giving you a look here at our forecast here at home.ubtle changes from day to day. in fact, today going to be a lot like tomorrow. the following day. we finally will see a decrease in numbers. a subtle dropoff into the second with an increase in clouds. back to the desk. >>> a little boy from san jose has a deal with lebron james. the business deal he has with the nba superstar and what lebron wants him to do. >>> new this morning, right now, dozens of the oakland police officers are playing santa's helpers on this christmas eve. they are handing out dmas toys to needy children -- christmas toys to needy children. this is new video we just got moments ago. we spoke to one oakland a parent who says the toys will bring some holiday joy to her children. >> we've been going through changes and everything. i thank you all. >> this toy drive will continue for several more hours in oakland. >>> an 11-year-old boy from san jose has been picked by lebron james to design lebron's next t- shirt. his name is raul montora. he was picked out of hundr

scrap metal fire at sims metal management at the end of seaport boulevard. chase cain has been following the details on this fire, and the investigation. and, of course, whether or not they can put this fire out in the next short bit of time. a lot of smoke going on here. let me show where this is in relation to the freeways. this is affecting your drive on the peninsula. there is the san mateo bridge at the top of your screen over here and dumb barton bridge at the bottom and seaport boulevard. the west side of the freeway, that is okay. traffic throws on and off 101 just fine. but chp doing traffic control here, blocking you from this area. in that same area, a couple business parks, one pacific shore center, the largest park over in the area. and it has zazel and broad vision. this will be an issue. i don't know whether or not those employees have been notified of any special activity. we're tracking that information in the newsroom, as well. meanwhile, the flow of traffic on 101 is moving smoothly, but we might see that smoke as the sun comes up. south b

at the split.d coliseum, and traffic moving nicely. let's head over to rosemary. >>> another mild day in the forecast. today a lot like yesterday. a ridge of high pressure in control of the weather patterns here. to the north of us the storm track remains. oregon seeing a few scattered showers, but we'll remain high and dry into the week ahead. the outlook looks good. there is an open box on saturday with a slight chance of a few scattered showers, but really not enough to make any sort of dent, but i'll show you what i'm talking about. we're dry, but beginning thursday and friday a system begins to undercut the ridge and begins to move this direction. we see an increase in clouds friday and perhaps a few sprinkles coming our way on saturday. that's really about it. 10% chance right now. that could change so we'll be tracking it for you. below freezing in santa rosa, slipping to 31 degrees. patchy fog reported in parts of santa rosa. please take it easy through there. 47 san francisco. for the afte

here it is at 6:00. by 9:00 most of the rain on our futurecast is east and southeast of us with a peek or two of sun in the afternoon. then tomorrow we'll watch a system perhaps throw a little snow our way. here we are at 7:00 a.m. for the daytime but with temperatures in the mid-30s, i think the roads will be just wet in most areas with minor consume layings on the grass. 42 -- accumulations on the grass. 42. rain showers tapering off. tomorrow 37 with the rain south and east with the snow d.c. north and west. again an inch or so mainly on the grass is what i'm thinking at the moment. yellow alert day for tuesday. wednesday sunny and cold, 36. as we head toward thursday, very cold, 31. some showers later saturday and another cold shot with snow showers on sunday. here comes monika samtani, timesaver traffic. pay attention. there are a lot of issues already. >> there are. even though the major thoroughfares have been treated, we still have incidents like this. by the way, look at all the ice on camera he

33, and san ramon at 34 and pleasanton and walnut creek at 35 and concord at 36, and 38 in pleasanthill and lafayette and livermore, and low 40's headed out highway 4 through pittsburg and antioch, and if you are hiking this morning, about 51 degrees. the temperatures in the up upper 30's to low 40's and 41 at hayward and san carlos and mid-to-upper 40's around oakland, napa, novato and san francisco, and 63 at half moon bay and not a joke, another reporting station at half moon bay is 59, so that offshore northeast wind is blowing out at ten miles per hour and it is keeping the cold air over the ocean this morning. this is how it looks from the tower, clean air, looking right now clean and in the afternoon we have hazy sunshine and clouds, above average highs with a big jump compared to yesterday from six to eight degrees warmer. "spare the air" day is likely tomorrow but that could be last one for a while. coolest temperature and cleanest air is thursday and friday. from the north bay to big sur, sneaker waves and rip currents and large swells and in southern california, too, with

three degrees warmer today in concord at 64 and fremont at 66 and san francisco at 64 and san jose isakland, you feed to get to 69 today to tie the record and you will stop short at 67 degrees. we have nine more seconds of sunshine today. can you feel the days getting longer? not really. most of our temperatures are low-to-mid 60's and 68 in santa rosa a warm spot and 70 in cloverdale and 67 in santa cruz and, also, this morgan hill. tonight, the temperatures are under mostly clear sky if you are outside trying to see rudolph or santa, come on in, it will be cold, is whatever keeps you warm in mid-to-upper 30's inland and upper 30's to mid-40's around the bay. the high pressure is expanding north and there are plenty of storms out there: one, two, three, all lined up and all not of us and not coming our way. here is the seven-day forecast, more of the same tomorrow, and thursday we will dip into the low-to-mid 60's and same thing for friday, low 60's on saturday with an extra cloud deck out there and low-to-mid 60's continue on sunday and monday. have a great day. >> as we look at our

