sandhya patel. she is tracking the rain. >> yes, dan, and the rain has made its way around many parts of the bay area. let's show you live doppler 7hd. let's go to the radar and we will show you what it looks i can like. we are tracking the storm around the monterey bay. let's show you where it is moderate around boulder creek and scots valley and summit road as you cansee here indicated by the yellows. we are seeing some moderate rainfall. and as i pan around to other parts of the bay area, you have to check this out. this is really interesting from cobb mountain to the hills surrounding ukiah and heading down or heading up depending on where you are. look at this, saint helena and we are seeing some pink here in the hills. it is an indication of a mix of rain and snow. of course we are getting the rain at the lower elevations around novato and santa rosa and tib by ron. as i take you down to street level, ignacio and petaluma and san francisco lighter returns although i am getting reports from at

sandhya patel. is tracking the rain. >> yes, dan, and the rain has made its way around many parts of the bay area. let's show you live doppler 7hd. let's go to the radar and we will show you what it looks i can like. we are tracking the storm around the monterey bay. let's show you where it is moderate around boulder creek and scots valley and summit road as you cansee here indicated by the yellows. we are seeing some moderate rainfall. and as i pan around to other parts of the bay area, you have to check this out. this is really interesting from cobb mountain to the hills surrounding ukiah and heading down or heading up depending on where you are. look at this, saint helena and we are seeing some pink here in the hills. it is an indication of a mix of rain and snow. of course we are getting the rain at the lower elevations around novato and santa rosa and tib by ron. as i take you down to street level, ignacio and petaluma and san francisco lighter returns although i am getting reports from at dgp1

. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking it closely. sandhya? >> dan and ama, over 250 lightning strikes off the coast. some of the strikes have made it to land. let me show you live doppler 7hd. right now as we take you a little bit closer, i want to show you the strikes that are right around the area that is north to the west. i will loop this for you so you can see where these strong thunderstorms moved in. as i pull out here, i do want to show you many strikes showing up just west of sea ranch. there are heavy rains showing up there as well. i am watching this for you because as you look out over the pacific, check out the trail of lightning strikes off the coastline here. let's take you in closer now and show you where it is raining. around mill valley, ricardo road and paradise drive. we'll show you some other parts of the bay area, some moderate to heavy rain around vacaville and pleasant valley road. as we pan around the east bay 80 and san francisco is now starting to pick up some light rain around the presidio, california street and ga

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sandhya patel is here with a look at doppler radar tonight. sandhya? >> dan, as we check out live doppler 7hd, you will see that tonight things are pretty dry. we have a couple of high clouds just passing through the neighborhood, harmless. but things are really going to change. our radar will be tracking this first storm. a wet pattern is setting up ahead and this is the first series of storms. it is more southern latitude and warmer storm. the next storm is coffledder. i will -- colder. the timing of the system in a few minutes. carolyn, when you head out the door make sure have you an extra layer on. it will be a chilly start in the morning. >> thank you, sandhya. >>> former cia director david petraeus will testify before a house committee on friday about the u.s. consulate attack in libya despite being a subject himself. it was in question after he resigned over an affair with his by yoking graw fer, paula broadwell. he weighed in on the sex scandal saying he has no evidence at this point any classified information was disclosed. in his first news

. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking it closely. sandhya?> dan and ama, over 250 lightning strikes off the coast. some of the strikes have made it to land. let me show you live doppler 7hd. right now as we take you a little bit closer, i want to show you the strikes that are right around the area that is north to the west. i will loop this for you so you can see where these strong thunderstorms moved in. as i pull out here, i do want to show you many strikes showing up just west of sea ranch. there are heavy rains showing up there as well. i am watching this for you because as you look out over the pacific, check out the trail of lightning strikes off the coastline here. let's take you in closer now and show you where it is raining. around mill valley, ricardo road and paradise drive. we'll show you some other parts of the bay area, some moderate to heavy rain around vacaville and pleasant valley road. as we pan around the east bay 80 and san francisco is now starting to pick up some light rain around the presidio, california street and gary

as sandhya told us, more than four inches of rain in the area. the santa cruz mountains and mountains and the isolated communities are vulnerable to the heavy flooding. >>> take a look at the scene a few minutes ago on interstate 80 near castle peak. that's right at donner summit. chains are a must except on vehicles. snow blowing sideways made skiing quite challenging. >> we were going to come this morning, but it was blowing so hard that the resort wasn't open. >> at elevations of 4,000 feet there was rain and no snow. a willed coulder storm is expected later this week. for up to the minute updates you can check our flight tracker feature at abc7news.com. you will find interactive weather maps with the street level radar using live doppler 7hd, and you can send your weather video at you report at kgo-tv.com. >>> on to some politics now. rick santorum is the republican presidential candidate with the momentum after winning primaries in mississippi and alabama. mitt rom nay finished 3rd -- mitt romney finished third. newt gingrich had 31% 1k3* mi

