♪ >>> and this is a live look from ballmer peak this morning in the berkeley hills.otice the camera bouncing. we have a high fire danger and excessive heat. i'll show you where the latest warnings are. >> i'm jenelle wang live in the news room where the last televised showdown is set between meg whitman and jerry brown. why they both will have a lot of explaining to do coming up. >> a fatal motorcycle accident in san jose has northbound 87 completely closed right now. traffic is being taken off at the west capital expressway. i'll have more details coming up. >> and philadelphia here we come! the san francisco giants beat the braves to advance to the national league championship series. the dream of a world series is oh, so close! we're dreamin'! >> nine years? we are dreamin'! 5:01 on this tuesday morning. thank you so much for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. breaking news in antioch where firefighters are on the scene of an apartment building fire. this broke out 3:30 this morning in the 2800 block of gentrytown street. fire crews have evacuated so

. >> a live look at the bay from ballmer peak.ay off in the distance around half moon bay, showers there and also moving through the north bay. tracking those with live doppler 7 hd. i'll show you where they are, where they're going and how much more we'll have this afternoon. >> a hot spot on the peninsula. traffic jammed approaching woodside where the three left lanes have been blocked the past hour but they're hoping to reopen it any minute now. i'll keep you posted on that. >> thanks so much, frances. good morning, everyone. it's wednesday. about 6:01. i'm jenelle wang in for eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. arson investigators will be back at the scene of a suspicious fire at an abandoned building in east oakland. the fire was first reported after 11:00 last night and brought under control about an hour later but not before doing some serious damage to the structure. officials say it's the fifth time this home has burned and the abandoned home was full of tires. officials now worry those tires could smolder for hours. and tha

this live view from ballmer cam showing you the lights around the bay area. you know what, we're going to check with mike who says they weres a change for the weather for the weekend. >> the justice department will appeal a federal judge's ruling ordering the military to immediately end the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. president obama vowed yesterday the policy against openly gays ins military will end under his watch but asked a judge to let it remain in effect while the government appeals. the president wants a more orderly and less abrupt process for ending the ban against bay troops. >> last night the side of the white house was pink in honor of the breast cancer. all who have joined loved ones in fighting the battle. >> for the first time ever queen elizabeth is cancels the christmas party. the office blames economic concerns. it costs about $75,000. 1200 people were expected to attend. royal watchers say it's the one night everyone let's her hair down when the queen will dance with her footmen and prince phillip will dance with a maid. >> you gotta s

ballmer peak on a relatively clear day this morning.ain totals, santa rosa nothing. 1600ths and the latest. ukiah 6600. all the rain falling now for the most part mendocino county. our temperatures running upper 40s livermore, redwood city. the hills around los gatos about 59. around the monterey bay where clouds aren't as thick, upper 40s salinas and gilroy 42 degrees. other highlights. light rain today but mainly in the north bay. we'll have light rain spreading to the south tonight. it should be drier saturday afternoon and especially into sunday. let's check out temperatures. you can see the rain-cooled air around santa rosa, clear lake, cloverdale and ukiah. the rest of the north bay low to mid-50s. the bay, upper 60s, even mid-70s san jose and low to mid-70s in the east bay valley. a definite difference in the temperature trend because of the rain-cooled air. around the monterey bay, upper 60s but low to mid-70s morgan hill, gilroy and salinas. tonight light rain spreads into the bay. temperatures upper 40s richmond, vallejo, fair

high pressure in control and plenty of sunshine from ballmer peak all the way back to sutro tower theretalk about tempetures. we have responded nicely up in the north bay. temperatures already lo 60s in napa and santa rosa after bein in the 30s this morning. around the monterey bay and in mid to upper 50s, even 61 gilroy. so three things i want you to know. mainly sunny today, high, pret close to yesterday, clear and the coolest night tonight. watch for frost in the north bay valleys. rain is possible thursday even through sunday morning. let's take a look at today's temperatures, mid to upper 60 in the south bay with saratoga and san jose 67. on the peninsula mid-60s. san mateo 55. downtown san francisco 62. south san francisco alg with the north bay valleys in the mid-60s. upper 50s at your beaches. along the east bay shore most sunny and mid 60s for you. 70 brentwood. east bay valleys one of the warmer areas. morgan hill, gilroy. the rest of the monterey bay inland towds hollister and salinas in the mid-60s. this is in the city now. the rural are where that frost advisory. last night

