a.m. santa's coming to town. >> santa! oh, my god! >> cracking jokes comes naturally to ferrell. but surprisingly, he just as easily shows a serious side. >> a quarter of a million dollars each time. >> on the set of his new movie "dog fight" we sat down to talk about cancer for college. a charity founded in 1993 by his usc fraternity brother craig pollard, a two-time cancer survivor. it awards scholarship money to young cancer survivors. ferrell is its unofficial goodwill ambassador. >> what kind of impact does that have? >> it has a huge impact. especially considering when you think about most of these families are just trying to survive something like this. >> ferrell got involved early on when he was just starting his career as a new cast member on "saturday night live." >> hey, saddam. >> monica, you never call me anymore! >> not knowing if i was going to be fired at any moment, i think i wrote a check for $50. that was my first donation. playing it very conservatively. >> not long after that, ferrell attended cancer for college's annual golf tournament. something he says ch

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a.m. out or we will see something of short to the north of santa rosa. it becomes more widespread along the coastline. as we advance closer to lunch we could see sprinkles. again, really close to the coastline. by 1:00 a.m., maybe it will cross the golden gate, that does not seem to like the. we will see dry conditions as we move closer to the 3:00 a.m. hour. definitely not a wash by any stretch of the imagination. temperatures are sitting in the teens. we do anticipate mostly cloudy conditions for saturday and sunday. the kron47 day around forecast shows temperatures trending in the '60s. as a cold front passes through hand moves eastward we will see more sunshine around the bay area with warmer to buttress to boot. we could see upper 60s as a start the next four weeks. in the traffic center your looking live at the bay bridge incline. there are no metering lights. the ride is still under eight minutes from the foot of the mes although a dense fog advisory has been issued. pretty much the same story of the san mateo bridge. conditions have actually worse

a.m. hour in santa rosa. we have been monitoring that. off for the most part everyone in the bay area is seeing upper 30's and 40's. into the afternoon, we will see sunshine, not too much in the way of cloud cover. temperatures are similar to what they were yesterday. mountain view could be one of the warmest spots at 65 degrees. 57 expected for those of you in antioch. 59 for those of you in downtown san francisco. future cast 4 is set for 1:00 p.m. on sunday, light rainfall in the south bay. towards the later afternoon hours, it becomes more widespread. we will continue to see what weather. the kron47 day around the bay forecast shows the temperatures sitting in the '50s and '60s. we have a slight possibility of what weather sunday into monday. >>darya: 6:36 a.m., our developing story, the lawyer for the family of the 23 month old oakland boy who was hit by gunfire two weeks ago says the decision has been made to take the child of of life support. craig skalar is joining us live from a children's hospital in oakland with details on this

is manic monday and we wanted to remind you at jimmy's restaurant, it is breakfast with santa. 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. bring the kids down, santa will be coming in from the north pole! (laughs). >> 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. saturday morning. it will be fun. >>> we are here with enwiring minds -- inquiring minds -- a lot of fog, be careful out there, tell us about the inquiring minds center. >> we are in east baltimore county and we have help with classes with certified teachers and we know what we are doing and it is custom for your children and testing for all the standard testing, the sat and all of the above and we are looking into moving into some remote to get help from the computer of their home and looking into some preschool. >> you sound great, thank you for coming down. >>> we have the crew here this morning. joe is here! army beats navy! joe will be barred from his home for the rest of his life! (laughs). >>> how are you doing? >> good morning. >> it is good to see you. >> dale did manic monday a few years back and blew off the roof! it is good to see you -- thank you, wjz! >>> luther, let's hear

. >> 10:00 a.m., santa's coming to town. >> santa!ularrell he easily shows a serious side. on the set of his new movie "dog fight" we talked about cancer for college. a charity founded in 1993 by his usc fraternity brother, a two-time cancer survivor. awards scholarship money to young cancer survivors. farrell is its unofficial good will ambassador. >> what kind of impact does it have? >> most of these families are just trying to survive something like this. >> reporter: farrell got involved early on when he was just starting his career as a new cast member on "saturday night live." >> hey, saddam. >> monica, you never call me any more. >> not knowing if i was going to be fired at any moment, i think i wrote a check for $50, my first donation. playing it very conservatively. >> reporter: not long after that, ferrell attended the annual golf tournament. something, he says, changed his life. >> when i got to meet the scholarship winners and their families, that's when the whole thing kind of really hit me. >> reporter: so ferrel got to

a.m. on thursday, sprinkles near santa rosa. a.m., the north bay and many peninsula clotheslines will see what weather with moderate rain. then, by 1:00 p.m., we could see some showers extend into the east bay. our speculations with this will be a 10th of an inch at best. sunny and mild weather with 60 degrees as our high. as we head into the weekend, some slight warming. >>erica: there are no hot spots to talk about. on the approach to the bay bridge, we're getting busier. there are no accidents to tell you about or metering lights to deal with. it is a great time to leave the house. the ride is only nine minutes from the foot of the mes to fremont. traffic is still moving at the limit towards the high-rise with no wait at the toll plaza. you will not encounter any delays on the nimitz. southbound 101 is a late free in both directions of 101. interstate 280 indicates top speeds over 50 mi. per hour. for those of you taking public transit we're problem free and the late free. >>darya: a man is in critical condition after being sh