sandhya patel is here with what is to come. >> what is to come is the chill, carolyn and dan. lucky because the weather did cooperate. right now no moisture to be tracking, but our radar will be watching more rain developing. so we will talk about that in a moment. speaking of rain, check out this time lapse. we did still have some showers out there and into the evening hours. but it has all since dropped off. rainfall totals .02 in santa rosa. got up to a third of an inch in half moon bay. .06 in oakland. head sout toward the -- head out toward the livermore valley. .07 in san jose. it is not expected to be a big rain event. it wasn't, but now we are feeling the chill. check out these temperatures. they are falling. down to 36 in fairfield. they are updated 36 in santa rosa. it is 37 right now in napa. compared to 24 hours ago, and i will step off screen here so i can tell you what people are saying. 4 dries cooler in san francisco, but down 14 in fairfield. on facebook people are writing about this. turning the electric blanket up high. paul baker says brr. it is going to be

sandhya patel is here with what is to come. >> what is to come is the chill, carolyn and dan. you got lucky because the weather did cooperate. right now no moisture to be tracking, but our radar will be watching more rain developing. so we will talk about that in a moment. speaking of rain, check out this time lapse. we did still have some showers out there and into the evening hours. but it has all since dropped off. rainfall totals .02 in santa rosa. got up to a third of an inch in half moon bay. .06 in oakland. head sout toward the -- head out toward the livermore valley. .07 in san jose. it is not expected to be a big rain event. it wasn't, but now we are feeling the chill. check out these temperatures. they are falling. down to 36 in fairfield. they are updated 36 in santa rosa. it is 37 right now in napa. compared to 24 hours ago, and i will step off screen here so i can tell you what people are saying. 4 dries cooler in san francisco, but down 14 in fairfield. on facebook people are writing about this. turning the electric blanket up high. paul baker says brr. it is goi

abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with a look at live doppler 7hd. sandhya? >> tonight is a night where you will want to bundle up and stay warm. if you are not heading out the door, you may want to turn up the heat. let me show you live doppler 7hd. we have high fog and clouds around, but neither one insulating us. here is the deal. the temperatures are dropping and the visibility is also dropping in santa rosa down to .5 or half a mile right now. it is getting thick. you are going to have to be careful if you have early morning plans. check out the temperatures. 40 in santa rosa and 41 in fairfield and down to 42 degrees in los gatos and 45 in half moon bay. i will be back to show you exactly how low those temperatures will go and whether you will get a chance to thaw out under sunny skies or if you will need the umbrellas over the weekend in a few minutes. dan? >> sandhya, thanks very much. >>> a major rock slide has shutdown highway 128 near lake berry ease saw. the chp is asking people to avoid an area near napa county. that road is expected to be closed

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sand -- sandhya? >> we have rain on live doppler hd. a flood warning was just issued, and we will talk about those in a moment. let's get to the live doppler 7hd. we have our own radar on mount saint helena and it is tracking moderate to heavy rain around the windsor area. sweetwater springs road. as you can see highway 101 here. as we head up, we are getting light to moderate rain there. this was worrisome because it will only get worse. and that is why a flood warning has been issued for the russian river until 6:00 p.m. on monday. the russian river and it is also under a flood warning. that is until 8:00 p.m. on sunday night. let me show you some of the eeing showers in the north bay. around santa rosa light to moderate rate. the showers #r* quickly developing -- the showers are quickly developing spotty in nature. east, southeast of the morgan hill area, rain shower totals are impressive, over eight and a half inches, the santa cruz mountains and almost nine inches. almost an inch and a half and almost three inches san rafael. oakla

