south 101 embarcardero to shoreline we have road work this various lanes until 5:00 this morning, so for another 20 minutes. in san ramon valley northbound 6 80, various planes are blocked through this area here until action. >> a warning to east bay residents, thieves have left a neighborhood in the dark. next how people are dealing with a potentially dangerous situation. >> a peninsula high school on alert, the discovery that has >> welcome back on thursday. redwood city is the latest city to implement a ban on plastic bags. there will be a vote march 11, requiring shoppers to use a re-useable bag or pay ten cents for paper bag. it would go into affect on april 25, earth day, most cities already have a similar ban in place. >> volunteers armed with flashlights are taking to trails in concord to help people trying to find their way. the lights are out near the north concord bart station because of copper thieves are no thanks to them. we shed some light on what is being done. >> the sun goes down. it is pitch black on this trail parallelling the highway. lights along the trail heade

the embarcardero ferry building and the bay bridge, not testing the lights this morning. love to see that. always quiet. and you can see the moon above that "live" in the upper left hand corner, a crescent moon. live doppler 7 hd shows ready to capture the radar returns this time tomorrow as they move from north to south across the bay area. right now, cooler. remember we talked about the lack of clouded? a lost 30's out there from napa and santa rosa and mid-30's to concord and police officer lore -- and livermore and los gatos at 37. around the monterey bay, upper 30's to mid-40's. brighter today and close to average temperatures. cooler with showers tomorrow and friday and we will rebound with sunny conditions and warmer weather this weekend. today we will stretch from 55 at half moon bay, a cool spot and san francisco and richmond at 356 to antioch and fairfield at 60. we will be 59 in oakland and san jose. 56 in monterey and everyone else in the bay and inland is flirting with 60 degrees. tonight, clouds will roll in, keep the temperatures up, in the upper 30's to mi

and road work through oakland and south 880 embarcardero until 5:00. kristen and eric? >> a raccoon falls victim to a demorable crime, the officer being made to find the people who left it for dead the. >> a bay area high school coach sues the catholic church and is being punished for doing the right thing. >> ancient chinese army in the bay area >> fremont, palo alto and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> a live look from the cameras with the embarcardero and bay bridge. not as cold as yesterday. >> more news, this morning a $1,000 reward being offered to help track down the person who shot a raccoon. gunshot fragments were in its body. it was found alive but unresponsive sunday morning. it was lying against a cushion palm avenue in south san francisco and a veterinarian had to put the raccoon to sleep the 12000 animal the humane society has found shot since december. >> remarkable exhibit showcasing the life and legacy of china's first emperor opens tomorrow at the asian art museum in san francisco. it showcases the famous terra cotta warrior statues. here a previ

the embarcardero this morning, you can see the flags on the ferry building blowing west to east, the breeze will keep us cool. 32 in novato and 42 in san jose. oakland is at 50 and san francisco at 47 degrees. through the morning hours we will be 36 to 46 and partly sunny and low-to-upper 50's and dry this evening, mid-40's to mid-50's. >> happy president's day, holiday "lite" as we look at bay bridge toll plaza, very few cars headed through, no metering lights or delays into san francisco. the mass transit options show ace regular service. ferries and buses on holiday schedule. this is golden gate. ac transit is on sunday schedule. the drive times show southbound from santa rosa, 24, and now over to kristen and eric. >> more traffic news. a south bay intersection has been partly shut down this morning after a police chase that resulted in a fatal crash. we are live along blossom hill road with the latest. what is going on? >> westbound blossom hill road is closed if you look because they are digging out and now towing this crashed stolen s.u.v. following a deadly chase that ended wi

hit-and-run accident. >> equipment failure is the cause for an outage that left a strip of the embarcardero water front in the dark from the ferry building to south of the bay bridge what no electricity going at 6:45. traffic signals and streetlightsen out. the energy company provided citizen operators. >> they are wanting people to be careful of of helium balloons tt can cause big problems if they float into the power lanes. the biggest concerns are electrical outages when the power lines are compromised and they recommended you keep them indoors if possible. most important, if it is tangled in a power line, never try to recover that balloon. never. that is why i recommend chocolate. so much more practical. >> they are never tangled up in the power lines. now, the temperatures today and how much warmer they are compared to average, san francisco is 64 and three degrees warmer than average, and livermore at 68, eight degrees warmer than average and temperatures running high for this time of the year but not the scene records, we would have to be in the 70's. the entire state is rain-free st

