authorities were serving a search warrant at the rancho slaughterhouse in petaluma and we were there. >> reporter: the slaughterhouse here in petaluma appears to be closed for the night after federal agents showed up on the property during the day. this is video of agents from the u.s. department of agriculture and the petaluma police department on the property just before 5:00 this afternoon. very little is known about why boxes were being carried. petaluma pd confirms to kpix 5 usda aghtd -- agents were serving a search warrant on the last remaining slaughterhouse at the behest of the u.s. attorney's office. the sonoma county beef and veal slaughter appeared to have it operational. no one was talking including workers. they went to the home of jessie john applierle and his wife. she claims she didn't know anything. done your plant was -- did you know the plant was raided today? >> i did not. >> reporter: this is not the first time they've been in the news. there have been several protests orchestrated by peta and a. l. f. whal what happened here will re-- what happened here will rem

authorities served a search warrant at the rancho house in petaluma. our andria borba was there. >> reporter: tonight it appears to be closed for the night after federal agents showed up on the property during the day. this is video of agents from the u.s. department of agriculture and the petaluma police department on the property before 5:00 this afternoon. very little is known about why boxes where being carried into cars. they confirm to kpix5 usda agents were serving a search agent on the bay area's last remaining slaughter house. while the warrant was served, the sonoma county beef control appeared to be up and operational. no one was talk ugh including employees. kpix5 went to the home of owner jesse and his wife. she claims she didn't know anything. >> do you know why your business was razeed by the usda? >> i don't know. >> reporter: this is not the first time this slaughter house has been in the news. what happened here on the property in petaluma will remain in question through the weekend. but the usda has told kpix5 will they will not answ

. >>> and the 78-year-old petaluma woman asked her to turn on the faucet because of a problem with a water line in the neighborhood. in the meantime, they stole thousands of dollars in gold jewelry and some. stolen items had very special meaning. >> i had it in the family for over 50 years, and it's gone. i am very upset over that. >> before allowing anything in the home, all the agency they are representing. >> he is six feet two inches tall and clean shay vend. -- shaven. anybody with information is asked to call petaluma police. >>> the next quarterly effort is expected and some of its intelligence partners said the new ipad mini made up of all ipad sales in 2014. they were available only in december and they will make their quarterly earnings. >>> some businesses are complaining their ads are being blocked on social met work. -- social network. that is after users complained they were seeing too many ads according to the business insider. it is only until february 15th and only for dating sites that are new to facebook. >>> right now 4:48 we want to check back in with sal, we had

you can see evidence in petaluma of the dry conditions all around us. this burn ban is in effect for sonoma, napa and solano counties. it went into effect at midnight. residents are not allowed to burn leaves or vegetation. this concerns vineyards. calfire officials are concerned about fire. the agency has an extra 125 seasonal firefighters onhand in the northern region which extends from the north bay all the way up to the oregon border. they are on stand by in case a fire breaks out. the latest was a small wildfire over the weekend in a remote section of the mount tamalpais watershed. that fire burned an anchor of brush -- anchor of brush. no one was hurt. it's a reminder of the unusual fire danger we're facing this time of year. while the burn ban is new here, it's already been in effect in san mateo, alameda, santa clara, contra costa and santa cruz counties. they've had a burn ban in effect since december 30th. live in petaluma, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> fires in los angeles county, still working on a wildfire. it's about 78% contained

petaluma police say property crime is on the rise.but because of their limited staff they're asking for the public's help for any information. cristina rendon. >>> more details now police describe the suspect as a white male about 40 years old. about 6'6" tall, 220 to 245 pounds and clean shaven. he was wearing an orange and green vest with reflective tape on it. anyone with information is asked to call petaluma police. >>> eight dogs are now at oakland animal services in need of foster homes or permanent homes in need of special care. these particular dogs were not involved in fighting but animal control says they were neglected and had no love or attention. the coordinator says she's worked with them all and none had any issues. >> just a couple that are shier that need a little bit of confidence building but there's others like missy here, miss nellie that are quite social. >> reporter: one social group says without homes in the next few days they may have to be euthanized. at least one dog used in fighting was put down. >>> it's a

tonight, through thursday the golden gate bridge digit is holding public meetings in san rafael, petaluma and san francisco to give bridge users a chance to sound off on proposed toll increases for the next five years. ktvu tom vacar joins us from san rafael's whistle sound center where the meeting has been going on for quite a while. >> reporter: that's where we are. the bridge district knows that any toll increase is controversial especially five years worth needed to make up for a huge deficit building up over the next five years. >> we appreciate the public wanting to understand which is why we're having a meeting this week. it's important we make ourselves available to talk about why we have $142 million shortfall. >> reporter: opinions range from reluctant acceptance to no way. >> i sort of think they'll say it's too much and coming fairly quickly on top of the raise to $6. >> but you're okay with it? >> i think i'll be okay with it. >> the bridge needs to be kept up, but every increase is a dollar more out of your pocket and that's on top of parking fees once you get into the city.

