that includes south gilroy, watsonville and fresno. it has never been declared before in the history of the drought monitor in california. we should say the drought monitor started in 2000. with that staid, extremely bone dry conditions here. the other thing we like to look at is the snow pack, right now just 18% normal. so even with two feet of snow this past week, that's going to do little to help. as we wrap things up for right now, we're tracking a storm system out here for the wmd. >>> this is raising some concern in the south bay. a hospital that's critical to a local community is for sale. the catholic group that runs the hospital in gilroy announced it's selling its entire health system. george kiriyama is at the hospital is what this means for gilroy. >> i'm definitely concerned. i definitely want it to be here like a community hospital. >> reporter: eddie ruiz just moved to gilroy and this is the hospital he goes to for his medical needs. but this hospital and two other bay area hospitals are up for sale. ruiz worries that it

. >>> one place up for sale in gilroy is creating some concern this morning especially for patients. saint louise regional hospital is on the market. residents' concern is that if a for-profit company takes over it could shut down the hospital if it doesn't make any money. >> it's very important. i have children. i just moved here. i just bought a home and it's definitely going to be a big, huge inconvenience to have to drive all the way to san jose to get, you know, emergency care or pediatrics or anything like that. >> but gilroy's mayor don gage said saint louise is a critical part of the community and he doesn't see how shutting it down makes sense for anyone. >> if there's any kind of an emergency whether it's having a baby or a disaster, if you have to travel 30 minutes to an hour to get to a hospital, you know, it's not going to work. >> there are two other hospitals on the market, o'connor hospital in san jose and seton medical center in daly city. the daughters of charity company says it is selling the three hospitals because it is financially impossible to exist in the curr

from gilroy to san jose is 20 minutes. from i-5 to the scene of the accident, big problems before 580 westbound 205 a flipped big rig with the trailer portion over the side of the road and c.h.p. is on the scene looking at one hour between i-5 and the scene of the accident into the dublin interchange. i-5 south to 132 west to 580 west is the alternate. >> two big problem spots. >> cocoa that figures out the secret to a treat it has been work on for three decades. >> a famous chocolate maker find as new home. >> bay area electric carmaker wants to add thousands of new jobs but where, beside the bay area, is tesla looking to one oft is that millions of peopleia will qualify for financial assistance. it's important to remember that the lower your annual income, the greater financial assistance you will receive. enroll now at coveredca.com. >>> covering cupertino, wine country, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> it is 5:15. officials in contra costa county are meeting in danville to pick a new recycling provider. the

we'll let you know about our chances of rain after a mild day in gilroy, much cooler in santa rosa at 65. >> thank you, jeff. plus live pictures of the olympic flame in russia. big headlines tonight, including a figure skating legendre tiring before he takes the ice. we'll tell you why. also -- >> that's when they told us -- the words they used was there is no cure. >> they were dealt a devastating blow. their young daughter diagnosed with a terminal illness. tonight the selfless decision that could ultimately keep other families from losing their children. >>> and then at 6:00, she's part of a bay area power couple. and an award-winning filmmaker, too. jennifer newsome talks about her new film dealing with the damaging mess in society. >>> lots of headlines coming out of sochi this evening. we won't give away the big wins, but we will tell you about an announcement and a big crash. that crash involving a speeding bobsled. a worker on the crash was hit. they're trying to figure out exactly what happened. >> also a skating legenddggend s right before his event. this might be the most n

a record high of 80 in gilroy. tomorrow's high temperatures, in the upper 70s.i come back, the computer model rolls all the way through wednesday. we'll time out the commute on wednesday, and the second storm on friday. >>> electric vehicles could become more affordable for californians under a newly introduced bill. it's called charge ahead california, with the goal of adding 1 million electric vehicles to california by 2025. the bill proposes expanding rebate programs, and more charging stations. sponsors say it would be able to meet air quality, and climate goals if it can get more people into electric cars. >>> still ahead tonight, the proposal to split california into six pieces. the man behind it is speaking out. why he says the idea is good for >>> we have continuing coverage of a spectacular fire. it grew to three alarms. sent so much knock in the air, it could be seen for miles, and it set off a series of explosions. the building is located in the bay view district on gerald avenue. it was used by the luxor taxi company to repair cabs. the loss is in th

cloudy patches of fog mild to warm and highs 60s, low- to-mid, you get upper 60s, vackerville am gilroy, 66 and mountain view 66 and we have partly cloudy skies late saturday early sunday and cool and breezy on monday. >>> bad weather hurt retail sales and they fell 4 / 10th of a% which of a percent and people are going in for 4 / 10th of a percent and they are pointing to futures and lowering only. >>> a sexual assault suspect, how he was captured and what was found in his car... >>> also it, corvette lovers will find out about anal disaster. good is in every blue diamond a good that comes in 25 flavors. from whole natural to wasabi and soy sauce. and once good gets going, there's no stopping it. get your good going. blue diamond. snack nut of u.s. snowboarding. . >>> welcome back, time now 6:25. ten years ago they bordered to issue same-sex marriage licenses and last night many of the people in the crowd at city hall were among the 4,000 couples who got married in the california -- before the california why supreme court stopped the weddings. they talked about all they had taken to re

