best radar returns are showing up marsh creek road, basco, diablo, heading towards hop yard, dublin pleasanton towards livermore that whole area seeing some of the better radar returns out of the sunol towards milpitas, east brokaw, sierra, some of the better radar returns there. down 17 or 9 or 85, saratoga avenue towards meridian that's where the best radar returns are. in a bigger perspective, north bay starting to clear a little all of us will see the end of the steady rain by the end of the commute. at the coast partly sunny near 60 the rest of us mid to upper 60s with a stray shower possible this afternoon. steady rain now. >>> unfortunately, when we have slick roads like this solo spin-outs are the norm we have several now. live shout of south 101 tail lights past civic center up toward lincoln central san rafael flight through northern and southern marin westbound 580 past north livermore accident you can see red sensors in between, slowing past the scene there. north 880 ramp to montague san jose that ramp is blocked with an accident. new accident the rain through the san ramon tri-va

westbound continues slow, we had an earlier big rig accident dublin pleasanton interchange cleared for about an hour, still you can see very slow again from the central valley up and over the altamont. coming into san jose north 101 earlier accident past cochran cleared, the damage is done, you can see slow traffic towards morgan hill north 101 whipple injury accident in two left lanes, north 280 cesar chavez word of a stall blocking a lane into san francisco, extra time and caution is the key to getting where you need to go in morning. >>> sic:53. >>> our storm watch continues, next. >>> back >>> live look from our rooftop camera past the embarcadero at the bay bridge where the lights are back on skies very grey and wet with our rain still coming down in most parts of the bay area. >>> we've been telling you about flooding at the penngrove stream in petaluma where katie marzullo is now. >> reporter: getting closer we are at the intersection of corona and old adobe. traffic moving freely and more cars than i would expect this time of morning through this intersection, that's good news

at least an hour drive from 205 into the dublin-pleasanton interchange wet westbound.ree app on the app store and google play. >>> ahead, five things to know before you go. >> first another one of our favorite moments from the giants victory celebration. >>> we went to cincinnati, they weren't as loud as you. we went to st. louis, they weren't as loud as you. frankly, detroits' fans weren't even as close to as loud as you. that's why we >>> live look at san francisco after the biggest part of the rain has again through mike is keeping track [ inaudible ] >>> here are five things to know before you go: number one, bay area commuters contending with wet roads. traffic slow on some routes. wet weather makes for a tough commute. be careful out there >> number two, commuters on the move in new york for the first time since sandy shutdown public transportation. new video shows huge lines of people wrapped around the barclay center in brooklyn waiting to get on buses. >> number three, san francisco police hope the public can help them fan the arsonists who torched a muni bus

up and over the altamont pass speeds pick up and it is still about a 15 minute drive into the dublin pleasanton interchange. westbound 4 big rig caught on fire off to the shoulder waiting for a tow truck. you can see by the yellow sensors, traffic is slow out of the antioch westbound. first reports of a stall coming into san francisco north 101 vermont, a taxi stalled in the right lane. >>> 5:21. >>> next iphone regains dominance on the marketplace as it prepares to unveil new additions this week. >>> grand finale for "dancing with the stars." we'll tell you who took home the trophy last night. >>> today on katie -- [ inaudible ] >>> good morning. both sides of the bay the bay bridge and east bay just starring to get wet with sprinkles and rain moving into the south bay a little. >>> where is the rain now? >> heaviest rain in the north bay this is a loop we are going to stop it, yellows here from sea ranch to fort ross through bodega bay also right here are the winds gusting in excess of 30 miles an hour. wet weather, the heaviest offshore and the lighter rain from highway 101, san rafael, cort

from the central valley up and over the altamont into the dublin pleasanton area crowded, still at the limit less than 15 minutes. all mass transit great way to go, no delays with bart, muni, caltrain or any other mass transit. good drive for your monday morning, wherever you may be headed. >> 5:09. >>> next a small plane headed from the bay area to southern california crashes near a college campus. how good samaritans sprung into action to rescue the two onboard. >>> recovering from superstorm sandy the important train link running again one month after the hurricane. >> here's america's money report. >> >> good morning. nearly 2/3 of us went shopping over the weekend either in person or online, spending more than $400 a piece. president obama was among those observing small business saturday, visiting a bookstore in northern virginia many other shoppers chose the more relaxed independent stores if you buy all the gifts of 12 days of christmas song it will cost more than $107,000 this year, 6% more than last year. partridge and pear tree, just $15. twilight saga picking up another 64

still just over 15 minutes into the dublin pleasanton area from the altamont pass back to the south bay southbound 880 alameda on-ramp closed due to emergency repair work that hopefully will be cleaned up by the end of the morning commute, a look at drive times right now from santa rosa to novato, highway 4 out of antioch and there's your east shore commute, carquinez bridge to the maze. >>> china has a new leader this morning. who moves into the top spot this was expected taking over as head of the communist party the political party has ruled china more than 60 years the son of a party elder served as vice president for the past five years, takes over as general secretary and china's president next spring he will lead the world's number two economy and vocal calls for economic and political reform. >>> nasa and russia say they are still in control of the space station, even though construction workers severed a communications cable serving mission control near moscow. communication has been rerouted since they cannot send commands to parts of the lab. nasa sent this picture of the you