ballmer peak this morning. a pretty much clear bay. we have fog that will form in deeper valleys due to left over moisture from yesterday's rain. let's talk some temperatures. you can see all of us in the low to mid-50s with san rafael and los gatos at 50 degrees to 55 oakland and san jose. we have either 54 or 55 degrees for everybody around the monterey bay and even inland, gilroy and salinas. the big headlines, drier, brighter and warmer today. no need to worry about rain. that was yesterday. patchy fog and cool tonight. the warmest afternoons will be tomorrow and wednesday. let's take a look what happened while you were sleeping. area of low pressure. you can see the counterclockwise spin. that is sliding to our south. the showers, they diminish during the overnight. they will reform but as this low slides to the south they will also form to our south. today through wednesday, this high pressure will take over. it will bring us increasing sunshine and a warming trend that will culminate that trend on wednesday. for today upper 60s

from ballmer peak back to what's barely visible at the golden gate bridge. an update for sunday.ooks like some sprinkles are possible. >> the giants get ready for philadelphia, game one of the national league championship series. the big challenge facing the giants. ♪ >>> wow! a major brea through in switzerlan engineers smashed through e last stretch of rock today to create the longest tunnel in the world. miners, digniries and journalists cheered. the project 60 years in the making. it's an important milestone in the creation of a rail network connecting all corners o europe. >> gotta love the bay area. when change comes, it comes quickly, mike. >> just look behind us. the flags flying and the treeless moving. mount tamalpais, still 8 approximate 3 degrees. the se breeze back. only about 15 to 20 mph on the golden gate bridge. 25 to 30 mph on angel island. so it's definitely the strong sea breeze we expect and the free air conditioning is coming back. let's talk about temperatures. you see it's still only 61 in san francisco. mid to upper 60s oakland, redwood city, sanafael and

. >> looking down from ballmer pear. warmer everywhere includings at&t park this afternoon. i'll have that forecast. >> getting towards the san francisco area, no problems with no delays at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> all right. so california lawmakers are going to pull an all-nighter. they have been trying to pass a state budget, proposed spending plan. it's run into a roadblock in the state senate. >> good friday morning! it is 5:00. i'm jenelle wang for eric thomas. >> and i'm kristen sze. stayed up too late watching the game. >> exactly. >> thanks for joining us. topping our news, oakland firefighters are keeping watch on a waterside restaurant destroyed by an overnight fire. the fire erupted after 11:00 last night and was still smolders with flare-ups this morning. the blaze destroyed tiki tong's restaurant. firefighters didn't have quick access to the site. a fire boat was called to battle the blaze from the estuary. there were no injuries. for a while the park street bridge was closed but it has since reopened. investigators will look into the cause of the fire at d

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. >> ballmer peak over parts of the bay that are clear. patchy fog to talk about. warmer weather on the way and, of course, the forecast for the game tonight. >> and it's looking pretty good right now at the bay bridge toll plaza with no delays. beside a few early morning problems. updates on some of those but nothing causing big delays at this point. >> at at&t, it's gleaming and the san francisco giants are ready to begin their playoff quest game one in the national league series against the braves, just 13 and a half hours away. >> 5:00, thursday, wear giants orange because the giants are playing tonight. i'm jenelle wang. >> i'm kristen sze. topping our news, lawmakers set to vote a budget deal that could end the longest impasse in california history. the deal includes more deep cuts and bay area groups are holding protests. theresa garcia is live at u.c. berkeley. theresa garcia, they fear education will be decimated. >> well, you know, that fear is valid since the largest spending cut would be in public education by an amount over $3 billion. and on a positiv

high pressure in control and plenty of sunshine from ballmer peak all the way back to sutro tower theret's talk about temperatures. we have responded nicely up in the north bay. temperatures already low 60s in napa and santa rosa after being in the 30s this morning. around the monterey bay and inland temperatures mid to upper 50s, even 61 gilroy. so three things i want you to know. mainly sunny today, high, pretty close to yesterday, clear and the coolest night tonight. watch for frost in the north bay valleys. rain is possible thursday even through sunday morning. let's take a look at today's temperatures, mid to upper 60 in the south bay with saratoga and san jose 67. on the peninsula mid-60s. san mateo 55. downtown san francisco 62. south san francisco along with the north bay valleys in the mid-60s. upper 50s at your beaches. along the east bay shore mostly sunny and mid 60s for you. 70 brentwood. east bay valleys one of the warmer areas. morgan hill, gilroy. the rest of the monterey bay inland towards hollister and salinas in the mid-60s. this is in the city now. the rural areas wh

gusty around ballmer peak this morning. as we look at the winds, we are out of the north at 10 in santa rosa. sfo. st west-southwest, 32 at lesser speeds or slower speeds if you will in some of our valleys. if you're around some of e water, bay shore and the coast, it's going to be a brisk day. upper 50s san rafael, oakland, fremont, livermore, redwood city, half moon bay. everybodelse inw to mid-60s. monterey 59. breezy today. mixte of sunshine and clouds. isolat shower is possible at our highest elevations but it's probably maybe better wednesday than today. mainly down acros the south bay and into the monterebay. those two areas looking for that to happen. a brighter weekend. let's talk about how today's going to be different than yesterday. actually warmer in santa rosa, about 5 degrs warmer with northerly winds. everybody else with the westerly winds, same in san francisco, concord, oakland, redwood city. 1, 2, 3, and 4 degre cooler than yesterday. from alaska to baja, bringing in the fast breezes and the cooler air th

