>>jacqueline bennett: the wins are dying down. the winds are dying down. today out there we saw mostly fifties but in some areas low 60s. temperatures are still down over what we saw yesterday by as much as 10 degrees in san entailed. this is where it still win the. wind gusts are still strong in livermore with up to 25 m.p.h. gusts. oakland hills and richmond and san roselle also had strong gusts. temperatures will plummet into the 30's overnight. we'll also see some freezing conditions bringing frost in certain areas. the weather will be sunny but cool for the rest of the week. >>grant lodes:a three alarm fire burned a home in san francisco's potrero hill neighborhood. forcing residents out of their home. the fire started just after 10- 30 this morning. one of the residents there says she lost everything. kron-4's scott rates reports. >>scott rates: firefighters have been on the scene all day long. just left about 20 minutes ago. the boarding process has been done, speed and as began. neighbors say they heard some kind of popping sound right before this

kron4's jeff bush and jacqueline bennett are breaking it down for us. jacqueline? jacqueline bennett>>: already 38 in santa rosa, 39 senate failed. it's only going to get colder, we haven't added gussie drive ready to sweep into the north bay. this is going to be a dry storm, but the big impacts are going to be the cold and also the gusty wind. it's gonna feel like it's freezing with those winds in the indus in the place. it's going to be in the '50s or but it off. thanks, jacqueline. our team coverage continues with jeff bush - who's live in walnut creek. how does it feel out there jeff? jeff bush>>:, after an i can confirm that it's very cold. look you can see my breath. been here about an hour and a half. the good thing is that i brought my will coach and gloves but forgot earmuffs. gears are freezing right now. it is a clear night that's probably one thing that's adding to these cold temperatures. and like jackie said were expecting this to drop overnight. just yesterday, he was coaching the 49ers. tonight, jim harbaugh touched down in michigan. and tomorrow. h

chief meteorologist jacqueline bennett -- is back with more on what we can expect on news years eve. jacqueline? jacqueline bennett>>: the wins will have calmed down, but we will still be dealing with a cold. when you factor in the way in, feels like it's only 42 degrees out there. we'll see gas in it before about to 35 degrees. we're in the 40's and low 50s, it feels like it's in the '30's . for new year's eve, the winds will decrease in to the afternoon. but into the night to and new year's day in will be seen very cold temperatures. in the north bay and pitchers will hit freezing. in the south bay it was also felt like it is in the '20s. for in the afternoon temperatures will be very similar to today. we won have be windchill factor. the freeze warning and watch is in effect, coz we're expecting temperatures to drop into the 20s. it is a leech really going to be freezing. as we head into thursday will actually be in the '20s and '30s. usually fog is the biggest problem for viewing fireworks over the bay. this new years eve - the biting wind could be a deterrent. but not for our vic

let's first begin with kron 4's chief meteorologist, jacqueline bennett. jacqueline, how much rain will we see over the next few days? >>jacqueline bennett: we will see several inches of rain in the next little bit and it will come within of frame of 12 hours. you can see clouds increasing and as you look offshore the storm becomes well defined and will be a big one. a flood watch has been issued for much of the bay area almost the entire bay area. we will see anywhere from 3 to 8 in. of rain around the bay area. the heavy stuff come in during the morning commute and will move south through the morning hours. >>pam moore:heavy rain usually equals trouble on san francisco's telegraph hill. mud and rock slides have been a common problem over the years. crews have been working along this hillside for the past week. drilling huge metal rods and plates to support it. they are trying to prevent any damage that could be caused by the upcoming storm. >>: we're trying to prepare for the storm, that we don't have any big things coming down. >>: one-year one of the se