we can at least see more of our dublin-pleasanton camera now.y the way, we have some brake lights through livermore. we are following an accident there. we have flooding reports in several spots across the bay area. so we'll tell you much more about the morning commute coming up in a few minutes. >> all right, elizabeth. thank you. >>> the golden state warriors won their season opener in phoenix. guard stephen curry signed a contract extension before the game. he only had a couple of buckets but one put the warriors up for good right there. carl landry had 17. they beat the suns on the road 87-85. they come home to play against memphis tomorrow. >>> new orleans hornets rookie darius miller with a steal and then the alley-oop. despite that, the hornets lost at home to san antonio 99-95 but they got the play of the day. >>> signs of life after sandy on the east coast. >> but that super storm sandy is causing gridlock and a fight for gas right now in the big apple. the plan to try to ease the traffic nightmare in new york. >> looks like this is the

not bad out of tracy towards livermore, still 15 minutes from livermore up and over into the dublin pleasanton interchange. all mass transit, grey way to go everybody is on schedule. >>> -- 5:10. one of the nation's most decorated generals comes to the defense of david petraeus. next, why he says the other woman is to blame. >>> legacy "star wars" director george lucascus >>> good morning, 5:13. live look from mount sutro towards san francisco, you may run into an isolated shower this morning. the heavier rain will come this afternoon. meteorologist lisa argen is watching live doppler. >>> man in custody near sacramento charged with the murder of an animal control officer in the town halfway between stockton and sacramento the unarmed officer went to the home of a man evicted yesterday who said he had no place to keep his animals. as the officer approached a shotgun blast tore through the door. the gunman is believed to be the evicted man. the house was supposed to have been empty. >>> general petraeus has admitted to a close friend that he screwed up royally in his affair with paula broadwell

this is looking at 680 through the san ramon valley moving nicely to danville into san ramon dublin pleasantona about 20 minutes from highway 24 into pleasanton looking good. you can download this app to help you navigate your commute, free on the app store and google play. >>> 5:41. >>> video game created by silicon valley company gets navy seals in serious trouble. next, why they are being disciplined by the military >> protecting your privacy. bay area transportation leaders consider ways to limit information they keep on clipper and fastrak users. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios ...and now... you! [ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios >>> welcome back. here's a look at san francisco towards the port of oakland clearing trend developing right now. don't let your guard down we still have cool conditions and a chance of thunderstorms, hail even snow down to 3500 maybe 3,000 feet around the bay during the afternoon and evening hours. >>> 5:45. the navy i

20 minutes ago westbound typical if you are traveling towards the altamont and into livermore dublin pleasantonfree app, download it now. >>> 6:53. >> ahead, five things to know before you go. >> the abc7 morning >>> five things to know before you go. number one, palo alto police searching for intruder who frightened a woman in her apartment this morning. search for the man on hold until daylight officers still on scene. the woman was not hurt. police believe it may be an isolated case. >> number two, san francisco police have a federal parolee in custody after a stand off that ended overnight. negotiators convinced him to surrender. >> number three, grab your umbrellas, another storm headed our way today. packing a stronger punch than yesterday's. cities are still offering sandbags for people in areas prone to flooding. >>> number four, caltrans cleaning up diesel fuel spill in san leandro after the driver of a dump truck crashed into a used car lot on east 14th street near 162nd avenue. the crash damaged 10 other vehicles. the driver says he sneezed and lost control of his truck. he was not c

westbound from altamont pass, nice drive into the dublin pleasanton area it is holiday night. >>> we developing news from san rafael, police are investigating an early morning nightclub shooting that sent two to the hospital. it happened before 1:00 this morning at club 101, on west francisco boulevard and anderson dry near highway 101. -- anderson drive near highway 101. terry msweeney has new details. >> reporter: abc7 news first on the scene you've heard of csi miami, new york, how about csi san rafael what crime scene investigators needed out here the parking lot in front of club 101 still cordoned off, considered a crime scene, evidence being picked up the cars according to the lieutenant are either suspect cars, victim cars or cars that have evidence attached as in bullet holes through them they expect when the sun comes up to find bullet holes in the stores in this strip mall. pictures from earlier, police tell they happened 12:30, there was a concert at club 101 they call it club 101 because it is 200 feet from highway 101 and the francisco boulevard exit. concert going on, 1

their school lunches and all that food comes from the brand- new warehouse in pleasanton feeding those in dublin, livermore and pleasanton for open heart kitchen. for more information go to cbssf.com/"newslinks." >> thank you. i'm glad you let them out of the freezer. [ laughter ] >>> cbs 5 is kick off our annual "food for bay area families" holiday drive. as roberta just told us about of the need is greater than ever. and if you wish to give, you can go to cbssf.com/food or check out the easy way to donate with the whole foods grab and give program. we'll be right back. stay right there. ,, card hassles? introducing chase liquid. the reloadable card that's easy to activate and can be used right away. plus, you can load cash or checks at any chase depositfriendly atm and checks right from your smartphone. get rid of prepaid problems. get chase liquid. especially in california. te new link between certain fle retardants to yet another concern: developmental probs in children. that story ande >>> it's a chemical found everywhere especially here in california. the link between flame retardants and

it now includes dublin, pleasanton, livermore, castro valley, and several other cities. reporting from pleasanton for nbc bay area news. >> also returning to the house, oakland representative barbara lee. she wins a decisive victory over marilyn singleton to keep her seat, and we spoke to lee about what is next for congress. >> the american people are going to demand democrats and republicans, independents, come together on behalf of the american people. i look forward to continuing to work with our democratic caucus and really figure out, you know, strategies to make sure that they don't keep saying no. that we figure out how to break that logjam. >> lee went on to add, the newly re-elected president obama is bringing the country together and she's very much looking forward to continuing her work with the president. >> one of the biggest state issues on the ballot is proposition 30. this morning, it is still a tight race. here's a look at the latest count this morning. 54% voting in favor. 46% against. now, that is with 92% of the precincts reporting so far. governor bro

