a fog advisory for the carquinez and the van nearby shan bridge this morning. allow yourself some extra time for your morning commute. heading out to the mountains, make sure you're prepared. this is highway 50 at meyers and that white is snow on the road. you will need your chains on highway 50 but you don't need them now on interstate 80. eric? >> megan, thank you very much. it's 5:10 now. still ahead, concert tickets may soon be more affordable. the "moneyscope" report it next. amazon helps people avoid getting unwanted gifts and why the octomom and 14 kids might soon need a new place to live. húhúhúhúhúhúgtoñ >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld >> good morning. we begin your "moneyscope" report with a snowy start to holiday shopping second's season. the snow disrupted one of the biggest shopping day of the year. many stores could extend post-holiday deals but unlikely to ruin the best holiday season since 2007. when you make it into the stores, it may be easier to return those unwanted gifts. retailers are now relaxing their return pol

there is also a fog advisory for the carquinez bridge, as well. accident in hercules westbound 80 right before the highway 4 exit. actually there's still a traffic alert in effect. we got a call from connie with the kcbs phone force that told us that traffic was jammed from at least crockett once you get off the carquinez bridge. debris was all over the road. once you get past hercules, then speeds are fine heading into pinole down into richmond and berkeley. back to you. >> thank you. >> elizabeth, i'm so glad that you acknowledged here that the women gang up on the guys? i'm just glad to hear that. [ laughter ] >> you love it. >> she's quiet because she knows. we have even changed the temperature here in the studio. why? [ laughter ] >> because i was cold! [ laughter ] >> all right. 5:56. >>> this is a tough story. instead of toys, santa claus and his elves are getting a lot more requests for just the basics. >> postal workers say more children are asking for coats, socks and toys rather than barbie dolls and videogames. the public is invited to

we also have a dense fog advisory for the carquinez bridge.ssued both of these around 6:00 this morning so we were seeing a line of slow traffic out of vallejo all the way down into crockett. we also had that earlier accident in hercules. and an earlier traffic alert that did not help matters there. clocking the ride on westbound 580 out of the altamont pass, 22 minutes, typical as you head out towards the dublin interchange and 680. but in the south bay we are doing well. no big problems here and traffic is still moving fine out of downtown san jose and mass transit is all on time. back to you. >> thank you. >>> holiday travel in the u.s. is expected to rise about 3% compared to last year. triple-a predicts more than 92 million people will travel 50 miles or more during the period between christmas and new year's. and airlines are increasing their fares by up to $10 per roundtrip. the fare hikes started with american airlines which boosted prices by $5 each way on flights of more than 500 miles. american says the reasons are supply and demand

there is a fog advisory for the carquinez bridge and then the drive time from the carquinez bridge tohe bay bridge toll plaza. we also have a fog advisory for the bay bridge. nice and light heading into san francisco though. no metering lights turned on yet. the san mateo, traffic moving nicely in both directions. headlights eastbound towards the hayward area. for the latest traffic updates, go to our website. it's abc7news.com. just click on that traffic link under abc 7 extras. eric? >> megan thank you. it's 6:54 now. the new year should bring some very good news for anyone going to a concert. about to get a lot cheaper. promoters plan on making shows more affordable after high prices kept many fans away from summer concerts. tickets for some shows could go for as little as ten bucks. many bands and promoters are hoping to make up for the lost revenue by selling more merchandise. 49er head coach mike singletary is out of a job after two disappointing seasons. the team scheduled a news conference to discuss the search for a new coach and a new g. m. the firing came after the playoff

the drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze about 20 minutes.nce you reach the bay bridge toll plaza, no problems making your way through the tolls and heading into san francisco. chp has issued two fog advisoried, one for the carquinez and martinez bridge. >> our time now 6:09. >> just ahead, the presidential decision, that means your tv is about to get a little quieter. >> find out why millions of direct tv customers may soon be getting some money back. >> why alameda police say 8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8ñ8

minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. metering lights are still off at the toll plaza. elsewhere, traveling along the peninsula you might see slightly slower speeds on southbound 280 through san mateo county area. wind advisory for 280 for the area between 380 and 92. also may affect your drive on the west portion of 92 as well as 380 and, of course, wind advisory in effect for the dumbarton bridge but not the san mateo bridge. so things are clear between foster city and hayward. weave an oil spill in vallejo right now. vallejo pd is on scene mopping up the mess between columbus parkway at lake herman so expect closures. if you are headed to the snow you will need chains on highway 50 between kyburz and myers. parts of highway 88 are shut down between silverlake and kirkwood. parts of 4 you will need chains, as well. right now there are no specific chain requirements for 80 but just heads up. layer on, you may need them because of the wet weather and they are expecting more snow. here's live look at 80 at truckee. that's

speaking of the carquinez bridge, the chp issued a fog advisory for the carquinez bridge and the martinezridge. areas with low visibility out there. for the latest traffic updates go to our website. just click on that traffic link under abc 7 extras. >> megan, thanks a lot. it's 5:54. >> foreclosure filings fall to the lowest level in two years. why you need to double-check the price tag on toils at wal-mart. >> here's bloomberg reporter jane king. >> good morning. changes to shop until you drop for holiday toys. toys r us open straight through from 6 a.m. next tuesday to 10 p.m. christmas eve. there will be some good deals. while wal-mart has a sale of toys tomorrow night, a company e-mail show it raised prices on hundreds of toys this month. shopping plunged 21% from october. but the drop is because so many put off foreclosures to clean up paperwork procedures. twitter, $3.7 billion. the silicon valley investment firm just paid for a stake in twitter. bloomberg told us facebook.com is likely to generate $2 billion in revenue this year, double last year. the company ceo was time matz per

