we're live in oakland, debra villalon, ktvu news. >>> and it has been a very dry december. we're coming into what will easily be the third driest winter. that is no small record, we're talking about san francisco specifically. a very dry december for us. let me show you when does it rain in december? we had light rain on the 11th and 12th and 15th. every other day basically dry. as we go into this next week continued dry. what does this mean for our rainfall? as debra pointed out and people in their piece pointed out it's not a big deal at this point because it's still early. but santa rosa is at 34% of average. downtown san francisco is 39% of average. in san jose, it's 33% of average. let's take a look at san jose, all they have to do is bump up a couple of inches. one or two good storms and you're back to average. we're early in the season, that's the way it looks now. some changes indicate a big weather pattern. >>> crews finished repaving a busy interception. a water main broke at the corner of south main and olympic this morning. it took crews until about 6:00 to repa

debra borchardt is a markets analyst for thestreet.com. if you think activist shareholder, >> tom: but we haven't seen that yet. this has been one of the winners. >> they have 40 out of the top 50 and at a time when everybody is worried about europe and europe slowing down, their sales in europe continue to increase so they've seen no slowdown in europe. they said that they will increase their advertising over the next six months. so things look really well for them in 2012. >> tom: for many of these established companies it is the emerge markets where they are seeing significant growth, isn't it? >> well, that's what avon thought. avon thought they were going to get this winning area in brazil and they made a lot of mistakes in their brazilian market so that really hasn't panned out for them. it's not just overall. >> tom: finally ata salon, ulta, big winner. 72 and change. close to a 52-week high. opening more stores next year. are the ambitions already priced in? >> well, you know, that's the worry here when you see a stock hit a 52-wee

we're live in oakland, debra villalon, ktvu news. >>> and it has been a very dry december. we're coming into what will easily be the third driest winter. that is no small record, we're talking about san francisco specifically. a very dry december for us. let me show you when does it rain in december? we had light rain on the 11th and 12th and 15th. every other day basically dry. as we go into this next week continued dry. what does this mean for our rainfall? as debra pointed out and people in their piece pointed out it's not a big deal at this point because it's still early. but santa rosa is at 34% of average. downtown san francisco is 39% of average. in san jose, it's 33% of average. let's take a look at san jose, all they have to do is bump up a couple of inches. one or two good storms and you're back to average. we're early in the season, that's the way it looks now. some changes indicate a big weather pattern. >>> crews finished repaving a busy interception. a water main broke at the corner of south main and olympic this morning. it took crews until about 6:00 to repa

. >> she noticed barton isolated himself and his first wife debra, whom he had met and married whileniversity of south carolina. >> mark always prided himself on the fact that nobody knew what he was. no family ever visited them other than her parents. i didn't even know his parents were alive. i just assumed that his parents had died. >> an only child, barton grew up sumter, south carolina, where he attended high school. a loner who excelled in academics, he was one of the few sumter high school students to reach the national merit scholar semifinals, but mark barton kept his past shrouded in mystery, preferring to keep even his accomplishments a secret. >> he would be so proud that nobody from his high school, nobody from college knew where he was. nobody from his past knew how to reach him, and he was very proud of that point. i always thought that was very strange. >> and according to leigh ann burke, his marriage was not a partnership of equals. >> mark was definitely dominant. she didn't go anywhere without calling to let him know that she was going or even to ask if it was all

kris, how do you -- thank you, debra. okay.your mom happy for the holidays, bake cookies with her. in that spirit, kris humphries is back with his mom, debra, to bake a favorite family recipe. small chocolate chip butter cookies. also joining us is catherine cassidy, the editor of "taste of home" and the cookbook guide to baking. how did this come about? >> "taste of home" is the ultimate resource for holiday baking and cooking. and when i found out that kris humphries, big star, basketball player, had a mom with a great holiday cookie, i had to test it in our test kitchen. and oh, my word. it was wonderful. >> yes? >> yes. and i wanted to share it. it's a great holiday cookie. >> how long have you made it in the family? >> i don't know how far back. we don't know where it came from. i baked the cookies with my mom. with my husband, william. and now, with kris. >> and how's -- one to ten. how good is this cookie? >> it's pretty good. this is the first time i've actually baked a cookie. >> no? really? seriously? >> i've never do

