the accuweather seven-day forecast basically shows several dry days in a row.t's make it one, two, three, four with a slight chance of rain on thursday. then dry again for next weekend. >> we like the sound of that, francis. that's going to do it for us for us. thank you for joining for the sunday morning news. i'm carolyn tyler, along with francis. abc7 news continues at 9:00 this morning. if you received a new tablet computer or smartphone as a gift this holiday season, remember you can be connected with abc7 news all the time through our apps. you can download our hit alarm clock app for your i-phone, your android phone or tablet and the kindle fire. and our abc7 news app is also available for all those devices, as well as the ipad. you can download our apps for free from apple's app store, google play and amazon's app store. good morning america is coming up next. for all of us here at abc7 news, happy new year, everyone! >>> good morning, america. >>> good morning, america. this morning, buried in more than a foot of snow in some places. look at this. a 20

i will have the accuweather seven-day forecast coming up, as well. we have clear skies this morning. so some chilly numbers. and i'll have your current temperatures. it's a nice day to be out, but bundle up. i'll have the numbers shortly. >> thank you, francis. also ahead the resurgent warriors tie a franchise record with a big win over the boston celtics. rick kwan has highlights coming lecareer. how do you get from here... to here? at university of phoenix we're moving career planning forward so you can start figuring that out sooner. ln fact, by thinking about where want your education to lead, while you're still in school, you might find the best route... leads somewhere you weren't even looking. let's get to work. >> welcome back, everyone. it is 5:17 on this sunday morning. thanks for waking up with us here on the abc7 sunday morning news. this is a live look at the san mateo bridge. for the first time in a long time on a sunday, no raindrops on the camera lens and no one's wipers having to go back and forth because for once in a long time, fra

basically the accuweather forecast shows dry days into new year's day. just some cool temperatures in the early morning and overnight hours. >> so kind of hitting the jackpot there with the weather? >> that's right. very nice. well, that is going to do it for us. thank you for joining us on the abc7 sunday morning news. i'm carolyn tyler along with frances dinglasan, who is sitting in for lisa argen. abc7 news continues at 5:00 tonight. if you received the new tablet computer or smartphone as a gift this holiday season, remember, you can be connected with abc7 news all the time through our apps. you can download our hit alarm clock app for your i-phone, your android or tablet and the kindle fire. our abc7 news app is available for all those devices, as well as the ipad. get them for free from apple's app Ñes >>> hello. i'm eric thomas. for the past 24 years from our series we have been featuring bay area residents that make important contributions to the community. we are celebrating with the museum of

i'll have your full accuweather seven-day forecast coming up shortly. katie. >> thank you.ontinue our storm watch coverage this morning, keeping an eye on bay area reservoirs which have been filling up rapidly with all this rain. many are nearing capacity. abc news reporter kira klapper is live. >> as soon as francis said the rain would be moving south, it started sprinkling a little bit. our drive down this morning was very wet on 101. a lot of slick conditions through redwood city and south of there. here in los gatos, as i said, not as wet as it has been. but it's been wet all over the bay area. let's take you to some video we have yesterday from marin county near mt. tam. it is full and overflowing. same for this dam. rushing water has been cass indicating over the top into alpine lake just below. reservoirs don't typically top off until april. you probably do know that. the marin municipal water district said all of their reservoirs, every one, has reached capacity this winter. that's the earliest in 30 years. the residents are pleased. >> we lived here with the water

no reason in the accuweather forecast. most of the rain will stay off the coast and then we'll bring on the sunshine for the first day of the new year on tuesday. you can see the closeup satellite, we're clear inland. a few high clouds from north to south thanks to a strong jet stream, and also cold northerly winds. so these winds should die down tonight, giving way to cold temperatures, temperatures north and east bay locations, hovering near the freezing mark, even dropping below that in accept rosa, so 30-degree thrvmentz 43 in san francisco, 39 in recommend. oak learned 38. palo alto, 36. san jose, 35. livermore, down to 29 degrees. if you have any sensitive plants, you may want to cover them, bring them in, and don't forget about the pets. here's the setup for at least the first part of the week. we have had high pressure bring us the sunshine today, helping to generate the winds out of the north. it will relax tomorrow. this low is expected to trek to the south, bringing us a few clouds new year's eve. some forecast

here's a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast.e scatters showers and sun breaks expected for us tomorrow. then thickening clouds sunday night, rain likely for monday. on tuesday, we get a few lingering showers. wednesday looks dry, and then a much stronger storm system is due in here by thursday night, throughout the night, through friday morning, and the forecast models are suggesting moderate rain out of the storm system on thursday and gusty winds. we'll'll keep you updated. >> ama: winter is coming. >> leigh: winter on friday, you're right. >> ama: mike is here with sports. >> mike: the niners facing the patriots today, and michael crabtree working on his dance moves. we have it next in >> mike: the 49ers-patriots matchup has the makings of a great game. tom brady against the 49ers defense, and the patriot defense trying to confuse colin kaepernick, michael crabtree has 66 catches, 761 yards, averaging almost 12 yards per catch. biggest improvement this year has been what he does with the ball everywards according to his coach