last night, petaluma city council members weighed options including reactivating old wells and using recycled waste water to irrigate parks and schools. the city may ask homeowners and businesses to cut water usage by 15% this spring. so far no final decision has been made. >>> the record dry conditions could even impact the price you pay for milk. dairy farmers in marin county say drought conditions have left fields brown, they've had to import hay from as far away as oregon. if the dry weather conditions, some small dairy farms could go out of business. >> it's an anxious and difficult time. so we -- we're praying for rain. >> the cost of importing feed could cause dairy prices to go up as much as 20 cents for a half-gallon of milk. >>> today, the 9th circuit appeals court refused to rehear the drake's appeal to keep operating after the lease expire expired. environmental groups applauded the court, saying that the opener of the oyster farm knew when he signed the lease that it was due to expire in 2012. >>> new at noon -- hundreds of bird have been killed. and now residents are be

you can see it on the camera but, first, temperatures: 31 in petaluma is the freezing spot. a lost mid-to-upper 40's around american canyon and san rafael and mill valley. mid-to-upper 30's around santa rosa and bodega is warmest at 53. 51 in san francisco. he 40's around san ramon and lafayette and newark and san jose. cupertino is 39. mid-to-upper 40's around redwood city and alameda and half moon bay. you can see it looks hazy. we cannot see the east bay hills from the sutro tower camera because of the moisture and pollution. we have clouds that will roll in from the south today which will bring us partly cloudy day. it will be breezy so we have high fire danger and rough surf and warmer, brighter, calmer and dry all weekend. >> the temperature is around 70 in morgan hill and fairfield and napa. everyone else is in the mid-to-upper 60's. a few spots along the coast could be in the low 60's but mid-60's dominate half moon bay and santa cruz. tonight is cooler because of the resolution wind but, still, clouds around so low-to-upper 40's to palo alto. about 48 in san francis

. >>> petaluma police are warning people about a burglary scam involving a man pretending to be from the water department. the suspect asked a 78-year-old woman to turn on a faucet because of a problem with a water line in the neighborhood. as she did that an accomplice went into her home and stole thousands of dollars worth of gold jewelry. neighbors say it makes them nervous. >>> it's really scary, we have a little baby at home. we work you worry about what's going on in your neighborhood. i thought this is a really close-knit neighborhood where everyone is watching out for each other. police describe the suspect as a white male about 40, 6'6", 220 to 245 pounds and clean shaven. he was wearing an orange and green vest with reflective tape on it. anyone with information call pem -- petaluma police. >>> tonight members of the municipal water district is expected to take action regarding the trout. county officials may call for a 20% voluntary cut back in water use. last week, governor brown declared a drought in california because of the dry conditions. >>> the city of santa cruz al

of 7 petaluma. far north warm temperatures. 72 cloverdale. 67 petaluma.uds monday, tuesday, wednesday setting the stage so that by thursday maybe a chance april of few showers in the bay area. supposed to be the rainiest month of the year in january. no difference there. maybe a chance of a few showers in the bay area by thursday. something is changing and that's a relief as we look ahead with what has been, boy, a very dry -- driest january we have ever seen. >> thank you. >>> it's not often that i get a factoid credit in one of brian's weather segments, big time, wahoo! >> live broadcast. [ laughter ] >>> so we have been talking about football for weeks. now we're talking about lots of other things. >> we are in a dead period until baseball begins. but we have a stack of some stuff here. i have some game, don't worry. coach k hits a milestone a first for tiger woods and china's li na it was like open mic night. wait until you hear what she had to say after this one! ,,,, female announcer: female announcer: get beautyrest, posturepedic, save even more on

petaluma police say property crime is on the rise.but because of their limited staff they're asking for the public's help for any information. cristina rendon. >>> more details now police describe the suspect as a white male about 40 years old. about 6'6" tall, 220 to 245 pounds and clean shaven. he was wearing an orange and green vest with reflective tape on it. anyone with information is asked to call petaluma police. >>> eight dogs are now at oakland animal services in need of foster homes or permanent homes in need of special care. these particular dogs were not involved in fighting but animal control says they were neglected and had no love or attention. the coordinator says she's worked with them all and none had any issues. >> just a couple that are shier that need a little bit of confidence building but there's others like missy here, miss nellie that are quite social. >> reporter: one social group says without homes in the next few days they may have to be euthanized. at least one dog used in fighting was put down. >>> it's a

nbc bay area's jean elle joins us in petaluma with the story, new at 11:00. >> reporter: in alyssa burns' parents have it their way, the students here will know her story for years to come. they want teenagers everywhere to know how she died so it won't happen to them. >> we learned the hard way. you need to know what your kid is into. you need to know what is out there. and talk to your kids. >> reporter: kevin byrne, and his wife, kim, talked to their daughter about drugs. the 19-year-old died in january of last year in south lake tahoe. she walked away from the snow globe concert and was found dead in a snowbank with drugs in her system. her death sparked a year of activism for the byrnes. starting with the buddy campaign. >> it's crucial if you're going to a new place or going to a party. just going out with a group of friends that you go out as a group and you come back as a group. >> reporter: at last weekend's snow globe event, concertgoers took the pledge. volunteers set up a warming station and drove the streets, picking up young people who walked away from the party, just like

