this is in downtown san jose.empty for most of its life the victim of the recession but not anymore. oracle now takes up 3 of the 19 floors, around 66,000 square feet. ellison's company inherited this building in '08. most office space here is consumed by the consulting firm pwc. they moved in just over a year ago with some 1,200 employees. this means only about 10% of this building is vacant which is fantastic news for downtown which is just a few blocks away. now i have reached out to oracle this morning. they have declined comment. we're live in downtown san jose this morning, marla tellez. >>> also this morning, a heavyweight california lawmaker helping announce a big push to fight sexual sploidation here in california. at 10:00 congresswoman jackie spear, former facebook privacy officer marc klaas and others will launch a signature gathering drive to put the californians against sexual exploitation acts on the november ballot. spear has said human trafficking is a tragedy and it does take place around the bay

you might have flashing lights around the interchange of 87 and 280 through downtown san jose. word that an animal might have been hit and we'll follow that up. i'll let you know if lanes are blocked by the activity there. we do know we have activity for construction south, traditional for southbound 17. that may be an issue for you as well as lower visibility. right here 880 coming off of eastbound 237, the transition ramp had crews, i saw the flashing lights earlier but the crews should be clearing up off of that transition. no major slowing through this portion of the south bay. 101, the expressway, that's the choice spot for the construction. over from the peninsula eastbound 84, dumbarton bridge,

looking live at downtown san jose. hoping your 2012 is off to a nice start. i thought it was a chilly start to the day. rob, you say it's going to be pretty warm by this afternoon. >> areas south of san jose, yeah, pretty warm. san jose, because we don't have wind, kind of chilly this morning. 45 in oakland. hazy skries across the bay. san jose, 40 degrees. southeast wind at 3 miles per hour. if you're tuning in with us, just before 7:00 this morning, you might have felt a bit of an earthquake. this just came in around 6:59 this morning. 2.5, seven miles northeast of downtown san jose. if you thought you felt something this morning, yes, the grounds was moving just a little bit. chilly where we're not seeing wind, like gilroy. 51 in san francisco. 52 in sunnyvale. napa, 14 degrees warmer than santa rosa right now because of those offshore winds. you can see some of that cooler air also spilling into the delta, where we have thick fog, dense fog waiting for you. so breezy in the hills as that dry air drops down to sea level. that will be warming up our tempera

. >> we're tape in san pedro market in downtown san jose. it ooh tess first time we took it on the roads. we'll be speaking with the judges in a bit. we're going to introduce them to you. cheryl forberg is an author and nutritionist with the nbc show "biggest loser." cheryl perfo please welcome. she's an average golfer, shot a 100 par at the ranch. she was on the golf's channel's big break ireland. and final michael hool i han is with the bare foot wine. he's also an author and public speaker and he's here to taste some of these gourmet tamales soopz. darlene, so which one are they going to start off with first? >> they're going to start off by eating the vegetarian tamales first. bring those out forecast you can. >> tell us the history about the tamale. it's pretty fascinating. we've gone through this in the past. >> the as texts, incas, and the mayans have been eating tamales. they've been around for thousands and thousands of years. we don't know the exact origin but we know the mayan, when the pre-spannic cultures, when they went off to

that has been lifted. 280 northbound no delays through downtown san jose good in both directions. live look at the san mateo bridge, about 14 minutes between 880 and 101. no delays along 101 through the peninsula. 880 we're seeing a few extra cars on the road and a little windy as well. but so far, so good. easy ride northbound headed towards the maze only 15 minutes from 238 southbound clear into hayward and the golden gate bridge quiet just a couple of cars on the road and an easy ride out of marin county. 11 minutes from 580 to golden gate bridge toll plaza. that's traffic. here's elizabeth. >> thanks, gianna. clear and cool this morning. these temperatures mainly in the 30s and 40s across the bay area. but a few 20s out there, as well. no freeze warnings in effect for this morning. it's breezy out there still. so that's been kind of keeping our temperatures on the slightly more mild side. that is going to change for later on tonight by the way but for later on this afternoon, sunny skies, mostly reaching the low 50s across most spots in the bay area, coast, bay and inland so it

san mateo bridge moving fine and 280 still looks good coming out of downtown san jose. by the way, mass transit is on time on schedule. that is a check of traffic. for an update on your weather forecast, including possible 70s, is that right -- >> is it hump day? >> i hate that term. >> i like it. [ laughter ] >> do you? >> i do. >>> outside around the bay area today, lots of clear skies right now. it is cold out there as we speak and it looks like it is going to stay clear all day long. fantastic day weather-wise with spring-like temperatures. chilly start 33 santa rosa, 36 concord, 47 degrees in san francisco. by the afternoon, yeah, we may not quite get to 70 degrees but it's going to be close. 67 degrees and beautiful in santa rosa, 67 mountain view, 65 in san jose. the nice weather going to stick around over the next few days, plenty of sunshine above-normal temperatures almost 10 degrees above average over the next couple of days but then over the weekend we see changes. guys, we could be looking at a major change in the weather pattern next week. we'll have more

