barriers are set up all along the embarcadero.t of the recent attacks in paris and san bernardino, extra security will be out in the crowds tonight. >> we do want the message to be that if someone sees something, we want them to say something. don't assume that someone else will say something or take care of it. we need to be informed. >> reporter: the coast guard has set up a 1,000-foot safety zone near the ferry building. that will be in effect until 12:30 a.m. boats are not allowed unless they get special permission. and for the best view of the fireworks display along the embarcadero a lot of people think between mission and folsom is where you need to be. in san francisco, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> some better news to report. eastbound 37 at petaluma river bridge. they opened one lane so traffic is moving on the right-hand side there. still backed up to atherton avenue. we are dealing with an accident plus some black ice reported with fog and limit visibility as you work your way in and around the area. sinkhole 24th and churc

expect closure along the embarcadero, crowded there. forget if you plan to come out of the east bay into san francisco this evening, if you are not on the bay bridge by at least 10:30, good luck. we are expecting some big delays into san francisco. that's typical every year as folks head into san francisco to celebrate new year's eve. all right. taking a look at the freeways, no delays on the nimitz. no issues for 880 this morning. same for the san mateo bridge. 13 minutes between 880 and 101. checking your drive times for the altamont pass, westbound 580 only 14 minutes westbound over towards the dublin interchange. still quiet out of tracy, as well. heads up, highway 160 completely shut down right now at three-mile street bridge for a telephone pole down in lanes. lanes closed at three-mile slough bridge. 63 miles per hour for speeds westbound out of antioch into pittsburg, so lots of good news for the traffic. any for the weather, roberta? >> we shoulding 2015 the way we started -- we're ending 2015 the way we started it, clear skies

can you see they are already barricaded here set up along embarcadero. crews on site including yesterday afternoon to make preparations for tonight's big show. u.s. coast guard plans to set up a temporary safety zone, out into the waters and plaza. boaters will have to stay awake. the police department is urging people to also report anything suspicious adding there are no specific threats to the city but adding there will be more security this year. >> we saw terror attacks and cities in north america named with potential activities, we always want to make sure we're prepared here. so we are increasing staffing for new year's eve on top of what we normally would have in years past. >> reporter: if you want to make plans now for new year's here probably better that restaurant along embarcadero booked up. general manager said it booked up in less than one hour. another point if you are planning to come out here, don't just come out early, come bundled up. it could hit low 40s here. in san francisco stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> if you are looki

"today in the bay" stephanie chuang listen in embarcadero. people lining up for the fireworks show and want to make sure they are protected. >> reporter: right, make sure it's really a good time. good morning to you. police out here and barricades set up ready to be lined along embarcadero, and a warning. planning on driving in the city, sarah parking restrictions like this towaway zone. big fireworks show set to kick off at midnight in half an hour to bring in 2016. safety is top of mind. u.s. coast guard will set a temporary safety zone 20 feet out in the waters boaters will have to stay away. sfpd urging people onreport anything suspicious. no specific threat to the city but beefed up security this year. >> we've seen around the world, terror attacks and cities in north america that have named, we want to make sure we're prepared here. we're increasing staffing for new year's eve on top of what we would have in years past. >> that means officers in uniform and under cover on foot, on bike, and driving. also big suggestion to help police, t

you can see right there looking out towards the embarcadero. we can barely see the embarcadero from our kpix studios which is a stone's throw away. temperature-wise in the 40s and 50s. visibility for the most part is anywhere between half a mile and a full mile at this time. out the door this morning, heavy drizzle. it will turn partly to mostly cloudy. next rain event does he begin on -- does ebegin on wednesday -- begin on wednesday. we see that we do have rain showers now around the northwestern section of the state of california. i want to walk you through your future cast. you can say we're partly to mostly cloudy throughout the day. these clouds running in advancement of the approaching area of low pressure. here's your tuesday. it's the same scenario. partly to mostly cloudy skies. then on wednesday, do you remember last week when we had a couple of hours running in advancement of the front? that will happen on wednesday. here is that frontal boundary. it's poised right now at this particular time to move in for the morning commute on th

one of the southend at-and embarcadero one. the main place on harry bridges where people cross the street from the ferry building to market street. then, the third one at washington and embarcadero. the orange sort of shaped on there they represent different activations i mentioned. they're not labeled but those are actually representative of the sizes and types of activations that will be coming to an presented in super bowl city. as i said, the main focuses is free to the public it is an entertaining-it's a family friendly. it's entertainment. it's engaging, interactive activities for people. something that we felt quite strongly about was opening that previous week into about the committees and residents to enjoy the taste of super bowl l and two have a super bowl l experience before autocrats come into town during the week. though something without was quite important to us from the start. i have also included in this deck a couple of examples of activation sites that happen -you types might see. this is levi's. what are pa