your accuweather 7-day forecast, two more days in the 50s and a reality check by friday much colder at 46. blustery day as well. might be a passing flurry and then it's just sunshine through christmas eve and christmas day. temperatures will definitely be colder. only in the mid-40s. that's it for your forecast. let's send it to scott smith and see what's going on in sports tonight. >> even if you could magically turn the wizard's close losses into wins they would be below .500. the close oness hurt the most. a martell web ter buzzer beater was voided to lose by one. the wizards winless in ot this year. early goings of this one against the hawks again. martell web ter ahead to beal and he made 6 of the first 7 shots. a scary moment. beal's shot is blocked and crashes to the floor. a look here. fortunately he was able to return to the game. three minutes left and jordan crawford cans one of his five 3's. tied at 85. last shot time. crawford can win it but well short. into overtime we go. in ot, former wizards desean stevenson he would hit the only 3 and proved to be the game winning bas

she will be along shortly with a full accuweather forecast. >>> police have released a sketch in the stu's first homicide in 40 years. they are searching for this person, described as white or hispanic in his early 20s with dark hair and dark-eyed. the victim was the former owner of the mountain winery. his wife called police early friday morning sag an intruder had killed her husband and attacked her and ransacked their home. his wife was treated at the hospital for her injuries. >>> san francisco fire investigators are expected to be back on the scene today of a fire that destroyed a historic building near the oo. they say the blaze was suspicious in nature. flames poured out of the flyshacker pool house yesterday afternoon. when firefighters arrived a decision was made to battle the flames from the outside only because the building is abandoned and there was concern going into the building might endanger the firefighters. the tile roof on the pool house collapsed during the fire. one firefighter was slightly injured. >>> let's get a check of the accuweather forecast now as we chec

there is your accuweather seven- day forecast, and the temperatures are going to stay on the cool sidethe next few days and if you're on going out for new year's eve, it's going to be cold. back to you. >> thank you, tucker. >>> what are you doing on new year's eve? about a million people will be packed into time square to watch the ball drop and ring in 2013. fox's anna coyman shows us how they're getting ready. >> reporter: already decorated for the holidays, pressed for the world's biggest new year's party are now underway in the big apple. earlier today, time square alliance officials tested the confetti that will fall after midnight throwing it out a window on to unsuspecting people on the street. more than one million revelers will pack into time square to watch the ball drop and a bottom more from home. the 2013 sign is situated on top of one time square. it's 7 feet tall. after four decades of dick clark helping america ring in the new year, 2013 will be the first celebration following his death. a special waterford crystal with his name on it will be in the ball this year. we

the accuweather seven-day forecast, 39 tomorrow and with breezy conditions expected, cold tomorrow night for the redskins game. temperatures falling through the low 30s. monday looks fine, partly sunny, 40, and clouding up monday night for your new year's eve celebrations and should be dry. highs about 40. that is it for weather. maureen, back to you. >> thank you, tucker. >>> that is it for us tonight. fox 5 news always on www.myfoxdc.com. keep it here, though, sports extra is two minutes away. have a great night.  . >>> thanks for staying up with us. i'm lindsay murphy. coming up on nissan sports extra, can the wizards start a modest winning streak, plus, it's primetime for all of the marbles, win and you're in for the redskins tomorrow night. more on the big game ahead. first, it's bowl season and there is a saying in sports it's not how you start but finish. and the navy football team knows a thing or two about that. they lost by 40 points and closed out the year winning seven of 8, winning the

for the latest, let's go to jim dickey at accuweather.ow pressure will bring blizzard conditions across the upper midwest. as we head on through the day, watch out in eastern iowa through wisconsin. wind-driven snow, winds in excess of 50, 60 miles an hour and gusts drop visibility near zero. so dangerous to be on the roadways. when all is said and done, they're looking for a swath of 6 to 12 inches. rob and sunny, back to you. >> thanks a lot, jim. >>> and now, are you ready? because beer is involved in our what? "favorite story of the day" today. it takes us to akron, ohio, where the thirsty dog brewing company has created mayan last dog beer. i like it. >> and it's a chocolate stout brewed with honey and cocoa nibs, which the brewmaster calls a superfood. they say surprisingly it has a chocolatey flavor and you can also taste the honey. >> looks good. and, of course, all of this is to celebrate the end of the mayan calendar tomorrow. but if the apocalypse doesn't come, they'll keep brewing it any way. >> it does sound delicious. but my

here's a look at our fox 5 accuweather seven-day forecast. we get back to dry conditions again on thursday. back to you. >> that does it for us. fox 5 news is always on www.myfoxdc.com. >> keep is right here. sports xtra is just two minutes away. this holiday, share everything. share "not even close." share "you owe me..." share "just right." the share everything plan. shareable data across 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. hurry in for a droid incredible 4g lte by htc for $49.99. >>> of >>> welcome -- >>> welcome to your washington area nissan dealers sports xtra. >> it is a 17 week season and the redskins need of last one of them as they zero in on the playoffs, 16 down, one more to go. we'll take you inside the locker room and around the league for the rest of the day's games and dive into some of those playoff scenarios. let's begin in philadelphia where robert griffin, iii rocking that knee brace made his return, cleared to play, but to what extent would we see that explosiveness and elusiveness and frankly again the eagles would