a record high of 80 in gilroy. tomorrow's high temperatures, in the upper 70s.come back, the computer model rolls all the way through wednesday. we'll time out the commute on wednesday, and the second storm on friday. >>> electric vehicles could become more affordable for californians under a newly introduced bill. it's called charge ahead california, with the goal of adding 1 million electric vehicles to california by 2025. the bill proposes expanding rebate programs, and more charging stations. sponsors say it would be able to meet air quality, and climate goals if it can get more people into electric cars. >>> still ahead tonight, the proposal to split california into six pieces. the man behind it is speaking out. why he says the idea is good for everyone. >> also, fierce flames tear through a san francisco building. the fire that was seen for miles, and new information about what was seen inside. >>> we have continuing coverage of a spectacular fire. it grew to three alarms. sent so much knock in the air, it could be seen for miles, and it set off a series o

and also rain right now toward watsonville going towards gilroy. here is a quick look at the new wave of moisture that moved through this evening, and check out behind this, already seeing the clearing very quickly in the north bay and the learning wicl continue from north to south. we'll talk a look at the seven day forecast, a load ahead to see when we'll see more rain. >> thank you. >>> if you looked out a window today you probably saw something like this, rain drops and clouds. it also caused flooding in areas of sonoma county. nick smith reports. >> reporter: the rain has been unrelenting flooding the interceptions of low lying areas. >> when we get heavy rain, everything pools here and has nowhere to go. >> some were deterred by signs reading road closed. some took a chance anyway. >> the residents here, if you're driving on them through the water you can't see the potholes. >> this driver was lucky, the driver of the honda, not so much. this oak tree is being reduced to firewood. >> i was thinking last night i better tell her not to park rig

there was an overturned a big rig and it has doubled the drive time headed north from gilroy.o taking pressure off of the south san jose ride on 1 01 southbound. so much of that traffic originates here in morgan hill. this is a wind that blows no work. speaking of this at the bay bridge there is that when the advisory and place. the wind advisory has slowed down but they lease a bigger backup. the current backup is said about 18 minutes. there's a one advisory at the san mateo bridge as well as the dumbarton bridge. the traffic is building and there is no wind advisory implies for the golden gate bridge where the traffic is slowed. the richmond sent or fell bridges without at when it buys read this morning and the traffic is a little sluggish and one of the cash lanes. this fasttrack line is still looking good. i also want to mention that we had an ongoing problem and the tracy ariel to 05 so that made the 580 ride through livermore a little bit better. i will update the drive time coming up. >> storm track for 4 shows the status of rock today and it may affect your ride on hi

all the way down to the santa clara valley, especially morgan hill and gilroy. let's take a look at at some of the rain. pouring in pacifica. one report i had, half moon bay, marin county and into sonoma county as well. it looks like breaks around palo alto and parts of the pill. that -- of the peninsula. that was 15 minutes ago. now beginning to pick up in the north bay. i expect that to continue, heavy rain around castro valley, union city, hayward, san ramon and danville and just blowing up as we say towards morgan hill and gilroy. this is closer to the radar site up in the santa cruz mountains. but still, this is really intense, heavy rain. and the -- the low will continue to make a b-line towards central and southern california. until that happens tonight or tomorrow morning we're in line for a very unstable pattern. the heaviest rain is santa cruz mountains south. 3, 3.25 to 2 inches elsewhere. most locations are approaching an inch already. rain, wind. heaviest in the morning. but there will be a possibility of thundershowers and intense, heavy rain later

so heavy rainfall on the way for you there in gilroy. let's get a live look here. everybody being impacted by this weather for today. plea breezy conditions, slick roads in the east bay. and the fog as well. you can see that camera continues to shake around. we've been under six to seven hours of winds gusting as high as 32 miles per hour. that will likely continue into parts of tomorrow morning. more on that wind cast coming up. but i want to get you the timing of this next storm system coming our way. let's get a look at the future cast. by 2:00 a.m. tonight into the morning hours, a few spotty showers. as we head throughout tomorrow, 6:00, 7:00 in the morning, a few spotty showers still possible in the forecast. by the afternoon hours, we'll clear out, possibly a few breaks of sun, but you can see it's going for hard to shake some of this energy from this storm system. and then our next system lines up, not by thursday evening at 5:00 p.m. but it's speeding up a little bit on that timing. so the heaviest rainfall is going to get here. the overnight hours of frid

. >> 60s. 80 degrees today in gilroy.e achieved. 74 antioch. 74 livermore. 73 santa rosa. 76 napa. it is february and we are pulling numbers like it is april or may. warm day time highs. here is the system in the pacific. it will track through the bay area as we go into the next 48 hours. not tomorrow but by wednesday the clouds thicken up and it gets closer to us. as the clouds move in the radars light up. two dopplers going right now. tomorrow night we will see stuff in northern california, to the west. but as we head into wednesday, it will be little. it will be green. we have fog in santa cruz. fog settled in there. coastal fog again tonight. current temperatures, 71 livermore. 71 walnut creek. warm outside. the forecast for san francisco, right now 60 degrees. the forecast tomorrow for san francisco, temperatures in the morning upper 40s, low 50s. 60 degrees at lunchtime. 63 for a day time high. cooler for your bay area tuesday. nice day in san jose tomorrow as well. tomorrow is one day, one more day with high pressu

