a look at storm tracker, the rain continues through the north bay, delta and you can see areas of modren rain near san francisco, we are not seeing hit the ground because it's dry out there so the air sucks up the rain and it doesn't hit the ground. that's what we have been seeing. but we are going to continue to see more decent rainfall totals in the north bay. the air isn't as dry as it was four hours ago. moisture starting to break apart. we will see rain but into tomorrow i think we will see sun. this will meet up with this storm, they will combine and give us a better chance of rain sunday. 7 day around the bay forecast, showers in the north bay. into the afternoon we will see sun breaks, especially in the south bay. saturday, a better chance of rain, especially closer to the coast line. sunday, the biggest rain of l more widespread, sunday morning through the evening. monday a slight chance of lingering rain and again on wednesday and thursday. temperatures staying mild throughout. >>> the warriors host the phoenix sun, and cleveland fans do their best to boo lebron james off the c

the bay delta here. and next one, please. and this was - we always talk about sea level rise and i heard a couple of orders of magnitude of estimates this morning and one of them was more like this where this is the more conservative,ip sfpuc, estimate where the change in sea level you were told sea levels are rising by about half a foot. we can expect that at least probably. but we could see an accelerated rise of maybe three or four times that according to,ip sfpuc. instead of half a foot we could see three feet. you know out here at fort point here in san francisco. first of all we don't know what the climate is doing to do, but secondly, the way ice gets dumped into the ocean from the land based - well sea level rises from one, the water gets warmer and inflates because it's density is less and that's well understood and handled by climate models. what's not well handled is the fact that when ice gets shed from green land and antarctica, there's 70 levels that if it all melted would raise sea levels but the problem is it'

bay delta maritime is one of their current vendors. the more ships they continue to bring into the bay, the more they will continue to utilize and need the port of san francisco's harbor services which will help benefit the profits of the port. staff recommends that the port approve the resolution that is in front of you of raising application of the foreign-trade zones board to apply on behalf of valero energy corp. to establish a subzone covering their benicia, calif. refinery. commissioner crowley: i move to adopt. commissioner lazarus: second. commissioner brandon: public comment? >> i do have a question. this does not conflict with the maritime law? >> no, it does not. >> to other regions have these subzones? >> yes, the valero refinery is adjacent to the port of los angeles and is set up as a subzone. >> that has proven to be a good way to go? >> it has. i think the region is benefited by the jobs that have been created at the refinery. commissioner crowley: thank you. no further questions. commissioner brandon: there's no cost to

bay delta maritime is one of their current vendors. the more ships they continue to bring into the bay, the more they will continue to utilize and need the port of san francisco's harbor services which will help benefit the profits of the port. staff recommends that the port approve the resolution that is in front of you of raising application of the foreign-trade zones board to apply on behalf of valero energy corp. to establish a subzone covering their benicia, calif. refinery. commissioner crowley: i move to adopt. commissioner lazarus: second. commissioner brandon: public comment? >> i do have a

-- small amounts of sea level rise which could breach the levies in the san francisco sacramento bay delta region. so we are intimately tied to and connected to that overall city. our plan is simply to work with everybody we can find, every partner we can find, to try to find ways to address these issues, to help with funding and to make sure that we are aware of the science to be doing some proactive planning on our own system, and of course to be supporting legislation that will lead to the kinds of dramatic reductions in emissions which will, we hope and trust, help to avert some of the worst impacts of climate change in the future. but the fact is that climate change is not only real, it is in fact happening and so we are dealing with it right now. the three speakers that are on my panel are all people who are coping in various ways and helping to be part of the solution. i'm going to just briefly introduce all three of them in order you have their biographies in your booklets so i won't read them to you. i will simply point out if you can't read the name tags that to the left of where