i know a lot of folk are off today and that is why the embarcardero is so light in terms of traffic.ds signifying a change coming our way. thanks for joining us. >> a purple hue on the embarcardero with a change headed our way the. >> we are changing from remain warmer than average yesterday to below average today to wet and colder tomorrow. so, right now, live doppler 7 hd showing it is dry today so if you have outdoor activities no worries. temperatures are running from 51 in oakland to 36 in novato. headed through the day planner for the bay we will start off gray and 49 and in the mid-50's by noon and through the better part of the afternoon with pockets of sunshine and clouds this evening and 52. inland we will have temperatures in the mid-30's to mid-40's this morning. we will be in the mid-50's with clouds throughout the afternoon. chilly in the evening at 49 degrees. headed to the bay or to the coast temperatures are in the low-to-mid 50's. >> long holiday weekend for most folks, traffic is reflecting that. southbound 101, this is beyond marin civic center toward lincoln and

. >> lot of running on the embarcardero. we love that. absolutely. good morning, everyone, hard to stay inside when you have this type of weather offer the next three or four days. live doppler 7 hd shows the commute will be dry this morning. it will be fine this afternoon. the snowstorm is pulling away from kansas and snowing heavy north of st. louis, but, still, back to kansas city but that is ending shortly and you can see the arc of strong storms headed through the ohio river valley and down to where we expect the severe weather in the middle parts of florida this morning and into the afternoon. here is a beautiful picture, mount tamalpais this morning, sausalito, san francisco, all the way down to the san mateo bridge and santa rosa is 35 and 32 at napa and forward is 40, and los gatos is 37. today, the warming trend begins. milder at night, we will have spring warmth by the end of the week which means there will be a lot of pollen in the air come the next several days. high pressure is still holding over our neighborhoods and you can see the la

we will look from our roof camera, beautiful, beautiful look at the embarcardero and the ferry building. temperature right now in san francisco and san jose is 57, 55 in petaluma and santa cruz and oakland is behind it at 54. this is how it looks from the east bay, toward the south and east, southeast santa rosa at 58. gilroy is the warm spot at 61. temperatures lag behind yesterday so we will not be so warm because of the fact we have more cloud cover this afternoon. it will be cloudy and that will keep us mild tonight and we will not have many areas with frost and it has been hard to get frost although it has been 32 degrees because the ground in the air and so dry. our warmest day is thursday, friday, and saturday, so one day this week it will be above average and here is our 24 temperature change, san jose is the exception, one degree warmer and fremont, one degree cooler and san francisco, two, and concord and oakland and santa rosa, three or four degrees cooler and south bay and santa clara valley around 66 to 68 with santa clara right there at 68 and up the peninsula, a lot of 65

this is embarcardero station possibly in five years.jor expansion on project they are trying to include, with new elevators and stairs and you could exit on both sides of the train. the proposed $900 million expansion is in response to increased ridership. changes to the montgomery street station are also in the work. bart will hold the first of community meetings tonight to talk about whether to ban repeat offenders from the trains. a new law allows the agency to file restraining orders against vandals, cheaters and protesters who are cited three or more times in 60 days. >> the high profile web company godaddy is opening the new office today, in sunnyvale, to try to attract more high-tech talent. godaddy is leasing more than 89,000 square feet at the office complex known for their racy super bowl commercials plans to fill 40 positions locally. we posted the information on our website at abc7news.com under oh spree -- "see it on tv." >> mike, how is it looking? >> looking at the models for 14 or 15 days there is no strong storm to brea

otherwise, we have road work on the peninsula embarcardero road to shoreline if the lanes for another 10 minutes until 5:00. crib -- kristen? >> the court will hear arguments that could strike down key parts of the voting rights act challenging the 1965 law that made voting a reality for blacks in the south. it won extension by near unanimous vote from congress in 2006. critics say it is outdated and unfair and claiming they are using it to reconfigure districts that favor blacks. but it was cited in preventing a voter i.d. law from moving forward in texas and redrewing districts that favored g.o.p. incumbents. >> president obama and top members of congress and relatives are on happen when a statue of civil rights pioneer rosa parks is unveiled in washington, dc located in stat wary hall, the first full sized capital of an african-american woman inside the capitol. she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger in in -- and began the civil rights movement. >> the real cause of and the c.e.o. of oracle is buying a small hawaiian airline after he bought most of the hawaii