santa rosa. the fog should clear by the 10:00 a.m. hour. in the meantime, a pretty warm temperatures. upper '40's along the coastline. santa rosa could be one of the warmest spots coming in at 63. your satellite and radar shows what weather activity in the pacific northwest. behind that is a cold front expected to bring cloud cover and the the potential for rainfall. by lunchtime it looks like it becomes widespread. by 2:00 p.m. the rain could across the golden gate bridge and we could pick up some sprinkles. your 7 day around the bay forecast highlights temperatures with a warming trend. upper 60s by next week. >>mark: breaking news story out of san jose, police officers are surrounding apartment unit off of highway 87. >>will: there are 15-20 police cars at this apartment complex. this all started around 2:30 a.m. when a private security guard came to his apartment telling him to turn down his radio. according to the san jose police department a believe he has held himself in his apartment with a machete. >>justine: the woman accused of dropping her toddler out of 01 on christmas day

a.m. for redwood city and santa rosa. we will see cloud cover streaming of overhead. temperatures will be a couple of degrees cooler than what we saw today. we will have a chance of rain before the week is out. >>gabe: many of us got new gadgets for the holidays. i am often asked, should i get an extended warranty? most of the time, i will say no. the big retailers charge we too much. i have something cool to share with you today. there is a new on- line service that offers extended warranties for good deal and i do recommend it. square trade offers extended warranties for all types of gadgets over 60 percent cheaper than what you'd get for the manufacture or at retail stores. retailers offer extended warranties but they're so expensive. square trade makes affordable and easy to give yourself peace of mind to protect your toy. they cover what most warranties do. in full if it is not your fault. printout a prepaid shipping labels to send in your gadget. it costs you nothing. they guarantee within five days to fix and send back your product or reimburse you week date fo

a.m. freezing in santa rosa, napa. oakland warmer at 43. redwood city in the high 30s. this afternoon, sunshine, seasonal temperatures, not hot by any means only in the high 50s and low 60s today. high pressure is allowing to us have that dry weather and that wind that we saw in the picture yesterday and the last several days not going to be a factor today. the main thing to worry about are the chilly conditions for this morning. like i said, sunshine in store later on this afternoon. highs in the bay area are going to look like this. 60 for palo alto, san mateo 59. fremont high 50s. inland valleys high 50s. 59 pleasant hill. 58 richmond. petaluma 60. oakland 61. so sunshine still in store this afternoon. wednesday more cloud cover, fog wednesday night into thursday. partly sunny skies friday into saturday. sunday and monday, the possibility of some showers in the forecast. we'll keep our eye on that and keep you posted. that's a look at your forecast. elizabeth has traffic. >> thank you. we're talking bridges so far everything is moving fine this morning across the gol

by tonight, dip in the jet stream ushering in active weather. 3:00 a.m., futurecast, showers coming down from santa rosa just to about san francisco. that will continue all the way till 5:00 a.m. that's when read wood city, the south end of the peninsula starting to get wet. then 8:00 a.m., just in time for the heart of your morning rush, that's when the south bay starts to get wet. you can see that yellow embedded within the green, that's more rod rat rain in places like san jose. not expecting much. the whole thing blows out by about 10:00 a.m. talking about six hours of wet weather, maybe a quarter inch in the places that pick up the most moisture. really this thing won't impact us long by friday, crisp sunshine. saturday and sunday staying dry. as we get closer to christmas, a lot of people trying to get the shopping done, the christmas tree, you'll be able to do so without having to dodge the showers. let's check your drive with 6:47. >>> the santa cruz mountains, los gatos, still slow and all activity moved to the southbound side. the northbound, folks were jammed up because of the light show

blamed for leaving thousands of people in the dark. 27,000 are without power in the santa cruz mountains as of 10 a.m. pg&e sent us this update on the outages in the south bay, nearly 1400. nearly 300 on the peninsula. and about 300 in the east bay. 4800 in the north bay. >>> well, the notorious santa ana winds have prompted a local emergency in one southern california city. this massive tree fell down on a shell gas station in pasadena. look at that. that's where city leaders are urging people to stay home and keep their kids out of school today. many of the roads are littered with downed limbs and power lines, some of the wind gusts in the san gabriel mountains clocked at over 100 miles per hour. >> it is what it is. we'll see what happens. hopefully, everything will work out for the best. >> the national weather service issued a red flag warning for potential wildfires in the area in force until late tomorrow afternoon. >>> just minutes ago, a jury cleared former bart officer johannes mehserle and four others of using excessive force while arresting an oakland man. kenneth carruthers claims mehser

youngsters with autism to get to sit with santa without the loud noises and bright lights that accompany him. the next one will be this sunday from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. we have more information on the sensitive santa event at wusa9.com. >>> the stars come out to see angelina jolie at the premiere of her new movie. >> hollywood pays tribute to the year's best animated feature. bigad shaban has this look in entertainment. >> angelina jolie walked the red carpet in new york for the premier of her directing debut, in the land of blood and honey. she wrote the film which follows the struggles of a young couple whose lives are torn apart during the war in bosnia. >> i wanted to pick a uniform theme. i knew bosnia was one conflict people didn't know enough about. >> you can catch in the land of blood and honey when it hits theatres december 23rd. >>> the nominations are in for the anny awards which recognizes the top animated movies at the box office. this year's nominees for best animated feature include rango starring johnny depp. puss in boots and steven spielberg's the adventures of tin tin. the winners will be announced february 4th in los angeles. >>