what scientists are saying about a variety of exotic animals and plants found in the san francisco bay deltafear the critters could threaten the health of people by transmitting the disease through the water. in september dozens of people at robert crown memorial beach in alameda got swimmer's itch, a rash caused by a microscopic worm from japan. scientists say the critters hitch hike on cargo and delta ships. organizers of the next america's company cup says san francisco could lose its chance at hosting the yacht race. organizers say the financial terms of the city's recent bid are unacceptable and they are giving the city an ultimatum get a new plan together by friday or the regatta will go to another city. the chronicle says the news is taking mayor newsom's office by surprise after he held last minute talks with organizers last week. the city wants race organizers to pay to fix piers in exchange for the rights to develop waterfront property. >>> silicon valleys ceos will have the ear of the commanders. the president will meet with 20 business leaders on wednesday including representativ

bay. pushing to the delta at this hour. and you will take a look at that and this weekend forecast, coming up in just a bit. >> the controversy at the edge of golden gate park a recycling center. it is hedging homeless advocates as this issue is just wrapping up. jonathan? >> this we're not really quite sure how much longer is going to go but it is taking much longer than it was supposed to. . so many of the department of recreation time shortened it to one minute. 100 people were wanted to talk. this recycling center that has been so controversial in the heat-ashbury for over 30 years. peep-haight ashbury, they can drop it off. and they can exchange it for cash and this recycling center is on golden gate park property. and it was never really meant to house. and it is been providing service to the community but it is smells really bad. and according to the department of recreation it is encouraging illegal campers to camp out. collect bottles and bring them there in exchange for cash. people say that this creates a very va

fog this morning in the north bay through the delta and portions of the east bay's well. the next rain happens on christmas or christmas forecast for you. light rain in the morning it's really the afternoon it's actually going to bring us some heavier rain. gusty winds and evening thunderstorms as well. heavy snowfall in the sierra. here's a look through and show you what it looks like in terms of fog. we are seeing quite a bit of fog in terms of visibility less than quarter of a mile. in places like novato also san rosa as well. we are born to continue to see in low visibility for the next couple of hours. you can see the orange area it indicates where we are having problems spots. pretty cool in places like santa rosa 35 degrees, 41 into fairfield so overall seeing temperatures well below where we world yesterday. by the afternoon into the 5655 san rosa, 54 in san francisco. in the south bay temperatures upper 50s 57 los gatos, fremont, mountain view as well. 7 day around the bay shows not just today will stay dry tomorrow as well. your weekend burns's wet weather catch

closer to the bay area, the delta we have an urban and small-stream flood as ad advisory in effect until 1:45. flooding of other passes and low lying spots is a possibility with rain. there could be localized flooding with rain coming our way. and there is a wind advisory in effect from 1:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. there is gusts from seven miles per hour. and there is more coming up later. >> and santa cruise mountains experienced a brunt of the storm. and there is a threat of mudslides. >> well, i can tell you the rain has been steady here all day. i can confirm what spencer is saying and that is that rain has picked up in about the last hour. dean rose is keeping an eye on the river. the sheriff's department ordered residents in the community to evacuate homes when water reached flood stage. now a series of storms is bringing that fen shall to a front door yet again. >> the river fills, and instead of down the road it goes this way. >> jack shroud doesn't live near a river, but is loading up on sandbags worried his guest house could flood. >> there is about saying five inches in santa cruz.

down a bit in locations near the path of the fog, some parts of the inland east bay and north bay and around delta there. there is other areas warming up nicelisy bisunday, almost to spring-like levels. overnight, mild, foggy and low temperatures into low 50s and some locations inland areas will be seeing lows dropping into upper 40s, tomorrow, sun burning through and a beautiful day. high temperatures into south bay. and above 65 degree level. 66 in santa clara. up to about 65 on someplaces in the peninsula. and excuse me on the coast. in and around san francisco, highs of 63 degrees downtown. 61 into sunset district. highs into low to mid-50s. and mid-50s, and hayward and oakland inland valleys up to 65 in danville and pleasanton. near the bay, warmest readings of all. 68 watsonville. and there is is the accu-weather forecast. three gloriously sunny days coming our way. lots of warmth. we do have unsettled weather for a lot of next week. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday. a chance of showers all four days and rain likely on two of the days. >> thank you. >> and coming up here next, benefits o