almost down to dublin, pleasanton, and livermore, and the showers have not made it to sunnyvale, san jose. everything moving from the north to the south. we'll talk more coming up. >>> cities and towns along the atlantic coast continue to dry out and take stock in the aftermath of hurricane sandy. >> in new york, the sun finally came out today and public transit sputtered back to life. the biggest challenge right now is pump th flood water out of -- pumping the flood water out of tunnels. >> i instituted a 15 minute rule on my team. you return everybody's phone calls in 15 minutes. whether it's the mayor's, the governor's, county official, if they need something, we figure out a way to say yes. >> and the amazing numbers are coming in as well. six million people in 13 states still without power tonight. 68 deaths blamed on the storm. and insurance companies say they've got more than 30,000 claims already. >>> on long beach island in new jersey, homes built on the water are in shambles. and the dunes built to protect the houses ended up in the streets. boats were scattered like bath t

still under 15 minutes to the dublin pleasanton interchange. roadwork on dumbarton westbound until 5:00 this morning minor slowing towards menlo park area. >>> 4:41. >>> unkwraoeubl -- >>> here's this morning's tech bites. >>> microsoft could soon be able for ios and android devices next year new app will allow users to view word, power point and excel documents at&t making investment in wireless networks, the company will spend 14 billion dollars to expand 4g lt network. easier to get digital copies of your favorite comic books as of yesterday dc comics available to download directly from the store on your ipad, kindle or nook. bentley has developed a car for the multi-tasker, three tv screens, two ipad docking >>> the search is on for a gunman who shot at a deputy in monterey county the deputy was behind the wheel of her patrol car when somebody shot out the rear window of her car. it happened around 4:30 p.m. yesterday. a piece before flying glass cut the deputy in the back of the neck. she is expected to be fine. >>> the moraga school distr

highway 4, out of the central valley everything at the limit, less than 15 minutes up and over the dublin pleasanton area. >>> the man charged in the colorado theater massacre was supposed to be in court today. he's in the hospital. we'll tell you why. >>> better news for college grads especially with certain degrees why they may be how far will people go to relieve their sore throat? try these. new cepacol sensations cools instantly, and has an active ingredient that stays with you long after the lozenge is gone. not just a sensation, sensational relief. >>> here's a look from sutro tower looking back to the east clear, no need to worry about rain now we have a renegade shower or two possible this afternoon and a lot of wet weather friday, saturday, sunday. more news from kristen. >>> 4:41. the man charged in the colorado movie theater massacre has managed to keep himself out of the courtroom this morning. he was taken to a hospital tuesday. holmes tried to hurt himself by ramming his head repeatedly into the wall of his jail cell. he was released from the hospital taken back to his cell. the judge

dublin pleasanton. westbound 580. 580 at 680 the interchange currently blocked due to an overturned tractor trailer. the off ramp lange is currently open. cars are squeezing by that way. the red of developing on your screen this is the 4:00 a.m. hour we never see red. we are seeing it today coming out of pleasanton. speeds below 20 mi. per hour. big and delays. the chp has no estimated time when the lanes will reopen. backups on westbound 580--not l backups yet. southdown 101 at lincoln in the north bay we have a couple of lanes blocked. at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza is raining cars are driving slow no metering lights. here at the san mateo bridge watch your speeds. cameras are checking around. we have strong winds. south bound 101 the golden gate bridge looks good. no accidents. we do have an accident at lincoln in the southbound direction. we have reports of flooding for north bay spots. highway one between panorama highway answer francis drake boulevard a down a tree blocking lanes. >>

stone ridge mall and pleasanton and dublin are about to get wet. blue and light green and heavier rain is out over the ocean but heading our way and most of our neighborhoods by about 7:00. in fact, we have rain becoming showers and heavier showers around the bay by 7:00. temperatures will be hang out to low 60s today. light rain and heavier rain as we head towards 7:00 and heavy rain rain at the coast and lighter around noon and 4:00 and heavier again around 7:00. >> kristen: thanks so much. the rain is certain lay big concern in daly city. amy hollyfield joins us live from the neighborhood to find a wall of mud. they have done a lot of prep work. >> they 6. there is a light rain falling right now. they know it is coming this weekend. they want people to be vigilant and if they see any trouble to give them a call right away. city officials have spent the last couple of days preparing the park and hillside for this storm. park is now surrounded by hay bales and netting also borders the problem area. they have uncovered the storm drain in the middle

if you are headed out here's your drive times, altamont pass to dublin pleasanton, 24 stall or solo spin-outcentral lafayette westbound these your east shore commute. >>> one san francisco neighborhood waking up to no power because of the storm lightning knocked out five pg&e transformers in nowee valley overnight. crews working hard to get everybody back on 100 customers were affected in the area of 24th street and hoffman avenue. crews are working to replace those blown transformers. residents say they heard a loud explosion when lightning hit 1:00. crews have been able to replace one transformer and restore service to some it may take several more hours to get everybody else back online. >>> aggressive snow-making operation helped mammoth open yesterday visitors were greeted with snow flurries mixed with nature made stuff. further north in the tahoe area it is cold and new snow is falling again months have been fired up, several resources that opened for a few days last month are hoping to open for good in the coming days. >>> right now in the south bay hundreds are waiting in line to get