here's a look at your fox 5 accuweather seven-day forecast. we get back to cooler conditions once that front pushes through. that 67 will be short lived, but then the sunshine returns as well. >>> of course, the big day for football in the district, but what if you ditched the sweats and put on something a little more fabulous for the game? check out the redskins style lounge. this is a pop-up boutique that opened today at fedex field. the idea is to give skins fans a place to shop for holiday gifts or the perfect item for your sunday gear. this is the first time the lounge popped up at fedex, but it's been touring all over nfl cities featuring team's specific loots and yes, it is catered to the female fan. >> the reality is there are so many female fans, way more than people know. we don't just watch for the commercials. we want to know what's going on in the game and we want to look good while we're doing it. we want to serve with wine glasses and have our manicures and pedicures right. it's a great opportunity to really get the respect wome

meteorologist jim dicky has our update now from accuweather.ning to you, jim. >> good morning. still feeling the effects of our major winter storm here. winds will stay gusty out of the north and northwest. gusts to 30, 40 miles per hour in many spots. blizzard conditions continuing even as the snow comes to an end. the storm moves north and east bringing soaking rain through much of new england and then the winds out of the north and west across the great lakes, meaning lake-effect snow. especially the lake effect prone areas. some spots over a foot by the time all is said and done. back to you. >> thanks so much, jim. >>> the nation pauses in a few hours to remember those lost in newtown a week ago. bells will toll 26 times in memory of each victim, beginning at 9:30 eastern time. funeral services were held yesterday for more of the young students who died. and nancy lanza, mother of gunman adam lanza, was laid to rest in new hampshire. and there are questions this morning about the background checks gun dealers use to keep firearms away from

let's get another check of the stormy accuweather forecast. >> it's all coming our way. in fact, it increases throughout the next three to four hours. right now looking at the heaviest rain in the north bay from santa rosa to petaluma. wind gusts from 25 to 35 miles an hour. even though you are not into the heavy rain or it's not raining in some spots yet, the winds are gusting to 25 and 30 miles an hour. the green represents the rain. the blue, the lighter rain. and back through san francisco you will notice some breaks here but there is rain off the coast. there's gusty winds and heavy rain in the santa cruz mountains. right on through noontime we are going to see the wind advisory and the heavy rain throughout the bay so we will be august it. >> all right. thank you, lisa. next at six, our lisa said, more rain is moving over the bay area. here's a live look right now at the pacifica pirro. we are continuing to track the storm. we have a live report coming up from abc7 news reporter kera clapper. last minute shoppers are out in full force in weekend. they don't care ab

we'll show you the storm damage and also get the latest from accuweather coming up.to see a storm to close to christmas. >> but a white christmas. >> it's pretty if you can beat out mother nature. we hope you have safe travels. >>> also, a scathing new report on the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. a long-awaited report, highly anticipated report. interesting where they're laying the blame in all this. >>> also this morning, if gun debate from american board rooms to classrooms to capitol hill. one major motivating factor to change assault weapon laws is money. we'll explain. >>> less than a week after that massacre in connecticut, we'll tell you who is behind a raffle to give away assault rifles. talk about interesting timing to say the least. >> timing is everything. >> ain't it? >>> we begin with a powerful blizzard on the move this morning. up to a foot of snow and fierce winds whipping across a big chunk of the nation. >> winter storm watches and warnings are in effect today from nevada all the way to michigan, and they're still cleaning u

the accuweather seven-day forecast, warmer each day. fog overnight and in the early morning hours.tly cooler on tuesday and a chance of showers, slight chance on wednesday. we're dry, though, thursday and friday. really we go from unextreme to another. >> sure do. wednesday, the day of the food drive but that's okay because we can be indoor inside the food banks and people can swing by with their donations, there will be all kinds of ways. it will not detour us. >> no, no way. >> thank you, lisa. coming up, the festival of lights begins. where you can se >> welcome back, everybody. take a look at the winning numbers from last night's megadrawing. nobody correctly picked all six numbers so tuesday night's jackpot is estimated to be $27 million. >> holiday lights take center stage in san carlos. take a look at this beautiful celebration. a snowfall captured the crowd's attention as the festivities got underway at laura and cherry streets last night. the crowd was entertained. mamma clause put in a special appearance in santa's workshop and downtown businesses stayed open late, tempti

she will be along with a full accuweather forecast. finding a parking spot in downtown san mateo could now be a little easier if you download a new free smartphone app. abc7 news reporter jonathan bloom has more on how some bay area cities are teaming up with tech companies to make life easier for drivers. >> it's lunchtime in downtown san mateo. drivers inch along bumper to bumper searching for parking. >> ucla did a study and estimated that people spend about 15 to 20 minutes on average looking for a place to park. >> that's why kelly's company streetline spent years developing this senser. it detectives if a parking space is empty. san francisco started installing them two years ago and now san mateo has partnered with cisco to roll them out along with a free mobile map called parker. >> it's not they can't find parking, it's simply they don't know where it is. >> parking ahead. >> it's makers say it could reduce traffic. >> when you can take people's parking time from 20 minutes to 5 minutes, you are going to dramatically reduce th