gusty around ballmer peak this morning. as we look at the winds, we are out of the north at 10 in santa rosa. the rest west-southwest, 32 at sfo. lesser speeds or slower speeds if you will in some of our valleys. if you're around some of the water, bay shore and the coast, it's going to be a brisk day. upper 50s san rafael, oakland, fremont, livermore, redwood city, half moon bay. everybody else in the low to mid-60s. monterey 59. breezy today. mixture of sunshine and clouds. isolated shower is possible at our highest elevations but it's probably maybe better wednesday than today. mainly down across the south bay and into the monterey bay. those two areas looking for that to happen. a brighter weekend. let's talk about how today's going to be different than yesterday. actually warmer in santa rosa, about 5 degrees warmer with northerly winds. everybody else with the westerly winds, same in san francisco, concord, oakland, redwood city. 1, 2, 3, and 4 degrees cooler than yesterday. from alaska to baja, bringing in the fast b

ballmer peak it's 57 degrees right now with a southbound west wind about 7, only to 12 mph.t over moisture from the area of low pressure but those clouds mean no harm and mean no help either for the drought but they are going to move on. i guess what i'm saying, no showers in the forecast. here's say look at at&t park. as wayne mentioned, going to be very interesting over the next couple hours as people start to get ready for that big game. let's talk about the game forecast. the game, the first pitch is different because it's the post-season. 6:37. temperature about 63 degrees. it will drop to 59 thanks to the sun setting at about 6:44. let's talk about what's going on right now under that partly cloudy sky. we have temperatures in the 60s just about everywhere. 58 in the hills around los gatos. a little cooler around san francisco, san rafael and santa rosa. napa low 60s, fremont. everybody else mid-60s. monterey bay, a little warmer, low to mid-60s and upper 60s inland salinas and gilroy. let's talk about quiet weather today under a mostly sunny sky. quiet tonight, mainly

steve ballmer unveiled windows phone 7, promising this was designed to the light users. the new system look simpler and more attractive than its predecessors, but there is a huge amount at stake. as one senior executive admitted. >> this is really important to us, the future of the internet. it is increasingly mobile and we want to be a serious player on that platform. >> with rivals like apple and google so far ahead in the smartphone stakes, microsoft needs to prove it has something special. [no audio] at the london launch event, there was a coup when actor stephen fry, previously a huge apple fan and microsoft detractor, turned up to praise the windows phone. >> my first feeling was that it was just fun to play with, and i know that is childish, but isn't that how you think of cars and many other things we spend our lives doing? is it fun to drive? >> michael's manage to get big manufacturers like samsung to build launch phones. its rivals will not stand still. the smartphone wars are about to get even more intense. bbc news. >> moving to toys on a bigger scale, the n

ballmer peak it's 57 degrees right now with a southbou west wind about 7, only to 12 mph.t over moisture from the area of low pressure but those clouds mean no harm and mean no help either for the drought but they are going to move on. i guess what i'm saying, no showers in the forecast. here's say look at at&t park. as wayne menoned, going to be very interesting over the next couple hours as people start to get ready for that bigame. let's talk about the game forecast. the game, the first pitch is different because it's the post-season. 6:37. temperature about 63 degrees. it will drop to 59 thanks to the sun setting at about 6:44. let's talk about what's going on right now under that partly cloudy sky. we have temperatures in the 60s just about everywhere. 58 in the hills arou los gatos. a little cooler around san francio, san rafael and santa rosa. napa low 60s, fremont. everybody else mid-60s. monterey bay, a little warmer, low to mid-60s and upper 60s inland salinas and gilroy. let's talk about quiet weather today under a mostly sunny sky. quiet tonight, mainly clear.

steve ballmer and amazon's jeff bezos arguing the measure will hurt their ability to attract high skilled workers. this will be one ballot battle that is watched closely across the country says u.s.c. law professor john matsusako. >> it is the same sort of argument that we are seeing come into play at the federal level about extension of the bush tax cuts. should we have a specific tax expectation that the wealthy pay even more than they are paying now or should we do across the board taxes. so i think it's a very interesting microcosm of what's going to go on at the federal level. >> reporter: while washington state is considering raising taxes, voters in colorado will decide whether to cut income taxes and other fees and cap revenue growth. colorado and seven other states are considering property tax exemptions for veterans, senior citizens or others. california voters will be weighing in on the state's never-ending fiscal crisis with a proposition to require a majority vote in the legislature to pass a budget. the law now requires a two thirds vote. tracy gordon studies state finances

