in hercules john ramos kpix 5. >> they believe hercules will become a major destination once everything is in place. >>> pretty soon you could be able to dislike something on facebook. but it's not where you would expect it. ,,,,,,,,,,,, across the country because of a fire risk. the recall covers certain models of c-class.. e-class.. c-l-a cars.. and g-l-a and g-l-c s-u-v's. the german automaker >>> 50,000 mercedes benz cars and suv are being recalled across the united states. owners should make an appointment with the dealers to get that fixed. >>> facebook is testing a dislike button in the shape of a thumbs down emoji. the elusive thumbs down is being tested on the messenger app. >>> when it comes to penny's. making money costs more than it's worth. the 2016 report says the per coin cost to make and distribute a penny is 1.5 cents each. >> try to do all the math there. >> yes yeah it's a little early for that. >>> this is not a lot. it's america's favorite cookie. of course it deserves its own day. >> it's national oreo cookie day. nabisco baked its first oreo in 1912. and now dozen

he cannot left it go makes sense that hercules goes oversees. the safest thing to do imade may money selling scraps -- the story as you know in food history there are stories and then there are facts and history and sometimes they are hard to discern but we -- i had learned that he sold -- such a great cook that people -- was able to sell meals a stuff to pele but the piece about the scraps. >> guest: a lot of chefs sometimes the employer would give them the liberty to sell the scrap because people would use them to make candles or repurpose those things. >> host: the tea leaves from inside the tea bag. >> guest: right. this brother's cooking was so good he made $5,000 a year and $2,015 in terms of what he was selling and he would actually buy fancy clothes, a gold cane, and washington give him liberties so after the worked he would put on the blue suit with the gold cane and walk around philadelphia and aloud to go to opera. >> host: and he was trying to be free. this whole mythology about the happy slave and the propaganda around that in socie

but for some reason, towards the end of the second term, he sends hercules back not to the mount vernon kitchen, but into the fields to do other hard labor, and that is what spurred him to make the -- for freedom [inaudible] >> if you read the letters in sequence he's going through the five stages of grief. [laughter] >> and then the letters from martha washington is something like you would see, laugh at the joke. i worked hard on that one. [laughter] >> i wondered if he knew it was a punishment like i am out of here. >> guest: washington suspected hercules was going to escape with some of the family members and one of his sons was caught stealing money out of a kind of backpack and they believe that the finance and escape attempt. >> i thought it was interesting this character that was luckily for you and us for the sake of this research documented in detail about the artistry and talent and all that. what was that about, it sounded like an early romance or something going on and on. >> he admires washington and in the diary that he kept and observations he made against the personalit

>> hercules, hercules. >> now march 9, 2017, this is "entertainment tonight."allenging job in entertainment news is keeping up with jennifer lopez's love life. just yesterday we shot down the reports she is back with ben affleck. >> before that she had everyone guessing about drake. that is why we have initial turner to set the record straight. we now know j.lo is dating the only guy with an even cooler nickname, a-rod. >> are you for the yankees this is. >> yankees, oh, my god, i'm a new yorker, all right? >> what make the perfect man? >> a good smile and a lot of confidence. i like that. that's sexy to me. >> the buzz is j-rod has been dating for a few weeks all in secret just two players having fun. alex reportedly back stage at j.lo's vegas show recently and another report claims jennifer has been the forther yankees dream girl. >> i do still believe in love in such a strong way. as a girl you never really give up on that fairy tale completely. >> the two first met in 2005 when j.lo watches yankees play the mets. she was mare eed to marc anthony at the time

we will look at the westbound into hercules. no major problems of their. traffic still looks pretty good. the wet weather will slow things down. here is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the traffic here is not bad. the roads are wet. i stepped out in oakland and it was raining a bit. >>> the trump administration just approved a presidential permit to build the controversial keystone xl pipeline. it will carry oil 1700 miles from alberta canada to refineries along the texas gulf coast. supporters say this will improve america's energy security and create jobs. critics say the jobs will be minimal in the pipeline won't help with the u.s. energy needs because the oil is destined for export. the obama administration is set said the pipeline did not serve national interest. >>> last night oakland new police chief was out in the community meeting people face-to-face. the chief spoke about crime and police relations and told the crowd oakland can be the soup all -- super bowl champions of law enforcement. she is reviewing how police officers are deployed and