getting busy across the dublin- pleasanton area. this is a live look near 580 and 680. coming up much more "timesaver traffic." >>> 4:55 now. the nfl players union reportedly wants independent concussion specialists to be on the sidelines of every nfl game. it comes after four more players suffered concussions this past sunday including 49er quarterback alex smith. he left the game against st. louis shortly after experiencing blurred vision. smith must be medically cleared to be play monday. he said to be seeking a second opinion on his condition. >>> more than 150 pg&e employees who went to work in new york after super storm sandy are set to return to sacramento this afternoon. they helped to restore power to more than 23,000 con ed customers in queens, brooklyn and manhattan over the last two weeks. another group of pg&e employees sent to new york is set to return home on friday. >>> a young kansas city girl is teaching about giving. she is only 4. catherine shell was worried about all the kids impacted by superstorm sandy. so she decided to collect money to buy them

dublin-pleasanton lower 60s. mill valley 61. downtown san francisco 62 degrees.in gets here tonight. we'll be soggy into sunday afternoon. clearing out a bit for the shortened workweek next week. monday, tuesday dry. showers back the day before thanksgiving. and yes, thanksgiving is now on the extended forecast. mid-60s with partly sunny skies. roberta gonzales is somewhere where earlier this week, roberta, they had a mud slide without any rain. >> reporter: take a good look at this because this right here this is the only piece of machinery that's left from daly city workers who have feverishly been working around the although to be shore up this neighborhood. let me tale take you back. it was early tuesday morning when a main water break sent 45,000 gallons of water mixed with sand and mud slides into this daly city neighborhood. coming up at 6:00 i went ahead and took to the streets to this neighborhood. i walked up and down this road here. i found a neighborsays he is still scared. another mud slide could occur in the wake of days of rain in the forecast. we'

it now includes castro valley, dublin, pleasanton and several other cities. >> thank you, marianne. >>> we stay in the east bay but move over to oakland for the at-large seat for city council. right now, 42% of the precincts in. kaplan has a lead. hoping to use this as a way to move himself toward a mayoral run in the future. >> one of the most notable politicians in the east bay. this would be an upset for his supporters. let's bring in monty francis who joins us in oakland. you talked to both candidates in the last hour. what's the latest there? >> reporter: that's right. rebecca kaplan says she's confident to keep her spot on the city council. with half of the precincts reporting. because oakland has rank choice voting, she has to get 50% plus one vote to win in the first roun round. he says he's not ready to concede the race. but if he loses, he says it won't be the end of his public life in oakland. >> i served 20 years. we transformed the district and it's a better place. i'm good. i feel good. i'm going to continue working in oakland. >> we're well ahead in returns so far. we'r

the central valley up and over the altamont pass, a little heavy moderate as you head to the dublin pleasantonrea. free app you can download it to see what your commute looks like on the app store and google play. >>> 6:11. black friday will be black thursday for wal-mart shoppers. d at 8:00 í'ph=nl0 thanksgiving night two hours earlier than last year plans on staggering promotions to avoid the rush and chaos that has frustrated shoppers in previous years. sears also plans to open at 8 p.m. thanksgiving night, best buy will open at midnight. >>> if you are traveling instead of shopping for thanksgiving expect airports and planes to be more crowded. a trade group says 24 million are expected to fly between friday november 16th and tuesday november 27th. 150,000 more people than last year. planes are expected to be 90% full on some of those days. fewer planes are flying because of skyrocketing fuel prices. >> californians said no to labels for genetically engineered food. the reason backers of prop 37 say that is not the last you will hear from them. >> are service warranties worth the money? mi

, -- a look at it, showing 580 out of the central valley it is jammed altamont pass into the dublin pleasantonrwise slow out of antioch. you can get in app if you can find it -- there it is, at the abc 7 app store. >>> ahead, five things to know before you go, including an announcement from nancy pelosi on whether she is staying on as house minority >>> good morning it is 6:54. beautiful shot from north bay, down towards the bay there, beautiful clouds, sunrise in the east, mike will have more in the forecast coming up. >>> here are five things to know before you go: number one, san francisco officials just announced the third and fourth floors of city hall will not reopen until power is restored this afternoon. the building is running on generator power after a fire in an electrical panel last night. that fire caused sprinklers to spray water in part of the basement. >> number two, crews will continue shoring up a daly city hillside with hay and sandbags they cleaned up the muddy mess left from a pipe that ruptured yesterday, people are worried that weekend rain could cause the mud to flow ag

central valley headed west found on 580 slow up and over the altamont pass 25 minutes into the dublin pleasantonl mass transit on time, our waze app is showing traffic on the east shore freeway heavy, can't see the map but there we go there's waze moderate traffic westbound through berkeley download this app, get around some of these jams on the app store or google play and it is free. >>> the polls open less than 30 minutes in california. while the golden state is likely to stay blue today in the race for president other states that could decide the election are up for grabs. katie marzullo joins us with a look at electoral map. >> reporter: this is how the map looks now assuming blue states go blue and red states go red. you can see who has more electoral votes. the yellow votes are the battleground states. ohio and florida two of the more hotly contested states. let's see what happens when we give both states to president obama he still comes up five votes short of the 270 he needs. new hampshire is if the going to do it with four. he is going to need at least nevada or iowa with their six vo