, we have 17,000 lights tracing the embarcadero.bove it, we have mostly cloudy skies. your full monday forecast is coming up. >>> all righty. thank you, roberta. >>> san jose will be in the spotlight when the super bowl comes to santa clara in early february. but there's a building that could tarnish some of the shine there. a stray can't mcdonald's at third and san carlos has become a prime target for taggers but there is a man in the works to spruce up the eyesore. ever since the restaurant has been closed, vandals have had their way with it. but a large mural could be painted there hoping to deter vandals from tagging. >> seems to respect the art. i think if there's something here it would at least deter, maybe not completely resolve it but help. >>> you will soon see more bicycles at sfo. they will be using the bikes to get passengers to need emergency care for the expected increase in travelers for super bowl 50. the hope is to navigate the crowds in response faster than an ambulance or fire engine. >>> this week, volunteers ar

that is averi harper reporting live from the embarcadero.wn a little bit. >> reporter: yeah. the rain has gotten lighter a little bit. not a whole lot. it is coming down here and you can see people who are here. they have umbrellas. varies a lot of people who are driving out here. they have their headlights on, windshield wipers on. it is definitely not pleasant to be out here this morning. i would suggest, if you plan on coming outside, that you put on some rain gear. i have rain boots, a code, a hat on, all to try to keep dry but there are not -- not a lot of people stay dry on the embarcadero. there are runners and i've seen people walking their dogs and people taking a stroll in the rain. not a lot of them are staying dry there are lots of puddles and it is high tide and we are seeing water come up onto the embarcadero. i will be out here throughout the morning to update you about the conditions. it is very wet and windy and cold conditions out here on embarcadero. back to you. >> have you noticed a change in the downpour that you have b

. >>> here's video of the closure on embarcadero and bryant. the bomb squad responded and it turned out to be a backpack. the embarcadero was reopened. >>> tonight we're hearing from the doctor who worked with a tb infected nurse. she tested positive, but dr. o'hara says she still wasn't showing common sign of tb. >> she was not coughing so we would consider her to be a very low risk for actually spreading tuberculosis to most individuals. >> tuberculosis mostly affects the lungs and is spread through the air, the hospital is taking all precautions especially since babies are the most at risk. hundreds of parent who is visited the hospital with young children are being told to start their kids on a preventive tb medication. >>> a man with -- police say this man justin skannal stabbed his former mother-in-law when she would. tell him where to find his estranged life. this happened monday at to the woman's home. police say that skannal is still on the loose. he has ties to the criminal street gang in sacramento. >>> it is a parent's worst nightma

>>reporter: yearlong embarcadero thousand are expected to gather the preparations for here task this of department study of dark hair looks is best for to live there some barricades to out here to kick people were police will like the also there's some parking signs no parking along the embarcadero this evening police here in san francisco all working overtime to make sure this event is safe >>reporter: much as security of that there but officers on foot in vehicles and on bikes mauna turn the event we did talk to the police about the tech looks set to listen to what that some. >>: 11 to remain safe for everyone come to san francisco to celebrate the new year's eve this is want to miss a few that one of the to report any suspicious activity to the police and of course the best is mayors of the public so have a safe holiday and report any suspicious activity. >>reporter: you concede people here are still working to make sure that embarcadero looks to this for to-festivities' thousand people expected to gather for the fire was told detective is part of the fair building stock. >>will t

a lot better and safer to watch the show put on by rests live the one tonight on embarcadero. you can watch the show on the waterfront in san francisco with the abc7 news app or online at abc7news.com. you find a complete list of events. >> it is 2016 if some parts of the world. the celebration in australia an hour ago and fire be woulds shot over the harbor in the opera house, gorgeous there, tens of thousands of people gathered to celebrate the new year. >> a few hours before people in auckland rang in the new year at the sky tower in new zealand a spend tack particular fire works display took place before 3:00 a.m. our time the first country to welcome in 2016. >> good news for california snow pack, a christmas rent that came with a special bonus exist is triggering quit a mystery. >> a near miss in the north bay a warning for all of us when getting behi ♪ (vo) some call it giving back. we call it share the love. during our share the love event, get a new subaru, and we'll donate $250 to those in need. bringing our total donations to over sixty-five million dollars. and bri