kron4 chief meteorologist jacqueline bennett. is tracking a very significant storm. jacqueline bennett>>: there will be a very significant storm bringing several inches of r and gusty winds. flooding is likely. over the coastal waters you can see some cloud cover approaching. the big one is well over the coastal waters. a flood issue has been issued a flood warning has been issued over the bay area. >>catherine heenan:ahead at 11. shop owners -- are already 50- thousand dollars in the hole from storm damage last week. now they're getting ready to face an even bigger onslaught. and -- from the stands to the pub: fighting between 49er and raider fans the violence that marred the battle of the bay. also -- what jim harbaugh had to say about colin kaepernick's terrible day. and we'll be sure to keep you up to date on what the protesters are doing in berkeley. you used to sleep like a champ. then boom... what happened? stress, fun, bad habits, kids, now what? let's build a new, smarter bed using the dualair chambers to sense your movement, heartbeat, breathing. introducin

jacqueline bennett>>: it was one on there today, but tomorrow, rena returning. we have reduced visibility in fairfield to about half a mile tonight we will see increasing clouds. rainfall totals will be really insignificant. we will see gusty winds in the valleys. tomorrow at 10, cut the skies. by noon the rain it will be pushing and further south, she down to the golden gate by two. by 3 below in tax afferent the endophyte it should be exiting. as for selling this year as a, to warm weather advisories in effect. christmas morning and will be a little bit chilly, our only chance of rain will be tomorrow. chris, men's friday, into the weekend": it will be coolth.if you're looking for a simpler way to celebrate the holiday season without the crush of malls.there's a little tree that just might have your name on it. kron 4's vicki liviakis shows us one way to make your dreams come true. jacqueline bennett>go taking some holiday trees are decorated with tinsel and ornaments. this is the wishing tree in san francisco's noe valley neighborhood. started four christmas'

>>jacqueline bennett: and has been sunny but breezy and quite chilly. taking a look at our current wind speeds you can see 18 mi. an hour winds and around 20 around the bay area. here is a look at our current wind gusts. it is also cheerily out there with temperatures mostly in the fifties. it will get quite cold up there tonight hitting some 30's. we will mainly be in the '30's with some freezing temperatures with pettifog through friday in the extended forecast. >>grant lodes: you can get all your whether large and forecast from the kron 4 news mobile lab. >>scott rates: the investigators still on the scene at the home of this burned down home trying to discover the cause. it was a stubborn fire and took a whole day to get under control. >>: fire officials told me that the center building right there and the building to the left of that and an apartment building next to it sustained damage. that was about 645 this morning . >>: we had every flame and smoke and there to buildings that have had damage at this point >>: the fire officials say most seriou

kron4's chief meterologist jacqueline bennett is tracking the temperatures. ueline, what can we expect this weekend? >>jacqueline bennett: it will be very cold out there even freezing in some spots. we are already seeing those birdies and a there's more to come. we will see much more 30 degree readings out there overnight. we will have some column wins tonight which will help with the temperature is bringing it up a little bit. it will stay dry in cold the next several games. >>grant lodes:residents in peninsula keeping a closer eye on their pets after a new mountain lion sighting today. this one following a vicious animal attack overnight -- right outside a family's home. kron4's annie anderson in hillsborough with details on the attack and sighting -- from the witnesses themselves. annie? >>annie anderson: there are more than 288 a. in hillsboro. this brings a lot of deer to the area as well as many now my hands. >>: there is a large screen type sound coming from the area and i screamed right back added to drain scarce >>annie anderson: when he woke up frida

first - let's check in with chief meteorologist jacqueline bennett. she's tracking the storm. jacqueline? >>jacqueline bennett right now the radar is lit up especially in the north bay and even small hail and lightning strikes and gusty wind up their things also died down quite a bit in this area where you see the orange wedges about an inch of rain per hour. we're still some moderate rain and in other parts of the bay heavy rain. if in san francisco where rain is picking up we have about a quarter of an inch of rain per hour. i want to track this ring going over to the oakland where the game is just getting out and we will track the storm to the east bay. it will hit the east bay and about 30 minutes. more in store >> some businesses in mill valley are in areas prone to flooding. and they're bracing for more rain. that includes several businesses on miller avenue -- not far from the downtown area. the public works director says the city has been working to clean out sewers. and a restaurant owner is among those not taking any chances. >> about 34 businesses that flood here eve

