the exploratorium being one of them. but also the projects at seawall lot 307, project 351, sea lot 351, the project at pier 70 and numerous other projects. but jonathan is best known at the port and outside of the port for his incredible analytical ability and his keen perspective on calculating value and understanding how to manipulate that value so that it's beneficial to all parties. and not everyone has always loved that trait about him, which makes me extremely happy, because i always find that to be a terrific sign. so, not to steal too much of jonathan's thunder, but he has an opportunity to go work in the office of the president at the university of california which, as you know, has a portfolio of 10 campuses and five medical centers throughout the state and is currently under the amazing leadership of janet nipalatano. [speaker not understood]. a great opportunity to make more legacy. so, i've had a wonderful time working with jonathan. we've had some terrific debates over the past seven years. i have won them

here's a look from the exploratorium camera. you see clouds around, and 45 minute delays at sfo right now. at the airport it's 57. 52 south bay. morgan hill 51. 54 half moon bay and emeryville this morning. it's a little foggy in spots and temperatures are cool across the bay there in santa rosa 46 degrees. 53 by the delta and the dense fog. concord and livermore upper 50s to lower 50s. not as bad as it could be but santa rosa with just a quarter mile visibility you have to use the low beams and slow down. 5 miles at the san carlos airport and three miles around hayward. the fog into lift and then we will look for a pretty decent afternoon. here's sfo right now. dry throughout the day today. scattered showers approaching the main-sonoma coast tonight. they will hold together and bring perhaps wet pavement for your monday morning commute. there could be a few showers lips along the coast. a pretty weak system here. we will have a break on tuesday but which wednesday night there's a very, very strong cold front with wind. it will

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live look from our exploratorium camera. no rain yes you see some clouds out there. 7 news meteorologist sandhya is tracking the storm and we could see some serious problems. >> indeed. this is going to be a hefty storm this leave the mark. let me show you doppler watching the fog but the about storm is tracked and show it to you from the satellite perspective. all the right dynamic coming together. storm risk between wednesday night and friday. high risk of your pan flooding. wind damage. high surf. ridiculous mud slides moderate chance up to half foot of rain is expected in our bay area mountains. several inches at the lower el vision i'll be back with a time line of this storm and exactly when the worst of it will be hitting coming right up. >> thanks. see you in a moment. >> so with intense storm bearing down on us people around the bay area use the next couple days to get ready as best they can. lillian is live in san francisco with that part of the story. lillian clock is ticking. >> him if folsom street and many busin

let's take a live look from our exploratorium camera. it may be coming down out there, but the storms are far from over. >> we will begin with abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. you can see the assisteddest and the heaviest rain has shifted east, but we are not done. as you both mentioned, we are still seeing some showers popping up on live dop rear 7hd. and i will take you in a little closer here.

live look from our exploratorium camera. no rain yes you see some clouds out there. 7 news meteorologist sandhya is tracking the storm and we could see some serious problems. >> indeed. this is going to be a hefty storm this leave the mark. let me show you doppler watching the fog but the about storm is tracked and show it to you from the satellite perspective. all the right dynamic coming together. storm risk between wednesday night and friday. high risk of your pan flooding. wind damage. high surf. ridiculous mud slides moderate chance up to half foot of rain is expected in our bay area mountains. several inches at the lower el vision i'll be back with a time line of this storm and exactly when the worst of it will be hitting coming right up. >> thanks. see you in a moment. >> so with intense storm bearing down on us people around the bay area use the next couple days to get ready as best they can. lillian is live in san francisco with that part of the story. lillian clock is ticking. >> him if folsom street and many busin

live look on the exploratorium camera showing a beautiful shot. the sunshine is back out but the winds are keeping it cool across the region. the forecast calls for a cool and breezy christmas day on the way. much colder nights ahead, some of the coldest air we have seen this season, and a drier pattern is ushering in the new year. temperature-wise, it's cool. temperatures are dropping this evening, 57 in oakland. 54 san jose. 55, san francisco. napa currently at 55 degrees. satellite and radar, here's the cold front quickly moved through

live look from our exploratorium camera. no rain yes you see some clouds out there. 7 news meteorologist sandhya is tracking the storm and we could see some serious problems. >> indeed. this is going to be a hefty storm this leave the mark. let me show you doppler watching the fog but the about storm is tracked and show it to you from the satellite perspective. all the right dynamic coming together. storm risk between wednesday night and friday. high risk of your pan flooding. wind damage. high surf. ridiculous mud slides moderate chance up to half foot of rain is expected in our bay area mountains. several inches at the lower el vision i'll be back with a time line of this storm and exactly when the worst of it will be hitting coming right up. >> thanks. see you in a moment. >> so with intense storm bearing down on us people around the bay area use the next couple days to get ready as best they can. lillian is live in san francisco with that part of the story. lillian clock is ticking. >> him if folsom street and many busin