gilroy down through watsonville. light rain over the entire bay, scattered throughout the later afternoon, and by evening we are under partly cloudy skies. rainfall amounts anywhere from a tenth in our east bay valleys to maybe a half-inch to three quarters of an inch the santa cruz mountains. and further south, we could see some light snow accumulate in the mountains here. here's a look tearing moving through the central coast. big sur and even los angeles. it will be country in the northern sear are you. 37. maybe a rain-snow mix around yosemite today. afternoon high was the breezy winds much cooler, only in the 50s today with scattered light to moderate rain. 55 in san jose. accuweather seven-day forecast with the rain today, we are cleared out for a return to sunshine and milder temperatures through the early part of the week. light rain into wednesday might and thursday. the next system right on the heels of that little midweek system and that could bring a system next weekend. it's all coming into play but the

in gilroy, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> an explosion during a fire in sausalito last with nighttured on video. flames caused a quarter million damage too dive shop on liberty ship way which is right on the water. firefighters had a tough time fighting the flames bus the only access was on a narrow dock. >>> a memorial service was held in san jose yesterday for the five family members killed in a plane crash. the tech executive, his son, daughter-in-law and her fiancee all died when the single engine plane he was piloting crashed in idaho. yesterday a three hour service at the church of jesus christ of latter day saints remembered the victims for their faith and dedication. the plane disappeared in a remote part of idaho back on december 3rd. researchers looked for days until the search was called off because of poor weather conditions on november 9th. private efforts to find the family continued until january 10th when the plane was found by smith's brother. the bodies were recovered from the crash site on january 15th. >>> the biggest game of the year is now just hours away. we

but we're finding it the worst in the extreme south bay down to gilroy at a quarter mile and less. light winds will help this fog to continue to develop for tonight. dense fog advisory in effect for the northeast and also the south bay valleys with quarter mile and less visibility expected throughout tomorrow morning. we'll have details not only on this and where that fog will continue to develop, but also on our next storm in just a few minutes. >> thank you, jeff. >>> new tonight at 11:00, after countless court delays and almost two years of despair, an indictment on the sierra lamar case. next year marks the anniversary of the teen's disappearance tonight a major legal shift. nbc bay area's george kiriyama joins us with more on the indictment. >> reporter: well, jessica, people here in morgan hill happy to see this case finally moving forward as sierra lamar's disappearance very fresh in people's minds. tonight we talked to sierra's father who says his family hasn't given up searching for her. >> it's been really frustrating. so, yeah, something positive finally. >> reporter: al

gilroy thick fog. tyler reported that. 48 and very foggy in gilroy. low to mid-60s.gh north. fog, fair, muggy. machine and then warm. increasing clouds saturday night, rain early sunday. and then cooler and breezy monday. >> all right. thank you, steve. >>> 8:51. well, a high school principal in north carolina channels his inner vanilla ice to relay some very important information ♪ ice is back and the roads will listen ♪ >> the message he used to convey to hundred of students ♪ sleet falling down like a million missiles ♪ >>> the tragic killing of 3- year-old kayleigh slusher in napa may lead to a new state law. the child's mother and her boyfriend, they are accused of beating the little girl to death and records show napa police went to her apartment at least nine times since may for various domestic disturbance calls or welfare checks. now a woman in napa has launched a petition drive calling for a new kind of three strikes lawsuit. it would require authorities to intervene if police are called to a home more than three times to investigate allegations of child ab

. >>> one place up for sale in gilroy is creating some concern especially for its patients. place now on the market is saint luis regional hospital. people in gilroy are worried if a for-profit company takes over it could shut down the hospital. also on the market o'connor hospital in san jose and seton medical center in daly city. >>> the effort to legalize marijuana in california is heating up. the secretary of state gave legalization advocates permission yesterday to collect signatures needed to put the marijuana legalization initiative on the ballot. it would legalize adult recreational use and protect existing medicinal marijuana areas. advocates say this initiative has widespread industry support. >>> now for a look at the weather this morning, it is quite chilly outside if you've been outside already this morning. it's down to 30 degrees in santa rosa, 34 if livermore, there you see san jose at 38. 44 degrees right now in san francisco. today will be the dry half of your weekend forecast. notice there 5:30, things still looking pretty dry. but watch that area of low p

as warm as 69 in gilroy.mperatures, under partly cloudy skies this afternoon, should be nice. 67 in pleasanton. 66 in danville. 67 degrees in antioch. 6 degrees in oakland. our friends in the north bay we'll see a few more clouds still the temperatures slightly cooler about 61 in santa rosa, 60 in petaluma and should be about 62 in san rafael. downtown san francisco 59 degrees. >>> well, there is a merger in men's clothing and it does not involve men's warehouse. >> here to chat about it kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. >> reporter: good morning. in fact it's the company that men's warehouse been trying to buy joseph a bank is buying eddie bauer for $850 million from a private equity firm which picked up eddie bauer out of bankruptcy in 2009 for $286 million. so a good profit for golden gate capital. >>> one of the most popular gifts to give anyone's loved one on valentine's day is chocolate. you're going to be paying more for that this year compared to last year. chocolate prices in the u.s. are

brentwood, 66. 67 morgan hill, 68 gilroy.lara at 66. 59 san francisco. 65 in redd wood city -- redwood city. friday looks pretty good. saturday morning is all right. light rain north. >>> new this morning, the trial date has been set for the man accused of the deadly boston marathon bombings last year. >>> plus -- >> they just wouldn't go away and then i saw someone outdoors and they kept knocking. >> a teenager stops a robbery in his own home. how police call to police may have solved other crimes. anncr: at jennie-o we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco made with jennie-o ground turkey cooked thoroughly to 165. i feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. i think they are light and they are just fresh tasting. yeah. when i eat well, i feel well. anncr: it's time for a better taco. the tacos tonight were pretty much perfect. make the switch. look for jennie-o ground turkey in a store near you. and this f

