it is a beautiful evening on top of the kgo broadcast center. right now you can see behind me a nice light show. as you take a look outside toward the bay bridge we can see a little layer of cloud cover there. that is blanketing parts of the bay area, some patchy clouds, due to this onshore flow. the current temperatures here, fenway in san francisco. 50 in san carlos, 49 in hayward, chilly there, 43 in napa, 53 degrees in antioch. the news everybody is waiting for. the ridge of high pressure will be replaced with an upper lower trough. that will bring us rain towards the middle of next week and i'll give you my full accu-weather turk forecast in just a bit. >>> thank you, it is the first full day after the dalai lama's visit to the bay area, but not all were enlightened. he spoke to a sold out audience, but more than 100 protesters of the buddha sect picketed outside. >> he is basically forcing people into practicing things that he believes they should practice. we believe that is a adviviolat of religious rights. so we're here to ask the dalai

>>> kgo co-kgo. >> this fuel tanker citizen was more than an early morning traffic headache. right now crews are still cleaning up an environmental concern. >>> we will have that story in a moment but first we have breaking news in san francisco: five san francisco police officers and another man who is a retired police officer have been indifficultied by a federal grand jury. the charges range from conspiracy to distributing a will control substance, to theft and violating others' civil rights. >> investigation dates back to march of 2011 when san francisco public defender released surveillance videos from a hotel showing plain clothes officers entering rooms of suspects and leaving with items from the rooms such as money and computers but failing to file reports about any of it or locking the items as evidence in the investigation. >> three of the officers were assigned to the southern station, two were assigned to the mission station. police chief has scheduled a news conference in 45 minutes to talk about the indictments. >> the district attorney referred the case to the

you can e-mail them to us at ureport@kgo-tv.com. you can post them on our abc7 news facebook page or share them with us on twitter on instagram. >> a memorial has been unveiled in honor of two santa cruz police officers killed in the line of duty after being gunned down by a sexual assault suspect. matt keller is at santa cruz police department. matt? >> yes, the rain hasn't stopped the few hundred from showing up to honor the two santa cruz police officers killed in the line of duty exactly a year ago today. the memorial garden was dedicated to sergeant butch baker and detective elizabeth butter. the ceremony is still going on now. the past half hour, the chief of police who is speaking now, spoke and other spiritual community leaders. they gave remarks on what has taken place since the tragic day saying it has been a long road. sergeant baker and detective butler were shot and killed during an investigation of on you'll assault february 26, 2013. the suspect was slot and killed by police later in the day. an hour ago we watched as

this is my view from the top of the kgo roof. 57, concord, and here is a look at the emeryville cam ands a look at the forecast. flood watch for the north bay until 11:00. rain spreads east and south overnight. then get ready for dry and warmer conditions the next couple of days. mt. tam, can't see much there. north bay, we still keep you in the medium range for storm risk. south, and i did include thunderstorms. there's a slight chance we could hear a little thunder, and the weather spots will get close to two inches of rainfall. this is the last wave that will make its way across the bay area. let's look at the timing. this is spot on. 6:00, this is exactly where the rain is falling as we head through the night it will move from north bay to south bay, and by 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, commute time, deal with fog, maybe lingering mist and drizzle. tomorrow afternoon, brighten up the sky and bring on the sunshine. we'll go with maybe another additional inch. santa cruz mountains, lower elevations, maybe quarter inch. and it has been raining like nobody's business. blue canyon, five. g

. >> you hear them on the radio and kgo and see them on the roof talking about the weather. here is mike. >> we are trying to twitter, facebook, internet, you name it, we are trying to make sure you get the information you need no matter the platform. good morning, everyone, here is what i am going to use. live doppler 7 hd shows you the high clouds lurking just off the coast that are coming in offer the next couple of hours and getting thicker. they are mid-and-upper level clouds: no rain, no drizzle. temperatures are 38 in woodside on peninsula, and appeal people -- and palo alto is 40. san mateo is 44. belmont is 46. san bruno is remain warmest at 49. san francisco is at 50. we have mid-40's in oakland and hayward and fremont and down to san jose and near 40 around concord and san ramon and livermore and 37 is the cool spot right new in napa and 44 in novato. this is how it looks from mount sutro, looking down on a very very clean and dry air mass, increasing high clouds is it for today, with temperatures warmer than yesterday, and it will be bright, dry and warmer-than-a