. >>> covering los altos, petaluma and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> good morning, on thisday of 2014. this is the bay bridge eastern span with more traffic than yesterday as some folks go back to work. still pretty clear. weather-wise, still the same with another "spare the air" day in affect. >> the passengers after russian ship have been safely evacuated by helicopter a week after getting stuck in anarctica sea ice. this video was posted on soldier media by -- social media going t 1:00 o'clock this morning our time when the first of 52 scientists and tourists were airlifted to the chinese ice breaker and then get on a barge and taken to an australian ice breaking getting them home by midday. all 22 crew members of the ship stay aboard enduring blinding snow and strong wind and fog since becoming stranded christmas eve. >> high-tech security breaches have been hacked on skype and twitter, including this one bashing microsoft were posted and re-tweeted thousands of times. the syrian electronic army claimed responsibility and have compromised a company blog. another breach

petaluma 28 degrees. 35 in napa. 30 in santa rosa with freezing conditions from the delta and concordvermore, you are just a little bit above at 35 degrees. sfo this morning with the poor air quality from our inland east bay. the coast, the central bay and the north bay. so the poor air quality, the pollutants spreading around the bay. better air quality in the central by and santa clara valley. here's a look from the exploratorium camera. the highlights, the spare the air day today. mild to warm right on through tuesday. that, of course, includes the holiday, martin luther king day tomorrow. then slightly cooler wednesday and thursday. the on shore flow will be with us with a few extra clouds. but it looks like stronger offshore winds will visit come friday into the weekend and that could set up another red flag warning. it's only about one to two inches of rain for the entire season since last july. that's putting us at about 15% of normal at san francisco. 19% mountain view and 12% in livermore. i talked about the relative humidity and it will be about 12% this afternoon. with the

antioch, petaluma, and all the bay area. an app to help you get in shape. one of the leading makers of the device he is here in san francisco but tonight it's facing a big problem with its product. michael finney has the story. >> whether they are taking a walk or just getting along with their day, these fitness devices trackers, made by fitbit of san francisco. they help to lose 90 pounds by counting steps she took and calories she burned. >> i've had a really sedentary day, the numbers are low. >> she was thrilled when she got the newest fit bit product for christmas. a wrist band called force. >> i could see how many steps hi taken. >> then one day, a mysterious blister broke out on her wrist. >> i thought it was a spider bite. >> soon there were two. she still thought they were spider bites. she put the wrist band on her other. >> i saw the same thing. >> she was stunned when a broke out there. >> sure enough, fit bit force users broke out in the same kind of rash. some posted these pictures of the sores on their arms. >

. >>> petaluma police are searching for the person who stabbed a man as he sat in this car. happened around 4:30 this morning at a parking lot in petaluma parking lot near highway 101. the 33-year-old driver said his window was rolled down while she waited for his windows to defrost. a man in his 20s approached the vehicle, started yelling and stabbed him several times. the attacker is described as white, 6'tall, thin with a short buzz cut. the victim drove himself to a hospital with wounds to his upper chest and upper arm. he is expected to survive. >>> democratic leader nancy pelosi spoke at her national -- today. >> we have a moral responsibility, we take an oath to protect and defend the american people and protecting and defending them means we must reduce gun violence. >> pelosi says more needs to be done to create jobs, and campaign finance reform. pelosi also said she was surprised to see so many people including her son, tear themselves away from the 49ers game to be there today. >>> president obama and his two daughters touched down on air force one returning from

. >>> 7:26 there is a warning of a scam in petaluma. be on the lookout for and a woman who became a victim. >>> good morning. highway 4 is slow. we'll tell you what the slowdown is here coming up. >>> higher clouds are making for a beautiful sunrise on this tuesday. it's either cold to mild. but it will be very close to record highs again. we'll take a look at them. 2." taking you to the white house. it's deceiving. they are expecting at least 6 inches of snow today. government offices and schools in washington, d.c. have been shut down because of the amount of snow. we're also live at sfo this morning. here in the bay area, where people could be affected by the weather back heat. thank you for joining us. tuesday, january 21st. i'm pam cook. >> i'm dave clark. >>> let's talk about weather and traffic. had to clear my throat, steve, because you have so much to tell us. >> i could do a half-hour show. no rain. very warm. my private jet is back there. got in just in time time last night. record highs, pamela. 73 is the forecast in napa. s

and that money is being invested into the petaluma bridge.mplicated project. >> reporter: if the money come it is widening could be complete within two years. but if it doesn't, drivers may see nothing but a dirt lane until 2020. >> that is how it's going to be. it's going to frustrate people no doubt. >> reporter: david ravid says there may be enough funds to widen a 4-1/2 mile stretch right in the middle of the bottleneck. not the ideal solution he admits but it still will offer some relief for frustrated commuters. that decision has not been made. stay tuned. >>> take a look at a 40-year- old problem. the reason why they're issuing a search of planes. >>> and when we can expect the first rain of the year. >>> so far this year we've had one day of just a little bit of a few sprinkles out there on parts of the bay area. things can finally change over the next few days. not for tomorrow. you can see on the satellite more development offshore with the storm track becoming a little more active in approaching northern california. for now we have