locally, to the bay area, the rainfall is mainly in the north to the delta. let me zoom in and do some tracking. with a better weather cell over vallejo, that yellow one your screen. towards fairfield, and with about 30 m.p.h. and it should make it there, surely. the rainfall totals are not that impressive cahoand not even one quarter of an inch per hour. through in napa, it is barely registering on the right are right now. and even on concord, dry! this rain is pushing through the north right now and exactly what we expected. current conditions we can see temperatures are on the cooler side. low 50s for the most part and a little bit warmer in the south bay where we are seeing more sunshine breaking through. and a quick look at what we can expect tonight and into tomorrow. with north bay shores, and tomorrow, light rainfall. if any? it is going to be very slight. and in the afternoon, showers mainly in the north bay but a better chance of rainfall bay-area wide. to take a look and one that will hit coming up in just a bit. >> in national news, house extended

warmer further south as you head further north into the hills of the east bay and the delta. highs only in the 50s and mostly cloudy and cool. the forecast between now and monday morning is going to be off and on showers mainly for the north bay and plan on some sunny breaks and a mix of showers and cooler temperatures early next week. >> thank you much. the president getting ready to meet with newly elected governors across the nation. jerry brown will not be there. we will tell you why. keeping your family safe. the moves to up the safety standard when is it comes to suvs. (announcer) you'd never wash your dishes in a dirty sink, so why use a dirty dishwasher? hidden dirt can build up. for flawless results, use finish dishwasher cleaner to remove grease and limescale. and a cleaner dishwasher means amazing dishes. finish, the diamond standard. . >>> you are looking at a reasonably chilly downtown in oakland. we will check in with rob and rain ahead. east bay children will get a holiday party at the zoo. bret anderson and trevor ka hill, tyson ross and the a's mascot stomper

of how thick the fog is visibility is a mile less quarter mile of visibility in the north bay this hour. the delta napa valley in oakland. if you're headed over the bay bridge as mine make sure to keep that in mind. visibility for you down to eight the mile in 3 san rosa napa quarter mile for fairfield and oakland as well. we are improving in a bottle of miles through concord this morning. storm tracker for lit up a lot of activity seeing showers and a net bay much of the morning and sells for martinez. it brings rainfall rates half an inch per hour heavier downpours erelong the peninsula very light showers almost missed the out there. really not seeing much in the amount of rain every year rain little bit of salt 3 to 80 towards red with city and over the san mateo bridge as well. storm tracker for bringing all that wet weather right on through the central valley up and the sierra seeing snowfall the sierra current temperatures are in the warm side were in the 50's most locations 53 antioch 55 through ever more 57 in mountain view hayward and san jose 553 san francisco. in the afternoon not expec

to taper off over the golden gate bridge in san francisco but still going over most of these bay into the delta as well as soon and and looking as well. pretty steady in concord and down through quite as well. it pushed down to the south bay you will notice there's a steady rain through hayward fremont and were continuing to see the rain and over half moon bay. a wider view picture of what's going on out there continuing to get a steady stream of moisture the tail end of the system its going to start to break apart this evening and especially into tomorrow there's still an outside shot of getting rain tomorrow. here kron 4 here is a look at your 7 day around the bay around the bay forecast, to percent chance of showers tomorrow but if we do see rain it will be very slight. under a tub of the edge of rain at the coast. conditions will improve as we head into friday especially to the weekend, temperatures of thing happens the mid-60s, plenty of sunshine some places may be in the '70s. will keep the nice weather going into early next week. a chance of rain comes back to the forecast by wednesday.