this is my view from the top of the kgo roof. 57, concord, and here is a look at the emeryville cam ande's a look at the forecast. flood watch for the north bay until 11:00. rain spreads east and south overnight. then get ready for dry and warmer conditions the next couple of days. mt. tam, can't see much there. north bay, we still keep you in the medium range for storm risk. south, and i did include thunderstorms. there's a slight chance we could hear a little thunder, and the weather spots will get close to two inches of rainfall. this is the last wave that will make its way across the bay area. let's look at the timing. this is spot on. 6:00, this is exactly where the rain is falling as we head through the night it will move from north bay to south bay, and by 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, commute time, deal with fog, maybe lingering mist and drizzle. tomorrow afternoon, brighten up the sky and bring on the sunshine. we'll go with maybe another additional inch. santa cruz mountains, lower elevations, maybe quarter inch. and it has been raining like nobody's business. blue canyon, five.

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. >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> good morning, 5:00 on this wednesdayed bay area rain is here. s that for joining us. >> no more waiting on the bay area rain, it is here. >> we have wet weather, light-to-moderate rain around cloverdale and along 101. that is where you will find the light-to-moderate rain. radar returns are not quite making the ground but mainly sprinkles to very, very light rain to almost nothing as you head into the south bay. let he get out of the way on the left side of the screen, more thunderstorms are developing upstream to the southwest but look at lightening, the thunderstorms we talked about are out there at 200 miles away from making it here. it will be several more hours. expect scattered light rain this morning and this afternoon and evening, the heavier storms and freezey conditions come in and temperatures are mainly in the mid-60's maybe only the mid-50's. >> if you are braving the elements, 37 bart trains are on time. ace train one and three rolling. a.c. transit has no delays. a wide picture of the bay area shows the ar

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning, everyone, on which chilly morning. >> so chilly i texted to the kids, do not wear short sleeves. >> sandals and shorts are out? >> totally. totally out. >> it has been a wardrobe shuffle now that it is dealing like winter. >> good morning, everyone, live doppler 7 hd shows the clouds overspreading us from northwest to southeast it will become partly sunny this afternoon with high clouds mixing with mid-clouds for the first forecast at 54 to 58 around the bay and 55 to 58 inland and the coast is the coolest at 51 to 55 and breezy with the warts choppy . we have on-ramp northbound 101 blocked because of the stalled bus in san francisco so you could see some slow downs. there is traffic wimbledoning from daly city to san francisco but that is dissipateing. from tracy to castro valley is 11 minutes and from highway 85 to san jose airport and through daly city to san francisco, 280, northbound, under ten minutes. in san jose away from 17 that is quiet with only a couple of headlights and no traffic southbound. the

♪ >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> happy friday.are feeling grateful that you here with us. i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. let's talk about the love. of weather. with mike. >> much love for weather on this side of the camera. hopefully you will, too, but maybe not when you see the visibility. it is 1.5 visibility in oakland and three-quarters of a mile in novato and 1.5 in napa and one at half moon bay. in the south bay we have thick fog developing. we will let you know about flight arrival delays in sfo and i will pass them on. >> we are going to have lazy clouds that will fade out to mostly cloudy sky. with mid-60's to 70 around the bay. near 60 with light breeze at the coast. enjoy valentine's day. leyla gulen? >> the roads are darn and -- damp and eastbound highway 12 at stony point road a car is on the side so it sounds serious. possible injuries. the richmond-san rafael bridge, it is clear there. not seeing any fog. it has not rolled through yet. on the other side, it is foggy. the toll plaza south of this location sho

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning on thursday. can you see the glistening? that means... >> it is raining! i drove over that glistening a little while ago. so did mike. what was it like, sir? >> like ice skating. hopefully you will slow down, too. it is slick. it got better traction on the asphalt than on the concrete. live doppler 7 hd shows yellow and oranges and i am not getting reports on the ground that we have heavy rain which is what red would indicate almost stormy-type weather. watch that and i will, too, and if you are driving through that, let me know, tweet me and let me know. the reporting stations are saying light rain to rain. all moving to the east and southeast with rain the entire morning commute. we are probably going to have flight arrival delays into sfo and it is wet. we will change the steady rain to scattered showers as we head into the afternoon with temperatures in the 50's again. leyla gulen? >>> we have been seeing solo vehicle spinouts cross the bay area because of the wet weather and as we take you to