the exploratorium camera, clear dongs partly cloudy sky right here downtown. 36 napa, 37 novato, and mid-to upper 30s fairfield and concord. it is certainly cold. we will hold these temperatures pretty much in place for tomorrow morning. and then by tuesday things will really get interesting. so between today, this morning and yesterday morning here are the changes. with some cooling at the airport and coast but otherwise everyone else is pretty much warmer from san carlos to mountain view and concord with the warmer conditions warmer than yesterday newspaper santa rosa. santa rosa novato and napa were in the 20s yesterday. so our exploratorium camera shows a nice start to the day, despite the hazy conditions on tap for the north bay. we are looking at kind of an easy afternoon. especially north of the golden gate. no woodburning throughout the day today. sutro tower camera, we are on tap for a sunny sunday with temperatures seasonal throughout the day and tomorrow and a cold conclude to 2014. twos is the day where we will see falling temperatures and very strong cold front head out

the final vantage point from our exploratorium camera.st and drizzle, light showers and the fog this morning, it will take us through the late morning hours, right to around noontime. then we will begin to see skies part and we will see partly cloudy conditions, winner arrives at 3:03 and we will look for a dry and quietest start to the season. looking at some pretty nice weather. we haven't seen sunshine and temperatures above average. so we've got that on tap. you can tell why. out in the pacific there's a big dome of high pressure. it will be pushing the storm track well to the north, building into the eastern pacific for the latter part of today, tomorrow and tuesday. but it also is going to cap the atmosphere, giving us a stable play layer at the surface. with light wind and little mixes, we will wake up to the fog around monday and tuesday morning. so here's a look at the next several hours. 9:00 we are beginning to see some breaks up in the north bay, the east bay. still maybe some showers. the atmosphere is pretty saturated at the

go out said on this friday night and show us the exploratorium camera. beautiful light show is in pretty quiet conditions. they will offer cold temperatures. we are of onerring patchy frost in the valley and seasonably cool days for saturday and sunday and that storm that was wide open for the first half of december as we conclude the month it is going to be shut. we are talking dry conditions. open up the almanac and it got up to 58 degrees. that is 1 degree per than the normal of 57. we got to 49 degrees and that's actually where we currently sit in san francisco. you look off to the north and we are already into the 30s. san tay you rosa 36 and napa 35. we are forecasting the patchy frost. 41 in hayward and currently 42 in san jose. satellite and radar will show the high pressure dominating the forecast sending a wind out of the north. keeping us cool, but keeping us dry. any storm that tries to move into the bay area it won't. we have a quiet pattern in the next several days. we have clear skies after the patchy frost and then there will be plentiful

the then for us also celebrates the decades and decades that the exploratorium was in this site where millions of people and families and kids passed through this very space to explore and to learn and to focus on community. the then has also been about more than 40 years that the theatre just across the way here has hosted community music and theatre events again welcoming our diverse community from all around the city. the now, is i hangar and the incredible celebration that is going to take place and the now that we are so proud to be focusing on right here. the now is the joyous and really really remarkable park that this has become thanks to our partnership with the may back foundation. the mayor noted $22 million exacting renovation of the grounds and lagoon and rotunda. the tomorrow, in addition to this year long celebration is a big question mark for us. what will this space be for the next 50-100 years is? we don't know. what we do know is whatever this space becomes is going to honor the incredible history and culture of this site and invest it and steward it to make sure we

here's our exploratorium camera.ht now we do have clouds, plenty of them, in san francisco with temperatures in the upper 50s across the bay. 54 on the peninsula, about the same. 52 in san jose and we are looking at low 50s morgan hill. it's a typically cooler spot. emeryville good morning to you. there's your 46. santa rosa 53 down the road in napa. so also napa an unusually chilly spot in the valley there but nothing doing with all the south wind ahead of the weather systems. 57 concord. 54 in livermore. here's a look at our visibility. santa rosa just three quarters after mile. five miles oakland, livermore and hayward, and mountain view just three miles. it's not totally pea soup, but we have the fog in spots so give yourself some time. as far as the sfo not reporting delays, that probably will change. it will be a dry day throughout the weekend but we have a weak front front that will visit. much of the moisture will be tapped out of the system and we will look for lingering showers from that temperature into mo

go out said on this friday night and show us the exploratorium camera. the beautiful light show is in pretty quiet conditions. they will offer cold temperatures. we are of onerring patchy frost in the valley and seasonably cool days for saturday and sunday and that storm that was wide open for the first half of december as we conclude the month it is going to be shut. we are talking dry conditions. open up the almanac and it got up to 58 degrees. that is 1 degree per than the normal of 57. we got to 49 degrees and that's actually where we currently sit in san francisco. you look off to the north and we are already into the 30s. san tay you rosa 36 and napa 35. we are forecasting the patchy frost. 41 in hayward and currently 42 in san jose. satellite and radar will show the high pressure dominating the forecast sending a wind out of the north. keeping us cool, but keeping us dry. any storm that tries to move into the bay area it won't. we have a quiet pattern in the next several days. we have clear skies after the patchy frost and then there will be plent