--la zona de seguridad se extender unos mil pies desde el comienzo de la costa frente al embarcaderoelle 14... --todos los barcos tendrn que mantenerse fuera de la zona de seguridad a menos de que tengan permisos especiales... juanfra/ots --y si usted durante la celebracin para recibir este aÑo nuevo toma bebidas alcoholicas le tenemos buenas noticias... take vo --pues a partir de las seis de esta tarde hasta las seis de la maÑana del viernes, la compaÑ te aaa llevar a cabo su programa de "tipsy tow" para que una grua lo lleve a usted y a su vehculo a casa... --y lo mejor de todo es que no necesita ser miembro para aprovechar este servicio.. --lo unico que tiene que hacer es llamar al telefono gratuito 1-800-222-4357... ---cabe mencionar que el servicio es solo para un mximod millas... juanfra-take vo --- y continuando con buenas noticias... si esta noche necesita utilizar los trenes de caltrain, tome en cuenta que no deber pagar por el costo del transporte... --- a partir de las ocho de la noche "caltrain" ofrecer viajes gratuitos y despus de la medianoche, cuatro trenes estarn circ

and abc7 news was at the embarcadero this afternoon. and weeks of rain are bringing down trees made fragile by years of drought. the rest of santa rosa, a 90 foot tree crushed a car. take a look at that. it's one of two trees that fell. nobody was hurt. and we love seeing weather where you rif. share snap shots on social media using #abc7 now. that will help us find your pictures. >>> breaking news now out of southern california a federal grand jury just indicted 24-year-old enrique marquez on felony charges. he is the friend of syed farook. it is cueses marquez of making false statements when he bought the gun used in the december 2nd massacre, and conspireing with farook on two other planned attacks. >>> san francisco police are holding video of a robbery will help them catch the man who did it. we showed you this video first at 5:00. you can see the man breaking in and forcing workers to give him money. we are live with the story. katie? >> reporter: the video is clear, but police say the robber went to great lengths not to leave beh

and abc7 news was at the embarcadero this afternoon. and weeks of rain are bringing down trees made fragile by years of drought. the rest of santa rosa, a 90 foot tree crushed a car. take a look at that. it's one of two trees that fell. nobody was hurt. and we love seeing weather where you rif. share snap shots on social media using #abc7 now. that will help us find your pictures. >>> breaking news now out of southern california a federal grand jury just indicted 24-year-old enrique marquez on felony charges. he is the friend of syed farook. it is cueses marquez of making false statements when he bought the gun used in the december 2nd massacre, and conspireing with farook on two other planned attacks. >>> san francisco police are holding video of a robbery will help them catch the man who did it. we showed you this video first at 5:00. you can see the man breaking in and forcing workers to give him money. we are live with the story. katie? >> reporter: the video is clear, but police say the robber went to great lengths not to leave beh

you can see the remnants of it on the bike lane on the embarcadero headed northbound. that is what caused this accident. it happened just before 6:00 tonight and now eight people are recovering after their double decker crashed. >> there was ans an incident involving a lane change. >> reporter: seven people were taken to the hospital. two of them were children. the worst injury was a broken ankle and all are expected to be all right. >> at the moment, we are helping the police in the investigation and we are hoping our customers get well soon. >> reporter: you can still see some of the glass left in the road. police say at this point it looks like it will be a moving violation and illegal lane change but that has not been officially made yet. it has not been a great month for anybody on a tour bus. just about a month ago at union square, another tour bus from another company crashed and about 20 people were in the hospital from that. reporting live in the embarcadero, emily turner, kpix5. >>> seven people are dead in texas following tornadoes east of the dallas area. t

>>reporter: hundred thousand people will be gathered here along the embarcadero to see the fireworks of the ferry building tonight police are making sure that is a safe even, this is one to be a second man want everyone to report any suspicious activity there's a lot of the is no parking no stopping signs of a park along the embarcadero also purer sees something say something. >>reporter: the mother back in the u.s. this one in this is no video of tying him a ride in los angeles early this morning to see her being led by u.s. marshals to is accused of helping us wanted to mexico earlier this month they said they fled at the ville surface of social media that appears that he was mayor of all as part of this prohibition not only cannot consume all he could not be near it he was serving probation for a deadly drunk driving accidents he killed four people >>reporter: and she was ordered to open the safe and give the money which it then and then he took her away from the other employees to the front register for her to give him the money from that tell choose not sure they really had a gu