we'll see highs in the 50s bay areawide with patchy morning fog. out to the deltaorth bay valleys, tomorrow same story, patchy fog but thursday night and friday, the rain comes back. plan on gusty winds and very heavy rain on the coastal mountains for the weekend. back to you. >>> oregon's football team is kind of like a hollywood actress. they won't be seen wearing the same outfit twice. now that they're in the national title game, they're unveiling their latest look. they will wear these uniforms when they play auburn on january 10th. fairly conservative. oregon is the alma mater of nike's founder and they have become the lab rat for the company when it comes to trying out different uniforms and gear. they have several different looks. >>> new research from ucla says putting motherhood on hold could lead to more stress later in life. researchers looked at employed mothers. 44% of them said they don't have enough time for their youngest child. 73% say they don't spend enough time with their spouse. 74% say there's not enough time for themselves. the research does

bay area. off shore wind blowing, the fog in to the delta, look at it around the mountains. starting to ebb and flow. did manage to start to break up, even the coastline looking good. had lot of sun. that's because that off shore wind bringing the fog, getting trapped by the hills. the meantime there is the storm approaching on the bay area looking right here, you can see the rain and farther northern parts of california. this won't bring us much but it'll move that ridge out of the way. things will change, start to see that fog lifting, still dense fog possible in patchy spots inland. be careful early on. by the afternoon you will see a mix of mid to high level clouds and hazy sun. fog though the big story all throughout the central valley. a lot of it work through the delta into the bay. left us with kind of cool temperatures outside. headed out right now. you are cool in livermore. 55 degrees in the napa valley and in vallejo. if you plan on travel around the state dense fog through the central valley. dangerous driving conditions especially early on. by the afternoon tha

winds out of the north-northeast allowing for the fog to slowly push on through our east bay valleys, the delta. that's going to allow it to sit in some of those areas. the cooler dense air desends and then we've got the lid on top of it and that's going to allow for temperatures to stay cool in the central valley and north and east bay valleys in some spots. 67 monterey. you're one of the warmer areas. l.a., 82. sierra nevada, melting with upper 50s. we're looking at mid-60s today. a nice mild afternoon in the south bay. 64 san mateo. a little cooler here at our coast. the fog sticks around for. of the morning. clearing in spots here. 63 sonoma. near east bay you should be brightening up pretty soon this morning. 63 san leandro. here over the hills staying rather foggy throughout the morning hours and that afternoon sun will warm dublin up to 64. the monterey bay, a mild afternoon. probably about 68 in watsonville. we'll keep the fog and some of the valleys throughout the afternoon re-forming today to monday. that's our dry mild stretch. rains runs tuesday. chances again wednesday and thursday

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once the pushes past the north they will see clearing and that could bring fog into the north bay and the deltan in the south bay. storm warning depends on the matter clearing will see the areas are certainly possible only in the places that see. partly cloudy and cool conditions temperatures in the '50s for the most part. this raid was nothing compared to what were gunna see this weekend. a very strong storm going to drop in the bay area at 9:00 saturday morning were same water taffy rain shower over the bay area. for most of california actually, the system is tapping into tropical moisture so it's been intensified into saturday night. it's pretty heavy rain over the bay area 02 saturday continuing to send morning. all lull sunday afternoon before we see another way to push into monday. early monday morning the subtropical moisture being shot right at the bay area. 5:01 evening moderate to heavy rain continues over the bay area. your kron 47 day around the bay forecast dry conditions for the next couple of days, chilly start the day thursday to re will serve to return this weekend and it's not

bay area. some of it working its way right into the delta and the bay, up to the coastline, trying to get there, but not much in that direction. seeing a fairly cold night again. it's pretty good conditions for the fog to form. the ridge right down there at the surface in most spots. high country, want to do skiing? temperatures in the 50s, and you'll see plenty of sunshine. but get ready folks. we have this system bearing down on the bay area. it will start to drag in. and this one not a very strong storm system, but will help to move the ridge eastward. overnight tonight, fog will be the story. fog later in the day tomorrow night. a few showers beginning to pop up outside. tomorrow, start you out, 7 a.m. the commute, be careful early on, especially inland. i think as we head through the day, the skies will part a little bit. temperatures not going to be all that bad. let's plan on 50s and 60s around the bay area. going to keep you in the 50s out toward the coastline. 53 with partly cloudy skies toward san jose, 51 in union city. east bay temperatures running up into the 50s and 60s by tomorro

