he then, in his adopted home of daly city, joined the daly city city council, served there for 10 years, serving as mayor for two years. he then stepped up to the san matillo county board of supervisors and served on that board for 12 years. in his collective 10 year at both daly city city council and county board of supervisors he served on a variety of regional agencies, mtc, caltrain, bay area management district, you name it, he probably served on it. what i got to know him well on was transportation issues. when i had the pleasure of serving at the caltran board where supervisor cohen is now, and it could open any door you wanted. he was a legend, not just because of his warm amazing permipersonality and intellect. but more beyond his public service and commitment i think what i will remember most about mike and the example he most set to me is that of dedication to family and dedication to his community. much more beyond being an elected office, having some sort of title. i think the title he cared most about was father, grandfather, brother, cousin. his family was so absolutely i

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these get the clothes we would get to the dewpoint... 40's in fairfield. 40's in daly city but look at 45 degrees in daly city43 degrees inf daly city which is aimpacting the fog with the 43 reading of the dewpoint... we will see sunny skies tomorrow by 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. clearing. with a rapid clearing expected. less fog on the sunday and the same for monday. taking a look at the satellite and radar clear skies for the bay area. eyehole some high clouds but those are gone. we will see some chilly temperatures, overnight as i mentioned, 30's for the inland valleys. -- i can expect to see some high clouds. and fog perhaps just a patchy. 30's through napa, the peninsula and for the afternoon temperatures, low 60s for the south bay. 60s in cupertino, 60s in san jose and also for the inland valleys. 62 in concord, livermore, 61 in alameda. upper 50s and 60s along the coast. and for too much low 60s for the north bay. as we take a look at our extended forecast no rainfall expected. however, a chance of showers returns. >> coming up later in this broadcast with alicia... merry christmas >> and happy new year. >>

city. daly city, you're included in that. vacaville, fairfield, all the way up toward sacramento. look at this wide shot here. thunderstorms, so a couple hours to our north and west. that's the next wave of heavy rainfall that will move through. the rain, how about half a foot of new rain? more than two inches for santa rosa. it trails off when you get into the south bay but there's lots more coming over the weekend. snowfall in which one day, only one, will be mainly dry over the next week. coming up soon. >> paul. thanks for that. >>> the storm made a mess all over the bay area, especially, as paul says, the north bay. cbs 5 reporter elisa is in marin tonight. >> reporter: the rain is really starting to come down and we're starting to feel strong wind gusts, just the start of what's going to be a soggy hold weekend. the first day of winter blew into the bay area with heavy rain and strong winds, even snow at higher elevations. this is just the beginning of what would be a very wet weekend. the weather already did some damage today, causing hundreds of power outages, swelling cre