. >> east bay rain from hercules to walnut creek into san ramon valley not affected as of yet the 580/680 corridor. morning commute. will have pretty moderate blast right now from daly city into san bruno. otherwise it's light rain around san mateo. all this is lifting up from the ocean northeast. look at this petaluma of moisture streaming towards the open waters. sfo no reports of delays as of yet. after 6:00 this morning some on some arriving flights. the receiving is lowering. the rain is pushing in. the -- the receiving is lowering. the rain is pushing in. increasing winds throughout the day today, pretty much the same winds 20 to 25 gusts in the higher elevations. right now the winds under 10 in most areas except berkeley now at 11, san jose with 11-mile- per-hour winds. it's a south-southeasterly flow. linda has calm winds and no rain in fairfield yet. thanks for checking in with us, linda, from the fairfield area. one of our faithful weather watchers. three things to remember for this friday: >> here's the deal. this is the very latest system. once the front blows through we s

former hercules mayor and now councilmember says that he is angry. he says there have been far too many shootings on this stretch of roadway and some of them fatal. and he believes the state can do something about it. >> how many shootings in the last two weeks, four? one involving a police officer, one murder in antioch, and now today. >> reporter: former hercules mayor dan romero said today's sheeting where a man and his female passenger were shot while driving eastbound on interstate 80 near the san pablo exit could have been prevented. last summer he and four other east bay mayors asked the state secretary of transportation to free up money to install license plate readers on problem free ways. he's angry because he says there has been no action. >> we've been lucky maybe it's been targeted. what happens that one day when a young family loses their child? >> reporter: chp says the shooting was targeted. the driver shot several times and air lifted to a local hospital and the female passenger taken by ambulance. a good samaritan in this red car st

walnut creek and hercules is steady to moderate rain. st. helena, look at the rain there. so still looking at some downpours to become more scattered throughout the day, but more sun throughout your sunday than we had for your saturday. we will talk in detail and time out the rest of the rain for you in a few minutes. >> thank you, lisa. >>> service on b.a.r.t. is back to north this morning after some scary moments for riders in the east bay. a big electrical fire broke out at the walnut creek b.a.r.t. station after 6:00 last night. take a look at this, a viewer shared this video of flames at the station as she was driving by. the passengers had no idea there was a fire. melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: relief and a thumbs up. this cell phone video taken as passengers got off of b.a.r.t. train stuck more than an hour. >> we were exiting the wall not creek station. >> reporter: can you see the fire from sky 7 under the tracks. it could have been worse because the train could have been on the platform just above the fire. >> when we got on scene, and there was a f

to transit center in hercules to get more people to and from bart in richmond. the total price tag for all this is $4 billion and that's the projected price tag. this was -- and it will be released in its final form with its final recommendations this coming may. but for folks who commute along interstate 80, the news looking down the road is not good. not a pretty picture, but transportation officials trying to prepare for that. >> alex, we hear as you have been driving along, you are running into something that a lot of us run into and complain about and pay for, potholes, right. >> you can hear the potholes, can't you, in the background. >> we can see you bumping up and down. >> yeah. yeah. yeah, no. it's truch e. this study doesn't deal with potholes. this is a different issue. that's a whole other issue. this is mainly focused on the number of cars on the roads, but that relates back to the number of potholes because the more people you have driving over these roads, the more they get torn up and the more they have to fix those holes in the roads. i guess i

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did i hercules, hercules when i heard about it.es, that were portrayed by of course taraji and johnelle and okay tear ya, all real women were sorority sisters, and advancing women has been something that we learned basically since college. and it is nice that leggo is going to give young girls no matter what their race. >> and reaching out to the kids, too, because you do read it about it some of it in school. but to have it, play with it, use your imagination. >> absolutely. and let the chick leggo be in charge of the whole and i would love for little boys to get to a point where they're playing with the woman leggo, and she's the boss. so that they can be ready for it when it comes down the pike. >> i like that, okay. >> you said that, didn't me? >> love it. >> how about brad pitt, jennifer aniston? it appears they're back on speaking terms in a way. >> us weekly reporting pit has confide in the aniston, and they've been texting following his bitter differ ores from angelina jolie. apparently, brad pitt reached out to aniston, to

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walnut creek through hercules, mid-60s in pittsburg and pleasant hill. 67 tri-valley.orth bay numbers 60 in bodega bay 68 napa and gilroy. full forecast is still 48 after the hour. roqui. >> thank you, roberta. how are you guys going to take advantage of this weather? you have to start thinking about it now. eat outside or something. it's 6:34. >>> in pinole, westbound 80 at appian way a two-car crash is cleared but look at that you're moving at just 15 miles per hour. so from carquinez bridge along the eastshore freeway to the maze give yourself extra time plenty of time to get through that traffic. and moving over now to san lorenzo northbound 238 before hesperian, a crash, give yourself extra time heading to 880. south bay westbound 237 in san jose, before north first street a solo car rollover. causing major delays at just 7 miles per hour so give yourself extra time to get through that traffic. if you are traveling in the concord area, 242, the antioch- to-pittsburg commute on 4 slow at 15 miles per hour. if you want to avoid the roads, ace train three is 22 minut

