what we're tracking on the radar is a few spotty showers, but it's mainly this blustery, cold air that's diving all the way from the canadianssroac racross the bay area helping to amp up this wind as we continue through the next 12 hours. once again, dropping these temperatures dramatically for this time to have of the hour. 49 in santa roza. so tonight, we are going to be dropping down into the freezing territory. 31 in napa. livermore, 32. we could see some atee wzeches and advisor wsie tonight. we're going to be tracking that and new years day rain coming our way in my seven-day forecast. >> for these parts, that's cold. thank you. >>> the persistent rain and certainly the wind is causing problems for some homeowners, but it means some big business for bay area roofing companies. we can figure out why. traci grant is live in san francisco tonight. >> reporter: tom, if you climbed on the roofs of almost any of these houses, the odds are good that you would find ponding. now, ponding is play a role in causing leaky roofs and is often the reason why you'll have to wait a while to get the

blustery winds. we are anticipating some midday snow it showers tomorrow -- snow showers tomorrow. 1/2 inches.1 >>> southbound approaching 109, slow traffic approaching vermont town -- germantown. middlebrook road, the accident is out of the way. route 4, the lanes are open. a minor wreck close to suitland road. nothing but normal volume on the 95. now to greta and pamela. >>> it is another day of single- digit temperatures. some firefighters say that walking to work is taking a toll. >> brianne carter has more on how this is affecting people. it is affecting your voice. dam you talked about the water problem and the school -- >> you talked about the water problem and the school been closed. the water freezes. the firefighters were trying to battle a blaze in landover. everything was quickly turned to ice. the residents were battling the cold. we are experiencing bitter cold weather. the good news is that we're not seeing the of gusts quite as strong as yesterday. we are still expecting to see some w

it's still going to be a blustery night. what we're seeing in terms of gusts of wind, at the top of the hour, gusting to 28 at bwi marshall. gusted to 33 frederick. 32 easton. this is extremely windy weather and when you throw in the fact we're in the 20s, this is what it feels like. 9 above zero in baltimore. 10 above in easton. single digits, life threatening wind chills tonight. definitely one you don't want to be outside for more than a few minutes at a time if you can avoid it. clouds across the state, minimal. we'll see clearing overnight but it's just going to be cold. that's the bottom line. 20s, windy an again feeling more like just a few degrees above zero with that powerful wind combining with that arctic air mass. we'll talk about when we see some relief from the harsh weather, coming up. >> thank you. >>> because of that harsh weather a code blue has been issued in baltimore, because of the extreme bitter cold temperatures. city health officials say the cold is a health hazard and today the mayor laid out plans

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but it will be blustery during the day. wendy conditions, temperatures pretty cool, as well. that in mind. tomorrow, some sunshine. friday showers coming in later in the day. and that chance of showers will be with us through the new year weekend saturday and sunday. monday and tuesday, some sunshine. also, let's not forget, winter storm warnings still in effect for the sierra until 4:00 this afternoon. that's a look at your blustery windy forecast. hey,. >> he anna, how's traffic? >> not too bad. you know, it's still a holiday week so a lot of folks take the day off. metering lights are off. wind advisory the only thing you need to look for. bay bridge toll plaza, dumbarton bridge, san mateo bridge all effected. if you are headed on 880 through oakland one of our bright spots this morning you can see both directions just cruising along. 880 looks good southbound into hayward. golden gate bridge not a bad ride. traffic moving nicely on the southbound side. easy 8 minutes from 37 to 580. there is a wind advisory on the richmond/san rafael bridge for marin county so heads up. g

the bottom line is cold and blustery day statewide. look at some of these wind gusts up around 34, 39. what does that mean? the bottom line is there will be steady lines. it's feeling like 6 right now. winds all across the state. 27 about the coldest we have been all day. the wind chill is much colder. look north and west of us. not that we ever wish a lot of great things for pittsburgh but one below zero is cold stuff. snow shower action across the region. some of it will pass through maryland. could see a brief coating on the ground, enough to make it briefly slick. cold northerly winds keep blowing in. this is a giant canadian arctic air mass. the storm that put the snow and caused the problems up north is just about offshore. more sunshine by wednesday. the sun will feel good. 19 with snow showers tonight. tomorrow we'll go 29. how is that. a few flurries. very windy tomorrow. tomorrow night still breezy down to 17. single digit wind chills. the trend is for more cold, blustery cold weather right through thursday. >>> now to the ec