. >>> and a warning in petaluma, police should be on the lookout and the storm are you one woman becamee just gotten a polygamist suspect under arrest after an exhaustive search of him on top of a roof inside the building and we will tell you what happened. >>> we are looking at a commute busier by the moment and we are looking at some of the key drive times in the east bay. >>> we have suggestions on making it rain some i can share some i can't but we will tell you more about the weather coming up stay tuned. . >>> there it is live the opening bell, it looks like it is going to be a beautiful day and there is a lot of chicken over at the nasdaq because that is popeye -- >> that is pop eye? >> i feel i should get into a southern accent because they are changing their name to popeye's louisiana kitchen. >> shut your mouth -- >> and they are working on southern food and we will get you all of the business news in just a minute. >> and i am thinking about business quits and chicken -- bus cuts and chicken. it is tuesday january 21st, and steve, we want rain but no rain is sight? >> don't f

happened at denny's petaluma north.s stabbed after a man came to a parked car and starting yelling at him. he drove himself to the hospital and is expected to be okay. >>> an 84-year-old activist was fatally hit pie a car in chinatown. he is renewing the safety concerns about the streets of china up to. they have the highest rate of pedestrian injuries in san francisco. >>> also a woman is recovering after she lost control of her car and ended up in the water. it happened on interstate 880 near high street in oakland and she lost control, went threw a ball rail, flashed and the driver escaped not got out. >>> they are still looking for the cause of a fire and an abandoned warehouse -- in an abandoned warehouse. this is expected to help if that investigation and the fire started near embarcadero and oak street. they spoke to a man who captured the flames just moments after the fire started. >> i heard somebody talking and when i looked over homeless people have been sleeping inside of the abandoned warehouse. >> we are s

we have 37 degrees hillsburg, 46 reported in petaluma. taking a look at the satellite and here a ridge of high pressure. we have a few weak systems rounding over this ridge. this has flattened for just a bit. that ridge has moved its way south. this is going to bring us a cooling trend as we get into the weekend. we'll be above average. but, we're not as likely to break records as we have been doing the whole week. giving you a look at the afternoon highs, 68 for nevada beautiful day, and upper 60s for you. east bay shoreline 68 for you. upper 60s for san leandro, 60 expected in brentwood, into the santa clara valley mostly sunny skies. upper 70s in santa cruz, along the peninsula along the afternoon. 60 redwood city. pacifica and stretching into half moon bay, temperatures will be cooler for tomorrow. you have the holiday on monday. fair weather in the forecast. temperatures remain mild, but no wet weather in the extended forecast. i'll have a look at your lunchtime numbers for today coming up. >> we're following breaking news out of the

petaluma. one more live view.king at the skyline of downtown san francisco from our rooftop camera here at abc7. these are our forecast features. another "spare the air" day tomorrow, 28th one since november 1st. mild to warm through the martin luther king, jr. holiday weekend, continuing into next week. the satellite image shows why we're high and dry. big area of hi pressure dominating our weather picture. it's slightly weaker than it has been. a little bite byte being taken out of the ridge of high pressure. going to be dry for a while, cooler this weekend, and the flow of warm, dry air from land to sea continues to be a major factor in our weather picture. now, as you look ahead for the next ten days, from our current date, which is january 17th to the 27th, notice some moisture approaching the pacific northwest and the northernmost part of the state. they get some just trace amounts of rainful around january a 25th, 26th, 27th. does not appear any of the moisture will work down to the bay area, certainly not

the report was prepared by both santa rosa and petaluma police departments.opez carried an air soft beebee gun and gail house ordered him to drop the gun and shot and killed him when the teen turned towards him. well a $5,000 reward is helping him to rob a banks, they released these pictures on stony point road yesterday afternoon. the man handed a teller a note, he did not appear to have a weapon. >>> justin bieber is ordered to a toronto court to face an assault charge. well, that it is the scene of the 19-year-old trying to get through a crowd, he is accused of hitting a limousine driver in the back of ahead last month and he was picking up justin bieber when a fight broke out on the way to a hotel. >>> now an online petition to deport him back to native canada has received 180,000 signatures and some are saying he is behaving recklessly. >>> and they have a response to a winter storm which caused a traffic nightmare. many say it was a bad decision to close government offices and schools at the same time. it jammed area roadways and many abandoned their ca