hercules and around the bell at that, into the south bay a little bit of rain was around ever green. that has new pushed out. on the we are still dealing with scattered light showers at least through midnight. but behind this storm system it will turn breezy and those winds will bring about a change to our temperatures. we'll detail that in a few minutes. >>> millions of dollars in damage remains across the bay area from our winter downpours. one area scrambling to find a pick is marin county. kate larson got a tour of some of the weather damage. >> this portion here is cracking and ready to push and go down towards the road also. >> reporter: mike is a marine county park ranger. these days he spends a lot of time patrolling trails and fire roads in open space reserves damaged by this year's rainfall. >> we've had probably about 50 slides or so throughout the different preserves. >> reporter: these two along glen fire road in mill valley are preventing fire trucks from using the access road. this creates a dangerous situation since fuel has been growing unchecked in brooitdale open s

for the last year, hercules councilman dan romero i know wh what, they have home run fought to install license plate readers. >> they're going to continue. that's the life we have. unless the state of california starts authorizing the money. >> reporter: and we did reach out to the governor's office. the comment installing cameras on freeways like the but we did get a response. we were only referred to the chp. meanwhile those three suspects arrested in the latest freeway shooting will be formally charged sometime next week. reporting live, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. well, the trump administration is celebrating a new jobs report while still dealing with more controversy. it shows the 253,000 jobs were created last month. the firster full month on had president trump's watch. although in office only 50 days, he is taking credit. questions still remain about fired national security adviser michael flynn. he registered as a foreign agent this week. a declaration needed for working as a lobbyist for a foreign government. it turns out with ties during turkish government during the el

he targeted people in hercules before he was arrested outside a bank of america in pinole at 8:00 tonight. thankfully none of the victims was hurt. >>> and now to our other top story to tell you about, after a warm and dry weekend, we are tracking two storms approach the bay area. more rain is on the way. rob is here to show us how much. >> not the best news for most folks. for the weekend right now, we're seeing a little bit of a drizzle storm right now in san francisco. low clouds. temperatures in the mid 50s and mostly cloudy skies but rain free. right now in san jose, 57 degrees. some of the changes we'll see a chance of a few more showers to wrap up the weekend especially in the north bay. but as spring arrives monday morning, we'll see a better chance for rain and wind picking up. later on during the week a chance of thunderstorms and small hail. so the radar view mainly dry right now. you see all the clouds as these weather systems begin to stack up offshore. that's a system we're watching as you move into monday. early projections for rainfall out of this first storm as we take yo

those over in africa created what ancient societies in the mediterranean world called the pillars of herculesr centuries, they were the foreboding gateway to the unknown. descending the rock, whether you like it or not, you'll meet the famous apes of gibraltar. 200 of these mischief-makers entertain tourists. and with all the visitors, they're bold, and they get their way. yeah? you can have it. you can -- you can -- you can -- here on the rock of gibraltar, the locals are very friendly, but give them your apples. legend has it that as long as these apes are here, the british will stay in gibraltar. - [voiceover] up nexext music city roots live from the factory. in this episode a community celebrates nashville artist tommy womack with daddy, webb wilder and jason & the scorchers. coming up right after this. - [voiceover] national broadcast of music city roots is made possible by acceptance auto insurance based in nashville tennessee. acceptance offers personal automobile coverage from coast to coast, more information available at acceptance.com. you your terms accepted. - [voiceover] franklin

but certainly expect some delays there if you head through the hercules area.tbound 4 from highway 4 to the maze, you're up to 36 minutes, westbound 80 across the bay bridge about 13, southbound 101, san francisco to sfo, you're still looking good in the green at 9 minutes. i'll have an update on this and just getting word of a rollover crash in san jose. >>> oakland's new police chief says one of her top goals is to make the city the safest in the nation. abc7 news reporter laura anthony sat down with anne kirkpatrick to ask her about the future of the department. she told us despite gains made in recent years, oakland could be safer. the chief acknowledges the police force's history of controversy from the recent sex scandal to racial profiling. she told us it's important to take ownership of the good and the bad. >> we own it. we are going to address the fact that -- where mistakes occurred. we're going to acknowledge it. we're going to talk about how we correct it for the future. and we're going to meet people face to face. >> the new chief says her approac

we've been looking at it here and traffic is slow from hercules to richmond. this is the area we've been talking about when it comes to doing that traffic story we've been talking about this morning. so be aware of that the traffic is going to be slow. we're also talking about the bay bridge toll plaza here, westbound at the toll plaza i don't see that u-haul truck involved in the crash anymore. looks like its gone good thing. they may have moved it to the shoulder, the traffic is not too bad here at the toll plaza as you come through there. no major issues on the bridge. this is a welcome at 880 northbound, and southbound. but northbound is crowded from the coliseum heading up to oakland and san mateo bring traffic is going to be busy. highway 237 traffic in the south bay is going to be, i'm going to put that up here, 237 westbound still very slow because of an earlier motorcycle crash. that's been cleared but traffic is still very slow. i would use the montague expressway as an alternate. >> don't go anywhere for a second until you read this tweet here. >> o