. >> we sure r.here's a live look from the exploratorium camera. spencer is in for sandy and tracking the storm with live doppler 7hd. >> it's not letting up very much. here's widely scattered shower activity at the moment but locally heavy downpour continue to develop offshore and move on shore one right here just off the peninsula coast license. towards san francisco and golden gate and a line of pockets of heavy activity through southern marin county out towards vallejo into solano county. more 80's of precipitation developing offshore but they are widely scattered. let's move along to the written fall total since sunday at 4:00 p.m. most location have received up to inch and a half or more in some spots. over 3 and quarter inches in kent field which is really soak. forecast animation at 11:00 o'clock tonight during the over tonight hours. pockets of showers and locally heavy down pour. we continue before the next big wave arrives tomorrow. show you that in a moment. >> thank you so much spencer. today storm didn't bring us much written as we sa

go out said on this friday night and show us the exploratorium camera. the beautiful light show is in pretty quiet conditions. they will offer cold temperatures. we are of onerring patchy frost in the valley and seasonably cool days for saturday and sunday and that storm that was wide open for the first half of december as we conclude the month it is going to be shut. we are talking dry conditions. open up the almanac and it got up to 58 degrees. that is 1 degree per than the normal of 57. we got to 49 degrees and that's actually where we currently sit in san francisco. you look off to the north and we are already into the 30s. san tay you rosa 36 and napa 35. we are forecasting the patchy frost. 41 in hayward and currently 42 in san jose. satellite and radar will show the high pressure dominating the forecast sending a wind out of the north. keeping us cool, but keeping us dry. any storm that tries to move into the bay area it won't. we have a quiet pattern in the next several days. we have clear skies after the patchy frost and then there will be plent

these partners include the exploratorium, the san francisco public library, the mechanics institute, the san francisco dance -- festival and so many more and together we are joined to telling the many stories of the world fair a moment in history where san francisco stepped back and onto the world stage. think back with me about 100 years ago and close your eyes if you are tired, it's helpful. to an extraordinary set of exhibitions that filled this place, the master piece, the palace of fine arts. the fair covered 635 acres and the walls city a top basically we reclaimed bay land. think of domed palaces, palmed lined courts and monumental statutory. all of this arose miracle that over a decade occurred after the earthquake and fire. just in a few years these entire acres were transformed and were the remarkable displays of innovation and being called electricity. the agriculture and despite the onset of world war i, 21 foreign nations built pavilions and joined the many millions of americans. if you were one of the people that came in december 20, 1915, you might gaze at the wonder o

. >> we sure r.here's a live look from the exploratorium camera.er is in for sandy and tracking the storm with live doppler 7hd. >> it's not letting up very much. here's widely scattered shower activity at the moment but locally heavy downpour continue to develop offshore and move on shore one right here just off the peninsula coast license. towards san francisco and golden gate and a line of pockets of heavy activity through southern marin county out towards vallejo into solano county. more 80's of precipitation developing offshore but they are widely scattered. let's move along to the written fall total since sunday at 4:00 p.m. most location have received up to inch and a half or more in some spots. over 3 and quarter inches in kent field which is really soak. forecast animation at 11:00 o'clock tonight during the over tonight hours. pockets of showers and locally heavy down pour. we continue before the next big wave arrives tomorrow. show you that in a moment. >> thank you so much spencer. today storm didn't bring us much written as we saw last

leif outside on the exploratorium camera on the christmas evening.oyote tower lit up all nice and glowing exploratorium currently right now sitting at cool 52 degrees. 50 san carlos. 45 in sap jos jose. morgan hill grave. half mp bay at 52 degrees. future tower cam a little bit light breasts out there. north from 10 to 15 miles per hour. certainly cooling off location in the north bay. santa rosa at 44 right now. napa at 40 degrees. novato 48. fairfield 46. 43 in livermore a cool 48 degrees. take a look at the forecast future call for on the roof top camera. embarcadero lit you up looking great. colder night frost forecast for the valley not just tonight but specifically tomorrow night. tomorrow night the coldest night we see in kuwait some time. sunny in the afternoon but cool and dray pattern in the new year.so take a look at the 25th day of december for san francisco in the almanacs. up to fwechlt one better than normal of 56. morning low 47. 2 better than normal low of 45 degrees. sunset this evening at 4:57 p.m. radar showing you high pressure j

