northridge at 57 and louisboro is only 47 degrees right now. a lot of times it comes down to elevation. cold air likes to sink and if you're in one of the lower spots you'll get some cold air. there's medway in the mid-40s and sharon and walpole in the low 50s right now. these temperatures will drop generally in the 40s overnight. 53 degree readings out in cape cod and upper 40s to the north is west and mid-30s out in orange. satellite radar shows it is clear. clear skies and light winds. futurecast shows it will stay that way all night and be sunny first thing in the morning through your lunch hour and into the afternoon. takes to you 1:30 and futurecast ahead to the evening. we'll start to see some clouds work on in. the high temperatures tomorrow afternoon, first of all, and at the coastline it will be cooler. 63 taunton and 65 in same thing on the north shore. 62 in boston. that's the fenway area... oxford you'll be 66 degrees tomorrow afternoon. this will not be the warmest day of the week in fact a few degrees cooler than today after a co

cook answered questions about the crime at a prescheduled community meeting at a church in the northridge neighborhood. >> was there id on the body? >> reporter: people wanted to know if there was a motive for the murder. >> we do not know whether or not any gang-related activity was associated with his death. we don't know if any drug activity is associated. we have no motive as yet. >> reporter: people who live in this neighborhood have a strong affection for the park. it's part of their lives. >> it's a wonderful community resource and gathering place. and we have tree lights and national night out. so especially to have it there, i think is especially upsetting. >> jackie bensen in alexandria for us tonight. >>> there is talk this evening of increasing class size, and the cost of playing sports. tonight we've got new details of sop potential cuts coming to fairfax county schools. our chris lawrence has been looking into these new recommendations, and he is in the newsroom with the latest. chris? >> reporter: jim, let's run down some of the services that are sure to get a rise out of p

their own safety tonight, effies and contra costa county searching for he suspects and falls and in northridge and homicide lamont patterson far more armed and dangerous suspect in the murder who was found injured and a home last night later pronounced dead at the scene and anyone with information being asked to contact the contra costa kain shares office some people swapping a holiday gift to get theirs for deal hunting video from a fight and things got pretty crowded atlanta wal-mart lisa maria shows people scrambling to set up a deal over the chaos the shouting things like all my gosh and let's get out of here, >> catherine: dollar shopping spot out in livermore opened last night. six of of cannot from the store's only problem about 10,000 shoppers 3500 parking spots caused what chaos in the parking lot. and look at whether check in with diane it will be called again tonight in fact widespread freeze warnings in effect tracking all this tell us about that and some rain coming in the foreseeable future. the left of the jurors and below average feeling with temperatures right now closest to t

>> soft stories are vulnerable in past earthquakes and the northridge earthquake to this type of building about the soft story, what we're talking about is generally a ground story that has less wall or other /pwraeugs to resist the lateral forces that might be imposed by the earthquake. so we're looking for something that is particularly weak or soft in this ground story. now, this is a wonderful example of what some of the residential buildings that are soft stories in san francisco look like. and the 1 thing that i would point out here is that the upper force of this building have residential units. they have not only a fair amount of wall around the exterior of the building but they also have very extensive walls in the interior and bathrooms and bedrooms and corridors and everything that has a certificate amount of brazing yea it's significantly less country /srabl in those stories. now very often, we get even a garage or storage or sometimes commercial occupancy in this ground story. that very often not only has a whole lot less perimeter wall but it often has little or no wall on t

i grew up in the valley in northridge. ever since i was a little kid, i always wanted to be in the limelight. i was only 20 years old when i filmed "dude, where's my car?" i felt it was just a matter of time before i was going to get my big break. >> see you then. >> between jobs, i was a personal trainer. i loved working out. i loved being in shape. i was the kind of guy that loved to get this trouble, and i loved to push the envelope. i was dating up a storm. it was good times. i met this one girl. she was an actress. she had a great sense of humor. we got along great. i thought i was in love with her, you know. out of nowhere -- >> hey, baby. >> -- she decided to drop me for someone else. and that really hurt. people knew something was wrong. >> hey, erik! >> rai is this armenian guy. i was training him three or four times a week. he became a really good friend of mine. >> what's going on? >> hey, you know, my girl broke up with me. >> that sucks. >> it was obvious that i was pretty sad. he told me, you know, look -- >>

up in northridge, ohio, apparently the lights are on curbside city property.usands of people have signed a pro bob's bright bulbs petition in the city. this tradition began back in the 1700s when rich germans started sticking candles on their trees and edison took it electric in 1880. and now it's come to this. everybody a show here on abc called the great christmas light fight. cash prize for the greatest and gaudiest. just don't trip on the light fantastic. nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >>> happening today, a children's christmas theme park in san francisco opens for a one day party. it will be transformed in to a winter wonder land even with snow. and elsa from frozen will join santa for photos. there will be warm cider and other food to enjoy along with the lighting. you can spread the cheer by donating a toy to the san francisco firefighters toy program. it starts at noon until 6:00. >>> and it wouldn't be the holidays in san francisco without astro turf. that's right. abc 7 news was in san francisco where the astro turf is now in place and the winter

falling right now the cold temperatures it will really hit you want to step out the door in the northridge 34 santa rosa 39 for napa and for novato and the east bay in the south the low 40's in concord could bring down into the upper '30's as we get closer to sunrise 44 san francisco 44 oakland half moon bay coming in at 45 degrees we're going to be on the cool side mainly in the fifties thursday friday will be cold overnight temperatures and. >>george: as we continue to take a look at the ride around the bay starting with your east bay writer and the commute here along the east shore freeway traffic looks for the so far this morning sea its cheese with a few minor incidents nothing that is really creating any delay is due to see the drive times 15 minutes on the east shore freeway problem free 680 ride into for a to stop about looks good with no delays as you head into walnut creek the trip here for you're ride on highway 880 san leandro will not tracking and delays with a 14 minute trip time on 880 north of the rest of the ride looks good for the dublin into chain 6 '80s saw no delays fo

some parts of the bay area mainly the later which is chilly winds seem mid to upper forties in the northridgeast bay and the south bank it will do their record of the that cool end of the market will be just the school is not: and where else the winds also kicking the of that probably filmed mostly in the hil from the north and it could get gusty will come back and all 15 minutes with the full forecast of of death >>george: 2 hot spots the first year in the east of the a very busy corfam it has four to five cars and look it is already backing up the right now almost of highway 4 the other hot spots are here and san jose 11 northbound and a minor accident not blocking any lanes but enough to slow the ride which is now climbed to 27 minutes and added nearly 8 to 9 minutes for trip time to one on one northbound the westbound lie flat and to but gradually toward the macarthur maze for now 18 to 19 minutes to track time into san francisco will have a complete look at traffic coming up in the next report >>mark: he was found shot or interstate 80 in san paolo attack against the evening this and pow

>> soft stories are vulnerable in past earthquakes and the northridge earthquake to this type of building and character of building. when we talk about the soft story, what we're talking about is generally a ground story that has less wall or other /pwraeugs to resist the lateral forces that might be imposed by the earthquake. so we're looking for something that is particularly weak or soft in this ground story. now, this is a wonderful example of what some of the residential buildings that are soft stories in san francisco look like. and the 1 thing that i would point out here is that the upper force of this building have residential units. they have not only a fair amount of wall around the exterior of the building but they also have very extensive walls in the interior and bathrooms and bedrooms and corridors and everything that has a certificate amount of brazing yea it's significantly less country /srabl in those stories. now very often, we get even a garage or storage or sometimes commercial occupancy in this ground story. that very often not only has a whole lot less perimeter wall