. >>> right now, a blustery day turning into a chilly night. jeff winery is tracking the conditions from the weather center. hey, jeff. >> a wild storm that's turned deadly. while that rainfall has moved on, we're still under the threat of gusty winds tonight. some of the top wind gusts, san francisco airport, 4 4 mile-per-hours. producing residual delays. down in the los gatos. gusting to the low 30s. right now, the coastal winds are sustained anywhere from 30 to 40 miles per hour and continually gusting in the low 40s. so nonetheless, some dangerous seas out there. you can see also inland sustained winds from 10 to 25 mile-per-hours across the golden gate bridge in san francisco. now we take the wind, we add in this cold component as this jet stream is pulling tons of cold air down from canada. that's going to drop temperatures from the freezing levels tonight in the north bay. napa expecting 31. north bay, 32. sajose mid 30s. freezezejo w aschesnd advisorie going up tonight. we'll track that and when the rain will return in my seven-day fore

the winds are still quite low streak. -- quite blustery. it feels like 10 in westminster. 16 degree wind chill factor down to the south, even in the annapolis. more of the same this afternoon with a little more sun and the forecast. and only 15 as actual forecast and behind in extreme western maryland with intermittent snow showers. it does not look like we will reach freezing. when i hear right tha -- we might hit right at that. down to the south and ocean city, 35 and windy. typically cold when you consider the normal height is 46 for this time of year. tonight's forecast is bitterly cold. and 17 to 23 is the temperature range. tomorrow low pressure moving in from the west. the air is calm that we could get a little bit of snow out of this, mainly in the afternoon hours. this is a nice little dusting of snow. this is not too impressive. on friday there is no showers to the west showing up. clear on friday before another system brings us another 40% chance of snow showers. we will let you know. tomorrow be aware of the afternoon things wil

a lot of sunshine, scattered clouds, beautiful, but still gusty, rik -- brisk, and blustery. brunswick, md., 24. martinsburg, 26. factor in the wind chill and temperatures are in the teens. increasing clouds tonight. is in the lower-30's. areas of snow developing to our south west. it will move our way and continue to develop. we'll talk more about that later. >> cannot wait. >>>, it was a dangerous night for many people, bitter cold. brianne carter tells us how people are coping. >> the frigid temperatures and bitter blast is starting to take its toll on people across the region. >> it has been very cold, very unexpected. >> it has been cold. >> the blustery conditions make it difficult for those outside. that includes firefighters. last night in landover, the winds field hot spots and quickly spread fires damaging five homes. the wind was not the only challenge. dam it it is brutal. the whole back street is nothing but ice -- >> it is brutal. the whole back street is nothing but ice. >> people in gaithersburg found themselves without heat after an electrical problem. buses

it will be blustery cold. wind chill advisory and a wind advisory and we will have the details of the head. >>> while we deal with frigid temperatures, snow was wreaking havoc on other parts of the country. the-you're barrett is a live from reagan -- and that's how shall bear it is live from reagan national. >> inside, many delays and canceled flights as people are still trying to make their way back home for this weekend. it is a storm that keeps making its mark. the storm it deflated the dome in minneapolis, moving the game 2 tonight in detroit. people are waiting to leave nbc at reagan national airport. these travelers are trying to get the portland, maine. >> when we saw what was happening weather wise on friday and saturday, i thought we were going to be in late on monday. >> this has been one of the great storms in the twin cities. almost two feet of snow. as the storm moves east, bone- chilling 50 mile per hour wind is moved in. >> stuck in the snow, cannot get out. >> white that conditions have made tr

wednesday still blustery and cold. thursday some light snow possible and then the legit weekend storm is still possible saturday night into sunday. that's the timefer that. for tonight, clear, partly cloudy. windchills in the single digits. lows 14 to 22 and winds still north west at 15 to 25 and gusty. the wind advisory has been canceled. 14 tonight in gaithersburg for a low. 22 again downtown. 16 in bowie. upper teens for fairfax. mid-teens for reston and sterling. leesburg and middleburg, upper teens as well. straight temperature that is. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy. windy. very cold. windchills in the single digits for the kids at the bus stop. teens, 20s again. now, by afternoon partly cloudy, breezy and cold. take the winds down a notch. windchill still holding in the teens though. highs struggling to get to the freezing mark. that's an improvement compared to today when we hit 28 and winds westerly gusty. next three days windy and cold on wednesday. little bit of light snow on thursday. not a big storm but a

wednesday still blustery and cold. thursday some light snow possible. and ironically a little better chance actually south of town and then legitimate snow storm possible over the weekend. saturday night into sunday. all right. tonight though, no snow showers tonight to worry about. partly cloudy windy and very cold. 22 downtown temp. winds 15 to 25 and gusty. 14 in gaithersburg the low. 16 in bowie. 17 in fairfax. 15 in sterling. 14 in leesburg. and middleburg. and manassas. i saw kids at the bus stop with no hat on. it was sad. i know hats aren't cool but they are cool when the windchills are cold. by afternoon we might crack the freezing mark tomorrow. it will be close. partly cloudy. breezy, cold. high temps only in the low 30s. tops. 33 tomorrow t still windy. light snow on thursday. get a break on friday. just chilly. partly cloudy. low 40s. next seven days. move the timing up a little bit. now saturday clouds come in. some snow possible by saturday evening. then snow saturday night into sunday. coastal storm is possible. if it hugs the coast, we