. >> a live look from ballmer peak. a few scattered showers left over.old front is moving through right now which means maybe a little low this afternoon before the heavier rain this weekend. >> the roads are slick. a couple spinouts and following overnight road work. >> police arrest a man they say dressed up as a woman and took pictures of ladies as they changed inside a u.c. berkeley locker room. 5:01 this friday morning. thank you so much for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm jenelle wang in for kristen sze. less than 24 hours he hosted several events and raised an estimated $1.8 million for democrats. a day in the life of president barack obama who wrapped up a quick trip to the bay area this morning. terry mcsweeney is live at san francisco international airport with more on his visit. hi, terry. >> hi how you doing. money and excitement. that's what the president is hoping to raise during his four-day campaign swing around the western united states. how would you like to take a look this morning at air force i. right across the water here at san

looking down from ballmer peak. look how still the bay is this morning. twinkles lights under the crisp, clean air and still a frost advisory for 8:00. light frost possible through that 8:00 hour. let's take a look at temperatures and we're dealing with the 30s, napa, showed you novato 36. san rafael a little warmer, 45. 40 santa rosa and upper 40s to low 50s for the rest of us. around the monterey bay, salinas low to mid-40s. high clouds mixing with our sunshine. mild highs, could be one of the warmer days in the forecast. won't be quite as chilly tonight. clouds gathering and dropping to rain in the north bay. that wet weather will move closer to the stadium, to at&t park tomorrow evening and we'll keep those wet weather waves in the forecast through sunday morning. as far as the temperatures, upper 60s to low 70s south bay. saratoga, santa clara, san jose 70. mid to upper 60s object the peninsula with palo alto and redwood city 69. low 60s along the coast. mid to upper 60s for downtown, south san francisco throughout the north bay valleys. near 60 at y

at 4:51 we're looking from ballmer peak. high pressure's moved back over. patchy fog forming, and it looks like we're in the north bay. we have low clouds in the south bay. otherwise pretty clear this morning. temperatures low to mid-50s in most neighborhoods. now, when you get under the clouds, you can see the santa rosa normally the cool spot at 55. along with mountain view and san jose in the upper 50s. monterey bay and inland temperatures low to mid-50s. our highlights, mostly sunny and then quiet day today. won't see any of those billowing, towering clouds like we saw yesterday from the storms that develop. they'll be mainly clear and cool tonight. watch out. we could have patchy fog and the warm afternoon starts the weekend and lasts all the way to the end of the forecast. bringing wet weather to most of the state. snow possible at the sierra at the highest elevation but overnight it started moving away and will continue to do so from 7:00 this morning all the way to the evening hours. that's why we have high pressure build in and that sinking air is

ballmer $13.1. allen $12.7. bezos $12.6. cham beers $12.5. paulson, $12.5 billion.he nation's is an indicator of how well our nation and to a larger how the whole world is doing. >> question, is the wealth of our nation's billionaires an indicator of how much or how little the u.s. population is striving? i ask you mort. >> thank you for throwing that question to me, john. i really appreciate it. >> let's get this straight now. okay. we are talking to deal with it. well, that's very nice and all i can say is i don't agree with your question in the sense that i don't think it's a reflection of how well the country is doing. it's how well the country is doing for a lot of people who have the chance to do well in this country and start off with very lit and will do very well at the end. that's been my experience and i think it's wonderful. >> let's take a look at the 19th century. the billionaires would be rockefeller, james jay hill, carnegie, these are people that built the country enormously. some of these folks are in gambling, finance, they are in trade and servic

ballmer $13.1. allen $12.7. bezos $12.6. cham beers $12.5. paulson, $12.5 billion.he nation's is an indicator of how well our nation and to a larger how the whole world is doing. >> question, is the wealth r nation's billionaires an indicator of how much or how little the u.s. population is striving? i ask you mort. >> thank you for throwing that question to me, john. i really appreciate it. >> let's get this straight now. okay. we are talking to deal with it. well, that's very nice and all i can say is i don't agree with your question in the sense that i don't think it's a reflection of how well the country is dog. it's how well the country is doing for a lot of people who have the chance to do well in this country and start off with very lit and will do very well at the end. that's been my experience and i think it's wonderful. >> let's take a look at the 19th century. the billionaires would be rockefeller, james jay hill, carnegie, these are people that built the country enormously. some of these folks are in gambling, finance, they are in trade and service. i th