wind advisory also in effect for the carquinez bridge, benicia bridge and dumbarton bridge. also for the peninsula, especially on 280 between 380 and 92 so use caution. looks like 280 though moving well. things are dark at the san mateo bridge. we have the lights ou. traffic moving well from 880 to 101 from hayward to foster city, no delays. an easy 13-minute ride. mass transit this morning not bad. everything on time for bart, ace, muni and caltrain. ace 3 just left from tracy on time. now, if you are getting a start to a long weekend, lucky you if you are headed to the snow, heads up, get your chains on highway 50, 80, you will need them sometime this weekend. back to you. >> thank you. >>> here's a check of some of today's top stories. three people are dead after an apartment fire this morning in oakland. the victims include a three- year-old girl. two women who jumped from the upper floor unit are expected to survive. >>> a deadly police shooting overnight in oakland near the san leandro border. witnesses tell us san leandro police chased the jaguar on bancroft avenue an

the drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze 20 minutes.you reach the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights turned on but nice and light making your way through the tolls and heading into san francisco. go to our website, it's abc7news.com. just click on the traffic link. kristen. >> megan, thank you. 6:54. that's a big if the weather cooperates, you'll get to see the year's only total lunar eclipse tonight. set to happen 11:41 p.m. and coincides with the winter solstice. the first time it happened since 1554. during a total lunar eclipse, the full moon passes through the shadow blocking the sun's light. indirect sunlight will manage to pass through and give the moon a ghostly alcohol, probably a reddish brown. recapping our top stories, the bay area is mopping up from the weekend storms and the damage they caused before the next round of wind and rain arrives. our terry mcsweeney is live in san anselmo where a downed tree caused some problems. terry? >> tree trimming this time of year generally means eggnog and finger foods. but this morn

an easy 20 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. elsewhere if you are approaching the bay bridge on 80 you can see traffic still very light on the eastshore freeway commute and no delays to report on 880 northbound or southbound. in fact, here's a live look at 880 right near the coliseum. traffic is nice all the way southbound 880 in towards hayward. south 880 connector, vehicle spun out. more on that in the next report. back to you guys. >> thank you. plans for a new antioch bart station drawing criticism for the city leaders. the design for hillcrest doesn't have restroom, escalator. this station is part of a $462 million extension called ebart. bart officials say they will consider making changes but they may not be able to afford it right away. >>> relief is coming for those who need clipper cards. there will be two additional satellite sales office in the coming weeks. now that the cards are required on many transit systems, long lines have formed to buy them. these new kiosks will be at geary and masonic and at powell and mark

and westbound 80 carquinez bridge to the maze 18 minutes.u are headed northbound 880 from 238 to the maze, an easy 15 minutes through there. 880 through the south bay right at 237, traffic still fairly light for this monday morning. no delays to report. looks like six minutes from 880 to 101 on 237. also taking a look at the reg of the san jose area. traffic moving nicely. 880 no delays a few cars on the northbound side through downtown san jose. that's a look at your morning commute. back upstairs to you guys. >> thank you. >>> here's a check of today's top stories. federal officials may want to subpoena witness to washington, d.c. for a hearing on the san bruno pipeline explosion. a member of the national transportation safety board says he and fellow board members are aware of the strong national interest in the disaster and its safety implications. >>> the america's cup regatta may not be a shoe-in for san francisco. signs are pointing toward newport, rhode island hosting the event. software mogul larry ellison is interested in the city.

the metering lights are off. 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. downed tree in sunol, pleasanton sunol road north shut down near niles canyon fallen tree in the area. 680 slow in both directions. back to you. >> thank you. >>> devil's slide is back open after a mud slide should down the road overnight. anne makovec is live in pacifica with the details. i'm glad you're not wearing a hat this morning, anne. >> reporter: i know. , you know, i should be because then my hair might have some hope of looking decent at some point today but it's just not the case. it is extremely windy out here along the coastline and it's going to be all day. but the good news is they just opened highway 1 in pacifica. it was closed for a few miles after a rockslide in devil's slide. let's look at some of the video that we shot at about 4:30 this morning. this was crews cleaning up the last bit of that mud slide and it was mainly mud at that point. they were making sure all the mud was off the road so cars weren't slipping around but there were a lot of rocks involved and

the east shore freeway, 19-minute drive off the carquinez bridge. back to you. >> thanks so much. >>> the bay area is known as the accept -- epicenter in the fight against aids. see how you can take part in this world aids day. for itchy dry skin. try cortizone 10 intensive healing. the strongest itch relief medicine now has three vitamins and seven moisturizers. feel the heal. ghirardelli. ghirardelli. hey, guys ! what's going on ? we're fine. we just figured since it's taking forever to pay off our mortgage, we might as well slow our whole life down. touch the ball. get rid of your mortgage faster. get an easy orange mortgage from ing direct. pay less interest, pay more principal, pay it off sooner. yes ! >>> welcome back. another check of our temperatures. it's a chilly start, cold enough for patchy frost in our inland valleys. also patchy fog around the north bay valleys this morning. for the rainfall forecast, most of that should stay north of ukiah. now eventually that's going to spill a little further south come tomorrow. today despite the ch