a.m. you could see light green indicating sprinkles just north of santa rosa. by 10:00 a.m. it will shift southward and become more widespread. by 2:00 p.m. across the golden gate and wicked gets frozen downtown san francisco, in oakland and hayward. for the most part clear and dry by 3:00 p.m.. the kron47 day around the bay forecast shows the temperatures on a warming trend. mostly cloudy conditions, to which the weekend more sunshine. take a look at tuesday and wednesday. we could see '60s. critical the inland and the lows will be sitting in the upper thirties. >>george: some changes here, a fog advisor for the san mateo bridge has been lifted. >>george: before looking at the bay bridge, a fog advisory is in effect. over the last 30 minutes we have seen how the fog has encroached on the toll plaza. it is an easy ride across the span. the san mateo bridge has been problem free and now fog free. the golden gate bridge northbound and southbound looks pretty good, but pretty foggy as well. looking a year commute in the east bay, this is the fog advisory that is in place for th

the time right now is 12 minutes after 4:00 a.m., stay with us will be right back. santaan't find me? to help, sleep train is holding a secret santa toy drive. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help keep the spirit of the holidays alive. not everyone can be a foster parent. but anyone can help a foster child. >>justine: new details about the deadly shooting at virginia tech. we're learning more about our man who walked up and opened fire. the officer that was killed has been identified as a 39 year-old army veteran and a father of five. he joined the campus police in 2007 just after 32 people died in a mass shooting on campus. it is believed it had to--it is believe that yesterday's gunman took his own life. >>reporter: the survey regional park police are looking for leads in this case, right here along the delta de anza regional trail the police say the assault talk that was not a rape happened between clearland drive and bailey rode on this paved portion of the trail. they said woman was walking home and according to the cops a man sexually assault to this woman t

you are invited to take free pictures but santa claus from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.t the mondawmin mezzanine level at the annual trade garden on display through january 7. i'm kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> we have turned the corner into december. november turned out to be warm month for us. it was number 13 on the all-time list with an average temperature of 50.6. the warmest november was back in 1931, 54.7 degrees. 1985, number four on the list. it was a warm months. overall, most will think it was relatively mild. we will start out december on the mild side. right now, 37 at the airport. 31 in taneytown. it is chilly this morning. up north, you guys might have some frost on the wind shield. we have clear skies. we will see lots of sunshine. patchy clouds around state college. those are pulling off the lake up to the north. we're watching some snow. some snow around minneapolis and central wisconsin. a significant snowfall around denver. a cold front is dropping to the south. this will visit maryland tomorrow. all the precipitation will stay north of us. we

a.m. tomorrow. northeast bay hills. down around the santa cruz mountains. the wind gusts could gust to 50 miles an hour. the biggest winds will be in the oakland hills. up by the livermore lab. overnight lows they were warm last night. down in the napa area. napa overnight low was recorded in the low 60s. their overnight low. tomorrow's overnight low in the mild side. high pressure stays in charge. and gives nice offshore flow for the week with breezy morning and winds dying down in the afternoon. temperatures not in the 70s but in the 60s. we might see a low 70 but we will see 60s. greens represent 60s. forecast highs you can see mid 60s throughout the area. mid 60s down in san jose. 66 in morgan hill. nice looking five-day forecast. look at the ten day models they are not showing rain for seven, eight, nine, ten, days. >> looks like we have a little grim blown out there. don't know what happened. >>> they may find life on mars but it might not actually be from a martian life form. so when it was time to switch to a medicare plan, you called anthem blue cr

a.m. new year's day. free rides on caltrain will run until 2:15 new year's morning. the santa clara transportation authority will have free service between 7:00 p.m. new year's eve and 4:00 a.m. new year's day. also b.a.r.t. plans to extend service until 3:00 in the morning. >>> there was hope or wishful thinking that some rain will fall in the bay area this week but now that is all pretty much evaporated. robert handa is live to tell us how the dry spell is spelling trouble. >> reporter: we're here above a trickling guadalupe river. you can tell why so many people were hoping to get some rain before the new year. south bay reservoirs and ponds are far from dry but in the midst of what the water district calls the third driest december since 1940 there is some cause for concern. worse case scenario, the dry weather goes into the new year combined with a spark snow pack. >> we may have to start thinking about conservation. >> we always encourage conservation but we may have to do some extra efforts in con srer vase -- conversation if we have an extra dry year. >> reporter: that