. >>> the city of hercules is taking a big step toward better transit. today they opened a new bridge that will open traffic to its waterfront space. they are calling it the path to transit. city officials are hoping this will be the beginning of a major transportation project that will bring the city a new bus service, commuter rail line and even a very service. they say easier access to the city will attract more people and businesses.>>> starting tomorrow, cross bay commuters will have more options for getting to work pick the golden gate ferry will launch its new service between tiburon and san francisco. also, the new very service will link the berkeley marina to san francisco. it is a smaller 40 person boat that has wi-fi, if i screen television and even beer and wine for the right home. the 20 minute trip will cost you eight dollars each way.>>> a tiny dog rescued from california's floodwaters. the all-out effort to get it to safety. ,,,, imagine if the things you bought every day earned you miles to get to the places you really want to go. with t

. >> reporter: it was still daylight when a 12 year old boy from hercules got off the bart train on april 4. it was part of his routine to take bart home from lacrosse practice in oakland. >> as a parent i tell him to be careful, look at surroundings. i am more focused on once you are outside of the bart terminal, believing that inside there is some form of safety. >> reporter: when everyone got off the train, he followed but was stopped on the platform. >> someone came from behind him and told him to go down toward the stairs. >> reporter: the boy's mother who wants to remain unidentified says the suspect put a gun in her son's side while he searched his pockets. >> he felt the only option was to run. >> reporter: he managed to escape, hopped on the next bus and called his mom. she called bart. >> we got a phone call and took down the phone report and assigned an investigator. the investigator pulled hours and hours of surveillance footage and watched all of it to try to identify the victim or the suspect, to get any images. we weren't able to find any images of the victim or suspect eve

hercules. it may go across the bay bridge. all those areas getting wet. look at this, just funnel from the arctic right into our neighborhoods. that's why temperatures today, 10 to 15 degrees cooler than average. showers overnight. san jose, 101, 880, sleet yesterday. sleet will be less likely and hail out of this scattered shower event that we have today. it'll start to move to the north during the afternoon hours. storm track is going to stay mainly to the north. we'll have milder temperatures. spring forward this weekend with a chance of showers on sunday. we have scattered showers, hail less likely, breezy on the peaks. 6:00 in the morning, as we head into the evening hours, most of the snow and lower elevation showers are in the north bay. that's where they're going to stay tomorrow. we'll put a 1 on it for you guys. the rest of us will be okay. probably need the sunglasses tomorrow. we'll get warmer through the midweek. a little cooler with the best chance of wet weather sunday. this weekend. >> thank you so much. >>> san francisco, a celebration of

no major issues for wb 80 out of hercules (darya) the search continues for a group of violent dirt bikea driver on highway 101 in san francisco. we first brought you this story yesterday on the kron 4 morning news. it happened at about 6:15 wednesday night on southbound 101 in san francisco. witnesses say they saw 10 to 15 dirt bikes and a-t-v's doing stunts, wheelies, driving crazy on the freeway. then at one point, a biker appears to collide with a white car and that car starts moving to the right towards the cesar chavez exit when a black car appears to block its way then the dirtbikers and a-t-v riders surround the white car, breaking off a side mirror. that's when the driver in the black t-shirt gets out of his car and gets thrown to the ground and is attacked. (darya) and a viewer sent us this video of bikers performing stunts on broadway street in north beach recently. the c-h-p is now asking the public for tips to help them find these people. the bikes they ride do not have license plates on them. and police say they'll drive on sidewalks and in opposing lanes of traffic to get

pittsburg, concord, clayton and walnut creek, pinole, hercules, north bay numbers with the scattered showers and the possibility of a thunderstorm. some very windy conditions with that south-southeast flow 10 to 20 stronger gusts at times. mid-60s in san rafael through santa rosa. and temperatures today far reaches of the north bay 50s, 60s. we'll talk more about this system and the bigger one coming. that's all straight ahead. but right now, let's send it to roqui. >>> thank you, roberta. it is 4:37. high winds out there so let's take a look at your bridges throughout the bay area. starting with the golden gate bridge. looking good now just wet so be prepared to drive safely. not many cars coming into san francisco from marin county and that's about an 11-minute drive between 580 to vista point. moving to a high wind advisory across the span of the bay bridge toll plaza, we have cash lane backups otherwise good. just wet roads. 7 minutes between the maze and downtown. here's a live look at the san mateo bridge between hayward and foster city, traffic smooth and another high wind adv

floors of the home in the 6500 block of north bouveer street at 6:30 p.m.escu >> companies make a hercule critical but stable condition at the hospital. >> reporter: that girl and her parents were first transported to einstein medical center, after seeing the extent of the fire, friends of the family, rushed the block. >> i just hope that she will be okay. >> reporter: initial indication is that the fire originated on the first floor of the home. the fire marshall will lead an investigation into the exact cause. for now, rescuers are being hailed, heroes for making their way through the burning home, refusing to give up on on had the child. >> we had fire fighters go up through the interior and that is how we were fortunate to get to this young child, you know, hopefully in time that we made a difference here. >>> it is unclear if the home had any working smoke detectors. reporting from west oak lane alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> two years ago today aicer sergeant robertso into a led the department in a memorial at the 22nd police district yesterday. that is where serge