exploratorium camera nasty view of the ferry than. rain arrives forth morning commute. chance of rip in the north late saturday evening and winter begins on sunday at 3:03:00 p.m. and we start to see the pattern change but that may the get abbreviated a little bit. i'll explain in just a moment this cold front will create a rainy morning commute so behind that we'll see scattered showers. biggest risk with this storm is that now that we have saturated ground. minor urban flooding is certainly a risk and down tree. moderate risk both of those. inch of written on the soils. river flooding shouldn't be an issue with this but we see heavy rai rain. tonight it's just light and in the north bay at 11:00 p.m. as we head towards the morning commute moderate to heavy in the north bay. watch the front slide south. 7:00 a.m. starting to see more pockets of moderate heavy rain and at 9:00 a.m. it shifts into the east and the south bay santa cruz mountains behind it will keep the scattered showers going even though not showing a lot of green. it's a moist flow so keep light showers

exploratorium camera nasty view of the ferry than. rain arrives forth morning commute.e of rip in the north late saturday evening and winter begins on sunday at 3:03:00 p.m. and we start to see the pattern change but that may the get abbreviateda little bit. i'll explain in just a moment this cold front will create a rainy morning commute so behind that we'll see scattered showers. biggest risk with this storm is that now that we have saturated ground. minor urban flooding is certainly a risk and down tree. moderate risk both of those. inch of written on the soils. river flooding shouldn't be an issue with this but we see heavy rai rain. tonight it's just light and in the north bay at 11:00 p.m. as we head towards the morning commute moderate to heavy in the north bay. watch the front slide south. 7:00 a.m. starting to see more pockets of moderate heavy rain and at 9:00 a.m. it shifts into the east and the south bay santa cruz mountains behind it will keep the scattered showers going even though not showing a lot of green. it's a moist flow so keep light showers or driz

leif outside on the exploratorium camera on the christmas evening. coyote tower lit up all nice and glowing exploratorium currently right now sitting at cool 52 degrees. 50 san carlos. 45 in sap jos jose. morgan hill grave. half mp bay at 52 degrees. future tower cam a little bit light breasts out there. north from 10 to 15 miles per hour. certainly cooling off location in the north bay. santa rosa at 44 right now. napa at 40 degrees. novato 48. fairfield 46. 43 in livermore a cool 48 degrees. take a look at the forecast future call for on the roof top camera. embarcadero lit you up looking great. colder night frost forecast for the valley not just tonight but specifically tomorrow night. tomorrow night the coldest night we see in kuwait some time. sunny in the afternoon but cool and dray pattern in the new year.so take a look at the 25th day of december for san francisco in the almanacs. up to fwechlt one better than normal of 56. morning low 47. 2 better than normal low of 45 degrees. sunset this evening at 4:57 p.m. radar showing you high pressure

we have a live look from our exploratorium cam. today is a free day at the exploratorium museum.ng off a new science display. it's at pier 15. >>> one of the bay area's largest fundraisers is tomorrow night. the foundation will take over at&t park, the home of the san francisco giants, and turn it into a holiday wonderland. abc7 news anchor cheryl jennings and kristen sze invited the founder, amy, to our studio to talk about the event that features many sports celebrities. it's called "holiday heroes." >> we just give kids an amazing experience they won't forget and for many it's their only holiday experience this season. >> what makes it the ultimate holiday party for families? >> we have video booths we have photo booths, we have a candy station, we have arts and crafts, we have access to the field. >> and the fact you have so many great sport celebrities here. who will be here this year? >> we are so thrilled travis ishakawa from the san francisco giants will be there. and stevie johnson and josh johnson from the 49ers. >> kristen and i are long time supporters of holiday hero

and city police officers are fuming exploratorium supervisor john avila put up rest logs call for more jute any officer involved somewhatings. she praised the police for showing restraint. but the police officer association is outrage that the measure even mentions the department. >> there has been a lot of work across the country to raise this as an issue of our broken and racially bias a justice and police system. i want make sure we notice in san francisco that we are diagnose something about it on our end. >> he's simply fanning the flames and jumping on the band wagon of what may have occurred and decision that is were made on the other side of the country. >> resolution says san francisco is not immune to tension between community and police. avila wants the justice department to review all local policing practice and yawn form standard for community involve l. >> san jose city council met behind closed doors for several hours and sources tell us the city manager future was part of the agenda today. meeting came after last week the motion of deputy city man jevrment made more tha