>> and sandhya patel will look ahead to the weekend with live doppler 7hd. will it be a total washout? all that have is coming up and then late other "nightline." >> dan and cirl lynn, up next -- and carolyn, up next on "nightline" a man who says he has photographic proof of our climate. and with jerusalem under attack, a report from middle east on the brink. that's on "nightline." >> and abc7 news at 11:00 will >>> if you are flying this holiday season, you probably have thought a lot 3w* using a tsa-approved luggage lock to keep your bag safe. >> it secures your belongings while allowing tsa agents to inspect locked luggage with a master key they have. but that system does ntd always work. -- doesn't always work. >> michael finney is here with more. >> if this system worked travelers can reuse their locks each time they travel. and know that their luggage is being kept safe. some of the locks are simply being cutoff. >> she travels -- he travels for work twice a month. he is expecting not to get his luggage locks back after using hem. >> i am always anxiou

but again there is more to come like sandhya said. we knew it was just a matter of time before the rain returned to the bay area and made rivers out of some north bay streets. >> it is great. we need it. >> it is time to get some more rain. we need it. >> reporter: but it can be a pain if you have to be out in it. he made a road trip today. >> i came from sacramento, and it took me 3.5 hours to get to san rafael. >> reporter: a drive he can normally do in an hour and a half. >> it is ridiculous. it is pouring and it is flooded. it is accidents everywhere. >> reporter: he counted six during his trip. cars in fields, ditches, a slow commute all-around. after all, it is the first good rain we've seen in awhile which for some was good for business. >> there was more work available because it was dry. >> reporter: daniel is in construction. he ventured out on a milk run for his toddler. others were shopping for friday night fun indoors. >> the chips, movie and a bottle of wine. there is nothing else. stay in closed doors tonight. >> report

sandhya patel is here with a look at radar this evening. sandhya? >> live doppler 7hd is clearly showing where the rain is falling. crescent city has picked up three inches of rain just today alone. that moisture will be heading down the bay area. it is not here yet, but we want to show you our own radar, and that beam will be showing you where the rain is going. i want to hear about your weather reports. i want to show you the computer animation. rain is moving into the north bay, but it is the northern end of sonoma county. then the rain finally shifts southward. by the lunch hour it is in the north bay, and it will get down here to the rest of the bay area for the afternoon and the evening commute. that's the first. there are two more storms behind this. i will be back with the details in a few minutes. >> thank you, sabd yaw ?ie. deputies from mare raw county came to serve a search warrant on google. they wanted to know who posted this picture on a website hosted by google. it is of the sheriff with the words "wanted, dead or alive." they say th

sandhya patel is here with a look at doppler radar tonight. sandhya? >> dan, as we check out live doppler 7hd, you will see that tonight things are pretty dry. we have a couple of high clouds just passing through the neighborhood, harmless. but things are really going to change. our radar will be tracking this first storm. a wet pattern is setting up ahead and this is the first series of storms. it is more southern latitude and warmer storm. the next storm is coffledder. i will -- colder. the timing of the system in a few minutes. carolyn, when you head out the door make sure have you an extra layer on. it will be a chilly start in the morning. >> thank you, sandhya. >>> former cia director david petraeus will testify before a house committee on friday about the u.s. consulate attack in libya despite being a subject himself. it was in question after he resigned over an affair with his by yoking graw fer, paula broadwell. he weighed in on the sex scandal saying he has no evidence at this point any classified information was disclosed. in his first news

sand -- sandhya? >> we have rain on live doppler hd. a flood warning was just issued, and we will talk about those in a moment. let's get to the live doppler 7hd. we have our own radar on mount saint helena and it is tracking moderate to heavy rain around the windsor area. sweetwater springs road. as you can see highway 101 here. as we head up, we are getting light to moderate rain there. this was worrisome because it will only get worse. and that is why a flood warning has been issued for the russian river until 6:00 p.m. on monday. the russian river and it is also under a flood warning. that is until 8:00 p.m. on sunday night. let me show you some of the other areas seeing showers in the north bay. around santa rosa light to moderate rate. the showers #r* quickly developing -- the showers are quickly developing spotty in nature. east, southeast of the morgan hill area, rain shower totals are impressive, over eight and a half inches, the santa cruz mountains and almost nine inches. almost an inch and a half and almost three inches san

sandhya patel.s tracking the rain. >> yes, dan, and the rain has made its way around many parts of the bay area. let's show you live doppler 7hd. let's go to the radar and we will show you what it looks i can like. we are tracking the storm around the monterey bay. let's show you where it is moderate around boulder creek and scots valley and summit road as you cansee here indicated by the yellows. we are seeing some moderate rainfall. and as i pan around to other parts of the bay area, you have to check this out. this is really interesting from cobb mountain to the hills surrounding ukiah and heading down or heading up depending on where you are. look at this, saint helena and we are seeing some pink here in the hills. it is an indication of a mix of rain and snow. of course we are getting the rain at the lower elevations around novato and santa rosa and tib by ron. as i take you down to street level, ignacio and petaluma and san francisco lighter returns although i am getting reports from at dgp1 a