same thing for sunday the cells are pushing through the north bay and also through the delta and the livermore valley fell in and around 3:00 p.m.. the intensity will pick up so all this yellow here actually into getting fairly more moderate downpours in the south bay as well. chancellor everybody really starts to pick up towards the end of the day sunday. by 5:00 p.m. continuing a portion of the bay under wet whether it will left towards evening. 7 day around the bay is shows us that wet weather not expected to let up. that is something you will have to get used to over the coming week. as we head towards the weekend wet weather expected and it could lender to monday morning as well slight chance of rain tuesday, wednesday, thursday. >> happy friday no problems to report nice conditions around the bay area. westbound bay bridge few cars in a camera shot no problems here all lanes currently open along the upper deck. san until bridge 92 you will run into any delays lots of space between cars and no back up at the toll plaza. the upper the short freeway westbound 80 looking nice. a cou

around the east bay, comfortable temperatures and mostly 60s and upper 50s into the delta towards the north bay as the clouds spill in. a check of the east bay seven-day forecast, looks like rain at times. showers for thursday and friday. clearing skies and dry conditions saturday through monday. scott? >> thanks, rob. coming up, a prank popularized on you tube gone too far. what happened at a boston market that left a teen with severe burns. a new study may have pregnant women worrying about their cell phone. you are looking at a live picture of oakland. we will be back in a moment. [ cow moos ] ♪ kids came out. they said, "johan, can i see the dairy? can i see how the cow get milked?" [ children shouting ] you should see the eyes of the kids in the barn. when the cows give their milk. or even i squirt milk to the kids. they actually love it. you know where the milk come from! all right, whoa! smokin'! [ children shriek ] uh-oh. okay, all right. you can do something extraordinary. join your neighbors and the american red cross and help save the day when the next disaster strikes, whe

evening widespread fog expected and also the same fog especially dense in our inland valley, delta and north bay over night tonight into tomorrow morning. the fog cleared back later on the morning to see the 9:00 hour starting to peel back. new mostly clear skies. starting the day on the mod side because of cloud cover temperatures now are mild upper 50s low 60s. overnight in the low 50s a couple of places getting up for '40's, a redwood city 48, 49 napa, 48 concord. in the afternoon because the fog temperatures warm as much. the 61 said rosa, 60 novato, 57 richmond, 62 in concord. cool in the south bay with temperatures in the upper 60s today. some places will stay that way you can see lot got owes morgan hill boy 66. a look kron 4 here is a look at your 7 day around the bay around the bay forecast fog will stay with us tomorrow, sunday and monday although will be quite as extensive sunday into monday. while conditions sunday but as we head into next week rain returned to the forecast tuesday through friday. a series of on and off showers. stay with us will be back after this. are you trapped a

bay area. but today, the fog, really the story. up and down the san joaquin, making its way back into the delta, into the bay. pretty thick in spots. started to lift in the latter part of the afternoon, but temperatures staying down quite a bit, mainly in the 50s outside around the bay area right now. on the cool side right now. around the state, be careful traveling towards the central valley. tomorrow morning, looking at dense fog early on. notice that beginning to lift towards the middle of the day. tell you what, the highcountry, looking good. a great day to get up there and do some skiing. winter storm watches going up on tuesday, as storm clouds will make a return. so high pressure in control for today. add the fog out here, but you can see this storm system off the coastline. we'll catch the trailing edge heading toward late monday night, into tuesday. that could bring showers to the bay area. overnight tonight, it will be the patchy dense fog. that's the story and slow to break up tomorrow. once it does, we should see hazy sunshine. tomorrow morning, lot of clouds around the bay area early on, and may