lisa argen is here with a preview of the accuweather forecast. not looking too serious out there. >> no. it's calm. emeryville, very quiet, 53 degrees. 54 at sfo and 56 in san jose. those temperatures are really where we should be for highs this time of year so we are above normal. we will talk about it next. >> all right. also next, de la salle puts another trophy in their high ♪ [ female announcer ] at yoplait, we want you to feel even better about your favorite flavors. so when you call, tweet, and post, we listen. that's why yoplait light and yoplait original are now made with no high fructose corn syrup. and why we use only natural colors and natural flavors in yoplait original. so, anything else we can do for you, let us know. but you'll keep it to yogurt, right? 'cause we shouldn't really help with your love life. yoplait. it is so good! >> this time last week we were getting a pounding with the wind and the rain and the wicked weather, but we can't say that today. >> no. in fact it's pretty mild out there. the winds are quite gusty. gusts

here's the accuweather seven-day forecast.the showers on their way out, cloudy, partly cloudy conditions the rest of the afternoon, but temperatures will be cool, especially tomorrow morning. a frosty start, look fairly dry right now for new year's eve and sunshine for 2013. >> what, one shine? can't imagine. >> i know. i miss it. >> thank you, francis. preparations for the 124th annual tournament of roses parade are in full swing in southern california. volunteers in a warehouse are getting the flower i floats ready for showtime in pasadena. this year dr. seuss' theme, "oh, the places you will go." the fresh flowers and sometimes even seaweed. a san jose high school band is going to be one of only two dozen bands performing in the tournament of roses parade. as abc7 news reporter karina rusk tells us, they will also do something that's never been done before. ♪ >> this practice is taking place in the parking lot. the real performance will take place on national television. >> pretty much just excitement. we are ready to go an

see the increasing clouds along the central coast. 53 in monterey, chance of showers late and the accuweather seven-day forecast calls for new year's eve, maybe a passing shower, sunny and a little warmer. tuesday, wednesday, and then looks like warmer weather, but a chance of rain thursday, friday, and next weekend. >> ama: shu is off. rick quan is in. >> rick: like the weather, stanford women not so hot today. the stanford women's basketball team had not lost at home since march of 2007. today that streak was on the line against connecticut. the last time the huskies were here, the cardinals ended their win streak so uconn is looking for payback. the shot and the foul. the huskies took control early thanks to this defense. it was 31-13 at the half. chiney ogwumike made just six of her 22 shots. this one is blocked. stanford shot just 19% from the field. kaleena had a huge game, leading all scorers with 19. uconn routes stanford. >> in men's basketball, santa clara had a chance to upset duke. the blue devils had not lost to a nonconference opponent at home since 2000. at always, the cameron

we'll along at that, plus a look at the accuweather >> ama: we now know the name of the chp officer killedriday night. officer john dineen died after his bike clipped a truck that turned in front of him. the accident is under investigation. drugs and alcohol are not believed to be a factor. >>> developing news out of corrosion contracost costa county. a driver flipped her car and it burst into flames. no one was injured. >>> officials are investigating an officer-involved shooting in sunnyvale last night. two officers were responding to a call that man was assaulting his mother. police say the man approached officers with a hammer, when he refused to drop it, officers fired. the suspect underwent surgery. his condition is not known. >> if you haven't mailed your christmas gifts you might want to be prepared for long lines. >> and handing out random acts of kindness. a group that hopes to make a difference for others this holiday season. >> more rain heading our way,. >> leigh: -- >> leigh: is up next with the >> leigh: is up next with the forecast. and... take care of them, you know? i fee

so your fox 5 accuweather seven- day forecast looks like this.talking about a couple chillier days, certainly friday at 51 degrees close to average, but then we're already uptick as early as saturday with a temperature of 61 degrees. could be a couple showers around spotty. on sunday about 58 and it looks like monday warm enough that we could actually have a thunderstorm in the mix. can you imagine? it's 62 degrees. that will be another frontal boundary coming through. it chips us off for fuse and wednesday -- chills us off for tuesday and wednesday, but it's certainly not cold for december. >> looks nice. >>> many organizations ask for your help this time of year. tonight we are asking you, too. we're gearing up for our annual stuff a truck food drive. fox 5 teams up with the capital area food bank to fill trucks full of food for d.c. area families in need. fox 5's wisdom martin shows us. >> reporter: they are the volunteers on the front lines in the fight against hunger. the bags have to be packed and the shelve stocked with all kinds of food.

accuweather seven-day forecast showing a pretty stormy outlook for this u >> ama: doweling news. a driver flipped her car near the caldecott tunnel. its burt burst into flames. the drive lost control, her car nipped and hit a tree. both women inside were able to escape without injury. >>> we can all probably use a big hug and that's what volunteers from the hunting happiness project were delivering at the oakland farmers market today. as a visitor who browsed in jack london square, they were hit with random acts of kindness. hugs and high fives or encouraging words, small gestures that make a big difference. >> hugs can help you get through the day. i think that's something that is meaningful. >> it's nice to reach out and just be nice. something we need to do more of, i think. >> ama: the volunteers at the booth also wrote notes of inspiration, encouraging others to step up and spread the good will. >>> coming up, a look at who will likely be the next secretary of defense. plus, republicans agree to give up a little more in the fiscal cliff debate. we we'll look at their new [ f