the most i can say is the wind will not be quite as gusty but it's still going to be a blustery day. as winds gust probably close to 20 miles per hour. we'll have much more on this arctic blast coming up. >>> could one of the killers of a crofton teen get out of jail after spending only 15 months behind bars? the beating death of christopher jones caused outrage and you can imagine the request is not sitting well with his family tonight. kelly swoope is back with more. >> reporter: the family of christopher jones says this couldn't have come at a worse time. in time for the holidays as they are still grieving, the younger teen of the two responsible for the murder asked to be released from a juvenile detention center in michigan today. jones was 14 when he was killed on may 30, 2009. he was riding his bike home when he was confronted by a group of six teenagers. the juvenile, who was 14 at the time apparently threw the first punch hitting christopher in the temple. s the other incarsated youth threw the second fatal blow. according to the attorney for the juvenile making 9 question i

quite a bit of sun and blustery wind. tomorrow we might get a dusting of light snow around the metro area. two inches 30 miles south. a bit warmer friday and saturday. more snow for sunday. a look at that coming up in ten minutes. how is traffic, jerry? >>> up we go and off we go approach to theapital beltway. skwig el to the left side is 66 to the inner loop. volume only. both on 66 and t beltway. but certainly getting vry heavy and very busy. south of town at the wilson bridge. tough commute out of oxen hill across the bridge span. issue was broken down truck on the beltway. inner loop, telegraph road. it is out of the roadway. unfortunately the backup extends to 295, reaching to 210. over on 395 as you head from the beltwa up towards the pentagon, looking good. lanes are open there. one more stop. key bridge, both directions between rosslyn and georgetown. no hangups. lanes open. dry pavement. metro and vre okay. marc brunswick 870 d 890, close to 30-minute delays. >>> 22 degrees. 6:32. what you will now be allowed to

it is another cold morning, blustery and cold. not quite as gusty as yesterday's.30 miles per hour and yesterday it was 40 miles per hour. the district is 23 degrees right now with wind chills down in the single-digit periodically this morning. sonny and 33 today, light snow showers tomorrow, >>> we will be back with another update at 8:27. have a great dedication ♪ ten thousand watts of xmas cheer ♪ ♪ ten thousand watts glow brightly clear ♪ ♪ the colored lights will shine sincere, ho, ho, ho ♪ ♪ ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ♪ ♪ extra, extra i'm in love ♪ ♪ i'm going to tell the sky above ♪ >>> good morning, america, on this wednesday morning. you are listening to none other than barbra streisand. "the main event." she opened the doors of her breathtaking new home, for a candid conversation. we talked about movies. we talked about music. we talked about how she is working to save women from a deadly disease. all of that. coming up. >> what a pretty dog. did she behave herself? >> i'm not saying. >> you're not going to say. >> i'm not saying. just saying. >>> also, taki

dangerous cold and we combine with that gusty winds and blustery.adline for us with the gusts up to 45 miles per hour. you combine that with temperatures that will stay below freezing. and wind chills will stay in the single digits and teens most of the day a winter weather advisory to the west for snow showers and flurries. almost a similar event to yesterday morning where it's falling and flying but not really sticking that much and causing a problem. bel air is 16 degrees. wind chill currently 7 degrees above zero with the wind averaging about 7 miles per hour gusting to 29. it doesn't take much wind at this temperature to make it feel brutally cold. here's maryland's most powerful doppler radar. we are having extensions to the lake-effect streamers and they are riding along with the toll from fredericks and beltsville. bands of snow possible. we are expecting a cold  blustery day. high of 29. here's kim brown

blustery northwest winds up to 35 mph. 52 oakland, 50 half moon bay. showery santa cruz. a rain, snow nix and higher elevations and a slight chance of showers tomorrow. >> flooding causing problems in the north bay. sonoma highway 121 is closed between highway 116 and 8th street due to wet roadways. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. no delays at the tolls but we have a wind advisory in effect for the bay bridge. also we have wind advisories for all bay area bridges right now. both hands on the wheel. i was really gripping this morning! >> megan, thank you very much. i was gripping as well. >> that's it for this edition of abc 7 morning news. back with a local update at 7:24.

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today is going to be blustery. we'll get our own weather here for new year's eve. i'll timeline that rainfall for you coming up. >> all right, jeff, thank you. >>> there is a vehicle recall to tell you about that affects ford owners. the detroit automaker is recalling nearly 15,000 trucks and crossovers because of problems with electrical systems that can short and cause a fire. the recall includes some 2011 models of the f-150, the f-250, the f-350, the f-450 and the f-550, the ford edge and lincoln mkx vehicles. to check if your vehicle is involved in the recall, contact ford at 866-436-7422. >>> winter storms bring a crumbling cliff dangerously close to homes. we know where that is. >>> plus 2011 already starting off on a high note. the new economic indicators that couldoipoint t a strongejob market nexyear. >>> some good news on the economic front. the number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week while home sales rose in november. but not everyone is sold on these upbeat, end of the year statistics. jennifer johnson has our story. >> re

they'll end up with 50s and a blustery breezy day. now here's sal. >>> steve, right now westbound 80 getting along pretty well getting out to a windy bay bridge. be careful if you're on any of the bay area bridges or highways. the rain did leave quite a mess when it comes to storm drains that are not working and puddles. we also have highway 1 closed at devil slide for a clean up of a mud slide there. we have a reporter and crew on the scene. at 5:00, let's go back to the desk. >>> well, that storm has also caused destruction in several communities. this morning there are downed trees and power lines as well as reports of landslides. ktvu's jade hernandez is live in saratoga with details. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning. we've been monitoring trouble spots here in the bay area. we're about ten minutes away from highway 9 where a downed power line is causing some problems. we're going to get to that in a second. initially we drove to woodside this morning and this is what we found. public works crews trying to clear the r