let's talk about how it's fairly clear this morning as we look from ballmer peak to mount sutro thereoff in the distance in the center of your screen. let's take a look at live doppler 7 hd. still tracking that light rain moving through the northern parts of napa county and heading towards lake mend -- mendocino county. let's talk about those temperatures and we're still pretty cool around santa rosa, 49. the rest of us low to mid-50s. monterey bay, temperatures low to mid-50s into salinas and 46 gilroy. we'll have a scattered shower today and even a chance of an isolated thunder. may hear thunder, may see a bolt of lightning. drying tonight, patchy clouds as there will be left over moisture and sunny and much warmer over the weekend. south bay you see low to mid-70s here. as we look on the peninsula, upper 60s to low 70s. downtown south san francisco and sausalito mid to upper 60s with low to mid-70 for your north bay valleys. upper 60s to near 70. slightly warmer in the east bay valleys with low to mid-70s. same type of temperatures from santa cruz, monterey, carmel, watsonville and

there did you from ballmer peak, it is getting thicker by the minute.it and you can too if you step away from the tv with our flight tracker abc7news.com. there could be some delays just looking at this picture. let's talk temperatures. and before the fog settles we have a clear and calm night. that's why we're in the upper 40s half moon bay, fairfield, san rafael and santa rosa. the rest of us low to mid-50s. low to mid-50s monterey bay and salinas and 48 gilroy. let's talk about our highlights. sunny and warmer today and tomorrow. patchy fog. it will form again tonight and a chance of showers that extends through the weekend. we'll talk about temperatures in the south bay. mid to upper 70s with cupertino and san jose at about 76 degrees with campbell. low to mid-70s on the peninsula with sunshine, 74 redwood city menlo park. near 60 along the coast this afternoon with mid to upper 60s in downtown south san francisco, sausalito. low 60s at the north bay beaches but mid to upper 70s throughout your valleys. we have richmond and berkeley in the upper 60s

looking from ballmer peak back to san francisco. pretty quiet this morning.ecause the air is dry and relatively still and there's no clouds no blanket effect. temperatures have dropped compared to yesterday. we're in the mid to upper 40s around santa rosa, napa and half moon bay. low to mid-50s for the rest of us. 60s antioch. the monterey bay and inland temperatures are also cooler. we have upper 40s to low 50s. our highlights, mostly sunny and slightly warmer today compared to yesterday. but with this dry air over top of us and a lack of clouds again tonight, it will be cool once again. sunny and warmer than average afternoons this weekend. as far as today's temperatures we're going to be the mid to upper 70s in the east bay valleys with concord and danville pleasanton fairfield 50 to 60 degrees. low to mid-70s the rest of the east bay shore. south bay mid to upper 70s with cupertino, san jose, campbell around 76 degrees. low to mid-70s on the peninsula. redwood city and menlo park at 74. along the coast low to mid-60s with sunshine downtown south san franc

look live from ballmer peak. you can see some of the clouds.here in san francisco to the upper right part of your screen. that's the cooler sea breeze returning. the temperature, see if it has any effect this morning. san francisco 56. north bay and east bay valleys, a few 60s. antioch, oakland, fremont, san jose. about 71 los gatos. slightly clear and cooler gilroy and 49 degrees. so it will be mostly sunny today. low cooling trend continues. look for more cooling and those clouds could bring us sprinkles on sunday. as far as what is happening, high pressure slowing moving into colorado. remember where it started, the pacific northwest earlier in the week. it is losing its grip. the jet stream's running parallel. you want it to be more perpendicular to push that cold front in here. we talked about how it would take long earlier in the week. upper 80s saratoga, campbell, los gatos. 85 cupertino. low 80s for most of the pidg. you have upper 70s san mateo and millbrae. clouds along the coast, mid-60s for you. downtown and sausalito mid to upper 7

. >> here's a live look from ballmer peak this morning down on the bay. actually a beautiful shot. finding some cooler air. i'll show you who drops most today and when it will move inland. >> good morning at 5:00. you saw that bay bridge shot. that may not be a bad bridge for you later on this morning. >> dumbarton another option as well. i'm eric thomas. a heads up for the commuters that use the san mateo bridge. caltrain has been forced to close one lane of traffic while emergency repairs continue to a crack on the span. theresa garcia is live with more. you raised a provacative question. no big earthquake so why is there a crack there? >> and i'm sorry to report that caltrain's saying it doesn't know yet and that crack or the beam has been there since 2001. so they are really unsure and that's gonna be part of the investigation, of course. now, the emergency repair work began yesterday and caltrain is going itself some leeway. it's saying 24 to 48 hours to finalizes the repairs. the crack on that section of the bridge was discovered yesterday by cal tran's crews on the san mateo