. >> here's accuweather meteorologist jim dickey. hi, jim. >>> these early morning temperatures this morning. 5 in burlington, 9 in portland. a cold 18 in boston. now, we switch gears the north central portion of the wasn't. these are your daytime highs. similar numbers. only 9 today in minneapolis, 18 in omaha. that arctic air is surging in. it will lead to light snow across the plains and ohio valley. paula and john, back to you. >>> time for the rest of the new year's eve weather. from across the nation. to the south, snow. expect thunderstorms in much of texas. oklahoma city, little rock, memphis. showers from seattle to portland. flurries around the great lakes, western pennsylvania, and northern new england. >> breezy in the mid 30s as the ball drops tonight in new york city. 20s in the northern rockies. 30s in the pacific northwest. still can't believe we're talking about 2013. >>> a new threat against americans overseas. >>> have no fear. your milk prices will not be soaring after new year's. that's in your business news stra

he's in the accuweather desk. good morning, andrew. >> good morning, brandi and muhammad.ith. cooler, drier air making its way in. sunshine returning to the southeast. the cleanup continues, especially on interstates 10 and 20 between houston and mobile, where we saw over 80 reports of damaging wind gusts. the winter weather aspect of our storm still very much alive. heavy rain along i-95 in boston. snow blanketing much of new england. especially on the northern edge of new england. many areas could pick up over a foot of snow. muhammad and brandi, back to you. >> thank you, andrew. >>> now to the rest of your weather. light rain in phoenix and albuquerque and much of texas. snow showers from the dakotas to des moines and snowy in the northern rockies and cascades. showers from seattle to portland. >> when it comes to temperatures, it's in the 30s in boise and salt lake city. only in the teens from billings to minneapolis. omaha, 22. chicago, you're 30. and mostly 40s in the northeast. >>> now to our other major story. former president george h.w. bush is in intensive care

your fox 5 accuweather seven- day forecast. look at this december, wow. staying mild, we're 54 degrees on wednesday and with lots of sun. thursdays a rather stormy day, a mild one. 55 degrees with rain coming through and probably any time after, say, 2:00 in the afternoon. and that is out of here by friday at 46 degrees and we're heading into a big travel weekend with temperatures that are much more seasonable and also dry travel weather. >> that is good. >> yeah. >> a very good forecast. >> thank you, sue. >> sure. >>> and spoke of good, the redskins other rookie quarterback perform lead in his first nfl start. what does that mean for rg3 next week? scott smith is live from redskins park with the sports edge. and a small dog is quite the athlete. the two-year-old duo is not only coordinated, so you will love him. he's fashionable with his red glasses -- glasses and cape. skateboard, bike, and balance on top of a rolling ball. >> i would love to see it. >> yeah. >> i hate this. >> apparently he put that on his singles listing on the dating website. >> oh.

the accuweather sentence-day forecast. dry days for christmas eve. rain likely for all of this on christmas day. showers on wednesday. and then we dry things up thursday and friday. >> ama: at least we gate dry day tomorrow. shu is here with sports and i rarely get to say this, raiders coming off a win. >> mike: they're trying to expand on that one-game win streak today in carolina but the panthers have something to say. and carson palmer, hit in the first quarter. knocked him out of the game and it was downhill from there. we have your >> mike: the raiders came away from the 2012 season to end as they can't buy a break. this will be one of the most incompetent years in franchise history, evident in their loss in carolina. not much to cheer about. cam newton threw for 127 yards. 7-0 carolina. this was a physical game. carson palmer getting crushed. flag thrown for unnecessary roughness. palmer left the game. did not return, with a rib injury. league will hand out fines. >> the kick, a scuffle starts, refs missed the kick. >> matt leinart had 115-yard

and there is your fox 5 accuweather seven-day forecast and 51 tomorrow, and some clouds on saturday.ank you. we're going to talk about smith right after the break. the break. . >> i want to say happy holidays to my identical twin center in washington from alexandra, virginia. this is sergeant wanda womack, south korea. happy christmas, merry christmas, kwanzaa and all of that. i can't wait to see you guys real soon.

the accuweather seven-day forecast, active. monday, another rain chance, it's likely. tuesday remarks slight break, wednesday, few more lingering showers. a larger storm will move in thursday night, lingering into friday and saturday. so looks like it will be wet the latter part of next week. >> ama: mike shumann is here with a preview of sports and college football. >> mike: the college football bowl season kicked off today. and the warriors are in atlanta. and the warriors are in atlanta. with a win they would come home you know how much grandma wanted to be here for your fist christmas? you see grandma lives waaaay down here, and you live way up here. brian, your cousin, he's a little bit older than you, he lives here, in chicago. and your aunt lisa lives here, in baltimore. uncle earnie? waaay out in hawaii. but don't you worry, we will always be together for christmas. [ male announcer ] being together is the best part of the holidays and cheerios is happy to be part of the family. you just ate dallas! >> the warriors have been on a road trip that ends in atlanta.