take a look at the temperatures outside -- 42 at ellis. 47 at winchester. head over to southern maryland and you're looking at 38 in lexington park. radar, talking about mostly cloudy skies as it moves through the evening and overnight hours. that will keep temperatures milder than we had early this morning. no problems at all this evening. temperatures range around 40 to 45 degrees. mid to upper 50s to around 60, we have some in our extended outlook. when and for how long in our extended outlook. >> the redskins are less than two hours away from kickoff at fedex field, hoping to snap a three-game losing streak with a win tonight against a giants. britt mchenry is live at fedex thed and we are all hoping guys are separate big victory. >> i don't have my panda hat, but it is very cold out here. it's been a trying season for robert griffin iii. 67 combined games with baylor and the redskins -- he's never gone without scoring offensive touchdown. last monday against the 49ers -- it has been rough, that was prime time. but the show must go on. rg iii arrived ab

it happened at the mcdonald's on east lincold road at 2:00 a.m. yesterday.the night manager and forced two employees to strip off their clothes and put them in the freezer. the two employees were not nisly hurt but we're told -- physical physically -- physically hurt but we're told there were traumatized. we're told there's video of the crime but the robber was wearing a mask. >>> a gunman killed one person at a medical center and wounded two others before killing himself. it happened yesterday afternoon at the center for advance met sin. reportedly -- medicine. reportedly the two people shot were in surgery at the time. one is a doctor. no word yet on the identity of the person who was killed. police have not identified the gunman yet. they say the shooting does not appear to be a random act. >>> authorities in colorado say the high school student who opened fire on classmates last friday was planning an even bigger attack. the sheriff inarapahoe county says karl pierson had written out attacks on five parts of the school on his arm. he was looking for reve

they will be gathering here at children's hospital at 9:30.veryone has been asked to wear purple, jahi's favorite color. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> following her case, many questions are being raised about the need for tonsillectomies. some doctors say removing the tonsils is the most effective way to treat sleep apnea. others say it's an epidemic and a national embarrassment. according to medical reports, what happened to her is the most complication from that surgery. >>> happening today we're counting down to tonight's historic night at the stick, candlestick park. tonight, the 49ers will host the atlanta falcons in what is the 9ers' final scheduled game ever at candlestick park. alex savidge is live at candlestick park with this end of the era. alex? >> reporter: we're inside candlestick park this morning. just down this hallway is the 49ers ears locker room. later on tonight, it could be the final game. they will be taking the field here at candlestick park. they will be coming out of this tunnel later on tonight for what

they say they expect to be at capacity at its shelters and will add 200 beds tonight. a fourth person described as homeless also died last week in a garage in saratoga, also from the cold but no other details were given. coming up at 6:00, more on life at the camps where the deaths occurred, and what other solutions are being explored. live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >> let's turn to ktvu meteorologist mark ibanez and. >> and he's tracking the rain headed our way and when we can see snow as well. >> reporter: rainfall and snow fall on the increase. the snow targeting a higher terrain. we have been talking about the very cold temperatures over the last couple of mornings. record-breaking cold as you can see for parts of the bay area. napa, 25 degrees. mountain view 33. san jose 30 degrees. you might have said today it felt cold enough to snow. that is the case. you can pick up the current radar up to the north. ukia has been reporting snow since 1:00 this afternoon. they're over 600 feet. this is very low snow levels. you can pick out also right aro

that mean us are at top speed and we are at 14 minutes. a picture of the bay bridge toll plaza where we have cars that are funneling in away from the maze into san francisco and we do not have too many folks that are making it in the westbound direction. >> happening today, we will hear official recommendations for safety improvements around the chevron refinery in richmond. a government agency will release a report on last year post massive fire that sent thousands of neighbors to the hospital. amy hollyfield is in richmond with that story. amy? >> yes, kristen, there are changes coming here to chevron. the almost indications come today from the federal agency which has investigated the fire that happened here in august of 2012. that is when 15,000 needed medical treatment because of the fire and the refinery shut down for months. the report is recommending changes in how refineries are regulated in california say california needs to look at australia and other countries as examples. investigators are critical of chevron if using old equi