a.m. tomorrow morning. it will cover the east bay valley, santa clara valley and salinas valley. there is a hard freeze warning for the delta. we are looking at twenties in the wind sheltered valleys, freeze damage to sensitive plants and certainly that is possible. we are expecting temperatures in some areas for the upper 20s for more than two hours. 1k3* that is what the criteria is for the freeze warning. i want to show you some of the freeze warnings. it is getting cold. napa a temperature of 31 degrees. the dew point of 22. it is calm outside. fairfield at this hour, 29°. with the wind running so light, the temperatures are going to plunge. and one last stop right now as we look toward the livermore valley, livermore is right at freezing. very dry air mass and clear skies. the temperatures are going to continue to drop as we head toward sunrise. i'll be back with the specific lows in a few minutes, dan. and a look at your holiday forecast coming up. >> thank you, sandhya. >>> we are in the home stretch of the holiday shopping season. if you still have things to buy on your g

santa rosa overnight. the fire started around 1:00 a.m. on todd road. three acres of barns full of antiques and several cars were destroyed. pg&e had to shut off power to the area so fire crews could move in. water was trucked in to fight the fire. >> we're in a non-hydranted area, so it requires heavy contingent of water tenders from many agencies. >> some nearby homes were evacuated temporarily. it took an hour to fight the flames. the fire was stopped before getting to a house. no injuries were reported. >>> the youngest victim of a mass shooting in oakland this week remains in critical condition tonight. family members are optimistic about the toddler's recovery, even though they have a disagreement with doctors about his treatment. anne mackovic, on the the help getting to the family to pay their medical bills. >> he's going, going to get out of that. he's going to pull through. >> reporter: words of hope from hiram lawrence's uncle as the little boy lies in a coma today. family members and supporters are trying to raise money for his care by washi

you are invited to take free pictures with santa claus on saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.mondawmin metro station and enjoy the holiday train garden on display. i'm kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> it will be a cold start for us on this monday morning. first was a good morning to ava marie. she stopped at the maryland spc a. what is going on? >> a chilly start to the day. we're here on falls road and talking about the kibble connection. you have a friend with you. >> this is days, a dog makes, three years old -- this is daisy. >> she is so cute. we're talking about the kibble connection. >> we have had this program for a number of years. we heard from meals on wheels. people were not getting food and nutrition. we wanted to make sure that the pads were oets were ok. >> you are collecting food to bring to clients of meals on wheels. >> we collect dog and cat food. we love the food to be under 40 pounds so that it is easy to transport. >> you guys need cat food. >> a lot of the clients do have cats. cans of cat food are easy to transport and the last a long time. >> whe

about 100 officers from every law enforcement agency in santa cruz county descended on the camp around 7 a.m., gave protestors five minutes to leave, two people were arrested. the deadline for those protestors to leave was last night at 5:00. >>> oakland police are giving unprecedented insight into their response to "occupy" protestors. audio and video files of major occupation demonstrations are being posted on the department's website. transcripts of police dispatch calls including those with undercover officers in the crowd. they are also being released. the department is reviewing its response to those protests. >>> there is a new recall petition launched against oakland mayor jean quan after the city certified another recall effort yesterday. that group will try to collect 20,000 signatures from oakland residents. that deadline set for may 14. >>> two key legal issues on california's ban on same-sex marriage will be reviewed today in a federal appeals court. ninth circuit will hear a motion regarding last year's trial when judge walker ruled it unconstitutional. today supporters of the

cloud cover from santa rosa to san jose, mainly cloudy, and then we pick up on a few showers in the north bay as we head into 10:00 a.m. on your friday. totals once again, trace amounts 40 in santa rosa, 44 in san jose. it will go down .10 of an inch. the record was set back in 1975. so far, only 15 rain days since july 1st. last year at this time, 52 rain days. so all in all, stark contrast from what we had in 2010. as for tomorrow, we're expecting low 60s in san jose with a mix of sun and clouds. once again, just a slight chance here of isolated showers that are mainly contained to the north bay for san francisco and oakland. low visibilities and patchy fog that could produce travel delays. 60 in novato. it's dry this saturday and sunday for your new year's eve and then we may have another shower chance as we head into thursday of next week. so we can't get the rain but the fireworks and all of that stuff for new year's eve should be good to go. >> the people who had it rain on their wedding day, how unlucky could they be, only 15 rain days. >>> time now for sports. >> we're talking 9ers and we haven't heard that in

santa rosa. expect 11:00 a.m. climbing up to the low 60s and 70s wounding out to 65 in wine country. 62 in the south bay, san jose, looking pretty good. overall we get a lot of sunshine today. it's the clear sky that will just let all the heat we do accumulate radiate back to the atmosphere, making for a very, very cold start without the wind to mix up our air. freeze warning in place from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m. tuesday. that's for the north bay interior valley. that's where we'll be the coldest. places like san francisco, oakland, san jose, your metropolitan cities will be very cold. make sure you're ready for that. we are expecting frost and ice formation over your local bridges tomorrow morning. so we'll be here to take you through that. we look pretty good. staying in the 60s and upper 50s. wash the car. mother nature won't do it for you this week. >> it might freeze overnight. wash it. my brother washes his car at weird times. 880 construction zone continues for the area between old bay shore highway and 280. this