this is a live picture from our exploratorium camera looking toward the east bay. looks pretty nice tonigh tonight. good evening thanks for joins. i'm amma. >> i'm dan. today storm is the beginning of a 1, 2, 3 punch. next one tomorrow followed by a bit of a break then third storm on friday. about spencer is tracking the rain with live doppler 7hd. >> depending where you are in the bay area may experience quiet conditions or stormy conditions. we see widely scattered areas of showers and pockets of heavy downpour. let's look at the north bay close-up view here. we see a line of cells moving just north of the golden gate in parts of marin coun and farther north we see some activity up in sonoma county as well. a long line of delevoping system offshore manufacturing generally in our direction. not a completely quiet night weather wise and we had powe powerful out burst in the if and flood advisory in effect for this limited area of southern sonoma county and northern marin county. that's in effect until 9:15. athletic advisory will then expire. rainfall total quite i

live picture from our exploratorium camera. >> as we enjoy the warm weather there is a possibility of a white christmas in the sierra. good evening. >> we focus on the with beings for a moment starting with spencer. live depositor 7 h dch. spencer. >> all right dan. this is what makes bay area weather so exciting. we have got live doppler 7hd manly showing mostly clear sky right now and today we not only had sunny skies we had record high pressure in many locations check out the number in yellow with the asterisk from san rafael to richmond to san francisco, oakland, sfo move i itfeld, san jose and livermore at 70 degrees all record high pressure for this date in those locations. so it was almost more like a breath of summer than spring. right now things changing. here's our forecas s0 o'clock tomorrow morning. cloudy tomorrow. much cooler and by afternoon we see rain developing up in the north bay. swing down to the central part of the bay i can't remember by mid afternoon right on dup to the south bay by late afternoo afternoon. meanwhile as we get rape here snow will be falling in

. >> we sure r.here's a live look from the exploratorium camera. spencer is in for sandy and tracking the storm with live doppler 7hd. >> it's not letting up very much. here's widely scattered shower activity at the moment but locally heavy downpour continue to develop offshore and move on shore one right here just off the peninsula coast license. towards san francisco and golden gate and a line of pockets of heavy activity through southern marin county out towards vallejo into solano county. more 80's of precipitation developing offshore but they are widely scattered. let's move along to the written fall total since sunday at 4:00 p.m. most location have received up to inch and a half or more in some spots. over 3 and quarter inches in kent field which is really soak. forecast animation at 11:00 o'clock tonight during the over tonight hours. pockets of showers and locally heavy down pour. we continue before the next big wave arrives tomorrow. show you that in a moment. >> thank you so much spencer. today storm didn't bring us much written as we sa

taking a live look outside from our exploratorium cam. pointing out the holiday lights at the embarcadero center. lisa will let us know how the weather is shaping up. the average price of gas across the united states has dropped to it's lowest level in five years at $2.31 a gallon. in missouri the average gallon of gas is $1.85. the reason for it? the u.s. is producing considerably more oil. other nations are having to adapt and drop their crude prices. americans are saving hundreds and thousands of dollars. however, an energy expert at u.c. berkeley said the drop is bad for our country because it reignite's americans dependence on fossil fuel. >> these low prices just prolongs the death holds of that fossil fuels stranglehold. so in my view isolates bad and it makes buying a hybrid or gas efficient car not as effective. >>> price at missouri is 2:67 a gallon and san francisco it's 16 cents more expensive at $2.85 a gallon. >>> shopping and teenagers go hand and hand, but not all have huge closets. some don't have one at all. that's why o

here's a look from the exploratorium camera. where the visibility is certainly reduced.l have plenty of delays later on. right now we are near 60 degrees and we are going to stay mild but we will wipe out all this moisture. i'll explain coming up. >> thank you, lisa. also next, i was watching this last night, another disappointing loss for the 49ers, blowing a 21-point lead to the chargers. collin resch has the highlights and locker room reaction coming up in sports. okay buddy, what's your favorite kind of cheerios? honey nut. but... chocolate is my other favorite... but apple cinnamon is my favorite too... and fruity... oh yeah, and frosted! okay, but...what's you're most favorite of all? hmm... the kind i have with you. me too. start a revolution a revolution in coffee quality with the finest nespresso coffee blends. a revolution in technology with unique centrifusion. a revolution in taste with a naturally formed crema on both coffee and espresso. nespresso vertuoline. experience the revolution of coffee. >> if you have ever joked that your neighbor's christmas light

exploratorium camera nasty view of the ferry than. rain arrives forth morning commute. chance of rip in the north late saturday evening and winter begins on sunday at 3:03:00 p.m. and we start to see the pattern change but that may the get abbreviated a little bit. i'll explain in just a moment this cold front will create a rainy morning commute so behind that we'll see scattered showers. biggest risk with this storm is that now that we have saturated ground. minor urban flooding is certainly a risk and down tree. moderate risk both of those. inch of written on the soils. river flooding shouldn't be an issue with this but we see heavy rai rain. tonight it's just light and in the north bay at 11:00 p.m. as we head towards the morning commute moderate to heavy in the north bay. watch the front slide south. 7:00 a.m. starting to see more pockets of moderate heavy rain and at 9:00 a.m. it shifts into the east and the south bay santa cruz mountains behind it will keep the scattered showers going even though not showing a lot of green. it's a moist flow so keep light showers