here is our fog pouring through the carquinez strait and delta.t will continue this morning and then when the sun begins to evaporate some of that moisture. it will be nice out there. 58 in fresno with the fog. low 60s in yosemite with some of the warmest numbers here, light easterly winds. in the mountains, plenty of sun but the fog is in the foothills, as well. upper 50s right through the weekend with overnight lows getting pretty cool tonight. we're looking at highs, mid to upper 60s here. nice afternoon if you want it sunny and mild for cupertino and campbell. on the peninsula, brighten up, 64 at menlo park as well as mountain view, highs in the 50s. 53 downtown. low 60s the sunset district. in the north bay, things will be improving in sonoma county and marin county shortly but we are looking at low 60s by the water in vallejo. 63 in berkeley. 54 in newark and inland valleys, hazy sun. 65 in pleasanton. talk about the warmest numbers here so the fog burns down, 68 in watsonville. seven-day forecast, we'll keep this through monday and increasi

that is where it's going to bring back in the carquinez strait and the delta. you are going to stay rather gray. antioch and brentwood with temperatures held counsel in the upper 50s. this ridge continues to shift to the east. it holds the storm track to the north. we will remain dry today and tomorrow but hopefully we'll get more wind and bring a little more sunshine. by late monday, as it slides to the east, that system is going to drop down from the north. that is going to bring light rain, widespread around the bay, maybe half an inch into tuesday. warm weather today in southern california, once again, 82 there. 75 in san diego and still very cloudy from sacramento to fresno. sunny in monterey and in the south bay, poor air quality, should be a nice afternoon with mid 60s in cupertino. i would say around 10:00, 11:00, getting in on the sunshine may be later. 11:00 along the peninsula with low 60s. pacifica, 63 but above the average, it should be in the mid-50s this time of year. santa rosa, 13 degrees warmer than normal. low 60s for sonoma and novato. partl

typical delays, 25 minutes from carquinez bridge. the drive times whenever you want at www.abc7.com. >> recapping top story, a proposal to drivers coming into san francisco may turn into a border toll roll. terry mcsweeney is live in daly city how they will get you coming and going. >> san francisco is considering a plan that would charge drivers three dollars per vehicle to go into san francisco and three dollars to leave san francisco to come back into san mateo county. san mateo county officials, are saying our toll will be bigger than your toll. they say it's going to be considered by the board of supervisors tomorrow's meeting. a proposal to study the idea of a three dollar toll each way during commute hours. san mateo county businesses and elected officials that is a bad idea. they are promising a six dollar toll each way if the san francisco idea is approved. san francisco toll would raise $80 million for the city per year. it would cost commuters $1500 per year. san mateo county plan would be twice that. if the san francisco

the drive time from the carquinez bring to the maze, about 20 minutes.estbound 4 looking pretty good. only 18 minutes to get from antioch to concord. through the altamont pass, 21 minutes from 205 to 680. that's westbound 580. you can get your own drive times delivered right to your e-mail by going to our website at abc7news.com. click on the traffic link. eric, degrees. >> thanks for all the updates. >> 6:18. time for must reads. another byproduct of the slow economy is hitting the life insurance industry pretty hard. u.s.a. reports that 44% of american households have no life insurance now. that's the lowest percentage in 50 years. rather, you know what i'm saying. that's a low number. ironically prices are at a ten-year low. many families say they just haven't bought life insurance because it's not high on their list of priorities while money is tight. >> a story in "the washington post" will frighten anyone who's baited a hook or shopped at a fish market. the world is running out of places to catch wild fish. the study say commercial fisheries have e

the drive time now slightly over half an hour from the carquinez bridge to the maze.sweeney's going to bring us a report in a few minutes. bay bridge toll plaza, a crash was reported in one of the lanes. the number 11 lane. you can see traffic is friday light still despite the accident. barely a backup even though metering lights are on. fog as kro -- across the golden gate bridge. that's good news for you. you can get the latest by going to abc7news.com and click okay the bay area traffic link. eric? >> frances, thank you very much. it's 6:51 now. this morning police in southern california plan to comb through what's left of a home that was packed with explosives that they intentionally burned to the ground yesterday. explosives experts set fire to the home by remote control. the blaze destroyed the huge stockpile of weapons and explosives discovered last month inside the house. authorities decided to burn the home because it was literally too dangerous to remove the explosives even using a robot. this is the largest cache of explosives ever discovered in a home in t

the drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze, about 19 minutes. taking mass transit, a couple things to tell you about as far as holiday schedules. no service on ace train today or tomorrow. caltrain's operating on a holiday schedule. no service for the salads ferry. the real mccoy ferry is closed for repair work but bart on a normal weekday schedule for now. >> time now 6:07. >> just ahead, more trouble for tiger. more fallout from the his affair that could leave him lighter in the wallet. >> the 49ers won't be leaving san francisco as soon as they initially said they would. >> why san francisco's newest a flight to hawaii using our points from chase sapphire. last minute... on christmas. and sitting next to us, chevy chase. and we really hit it off. we play golf, and then the luau. he's like da vinci with ice. and after, we help hang christmas decorations. wait, wait, wait. you flew last minute... on christmas... with points from chase sapphire? yeah. amazing. believe it. with points from chase sapphire, you can book airline tickets with no blac