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> good monday morning on president's day. >> i am eric thomas. >> i am kristen sze. >> what kind of day will the children enjoy away from school? >> let them play outside and enjoy the dry weather while it is mild and dry. look at live doppler 7 hd, it is cold. you can see the increase in high clouds make for a colorful sunrise. we will get to the forecast as we look at sutro tower. we will look on temperatures that run in the upper 50's along the coast and low-to-mid 60's with the increase if high clouds making for a very bright day compared to over the weekend. enjoy. >>> if you are having to go to work, you are not in good company because there is no one out there. it is empty. no reports to report. from antioch to bay point you can see nothing but top speeds. if you grab 680 to walnut creek, nothing but top speeds. headed through walnut creek out to lafayette and orinda, taking highway 24 to the caldecott tunnel, that is looking clear. in san jose, that is 280, northbound and southbound, not of highway 17, a couple of ca

. >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> it is 5:00 a.m. on friday morning, a rainy friday, thanks for major raining. >> it is windy. this is ponding. hopefully the heaviest rain is out of here. >> mike? >> in the next hour the heaviest rain moves on but we still seeing oranges through the santa cruz mountains and highway nine, skyline boulevard, from boulder creek to summit this is all going to move in to saratoga, cupertino, palo alto, los altos hills, and you can see there is a healthy storm moving across the dumbarton and san mateo bridge and the northern extent touching the bay bridge as we move to the east, our heaviest rains are moving through the higher country less populated sogging. behind the northeast we will have steady rain and showers by the end of the commute. we get a small break as we head into the afternoon hours before more showers develop so the worst of the wet weather is right new. temperatures today in the upper 50's to slow 60's. >> we are busy. the accidents are coming in fast and furious before i can make a map. w

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> good thursday morning at 5:00. thank you for joining us. i am kristen sze. i am katie marzullo here for eric thomas. mike nicco is on the roof. >> mike? >>> not wearing so heavy a coat as yesterday. it is mild. check out the beautiful picture from the east bay hills. the full moon is still above the clouds. we have plenty of slow clouds and fog to deal with this morning. live doppler 7 hd is tracking that down to 2.5 in oakland and 1.5 in san carlos. it changed quickly. it is just now hitting our reporting stations so this is patchy fog for the commute. through the afternoon, we are going to be mostly cloudy with a chance of sprinkles north but still mild at 60 along the coast and low-to-upper 60's inland. >> we have mass transit delays. bart is 15 minutes late at sfo. in pittsburg bay point direction because of an equipment malfunction. drive time traffic shows 580, tracy to dublin is 29 minutes. from san rafael to san francisco is 16 minutes. from berkeley to the maze to the bay bridge, taillights can barely be s

. >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> good on morning. >> good to be back: more rain. mike? >> we will be fine through wednesday lunch when the flood gates open. we will have wet weather, wednesday, thursday, friday and saturday. until then we have spring like remain warmth stepping out right now, live doppler 7 hd shows paymently dry conditions with patchy fog and we will keep an eye on that. not a cloud in the sky in san francisco, and hardly any wind, either, so when you step outside we are mostly in the low-to-upper 40's on the way to warm sunshine and 64 to 72 and warm sunshine inland, mild at the coast. not too breezy, low-to-mid 60's for you. hope you have a good one. leyla gulen? >> good morning, everyone, if you are waking up, bart is running on time even after the train derailed in concord on friday. it will be slow through that area. right new we have 29 bart trains rolling. ace rain one is on time and muni with no delays. we will look at all the green on the map where we have plenty of good areas to travel through. we have a little bit of constr