>>jacqueline bennett we still have a few scattered showers a round that bay area. it is a far cry from what we saw earlier but this is what we will see tonight and through tomorrow the. let's look at the storm tracker and radar and zoom right in. the rain is heaviest in the east bay where we see some heavier cells near walnut creek. you can see the yellow on the radar. we also see heavier cells that are dying down near the delta of. we're seeing some heavier cells at the coastline with half an inch of rain there with south san francisco with a 10th of an inch of rain. looking ahead tonight we see a few spotty showers that you can still see some yellow on the screen which indicates heavier downpour. you can see those on the fog tracker and stormy are. heading into tomorrow morning, you'll be happy about the morning commute with just a few scattered showers in the north bay. we will finish this timing out and talk about it more. . new-line >>reporter to sinkholes opened up in san francisco is. it's a 20 ft. crater after in a inch water main broke under that street. i

>>jacqueline bennett: the rain is coming down pretty good in san francisco but most of it is pretty moderate moore:in the midst of demonstrations across the country, a san jose police officer is on administrative leave because of controversy and comments he posted on twitter. the officer said he would kill anyone who threatens him or his family. >>: we condemn these comments as they are offensive and inappropriate, and did these kind of social media comments have no place in public discourse about life. >>pam moore:officer is being called by some to be fired. a northern california families counting their blessings this holiday season after their daughter got a new heart. annie anderson>>: lindsay johnson has an understanding of life most people don't have. lizzie was close to downtown last, year she was diagnosed with a heart condition. >>: to see your baby almost dead on a bed and actually tell you mom and think i'm dying, words can't even say how crazy it is to hear one of your kids tell you that, you not know when not change. annie anderson>>: after lizzie was helped enough to get on a tr

jacqueline bennett>>: were seen light showers filter into the north, a heavy rain stretching into eureka's a look enplaned the showers that will continue past. as we move into the early morning, is the main band of rain at pushing into santa rosa. we are going to be seen moderate rain. this note morning commute to mar the rain is going to be going good. we'll see spotty showers will linger through the afternoon into the evening. rainfall totals will look like this largely under a half inch of rain in the valley. snell also going to fly in the crsierras. so dorman #three e comes into la pam moore>>: the mysterious death of an arizona woman at a livermore outlet mall. has police seeking the public's help 61 year old marjorie hillerman was discovered unconscious in the parking lot of livermore's premium outlet last tuesday. she suffered from head injuries that turned out to be fatal. now police are hoping someone will come forward with information. at this point. authorities don't know if hillerman was the victim of foul play.an accident.or even just a fall. yet another woman coming forward

let's first begin with chief meteorologist jacqueline bennett. jacqueline -- how will the impact tomorrow morning's commute? jacqueline bennett>>: and not good tomorrow there's going to be a denuded of rain. we can see about a 10th of an inch of rain to a quarter of an inch of rain and our. people are scrambling to stock up on batteries and water ahead of the powerful storm as it hits the north bay. continuing our team coverage -- kron 4's jeff bush is live in rohnert park. jeff? jeff bush>>: it was rainy year up until about 15 minutes ago and then it just stopped. it was raining cats and dogs completely dumping water, if this is any preview to the bigger flood that's coming through then everybody better watch out. looking into some of those marin residents who were getting ready for the storm. newspeak: yet is pretty ridiculous i was in there for about 35 minutes, there's no water on the shelves, the bride is gone. new speaker: when i went to get messy they were out of water. good thing i had some already jeff bush>>: when they were on television