this is embarcardero station possibly in five years.here is a major expansion on project they are trying to include, with new elevators and stairs and you could exit on both sides of the train. the proposed $900 million expansion is in response to increased ridership. changes to the montgomery street station are also in the work. bart will hold the first of community meetings tonight to talk about whether to ban repeat offenders from the trains. a new law allows the agency to file restraining orders against vandals, cheaters and protesters who are cited three or more times in 60 days. >> the high profile web company godaddy is opening the new office today, in sunnyvale, to try to attract more high-tech talent. godaddy is leasing more than 89,000 square feet at the office complex known for their racy super bowl commercials plans to fill 40 positions locally. we posted the information on our website at abc7news.com under oh spree -- "see it on tv." >> mike, how is it looking? >> looking at the models for 14 or 15 days there is no strong s

southbound 880 between 980 and 16th and embarcardero there is still some road work. kristen and eric? >> this morning, nasa scientists scheduled to reveal new details of an asteroid that goes whizzing past earth next week. astronomers will have their telescopes ready for the asteroid which will pass by earth next friday. it is fairly small, only 150' across so astronomers not to bother looking for it in the sky. people can get a look at it from the high powered telescopes. >> researchers have found the first case of whooping cough that could be resistant to vaccines which is why we hear the worst year in six decades. a few cases in philadelphia are traces to a new strain that the advantage convenience -- the vaccine cannot stop. last year 18 were killed in the united states from whooping cough. >> having a bad hair day can be bad for your health. researchers at yale found both men and women are affected when they do not feel good about their hair. people may underperform at work and feel less confident on bad hair day. >> agree. >> just the perception can make family

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we will look from our roof camera, beautiful, beautiful look at the embarcardero and the ferry buildingtemperature right now in san francisco and san jose is 57, 55 in petaluma and santa cruz and oakland is behind it at 54. this is how it looks from the east bay, toward the south and east, southeast santa rosa at 58. gilroy is the warm spot at 61. temperatures lag behind yesterday so we will not be so warm because of the fact we have more cloud cover this afternoon. it will be cloudy and that will keep us mild tonight and we will not have many areas with frost and it has been hard to get frost although it has been 32 degrees because the ground in the air and so dry. our warmest day is thursday, friday, and saturday, so one day this week it will be above average and here is our 24 temperature change, san jose is the exception, one degree warmer and fremont, one degree cooler and san francisco, two, and concord and oakland and santa rosa, three or four degrees cooler and south bay and santa clara valley around 66 to 68 with santa clara right there at 68 and up the peninsula, a lot of 65's

now, the embarcardero and the bay bridge and the bay lights are tested again. it is a pretty only but there are clouds with a change for a cooler week. will we see rain? mike nicco has that coming up. >> president obama today is campaigning for gun reform laws outside of washington. he will meet with law enforcement experts about reducing gun violence. the president will pitch the ban to install universal background checks. key members of the administration are focusing on immigration reform today. homeland security secretary napolitano, will talk with police around the country about securing the borders. >> today could be the day that boy scouts ends a ban on bays. they will replace the ban with a policy to individual troop sponsors determining their own policy at the local level. on sunday, president obama praised the boy scouts as a great institution. he serves as honorary president of the organization and hopes leaders will vote to make it more inclusive. >> in london tourists witnessed chaos during the changing of the guard outside the buckingham palace wh

on and can you see the breeze from the ocean that will continue our cooling trend as we look at embarcarderoions are 46 in san francisco. oakland is 49. san jose is 41. only 36 in novato and santa cruz is 43 and livermore is 39 degrees. today, well start off this morning with mostly clouds at 36 to 46. in the afternoon we will have a few pockets of sunshine and temperatures hacking around 51 at coast to 59 for bay and inland and in the evening hours the clouds return but it will be dry during the evening 46 to 53. i saw a lot of cars on the road. we talk to sue about the traffic. >> more than unusual for a holiday morning. the bay bridge show as few head lits headed into san francisco but no delays. everything is at the limit moving into the city. san mateo bridge is light with tail lights headed westbound making their way to foster city area. looking good here from the central valley at this hour it is looking good with somebodies at the limit or slightly below to the altamont pass. >> traffic impact on this story, new this morning a south show intersection is closed after a fatal crash. po