spotty showers might not much of anything trying out spotty showers open to the north bay and the delta as well. peninsula has stayed dry. the temperatures in the upper 40's 50 degrees for malcolm view also san jose 42 for livermore. as we take you to the afternoon staying in the '50s today 56 san rosa, 54 novato, 57 in through richmond and temperatures in the south bay upper 50s. same goes for the east bay as well. fisher satellite radar showing you what's going on a couple of waves the first one pushing to the south hammering southern california are at this hour with heavy rain. up to the north bring showers three we get your rica. and the bay area a few sprinkles this morning expect showers back up tonight turning to rain later tonight. by 6:00 a.m. the chance of showers but by 9:00 p.m. all the yellow and orange in the north bay shows heavier downpours that are expected to continue in your early morning hours tomorrow. chance of rain for towards commute but it should drive towards the later part of the day. 7 day around the bay catching a break on thursday and friday partly sunny co

outside we are on one side seeing 50s across the board 54 for san rafael, san francisco also these bay in the delta as well. coming in right around 52 right through livermore. afternoon highs bringing temperatures into the '60s today so we should get up to 64 napa, fairfield upper 50s richmond and san francisco. right around the spate temperatures low 60s 61 and expected for san rosa. by late tonight early tomorrow that's when we expect to see raindrops making an appearance of that by tomorrow early morning we could see a chance of showers and the peninsula and northward. by 10:00 everybody stands a chance of rain. very light rain by lunchtime a chance of rain in to the pitcher heavier rains up into the north bay by year evening commute again probably left over raindrops moving up to the evening. it looks like we see tomorrow is light stuff. not the case by the end of the week. a series of storms bring a period of rain through thursday, friday and saturday as well. snow in this era when the conditions a certainly a storm will keep our eye on. >> the bay bridge toll plaza the west bound commuter pre

besides the north bay, scattered shower activity through the delta, and off the coast line through the peninsula. how we 1 0 1, near the bottom, the vallejo, napa, heavier activity. and novado--and the wind has shifted into southern california getting hit hard. foit yet any travel plans for that area? do not be surprised. in another rainfall coming in late tomorrow night and early wednesday morning. the futurecast come with showers house this evening, 8:00 p.m., pushing to the north bay. mean the north of the golden gate. overnight hours, start to taper off. with a chance of isolated sprinkles but really not that much. we will stay dry until the evening word rainfall comes right back in is the heavy stuff coming in the north bay. . san rafael, san francisco. and by 9:00 p.m., through the north bay, widespread/moderate and even heavy. south of the golden gate, the orange on your screen. it is possible that there are embedded thunderstorms. the lightning, thunder, and even hail! towards concord, fairfield, and out of the rabsome lingering showers in the south bay calmer by 8:00 p.m. with

bay and 32 the livermore valley. still winds up in the higher elevations over the bridges and overpasses. elsewhere with the calm winds, temperatures allowed to drop quickly as 20 degrees cooler by the delta, 15 degrees cooler than yesterday in the south bay. there is a chance of an isolated shower today but we will see more sunshine. basically a partly cloudy sky and the best chance of a shower along the coast, the peninsula, half moon bay, santa cruz. and then more areas of frost tonight. so another chilly night and rain moves in later on tomorrow into new year's day. >> lisa, thank you very much. the heavy rain has caused another portion of the cliffside apartments in pacifica to fall away. now officials can once again concerned about the building on esplanade avenue. it has sat here quietly since last went's problems but this month's rains shook loose a piece of hillside bringing up concerns about the buildings on the street. the city is wondering what the owner is going to do. city officials say he needs to do something and they would like to set up a meeting but they can't reach him. a woman who was killed when a free fell on her tent at a wildlife preserve in santa rosa has been id