now san francisco about noon, concord at 11:00 a.m., livermore at 10 and a santa rosa at 11. we will see cloud coverage out there tomorrow, once the fog clears because of the storm that is passing to the north there is no rain expected that will stay well to the north of us. >>pam: it has been an unusually dry winter in the bay area and it has been dry in the sierra. jeff bush went to the mound today and he will show us what it looks like up there. >>reporter: cisco growth is a popular spot for families to come and slid down the hill. but this hill is almost dry and the only sled that is here is the one that is broken and abandon at the bottom. people were out on their bicycles and they were walking their dogs. one thing they were not doing is skiing. you can see that it is so dry the lives are static and the rides are close. it is using close to this time of year but it is open and a blue sky can be seen. look, you can see that there's hardly any snow on the ground at all. also this time of year it would be unthinkable to go outside without hats and gloves and a heavy coat t

are invited to take pictures with santa claus this saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the mondawmin metro station. enjoy the train garden on display through january 7. i am kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. a couple of high, thin clouds this morning. probably later this morning, the clouds will start to thicken up. we have almost the same set up as yesterday. high pressure is protecting us from the rain. there is a storm system coming across the midwest and there's some snow up in michigan. most of that will miss us today. eventually it will catch up to us. the clouds will thicken up. we will get some rain. right now there's nothing showing up around us. rain is moving across ohio and into west virginia. most of that will fall apart but there could be some showers in western maryland. we should state dry in baltimore today. -- we should stay dry. clouds are filling from the northwest. increasing clouds as we go into the morning and afternoon. temperatures are about 10 degrees warmer than they were yesterday. we had temperatures in the teens and 20's.

a.m. and we will turn our weather. santa rosa is below the freezing mark at 31 degrees. for the most part we see some three mouth conditions around the bay area we have very clear skies out there at some patches of fog for our valley. san francisco is on the warmer side. we see upper 30s in the south bay and checking out feature cast for. we want to see where the trend will go into the rest of the day. by 7:00 a.m. it looks like we will hold onto some of those 30 to up to the north bay in the east bay valleys as well. everyone else is in the 40's and '50's around the bay area. by 11:00 a.m. all the light blue on your screen indicates that temperatures are getting into the 50s. by 2:00 p.m. we finally see some green up to the north bay and it is for some south bay locations as well. we have not seen this in a while because temperatures have been below the seasonal average. i will show you where the numbers will go to the afternoon. we will see a lot of sunshine. we have 61 degrees on tap for oakland, hayward, and redwood city and a touch cooler than that into hayward in h

a.m. that means the 70s are on your temperature map in concord, napa, santa rosa and san jose. livermore you'll get close to 70 degrees. 69 for you. we don't have rain in the forecast. the winds will relax as we head through tonight. by saturday and sunday staying dry. few clouds on monday. maybe storms on tuesday. we'll talk more about that. jon, don't bother doing your hair today, sir. don't bother. >> i put on extra hair spray, and apparently it's not working. >> i noticed that. >>> the holidays are supposed to be the happiest time of the year. for foster children it's a reminder of what they don't b have. >> alternative family services in san francisco helped 500 foster kids every year. >> everybody has their new toy or shirt or sweater, pants, shoes. # some of our foster children are embarrassed to say they're in foster care. >> directors say they're trying to make sure every child has a christmas gift this year. the goal, 3,000 gifts and $10 thourk just to meet the minimum holiday needs of local foster families. if you would like to help, you can visit our website, nbcbay

after you hit the low 20s in santa rosa, look forward to a 63-degree high. by 8:00 a.m. above the freezing mark in most cities above the bay area. staying dry through christmas. holding on with the 64-degree inland temperature. then showers on the way. so a little bit of everything in the first week of winter forecast. pack to you guys. >> what a gift. >> 4:46. a bunch of hollywood hot shots will go head to head at the box office. spielberg, matt damon, daniel craig. here's rafael with a sneak peek. >> i assume i'll look after him. if i can, i'll return him to you. "war horse" is the epic trail of a young man and his horse. when they enter world war i the army asks for all hands and hoovs hoov s hooves to help out. >> this is a clue to one of the greatest secrets in history. he also directed the adventures of tin-tin. a motion capture animated version of the famous book series created by a belgian artist. he's a curious young reporter who tries to solve a century's old secret that takes him around the world. daniel craig learns not to judge a book by the cover in a girl

a.m. today. 47 degrees in sunnyvale. 37 in santa cruz and 46 degrees in san jose. so running warmer across the board. yesterday at noon we were still in the 40s. by noon today we'll be in the mid-50s. by 1:00 p.m., upper 50s. we'll round out the day with a comfortable 63 degrees. now we've got a really dicey forecast as we head through the next three days. the chance for showers, oh, will your city see the showers? i'll let you know in the next report. got the seven day ready to go. stay tuned for that. also we might see a little bit of sierra snow. i know the snowboarders just waiting for the snow to come down so they can hit the slopes. if you're hitting the road, mike is here to help. >> we're looking over here to the tri valley and westbound 580 where i reported some debris reported to chp at north spring town exit there. although it sounds like the off ramp. we see slowing between spring town and the isabelle interchange. heads-up for you. overall a light volume of traffic and light commute through the area. also south bay northbound 101, you see the amusement