jacqueline bennett>>: welt am when not quite done with this first-round its canteen now, here's what we got going right now: is a mean you can see some light rain over the coast line, also the shoreline. right over 8580 at this hour. it's pretty steady and not too heavy but if you're driving be careful. you can see the main wave passed through the southeast today, a few isolated showers to enormously draw like,y. pam moore>>: continuing our team coverage tonight tonight here staff, jeff bush>>: weld and the weather in the south bay has been pretty unpredictable, around 8:00 it was coming down pretty hard. as far as driving is concerned like jack flynn said, the driving conditions were not very good tonight. coming down u.s. 11 it was white knuckle, i talked to some drivers at a gas station and some said that they were over. this featu newspenew speake"i like califori like the sun, i like the bay area. but sometimes a lot dilute ring goes a long way" that's jeff bush>>: were not quite over it is jack flynn said, were expecting another wave. pam moore>>: residence on the peninsula at n

kron-4's chief meteorologist jacqueline bennett is here with the christmas forecast. we only picks up a fehundred jacqueline bennett>>: we will see some blustery conditions in the next couple of hours. in no tapering off in the sierra in oakland as well as installing san jose, will be when it's but they will be coming down. temperatures in the morning drop into the '30's and low 40's. stormy weather is bringing fresh snow to the sierra. which is good news for people planning to ski over the christmas holiday. unless you have a vehicle with 4-wheel drive and snow tires -- you need to bring chains if you're going to be on i-80 from kingvale to the donner lake interchange. several ski resorts are open this weekend. elevations over 4-thousand feet are getting snow. happening now. the c-h-p is cracking down for christmas. with what it calls a "maximum enforcement" period. officers plan to be highly visible out on the roads. and they're asking bay area drivers for their help in spotting potential problems. "we want to remind everybody that this is a joint effort. if you see

jacqueline bennett>>: we're going to see this strong going to tomorrow morning even the later morning, and seen heavy rain pushed through the north bay. there is another cell coming in looking at a 10th of an inch of rain per hour and a quarter of an inch of rain to our and other areas. taking a look is in the cells offshore we are tracking them and it looks like some of that heavy rain is going to cut or write in about an hour and half. looking a satellite and radar picture the showers will push through for this several hours ahead and a cold front coming and will create more showers of to the rights. phillipe djegal>>: and here's a look inside the lines and designs the store that were out front of tonight this was done yesterday any to see how much damage was caused by this wet weather. at least five businesses in the shopping center have been damaged this week and they hope to return here tomorrow and not see as much damage overnight. jeff bush>>: the latest delay is the latest. all day long enough for a rival and departure. most arriving flights where does it delayed a few hours a

>>jacqueline bennett the morning commute will not be a fun one because we will see widespread rain and water ran it that the lightning strikes will continue and there is a decent amount of instability with the storm and we will continue to see modern and lightning strikes the storm is moving from the south to the north in considering approaching and the direction of the rain, you can see the storm is kind of merging with some cloud cover, a tropical moisture being sucked into the system, there will be extra rain tomorrow >> continuing our team coverage. some bay area residents are bracing for possible flooding. kron4's jeff bush is live in walnut creek -- at one of the several sandbag stations in the east bay. jeff? >>jeff bush contra costa county operates several sand bag filling stationsfive in all and they are free to anyone who needs them. they are spread out around the countyand, they are easy to get to. pg&e was busy on monday getting ahead of the storm by trimming back the branches and limbs of the trees. the branches can get saturated and heavy during a storm and can breaktakin

jacqueline bennett>>: temperatures are going to drop to ninth as well. cities inside the bay, low '40's along the coast line. as the head into the afternoon, will hit the '50s. but need to upper-fifties will be on mass maximum temperatures mom. we'll start the day cold, 10:00 will be getting into the fifties by noon. will largely be in the fifties, will go into the '40's for high terrain about a thousand feet. will be in the '30's again bay area wide. 35 in sunnyvale. mid-50s in ocean beach fifth, six in san francisco and upper fifties for the north and. it will stay dry and for the rest of the reach weekend. here's a luckier extended forecast, take a look saturday: coup temperatures getting close to the '20s. sunday of, afternoon highs will be in the '50s. some holiday cheer. clippers in l-a. jason has the highlights. and all the sports. next nba - lakers at bulls kobe bryant sitting out after playing on christmas the last 16 years 2nd quarter latte or au lait? cozy or cool? exactly the way you want it... until boom, it's bedtime! your mattress is a bat