let's take a look from ballmer peak across the bay and out into the ocean where we're trying to findlouds. not quite developing yet even though the sea breeze brought cooler weather yesterday. let's talk temperatures and how to dress if you're heading out. we are a little warmer than yesterday around the bay. low to mid-60s, 68 fremont. upper 60s, mid to upper 60s antioch, upper 50s for concord and livermore into san rafael and low 50s santa rosa and half moon bay. los gatos, the hills about 73. monterey down to 48. everybody else bay and inland low to mid-50s. highlights, sunshine. still warm around the bay to even hot inland. coastal fog, see that form tonight. marine layer getting thicker. that will tumble our temperatures as weigh move through the weekend. upper 80s sunnyvale, low 90s for everybody else. on the peninsula mid to upper 80s. only about 80 millbrae. mid-60s along the coast today, daly city at 65. watching the thermometer drop. that's what the sea breeze does. downtown mid to upper 70s. sausalito 80. 85 san rafael. from novato, vallejo northward looking at upper 80les

from ballmer peak. pretty dark. the sun not coming up until 7:34.k from now all different when we switch our clocks and fall back. right now we're looking at temperatures pretty cool in some spots where we have had a little bit of clearing. but overall there are still a lot of clouds out there, some fog in the north bay. we had a quarter of an inch of rain yesterday in watsonville. for the rest of the bay partly to mostly cloudy skies. 54 oakland, 55 san francisco with 46 napa. 47 in livermore. our highlights then this morning, mostly cloudy skies. still a slight chance of showers in the north bay this morning. then becoming partly cloudy for everyone today. so that means more sunshine and a drying and warming trend getting set for the rest of the week. in fact, by the middle of the week, tuesday, thursday we're looking at an offshore flow. we're going to see some very mild nights and dry for trick-or-treaters. tonight sunset at 6:12. here's the clouds. notice they're holding on to the marin sonoma county area. but later this afternoon everybody cle

we are looking from ballmer peak to san francisco. you can see pretty quiet and clear once again.far as the ball game, yeah, going to be a cloudy one and a little cooler than yesterday with temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. let's take a look at live doppler 7. just precipitation totals. nothing. we're looking at 1600ths and half an inch around ukiah. a strong marking where the rain is falling and where it is not. let's take a at temperatures. see if it's having an affect. keeps jumping like that. mid-50s and a few 60s. mid to upper 40s even inland. light rain today but mainly the north bay and along the coast at some of the higher elevations. light rain will spread south tonight. it will be drier by saturday afternoon and into sunday. let's put it into motion. here's the rain up in mainly mendocino county through 7:00. you can see it jump down to the golden gate bridge by 5:00. kind of hang there and retreat back to the north bay by 9:00. a low pressure developing along this cold front. and that's what's going to pull the rain back into the north bay. we'll see a little light

up on 6:18 right now and looking from ballmer peak.an see a little haze, a little fog trying to form. for the most part it's partly cloudy. temperatures mid to upper 40s half moon bay and los gatos. the rest of us low to mid-50s monterey bay and inland. everybody. yahtzee, 64 degrees, all five of them. drier, brighter and warmer today. that's our first highlight. patchy fog and cool tonight. warmer afternoon tuesday and wednesday. as far as our temperatures for today, how about some upper 60s to low 70s down in the south bay. right in the middle saratoga and san jose at 70. partly sunny just about everywhere today with temperatures mid to upper 60s along the peninsula. may hit 70 as you head southward towards los altos. upper 60s along the coast. 60s in sunset. downtown, south san francisco, sausalito mid-60s. low 60s at your beaches in the north bay. low to mid-70s in your valleys though. temperatures mid to upper 60s in most neighborhoods on the east bay shore like oakland at 68. union city and fremont, a little warmer, around 70. lo

a camera atop ballmer and looking toward mount diablo.ittle valley haze there perhaps and the sunrise looking quite nice. should be a nice fall day. who better to complain, meteorologist lisa argen. we were getting used to summer temperatures but big drop yesterday and today. that continues. temperatures as much as 5 to 10 degrees cooler. as we look from our roof camera, the beginning of daylight. 7:19 the official sunrise and setting at about 20 to 7:00 tonight. shorter days allowing for good radiational cooling and a cool start this morning in the north bay. looking at upper 40s. that's been our usual thing from napa to novato with some upper 50s, partly sunny sky, mountain view and san jose. we have fog with visibility at about a half mile in santa rosa. be careful if you're headed out this morning. 54 concord and fremont. we're looking at temperatures continue to cool down today, tomorrow. in fact another weather system headed our way could bring a slight chance of showers tomorrow more likely, mist and drizzle. we're 2 degrees cooler