north 880 and southbound from embarcardero to fruitvale, the work will be picked up on the street ines. >> getting teaching credential could soon be easier to let college students qualify while earning their bachelor's degree in education. right now they need to complete a one-year graduate teaching program in addition to a degree. they would be placed with teachers in the community mid-way law college. training with experienced educators improves a new teacher's skills. >> the flu vaccine is not a big help for one group according to the centers for disease control it is only 9 percent effective in protecting seniors again the most common and dangerous flu bug. it was a moderate 56 percent overall for all ages. experts say the preliminary reports are highlighting the need for a boater -- better vaccine. the worst of flu season is season. >> bottle nosed dolphins called named of loved ones when separated, the first animals other than humans who call names they use signature sounds. >> google plus users have an out of the world opportunity, with nasa letting you talk with astronauts on

makeover of the two busy stations. 40 percent of the passengers get on or off at montgomery and embarcardero and they want do knock down the walls and install additional platforms on the other side of the current tracks. that would let passengers board on both sides of the train. bart is looking at installing sliding doors at the edge of the platform to open when it is time to board. the cost of the makeover is $900 million. >> an artist with a baby grand piano was drawing big crowds in half moon bay on the ocean front. there are just a couple of days left of the sunset shows. >> since the piano was on the edge of the cliff nine days ago, crowds have flocked, part of the art project called sunset piano, playing the same pieces each day as the instrument slowly falls victim to the elements. (inaudible lyrics). >> we cannot control the atmosphere. >> she grew up with the piano in her home but gave it away because it was going to cost $20,000 to repair. >> how beautiful to be here near the ocean where everything is always changing, that is how life is. >> the piano has been unprotected 24/7 but

westbound out of antioch good and from 980 to 16th embarcardero has a road work until 5:00 this morninghowers today and winter tides return to the bay area. we have new concerns on the road and the bay and the coast. amy is live in sausalito. amy? >> the coast guard is issuing warnings with the change in our weather meaning there will be a change on the water. they want everyone to remember: it and great to look at our beautiful beaches but do it from a distance. the coast guard is so on alert they did drills yesterday practicing rescue operations off of half moon bay. we have had seven people who have died this winter, who have drowned, in the last couple of months being swept away by sneaker waves. >> it does not need to be huge waves to knock you off your feet. many times it is the 6" to 8" that have the force to pull you off your feet and roll you into the ocean. >> the coast guard warns people not to go into the ocean to rescue a pet that has been swept away. the dogs are well equipped to swim back to shore but people are not. humans are more like throw drown. if you are thinking y

downtown san francisco the embarcardero area is a few clouds. what will that mean for our afternoon and what about the rain? is it still coming our way? we will check with mike ahead. >> our homeland security secretary is promoting border security as congress takes up immigration reform. the administration wants to streamline the citizenship process but a group of senators is demanding assurance on border security first. napolitano says effective patrols pushed illegal immigration numbers to the lowest level in 40 years. >> the national gun control debate that started after sandy hook elementary school has come to los gatos. a gun store that opened in december drew a lot of opposition during a public hearing. >> this is an issue that sparked controversy rarely seen in this town. >> the opening of templar sports, has created a huge division in our town. >> those opposed honored victims of the sandy hook elementary school massacre. the gun shop opened days after a gunman killed 20 children in connecticut. opponents complained the officials did not

. >> a live look at embarcardero, the bay, and the bay bridge with the pretty lights up. we will check traffic for you and weather coming up in a couple of minutes. >> more news, a family in concord is relieved and grateful after finally speaking to the son they believe was missing in peru. yesterday, the family of garrett hand thanked the embassy in lima. officials in peru and the media, as well, for helping locate garrett and his girlfriend jamie neal. they were found safe in a remote area near ecuador. >> social networks make it easy to connect with people around the world, now it is used to fight crime among people who barely know each other like distant neighbors. silicon valley is right at the forefront of this effort. >> neighbors moved to oakland years ago and they never dreamed they would be considering surveillance cameras. >> we are frustrated by the reduction in the police force that has happened and that is contributing to crime. >> after one violent robbery, neighbors organized, using a new social network called "next door." you can post anything, something