we're live in oakland, debra villalon. >>> scottolson was among those leading today's march.you may remember this ktvu video from an occupy protest. something hit olson in the head leaving him with a brain injury. olson is still continuing to recover, learning how to speak again. >>> several hundred people marched from the oakland b.a.r.t. station and managed to block two entrances. truckers showed up and sat idle. the protesters left by 11:00 saying they had achieved their goal. >>> effectively shut it down for an entire day. it was an expensive protest. officials say the port averages $8.5 million in financial activities each day. >>> stay with ktvu for continuing coverage. at 10:30 tonight, police make arrests as occupy protesters in new york rally in solidarity with their west coast counter parts. that story as 10:30. >>> a man is hospitalized tonight in san francisco after a shooting at an in-n-out burger in pinol. it happened tonight in the drive through. a man was in the car and shot several times he was then air lifted to walnut creek. investigators also say this was

police tell us that one of the homes hit by gunfire is owned by the former oakland administrator debra edgerly the second shooting was just six blocks away at 8:35 off of mcarthur boulevard. the shooting happened at about 8:00. the victim is also at highland with nonlife threatening injuries. >>> a candlelight vigil was held tonight in memory of a san francisco man killed early they are year in a homicide case that remains unsolved -- killed earlier in the year in a homicide. that case remains unsolved. >> exactly one month later on january 9, he has actually assaulted and killed down the street from here at temple nightclub and became a patient himself at the er. >>> police say there were at least two fights at the temple that night and hernandez was attacked for no reason. he died from his injuries. no one has been charged with his killing. >>> we have new details about monday's plan to blockade at the port of oakland: today we learned the time line at 5:30 monday morning the first group of plans to march from the west oakland b.a.r.t. station to the port. then at 4:00 in the afterno

we're live in oakland, debra villalon. >>> scottolson was among those leading today's march.you may remember this ktvu video from an occupy protest. something hit olson in the head leaving him with a brain injury. olson is still continuing to recover, learning how to speak again. >>> several hundred people marched from the oakland b.a.r.t. station and managed to block two entrances. truckers showed up and sat idle. the protesters left by 11:00 saying they had achieved their goal. >>> effectively shut it down for an entire day. it was an expensive protest. officials say the port averages $8.5 million in financial activities each day. >>> stay with ktvu for continuing coverage. at 10:30 tonight, police make arrests as occupy protesters in new york rally in solidarity with their west coast counter parts. that story as 10:30. >>> a man is hospitalized tonight in san francisco after a shooting at an in-n-out burger in pinol. it happened tonight in the drive through. a man was in the car and shot several times he was then air lifted to walnut creek. investigators also say this was

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seen here with his wife, debra bowen. he is currently a senior adviser at the u.s.epartment of agriculture. >>> the "new york times" says it has reached an agreement to sell 16 regional newspapers, including three here in the bay area. the times is selling its regional media group to the florida based halifax group for $143 million. >>> fans of apple gadgets who upgraded are ready for the next big thing. apple tv. smart tvs can download movies and tv shows from netflix. experts believe itv may have more revolutionary features. >>> the u.s. government has been ordered to pay millions, and it all stems from this military plane crash in southern california that killed four members of one family. what the marine corps later admitted. >>> a little bit of activity on live stormtracker 2 radar, when these showers could be knocking on the bay >>> a judge has ordered the federal government to pay a san diego family $17.8 million following a fatal crash. the faa was on a training assignment, when both jets failed, and the plane crashed into a house. a mother, a grandmother, a

ktvu's debra villone has reaction. >> he's the same. he's alive. >> reporter: pat bar tell says her son albert is young and strong, and she hopes that helps him heal from brain injuries suffered when he was rammed by a car on thanksgiving. the driver allegedly this man. with these images circulating, a san francisco cop recognized 22-year-old eduardo esquavel, now in custody. >> i'm glad the young man is off the streets. >> reporter: this mother's focus is her 29-year-old son. a marine veteran, who lost a half dozen friends in iraq, only to come home, and suffer injuries. >> i told him, while you're sleeping, i'm in charge. i told him his job for the day is to open his eyes. >> reporter: she said she had his daughter elizabeth record a cell phone message for her dad. >> play it over and over again, because she's the one person who can make my son smile. >> he didn't die on thursday. i believe god has more for him to do. >> reporter: he had three surgeries here, and a fund to pay for medical expenses has been set up on his facebook page.