here is 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel with live doppler 7hd. sandhya? >> dan and carolyn, as we check out live doppler 7hd, you will see the next wave of showers already beginning to move in. this is around the ukiah, cloverdale area. i will take new closer, and it has been coming down hard in ukiah. in the last hour, .13 of an inch of rain. as we zoom in around mountain house road northeast of cloverdale, we are seeing moderate rainfall here. we pan around here and king ridge road and taking you down to street level moderate rain around the bohemian highway. with this rainfall there is concern that we may be looking at some wet weather as we get closer to the world series time. right now this batch of moisture is about 60 miles away. it is moving extremely slow of the let me show you the forecast for the world series. game one is tomorrow night at at&t park. it is going to be partly cloudy at 5:07 and 60 degrees. breezy as the san francisco giants play the tigers at 8:30 p.m. 56 degrees. it is going to be cool, but the showers will wind down by around

abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with a look at live doppler 7hd. sandhya?o bundle up and stay warm. if you are not heading out the door, you may want to turn up the heat. let me show you live doppler 7hd. we have high fog and clouds around, but neither one insulating us. here is the deal. the temperatures are dropping and the visibility is also dropping in santa rosa down to .5 or half a mile right now. it is getting thick. you are going to have to be careful if you have early morning plans. check out the temperatures. 40 in santa rosa and 41 in fairfield and down to 42 degrees in los gatos and 45 in half moon bay. i will be back to show you exactly how low those temperatures will go and whether you will get a chance to thaw out under sunny skies or if you will need the umbrellas over the weekend in a few minutes. dan? >> sandhya, thanks very much. >>> a major rock slide has shutdown highway 128 near lake berry ease saw. the chp is asking people to avoid an area near napa county. that road is expected to be closed until at least tomorrow. >>> san jose polic

abc7's meteorologist sandhya patel is here with more. sandhya? >> larry, and that dry lightning could spark some fires around the region. that's why the red flag warning goes up and runs until 5:00 p.m. on sunday. it is for lake county, northern california mountains, the sierra, northern sierra including lake tahoe. the lightning strikes combining with the fuel. they haven't got a lot of moisture this past winter, so those things combining with the strong out flow winds could really push the fires quickly if they do develop. that's the danger there. here in the bay area we are talking cooler weather. low to mid80s in the warmest inland valleys. 68 oakland, 63 san francisco. san jose 77 degrees, partly cloudy and up in the north bay, mid70s santa rosa, napa. cooler than average this time of year. around the monterey bay, 71 in santa cruz, 82 in morgan hill. so there is a slight possibility we will be watching the moisture possibly moving into the bay area. the higher terrain. be aware of that. right now we are not putting in the thunderstorm possi

sandhya patel is live with live doppler 7hd. you will see a few leftover clouds, but we are going into a cold night. check out our temperatures. we are down to 37 in fairfield and 39 in napa. most other areas in the 40s, but make sure you bundle up as you head out the door. you are going to feel the chill in the morning. here are the rainfall totals. it is more than an inch in san francisco. 1.17 in san rafael. .91 of an inch. .47 in concord and look down south in san jose. .61 and ben loman picking up an inch and a half of rain. i just updated the computer models and i want to show you when the timing of the next storm is and when we are expecting. the storm is different from what i showed you. dan, i will be back with the details. >> i will see you shortly. lots of snow for skiers. avalanche danger is considerable for the sierra. two skiers died in two days at donner ski ranch as the result of avalanches. an expert lists the way you can tell that an avalanche is likely. >> we feel the snowpack collapsing underneath us. if we s

but again there is more to come like sandhya said.ew it was just a matter of time before the rain returned to the bay area and made rivers out of some north bay streets. >> it is great. we need it. >> it is time to get some more rain. we need it. >> reporter: but it can be a pain if you have to be out in it. he made a road trip today. >> i came from sacramento, and it took me 3.5 hours to get to san rafael. >> reporter: a drive he can normally do in an hour and a half. >> it is ridiculous. it is pouring and it is flooded. it is accidents everywhere. >> reporter: he counted six during his trip. cars in fields, ditches, a slow commute all-around. after all, it is the first good rain we've seen in awhile which for some was good for business. >> there was more work available because it was dry. >> reporter: daniel is in construction. he ventured out on a milk run for his toddler. others were shopping for friday night fun indoors. >> the chips, movie and a bottle of wine. there is nothing else. stay in closed doors tonight. >> reporter: ye