the metering lights are off and easy 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze.gain we are dealing with the wet roads so give yourself some extra time. live look right now in the south bay if you are headed to anywhere like guadalupe parkway, 280 through san jose, we had worth of some flooding this morning but looks like everything is cleared now. you can see guadalupe parkway actually moving nicely through there. jumping back over to our maps right now, checking your drive through the south bay, you can see lots of green right here on the maps. so that means traffic is moving well through this area. here's a live look at 280 through san jose. not too bad through there. don't forget if you are headed to the sierra at all this weekend don't forget your chains. there are reports of chance now on 80, highway 50 and also 88. here's a live look at 80 near truckee. lots of cars are pulled over to the side mostly big rigs so give yourself some extra time. back to you. >> thank you. >>> here's a look at stories making headlines this morning. a vallejo man is behind bars

these headlights are moving westbound and the strive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze aboutnutes. check out the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights not on. no delays through the toll and heading into san francisco. commuting across the san mateo bridge, here's a live look. traffic moving nicely in both directions. these headlights are moving eastbound into hayward. taillights westbound towards foster city. for the traffic and drive times, go to our website abc7news.com and click on the traffic link. kristen? >> megan, thanks a lot. it's 6:19. abc's don sanchez has it all in today's what's hot. >> the passion and intrigue of the tango. for other tangos and musical class similar starring cheryl berk of dancing with the stars fame. marines memorial theater. put some fun in your holiday life. try skating. the setting of union square continuing into the new year. ♪ >> oakland ballet presents a new production of the holiday classic the nutcracker reimagined in a fresh new way. a bay area premier in the paramount theater. >> although my last boyfriend had given me a piece of coa

and the drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze, 20 minutes.o fog advisory issued for our bay area bridges. let's get a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza where it's nice holiday light. and heading into san francisco. if you're taking mass transit, everything is operating on schedule and it is a normal weekday schedule today. heading out of town towards the sierra, today is actually a great time to do it. you do not need chains on 80 or 50 this morning but you need them on 88. christine says that's all about to change starting this afternoon and tomorrow you will need those chains so be prepared. for the latest traffic updates go to abc7news.com and click on the traffic link. jenelle? >> time now 6:18. the presents have been unwrapped now droves of people are heading back to the stores to return what they don't want and look for bargains for those things they ask for but didn't get. one of the hottest items, hd-tv's. michael finney sorts out the good from the bad. >> hd-tv's have come down in price. >> we evaulted for picture and auto quali

traffic is light not too bad. 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. but again, chp is keeping that wind advisory in effect especially as you cross the upper deck into san francisco. 880 in oakland, not too bad. we are seeing a bit of volume but overall traffic is light through that portion. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the number of police deaths are on the rise across the u.s. deaths in the line of duty have jumped 37%. the national law enforcement officers memorial fund reports 160 federal, state and local officers died this year. the sharpest increase is in gun- related deaths but the number one cause of death among officers is traffic accidents. 73 policemen died in traffic- related incidents just this year. >>> this morning, activists are speak out against live poultry sales at the heart of san francisco's farmer's market. the u.n. plaza market is held twice a week. the group lgbt compassion is protesting public health and animal cruelty concerns for selling live birds in the city. they claim to have documented local, state and federal violatio

about 21 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. a little sluggish through hercules.cidents reported though just seeing our usual congestion through that stretch. not the case though for your silicon valley ride. westbound 237 still looks great as you head out of milpitas towards san jose. and mass transit we have been talking a lot about this because you may want to avoid a wet commute home. hop on bart instead. bart, ace, muni, caltrain everything is on schedules remember our radio partners when you hit the roads, kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a remind their cbs 5 is teaming up with whole foods to feed hungry families this holiday season. we have kicked off our "food for bay area families" fundraiser. you can help by dropping non- perishable food item to whole foods and make a cash donation as you check out. if you want more information, very easy to do, all you have to do is check it out on cbs5.com. that's also where we'll have updates for news, weather and traffic. >>> thank you for watching cbs "early edition." we are going to have mor

there is a fog advisory for t he -- for the bay bridge, the benicia bridge and the carquinez bridge. so just make sure you drive carefully. traffic is light so there should be no reason for you to be r ushing around in the fog. at 7:39. let's go to steve. >>> we're in the fog and there is a lot to go around. for a while it was mainly concord, napa, the bay bridge and san jose, now everybody is in on the fact -- in on the act. it's gonna be rather thick here. when it's this thick you can stay cold for a while. the system developing to the left of the screen will be in tomorrow and it's looking better with time. by that, it is looking like it will be a pretty good rainer. patchy fog, thick, then mostly sunny. rain tomorrow. light in the morning. picking up in the afternoon and evening. colder air arrives wednesday morning. that will take us into thursday. thursday looks dry and then rain comes in. it does not look to be as strong a system as we had on tuesday. maybe some light rain makes it new year's eve. gilroy, .75. about .10 for .25 for most. although napa picked up .30. santarosa