city. daly city, you're included in that. vacaville, fairfield, all the way up toward sacramento. look at this wide shot here. thunderstorms, so a couple hours to our north and west. that's the next wave of heavy rainfall that will move through. the rain, how about half a foot of new rain? more than two inches for santa rosa. it trails off when you get into the south bay but there's lots more coming over the weekend. snowfall in which one day, only one, will be mainly dry over the next week. coming up soon. >> paul. thanks for that. >>> the storm made a mess all over the bay area, especially, as paul says, the north bay. cbs 5 reporter elisa is in marin tonight. >> reporter: the rain is really starting to come down and we're starting to feel strong wind gusts, just the start of what's going to be a soggy hold weekend. the first day of winter blew into the bay area with heavy rain and strong winds, even snow at higher elevations. this is just the beginning of what would be a very wet weekend. the weather already did some damage today, causing hundreds of power outages, swelling creeks. this was the scene on highway 1 earlier. and in inverness, high winds toppled a 100-foot tree onto a carport, a close call for the driver, who was getting ready to run errands. >> i was standing right underneath it, over here, and some winds hit us. but i feel very grateful that we're okay. and we're alive. >> reporter: fiona with pg&e says even healthy trees can come down in weather like this, because the ground gets so moist and loose. oftentimes they take down power lines with them. to gear up for more wind and rain, crews are spread throughout the bay area, on call and ready to go. >> we'll be working around the clock, in case anything happens. >> reporter: and the weather also snarled traffic earlier this evening. along highway 101, things are finally getting back to normal, although the rain is back after it took a break for a couple of hours earlier. so definitely get out those jackets and umbrellas because it is going to be a wet weekend. >>> and in the sierra, they could get as much as five feet of snow. cbs 5 reporter steve lard says if you're heading to tahoe, don't plan on getting there any time soon. >> reporter: well, it may be a scenic drive, but it is a very slow one heading eastbound on i- 80. over the hill, you can see the long line of traffic behind me. it is a friday night. it is a holiday weekend. and it is snowing off and on. add all of that together and you're talking about a drive from the bay area to the state line of maybe eight hours. we've seen families with their cars full of presents, pulled over, paying $30 a pop to get their chains installed. in some cases, they've done this before. they're installing their own chains, taking a half an hour out of that long drive. if you're planning on heading over the hill, make sure you have time on your side. on eastbound i-80, steve large, cbs 5. >>> the bad weather here and across the country is causing huge travel problems for people trying to get home for christmas. at sfo, more than 100 flights were cancelled today because of heavy rain and wind. add to that the blizzard in the midwest which has grounded more flights. >>> well, a big bay area school district is accused of mismanaging federal money. cbs 5 reporter linda yee explained what oakland unified will now have to do as a punishment. >> reporter: for years, this private religious school has received thousands of dollars in federal funds. $50,000 just this year, dolled out by the oakland unified school district. it's the school that sends its students out to bart stations to solicit money. tonight they left after we approached them. a joint cbs 5 california watch investigation earlier this year questioned the district's lack of oversight, allowing inflated enrollments by the school to get the federal funding, and the school's alleged misuse of that money. the california department of education took a closer look and has ordered the district to repay nearly $25,000. tonight, we reached the district spokesman out of spoke. >> we dispute the notion or the finding that we have misappropriately handled funds. >> reporter: we questioned the school's use of federal money to pay his wife and son as teachers. >> the wife gets paid $100 an hour for her duties as a developmental teacher. that sounds a little excessive. >> it does. i'm not aware of their particular compensation levels. >> it's all in your documents that you've approved, that the school district has approved. then you have robert lacy jr. and he gets paid $40 an hour. is that all acceptable? >> really, it's -- it's according to the program guidelines. >> reporter: the department of education ruled it was inappropriate. >> would you hire these people for the oakland public schools? >> we would not hire them for the oakland public schools but we are under different jurisdiction and different regulations. >> reporter: well, the school district insists it has followed all of the federal guidelines. but after our reports, the district did cut off all federal funds to st. andrew. and the fbi has stepped in to question possible misuse of federal money. we will continue to follow this story. linda yee, cbs 5. >>> congress has left the building without a deal on the fiscal cliff. today president obama called on house speaker john boehner to come back to the negotiating table. >> the american people are a lot more sensible and a lot more thoughtful and much more willing to compromise and give and sacrifice and act responsibly than their elected representatives are. >> now, the first family on their way to hawaii for the holidays. the president says he'll return to washington if there's a deal. >>> there were five funerals in newtown, connecticut, today for two adults and three children. six-year-old olivia engle loved being a big sister and helping her little brother explore. dillon loved chocolate. grace's family says she dreamed of being a painter. >>> we started to see all the ribbons and all your tributes to emily, everywhere, and a lot of you guys don't even know who she is. a lot of you never even met her. >> the last two faculty members were also laid to rest today. rachel's boyfriend was planning to propose on christmas eve. school psychologist mary sherlock was remembered for her devotion to kids in trouble. >>> condolence letters have overwhelmed the newtown post office. they started coming immediately. at first, a few hundred. now there are thousands each and every day, coming from all over the world. the postmaster says it's hard not to cry as they sort the mail. >>> the nra has promised, in its own words, meaningful contributions to prevent another tragedy like the one in connecticut. cbs 5 reporter joe vazquez on how the nra boss thinks we can stop school shootings. >> the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. >> reporter: after being silent on the subject for more than a week after the slaughter in newtown, the chief of the national rifle association declared today the nra's solution for stopping school shootings is to have an armed guard at every school. >> why is the idea of a gun good when it's used to protect the president or our police, but bad when it's used to protect our children in our schools? >> reporter: the nra proposes a new program to protect america's schools called national school shield. but they were not able to protect their own news conference from protesters, including the group code pink. >> the nra has blood on its hands! >> it's horribly -- a horribly poor choice to say that the answer to gun violence is to put more guns out there. >> reporter: andrew butt is in the contra costa school district. the school district deploys 20 armed police officers in all of its high schools and middle schools at a cost of $2 million a year. the district has put no cops in its three dozen elementary schools and has no plans or money to do so. >> i'm glad we're having that conversation, because i think we have experience in it. i think it's an overreaction, if you want to know my position as a duly elected school board member. how am i going to put armed police officers at 50 schools? >> reporter: on top of that $2 million for armed security officers, the district says it spends $5 million on security overall, money it would desperately rather be spending on educating the children. in richmond, joe vazquez, cbs 5. >>> new details in the mysterious murder of a bay area millionaire. the interesting thing police told the neighborhood. >>> the sinkhole is fixed. how did they get that done so fast? makes you wonder about who lives on that street. >>> bay area natives who have been married 48 years, why they just found out he's not really her husband. ,, >>> a major break in the case of a millionaire found murdered at his south bay mansion. a young mother is under arrest. by mark sayre tells us she's only one part of the mystery. >> reporter: 22-year-old raven dixon of alameda appeared in santa clara county superior court wearing shackles. she is charged with being an accessory to a homicide with a gang enhancement in the november 30 murder of raveesh kumar kumra in his monte sereno home. dixon didn't say anything during her arraignment other than agreeing to an extension of her case. but the details of the charges are currently under court seal. >> she's a nervous wreck. to see her in chains like this, it's hard for her family. >> reporter: kumra was a well- known businessman in the south bay. today the los gatos police department released a statement, assuring the public that the murder was not random and there's no ongoing danger to the community. dixon was arrested this past weekend. john ambrosio says his client has been interrogated by police, one aspect of this investigation he is concerned about. >> i have a lot of question about how a single mother gets arrested and charged and nothing anybody or any of her family members know anything about it. >> reporter: a spokesman for the los gatos police department will only say this investigation is ongoing, but they will not say how many additional suspects may be wanted in connection with this case. reporting from san jose, i'm mark sayre, cbs 5. >>> well, at first they thought it would take months to fix this massive sinkhole in lafayette. turns out it was repaired in about three weeks. how did they get that done so fast? makes you wonder about a certain influential person in town who lives in that neighborhood. christin ayers is there tonight. christin, who might that be? >> reporter: interestingly, it is lafayette's new mayor. he lives just a few feet from where the sinkhole was. however, he says he did not fast track the project. either way, by the time crews got finished with it, they had done it in nine days flight. it officially reopened at noon today. and you'd never know there was a sinkhole there that was 80 by 40 feet and 15 feet deep. the road collapsed in heavy rain when the drainage system underneath was overwhelmed by floodwaters. originally there were estimates that the work could go into the spring. but they brought in emergency workers and worked around the clock, finishing before christmas day. >> that's great, because this rain is coming now. it could be another major storm, you know. so far, it just sprinkles. but it could develop. and it would be nice to have a culvert that can handle the situation. and that one will. everything is clean. there's no debris that came down. so we're in good shape. >> reporter: interestingly, the construction did block off the mayor's driveway throughout the nine days crews were working on this. and, again, neighbors are saying they believe this is built to withstand a wet winter this year. and at $750,000 for the project, let's hope it will. live in lafayette, christin ayers, cbs 5. >>> all right. the race is on. the last big push for holiday shopping. >> and after the success of black friday, macy's and toys r us are staying up 24 hours a day from now until christmas. so this is the scene right now. let's take a look at the toys r us in san jose. the parking lot has been packed all night. the extended hours are actually pushing holiday shopping to a new extreme, but parents don't seem to mind. >> i think it's a great opportunity. i mean, for the parents to come out when the kids are sleeping, and spend more money, it's great for the economy as well. >> and it should help procrastinators. a recent survey found that 68% of americans haven't finished their shopping yet. >> if you're shopping this weekend, you'll be doing it in the rain, but hey, you know what? we need the water! >> yes, we do. and the snow. that's right. >> yes. >>> it makes the skiers happy. fill the reservoirs. the negative outlook is it's going to be miserable when you're shopping this weekend. pretty miserable outside right now. things getting more active, not only to our north and west where we have thunderstorms that may impact our weather tomorrow, but look at what's impacting you in marin county almost to san francisco, richmond. we are getting more active with the heaviest rainfall still coming tomorrow morning. how about that snow in the mountains? two to five feet of new snow between now and monday. pretty strong wind gusts as well but great skiing once you take all that extra time to get there, because travel will be treacherous. we have cloudy conditions overnight, which means we will have a mild night. we're talking upper 20's. but it is going to be soggy. big area of upper level low pressure to our north and west, feeding in weaker areas of low pressure into the bay area. bottom line is the storm track is headed right towards us. another system moves in tonight. then we get a break. another system moves in on sunday. and we've got several more after that. this particular pattern will likely stick around to the end of the year and the beginning of january. let's talk specifics about tomorrow. another half inch, three quarters of an inch tomorrow. san francisco, nearly 6/10 of an inch of rain. so the rain is picking up right now. we get a break between systems tomorrow afternoon. if you want to get outside and not get poured on, that will be a good choice, late in the day tomorrow. we're soggy on sunday but we dry out on christmas eve. christmas eve is the only day of the next seven that will be mainly rain-free from start to finish. palo alto, 56. san jose, 57. mid 50's for walnut creek, pleasant hills. low to mid 50's for the north bay. petaluma, 53. one little break on christmas eve. rain comes back tuesday through friday. soggy. >> let's try to keep that big guy dry. santa. >> well, yes. not ken bastida. >>> a woman who found her husband of 48 years isn't really her husband. >>> a couple who met in the bay area thought they'd been married for nearly 50 years. >> turns out their marriage has only been legal for a couple of months. cbs 5 reporter rachel kim on their big mistake. >> reporter: bob clark recalls the day he married the girl that caught his eye at san jose state. >> very cute. >> reporter: norma's first impression of bob... they tied the not in 1964 in san mateo, california. they eventually moved down to southern california and raised two kids. a few months ago, 74-year-old bob and 71-year-old norma celebrated their 48th anniversary. and a newspaper article about what documents to have in case of death got bob thinking about the future. >> one of the things they talked about was the importance of having a legal marriage license, so if you want to get your spouse's benefits, you gotta have that document. >> reporter: so bob called the san mateo county hall of records to get a copy of their marriage certificate. two weeks later, a surprising letter. >> they had no record of it at all. and i remember i called her from work, i think. i said, look, we're not married! >> the church obviously would have a record of what they did, and everybody's signature was there. what they forgot to do was send it in to the county. >> they faxed a copy to us. >> reporter: marriage certificates have to be filed within two years of the ceremony. so on november 21, the couple came here and went through a declaration of marriage and made it legal. the clarks officially registered their wedding in san bruno county. rachel kim, cbs 5. 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. >>> bart reporting major delays 30 minutes or maybe plus now daly city line between balboa and daly cityh directions. muni free today due to the 100th anniversary accident north 85 near el camino with motorcycle down cleared. [ cheers and applause ] >>> oh, boy. great friday crowd with us. and albeit a chilly times square. they're getting the spirit award out there. george, robin, lara, lucky enough to be at their home with their families. wonderful have to amy robach, paula faris, rachel smith here. look, if you've been reading your news report of late, that is the newest big model, signed to a big modeling -- d.j. kiss. >>> also, it's a cavalcade of stars. we're fortunate to have that man working the crowd for us right now. ryan seacrest. we'll be lending that studio to that man in hours. he'll rock us through the new year. plenty to get to in the last hour. >>> and tom cruise is up. is he back on the dating scene, just six months after his high-profile split from katie holmes? and perhaps the bigger question -- is this his new leading lady? >> she's a stunner. >>> also, ahead, do you