good morning to you. 5:51 looking from ballmer peak.e the camera's a little more still than it was yesterday. those winds are subsiding and that high fire danger should end about 9 minutes. let's talk about some temperatures. we have 53 santa rosa. 58 redwood city, 50 half moon bay. upper 50s livermore, concord. 51 fairfield and 49 napa. 70s antioch, fremont and los gatos. monterey bay, the clouds prevalent. temperatures low it mid-50s. even inland to gilroy 57 and salinas. it's going to be sunny and hot today. again. but away from the coast. that's where the cooling takes place today. poor air quality developed especially in the east bay valleys and then cooler for the bay tomorrow and cooling will spread inland on friday. 24 hour temperature change. concord one degree warmer 93. san jose 93. one degree cooler santa rosa 94. oakland drops to 88. that's a 3 degree drop. san francisco will drop to 82. that's 7 degrees. half moon bay from 86 yesterday to 70 today. that's the cooling at the coast. look at this huge area of high pressure ju

looking from ballmer peak. notice the cameras. not nearly as bouncy as it was yesterday.he calms winds, the reason why the fire danger, at least the red flag warning's expired. look at the condition. the winds to 17 mph in the north bay mountains. 11 in the east bay hills and only 8 the diablo range. plenty of heat and dry vegetation so fire danger still there, just not as bad as it was. the heat warning continues until 8:00. notice san francisco not in it anymore but the bay shoreline definitely is all the way down to right here near san jose. as far as the spare the air, yeah, we have one for the entire bay area but mainly the east bay valleys where we'll fine the poorest air quality this afternoon. take a look at the temperatures. san rafael we have 59. look at the valleys, santa rosa and napa. near 50 degrees there. 64 san francisco. near 70 fremont. low 60s mountain view and san jose. half moon bay at 48. around the monterey bay, actually cloud cover and low to mid-50s. only about 57 gilroy. our highlights sunny and hot today away from the coast. that poor air qualit

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that's what we're going to see, a lot of clouds and breeze as you see the camera shaking there from ballmereak in morning. talked about breezes so let's talk temperatures. stepping out 49 in santa rosa. we have temperatures around 52 in napa, 51 los gatos. if you can look at those temperatures, we would have mid to upper 50s for everybody else. around the monterey bay, we have low 50ed for santa cruz. as you head inland we have mid to upper 50s. breezy today with the sunshine and the clouds. temperatures just a little bit below average. isolated shower possible today and again on wednesday. today mainly around mount hamilton. wednesday the higher elevations around the monterey bay. warmer, calmer and brighter this weekend. 24 hour temperature change, santa rosa a little warmer once you get rid of the fog. 5 degrees from yesterday. san francisco pretty much the same, 62. concord, oakland, san jose and redwood city about 1, 2, 3 and 4 degrees cooler. here's a look at that huge trough of low pressure developing along the west coast. we're just now getting into some of the coolest air and some

this is a live look from our ballmer cam showing you the city or parts of it. halloween to you. hope you enjoy the day with your little trick-or-treaters. necessity is the mother of invention so a bay area book seller is reinventing his business. from the traditional brick and mortar model to a new mobile version. borrowed from the public library system. laura anthony happens the story from martinez. >> her name is big blue and she's making appearances at farmers markets and community events throughout the east bay. dave simpson is the owner of the 35-foot book mobile, a vehicle that represents his rebirth as a book seller in the bay area. >> i thought wouldn't it be neat to have a taco truck for books. i realized they're called book mobiles. >> in july since he closed his lafayette bookstore for good. the store was the oldest in contra costa and first opened in 1963. simpson fully intended to stay in the business through special events and online sales. then he found big blue on the internet and she became part of his reinvention. >> this was decommissioned fr

from the view of ballmer peak, it's clear outside.he fog is hanging along the shoreline but may play a factor in your weekend forecast and some neighborhoods. i'll detail that and the look ahead next. >> also up ahead from elation to deflation in a flash. the giants' playoff series takes a dramatic turn for the worse. larry beil has the highlights in the morning sports. [ female announcer ] the sweet moments package is baby blue. calming. tranquil like the sky. but look within and you will find exploding baked chocolate indulgence. coated with sinfulness. oozing with decadence. ooo! observe the dainty birds and tiny curly cues. but look within you will find primal forces of chocolate. instantly satisfying every iota of yearning. new pillsbury sweet moments, brownie bites and bowls. in the refrigerated section. >> it should be a nice weekend to enjoy the bay area. some residents are taking on the catholic church over its proposed housing development. ing it being built at the site of the old st. joseph cemetery in fremont. hundreds of

. >> a live look from ballmer peak this morning.ry around this part of the bay but i am tracking some light rain in the north bay. i'll show you where it's going and where more showers may pop up this afternoon. >> a new accident on the peninsula north 101 at the woodside expressway. lanes are blocked so we'll check that for you. a live shot of the golden gate bridge where they're changing the lane configuration right now. >> and the san francisco board of supervisors okays a proposal for hosting the next america's cup. the project could generate 9,000 jobs. >> good morning, everyone. it's 5:00 this wednesday. i'm jenelle wang. eric thomas has the day off. >> i'm kristen sze. thank you for joining us. oakland tries to establish rules for hosting marijuana warehouses that would open if california voters legalize recreational pot. a city council meeting last night even drew a national talk show host. theresa garcia is live at oakland city hall. theresa? >> that's right. some very heavy hitters including talk show host montel williams