so here's a live look at traffic coming out of downtown san jose. o bad towards cupertino. 880 the nimitz a little busier. you can see easily see those headlines going southbound. southbound looks okay towards oakland airport. northbound quiet towards downtown oakland. a lot of overnight roadwork has been picked up including on the did you remember dumbarton. that's all wrapped up. san mateo bridge never had any roadwork to talk about. 13 minutes in either direction between hayward and foster city. so san mateo bridge most of your bridges look good right now. there may still be some lingering roadwork on the bay bridge. you will notice left lanes blocked as you make your way past the pay gates where all the lanes merge right there before the incline so various lanes blocked scheduled until 6:00 this morning. and you may find the same thing on the lower deck. that's traffic. lawrence is searching for raindrops. >> i have been searching all winter. i haven't been able to find many. drizzle at the coast. clouds everywhere. really low enough this morning

elsewhere, downtown san jose so far, so good on 280. looks good in those northbound lanes on 280 heading towards cupertino. your bridges nice and quite the, as well. this is one of our live "timesaver traffic" cameras. this is the commute direction of westbound 92. still a 13-minute commute direction in every side across the span between hayward and foster city. highway 4 on schedule just starting to see some slowing now approaching loveridge but overall not too bad. you can see some speeds are 66 miles per hour as you get closer out of antioch towards the pittsburg-bay point area. so overall not too bad. roadwork not too much. there is some on the lower deck of the bridge eastbound 80 out towards oakland. you may still find various lanes blocked. scheduled according to caltrans until 6:00 this morning so again we'll continue to keep you updated on the power outage through downtown san francisco. again that's van ness to franklin, eddy to ellis. that's traffic. for your forecast, here's lawrence. >> when those lights went out, i thought

and coming out of downtown san jose, still really light traffic conditions on 280 all the way towards cupertino. this is one of our first spots usually to back up westbound 580 out of the altamont pass, still 15 minutes out of the altamont pass towards livermore and the dublin interchange. that is "timesaver traffic." for an update on your weather conditions, let's go to lawrence. >> elizabeth, twinkies, bankrupt? what are we going to do for breakfast? >> i haven't had a twinkie in probably 10 years. do you eat those things? >> sometimes, yeah! [ laughter ] >>> outside clear skies. the temperatures are chilly 30s and 40s right now. as we head toward the afternoon, what a gorgeous day it's going to be today. plenty of sunshine the offshore winds blowing and that means the temperatures heating up well into the 60s by the afternoon in many inland spots. the area of low pressure that brought clouds yesterday going south out of the picture so high pressure will hold on for the next couple of days. it is a "spare the air" day. right now dry but that whole pattern may change toward the next

also if you work your way along 280 northbound through downtown san jose traffic still very quiet there this morning. let's get a live look at 101 through san jose. you can see the sun peeking out there and it's looking nice on the freeways. no delays along 101. that's a look at your morning drive. here's elizabeth with your forecast. >> thank you. a live look from our roof cam, yeah, very clear skies. a little chilly. you will notice it will be colder today than we have been seeing past couple of days. temperatures mostly in the 30s and 40s out there, breezy in spots as well as gianna mentioned. we have a wind advisory in effect for the bay bridge. some chilly temperatures though. check out fairfield, livermore. some temperatures at or below freezing across the bay area to start you off with. we are warming things up this afternoon. still in the lower 50s. we are going to see plenty of sunshine across the bay area. we have been seeing these breezy conditions this morning and overnight. it looks like those winds are going to die down. it's going to bring cold temperatures tonight into t

bay that could slow you down. 280, guadalupe parkway, those freeways look okay coming out of downtown san jose. those headlights are northbound traffic on 280 by the 880/17 interchange. so our other traffic story we have been following involves mass transit. capitol corridor delays train 518, police activity and there are 35-minute delays on the train 518 from richmond to martinez. more traffic in a bit. in the meantime, we're talking weather with lawrence. >> the big weather story, where's the rain? another dying cold front slipping in a lot of clouds. we are mostly cloudy out there right now. but just can't squeeze out the raindrops. la nina year keeping the jet stream to the north. we are left with 40s and 50s with mild temperatures to begin the day. through the day this cold front bringing rain to far northern california but dry by the time it gets here. clouds move out of town as we look toward the afternoon. that means we'll see clouds parting a bit. temperatures up into the 50s, coastside, 60s in the valleys. when might we see some rain? we'll talk about that coming up in a few minutes.

check out the backups still coming out of downtown san jose. backed up from downtown towards cupertino. all right. with more on the foggy forecast, here's lawrence. >> very gray around parts of the bay area right now. starting to break up in spots. let's get a live shot toward pleasanton. you can see a couple of breaks in the fog out there but it is going to take some time to break up today. and i think at the coast not much in the way of clearing. at the beaches right now we're also seeing drizzle there. temperatures staying fairly mild overnight mainly into the 50s. by the afternoon, though, we should sneak in a little sunshine as high as 63 degrees in san jose today. 62 in livermore. and you will see that 50s and the fog toward the coastline. but i think things change over the next couple of days. high pressure building in. the offshore winds are going to blow. that will warm temperatures over the weekend staying mild toward the afternoon. >>> before you -- >>> was a strange sight in the skies over los angeles. our station k cbs tv sent these

san jose over to the right shoulder. northbound 101 couple of cars involved possible injuries but not too many problems on the main freeway line. northbound 280 through downtown san jose, traffic still looks nice. no delays at 880/237. just some extra volume there. no "meet the press" metering lights at the bay bridge toll plaza. looking good into san francisco. no delays on the lower deck. the altamont pass starting to inch up a bit. the drive time busy, westbound 580 all the way towards 680. some slower speeds approaching the dublin interchange. there is a traffic alert so heads up, westbound 205 past i- 5 commuting to tracy or that area, delays due to an accident with two big rigs alternating lanes through there. expect delays. also, antioch westbound 4 starting to load up, as well. we are seeing delays right around hillcrest and loveridge. it gets better on the westbound side of 4, once you hit pittsburg. no delays headed towards the eastshore freeway. 880 both directions not a bad ride. northbound very light traffic into the maze. southbound though, we're starting to see a few more cars on the roadways so getting a bit busy as you head into hayward. no d