moore of gilroy has been booked for homicide. police say he killed 68-year-old martin gonzalez during a fight tuesday night. police initially thought both men were victims of a double shooting but it turns out the suspect's wounds are not from gunshots but puncture wounds from a fight and others may have been involved. >>> harris is working to extra diet an oklahoma man a -- extradite a man for e torgz on five -- extortion charges from napa county. the web site is called win by state to post compromising pictures of their ex-s. he demands $250 from the victim to takedown the photograph. >>> a veteran san jose firefighter is in custody tonight. he's accused of child molestation and selling drugs to minors. ktvu's robert handa tells us the arrest is webbing shock waves through fire department and the community. >> 20 years, mario was a good image for firefighters, supervising many drills including some covered by ktvu. it helped him land a job as a community outreach officer after an wife limited field activities so colleagues are

moore of gilroy has been booked for homicide. police say he killed 68-year-old martin gonzalez during a fight tuesday night. police initially thought both men were victims of a double shooting but it turns out the suspect's wounds are not from gunshots but puncture wounds from a fight and others may have been involved. >>> harris is working to extra diet an oklahoma man a -- extradite a man for e torgz on five -- extortion charges from napa county. the web site is called win by state to post compromising pictures of their ex-s. he demands $250 from the victim to takedown the photograph. >>> a veteran san jose firefighter is in custody tonight. he's accused of child molestation and selling drugs to minors. ktvu's robert handa tells us the arrest is webbing shock waves through fire department and the community. >> 20 years, mario was a good image for firefighters, supervising many drills including some covered by ktvu. it helped him land a job as a community outreach officer after an wife limited field activities so colleagues are

gilroy. you will see the rain and it is about 300 miles off our coast. it looks like the rain will come in starting in the north bay and will continue into san francisco and into the south bay. i will have your full accu-weather seven-day forecast coming up. >> leyla, thank you. >>> fire ripped through an apartment complex in gilroy displaying seven people including three children. lisa amin gulezian joins us now. lisa, do investigators know where the fire started? >> they are trying to figure it out. firefighter hads -- firefighters are doing one last check of the scene. they quickly spread up to the apartment. the things that made these apartments home to seven people are destroyed. the fire started in the kitchen around 6:30. it took a few minutes to burn the two-bedroom apartment. >> once they got going and they brought the contents of the apartment it broke through the windows and came up through the window of the upstairs. >> reporter: the two men in that apartment got out qekly. they quickly called others to help. >> i went outside and i see the o

. >>> fight in a park led to the first killing this year in gilroy. police say after the fight started two other men joined in and at that point someone fired shots. a 68-year-old man was killed, a 34-year-old man suffered life threatening wounds. authorities say the suspects took off in a white car. >>> a diesel spill closed down anomerism on 580 today while -- an off ramp on 580 today while hazmat crews went to work at 7:30 a.m. this morning. one of the tanks started leaking. the off ramp was closed for several hours while hazmat crews cleaned up the fuel. >>> 10 years ago today the first gay couple to get married in california took their oath in san francisco. then mayor ordered marriage licenses. today san francisco is celebrating the winter of love. ktvu's tom vacar is live where there is a large crowd gathered. >>> there are more people walking inside city than walking out. it is going to be a big celebration we will bring you at 6:00 p.m. for them this is a milestone which is also a bittersweet remnants. >> reporter: they were first to take sam

1:00 o'clock in the morning someone went interest an underground vault and cut service to most of gilroy and then snipers opened fire on the substation shooting for 19 minutes. they knocked out 17 transformers that give power to the silicon valley and then disappeared a minute before police arrived to investigate and no one has been arrested. in an interview with the "wall street journal" follow regulator says that this was a terrorist attack and says if it was copied across the country it do take down the united states grid and black out were of the country. folks re-routed the power to avoid a black out but it took workers 27 days to get the substation repaired and operating at full power. he says "this is the most significant incident of domestic terrorism involving the grid that has ever occurred in the united states." a spokesman for the f.b.i. in san francisco says to the "wall street journal" the bureau does not believe this was a terror attack but reviews evidence. >>> east palo alto will not be outsourcing police services. the city council voted 4-1 against the proposal. the ide

in gilroy, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> an explosion during a fire in sausalito last with nightas captured on video. flames caused a quarter million damage to a dive shop on liberty ship way which is right on the water. firefighters had a tough time fighting the flames because the only access was on a narrow dock. >> well, the biggest game of the year is just hours away. mr. bradley takes a look at the massive security surrounding the so-called mass transit super bowl. >> super bowl! [yelling and cheering] >> it's the first time the northeast has had a taste. tonight the main event, an outdoor cold weather gridiron showdown before 80,000 fans at new jersey's met life stadium. the denver broncos, the nfl's best offense, against the seattle seahawks, the league's best defense. >> go seahawks! >> broncos! >> the game might be on the side of the hudson river, but new yorkers feel like they are hosting. >> this is a new york game. >> what? said new jersey residents. >> if it's in new jersey, they should say it's in new jersey. definitely. >> the big game is dubbed the mass transit su