almost a half hour from the carquinez bridge to the maze. lot of solo car accidents and spinouts earlier this morning. and everything is running on time for bart, ace, muni and caltrain. we'll go towards the santa cruz mountains. and we are still seeing a lot of slow traffic due to an earlier accident in the area northbound 17. it was just past laurel curve. you can see that line of red meaning speeds under 25 miles per hour. there is one lane still blocked. chp is on scene now. this is an overturned accident so cars still on its side. westbound 580 out of the altamont pass almost a half hour commute here, as well. so busier than normal heavier than normal traffic heading towards the dublin interchange. and some speeds there below 30 miles per hour. the nimitz nimitz this looks okay. 880 through oakland, haven't seen any big issues past the coliseum and heading into downtown oakland. and the san mateo bridge cruising here, as well. this is westbound 92 in the commute direction. and coming off the high-rise towards hayward 14 minutes in eithe

westbound 80 from the carquinez bridge to the maze still in the clear, no big delays through berkeley yet. south bay 101 fine coming up from morgan hill and heading out of downtown san jose, here's live look now. you can see more cars definitely on the road on northbound 280 right there approaching the 880 interchange. and your drive along the peninsula if you are continuing up through cupertino really nice ride all the way towards pacifica and 101 looks great into san francisco. if you want to skip the road, it is a little wet out there in parts of the bay area. so still a little slick. we haven't seen any big accidents because of it. but mass transit might be a good option. bart, ace, muni and caltrain are all on time. back to you. me. >> thank you. >>> let's take a look at today's top stories. the u.s. economy adding only 39,000 new jobs in november and that sent the unemployment rate to 9.8%. the highest level since april. >>> lawyers for former bart officer johannes mehserle will try to argue that he should be freed on bail pending appeal. today's hearing is set for this afternoo

as you head toward the carquinez bridge. no problems heading into hercules, sunol, looks great down the east shore freeway. the marin county commute, we look at golden gate bridge and 101, and all lanes flowing nicely into san francisco. and now the south bay. we saw the north bay. let's go down south. very quiet heading from morgan hill. and coming out of downtown san jose, you can see one little lonely headlight there. on northbound 280 approaching the 8800 interchange. we don't have any big -- 808 interchange. we don't have any big problems except for the one accident in vacaville and it is not blocking any lanes. today is a winter spare the air day. and you are encouraged to use mass transit. so far, everything is delay free, or no delays on bart, ace, muni, and cal train. that's traffic. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> 5:18. a look at the top stories. all lanes on 101 southbound are back open after a deadly accident. a pedestrian was struck and killed early this morning north of the broadway exit in burlingame.

about a 19 minute drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze. couple lanes are blocked between highway 4. this will be cleared at 6 a.m.. in the south bay a live look in san jose. this is 101 at the 880 overcrossing. a lot of southbound road work this morning but it has been cleared. 280 at the 17 overcrossing. looking good. no problems for the downtown san jose area. taking mass transit this morning, everything is running on schedule. for the latest go to our website abc7news.com and click on the traffic link. megan, thank you so much. it's 4:56. flying home for christmas, expect to pay a little more. fare compare.com says several u.s.a. airlines are raising fares. by $5 each way and by $3 each way by shorter trips. the increase matched by united, continental, delta, u.s. airways, alaska, frontier and virgin america. blames the hike on increases in fuel costs. three san francisco friends have won a national online contest to come up with a new kind of fast food. >> what if we took the noodles you want and made them portable. >> the social gamin

we have a 28-minute drive off of the carquinez bridge.ther up on the east shore a stall in lanes around central affecting you coming off the richmond-san rafael bridge. coming over from the north bay as well out of san rafael. the metering lights are on and a new accident also reported for highway 24 approaching 580. so a lot of activity heading towards the maze. decide that 580 and 880 heading smoothly. we'll get you a live look. more folks might shift heading south, 880 a nice easy drive heading toward the san mateo bridge but look at that rain affecting you heading towards the peninsula. and we're looking at 680 where we had earlier rain in the lights. that's not there but water is kicking up off the roads so still wet conditions. >> i've been watching that rain moving north to south throughout the morning. you can see here going back to the top of the hour you can see the rain line heading into the santa clara valley. look at that, pretty good downpours about five minutes away crossing from the coast over the peninsula and likely hitt

we can tell you about a fog advisory just issued by chp for the carquinez bridge. so watch out for that if you are heading across the span into crockett. now, except for that like i mentioned, very light traffics across the bay area. no delay at the bay bridge toll plaza. in fact, they have never turned the metering lights on at all so easy trip into san francisco and the nimitz freeway through oakland looks good in both directions past the coliseum. here's tracy with your forecast. >> hey, thanks, elizabeth. forecast for this morning, boy, no rainfall in the forecast. can you believe that? just a few cloud out there this morning but otherwise, that's about it. mix of sun and clouds expected today. here's a look at our seven-day forecast. highs today in the mid- to upper 50s with plenty of sunshine as well as tomorrow. rainfall moving in for saturday, yeah, christmas storm will bring rainfall to the "bay area saturday" and a few showers sunday. monday plenty of sunshine with more rainfall tuesday and wednesday. >>> look at the nice people who came on a chilly morni