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on the coast, 46 bodega bay and 48 at stinson beach. 52 inland at santa rosa and napa. 51 at oakland and san leandro and the inland east bay will see highs in the upper 40s, 40 i 8 at -- 48 at fairfield and pleasanton. here is the accu-weather seven-day forecast. certainly in the mornings the temperatures will start to moderate on wednesday and thursday. the clouds will remain with us at least partly cloudy skies. the temperatures will rise up to 60 degrees over the weekend. we will have clouds around and a lippingerring chance of -- and a lingering chance of a shower or two. >>> as the temperatures plummet we want to see your cold weather pictures. it was so cold the water in this fountain froze. send your photos to you report at kgo-tv.com. you can tweet them to abc7 news bay area. of course all of the fans were bundled up at the niners game. >> the 49ers will not concede the nfc west title just yet. they denied seattle that pleasure. it was a forged out of bravery, sacrifice, and duty. from all corners of the country, a family for life. ♪ but whether they served in lands far away

be the 49ers last home game at the stick with a dramatic finish and fireworks at a san francisco landmark. >> the final day of one of the shortest shopping seasons in recent memory. ahead, we are in the east bay with the last minute customers and the deals they are finding. >> new this morning, clorox online, an oakland company is keeping tabs on what you post on twitter. >> thanks for joining us, and good morning. >> wish some of the bleach would wash that "spare the air" away, but it will not happen this week. we will check with mike and the forecast. >> we have a "spare the air" day and all of us should have poor air quality. sorry to start off on the bad note. clouds this morning in the mid-40's with the day planner hitting the upper 50's to low 60's so record highs and silent in the evening with temperatures in the upper 40's to mid-50's. in frost inland so far today. 40 degrees with partly cloudy conditions and a few high clouds and sunshine and above-average temperatures and low-to-mid 60's this afternoon and mild in the low-to-mid 50's during the evening and if you are out and abo

pacifica is at 31. half moon bay is at 37.

it will be held at 9:00 at our lady of guadalupe church. and there will be a buy back event in youth uprising on mcarthur blvd in oakland . one hundred dollars and $200 cash will be given there. and san francisco is holding a buy-back at alive and free omega boys club on tennessee street and it also begins at 9:00 a.m. >>> a man suspected in a series of bank robberies may be connected to a failed bank heist and kidnapping 35 years ago. officers shot and wounded christopher wooten was shot after an attempted bank robbery in novato and the chase. they believe he's the cotten ball bandit who robbed 10 other banks since september. court records shows he has a criminal past. in 1978 he and another man abducted a woman during a botched oil painting robbery and was released from prison if -- in 1990. >> we have more details of a high school band in san jose who was robbed of its fundraising money. the land participated in a concert last night. we are talking about the oak grove band. an armed guard will now be at every wednesday night bingo fundra

at 95 at a look franconia spring parkway, things are running well. a generally good trip through quantico, dale city, woodbridge, and newington. 66 looking good as you make your way through centerville and fairfax. there are some wind restrictions nothe bay bridge -- restrictions, window warnings. -- wind warnings. warnings mean that all you have to do is use a lot of caution and you will travel across the bay bridge at your own risk. >> thank you very much. new this morning, all lanes are back open after a serious accident in suitland. it happened around 11:30 last night on allentown road. on what caused the accident or the condition of the victim this morning. the scene has been cleared and police have reopened allentown road. it is over. it is the last day to get all of your shopping done. >> hopefully you are done, but i know a lot of you probably aren't. brianne carter is live at fair lakes mall in fairfax. good morning. it is the last minute scramble to check everyone off of your list. it is time to get out to the stores. retailers are doing al

that will close its doors at 8:00 this only and will re-open at 5:00. in santa clara county, at least four deaths are attributed to the cold snap with officials warning that the homeless are facing life threatening weather. >> the winter weather across the country will make it hard on commuters and air travelers. >> the mix of snow and ice creating pileup after pileup. and near milwaukee a 30 car crash shut down interstate i-94. >> it was bad. >> white out conditions snagging drivers in pennsylvania where a 50-car wreck outside philadelphia killed a man. near new york city, 20 cars, the collision created a pile of destruction. slippery streets from wisconsin to virginia and all way into new england will make this morning's commute a mess. >> we want to make sure we have a lot of salt so the morning rush hour will be smooth for work and school. >> the storm pushing up the ice coast has been causing havoc for days. football fans in philadelphia were coated in sleet with so much ice on this building in texas that it was falling off in sheets. in tennessee

an earthquake at 3.7. some people say they felt desks and chairs move but no major jolts. >>> scary incident on a san francisco high school campus earlier this week. a staff member at burton academic high found a loaded sawed off shotgun with extra ammo inside an unattended backpack. police later arrested a 16-year- old student that reported bringing the gun to school possibly for his own protection. >> the time i found out about it w was this morning. >> two days later you get a voice mail and i'm driving and like what? and i'm jesus mow hearing about -- and i'm just now hearing about it? wow. >> police say they have interviewed the teenagers parents and doing a weapons check to trace the gun. school district administrators did not return our calls. >>> south africa's government is preparing funeral ceremonies for nelson mandela who died yesterday at 95 years old. this is a live picture outside of mandela's house. we are learning more about the funeral plans for mandela as well. on day five there will be