>> catherine: now to chief meteorologist jacqueline bennett. on the *wind chill* we're about to be feeling. >> jacqueline: not in san francisco 53 degrees but when you factor in the land you can take a look at what actually went reid reading. wind reading. 44 degrees in santa rosa but feels like it is 40 >> jacqueline: the dizzy the rain and snow here and it is not very organized. >> jacqueline: the main impact will be the gusty wind. and a blast of cold air. >> jacqueline: we could even get a light dusting. >> jacqueline: land and the cold that is a big story. starting known well to the north with the land revisory taking hold at noon. >> reporter: >> jacqueline: we will talk more about the when the dust and take a look at the numbers and how cold it will get and what it called the like coming up in just a bit. >> catherine: a reminder -- you can get all your weather alerts, forecasts, check radar and more. by downloading our ***free*** >> catherine: just yesterday, he was coaching the 49ers. >> catherine: tonight, jim harbaugh touched down in

mother nature tries to deliver a knockout punch to the bay area chief meteorologist jacqueline bennett is here for your for terrorist and that not weather leading to some nail biting rescue attempts and stern warning for those with a sweet tooth for caramel apples and this could save your life as a the full hour of your choice of prime time news. >> pam: tonight at a breaking news out of san francisco a share as deputy has been arrested. it is a cute of assaulting a patient at a san francisco general hospital. kron 4 is jet bush's live in front let san francisco jail with details on what we're learning about the deputy and the alleged incident. >> reporter: round of 33 year-old sheriff deputies was arrested. here's the video as the picture of town is coming from the district attorney's office says the this stems from a case that involved welling back november 3rd. he attacked a man and then filed a false police report. he said the man attacked him with a cane but the video evidence contradicts the story. he was eventually arrested and charged with multiple felonies including filing a f

car jacqueline bennett>>: will be left with sunny skies and mild temperatures, much like today.can see the areas highlighted here and you screen. this goes until 3:00 tomorrow. will have rain returned to the bay area on wednesday. tomorrow morning it will be mild in the '50s, bill sea temperatures in the '60s for the south bay. 64 in san leandro. six he 5 in san francisco. wednesday of, we will see cloudy skies in the morning. this is going to be a fast- moving storm. by 4:00 it will be out of the south bay, so we're only talking about a few hours. things will be dry air as we head into christmas. it will be chilly in the morning, but it will warm up. so really only wednesday we will see rain and not that much accumulation. crimes investigator with the sanhe says he finds statements made by mcdonald in the search warrant puzzling. the woman says she woke up naked in mcdonald's bed but has no memory of what happened. the 49ers cut ties with mcdonald last week. he has not been charged with any crime. new crime information from bart shows which stations are the most dangerous. for

as begin with the chief meteorologist jacqueline bennett with the latest on the forecasts. >> reporter have a little bit of rain over the south bay but largely we are dry. nicosia little p care of clear skies will we do have a lot of cloud cover out there still at least about a clothesline. coastline... it is the near palo mother was about 5 in. of rain. palo now had 5 in. of rain. pata luma 5 inches of rain.. san bruno had about 3 in. of rain. was the totaled largely in the three and 4 in. range. alicyclic as was >> reporter: san jose we do have a moderate rain skirting their over the coastline you still see some spotty showers. i think that's where most of the activity will stay for the evening. we are still under of flood advisory for the bay area. some of these have your sales popov and caused minor of flooding. tomorrow will be dried and temperatures are in the '50s and lower 60s. sunday will also be dried blood by 7:00 p.m. storms will be approaching. the labor into monday morning and more rain will be in store for monday morning >> pam: the storm will hit residents in the north