city of san francisco, daly city its pouring right now. san brew esansan brew -- san san bruno. and heelsburg, clear lake, santa rosa. only light showers there. guerneville, 35-foot crests likely. at 11 on monday, well after the rain is done, that's when the river will hit its peak monday morning 3 feet above flood stage. the napa river will peak or crest a little bit earlier by lunchtime tomorrow, 2 feet above flood stage. moderate flooding is forecast for there. it is a river of tropical moisture literally stretching, we took a plane from here and flew all the way to hawaii, you would be in the same massive cloud. that's how far down to the south and west this tropical moisture goes. low pressure hasn't moved so the next storm will aim right where the last one did, in northern california and round number three is almost here. tomorrow, especially the morning hours it's going to be very wet. there's no round number four and round number three will be out of here by mid afternoon tomorrow. this time tomorrow, rain is done for a little bit. at least the heavy rainfall. look how much heavy rain is going to fall tomorrow and 2 1/2 inches of rain for san rafael. more than an inch 1/2 for pleasanton and concord and pacifica. what to expect, heavy rainfall tonight, very wet, windy tomorrow morning, and tomorrow afternoon we finally begin to clear out. oakland 65, concord 62, santa clara 63, very soggy in the morning. 63 nor pittsburgh, walnut creek 63. kentfield 61 and a soggy morning in san francisco with a high of 63 degrees. monday we're dry, tuesday, wednesday, don't worry about that, a few light showers and thursday through saturday we will be mainly dry. it's all about tonight and tomorrow. after that the heaviest rain thankfully is finished. that's your cbs 5 forecast. >>> jill c o ostello died of lung cancer shortly of she graduated. her teammates completed a run in her honor. >> reporter: this is the end of a long journey. kelcie jogging with the support of friends. she ran all the way across new york to san francisco. a nonsmoking athlete that died from lung cancer in 2010. that inspired her teammates and best friend kelcie ran for awareness. on july 30th, a total of four months and almost 3000 miles. >> once i decided that i was going to do it i knew that i would finish. >> reporter: the run averaged about 30 miles a day, and kelcie went through 12 pairs of running shoes to shine a spotlight on cancer through rain, sleet and cold. >> there were definitely days that were super hard, you know, just the elements. 20-degree weather. >> reporter: this run raised more than $150,000 for cancer research and kelcie said her departed friend was beside her in memory and in spirit. >> we had this intense motivation which was her memory and doing this for jill. >> reporter: it remains to be seen what her next goal will be but if she was inspired by jill, she's an inspiration to others. reporting from san francisco, patrick sedio, cbs 5 >>> cbs5's high def doppler, so powerful, so accurate. live high def doppler only on cbs 5. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, of the man police believe is responsible for a home invan homicide in monte sereno. he acted al >>> checking some bay area headlines, here's the sketch of a man believed to be responsible for a home invasion. investigators do not think he acted alone. they identified the victim as 66-year-old, a prominent south bay millionaire who once owned mountain winery. his wife was hurt but not seriously in the crime. >>> investigators trying to figure out how a man's body ended up on muni tracks. they got the call before 8:00 this morning. it was found near the at&t parking lot. officers are treating it as a vehicle collision but they don't know if a car or a muni train was involved. >>> a san francisco landmark has been guts by a fire. the pool house near the zoo caught fire at 1:00. the building has been abandoned for r years so firefighters did not try to save it. one firefighter was taken to the 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december 7th. aarp medicarerx saver plus. call now or visit your local walgreens for more information. in miami... thanks to the nr 2 alabama, & number 3 georga >>> the bcs national title game is january 7th in miami and thanks to number two georgia and number three alabama, we got an opponent from notre dame. here came the crimson tide, aj, 45 yards to amari cooper for the touchdown. they came back to take the lead. georgia has to score to win this game. the l ball is deflected caught by chris connely. time ran out. ball game over. alabama inwins 32-28 -- alabama wins, 32-28. last night in palo alto, stanford punched if the ticket -- the ticket for the rose bowl. tied with ucla at 24 this the 4 4th. jordan williamson, he came up big since last year fiasco, did not disappoint. one last ditch effort for ucla but wide and shot for 52 yards and stanford seals the rose bowl bid in spectacular fashion. to make it to the finals, and do what we did, the titans (inaudible). >> with my teammates on the podium, it hit me that won pac- 12. >> tragedy struck in kansas cityhis morning. this is jovan belcher, involved in a murder suicide here at arrowhead stadium. drove to the chief headquarters and shot himself in front of the head coach and general manager. they leave a a 3-month-old daughter. the chiefs were scheduled to host the carolina panthers tomorrow. the game will go on as scheduled. >>> last night, check the goal line stand by white. they remain tied at 7 until overtime. now 10-7, elijah, the walk off touchdown, they beat bellman, 13-10. volleyball on the lefte, mckenna becker, the soft shot and that's it. fourth straight year, the branson bulls beat try city christian to win the state championship down in irvine. the raiders did not sell out their game against the browns so for the first time in a year and a half they're not going to be seen on local television and in its place we'll have the ravens and the steelers and after the game, stay tuned for the fifth quarter where we'll have full raiders highlights and post game action i ought to kno

city, sunnyvale, south san francisco, daly city, you were very wet earlier. look at that, not part of a break to our north. very heavily rainfall once again. that's the front that will give us a solid soaking tomorrow. specifics on our flood warnings, they're expecting a crest of 35 feet, three feet above flood stage for the russian river at guerneville. the waters will be rising for about the next day and a half. the napa river at st. helena, a crest expected earlier, two feet above flood stage, at lunchtime tomorrow. we are washing the napa, the petaluma, and also the russian river. i'm kind of amazed that we've had this fire hose of moisture from mother nature for about four or five straight days. there's one more wave of low pressure that's going to move through, then that fire hose will go away, and higher pressure will begin to move in. we have one more low pressure area building in our west and it's going to be headed in our direction overnight. it will be here tomorrow morning. it will be wet, windy. urban and street flooding will be likely. then after that, it's all over. high pressure will build in. and we thankfully will begin to dry out, but not until after another soaker. rainfall totals. new information every hour and everywhere in the bay area will receive another inch to an inch and a half. hayward, you'll get 1.5. two inches for pleasanton, inch and a half for santa cruz. one and a half for santa rosa. nearly two more inches of rain for san rafael. tomorrow morning, very wet, windy. by tomorrow afternoon, that's when we'll begin to clear things out. i think we'll see sunshine even before sunset tomorrow. mid 60's tomorrow for oakland. 62, concord. 63, san jose. san ramon, your high, a wet 62. it will be soggy in the morning. in the north bay, san rafael, 62. extended forecast, you want a break? you get a break! monday, we're dry. just a few showers tuesday and wednesday. then later in the week, sunshine comes back. so one more round of that heavy rainfall but then we'll be finished. >> we'll look forward to that. >> we've earned it. >> thank you much. >>> well, a former member of the cal varsity rowing team is being remembered in a powerful way. today one of her friends completed a cross-country run in her honor. >> reporter: this is the end of a long journey. kelsey harrison, jogging with the support of 100 friends. she came across the golden gate after running all the way from new york to san francisco. it was a mission of love for her friend, til costello, who died from lung cancer in 2010. that inspired her teammates and best friend kelsey decided to run for awareness. a total of four months and almost 3,000 miles. >> once i decided that i was going to do this, i knew i would finish. >> reporter: the run averaged about 30 miles a day and kelsey went through twelve pairs of running shoes, all to shine a spotlight on cancer, through rain, sleet and cold. >> there were definitely days that were super hard. 20-degree weather. >> reporter: the run raised more than $150,000 for cancer research. kelsey said her departed friend was beside her in memory and spirit. >> we had this really intense motivation, which was her memory and doing this for jill. >> reporter: it remains to be seen what kelsey's next goal will be. but if she was inspired by jill, she's also an inspiration to others. reporting from san francisco, cbs 5. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,, ...because the wisconsin, nebraska winner gets stanfo, >>> why am i leading with the big 10 football championship? because the wisconsin-nebraska winner gets stanford in the rose bowl! the badgers, in red, may be only 7-and-5, but the huskers ran into a big ol' can of gordon. gordon goes 56 yards, weaving in and out for the touchdown. he had 216 yards for the night. up 35-10. quarterback james white ran for four touchdowns. threw for this one to sam. it was just a flat-out beat- down. wisconsin wins 70-31 over nebraska, just like in the year 2000. >>> georgia-alabama, in white. winner to face notre dame. a.j. do cooper. time running out. ball deflected. caught by conley, who should have let it drop. alabama wins 32-28. they defend their national title against the irish january 7. >>> sad news from the world of college basketball. coach rick majerus has died. he took the st. louis billikens. he passed away today after a lengthy heart condition. he was 64 years young. >>> this is kansas cityefs linebacker jovan belcher involved in a murder-suicide. belcher shot and killed his girlfriend this morning at their home. minutes later, he drove to the headquarters and shot himself in front of the coach and general manager. the couple leave a three-year- old daughter. >>> the chiefs will host the panthers tomorrow. the game will go on as scheduled. >>> ahead, we'll try to lighten the mood a little bit. the w's trust me, you'll want to see this shot again and again. don't move! ,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, your golden state warriors.p 5 late in the >>> hey, guess which nba team has a piece of first place in the pacific division? 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city. half moon bay on the coast. daly city san francisco all 63 degrees. it's going blue skies, mild weather with an offshore flow. downsloping wind pushing temperatures up to 70 degrees in santa rosa, novato and san rafael. east bay, 65. head inland, 66 in danville. 65 degrees in livermore. monterey bay, 66 in santa cruz and up to 68 in salinas. seven-day forecast, cooler weather tuesday and rain arrives on tuesday night going into wednesday where it is much cooler, only in the mid 50s. we'll dry it out and keep it cool thursday and friday. another chance of rain returns by saturday afternoon going into sunday morning. enjoy the beautiful weather tomorrow. >> ama: thank you. shu is here with sports. you are not a huge fan yet. >> i'm getting there. 49ers are winning ugly, i'm not on the kaepernick bandwagon. they have not been as effective with him leading the way. inexperience showing up every week. started this off with a 49er record. he finished with 19 1/2 on the season. mistakes killed the dolphins. punted, he casually catches it but steps on goal li