and a look across the bay from embarcardero.fic and weather together next at the abc7 only news >> we are back at 6:40. now the current conditions: we are freezing cold at petaluma and same at american canyon. through richmond and san leandro, belmont and financial district, in the low-to-mid 40's mid-30's around walnut creek and palo alto and santa clara and saratoga at 42 degrees. our highs today are better than this morning, pretty much mid-to-upper 60's but san francisco is 62 and mid-to-upper 50's along the coast. more sunshine today, so warmer weather. same if tomorrow, and, tomorrow, thursday and friday, our warmest days in the forecast. you can see 70's spreading throughout our inland neighbors and the bay for thursday and friday. >> sue? >> back to oakland where this sig-alert has just now been lifted, but we did not get a chance to remove it. the accident has been cleared northbound 880 at oak, and you will find a real jam up beyond fruitvale and we will show you on the app, headed in the northbound direction the red l

. >> the morning news >> a live look outside the embarcardero, san francisco, the bay, a gorgeous picturehilly. mike nicco has a final check coming up. >> as we are ready to hand things off to "good morning america" five things to know. number one, sonoma county sheriff is on the scene of a triple homicide northwest of santa rosa. this is video of the scene after the bodies were discovered yesterday at a home. detectives say the victims were shot to death in the bedroom. they were targeted. >> number two, san francisco police are holding a news conference today in a case of ten-year-old kevin collins who disappeared from haight-ashbury area in 1984. police searched a home last week. they found bone fragments in the basement and sent them to a laboratory for analysis. >> and in washington, dc, the post office is getting ready to make a major announcement. you got mail, but not on saturday, for restructuring of the postal service is stopping mail delivery on saturday starting in august and an official announcement is made in a few minutes from now at 7:00. >> number four, the boy scouts of

through the camera and you can see nothing is going on in san francisco as we look south down the embarcarderorict you can see the clouds. i was zooming live doppler 7 hd on petaluma around 1st treat petaluma boulevard south lakeville street and east washington street and petaluma boulevard north you can see the radar where we are seeing the best radar return. as we zoom on out and show you the showers are hanging across the north bay and a sprinkle or two is dropping into marin county and headed over to napa county but for the commute this is where the wet weather is going to be through about 7:00 or 8:00. headed to the end of the commute this will head down toward the bay and toward san francisco and oakland but until then you are going to be fine. as far as our temperatures, under the clouds, we are mostly in the low 40's, but upper 30's in redwood city and 48 in san francisco and 47 in oak are the warm spots so warmer than yesterday. temperatures in the mid-to-upper 30's and monterey is the exception at 43. today we have rain through the morning hours and showers in the afternoon, and show

>> a live look outside our camera showing the embarcardero and you can seat rain has started in parts of the bay area with light rain to begin. >> we are back. this is the san mateo bridge. we have a light shower falling right now along with the umbrella, dress for temperatures in the mid-40's to 51 degrees in oakland. here is a look at live doppler 7 hd right there right across the san mateo bridge we are showing that light rain. whether you are starting over around hayward or headed over to san mateo you will find light rain headed through castro valley light rain, and san ramon light rain, the more organized wet weather is to the north and you can see yellows which is light-to-moderate rain staying to the north for the next hour, and it starts to slide south. we will have our heaviest shower from 7:00 with scattered showers this afternoon and over the ocean by this evening. >> back to walnut creek, southbound 680, before the 24 split, an accident right here on the shoulder as you can see traffic picks up there but brake lights back to pleasant hills and we will look at the abc7 app

the embarcardero shows how calm it is, how clear it is, and now we will talk about live doppler 7 hd, when will you need the umbrella? not this morning. we are showing dry sky this but on tuesday, better know where the wet weather is and heavier clothing as spring has a few more days left and then it is gone. 37 at santa rosa and novato for the cool spot along fairfield and 38 and everyone else in the low-to-mid 30's and low 50's around oakland and 53 in san francisco and still 59 at half moon bay, and temperature range from 37 in gilroy inland to 52 in monterey. so, today we will have sunshine and warm temperatures again, and we will make this last until tomorrow. so if you have saturday off you get a warm day. the cooling starts on sunday and the wet pattern. not a storm or rain but a wet pattern develops with wet weather all week. peninsula, and south bay mid-to-upper 60's along the coast and south san francisco and mid-60's at north bay, and upper 60's to low 70's in the north bay and possible record highs around those areas including concord and 71, and to monterey bay low-to-mid