lower right, -- the embarcadero. the sierra at kirkwood resort where they expect wind and snow, up to 30 miles per hour. >> of the golden gate, one of the towers is gone -- you can see with the moisture in the atmosphere, we are getting five. plan on that if you will be around the perimeter of the bay little bit or the coast. that will be a feature, the marine layer. checking out where the rain is, storm tracker 4, appearing on the radar as this front is at the backyard, closer inspection of the east bay, san ramon down to dublin. we have showers going on right now as we speak. going further to the west, along the peninsula, pacifica, down to the south as you will see, south of the city is what we have in terms of the rain. again, splotches will continue to remain on the radar throughout the morning. taking a look at this in motion, the front in the backyard. it seems to promise from the satellite and radar imagery, that we make it clearing occurring a little bit temporarily. we have that in the forecast, variable cl

the accident happened last night on the embarcadero. police say it appears an suv driver changed lanes and cut off a double-decker bus. a collision occurred. about 30 people were on the bus. >> i came outside to see, and there were a lot of police cars, a lot of ambulances. people being taken away on stretchers. >> all of the victims' injuries are considered nonlife-threatening. police are still investigating. they say the suv driver may be cited, but they do not believe alcohol was involved. >>> now, this isn't the only tour bus crash to happen in san francisco recently. last month, 20 people were sent to the hospital after a city sightseeing bus there you saw it, careened out of control and crashed at union square. the driver said he heard a loud bang underneath the bus before losing control. investigators say they believe a mechanical failure is to blame. a report released just last week, found the company had multiple violations and six other buses that were unsatisfactory. >>> police say a suspect who they shot and kill said believ

that's the -- that's the embarcadero. trust me on that one. according to my observations we have an improving situation in the oakland area. concord down to a mile visibility. we do have a high surf warning in effect for today for the immediate seashore. we're talking about pretty large swells up to 18 feet until this time tomorrow morning. please exercise calls if you are heading out there to see the beautiful waves never turn your back on an angry ocean. there will be sneaker waves. and in the water, very dangerous rip currents. we're talking about a very mild day. temperatures between 60 and half moon bay to 66 in livermore and it will be 67 in gilroy. rain is cueing up. we'll tell you when to expect it. but first let's say good morning to gianna. >>> good morning. westbound 24 at pleasant hill road. that's as you work your way through la fayette. a few cards on the roadway. it's a bit foggy. use caution. chp has a fog advisory. right around berkeley, especially is where they are reporting they are seeing fog. jumping to the maps. we do hav

. >> reporter: the embarcadero is a little bit what for tonight. and into tomorrow we have more sunshine for new year's eve. new year's day with sonny also. however, it will be cool. to buttress right as the clock strikes 12 tomorrow night. you should see temperatures in the 30's for a lot of places. >> reporter: 74 saturday with increasing chances of showers. for next week that is we will see a pattern change was more intense systems coming up. we will be tracking those literate and to the week. >> reporter: that to be some isolated cooler showers. with lot of snow and possibly for next week into the sierra. with talk more about that later on. >> catherine:thank you, brian. >> catherine:some changes are coming for chicago police. >> catherine:there will be training for less confrontational public encounters. and officers will get more tasers. >> catherine:those are just some of the policy changes announced today by mayor rahm emanuel.chicago officials scramble to deal with what critics have slammed as a police culture of "shoot first and ask quest

the balance raising other concerned about the embarcadero? there were materials that were just developed to look at the two worst intersections on the embarcadero. >> okay. >> again, no store. 60-70 cars no significant impact. i think the point of that is, we looked at a broader area and specific places where you think it might be a problem. we are not seeing the problem. essential because the topic is dispersed as you move further away from the site. the study area is basically defined to focus on where the impacts are concentrated and not just drawing a big geographic area and same summer in this big glob that might be an impact. >> thank you. i appreciate all the city staff has taken them time to answer my questions matter present, i'm done.? i do have some environmental questions but i'll save those for later. a question for the project sponsor and appellants but the appointed time i can wait? >> supervisor avalos >> i have a question. we've heard a lot about ways we studied this project in different ways we can mitigate the impact but i'

one of the southend at-and embarcadero one. the main place on harry bridges where people cross the street from the ferry building to market street. then, the third one at washington and embarcadero. the orange sort of shaped on there they represent different activations i mentioned. they're not labeled but those are actually representative of the sizes and types of activations that will be coming to an presented in super bowl city. as i said, the main focuses is free to the public it is an entertaining-it's a family friendly. it's entertainment. it's engaging, interactive activities for people. something that we felt quite strongly about was opening that previous week into about the committees and residents to enjoy the taste of super bowl l and two have a super bowl l experience before autocrats come into town during the week. though something without was quite important to us from the start. i have also included in this deck a couple of examples of activation sites that happen -you types might see. this is levi's. what are pa