and gilroy looking at scattered showers. we're sunny tomorrow and temperatures will be right about average. rainfall amounts, .25 inches to an inch in the north bay. .05 to maybe .20 in the south bay. headed to the sierra nevada? it will be windy with some sun. but look at that temperature, 57 degrees. the snow level starts out high, near 8,000 feet. lowers to near lake levels. so a rain/snow mix. 3 to 6 inches. but by monday, partly cloudy with a high of 50. today on the coast, 60. yosemite, 68. all that nice snow pretty much melted that you got in the central sierra. 76 in los angeles. we'll be looking at highs around the bay a little cooler than what we've had the past few days. had some records yesterday. 60 in vallejo. 63 in morgan hill. mostly cloudy with a few areas of sprinkles. chinese new year parade, some showers. temperatures in the mid-50s at 5:15 and staying through the 8:00 hour. rain tonight, clearing out tomorrow. it will be sunny sunday, monday. chance of showers, just a sprinkle. this is a very weak system

mild and warm, 60s and 70s down in gilroy today. 68 antioch and more cloud cover, morgan hill 68 degrees and mostly sunny to warm increase being clouds, maybe late rain and it will be overnight late sunday and cool, cool on monday. >> all right, steve, thank you very much. there is more in 401 retirement accounts and the average account balance is a record $300,000 and that's much more than 15% from a year earlier and it is almost doubled back in 2009. and it is because of a strong stock market not because people are contributing more. >> and people have to dig deep into their pockets, forecasting total spending, they will hit $17.3 billion and that includes flowers, lingerie and chocolates and he went hope a unique conversation will be held about body image. and we need plus sized images and she created a chance to speak out about the pressure to have a perfect body. she is asking them to write a love letter to write a letter to their bullies. >> i thought it would be powerful to write a letter. they have sow received such a big stops. >>> the memorial and rally happening this morning a

gilroy almost 1.5 inches. sunnyvale near the cupertino border. mountain view. our testimony is really impressive. just take a picture. we don't see this very often. it's wrapped up. it's out of its maturity. but now it is directing everything from the southwest lifting it up. even if you get a break, you will get very intense. i don't use the word showers very often because i don't like it. things have calmed down in the north bay. if you get a break it will start to pick up again a little later. there has been really heavy rain around parts of the east bay. as around fairfield and napa. there was really, really heavy rain san leandro hills. things are beginning to pick up off santa cruz and heading back to the santa cruz mountains. but it's definitely here and it will be one of the days where this low controls our weather until probably late tonight and tomorrow morning when it is far enough east and south. then we will be on the drier side of it. but that is not the case right now. over all look for rain and wind today. heaviest here in the morning. but there

walnut creek 64. 68 gilroy. 68 morgan hill. san jose at 65. mid 60s on the peninsula. mostly cloudy tomorrow with light rain to the north and mostly sunny and warm on friday. increasing clouds saturday. saturday does look cooler cloudy with rain in the north bay. >>> 6:22 is the time. you're not likely to see the apple logo at the sochi olympics. workers are at the olympics are looking for reporters and spectators using apple products during the events and putting tape over the famous symbol as well as any other device that is not made by samsung. that is because the south korean company bought the rights to be the official electronic sponsor. >>> microsoft says it will be easier for video gamers to stay in touch with other players starting next month. that is when the x-box one will get an update to let council owners expand their party chat. another new feature allows gamers to review a list of gamers they are playing. and they plan to release a new stereo head set. >>> license plate loophole. >> and the record set by the latest winner of america's best known dog sho

mid 60s for others especially morgan hill and gilroy. 67 to 68.res will continue to warm up over the next couple of days. mostly cloudy tomorrow. friday looks pretty good. increasing clouds saturday. does look cloudy and cooler and light rain north on sunday. >>> yahoo ceo says technology isn't always best. she says yahoo will keep its big advertising sales force even though new technology makes it easier to go online and buy ads. some deals will always require a personal touch including companies that want to buy space on yahoo's home page. >>> chic-fil-a listening to consumers. it will phase out chickens that were fed antibiotics. doctors have said the bacteria is becoming resistant to antibiotics because it's being widely used in animal feed. chic-fil-a sells more chicken than any other restaurant in the country so that decision could influence chicken farmers. >>> time is 5:52. the danger from trees and from budget cuts. how bayer trees were weakened by the weekend storm. >> plus how a bay area based airline will have a new way to make you sta

still warm. 70 gilroy. 68 san jose. five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view, there you go. over night saturday into sunday morning, wet. and then by monday clouds and next week we get into a moist flow there. looks like -- chinese new year -- [ talking at the same time ] >> starts out dry. when we get out of there it will start to sprinkle. 8:00. if you are going take a jacket, umbrella. it should be dry. >> thank you. >>> golden state warriors lost a heart breaker last night. hear from the players about the best player in the nba and his last second shot. [ male announcer ] start engine. accelerate. shift. shift. ♪ and shift again. through all eight speeds of a transmission connected to more standard horsepower than its german competitors. and that is the moment that driving the lexus gs will shift your perception. ♪ this is the pursuit of perfection. >> mark is here now with sport. why lebron james is the best player in the nba. >> people still talking about that game. it did not turn out so positively fo

