alone welcome across the computor a house divided against itself the sunni shia conflict rages across the arab middle east and beyond is this sectarian division being used to topple regimes and redraw the map of the region and is the sunni shia conflict politicized by outside powers . and. cross-talk the sunni shia divide i'm joined by joshua landis and norman he is director of the center for middle east studies and associate professor of middle eastern studies at the university of oklahoma in dubai we have moved to jabber he is an expert with the center for middle east studies and public relations and in washington we cross to our resident nader he is a senior international policy analyst at the rand corporation right gentlemen cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want josh if i can go to you but the security and difference here between the sunni and the shia have been around as long as islam itself virtually but how is it different in the arab spring and what events being played out in the region and we can't forget about iran. well it's become very poli

change in syria and iran and wants to get rid of his mullah so it has politicized to a large extent a sunni shiite struggle with saudi arabia and turkey being the two pillars that increasingly egypt the pillars of a sunni arab world against against increasingly iran and iraq move it what do you think about that and is it a good strategy is it going to work. well no it's not going to work because by alienating iran from this equation they're making a lot of problems for themselves precisely in iraq because as renal. previously was much more willing to compromise with the americans than he is now so no this strategy by the you was continuing to alienate the shiites in the middle east which was one of the main policies of the of the bush administration and this policy of alienating the shiites in the middle east has effectively led to a sort of the goal is ation of the shiites in iraq. he was to a certain extent standing up to iran and so i would not agree with the. you know saying that the shiites in iraq are somewhat more shiite than they are arabs because as we know you know they do have a

. >> good morning on this do you feel sunny day that we didn't anticipate. we actually would be outside celebrating if we knew it wasn't going to rain but we want to thank public housing to accommodate so you wouldn't be out in the rain. i am mayor lee new director of domestic violence services. today we have a mazing and important event and we are unveiling a critical center in this community. we will start off with mayors from our city and county mayor lee. please give him a round of applause. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. welcome to sunny dale, our hope sf site, our public housing site, a place we know that people not only want to survive but be part of the great city of san francisco so we are investing in people here. some months ago the police chief and me and others announced our effort to make public safety more important in the city and interrupt the violence, interrupt the patterns that we see with horrible months this year and what they're doing in terms of retaliation and violence among themselves. allow the police department to use the tec

welcome back to crossfire comparable to remind you we're talking about the sunni shia conflict. and if you. came with it if i go back to you in dubai after everything that's happened with the arab spring and what's going on with syria do you think that the west is rethinking its neo colonial project in the region or is it just recalibrating using the sectarian divide. i would say it's just recalibrating because. as you can see the muslim brotherhood is becoming just as aligned with u.s. interests as was as was the mubarak regime just slightly less there is nothing that they can really do about that this is also the case in tunisia where french and american influence is not likely to diminish anytime soon the main problem here is syria where the u.s. is trying you know as we know trying to gain more influence by effectively trying to tie up with the regime through all of its you know through the its clients saudi arabia and qatar which are funding the jihad is going into syria so i wouldn't say that there is this is causing an end to the neo colonialists project this is just chan

as a parent who lives in sunny dale i see a lot of need in my community.need things like better transportation, better education, more jobs, more health services, more family support and safer streets. i want to learn ways to help my daughter succeed in school so that she can have a better life. i want to part of a community where i can get help and people will treat me well. i want to my neighborhood to be safe where we know each other and want to help each other. i believe by having the family resource center in my community this is a great start to meet the needs. i i am here as a mom and single mom trying to make it -- and i am proud of our mayor and city. thank you. >> [applause] >> thank you maria. very touching. it brought tears to my eyes. [applause] so we would like to thank everyone that works tirelessly everyday in this community. we would like to first thank the agencies part of the apa collaborative. thank you turf, baby ymca. thank you to all of the agencies working day in, day out. the samoan community center and al

partly sunny today. mostly sunny to the south. more clouds to the north. 50s and 60s on the temps. there won't be much of a difference on the highs dead. reaching clouds tuesday. rain moves in on the north bay. thursday, friday look good. here comes that colder windy pattern on sunday with snow. >>> demand to replace cars and trucks damaged by hurricane sandy boosting car sales. the sales jumped 14% compared to the same time last year. ford reports at 7:00 this morning gm reports an hour later. among foreign car makers analysts expect honda to see a sales increase of 33%. they also believe volkswagen will see a 25% jump in sales. which will boost it past its sales for the whole year. >>> it's one of the stories you are talking about. what happened with a dolphin at sea world. you have to see what happened to this little girl. now there is a demand that sea world make changes. >>> plus new information on the cat and mouse game silicon valley millionaire mcafee is playing with police in central america. ♪ [ female announcer ] nature exists on the grandest scale... ♪ ...and in the tin