from the embarcadero, jackie ward,. >> what is the best day to finish your shopping?ristmas eve. we have breezy conditions. slowly beginning to ease up with all of the breezy conditions today. temperatures near 60 degrees. not that cold. it will be windy today. wind speed around the bay area will be in the mid-20-mile-an- hour range. 61 at concord. san francisco has 58. the rain is being drirken south and dry out. we get out of this antic river that's given us as much as 4 inches of rain in the santa cruz mountains. more rainen rain than any of the computer models forecast. a windy drive this morning, blustery day today. it will be a showery day as well. tomorrow, we do get a break. we'll get sunshine coming out on wednesday. christmas eve, the snow level down to 3,000 feet as we have more rain coming in on thursday. we'll get clearing on wednesday. thursday more rain. christmas day looks sunny. we'll keep the sunshine it. it tlb cool. sunshine stays here right through monday. that's a happy ending but in the meantime, we've got problems on the road this morning. >>>

the rink at union area is nearly booked and room at embarcadero. no age to catch the san francisco water front fire slow and a great view is on uss hornet with a party happening there. kids are allow. >> a great way to be with your close neighbors, all 2 the of your favorite friends. >> families are welcome as the alameda theater where children can play games as their parents enjoy a celebration upstairs. >> san francisco officials are reminding us fire woulds of any kind of illegal if the city but it has not stopped people from setting them off as the video shows. officials stress that fireworks are a major burn hazard and even a sparkler puts out enough heat toment the gold. better to watch the show put open by professionals such as the one tonight off of the embarcadero. >> law enforcement agencies are teaming up to crack down on illegal side shows in the east bay and put together this. >> participating in side shows or street races can result in your car being towed and you going to jail. >> the police department and c.h.p. and alameda county s

the injuries in all of this are not life-threatening. >> the crash happened along the busy embarcadero. a bus and a ford explorer. amy was eating dinner and startled by the lights. >> i same outside to see and there were a lot of police cars and ambulances and people being taken away on the stretchers. >> about 30 people were on board the hop on, hop off-style bus. a preliminary investigation shows the explorer was in the second lane and the bus in the next lane. >> the explorer made a turn cutting the bus off and the driver applied the brakes and we had impact to the bus and vehicle. >> andrew smith is the general manager. >> we will reach out and find out what they need. >> the driver was shake uh ep, but already. both stayed and cooperated and police say it appears they were not under the influence, but the lane change they say could generate a citation. >> at this point there is no charges, but he may be cited for cutting the bus off at this point. >> the general manager said that the bus driver was experienced and has been with the company for about two years. live in san francisc

the union rink is booked, but there is room at the embarcadero. there is no age minimum for the fireworks show jie. and one part that will have a good view is on the uss hornet and kid are allowed jie. it is a -- >> it is a great way to be with your friends. >> and they are welcome to the alameda theater so they can enjoy a celebration upstairs. of course you are also invited to ring in 2016. dick clark's "new year's rockin' eve" will have a break at 11:00 for a look at how the bay area is celebrating. and then the countdown to 2016 continues on new year's "new year's rockin' eve." >> how will it be in terms of the viewing? >> san yaw patel is here with that for us. sandhya? >> yeah, kristen and ama, it is going to be spectacular for viewing and for this last day of 2015. if you are going to be out and about and taking your kids to new year's eve celebrations, look at your planner. a cold start, low 30s and 40s and bright and sunny by 10:00 al. then the sun will be out and not so chilly, but cooling down by 5:00 p.m. and here is a look at your fir

people walking along the embarcadero in san francisco had their umbrellas out of course and as the rain pit the popular tourist area. there was light blooding a few inches deep and taking a live look mow at golden gate cash dash lube now at imold ep gate bridge cam. pour more about the storm and the series of storms, here is sandhya patel with live doppler 7hk. >> there are two more storms and live doppler 7hd will take you in and show you where it is raining. in the east bay we are seeing loit on dash cash light on moderate rain. san leandro and hayward area and washington avenue, we are seeing that light on moderate rain across the san mateo bridge. we are seeing the rain on on the peninsula. we are looking at san mateo and foster city and down toward san carlos and also seeing some light rain. palo alto and, guess what. finally it took hours, but made from the south bay to the santa cruz mountains. i want to take you closer to street level. santa clara, west virginia street, moore park avenue, you are getting wet into cupertino. how much rain? a trace amount. 1.42 and almost three qu