a.m. and by 9:00 we will see clearing. as for the overnight lowes, near freezing in santa rosa and fairfield, 33 degrees. mid-30s for napa. 36 redwood city. and upper 40s for the south bay. we also might have rain in the forecast. i will tell you about it coming up. >>> new at 11:00, no more plastic bag in san jose starting this sunday. but this is not just that supermarket. as kron 4's kate thompson explain, shoppers have to bring their own bags to the mall. >> reporter: the crowds are huge and they are there to shop. carrying bags, lots of them, filled. and people don't seem too happy about the plastic bag ban that starts january 1. >> stupid. >> hassle. >> reporter: san jose's ban on plastic bag effects thousands of stores, from safeway to best buy. small and national retailers won't be able to use plastic. >> reporter: paper will cost you. 10 cents a bag. shoppers will have to remember to bring reviewsable bags with them or -- reusable bags or bring them with them. >> i don't have a choice. i am not going -- i can't carry them. >> i don't mind, you know. if they stop giving the bags. >> reporter: whi

a.m.. we are looking at slow north a traffic. better news for the hot spot in santa rosa. a multi vehicle crash that for a short time blocked the southbound lanes. the accident occurred just a little before 8:30 a.m.. we are 50 minutes after the accident occurred and we are slow to recover. and there are no good alternate routes. you have to give yourself extra time. >>darya: if you are getting ready to leave the house to the airport, there could be long lines. sfo is expecting 2 million people to come through between now and the first week of 2012. will tran is taking a look at how things are. >>will: airport officials expect airport travel to be up this year. if you're traveling at sfo, your interests of good luck. look at the counter at virgin america. there are hardly any lines. people have no problems getting to the counter. once they get their tickets and blow over to arrivals and departures, everything is on time. just a few feet away is the security checkpoint. according to airport officials said they expect today and tomorrow to be just like this, not too bad. it i

a.m. on newsday and caltrans is giving free rides after 11:00 p.m. on new year's eve and will run trains through san francisco and took to 3:00 p.m. on sunday. in santalara county, the v t a bus and light rail service will be free from 7:00 p.m. saturday until 4:00 a.m. on sunday. in san francisco, muni is waiting fares from 8:00 p.m. saturday until 6:00 a.m. on sunday for all service including cable cars. expect extra service on muni al lines which cater to the early-morning crowds. the buses will run more frequently instead of coming every 30 minutes it will show up every 15 minutes. ipad kimberlee sakamoto with kron4 news. >>reporter: preparations are underway in new york times square for the big party tonight. there is the stage were lady gaga and justin bieber will be performing tonight. security is a big priority. police said there are no current security threats but they have a lot of metal detectors set up at various checkpoints for people coming into times square. they expect about 1 million people there tonight. in a reminder of kron4 new year's live party is tonight the only bay area's local countdown show that is hosted by catherine heena

below freezing especially in portions of the north bay east bay valleys and santa clara valley all under a freeze warning until 9 a.m. so temperatures mostly in the 20s reaching close to the mid- 40s in san francisco. that's definitely our warm spot. coming up we'll look at the seven-day forecast plus a check of how much warmer it's going to get this afternoon because it's going to climb up quite a bit by later on today. so that's weather. and i understand we have a traffic alert along the peninsula. here's. >> roughgianna. >>> sig alert two right lanes blocked southbound 101 near embarcadero. we'll have a live shot coming up from the area in a few minutes. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a dive alarm fire that ripped through alamo square left dozens homeless. it took three hours and the nearly half the city's firefighters to bring the flames under control yesterday. it was massive. the five-alarm fire at golden gate gate avenue at pierce street at an apartment complex before noon. the cause of the fire is under investigation. huge plumes of smoke could be seen as far as fremont. several units were destroyed. a firef

a.m. with christmas eve 24 hours away, the aerospace defense command is gearing up to track santa claus. as always, norad is giving you the chance to see where santa is with a tracking website and an app for your smart phone. tracking santa dates back to 1955, when a colorado ad printed a phone numb so kids could talk with santa. it was a wrong number and was the number for norad. still call or email norad for any updates. >>> maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >> all right. so far, so good as santa gets ready for the big trip this 0úof course. temperatures dropping out there today, feeling like christmas. 46 and winds from the west, northwest at 7 now. they were gustier through the day. beginning to die now after sunset here. we are breezy out there, but not as blustery as earlier today. clouds whipping by fast, this is our view across the inner harbor, we find sun mixed with clouds. at times it got bright. pictures from bel air, a busy day as people made the last second shopping runs and had to bundle up more than they had a