most of those at sfo. bad weather across the country is keeping people grounded here in the bay area. >> they say everything is bigger in texas and today that includes flight delays and cancellations. dallas is responsible for half of today's canceled flights stranding thousands of people at airports across the nation including here in the bay area. >> the airline is good about rebooking for free and what not but it is a bummer that i'm a full day late. >> all other flights were canceled. >> are you feeling lucky you are getting out? >> yes, i didn't think i would get out until tomorrow. >> ice crippled travel in dallas if s days. ice is not only on the ground but falling from above. at dallas-ft. worth international airport, thousands of flights were canceled over the weekend. check out what passengers were seeing outside their windows at o'hare in chicago: snow on the ground as parts of the midwest and east coast got hit with storms. one family was supposed to fly out of san francisco at 6:50 but their d

this is a live look at westbound 24 at telegraph. in oakland.ome mass transit is on a holiday schedule. some isn't. b.a.r.t. system wide on time. no delay and they are offering regular weekday service today. golden gate ferries, they're on a holiday schedule as well as ace train. ace train is just running one and three today. those two trains this morning. and then for caltrain, no delay and it's a regular schedule. most mass transit will be on a holiday schedule for tomorrow. christmas day. and here's a live look outside at the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights and i'm assuming they will not be turned on for a while this morning. they weren't yesterday in fact all of the morning commute. here's a live look at mill pee at the. 880 and -- milpitas. 8830 and 237 still look great. roberta no white christmas for us? >> none for us but heading to chicago big time airport delays there at 17 degrees and snow today. good morning everyone. you know what? i was looking at twitter for some weather information. came across@anne makovec. who says --

take a look at where we are on bullion at the moment. a bit of a rebound that's taken us back from the six-month low. popped back above 1200 as you can see. that's a live price there. what a terrible year it has been for gold. >> well, look, this is a play on how safe you feel your money is in the long run and a lot of people feel, obviously, right now they're not that worried about things going forward. the inflation play is not there and a significant portion of people invest in gold are investing on the inflation. >> what's your take -- and silver, look at that. what's your take with precious metals? >> two things are affecting gold. one, we talked about yields going higher. remember with every basis points yields go higher the zero on gold looks worse and worse. no doubt about it. but i also think while we're in a situation tapering moving slightly more towards tighter, boj and ecb is not that's going to affect gold. silver will start moving to an industrial metal in my opinion. i don't think silver will get hurt as bad as gold. >> l

35 and 41 at redwood city san carlos at 37. it is cool with the lights, the calmness of the trees, the art work on the bay bridge, it looks like floating clouds. bright, mild, and calmer, and clear tonight. not is cold as this morning. dry and warm next seven days. though rain in the forecast. my maps are looking stressed. six degrees warmer-than-average in napa and livermore is four degrees warmer at 60 and san jose is 59, a degree warmer and redwood city at 59 and san francisco is 58 where we should be for this time of the year one of the shortest days of the year with 4:54 for sun to set. upper to low 60 today until you get to napa at 63 degrees and cloverdale is 64. tonight we have mid-30's to low 40's midland and low 40's in most of the bay and around the mid-40's for san francisco and if richmond. notice the low taking the breezy conditions down into arizona and new mexico and that is the system that will bring adverse weather to the midwest tomorrow and to the northeast as we head through the welcome. we will watch the h

at anytime. the system has expanded to cover several regional hospitals outside the bay area. >>> an annual holiday tradition made a big impact yesterday for deserving children in san francisco. santa and his helpers at glide memorial church handed out nearly 8,000 toys. kids were given a toy and a bag full of goodies. some of the families started lane up on friday night for that toy give away. >>> millions of americans are having their holiday travel plans about snarled. look at that. a huge storm system from texas to maine. yesterday ice and snow contributed to several pileups on the nation's highways, and more in thety weather is in store. the weather also forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights across the country. they have really been ham every body in a lot of parts of the united states, lela. >> they have but not us. we have been try. in fact 2013 is going to go on the record for the are driest calendar year for san francisco. we don't have any rain in the forecast. in fact, what we

apple items or at store gift cards valued at $100 are discounted to $85. deals on tv's including an insigne of 50 and l.e.d. hdtv for $399 regular price is 549 and 993 in addition, best buy is offering $10 off for every $100 and up to $50. a toys r us, they began cyber monday on saturday and will offer deals throughout the week. bills include a by one, get 150% off select hasbro games and 30% off selected little tykes outdoor play items. they've also got buy one get one free of like bricks and while we've rubble me for 5999. stable cyber monday deals include the samsung galaxy s three for at&t and verizon wireless for just a penny. you can also save $30 google nexus seven tablets 16 gb now $199 which is regularly $229. we want to know what cyber monday deals you found. assure them with us on kron4 dot com or our facebook page. when i come back at 6, i've got your cyber monday deals for closed at eight jim, the gap, banana republic, cold and j.c. penney. we will be right back. >>darya: 545 right now grid of the civil war and today for the weather. hi erica.