the fireworks along the embarcadero. large crowds and gridlock are expected before and after midnight for the fireworks along the waterfront. police say security will be tight. >> we're going to have officers driving patrol cars on foot, bicycles, motorcycle. we are going to have officers also in plainclothes which we do typically in any type of large event. we do want this to be safe. >> and the coast guard has set up a safety zone near the san francisco ferry building. boaters will not be allowed into the area unless they have special authorization. >>> of course, the roads will be packed as people head to nair new year's celebrations. gianna franco has your transit options if you would rather ride than drive. >> reporter: if you plan on celebrating into the wee hours of the morning, you have a lot of options for transportation to get you home tonight. first off, bart will be running extra service until 3 a.m. also running a skip stop train pattern at their popular stops to ease platform crowding. plan on extra service

we are live at the embarcadero where the crowds will line up tomorrow. >> we are not seeing the security presence tonight. but on new year's eve you will see on the water front a large police presence and of course we want people to have fun tomorrow night. but we want to make sure you have a safe night. in business, it's all about location. even better when you're next to the bay bridge. >> we couldn't have scripted it any better. we are all lucky to be in san francisco especially in our location and in this city and in this environment. >> reporter: i spoke with the owners of two restaurants, water bar and epic steak. both benefitting from what is expected to be large crowds on the water front on new year's eve for the city's annual fireworks show. >> the lounge will accommodate 60 or 70 and seated guests will be close to 300 for the evening. >> a special night. we were booked out in a matter of less than an hour. >> we'll have a big countdown and party favors and balloons and the fireworks set off right at midnight. >> reporter: the show brings out hundreds of thousands of visitors an

the union rink is booked, but there is room at the embarcadero.here is no age minimum for the fireworks show jie. and one part that will have a good view is on the uss hornet and kid are allowed jie. it is a -- >> it is a great way to be with your friends. >> and they are welcome to the alameda theater so they can enjoy a celebration upstairs. of course you are also invited to ring in 2016. dick clark's "new year's rockin' eve" will have a break at 11:00 for a look at how the bay area is celebrating. and then the countdown to 2016 continues on new year's "new year's rockin' eve." >> how will it be in terms of the viewing? >> san yaw patel is here with that for us. sandhya? >> yeah, kristen and ama, it is going to be spectacular for viewing and for this last day of 2015. if you are going to be out and about and taking your kids to new year's eve celebrations, look at your planner. a cold start, low 30s and 40s and bright and sunny by 10:00 al. then the sun will be out and not so chilly, but cooling down by 5:00 p.m. and here is a look at your firew

let's take a live look outside from the embarcadero. it's a dry start to the day compared to yesterday, certainly. but, expect more rain in the forecast coming up in a few hours. meteorologist dave spahr is here to tell us when that rain will arrive. >> the sun is going to put its performance out there, we're going to see this and then go back to bed. >> your work is done here. >> that's right. here's a live look from storm tracker 4 radar, they are watching some redeveloping, a shield of it out into the pacific, getting time to develop, looks like it's developing in the north bay as we speak for now. this will again spread out and cover much more territory, got all of the urbanized areas as we approach the p.m. hours. here we can see the rain starting to build coming in from the northwest, typical, true to fashion. 39 n. bay, florida napa, clear skies overnight, then allowed temperatures to fall fairly rapidly with dry air. now we do have a dry air mass to deal with, but temperatures are falling quite a bit already. so there is not as

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people walking along the embarcadero in san francisco had their umbrellas out of course and as the rainr tourist area. there was light blooding a few inches deep and taking a live look mow at golden gate cash dash lube now at imold ep gate bridge cam. pour more about the storm and the series of storms, here is sandhya patel with live doppler 7hk. >> there are two more storms and live doppler 7hd will take you in and show you where it is raining. in the east bay we are seeing loit on dash cash light on moderate rain. san leandro and hayward area and washington avenue, we are seeing that light on moderate rain across the san mateo bridge. we are seeing the rain on on the peninsula. we are looking at san mateo and foster city and down toward san carlos and also seeing some light rain. palo alto and, guess what. finally it took hours, but made from the south bay to the santa cruz mountains. i want to take you closer to street level. santa clara, west virginia street, moore park avenue, you are getting wet into cupertino. how much rain? a trace amount. 1.42 and almost three quarters in saint