cold and blustery with winds from the west at 25 miles an hour. now to lisa baden. >>> inner loop at telegraph road for virginia commuters, there's a broken-down tractor-trailer blocking the right lane at the exit. expect to find a little slowdown starting to form on 66 out of manassas, but it is open inside the beltway. eastbound to get to the roosevelt bridge, 95 in virginia is starting to see more action. northbound is open out of fredericksburg. red on the right is going southbound. we hope to have newschopper 7 in a little while. for now, back to you. >> thank you. >>> a bitter cold morning on the streets. that is exactly what to dozens of people are dealing with around the area. >> brianne carter is live in bethesda with more. >> that's right. this is another day and another round of cold weather that we are experiencing this morning. this is having an effect all across the region on people who have had to deal with this without heat. another round of bone-chilling temperatures. >> its freezing. >> dozens of people in this case of an apartme

cool blustery day. more of the same tomorrow. could be a little pop up shower more likely on thursday then clear and cold friday morning. but sunny. we'll bring rain in saturday. >>> time now is 6:49. san francisco's about to get a new big box store now that all the paperwork is complete. mayor newsome says all the permits to put a target store at the complex are finally approved. target estimates the store at fourth and mission streets will generate more than $5 million in sales tax annually. and converting the 85,000 square foot space into one retail space is expected to create hundreds of construction jobs next year. >>> all right. take a live look at the board. you can see the dow up 28 points. that's doing pretty well so far. it was expected to go up. yesterday it actually reached a 28 month high. that's considering trading is about half its usual volume. no major economic reports expected today. we are watching an auction on government debt. we'll continue to watch the numbers. >>> the u.s. postal service is making all firs

morning temperatures in the teens and in the suburbs, blustery and maybe a flurry. we will head to 40 degrees friday and saturday and a chance of snow in the forecast for sunday. one of our computer eighth off the coast and many others are ignoring it. there is enough chance that we want to get a heads up that it is a possibility. the closer we get to the weekend, we can raise the probability are taken away altogether. >> thank you. there is another charlie brown special on tonight. lucy and linus'little brother want a dog for christmas. >> they can be a lot of trouble. >> i think that will take some money out of my college trust fund and go buy a dog. >> you don't have a college trust fund. >> i don't? good grief. you will have to see who he turns to tonight. >> coming up, the golden globe nominations are in and some big names shine. find out which actor is against himself in one of the categories. >> how i trip to the grocery store >> a 12-year-old virginia girl is safe at home after her mother's boyfriend of up to her. >> she disappeared more than a week ago afte

very windy and very cold and blustery today, some partial clearing later this afternoon. possibly a repeat performance for tomorrow. i will have your seven-day forecast in a few minutes. let's go to lisa. >> highway crews have been out, treating the road's surface. you have to do your part to keep your speed down. a guy got off the phone with me a minute ago talking about a woman broken down, and her vehicle is blocking the left lane of to the 95. so i will call vdot and advise them of that. let's go live to a couple of cameras, thanks to geico. i wanted to show you the 14th street bridge. this car is stalled. >>> welcome back. we are following some breaking news out of baltimore. firefighters are on the scene of a deadly fire. the flames broke out around 4:50 this morning. it is in a two-story building. when crews arrived at the scene, and the flames and smoke were pouring from the home. emergency crews on the scene say five people have died in that fire, a deadly fire. five people dead. more breaking news as it becomes available. >>> on a lighter note, the hollywood awa

a few peeks of sunshine but blustery.tly cloudy sky tonight pretty frosty overnight into friday morning and the holiday weekend, still looks like a chance of showers. so we're in this cold northwest flow behind the front. you can see the speckling of the clouds. the bulk of the activity well into southern california. the snow goes into the mountains until 4:00 this afternoon. scattered showers popping up from time to time. an unsettled weather pattern not only today and tomorrow but still looking at the possibility of a new year's eve system coming in as well. so high temperatures today just in the low 50s and looking to the north, ukiah and clear lake. from the higher elevation, some of that moisture mixed in, could be mountain here. can't rule it out from mount hamilton either. gusting to 20 and 30 mph for the entire afternoon. 51 gilroy with possibility of a rain/snow mix. take a look at your seven-day outlook. partly sunny, breezy winds, the chance of a shower. another system wants to rotate through bringing the possi