. >>> a south bay check, so far great out of downtown san jose and on all your major freeways in san jose. coming up, we'll take a look at mass transit. >>> time to get ready for the weekend. lots of sunshine coming our way today, some above-normal temperatures but major changes over the weekend. more on that in a moment. >>> good morning. it's friday the 13th. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. it is 6 a.m. >>> we begin with a developing story out of silicon valley. that's where the power finally is back on this morning. >> power lines were knocked down and there was a brush fire. gil diaz reports. >>> reporter: hi, frank. good morning. everything seems to be okay. initially when those downed power lines affected customers, it affected more than 370 people including workers at the microsoft campus. pg&e crews are still here at mountain view on la avenita very close to the microsoft campus as you can see still here. they are busy inspecting power lines and cleaning up some of the downed power lines that sparked that brush fire. they are just above the stevens creek trail. that's

downtown oakland. 34 degrees for a record. it's hard to get that cold when you are on the bay like that. san jose downtown last night 29 degrees. freeze warning in effect as i said. the santa clara valley in effect about 11:00. it'll still be freezing, but a few clouds coming in and those will warm it up. into the upper 20s. not the teens. it'll warm up. southern half it'll stay pretty darn cold. when i come back specific forecast overnight lows and daytime highs and i will show you when that rain will get here. just around the corner. >> and stay with us we are live satellite radar and will keep you posted on any severe weather alerts. just click on weather. >> jerry yang is stepping down from yahoo, the company he created. that late this afternoon two weeks after the company hired scott thompson as ceo. yang has been on the board since it was founded back in 1995. the new c, o said jerry leaves a legacy of innovation and customer focus. having shaped our culture by fostering a spirit of innovation that started 17 areas ago and continues to grow stronger today. >> several major websites planning

the plan to extend bart to downtown san jose and santa clara, commuters, bart riders say this is overdue. >> i believe it is a great idea, less vehicles on the road. bart is a great way of transportation. i'm all for. >> reporter: -- i'm all for it. >> reporter: the project may have looked good on paper or pictures all of these years. reaching this point has not been easy. there was a time when the federal government said this idea was too expensive. the department of transportation is now in favor of the idea, will recommend it to congress, many are calling that a formality. congress stkaoepbt doesn't need to take a vote. it is looking good for this line to be extended and open up as early as 2016. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> :02. this morning a santa rita escapee is back behind bars. deputies are looking into how an inmate escaped from the jail in dublin. jose franco was brought back to the jail around 10:00 last night. he was in jail on burglary charges, vanished around 2:00 yesterday afternoon. seven hours later somebody spotted him at a chevron station and called 911. he was capt

after the 9ers lost on sunday night, a fan captured a street brawl in downtown san jose. it shows men in 9ers jersey punching kicking and knocking other people to the ground. they had been watching the game at fourth street pizza along with a small group of giants fans. >> a large group of 49er fans was on their tail and was yelling at them saying, screw the new york giants, this and that, "f" this and that. and that's how it all started. >> by the time police arrived the crowd dispersed. no one was seriously hurt. >>> some good news on the job front. oakland may not have to lay off as many people as previously thought. leaders propose to hand out 100 pink slips and consolidate several departments. the measure is all in an effort to fill the $28 million budget gap following the loss of all that redevelopment funding. the mayor will present her plan to the city council tomorrow at a special meeting but it sounds like they won't have to lay off as many as first thought. so that's good. >>> 5:11. students turning into activists the push to increase minimum wage in san jose.

to get that first bart extension here to san jose, advocates have an uphill battle trying to secure funding for a second, six drk mile extension going into downtown san jose and santa clara. >> and there is republican lawmakers want the high speed rail project ended now, introducing a bill to cutoff funding for the project calling it the lemon law. legislatures say voters withhold the limit when approving the project four years ago. and republican lawmakers say it will double the state's debt. yun leaders say it will create thousands of job autos there is a new era began today for raiders and there a man waste nod time making a move. head coach, hugh jackson has been fired. he didn't waste any time. >> you're talking about massive regime change. and mark davis introduced a former player as a team's new general manager. >> i'm back home now. okay? back home. >> mckenzie played for raiders in the 80s. he will run operations. the job held by al davis until his death in october. mark davis troin dused mckenzie, mark's first official public comment since the death of his father. >> this my feeling has been if my father wasn't here we need someone to r