towards the gilroy area, 67 degrees. five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view is -- there is your north bay chance. clouds hang out. sunday, you will see it right here. there is a slight chance sunday. hopefully something changes. i tell you, again, you could -- tale of two regions. good 15-inch disparity say. i mean, amazing. three days. >> look like -- [ talking at the same time ] >> everything is kind of focused north. we will watch it. >> thank you. >>> for the latest on the weather, including current conditions, warnings and advisories download our new ktvu weather app and updates on www.ktvu.com, facebook and on twitter. >>> a free app that was taken down is now being sold on used phones for a lot of money. flappy bird had the number one spot. it was downloaded for free 50 million times from app stores. now the man who created the game said it is ruining his simple life so he took down. now the only way to get the game is to have a phone with the game already installed and there are several phones liste

our highs for tomorrow here in the bay area, 58 in gilroy. 68, san jose.oast, going to be a little chillier. 60 in pacifica. san francisco, 61. north bay, 69. santa rosa, 70. union city, 67, and in the inland valley, 68 in concord. 67 in brentwood. our overnight lows, pretty chilly, especially if you're in the north bay. 47 degrees, cloverdale, 47. palo alto. my accuweather seven-day forecast stays dry right through the beginning of the week, and then closer to wednesday is when we'll need the umbrellas. >> thank you so much. colin rush is here with a preview of sports. >> pretty impressive. michael sam answering reporter questions. give michael sam an a-plus for his performance. when it came to performing on the field, few are as good as is more fun than ever. sees better than ever. ♪ charges faster. and will charge. cool. and heat. from your phone. fact: leaf never needs gas. ever. good for the world. built in america. now, leaf's an easier choice than ever. ♪ shop at choosenissan.com. ♪ >> a massive media contingent gathered at the nfl combine. not to a

mild in gilroy.jose, 69, cupertino. 66, san mateo, 63 downtown san francisco. north bay, 67, petaluma. 68, calistoga. in east bay, 55 in berkeley. 66, san leandro. 6 in fremont. 68 in pleasanton, and a nice mild 70 degrees in antioch and livermore. our lows for tonight. it's chilly. already feeling chilly on the roof of the news center. chilly in napa, 38. that's our overnight low. 47 in cloverdale. 45 in fremont. a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast, saying dry -- staying dry for the weekend and next week. rain on wednesday, and we'll see the rain come back on friday with a little bit calmer conditions for the weekend. >> hooray nor rain. thank you so much. >> indeed. thank you. >> colin rush is in for shu. michael same doing a lot of talking. >> very impressive. if he can play as well as he can answer question after question about his sexuality. let there be no doubt about michael sam. he'll showcase his skills on monday. today his google skills were -- verbal skills were on display. >> hec

also 44 in fairfield and concord and the lower 40 for los gatos and gilroy.ll what's happening over the next ten days. tomorrow we'll see that rain falling around 8:00 in the morning. can't expect up to a tenth to a quarter. maybe up to a half inch of rain. that moisture will move out of the area pretty quickly. and then it will be followed by some dry conditions for much of the workweek. another batch is coming in toward the weekend. we'll see another weekend, our highs across the country for tomorrow. snow in the great lakes region, also some showers near st. louis and in new orleans. 71 degrees. it will be chilly in rutherford, new jersey. so that is where of course we have the super bowl. east rutherford. you can expect to see very cloudy skies. 44 degrees at the start of the game and 39, by the time -- i wonder who will win. we take a look at our overnight lows for our own neighborhood. it will be pretty cloudy. you will see temperatures in the upper 30s to lower 40s for much of the bay area. 39 degrees as you head farther into the north bay. nice and ch

if you're heading to gilroy, between now and 10:00 the fog will be an issue on our roadways.n totals was enough to wet the ground at time, mostly holding off for the chinese new year parade but less than 0.1 of an inch. you can see the story throughout the bay area. a quick-moving system that did not drop much rain. a few light showers south of morgan hill down towards hollister but the action continues mainly south of highway 50 in the sierra. that is some snow which has come down enough to get us about 4 to 6 inches of fresh powder around southlake tahoe. above 6,000 feet. now, behind the system, some cooler air sweeping on in helping to clear out our skies but it's the recent rain in our wind sheltered inland valleys, fog the likely big concern over the next couple of days. the hour-by-hour forecast shows the clearing in the south bay. and as we head through the rest of the day just a few passing clouds, rain staying well off to the north. very likely now, unfortunately the rain could be holding off over the next few days. it looks more and more like we're not going to see

gilroy was 80 degrees yesterday, a lot more 50s and 60s, santa cruz will really cool down. cloudy, maybe some drizzle, it will take us for a break and cloud up again and winds will be carry that into saturday. >>> chuck from hagel is reducing the size of the mill harp. they are converting to its smallest size since world war two and they know it will have an effect on national security. >> of course it is going to be risky. >> senator chuck hagel's budget will be brought up to congress and it is expected to pass through heavy criticism in congress. >>> aaa said it is the longest streak since daily increases ins may and they are am paying 50 galleries and they are going off line for scheduled maintenance. heap in the bay area, we are paying 30 cents cheaper than at this time last year. >>> and because of a new bill called the charge ahead, the goal is to add 1 million electric cars and to get there, it expands rebate programs for charging them, if they can get more people into check trick cars. we learned the browns are urge after jim harbaugh and there are reports that the