. >> blustery in st. louis. it parently started to ice because they had to pull up on the tarmac and it took a while to de-ice the plane. >> call yo airline ahead of time and make sure your flight is still on schedule. >>> and speaking of being canceled, there will be no football at the metrodome for a while. check out this video. the weight of the winter storm proved to be too much for the metrodome in minneapolis. the stadium's teflon roof caved in under a foot and a half of snow yesterday. no one was hurt. the vikings/giants game has been moved to detroit tonight. >>> escalating tension today in north korea. the country says it could be pushed into a nuclear war if south korea continues to collaborate with the united states. this warning came as south korea started a week of artillery drills today. the weeks ooshgs the north launched a deadly attack on south korea's yeonpyeong island. shortly after that, the united states navy participated in exercises with south korea. tomorrow, new mexico governor bill rich

breezy and blustery. high temperatures near the freezing point. around 30 degrees or lower 30's for the afternoon high temperatures. mostly cloudy tomorrow. early afternoon light snow. a trace to maybe 1.5 inches. now to lisa baden. >>> there's a quiet morning commute even with a lingering utility crew on georgia avenue close to the right side is southbound approaching dennis avenue. there are construction cones and the distance, the traffic over to the right side. let's click around cameras elsewhere. yesterday morning the roads were covered with snow. but it looks good this morning in montgomery county. yesterday we could not see the roads near georgia avenue at 16th street. looks so much better. northwest road and even in rockville. if you are going to take metrorail, they are reporting no disruptions. looks good on 95. 66, the dulles greenway, and the dulles toll road are getting the green light. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 4:54, 21 degrees. >> you are watching good morning washington. thanks for waking up with us on this wednesday. >>> one

take a live look at a cloudy, still blustery and cold afternoon. in fact, it's cold enough that the maryland zoo was closed because of the extreme cold. not far from the zoo, marty bass is live in the outback. >>> it is cold and windy. we're going to see rounds coming down from the northwest, a burst heavier for a snowshower. switch is over and as far as the winds, a wind advisory. sustained winds of 15 miles an hour. 29 in hagerstown. when you factor in the gusts, 40 in hagerstown. 36 in baltimore. that's keeping the cold air in place. for more, here's marty. >> it is cold. thank you, bern. it's a three-dog night. let's take a look at the actual temperatures. on tv hill it's 25 degrees. at 9 a.m. it was 21, so the barometer has barely moved. wind chills, we're up to 10. when we finished at 9:00 we were at 8 degrees. it's going to be a windy and very, very cold afternoon. it looks like we don't get out of the deep freeze for awhile. we showed you this graphic yesterday. look at how big that bite of cold air is moving across the eastern half. atlant

. >> blustery winds and biting cold tonight. we will be back with your forecast. >> the caps losing streak boils over. i sat down with donovan mcnabb to ask about the reports that grossman is ready to take over. >> breaking news -- the police have a man in custody following its three car crash that happened at about 4:30 on minnesota avenue nw. police are questioning the driver of a minivan involved in the crash. police say they have found evidence that they could have a driving under the influence situation. three people have life- threatening injuries and the latest closed in both directions. one year ago, a d.c. man lost a project to surprise someone once a week. >> he was going to hand out 1 $10 bill at a time. the year of. >> the remarkable year of getting comes to an end here on day 365. there is a major celebration here in northwest washington. we have done a couple of stories of a man and we showed you every day for the last year, he has given away $10 to a stranger. he launched this project after losing his job and he w

it is going to be a blustery day here in the bay area. advisories, wind advisories, winter storm warnings now have been posted for the sierra. it is going to be a drier day by thursday. but, still, we have another storm system of the head for the firstivity year. we're ending this year the way we've seen it go all december. >> now 6:41. the airline pilot who caused a stir by posting video on youtube.com what he sees a security flaws at u.s. airports is going public. the long-stand investigation into the pilot after he video he shot at sfo made national headlines. he spoke with george lauren with our abc affiliate, sacramento. >> my name is chris lou and i'm an airline pilot. >> not just an airline pilot. he's the pilot who posted this video on youtube.com pointing out what he believes is a serious flaw in airport security. >> well, i just found a disparate between what happens upstairs and what happens downtears. upstairs are going through all the metal detectors and the x-ray machines and downstairs they're swiping a card. >> there's not

tomorrow, blustery and cold. wednesday still cold.nd thursday still on the maps, it's a weak little system, could be a light wintry mix, light snow or a mix. we have a windchill advisory to the west of us, west of culpeper along i-81 and into the mountains of the potomac highlands. this is for windchills of 5 below. even though we're not in an advisory of the metro area we're still looking at windchills of 0-10. so we're splitting hairs here. for tonight, mostly cloudy, windy and cold and a flurry or snow shower possible. winds 16-24 and winds gusty. let me show you live doppler. you can access this on our web at wusa9.com. area of snow showers down 95 and sort of right along the river on the west side of the river. again, nothing heavy but they can look pretty intense for four or five minutes. we have one over toward ashburn south of route 7 toward dulles and we'll put this into motion. everything will move to the south and east right along the river. so just keep that in mind. it doesn't look like anything too treacherous but it cou

