the air quality. we don't know for sure f. you have asthma acting up it could likely be due to the bad air quality. in that case you want to keep that circulation going. otherwise we've had a good looking day shaping up. along the coast you find the best air quaultd. the inland valleys is where we're seeing air quality suffer especially in the central valley. san francisco at 44 degrees. a beautiful start to the day t one thing that we do get out of that hazy sky is a gorgeous sun rise. we'll be able to show you the live pictures from across the bay area. maybe you don't have to go to work. a nice day later on. stay in bet for now. temperature in the 30s and 40s. things are going to change this afternoon. i want to take to you futurecast. a weak disturbance on the way. i stopped the clock at 3:00. clouds increasing across the greater bay area. this is a good sign. all of this moisture, this disturbance will kick up wind as well. that's going to fewer fi our air. tomorrow we're looking much better off.

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. >> well, our bad air will not go away. tomorrow is the 11th straight spare the air day. we have time lapse video to show you of the haze over the bay area. this is the east bay hills camera and you can see the high clouds are moving quickly, but the smog is staying put. it is due in part to the weather and no rain or wind and two fires. abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian has more on how people are dealing with the unhealthy air. >> if you weren't anywhere in santa clara county you were bound to notice an odor in the air and a haze in the sky. it got so bad the santa clara county health department issued this alert. suggesting children, the elderly and those with respiratory problems stay inside. >> it is not a day to trade for the marathon. it is not a day to run around outside a lot if you didn't need to. >> the stagnant weather, another spare the air day, the fire in big sur and a fire at a metal recycling center are to blame for the poor air quality. all of the windows and the doors are staying closed today. >> we want to talk to the residents and let them know it

creating this poor air quality. we begin, though, with chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. >> that's right. we'll take a look right now at the visibility. it's the worst here down toward san jose. that's where it's at 5 miles and/or less. the reason why, not only do we have bad air quality today, but for the past ten days, it's been all about high pressure sitting across a lot of the west. with that, you get calmer winds and primarily get dry sinking air. it helps to push the particles to the surface. we've had a slight north wind at times and helps to funnel it throughout the valley. surrounded by mountains on three sides. that's why this air is hard to push on out. no rain over the past week and also relatively light winds. we are looking at improvement in that forecast. it's not going to come for tomorrow. another spare the air alert in effect for wednesday. worst air quality in the south bay. moderate or poor levels in the peninsula, east bay and also the north bay at this point. we are looking at improvement in t

. >> well, our bad air will not go away. tomorrow is the 11th straight spare the air day. we have time lapse video to show you of the haze over the bay area. this is the east bay hills camera and you can see the high clouds are moving quickly, but the smog is staying put. it is due in part to the weather and no rain or wind and two fires. abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian has more on how people are dealing with the unhealthy air. >> if you weren't anywhere in santa clara county you were bound to notice an odor in the air and a haze in the sky. it got so bad the santa clara county health department issued this alert. suggesting children, the elderly and those with respiratory problems stay inside. >> it is not a day to trade for the marathon. it is not a day to run around outside a lot if you didn't need to. >> the stagnant weather, another spare the air day, the fire in big sur and a fire at a metal recycling center are to blame for the poor air quality. all of the windows and the doors are staying closed today. >> we want to talk to the residents and let them know it

sparing the air today. into the weekend looking better, as we continue into sunday and monday, temperatures will stay nice and steady but our air quality will improve a. look at your drive now. things are looking pretty good request. no major delays to tell you about about. a little construction but not causing major backup. live to the golden gate bridge. traffic is light. we expect more to wake up late in the morning. we'll keep you updated. that looks good. might be a good idea to get started on that shopping while the traffic is still light. >> all right. thanks for the advice. over the next few week as good chance many of us looking for a way to get rid of that old christmas tree. and laura garcia-cannon said to me this morning there is no better way to say holiday season to her than the sound of a wood chipper. this is an option. san francisco announced its tree recycling program, running trees through a giant wood chipper, january 2-15. put trees at the curb and they will pick it up for shredding. a