this is as he welcomed back thousands that sunni muslims in iraq have joined process against the shia led government the rallies are the largest shows public anger in a week of demonstrations that flared up after their arrest of a sunni finance minister's bodyguard's many sunni's whose community dominated iraq until the fall of saddam hussein ten years ago a keys that share also receive the refusing to share power and let's not talk to ryan dreier our iraqi american blogger and political analyst welcome to the program so they share a city six tarion strive we're seeing in iraq today is just part of a wider conflict which has recently seen some of its worst violence since the iraq war why now. i think it's getting to it's was the degree in iraq contemporary history. before two thousand and three there were no sectarian divisions like we miss today. the majority of people who are on the country tend to be more secular and even those who worst enemies or shiites did not see the identify with this sect mainly and now unfortunately there are divisions that are very clear in the country and

new york, mostly sunny, 39 degrees. miami, mostly sunny, 7. showers, 34, dallas, showers, 47, los angeles, mostly sunny, 63 degrees. time now for a check of the national forecast. heavy winds from a powerful wind and storm is winding down. rain showers will spread from northern arkansas to northern kentucky. light snow is expected in parts of illinois, wisconsin, and minnesota. snow showers are likely in western colorado. >>> in sports the l.a. clippers had the best run. they blow out the celtics last night, 106-77. they have now won 15 straight games and hold the best record in the league. that's the longest winning streak in the nba since 2008. oklahoma city steals one from dallas. darryn tull ison is an off-balance buzzer to tie the game. oklahoma wins 111-105. >>> miami heat star dwyane wade will miss his team's next game. the nba suspended dwyane wade one game for kicking a player in the groin. this happened during wednesday's game. he'll sit out miami's game against detroit tonight. >>> in college football, duke and cincinnati duked it o

up north mostly sunny skies. if you are heading out of sfo monday it looks mostly sunny. northwest earlies will kick up. rain in new york. otherwise denver, chicago, la look okay as do we. in the bay area numbers will be 3 degrees above average in the low to mid 60s under mostly sunny skies until this afternoon. let's go with the sunshine theme. sunny skies through tuesday. on wednesday we increase the clouds to get a few showers. then the rest of the week, later half of the week looks like variable clouds and a few showers for wednesday, thursday, friday. not a big deal. it will be cooler and wet starting on wednesday. in the meantime have a great saturday. >> good weekend to do holiday shopping. >> i would think so. >> hard to carry bags and an umbrella. thanks. >>> warriors on the road in brooklyn. next in sports the boys in blue taking down the net. >> let's take a trip down candy lane. this house puts on quite a light show thanks to the lights of the valley.com. you can e-mail your photos to mornings@cbs5.com. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it's a healthy alte

in washington, partly sunny, 48 degrees. sunny and windy in atlanta, 46.sunny, breezy in st. louis, 40. denver, sunny, 51 and seattle, showers and 44 degrees. >>> the drugmaker merck says its cholesterol drug failed to prevent heart attacks and strokes in a large stuff and as dr. jon lapook reports, merck is recommending that doctors far and wide stop prescribing it. >> the study looked at a drug called tredaptive, currently used in 43 countries. its main greenlingredient is a n called niacin, which raised so-called good cholesterol or hdl. while tredaptive is not available in the u.s., many prescriptions are prescribed. it was hoped in doing so it would prevent heart attacks and strokes. the study shows it did not prevent those problems. card yol ol' gist dr. steve nissan of the cleveland clinic has spriebed niaspan for years. >> it raised the good cholesterol, lowered the bad, it didn't improve clinical outcome. that is a stunning finding. >> reporter: more than 25,000 patients at high risk for heart problems took part in the study. besides being ineffec

more sunny conditions.good morning and welcome back the time is 4:25. >> in nationalist president obama met with republican house speaker john boeher at the white house to discuss how to resolve the fiscal cliff. >> few details were released about the meeting yesterday. >> if lawmakers fail to strike a deal before the end of the year, tax increases and spending cuts will go into effect. some analysts say could push the economy back into recession. >> the latest count finds the number of homeless people stayed about the sanctions in january of 2011 and january 2012. the house and other rebel the provinces a sluggish economy as some what countered affect the house the homeless that numbered being around 633,000 people. the percentage of homeless vets as well as those homes for more than a year each dropped by 7 percent. the obama administration has set a goal of eliminating homeless veterans and chronic homeless as by the end of 2015. >> coastal communities destroyed by superstar on sandy are rushing to rebui

we start out sunny, increasing clouds and showers late. but dry for the first day of 2013, and looks nice for the day after. >> that's it for us at 6:00. i'm ama daetz. thank you for joining us. join us tonight at 9:00 and 11:00. a reminder if you have a smartphone or tablet, the abc-7 news app is available as a free download and get our alarm clock app for. have a great evening. captioned by closed captioning services inc. the following is a paid advertisement for the best of the carol burnett show dvd collection. (tarzan yell) you laughed with her... you sang with her... you cherished your time with her... "who...me?" there's no star in hollywood more loveable... more talented... more entertaining than carol burnett. carol's legendary variety show won 25 emmys, and all of our hearts. it's as hilarious and spectacular today as it was the first time we saw it... heave! and now, the very best of carol's classic show can be yours! who are you? my name is barbrie. are you a wind-up doll?