now that the fog has moved in as we take a live look from the exploratorium camera. >> i'm in for dan. let's head over to spencer and look at live doppler 7hd. spencer. rain free for a moment here. >> for awhile. maybe not for too long. here's live doppler 7hd you can see here in the immediate san francisco bay area just about ended but we have areas of shower rain around monterey bay still in the viewing area and part of the over all region so still wet in parts of the bay area. but look like most of the moisture moving off on shore i should say is moving down south of the immediate bay area. rainfall total 24 hours quite impressive. 2.8 inches at kent field. inch quarter san francisco or 6 tenths inch at oakland. some locations lower total. sz tomorrow we see more rain develop in the north bay. give you a closer look at that and weekend forecast in just a few minutes. >> all right thank you so much. there is plenty of storm damage left over from the recent rain. here's a picture of the mud and rock slide that blocked highway 1 today between stinson beach in marin county. it wasn't a

live look on the exploratorium camera showing a beautiful shot. the sunshine is back out but the winds are keeping it cool across the region. the forecast calls for a cool and breezy christmas day on the way. much colder nights ahead, some of the coldest air we have seen this season, and a drier pattern is ushering in the new year. temperature-wise, it's cool. temperatures are dropping this evening, 57 in oakland. 54 san jose. 55, san francisco. napa currently at 55 degrees. satellite and radar, here's the cold front quickly moved through at midday. now we are seeing high pressure build in and the high pressure is dragging in a north wind, a cool wind, and that wind is going to be with us the next 24 hours. that high pressure is not moving much. we have a dry pattern into the new year. take a look at the wind gusts, though. anywhere from say 22 to about 31 miles per hour. that continues overnight into the early morning hours on christmas morning. but the winds will taper by christmas afternoon. generally falling to about less than 15 miles per hou

. -- exploratorium. the offer travelers of all ages a playful oasis. using high quality plywood, they created henches shaped like a bird wings that double as musical instruments. serving as a backdrop is a mural featuring images of local birds and san francisco's famous skyline. >> in the line between that is so natural, you can see birds and be in complete wilderness. i really like that about this. you could maybe get a little snapshot of what they are expecting. >> it is an interactive, keck sculpture that is interacted with by the visitor. >> they are a lot about and they fall down the belt. it moves the belt up, and if you turn that faster the butterflies fall in the move of words. >> the art reflect the commission's commitment to acquiring the best work from the bay area and beyond. in addition to the five new commissions, 20 artworks that were already in the airport collection were reinstalled. some of which were historically cited in the terminal. it includes major sculptures by the international artists. as a collection these art works tell the

we have 3 locations that have had record rainfall for this date exploratorium 1.5 56 inches. 1.15 and san jose all new record rainfall total for this date. 1.16. look at the even distribution rainfall around the bay area. we don't have very many location that is received under an inch of rainfall today and morris on the way. i give you a look at when and where that will fall in just a few minutes. >> all right thank you so much spencer. 7 news reporter wayne spent the day in the north bay where people deal with down tremendous and flooded lots all day long. >> if things we take for granted. tree in our yard for instance until they fall any way. >> well it so you knowed like it was minor earthquake the the vibration in the house. >> that's michael collins of sap are fellas tonight gave way to morning he found the source of that shaking in the front yard. an oak. >> i thought oh, no. >>reporter: tree master warn we'll have more of this head as the winter wears on. did you expect this to happen day. yes we were geared up ready for some mayhem. >>reporter: is it over. >> no. if big one is

life look outside now from our exploratorium camera. item quite. see the cloud over the city. let's get to sandhya because things are changing big time sandhya. >> absolutely. big time is the key amma. you look at live doppler 7hd right now. we have some fog around parts of the bay area reduced visibility for your morning commute. what is really going to follow is a maim storm city. it is develop here in the pacific. has good moisture tap and cold air associated with it. gets in here wednesday night. there is high risk of your bap flooding. whipped damage and high surf. rock mud slide moderate risk o of. we talk about up to half foot of rain possible in the bay area mountains and this storm is going to be with us continuing to impact us with heavy rain high winds right on through friday i'll be back with the time line of when the strongest of the storm will hit coming right up. dan. >> thank you. see you shortly with. that night is of course time to get ready for the storm just few hours before it hits. we visited north bay today where people who live in the area known to floo