close to 50 in san raphael. 52 in daly city. 54 in redwood city.id-50s for the east bay. 55 in concord and fairfield. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast shows breezy, at times. off and on showers and the rest of today. by thursday a lot of sunshine. mostly sunny conditions. friday and saturday looking to be potentially unsettled. milder temperatures coming this way by sunday. especially by monday and tuesday a lot of sunshine some places will be pushing close to 60s by the beginning of next week. >> the time is 4:19 back to you. >> you took care of the skies let me take care of the crown. >> the bay bridge toll plaza traffic has picked up over the last 10 minutes. the ground is slick. the rain might not be coming down but we did see rain overnight. take it easy as your heading from the east bay into san francisco by way of the bay bridge. >> the san mateo bridge just on cue people heading back to work the day after christmas. definitely more cars than we saw about five minutes ago but still plenty of space in between cars. >> should not b

city employees in shape. >>> welcome back. port of oakland towards san francisco around at&t 80 to daly city, colma, moderate shower now. castro valley moderate shower also sliding down across the dumbarton bridge towards redwood city woodside towards los altos, palo alto and going to make night mountain view and into san jose. a few more scattered showers to the authority, sliding to the southeast. today we are going to have waves of light to moderate showers temperatures in the low to mid 50s. >>> lots of rain in the bay area lots of snow in the sierra, chain requirements live shot of tate, truckee scales, snow on the -- road piled up on the side of the road great for skiers not good for drivers now if you are headed there patience and flexible schedule is key as well as chains and/or four wheel drive. closer to home, mass transit delays, caltrain southbound train delay due to mechanical problems, ace 1 delay into san jose with mechanical problems bart is on time. accident north 680 at mckey. >>> 6:11. san francisco city officials could soon pay workers to take care of themselveses away to save on health care. the city is trying to come up with a plan in response to a recent study that found at least 66% of worke

san leandro, still wet weather and look at the peninsula from around daly city southward light rain. through the citynds will be breezy and rain line here pushing through the bay around vallejo looking at the light rain and 101 south and saws heat et oh. here is the system. we -- sausalito. >> and but the bulk of the system to sierra nevada and next system tomorrow. 52 mountain view. san jose low 50s. behind the system, calmer winds and temperatures in the upper 40s. isolated showers and high surf advisory until 4:00, even though the storm has passed, it generated steep swells out there. look at all the clouds up to the north and west. another system headed our way overnight tonight, you'll notice there is our break, a few showers around. by tomorrow morning, 4:00, 5:00 a.m., north bay gets hit again with very heavy rain. this time the front takes time not pushing through until the midafternoon. gusty winds again. nearly two and a half inches in the north bay. by the time tomorrow evening, tally up the rainfall totals up to four inches in the north bay. one to two inches south bay. we are well over f

lincoln way didn't the great highway across lake merced, daly city, ocean avenue towards cesar chavez, heading towards candlestick now, colma, daly cityth san francisco, san bruno, a light shower coming your way piedmont getting it redwood road, foothill boulevard out of alameda, robert davie, jr. drive getting wet now. rohnert park around pepper road we are seeing moderate rain at least the radar is thinking there's moderate rain there. that's what we are going to get, waves of light to moderate, quick-moving showers. rainfall won't be a lot but enough to keep the roads slick once again and aggravate you as you are trying to get around this afternoon or this morning, low to upper 40s through 7:00. low to mid 50s from noon through the around. showers start to taper after the sunsets, still wet weather possible 7:00, low to mid 40s for you. put the wet weather gear away tomorrow. light rain develops friday, better chance of wet weather towards saturday, temperatures in the 50s then. time for another check of traffic. >>> rain falling on the golden gate bridge now, shiney streets, pooling and water as well that may be the big issue for

city rain has been picking up there as well. sunset district just south and into the city and also down toward daly city. out toward the east bay or richmond also berkeley as well. kentfield back over toward san rafael you can see that rain a little heavier now on the richmond side. that stretches to brentwood to highway 4. 50s to 60s. really, really mild. this is not a cold system by any stretch of the imagination. it will continue to give us a day of cloudy skies off and on rain. some is drizzle. occasionally you get very steady rain. cloudy with rain off and on. 60s on the temps. we're sitting at 60 degrees right now. rain today. this is it for that. this will be the last one. big time fog i think issue will be with us. inland fog thursday and friday. inland looks good. >>> thank you, steve. 5:41 is is the time. getting naked in san francisco. the very revealing protest inside city hall and the places where people will be able to go without their clothes. >>> plus new york still police may be close to arresting a man who pushed another man off a subway platform to his death. >>> this is a look at the e

daly city. a few light showers in the city through the san ramon valley and dublin. also hayward and union city, down through castro valley, 280. redwood city. as you head further south from sunnyvale down through cupertino, some very light rain showers. this will be the order of the day. the on and off light rain showers. santa cruz mountains, los gatos. into the afternoon light rain to just dry skies until later on. and that's when the last very strong system comes our way with heavy rain, gusty winds and the potential for flooding. katie. >> thank you, lisa. >> flood warnings are in effect for sonoma county as the water levels in several rivers and creeks continue to rise. we are live in petaluma where willowbrook creek is a good example. k. he ra. >> katie, two days ago willowbrook creek was completely empty. yesterday it filled almost to its limit. it's happening all over sonoma county. rivers and creeks filling either to their limits or unfortunately in some cases over their limits. one man tells us he watched the banks of the russian river rise to 17 feet yest

city, we must build more housing that is affordable. there is also the danger that san francisco becomes a city that loses families because it may be cheaper or more affordable to live in daly city or down the peninsula or across to the east bay, so i think creating the will neighborhoods that are accessible and friendly to families, so the number of units that are built or the number of bedrooms and the types of units that are built. parking is going to be one of the other issues. i, of course, support san francisco being a leader, but i also see at times that people may need that car, especially if you have a family, to get your kids from treasure island, one of the developments in san francisco, instead of being isolated by being on the island. we have to look at trends and policies from a perspective also of the needs of families as well. >> let's talk a little bit more about transportation, specifically in your district. how is muni service? what about parking, traffic? >> san francisco's transportation system i believe has a lot of great qualities. we have good bustlines in our richmond district. i'm always looking at creating more efficiencies and finding where the needs

and the daly city police is increasing patrols here because after 11:00 macy's is going to be the only store open in this entire mall. reporting live in daly cityhomas roman, abc7 news. >> thanks very much. >>> still to come, the abc7 news i team takes on a dangerous south bay intersection. dan noyes looks into the problem and a possible solution. >> and a toddler stuck in a run away shopping cart. a police officer comes in to help. >> and we are tracking the storm as more rain heads our way. what you can expect when we return. >> all of that is coming up and then later on "nightline." >> coming up next on "nightline" more as the nra breaks its silence with a call to put armed guards in america's schools as new york city's mayor michael bloomburg tells me he finds >>> a san jose parent is worried children walking to school in her neighborhood will get hurt trying to dodge cars in a busy intersection. >> it is in south san jose where there are five schools near the intersection of center road and easy street. >> the i team's dan noyes has the story. >> neighborhood children try to navigate an anxious line of commuters every morning here at the c

through with danville and san ramon pure also heavy through daly city, if pressing through san carlos, redwood city for. also heavy in the south bay. this this map is list of watches and losses with wind advisory from most of the bay area until at least to noon that is how fast the storm is moving. and it will press off by the afternoon. sustained when speeds at 35 m.p.h. for testing at 50 mph. her on future testify 10:00 a.m. and will continue to press south and east by noon, clearing in the north bay. still over the heart of the bay. as we go for the afternoon we are expecting trial for a vision for if your kron 4 7 day around the bay is not quite in the clear with showers by mid- week. drive by the end of the workweek. >> isabel? >> thank-you, janu. >> at first glance... it looks like a robotic spider... but its actually much more than that. you're looking at the "raindrop eco spider"... a trash eating, environmentally friendly machine that also uses what it eats as fuel. it was created by a 10th grader from right here in the bay area and is now on display at the chabot space and science center