sunny skies and patches of snow. sunny, mild conditions. 73 in los angeles, 73 palm springs.mid 06s in sacramento and fresno. here in the bay area, looking for increasing clouds into tomorrow. for daytime hours, we'll see increasing clouds, high temperatures into mid to upper 50s in the north bay. will be cooler, then milder weather into the southern part of the viewing area, high temperatures into the 60s. thank you to little weather watchers in mission head start and valencia gardens. know a lot about weather. four,e/fqñ five years old, matcg up symbol was sounds of different conditions like thunder, and rain storms. really cool. >> thank you. that you help make this holiday season brighter for neighbors in neechld kicking off abc 7 share your holiday food drive. you can meet the team as we broadcast live from around the bay area and taking your locations. >> ford relying on computer programmers to find a fix for engine fires. up next, how ford found a way to prevent it from happening. >> they're some of the hottest >> they're some of the hottest gifts this holiday season.

for the weekend, sunny and warmer mostly sunny conditions.k it will cool off a bit with a chance of showers and a forecast. it should stay to the north but we'll keep in our forecast. visibility is low and napa and fairfield has improved to about 1 mi.. 0 and livermore valley as well. top fog tracker 4 shows it is sitting in the north valley and the east bay and had been east shore and in the south bay. it will clear pretty soon after the 8:00 hour. by early morning late morning early now on it will get sent out there. a good start both upper 30s in santa rosa and about out. mid-40s currently in sunnyvale. and the 7:00 hour we will still be dealing with forties' out there but by noon we will have widespread 60s indicated by the green on your screen. slightly warmer than yesterday may low 60s today. it will drop back down to the '50s by about 8:00 this evening. after the highs may lull 60s 63 in san rosa 62 and napa of the late helen downtown san francisco. low 60s on the peninsula and 63 degrees expected in san jose this afternoon. 7 day arou

miami, mostly sunny, 74. chicago, mostly sunny, 35. dallas, partly sunny, 50. angeles, partly sunny, 60. >>> time now for a check of the national forecast. a big winter storm will bring heavy snow and high winds from western new york to maine. heavy rain will soak coastal areas from delaware to southern new england. most of the south will be dry, but temperatures will plunge into the 20s and 30s in some places. the midwest will be mainly dry. heavy rain is forecast for the pacific northwest. more than a half foot of snow is expected across the northern and central rockies. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," no joy for holiday sales, and where you'll find the country's most expensive metered parking. erica ferrari is here in new york with that and more. good morning, erica. >> good morning. the nation's retailers are hoping heavily discounted post-christmas sales will salvage the lackluster holiday season. consumer spending rose just 0.7% in the two months before christmas, and that bethe weakest since the 2008 financial crisis. the blow-expectations holiday sales sug

aside from that, mostly sunny start to your sunday morning. boy, it's chilly out there though. 35 at concord, oakland at 40, sfo 43. in santa r os a 31. we have a cold air mass that's settled in over the bay area. out the door we will have on the average partly sunny skies but temperatures if you're going out like around 10:00 this morning it's still going to be plenty chilly inland 38 degrees or so, 4 1 near the bay, 45 at the coast. do bundle up. that's called sunny and cool for the rest of the day. chilly to -- tonight. mostly cloudy sky ies for new year's eve. you know, not bad. there's no rain on the way. low pressure has spun out of california into the four corners region. that other what might be nasty looking system to the untrained eye actually is just going to go to the north. high pressure that's over the west coast is going to keep us high and dry. a few high clouds from time to time but that will be about it. mostly sunny skies today. temperatures don't recover much though. the future cast, a few high clouds this morning get swept

monterey bay mostly sunny, mid 50s here and as you head inland. chilly night, not as cold as this morning clouds on the increase, 30s inland. 30s and 40s bay shore to the coast, starting to see rain move into the north bay towards tomorrow's morning commute. here's the set-up, cold low pressure pulling away now we are on the back side, air coming from alaska down the coast into our neighborhoods. a fast moving jet stream with many ripples of energy. first 4:00 tomorrow morning light rain pushing into sonoma county, 7:00 except for east and south bay, valleys there should be getting light rain all of us get rain by the end of the morning commute, 9:00 through noon then quickly slides south by 5:00, evening festivities should be dry. saturday dry through 8:00 in the morning. noon rain starts to overspread our neighborhoods and hangs around through the evening hours. you are going to be wet friday and saturday, dire sunday. high tides today and tomorrow and the times. -- rainfall amounts a 10th to quarter inch tomorrow less saturday break sunday more