. >>> finally tonight, the man who gave life to disney characters like roger ran it, hercules and lilosan francisco today. >> abc 7 news was at the presidio as he showed us a new exhibit of his drawings at the walt disney family museum. it focuses on his work on disney villains. he drew iconic characters. and he says being a good actor is just as well as drawing well for an animator. >> the acting is so much more important than the drawing. the drawing has to be easy to you, that's like secondary. the most important thing is to get feeling into the character so you really have to know acting. >> really impressive. the exhibit includes drawings of his latest project. a short film about the bond between a girl and a tiger. what a fun creative life he has lived, creating so many iconic characters. >> another reason to go to the walt disney family museum. i've taken the kids and it's something that both the children and adults can enjoy on different levels. >>> world news tonight is coming up next. >> for all of us here, we appreciate your time. we'll see you again in half an hour. >> wow,

he was from hercules. foon was walking near the edge of a cliff at panther beach tuesday evening with a group of friends when the ground gave way. in a statement, the oakland school for the arts said "neel was an incredible student and musician. adding alongside his dedication and remarkably positive attitude, he was a fantastic model to his peers; we will forever remember him fondly." ( james ) a warning before you take your family to the beach. this week two people were killed after being swept out to sea. one of which, was a child. on monday at baker beach in san francisco a man was pulled out to sea and rescuers were not able to save him. and on tuesday in carmel, a nine- year-old boy was hit by a wave and pulled into the waters. kron4's alecia reid explains what everyone needs to know before heading to the water. the weather is starting to warm up, and as more people head to the beach , there are a few things they need to keep in mind.with all the warm weather folks are flocking to area beachessot - i

there's your rain from hercules, richmond and right over east bay now starting to pick up as these nes move through. watch what happened. we might get a few sun breaks but they'll fill in rapidly here as this system rotates in. southern california is going to get pummelled tomorrow. 60s on our temps today. the temperatures will start to cool down. i think you'll notice it by tonight and certainly tomorrow. i would not be surprised by some severe weather today certainly up towards napa county. rain wednesday morning. a break thursday. strong system friday. >> do you think the airports will have any problems? >> i don't think so today. >>> time is 6:20. still ahead this morning. a pick pocket who only targets specific people. what this woman is accused of doing in several states and she might be hiding right here in the bay area. >> and amazon is under fire accused of misleading customers. this as the web retailer releases a new feature for people who can't make a decision. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. los angeles mayor eric garsetti taking a serious step. he's declaring aven emerg

one of my colleagues asked to me who was hercules. and kevin is conservative and quoting in the corner. you ok around d you see all of these character actors and yomeet theamera guys and scriptwriters and everyone behind the scenes and there are so many conservatives out there. that will make a difference if you are in a room trying to tell stories. first of all, i want to say that it is true that annoying celebrities can and alienate -- help getate people and people elected. narratives change over the course of decades and we are suffering from a serious narrative deficit. all good stories say something ise and beautiful and that helpful to conservatives and not to leftist. good leftist artists have learned to get around that i changing the premise of the argument and making up facts. if you have a picture like changed they simply to innocence.ion they have plans that light up at night, they have dragons that fly. these are all things that need of populations do not have. we had them because we have oil. if you change the premise, yo

hercules mayor said he's angry this happened yet again and nothing is being done. >> we have been lucky. but what happens when a young family lose their child? >> mayor romero traveled to sacramento to free up money to pay for cameras is and license readers to try to deter freeway shooting. >> california lawmakers are making a new push to repeal a tax on feminine products after a measure was repealed last year. women's groups were outraged you may reca may recall. there was a repeal on tampons and diapers. a new proposal would offset the revenue losses with higher taxes on alcohol. the bill would need two 30s approval from legislators to pass. >>> a special treat for fans of the voice" here on nbc bay area. blake shelton performing in san jose tonight. concert starts at 7:30. tickets are still available. as of this morning, the lowest price ticket 83 bucks. >>> there you two. always something to do in the bay area. >> there is an off-ramp called hamilton. >> you can say you went to hamilton. we're going to have a glorious weekend. >> we are. look how beautiful the weekend will be. look