trabajador del departamento de agua despojó de su pertenencias a una residente de la tercera edad en petalumaulos >>> un pescador murió después de ser arrastrado por las olas cerca de point reyes, en el área de elephant rock, al poco tiempo las autoridades recobraron su cuerpo. >>> por otr5o lado la policía de oakland investiga quién colocó volantes que muestran a la concejal shaft con una esvástica, que como usted sabe es un simbolo nazi, esto podira ser como respuesta de la comunidad de la construcción de un centro de vigilancia. >>> como contraste todo estados unidos celebra el legado de marthin luther king junior, por otra parte, el presidente barack obama acompañado por su familia conmemoró la ocasión para ayudar a preparar los alimentos en un comedor de beneficencia. >>> precisamente cuando se le rinde tributo a marthin luther king junior, un grupo llevó a cabo una marcha. >>> vamos a pasar mientras tanto a otras noticias, porque estalló un escándalo sexual en una escuela de alambra, en california, una estudiante desenmascaró a su maestra, diciendo que fue abusada sexualmente por años,

additionally 11 in santa rosa is sing work on the petaluma bridge. the san mateo bridges both at the bay bridge has no meter light spreametering lights. >> round three of the playoffs will see san francisco facing seattle for the third time this season. the game is this sunday at 3:30 at seattle's century link field. both sides know the stakes in this rivalry game have never been higher. >> it will be a great challenge for both teams. everyone knows each other and their techniques. we just have to be on time and make the place. >> it would be a tough environment this team has been a lot of situations. >> i have been everywhere. just like the john cash song. we have been everywhere. >> the 49ers haven't had much luck in seattle of late. in week two of this season the 49ers had trouble finding any offense the seahawks used physical defense and a balanced offensive attack to dominate san francisco 29-3. and things weren't much different when the 49ers traveled to century link at the end of last season. in that trip the 49ers ran head long in to a seattl

also from san jose, petaluma, novato, not a lot. same on the peninsula. might be a little bit. start to see the darker green. santa cruz mountains a little better but they are closer to the radar site. things like look they are quiet now. we had some bursts of moderate rain. baypoint had a little bit. the sierra is getting some snow. a couple of reports. bridgeport, 3 inches of snow at tahoe keys, about 2, 4. truckee, about 2, 3. if that's changing, let me know. 40s. cool air is coming in from the north. we'll go into a cool, breezy pattern on friday and saturday. 32 in tahoe. winter storm warning goes until 7:00 tonight. maybe about a got. some of the ski resorts. but our system, again, a lot of show and not much go. breezy afternoon. that will turn northwest. i think you will feel it. we've been mild, muggy. but that's all about to change. temperatures upper 50s. out to antioch brentwood. 58, alameda. maybe a little warmer but not much. everyone will be within a couple of degrees of one another. any more rain? not friday or saturday but we have to watch

tomorrow at the petaluma community center. thursday at for the -- fort mason center. >> there will be a draft proposal to allow cupertino businesses to select alternative to foam food containers in the woulds for two years to cut down on liter in the city similar to a ban that took effect in san jose this month. >>> happening today, new jersey governor chris christie will be sworn in for the second term and will hold the customary events including a prayer service in newark and a party on ellis island as he did in 2010 he will raise money for the new jersey charities. investigations continue into traffic tieups that appear to have been ordered by his staff for political retribution. >>> massive cold winter storm is moving down on the eastern seaboard and is dumping snow on the ohio valley. behind it, air will bring single digit temperatures and, worse, we have the latest from washington, dc, where they expect more snow then they have seen in the past few years. >>> here we go again. much of the united states is bracing for the

petaluma, you were down to 38 this morning. it's 46 right now. fairfield is at 44 degrees.e, hazy skies outside. the spare the air day today. the 29th of the season. mild and warm the next couple days. we will cool off the middle of the week when a system will drop down from the north. it won't bring any rain, and behind the system the offshore flow kicks up again. here's the outlook for the next several days. we stop at midweek. still have the dome of high pressure over here because the rain is well offshore. we go into thursday and we go into friday and it remains. although it's going to weaken a little bit, not much else is going to happen. in fact temperatures still in the 80s in southern california today with the high surf advisory. the surf continues to build outside our back door as well. 71 montry, 70 toward santa cruz and half moon bay could see about 70 today. 72 in oakland. san rafael and san francisco about 68 degrees there. is plenty of fog up in seattle. just looked at a picture from mike shumann who tweeted a great morning there. so that's where the fog it. >

temperatures into 50s for everyone. 59 santa rosa. 50s petaluma and fairfield. looking towards financial district there, you can see how beautiful it s sunny, mild ask w.a chance of rain. spring like warmth next week. here is a look at the picture. first system here stays north. this second system is one going to bring us a chance of rain on saturday. saturday morning. beth chance will be north bay. rain lines shifting around lunch hour and not a lot left to this. answerel plans. then, high pressure building in next week. walking about warm yerj weather. record highs are possible tuesday through thursday. so stay tuned. make sure you grb a jacket or sweater. filtered sunshine. guess what? game forecast up against panthers in north carolina looks fantastic. going to be dry there 57 degrees to 54. should be great weather for the game. taking a look at the accu-weather forecast, something for everyone. it's milder tomorrow. chance of rain saturday. very brief. milder towards sunday, monday period. warm winter wherj you can see 70s on the board there. usually warm.