low mid 50's in most other locations and check out this beautiful live view from our exploratorium camerang towards the embarcadero center. notice the few cloud in the camera view here just mostly clear skies at the moment. at least in this location. these are the forecast feature. showers diminish tonight. we have break saturday and most of sunday. but more rain arrives sunday night and continues through early part of next week at least. here's satellite radar composite im am. there is the cold front yesterday. ridge of high pressure moves in to give us a break from the rain on saturday and for most of sunday then comes this next storm which arrives sunday night and that's going to produce some soaking rain on monday.so we start our forecast animation sunday afternoon at 5:00 o'clock at which point cloud increasing. later sunday night we see about 10:00 o'clock or so rain arriving on the coast of the north pay up into parts of so norjs marin county right around the golden gate then during the overnight hours to 5:00 o'clock monday morning we see more wide spread 80's of rain and some poc

exploratorium camera towards embarcadero center. down to 47 at oakland. 50 san carlos. san jose 48. morgan hill 48. 54 at half machine basement golden gate bridge it percent to be mostly clear. currently 43 in santa rosa, napa 42. these 2 place much chillier over tonight. novato 45 and 47 in livermore. look out over the bay from our emeryville camera these are the forecast feature it's turning windy tomorrow gusty as a matter of fact we cap expect freezing cold mornings wednesday through friday and dry pattern we have now will continue from new year's eve into the weekend there may be a sprinkle overnight tonight this low pressure system key sends from british columbia to cold storm dropping south ward will bring us some cold air and strong wind and snow in the sierra overnight and maybe a sprinkle or 2 around bait area but that's unlikely. start the forecast animation 5:00 o'clock tomorrow morning continue into the afternoon hours and become quite windy by midday tomorrow certainly in the afternoon hours winds flowing briskly out of the north northeast and gust of the north northea

we are looking at another pretty picture from the exploratorium camera where most of you will stay dryay. we will call it partly sunny with isolated shower or rain. the rain will hold off until the evening hours and on and off rain showers into tuesday and wednesday. the cold system will provide snowpack to the sierra nevada, which we desperately need, and hopefully fill up the reservoir. but this could bring moderate to heavy rain throughout the day tomorrow. the main band moves in through the overnight hours. another couple of impulses behind it. let's time it out. things change. that's why we want to show you what you can expect hours by hour. as we go through the rest of the day, here's a pop-up shower on point reyes, and lima. then through the 9:00," 11:00 hour getting wet san francisco, and the north bay. through the overnight hours you see more rain, santa cruz mountains, some heavier pockets into the north bay. this is 3:00 in the morning. including the morning commute you will are the showers, maybe some moderate rain through 10:00. then we get a few heavier pockets throughout

a pretty their rerange and it is a foggy view from our exploratorium camera. if you have early plans keep that in mind. a chance of light rain tomorrow and winter begins at 3:03pm. it brought us rain and it continues tonight. areas of rain will continue and a powerful jet stream will bring the system through. most of the energy is headed into the pacific northwest. we get the tail end and that's why we are keeping the the showers in the forecast for part of the weekend. tomorrow morning, watch out for the fog and drizzle. chance of light rain and particularly in the north bay and in the evening hours. by 10:00, 11:00 tomorrow night , we start to see light rain along the coast. wenter weather advisory until 4:00 a.m. in the see yir raw. a couple more inches spec -- expected. and then we will see the fog so watch out for it. upper 40s to the low 50s. a few mid40s and then carry the umbrella if you are in the north bay. 50s, 60s and the accu-weather seven-day forecast, it is not a complete washout for the weekend. do not can sell your plans. we have dry periods.

top of the abc 7 broadcast center where i can see the exploratorium to my right. here's a look at our peak wind gusts from the east bay hills where they are gusting to 40 miles per hour oakland airport 53 san jose eat 52 pittsburg 40 and napa 42 and all below 100 feet. now you get up higher than that and gusts around 62 in places like mount diablo where most of us don't live. the winds are lighter today than yesterday. anywhere from 10 to 20 miles per hour. the wind advisory will expire at noon today but we'll still have breezy conditions for the afternoon. overnight is when it gets freezing cold. >>> right now, san jose has the largest number of people rating for power to return. we go to san jose for more. >> reporter: i'm along silver creek road where it's closed to traffic. there's a huge mess here. total of eight power poles are down. this happened yesterday. residents were left in the cold and in the dark for hours. >> the tree come down with the wires with the flames and the whole nine yards. >> reporter: pre-schoolers were inside the building yesterday whe