a cool, blustery one, and those winds will be an issue.nce the front moves by, the winds will die down quickly. tomorrow night, as you are enjoying your christmas dinner, if that's the case, quieting conditions. mid 50s for san mateo and san francisco. watch the bridges. it's going to be gusty through the midday hours. 58 in concord. novato, 54. 55 for a high in san rafael. after tomorrow afternoon's front, we look for drying conditions. a couple lingering showers on sunday. the next storm to head our way, i think, will be midweek next week. but we'll stay with an active weather pattern all the way through. >> all right. thank you, nick. >>> you may have noticed a bit of a change of scenery this year. this is our temporary home. we have a new state of the art news set being assembled a few feet away. we will be in our new digs in just a couple of weeks. >>> okay. it's one of the hottest gifts of the season. it's an e-book. you will see how the high-tech gadget could set new online records. >>> and there are new questions about security at

it will be blustery and cool tomorrow with temperatures mainly in the 40s. lingering showers into tomorrow morning. windy conditions will last into the afternoon. again with the cool temperatures and the winds factored in, it's going to be brisk out there tomorrow. into thursday and friday, clearer skies will lead to chilly temperatures for the morning. thursday and friday morning both very cold. as we head into saturday new year's day we are expecting the storm to push through. friday night could be effected. right now it's a 50/50 shot for showers on new year's eve. >>> a mishap of a ski lift coming off the rails in maine. you can see the skiers down there on the ground in the background. eight people were taken to the hospital after being injured. they fell 30 feet from the lift. thankfully there have been about 20 inches of fresh snow on the ground to break their fall. not clear if it was mechanical failure or strong winds to blame. this happening at the sugar loaf resort in maine. >>> not for the thousands of air travelers still stuck in new york city.

we still have cool, blustery conditions. some areas will be moving into the 30s overnight. i will have a track on the next one and how it will impact your weekend. your forecast is coming up. >> and american airlines jet went off the end of a runway in wyoming today. the 757 arriving from chicago landed at about 11:30 this morning. it landed about 700 feet past the runway. an official says the pilot should have been able to stop in time. our officials are looking into what caused it. >>> the hardest areas in new york where the boroughs outside of manhattan including brooklyn and staten island. stories are safety scene that people were suffering serious medical problems and mayor bloomberg is promising to get to the bottom of what happened. they expect everything will be plowed by tomorrow. >>> the troubling economy makes it difficult for food banks to collect food for those in need. one bank got a big boost from an unexpected source. one medical marijuana club offered free medical marijuana in exchange for donations. >> reporter: today she donated food for the holiday food

even into thursday, blustery winds, upper 60s in napa. palo alto, san jose, 40 in morgan hill. weak storm system going through the northern portion of the state. that is allowing for the showers to squeeze out a couple hundredths here and there. tomorrow we'll wake up to a lot of cloud cover due to the wet ground and cooling. so after the fog burns off, this weak high pressure is in between the storm systems and this next system is dropping south and bringing rain, maybe half an inch or more through thursday. 39 in tahoe. good time to do that. 67 in los angeles tomorrow. we're quiet after about 7:00 or 7:00 tonight. you'll notice the cloud cover through tomorrow, spinning out a bit for partly cloudy skies. then by tuesday morning, rain heading into sonoma and marin and about noontime, here we are heading into the east bay. then sweeping to the south and east all throughout tuesday afternoon, heavier showers in the santa cruz mountains tuesday night overnight. then into wednesday morning, but much colder air. santa cruz mountains and mount hamilton maybe could see a dusting at t

it is a blustery night. some pretty long streamers coming across the mountains into the central states. these have enough oomph so to speak to get some snow on the ground. this is interesting. you can see these no streamers get a little bit enhanced. kind of like a bay affect snow. you have enough of a updrafts to give you a snow flurry. some of these were on the alert -- on the lower eastern shores. temperatures tonight are frigid. upper teens at the best. pasadena is one of the warmer spots. 17 in bel air. wind gusts have been howling all day and all. these will be stronger tomorrow. it will be a harsh one if you have to be outside. wind chills around the single digits tonight. nine above is what it feels like tonight in baltimore. the highs today are in the mid to upper '30s. tomorrow we will stay in the 20s. i think most of the day all of us in the 20s tomorrow across the central part of the state. let's see how much more frigid is north and west of us. we have way below readings in pennsylvania and west

cool 50s out toward the coastline blustery and breezy out toward the beaches. warmest temperatures inside the bay in oakland, 57 degrees or so, alameda, north bay temperatures running up into the 50s. a cool, brisk day outside and speaking of which, we will take a hit toward the middle of the week. may get a break monday, tuesday more showers, rain overnight wednesday cold storm dives in, low snow levels down to a couple thousand feet late wednesday into thursday more rain expected in the next weekend that is a look at weather back to you. >>> sounds good. thanks lawrence. san francisco in a peculiar situation. mainly because it holds local elections in odd numbered years and now it has a mayor who accepted a bigger job, he was threatening to stay longer at the job he was leaving. >> he is concern d about who is going to take over after he leaves the current board of supervisors picks the interim mayor to succeed gavin newsom. >>> it will be the new board in january, on january 8th. >> why? >> the mayor will stick around i think there is a belief that new board