with altamont pass 580 westbound good jut about 20 minutes up and over the altamont into the dublin pleasanton slow through pleasanton. tonight another embarcadero road closure northbound due to roadwork until 5 a.m. tomorrow morning, we'll check that tomorrow morning. traffic app, 101 through mountain view on the peninsula, little bit of heavy traffic if you are taking caltrain this is way to navigate to the detail train station via your waze app, it is neat, it is free. >>> ahead, five things to know before you go, including contract negotiations resuming between striking workers and a northern california grocery chain with many bay area stores. >>> >>> live look outside at the bay bridge traffic light due to veterans day observance weather chilly mike will have a last look at your forecast coming up. >>> here are five things to know before you go: number one, striking workers at raley's and nob hill super hard kits say they are glad to hear talks -- supermarkets say they are glad to hear talks have resumed. >> number two, member of congress demanding answers about the fbi investigation into

towards concord out of the central valley lots of cars up and over the altamont pass into the dublin pleasantonea 25 minute ride. >>> the country is waking to another four years with president obama as commander in chief. next we go live to chicago for more of last night's victory speech from the president. and what mitt romney says he will be praying about. >>> first, a look at some of the results from south bacon tests: >> president obama secure add easy electoral college victory with decisive wins in swing states like virginia, ohio and colorado. nationally, the popular vote is much closer. here's the overall national vote. president obama does have more, 50%, mitt romney 48% of the vote. t.j. winick joins us from chicago. >> reporter: good morning. in the end it was a series of narrow state win fast gave the president a decisive victory. president obama won a second term tuesday, after a race that was primarily fought in a handful of battleground states. >> the president: you, the american people, reminded us that while our road has been hard, while our journey has been long. we have picked

of central valley a look at more popular drive times out of santa rosa to novato 680 to the dublin pleasanton junction under 20 minutes nimitz freeway towards 23815 minutes from the maze. >>> judge judy is the toughest talking judge on daytime television today she holds court on katie she admits to being technologicalally challenged and never -- uses a computer. >> they said how can you have a website? i said i can talk and somebody else can do it. i learned how to do the ipad which is friendly to a brain like mine. but i've never in myselfy years turned on a computer. >> is that like an good or wow! >> and i'm alive >> that's judge judy on katie at 3 p.m. right here on abc7. >> almost unbelievable. >>> this week you will see impressive show in the sky. when and where you can see a spectacular meteor shower. >>> rare items that fetched big bucks this weekend in a beverly hills auction. "and what's your name?" "oh, it's flo." "and what do you do?" "oh, i sell insurance like no one else." "oh, that's nice." "thank you." now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> welcome back. beautiful p

looks like they are moving at the limit, no problems as you make your way towards the dublin pleasantonk at san jose 280 also light, snaking northbound under the 17 overcrossing towards cupertino, fashion park busy there as well. accident pardon me a stall southbound 101 blocking lakeville highway off-ramps, sensors northbound cotati grade slow towards rohnert park. >>> the lay night fire in the south bay that injured a firefighter -- the late night fire in the south bay that injured a firefighter. >> first, a white house thanksgiving the celebration taking place for the first lady and the holiday -- >>> minneapolis 29 today, i was looking at duluth, minnesota, record high of 52 yesterday, 19 new with 2004 inches of snow, if you are heading that way, in the 50s and 60s on the eastern seaboard as warp as it is going to get the next couple of days -- as warm as it going to get the next couple of days. all major airports on time with a little light rain off to the east coast, nothing through our connecting terminals and back here at home with a clear sky, nothing to worry about, let's turn

grant line commute westbound typically slow out of the central valley, about 25 minutes near the dublin pleasantoninterchange slow out of antioch towards pittsburg. stalled big rig west 92 in san mateo at hillsdale blocking service lane from the left. -- blocking second lane from the left. >>> we'll continue to stay on storm watch, heaviest stuff coming in the next hour or so. >>> ahead, late night hit-and-run involving several cars in san francisco. >>> trading underway, investors monitoring ongoing talks about the fiscal cliff. dow down 55 points. we go to jane king >>> good wednesday morning. the rain has been heaviest in the north bay, wind gusts along the coast into the south bay, that's why we have a wind advisory for the entire bay area and also a wind warning along the coast. winds have been in excess of 40 miles an hour. here's live doppler 7 hd with the yellows from the north bay offshore to around point rays and inverness as we head east richmond and kensington, light rain into san francisco, look what is coming your way within the next half hour, 15 minutes, you are getting wet, pescad

slowing through tracy things pick up over the altamont pass, still under 20 minutes into the dublin pleasantonrea westbound 80 red top a big rig tire blocking lanes some cars have hit it they've pulled off to the side expect minor slowing past red top road in the fairfield area. >>> 5:35. >>> we are just now getting october jobs report. the labor department says the unemployment rate went up to 7.9%, the economy added 171,000 jobs. the rate was 7.8 now it has gone up a 10th of a percent this last month. >> we'll see what effect this has on the election come tuesday. more on this, -- coming up. >>> pointing fingers, east bay school district blaming a molestation victim. why they say she brought it on herself. >>> looming strike that could give bay area shoppers one less place to buy groceries. [ female announcer ] what would you call an ordinary breakfast pastry that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. with snack-defying, satisfying totino's piz