now a live look from our exploratorium camera. we are seeing more showers and there are more on the horizon. >> sand yaw patel is -- sand yaw patel is here. >> we have one storm after another and we get the rain. let me show you live doppler 7hd and i will show you where we are seeing wet weather. it is right across the north bay. our radar is tracking showers from santa rosa to petaluma. these are pretty light. as i take you down the road, they are getting some pretty good returns. out toward the marin county area as we close in a little bit, mill valley is getting dumped on and taking you down to street level as well, camino alto and marion avenue and larkspur seeing some lighter united states are. the same story for the south bay right now. as you look at the rain totals here, these are the last 24 hours with this storm. . an 3 and ben lohmand over an inch. a 10th in hayward and san francisco, 200 san jose and livermore trace. there is your current storm. there is a storm on sunday. and there is a storm coming in next week. we'

a live look from the exploratorium camera the financial district and the light wind. notice the flag on the bottom right of the screen waving just a little bit with a gentle breeze, and that breeze is going to picks up the next couple of days and usher in cool temperatures. the forecast calls for fog developing tonight specifically in the bay and in the valley. the strong, brisk winds are on the way the winds will bring widespread cold temperatures to round out 2014. we do have a "spare the air" in effect once again for monday, specifically ithe north bay and the santa clara valley where air quality is on the poor side so no wood burning or the next 24 hours. outside this evening, 49 in san mateo. 51 in mountain view. san francisco 53. 50 in san jose. ght now napa, 45. satellite d radar showing you high preure in control right over us bring us generally clear skies. you look off to the west here comes the chan in the form of a kole front. the cold front women not bring moisture. i it will switch our winds and pick up gusts heading into tuesday afternoon. show to forec

hears a look from the exploratorium camera. we have low clouds. foggy in spots this morning. break in the rain for today and much of tomorrow. but the rain returns by tomorrow evening. it will be all across the bay through the overnight hours and we look for the rain to continue into much of next week. eye not going to be huge. we will see several weak systems head our way. but as for today high pressure is bringing a nice break around the bay. this system heads on in on sunday. this is the one that will bring a soggy monday morning commute and actually the most rain out of the week. here's a look at 5:00 tomorrow night where we've got thickening clouds. by 7:00, 8:00, the rain has moved in. 10:00 the heavy rain is offshore. look what happens overnight. we have moderate rain all across the rain from 680 and 80 down on the peninsula, the santa cruz mountains and your commute monday morning certainly impacted with moderate rain around the bay. by 1:00 we still have some downpours and through the afternoon the rain will add up. up to 2 inches in the santa cruz mountains, parts o

let's take a live look from our exploratorium camera. it may be coming down out there, but the storms are far from over. >> we will begin with abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. you can see the assisteddest and the heaviest rain has shifted east, but we are not done. as you both mentioned, we are still seeing some showers popping up on live dop rear 7hd. and i will take you in a little closer here. as i show you petaluma highway 101d street we are seeing some light showers right now. pulling out we have a few showers and a few very light returns in the east bay from san leandro to hayward and union city area. check out what is showing up south of tusk ask you dare row. do expect a brief downpour across that region shortly. as you look at the loop here, we have had lightning strikes as well. most of those are over water. the heaviest activity has shifted east, but the concern remains. when you look at 48-hour totals, 48-hour totals, some parts of the north bay more than four inches of rain, places like mill valley. there is still an u

from our exploratorium camera looking at a nice view. gusty winds into tomorrow morning.looking at freezing cold conditions. clear and chilly conditions for new year's eve. as you look at the cold front this is what ushered in the very cold air and it is bringing the wintry-like weather in southern california. the low is going to start to push out of here. the winds will begin to relax tomorrow evening is when we will notice the changes. the monterey bay is going under a freeze watch on new year's eve night and going into the morning. the temperatures are expected to drop low 20s to low 30s. if you do have frost sensitive plants protect them by bringing them inside. and don't forget the pets. we are expecting this to be a freeze warning. tomorrow morning windy cold, clear. look at the lows as we head toward thursday and friday. this is santa rosa's temperature trend. down to freezing and below freezing on friday. and then the numbers start to recover. we will talk 40s for your low and that will seem mild. cool and breezy, numbers in the low to mid50s. if you have outdoor

before we ceremoniously open these doors, you will remember as you come to the exploratorium as my husband and my sons come here that you came to a very different orientation to this space. as dan mentioned you will enter through these doors starting february 20th. we'll peak to see if it's still raining, but before that, i will ask mr. mayor lee and laura to come up here. laura has spent 25 years understanding the world fair, she started when she was ten and it's been a lifelong process. she would like to make a presentation and afterwards we will all exit and i give you a truly amazing scholar and phenomenal woman deeply dedicated and passionate advocate and this book that was brought into world is one of the shining stars to this centennial. >> thank you so much, cynthia. mayor lee, may i beg your presence on back of the historical society and myself i would like to present you with a copy of my book. mayor edwin m. lee: thank you very much. [ applause ] >> thank you, i hope you enjoy it. thank you. >> all right. mayor lee, you have to come up one more time. this is an official badge. c