originally there were to be 4,000 seats along the embarcardero but this will host the opening and closingemonies for the racing series but residents worry about the impact of 40 concerts and other evens if their backyard. >> i feel helpless that there is nothing we can do and the decisions have been ahead and i don't think they care how the residents feel. >> the "san francisco chronicle" reports the amphitheater escaped scrutiny because the board approved changes that did not require public approval. >> now a few bay area connections to the oscars. the disney film "brave" won top for best animated feature. lt. governor's wife hit the red carpet, executive producer on the "invisible war" gnome natured for best documentary and "beasts of the southern wild" with visual effects by san francisco university cannot walk away with the reward. >> california film institute in san rafael posted the longest running official oscar parties outside of hollywood and last night was no exception. the party took place at the theater which has instituted the party for 19 years so there were quite a few conn

bart is planning an extreme makeover of two busiest stations. 40 percent of passengers get off at embarcardero and montgomery so they want to knock down the existing walls and install additional platforms on the other side of the tracks to let passengers board on both sides and installing sliding doors to open when it is time to board. the cost is $900 million. >> an artist with a baby grand piano is drawing big crowds in an unusual venue: along the ocean front at half moon bay. >> the concert is part an art project. the piano was hauled to the edge of the cliff at half moon bay 10 days ago and the crowds crowds e been flocking saying it is bringing the community together. >> beautiful to be at the ocean where everything is changing. that is life, right? >> the piano will be there until thursday the deadline given by the city of half moon bay because the art installation doesn't have permits. he plans to hall the piano back to the property where he says he will burn it as the final chapter of the art project. >> it was only a year ago when lynn sanity was born and tonight a homecoming when he

at him, you can see the embarcardero is quiet with traffic and weather. we are off to a dry start.r 7 hd shows as we look at that we will talk about clear conditions. there we go, so, we are spinning on top of mt. st. helena and we are tracking colder conditions. the 5:00 observations are in and you can see mid-to-upper 30's everywhere butant beyond fremont oakland and san francisco and around the monterey bay inland upper 30's to low 40's. it will be brighter today with temperatures close to average. tomorrow and friday the system will bring us cooler weather and showers. not all of us get a lost rain but at least it is something. we need the rain. also, it will bring snow but nothing too heavy. mostly sunny and it looks like the warmer weekend is still on the way of the temperatures today from 55 at half moon bay to 56 in san francisco and richmond and 60 in fairfield and antioch are the warmer conditions and the monterey bay, 56, and everyone else is 59 to 60 degrees. tonight, you can see the rain is moving into the north bay by this time tomorrow and it will spread south and ac

you can see on the embarcardero the wet roads with the bay bridge in the background. affecting traffic? that is ahead. >> what we showed you, the tease for "katie" with joe paterno's wife, that is on monday. today we will see her at 3:00, hispanics including an interview with supreme court sotomayor. >> celebrities worried about sunbathing photos snapped by press can get new protection from legislation that allows celebrities to collect damages from people would take photos or videos in an offensive way during their personal or family time. stars like britney spears and tommy lee and osborne family have submitted written statements saying this gives them peace of mind. >> there could be more full-length feature films on youtube than you think. >> good morning, more than $28 billion in damage in the past 20 years for the third largest cause of catastrophic damage behind hurricanes and tornado. people in the storm path make an inventory of home contents just in case. it has a free app, where you can file pictures and information on what you own. people are joining the p

moving and blowing out mainly to the southwest so we have a north to northeast wind this on the embarcarderorose is 39 and napa is 37 and fairfield is 39 and concord is 41 and los gatos 37 and gilroy 38. more cloud cover in the afternoon hours and breezes will work down from the higher elevation to our neighborhood. it will be brightest and warmest on sunday the best time for outdoor activity and all seven days are going to remain dry. in san jose our 24 hour temperature change is three degrees warmer in concord and san jose and santa rosa and fremont and san francisco a degree warmer. most of us will not notice the temperature change in the afternoon. the area low pressure, the upper low that is sliding along the spine of the sierra the bulk of the wet weather stays to the northeast with the jet stream and the main track has the low undercutting it with high pressure building in and that will keep us dry. now, in the south by, 61 in san jose if a high and everyone else in the valley is near 60. headed to santa cruz, about 63 degrees today. mid-to-upper 50's along the coast and mid-to-upper