you make your way towards the altamont pass, 25 minute drive from the altamont pass into the dublin pleasanton interchange you can download this app it is free on the app store for apple and google play. >>> 6:21. >>> big announcement that giants fans and buster posey are waiting for today. >>> imagine giving birth to three babies all at a normal weight. the one thing this mom said she did to make sure her triplets came out healthy and the other thing she said --: >>> breezy at 7:00, 55 and stray shower possible head over to berkeley, starting off with just a few clouds, quiet weather and 50, low to mid 60s this afternoon and mainly cloudy and about 60 at 7:00, our last stop down to the south bay, campbell where we are starting off with just a little bit of cloud cover this morning, temperature hanging around 46°, mid 60s in afternoon, stray shower this evening at 59. >>> 6:25, that crab craving of yours, should be answered by dinnertime tonight. fishermen will be bringing the first haul in later today unlike last year there won't be a repeat of the price dispute. this year it was quickly deci

tracy 205 up and over altamont passñ9÷ typically slow into livermore things pick up towards dublin pleasantonor accidents on your 580 westbound commute. 880 northbound -- >>> wall street probably will be quiet today. we have serious financial trouble for major motorcycle manufacturer. >> here's jane king with the bloomberg business report. >>> good morning. suzuki motor will continue to sell motorcycles, atv's and boat motors. if you are asked debit or credit you might want to think twice before deciding on debit, account numbers and pins are sought after by thieves because they can be used to get quash back. bans are not obligate -- get cash back. banks are not obligated to -- heading to -- [ unintelligible ] . >>> land police giving a group of volunteers a big thank you. the police chief joined more than 100 roll tears for a special ceremony last night recognizing their time and says. 88-year-old charles johnson has volunteered in the department since 1992 among their duties they help the department make calls for investigations. they also help maintain the department's facebook page. the c

drive times heading out now over the altamont sluggish towards dublin pleasanton out of antioch.re's your east shore freeway. the good news, bay bridge all clear. >>> abc7 morning news continues in 25 minutes with news, weather and traffic during "good morning america." >> we are always on at abc7news.com. abc7news.com. have a great day. captioned by closed captioning services, inc. >>> good morning, america. happening now, a snowy and slippery commute this morning across the northeast. from cincinnati to philadelphia and boston, as the bitter big chill slams the midwest. temps in

drive out of the central valley is slowing a bit not bad once you head to the altamont pass dublin pleasanton area broadway tunnel closed for cleaning until 6:00 detour in place on pacific avenue to get around that. bay bridge toll, metering lights off, stall by treasure island off-ramp there blocking left lane crews on their way to get that out of there. >>> good morning. 5:19. live doppler tracking the rain up to the north you can see it moving into crescent city and eureka on 101, we have moderate showers within this rain that is going to head our way after the morning commute. for the rest of the day, be prepared for wet weather. this morning it is cooler and windy. a little wind chill,. upper 40s in santa rosa, napa, fairfield, low to mid 50s for the rest of us. monterey bay and inland low to upper 50s. breezy, showers today and tomorrow, thunder possible tonight small hail that will extent into friday's forecast. chilly mornings sunday and -- extend into friday's forecast. let's talk about today temperatures keep tumbling, one degree cooler in oakland. concord 10° cooler. as we look at

once you get past that drive westbound 580 at the limit to the altamont up and over into the dublin pleasantonarea "sig alert" in the ben lomond area santa cruz mountains highway 9 closed between upper and lower glen arbor accident has wires down in the road, outage in the area as well. debris north 101 shoreline boulevard cleared still slow there with cars with flat tires on the side of the road construction northbound 101 at kehoe through san mateo. a look at your waze app, 580 accident towards mountain house parkway slow traffic there with your traffic spotters this free app can help you navigate around accidents and jams. did i mention it is free? >> we have breaking news. daly city, right now water main break shutting down streets and flooding cars. that is in daly city's hillside park area. reports there's mud coming down the hill and questions raised over whether that water is coming from a reservoir nearby. there is some sort of flooding reported due to some possible water main break. we are getting more information we'll have more coming up with a crew headed out there later. >>> 5:11

dublin interchange. super slow through pleasanton. n calculate the drive time right now traffic at a standstill. at last check it was a half hour between the altamont pass and the dublin interchange westbound 580 lanes. but again, all lanes are blocked. there was an oil spill, big rig accident around 1:50 this morning. and they have never been able to reopen lanes. so they are out there now trying to clean it up. they were hoping by 6:00 but in the meantime, huge backups right now as far back as the livermore valley. let's go to the bay bridge now. we just got word from caltrans, they are not going to be able to turn on the metering lights this morning. so the metering lights is what helps control the volume of cars on the upper deck of the bay bridge during commute hours. so this should be interesting to see what this does to the morning commute. the problem is the power outage. the lights are out at the bay bridge and at the richmond/san rafael bridge. this is actually a very dark look at the bay bridge from the view of our camera th

pavillion out of the central valley still a good ride from tracy up and over the altamont pass into dublin pleasanton area through livermore under 15 minutes from the altamont, southbound 80 at 98 big rig stalled sensors green, no problems. bart, muni, caltrain, all mass transit checkinging in on schedule this morning, no -- checking in on schedule this morning water main break brewster at warren with flooding there and the police department is asking that you avoid that area. >>> 5:23. >>> next, ancient california history ripped from the side of a mountain. what some say is the worst act of vandalism they've ever seen. >>> oprah is hot on microsoft's new surface tablet why her tweet recommending it is raising a few eyebrows. >> lauren survived a devastating accident you won't believe how far she has come. juliana battled breast cancer and the doubts she would have the baby she dreamed off. we'll talk about her happy ending what these women are >>> live doppler will have all those areas covered a few drops around san francisco, embarcadero center or the embarcadero excuse me, you could see the light