today mostly sunny across the board 53 to 56°. >>> 5:2.unusually high tide as long the does, king tides will reach their peak today, highest of the year this could mean trouble for low-lying areas. >> reporter: this is one spot where you often see the water come in when there's a big storm or a king tide like today on the embarcadero. be aware you probably know of those spots in your area. today is going to be the day you will see water come in, today is expected to be the peak. yesterday's tide did do some flooding places like marin city, where they experienced water on the bike trails, water in parking lots and on some streets. king tides happen once a month. because of big winter storms in the gulf of alaska we are seeing impact this month. residents in sausalito's waldo point harbor say they usually know what to expect but even they were a little surprised. >> usually it comes to here where we are now. really high one will go halfway across the road. >> reporter: you will see a little more water coming to shore today the peak is expect

sunny day. temperatures into the low 60s in the south bay. 62 in santa clara. lows into low 60s. upper 50s to around 60s on the coast. gout san francisco, 61 degrees tomorrow. into the east bay, 63 in oakland and fremont. inland east bay, low 60s. here is the accu-weather forecast. check out the warmth 68 around the bay. mid 60 on the coast. more cooling with a chance of showers and then, a cooler pattern thursday, a light in mid december. >> yes. >> we've got breaking news now in eastern contra costa county. sky 7 live now over a fatal crash on byron highway. >> there is a head on collision there.a 0sp california patrol confirming one person has died. witnesses say the victim looks like it might be a young boy around seven years old. the accident around 3:30 this afternoon. >> we have more still to come here on abc 7 news at 4:00. we're going to take you on the reduyktnrpet for the premier of "the hobbit. >> tom brady with a new addition to the family. >> taking a look at traffic on the bay bri

good morning, sunny.obama went on and on and on about the fiscal cliff, while house speaker john boehner spoke for less than a minute. but it was clear from both of their remarks, there's no deal in sight. just when it seemed like the white house and house speaker john boehner were moving towards a middle ground, negotiations on the fiscal cliff hit a wall. visibly angry, boehner spoke to reporters for less than a minute. >> i hope the president will get serious soon about providing and working with us on a balanced approach. >> reporter: the latest white house offer extends the bush tax cuts for every american earning less than $400,000 a year, up from the original offer of $250,000. president obama said his proposal and boehner's are only a few hundred billion dollars, yes, billion, apart. >> the idea that we would put our economy at risk because you can't bridge that gap doesn't make a lot of sense. >> reporter: boehner says the house will move forward on his plan "b." that would extend the bush tax cu

mainly 53 to 56° under a mostly sunny sky.e frost this morning. >> back to the bay bridge toll, metering lights on traffic backing towards 880 overcrossing. a little sluggish upper deck into san francisco, look at some of your busier drive times off the altamont pass half hour just under 680 dublin interchange, san mateo bridge recovered from the earlier fatal accident. >>> thank you very much. we want to thank everyone who took part in the share your holiday food drive. >> to the we raised $13,000 and collected -- together we raised $13,000 and collected 2500 pounds of food. >>> good morning, america. breaking now, crash landing. this navy helicopter mysteriously goes down just hours ago in southern california. all four crew members survived. but what caused the seahawk chopper to crash on a routine training mission? >>> and brack breaking overnight, millionaire software titan john mcafee ends weeks on the run with a flight to miami. police whisking him off the plane. he says he lost his fortune. left only with a change of cl

mostly sunny in miami, 80. sunny and clouds in chicago, 47. warm and sunny in dallas, 74. warm and sunny in l.a., 63 degrees. >>> let's check your national forecast. it is going to snow a lot. northern new york into new england could get as much as 4 inches. a foot of snow could fall into parts of the midwest, especially in nebraska and michigan. up to 20 inches are expected in the mountains of utah, colorado, and southern wyoming. it will rain in parts of the southwest and it will be dry and warm in the south. >>> "cbs moneywatch" time now on this wednesday. a swiss bank agrees to pay a billion-dollar settlement and gummy bears savor a court victory. irka ferrari here in new york. good morning, erica. >> good morning, terrell. >>> swiss bank ubs admits to fraud and agrees to pay more than a billion and a half dollars in fines. this results as there was an investigation into the rigging of the libor interest rate. it has an effect on many of the consumer rates including cars and student loans. under the settlement ubs will enter a plea to one count of wire fraud. >>> signs