. >>> a big-rig runs over a pedestrian in southern santa clara county which happened at 2:00 a.m. in the area of mathieson highway in the town of san martin. it happened at the south kerry airport. when authorities arrived on the scene they found the male victim dead. the big-rig stopped after the collision and it has been taken to a nearby station for rent six. >>> -- for rent six. >>> the suit claims they failed to conduct an adequate background check on the man who hired him in 2007 who had alleged inappropriate conduct with a young girl in a swimming pool. nine girls are now involved in an after school program at the san jose elementary school. >>> he will be formally charged with the murder of his estranged wife. he is accused in the fatal shooting of 29-year-old valerie. police found her body back in october and found what is believed to be the murder weapon upon two weeks ago. he killed his wife after a heated argument. valerie was the mother of three young children. >>> a san jose woman accused of dropping her toddler out of a window on christmas day will be in court facin

a.m. on new year's day. caltrain is offering free rides after 11:00 p.m. and will run trains from san francisco until to 3:00 p.m.. ac transit will offer regular saturday night service and in santalara county, light rail service will be free from 7:00 p.m. on saturday until nearly 4:00 a.m. on sunday. in san francisco, muni is leading fairs from saturday to sunday for all service including cable cars. expect extra service on a muni lines of which cater to the early-morning crowd. the buses will run more frequently, instead of every 30 minutes, they will show up every 15 minutes. >>jaqueline: fog in the north bay. right now is pretty dense through napa. we will continue to see fog for the overnight hours things to one storm that pushed through this afternoon. the fog will be an issue overnight. the fireworks on the embarcadero, we will have high clouds and a little bit a fall. dry conditions for late tomorrow night. that means we will munsey very much fall. temperatures are pretty mild. upper '40's for the most part. i will have more on the new year's eve and extended forecast coming up. >>catherine: prosecutors said the woman accused of murdering a bay area nursing student first

santa rosa. it happened just before 2:00 a.m.. to that later it was followed by an aftershock. re is where it temperatures are at the moment. if you look to the north we are seeing freezing temperatures once again. santa rosa is near freezing at 33. to expect that torture to drop as we approach sunrise. this afternoon, temperatures will warm up. very similar conditions to yesterday. mostly upper 50s. possible 60s for inland locations an extreme are the locations. yesterday in san francisco we forecast 57, today, 58. you're pretty much right in line to however was yesterday. fairly mild weather for the foreseeable future. hour 7 day around the bay shows through the weekend there is a variation in the forecast. it is pretty mild with plenty of sunshine in the afternoon. temperatures around 60 degrees. overnight lows will be just above freezing. we will have isolated pockets here and there where it could get near freezing like we have seen this morning. and then, the clouds roll into next week. off we have the possibility of a struggle potentially for wednesday. things have to go e

a.m. tomorrow we have a freeze warning in place. you can see that reflected in santaosa, navato, fairfield and a frost advisory for parts of the east bay is mostly along the delta. defrosts advisory will be in place until 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. temperatures are in the low 20s and into the 30's for some spots. it is certainly very chilly during the than --the day. by the day we are looking to purchase mostly in the 40's and 50's. 7:00 p.m. tonight the temperatures already are going to be digging into the very low for the degree mark. and the overnight hours is when we are most concerned about some damage that could be possible for some freeze and frost advisory's. by 4:00 a.m., the temperatures will continue to persist and it looks like the cold temperatures will fall into tomorrow morning. now for your kron47 they run the forecast we have a little bit breezy conditions this morning that is giving way to sunshine but it is deceptive sunshine because it is still very chilly and cold. like i said we have a freeze one in place for the north bay and a frost advisory i

by 11:00 a.m., we're looking for some heating. freezing and santa rosa 29 degrees currently in hayward 38 in san as a hand in antioch just below 40 degrees. 39 for people in the delta. san francisco is a warm spot at 49 degrees. as we head towards 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m., temperatures will warm once again into the upper 50s and low 60s. similar to yesterday. >>mark: lets get the latest on traffic. >>erica: a couple of problems to point out on the approach to the bay bridge. it is foggy. dense fog but no advisory is in place. he will want to drive the the extra caution. in addition we have a backup stretching closer to the foot of the maze. traffic is backed up on the 880 over crossing. there is a potential that we may have had an accident. we had a stall on the bridge that went unreported. the metering lights are cycled on. we are not tracking any delays on the san mateo bridge. traffic is moving well on the right hand side of the screen towards foster city. 15 minutes between 880 and 101. on the golden gate bridge, the fog is sitting on the deck. antic

santa rosa. expecting to drop off through the next couple of hours. 52 degrees at 11:00 a.m. in concord. 54 in hayward. 56 degrees as you break for lunch in san jose. that's the warmest time of the day. if you want to get outside, that's your time to do so. as i said before, no rain on this extended forecast. we are looking good when it comes to quiet weather. it is jacket weather. you need to keep your jacket handy. making for easy conditionings to get outdoors and rake your leaves. it is official. the 49ers are going to the playofffuls. they clinch the nfc west division title with their win over the rams yesterday. for the record, there's still four weeks left in the season. last time they did it it was 2002. they travel to arizona to take on the cardinals next sunday. the raiders sit in second place in their division this morning. they lost the grip after losing to the dolphins 4-14 yesterday. the broncos and tim tebow winning their fifth straight game. e next up for the raiders, a trip to green bay and to face the undefeated packers. stanford just missing out on the title