noon and 50 at 4:00. then back to 39 degrees at 7:00. at the coast we have frost at half moon bay hanging around 32 all morning. mid-to-upper 30's for elsewhere and upper 40's with chilled sunshine in the afternoon and 41 at 7:00. >> good morning, everyone, a grinds from the central valley. in livermore, though, we have a stalled big rig. you see very close traffic approaching the scene. it doesn't lighten up much until you are beyond the dublin interchange traveling westbound on 580. at pleasanton, an early hit-and-run accident still in the right lane with the tow truck an r.v. so you may find a small delay if you increase that area. 46 minutes in dublin/pleasanton and a grind and not a bad drive from san francisco to saab -- san rafael. >> in the south bray a possibly home was destroyed of a huge fire overnight in san jose. matt keller has detail on the investigation and the search for possible victims. matt? >> they do not believe anyone was inside when this fire started. it is very cold in san jose bu

this morning, hyde is expected 6.9' at 8:59 a.m., with the average at 6' at the oldest observation area of the united states. it variouses across the bay area. >> now, how about the winds? >> not much of a wind but enough of a shift that brought in the cleaner air. we will have clear conditions and cold weather inland valleys: 28 right now is the cool spot francisco. high clouds rolling in at noon and thicker by 4:00 and keep us in the upper 50's to near 60. 7:00, headed out and about, high clouds linger keeping the temperatures up and low 50's so grab the proper coat for that. moving forward, tomorrow, last day of the year, low-to-mid 60's with high clouds and thicker clouds on wednesday with a slight push of warmth and low-to-upper 60's and on thursday we have low-to-mid 60's and high cloudses and temperatures are above average and no rain. sue? >> we go to hayward with a first report of a new situation on north 238 in hayward, east east 14th a big rig and disabled trailer tractor is blocking the off-ramp so you could see a delay there. elsewhere, we have a new problem in redwood city

up next at 6:00, a look at the unique approach one tahoe ski >>> join me tonight at 9:00.ll share the results of a studiy cheaps are fleeing from facebook, and i the video that is breaking hearts. a dog clinging to his best friend. that's all at 9:00 and 11:00 on abc7 news. >>> the city's homeless need socks and members of the police force are stepping up to help. starting thyroid -- starting today they'll be collecting new socks. >> from visit something of the homeless facilities we found that the number one thing they need are warm, dry socks, and it's just our way, very small way to give back to the community. >> you can donate by stopping by the central district police station. socks will be accepted at other stations through january 31. >>> 2013 could be one of the driest on record. that's why tahoe ski resorts are doing whatever they can to lure people to their slopes for the holidays, including a mobile d.j. booth at heavenly mountain resort. they transformed a snow grooming machine into a snow grooving machine. it has 52 speakers, 12,000 watts of power and a 55-inc

nevada out cold for you at 21, santa rosa at 26. vallejo at 23, concord at 27. livermore the mid-20s. we are looking at widespread frost this morning for most of the bay area. downtown's and francisco is the exception is 14 degrees colder in livermore now compared to 24 hours ago. 10 in fairfield, 11 and vallejo. seven degrees and san jose. you will feel the chill in the air. morning lows for this morning expected to bottom out in the mid-20s. oakland a 35 and the mild spot will be in downtown san francisco and the lower 40's. the freeze warning has been extended through tomorrow morning for the entire bay area with the exception of san francisco. we're watching below freezing conditions once again through tomorrow. we will have to watch the protective valleys and the north bay mountains. and again, san francisco is not impacted. highs for today are very similar to yesterday. we will see some disguise the temperatures definitely below average. 49 degrees and san jose agreed not even breaking 50 degrees. 49 in san mateo, low fifties for downtown san francisco, no

stadium gates at 2:00.ected to be gnarly, so the niners are recommending you carpool or take public transportation, if you can, and give yourself plenty of time. >>> viewers are sharing their candlestick memories with us here at abc7 news. candles cake sent us this picture this morning. her boyfriend proposed to her on the jumbotron september, 2004. he's now her husband. she said yes. and here are some fans that are really getting into the spirit of the game. you can e-mail us your photos as ureport@kgo san francisco's water bar restaurant is also paying tribute to candlestick. the restaurant along the embarcadero has created gingerbread and candy model of the stick. it's decorated with intricate details, as you see, including many gingerbread men playing football. it will be on display through the end of the the month. >> on the east coast more than 95,000 customers are without power this morning as a strong winter storm sweeps through. the winter weather is making the holiday get away just downright miser