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> good morning at 5:00 on in monday. hope you had a great but wet weekend. i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. it was great all around because we got a lot of rain. >> little spring cleaning, taxes, you can wear the pajamas and just sit around without feeling guilty or watching the radar or the activity going on to the north where the storm lived up to its billing. good news on live doppler 7 hd, a drying trend with the rain. it is damp outside, fog is forming, still drizzle following up and the commute is wet. you can see how reduced the visibility is to the maze. we talked about this with drizzle which was drying by noon and then the clouds open up with clouds this afternoon and we have a lot of upper 50's to low 60's so we will still stay mild. leyla gulen? >> good morning, everyone, at 5:01 we have a couple of accidents. we have slick road loss we don't see too much rain falling, certainly nothing like this weekend. as we look at san jose northbound along highway 85, solo spinout and another car hit it and now the

. ♪ >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> wednesday morning at 5:00.hanks for starting your day with us. >>> the wipers may get some action this morning just for a little while. mike? >> keep them moist so they do not dry rot on the windshield. we will look at live doppler 7 hd and you can see holes in the cloud cover. there is a half moon over me. if i wait three miles to the south i would hit drizzle. if the commute takes you a long way expect the changes to be variable. the green is barely on map from antioch through fremont and down this way headed to the southeast. scattered drizzle through 7:00. we will see increasing sunshine. temperatures are close to yesterday. the only difference is a lot more sunshine. it will be breezy from time to time in the afternoon hours. safe travels. >>> that means when we have slick roads, be careful and watch the speed. slow down. >> we have an issue brewing in fremont. a possible house fire here with traffic control in place at mission boulevard. a major thoroughfare. you may find some activity that could slow you

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> hope you had a great president's day weekend. it is 5:00. >> now the work week weather. >> we will loop at live doppler 7 hd with high clouds keeping the fog to a minimum and i don't see any at our reporting stations right now. there is good news from live doppler 7 hd. we will talk about your first forecast. we have high clouds and high and mid-level clouds and cloudy in the afternoon, but, still, mild and dry with upper 50's at the coast and our bay and inland neighborhoods top out in the low-to-mid 60's. it is back to work as we have been talking about and back to traffic. leyla gulen? >> good morning, mike. we are starting off quiet with an early accident cleared at the bay bridge toll plaza but we will talk about mass transit at 36 bart trains run on time and a.c. transit and no delays with sam tran, all running on same. there is a buildup of traffic over the altamont pass and 32 minutes from tracy to dublin. we will look at the richmond-san rafael bridge the traffic is nonexistence. when we make the commute over th

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> good morning. it is 5:00 on monday. drying out after super bowl sunday. thanks for joining us. >> we have a couple of chances of rain ahead in the seven-day outlook but not this morning because the fog is keeping the rain from forming. yesterday's storm is to the south bringing rain to san diego and the baja where it will continue. we will bring it back home and talk about partly cloudy conditions today. mid-50's around 53 to 56 and the coast will have low-to-mid 50's. now, the monday morning commute from leyla gulen. >> 31 bart trains are on time, muni and ace train number one is early, and ace train number three is also on time and right now as we look at what is happening in the east bay oakland we have fully engulfed car fire westbound highway 24 at highway 13 we saw early slow downs but it looks like that has dissipated and drive time traffic 680 walnut creek to dublin is a quick drive and from santa rosa to san francisco along southbound 101 want out for possible fog. highway 17 through the s

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> good morning on friday. it is 5:00. thanks for ending the week with us. i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. we will see how the weather is if this end of the week friday. mike? >> hard to take. that is for sure. with the temperatures running in the upper 60's and sunshine. it will be a very nice time to be outside. we need the rain. i have it coming in the forecast but not today. you can see live doppler 7 hd with no clouds or radar returns and off to another dry start this morning in can calm weather. this afternoon, thinking of playing hooky at 65 to 71 around the bay and 68 to 71 inland and low-to-mid 60's at the coast a warmer calm are day at the coast the next self. >> we have traffic out there this morning, and leyla gulen has the details. >>> good morning, everyone, if you are waking up, what started off with a need for speed we had a high speed chase in the east bay with c.h.p. ending in crash off of northbound 680 in danville. we could have that off-ramp shut down at this time and well let you kn