as to take into the bay area we have some rain drops in the delta. the rain a stretch along the all the way through fairfield and in to back the bill as well. of seen some winter cordelia we're still sing along the 680 this morning making its way towards highway 12 in fairfield. a good amount of rain right through it back a bill this morning. it is coming down at one-tenth of an inch per hour but also we're seeing dry conditions and temperatures into the upper '40's and low 50s. when hoffmann bay is into the mid to upper 40's this morning. the feature cast does keep a chance of some isolated showers in the future some passing showers and it if you do see anything it will be very very light. into the evening and fire sunday the intensity level could pick up especially towards the 3:00 hour. take a look at this parent ever won a chance for rain. and we could still see the intensity kicking off into the 5:00 hour as well the thing by evening. really we have been quite an active forecast ahead. the temperature will stay fairly it is similar with highs in

. >> no airline problems here in the bay area but delta airlines has cancelled 500 flights nationwide because of a storm that's expected to bring rare snowfall to parts of the southeast christmas day. that's 300 of the 800 scheduled departures from the hub. all the passengers have been advised of the cancellations. delta is among the several air carriers waiving penalties for those that need to reschedule during the holiday weekend. the sierra some 250 inches have already fallen. jam packed at tahoe. haven't had this much snow this early since 1997. most ski areas are expecting the busiest week of the year. >> i started boarding about six years ago and it's kind of my stress relief you know. so i have a lot of fun. >> shops in towns like truckee are enjoying an influx of tourists including this woman from montreal. >> we thought we'd landed in a cowboy town. it's so cute. (laughter) >> roads in the mountains have been clear but a winter storm watch kicks in later today. residents of one of the southern california towns hardest hit by this week's storms have cut a small break. dozens o

bay visibility less than a quarter of a mile. also in to the napa valley, the fog stretches up to the delta s c had a long i 80. looking at his abilities visibility is a quarter mile. clear skies and san francisco. acton and eyes open to the '50s, a 57% to rosa. east bay, at been the upper 50s. 59 oakland, hayward. overall april nice state is action going to be a dry day partly cloudy however, maureen and the forecast comes tuesday. the rain moves back again. showers wednesday. a little windy by midweek, cold temperatures start kicking and thursday, friday to a good thursday's overnight temperature down into the '20s. the weekend, starting off 2011 with a chance of showers. erica. >> good morning, a matter where you're headed monday we have your commute covered, no hot spots. quick bridge check, westbound 80, bay bridge toll plaza you can see just a few cars streaming on life. we are seeing more cars than last week. as you make your way towards san francisco. no overnight construction all lanes are open. drive time of 8-9 minutes from the foot of the macarthur maze toward san francisco. no problems to reported i

bay. low 60s for richmond. upper 60s by the delta. slow clearing in the north bay. mild day at morgan hill at 66. airport delays on the order of 48 minutes on arriving flights at sfo. that's because about five airports along the even seaboard have delays. keep that in mind. on and off rain midweek heavier rain the end of the week. >> thanks for joining us. stay connected 24/7 at abc7news.com. "good morning america" coming up next. have grate sunday. force force captioned by: closed captioning services, inc. i came up with this mobile a gallery to bring art to the people. sharing aris the highest calling for me. if i want keep doing this i have to start taking care of my heart. so i'm starting with cheerios. [ male announcer ] got something you'll love to keep doing? take care of your heart. you can start with cheerios. the natul whole grain oats can help lower cholesterol. this is what makes me happy, so i'll probably do this until the wheels fall off. [ male announcer ] it's time. love your heart so you can do what you love. cheerios.