from january 30 through february 7 expect road closures on market and embarcadero and the moscone center. take public transportation. >> one route will be discontinued, the weekend only route, the "e" embarcadero but the other lines have only nominal changes or a different terminal a block away. >> transit agencies will pitch in to get workers and visitors where they need to go or run longer trains with extra ferries and caltrain will beef up service. >> facebook c.e.o. mark zuckerberg and his wife priscilla chan are throw down the gauntlet, they are pledging 99 percent of their facebook shares to charity. to make the world a better play for their newborn daughter and the next generation. lilian kim has the story. >> zuckerberg and priscilla chan now proud parents of a little girl named max posting this photo with a better to their daughter, max. we love and you fell a great responsibility to leave the world a better play for you and all children. >> the only way to reach our fuel human potential is if we are able to unlock the gift of every person around the world. >> the stuck birth pl

a lot of people are planning to celebrate on san francisco's embarcadero. >> catherine:but given those new threats about mass events like new years on the waterfront. kron 4's vicki liviakis shows us what's being done to keep the public safe. >> vicki:the fireworks light up the night sky - and down below -hundreds of thousands of people. >> vicki:in light of recent terror attacks in paris and san bernadino - police in san francisco are taking no chances. >> vicki:both federal and local authorities are tightening security in times square and the rose parade. and while there are no credible threats made to san first responders took part in this terror drill.a mock exercise where else but on - the embarcadero. again, this is only a drill. >> catherine:in san francisco, vicki >> >> vicki: again, and this was only a drill. police will not reveal their tactics. they are taking extra precautions. >> we will have undercover officers and more. this will be a safety that. and of course the best eyes and ears are the public derrick had a stake in new year's eve and report suspicious activity. >>

barriers are going up along the embarcadero site of the region's largest public new year's event. police officers will be on patrol to deal with any rowdy revelers and traffic gridlock. there's also extra security after the recent terror attacks in france and san bernardino. there are no specific local threats but police as usual are urging everybody to be on alert. >> we do want the message to be that if someone sees something, say something. don't assume someone else will say something or take care of it because often times we don't know it unless it's brought to our attention. >> if you go to a big celebration tonight, san jose, san francisco, oakland, anywhere, consider using public transit. the roads could be a mess. many local transit agencies are offering free rides starting at 8:00 tonight including caltrain which will run until 2:15 tomorrow morning. free rides continue until 5 a.m. on vta, samtrans, ac transit and muni. check those agencies for details and routes and schedules. bart is extending service until 3:00 tomorrow morning but is not offering free rides. the bigg

did you notice the embarcadero lights were not on? '50s and 40s out the door. mostly cloudy by the evening commute. temperatures high 50s to mid- 60s. i have the timing of the rain for tomorrow, but first, let's say good morning to liza. >> good morning. happy "hump day," everybody. we are going to talk about 880 oakland driving looking okay. there is roadwork in san leandro just beyond this picture both directions between davis and marina various lanes shut down for caltrans until 5:00. i'll have more "kcbs traffic" in less than 10 minutes. >>> facebook's ceo ceo mark zuckerberg says he and his wife will give away almost their entire fortune a $45 billion promise that will have a big impact in the world. kpix 5's andria borba has more. >>> reporter: in what else a facebook post, mark zuckerberg and his wife priscilla posing with their newborn daughter announced their big plan, donate 99% of their facebook shares or $45 billion and with that money there are big plans. >> what does it take to make it so people don't get sick anymore? we build more inclusive and

"expect some places: 7 cisco bay embarcadero south of the ferry building by the bay bridge will probably see the usual flooding when one of wall the point and other areas. places in various places on the bay area offering sandbags in alameda county and many go to a 1400 block in san leandro. in santa clara county it's been an cocteau 1900 block of embarcadero. >> catherine: your most own troubles for a full list of locations check our web site kron4news-dot-com >> catherine: weather is causing flight delays and cancellations at eight area airports sfo at least 69 flights canceled last word and departing flights delayed an average of 45 minutes 100 for flights delayed so. jose's airport delays of the 20 minutes being reported at oakland's airport no major delays the travelers this everyone being reminded to check with airlines their status for status updates. the storm is bringing another dumping of snow in the sierra greta's here with the front on the slopes of a rough ride getting a fair if you're on the slopes in alone and ski goggles. that's coming down today will be tomorrow morning

if you're headed to the embarcadero in san francisco, keep those jackets handy. it's going to be chilly. we're talking about temperatures in the mid-40s. and that's for san francisco. you know those inland valleys always get chillier. we could be looking at temperatures by new year's eve staying put near freezing. so bundle up. back to you guys. >> thanks very much. it's going keep the champagne cold. >> that's true. >> that's the plus side. >> always looking on the bright side. still to come, a new year means new laws to tell you about, from taking uber to use the changes you need to know starting january 1. >>> plus, goats hungry for christmas trees you. might be surprised to learn how quickly these san francisco eating machines can gobble up your christmas leftovers. here in vineland, new jersey where progresso light soups are made, we'll never give up our cheddar, our cream, and especially our bacon. so we figured out a way to add rich ingredients like this into 22 light soups, all with 100 calories or less per serving. so if you want to eat light and not giv