. >>> the man who gave life to disney characters like roger rabbit, hercules and lilo was in san franciscohe showed us a new exhibit of his drawings at the walt disney family museum. >> he drew iconic characters like gaston, jaafar and scar. being a good actor is just as good as drawing well for an animator. >> the acting of the character is so much more important than the drawing. the drawing has to be easy. that's secondary, the most important thing is to get feeling into the character. you have to know acting. >> lilo & stitch, i should have said. >>> we have more rain heading our way. >> we do indeed. sandia patel is tracking it for us. >> we get a one daybreak, and then the rain will return on friday. live doppler 7 right now showing you no rain, just a couple clouds as you take a look at the rainfall totals. we got anywhere from about a third of an inch to just over an inch. the exception being san francisco 18/100 of an inch. there were some areas that got downpours, napa over an inch, there was a thunderstorm at midnig midnight, here are your highs for your thursday. low to mid-60s

hercules is excited about this because a city's fortune can ride on the ability to get people where they are going. >> this is the catalyst. this is our future. >> reporter: buses to san francisco will soon be operating from here and they are hoping amtrak could open in three years, shuttling workers to sacramento or b.a.r.t. or oakland. that would make it an attractb police to -- attractive place to live. funding isn't all there yet but caltrans is a big supporter of the project. anything to get cars off of i- 80. >> congestion isn't getting better but if we could help the projects it helps our commute. >> reporter: that is something everyone in the bay area could celebrate. even if they couldn't make it to today's party. john ramos, kpix 5. >> officials say it could take 10 years to connect all modes of transportation. >>> commuters will have a few more options for getting to work. starting tomorrow the ferry service will link the marina to san francisco. the smaller 40% boat features free wifi, a tv and beer and wine. the 20 minute trip costs 8 bucks each way. also tomorrow, golden ga

there is a lot of snowfall occurring in the -- we do have pretty moderate rainfall around hercules andley. look at that yellow. that is a pretty moderate style containing heavy precipitation. a bit of a break with a peninsula expect around skyline boulevard. burling game some light rain showers. boy it has been snowing at mount hamilton. that is a flood warning in effect. the yellow highlighted area is the watch for the carquinez strait. we continue to see the rising river levels. the lower part. er

and december 15th the first took place at a hercules apartment complex where 19-year-old desire borelar boyfriend 22- year-old ian irby. (jr stone) joining me now is meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: even though we had plenty of clouds, it wasn't a bad sunday. but now doppler radar is showing showers popping up around the bay area. this is a rather weak storm but it holding together long enough to bring showers tonight.skies are mostly cloudy right and the storm slides south. you can see the storm on the satellite image. most of the heavier rain has moved into the pacific northwest. behind this storm high pressure will build in starting tomorrow to bring sunshine back to the bay area with a brisk afternoon wind. the computer model shows most of the rain moving through by 10:30 tonight. but there is a chance of a few isolated showers after midnight. i think the commute tomorrow should be partly cloudy and dry. rain totals with this system will be rather light between about a 10th to a quarter of an inch of rain. some of the mountains could see a little more. if you're plan

hercules, san pablo, i'll time this out for you as it pushes to the north and east, right around 9:29 p.m., into vallejo, and shortly before 10:00, fairfield will get more heavy rain working through your mayneighborhood. we slice through this like a layer of cake. heavy rain, oranges and yell ow getting to 20,000 feet in the atmosphere. could see small hail. south bay we go. milpitas, light showers at this hour. but you were wet for much of the evening commute home. live look at our kgo rooftop camera. this is the embarcadero. a lot of cloud cover and light through.currently moving and the golden gate bridge camera, spray coming up off the cars, and we do expect your tuesday morning commute to be damp. light to moderate showers. scattered down pours will be with us. breezy at times, and there is a chance of a clap of thunder. it's going to be humid, muggy and mild. mid to upper 50s will be your starting temperatures on your tuesday. hour by hour we go. future weather, 11:00, still tracking heavy rain into san francisco and north bay. tuesday morning, 6:00 in the morning. more downpour

hercules. one shower passed through vallejo into novato.recipitation just to the west of mill valley in the hills of the north bay. so storm impact scale, gets you into monday, scattered showers. very similar to the setup we had today. any shower could contain small hail, gusty winds, and also snowflakes on our highest peaks. future weather. 5:00 in the morning wet weather moving through. continues for the, mo. then as we go into the afternoon yes the showers are there, then we see them dissipate and head north. the accuweather seven-day forecast is showing tomorrow showers, hail is likely. trying out tuesday. warm up wednesday, mild temperatures on thursday back into the 70s. >>> larry is here now with sports. it's tough to replace kevin durant. you really can't replace his scoring but maybe a will it of his defense? >> i think that's the idea with mats barnes, the hope, and maybe offensively he will come along once he gets used to the warriors system. been a journey for barnes. cut by one of the worst franchise inside the nba, picked up b