these headlights are moving westbound and the drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze, justbout 19 minutes. once you reach the bay bridge toll plaza, it's a beautiful ride making your way through the tolls and heading into san francisco. if you're heading to the sierra today, bring your chains. you will need them on 80 and 50. >> thank you so much. it's 4:40. still ahead, san francisco's bid to host the america's cup sails into choppy waters. the new challenges next. >> following a history-making weekend, congress is back to a flight to hawaii using our points from chase sapphire. last minute... on christmas. and sitting next to us, chevy chase. and we really hit it off. we play golf, and then the luau. he's like da vinci with ice. and after, we help hang christmas decorations. wait, wait, wait. you flew last minute... on christmas... with points from chase sapphire? yeah. amazing. believe it. with points from chase sapphire, you can book airline tickets with no blackout dates or restrictions. >>> good morning. it is monday, 4:42. let's check out the embarcadero in san franc

the drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze about 19 minutes.muting as cross the san mateo bridge this morning, traffic moving nicely. this moving eastbound into hayward. an early start heading out of town towards the sierra, you don't need chains now, no chains required. mike nicco says you're going to need the chains tomorrow. go to abc7news.com and click on the traffic link. >> thanks, megan. mountain view-based google makes a big hire in africa reflecting the growth and development of the internet. an activist is joining google as policy manager. he's a harvard-trained lawyer and blogger and creator of a nonprofit to help information. it will have its greatest effect on africa over the next ten years. >> you count on abc 7 news for issues that matter to you. we hope. we try our best. dan ashley shows you all the content you demand is also available on your i-pad. >> this is the abc 7 news i-pad app. >> we're first in the bay area to release an i-pad app. >> rainy and cooler today. >> the abc 7 news i-pad app has everything you want from abc

the drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze just a light 19 minutes.nce you do reach the bay bridge toll plaza, you'll find no problems making your way through the tolls and heading into san francisco. let's get a check of other bridges. the san mateo bridge, traffic moving nicely. headlights moving eastbound into hayward. taking mass transit this morning, no delays. everything running on schedule, ace, muni, bart and ferries. for the latest go to our website. it's abc7news.com. just click on the traffic link under abc 7 extras. theresa. >> megan, thank you. has nasa made a break-through in the search for extra tress tral life. that's the buzz as they wait for a scheduled nasa announcement to discuss an astro biology finding that will impact the extra tress tral life. researchers will unveil the discovery of a microbe at the bottom of a lake in yosemite national park. this is rich in arsenic, thought to be too poisonous to survive. it uses the arsenic as a way of surviving raising the prospect that similar life could exist on other planets. >> federal

headlights are moving westbound and right now the drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze justight 20 minutes. road work to be on the lookout for in hercules, eastbound 4, the ramp to eastbound 80 is closed down until about 6:00 this morning. heading out of town towards the sierra, you do not need chains right now on 80 or 50 but you need them on 88 and expect delays on 88. one-way traffic control in effect at pine grove and that's due to an earlier mud slide. for updates you can go to abc7news.com and click on the traffic link. >> megan, thanks a lot. it's about 4:55. the drunk driving death of a burlingame teenager is calling for tighter controls on so-called party buses. 19-year-old brett studebaker was killed in february when he drove into a sound wall on highway 101 after a night of drinking aboard a party bus. his blood alcohol was three times the legal limit. the party bus requires drivers to remind passengers that underaged drinking is illegal. if anyone under 21 is caught drinking, the trip would be over. drivers can't also be chaperons. >> the driver is responsible fo

the drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze just a light 19 minutes.e you do reach the bay bridge toll plaza, look at that. even though friday, no problems making your way through the tolls heading right on in through san francisco. mass transit this morning everything operating on a normal scheduled. no delays. for the latest traffic updates go to abc7news.com and click on the traffic link. it's right there under abc 7 extras. theresa. >> megan, thank you. a popular bay area based teeth straightening company is on warning from the federal government. align technology from san jose has received a warning letter from the food and drug about its failure to report information on patient side effects. the fda accuses the company of failing to comply with federal requirements to report serious side effects with these trays like allergic reactions of swollen lips and mouth ulcers. it's only affected a small percentage of patients and it's working on resolving the matter with the fda. >> the fbi is warning law enforcement officials about a toy that could be u

headlights moving westbound, traffic moving nicely here, about a 20 minute drive time from the carquinezridge to the maze. eric, kristen. >> thanks a lot. it's 4:40 now. >> it's a frightening scene in florida. a man armed with a gun storms a school board meeting. >> a sacramento mother on a sapphire preferred are worth 25% more on travel. we're like forget florida, we're going on a safari. so we're on the serengeti, and seth finds a really big bone. we're talking huge. they dig it up, put it in the natural history museum and we get to name it. raus. sethasauraus. really. your points from chase sapphire preferred are worth 25% more on travel? means better vacations. that's incredible. believe it...with chase sapphire preferred your points are worth 25% more on travel when booked through ultimate rewards. yeah. you must really care about him. what? no, no. you gave him fiber. no she didn't. this tastes way too good to be fiber. they're delicious crunchy clusters with sweet honey and half a day's worth of fiber. you care about my fiber? not really. i care about youfiber too. i have for whil

still a quiet ride as well through the altamont pass delay-free and carquinez bridge to maze only 18inutes. mass transit systems also reporting no delays right now. find out about traffic when you want by going to abc7news.com. it's under the bay area traffic link. kristen. >> frances, thanks a lot. it's 4:55. the san jose city council is set to vote on a proposed tobacco ordinance that will require owners and businesses that sell tobacco products to get licenses and undergo annual inspections. the aim is make it tougher for underaged smokers to buy cigarettes and health costs that go along with it. the ordinance will effect nearly 900 establishments in san jose. they would apply for a license to sell tobacco products and pay a fee of about $450. it will fund the additional inspectors to review applications and do the inspections. >> despite the slow economy, applications are up at stanford and some of america's most prestigious and expensive universities. 5,929 high school seniors applied for early admission at stanford over the last year. that's a 6% increase over the year before.