our coverage continues with jim dicky at accuweather.im. >> good morning, rob and sunny. a storm system developing here. as we head through the day, coming into the central and southern plains. snow on the increase in the denver area, heavy snow and blizzard conditions developing. watch out here today. southern nebraska, northwestern kansas, central iowa, and the great lakes looking for a foot of snow in some cases, blinding snow and strong, powerful winds. rob and sunny, back to you. >> jim, thanks a lot. >>> now to that scathing report released about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. it claims failure of leadership and management created a lack of security at that facility. four americans, including the u.s. ambassador chris teaches, were killed in that attack on september 11. the independent report calls security at the benghazi consulate grossly inadequate and criticizes the state department for not better coordinating what security was there and for relying on local militias. but it recommends no disciplinary acti

accuweather meteorologist andrew baglini has the latest. >> we're tracking a disturbance that will give us bad weather. eastern texas around the houston area, thunderstorms will pop up. that spreads eastward throughout christmas tuesday. interstates 10 and 20, large hail, damaging wind gusts, the threat for tornado. a destructive storm system on this tuesday. the highest threat for tornadoes around new orleans, mobile, interstate 10 northward into the panhandle of florida. good snow across portions of the plains. >> i hate to see rough weather this time of the year. >>> let's look at weather from across the country. last-minute shoppers in boston and chicago could see light know. also early showers and clearing in l.a. rain in louisville and cincinnati. >> fargo, barely makes it above zero. honolulu and miami, the hot spots, near 80. seattle and portland, the 40s. >>> a senator from idaho apologizing today after being arrested for driving drunk. mike crapo was pulled over after running a red light yesterday. he failed several sobriety tests. he was taken to jail and released on bond. he

accuweather meteorologist andrew baglini has the latest. good morning, andrew. >> while most of the nation will seem relatively tranquil for the holidays, we're tracking one disturbance that will give us bad weather. eastern texas around the houston area, thunderstorms will pop up. that spreads eastward throughout christmas tuesday. louisiana, mississippi, alabama, georgia, interstates 10 and 20, large hail, damaging wind gusts, torrential downpours, the throat for a tornado. a destructive storm system on this tuesday. the highest threat for tornadoes around new orleans, mobile, interstate 10 northward into the panhandle of florida. definitely be on alert throughout the christmas tuesday. good snow across portions of the plains. >> i hate to see rough weather this time of the year. folks hitting the road and holidays. yeah. >>> let's look at weather from across the country on this christmas eve. last-minute shoppers in boston and chicago could see light know. also early showers and clearing in l.a. rain in louisville and cincinnati. >> and

so your fox 5 accuweather seven- day forecast, three days in the 50s, next chance of rain, much more heavy rain, thursday afternoon and evening into the overnight hours. that brings in a push of colder air friday and spatter, but notice beginning friday and all the way through christmas eve while temperatures will be in the 40s it's going to be dry which means easy travel to hit the road. that's it for your forecast. let's send it over to scott smith for a look at sports. >>> this is the verizon sports desk with scott smith. >> if all you want for christmas is robert griffin, iii to start this weekend in philly, i'm afraid santa will need doctor's clearance first. if a griffin jersey will do the trick, you're not alone. the no. 10 jersey is the best selling jersey in any one season. yesterday it was all about that no. 12 in burgundy and gold, kirk cousins making the most of his first nfl start in cleveland. his first touchdown of the game came in the late 1st quarter, a 54-yard connection to leonard hankerson. he ended with 329-yard, second most by a redskins rookie and most by any r

. >> and our coverage continues with the latest from accuweather and meteorologist andrew baglini. good morning, andrew. >> thank you muhammad and brandi. cooler air into the southeast. the cleanup continues along interstate 10 and 25, around mobile and houston. the winter aspect of the storm alive. heavy rain in boston throughout your thursday. the heavy snow blanketing new england. areas could pick up over one foot of snow. >>> former president george h.w. bush is in intensive care after another health setback. a spokesman says doctors are not able to lower mr. bush's high fever. so, he is on a liquid diet. he is said to be alert and conversing with medical staff. doctors are cautiously optimistic. >> he's in a bad way. but the doctors believe there's a path for him to recover from this. and if we can get him to rally a little bit, we can start talking about a discharge date. but we're not there yet. >> former first lady, barbara bush, and the former president's children have been at his bedside during this crisis. >>> former south african president nelson mandela is out of the h

so the tradeoff on your fox 5 accuweather seven-day forecast is we warm up for the weekend, but we alsoe a little sunshine. we'll have some clouds around saturday, temperature 61 degrees. jumping ahead this sunday, could be a spotty shower 58. monday it looks like there could be some strong thunderstorms roaming around the southeast. we might see a thunderstorm here with our temperature at 62 degrees. so flashing back to spring, right? tuesday 54 degrees and cooler, wednesday chillier at 51 degrees. that's your seven-day forecast. we'll send it over to scott smith now for an update on sports. >>> this is the verizon sports desk with scott smith. >> the skins lost the last two against the ravens. ray lewis and terrell suggs a big reason why. the duo racked up 28 tackles and two sacks. lewis is still out with a tricep tear, suggs a game time decision with a bicep tear. the redskins have their tone list of banged up bodies. london fletcher sat out practice today with an ankle injury. trent williams continues to nurse a deep thigh bruce and d'angelo hall has a boot. backup quarterback cedri