colder origin so this means we'll see the snow levels come down, kind of a blustery day, wednesday and thursday. as for tomorrow, 55 in richmond. scattered showers around the bay. 57 oakland, palo alto. down by the monterey bay, more scattered light showers with upper 50s in gilroy. accu-weather seven-day forecast, not a lot of rain tomorrow. hit and miss, dry day monday. tuesday and wednesday, rainy, windy, cold into thursday. then skies clear. could be some frost into friday. newer years eve, maybe some rain. >>> rick kwan is going to let us know what is coming up in sports. >> coming up, n.b.a. provided plenty of hoops. monta ellis gave some good cheer. >>> talking sports. n.b.a. fans, third of season through for the golden gate state warriors but maybe it will change. >> they got what they wanted for christmas. >> christmas day before national tv audience is a bit of an honor. against portland, the warriors tried to deserve they deserve the spotlight. curry and monta ellis rocked the rim. monta drives baseline and finishes with a reverse. warriors up by one at the break. here is a

in the afternoon blustery and cool conditions behind the storm. we'll talk about a comic timing of future cast you will what mr. rainfall totals in just a bed. >> this means more flight delays on top for travelers. jonathan blum joining us live from sfo. >> this is the american airlines terminal where flights to the east coast are on 12 for our delays. you can see these folks were in line for security, if those folks are among the lucky ones. if you take a look to the video or earlier, a lot more folks standing in line for security. those are the folks that can go through security at because they don't have a flight to get on. a lot of the people in american and united some airlines that have a lot of flights that are going to the east coast, if those folks are stuck here. in fact we've been hearing reports of people were delayed for one or two days pish before they can get a confirmed seat on of flight. some are people with family, in fact, we talked to a group of exchange students were actually delayed longer than that. they're not going to be a

:00 for those of you heading back home, clear skies, 29 degrees, and still we're looking at some blustery conditions but not enough for a wind advisory today. if there's any good news that's the good news. right now it's 31 here at d.c. metro area. 27 for gaithersburg. 27 in york as we head out to the west a little cooler in parts of cumberland, also 27 oakland. you're coming in at 12 degrees. we are still seeing some areas of snow develop, probably by tomorrow or so. it feels like, once you factor in that windchill, even colder. we're talking teens, 15 in baltimore. york, 14, gaithersburg coming in at 15. washington, d.c. at metro, 20 degrees at reagan national. so yes, you want to be bundled up if you're headed out for lunch or doing errands. here's our satellite and radar picture. yes, we have sunny skies, clear skies tonight. so we're going to probably see clouds increasing by tomorrow. we do see the areas of blue to the north and west of us and parts of central new york and pennsylvania where they are getting some snow. the highs for today, a lot of us struggling to get to even the f

wednesday still blustery and cold but dry. thursday some light know possible and i think if it were to occur it would affect the evening rush not the morning rush. legit weekend storm is still possible. i have been pouring over a lot of the models. latest guidance we have. and it does say the storm may be further east which will have less than an impact on us. stay tuned. >>> our futurecast, 1:45 a.m. in the morning, no problems for us. the snow continues out in the mountains. warning will eventually expire tonight west of the divide. now we get into the afternoon on wednesday. no problems. lots of sunshine. grab your sunglasses and your coat and glasses an scarf and gloves. early morning thursday, some high clouds in eastburg and some of our western storms. clouds overspreading the area but it is dry. that's good. if the storm were to affect us it would be late in the morning for the evening commute. this one thursday is not a big storm. not a blockbuster. tomorrow night, partly cloudy. very cold. 14-22 for temps. windchills

it's been a blustery and wet christmas across the bay area. we have kimberly terry in san francisco where people aren't letting the rain get the best of them. >> it was a pretty strong system that is just now starting to push out of the bay area. we have rain, the heaviest stuff has moved into the central valley, and that'sng turni to snow above 4500 feet. while travel contions haven't been t bad gting up trd lake ahoe, conditions will deteriorate in the next hour o so. we're seeing nice clearing offshore, in fact the second half of your holiday weekend should be relatively quiet. we'll tell you how long that's going to last with our seven-day forecast in a few minutes. >>> let's get to kimberly terry with a look at the weather, and the holiday conditions out there, and a merry christmas to you too, kimberly. >> dispute the rain, we're seeing a lot of people here in san francisco milling about from the fisherman's wharf all the whey to union square. people are committed to enjoying this christmas day, despite the weather. they say they're stil

and it will be blustery, a mix of wind and cold temperatures during the day.he door windy start with showers expected. can't rule them out so we'll keep them in the forecast. temperatures this morning in the upper 40s to the mid-50s. for this afternoon, highs in the lower to the mid-50s. windy and cold and still a slim chance of a lingering shower in the forecast through the afternoon. for the sierra, not out of the woods just yet. winter storm warning is in effect until 4:00 this afternoon. mostly cloudy thursday, and friday a mix of sun and clouds and lows in the single digits. thursday, sunshine. friday another round of showers expected friday afternoon. more showers expected for the first weekend of the new year. and monday and tuesday, some sunshine. that's a look at your weather. for your traffic, here's gianna. >> thank you, tracy. let's start with a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the wind advisory is still in effect for the bay bridge. the richmond/san rafael bridge and the san mateo bridge, as well. so use caution across the span. dumbarton b