the city of hercules is opening a transportation center at bayfront boulevard.includes a fairy service, bus terminal. the service starts at 11:30 this morning. hope it's not going to be a washout. >> wait a bit and the sun will be out. it's one of those days we have downpours, even hail out there, snowy peaks and sunshine. emeryville, it is 51 degrees and temperatures are in the low 40s in livermore. we are still dealing with showers. we are going to be in and out of activity today. i'll time it out. plan on rain, showers, rainbows and an end to all this within the next 24-30 hours. >> thank you, lisa. >>> also ahead, the warriors get set for their matinee today. they will have to do it without kd. larry has all the hig >>> let's check out sports. the warriors are back in action, only on abc 7 today. golden state faces the knicks at the garden. madison square garden. coverage beginning at noon. tip off at 12:30. in baseball, madison bum gardner will start at scottsdale stadium. yesterday, an injury for one of the giants coaches. here is abc 7 sports director, la

there is a lot of snowfall occurring in the -- we do have pretty moderate rainfall around hercules and berkeley. look at that yellow. that is a pretty moderate style containing heavy precipitation. a bit of a break with a peninsula expect around skyline boulevard. burling game some light rain showers. boy it has been snowing at mount hamilton. that is a flood warning in effect. the yellow highlighted area is the watch for the carquinez strait. we continue to see the rising river levels. the lower part. temperatures are currently into the 30s and 40s. we will see later today the temperatures below average but warmer than yesterday. we'll continue to monitor the storm and the rain and the snow. that is coming up a little bit later in the newscast. michelle. >>> this is a live look at sierra at tahoe. you can see plenty of snow. the weekend storm system that dumped all of the snow caused major delays. and that is because interstate 80 was shut down for nearly 16 hours this weekend due to all the snow. it is back open this morning however if you are heading that way beware chains are requi

. >> greg: hercules, i saw him in town square. anyway, i don't know if it's good or bad that they put this off. it's like a final exam when you find out they put it off the day and you go oh, great, more time to study but you don't study. you watched 12 episodes of law & order. you prolong the agony, the test doesn't get any easier. they should have the vote, get it over with. the one thing i have to say. >> kimberly: ate a lot of otter pops. >> greg: shows you the difference between right and left. the left says they are poor transparency but the rate is about as transparent as you can get. the fight is like an open kitchen where you are allowed to see the sausage being made. that's what you saw the last three weeks with the obamacare repeal and replace with the democrats prefer a back room kitchen where they butcher a horse and collect a chicken. >> bob: they put this together, five of them in a back room. >> greg: that's funny. at least we knew it was in the bill. i can explain the three steps. obamacare was done in the dead of

. >> co made a hercules effort to get to a young child that at this point had been transported and isitical but stable condition at the hospital. >> we do not know the conditions of the girl or her parents this morning, but fire fighters say that the fire may have started on the home's first floor but it is unclear whether the home had working smoke detectors. >>> two years ago today philadelphia police sergeant robert wilson the third was killed while trying to buy a gift for his son, he was in the game stop when two men tried to rob the store. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff shows us how his memory is being honored. from the hand of the family in philadelphia police officers, to the sky, nearly two years after sergeant robert wilson line of duty death dozens came out to honor his legacy. >> the last conversation was about life, and what we were going to do in the future and he didn't have a chance to fulfill that, i have that chance, so i will take everything more seriously. >> reporter: officer damon stevenson wilson's partner of two and a half years was outside game sto

conservatives and i remember one of these gatherings where memorably one of my colleagues asked me, who is hercules? he's quoting from the corner and goes up to one of my colleagues and says you see all these character actors and you meet camera guys and script writers and everybody who's behind the scenes and there so many conservatives out there. that's gonna make a difference if you're just in a room trying to tell stories. >> i want to say that it is true that a noreen celebrities can alienate people. narrative changes consciousness over the course of decades. we are suffering from a serious narrative deficit. to the.that you're absolutely right that stories tell something true and beautiful and that has helped the conservatives, not to the left. a good leftist artist has learned to get around that by changing the premises of the argument and making up facts. if you have a picture like avatar, one of the most successful antiwar terrace films they simply change the native population to innocence and the native population to science fiction if you haven't seen it, they have have plants that light

burst of modern rain and martinez, by hercules and walnut creek and concord. you can see it stretching over the bay and back towards a little bit in the east bay moving back on the 680 quarter. -- core door. the moisture continues, 50s on your temps rain and wind not going anywhere today. it's one of those fridays, let's hope the traffic has not sold out. >>> you see slower traffic when it's raining, about the only thing we have as an offset is friday we have later traffic volume helping us a little bit. the bay bridge toll plaza, if you're driving in, westbound traffic is not banned but there is a delay backed up to the normal delay people are driving slower because of the weather and steve you heard the man say, it will get heavier later. he may drive to work and okayed -- okay conditions. it doesn't look bad in front of the coliseum. the rain is a -- arriving here near the san mateo bridge, on the peninsula traffic on the 101 still looking good if you're trying to catch a flight at sfo check to see if they are delayed, san francisco traffic is not bad, mari