city and into daly city. now you can see a bit of a breaker. >>> the sunset district. we've got take it easy as you are getting into san francisco. almost areas into burlingame. we're seeing a few light showers. and hercules, we have richmond down to albany. benicia, you are probably filling it or seeing it. make sure you carry the umbrella. we have several rounds of rain coming our way in time for the weekend. we have a wind advisory for san francisco apartment well as the coastline. but you don't have to be in san francisco to feel the breeze. we have 18 miles an hour in oakland. some of the hills really gusting. los gatos, reporting 45 miles an hour. and areas near mt. diablo, 50- mile-an-hour gusts reported there. headed to the sierra, i don't see any snow falling just yet but there is a winter storm warning that will last until sunday night. it could be a zoozy at times. table it ease -- take it easy. we have three storms heading our way. we could see 3 to 5 inches. the rest of us will see 20 to 3 by the weekend's -- 2 to 3 by the weekend's end. there's your extended forecast. anywhere from 10 to 20 degrees warmer than we've been in recent mornings because of the mild air mass in place right now. mid- and upper 50s in the forecast for the afternoowith scours. saturday as well as sunday, rain comes and we'll remain unsettled for christmas eve and christmas day. i will bring you the extended forecast motedle -- much -- frat model -- coming up -- i will bring you the extended model -- coming up. >>> and why some mayans in mexico are celebrating this morning and not fearful it's the end of the world. < >>> stocks are low after house republicans called off a vote on the fiscal cliff. technology hits the heardest hit. down 1.5%. apple, the most valuable company in the country fell down to $511. the dow is down 113. the nasdaq down 32. s&p down 12. >>> 7:46. in sacramento, one top state law make wants to expand early treatment plans for the mentally ill. darrell steinberg there is sending a letter to vice president joe dieden -- biden now in charge of a task force on reducing gun violence. he wants the federal government to match what the state spends on mental health dollar for dollar. he also says california's prop 63 which pays for mental health programs could be a model for the whole country. >>> gun control supporters are raising concerns about new technology, one that could allow one to build guns at home using a 3-d printer after you download the design. it's said to build a some my- automatic a -- semi-automatic rifle. that's one of the guns said to be used in the shooting. >>> the world has not ended. obviously we're still on tv. the mayan people are starting a new era. this is video of dawn breaking over the ancient holy sight. this marks an end to the major cycle to the calendar. while some believe this ended the civilization, the mayans didn't buy it. they observed periods called boktoon for them. people here in the bay area use the so-called end of the world as an excuse to either prepare for party. the uptown nightclub in oakland hosted a doom's day-themed event. >> >> generallying the conversation steer -- generally, the conversation steers away from apop lip tick -- apocalyptic days. >> the u.s. geological survey says nothing out of the ordinary has been detected on or around earth. >>> 7:48. the chp and local police will be cracking down on drunk drivers for the holidays. there will be more patrols out there and extra dui checkpoints all over the bay area. the holiday maximum enforcement period runs through january 1st. >>> well, in solano county, part of highway 1 shut down by a mudslide, it may partially reopen by tomorrow. that road, north of jenner to'ross has been closed for three weeks -- jenner to fort ross has been closed for three weeks. >>> pacifica has designs in place to prevent clogging. they are installed on top of and meant to keep the trash out of storm drains and the ocean. workers will monitor this before and after the storms. >>> a big story. some chevron jobs leaving the bay area. why hundreds of employees will be on the move. >>> a hit-and-run driver takes off after a fatal accident involving a man and his job. his-- an his dog. >>> police are searching for the hit and run driver who ran down and killed a man and his dogs. those victims were found at sutter and louisiana streets yesterday morning. now, one of the neighbors told ktvu she heard a loud noise. didn't see any skid marks, though, and no sign of the driver. the dog died right there at the scene. the owner of the drug, a 64- year-old -- dog, a 64-year-old man, died later at a hospital in fairfield. neighbors say drivers speed through that area all of the time. >> all kinds of young people, they don't care. they will hit you and keep going. they don't care. hit a dog, keep going. >> they are going too fast for the neighborhood. they left him for dead, did not stop. >> some neighbors say speeders take sutter street to get around the much busier sonoma boulevard. if you have any information, call police. >>> americans learn -- americans made more money in november. the income hike was .06%. >>> chevron corporation is moving as many as 800 of its employees from the bay area to texas. the company is relocating one quarter of its staff at the san marrone headquarters. chevron says it will remain based in here. most of the workers being moved are in technical positions tied to oil exploration and production. affected workers will transfer between now and 20 sa -- 2015. >>> students at sandy hook will be getting gifts. there will be secret santa gifts to those kids who survived the shooting. the middle school students usually exchange gifts with each other but they voted to donate gifts to those children in connecticut who have been affected by the tragedy. >>> well, a record number of americans ordered holiday gifts from online stores which were offering free shipping. now many of those packages may not make it to their destinations by christmas because of bad weather. u.p.s. is expected to deliver 28 million packages yesterday. that's double a normal day. but storms out there shut down services in parts of iowa and nebraska which makes it longer for a lot of packages to get to their final destinations all over the country. >>> 7:55. almost 8:00. sal, what's going on in the south bay? >> well, right now we're looking at just a lot of the traffic that's normally very slow getting into the valley. you will be happy to know that 237 looks pretty good. i want to show you milpitas traffic here. normally we have this big backup where 237 and 880 kind of meet. there's not that one. as you go to the toll plaza, the same thing happens here. westbound, it's light. we're expecting light conditions for at least part of next week as well. if not for all of it. >> if you are driving to the contra costa area there is a little bit of slowing in antioch but the rest of the commute on highway 4, 680 and 242 does look good. let's go to rosemary. >>> it's a messy morning commute for some of us. >> mostly cloudy skies for others. numbers are up, anywhere from 10 to 20 over yesterday morning. you will definitely notice that. we're coning to watch this first in a series of systems move through the north bay and eventually slide south into central and southern portions of the bay area. light to moderate rain continues to fall over the windsor, santa rosa, st. helena area am. i'm seeing some heavy rain -- area. i'm seeing some heavy rain loganita, sir francis drake in that area, that's on the way. this system will send us several rounds of rain. let's talk about what'sping -- what's happening here. by 8:00, it's continuing to shift south. you can see steady rain over the bay area from north to south. and then it breaks away to zours. we're now into saturday morning. here comes round two. saturday morning, it's really coming down. then it tears away and then we have scattered showers for saturday. sunday morning, it looks like most of the afternoon will see that moderate rain. when is the best time to do that holiday shopping? perhaps later today or wait until saturday afternoon but always keep that umbrella handy because we'll not be dry 100% throughout the weekend. we'll have scattered showersor steady rain. temperatures in the afternoon, mid- to upper 50s. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 7:57. there was a very special moment just a while ago this morning remembering the dead in newtown, connecticut. [bell tolling] >> this was part of the nationwide tribute for the 26 victims of that shooting massacre in connecticut. >> reporter: if you are flying in and out of sfo, mother nature may affect your plans, even though it's not raining here yet. we'll tell you about the impact the weather is having on many flights here. >>> at this hour, san jose police are trying to figure out what led to the city's5th homicide of the year. we'll tell what you was happening at this business park just before a man was killed. >>> good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. it's friday, december 21st. >> there was a nationwide moment ofs is 6:30 this morning for the victims of the daff -- moment of silence at 6:30 this morning for the victims of the sandy hook elementary shooting. >> dawn hochsprung, principal. >> we just got this in. the names of the dead, 20 children. six educators, read aloud followed by the ringing of that bell. this church in newtown, connecticut also rang its church bell 26 times. there were no formal remarks during this observance. in fact, we carried it live for you at exactly 6:30 this morning. that's when the gunman started shooting, storming that elementary school. it was -- he killed a classroom full of first-graders. but we were there live bringing you this observance of a national moment ofs is. we're waiting now to -- of silen

. >>> those affected by last month's mud slide in daly city can start filing for damage claims today. city officials say it will cost almost one million dollars to restore that hillside that slid into the streets below. price tag will also include fixing a broken water pipe that led to the mud slide in the first place. money is coming from already collected water bills. >>> slow response expected in the east bay after four fire stations will be closed in walnut creek, martinez, lafayette and clayton. cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran is in clayton to explain how long it will now take firefighters to respond. good morning, cate. >> good morning, michelle. starting next month the city of clayton won't have a fire station at all that. means the nearest station will be 3.5 miles away in concord. last night's vote came after voters failed to pass measure q, a $75 a year parcel tax. if it passed it would have prevented that's closures. the closures will save the fire protection district $3 m the district faces a $17 million deficit. it says it spent its reserves. for neighbors in clayton, the savings

and the daly city police is increasing patrols here because after 11:00 macy's is going to be the only store open in this entire mall. reporting live in daly city, thomas roman, abc7 news. >> thanks very much. >>> still to come, the abc7 news i team takes on a dangerous south bay intersection. dan noyes looks into the problem and a possible solution. >> and a toddler stuck in a run away shopping cart. a police officer comes in to help. >> and we are tracking the storm as more rain heads our way. what you can expect when we return. >> all of that is coming up and then later on "nightline." >> coming up next on "nightline" more as the nra breaks its silence with a call to put armed guards in america's schools as new york city's mayor michael bloomburg tells me he finds the plan ridiculous. that's on "nightline." >>> a san jose parent is worried children walking to school in her neighborhood will get hurt trying to dodge cars in a busy intersection. >> it is in south san jose where there are five schools near the intersection of center road and easy street. >> the i team's dan noyes has the story. >> neighborhood children try to navigate an anxiou