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. >> well, our bad air will not go away. tomorrow is the 11th straight spare the air day. time lapse video to show you of the haze over the bay area. this is the east bay hills camera and you can see the high clouds are moving quickly, but the smog is staying put. it is due in part to the weather and no rain or wind and two fires. abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian has more on how people are dealing with the unhealthy air. >> if you weren't anywhere in santa clara county you were bound to notice an odor in the air and a haze in the sky. it got so bad the santa clara county health department issued this alert. suggesting children, the elderly and those with respiratory problems stay inside. >> it is not a day to trade for the marathon. it is not a day to run around outside a lot if you didn't need to. >> the stagnant weather, another spare the air day, the fire in big sur and a fire at a metal recycling center are to blame for the poor air quality. all of the windows and the doors are staying closed today. >> we want to talk to the residents and let them know it is not a

spare the air alert up now and again tomorrow. poor air quality for the valley. moderate air quality for the rest of the bay area. and check out the air quality from our camera. this was a time lapse shortly before sun down. you can see how dirty the air is. the fifth consecutive issued for tomorrow and i spoke with somebody via e-mail and she said if friday is a spare the air day it would be an all time record. tomorrow is a record that is tied. a look at where the freeze warning is in effect and will continue tomorrow morning. dan? >> thank you. other kids are fighting to protect the homeless from another night of frigid weather. a prayer service was held in san jose for four homeless men who died from exposure in santa clara county. two of the men died at anen encampment known as the jungle that is one of the largest homeless camps in the country. it is a wake up call for the community. >> let's do something to make a difference. we can open buildings and we can create more housing. we are dropping the ball when it comes to this and the consequences #r people

the polluted air and record 5th straight "spare the air" day has been issued for dead and another could be on the way for tomorrow. no wood burning is allowed including fireplaces and fire pits and those manufactured fire logs. there are "spare the air" exemptions available if fin who only has a wood burning stove as a heat source. >> advocates are protecting the homeless from another night of fridge it weather holding a prayer service in san jose last night for the four homeless men who died from exposure in santa clara county since the cold snap began. two of the machine died at a san jose encamp in the known as "judge el" the largest homeless catches in the country. in addition to the prayers volunteers handed out food and blankets. >> citrus growers are holding off packing fruit harvested on or after yesterday. inspections take place at 81 packing houses in the central valley. experts say it is too soon to know how much fruit was damaged but the worst appears to be over. >> stay on the cold snap with the abc7 news weather app with severe weather alerts and track done --. you can dow

it led to a spare the air day by the bay area air quality management districts. fireplaces had to be kept cold. >> was disappointed, that's a tradition to burn the fireplace and open the gifts. this year we didn't do it. >> many were puzzled. >> i have been out walking with my daughter and dog and i had not detected a difference in the air. >> the ban outburning solid fuel didn't bothersome, at christmas in the park in downtown san jose. >> i have hay favor, and it's not cool. it's hard to breathe. you're happy they declared a spare the day -- spare if air day. >> absolutely. >> i'm happy to see more electric cars and public transportation using the hybrid systems. i know moving toward cleaner air, i wish we could do more. >> some were resigned to keeping the commitment knees -- community clean. the tradition will have to wait, another spare the air day has been declared for tomorrow. >> researchers at lawrence livermore lab said keeping pollution from stoves, some households can be exposed to levels of carbon dioxide. >>> ups is not making pick ups or delivers o

sandhya patel has more now on our bad air. >> there is no doubt air quality is bad.oppler seven we have high clouds overhead adding to haze in the atmosphere. check out the pollution here, very dirty air. we have a spare the air has been issued. the second one. santa clara valley, poor air qualitiment people asking about the sim fire in redwood city. now, looking at fire conditions smoke making it up towards monterey but not to our area. winds are flight light. we're expecting winds starting our animation, wednesday, 5:00 p.m to pick up around there. so hopefully, will be able to get wind, fire under control. gusts 36 miles per hour. out of the northwest, then, up to 43 by thursday afternoon before winds start to die down. humidity goes up and that should help out. i'll be back with our local forecast in just a few minutes. >> breaking news out of marino. a man enter aid medical facility and shot three people before killing himself. one victim has died. two others are being treated right now. when shooting started the facility remains on lock down. be sure to stay wi

no rain to clear the air. as far as our temperatures, we break it down, the bay is mild we temperatures in the low-to-mid 40's and mid-to-upper 50's by noon, and look at this, mid-to-upper 60's throughout the afternoon hours and we will be back mild in the mid-50's by 7:00. you will need not so heavy a coat. 7:00 this morning, 37 and hardly any frost, and upper 50's with high clouds at noon and mid-60's for better part of the afternoon and mild inland at 51 degrees because of high clouds hanging around in the evening. at the coast, we are in the mid-40's to near 50 degrees this morning and hang out in the low-to-mid fists for the bet we part of afternoon. will be cool but not too bad at 55 in the evening. now the monday morning community any issues? >> we had an issue on the bay bridge beyond treasure island and i will get to that in a moment because we seeing heavy traffic across the bridge. we are also seeing heavy traffic across the altamont pass with address to dublin now at 50 minutes. minute by minute we