getting some showers right now and it's raining from petaluma south to nevada. mill valley, across the bridge to richmond, and some showers now in vali hoe. there's a significant amount of snowfall toward reno and truce and truckee. rumbles of thunder north of sacramento. this is all needed rain fall because we just saw an upgrade of our drought severity. from extreme to exceptional. when it comes to government forecaster, it doesn't get worse than that. that's what is going on in portions of santa clara county. likely we are coming up next. we'll talk about how much rain for tonight and there's another rain chance to talk about. we'll talk about the timing on that coming up, too. >> there's much-needed snow tonight, but we have a long way to go to get where we should be for this time of year. andrea is live tonight. anymore snow flakes falling tonight, andrea? >> i don't know if you can see, we are getting the lightest of flurries, we sow significant snowfall around 4:45. they are predicting more snow on the slopes and hopefully reservoirs very soon. this is th

make the weekend pop. >>> covering los altos, petaluma and all the pay -- bay area. >> >> the murderular soap opera actress and her husband in venezuela shot to death inside their vehicle. investigators say they were gunned down after resisting robbers. her five-year-old daughter was shot in the leg. these are the pictures from the scene. her father says the family is struggling to cope. she was a former miss venezuela and lived in miami and was on vacation in her homeland. she said in the past she left her home country because it was too dangerous. violence in venezuela soared during the 14 year rule of the late chavez. >> former pentagon chief robert gates is. russiaing the obama administration afghan war policies while saving the fierce of the criticism for vice president joe biden. if leaked excerpts, he writes that he believes president obama lost faith in his own afghan war strategy and became focused on getting out rather than winning. he said the president supported the troops but not the mission. however, he save as special zinger for vice president paiden saying he has been

it began at the petaluma community center. they are considering plans to raise tolls to $8 by 2018. the district needs the money the pay for major projects. a third meeting is set for tomorrow in san francisco. higher tolls could go into effect as early as april. >>> the 49ers bid farewell to candlestick park. the recreation and park department is working on hosting a series of closing events. hoping the highlight will be a farewell concert with paul mccartney. after that len-area will take over the area. >>> more records today. these were the highs. i showed them to you once, tomorrow's highs will be cooler. the warm spat at livermore will be in the 70s. couple degrees cooler. the satellite shows everything going well to the north of us. the red flag warning tonight for the north bay hills. that will be, again it's for wind events. and the purple along the coast is the high surf advisory that is showing up, it will gain momentum as we go into the next 12 hours or so. the extended forecast. the offshore winds are kicking up again, this high pressure one responsible for that, it's re

. >> also in petaluma rancho feeding slaughter house is recalling 41,000 pounds of meat projects. that may include dell monty in oakland, american canyon and cnm and in napa. also, prime smoked meats in oakland so far no reports of illnesses. >> and health care and that, i felt like mission accomplished. >> at least 20 said it was and 68 said labor and health care. let's turn to the end of the year, would not speculate >> well, with twitter in the neighborho neighborhood, san francisco's plan to clean up market streets strooet is working. there is a trouble spot police say paiing atension to main library we're talking about street people and those causing trouble. library has become a hangout for many. the mayor wants it stopped. you can see difference on mid market street. the orders to clean it appears to be working. >> to do our best to clean it up. >> those who are causing unruly behavior appear to be moving to neighboring districts. one traffic center. disturbing incidents have been on the rise. >> area around the library... >> why is that? >> drug use, abuse. homeless hangin

. >> deadly crash this morning near petaluma. 60-year-old man killed. chp says he was attempting to illegally pass 2 cars when he went off the road and flipped his car. man was driving a cobra kit sports car at high speeds on d street just south of petaluma. no one else involved in the accident. >> peninsula humane society has found a home for a chihuahua found in east palo alto. candy was found with pitching dye fur lying in the street on january 13. she had a fractured leg. but veterinarians say the injury is not serious enough to require surgery. spca says they were overwhelmed by the interest in candy receiving more than 100 voice males about the dog. dog had no collar or tag but because she was dye pink they believe she had a previous owner. nobody came forward to claim the dog sought humane society decided to offer her up for adoption. >> let me turn your attention now to the flu. clinic held for students who returned to campus this week. 29 deaths related to the flu in the bay area so far this season. nick smith is at uc berkeley. >> u.s. health