the dublin pleasanton interchange big rig blocking all lanes there westbound due to accident also fuele trying to get that cleaned up bart your best idea there for commuting westbound 580 westbound direction mudslide in cotati grade is cleared accident peninsula north 101 before whipple eastbound 80 vallejo at tennessee accident+u blocking left lane two problems oakland northbound 880 at 23rd injury accident northbound at high with stall in lane three that commute is a rough one northbound 680 first reports of an accident there with flooding and ponding northbound 680 at olympic. standing water the culprit as are the high winds take it easy folks. >>> starbucks and appear pep are -- starbucks and apple are joining us forces on world aids day to help fight disease for every handcrafted drink it sells tomorrow, starbucks will give five cents to the global fund of the red foundation, partnering with apple by offering $30 itunes gift card online, 5% of those proceeds will be donated to red. >>> we are hearing about a new york city policeman whose act of kindness has gone viral he gave a ho

good, just under the limit from tracy up and over the altamont then things pick up towards the dublin pleasantonnterchange. westbound and eastbound treasure island on and off-ramps closed due to police activity, possibly by 6:30 they should have ramps open that is right now the current eto we are looking at. right now on the upper deck, no problems into san francisco, no delays behind the toll plaza. jacqueline between north milpitas and arizona in milpitas remains closed, also due to police activity. please avoid the area. >>> new medical recommendation says, american teenagers should have easier access to emergency conception. suggesting doctors should write prescriptions for drugs like plan b for sexually active teens before they need them. currently emergency birth control is only available with a prescription for girls under 17 in most states. girls 17 and over can already get emergency birth control over-the-counter. >>> new study says repeated job loss may damage your heart. researchers at duke university examined more than 13,000 men and women between the ages of 51 and 75, they found th

dublin-pleasanton, livermore, the tri-valley low 60s. kentfield 59.0 degrees with rain likely especially tomorrow morning. things begin to clear out sunday afternoon. monday and tuesday we grab a couple of dry days for the short workweek. showers back on wednesday and right now, as you're eating that turkey or whatever you eat on thanksgiving, maybe some crab, look at mid-60s with scattered showers. speaking of the holidays, we have roberta roberta out with a big countdown on a sign that san francisco is ready to celebrate with roberta gonzales. >> reporter: it's the 26th annual of the lighting. embarcadero center. we are ready for the official countdown. 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. whoo! ,, with over 200 varieties, keurig makes brewing a delicious cup of coffee simple. how does it brew such great coffee? well... inside the brewer are these green fields of coffee, and if you travel up this mountain, there's this huge coffee grinder. and then the coffee lands in this cup and water rushes through. actually, i just press this button. good evening everybody..

things closer to the dublin- pleasanton area. things are also improving a bit for bart.hey were dealing with major delays. now they are down to 15- to 20- minute delays just out of that south san francisco station. so it's in the pittsburg-bay point and the sfo direction. there was an equipment problem on the tracks. so just a heads up. they are working to clear that now. these are just kind of residual delays. elsewhere, if you are commuting along the peninsula if you have a flight to catch by sfo, the drive on 101 actually doesn't look too bad. this is close to candlestick. 280 is moving at the limit. and a quick look at the south bay where various on- and off- ramps are still blocked off on 880. but otherwise, your drive times are still moving at the limit in the green. and along the peninsula, similar story on 101, 280 and highway 92. that is a check of your "timesaver traffic." traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> the death penalty phase begins this morning for a contra costa county killer. yesterday, a martinez jury fou

it has been redrawn and it's now in dublin, pleasanton, livermore, castro valley and other cities. >>n coverage continues with more next. >> plus, coverage of san francisco's measure e. the payroll tax. who does it benefit? >> it also looks like richmond voters are saying no to a penny tax on sodas and other sugary drinks. ♪ [ female announcer ] nature exists on the grandest scale... ♪ ...and in the tiniest details. ♪ and sometimes both. nature valley granola thins pack the big taste of granola and dark chocolate into one perfect square, under 100 calories. nature valley granola thins. nature at its most delicious. >>> welcome back. to the hotly contested race in oakland for the at-large seat for city council. results so far show rebecca kaplan with 46% of the vote. in order to win with rank choice voting, kaplan had to reach more than 50%. that means a second round has to be counted. kaplan tell us she's optimistic about her chances of winning. del la fuent an says he's not ready to throw in the towel. >> i feel good. i will continue work in oakland. you know, it's like it's not othe

we have that rain coming down in dublin, pleasanton, livermore. more coming up. >> look how wet it is for the start of the morning drive. here's three traffic cameras. two separate traffic alerts. more new flooding reports coming in and an overturn accident along the peninsula. more on all that coming up. >> thank you. >>> well, san francisco 49ers coach jim harbaugh is on schedule to hold his regular wednesday news conference today. that's after his regularly scheduled conference call with reporters yesterday was canceled at the last minute. he was due to see the doctor to follow up on the heart procedure he had last week. harbaugh gave no indication yesterday that there's anything to be concerned about. >>> jeff tedford era over at cal. he was fired after 11 seasons as the head football coach of the golden bears. he won a school record 82 games and share of the conference title but ended up with a mediocre run. the bears lost the final five games this season finishing with a 3-9 record. cbs 5 has learned former raiders head coach hue jackson cou