and the daly city police is increasing patrols here because after 11:00 macy's is going to be the only store open in this entire mall. reporting live in daly citythomas roman, abc7 news. >> thanks very much. >>> still to come, the abc7 news i team takes on a dangerous south bay intersection. dan noyes looks into the problem and a possible solution. >> and a toddler stuck in a run away sho a police officer comes in to help. >> and we are tracking the storm as more rain heads our way. what you can expect when we return. >> all of that is coming up and then later on "nightline." >> coming up next on "nightline" more as the nra breaks its silence with a call to put armed guards in america's schools as new york city's mayor michael bloomburg tells me he finds the plan ridiculous. that's on >>> a san jose parent is worried children walking to school in her neighborhood will get hurt trying to dodge cars in a busy intersection. >> it is in south san jose where there are five schools near the intersection of center road and easy street. >> the i team's dan noyes has the story. >> neighborhood children try to navigate an anxious line of commuters every

city and san mateo 64, half moon bay 65, 63 daly city south san francisco and downtown san francisco. novato -- up to 66 in oakland. 62 newark and 60 brentwood, 62 -- mid to upper 60s around the monterey bay and inland, 30s and 40s tonight 30s inland 40s around the bay won't have offshore breeze tonight temperatures will be cooler two. areas of high pressure dominating bringing offshore wind, that's why it is going to be above average today. up to the north clouds there our next system by 10:00 tomorrow evening that line of steadier rain is moving through the for the bay by midnight moving through the heart of the bay 2 a.m. through the south bay and then lighter rain on the back side will hang around throughout morning commute, by noon, it will be scattered showers. quarter to half inch in most neighborhoods. mid 50s wednesday, mid to upper 50s by saturday and sunday for highs. >>> good morning. happy monday. new stall bay bridge incline section, metering lights just turned on. fastrak and carpool lanes are getting by with no delay backed up beyond the west grand overcrossing towards san francisco to san jose 280 northbound headlights snaking northbound past the 17 intersection, a little farther north of an accident that is north 280 at highway 87 that accident in the median as you make your way northbound you can see once you get up towards 17 not bad. eastbound surface streets 680, accident just being cleared. west with dumbarton at s to accident in the median towards menlo park. north 85 back to san jose at bernal accident in the median there. >>> 6:21. >>> ahead, the bay area's largest citys another step towards finding a police chief. >>> rest and relaxation for hillary clinton. friends of the secretary of state reveal what >>> welcome back. concord 64, oakland 66 richmond 60 to, santa rosa 68 your record high for today, 80. doppler radar across the state is quiet, low 50s tahoe and yosemite, low to mid 60s elsewhere san diego 68, los angeles 72, palm springs at 70. >>> let's look at what is trending on twitter in the bay area. rest in peace jenni rivera, we've been reportingthon the mexican-american singing superstar died yesterday after her plane crashed in mexico. we'll have much more coming up in a few minutes. >> also trending facebook, polls close today for voting on future policy changes. and happy holidays. you can follow us on twitter. >>> annual lists are being released one of the first is yale law school's list of the year's most memorable quotes. mitt romney's comments about 47% of the population was selected as the year's most memorable. followed by his bin

to water pipe break that center river mud flowing into daly city neighbor unless mother expected to cost about a million dollars. yesterday the cityncil approved setting aside over $990,000 to repay for repairs to the hillside above the homes on a blues and ave. repairs will also be made to the aid and water main that cracked open november 13th. city officials say the funding for these repairs will come from money already collected from residents' water bills. >> it is 6:36 a.m. and giving you a quick look, we have outside. i know we have one more story is show you. the bay area's favorite waiter ring in the new year, right here on kron4. all the spectacular fireworks can be viewed from your couch. it will be hosted by katharine heenan and gary radnich the starting at 1130 on the years each. >> you are watching kron 4 urs bay area news channel here are the top stories. police have arrested five people in connection with the death of a man who was one of the two people found bound and gagged on a sampras's coach tree. police are not releasing details about the relationship between the suspects and victims. the male victim was ident

as we pan along the peninsula san francisco, daly city, burlingame getting lighter showers but moderate. through redwood citylo park. a bit more dry through evergreen but cupertino, los gatos and san jose light/moderate showers there with moderate and downpour near pleasanton. just under 4/10th s of on ince near pleasanto. heavy downpours. as we go towards 10:00 a.m. with the south bay and the in the valleys and it looks like we could get a break of a drive break in the north bay. lighter showers and heavier along the east bayshore. by 2:00 p.m., we will start to see some shoppers tapering off. it will continue to press out could dealing with showers heavier by 5:00 p.m. it could dry out but we could finally see some sunshine tomorrow morning. 7:00 a.m., mostly clear conditions when this is all said and done. 1 in.-2 in. bay-area wide. one 5 in. in santa rosa. and to nearly 1 in. expected through the san mateo coast. and as really7 your kron 4 7 day around the bay the dry start to the week and christmas day is going to bring us another round of showersa contra costa county >> a contra costa county employment

a deal struck in 2008 by former mayor richard daly, who leased the city's meters to a private company for 75 years, and most of the billion dollars the cityor the lease has already been spent. >>> and under the category "just because it's adorable," there is this tonight. a new look at the 5-month-old panda cub at the san diego zoo. these pictures were taken during his weekly exam. the vets report he's growingly normally and showing more movement and activity, including new interest in his surroundings and toys. >>> and here in new york, they're getting ready for the big night. workers installed hundreds of the new waterford crystal panels on the times square new year's eve ball with doves chiseled into them. more than 1 billion people are expected to watch as the ball makes its descent monday night. and now there is an app for that, too. the free times square ball app puts you in the middle of the world's biggest new year's eve party. >>> when we come back, our look back at those who left us, and those we'll miss from this past year. aww man. [ male announcer ] returns are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal service. we'll even dr

temperatures right now 49 daly city 54 in san francisco 57 in oakland redwood city is mid '50s. in the mid-50s at this hour. your future cast for the temperatures, known will mostly be in the '60s and some spots in the east bay that you may still be in the '50s. we would generally make it into low 60s for most areas today. with that sunshine is should feel pretty nice. this evening we will cool things down by 5 6:00 back down to the '50s. it will be dried and partly cloudy conditions. your highs for today temperatures in daly city upper 50s downtown san francisco 67 fl 59 oakland lower 60s. most people will be making it into the lower 60s for the day. 7 day around the bay shows the dry pattern continuing through tomorrow. friday and saturday we may see more fog. it could also be widespread potentially tomorrow or even saturday. lots of sunshine, not a single raindrop and the forecast. lots of sunshine for sunday and sunday as high as mayor mid-60s. monday tuesday wednesday are also looking warm. it was tuesday is the widwarmest day. this no bomb scare report for today looks like

. >>> those affected by last month's mud slide in daly city can start filing for damage claims today. cityhillside that slid into the streets below. the price tag will also include fixing the broken water pipe that led to the mud slide. the money is coming from already collected water bills. >>> and now here's lawrence with the forecast. >> cold showers to start off the day around the bay area but the storm system begins to break up somewhat now. still, we have some widely scattered showers. those clouds broken over the bay at the time. but we'll still see cold air in the bay area throughout the afternoon so temperatures will stay well below average. high-def doppler radar showing you some scattered showers outside right now. that should be settling down though this morning. by the afternoon, we dry things out but only highs in the 50s. next couple of days not too bad. slight chance of showers on friday. better chance of rain for everyone come sunday. we're going to check out your "timesaver traffic" coming up next. oh, you have a keurig vue brewer? oh, it's great! now i can brew my coffee