in the oakland hills haaziq madyun kron4news >> pam:meteorlogist jacqueline bennett is tracking the nextacqueline.when can we expect the next round of rain? >> jacqueline: we are looking at the golden gate bridge. it is to try out there. the rain will move back and again. let's get a look at what we are expecting with our land headlines. the big band of rain will not come again until tomorrow morning after that we will see showers into friday evening. it will be an all day he did. generally for our valleys about a half inch of rain. the hills and mountains to get up to an inch and a half of ryan. a storm will miss us could be as in the north bay with a few showers. just the big increase in clout the rain still to the north a bust it will not moving and tilton o'clock as the earliest and then maybe later than that. this is the till and with the spot and showers behind it. --spotty showers behind it. >> pam:today's break in the rain was welcome news for one north bay town. san anselmo has a history of flooding. >> pam:and in response, businesses are embracing sand bags - lots of them. prac

reporting live mill valley scott rates. >> catherine: let's check in with jacqueline bennett to get theon the conditions out there.jacqueline? >> jacqueline: right now, we do have light showers around the bay area. i will show you the rainfall totals. majority that still in the morning hours about a 8 hour. we have seen about 2 in. of rain in the redwood city creek about to happen in in mill valley. in some and paul alto. well over an inch of rain in a number of places over an inch of rain in mountain view and san jose. and as f o with half an inch of rain. asked after all. --sfo >> jacqueline: we do have a little bit of a low right now. seen some showers to the oakland and in richmond plus san rafael. down in the south bay few light showers in san jose in their loss gatos. we will see more as we head into tomorrow morning. the majority of this first wave will push from the north to east. the core of the storm is still off shore and it will impact this tomorrow into the morning our spirit would not be that as it would not be as bad as today. we will take a look at that and the rainfall

. >> pam: chief meteorologist jacqueline bennett as tracking the latest round of showers. >> reporterontingency spotty showers south of the golden gate. storm tracker for radar issuing heavier rain near mel pita. we're seeing little bit more rain than the radar is currently showing. i think is above a lot of the rain on the peninsula up is still raining and san carlos. the chance of rain throughout the south bay and the east bay will continue throughout the evening. we're still seeing rain mainly to the south. >> reporter: some of it is drying up as it approaches the coast line but to still should keep on oberland the. we're seeing low visibility and the bay area especially over the bridges. if you're driving out tonight keep that in mind is that is a big issue out there tonight as well. a lot of the rain is south of the golden gate bridge i would not put the umbrellas away from oakland are hayes would write down they could see of of shower later. >> reporter: after midnight things will probably dry out. tomorrow afternoon of show you what we can see out there. >> reporter: bay bridge

pam: check again now with q >>:reporter on top of our root canal and sam francis called area jacqueline bennett speaking and there is as our as some will bring throw with having little bit of weighing up over the embarcadero. but for the most part we are dry out there right now. we do have another storm to impact us sunday and monday. tomorrow will be dry in about 7:00 p.m. sunday evening that next wave of storms will come through and will be heavy rain around the coast. >> reporter: get labor and your monday morning and will leave and the to the wednesday. the rainfall will pale in comparison to what we thought there yesterday were talking about half an inch of rain to an inch of rain for most locations. >> pam: people into redwood city mobile home parks rolled up their sleeves and and and legs the pushout water that fled their mariel the bemuse the city pups to get the water out what president bart's of the second plot to help many spent last night at a shelter and sam taylor the community off with ease bebel's the set of very low elevation. the crews blocked off stony point walt road between