and the rest of us have poor air.the north bay coast down to big sur and even further than that, in southern california, everyone will have large southwestern swells and sneaker waves and rip currents. 70 today in santa cruz and san jose and 72 in morgan hill and santa rosa and the rest of us are in the mid-to-upper 60's. tonight, no frost, mid-to-upper 30's inland and palo alto and morgan hill, and low-to-mid 40's for the bay shore and half moon bay and 48 in san francisco can san rafael at 47. an area of -- two areas of high pressure dominating the weather with the storm tram to the north and upper low to the south is kicking up the clouds and bringing us the surge of warmth and this take go to land -- alaska and ten come back down the coast. tomorrow, high clouds and again on wednesday and cleaner breezes make it brisk thursday and friday with highs in the mid-to-upper fists which are the windy days calmer and warmer on saturday and sunday. leg -- leyla gulen? >> 880 the accident is cleared and the traffic moving t

another spare the air day as well. >> reporter: another spare the air day.ve kind of been in this slight cooling trend the last couple days. these are the numbers from today. they were 70s not that long ago. ed to, they are down 234960s. 61 in santa rosa. warm spot with morgan hill. temperatures tomorrow, just shave another, i don't know, 5 degrees. you will get a cooler pattern tomorrow. lots of 50s and low 60s tomorrow. in this cloud cover, we also at a lower level have smoke coming from. which adds to the poor air quality in the south bay. so spare the air again tomorrow. winds are light right now. but as we go into your wednesday night, thursday, and even friday, winds are really going to kick up. so if you're being bothered by the care all the, the winds are going to turn around again. when they do, things will get nice. the air quality is going to improve greatly. outside, you can't really tell there is the haze in the air because of the evening. but it is out there. with showed you the sunset shot earlier. you could see that layer of haze other smoke

warm air does rise--and when warm air rises, when a volume of warm air rises, is there more pressure, more air pressure up there or less? less. when you're swimming in the water and you're way, way, way down deep, more water pressure or less? more. begins with a m. more, right? and as you come up, doesn't the pressure get less and less? right. well, guess who lives in an ocean of air, begin with u, end with us-- i mean, s. us, we live a oceaof air. and up there's not so much pressure. so let me ask you guys a question, what do you suppose would happen to the size of a balloon if you let it go and it floated higher and higher? would the balloon get bigger or get squashed up smaller and smaller? think about that and check your neighbor right now. so what do we think, gang? what's gonna happen to the air? is it going to expand, they'll get compressed? expand. when you take a flat tire pump and you... you compress the air. do you heat up air or do you cool it up? - heat it up. - heat it. you guys get practical experience on that? no. what happens when you compress air? heat it or cool it,

" day, very bad air quality.one. >> that is changing. hopefully we will not have one again tomorrow. i don't think there will be. as we look at live doppler 7 hd, our satellite is bringing back returns. there is patchy fog along the bay area with moisture, too, in the north bay and along the central coast there have been reports of light rain moving to the east. from our san jose camera, toward 87, we can see poor so you may not want to step outside if you can help it. again, we have the 15th "spare the air" day of season. what did not help was the sims fire in redwood city that blew the matter into san jose. or the next 24 hours we have the low pressure that is coming in bringing us a blast of cool air. behind it is another high. that will warm things up. we could see moisture in the bay area. we will see more wind. that is not good news for big sur fire which is only 20 percent contained. with the gusts and dry conditions, that is bad news. our highs today around california, topping out in the mid-50's around m

in. >> the air has definitely improved but with so many spare the air days and the big sur fire still going, the public health officers wants the public to continue to monitor the air conditions and use common sense with outdoor activities. so let's go to ktvu's chief meteorologist bill martin to find out what people can expect. >> reporter: there is another spare the air day tomorrow. as you know, that smoke that has been blowing up from the big sur fire t think evening was spectacular. lots of pictures coming in of the red supset. it is beautiful but loot of that is smoke. that is not healthy to bereavement as you look at this beautiful shot, i will show you where that smoke is coming from. the big sur fire. we talked about it last night. the winds have shifted. they are coming out of the south more. as they do, they take that plume of smoke. it is in the upper atmosphere. so it is coming in over the top of the surface flow. so in the santa clara valley, you're getting fingers of that particularate in your neighborhood. atmosphere. on top of that, now you have the spare the air day.