. >>> we want to see your weather me to and video which you can e-mail to us at ureport@kgo-tv.com and post them on our abc7 news facebook page or share them with us on twitter or instagram at abc7 news. we have another great weather resource for you, following live doppler 7 hd on twitter for the latest bay area weather conditions. >>> mike, you are on the roof and there is still wind. >> there is wind. these are sustained winds, not the gusts that we dealt with last night. we are still around eight miles per hour to 14 miles per hour at sfo and half moon bay and oakland at 13 and eight in concord and slow and around that in novato and santa rosa and napa is 15. we have high wind watch for 1:00 o'clock tonight or tomorrow morning law saturday at 4:00 and southeast winds gusting 25 to 40 and that is sustained and up to 60. local power out aims are possible. the wind ramp up with the heaviest storms coming in around midnight and gusting between 35 to 50 miles per hour inland neighborhoods to point reyes and when that passes through at rush hour tomorrow well get back to the 20 to 30 mil

. >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news.rning on wednesday with a look at traffic headed westbound. this is eastern span of the bay bridge where lots of taillights possibly indicating slower commute because of the sprinkles of light rain arriving in the bay area. autumn umbrella will help the top half but with the wind blowing you are not going to stay dry from the waist down. dress accordingly. on live doppler 7 hd you can see we are more active with more yellow developing. and moving over to mill valley and sausalito and toward pacifica you are about to get wet and south san francisco and daly city, about to see an uptick in the light rain and oakland has light rain across highway four and light-to-moderate radar returns to martinez and vallejo so get ready for light rain through the morning and the heavier showers will move in at noon and thunderstorms, heavy rain at times, through the evening hours, getting slick in some spots but no ponding as we will have this evening. >> leyla gulen? >> hopefully the windshield wipers

. ♪ >>> live from the kgo tv broadcast center.s is abc 7 news. >>> this -- this is a live look at the san francisco sky line, the storm winding down after the lightning strikes which we don't see too often. tonight's storm is giving many parts of the bay area a much needed soaking. and spencer christian is here with the live hd. >> that has not ended yet as you can see. we still have areas of moderate rainfall and during the last couple of hours we had several lightning strikes in the bay area. in fact, two lightning strikes up at mt. st. helena, so here we are with the live doppler hd, showing the movement of all of this moisture through the bay area with locally heavy downpours and over in the sierra snow is falling in the higher elevations. now, down at lake tahoe it is raining, with snow falling at 7,000 feet. it will get intense as the co colder air drops into the elevations. we have a wind advisory until 1:00 a.m. for the north bay coasts and the peninsula coasts with gusts as high as 50 miles an hour. of course that poses a

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> breaking news at 6:00, flames break out in a home overnight and what firefighters think is suspicion. >> developing, a woman is beaten in a local hospital emergency room. we have who is responsible for this. >> happening now, bloody clashes on the streets of the ukraine capital are continuing and people half a world away from the demonstrators are responding locally. >> thank you for joining us at 6:00. >>> first up we will get you a check on the wet forecast and a little mist as you head out the door, especially in the south bay, right, mike? >> absolutely, good morning to you. it is dry right here in san francisco on the rooftop but, yes, we are tracking the light rain and drizzle in the south bay and coming at the sunol grade headed through fremont, milpitas, from los altos hills to san francisco, the best radar returns are starting to fix on the higher country, in the santa cruz mountains and you will findry said i'll -- find the residual wetness, the directionest by 7:00 is over or down near dill provide in montere

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. the pay area is getting a break from the heavy rain but our meteorologist, mike nicco is ahead with when the wet weather returns. >>> rain water is bringing to light a new issue for the problem plagued bay bridge and caltran is responding. >>> campaign problem, the governor brown's election team is admitting a mistake involving a republican rival. >> hope you are drying out right now after the rainy and wet weekend. i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. you could face slick roads. mike? >>> steady rain is over but we do have wetness on the road and, still, a few puddles to drive through during the morning. here is live doppler 7 hd with radar in the high country and the when slope of the sierra where it turns to snow in the higher elevations and we are dealing with increasingly dry conditions here in san francisco and, still, drizzle is possible in the morning and we will keep it there with patchy fog and temperatures run in the mid-to-upper 50's from now through the evening hours wh