and there is a cool, blustery afternoon. and there is an inch and a half to two inches on the north bay. and anywhere from a half inch to an inch and a half of rain. there is one to two feet above 7,000 with a half foot to a foot above 5,000, gusting winds and keep in mind snow level is dropping as colder air filters in. there is down to 3,000 feet heading into wednesday. it's going to get colder as far as snow levels. there is mid 40s to low. >>s and a breezy one. it's going to be a cool wednesday afternoon. there is that chill as well. here is the accu-weather forecast. there is scattered showers possibly snow over hills and breezy for wednesday. there is a cold mornings and new year's eve is going to be touchy. there is more rain coming in friday late night heading into saturday. and there is a very close call. we may be ringing in the new year on a wet note. >> we'll see. >> yes. >> things rapidly changing. we'll get you the latest. >> we'll do it. thank you. >> and still ahead saturday night fever. a star wars classic m

. >> getting out the amount may not be that easy, but it quickly turns to the belly to blustery snow. bewitching controls were in up that. worries the driver's polling over to change out. >> everybody has been pretty social, there hasn't been too many issues. >> cal track crews are notified people on the clock to keep the roads clear, a task that may become onerous as the snow continues to like it as the air on. >> well holiday season is always busy at the box office, two new movies claiming the top spot we will see what trodden yogi berra have taken did over the weekend. this holiday season, chevy's giving you more. like a 100,000 mile/5-year powertrain warranty. that's 40,000 miles more than ford. and now we're giving you our best offer of the year. 0% apr financing... plus $1,500 holiday allowance... plus no monthly payments until spring. on most chevy models. but hurry, because your chance to get our best offer of the season ends soon. see your local chevy dealer now. so, we book a flight to hawaii using our points from chase sapphire. last minute... on christmas. and sitting next

. >> it's blustery, it hit during the day, it just got worse and worse. like it got pretty windy, temps were flying over the place. >> i'm freezing to death. >> the same winds and snow that have skiers bundling up. >> on the way up here i prepared myself. >> drivers were slowing down over snow packed roads. >> they both have to be -- >> jorge didn't even bother to check for chain controls. he just put them on before heading out. safe and smiling despite these conditions, because there's one thing these skiers know about the storm. >> there's been a lot more powder, it's awesome, though, because it brings good skiing opportunities. >> reporter: i checked in with california highway patrol, they tell me there are no major accidents because of this storm. chain controls are in effect. danielle lee, nbc bay area news. >>> many people in southern california expect christmas cleaning up after this week's record setting storms. the hernandez family tackled the mud after this weekend's storm. the water and mud surged into their home on thursday. they were lucky to

blustery wind. then tomorrow cloudy. improved. virginia beltway had a broken down truck. the outer loop and route 50, that has been cleared. that has been cleared. eun? >> thank you, jerry. tune in to "news 4 today." tomorrow morning we'll be tracking the snow and keeping a >>> we're back now with more of "today" on a wednesday morning, the 15th of december, 2010. it's another cold, cold start to the day here in the northst and many other parts of the country. hopefully it's a little warmer where you're waking up. got a nice crowd of people outside,oaking up some holiday cheer in rockefell plaz a. just a couple of feet from this inside studio 1a, i'm matt lauer and al roker and natalie morales. a gunman opens fire on school board. one woman tried to stop him by hitting him with her purse. we'll have a live report and it is as we mentioned very dramatic. >> hard to watch that video. >>> and ahead on "today's" money 911. our financial experts are back, they have got advice for protecting your personal information it happen

blustery. jacqueline?am is certainly is on the right, and if he did not even think it was going to be an intense storm. however, that is the case. with mount camera the mix of sun, clouds and high wind will pick up this afternoon. right now, not very impressive with cold conditions but again those winds are going to be picking up as this storm pushes thembushes and, the main energy of with these clouds are pushing towards the bay area. plenty of moisture embedded in this with heavy rainfall. a look at the futurecast, by 3:00 p.m., light sprinkles or the north bay. watch as this intense rain continues with thunderstorms. you can see the dark shading indicated by the color red. with hail, even lightning! by 5:00 p.m., it is going to push along the coastline up and down the coast. towards hayward, oakland, san rafael and 6:00 p.m. look at that in the san jose. the bread, with heavy rainfall, gusting winds and the red-- and if you have any plans? i would get your plans early and be home by 5:00 p.m. inland loc

in fact it's going to be pretty blustery behind that coastal storm monday and tuesday.s coming. >>> tonight on 20/20 the series be the change save a life continues. the series sets out on a journey across multiple continent focused on the health conditions endured by the poorest of the poor and some of the invasions may be able to help save people. here's a look at one story on there journey. >>> squeezing down a narrow dirt road to a remote african village. a massive truck arrives on a lifesaving mission. water. >> we're going to put the well here. >> reporter: the digging commences. the tribal chief knows that life in the village is about to change. today i have to thank my god because finally we will have water that won't bring sickness to our people. but the chief doesn't know this started a world away back in 200 4 when a new york city nightclub promoter named scott harrison had an epiphany. >> i realized what i'd become that i was the most selfish person i knew. >> i decided i have to do something different. i need to get out of this and actually go and serve. >>