spare the air alert up now and again tomorrow. poor air quality for the valley. moderate air quality for the rest of the bay area. and check out the air quality from our camera. this was a time lapse shortly before sun down. you can see how dirty the air is. the fifth consecutive issued for tomorrow and i spoke with somebody via e-mail and she said if friday is a spare the air day it would be an all time record. tomorrow is a record that is tied. a look at where the freeze warning is in effect and will continue tomorrow morning. dan? >> thank you. other kids are fighting to protect the homeless from another night of frigid weather. a prayer service was held in san jose for four homeless men who died from exposure in santa clara county. two of the men died at anen encampment known as the jungle that is one of the largest homeless camps in the country. it is a wake up call for the community. >> let's do something to make a difference. we can open buildings and we can create more housing. we are dropping the ball when it comes to this and the consequences #r people

it is more the calmness of the air that has to do with the air quality being poor, not the temperature, really, we were cold early and now we are warm and we will have the same poor air quality. nice consecutive record at 13 the so far this winter season. here is the day planner, the next 12 hours, 30's and 40's, and high clouds and sunshine dominate the forecast with upper 50's to low 60's at noon and you can see temperatures should be in the mid-to-upper 60's through 4:00. this evening, it will be pretty nice. it is monday. leyla gulen? >> good morning, everyone, hope everyone had a great weekend. we had a new accident to report in daly city along highway 280 so we do have one vehicle involved and it is with a center divider. it is not block lanes and we do not have delays in this area but we have c.h.p. that is headed out there. here is the drive time traffic, tracy to dublin 24 minutes and westbound 580 is in the clear along highway 4 from antioch to concord and 101 southbound through marin from san rafael to san francisco that is 17-minute commute. now, the east bay southbound 680

but also the air pollution will be rising. spare the air day today. i'll have a look at the extended outlook when we return. >> thanks, lisa. also still to come, plane versus bird. a pilot makes an emergency landing on the way to los angeles. and the deadly police shooting in los angeles. what led up to officers opening behaves like the surface of your skin. now watch what soap does to it. ♪ soap strips your skin. dove is different. with 1/4 moisturizing cream, dove doesn't strip your skin like soap. you really seem to be dragging your a-- [ donkey brays, snorts ] mid morning slump. that's why i started drinking this new lipton natural energy tea. it naturally has more caffeine and theanine. mmmm... i feel better already. [ female announcer ] new lipton natural energy tea. he loves me. he loves me not. he loves me. he loves me not. ♪ he loves me! that's right. [ mom ] warm and flaky in 15, everyone loves pillsbury grands! [ girl ] make dinner pop! [ female announcer ] holiday cookies are a big job. everything has to be just right. perfection is in the

-- cleaner air. low 60's tomorrow and low-to-mid 60's saturday through tuesday and monday and tuesday a few areas could hit 70. we are back in the low 60's by wednesday and a cooling trend and temperatures are still above average. we have more and more traffic building making the drive southbound 680 with a few vehicles including one blocking a middle lane. no injuries reported but 32 miles per hour is the top sped. you can see the red, those are tail lits making it down to highway 84 and over to the accident. beyond the accident, traffic things out. here is where the backup really begins, if you are coming from pleasanton, that is where you see the slow-and-go traffic and here is what it is doing to our drive time traffic, with travel times, still fairly manageable because it is 20 minutes from dublin to mission boulevard south, andricy to dublin, that is busy and outside, we can see how the toll plaza is on the bay bridge starting with the drive away to berkeley you can see the tail lights are push

the dirty air is effecting the bay area. >> reporter: the filthy air is visible throughout the bay area. >> the yellowish hazy, you know, smog. >> reporter: tomorrow's alert is the thenth since the winter spare the air began on november 1st. this record-breaking 9-day run is caused by an ongoing set of weather. >> high pressure is holding them chose to the ground. we set this record with 6 days. we may hikely double that before we finally get a change in the weather pattern. >> the air is harmful to the children and those with conditions. >> i did the same every day. recently hi to start using my inhaler. >> winter spare the air means wood burning is banned in doors and outdoors with exceptions where wood burning is the soul heat source. >> it creates 40% of the pollution in the wintertime. >> reporter: if you are caught violating it, you will take a wood smoke awareness case. >>> and, roberta is joining us now talking about the weather that is trapping it. >> take a look at our satellite imagery. high pressure, full he in command over the western states. as the states stuck, the air is