it will be held at 9:00 at our lead of guadalupe church. and there will be a buy back event in youth uprising on mcarthur blvd in oakland . one hundred dollars and $200 cash will be given there. and also tennessee street at 9:00 a.m. a man suspected in a series of bank robberies may be connected to a failed bank heist and kidnapping 35 years ago. christopher wooten was shot after an attempted bank robbery in novato and the chase. they believe he's the cotten ball bandit who robbed 10 other banks since september. court records shows he has a criminal past. in 1978 he and another man abducted a woman during a botched oil painting robbery and was released from prison if 1990 >> we have more details of a high school band in san jose who was robbed of its fundraising money. this is the oak grove band in concert last night. an armed guard will now be at every wednesday night bingo fundraiser. that, after a man with a gun took up to $5,000 from the weekly game earlier this week. surveillance cameras will also be added. >>> full water service has b

we have a wind sustained at 20 miles per hour at half moon bay and ten at novato and santa rosa and the than eight miles per hour but the brees pick up this afternoon as we overturn the atmosphere when the sun comes up and heats it. our temperatures are looking at temperatures mostly in the mid-to-upper 50's and we will see the temperatures hanging out at seasonal levels just today from 54 to 57 so not much of a change. not many microclimates. leyla gulen? >> as we head into the north bay along 101 coming down from santa rosa you have top speeds there and no accidents to report. very quiet start to the commute this morning. as we head to the south into novato, 67 miles per hour if you need to make it through mar inand -- marin and mill valley, 66 miles per hour. across 680 southbound from walnut creek to dublin is 13 minutes 101 at 50 minutes from santa rosa to san francisco through the santa cruz mountains at 23 minutes to get to los gatos with the bay bridge ahead. now we will head back to eric and kristen. >> developing news this morning, target is responding to the mass i theft of c

lafayette at 36. over the other side of the ridge in pittsburg and antioch all in the low-to-mid 50's. we have 20's around santa rosa and napa and novato at 29 degrees. 34 in fremont and 39 in san jose and mountain view dropped and still freeze at half moon bay at 32 and san francisco is 44 and oakland is 42. there is a breeze in san francisco and although it is warmer here the best chance of report low is in napa at 24 and down to gilroy at 27 and 29 in gilroy right now. as far as san francisco we have to get to 34. san rafael maybe at 32 and live more is 33. san jose is 26. from mount tamalpais an area that will not see snow but there will be rain on friday around 3,100' on friday evening and coldest tonight can then chilly. temperatures will run in the upper 40's to low 50's in most neighborhoods. we will be in 9 mid-20's to low 30's inland and santa clara valley through fremont and palo alto and richmond and oakland and san mateo and san francisco, all in the mid-to-upper 30's. on thursday, low co

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let's he was coming up tonight at abc 7 news at 6:00 p.m.at.an't match first a look at some video showing the people d.c. police elites stole $40,000 worth of equipment from it old dutch element or school. also, at community slams the brakes on red light cameras. we will tell you who refuse to bites these this machines. also, a u.s. senator releases a report. $30 billion of stupid. that is a lot of stupid. [laughter] that is all coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00 p.m. >> thank you. let's check in with doug and find out what is going on with the weather. rain showers and some snow showers moving to the area. a little bit later tonight some colder air comes in, but they will be of little consequence. as long as the dodgers remain above freezing -- the temperatures remain above freezing. most precipitation will stay south of us, and it will be temporary. puterf our comm models has some snow, but it moves very quickly out of the picture. we're talking about highs in only the upper 30's. saudi, breezy weather tomorrow. 58 on friday. it will be a war

as we look at the wind advisory one more time it does go up at midnight tonight.the trees and the power lines may get knocked down especially with the winds ticking up to possibly 60 miles an you are ho. upper 30s to upper 40s tomorrow morning as the wind will hold your temperatures up along with the cloud cover, and don't be surprised if you run into wet roadways around the monterey bay. it is windy and sunny and cooler. the temperatures in the midto upper 50s. a look at the accu-weather seven-day forecast. cold on friday morning. we are seeing lows in the twenties. it is going to be sunny and milder. winter starts at 9:11 this saturday morning. and the temperatures are going to start to come up above average. it is right on through early to middle part of next week which includes christmas eve, christmas day. the weather cannot be better for santa, but we need the rain here. what can i say, dan and ama? >> thank you, sandhya. >>> in sports, do we have a piece of videotape to show you. >> larry beil with the latest edition of coaches behaving badly. >> it is fant

east bay high 65 in oakland. 65 at fremont. 65 at castro valley.nland east bay same range low mid 60's. 65 at livermore and pittsburgh. here's accu-weather 7 day forecast happy new year it will be beautiful weather tomorrow night for viewing the firework fireworks. here in san francisco or wherever you may find your fireworks and we have mid to upper 60's as afternoon high through most of the forecast period around the bay and inland with low 60's on the coast. a little bit cooler on sunday monday but i talk maybe 2 or 3 degrees. not significant cool down but important thing is that we still have no rainfall come our way and still poor air quality expected again tomorrow. >> 68 on thursday. >> thursday and friday. unbelievable. >> thanks very much expense near those cute puppy and kitten in macy window at san francisco union square get francisco union square get attention but are they getting that it's given me time toabout reflect on some of life'seen biggest questions. like, if you could save hundreds on car insurance by making one simple call, w

