. just to let you know it is out there a sign here letting you know. check out the golden gate bridge traffic light out of marin into san francisco even though we've had early morning accidents we are not seeing much slowing in those spots. where we are seeing slowing is in the usual spots which is westbound 4 where we haven't had any accidents out of antioch, 20, 27 miles are hour, heavy traffic there until you get to somersville. also we showed you delays on westbound 580 through the altamont pass we a

san mateo san francisco richmond low to mid 70s bay shore mid 70s south bay east bay valleys and low mid 70s north bay valleys around the monterey bay monterey 66 low to mid 70s rest of the bay inland mid to upper 70s northwest wind today becoming northeast light 5 to 10 miles per hour unless you are above 1,000 feet rather aggressive tonight. first the rest of the state low to mid 70s through the central valley not making snow in tahoe 55° low 80s l.a. and palm springs tonight 40s except cloverdale 39°. high pressure developing to our east that is bringing us the northeasterly trajectory of high clouds that will slowly dissipate throughout the afternoon. with those high winds and high clouds wind advisories for the north bay mountains east bay hills and diablo range 4:00 tomorrow morning to 6:00 in the evening more cloud cover over the weekend but dry. >>> good morning. still pretty good on the roads now, 680 walnut creek no problems southbound towards highway 24 through the san ramon valley roadwork should be cleared in the next few minutes. south bay all is well northbound 280 hea

we have showers over the south bay across the bay area, light showers overnight. highways are slick and it's a little on the breezy side although the national weather service has not issued a wind advisory. mike is following that. >> that's right. so there's a distance of opinion though it's not a windy situation chp says be careful because of situations like this across the bay bridge which has the advisory from chp. slick because of the drizzle at the bridge and around the bay area at times and we're seeing also the windy conditions, could combine for a problem commute no. accidents on the span but there is that shot. hope you took your dramamine this morning. >> the latest challenge to overturn california's ban on affirmative action will take center stage today. >> the lawsuit seeks to overturn prop which includes universities from considering race, sex or ethnicity. christie smith joins us where students will gather over 209. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it is going to be a busy morning here at uc-berkeley. first i want to tell that you the occupy

and east bay valleys. feet as we head into the afternoon, temperatures in the low 60s. we will continue to see a chance for rain fall as we head into the evening. cut by 10:00 p.m. we could see sprinkles. into the afternoon rain chances will stick to the north, nothing costing the golden gate bridge. by 4:00 p.m., the green for the screen will be making its way closer to the coastline. this is what temperatures look like. widespread for cepheus as we head into the afternoon, mostly credit conditions it looks like a redwood city will only get up to 61. places like half moon bay will stay in the upper 50s. '60s and into europe. if you are heading up to topple you will not have any problems getting there. partly cloudy skies as they have into the afternoon. snow showers could produce a couple of inches of fresh snow. partly cloudy skies on tap for sunday afternoon. the 7 day around the forecast shows scattered showers half and things will drive up as we head into saturday and sunday. the wet weather will be m

some visitors told us they will have to find new rates to bay area attractions -- new routes to bay area attractions. >> the highway patrol tells us it will begin redirecting traffic starting in 30 minutes. the crews plan to spend the weekend reconfigging westbound lanes passed the toll plaza -- reconfiggerring the westbound lanes passed the toll plaza. >> they are sliding over. the lanes will be striped. follow the lanes. >> caltrans says the benefit is the long awaited eastern span could open six months to one year ahead of schedule. if you plan to drive from the eastbound to san francisco this weekend there are a few options. the northern loop has two tolls and down the golden gate. now, the southern route is one on the dunn barton bridge. b.a.r.t said they will run trains 24 hours but in the overnight hours the trains will not stop at every station. 14 of the stations will be open all night. trains will run hourly. b.a.r.t suggests checking its web site if you are planning a trip in the wee hours. and visit ktvu.com for more information this weekend including updates on the closure a

live in the south bay, "today" in the bay. >>> 5:06 right now. with the florida primaries in the books, all eyes now turning to nevada. mitt romney will make campaign stops in minnesota and nevada today, while competitor newt gingrich will stop in three nevada cities. nevada will caucus on saturday. romney was declared the winner in florida fairly early yesterday. he won in a landslide and told his supporters he's ready to lead the republican party and our nation. coming up later in the newscast, we'll take you live to florida for the latest in the gop race for president. >>> 5:07. a plan to change medical marijuana regulations in san jose will move forward today. mayor chuck reed will put a proposal on the city council agenda this morning to modify the current law. right now the city allows just ten pot clubs and requires on-site cultivation. the new plan would permit 25 pot clubs and off-site cultivation. medical marijuana supporters say the current regulations are too restricted. the council will talk about this on february 14th. >>> 5:07 righ

dense fog is an issue for the north bay in portions of the east bay. this afternoon, more sunshine and temperatures in the lower 60s. temperatures are on the mild side with mainly for these. and mild forecast low-mid- 60's generally all of the bay area. >>george: the westbound ride is already backed up. we have been incidents free on the bridge. we are looking at an 18-19 minute drive time. it should be 15-16 minutes for the westbound ride. if the backup continues to build we could be looking at much longer commute times. a number of bridges have been added to the fog advisory. here on the san mateo bridge conditions of good the. >>justine: here is what is happening with the big board right now. stocks are mixed as traders are waiting for european leaders to hammer out a deal deal for greece. >>darya: 6:48 a.m.. a former california wine keeper convicted of destroying more than 4.5 million bottles has been ordered to serve 27 years in the present hall mark anderson is stored the wine for vendors and private collectors for a fee. the fire costs 250 milli

we will continue to see '60s there almost of the bay in the '70s for the north bay. it is shaping up to the court is afternoon. we did anticipate 70's and most of the bay area locations. we do have a high winds advisory in effect highlighted by the blue on your screen. it is stretching all the way in to 6:00 p.m.. we could see gusty conditions up to 50 mi. per hour strongest in the north in the east bay hills. down trees and power lines are possible. a look at the 7 day around the forecast coming up in my next report. >>darya: yoli aceves is in the oakland hills. have you felt the wind getting stronger? >>yoli: it has been a very gradual. it is still right now, but every once in awhile we will see a big gust of wind come in. this is how the wind is creeping up their of the morning. about an hour ago when i was driving around here, it was still, but in the time i have been here it is starting to sit south. we can only guess that it is going to get even stronger. be on the alert, especially for high profile cars. offs upper 70's and the warmest spots. >>george: there a