. >> here is a look outside at the embarcardero and the bay from our roof top camera. >> the lights are still dancing across the bay bridge. we are going from spring to winter in a matter of about five days. saturday is warm, again, but by wednesday and thursday, it will be back in the 50's for highs, those are the better days for rain. but today we have high clouds and sunshine and mid-to-upper 60's around the bay shore and low 70's inland and upper 50's to 60 along the coast. rough surf tomorrow and low-to-mid 70's for the rest of us and sprinkles are possible in the north bay on saturday and cooler breezes for all of us on sunday. sue? >> thanks, rough drive if you are readed to benicia sub680 we have an accident, multi-cars, flatbed truck, left lane is blocked, center divide, shoulder, also, a lot of activity and very slow traffic from the lake approaching the scene here as traffic is bunched up. otherwise, we will look at the drive times, knot, san mateo bridge, 680, south from concord and 680 the grade is slow this morning. we have bunched up traffic on east shore freeway headed w

this is the embarcardero in san francisco looking eastward to the bay bridge. we have a some clouds and a bit of a storm. we have the sprinkles to the north and mike nicco will tell us when it could hit your area. that is ahead. >> the post office plans to drop saturday mail delivery is good news for netflix which could convince more to get movies streamed over the internet than delivered to the mail box because dvd's that used to arrive on friday will now be delivered on monday. the change could reduce netflix $300 million per year mailing expenses. the post office plans to stop saturday delivery in august. >> chicago police officer suing the city to overtime he is owed for answering the chrome phone -- answering the cell phone off duty, saying after hours answering constitutes work. the police sergeant claims the officers pressured to answer work-related call thes and e-mails but told not to file to overtime. the city says that they have work policies in place allowing police officers to request overtime. >> the state fish and game commission decided not to s

to pick up, southbound 101 from embarcardero road to shoreline that will be out of the lanes shortly. kristen and eric? >> victimming news, the santa cruz sheriff is planning another news conference on the shootout that killed two officers. mourners gathered in a show of sympathy and grief. cornell bernard is live at the santa cruz police department. >> moving tribute grows at santa cruz police headquarters people are bringing flowers, cards, candles, a memorial to two police officers killed in the line of duty. last night an outpouring of emotion as the community came together to mourn and to share thoughts and prayers about the two courageous officers, detective sergeant particularren butch baker and elizabeth butter who were ambushed and killed by a man accused of sexual assault. we are learning more information of the terrifying moments after the shooting, the scene on tuesday shows a fire truck responding to the call for help moments after that happened, the shooter goulet returned to the area and fired at officers and firefighters helped the citizens take cover and shield add wo

. >> now, everyone, the embarcardero, it is quiet.ir is and how rain free our forecast will be for the morning and the next several days. do not forget the fog in the north bay. now, temperatures, novato 32 so frost is possible, and mid-to-upper 30's, and 45 in antioch, like the bay, and half moon bay and san francisco at 49, the warm spot. we have low-to-mid 40's around the monterey bay and cooler, at 37 in gill ray. today, foggy to hazy is our transition from morning to afternoon and mild again. we will have more clouds and dry conditions and slightly cooler tomorrow, and, then, a chance of rain next week and cooler weather, maybe below average depending on what is out today with let to mid-60's. fairfield and san calf the -- san rafael at 62. 66 in monterey and inland at 73 in salinas. fog is possible tonight and the rest of us in the low do mid-40's. upstairs, two areas of high pressure dominating the weather which is expected, the system is deflected off to our northeast and this next system is going to really challenge the high