sandhya. >> yes. that fog is already dropping visibility right now. let's check out live doppler 7 hd and you will see what it looks like. not only fog but high clouds moving in up above check out the visibility. it is down to 3 quarters of a mile in napa. foggy in fairfield concord down to 2 and a half miles. same thing for novato. santa rosa visibility 3 miles right now. we are headed towards a morning of area of dense fog and then check out the pacific. the storm lined up. 3 storms that are developing in the pacific. they will hit the bay area with heavy wind and rain at times. i'll be back with the timing of the systems in just a few minutes. >> all right sand why thanks. >> the fogy weather may have been a factor in a deadly crash that claimed the life of 14-year-old girl riding her bike to school this morning. pickup truck collided with the teen at jefferson avenue andal immediate a redwood city at 8:30 where lillian kim is live with the story. lillian? >>reporter: the fogy wet conditions certainly made for slick roads in this intersection was n

sandhya patel is wi with live doppler 7hd.ou will see a few leftover clouds, but we are going into a cold night. check out our temperatures. we are down to 37 in fairfield and 39 in napa. most other areas in the 40s, but make sure you bundle up as you head out the door. you are going to feel the chill in the morning. here are the rainfall totals. it is more than an inch in san francisco. 1.17 in san rafael. inch..91 ofd .47 in concord and look down south in san jose. .61 and ben loman picking up an inch and a half of rain. i just updated the computer models and i want to show you when the timing of the next storm is and when we are expecting. the storm is different from what i showed you. dan, i will be back with the details. >> i will see you shortly. lots of snow for skiers. avalanche danger is considerable for the sierra. two skiers died in two days at donner ski ranch as the result of avalanches. an expert lists the way you can tell that an avalanche is likely. >> we feel the snowpack collapsing underneath us. if we see th

sandhya? >> so far the rainfall amounts have been light. but our own radar is now starting to pick up a little more activity. let's go to it. i'll show you where it is coming down. it is light, but in some spots moderate. let's close in on the north bay. i will pan in as we take you down to street level. you will start to notice around petaluma and sue trough avenue we are seeing some light to moderate rainfall. as we go down toward the east bay and the peninsula, you will notice light to moderate rain around the dunbar ton bridge and heading out toward newark, newark boulevard and fremont area. and there is some mixed precipitation that is just to the north of the clear lake area. this is an indication as to how cold this storm is. this storm could even bring snow at low-levels over the bay area 's highest peaks. >> thank you. the search continued late into the night for possible victims of a mall shooting in oregon. police say a man opened fire into a crowd of holiday shoppers killing two before killing himself. it happened at the clackim

for larry beil and sandhya patel, thanks for joining us, everyone.tomorrow delegations boycotted the speech which lasted roughly 35 minutes. >>> and the civil war in syria has hit a grim milestone. more than 340 people were killed yesterday, making it the deadliest day yet. that number includes at four military guards who died in back to back suicide car bombs in damascus. syria's state tv released this dramatic video showing the moment the first bomb went off right there. exploding from a white van. the opposition claims that the twin blasts actually killed dozens. >>> we are also following a bizarre story unfolding in phoenix. a man there has been arrested after posting this video that shows a teenager dressed in ape sheet aiming a rocket launcher at passing cars. at first michael hurley claimed it was a scene from a movie he was making. but when he posted it to youtube he said it was a test to see how fast the police would respond to a terrorist. they responded all right. arresting hurley for faking a terror attack as well as for endangerment. wow

let's start with abc7 news sandhya patel who has a look ith linowlerve doppleralling 7hd. sandhya? the rainfall amounts have been light. but our own radar is now starting to pick up a little more activity. let's go to it. i'll show you where it is coming down. it is light, but in some spots moderate. let's close in on the north bay. i will pan in as we take you down to street level. you will start to notice around petaluma and sue trough avenue we are seeing some light to moderate rainfall. as we go down toward the east bay and the peninsula, you will notice light to moderate rain around the dunbar ton bridge and heading out toward newark, newark boulevard and fremont area. and there is some mixed precipitation that is just to the north of the clear lake area. this is an indication as to how cold this storm is. this storm could even bring snow at low-levels over the bay area 's highest peaks. >> thank you. the search continued late into the night for possible victims of a mall shooting in oregon. police say a man opened fire into a crowd of holiday shoppersing befor before killing

sand -- sandhya? >> we have rain on live doppler hd. a flood warning was just issued, and we will talk about those in a moment. let's get to the live doppler 7hd. we have our own radar on mount saint helena and it is tracking moderate to heavy rain around the windsor area. sweetwater springs road. as you can see highway 101 here. as we head up, we are getting light to moderate rain there. this was worrisome because it will only get worse. and that is why a flood warning has been issued for the russian river until 6:00 p.m. on monday. the russian river and it is also under a flood warning. that is until 8:00 p.m. on sunday night. let me show you some of the other areas seeing showers in the north bay. around santa rosa light to moderate rate. the showers #r* quickly developing -- the showers are quickly developing spotty in nature. east, southeast of the morgan hill area, rain shower totals are impressive, over eight and a half inches, the santa cruz mountains and almost nine inches. almost an inch and a half and almost three inches san