debra villalon. >>> major quan says she is disabling one of her facebook pages. she plans to maintain a personal site, people wanting to contact the mayor's office will be directed to the city of oakland's website. >>> cal osha is investigating a deadly work accident. investigators say the man was working under the bus just before noon when it rolled off the concrete risers killing him. the work area is home to party bus and kelly tours. it isn't clear how the accident happened. >> failure of whatever the bus was on, mechanical failure by the bus. we're trying to determine how the accident occurred. >> no one at the tour bus offices would talk to us. the victim has been identified as 58-year-old walter paitihla of san francisco. >>> the search is on for a suspected rapest from eastern contra costa county. stephen paul clark is accused of raping a woman. clark's car was found at a rest stop down in san diego county. detectives say clark is a registered sex offender and should be considered armed and dangerous. >>> in 19 minutes the case against barry bonds, what's

debra villalon live at the contra costa county jail with details of a cold case that is no longer. >> reporter: in this jail tonight sits raymond vong who was always the prime suspect in the murder of his girlfriend in 1999. but it took a savvy customs agent to finally nab him. alice sims was a 21-year-old college student and new mother when her boyfriend reported her missing. he became the focus when sims remains were found in the nevada desert. a failed lie detector test and a big insurance policy on her. but it wasn't until today that raymond wong now 40 face adjudge and showed no emotion arranged for murder. >> he is a very cocky, somebody i would consider arrogant individual. and i believe that for years he's thought he's gotten away with this. >> reporter: originally wong fled his pinol home for canada and more recently china. but a child pornography wrap tripped him up. a customs agent apprehended him as a sexual predator. pinol police got the call that reopened alice sims murder. >> when we found out he was back in the country we decided to run with this case and move forward

debra villalon live at the contra costa county jail with details of a cold case that is no longer. >> reporter: in this jail tonight sits raymond vong who was always the prime suspect in the murder of his girlfriend in 1999. but it took a savvy customs agent to finally nab him. alice sims was a 21-year-old college student and new mother when her boyfriend reported her missing. he became the focus when sims remains were found in the nevada desert. a failed lie detector test and a big insurance policy on her. but it wasn't until today that raymond wong now 40 face adjudge and showed no emotion arranged for murder. >> he is a very cocky, somebody i would consider arrogant individual. and i believe that for years he's thought he's gotten away with this. >> reporter: originally wong fled his pinol home for canada and more recently china. but a child pornography wrap tripped him up. a customs agent apprehended him as a sexual predator. pinol police got the call that reopened alice sims murder. >> when we found out he was back in the country we decided to run with this case and move forward

i am debra sellers. i am fine with next week if we can schedule at the same time. if we have to schedule two different times on two different days, it is difficult for us to always appear. and here we are today and it is after 5:00 p.m., it is going on 6:00 p.m. if you are going to schedule a you can schedule it during business hours, that would be appreciated. >> the board only meet starting at 5:00 p.m. >> if we can do them both at the same time that would be preferred. i also have something at would like to submit. can i do now or later for your review? >> the time for some middle is passed. -- past. is that on the merits? perhaps that should happen when the merits are heard. >> thank you. for this appeal,. >> i am the lawyer for 101 california which is one of the locations that is subject to this appeal. there are several other people who are appealing here on the same permit which raises the question, do we have seven minutes apiece or do we have to do by the time among the appellants. there is several others that are on appeal. the one week extension is not a

. >>> former san francisco crime lab technician debra madden has been indicted on federal chargeless. her attorney told us madden has been charged of stealing drugs. the san francisco district attorney declined to prosecute her. state attorney general harris also didn't pursue the case. madden's attorney said he doesn't understand where the federal jurisdiction comes into this charge. madden is said to be arraigned next wednesday. >>> b.a.r.t. received a policy when it comes to shutting down cell phone service. the decision sparked the debate over free speech rights. b.a.r.t. limits shut down to safety or disruption in service. >>> thousands without power and some communities literally cut off. >>> i'm lloyd lacuesta in the santa cruz mountains, the high winds have subsided but this is what's been left in its wake. the power is out. >>> back here in 10 minutes the national weather service has extended that wind advisory for higher elevation in the north and east bay. we'll talk about that and your >>> you can see the aftermath of the strong winds that have been whipping the area. you