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" department. >> unhealthy air quality today and that is because of the stagnant air we have had over the bay area. as we look from done -- -- from live doppler 7 hd we have high clouds and moisture. we had reports of slight rainfall in san rafael. most of the sprinkles have moved to the east. we could have more overnight but cooler conditions tomorrow. it is clear from the sutro tower camera but we do have poor air quality across the bear especially in the santa clara valley and in san jose unprecedented level of poor air because of the fire at the sims industrial plant yesterday. that certainly contributed to the nasty air quality we have had. that is all going away because we do have good news on the horizon and a trough of low pressure coming in which is bringing us more cooler conditions and also it will bring gusty winds. as you make it behalf tomorrow you will find it will be rather windy tomorrow and the high clouds will be mild today but with the cool stream of cold air will improve our conditions in the bay area. our highs today, cooler today, as well, and around the coast i

on the air. now follow all this very chosely. 7 news leif doppler 7 hd. 11 straight spare the air day. we have never been her before. >> unbelievable. hit a record at 6 in a row now 11 in a row. adding to the record every day. upset beautiful we don't want to continue breathing in the stagnant air. here's live doppler 7hd sky mainly clear over the bay area right now. few high cloud around the outer perimeter of the bay area her. nothing very threatening but we have some moisture out to sea just off monterey bay and some little patches of it moving up to monterey and perhaps even in portions of the santa cruz mountains. air quality is the concern. live view from the mount tam camera looking on to the bay and even now see evidence of a little bit of haze in the air and high cloud. and again tomorrow will be our 11 consecutive spare the air day. the poorest air quality if the santa clara valley but even other locations we have medium or moderate air quality at best. but there's relief on the way. th

everyone is getting poor air quality again today. there is no wood burning through midnight and tomorrow will be a "spare the air" day. >> today, we are off to a clear state with temperature inland around 36 with cooler spots and warmer spots. that is the piddle of the road. some areas will see frost and low-to-mid 40's an the bay and coast with hazy sunshine because of air pollution. mid-60's by noon. low pressure 60's around 4:00 so that means record high temperatures and we will be mild in the evening under star-filled skies and low-to-mid 50's. now a check of the trust with leyla gulen. >> we have an update on the accident at northbound 101 at todd with the slow lane blocked. the person not vehicle is out of the car right now. c.h.p. is on the way and they are going to move this car out of the way. it is not causing a traffic impact and we are looking at slowing southbound not seeing a heavy commute. 101 from san francisco to sfo headed back home, after the christmas holiday, 11 minutes gets you through 880 northbound from 238 to

. >> our air quality is improving on this 11th straight spare the air day. bay hills camera. >> i'll start with live doppler seven hd. air quality will be improving shortly. here is a live view from our sutro camera. clara valley. but winds are increasing and increasing significantly overnight going to bring us fresher air, and clear, or better air quality. winds are getting breezy at sfo across the bay and oakland. winds are going to be very, very strong. so wind advisory in effect from midnight until 10:00 a.m . winds gusting up to 60 miles per hour at times. 35-40 miles per hour. trees and power lines could topple, that is the caution, clear air quality will alive. >> thank you, spencer. >> a 13-year-old girl remains on life support at childrens hospital, oakland tonight. jahi mcmath suffered complications after having her tonsiled removed her family is holding a vigil tonight. nick smith joins us live from the hospital. >> we watched the family going in earlier, they did not have much to share but did tell me they'd speak with me later today. jahi mcmath

spare the air alert up now and again tomorrow. poor air quality for the valley. moderate air quality for the rest of the bay area. and check out the air quality from our camera. this was a time lapse shortly before sun down. you can see how dirty the air is. the fifth consecutive issued for tomorrow and i spoke with somebody via e-mail and she said if friday is a spare the air day it would be an all time record. tomorrow is a record that is tied. a look at where the freeze warning is in effect and will continue tomorrow morning. dan? fighting to. protect the homeless from another night of frigid weather. a prayer service was held in san jose for four homeless men who died from exposure in santa clara county. two of the men died at anen encampment known as the jungle that is one of the largest homeless camps in the country. it is a wake up call for the community. >> let's do something to make a difference. we can open buildings and we can create more housing. we are dropping the ball when it comes to this and the consequences #r people die. in>> now, in addition t