looking good through downtown san jose but extra cars on the road there. along 880/237, traffic good. a little sluggish from zanker -- check that out. looks like it's busier. not too bad just a couple of minutes ago but starting to stack up. delays around zanker, as well. so that may slow you down a bit. also keep in mind on 237 there are new metering lights that are in effect today. looks like for calaveras and mccarthy so that may slow you down, as well. speaking of delays, westbound bay bridge metering lights are on. you're backed up to the 880 overpass, no delays into san francisco. san mateo bridge continues to be one of our bright spots. no wind advisories. extra volume from 880 to 101, still moving at nice speeds. west not too bad your marin county commute looking good. southbound 101 clear out of marin county towards the golden gate bridge toll plaza. mass transit for the most part is on time but capitol corridor is running about 22 minutes behind for training number 518 so plan for that. that's a look at traffic. here's elizabeth. >> thank you. ou

lots of green no delays to report at 880/237 or here in our live look at northbound 280 through downtown san jose. we are seeing a bit of a backup at the bay bridge but mostly in the cash lanes, no metering lights just yet. once you go the past the slow lanes things are clear up the incline into san francisco. no delays on the lower deck but there is roadwork scheduled starting around 7:00 this morning. altamont pass, 17 minutes now to head westbound if you are headed towards 680. sluggish at the 680 interchange, as well. and our speeds are getting even slower through antioch westbound dipping under 25 miles per hour between hillcrest and loveridge but again the good news is once you hit pittsburg it looks better and no delays towards the eastshore freeway. now, we're still monitoring this trouble spot in the napa county area. airpark road at airport boulevard there is a jackknifed big rig blocking lanes. they have tow crews on scene. southbound 101 out of marin county, no troubles here. clear through san rafael. over towards the golden gate bridge. and moving right along into san francisco. and

you can see the headlights making their way out of downtown san jose. that's northbound traffic on 280. and so far you are delay-free on 101, the guadalupe parkway. so the south bay is good for now. mass transit if you don't want to commute on any of our bridges this morning, you can use mass transit. bart, ace, muni and caltrain and your ferries are all on time. remember kcbs once you do hit the roads. they're our radio partners. and you can find them at 740-am and 106.9-fm. that is your traffic. for your forecast, here's lawrence. >> elizabeth, patchy fog around the bay area, visibilities down to a quarter mile in oakland. but we're starting to see signs of clearing out as we see clear skies return to santa rosa, more of a northerly wind kicking in with the offshore flow we have been talking about. patchy fog over the city of san francisco but looks like that is all going to break up. only a few hundred feet thick. through the morning watch out for that. by the afternoon here comes that sunshine. temperatures into the 60s by the afternoon, windy in th

and getting a south bay check now out of downtown san jose, so far in the clear, top speeds this morningand down 280 and 101. yeah, we have more games going on also at 7:30 over by hp pavilion. sharks game at :30. could be a fun night for sports if you want to check some games out. san mateo bridge, all bridges up to speed this morning according to our live "timesaver traffic" cameras. that is your traffic. for an update on your forecast, here's lawrence. >> plenty of clouds around the bay area, fog surging onshore. some drizzle showing up out at the coast. and just inside the bay. kind of dry as far as the main weather component is off the coastline. that's the cold front that's going to be pushing in as we head in toward tomorrow. still south bay expecting cool temperatures, 50s and 60s there. as you make your way into the east bay, some 60s and partly cloudy skies this afternoon and just inside the bay the temperatures running into the 50s. so we are going to keep the temperatures below average for this time of year and then slight chance of some showers mainly north of the golden gat

and a quick look at the south bay coming out of downtown san jose. in the clear but you're still getting busy. you can see in the northbound lanes of 280 past the 880-17 interchange and continue to cruise on past towards cupertino, but, of course, our big traffic story right now is this muni situation where we are hearing delays are likely on all muni lines in san francisco because of an accident involving a car that went into the duboce tunnel near church and duboce. we'll have more information coming up. frank, back to you >> thank you. >> how about me, elizabeth is this. >> okay. >> yeah. how about if we'll do it? >> i believe we have muni on the telephone right now to talk about that situation. now, paul rose, what can you tell us? >> at this point, what we have is that suv drove into the duboce portal and almost made it to van ness station so we have our crews out there trying to remove the car, waiting for police to do that. and at this point, there is no service in the subway. we're switching back all the portals but are providing bus shuttles

northbound 280 through downtown san jose problem-free no delays. 101 clear.lier stalled vehicle on the upper deck of the bay bridge around the incline blocking the right lane. it's cleared. you can see traffic starting to get a little bit busier. more volume approaching the toll plaza. extra volume as well into san francisco. the stalled vehicle along 101 southbound at san antonio avenue has now been cleared. no delays there. you're clear 101 in both directions. also 101 looking good out of marin county. only about 11 to 12 minutes heading southbound from 580 to the golden gate bridge. once you hit the bridge, conditions look like this, free and clear into san francisco. 92 san mateo bridge also no problems. 880 clear if you are make the connector traveling across the bridge into foster city towards 101. traffic very light and no delays if you are coming out of 101 towards hayward along the san mateo bridge. and mass transit always a good choice. bart, ace, muni, caltrain and ferries looking good. but you might want to be in your car this morning with your he