debra villalon. >>> major quan says she is disabling one of her facebook pages. she plans to maintain a personal site, people wanting to contact the mayor's office will be directed to the city of oakland's website. >>> cal osha is investigating a deadly work accident. investigators say the man was working under the bus just before noon when it rolled off the concrete risers killing him. the work area is home to party bus and kelly tours. it isn't clear how the accident happened. >> failure of whatever the bus was on, mechanical failure by the bus. we're trying to determine how the accident occurred. >> no one at the tour bus offices would talk to us. the victim has been identified as 58-year-old walter paitihla of san francisco. >>> the search is on for a suspected rapest from eastern contra costa county. stephen paul clark is accused of raping a woman. clark's car was found at a rest stop down in san diego county. detectives say clark is a registered sex offender and should be considered armed and dangerous. >>> in 19 minutes the case against barry bonds, what's

debra villalon is live at the concord store where donations total $1,400 today alone. >> reporter: those customers screamed and cried and could not believe it when they got the phone call. secrets santas are appearing at k marts coast to coast to get lay away items out of hawk usually anonymously. >> you're the lucky one, huh. >> reporter: joe montanez only has to put down a penny to take the gifts out. one penny because someone he never knew paid for the items he picked. leaving a penny so the account could stay open. all these accounts paid up by lay away angels. some paying hundreds, others what they can. >> all different kinds. >> yeah. >> some from the grandma came in with their grandson. he had $18 to give for someone on lay away. >> that's what their balance is. >> reporter: many donors checked the list twice. here at the hayward k mart the lay away room emptied dramatically after a man paid off almost $10,000. >> he looked to see if it was kids clothes, toys, that's what he wanted. >> did he say anything about himself? >> no, he just said i'm secret santa, i just want to tell eve

ktvu's debra villone has reaction. >> he's the same.ive. >> reporter: pat bar tell says her son albert is young and strong, and she hopes that helps him heal from brain injuries suffered when he was rammed by a car on thanksgiving. the driver allegedly this man. with these images circulating, a san francisco cop recognized 22-year-old eduardo esquavel, now in custody. >> i'm glad the young man is off the streets. >> reporter: this mother's focus is her 29-year-old son. a marine veteran, who lost a half dozen friends in iraq, only to come home, and suffer injuries. >> i told him, while you're sleeping, i'm in charge. i told him his job for the day is to open his eyes. >> reporter: she said she had his daughter elizabeth record a cell phone message for her dad. >> play it over and over again, because she's the one person who can make my son smile. >> he didn't die on thursday. i believe god has more for him to do. >> reporter: he had three surgeries here, and a fund to pay for medical expenses has been set up on his facebook page. >>> mor

seen here with his wife, debra bowen. he is currently a senior adviser at the u.s.epartment of agriculture. >>> the "new york times" says it has reached an agreement to sell 16 regional newspapers, including three here in the bay area. the times is selling its regional media group to the florida based halifax group for $143 million. >>> fans of apple gadgets who upgraded are ready for the next big thing. apple tv. smart tvs can download movies and tv shows from netflix. experts believe itv may have more revolutionary features. >>> the u.s. government has been ordered to pay millions, and it all stems from this military plane crash in southern california that killed four members of one family. what the marine corps later admitted. >>> a little bit of activity on live stormtracker 2 radar, when these showers could be knocking on the bay area door, and also highlight the warmest day of the upcoming weekend. >>> an emotional outpouring. how north korea said goodbye to its former leader, kim jung il. it's the perfect time to find great deals on the 4g lte devices you lov

. >>> former san francisco crime lab technician debra madden has been indicted on federal chargeless. her attorney told us madden has been charged of stealing drugs. the san francisco district attorney declined to prosecute her. state attorney general harris also didn't pursue the case. madden's attorney said he doesn't understand where the federal jurisdiction comes into this charge. madden is said to be arraigned next wednesday. >>> b.a.r.t. received a policy when it comes to shutting down cell phone service. the decision sparked the debate over free speech rights. b.a.r.t. limits shut down to safety or disruption in service. >>> thousands without power and some communities literally cut off. >>> i'm lloyd lacuesta in the santa cruz mountains, the high winds have subsided but this is what's been left in its wake. the power is out. >>> back here in 10 minutes the national weather service has extended that wind advisory for higher elevation in the north and east bay. we'll talk about that and your five day forecast with your weekend in view. >>> and the latest on the charges against m