. >> meteorologist jim dickey is tracking it all from accuweather. good morning, jim. >> good morning, rob and sunny. a powerful area of low pressure will batter the upper midwest and great lakes, with wind-driven snow through the day. often with the threat of strong to severe thunderstorms. as far as the snow is concerned, substantial accumulations across wisconsin, as snow will be heavy. looking for a band of 12 to 18 inches. across green bay area, with a wide swath of 6 to 12. >> thanks, jim. for the latest on this blizzard. team coverage coming up on "good morning america." ginger and sam champion will keep us posted. >>> our other major story, another wave of grief will wash across newtown, connecticut, later today, as more shooting victims are laid to rest. >> also, the president is taking the first steps in a major effort to prevent such tragedies from ever happening again. abc's mark greenblatt joins us live, now, from newtown, with more. hi, mark. >> reporter: good morning, rob and sunny. sadly, we're expecting more funeral processions to be

so we are going to show you your fox 5 accuweather seven- day forecast here in f -- here if it comesand i really hope it will. computers are being stubborn today and that is because we put in an upgrade. i going to click this seven-day up right now. >>> if 1 degrees tomorrow, saturday 63 -- 51 degrees tomorrow, saturday 63 degrees, monday 64. this is really a bargain for december. we don't have anything colder than 50 degrees on this seven- day forecast, not bad at all. that's it for weather. i'll bet you're glad. let's send it over to scott smith for your sports report. >>> this is the verizon sports desk with scott smith. >> when rg3 and the skins clash with that traditionally tough baltimore defense sunday, some of the names may be the same, but the numbers aren't so raven. for the first time in the better part of a decade baltimore's d is not a top 10 unite, not even a top 20 unit -- unit, not even a top 20 unit. ray lewis is back at practice but still out of games. terrell suggs is iffy, but with ed reed you always have to be wary. last week reed grabbed his fourth interception

. >> accuweather meteorologist jim dickey is tracking it for us. >> good morning. feeling the effects of our major winter storm here. you see the swath of snow winding down on the backside in wisconsin and illinois. even as the snow has ended, blowing and drifting snow means continuing blizzard conditions for many spots. watch out if you're traveling i-80 here. the storm tracks its way into the northeast. winds out of the north and west. major lake-effect snow heading forward into the weekend. rob and sunny, back to you. >> stay with us for "good morning america" for the very latest on the blizzard. team coverage, live, from the storm zone. >>> and switching gears, now. we have shocking developments from washington overnight. that so-called plan "b," to avoid the fiscal cliff has failed. and president obama is delaying his vacation to hawaii because of the ongoing stalemate. nick ratner has the latest from capitol hill. >> reporter: in a stunning surprise, splits within house republican ranks forced speaker john boehner to cancel a planned vote on his tax cut bill.

for the latest, let's go to jim dickey at accuweather. >> good morning, rob and sunny.l area of low pressure will bring blizzard conditions across the upper midwest. as we head on through the day, watch out in eastern iowa through wisconsin. wind-driven snow, winds in excess of 50, 60 miles an hour and visibility near zero. so dangerous to be on the roadways. when all is said and done, they're looking for a swath of 6 to 12 inches. rob and sunny, back to you. >> thanks a lot, jim. >>> and now, are you ready? because beer is involved in our what? "favorite story of the day" today. it takes us to akron, ohio, where the thisty dog brewing company has created mayan last dog beer. i like it. >> and it's a chocolate stout brewed with honey and cocoa mint, which the brew master calls a super food. they say surprisingly it has a chocolatey flavor and you can also taste the honey. >> looks good. and, of course, all of this is to celebrate the end of the mayan calendar tomorrow. but if the apocalypse doesn't come, they'll keep brewing it any way. >> my question is, the end of the

our coverage continues with accuweather and meteorologist jim dicky.im. >> good morning. our next storm system taking shape through the day. in the form of two storms. one area of low pressure rolling out of the gulf of mexico, bringing rain to the lower mississippi valley. stronger storms in the afternoon in southern louisiana. and a weak area of low pressure tracks its way out of the midwest, bringing light snow across the great lakes. the two combine forces here. through the night, we'll see 1 to 3 inches in the ohio valley. brandi and muhammad, back to you. >>> in pasadena, california, not only are the stanford cardinals and the wisconsin badgers getting ready for tuesday's rose bowl game, workers are putting together the beautiful floats that will be in the tournament of roses parade. >> this is so cool to see in person behind the scenes. 41 floats will be part of the parade. these are really just the finishing touches. the work started on most of the floats after the rose parade back in january. yeah, they start then. amazingly, each float will b

and our meteorologist has the latest now from accuweather.rew. >> thank you, and good morning, rob and brandi. unsettled christmas across much of the south. severe weather threat. the main focus between interstate 10 and 20. a threat for damaging wind gusts, large hail and tornadoes. this will impact baton rouge, new orleans, mobile, even into southern and central portions of mississippi and alabama and the western panhandle of florida. on the backside of this system, heavy snowfall from the intermountain west. that's across the sooner state that could pick up half a foot. rob and brandi, back to you. >> thanks a lot, andrew. >>> and it is a sad christmas morning in a suburb outside of rochester, new york. friends, family and neighbors are mourning the volunteer firefighters who were fatally shot as they responded to a fire call. the shooter identified as a 62-year-old ex-con killed himself. seven homes burned down. the gunman's sister is among those still unaccounted for. >>> now we turn to syria, where christians are praying for peace in th