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> at 6:00, round two of the storms with a new storm that moved in overnight and hit us hard. meteorologist, mike nicco, will tell us where the heavy rain is. >> slick roads, downed trees, and overturned cars. we have it all. >> in southern california, homeowners wait if a possible wall of mud to come their way. >> good morning, everyone, thanks for joining us on this busy and wet and slippery friday morning. >> problems on the roads and by air and now, 21 canceled flights already so the rain causing problems. >> mike has the forecast. >> good news in the south bay. from the roof we are still showing rain but not so heavy. that is still the case for you. we have a steady light rain. with live doppler 7 hd we had some flooding around 87 and tail street and 280 and 17 so the rain has let up. you head up to newark and fremont and toward union city and hayward and oakland and san leandro and piedmont all getting light-to-moderate rain headed to the east bay valleys where we just finished with moderate-to-heavy rain and that is m

>>> live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. >> just what we so desperately need, rain is falling in the bay area tonight, adding just another spritz of moisture to this dry winter. good evening, i'm dan ashley. we'll take anything that we can get, right? let's get right to spencer christian and a very active for a change live doppler 7 hd. >> you're right, dan. so rare to see so many people happy about a storm, but we are gleeful. rainfall is covering virtually all of the bay area at the moment and most of it is light rain and some areas becoming more in excess, down around half moon bay, pockets of moderate rainfall, perhaps pockets of heavy rainfall there and moving towards fremont, it was between palo alto and fremont, pockets of steadier, heavier rain. as we give you the big picture, it's wet everywhere. let's start our forecast animation at 11:00 tonight. by 2:00 a.m., not only will there be widespread rain, but steadier, heavier rain generally across the bay area and 5:00 tomorrow morning, start of rush hour, will be quite wet with some locally heavy down pours.

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning, on tuesday, at 5:00. back in the studio. >> get the umbrella ready. outside, it will be interesting. here is mike. >> you have 30 hours before the rain starts coming. we have another day of getting ready. it will come down hard when it comes down, it will not be gradual. we could have run off and flooding. as far as this morning, with the low clouds more prevalent, we still have patchy fog and it is missing most of our reporting stations. we were down less than a mile in novato so you have an idea how thick it is. the first trust is warm again by february standards: mid-to-upper 60's around the bay, and mid-60's to 70 inland and mild at the coast, an 60 degrees. we will have light and variable winds with increasing clouds. leyla gulen? >> the commute is starting off problematic. in daly city we have 280 problem northbound, a crash out there is blocking one lane. we have slow downs as you make it to the southbound direction but this could cause a delay so you need to make it into the city. as we head back

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> good friday morning. thank you for joining us at 5:00. i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. yes, you are facing sprinkles. that is nothing compared to tonight. >> and yesterday was a good appetizer, giving you an idea of what it will be like. it is for like what will happen as we head through the 48-pour respond of this next. this morning, we have sprinkles. mid-to-upper 40's in the north bay through fairfield and antioch and los gatos and hayward and everyone else around 50 to 52. the warm spot half moon bay at 54. live doppler 7 hd shows scattered sprinkles, and you can see the moist flow coming in from the west and that will bring us a chance of light rain today. today is a lull between the two storms but it will be wet but light. now the friday morning commute. >> we have friday lite so far. it is polar opposite from yesterday. as we look from our app we can see san jose is uneventful at 101 with top speeds moving up to sunnyvale and 280 is accident free. along the peninsula and we look at dumbarton

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> this car flipped on its roof is the result of a high speed chase that crossed two bay area counties at speeds of over 100 miles per hour. >> i am kristen sze. >> what dangerous chase ended without any getting hurt and the road closure just ended in the past 45 minutes. the story behind the story is something else. abc7 news cover -- reporter joins us, cornell? >> the off-ramp is back open where a suspect flipped a stowen car trying to get away from police. you will never believe who owned cart. someone who used to carry a badge. >> a 25-year-old stolen car suspect is taken into custody after flipping this honda on the willow pass off-ramp of 680 after a wild high speed police chase through two counties. the pursuit reached speeds up to 100 miles per hour while on the freeway and the individual tried to go wrong way a couple of times on the freeway. we were able to intercept the individual and get him off the freeway in the pleasant hill area. >> it began in richmond during the thursday morning commute. the c.h.p. cruise

a live look from our kgo roof cam of the bay water and the bay bridge.e clouds are going to lead to rain but not until the late afternoon for some areas evening for most places. lisa argen is tracking the storm with live doppler 7hd. i should be careful of the word storm. a little bit of rain. she will have the details for you. >>> four colleges in california have formed an alliance for the boosting of the minority ph.d. students and faculty in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math. minorities are underrepresented at that level and these four universities want to change that. education reporter lyanne melendez tells us how they will do it. >> he is a ph.d. student in the math department at u.c. berkeley. one of her requirements is to teach to undergraduates. she gets a variety of responses when she enters a classroom for the first time. >> one is an audible gasp when i walk into the room. they are expecting a man, they are expecting an international student. >> certainly not a young latino. but in california more than 52% of the state's