kron4 chief meteorologist jacqueline bennett is on top of it. >> catherine:she's tracking this storm. along with scott rates in a north bay area prone to flooding. and alecia reid on flight delays at s-f-o. >> catherine:also charles clifford - who's in the south bay. and j-r stone -- who is live on the road in the east bay. start us off, jacqueline. >> catherine: >> jacqueline: taking a wider view with a cluster of thunderstorms here and a true of lightning. 76 a lightning strikes for the past hour or over the coastal waters. trekking to the north east. so it is tracking this way creek with clipping parts of the cemetery coastline. >> jacqueline: the may 1st wave was more organized and steady. with flood advisories briefly throughout the bay area creek now we have a second wave with a cluster of thunderstorms. you see the weight is tracking. up to the north east. as we look a little bit farther off shore this to the core of this storm. responsible for what we have seen out there today. but we will see out there tonight and tomorrow including thursday. we will receive all of this as we

let's check in with chief meteorologist jacqueline bennett with a look at the christmas forecast. >> we knew this was going to be a fast moving storm and because of that we were expecting minimal rainfall totals. just a few hundredths of an inch of rain. right now we're seeing gusty winds. that came with the storm and that's going tooling with us through the evening. you can see on satellite and radar, the rain is to the south now. look how quickly it moves through. racing down to the southeast. we're still seeing snow in the sierra, and we're still seeing those gusty winds. it's clear out there bay area wide. wind gust are in the 30 miles per hour range. 38 at sfo, 33 in vallejo, 20s in santa rosa. and those winds are going to stick with us this evening. it's also on the cooler side this afternoon, temperatures dropping 10 degrees or more over what we saw yesterday, so we're in the 50s, it's 56 in concord, 55 in san francisco, and 53 in sunnyvale. it's going to be a chilly night tonight so i'll show you what you can expect coming up in just a bit. >>> a reminder you can get all your

and there's more team coverage would chief meteorologist jacqueline bennett and jack bush talking about the big flight delays at as fast as at all airport. sfo airport >> reporter: right now or seeing areas of moderate rain for fall right now in the north bay area is about a quarter of an inch of rain per hour and heading towards now call napa... heading down the close with a steady light rain call that a cup half monday is not will have the but it is consistent and half moon bay area >> reporter: satellite and radar shows you that we have shot were streaming in both north and south the right over the bay area when looking at the core of the storm isn't as in the north right now. there's a cold front is still offshore right now but it is approaching. as it pushes through it will start off more showers because we do left instability around the bay area right now. >> reporter: we can expect spotty showers areas of fog through out the night hours. that afternoon tomorrow will be clearing will see dry much of sunday but the rain will be returning friday in evening into monday. >> catherine:

>>it looks like i'm stuck here >> catherine:kron four chief meteorlogist jacqueline bennett tracking the windstorm and watching the mercury drop. >>whoosh >> catherine:and the countdown begins. as the bay area gets ready to celebrate new years eve. cab companies say they are the smart alternative to ridesharing. >>the price different will be huge. >> catherine: (male announcer): now, here's stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly. >> catherine:this is a full hour of your choice for prime time news. >> catherine:good evening i'm catherine heenan >> catherine:strong, frigid winds have downed countless trees. knocked out power to more than 100-thousand bay area customers. canceled more than 100-flights. >> catherine:and it's still going strong. >> catherine:you can see some of the damage here. >> catherine:hundreds of images coming into our newsroom tonight. >> catherine:it also feels freezing bay area wide tonight. we have team coverage tonight: >> jacqueline: tonight the wind will stick with us making it feel freezing overnight. temperatures will reach in the freezing mar

jaffna bush with business owners and a chronic flood zone will start with chief meteorologist at jacqueline bennett. >> reporter: we stop passing showers through most of the day today and another that is going on right now. we are analog all right now. lull right now. the core of the storm is right off the shore within the rain in the showers from to and some tropical moisture coming up. the cold front is merging with the tropical waster is gonna be with showers pretty much all during the morning tomorrow and widespread rain tomorrow afternoon. >> reporter: things the cleared up at the golden pregnant at the golden bay bridge currently. it's gonna be dry from much of the weekend. tonight as could be pretty dry by 3:00 in the morning the showers will be picking up and heavier sales will be embedded in that the morning acute of the morning commute does not look so bad right now but things will pick up later as a moderate rate in the bay area's starts to gather. >> catherine: some business older spent on a lot of the day drying up the stores try to get ready for the next rounds of rain. >> reporter: w