sandhya. >> yes. that fog is already dropping visibility right now.ive doppler 7 hd and you will see what it looks like. not only fog but high clouds moving in up above check out the visibility. it is down to 3 quarters of a mile in napa. foggy in fairfield concord down to 2 and a half miles. same thingo. santa rosa visibility 3 miles right now. we are headed towards a morning of area of dense fog and then check out the pacific. the storm lined up. 3 storms that are developing in the pacific. they will hit the bay area with heavy wind and rain at times. i'll be back with the timing of the systems in just a few minutes. >> all right sand why thanks. >> the fogy weather may have been a factor in a deadly crash that claimed the life of 14-year-old girl riding her bike to school this morning. pickup truck collided with the teen at jefferson avenue andal immediate a redwood city at 8:30 where lillian kim is live with the story. lillian? >>reporter: the fogy wet conditions certainly made for slick roads in this intersection was no exception. this is where t

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sandhya patel is here with a look at doppler radar tonight. sandhya? out live doppler 7hd, you will see that tonight things are pretty dry. we have a couple of high clouds just passing through the neighborhood, harmless. but things are really going to change. our radar will be tracking this first storm. is the firthis is the first series of storms. it is more southern latitude and warmer storm. the next storm is coffledder. i will -- colder. the timing of the system in a few minutes. carolyn, wheor make door make son.you an extra layer on. it will be a chilly start in the morning. >> thank you, sandhya. >>> former cia director david petraeus will testify before a house committee on friday about the u.s. consulate attack in libya despite being a subject himself. it was in question after he resigned over an affair with his by yoking graw fer, paula broadwell. he weighed in on the sex scandal saying he has no evidence at this point any classified information was sclosed. in his first news conference since re-election, the president praised petraeus. >> sa

here is 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel with live doppler 7hd. sandhya?n, and carolyn, ase check out live doppler 7hd, you will see the next wave of showers already beginning to move in. this is around the ukiah, cloverdale area. i will take new closer, and it has been coming down hard in ukiah. in the last hour, .13 of an inch of rain. as we zoom in around mountain house road northeast of cloverdale, we are seeing moderate rainfall here. we pan around here and king ridge road and taking you down to street level moderate rain around the bohemian highway. with this rainfall there is concern that we may be looking at some wet weather as we get closer to the world series time. right now this batch of moisture is about 60 miles away. it is moving extremely slow of the let me show you the forecast for the world series. game one is tomorrow night at at&t park. it is going to be partly cloudy at 5:07 and 60 degrees. breezy as the san francisco giants play the tigers at 8:30 p.m. 56 degrees. it is going to be cool, but the showers will wind down by around 2:00, 3

sand yaw patel is -- sandhya patel is here. >> the roughest part will be tomorrow morning. let me show you why live doppler 7hd is clear. we have a few sprinkles around the you could i wraw area. a very light return. the storm is still out over the pacific about 150 miles away. and as you look at the storm, it is winding up here. this will produce some stormy weather beginning tomorrow morning. first in the form of winds which is why a wind advisory is up for the delta, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. saturday. southly wind gusts and could see power outages and a possibility of downed trees as well. sock sock valley and northern san juaquin valley is under the wind advisory. high surf advisory is going up tomorrow evening, and it is going to run until 5:00 a.m. on monday. steep breakers to 22 feet. watch out for dangerous rip currents. i will be back to let you know if this storm is going to head out by sunday or hang around. >> sandhya, thank you. stay tuned. we will have hourly updates on the storm tomorrow, and you can use our interactive live doppler 7hd to get street level rada

sandhya patel is here now with more on that. sandhya? >> when you look at the wind speeds, you can see why the fire danger is expected to be high. look at sfo. 37 miles an hour. 30 miles an hour around fairfield out of the southwest. those gusts will continue and even increase near the delta. 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., the gusts are expected to be about 45 miles an hour. it cussers the sacramento valley and the -- it covers the sacramento valley and northern san juaquin morning. the humidity will be in the 10 to 15% range. you have two things going here, gusty winds and low humidity, and it spells critical fire weather conditions. if you will be in these areas just a word of caution. i will be back in a few minutes. >>> traffic is moving on i-5 in southern california after an eight-hour closure due to a grass fire. it created a massive traffic jam after it broke out shortly after 1:00 in the was stay -- castaic lake area north of santa clarita. there were no homes threatened or people injured. the chp was forced to close the entire freeway