our tenth consecutive spare the air day. but the good news is, improving air quality on the way.e'll tell you when and how long that will last in your full forecast. >> and a lot more traffic on the way. you knew that was coming. the east shore freeway building up. we'll show how the pattern is shaping up this different week over here at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> and a live look outside right now of the beautiful bay bridge. you can see the lights twinkling, never gets old, patterns never seem to repeat. tuesday, december 17th. and this is "today in the bay." >>> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. president obama will sit down with techs' best and brightest about nsa spying. at a meeting, a who's who of silicon valley includes ceo mark zuckerberg and netflix's reed hastings. here's a look at today's meeting. good morning, peggy. >> reporter: thanks so much. the relationship between many silicon valley giants and the white house has been very tense ever since edward

air quality. it is in decline as we look live from the tower camera over san francisco. we can see tomorrow is our seventh consecutive spare the air day. that is a record for the bay area. we will have medium air quality at best over most of the bay area and the santa clara valley will have the poorest quality of all. remember no wood burning during a spare the air alert. >> spencer, thank you. >>> san francisco ballet's performance of the nutcracker was interrupted when a fire alarm went off. the war memorial opera house had to be evacuated. we got these pictures from viewers. there was no fire, but fans got good pictures with a few of the stars including the rat kings. after a quick run through by security, the show went on. >>> water service has been restored to nearly all of millbrae following a series of watermain breaks. they happened between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. and affected more than a thousand households. ifcity officials say the pipes may have burst because of the cold weather or bec

our air is stagnant.s at three miles per hour in san jose where we had the worst air pollutions three times the fell level at 15 miles per hour in livermore and five miles per hour in santa rosa. as we look from our mount tamalpais camera, toward bay bridge, we have twinkling lights but it is going to be very murky today under all of that. the conditions are 51 degrees in san francisco and 42 in oakland and 47 in san jose. 46 degrees in los gatos. here is the day planner for the next 12 hours and it will be on the cooler side but we will warm up to 62 degrees with high clouds, possible chance of showers with the low trough on the way overnight. we are looking at top speeds for most of the bay area as we head over to the east bay. coming off the dumbarton make transition to southbound 880 which will be closed off until 6:00 with detours in place and drive time traffic coming from sausalito into san francisco is eight minutes across the bay bridge and eight minutes and the san mateo bridge is a short 12-min

>>> right now at 5:00, poor air quality triggers another pair the air alert for tomorrow. and an unusual fire warning for this time of the year. plus more than a million americans lost their unemployment benefits but president obama says he's determined to change that. >>> an update on the teenage girl on a ventilator in oakland. her family has started an online campaign. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> good evening. i'm diane dwyer. we start with the weather. and something that doesn't happen very often this time of year. state fire officials issued a red flag warning this afternoon. that means fire danger is high, plus there's another spare the air alert for tomorrow. that's the 22nd warning in the past two months. here's a live look outside at downtown san jose. you can see the brown sky there. meteorologist anthony slaughter joins us. when will we see winter-like weather out there? >> it's not on the horizon any time soon. things continue to remain dry all the way through 2013. but i want to bring your attention to why it's been so hazy over the past month or so.

air quality not so great as a spare the air day. sunrise at 7:20, happy to report, just four days before the official winter kickoff. and we're talking about the 70s in the bay area. changes around the corner. that's all going to be detailed in your full forecast. >>> while we have a lighter volume of traffic, this big fire here near gilmore. you'll hear about it from terry and laura. the closure of seaport boulevard after highway 101. we'll explain the reroute and they'll talk about the reason why. >>> fire one of our top stories this morning. fire officials on the peninsula say a large pile of old appliances exploded overnight, sparking that fire at the sims metal plant in redwood city. right now, there is no shelter in place, but authorities say it is a good idea to stay inside and keep the windows closed. this is the second fire at that plant in just five weeks. >>> hundreds of firefighters are battling an outel control wildfire in big sur. so far, at least 500 acres have burned near highway 1. at least 15 homes destroyed and ab

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the 11th straight "spare the air" day will be called for tomorrow. no wood-burning here in the bay area. and people are asked to stay indoors if that breathing becomes differences. len ramirez, kpix 5. >> len just mentioned it: another "spare the air" alert but meteorologist paul deanno tells us changes are coming. paul. >> thank goodness because we have had more "spare the air" alerts before the first day of winter this year than for the entire winter season last year. here's the problem. big ridge of high pressure literally is higher pressure pushing down the on the atmosphere so all the stuff and the pollution in the atmosphere is also pushed down. guess where we live at the bottom of the atmosphere so that's a problem for us. that ridge needs to move. it won't move in time for tomorrow. look at that time lapse from san jose. the clouds look beautiful but that film of haze and smoke and pollution was sitting over the city and it's the santa clara valley that will be the bull's eye once again tomorrow. you will have the worst air quality mostly bec