upper 50s for pittsburg, dublin- pleasanton topping out at 60 tomorrow. mid-50s bodega bay, upper 50s santa rosa, down to the mid-30s tonight in santa rosa. here's your extended forecast. milder for veterans day mainly sunny low 60s. back up to the mid-60s for monday and tuesday. wednesday we now stay dry. next thursday showers are back. sew we'll be chilly but the next five days will be mainly dry. it was not dry in one part of the bay area today. guess what. it snowed. roberta gonzales has more. >> reporter: official sun-up at 6:42 and chopper 5 was high in the sky and yes, paul, guess what chopper 5 found as it skimmed across portions of the east bay and headed to mount diablo and a light dusting of snow fell in the overnight hours and in the very wee hours of the morning light snow. in fact, on an annual basis, mount diablo does receive 1.2" of snow. but in a very rare event. we have to take you back to december 7 of 2009, 18" of snow fell in one day. in fact, i remember that so well. this mountain was just loaded with people wanting to see it. so by

and so far the drive time is still only about 15 minutes between the altamont pass and dublin-pleasanton. so here's some other drive times across the east bay. obviously a lot of people are off work today. black friday holiday "friday light" so everything is good coming down the eastshore freeway. 880 the nimitz and 24 through the caldecott tunnel. a lot of mass transit is on a holiday schedule. we'll talk more about that coming up. in the meantime a check of the forecast with lawrence on that. >> it was hard to talk michelle into going shopping today. michelle, do you want to go shopping? okay. [ laughter ] >> she was ready to go. >>> out the door, a little chilly in spots early on. we are seeing patchy ground fog developing in the napa valley. high pressure overhead looks like the rain line will stay well to the north probably through the weekend so looks like some great weather ahead today. temperatures a little cold to begin with in some of the valleys, down to the upper 30s in the napa valley right now. 41 degrees in santa rosa, 44 in san jose. and 54 degrees in san francisco. this

those headlights moving westbound into the dublin- pleasanton area. let's go to our maps check the drive time. we have brake lights as far back as the altamont pass. it just is slow and go as we like to say from 205 out of tracecy through livermore. no issues for bart, ace, muni, caltrain and ferries. everything on schedule. you may want to use bart, by the way, planning on heading to the cal game later on tonight. they play university of washington at 6 p.m. so officials sent out an alert. they are expecting heavy traffic all the way on city streets in berkeley and coming down the eastshore freeway, westbound 80. so once again, use bart. that's your best option. otherwise, golden gate bridge traffic looks good all your bridges pretty much problem- free at this hour and we just got word that they were able to fix those defective traffic lights that were causing issues on doyle drive in the marina boulevard approach. they for a while had to do some traffic control in the area. now everything is back to normal. and things look good for your marin county

free and clear this morning through the dublin-pleasanton area. ♪ [ music ]♪ >> and that was music forere i am to tell you that elizabeth is right. there's less fog this morning than yesterday morning. out the door, the numbers are a little bit mild. proceedings are only from the mid-40s to the mid-50s. and so that's not so bad. but this is all the calm before the storm. the storm arriving about 26 hours from now in the bay area. and gale warnings are already posted for the offshore waters. the blue that you see there refers to wind advisories that will be hoisted in the bay area tonight. offshore wind gusts up to 55 miles per hour and over the altamont pass and pacheco pass and through the hills, it's going to be windy the north bay, santa cruz mountains, all of that that's tomorrow because of this low pressure that's out in the eastern pacific is going to be heading toward the bay area. that's a warm direction so it's not going to be this -- this first go is not a cold storm. we get clouds, wind and rain. this is a model of what's going to happen over the next 24 hours. this is today

it's about a half hour from the altamont pass towards dublin- pleasanton.lso slow highway 4 usually slow this time of the morning and actually we're seeing brake lights through the pittsburg- bay point area now. silicon valley commute we just started to see a few slowdowns there leaving milpitas heading towards san jose. at 880 and 237. that's "timesaver traffic." back to you guys. >>> the founder of the antivirus company who is hiding from police in belize is getting help. john mcafee is a person of interest in the homicide investigation of one of his neighbors that country. he has been on the run since the weekend. he told the associated press he is innocent and he has a young woman now helping him stay one step ahead of the police who he says want to kill him. police say they just want to talk to him. >>> hearings are set to begin today regard, the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. general david petraeus is set to testify tomorrow even though he resigned from the cia. meanwhile the benghazi attack may affect a potential nominee to replace hillary cl

we know it is super heavy from the livermore valley all the way towards the dublin- pleasanton area. but again, at last check, that drive time was 30 minutes and growing. but we know it's even bigger than that now. traffic essentially at a standstill. here's a live look at the nimitz. north- and southbound 880 approaching the oakland coliseum. so far, so good. our cameras have been rocking and rolling so we know it is windy out there. downed wires, trees in the woodside area, california 84 shut down both directions between grandview and highway 35. moderate traffic across the golden gate bridge. once again, wind advisories in effect. use mass transit. bart's been running like clockwork this morning. all trains on time. that's a check of traffic and weather together every 10 minutes here on cbs 5. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> that storm has been dumping on marin county all night. no one knows that more than cbs 5 reporter anne makovec, in mill valley where there's plenty of local flooding this morning. anne, how are you doing. >> reporter: well, i'm all right. i'm definitely we