go there is no the financial district to get back to the embarcadero some of the streets where trafficill go to market to mission on howard and that is how we managed the traffic network to not interfere with the traffic in effect the overriding goal think the back to central freeway closure great erroneous tell people not to coe and drive and minimize traffic and get that assess that people need so those are the basic transit maps their complicated than jose will show you we're nailing down the final details to the golden gate and transit there are bus lines that don't think the capital and other we found a way for every one of the lines to get to the terminals and make those connects and parking removal is an essential part we needed the capacity so some of the streetcars resident lines will be taking on-street parking that is a benefit we're working on bicycle circulation to make sure that people we want more people to use bikes from portfolio a to b and move this in the vicinity outside the closed off area for super bowl city but up against the boundary and working to nail those de

>>george: we continue to monitor this accident sitting in paulo auto south about 101 the embarcadero we just check with the chp among the confirm that the lions have been cleared the accident in self has not and so it still accounts for delays on both the south and north down side of the accident that occurred on the southbound side still solidly backed up a to a redwood city of course not as a visual has a feeling of no plans are affected northbound within is the back of heading north, a pot of sunnyvale and santa clara. >>george: still have it but finally starting to thin down about a 20 minute trip time out of hate >>jackie sissel: a system in her car last night here is a video from last night it happened near the mall in san jose and on 630 >>jackie sissel: 70 your group was talking to some friends on for some of the ship left turkeys and the car and that is when they saw the suspect in the car and take off she and her friend and another vehicle followed the suspect in the vehicle and when he stopped at an intersection and wynton and coleman does when she got out of the car and a

year actually not only through the city but also on the port authority leaders would cover the embarcaderoherman's wharf and down near the ball park since. >>haaziq madyun: this is what the same yard looks like today someone stole this family 16 ft. tall and level santa he says although he recently moved here of how did decorations have been a family tradition for him and his wife and their two small children. >>haaziq madyun: he's replaceable but the is unfortunate that it happened this happy family said it would not let this incident ruin their hauler them but if there were to wake of christmas morning and somehow find the giant santa claus and decoration that would be the best gift of the mall. >>darya: he had a drug problem and he was spiraling down to spend more than a year in prison and three is on probation so on christmas eve the actor was given a full pardon not by governor brown departed restores his right to vote sit and he's come along way america has a new christmas past time shopping but on christmas the internet is to blame christmas day is usually the slowest shopping day o

>> they need some work. >> the embarcadero rink says it always has room. >> does new year's eve change once you have a f >> yeah. >> we go to somebody'shouse and let the kids run amock for a bit. >> there's no age requirement to see the fireworks. front where fences and the water barricades are already going up. you could watch from across the bay. >> you get the skyline view of san francisco and itty can't be beat. >> from the deck of the uss hornet. down below the ship is prepared for a party. one very real 17-piece band. it's a grownup party but kids are allowed. >> they'll be giving dance lessons. >> kids are welcome at the alamida theater. >> we've got carnival games, fortune wheel. >> kids can pose as their parents enjoy their own celebration upstairs. all the events include a movie in case the kids want to see it. >> we'll see if they make it to midnight. >> jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. >> heads up on transits changes for tomorrow night. bart will extent service until 3:00 a.m. with trains running every 20 minutes after midnight. on new year's day bart will operate. four trains h

kron 4's kate cagle is live outside the kron studios on the embarcadero to show us the conditions. fitkate. >> reporter: schreiber sincerely got soaked. the soundtrack to the last sunday for christmas shopping wasn't carols this year it was rain drops. .and as the onslaught of mist and light rain slowed traffic. the damp conditions did not dampen the mood. >>: "great! well needed!" >> reporter: californians know the wet weather is much needed. and while we've had some rainy days recentlyit's still not enough to put a dent in the drought. >>: "this is the best weather we can have right now at this time. it's almost christmas we don't' get snow we get rain" >> reporter: we are only at about half the average amount of rain for this time of year. and more is on the way. today's wet weather that soaked the streets of china town - causing some to grab whatever they could to protect their head- is the first of two back to back weather systems. there will be gloomy, soaking, chilly weather like this all the way until it's time to unwrap those gifts. >>: "el nino is junk!" >> vicki: another