has already called for a seventh spare the air day. noelle walker found a business that's suffocating under the no burn ordnance. >> reporter: this is the time of year when people head out to christmas tree lots trying to get into the holiday spirit. but with all these spare the air dates sitting in front of a fireplace cannot be the mood setting and it's hurting the firewood sellers. >> we call it a hard hardwood. >> reporter: not all logs. >> this area right here is the walnut. >> reporter: are created equal. >> it just cranks out the heat. >> reporter: but tonight almond, walnut, oak, these mountains of firewood are all the same. they can't be burned because of another spare the air night. >> it keeps people away. if they're thinking about ordering they will wait until after the spare the air. >> reporter: the trucks are ready to make firewood runs tomorrow but the deliveries are light lately. >> essentially it's like pulling hundred dollar billing out of our pocket. >> reporter: this animation shows the particulate building up over

another spare the air day tomorrow. >> that poor air quality not going to go anywhere. we're going to have more on that in about 30 seconds. we have a little bit of a mid level and high cloud level in the bay. warmer already happening in the mid and upper levels across the bay, but we'll still get down to cold levels tonight. temperatures approaching 60 degrees tomorrow. not too bad there. san francisco, a beautiful night tonight across the bay. you're going to notice these light winds across the region. that's the main factor of why our air quality will stay at moderate to poor levels. spare the air alert in effect for saturday. saturday is almost here. we'll have low 60s in san jose. 62, sunny skies. 63 in palo alto. down here towards san francisco, temperatures also in the low 60s. a nice day out in the sun if you're anywhere near that water for tomorrow. take a look at where you'll start. 31 degrees, but jumping up to 63 by the afternoon. trivalley, 62 in livermore. the overall pattern has that storm track just off to the north. we're going to get some rainfall into

a new air mass comes in comb and why think tomorrow is a "spare the air" day with upper 50's to low 60 the air mass does not have cold air although it is coming as us we have low-to-mid 60's with warmer weather on saturday and sunday. >> nothing to worry about here and now, the traffic? >> almost bathing suit weather. very close, right, mike? >> you lead the charge. >> good morning, everyone, as we head back into albany, good news, the tractor-trailer has been cleared. we had a big rig that lost a temporary left in the lane and they have moved everything out of the way of the westbound 80, all lanes are open, however, now with the morning commuter underway we have heavier backups coming toward university avenue with slow-and-go traffic up to the maze but the maze is looking clear to the toll plaza. across our bridges, 580, richmond and san rafael bridge is six minutes, and along the san mateo bridge, thin minute -- 13 minutes and along the dumbarton bridge to the peninsula, 11 minutes gets you there and san mateo bridge shows a new extra cars but only going to take you amount of time t

. >> we are waking up with very cold air. many of the inland valleys in the 20s. 28 in napa, 37 in san jose. our coldest locations will be our warmest later this afternoon. by noon we'll be looking at temperatures approaching the 60 degree mark. we had lots of clouds yesterday. hire will begin to build back into the region as we head back into the day today. it will be warm and sunny once again, similar to what we've seen across the bay area. as we take a look outside, you are waking up to clear visibility. we are under another spare the air alert day for today. with temperatures in the 30s, we'll see highs warm into the 60s. as you can see, we're already breaking up to sunshine. >> for the first time the family of jahi mcmath is asking for more than your prayers. they're asking for donations to pay for an airlift to move the 13-year-old child to a new facility. this comes days before a court order requiring the hospital to keep the brain dead teen on a ventilator expires. >> we need to buy more time. we'll have to go to cour

by the poor air quality.heirt time outside. >> their minds areçó fragile. very delicate lungs. and they're more prone whenÑi ty have respiratory infections. >> this unhealthy air can make it much more difficult for kids to recover fromw3 being sick. >>> xdnow, theok fire on thei] peninsula metal recycling plant is some tow3 blame for that bad air. Ñimorning. it burned hugew3 metal, creatin smoke and a bad odor that spread ,p)i=mm the bay area. neighbors inside were told to stay inside. it's the second fire to take placeçó atÑi this facility in l than six weeks. >>> thejf big sur fire is still burning tonight. it charred 2,700 acres.xd firefighters say the fire is 20( contained. there is a strike team headed to the bay area to helpfá out. firefighters from all over theç state. now, for lookw3 at what air quality will be like tomorrow. we look at jeffthdranieri. one more tough day. and it shouldt( be some relief. >> the wind isc very calm. 0 to 3 miles per hour across the bayxd Ñiarea. still and stagnant condi