we will look, here we are from the camera to the embarcardero and bay bridge it is 46 in san franciscond 41 in san mateo and redwood city is 43 and mid-to-upper 30's for palo alto and half moon bay. now as we look at the east bay you can see oakland and berkeley right here, oakland is 44 and walnut creek is 38 and richmond is 41 and 35 at pleasanton and antioch at 44 degrees a warm spot. and the south bay this morning you can see 280 and 17, san jose at 41 and cupertino at 36 and we have mid-to-upper 30's around gilroy. santa rosa, 32 degrees with frost and possibly petaluma, also, napa at 34 and novato 36 followed by sausalito at 42 degrees. now what will happen today. we will have more cloud cover as the storm systems passed to the not and it will shave a few degrees off the high. partly cloudy, milder tonight, though more freezing temperatures tonight and our warmest days are tomorrow, friday, and saturday. in santa clara valley we are around 66 at cupertino and 68 in loss gets. santa cruz at 69. the peninsula is mid-60's. to the north, we are in the upper 50's along the coast and b

. >> good morning, a live look at the embarcardero, the ferry building, go 49ers and the bay bridge,ooking fine right there traffic-wise with some clouds out there. since it is national weather casters day, we will ask and honor mike nicco by asking them to talk about weather. >> wouldn't we do that anyway? 5:42. homeland security secretary napolitano tours the border with mexico in el paso, texas, promoting border security as congress takes up major immigration law reforms. the obama administration wants to streamline the citizenship process. a bipartisan group of senators is demanding assurances on border security first. napolitano says effective patrols have pushed illegal immigration numbers to the lowest level in 40 years. >> the national gun control debate started after hand hand and is now if los gatos, a gun store opened in december and drew a lot of opposition at a hearing last night. opponents complain a public review of the permit process for the company was not conducted although city officials were not required to. they are worried about the nearness to an elementary sch

look at the embarcardero and the ferry building awash in sunshine. it is cooler.santa rosa and 33 in napa and 38 in san jose and low-to-mid 40's in oakland and san francisco. mid-to-upper 50's today and raining this time tomorrow in the bay area with scattered showers on friday. have a great day. ♪ >>> britney spears right there. she could be headed for a major career reinvention. following a golden path. elvis did it. celine dion, elton john. blockbuster runs in las vegas. age there are lots of signs that britney is about to join them and will it send her career even higher into the stratosphere? we'll look at that ahead. >>> also ahead, secretive and super rich, and she loves to drag race. people apparently can't stop searching online right now for the youngest female billionaire in the country. and she's behind one of josh's favorite and america's hottest burger chains. mm-mm >> how good. >> i think we should have them delivered on the set for the occasion. >> right there. >> yeah. fly them in. >> that would be perfection. >>> hey, we're going to tell you about

>> going to the peninsula, we have an accident at embarcardero blocking southbound 101.where, it is crowded but moving through berkeley and to the macarthur maze and when you funnel into the bay bridge, metering lits are on and track is backing the first evercrossing toward the 880 overcrossing. eric? >> when we come back our >> at 7:28. here the temperatures. we are at 55 in pittsburg and richmond and 51 in the financial district and cooler, though, in pleasanton and santa clara at 41 and 40. we are three to nine degrees above where we should be for this time of the year. today is the warmer day in the forecast as we push the mid-to-upper 60's an the bay shore and low 70's inland but not so breezy at the coast with temperatures pushing 60. the warm of the day is tomorrow but check >>> this is startling video of what's called gallons gashing. it's gone viral. teenagers, spilling gallons of milk on the floor, pretending to fall. we'll take you inside this craze and the very real ramifications. >> absolutely nothing funny or cool about it. >> we say good morning, america.

check out the embarcardero. just a spectacular start to the day.pressure to our north. clouds spilling into the bay area around that system. we're not expecting rain. in fact, a warmer day ahead. 70 on the way tore livermore, 76, four degrees away from 80. the final day of february. getting into tomorrow, even warmer. and we're going to stay warm for saturday. >>> that's your latest weather. hey, matt, they made you out of macaroni. that would be matt lauer. >> very good. very nice. i'm very honored. i will come out and check that it in just a couple minutes. thank you >>> coming out, prince harry is headed back to britain following his first appearance following his tour of duty to afghanistan. the prince traveling to south africa to raise money for his charity. michelle kosinski is in johannesburg this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, matt. the kingdom lasoto prince harry visited is one of the poorest places on the planet. life expectancy of around 41. if you haven't heard about this, don't feel bad. that's one of the reasons why pr