petaluma. 61. and one more live view from our south beach camera, looking east these features coastal fog overnight. a sunny, mild day tomorrow. and no rain in sight for next ten days. at least. here is the forecast animation starting at 7:00 this evening. a lig fog near the coast. fog swept away then, tomorrow, off shore flow. dry, mild air. keeping fog farther off shore. taking a look at satellite image. you can see a huge ridge of high pressure. dominant feature in our weather picture. another week without rain because of the blocking pattern formed well to our north. so any system ms. that jet stroem will not be able to move into our direction the ten day outlook starting today going into end of the month show virtually no rain. it's possible towards end of the month we may get trace amounts. overnight, clear, dry, chilly. low temperatures dropping into upper 20s in santa rosa and napa, mid-30s inland east bay. low 40s around the bay. 40 near the coast. tomorrow, sunny skies. and high temperatu

and here are the numbers 61 in santa rosa. 50s from petaluma and livermore, low clouds down below. light showers tomorrow with near record warmth expected next week. so stay tuned. changing and a splash of rain coming tomorrow. to if you have early plans at 7:00 a.m it's 9:00 a.m by noon when sitting down for lunch expect rain across the heart of the bay area, it's a quick mover, not expecting to bring a lot of rain. take a look. 6/100ths to 12/100ths for the north bachlt tomorrow morning cloud cover could be damp spots upper 30s to 40s, then tomorrow afternoon, i'd just have umbrellas handy for saturday. be careful with dry conditions then rain coming down oil spliked roads making for slippery conditions. a look at the accu-weather forecast, we'll see light rain tomorrow, in case you have outdoor plans notice temperatures going up, inching up beginning on sunday. really starting to feel it tuesday, wednesday ares thursday. we're talking about potential for record high temperatures. in the meantime, carry umbrellas and rain coming to the bay area. live from the roof of the kgotv br

the team gathered in petaluma last night to travel to the fire site west of willow creek.50 acres since saturday. it is now 40 percent contained and officials say it is unusual to be battling wildfires at this time of the year. >> it will be cold and it is rare for us to be in john going to a fire like this with so little rain. as far as my understanding, we have never had this low of a record of rain full in northern california area ever recorded. california in winter and feet of snow in the minority west. >> everything is upside down. from the east bay hills, the air is clean, and the second day in a row it is not "spare the air" with clouds rolling in now it will not bring rain but it will stop the cooling. we are as cold as weeing get at 32 in the north bay and 48 in san francisco. it will be thicker as the day moves on and the low moves to the west. 56 and 60 at noon and by 4:00, low 60's and by 7:00, clean air and not so chilly as last night. 48 to 52. moving forward we will continue the cooling trend with low-to-mid 60's and a few degrees cooler and on wednesday it

they were on 101 over the petaluma river. they were intended to keep the birds out of the construction zone but they are trapping birds. the environmentalists have sued to get them removed. -- you talk now. >> okay, i'll talk. we were well above normal now. 74 in oakland. today we are looking at a couple degrees of cooling. it's the beginning of the long holiday weekend. i'll let you know when to expect. it is a spare-the-air day today and we will talk about that. the outlook for rain when we return. >> that was very well done. thank you. also next, the niners are already in seattle this morning. how fans give them a send-off before they left the south bay. and a [man] no one told her,right? [son]hi! [mom screams] right?! is this the bacon and cheese diet? this is the creamy chicken corn chowder. i mean, look at it. so indulgent. this is so much more... what's different? oh, it's my chicken and cheese enchilada diet. well keep it up, honey. it's working. oh, gracias! did i tell you i am on the... [ both ] chicken pot pie die

sunny afternoon before things get changed up a little bit for the week ahead. 36 in santa rosa. 37 petalumaore to the 39. a couple degrees more of cooling. the dewpoints are pretty low. so a chill we're start this morning compared to yesterday. it's not a spare the airdy sober air quality for everyone with partly cloudy skies on tap with more mild temperatures. about ten degrees above average. then a chance of rain comes our way on thursday. lingering into friday. hachuring? well, not a lot of rain, but it's better than nothing as we take a look at our pacific satellite. you will notice a big storm offshore but high pressure continues to push well up into canada. so everyone is dry on the west coast and we are look at just the high clouds in southern california as the system spins offshore. but the week ahead in oakland, today a high temperature of 70. we will get a stronger on shore push tomorrow and tuesday with temperatures in the mid-60s. by wednesday peeking before a trough heads our which. still dry but increasing clouds. look at the highs thursday and friday. that's when we may see a

mid-670s, partly cloudy north bay, 07 petaluma, 68 hayward and over the hill low 70s. and the accuweather seven-day forecast, we are still mild today. a little cooler and cloudier each and every day but fog in the morning and still mild by wednesday. thursday we will see some rain by late in the day. into friday. and then cooler into next weekend. whether or not that opens the storm door, there's a >> you can also follow us on twitter and get weather tweets from your favorite weather team. >> no spare the air alert today? you can light a fire, but why would you want to? it's so warm out there. >> very mild already. >> all right. up next, snow in southern california. why kids were able to play with es0p 8t [man] no one told her,right? [son]hi! [mom screams] >> here are the winning numbers from last night's power ball draw. no one got all six numbers. wednesday night's jackpot grows to $171 million. >> not quite a winter wonderland, but one park in southern california was trying to come close. check this out. tons of frosty snow yesterday at a park in orange county. adul