you can see it in the air. the pollution, the brown stagnant haze hanging over bay area cities was another "spare the air" when wood-burning was ban an unprecedented sixth in a row. you don't need to tell asthmatics about the air alert. they can feel it. >> i notice a little more irritation and breathing problems. so yeah, it's something that i have had to control for a long time. >> reporter: but something made it even worse for jones, who works in east palo to. yesterday, the menlo park fire protection district ran a live fire training exercise for new recruits at the dumbarton bridge which sent a significant amount of smoke over the region. jones had to reach for his inhaler and was upset when he found out that fire departments are exempts from the wood- burning ban. >> it's kind of disturbing because the public, the breathing public, we don't get an exemption from the air pollution. we are not allowed to burn in our fireplaces, yet you have probably 1,000 types the amount of smoke coming out of this control

this will lead to the eighth spare the air day. very likely we could see nine and ten days in a row. already down to 33 in napa. 34 in santa rosa. you can see san jose mid-40s. 37 in gilroy. the air is still very dry. that allows us to drop off the temperatures. no clouds around acting like a blanket overnight. for the afternoon tomorrow, we'll see some warming, at least through tomorrow and more so as we head into monday. high pressure building in. warming things up. slight offshore push of the air. we'll start to warm up the coast. you'll notice it if you're out toward santa cruz tomorrow, those highs getting close to 70 degrees. long range, no rain in the forecast, at least for the first half of the week. you can see it there on the seven-day forecast on the bottom of the screen. we'll watch thursday. we have a system here dropping down mainly across the sierra. behind it we're going to get cool and gusty air moving through the bay area. maybe a stray shower or two, but that's about it. through friday and next weekend, things lo

stagnant air just not moving so the air quality continues to decline. here's live doppler 7 hd clear sky across the bay area right now and our 7 consecutive spare the air day live from sutro tower out over san francisco. most of the bay area has medium air quality at best but the south bay santa clara valley in particular has the poorest air quality. remember no wood burning is allowed during spare the air day. now we have more mild weather coming our way now which may not help air quality at all. this is look at high pressure trend for the week ahead in san jose. tomorrow high of 61 rate about ample for this time of the year in san jose but open sunday we see high of 66. by mopped high of sfichlt 69 on tuesday then dropping back down to more average range later in the wee week. indicative of what to expect from inland location over the next 7 day so we hope for improvement in air quality but may not come for awhile. >> thanks very much. see you again shortly. >> huge hassle for bay area city tonight because of the weather. 6 water lines ruptured overni

high clouds will keep the air mile. clean air is here for a couple of days. air quality management says we will stay below the threshhold needed for "spare the air" day for a couple of days. san jose is 66 and oakland is 65 tying record highs. the rest of us are in the low-to-mid 60's and 63 in san francisco and san mateo and concord is 61. up to 67 in clever detail and santa cruz for the warmest temperatures. lows will be up tonight because of high clouds and moments of us stay above freezing and mid-to-upper 30's inland. san francisco is the mild spot at 46 degrees. two areas of high pressure are dominating the weather with the storm track to the north and we are getting blow off in the form of high clouds. the seven-day forecast shows low-to-mid 60's tomorrow and low-to-mid 60's on wednesday and low-to-mid 60's through friday and cooler but no rain saturday and sunday just extra clouds. sue is here for hail. >> a couple of incidents. still not a big delay but a bunch of things going on in redwood city north 280 a silver sedan is in the center divide causin

if you missed the top of the show, it is another spare the air alert. worst air in the south bay. we'll take you outside to our sky camera network. just a slight wind off the water in san francisco. and a current temperature of 58. that's good enough to give you some better air quality in this location. but in the santa clara valley, it is still very hazy. 57 throughout tomorrow morning. 1:00 p.m., 58 degrees and some sun and some clouds mixing. we'll have more on increasing wind in that forecast that will help the haze clear out. temperatures will drop by about two to three degrees. still a pretty good day when it comes to those temperatures. peninsula, 60 through 62. north bay, east bay, trivalley temperatures not departing too much here. livermore expecting 63 degrees. the overall pattern that's going to signal our large shift in the weather and finally give us some better air quality after ten days stuck is this air of low pressure out in the pacific. those two merge together. it's going to cancel out some of the rain effects. it will bring us increasing wind and much colder t