. >> here's a live look from ballmer peak this morning. the clouds are back. just a matter of time before they open up and bring us some showers. i'll talk about the game tonight. whether we'll get that in dry and how much rain we're going to get this weekend. >> good morning. we have a fog advisory in the santa cruz mountains and throughout the bay area. all the details coming up. >> a lot of news going on this friday morning. thank you so much for joining us at 5 a.m.. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. police at the scene of a shooting. officers were trying to stop a wanted suspect when shots were fired. theresa, an officer was injured? >> yes. an officer injured when shots were exchanged between the wanted suspect and the officers and the glass went flying. not from the bullets, from the glass. we did see that officer being transported. we're on waverly avenue. take a look. even just this one row, up this one street. you've got nearly ten units. there's a call put out throughout the city to come to this location as backup. this is an active scene. we cer

cloudy from ballmer peak back towards san francisco. let's talk temperatures.ng with the cloud cover. mid to upper 50s everywhere except los gatos about 50 degrees. the monterey bay and inland cloudy and mid to upper 50s. we will see some sunshine from time to time today and the possibility of scattered evening showers. the weekend rain looking even more impressive than yesterday and as soon as the weekend ends, that's when the dry weather rolls back in. as far as our 24 hour temperature change, san francisco 61 again today. oakland 1 degree cooler, concord and santa rosa 4. fremont will lose about 5 degrees. everybody in the 60s. start in the east bay valleys until you get to brentwood, about 70. probably one of the warmest spots around the bay. low to mid-60s throughout the east bay shore. partly sunny over the south bay with mid to upper 60s. los gatos, campbell and san jose at 67 degrees. mid-60s with a partly sunny sky in the peninsula. south san francisco, sausalito low to mid-60s and mostly cloudy. the thickest clouds over the north bay in the afternoon.

we're looking down from ballmer peak.ot nearly as bouncy as it was a couple hours ago but the winds still pretty strong in our hills as you look back to san francisco. let's talk about temperatures. how to dress when you step out. how about for mid to upper 50s, half moon bay, redwood city and santa rosa. we have 60 degree temperatures around san rafael, oakland, concord, livermore, san jose mountain view and still the 70s around los gatos fremont, antioch, fairfield, napa and san francisco. we have upper 50s to low 60s around the monterey bay and inland we have about 52 degrees in gilroy. so it will be sunny and record heat possible again today. that's our first highlight. second has to do with the danger, whether fire or heat and that lasts through tomorrow. and then the fall cooling as we go 180 degrees in the other direction. all right. red flag warning until 6:00 for tomorrow morning but it's now until then from the north bay mountains, east bay hills and the diablo range. everywhere you see highlighted in red. where

that was mount tamalpais as we look back towards -- actually that's ballmer peak looking towards san francisco. you can see the clouds hanging around. a big swath. we were closer last one. just show you how big this system is. reaches to washington and oregon and all the way down offshore. probably around santa barbara. so a couple hours to go of rain. santa rosa took the bulk of last week's storm. they're at 372% of average for today. the rest of us we could really use rain, especially san jose where we're only at 15% of our average rainfall for the rainy season so far which started july 1st. let's talk about temperatures. besides dressing for the wet weather, you need to dress for 50 with 52 santa rosa, san rafael, livermore. the cool spot oakland and redwood city 59. monterey bay, actually partly to mostly cloudy. gilroy 45. low 50s for salinas, watsonville and santa cruz. look for the light rain to taper during the afternoon hours but return tonight with a vengeance. it will fade tomorrow afternoon and there's a small system that will slide just to the north of the north bay on s

looking down from ballmer peak at pretty much almost a rain-free picture.ive doppler 7 hd does have a little different perspective. it does show radar returns around alameda and oakland and up into the hills lafayette and orinda and even a few along the east bay hills south of dublin heading towards mount hamilton. the last couple hours even more radar returns. light showers moving along the peninsula coast there. these are all moving to the northeast about 20 to 25 mph. so we've gotta keep those scattered showers in the forecast through the morning commute. temperatures now mid to upper 50s. same thing around the monterey bay except gilroy 52. mostly cloudy, scattered light showers today. more of a nuisance than anything else. rain tonight on and off tomorrow and the heaviest falls sunday. let's take a look what's happening uptears. cold front moving through the bay area. that's why we're squeezing out the last bit of light shower activity mainly this morning. very isolated this afternoon. looking upshore, you can see the jet stream. look at all the waves,