. >> and now sandhya patel with a look at what is coping next. >> what is coming next is a slow-moving soaker for the bay area. let's go to live doppler 7hd right now, and i will show you what it looks like from that perspective. we have very light, spotty showers showing up around cloverdale. most of the activity is long gone. we have two more storms coming. the other is getting close to the bay area and the last in the series will arrive over the weekend. we will start with storm number two. tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m., north of santa rosa and it is really light rain, and the rain stays north of there until 1:00 p.m. when it starts to shift southward. really by 5:00 p.m., it begins to move in across the coastal areas, the heaviest rain is focused in ukiah. that's not where the focus will remain. i will be back with a closer look at that storm, and it will dump some heavy rainfall. impressive totals coming up in a few minutes. carolyn? >> thank you. the brunt of the storm swept through before noon. despite the warnings it still caught some people off guard. alan wang is live where o

let's check in now with sandhya patel for a look at today's highs. sandhya? >> it was a toasty 101 in livermore. 98 in a n tee jobing. in antioch. fairfield is flirting with a hundred at 99. 100 in cloverdale and ukiah. it was hot in santa rosa and 92 and same thing for san rafael. san jose up to 88. as you notice right around the bay and the coastline we did see warmer conditions, but the fog and the sea breeze tempered your warm up. 58 in half moon bay and 68 in san francisco. oakland got up to 76 degrees. the fire danger remains high, especially over the higher elevations. to nate we are not expecting much in the way of overnight humidity recovery. we will see fire concerns above the marine layer. tomorrow is only going to get hotter. i will have a full look at the forecast of the. >> see you then. >>> breaking news out of oakland. police are investigating a homicide near the oakland coliseum. they tell abc news a 15-year-old boy was shot around 8:00 on the 6700 block of leonna creek drive. he was taken to a nearby hospital, but he did not survive his inju

sand jaw patel is -- sandhya patel is here. >> not all of it is reaching the ground. as you look at live doppler 7 hd, but we are getting moisture ahead of the storm. it is mostly moisture that is in the clouds and not reaching the ground. we may be having a few light showers developing in ukiah and perhaps some sprinkles around santa rosa. all of this is going to start to become a little more widespread in the next couple hours, so around 1:00 in the morning. you can see the rain line is right there approaching the coast and it continues to move through. saturday morning is soggy. the rest of your saturday is soggy. how about the rest of your weekend? i'll be back with your sunday forecast and a little more detail as far as the rainfall tote will tays. >> thank you. we'll see you shortly. >>> the wife of mercarini is headed back to venezuela. iliana lopez and her son will leave on sunday to visit her sick father. the month long trip was approved by a family court judge according to the court documents filed today. on monday, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count o

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as sandhya told us, more than four inches of rain in the area. the santa cruz mountains and mountains and the isolated communities are vulnerable to the heavy flooding. >>> take a look at the scene a few minutes ago on interstate 80 near castle peak. that's right at donner summit. chains are a must except on vehicles. snow blowing sideways made skiing quite challenging. >> we were going to come this morning, but it was blowing so hard that the resort wasn't open. >> at elevations of 4,000 feet there was rain and no snow. a willed coulder storm is expected later this week. for up to the minute updates you can check our flight tracker feature at abc7news.com. you will find interactive weather maps with the street level radar using live doppler 7hd, and you can send your weather video at you report at kgo-tv.com. >>> on to some politics now. rick santorum is the republican presidential candidate with the momentum after winning primaries in mississippi and alabama. mitt rom nay finished 3rd -- mitt romney finished third. newt gingrich had 31% 1k3* mi

sandhya patel is here with what is to come. >> what is to come is the chill, carolyn and dan.ou got lucky because the weather did cooperate. right now no moisture to be tracking, but our radar will be watching more rain developing. so we will talk about that in a moment. speaking of rain, check out this time lapse. we did still have some showers out there and into the evening hours. but it has all since dropped off. rainfall totals .02 in santa rosa. got up to a third of an inch in half moon bay. .06 in oakland. head sout toward the -- head out toward the livermore valley. .07 in san jose. it is not expected to be a big rain event. it wasn't, but now we are feeling the chill. check out these temperatures. they are falling. down to 36 in fairfield. they are updated 36 in santa rosa. it is 37 right now in napa. compared to 24 hours ago, and i will step off screen here so i can tell you what people are saying. 4 dries cooler in san francisco, but down 14 in fairfield. on facebook people are writing about this. turning the electric blanket up high. paul baker says brr. it is going