it's jammed from gilroy out to tennant and then things improve if you are heading into san jose.ome of the delays on our sensors, as well. speeds averaging about 14 miles per hour as you get closer to the accident scene. and earlier 511 bay area actually tweeted that they hope to have the traffic alert cleared by 10:00 this morning. so expect delays for the next several hours. just another hotspot this one in tracy westbound 205 at grant line another overturned big rig this one also in the 1:00 hour. delays improved significantly a little sluggish from macarthur but they were able to get another lane open so this one lane remains blocked right now. so what that means is traffic is also filling in through the altamont pass. 26 minutes or so between the altamont pass and the dublin interchange. pretty typical stuff now through the livermore valley but we have actually seen a number of problems on the commute the past few days. probably the best drive time of the week so far. at the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights were turned on at 6:00 so delays are spread across all lanes.

concord, 52. 53, gilroy. this is tomorrow. starting overnight you can see the green that is making its way closer to san francisco and the north bay. we have some rain that's going to be hitting us around the afternoon hours and most in the later afternoon, and hovering over the south bay and monterey. it's a coast-hugging system, and for the next ten days we'll see a another chance of rain as we get closer to the weekend, so we have a little bit more of this on the horizon. i'll have the full forecast in just a little bit. >> in response to the drought a central valley lawmakers plans to introduce a bond measure to increase water storage. a town meeting was scheduled to discuss the measure. experts say without it the central valley will keep suffering. >> the reality for me this year is that i'm going to have to set aside 40% of the crop of the 1100 acres i farm. >> several farmers are taking the same steps, warning a loss of jobs will follow. if the water bond proposal gets support it will be on the november ballot. >> , a o

mild in gilroy.e in the south bay. 68, san jose,69, cupertino. 66, san mateo, 63 downtown san francisco. north bay, 67, petaluma. 68, calistoga. in east bay, 55 in berkeley. 66, san leandro. 6 in fremont. 68 in pleasanton, and a nice mild 70 degrees in antioch and livermore. our lows for tonight. it's chilly. already feeling chilly on the roof of the news center. chilly in napa, 38. that's our overnight low. 47 in cloverdale. 45 in fremont. a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast, saying dry -- staying dry for the weekend and next week. rain on wednesday, and we'll see the rain come back on friday with a little bit calmer conditions for the weekend. >> hooray nor rain. thank you so much. >> indeed. thank you. >> colin rush is in for shu. michael same doing a lot of talking. >> very impressive. if he can play as well as he can answer question after question about his sexuality. let there be no doubt about michael sam. he'll showcase his skills on monday. today his google skills were -- verbal ski

low 70s and mid 70s morgan hill to gilroy. sunny and warm today expect for patchy coastal fog and then increasing clouds. we will bring rain in on wednesday night. it does look like rain friday and saturday lingering into sunday. >>> starting on wednesday the nordstrom parking garage will be closed. the closure is part of a multimore construction project that will expand broadway plaza but the official construction won't start until march 3rd. now during construction, broadway plaza will offer comply men tear parking. >>> san leandro has warehouses left over from world war ii era manufacturing and in a move to improve the local economy, it's offering free business licenses this year. type a machines which is a -- it moved into a warehouse on davis street. >> this year i hope to hire 40 more people. obviously because we are a start-up we can't buy the space out right. >> so far more than 435 businesses have applied for space since september. san leandro has given up $38,000 in business license fees but city leaders say that wil

gilroy, danville, san ramon, mid 60s . 60 in san francisco, berkeley, 63. san rafael, 64.be a sprinkle or two up near ukiah 58 degrees. and here we go thursday, upper 60s , close to 70 friday. we will be flirting with 70 over the weekend and monday 68 degrees. don't water the lawn, but while the golf courses are green, might want to sneak in 18 holes. >> perfect. thanks paul. >>> well, a u.s. olympic skier is stuck? russia tonight because he has a heart of gold. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> usa is doing great. well the welcome home party for a u.s. olympic medalist gus kenworthy will have to wait until russia lets the dogs out. he was going to return home today, but that was before he rescued four stray puppies an their mother. but that will have to wait since he has to wait for the paper work. >>> well imagine giving birth to triplets. >> wow. then imagine hearing this. >> they had gotten the three out, and they said, more feet. more feet. that's all i heard and i said no! >> no wait, there is one more! a mississippi couple ended up with identical quadruplets. baby number fo

it has improved at 15 minute drives into san jose from gilroy a grind from the central valley and san joaquin valley. the at understand is highway five at 132 to 580 westbound an hour drive from tracy to the dublin interchange. >> justin bieber can only hope video of his arrest last month doesn't become viral hit. video was released from the police station and you can see the singer swaying back-and-forth during a sobriety test. he was stopped for drag racing. he had marijuana and antidepressant in his system. he leaded not guilty to driving under the influence and resisting arrest. >> the first lady will announce proposed new rules for nutrition fact labels on all labels in the grocery store including updating serving sizes. for example a serving of ice cream would coble to a full cup closer to what people actually eat. nutrition labels highlight calories printing the number of calories in larger type. the first lady will join the food and drug administration in announcing the changes later today. >>> next at 5:00, breaking news: a dozen people chased from their homes after a fire ri