happy friday as we give you a live look outside in downtown san jose.ounds like we'll have another beautiful one. major weapons programs will be slashed or eliminated and the army and marines will need to cut more than 100,000 personnel. this weekend marks the one-year anniversary of the arizona shooting that killed six people and wounded congresswoman gabrielle giffords. giffords was shot in the head at point-blank range. she's still recovering from her injuries. on sunday the congresswoman will attend a vigil to commemorate those that were killed. gunman jared loughner has been found incompetent to stand trial. >>> republican candidates are cranking up the heat on mitt romney. analysts say winning the primary would be a huge victory. >> the people of new hampshire don't want a coronation, you know what i mean? they want people to earn the vote, as opposed to sitting tonight down in south carolina. so certain of a victory. >> john huntsman picked aupen endorsement from the boston globe that called him best prepared. the new hampshire primary is next t

including this live look, coming up out of downtown san jose and 280 traffic, the news crews have beenowing the very early morning fire an overnight fire in san jose, near mckey and alexander avenue. so there may still be some streets blocked off, and a look at the senior citizen home and the fire is out. no serious injuries but just a heads up and fire crews may be on the scene mopping up the area. and one more live look at the san mateo bridge where there was a stall reported blocking one lane. still early and not causing big problems. all the way across the span in either direction. that's a look at the time saver traffic. for an update on the traffic, here is lawrence with more on that. >> what a weekend it was. record-breaking temperatures in the weather. nice and warm today. and probably not going to be quite as warm. a chilly start to the day. with the temperatures running down in the 30s and 40s in many parts of the bay area. nice and clear though, outside right now, and no fog to worry about. by the afternoon, these temperatures are still running above the average, 6-10 degree

>>> city of san jose in the spotlight tonight as it hosts the figure stait skating championship at hp pavilion. a big honor that has given us big names figure skating. we are leif in downtown san jose tonight and it's a great event and great to have it here. >> it really is. you don't have to follow figure skating to appreciate what is going on here. i was blown away watching some of the really young athletes out there on the ice. they are the future stars of figure skating. tonight they got to see the legends. opening ceremony here at hp pa ville i don't know for premiere skating event that san jose now has the pleasure of hosting for a second time. big deal. san jose has national again. it has been since 1996 and it is rare as i said before it's rare for another city to host the national twice. >>reporter: he's just one of several big name bay area figure skaters on hand for the competition. >> brian and christy and debby and rudy and charlie and i, we have moved to different places to take from different coaches but we started here. >>reporter: peggy fleming still lives in the south bay and says san jose is an ideal pick for the u.s. figure skating championship because

. >> reporter: the grainy video shows a street brawl in downtown san jose after last night's 49er loss. it shows a group of men, some wearing niner jerseys punching, kicking knocking others to the ground. the 45 second video was shot by 49er fan who had been watching the game at 4th street pizza with hundreds of others including a small group of very loud giants fans. >> i knew that should go was going to happen after the game. >> reporter: it started as normal cheering but got into heckling as the game went on. bad blood went over the top when the 49ers fumbled in overtime. >> the typings was building up toward the end of the game by frustrations and people going outside the bar to kick trash cans and just venting out. >> reporter: after the game giants fans were elated, he watched the fans who left the pizza place still celebrating their team's win. >> a large group of 49er fans were following them and were yelling at them, saying screw the new york giant this is and that. f this and that. that's how it started. >> reporter: who threw the first punch? >> the 49er fans. >> reporter: t

forecast model as we toggle through tuesday to show you there is no rain head ed our way. 64 downtown san joseay time high. 62 toward the brentwood area. then a five day forecast, bay area weekend view, it is dry. right there you see the five day and i'll pop the weekend so you can pick up sunday. mild weather right into the weekend. >> thank you, bill. >> two spacecraft are circling the lunar gravity. the pair will chase each other until at least june. scientists expected to learn more about how the moon was formed. they celebrated the arrival with cake and sparkling cider. >>> some of the players of san francisco 49ers got to show off their softer side today. >> isaac was one of six players who are hand delivered teddy fathers to the littlest patient. it wasn't just the children holiday travel've been getting their hands on the stuffed animals. >> we're also going to be give them to ambulance drivers so they can give it to a child if they're soming into the hospital. >> the wife of the player actually made them all. this is the 5th year the team has organized the event. s that our report for

but even in the inland bay valleys, around san jose, and redwood city, and mountain view temperatures in the 30s, it is very chilly. 38, cold for downtown san jose as you head off to work tomorrow. look at san francisco, chilly, 45 degrees in san francisco, you will notice it tomorrow when you get going. there is the high pressure, not going anywhere. everything is north in terms of rainfall. thursday through saturday, more of the same. let's enjoy it. get used to it, right? keep enjoying it. because as we go into the middle of next week, hopefully major changes, maybe a return to winner at least for a time. the computer model saying thursday at 1:00, no clouds, high pressure is there. even less cloud activity on friday, the high pressure is there, the air is sinking, going offshore. and saturday, kind of a wind shift, you see the clouds coming that way. possible indications of changes to come for next week. but until then, we have basically temperatures like these, 63 in fairfield, 63 in antioch, 67 in santa rosa, temperatures above the normal, and mid-60s again, spare the air night again tomorrow night, about woodburning more than any