. >> 46 in daly city. 49 in san francisco. 54 in oakland. mid '40's for napa and novato. redwood cityrm up a lot for this afternoon because of the cloud cover. here is a look at your satellite and radar. most of the call from have come through producing snow showers and the lake tahoe area. snow will fall around 3,000 ft. which is fairly low. the problem is there is not a lot of western left with the system. we would not get a whole lot of snow from it. was to have a winter weather advisory in effect until 4:00 today. both parts of the bay area are dry. we are pretty much done with the storm for most location. tippers 54 in oakland concord 49. yothe highs for this afternoon mid '50s. 57 oakland. we are in the '70s on monday. a 55 in san mateo. 56 in redwood city. 534 vallejo. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast shows tomorrow and friday. it will be chilly. lower 50s. in the higher elevations we macy gusty conditions. especially in the higher elevations and parts of the north bay. we're talking 40 and 34 locations around the bay tomorrow. friday and saturday get ready for more

daly. >> san francisco is consistently ranked as one of the most literate cities in the united states. multiple reading events are happening every night of the year, competing against a big names like citylectures. radar was voted the winner of these san francisco contest. after two decades of working for free, michelle is able to make radar her full-time job. >> i am a right to myself, but i feel like my work in this world is eagerly to bring writers together and to produce literary events. if i was only doing my own work, i would not be happy. it is, like throwing a party or a dinner party. i can match that person with that person. it is really fun for me. it is nerve wracking during the actual readings. i hope everyone is good. i hope the audience likes them. i hope everybody shows up. but everything works out. at the end of the reading, everyone is happy. ♪

daly city, joe vazquez, cbs 5. >>> bay area seniors go on patrol to keep their neighborhoods safe. the kinds of crimes they are targeting. >> danger zone. walking around the city can be hazardous. but it's not the cars you should be worried about. >> and the beautiful day in the bay area but don't be lulled into a false sense of security! there's more rain on the way for the bay area. it doesn't look like a big deal. but that certainly looks nice. a few high clouds filtering in over the city in advance of a forecast coming up after a break. ,,,,,, and time again, in many baya cities: there is more crime, and fewer officers. >>> we have heard the problem time and time again in many bay area cities, not just oakland. there's more crime fewer officers. many neighborhoods have neighborhood watch groups. but cbs 5 reporter mark sayre shows us how one group is taking it a big step further. mark. >> reporter: well, elizabeth, police say that these neighborhood watch groups them an extra set of eyes and ears which is veally valuable in this time of shrinking police budgets but in one san jose neighborhood residents are literally taking it to the streets. >> it's just

daly. >> san francisco is consistently ranked as one of the most literate cities in the united states. multiple reading events are happening every night of the year, competing against a big names like cityrts and lectures. radar was voted the winner of these san francisco contest. after two decades of working for free, michelle is able to make radar her full-time job. >> i am a right to myself, but i feel like my work in this world is eagerly to bring writers

city, back to you. >>> everything is back to normal at b.a.r.t. after a train caused systemwide delays. there were some mechanical problems around 7 a.m. this morning between balboa park and daly city. 10 passengers were stuck a little over an hour. crews were able to moved train off the tracks at 9:00. delays were as long as 30 minutes. >>> san francisco's municipal railway marks its 100th anniversary today and to celebrate muni is providing free rides to everyone on board that. includes all the buses, light rain lines and yes, even the cable cars are free. while some riders have their gripes, they are grateful for the free ride today. >> i know muni gets a lot of flack for not always being on time, but it generally gets me where i'm going. so i just hope they can maybe be a little more on time on their 100th anniversary and i'll be excited. >> i think it's great that they're celebrating in a way that helps everyone, too. everyone can participate in the birthday. >> sure can. the free passes started this morning and will continue until 5:00 tomorrow morning, but a heads up. muni is running on a holiday schedule all this week for new year's. >>> well, it's an impressive list. president obama, john boehner, nancy pelosi and harry reid, many mitch -- mitch mcconnell all in one room. danielle nottingham tells us it maybe the last chance to get any kind of agreement to avoid that fiscal cliff. >> reporter: president obama is meeting today at the white house with top congressional democrats harry reid and nancy pelosi and leading republicans mitch mcconnell and john boehner. it's the president's first meeting with congressional leaders since november 16th. the closed door discussions are an attempt to reach a last minute agreement to avoid automatic spending cuts and tax increases due to kick in january 1st. >> probably the worst case scenario will come out of this meeting today and that is we will kick the can down the road. >> reporter: senator bob courter told cbs this morning he predicts the meeting will bring only a temporary solution. >> this afternoon's meeting feels much to me like optics to make it look like we're doing something. let me just say one more time this is a total dereliction of duty at every level. >> reporter: going over the cliff would affect 88% of u.s. taxpayers whose taxes would go up on average $3,500 a year. many americans are frustrated the showdown has gone down to the last minute. >> they're playing games with people's lives. i don't think that's correct. >> it's just unfortunate that at this point the two sides can't come together because it's been like that for the last four or five years. >> reporter: 2 million americans will also lose jobless benefits on saturday if a deal isn't reached and the nation's borrowing limit to finance our $16 trillion debt will also be reached on monday. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >>> my own mom at christmas dinner told me do not raise my taxes. >> after a few words of advice at home the bay area's newly elected congressman is about to get a crash course in washington politics. how the young lawmaker thinks he can help what many consider a broken system. ======b r e a k >> on tap for the next 24 hours more rain and i guess some big waves, too right, liz? >> we have a high surf advisory in effect for tomorrow. in the meantime we've got cold temperatures, overcast skies, a live look over the pleasanton area. we have wet weather heading our way. we'll show you coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the fiscal cliff. the dow is _ _ this marks the longt losing >>> stocks once again heading lower for a fifth day on those concerns about the fiscal cliff. the dow is down 106 plus points marking the longest losing streak in three months. >>> former bay area city councilman is about to learn firsthand how washington works or doesn't work. he is newly elected congressman heading on to the capitol hill quagmire. cbs5 reporter juliette goodrich talked to elect eric st -- eric swelwell. >> it is avoidable. >> reporter: he said he's ready to bring some small town solutions to capitol hill. do you really think you can take the city of dublin politics to wash and it's going to work? >> -- to washington and it's going to work? >> at the end of the day it's about personal relationships and trust. >> reporter: he said he had to work with republicans in order to pass the city budget and says it's the same kind. compromise strategy in washington -- kind of compromise strategy in washington. >> i'm still confident we can beat the clock and deliver on middle class tax cuts. >> reporter: i asked him to give me one word to describe his feelings entering this fiscal cliff shark tank. >> excitement. >> reporter: s this doomsday. >> but i'm confident -- this is

daly. >> san francisco is consistently ranked as one of the most literate cities in the united states. multiple reading events are happening every night of the year, competing against a big names like city arts and lectures. radar was voted the winner of these san francisco contest. after two decades of working for free, michelle is able to make radar her full-time job. >> i am a right to myself, but i feel like my work in this world is eagerly to bring writers together and to produce literary events. if i was only doing my own work, i would not be happy. it is, like throwing a party or a dinner party. i can match that person with that person. it is really fun for me. it is nerve wracking during the actual readings. i hope everyone is good. i hope the audience likes them. i hope everybody shows up. but everything works out. at the end of the reading, everyone is happy. ♪ >> hello, i am with the recreation and parks department. we are featuring the romantic park location in your backyard. this is your chance to find your heart in santa and cisco with someone special. -- san francisco with someone special. our first look out is here at buena vista park, a favorite with couples and dog wal

daly city. it will also include fixing a broken water pipe that led to last month's mud slide. starting today residents will be allowed to file damage claims with the city. money is coming from already collected water bills. >>> 4:40. a defiant act? perhaps. north korea successfully fires a loaning range rocket. >> plus, back to sea. who won and who lost in the great crab price dispute of 2012. >> and travel in style for a buck. the new way to get from the bay area to l.a. and it's all launching this morning. ,,,,,, morning. and put a satellite into orbitâ despie warnings from the u-n and washington. the 'north american aerospace defense as confirmed they >>> north korea successfully launched a long-range rocket. the north american aerospace defense command has confirmed they launched an object into orbit. the country says the satellite is for peaceful use. the united states believes it's a cover for testing ballistic missiles capable of reaching the u.s. >>> one part of the rocket fell into the yellow sea another into the east china sea and a third part fell into the pacific ocean east of the philippines about 2,000 miles away. >>> 4:43 now. how about

daly city and brisbane, but it is expected to run out of unique numbers by 2015. that means a new area code will be introduced, 628. public meetings on this change will begin in january. the -- >>> the city of san jose may get rid of styrofoam takeout boxes. the plan is expected to be discussed early next year. the ban riel likely start in -- the ban will likely start in january of 2014. oakland, san francisco, pal lealto and san mateo counties ban the containers. >>> raider nation, this is your time. e-mail fan photos to kgo-tv.com and we will post those pictures at abc7news.com and show them on the air during our special raiders day edition of abc7 news at 4:00. that's this coming thursday. and then at 5:00 watch the game. payton man expght denver broncos taking on your silver and black right here on abc7. >> and let's talk more football. >> a little college football and wearing your cardinal colors. the stamps are celebrating new year's eve in pasadena because they have a date the next day in the rose bowl. the cardinal pack torr the pack 12 -- capture the pack 12 mack lyon. a timely bible lesson the lord's way. churches of christ in the to have you visit one of worship assemblies. ju