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partly sunny, mostly sunny, cool, cold. but dry. in fact, first time in a long, long time, i don't think i have any rain in the 5, 6, 7-day outlook. tori? >> thank you, steve. >>> the list of words for 2012 is out. the popular twitter acronym that's made the list. >>> and congress, running out of time to stop the u.s. economy from going over the fiscal cliff. jamie dupree is in washington, d.c. where new numbers are being tossed around this morning. [ laughter ] [ girl ] wow, you guys have it easy. i wish i had u-verse when i was your age. in my day, we didn't have these fancy wireless receivers. blah blah blah. if i had a sleepover, i couldn't just move the tv into the playroom. no. we had to watch movies in the den because that's where the tv outlet was. and if dad was snoring on the couch, we muscled through it. is she for real? your generation has it made. [ male announcer ] the wireless receiver only from at&t u-verse. get u-verse tv for $29 a month for six months. rethink possible. >>> stocks are mixed. they were found for a w

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partly sunny skies and that is a good day to really layer up. we will go a little bit more sun later in the day, sunny and cool for the most part, chilly tonight and clouds around new year's eve and doesn't look like it's going to be raining at all. as one low pressure system heads in, we're look at some high clouds approaching from the west but some high pressure reasserts its over the eastern pacific and the result is that we get mostly sunny skies and so temperatures today will probably be the coolest of the next five days. we'll manage low 50s -- low 50s for the bay area and the chilly air mass settling in over the west coast and that will keep us on the chilly side. here is a model of what the satellite should look like later in the day and you see a few clouds popping up offshore. unless you're taking a boat, you're going to get mostly sunny skies and we'll wait for the high clouds to clear and then things will look nice. monday, a few more high clouds and that is not going to lead to rain. the winds out of the west at 30. the high at the

washington, d.c., partly sunny, 42. atlanta, partly sunny, 54. st.udy, 38, denver, mostly cloudy, 33, seattle, mostly cloudy, 44 degrees. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. general norman swargts schwarzkopf died at his home yesterday in tampa, florida. he drove iraqi forces out of kuwait. he died from complications related to pneumonia. he was 78 years old. >>> and president obama meets with congressional leaders this afternoon at the white house to try to cut a deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. in just four days across-the-board spending cuts take effect. >>> if president obama and congress fails to reach an agreement the price of milk could lead sharply. perhaps $6 per gallon. at issue is the farm bill and how much the federal government pays farmers. john blackstone reports. >> who wants milk? >> me. >> me. >> me. >> reporter: with four children the rasmussen family in california drinks about five gallons a week on milk. if congress doesn't pass the bill, i would cost him $106. that has dad sean rasmussen worried. >> t

it will be mostly sunny today. upper 40s and very low 50s. >>> people in new zealand are already celebrating a new year. you're looking at the sky tower there in new zealand. it it will up the sky at midnight as people honked their horns and cheered for what 2013 might bring. organizers for the big celebration in new york did one last test to make sure things are ready. the 12,000-pound ball will rise 130 feet tonight in front of thousands of people. nearly 27 water crystals cover the ball. we'll have more on the local new years eve celebrations coming up in our 5:00 hour. >>> this morning secretary of state hillary clinton remains under observation at a new york hospital after being treated for a blood clot. a spokesman says doctors discovered the clot during a follow up exam. the 65-year-old secretary of state had a stomach virus when she fainted causing the concussion. >>> nine people are dead and dozens injured after a tour bus crashed. the accident happened yesterday on interstate a-4 near dead man pass. autho

today sunny and cool, cold. tomorrow we will cloud it up and go for rain. sunny. high clouds to the north later. chilly high temps. they are really going to be hard pressed to warm up past the upper inlands. increasing clouds thursday. rain arrives friday. with your weekend always in view. >>> 4:52 is the time now. point rays oyster farm is getting more time to close up shop. what we're learning about a new agreement that will allow drakes bay to avoid layoffs. >>> plus the threat of a strike at a major bay area airport. just as the holiday travel starts to pick up. >>> welcome back. time now 4:54. the drakes bay oyster company has a little more time to wrap up operations. a new agreement with the interior department allows the company to plant and grow new oysters. that is to avoid layoffs. the mobile homes those workers live in won't have to be removed immediately. they now have until march 15th to remove all personal property. the company is still filing a legal challenge to keep the company open. >>> 4:54 now. food service workers at oakland international airp

mostly sunny. a few high clouds in the north later on. generally sunny. tomorrow increasing clouds. it will be a little warmer. and then friday into early monday a rainy pattern with mountain snow. snow level will go up around 4500 feet. maybe a little lower. just be advised on that. freeze warning outed to north bay. 20s. sebastopol is in there. yountville. there is 24-25-degree readings even up into mendocino county. frost advisory for everyone else. there is plenty of 20s even mid 30s in san francisco. it's cold, 28. fair field in there. napa. low 30s for many. sunny today. then clouds will increase tomorrow. that will give us leading into what looks to be rain coming in on friday. so it's still about 48 hours away. today is the coldest day and then cold in the morning. very cold. high clouds to to the north. chilly high temps. upper 40s. very, very low 50s. santa rosa 4. brentwood 49. san rafael 51. and not much warmer unless you are closer to the bay or start off a little warmer on that low temp. cloudy skies thursday. rain comes in. steady rain saturday and heavier rain sunday