now, accuweather updates. >> looking at live doppler 7 hd, clear skies, a few high, thin clouds movingthrough. we do have our live doppler 7 hd will be tracking a storm soon with national weather service down in monterey bay. the storm going to be coming in from northwest. we'll see affects of it as early as tomorrow evening so 4:00 p.m. friday, you can see cloud cover increasing. rain lines still up in cue kaia. you'll notice rain starts+.p shift around coastal areas and in, locally by 11:00 p.m. notice heaviest rain is off the coastline. the computer models not bringing in as much rain. many areas could remain dry. i'll be back with a look at the forecast including the weekend and new year's eve if you have plans i'll let you know if rain will dampen them. >> thank you so much. >> a powerful winter storm spawned tornadoes and blizzard weather is dumping lots of snow in the northeast. >> you can see what it's like this, is what driving looks like in new york state. bulldozers are busy clearing snow from roads. as much as two feet is expected in maine. dozens of flights have been cance

pretty much all going to be in the mid-to up er 50s, near 60 degrees, and here's a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. the rain, heavy tomorrow morning, and then we'll see some afternoon clearing. partly cloudy, dry day for christmas eve day, and then rain on christmas day, and then thursday and friday, we'll start to dry out. lisa will be here first thing tomorrow morning, abc-7 morning news -- not -- >> ama: shu hires with sports and a real game. >> mike: the lakers put on the holiday show tonight at oracle like no other. went up and down more times than santa does in chimneys on christmas >> mike: the warriors and lakers put own quite a show. it went back and forth more times than i did christmas shopping. went to overtime. here we go. steve nash back in the lineup. lakers storm back. nash for three. lakers up one. golden state answers. 14-103 warriors. but kobe, got it. lakers back on top, 1. david lee, another double double. 20 points, 11 boards, gives his team the lead. metta world peace, the three. and jack answers for golden state. tied. we good to overtime. kobe took over.

pretty much all going to be in the mid-to up er 50s, near 60 degrees, and here's a look at the accuweathereven-day forecast. the rain, heavy tomorrow morning, and then we'll see some afternoon clearing. partly cloudy, dry day for christmas eve day, and then rain on christmas day, and then thursday and friday, we'll start to dry out. lisa will be here first thing tomorrow morning, abc-7 morning news -- not -- >> ama: shu hires with sports and a real game. >> mike: the lakers put on the holiday show tonight at oracle like no other. went up and down more times than santa does in chimneys on christmas >> mike: the warriors and lakers put own quite a show. it went back and forth more times than i did christmas shopping. went to overtime. here we go. steve nash back in the lineup. lakers storm back. nash for three. lakers up one. golden state answers. 14-103 warriors. but kobe, got it. lakers back on top, 1. david lee, another double double. 20 points, 11 boards, gives his team the lead. metta world peace, the three. and jack answers for golden state. tied. we good to overtime. kobe took over. f

the accuweather seven-day forecast, 47 tomorrow.ednesday another chance of storminess then again on saturday. okay. that's weather. let's do traffic with jeff new man. >> good morning, tucker. maryland 270 heading south we are seeing a bit of volume but nothing to worry about. on the beltway south of the legion bridge both directions at speed, incident free. no construction today. prince george's county same situation. a reminder for folks d.c. and montgomery county not enforcing parking rules or rush hour restrictions. virginia, arlington county will enforce parking meters. alexandria will not. that's a look at your fox 5 on- time traffic. >> thank you very much, jeff. >>> the nation is trying to make sense of the senseless act of vines in connecticut. >> the tiny new england town can hopefully put on a smile as towns from across america step in to help. marion rafferty has the story. >> reporter: the nation stood shocked after hearing about the tragic elementary school shooting in newtown, connecticut. the response almost immediat

let's get a final check of our stormy accuweather forecast with meteorologist lease around. >> good morning. we are looking at hear rain increasing parts of the pen peninsula and gusty winds were we see the camera shaking in the live look this morning. we are picking up the heavy rain from santa rosa and heelsburg down to the peninsula. here's a look at the north bay from forestville and heavy rain, genre and fallon road. from redwood city to mountain view, alpine road into to fremont and hayward. 280 from woodside to the road. we are looking at moderate rain. and the east bay, some moderate rain. further north, walnut creek lighter rain of. 580 and 800. the south winds gusting to 32 along the coast. we will continue to see this throughout the morning hours into the early afternoon. in the south bay that is. be careful out there. >> all right. you will are updates throughout the morning. that the it for now. thank you for joining us. abc7 news continues at 9:00 this morning. good morning america is next. happy holidays, everyone! >>> go >>> good morning, america. this morning, the nightmare

in lisa is tracking the storm and she will have your full accuweather forecast coming up. >>> now, ourtribution to abc's made in america series. if your sweet tooth is calling this holiday season there is an east bay business that can answer it. as wayne freedman tells us, too good gourmet is a made in america business with a long reach. >> i love snicker doodles. >> don chased wind mills. jason of greek mythology the golden fleece and glen wong is more reasonable. he wants holiday cookie deals. >> $2. how about this house? the packaging alone is worth more than that. >> which explains the daily frenzy at too good gourmet. a fantasy large of the bright, cheerful, tasty and obsess. >> came saturday and sunday and monday. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: blame it all on the marketing instincts of jennifer finley. the cookies around h her offense. >> it began as trying to do one better than the animal crack. >>> a sweet tooth twist on the made in america theme. woman earns mba and learns business and in 1998 starts a cookie company because she wanted something to market and sell. >> just