headlights are moving westbound and the drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze is 19 minutes reach the bay bridge toll plaza, no problems heading through the toll. we have a wind advisory across the bay bridge. both hands on the wheel. you can always get a check of traffic by going to our website. it's abc7news.com. just click on the traffic link. kristen. >> megan, thanks a lot. it's 4:54 now. donations at toy drives around the bay area are down this year while the need is greater than ever. as cecilia vega reports. >> the sorting is underway. the gift bags are being filled. the baby dolls are ready to go and the bicycles have been polished. with just two days to go until richmond's big toy giveaway, it might look like the elves are ready but this sign says it all. >> we have to go to 1500 this year because the giving to us was down. >> from 3,000 families last year down to about 1500 this year. those families will turn out wednesday to pick up what for many will be their only presents this christmas. gifts collected by east bay police and firefighters. hundreds more say the

no sensor issues here, carquinez bridge and the benicia bridge. for the north bay there might be some fog through the area as well this morning and definitely cold so you're going to need to use the defroster. antioch speeds are still around 65 but those will dip minutes from now. the slowing is usually 5:30 when you see the speeds dip. >>> right near the water we could have patchy fog for you this morning as well. you can see mostly 30s outside. san francisco 44 degrees, 38 in san jose, 31 in gilroy. you can see mainly clear skies around the east bay. some high clouds off to the north. for today at least most of the showers will be off north of ukiah, maybe as far south as santa rosa for the afternoon. you can see as we go hour by hour we'll be looking at rainfall totals eventually as you approach the rainfall. most of that coming down for friday into early saturday. temperatures around the east bay and beyond 59 degrees. in livermore some of the warmer places south of 580 we'll see temperatures in the low 60s. oakland near 60, despite the chilly

this is our third advisory for one of the bridges in the bay area, also one at the carquinez bridge one plaza. right before paseo padre parkway, five-vehicle crash blocking lane of traffic. past the paseo padre parkway speeds improve but slow through newark backed up to 880. so consider the san mateo bridge which is fine, just the usual commute on westbound 92 between hayward and foster city. your drive is about 20 minutes. so overall not too bad and the nimitz freeway 880 through oakland just started to really get backed in these northbound lanes as you pass the coliseum. that's your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. >>> hey, thanks, elizabeth. [ laughter ] >> get out of the shot! >> i guess that's my cue. >> temperatures cold out there. we have fog in the bay. and cold temperatures in the 30s in the north and east bay. ,,,,,,,, >>> all right. good crowd out here on the plaza and people are in the holiday spirit. >> oh, yeah. >> to say the least of the welcome back to "the early show." paul rudd has been in a lot of high-profile comedies in the last couple of years. his new fil

almost 45 minutes on westbound 80 from the carquinez bridge to the maze. here's live look at 880 through oakland. it's kind of stop and go like that all the way out towards downtown oakland. southbound traffic heavy, as well. and highway 4 always kind of a mess, well it's even worse this morning. we had an earlier accident approaching port chicago highway. everything is clear but it's a mess getting into concord. that's your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. >>> hey, thanks, elizabeth. well, it is just a mess out there. especially in parts of the north bay. and that's where it's been really coming down this morning. so here we go. the yellow and the orange heavy rainfall moving into bodega bay inverness and headed towards petaluma, novato, san rafael, mill valley and even into san francisco a long line of heavy showers moving towards the bay area. forecast for today, rainfall is expected for the morning, more rainfall on tap for the afternoon, and temperatures today in the upper 50s and a chance of showers thursday and friday. save $523! 16 minutes

chp has issued a fog advisory for the carquinez bridge.nce you reach the toll plaza, metering lights have not been turned on and you will need chains on 88 if you are heading up to the swear. >> >> legendary oscar winner, jane fonda. she is still feelin' the burn. oprah: you were a sex symbol for decades. is that still important to you? >> her ex, media mogul ted turner... >>> the moist ground we're seeing a lot of fog in the north bay with limited visibility in novato. fourth of a mile there as well as fairfield. temperatures on the cool side. we're still seeing 30s around the bay area around redwood city. also santa rosa. but by this afternoon, it's climbing into the mid 50s. look out for a couple nice dry days but the we'll have sun on days but the we'll have sun on the christmas, dog: bacon? gotta get that bacon! smokey bacon, crispy bacon, tasty bacon! where is it? where is the bacon? tv newscaster: bacon popular, story at 11. dog: yummy. crunchy. bacon. bacon. bacon. there, in that bag! mom: who wants a beggin' strip!? dog: me! i'd g