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delta. this will continue to the evening as well. future cast to the red through the north bay at the 7:00 hour of pushing it south of the golden gate. the santa cruz mountains also getting heavy rain into the o'clock hour. plenty orange on your screen indicating rainfall rates nearer an inch of rain per hour. it's really going to come down out there continue in this evening to the 9:00 hour. it will tighten up a little bit and push a little down more to the south. while this is going on with a flood advisory effect for the entire bay area. also a flood watch for the north bay because of these intense rainfall rates. rain will taper off after the midnight hour. just a few scattered showers expected to remain into tomorrow morning. a flood watch in effect for the north bay and a flood advisory for the rest of the bay area. periods of heavy rain sometimes up to an inch of rain per hour. we saw that a short while ago. it that will last the evening as well. to forge a total expected in the north bay that's why a flood watch as an affect their. katz, very windy out there right now i

. >> real stopped as you come off of the island in the north bay north of the delta.ffecting most of the viewers, but we would point it out anyway. further south they come across to antioch. the 55 is not nearly as bad. showing slowing and the early slowing for the bay area, but light volume as we expect. christina told me about fog into concord there. they have the fog in and a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. we have the issue for the bay bridge as well. it's hitting folks now. >> it really is. don't be deceived by the numbers here. we have individual weather stations posted in different cities. just because the fog readings are not coming in, doesn't mean there is not fog in your city. it swirls around. less than a quarter of a mile visibility in fairfield and concord, even san jose checking in with reduced visibility. you are dealing with icy continue this is morning in places like gilroy and morgan hill. give yourself extra time and a lost remnant moisture in a system that passed through over the course of christmas day. another big weather maker headed or

going from saturday night into sunday morning and look how it spills right into the east bay valleys down the deltathat's why those areas will be a little cooler than the rest of us on sunday. for saturday i think the fog will hold off in the central valley and all the mid to upper 60s. maybe cooler with low 60s in the coast. sunday and monday that fog, it could be cooler while the rest of us still in the 60s. tuesday, chance of rain. more likely wet on wednesday and thursday. temperatures will be back in the 50s for highs. have a great weekend. here's frances. >> mike, back to vallejo. an overturn crash blocks the wilson avenue on-ramp for the next ten minutes. so the highway 29 on-ramp to westbound 37 is an alternate until then. remember that crash i told you about in the maze. looks like we found it. it's eastbound 80 at university. looking at a live shot here. we saw some chp units doing some round robins in the eastbound direction. there you see it. traffic is slow on the bottom of your screen. slowing downing the traffic approaching the crash. causing slowing out at oakland. alsos westbound d

as we had to the north bay release the delta, getting a few raindrops on 80.ron temperatures, into the 50s. we are actually not going to see much movement today in the temperatures. capt. high may be a few degrees warmer. 9256. 53 san jose. when this morning, 15 mi. an hour of your sfo, oakland. we're getting a bit stronger gusts 10 mi. an hour gusts to santa rosa and the rotor. this is an accident of improvement from overnight. as a reservoir and is continuing into the morning hours 8:00, spotty showers really not too big a deal. chance of rain at the nine- 7:00 it will probably be up to the north bay. he can see is all moving through. dry day, especially for the latter part of your day continue to drive. all afternoon highs upper 50s, low 60s. 59 richmond, 60 santa rosa. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. catcher rick tomorrow, i ran into the picture for once iwednesday. chuck and a commune with erica. >> pretty good conditions reports a soulless bets because of order is there now are producing anything in the waiver backed up. well spent each year

bay bridge and the golden gate bridge stockton was fog. also through the napa valley. visibility is less than a quarter of a mile. through the delta in oakland as well nsf vote experiencing visibilities of less than quarter of a mile. that fog thickening up. fairfield to leave their 49 degrees, mid-40s for south bay. your highs today getting into the 50s. 57 in novato, richmond, vallejo, concord. in the south bay 59 with the chance of 60 in mountain view. midafternoon you've mentioned that with this heavy rain moves in tomorrow. heavy downpours several hours at a time spot. by 10:00 p.m. intense rain through the north bay continuing to see heavy rain in the peninsula as well. it will pack a punch overnight tender tuesday into early morning wednesday. you could wake up wednesday morning and have a wet commute. in the afternoon we will dry out a chance of rain through the week and the end of the year as well. chance of rain continues for 2011. >> after two very slow years christmas 2010 could be the americas rediscovered how much they liked to shop. the retail federation expects spending will reach 451 and half billion dollars. it i