t feeling like theseú temperatures out in akland at 5 degrees re about 18 below zero there.e western part of the state. elsewhere, 3 degrees inn%baltie digits with the winds the 19 degrees should do it for the bus stop forecasttthis morning so be prepared for a chilly one wwth tte winds. 28 deerees by noon and probably backing off from the 31-degree high at 1:00 this afternoon, to it will feel like teens throuuhout the day. -he roadways.at is happening on here again caadace dold with th3 traffic edge. candace. >> reporter: unbelievable numbers. it's absolutely freezing out there. %-nfar as what is going o, it's

o akland. b.a.r.t. service was backed up for three hours. meaning a lot of late commuters. >> we're about 25, 30 minutes late to work right now. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. crews had to remove part of the third rail to get access to the fire. >> it's a morning problem and we don't anticipate it being an afternoon problem. >>> the work meant bart had to restrict traffic to one set of tracks through the area. meaning long delays and detours for riders. >> i have to be in dublin. i have to go to fremont or something. i'm not happy. >>> coming back out to our live shot here on interstate 80 going west bound at university. there's a lot of delays for those folks. in just the last hour i did call b.a.r.t.'s spokesperson linton johnson, they said they were back up by noon. and he said they spent much of the day playing catch up because of the delays this morning, but for now they are running at normal. >>> snow is falling in the sier r-rbg r a this is a live look at what's happening. if you plan to drive up to the sierra and driving through this heavy sn

the bay area islam affairs committee held that dinner at the marriott in downtown o akland. the group calls it self p ro- america's lobby. some protesters went inside the hotel and started chanting that included members of cold pink who provided this video. they say israel is unlawfully occupying the land. protesters were arrested after they refused requests to leave. >>> a new "associated press" poll finds most people think it would be easier to get rid of bad touchers. 2% say it's too hard to fire teachers who don't do a good j ob. the poll found that most american the believe teachers are not paid enough. more than half say teachers are paid too little. only 7% believe they are o verpaid. >>> jeopardy will soon pit man versus machine. two of the show's most successful contestants will tweet in february against an ibm computer named watson. the contestants will be playing for a $1 million prize. but if watson wins, ibm says it will donate the money to c harity. >>> many people are not comfortable buying a car on the internet but they might want to reconsider with this deal

according to the report, o akland's 40% dropout rate is the highest in alameda county, followed by berkeley at 27%, emeryville at 25%, and hayward at 21%. >>> time now, 7:20. well, he wasn't out of a job for long. santaclaus has a new big this morning -- gig this morning. john toomey made international news when he got fired from his 20-year job as the department store santa claus in in macy's union square. now, this comes after an older couple complained about a joke he has been telling for years. he already has a new job. it's up the street at lefty o'doul's. and he can tell as many jokes as he wants. and it's twice the pay as santa. >>> this tree was lit up yesterday at the annual event hosted by governor schwarzenegger. it's a 55-foot tall tree donated by the u.s. fire service decorated with about 9,000 energy saving lights. david archie let tau helped -- archuleta helped kick off the celebration. >>> a revealing interview with john john lennon has jut been releasedden on this day, the navy of -- released on this day, the anniversary of the day, he was gunned down. >>> and cash you are

he has new information and dramatic home video of last night's powerful last in o akland. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning. that video taken by a neighbor set up cameras. here is a house on 87th a venue. i want you to take a look at that long piece of wood with the window frame lying in the car. that's one of the walls of the second story that popped out because of the explosion. that's what led to the roof collapse there. people we talked to this morning and all last night said this was a tremendous explosion. they felt not only the heat but the vibrant -- vibrations. here's what some of them had to say. >> you could feel the heat. it sounded like an earthquake. we sat down facing this way watching the tv. >> it was like the explosion from hell. >> reporter: surveillance videotape is from a neighbor about a block away. it's not as dramatic as the description you just heard. but it shows just how quickly the event came and went. the fire department says based upon what people told them about the explosion appears this was caused by a natural gas leak of some

. >>> crash has a crash in o akland. what's going on, sal?> that's right the we want to update you because that crash is still there. it's blocking lanes southbound. i will put it on the map here. 880 southbound as you head down to downtown oakland to high street. northbound is slow. in fact, we have a live look at 880 northbound. you can see that even though the direction -- the collision is in the other direction, people are slowing to take a look. it's slow from about the cool so lee -- coliseum heading north. let's take a look at the san mateo bridge. that bridge has been nice and quiet. we have moderate traffic. air delays at san francisco airport may start soon because when the weather is this way, especially over the san mateo bridge, it's going to affect the flights coming in and then t urning around going out. so we'll follow that for you coming up next hour. let's go to mark. >> hi there, sal. the main frontal system that's produced heavy rain has moved out of town you can still see some clouds. kind of a brace in the clouds. that t