debra villalon is live at the concord store where donations total $1,400 today alone. >> reporter: those customers screamed and cried and could not believe it when they got the phone call. secrets santas are appearing at k marts coast to coast to get lay away items out of hawk usually anonymously. >> you're the lucky one, huh. >> reporter: joe montanez only has to put down a penny to take the gifts out. one penny because someone he never knew paid for the items he picked. leaving a penny so the account could stay open. all these accounts paid up by lay away angels. some paying hundreds, others what they can. >> all different kinds. >> yeah. >> some from the grandma came in with their grandson. he had $18 to give for someone on lay away. >> that's what their balance is. >> reporter: many donors checked the list twice. here at the hayward k mart the lay away room emptied dramatically after a man paid off almost $10,000. >> he looked to see if it was kids clothes, toys, that's what he wanted. >> did he say anything about himself? >> no, he just said i'm secret santa, i just want to tell eve

the principal is here, debra brooks. i appreciate you being here. let's take about the public- private partnership. >> the foundation, there is $100 million a year in grant making. while we hope the grants are worthwhile and valuable, they are that, individual grants. here, it's almost like the fly wheel affect. i wouldn't say it's exponential. you are multiplying the impact. >> reporter: excellent k. you tell us a little bit, how exciting is this for your students? libraries and education, this is a great time. >> we are very excited. greater access of written material and technology for students and the community. we are very, very excited about this partnership. >> reporter: do you know anything about what you are going to do with the money first, the first thing you guys are going to do. >> the first thing is different furniture that we have to make it inviting and relaxing for our students and also for parents to be able to come in and read to their children. >> reporter: thank you for joining us. this is an exciting time. this kicks off at 10:

. >> reporter: debra, tell us about the features. this is exciting for the education for students what are the features that we will see in the library. >> one of the features we are excited about is the parent corner. that will provide opportunity to read. young people will see parents, have parents read to them, and be able to see how important that is that they will have the older people reading to them and spend time together with them. that's very important. >> thank you both so much for being here. this event kicks off at 10:00 this morning right here at the school, also center ben will be here, stephanie rawlings blake and dr. andre will be here. >>> when you have run for 200 yards, you are bounds to win the game on sunday, cleveland, it was rice. ravens running back, rushed for 204 yards in the win. touchdown in the forty quarter helped baltimore keep pace with pittsburgh atop the afc north. embarrassment of the browns final score ravens 24-10. >> total team effort. i mean, i know i get all the glory, because i had all the ya

and debra walker was there, lots of folks. i feel is a testament to the kind of community that michael built around him, he deserves great recognition for his work and his mark on the city. i am honored to share in the experience. the other item for introduction, my only item for introduction, a hearing requested that i am hoping we can do before the end of the year on the plight of homeless families in san francisco. we have seen stories about the rise of homelessness, families that are at risk of becoming homeless. it is important that the city has a strong response. we're not seeing it quite yet, but i think we're getting there. it can support families in a lot of ways that are struggling. especially this time of year. it faces a lot of challenges about being together and having time to be with one another, to be sheltered. i hope that we can support cities that are struggling economically. hopefully this hearing can be scheduled for next week. >> i just wanted to add to the chorus about the passing of michael goldstein. it

. >> that was journalist debra l. keller -- gabriella keller speaking to us earlier. berlin requested a meeting with damascus's envoy two days after an opposition figure in berlin was a salted at his home. a member of the syrian national council and german green party says two men claiming to be police arrived at his apartment and beat him with metal bars and clubs. the green party has blamed syrian agents. the united states has warned iran against any attempt to disrupt a vital oil trade route. the iranian vice-president said that not a drop of oil would pass through the strait of hormuz, a key shipping route. a blockade could affect 30% of the world's oil transit. western powers are considering widening sanctions against iran over its nuclear program. the trial of ousted egyptian president mubarak began again in cairo after a three-month break. the former leader was wheeled in on a stretcher, along with his two sons of former officials, he faces a range of charges including involvement in the deaths of hundreds of protesters and corruption during his three decades i