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meteorologist sandhya patel has a first look at the forecast. >> larry, it will be a toasty triple digit heat inland. 101 in fairfield and antioch and livermore. these numbers are higher than where you were today. 99 degrees in concord and 99 in morgan hill. san jose up to 91. 92 in san rafael. triple digits in cloverdale, clear lake. if you don't like it that hot, you always have a place to go. san francisco 73. 66 in half moon bay. 81 oakland, 82 san mateo. 87 in palo alto. spare the air for your thursday as i mentioned, poor air quality in the inland east bay, moderate air quality. santa clara valley and good air quality elsewhere. i'll be back to let you know how long you will be simmering in the triple-digit heat, carolyn, and it will be days. >> thank you, sandhya. >>> chevron's massive refinery fire in richmond has people in surrounding cities taking action. thousands of -- have filed legal claims based on air quality concerns. even though they say it never reached unsafe levels. lestly brinkly is live from the refinery where chevron is talking compensation as well. leslie? >> wel

thanks, sandhya. >>> do you get enough sleep at night? >> up next, how not enough rest can make us pack on the pounds. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ month away. so today tax experts answered questions in our 7 on your side offices. if you missed it and have a question to ask. the next tax chat and hotline will take place tuesday april 3rd from 4:30 until 8:00 in the evening of the by the way, we have all of the questions and answers from today's session posted at abc7news.com. you will find that on 7 on your side. >>> a quick health item. lack of sleep could be making us fat. a new study found skimping on schlepp could increase your caloric intake by 550 calories a day. the study presented at an american heart association meeting adds to growing evidence that sleep deprivation is tied to weight gain. researchers say more study is needed to find out exactly why. all i know is when i can't sleep i go downstairs and i eat something. >> ice cream maybe? a little something. larry beil is here now. >> that story explains why we are frequently napping in the sports

sandhya patel is here with more. >> indeed it was a picture perfect night. the american meteor society logged dozens of reports of this meteor sighting. this picture was sent to you report and you can see the streak of light there. this is in roanoke park and it had me out of my seat. this is no joke. he is referring to the meteor. "it rattled the house in belmont" and as we check out doppler 7hd why this was the case. it was still clear tonight, and we are in for another warm to hot afternoon tomorrow. red flag warnings are going. i'll be back to talk more about that and let you know when some big changes will be coming in a few minutes. >> sandhya, thanks. we want to see your videos and photos. you can e-mail them at you report at kgo-tv.com or share them with us at facebook.com/abc7 news or on twitter at abc7 news bay area. we posted a slide show for you as well. that's on abc7news.com. >> pretty neat pictures. >>> a tough break for the giants in st. louis. after a lengthy rain delay they lost to the cardinals 3-1. >> st. louis leads the series now 2-1. l

sandhya patel is here. >> indeed changing. and i want to show you live doppler 7hd. the fog is getting thick. it is not just near the coast, but we have fog over the bay and the visibility right now is down to a mile and a half. the temperatures 50s and 60s. a fall warm upcoming that will feature a summer-like sizzle. we'll have you back with a look at the forecast in a few minutes. carolyn? >> see you then. thanks, sandhya. >>> barack obama and mitt romney duking it out now at the home stretch. the new poll showing the race in a key battleground state is slipping away from romney. why he says he is not worried. >> and the bay area native who survived a deadly of a good afternoon. what he is saying about his ordeal. >> and a quarter of a million dollar jackpot lost in san francisco. >> and then later on "nightline" -- >> i'm cynthia mcfaden, coming up next on "nightline," in the rebellion against the new healthy school lunch guidelines. and from harry potter to a new book for adults only. jk ♪ just put a little bit of yourself ♪ ♪ in everything you do [ female announ

sandhya patel is here with a look at radar this evening. sandhya? >> live doppler 7hd is clearly showing where the rain is falling. crescent city has picked up three inches of rain just today alone. that moisture will be heading down the bay area. it is not here yet, but we want to show you our own radar, and that beam will be showing you where the rain is going. i want to hear about your weather reports. i want to show you the computer animation. rain is moving into the north bay, but it is the northern end of sonoma county. then the rain finally shifts southward. by the lunch hour it is in the north bay, and it will get down here to the rest of the bay area for the afternoon and the evening commute. that's the first. there are two more storms behind this. i will be back with the details in a few minutes. >> thank you, sabd yaw ?ie. deputies from mare raw county came to serve a search warrant on google. they wanted to know who posted this picture on a website hosted by google. it is of the sheriff with the words "wanted, dead or alive." they say th