gilroy hit 80 seconds a record for the day. here is a view from the lake tahoe camera. nice, sunny view here, nothing but blue skies but they're expecting snow. the first system expected to bring 12-18 inches to the crest. second system going more south. we'll see what that will bring. 72 in santa rosa. it's still mild. san francisco got up to 69, oakland, 72. 73 san jose. not winter like. wet, windy wednesday. there is a chance of thunder wednesday night. looking at a rainy pattern into the weekend. so let's take a look at the pacific satellite picture, mild weather thanks to high pressure but first storm here due in on wednesday. and here are the risks urban flooding, wind damage, thunderstorms. storm two, friday, 80 wednesday morning. by 10:00 a.m light rain moves in. hazardous kins going into evening rush hour. and winds picking up and that could be problematic. going from 40 miles to 50 miles. winds will be tapering at that point. we can see trees getting knocked down. rainfall estimates inch and a half to three inches for mountains. half an inch to inch for lower

someone went into a vault and cut telephone cables, cutting service to most of gilroy and snipers opened fire on the substation shooting for 19 minutes. they knocked out 17 transformers that route power to the silicon valley. no one has been arrested. they worry that it was a rehearsal for a bigger plot and if copied across country it could take the united states grid and black out the country. agent smith says if it wasn't trim, in would be evidence. >> there would have to be some information from an informant, a terrorist group informant, domestic or international, that some group was responsible. >> officially the f.b.i. is saying it was not terrorism but the bureau and pg&e say they are still investigateing. >>> c.v.s. pharmacy is rebounding after dipping following the big announcement the stores would no longer sell cigarettes. amy hollyfield has reaction from the customers this morning. amy? >> customers are happy. the white house is happy. it appears this is a very good p.r. move and they are positioning itself to sell more than just medicine and cigaretting cards. >> c.v.s. decis

we think those of grew san jose, towards the east bay, antioch, oakley, gilroy, that is when you'll seederate rain. so just slow down, take it easy, stay indoors tonight. >> thank you, leigh, and join us for the abc7 morning news tomorrow at 5:00, 6:00 and 9 al, for the latest on the welcome winter storm, and track the rain by adding doppler tomorrow to your twitter feed. that does it for us here at 6:00. thank you for join us. od is in a good that comes in 25 flavors. from whole natural to wasabi and soy sauce. and once good gets going, there's no stopping it. get your good going. blue diamond. snack nut of the u.s. ski team. the following is a paid advertisement from starvista entertainment and time life. there was a time when folk music was heard all across america. from coffee houses to concert halls, a new generation of folk groups, singers and songwriters changed the sound of music forever. ♪ walk right in, sit right down ♪ ♪ daddy, let your mind roll on ♪ ♪ well, did he ever return, no, he never returned ♪ ♪ and his fate is still unlearned ♪ ♪ i'm leaving on a jet plane ♪ ♪ i don

concord, 52. 53, gilroy. this is tomorrow. starting overnight you can see the green that is making its way closer to san francisco and the north bay. we have some rain that's going to be hitting us around the afternoon hours and most in the later afternoon, and hovering over the south bay and monterey. it's a coast-hugging system, and for the next ten days we'll see a another chance of rain as we get closer to the weekend, so we have a little bit more of this on the horizon. i'll have the full forecast in just a little bit. >> in response to the drought a central valley lawmakers plans to introduce a bond measure to increase water storage. a town meeting was scheduled to discuss the measure. experts say without it the central valley will keep suffering. >> the reality for me this year is that i'm going to have to set aside 40% of the crop of the 1100 acres i farm. >> several farmers are taking the same steps, warning a loss of jobs will follow. if the water bond proposal gets support it will be on the november ballot. >> , a o

gilroy 80 degrees. there is the weather system i am tracking. the system is one of two.ind it will be stronger. we will get rain, wind, clouds and what we need. a lot of weather into the next 48 to 72 hours. this radar will be lit up tuesday night into wednesday. tomorrow is a transition day with more clouds moving in the afternoon. temperatures cooler than they were today. the computer model tomorrow does this. 6:00, clouds, tuesday morning, oli. fog along the coast. -- morning, fog along the coast. the beginning of the change. the commute tomorrow is dry. morning commute dry. afternoon commute dry but not wednesday. wens afternoon wolf be wet -- wednesday afternoon wet. 1 to 2 inches. system 2, 3, 4 inches. in the coastal hills. computer model sets us up wednesday at 2:00 p.m. got to work. roads are dry and starts to rain. noon time for some. pushes in. there is the afternoon commute. that is the big deal. this will be good water. half inch. that will get you standing water and slow traffic. thursday morning wet on the roadways. a break on thursday. friday the next sys

provide is between san francisco and santa fe and we provide limited peak service is from santa fe so gilroy. since 2004 when we implemented our baby bullet service we have roughly 25 average week day riders and now we're at 53 thousand and climbing. in terms of governance of the caltrain service we're governed by the joint powers board from the 3 counties that provide funding for the service and policy gieps so that's san francisco, san mateo and v ta you see the organizations from the 3 that county's involved in that. the basis for the modernization program is our blended system vision i see the major tenants of that is a community driven approach using a two-track system we current have with speeds up to two hundred and 70 missiles with a certain amount of grade separation we have roughly 43 at grade crossings in the 51 miles between santa fe and san francisco. currently, we provide in the peak hour 5 trains per direction we want to increase that to 6 caltrain's and have more high speed rail for direction for the basis of this vision service plan is the n l t k provided model simulation i