. >> but everybody was -- look, debra harry was there first and big mama thornton.nton and maraini was known as the gold chained woman. >> are you a gaga fan? >> yeah. i like -- there's some stuff i really like and i saw her do this thing when we were doing the viva glam campaign where she did like a george see gull sculpture. she looked like a george seagull structure and i thought she looked like the bus driver but she didn't. she had a motorcycle cap and it was painted and that part of it, i just loved. i always view what we do as performance art. whether it is gaga or nicki minaj or little katy perry or me or madonna or annie lennox or debra harry. it is performance art. >> it is part of the ability to take risks and occasionally fail. is that part of being a performance artist? i have watched gaga and sometimes i love what she does. other times i think this is completely crackers and i don't get it. but i like the fact she is constantly trying new things. >> you have to try. what are you going to do? never grow? the younger artists look to the older artists jus

debra madden was a drug lab technician but was never prosecuted but san francisco or the state.rney tells our david stevenson that she is facing federal charges now. we are working on the story and we will continue to update you as we get more information. >>> mark ibanez joins us now. it won't be long before we have warriors basketball to talk about. >> they're waiting in the wings, warriors will reportedly open the series in the season christmas day against the clippers with a little preseason meet and greet with first year court mark jackson today. ever optimistic at this time of the year. confident that despite the extended lock out the imagine of the entire league has not been tarnished. >> maybe i'm naive but i believe it's going to survive because of the stories, because of the history because its business. you have disagreements. but ultimately i think the great thing about it is that we have basketball back. >>> here's a story that will not make the powers to be in the nfl happy at all. let alone the oakland raiders. mcclain was in his hometown of decatur attending his

i also want to thank and acknowledge debra atherton. thank you. supervisor mirkarimi: it is nice to see everybody. jeff is generous. i was not expecting to be up here. i know you have had a productive day. i think that the public defender's summit is something not to be missed and a template for the rest of california and probably the nation to follow. i am proud of our public defender. i am proud of our criminal justice partners because over the last four years, we have seen a great amount of innovation. jeff and i started the city's first reentry council, and it might be bewildering to you, but before we started it, believe it or not, those stakeholders in the criminal-justice system really very irregularly rarely would come together and talk about ways that we might mitigate, reduce our recidivism rate. great progress has been made, but san francisco still needs to step up its game. i was delighted to hear the conversation that took place here, but no the statistic that for every four people that sanford's is the police department arrests and t

i do hope that director johnson or debra, that someone from your staff will get back with the hayes valley neighborhood association so we can hear them out on 21 and speak with them, and i think one of the other comments that struck with me was from charles. i think one of the reasons would be to coordinate things like pco compliance. obviously, if it was a situation where a police officer removed a taxicab into a zone, there should not be a ticket. but as we did say quite clearly, taxis are part of our transit, so i would hope we could have some discussion with the taxicab drivers and pco's to make sure that the citations are only being issued when they are warranted and not when transit needs are being served. chairman nolan: thank you. next item. secretary boomer: you are moving on to your regular items. item 11, and 12, acting as both the mta board of directors and the parking authority commission. you'll be authorizing the issuance of up to $170 million in bonds, including refinancing of revenue and lease revenue bonds related to certain parking garages, meters, and providing funds fo

. >> it sure does, and debra, i am one of those last-minute holiday shoppers. while many of those remain project receive those last many deaths typically love them, so the retailers. the noise, the intensity, and the anticipation can only mean one thing -- christmas is almost here and those last-minute holiday shoppers are on a mission. >> i came to get a last-minute gifts. >> they tell me this morning that he needed something else, so i am out like crazy. in the hustle and bustle of last-minute holiday shopping is in full swing here. >> we have seen strong foot traffic from 9:00 this morning and it has been like this all day long. >> as you can see from skype team 11's of you, other area malls were busy as well. >> pretty much crazy. >> if even woke -- even though the parking lots are filled to capacity, shoppers did not seem to mind it at all. there was an added bonus for the madness. >> the sales are really good. 50%, 75%. in which means more profits for retailers. >> if we have more customers coming in and out of the doors. >> for those last-minute shoppers

. >>> debrae is washing ashore to the united states from the earthquake and tsunami.ree months ago some arrived in washington state. they say it got there first because it rides on top of the water and that more submerged debris will show up over the next year. our chief meteorologist bill mart sin is here. when you talked about showers yesterday they went through this morning like you said they would stphaoá yes. a morning commute event where they had wet roadways. no rain right now. the ground is wet. the night is long and heading for fog. outside we go, wee have cool temperatures, out in the santa rosa area. 76 degrees. here is the loop. you see the showers burning through today. then, today's highs. these were the numbers that we achieved. highs today, cooler in some places. highs tomorrow. they will come off. you were 58 in santa rosa. low 60s tomorrow in santa rosa. upper 50s in concord and low 60s for the valley. so, i a little warmer for your fog. chris rurps with the high pressure pattern -- returns with high pressure pat upper. now, my concern is for the ear