now this means only 10% of this tower is now vacant and that is certainly great news for downtown san josech is just rye behind me, blocks away. live in downtown san jose this morning, i'm marla tellez. >> thank you very much. >>> also good to bundle up before you head out the door this morning. want to check in with meteorologist christina loren. >> you'll regret it if you don't, it is so cold out there this morning with plenty of low 30s and upper 20s on that temperature map. this was the weathermaker that we were hoping would bring us some light showers yesterday. we did not get much and therefore we have a spare the air day. our air quality really suffering now under that dominant ridge of high pressure. temperatures this morning are running cool. it is nice and clear out there, 47 degrees in san francisco but hey, you take a short trip across the bay bridge and it is 36 degrees in oakland. you're at 33 in livermore. a chilly 30 degrees this morning in places like fairfield and gilroy. moderate air quality just about everywhere except for up in the north bay and santa clara valley. it

san jose. this accident was declared a sigalert but it has cleared so now all lanes are open southbound 280 at the 87 connector downtown san jose but there were major injuries as a result of this early morning accident. the victim has been taken to valley medical and the road is moving through the area. wet roads all morning. my eyes are peeled for other incidents. >> we know they are. 4:31. occupy protesters planning a day-long demonstration to try to shut down san francisco's fengs district. >> protesters will descend on banking, corporate and government institutions for occupy wall street west. christie smith is live with more on today's demonstrations and the protesters' demands. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you and happy friday. it's quiet now but a busy day in store for the occupy movement. they are going to start gathering here in 90 minutes and they are going to head into the financial district and start with what they call -- it's at goldman sachs after 6:00 this morning, they say what that does is it represents a vampire squid. they are making signs. the point here, they say, is highlight the de

coming out of downtown san jose on 280 a few headlights. the guadalupe parkway looks great. 101 so far no delay heading into downtown san francisco. kind of a similar story everywhere you go. we're off to a quiet start on this monday morning. here's live look at your conditions. these are live traffic sensors and you can see from this color- coded guide that speeds are over 40 miles per hour right now through livermore towards the dublin-pleasanton area. and for silicon valley computers we have a camera year the 880/237 interchange. not too bad down north- and southbound 880. 880 closer towards the coliseum a quick ride towards downtown. if you want to hit roads, so far everything is off to a nice start for mass transit. let's talk weather. here's lawrence with your monday morning forecast. >>> another dying cold front in fact bay area. cloudy right now. fog at the coast. overcast with mid- to high- level clouds over the bay and mostly cloudy in some of the interior valleys. temperatures staying mild because of that cloud cover. by the after

the second phase to downtown san jose and santa clara. santa clara voters approved sales tax increases in 2000 and 2008 to help get federal assistance. >>> there's still a hail mary attempt to keep the 49ers in san francisco. some business and labor groups remain determined to get a new stadium built. planning commissioner has set up a meeting this afternoon for a dallas stadium builder to present a different game plan, including an investment company capable of raising all 600 million needed. >>> the santa clara city council will try to clear another blocker in the 49er stadium. the council expected to vote on a deal that will allow the stadium to be built on one of the parking lots next to great america. the owners will get bigger shares of the stadium's profits and 12.5 million dollars from the team. the 49ers begin selling seat licenses yesterday. current season ticket holders can buy lifetime rights ranging from 20 to $80,000. >>> the mayor is expected to ask the city to raise sales tax on medical marijuana sales. he wants to raise th

>>> city of san jose in the spotlight tonight as it hosts the figure stait skating championship at hp pavilion. a big honor that has given us big names figure skating. we are leif in downtown san jose tonight and it's a great event and great to have it here. >> it really is. you don't have to follow figure skating to appreciate what is going on here. i was blown away watching some of the really young athletes out there on the ice. they are the future stars of figure skating. tonight they got to see the legends. opening ceremony here at hp pa ville i don't know for premiere skating event that san jose now has the pleasure of hosting for a second time. big deal. san jose has national again. it has been since 1996 and it is rare as i said before it's rare for another city to host the national twice. >>reporter: he's just one of several big name bay area figure skaters on hand for the competition. >> brian and christy and debby and rudy and charlie and i, we have moved to different places to take from different coaches but we started here. >>reporter: peggy fleming still lives in the south bay and says san jose is an ideal pick for the u.s. figure skating championship because

this mornings drive on northbound 280 looks pretty good right through downtown san jose. by the way, ace train is running today as a normal schedule. let's go to steve. >> sal. >> yes, sir. >> pam and myself noticed more cars on the road today. >> yeah we're getting back to it. >>> we do have a little system spinning clouds in. nothing compared to yesterday when we had that fog. napa airport is the only one that says fog. it will be another sunny day. you can see a little low spinning there. it doesn't have anything to it. 30s on the temps. a little cooler here this morning. 38 san rafael. 39 concord. and mid 30s santa rosa and also towards napa and low 40s especially toward hayward. jet stream staying to the north. it's a very stable pattern if it will get quieter for us. s ten-day outlook has high pressure parked on top of a very deep cold system in the great lakes. 50s and 60s for your temps today. 67 in san jose. 62 oakland. 64 san mateo. and 63 in antioch. more the same on tuesday or excuse me thursday then a little cooler on friday. then with your weekend in view it