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a little over a trace amount in santa rosa as well as petaluma. san francisco about a trace, and san jose, guys, zero. so will we see any more rain next week? we'll take a look at the seven-day forecast coming up. >> thank you, lee. >>> tonight israeli and see world leaders are remembering former prime minister al sharon. he died today at the age of 85. the hospital where he was receiving treatment said sharon died peacefully today with his family by his side. in 2006 while serving as prime minister, sharon suffered a major stroke. he never recovered and was in a coma for nearly eight years. his leadership was marked with victories and controversies. today israeli president issued a speech eul orogizing his friend. >> he moved his people and loved him. and the people loved him. >> sharon fought in three wars before being elected in politics. he was elected prime minister in 2001. >>> still ahead on abc 7 news at 9:00, what took months to build is destroyed by mother nature in a matter of seconds. >>> and relief and profound grief. we'll hear from

petaluma, 50. here's a look at your forecast highlights. we'll look for partial clearing tonight.e increase. could be dense. sunny day for sunday, and then record temperatures, near record warmth, expected next week. water vapor imagery showing you the dry pocket of air right there. that's going to dive in here tomorrow association the rainmaker pushed towards the south. we can expect the clearing to take place behind this cold front tomorrow. we'll deal with the patchy areas of fog tonight and then bring on the sunshine as high pressure will re-establish itself right near the coast, and that is definitely bringing in sunshine and each day this week expect temperatures to come up a few more degrees. in fact by tuesday, wednesday, thursday, we're talking about daytime highs near 70 degrees. 5:00 this evening, the rain has pushed on towards the south, and as we head towards 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning we should start to see the partial clearing once the fog begins to lift, and we do have a beach hazard. in effect through sunday afternoon. from high surf advisories expected. also some

petaluma, 57. 54, napa. concord, 59. here's a look at the forecast highlights.igh clouds off and on tonight so those in the north bay, you will have temperatures overnight mid-to-low 30s, main not as cold. the clouds will help instance late you a little more. cooling the next few days and then we bring in a chance of some rain for the bay area as we head into thursday. so here's a look at the lows tonight. 47, ranging from 47 in san francisco, to napa, 38. 48, livermore. san jose, 40. here is what we're looking at. this area of low pressure, yet responsible for the high cloudiness today. this low will push on towards the east. this next system is going to sheer apart as it gets close to the bay area. might be able to wring out a little mist and drizzle near the coast. monday night and tuesday. that's it. the next substantial chance of rain will come as we head into the thursday time period, from the area of low pressure developing up near the aleutians. so we'll have to wait a couple days for that. 3:00 wednesday afternoon, should start to see a little moisture.

napa, petaluma below freezing, santa rosa. for concord and the livermore valley. bundle up this morning. a look from mt. tam. the sun not coming up until after 7. you noticed how the air quality really changed the other day. so today around the coast, the central bay and newspaper the north bay we have the haze and the worst pollutants. else where just medium air quality. this brings us to the 28th spare the air alert since the 21st. that means no woodburning unless it's your only source of heat. emeryville this morning and we are calling for a sunny afternoon. temperatures still well below normal. in fact we will see some 70s around here with no changes through the weekend. it will stay dry into the upcoming work week but it will be a little cooler as the ridge begins to go. and beyond that we are speculating whether we get a pattern shift. it's been the same story with the ridge and the jet stream well to the north but this could change just slightly. instead of the record warmth we will still have to 10 to 15 degrees before

santa rosa, 66. 63, petaluma.ere's a look at a beautiful setting sun shot from our east bay hills cam. forecast, overview, high clouds overnight tonight. cooling for us the next few days, and, yes, does look like we're going to bring in a chance of moisture in here as we head into wednesday night and thursday. now, lows tonight not as cold because of the high clouds. we'll look for mid-to-upper 30s in the north bay, 40s elsewhere and let's get to the pacific satellite. this is the low that will continue to bring the high clouds north jorg -- overnight, this next system with brush by, so it well be cool monday and tuesday, but this developing low right here that will bring the return of some rain to the bay area as we head into wednesday night and thursday. in fact here's the timeline, folks. wednesday, 3:00 in the afternoon, the moisture starts to feed into the north bay, and by 4:00 thursday afternoon, that's when parts of the bay area will see a chance of showers. not a lot of rain anticipated. it moves in, brin