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chief meterologist jacqueline bennett joins us with more. jacqueline.? >> jacqueline: we will see several inches of rain. it will be wednesday night through thursday where we will see heavy showers. we are talking about that much rain and a 24 hour period. also the gusty winds that we mentioned a high wind alert has been issued. now here locally but to the central valley stretching up into the sierra. the timeframe from wednesday in to thursday will be sustained winds at 40 mi. per hour. there will take down trees and power lines. we will talk more about this powerful storm with futurecast coming up in just a bit. >> catherine: we're following a developing story in the case of a teenaged boy accused of killing 14 year-old rashawn williams. >> catherine: it happened outside a mission district store back in september. >> catherine: tonight newly released surveillence video shows the teen accused did not stab williams. >> catherine: kron 4's dan kerman is live in san fransciso tonight with more. dan? >> reporter: they say that he is not the one that has sta

. >> catherine: i'm catherine heenan here with chief meteorologist jacqueline bennett. >> catherine: who is tracking the latest on this extremely windy weather. >> jacqueline: oakland, 53 right now but it feels like it is 47. when are at 20 mi. per hour and does that one critic 53 but it feels like it is 48. when our 14 hour mile per hour here. even though it feels like we are in the '50s it feels like we are at a lot colder. and it will remain that way. >> jacqueline: half moon bay with 22 mi. per hour sustained winds. same thing in redwood city and oakland with 30 mi. per hour went in vallejo and fairfield. those are very strong sustained winds with gusts even stronger than that. power lines may come down out there. it will stay cold and temperatures will drop to freezing. when you factor the wind in it will still like it is in the twenties tonight. clear skies and gusty winds cut plus temperatures in the 30's. practically, bay area wide. it looks like it is five degrees cooler because of the wind. >> jacqueline: tomorrow afternoon, another chilly day. with temperatures in the '50s

and the weather center was chief meteorologist jacqueline bennett pad >> reporter: will see more passing showers and more of the fog . the visibility is down to half a mile and but we're looking at more rain coming tomorrow afternoon. was to look and satellite regard pictures we can see things are mostly dry around the bay area right now we did see some passing showers throughout the day today but will see some more in the over night hours. this plan >> reporter: in tropical moore's juror was in the warm front come through first and then the cold front and that'll bring us to have your rain in the downpours. will see a steadier lighter rate as we head into tomorrow morning. right now is still unstable out there. >> reporter: as we move into the 8:00 hour was still see some spotty showers could pick up a little bit more coverage into the 3:00 hour. within its timing and out of future cash coming up. >> catherine: in the wake of the storm pg&e says one and and 33,000 customers across the bay area lost power at some point over the past 48 hours some of them were in oakland hills. >> reporte

jacqueline bennett live at sfo this morning with the latest. how is it looking out there? >>reporter: well, it is very festive out here is how it looks. fefb the sfo -- they have the sfo international airport lit up in the holiday colors and they are expecting to see that holiday travel start to ramp up, actually, it started on friday and will culminate on tuesday when they expect to see the business yesterdayest travel day -- buzz yesterdayst travel day -- busiest travel day of the season. there are ground glachls because of weather. they expect to see delays somewhere in the 30 to 45-minute range which isn't unusual this time of year but expect to see about 66,000 people leaving the airport today, another 6 65,000 coming into the airport, so a total of about 120,000 which is a little above normal but the busy days will start tomorrow and tuesday, tuesday they expect to see well over 150,000 people travelling in and out of the airport. the good news is so far we haven't seen any weather delays around the country that will cause any travel issues. but you know, this is som