pipe break that said a river of mud flowing into daly city neighborhood last month are expected to cost about a million dollars. >> yesterday, the cityprove setting aside nine under $90,000 to pay for repairs to the hillside above the homes in lausanne ave. >> repairs also be made to the a inch water main that cracked open november 13th. >> city officials say the funding for these repairs will come from money already collected for residents' water bill. >> with the following the bankruptcy and liquidation of hostess france. and today, the last shipment of twinkies and the country will hit store shelves in chicago this morning. >> select chicago when jewell osco stores were received 20,000 boxes of twinkies,ding dongd ,zingers, the and george cupcakes. but do not fret we will probably see the sex again. >> a bankruptcy judge of setting off hostesses' assets over 100 bidders by for purchases, one briton of the company brands. >> the bay area's favorite way to bring in the new year is always the kron 4. >> the biggest party and spectacular fireworks will be on kron fours new year's live show. it is hosted by catherine heenan and gary ra

daly city and brisbane, but it is expected to run out of unique numbers by 2015. that means a new area code will be introduced, 628. public meetings on this change will begin in january. the -- >>> the city of san jose may get rid of styrofoam takeout boxes. the plan is expected to be discussed early next year. the ban riel likely start in -- the ban will likely start in january of 2014. oakland, san francisco, pal lealto and san mateo counties ban the containers. >>> raider nation, this is your time. e-mail fan photos to kgo-tv.com and we will post those pictures at abc7news.com and show them on the air during our special raiders day edition of abc7 news at 4:00. that's this coming thursday. and then at 5:00 watch the game. payton man expght denver broncos taking on your silver and black right here on abc7. >> and let's talk more football. >> a little college football and wearing your cardinal colors. the stamps are celebrating new year's eve in pasadena because they have a date the next day in the rose bowl. the cardinal pack torr the pack 12 -- capture the pack 12 against >>> after beating ucla six days ago coach shaw knew the rematch would be tougher and he was right. with a trip to

daly city and brisbane, but it is expected to run out of unique numbers by 2015. that means a new area code will be introduced, 628. public meetings on this change will begin in january. the -- cityof jose may get rid of styrofoam takeout boxes. the plan is expected to be discussed early next year. the ban riel likely start in -- the ban will likely start in january of 2014. oakland, san francisco, pal lealto and san mateo counties ban the containers. >>> raider nation, this is your time. e-mail fan photos to kgo-tv.com and we will post those pictures atand show tbc7nm and show them on the air during our special raiders day edition of abc7 news at 4:00. that's this coming thursday. and then at 5:00 watch the game. payton man expght denver broncos taking on your silver and black right here on abc7. >> and let's talk more football. >> a little college football and wearing your cardinal colors. the stamps are celebrating new year's eve in pasadena because they have a date the next day in the rose bowl. the cardinal pack torr the pack 12 -- capture the pack 12 against >>> after beating ucla six days ago coach shaw knew the rematch would be tougher and he was right. with a trip to the

daly city. an injury accident southbound to 80 at hickey, the two lands closed there. the southbound ride coming out of daly city bruno is going extra slow. the vehicle fire working at the san mateo bridge toll plaza. this is a live shot after the toll plaza if you're headed westbound. there's not traffic on the bridge but before you get to the toll plaza. the right as close as emergency crews are dealing with that. if the marsh from and it's headed over to the san mateo bridge toll plaza, give yourself extra time. the bay bridge and is starting to improve. drive times are improving but still about 20 minutes or so. the commute across the golden gate is an easy ride. it has been trouble free throughout the morning. so crowded on south one-on-one for nevado but wants to get through san revell and across the bridge is an easy commute into sentences go. >> it is still cold out there, holding on to some 30's and the north bay. 37 in santa rosa 39 and about an oakland is a little warmer at 50 degrees right now. it is cold and it will remain that way into the afternoon. the mid-50s in the south bay fremont at 5355 for

possibly more specifically on the daly city line but getting into and out of san francisco could be an issue. this problem is a stalled train between the balboa park and daly city0-minute delays. they are calling them major delays systemwide for bart. elsewhere, let's go outside show you a live look at the nimitz, 880 in oakland. looking good. we had one earlier accident up by downtown oakland. that's now cleared. pretty quiet both directions past the oakland coliseum. golden gate bridge flowing nicely. and the weather is dry for now. we are tracking our hi-def doppler and you can see that system now moving closer towards the bay area. could give us maybe a few springs just out in the north bay this morning. and then we're expecting scattered light showers throughout the afternoon, evening and into tomorrow morning. it is going to be cold outside, as well. temperatures 36 in napa. 45 in san francisco. and looks like 41 in fremont. slightly cooler today than yesterday. clearing by sunday, more showers by monday. >>> today, chandra wilson and three things to make holidays perfect. >> food, food, and someone to cook it. ♪ hey, i just met you and this is crazy ♪ so

city. dry across the golden gate is just fine, and has been fined throughout the morning. a quick look at the traffic map, we have an accident wrapping up in daly city and the southbound skyline boulevard and john daly just one lane closed. you can get through but it is just a fire late ryan let right lane. give yourself extra time if you're planning on traveling that way this morning. >> california will expect experienced the highest tides of the year this week. thursday morning is when it will peak. this condition is called king ties where the gravitational tug of the month and so on are not climate change is essential for the extreme tides. king tides occur several times a year but this week's of the longest our biggest of 2012. me rouses say this week's ties will not cause flooding because it is happening during relatively calm weather. >> after the kron4 news at 10:00 today is dr. phil. he'll be talking about a mama's boy who needs to get a job. we will be right back. >> online travel adviser hot wire .com has compiled a list of the tent most festive destinations for this holiday season. topics as the san juan pr for its six week long celebration of christmas. they start from adaptor thanksgiving until the fees of three kings on january 6th. new york also makes a cut thanks to the attraction of the rockefeller center christmas tree as radio citychristmas spectacular. brown and the top three is bundy beach in australia where a summer kicks off on december 1st for all the surfers and sunbathers out there. >> of the just and that bieber is coming back to the bay area. he'd just performed a sold-out show the oracle read an oakland and early got sober. he will perform june 26th at age people billion in san jose. tickets go on sale friday. and on time sale and to get prices are not available at this time. beaver is supporting his third studio album believe would stop the charge of around the globe after being released in june. >> we're watching several developing stories of. at fire stations closing in the east bay. stocks continued rises morning with more help expected from the federal reserve. no deal appears to be in sight in washington on the fiscal cliff. what's and a logo? a new logo that is sparking outrage. we will be back with a bit more in just a couple of minutes. look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high sp

city manager say it is maximum cost of this project will be $600,000. lafayette has applied for emergency funding from the state. in lafayette, lorraine blanco. >>> now to daly city where officials say they're ready to spend money for the repairs of a sink hole. >>> there's late word tonight that robby shankar has died. he is the late guitar players that is credited for bringing indian music to the world. he met the beatles george harrison in 1956. it was harrison who labeled shankar the king of music. shankar died in san diego, he was 92 years old. >>> a crab compromise. >> it's all about the price. >> how much fresh crab will cost and how soon you can expect it on the the table. >> plus growing marijuana in the backyard. the change one bay area city wants to make to regulate it. >>> new details now on the latest homicide in san jose. tonight police are still trying to piece together what happened. matt keller is live now in san jose where the details just keep changing, matt. >> reporter: julie, the last of the police cars here on fair haven drive left in just the past hour. as officers investigate a homicide in what one neighbor told me used to be the safe zip code in san jose. things are not what they appear to be at this unusual crime scene just south of willow glen. even for the police. the original emergency call came in at about 3:00 this afternoon for a vehicle accident. paramedics found this white chevy pickup truck against a tree and a person bleeding near by on the street. >> definitely not caused by a car accident. we don't know if that person was even in the car. >> reporter: investigators initially tell me they believe the victim was a 16-year-old boy who appeared to be shot. about two hours later they told me it is

city manager say it is maximum cost of this project will be $600,000. lafayette has applied for emergency funding from the state. in lafayette, lorraine blanco. >>> now to daly city where officials say they're ready to spend money for the repairs of a sink hole. >>> there's late word tonight that robby shankar has died. he is the late guitar players that is credited for bringing indian music to the world. he met the beatles george harrison in 1956. it was harrison who labeled shankar the king of music. shankar died in san diego, he was 92 years old. >>> a crab compromise. >> it's all about the price. >> how much fresh crab will cost and how soon you can expect it on the the table. >> plus growing marijuana in the backyard. the change one bay area city. >> in 90 seconds, a complicated crime scene. >> we've never had anything like this. >> what first responders thought they were dealing with when they found a body in a bay area neighborhood. n >>> new details now on the latest homicide in san jose. tonight police are still trying to piece together what happened. matt keller is live now in san jose where the details just keep changing, matt. >> reporter: julie, the last of the police cars here on fair haven drive left in just the past hour. as officers investigate a homicide in what one neighbor told me used to be the safe zip code in san jose. things are not what they appear to be at this unusual crime scene just south of willow glen. even for the police. the original emergency call came in at about 3:00 this afternoon for a vehicle accident. paramedics found this white chevy pickup truck against a tree and a person bleeding near by on the street. >> definitely not caused by a car accident. we don't know if that person was even in th