hundreds boarded frame train at the station in downtown san jose this morning. this is the 28th year the ride has symbolized dr. king historic 54 mile march to alabama in 1965. p.m. volunteers planted tree along 31st avenue in oakland one of many community service projects today to honor dr. king. another group spent this holiday butt finding the garden at lick merritt. >> and protestors echo dr. king call to end economic injustice to organize occupy the dream rally. organizers targeted america 13 federal reserve bank including the feds branch in san francisco. pastors across the country hope to combine their efforts with the occupy movement. >> i'm believing that today is the beginning of a new wave of excitement in the life of occupy and occupy the dream. >> organizers want to see an immediate moratorium on all foreclosure in the united states. state holiday commemorating what would have been dr. king's 83rd birthday. >>> up next. a feisty debate tonight in south carolina as republican field shrink by one. why the contest is so important to the rae make candid

getting up to highway 17 on northbound 280 through downtown san jose. it's 4:30 let's go back to maureen. >>> we begin with breaking news out of the east bay. ktvu tara moriarty has arrived to the scene of a shooting in richmond. what can you tell us at this point? >> reporter: we are told they are searching for the gunman right now. i don't know if you can see the tail end of the train. it just pulled out of the intersection where we are standing right here. now the train was stopped for about an hour and a half as police continue to comb the area. they are not talking to us right now. from what we can gather of the freight train. it was on its way from oakland to richmond when the operator spotted a man lying in the ground next to the tracks over there to the right hand side. we will step out of the way here. because there is people here. if you can pan off in the distance here you can see the building over there. they are thinking there was a gunman perched on top of that building that may have shot a bicyclist in the legs we are told. he was lying o

the morning commute looks good on northbound 280 right through downtown san jose. speaking of big deals, here is steve paulson. >>> sal, stop it. stop it. thank you, sir. we do have increasing clouds but as advertised last week usually the first system to breakthrough a very strong dry trend arrives later than sooner. that will be the case today. there are clouds and rain on the coast. but for most of our viewing area it's going to be partly cloudy to mostly cloudy to the north and mostly sunny to the south. it's still cold. not as cold. the higher clouds help. also fog returning to the coast. 30s and 40s. there are areas that are under a freeze warning. that is the santa clara valley. that goes until 9:00. lows in the 20s there. higher clouds won't get close down there until tomorrow. that's why the coldest temperatures will be focused there. increasing clouds. fog on the coast will work its way over to the coast. it's going north. it's going north. heading north. it's going to stay north until thursday afternoon for us. the north bay will be the first to get in l

south bay clear northbound 280 no problems out of downtown san jose area. a little roadwork going on westbound 80 near red top and highway 12, lanes should be picked up by 5:00, you can see traffic moving at 70 miles per hour not slowing anyone down. >>> 4:39. good to have you back. >>> major shift in u.s. defense prioritys that president obama is set to unveil this morning. -- >> reporter: you heard nice guys finish last? newt gingrich fresh off a fourth place finish in iowa is ready for a when a sore throat strikes, the pain can leave you feeling dreadful. and all you want is for it to go away. cepacol works fast and gives powerful sore throat relief. that's because the numbing medicine in cepacol is the maximum strength you can get without a prescription. and it stays there after the lozenge has gone. tame your painful sore throat with cepacol. >>> good morning. live look bay bridge incline folks heading into san francisco looking at this picture no fog here mike says probably only in the north bay. temperatures not as warm. he continues to be on rain wa

. >> the man who shaped some of the most memorable buildings in downtown san jose, unfortunately, has died. ricardo ligoretta designed the children's discovery museum and tech museum of innovation. he is best known for his work in mexico city, camino reale hotel in the late '60s. bright colors, massive solid walls and geometric shaped windows. >>> new carry law took effect on sunday, making it illegal to carry an exposed, unloaded handgun in a public place. the san francisco examiner reports a man walked into a mall in daly city yesterday carrying an unloaded shotgun. he was questioned by police but not arrested because the new law only applies to handguns. gun rights activists are suing the state over the new law. >> the city of oakland is ready to take down a symbol of the occupy movement. oakland has revoked the permit for the protesters teepee and table at frank ogawa plaza. police say they are creating a threat to the public by attracting illegal activity. protesters say they should be allowed to stay because problems are happening outside the permitted area. >>> north bay winema

in the meantime, this is san jose i know it's difficult to see but this is 280 out of downtown san jose. so far things are light towards cupertino, 12 minutes between 101 and highway 85. golden gate bridge definitely "friday light" all across the bay area this morning. i'll step out of the way to see if we can see any cars. nope, not a one -- oh, there's a couple in the northbound direction. yeah. they have not done the lane change yet so we'll let you know as soon as they do. typically around 5:00 they do the lane change. bay bridge toll plaza quiet, no metering lights, no delays. that westbound 80 commute from the carquinez bridge to the maze is now at about 18. that is your "timesaver traffic." for an update on your forecast, here's lawrence. everyone wants the weekend forecast. >> we have some changes coming today looking like another day outside clear skies right now chilly temperatures 30s and 40s around the bay area maybe patchy fog in the interior valleys this morning. otherwise looking good. toward the afternoon, high pressure overhead at least for one more day meaning some of