the commonwealth needs to fill at least 30 judge vacancies at the circuit and juvenile level. officials have examined the idea of redistricting but say now is not the time. it would cost about $9 million a year. the reason for the shortage virginia lawmakers froze a number of judgeships to save money. >>> this is going to happen on east market street, a helicopter as crews begin for phase three. the chopper will fly and should take about 30 minutes. the weather will determine when it could happen. it could be between today and friday. >>> time for weather and traffic on the 1s. a milder start to your day. hoping we've a nice day ahead, chuck. >>> mild enough to get you going at least for your monday morning. temperatures close to average later on today. again with the clouds around, all we need to worry about is it going to rain. not today. it's a gray start after a wonderful, albeit cold thanksgiving holiday up and down the eastern seaboard. it's not a cold start this morning. current temperature now at national airport is a relatively balmy 43. this time yesterday morning we

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where will it be at the end of 2015 e 12 at the fund rate of 12% or lower. 14 have it at three percent or lower by the end of 2016. the message in this statement is that the taper has begun. don't expect rates to be going up anytime soon. but the taper is officially underway. >> peter cook with a great report from washington. you can see rise. on markets, it will be interesting to see where they go. usually, it is the inflation , fisher or honig defending. what a change to see what i will call the liberal economist rosengren of boston dissenting. is interesting, he decides that from his perspective the economy is not right there. charlie evans apparently willing to go along with it. esther george misses her chance to be only the fourth fed official to be dissenting. the big thing that catches your eye is, two things, one is the change in guidance. that they will keep the fed funds rate well past six percent. they have been saying that, and now they have formalized it. >> i think they had to do something with guidance. i think this might just be enough to placate markets, where -- front

aviation experts are taking a break at the hearing at ntsb testifying about asiana flight 214 crash att on the crash was also released this morning and it quotes the trainee pilot at the controls saying he was stressed out and very concerned about the happening. >> five, south africans continue to pay their respects to their beloved former president nelson mandela. right now the formerrant apartheid leader's body is lying in state in pretoria. two we vents in the bay area are held in his honor first at 8:00 in san francisco city hall. >> six, two adults and four children are safely home after surviving two terrifying freezing nights in a remote area of nevada with their jeep running off the road on sunday and they bound a tire and heated rocks to keep warm in the frenal it temperatures. >> the f. c holds a vote on letting airline passengers make cell phone calls but airlines say a majority of passengers they have surveyed are against allowing the calls. some ms. of congress are pushing legislation to ban the calls. >> thanksthanks for joining us. we will see you in 25 minutes. >>> good

he is going to lead a 5k walk/run that starts at the aquatic park at jefferson and hyde streets at 8:30. i think you can get batkid t- shirts there too. >> yeah. we have one. my kids have them. >> i have to order mine. >>> it afflicts some 16 million americans mostly women between the ages of 30 and 60 and now, a new treatment has been given fda approval for rosacea. >>> reporter: rosemary suffers from rosacea, a chronic inflammatory disorder that affects the face. >> it's embarrassing when you go out. you're very self-conscious about your face all the time. >> reporter: to deal with the redness, her doctor prescribed mervaso a topical gel recently approved by the food and drug administration. >> what the gel is doing is constricting the vessels so you don't see the redness. >> reporter: the exact cause of rosacea is unclear but some things make it better or worse. >> with rosacea, the triggers are stress, alcohol, extremes in temperatures and different spices for different people. >> reporter: mirvaso reduces the redness for up to 12 hours. rosemary applies it in the morning and nigh

look at that. it's absolutely clear. if you want more of your traffic information, tune to kcbs radio 740-am and 106.9-fm. frank? >> thank you. >>> right now the air in the bay area is at an unhealthy level because of stag national conditions with too much pollution close to the ground. and what it means is you're not allowed to burn wood even on christmas day today in your fireplace. that includes manufactured logs. the ban on holiday wood fires brought angry emails to the air quality management district but no fires today. >>> thousands of the less fortunate are invited to have free meals at a number of locations around the bay area. cate caugiran is the at one of those spots. that's glide in san francisco. cate, i'm loving your headwear today. [ pause ] >> all right. we are having technical difficulties today. we'll try to get her back in a few minutes. also talking about san francisco police and firefighters today delivering thousands of toys to needy children. the toys were donated to the 13th