a.m.. the utility is also trying to determine the cause of an outage that has caused 700 santa rosa customerswaking up with no electricity. we'll bring updates as we get them. >>> facebook users are learning if they like something it could lead to what appears to be as product endorsement. a lawsuit has been filed against facebook. last week the company tried to get the case dismissed but failed in a federal court in san jose over what facebook calls sponsored stories if you indicate you like a company or product your name and prefile photo may show up on your friend's pages giving the appearance of endorsement. -- >> facebook would argue it has got consent the lawsuit argues it hasn't. until we resolve that we won't know if facebook is in the clear. >> the case is scheduled to go to trial next year. facebook did not respond to a request for interview or comment. experts say it is [ unintelligible ] the lawsuit could complicates plan for initial public stock offering. >>> severely wounded bay area soldier received a special medal in honor of all that he sacrificed while fighting in afghanista

a.m. let's check the temperatures now. 27 degrees in the napa valley, 29 in santa rosa. these temperatures are going to continue to dip over the next hour or so. 38 degrees in vallejo, about 39 in fremont and 40 degrees in san jose. high pressure still holding on right now. we'll continue to build in so a cold start to the morning, another "spare the air" day today. but we have a cold front out in the gulf of alaska that's going to swing in along the coast, possibly bringing showers to the bay area as early as tomorrow. temperatures in the 50s and low 60s. next couple of days, changes in the works, cloudy late tonight, and then looks like a chance of showers by tomorrow morning. by friday and saturday, we dry out. high pressure builds in, some of the temperatures into the mid-60s. by sunday, just some partly cloudy skies but very cold out there this morning, freezing fog, elizabeth. you don't see that very often. >> little snowflakes symbol, that's usually my indicator that it's really cold outside. came up on my dashboard car the past couple of days. let's go to the sou

a.m. we will see some warming and get out of the freezing temperatures. take a look at santa rosa. 30 degrees. nevada, 28. 27 in fairfield. across the entire north bay we are at or below freezing. freezing conditions also in livermore. concord and oakland are at 36. a degree warmer in fremont and san jose. 35 and los gatos. for these ride along the shoreline of the peninsula in san francisco. it is cold, but not as cold as we see in the north bay. this number represents how much colder it is this morning compared to yesterday. nevada is 14 degrees warmer. it is chilly. 15 degrees colder in fairfield. there is the possibility of freezing fog. be careful about that. those supercooled water droplets could freeze instantly. if your car has been sitting out overnight, the freezing fog could turn to ice. be ready to scrape your windshield. our highs this afternoon will look like this. upper 50s. pretty nice. he will be thankful once we get there considering how cold it is. 62 is the expected high in mountain view. across the north bay you will be right around 56, 57. all in all, a

anyone wanting to play secret santa maybe this is an opportunity. >> san leandro, 9 a.m.. >>> not as cold this morning, more comfortable. >> it is nice mike. >> the breezes made a difference in the temperature winds just picked up in concord it was 33 last hour, it is 46 now. temperature jumped 13° over an hour thanks to the winds yanking down warmer air not allowing the cold air to dip into our valleys. it has in oakland, red city and los gatos, everybody else 3 to 7° warmer, mountain view, san francisco to 20 to 25° warmer in the north bay valleys. almost as warm as our normal highs should be of first the winds gusting to 36 in napa, 44 fairfield, 12 novato 17 santa rosa that's why temperatures are up. in the low to mid 50s in the north bay. san francisco fremont and san jose everybody else in the 30s and 40s. destination mid to upper 50s in the east bay, low to mid 60s for rest of us cooler tomorrow then a warming trend saturday, sunday before the rain starts to roll in and cooler temperatures tuesday and wednesday. >>> hello everyone. glad to have our maze camera working. a live

by 11:00 a.m., the fog is expected to clear and santa rosa, the same thing in redwood city.>jacqueline: we saw very cold conditions lasting but with the cloud coverage rolling in temperatures will still little more mild overnight. here's a look. >>jacqueline: into the afternoon temperatures are similar to today but may be one degree or two degrees cooler in one or two places. take a look. >>jacqueline: here is a look at satellite and radar you can see plenty of rain pushing through the north. down in the bay area we have had cloud coverage on and off throughout the day. we will continue with the line of clouds pushing into tomorrow. there is no rain expected least not for tomorrow. possibly late into the evening and early friday was the of the rain. continuing into the noon hour, we have shower activity pushing south of the golden gate. by 2:00, it is possible to have some wayward showers. but in the north bay we will see that when on friday morning. here is a mature extended forecast a. we have most exciting skies as the two systems move to the north of us. friday brings a

a.m. tomorrow. there will also be extra service on their overnight owl routes. you can also ride for free on cal train from 11:00 until 2:15. the santaon authority is offering free rides between 7:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. you will still have to take a ride on bart. >> starting tomorrow for the new year the minimum wage in san francisco will top 10 dollars an hour, the first in the nation, it will go up to 10.25 an hour, a 32 cent increase from the current wage of 9.92 an hour. voters passed a proposition in 2003 requiring the city to increase the minimum wage every year. the amount of each yearly raise is tied to inflation. >> some new state laws taking effect tomorrow are aimed specifically at protecting minor. once they have a medical prescription anyone under 18 will not be allowed to use tanning beds. in the past they could still get bronzed with parental consent. a world health organization report classified them as cancer causing. >>> the new booster seat law may force parents to reach for a measuring tape. children under 8 years old or shorter than 4-9 must ride in a booster seat. >> good morning to you. we have a fabulous day in