880 on the left southbound heading toward hayward and on the right the cars heading to downtown o akland, the cars are doing w ell. across the bay,s peninsula 101 and 280. i think 101 is a little wit s low. you can see by the road sensors. a little red on 101 and completely green on 880 and traffic is just moderate. not a lot of major slowdowns or crashes. at 8:07. let's go to steve. >>> usa, sal. >> you are welcome -- thank you, sal. >> you are welcomed, steve. >>> it's like the sun is trying to break through. there's still some higher clouds up above. most of that seems to be l ifting. there's still a little bit out there but the fog is -- front and center. i mean, it's not going anywhere but it's very mild out. temperatures are in the 50s, mid- to upper. rain has moved north. crescent city, mendocino county. still in the foothills and up the sierra. in this really warm, almost tropical like air mass that's over us. if you have travel plans this weekend and up to the pacific northwest. it's going to rain and rain and i saw projections about 4 to 7 plus inches of rain toward seattle. th

out in akland, it's 9 degrres. %-youugot it.gits to ttroughout the area. no snow, we got leer skies make ittrather chilly iideed,ú isn't it? >> yeah,. the next 7 days ahead in a little bit, but right now? >> here is candace dold with thh -raffic. thank you, nnah.ú great job. will find out onnthe roadwaysú and well,,maybe i could use some accidents tt talk aboutt one in westminister involv involving an overturned vehicle. as for 7955 at cockeys mil,ú taking a live look tte northbound nd southbounn lanes. the cars are cruising along volume on the southbound direccion. outer loop lanes from 795 down towwrd 5, 12 minntes, 52 milesú per our. 95 looks good from the forttmac3 henry tunnel towardee thh beltway, 8 minutes and 55 milesú ú%r hour and you like tth ride on 895, from the harbor tunnel toward 95, a 9-minute ssretch, 55 miles per hour there.ú megan back over to you. >>> thh city declares its first ú%de blue off of he season. ttat meaas anyone who needs shelter rom the cold be will given plaaeeto tay overnight. hundreds are usin

%-that is why we're going to keep ú% our ice out for the black ice,3 be prepared for thht. 18 in akland winds willl33 maae it feel colder. beeow zero in oakland. here in baltimore, t will feelú like 6. as the tempeeatures continueetoú drop from tte hhgh ttmperature eaatern hore, 36 degrees, again per hour gusting to 30..3 %-could have flurries for the eastern shore tooay and for tte3 %-centtal part of the state, fluuries in ffct. -5-20-mmle--n-hoou windss gusting to 35. back to tth west where we expect a bit cooler 25 degrees but muuh chillier, the low 20s3 ú% toward oakland or eens for hiihs. overnight tonight 20 degrees, %-it's goiig to be a cold niiht and tomorrow 30 deggees foo he high. an outside chance of a snoo shower on wednesday but a small 32 for the the high then. %-we''e near 40 to finish up the %-now foo a look at whht is ú% hhppening on the roadways. here is cannace dold with theú traffic edge. >> reporter: steve, of course, the bllck ice is ggiig to be a concern ttis morninn. reported inciddnts of t but f %-courre you can find it whereverr3 you're traveling. just be sure

it feels like 11 below as you head toward akland where it's exceptionally cold.ú otherwise looking atst. the low pressure to the north, the low pressure is going to moving in. the winds start to die down a little bit. then theelow ppessure center ccmee to the south n thursday, bringing showers to the sootheen most parttof the state oo thursday. 20-25-mil-mile-an-hour winds gusting to 35. ggtting to 31 about 1 or 2:00 this afternoon, but it will ffel like teens outtttere orú maybe even single digits in ú%ots with the winds gusting up to 44 at times. ttmperature there of only 22 degrres and it will feel like affecting the winds. 19 deerees the overnnght loo tonight. it will be winny and cold and -ot s windy with a high of 32. 34 with the snow showers we think more so to the souuh than aaywhere lse. it may miss us. and sunday or monday,y. temperatures near 40. we are wwtching a possible snow maker our waa as the developing ú%w comes off theecoast. ú%ravens return aaainst thed saints.ú so again, it bears watching. here is candace dold with thh >> reporttr: well, thank you, steve, weeare s