we'll have a sunny day. maybe passing clouds this afternoon with temperatures topping out in the mid-40s, 46, perhaps 47. a lot colder. winds turning to the southeast but they'll be light today at about 5 miles an hour. we have a little bit after breeze right along the bay in some of the exposed areas but most areas have light winds. clear skies thanks to the clouds that have come and gone overnight. they're out of here. so with the clear skies and light winds, we have cold. luray is 27 this morning. off to the east it's 28 even at andrews. south of town we have just over freezing. 34 in the fredricksburg area and only going into the mid- 40s. you'll want to bundle up and grab the sunglasses. it's 6:00 straight up. monika samtani talking pineapples and other issues. >> you're right. they've all been on major thoroughfares unfortunately this morning. i'll start off with the overturned truck we've been telling you about since early this morning. in fact, this happened right around 2:00 on the outer loop near i

we will have mostly sunny conditions, definitely by the coast.efinitely 50s on the temperatures and any time you get a little more, it is time to dry out a little. the seven to 10 day outlook looks quiet. we have a sign of cooler air moving in along with that northwest breeze. there will be a stronger north wind kicking in by the weekend. everything moves to the east of us and mainly eastern nevada but that will crank up a north wind. until then we have to deal with some low clouds and i think it takes care of most of the low clouds and fog if not sooner. fog sun, breezy, 60s on the temperatures and we will recover from coast bay and inland. it looks closer to the coast and everything is gone and it looks sunny and nice as we go into the weekend. >>> repair work starts along the sonoma coast and the saturated ground gave way yesterday, and cal trans closed a five mile stretch north of fort ross. and the highway one closure, that will be in effect until further notice. >>> crews are working to prepare the tower, rain leaked into the san francisco

it will be mostly sunny today. upper 40s and low 50s. here is tara. >> make sure you bundle up there today. this is a look at the east shore freeway. and at the bay bridge toll plaza i want you right there. not seeing too much traffic. not sure if the metering lights will be going on. let's head back to the desk. >>> happening right now in san francisco pg&e crews are out there fixing a broken natural gas pipeline. it is blamed for an overnight house fire. this all happened about 1:00 a.m. an athens street. look at these pictures. broken gas lines sent those flames shooting into the air. firefighters said they had to work around it. two people living inside. they were taken to the hospital. treated for smoke inhalation. coming up at 6:00 we'll wring you a live report from the scene. >>> it's 5:32. firefighters in san jose continue their fire investigation in an apartment fire that killed three people including a young girl. janine de la vega is in san jose to tell us the fire also left many people without a home. janine. >> reporter: it'

mostly sunny along the coast. we're getting clouds developing. cold unstable air getting help from the warmer ocean temperatures. over the hills, a few puffy bands of clouds. overall mostly sunny and cool and cold and breezy. upper 40s and low 50s. tonight will be very, very cold. freeze warnings out for the north bay. frost advisories for wednesday morning. so windy and colder. mostly sunny. although partly cloudy again over by maybe the coast. very cold tomorrow morning. it will still be mostly sunny, breezy, and chilly. remember, the days are very short. the nights are very long and then on thursday, we clouded up friday into sunday and it looks like a rainy pattern with mountain snow and you can see some of the cloud cover still holding together and thins out and moves over land. and occasionally some clouds do develop right parallel to the coast. 40s or 50s. a lot of 49 at antioch and low 50s. and i don't think we will warm up much. big temperature drop today. cold and breezy today. windy in some of the higher elevations and along the coast.

still a partly sunny day. here is the accu-weather forecast.ay for the raiders game tomorrow against broncos. thursday night football here on abc 7. notice we start to warm up over the weekend. mid-60s not only inland but on the coast by sunday. carrying into next week. >> nice. >> lovely forecast. >> nice period to dry out. >> coming up, jay-z may be a world famous multi millionaire but he's sharing a humbling experience. his story is ahead. >> who is the most overpaid movie star in hollywood? in los angeles, find out who tops the list, which heart throb is taking a break from acting next. >> taking a look at traffic bridge, things moving smoothly, a big recovery from horrible traffic accident there earlier today. stay with us. abc 7 news >> you think everybody knows jay-z, right is in the famous rapper rode new york subway to a concert met a woman admitted she had no idea who he was. check out this documentary video jay-z posted to his life plus times web site. >> i don't know me. my name is jay. >> can i give you a call? >> the woman asked h