to get rain, out towards the east bay, filling in around antioch, coming across towards martinez, herculeseo, crockett and venetia and back to berkeley, over to oakland and san francisco, some in marin county moving across over to richmond and kensington, those are the pockets of the heaviest rain and picking up towards palo alto and into portola valley, heading into fremont, everybody is in on this now. 50s on your temps, you can feel that south, southeast breeze. you can feel it, look for a rainy and windy friday. not much way around it, we will get a break on saturday -- we will yes we are getting a break on saturday. winter storm warning starts for the sierra going from 7 am to 4 am. snow will go up here as we get the southwind dropping by this evening into tomorrow. 50s and 60s on your temps, difference between the lows and highs today, maybe 56 degrees for some. -- 5-6 degrees for some. there looks like a break coming most of next week.>>> it was very cold yesterday, this is a colder storm for march. colder than i was expecting. >> i think you will notice that to tomorrow. >>> time i

he was from hercules. foon was walking near the edge of a cliff at panther beach yesterday evening with a group of friends ... when the ground gave way. in a statement -- the oakland school for the arts said- quote- "neel was an incredible student and musician. adding: alongside his dedication.... and remarkably positive attitude, he was a fantastic model to his peers; we will forever remember him fondly." . (grant) we're tracking some breaking news in walnut creek...where a man is now fighting for his life...after an explosion in his apartment. that elderly man was being given c-p-r as he was rushed to john muir medical center. he was burned and not breathing when firefighters pulled him from his burning home. he lives at the walnut creek manor apartments on mayhew way right off 680 near the plesant hill border. investigators say a propane tank is to blame. robert marshall, coco fire marshall:"some of the initial 911 calls were of an explosion, the propane inside did pressurize the structure to the point

hercules and inland near 80. 79 concord. 77 pleasanton and brentwood up to 78.verything is blooming, especially trees. look at this, tree pollen still at high levels. your main offenders, if you're sniffling and sneezing, it's pine, cedar, juniper, ash. unfortunately those levels do not look to change any time soon. because future tracker temps are showing you tuesday is when the warmth is going to peak. so monday and tuesday will feature very similar temperatures. wednesday, things are going to change. it's going to be noticeably cooler by some 10 to 15 degrees. wednesday we cool down and cloud cover will increase as well. but it will be short-lived. the accuweather seven-day forecast going to show you we'll heat right back up. monday and tuesday, it's mild. tuesday, a few coastal clouds. inland we're near 80. wednesday, we're much cooler, much cloudier. thursday and friday, we warm back up and all indications early next weekend we're equally beautiful. >> spring doesn't start until next week. >>> for blocks and blocks people stood in line today in san francisc

that could run from the richmond bart station to hercules and the price tag for -- and there's formal recommendations this may. a major population boom expected here along the 80 corridor and transportation officials trying to figure out how to reduce traffic. >> alex savidge along interstate 80. thank you. >>> sal, what are you keeping an eye on? >> i was keeping an eye on alex. it's loud on the overpass. >> very. >> just park there and you look down, it's a long way down. so alex, take care of yourself out there. traffic is going to be busy on 80. he want to mention the eastbound 580 on highway 24, the ramp is open. we had an unusual accident on eastbound 580. this crash was blocking the right lane of the connecter ramp to highway 24 there. you see the flares are still out, but the accident is gone. unfortunately though, someone either -- well, it happened. it was a fatal accident where a person ended up on the city streets below. we're thinking was an unusual circumstance. chp cleared it quickly. the accident is now below on city streets, but right now, all the lanes are open. this

there have been no major problems as we look at westbound 80 hercules to richmond looking good. morine into san rafael still looks good. good for the time of the morning anyway. it is backed up for about a 20-minute delay before you make it onto the span. nice looking weather shot, steve. look at the shot you have behind you. >>> i cannot take claim. that's kevin pender way behind you. kevin woke up from his nap. so thank you, kevin. >>> it is a beauty on the bay. we do have some suven here. some clouds will move in from the north. there is some fog kind of dancing around. it was clear 10 minutes ago. thanks to greg. thank you for the update here. we do have some patchy fog. a few high clouds. generally fair weather. warmer with sun and clouds. i mean, we're not going to go wall to wall sunshine here. as for now the weekend looks dry. certainly from about today looks to be about the sonoma coast. geyserville, cloverdale northward. trinity maybe some snow as well. some of that's turning over. 30s and 40s on the temps. a little bit warmer to the north for some of that cloud cover.