the chopper is busy now coming up on the carquinez bridge. we just saw jade there. the onramp is closed. jade was talking about the construct shoe and -- construction and sinkhole. we'll have a live report from here coming up at 8:30 but that ramp from the cumnings skyway will not be open. the weather has certainly played a role. a lot of sinkholes opening up across the bay area. let's move along and take a look at the bay bridge. it's light there coming into san francisco. this morning's commute is not bad on 280 northbound getting up to highway 17. at 8:09, let's go to steve. thank you, sal. cloudy skies. there's been some light rain. but the heavier rain comes in tonight and it it looks really impressive. until about 2:00, things should be okay. unless you are in the north bay, you can get there sooner. not only do we have a flash flood watch posted. a rather strong system coming i n. cloudy with rain, flood watch, mainly for the north bay, they will probably be urban and small stream advisories. tonight, heavy rain, windy colder and then tomorrow s howers, scatt

the drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze about 20 minutes.f you're taking mass transit, everything is operating on a normal weekday schedule today. no delays and as christine mentioned no chains required right now heading to the sierra but you're going to need them pretty soon. you can always go to our website for everything you need to know about your morning commute. it's abc7news.com then click on the traffic link. >> megan, thank you. it's 5:53. >> you may not be the only one that knows what to do on your i-pad. >> good morning. the big apple is watching you but i'm not talking about new york city. i'm talking about the i-pad and i-phone maker apple. apple allows its apps to transport personal information and doesn't ask you if that's ak. a new lawsuit fired against apple in federal court in san jose. the speaking class action status and the defending action, paper talk, the weather channel and dictionary.com. just in time for your new year's resolution, frito-lay going all natural. they will unhave a a new product line and 50% of its sna

we've had some dense fog across the carquinez bridge.ta rosa reported dense fog with a quarter mile visibility. here's the storm system. look at this cold air offshore. guess where most of this is going. it's going back into southern california. so the southern edge of this if this is a narrow storm system it's going to blow in. as a result wind advisories in effect from the san francisco bay area from 7 a.m. this morning to 4:00 today for 20 to 30 mph winds out of the south. southeast. and then gusts along the coast up to 45 mph. in the sierra the cold air following this storm system will keep the snow level around 6500 feet but lowering tonight. so we expect another 1 to 2 feet of snow. staying on the decks up at tahoe. i just keep seeing the snow pack grow. and as we have heard record-breaking snow packs for this time of year. gusts at 60 mph over the mountaintops. but it will be fabulous weather as the weekend progresses. so christmas day there's your forecast. santa had a dry run of it last night and early this morning. i don't know

westbound about a 20 minute drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze. latest traffic updates, go to our website. it's abc7news.com. click on the traffic link. kristen, jenelle. >> megan, thanks a lot. it's 5:20. >> a congressman takes on the grateful dead collection at u.c. berkeley. he's missing the point. >> shattered in points. girl power! the armed forces serving our nation in iraq. >>> good morning, it is 5:22 on this wednesday. wanted to say thursday to be closer to christmas but nope. rain, some showers. this is san francisco, embarcadero, a little wet. scattered showers mike says throughout the morning commute. watch out for that. when will we dry off? he's going to have that as well in just a minute. >> more news now. a federal judge in san francisco has ordered the government to pay more than $2.5 million in damages and attorney fees to what was a suspected terrorist organization. the judge said investigators under the bush administration's so-called terrorist surveillance program wired tapped phones without a warrant on the now defunk islamic

that's headlights are moving westbound and the drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze aboutinutes. once you reach the bay bridge toll plaza, you'll find no major slowing yet heading into san francisco although we have reports of flooding in san francisco westbound 380 at highway 81. i'm sorry, at highway 101. following this crash southbound 101 the two right lanes are blocked at bridge boulevard. >> megan, thanks a lot. it's 6:39. >> trading is underway on wall street. we have a live report from the new york stock exchange straight ahead. here's a live look at the big board now. the dow is down 14 points. >> bart's new proposal to stay up later on the weekend. why early weekday commuters are saying it's a bad idea. >> after months of fierce debating, congress has passed a temporary extension of all the bush tax lightning fast. lightning strong. rizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world. ♪ >>> all right. time for your california forecast. just about everybody wet today or snow bound. we have 59 eureka, one of the warmest spots. fresno, big sur, 4

central valley fog and light winds blowing through the tell that, carquinez straits keeping us foggythen slow clearing. warmest numbers shall south bay. right here in monterey up through hollister, 69 and keep it this way right through monday. >> thank you so much for the update. next at 8:00 -- in the news, the big thank you you from the grandmother of a kidnapped girl found safe in san francisco. and a shocker in new york where bernie madoff's son has been= =a

headlights are moving westbound and the drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze just about 20each the bay bridge toll plaza, you'll find no delays making your way through the tolls and heading into san francisco. let's check traffic on the san mateo bridge. moving nicely here in both directions. these headlights are moving eastbound into hayward. mass transit no delays. eric, theresa. >> megan, thank you very much. >> is a bay area card room being dealt a bad hand. ahead, what its management is doing with online videos like this one. >> bumper to bumper even a minor fender bender could mean a costly repair bill. the bumper hazard in >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> questioning judge steven reinhard's impartiality. reinhard is the court's most liberal member. another judge would have to be chosen at random and the hearing on the constitutional of prop 8 likely would be postponed. >> the lucky chances casino is suing to get some videos taken off the internet. those videos appear to have been taken without permission from a security camera above the c