mostly sunny, partly sunny. patchy, thick fog. 50s and 60s on the temperatures. clouds increase tuesday, rain starts in the north bay. kind of colds up and then makes it for everyone else. it will fall apart as it heads towards mondayty done dash monterey. i would say get ready to bundle up by the weekend. >> thank you, steve. >>> 7:09. as steve mentioned, we are gating a break in the rain. but the bay area is still feeling the effects of the latest series of storms and that includes a marin county school that's closed today. white hill middle school in fairfax suffered significant flooding damage in several classrooms and in the library, the principal also says much of the campus is covered in mud. school officials have not decided when the classes will resume. b.a.r.t. is running on time and on schedule. but yesterday, there were two power failures that shut down service. the first one was 9:15. the electrical failure halted b.a.r.t. service and prevented b.a.r.t. from communicating passengers. they were sendi

mostly sunny in st. louis, 56. partly sunny in denver, 68. showers in seattle, 47 degrees. >>> add the statue of liberty of long list of things damaged by hurricane sandy. after being closed for almost a year for renovation the statue was opened one day before the superstorm struck. lady liberty is fine but the island she stands on is severely damaged. >> reporter: arriving at the statue of liberty after sandy, park superintendent david lucinger had a bittersweet moment. >> she was still standing there and proud and defiant. >> reporter: lady liberty survived without damage but at her feet it was a different story. waves and storm surge flooded 75% of the island, wrecking the dock and critical infrastructure. >> in the history of the park service this is the largest incident we've ever had to respond to. >> sea grass marks where water hit the shore. >> reporter: the superintendent lived here full time with his wife. a setting he called romantic and emotional. their home is destroyed. the water level reached about here. most of the damage on l

areas of dense fog but mostly sunny for this afternoon and for tuesday, sunny, warm, low 60s.and for the mid week we will have a cooling trend kicking and and a chance of showers. taking a look at the yellow, there is a dense fog advisory. that will remain into effect until 11:00 a.m. visibility has been reduced until about 0. still 0, and now, with only 1 mi. and fairfield but still the zeroth in redwood city. still areas being impacted but the fog tracker 4. still, skies will be clearing but plenty of sunshine. it will be similar to yesterday and it will stay clear for most of the day. the fog tracker still showing clear conditions. as for temperatures? this will warming up in napa but still mid 30's in santa rosa, novado, and upper 40's in san francisco. and oakland. low 40's in fairfield, 42 degrees in sunnyvale. those temperatures are going to warm to the 60s for the across the board. 63 in santa rosa. and 624 downtown san francisco. 60s along the bay shore and for those 62- in downtown and for somsan francisco and for the high country? not any fresh snow expected but som

you will see mostly sunny skies.will start to arrive into the north bay and that's when the skies will cloud out by 5:00 p.m. as you head into the santa rosa area you will notice a little green showing up. but it is not until 9:00, 10:00 at night when the rain arrives across the north bay. then by 5:00 a.m. friday your morning commute looks messy. we will see light to moderate rain. behind the storm system, scattered showers. and then the showers will continue all day off and on by friday. by saturday morning another band of heavier rain is coming through at 2:00 a.m. we could see some snow around lake county. the cold nature of the storm means the potential for snow is there. as you look at 12:00 on saturday afternoon. it is partly sunny and we will see a few breaks and showers continuing. and the rainfall will look like this. by 12:00 p.m. on saturday we are looking at 5 inches in. less across the rest of the bay area. but with rain like this certainly count on the potential for urban and small stream flooding. we

as we take a look at a sunny but chilly day. our average high now is 48 degrees. our average over night low is 31. when you look at these temperatures and you think it feels very chilly, it's only chilly in comparison to the 70 degrees that we had starting off the week. it's still on the cool side. right now 38 degrees with the dew point at 20. the air is pretty dry. relative humidity now at 37%. winds are calm. around the state temperatures ranging from about the upper 30s as you see in oakland and at bwi hagerstown also at 36, to about the low 40s, 43 easton, 41 ocean city, elkin and also in dc, 40 out in cumberland 38 columbia, 40 annapolis and kent island, 39 rock hall and in westminster and bel air. winds are calm. a bit of a southern component in hagerstown. a bit of a northern component towards the river. we will call it variable winds. it is a light breeze. what we've been experiencing over the majority of the day and over the majority of the area is high pressure pushing a nice chilly northwest wind around much of the area. it's responsible for much of th

but will it stay sunny or get more clouds? we'll have the forecast in two minutes. [ fingers tapping ] [ rain pattering ] [ heels clicking ] [ female announcer ] yoplait light tastes great now... ♪ ...and feels great later 20 delicious flavors of yoplait light, now at 90 calories each. yoplait, it is so good! >>> a dangerous house fire breaks out in san francisco early this morning and sends flames shooting from a natural gas line. >>> more than 70 people have been effected by a fatal fire that happened at an apartment complex in san jose. we'll tell you about the investigation and how people are coping. >>> still significant distance between the two sides. negotiations continue. >>> the clock is ticking toward the midnight deadline. the frantic last minute efforts to keep the u.s. from going over the fiscal cliff. >>> plus how bay area transit agencies hope to make this a safe new years eve. ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. >>> good morning. it is monday december 31st i'm tori campbell in for pam cook. >> and i'm dave c