at the emanuel temple church at 900 6th street in vallejo. they will be accepting new and used coats and donating them to those in need. >>> earlier this morning, stockton police shot and killed a man suspected of homicide that came after a high-speed chase. it ended around 1:00 a.m. on interstate 5 when the man's car became disabled. police say the 43-year-old suspect got out of the car with a knife. an officer shot at him several times hitting him at least once. the incident tied up traffic for hours. stockton police have not yet named the suspect or the officer. >>> firefighters are still trying to figure out what caused an early-morning fire in benecia. two people were rescued but just hours ago, one person died from their injuries. ktvu's claudine wong has more from the firefighters who pulled the elderly couple from the burning home. >> when we originally opened up the door, if you were to physically look, it looked like a black curtain. >> reporter: that's what the first firefighters on scene saw when they forced their way into a burni

topping out at 56. sun setting before 5:00 and slipping back in the 50s, as we get into 6:00 and temperatures cool into the overnight hours. 56 for san rafael. 54 in concord. 56 for hayward. widespread mid-50s. 54 in san jose. even low 50s for some. 53 morgan hill. 55 for redwood city, your extended forecast showing you temperatures continuing to fall off in the overnight hours. freezing tomorrow. coldest conditions expected thursday. upper 20s to upper 30s in the forecast thursday morning. we may see some more rain come our way. that's great news. could moderate temperatures a little bit. but all in all a very cool pattern all the way through the weekend. we definitely need the rain. a few inches reported for some of the ski resorts. >> thank you. >>> the city of san francisco's considering is a proposal to ban butterflies from being released at events like weddings and funerals. some groups say releasing butterflies can be hazardous to the environment. if the ban is approved, san francisco could becom

there is a slight breeze at least there but as we take a look at our temperatures, we are at 37 degrees fairfield at 31. 34 in concord, loss got toes. 34 degrees in gilroy. as wety a lack from our roof camera toward the by bridge and the embarcadero, again, it is going to be a cool start to the morning with 48 degrees. as our current temperature, 39 in oakland, 38 in red wool city and 39 for san jose, los gatos and half moon bay right there along the coast. this is why. because of this system that's coming in. it's a very we can system. we have the ridge of high pressure this is keeping all the moisture and cooler air at bay. it's keeping it well to the north of us. so we really are not going to be experiencing any of the cool-down that much of the rest of the country is. as we take a look at our us highs for tomorrow. freezing and snow in the midwest. also in the eastern portion of the country. ice, also thunder storms expected and possible flash floods for the southern states. very dangerous conditions for them out there. here, though, it's going to be dry and calm. as we take a look

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issued at eight this morning but was canceled at nine pm. now the pull of strong winds made it feel colder than the number is in fact come to the provinces under a quilt. we bought and it looks like things will stay that way there tomorrow nonetheless the bullet get back to season i have a good starting sunday afternoon while taking a look at the current conditions in a scene is at the end of a high pressure system from china which is why waste the cloudy skies across the map. well due to this month i've written so i'm only getting five km of visibility on the roads. tiny is it that the spotless day in the central regions with high levels on saturday. also the east and west coast regions are forecast to get one to three centimeters of snow from later tonight or tomorrow morning. taking a look at tomorrow's number as well this morning over manger scene that today at my aunt's seven. i've added new heights and sticks to me la hate when i'm sixty six and five degrees respectively. not to their beats and snow showers are forecast overnight and t

the ntsb will look at issues like the track signaling and they will look at distractions.re have been a number of accidents where operators were on their cell phone or texts or o --texting or on a computer and didn't slow the train down. did that happen in this case. they will get a chance to interview the engineer. the engineer did survive but we understand that that person was injured in the accident. they are just beginning their work but the they will have a lf clues to help them along the way. >> back in july a freight train also derailed near where that accident occurred. do you know if officials made any changesa changes after thatt train accident. >> it was a ten car freight train carrying garbage from new york city. it derailed a half mile from this location. it happened in july on a very hot day. and the suggestions at that time was there a problem because the rail lines were too hot because they heated up and expaneledded. this is th the second passenger train derailment in two months. but an official with the nta did tell the ntsb last month at a safety hearing

>>> next at 6:00. the devastating news an oakland family received as the fight to keep their daughter on life-supporting devices. heard a boom. that fast. >> witnesses tell us what they saw when a fire truck crashed and sent two people to the hospital. >>> a california church is turning heads with a controversy nativity scene that replaces jesus christ. abc7 news at 6:00 starts now. >>> good evening. i'm ama daetz. we are now down to 23 hours before children's hospital oakland can remove as'-year-old girl -- 13-year-old girl from a ventilator, doctors said jahi mcmath was brain dead. a facility in california cannot take her. reporter: john jahi's mcmath's family and friend are trying hard to line up a facility so they can take jahi out of oakland children's hospital and they now have less than 23 hours to do that. the deadline, tomorrow, 5:00 p.m. by text this evening, the family tells me these are critical hours. jahi's family learned that a facility in southern california they hoped would accept her,