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> take a look at this in santa cruz this morning, the rain was coming down in sheets. we had so much rain, so quickly, they had to put flood signs out. >> it is snowing in heavenly mountain resort h is a camera of the snow that paused after coming down all morning. this could be a good time to hit the slopes and get fresh powder. do not for get your chains. >> the system clears and we could look forward to more rainbows like this spotted in pittsburg this morning. >> good morning, we have coverage on the flooding and problems the storm has dropped on the bay area. amy hollyfield is covering the trouble spots in the east bay and our reporter is in the south bay both areas seeing a flood of problems. >> mike nicco has a look at live doppler 7 hd. mike? >> good morning, everyone, a lull right now in san francisco but here is the rainfall totals in last night's storm. we knew it would be hot and heavy and we went from .5" to three-quarters to 1" elsewhere and 2" in this area. the radar returns from novato and napa, they are rota

. >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good wednesday morning at 5:29.s for starting your day with us. >> this is the rain storm we have been waiting for. mike? >> yes, both of them. probably the weekend is the most impressive where we could double the amount of rain we have had so far this rain year which began july 1. good morning to you. we are tracking visibility on live doppler 7 hd improving in napa to three but getting worse around santa rosa. watch out for fog spread through the north by valley. an increase in clouds that will be mostly gray by the time we get to the afternoon hours and very colorful sunrise with temperatures inland and around the bay in the mid-to-upper 50's and the coast is in the low-to-mid 50's. leyla gulen? >> cornell is on the scene in san francisco with a pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle at the intersection of southbound van ness at brief street and southbound van ness is closed at brief street. it will be shut down for several hours and no word as to exact when it will re-open. we want to use a fe

. ♪ >> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> good morning everyone at 5:00 a.mam katie marzullo here for kristen sze. >> it is thursday, the gateway to the weekend. mike has the forecast. >>> good morning, everyone. nice to see this on live doppler 7 hd, a lack of radar runs. it is dry. the clouds coming from left side or the west are the high clouds that are going to overtake the sunshine today. we are still going to have a mild day, if not temperatures before average we will have partly sunny conditions at 63 to 70 around the bay and inland it is tighter at 67 to 70 and tighter along the coast at 58 to 61 and not so breezy as yesterday. with the dry start we will find out if the commute is going well. >> it is going well. dry roads looking good for the commute. we have one accident in san bruno southbound along 280 but it does not appear to be locking anything or causing delays. drive time traffic 101 across the golden gate bridge is nine minutes. across the bay bridge it is only eight minutes from the maze to san francisco. san mateo bridge is 13 minutes from

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> you not only ruined the life of mr. stow, the obvious victim if this matter but of his children and his spouse, his family, his friends. >> the judge chastised the attackers something he says he rarely does but this case, he says, is different. good morning, i am eric thomas here for kristen sze. >> the two men accused of shattering the life of bryan stow in 2011 pleaded guilty today. >> those two men, charged in the 2011 beating of bryan stow pleaded guilty today in court. this is what we know: the two men, 33-year-old marvin norwood and 31-year-old louie sanchez appeared in los angeles superior court. sanchez plead guilty to one count of mayhem and norwood to one count of assault. bryan stow's family gave impact statements before sentencing. his dad and sisters spoke, and his sister read a letter on behalf of his wife. >> he took my kid's daddy around. what if they were here, what would you say to them? >> the sisters are having to care for him in every way you think and you get to wake up and get out of the bed and l