i'll take to you the 280 and 17 interchange, headlights northbound 280 heading out of downtown san josetowards cupertino, that's highway 17 across your screen. north 280, highway 17. i'm going to show you the waze traffic maps. this kind of shows you what is going on as well in the south bay. it correlates to the live pictures we saw, no slowing reported the south bay. see all those drivers out there, those little bubbles? those are drivers on the roads with you, right now. all you need to do is turn the application on and it will share and track your speed with other drivers. we have emmy who joined four days ago he or she is now part of the abc7 traffic spotter group. you can become part of the group as well. this is a driver reported traffic app. things that are already reported to the chp oracle trains roadwork that is scheduled, is also already automatically put into the maps. if you are driving by and you happen to see that construction you can give it a thumbs up. three folks have given it a thumbs up they say it is out there but should be cleared by 5:00 this morning. you can be

live look at more headlights on the road out of downtown san jose towards cupertino. that is your "timesaver traffic." for an update on your forecast, here's lawrence. >> thank you. spring-like weather around the bay area. today another nice day outside. it's chilly to begin with in parts of the north bay, 30s and 40s around the bay area. patchy fog at the coast. a weak offshore flow continuing and that's going to keep your skies mostly clear inside the bay, plenty of sunshine, mid- 60s there this afternoon upper 60s in the valleys. at the coast, may see a couple of patches of fog otherwise temperatures in the 50s and low 60s. ridge of high pressure in place will do so for the next couple of days but eventually this will break down and the whole pattern is about to shift and it looks like that means we could eventually end with wet weather next week. dry the next couple of days, mild temperatures. enjoy it, though, as it looks like it will end soon. temperatures around the state: >> 66 in san jose. 65 in san mateo. 63 sunny union city. patchy fog at the coast. about 6

san jose shoppers are doing as well. don't forget your bags, the giant reminder posted outside this trader joe's market near downtown san jose. >> she read the sign for me, we ran back and got them. dy forget them. >> reporter: the mac majority of folks we saw were walking in with their own bags, rather than out with paper bags the retailers are forced to charge for. >> i had them in the car, are i was afraid i was going so forget. >> reporter: you might be thinking, doesn't san francisco have a plastic bag ban? yes, but you can choose a paper bag for free. san jose retailers are required to charge at least a dime per paper bag, a quarter for paper sack after two years. we found a shopper who walked out carrying her purchases rather than adding another bag to her collection. >> i have reusable bags in my car. >> reporter: we did find that for pet owners, the plastic bag ban creates a bit of a pickle. >> i reuse them for poop bags. >> i haven't thought about that. i have no idea what i'm going to do next. >> reporter: there are bags for that kind of business. we found them, 36 for 5 bucks, same price for 105 trash can lin

hundreds boarded frame train at the station in downtown san jose this morning. this is the 28th year the ride has symbolized dr. king historic 54 mile march to alabama in 1965. p.m. volunteers planted tree along 31st avenue in oakland one of many community service projects today to honor dr. king. another group spent this holiday butt finding the garden at lick merritt. >> and protestors echo dr. king call to end economic injustice to organize occupy the dream rally. organizers targeted america 13 federal reserve bank including the feds branch in san francisco. pastors across the country hope to combine their efforts with the occupy movement. >> i'm believing that today is the beginning of a new wave of excitement in the life of occupy and occupy the dream. >> organizers want to see an immediate moratorium on all foreclosure in the united states. state holiday commemorating what would have been dr. king's 83rd birthday. >>> up next. a feisty debate tonight in south carolina as republican field shrink by one. why the contest is so important to the rae make candid

south bay no problems. 280 northbound as you head through downtown san jose, looks very good this morning very light traffic conditions through that area. traffic conditions in the green means speeds above 40 miles per hour. so no delays along guadalupe parkway or one one. the bay bridge metering lights are off clear as you approach the toll plaza. know delays. roadwork scheduled. this roadwork is in effect until 5:00 this morning. they will hopefully wrap them up in the next five minutes. it gets under way at 7:00 until 2:00. various lanes blocked closed so expect delays later on. elsewhere the san jose bridge problem-free 14 minutes between 880 and 101. >> it is 4:54 now. babies learning to talk are more than just great listeners. apparently they read lips. scientists found that around 6 months infants start looking at your mouth when you talk to them. once they master the lip movements and start producing their own words they begin looking you in the eye again for social cues. researchers say the study could be useful for diagnosing children who aren't on track particularly children wi

these are some live pictures, downtown san jose. see the hp pavilion there. already in the 30s.o much of the bay area in the 30s. people are bundling up in freemont for the cold snap. meteorologist, jeff ranieri here with a look at how low the temperature will be. overnight and in the morning, jeff. >> yes. people bundling up for tomorrow morning. no doubt, need heavy jackets. a lot of layers. the freeze warning in i fekt ef. the east bay. south bay. right along the peninsula into san francisco for ow.eftomorrow. wispread 20s and 30s. also, plenty of areas of frost. also, areas of ic possibly on our bridges and ovpasses. now the coldest right now, petaluma, 28. napa, 28. and 31. light wind. few spots dropping into the teens. for tomorrow morning. look at this. 7:00 a.m. low 30s in the east. south bay. by 10:00 a.m. not much improvement. coming up. details on this incoming rain here across the bay area. and also, let you know what it means in terms of snow. in just a few minutes. >> thank you. jeff. winter weather affecting search-and-rescue efforts in the mediterranean where the