in washington, sunny, 49 degrees. mostly sunny in atlanta. 58. sunny in st. louis, 52. increasing clouds, seattle, 44 degrees. >>> a bizarre report that a convicted murderer had a plan to kidnap and kill justin bieber. they were arrested in vermont about a week before bean 'eers concert. he's reportedly obsessed with the beesh but turned in tit ove to a would-be assassin. >>> a high-speed chase in los angeles. a jewelry robbery, stole a car and raced through the streets. jumped out, ran through the baseball field filled with children where the l.a. police chief was giving away toys. the suspect event ueli gave up. the campus of cal state fullerton was put on lockdown while the police searched for another suspect. they were eventually given the all clear. officials say he may have been tweeting from the university. one other suspect is still at large. >>> now to an innovative way to smuggle marijuana across the border. they found canisters littering a field near the colorado river. police say they used pressurized cannon like the ones used during sporting events. fire in

tomorrow high clouds and sunshine low to mid 60s saturday, sunny and seasonal mid 60s sunday. >>> 6:13. >> as we've been telling you all morning it is raiders day here. tonight raiders take on manning and broncos up >> capacity 63,000. larry biel shows us that's a lot of people, a lot of mouths to feed. >> reporter: fans will fill the coliseum and root for the silver and black but not on an empty stomach. officials say these fans like to eat, af['q$ lot. >> for every game 400 pounds of popcorn. >> reporter: enough popcorn to cover the entire football field with an inch of -- [ inaudible ] popcorn is not the only munchy consumed, 11,500 hot dogs every game, if you line them up end to end, they would strep a mime. hot dogs aren't the biggest seller. it is nachos. over the season, they will make 18,500 pounds. more than 18 tons of chips and jalapenos and hot cheese. all that stadium goodness needs to be washed down with something. >> three thousand plus gallons of soda >> reporter: enough soda to fill a good sized swimming pool. >> that was larry biel reporting. over the course of his c

mostly sunny. partly cloudies or a few showers to the north but low 50s for many inland areas, slight warmup near the coast and bay. i think 51 to 54 covers it for everybody. very cold. freeze warnings, north bay, frost advisories. clouds and late rain thursday in the north bay for everybody and then a series of systems coming through with the strongest one on sunday. tori and dave. >> that's a lot of rain there. >>> apparently not everyone this holiday season is going high tech. bay area stores report they are selling more christmas cards this year. that may not mean fewer e cards but -- e cards but the buyers say they like the idea of a more personal connection. >> i've been getting a lot of cards. >> me too. >> yeah. >>> 7:12. a possible fiscal cliff breakthrough. the big movement of -- the big movement on one of the biggest sticking points. >>> and how president obama's statement following the connecticut school shooting has had a significant impact on gun sales. >>> hawaii might sound goo. sun

to be a sunni, many -- that the sunni community unfortunately being discommunicated and are facing intolerable -- from the security forces. >> it looks as though venezuela's president hugo chavez won't be home for christmas. he is recovering from cancer surgery in cuba. many fear he won't be home in time to be sworn in for a third term on january 10. >> a week ago, they were atrade their leader might not survive after a complex cancer nation cuba, but on the eve of christmas, members of the ailing president's cabinet seemed optimistic amidst reports that chavez is recovering slowly but surely. there is another reason for their optimism after uncertainty and controversy about what would happen if president chavez can't return home to be sworn in on january 107 as the constitution stipulates. now they have granted him a leave of abstones attend to health matters. he will probably will sworn in before the supreme court. there are attorney general puts it more bluntly. the president was reelected on october 7 by the vast majority of the people. that is the date that counts and that hurts the oppos

we will collet mostly sunny -- we will call it mostly sunny. there could be some rain on friday, saturday, and sunday. mostly sunny skies today. chilly with the high temperatures in the mid to upper 40's. sunrise at 7:12. clear to partly cloudy skies and old tonight. the chance for rain will increase. there is a 60% chance it will not rain. there could be some scattered showers over the weekend. it will stay warm fruit monday. -- it will stay warm through monday. >> gunfire at st. joseph's medical center. jennifer franciotti joins us live to explain. >> good morning. the suspect was under arrest andhe was receiving some sort of medical treatment. he had a needle in his possession. just moments later, the prisoner attempted to grab a hospital staff member. the officer intervened. the prisoner tried to grab the gun. the gun went off. one bullet hit the wall. no one was hurt. the suspect was taken into custody. patients from other areas to this hospital had to be diverted. hospital patients had to be taken to other rooms. everything seems to be ba