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. >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> oakland police are shedding light on the investigation into an amber alert. thanks for joining us. >> oakland police are holding a news conference after they released surveillance video showing a man they initially thought carjacked and kidnapped a 13-year-old girl and an adult. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is in oakland. amy? >> kristen, we are waiting for the police briefing that was supposed to start at 10:45. we want to know there they have found the suspect or have any tips. we also want to ask if the 13-year-old really was abducted. first, the suspect. this is video, surveillance video that came from the cameras at the safeway in oakland. he is african-american man with salt and pepper hair. this was at the safeway in oakland and license plate s customs say though saw him steal lobster and steak and he had a knife. he got into a red car. they also say this was an elderly man and a 13-year-old girl in the car. police are saying he abducted the people but no one has reported the people missing. some police of

>>> live from the kgo broadcast center. this is abc 7 news. >> more than just umbrellas were needed today, sandbags were used to hold off floods. looking live, you can see clouds still hanging above the bay. the storm is on the move tonight. looks like some of the lights might be out. let's go to abc 7 news meteorologist. >>> things really starting to improve this evening and rather rapidly. you so live doppler 7 hd, the clearing taking place in the north bay, east bay, and south bay. when this thing started to make a move is ternly did. we still have showers near glenn ellens. and toward mill valley where they had all kinds of problems today. richardson drive there on the 101. wet pavement there, and east there is wet pavement near san ramone on the 680 and half moon bay reporting light rain and that new batch that is starting to move in. 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 seein

from the kgo rooftop cam you can see that over the bay bridge now, nice visibility but the fog will beook at the forecast highlights. areas of dense fog overnight. mostly sunny for your monday, and then get ready for the big changes getting into the rain and wind scenario wednesday and friday, actually two storm systems that will affect the bay area. lows tonight, chilly in the north bay, upper 30s to low 40s, mid-to-upper 40s, and here's the pacific satellite. you can get a sense high pressure will protect the bay area for the next couple of days. so expect sunshine, increasing high clouds for monday, and then there are the two storms, back-to-back, rain and wind, wednesday and friday, and the one on friday seems to be the stronger of the two. the first system moves in on wednesday. we get a break right now, looks like, on thursday, and then friday the secondary system will barrel in here. here's a look at the timing, just in time for the early morning commute and evening commute, that's when we'll see the first banses of rain move in by wednesday afternoon, and it will stay with us t

here is the view from kgo roof camera. pointing towards financial district. you can get this lovely view of the clouds passing through. 66 in santa rosa. 65 napa. still, very mild. not everyone is enjoying this sun. still lingering fog over golden gate bridge. can't see the bridge there. into tomorrow morning, it's going to be a mild day for your valentine's day and rain likely late saturday going into sunday so we want to tlak at drought watch. exceptional drought covering california last week. and remember, last weekend's soaker brought over a foot of rain to parts of the north bay? made a difference in the north bay. we've gone from exceptional drought to severe drought for north bay. but we need more rain before we can see major impact in drought situations we do have rain coming. rain now is in northern california. moisture stream just headed there but next system out over pacific will be bringing us wet weather heading towards saturday afternoon evening and. saturday morning is fine. just cloud cover. if you have plans saturday afternoon in the north ba

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center.andhya patel. >> it does look nice out there, thank you. >> and abc7 news has a great weather resource for you. follow live doppler 7hd on twitter for the latest bay area conditions. >> stay with us. in sports we are going to pump you up. >> larry beil will have that. >> the honor of a lifetime for a golden state warrior and you will remember him. depending on your perspective either the best or worst trophy presentation ever. t 36 months interest-free financing and save up to $500 on beautyrest and posturepedic. get a sealy queen set for just $399. even get 3 years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. but only through presidents' day at sleep train. former warrior is going into the basketball hall of fame. he was elected by the international foreign committee in august. meanwhile, the best in the world in new orleans for allstar weekend. rising stars challenged harrison barnes playing for team hill and had 16 points and five of 12 for shooting. his teammate, 30 points and 25 rebou

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> it happened again, another pedestrian is hit on the streets of san francisco. >> good morning. >> this time the victim is a child and the driver did stop. bernard joins us in san francisco. cornell, is the little boy going to be okay? >> that child will be okay. that is the good news. in a separate case, a pedestrian is still fighting for his live after being struck by a hit-and-run driver this morning. a city official says "enough is enough." >> the boy just got hit. okay? i can't say anymore. >> witnesses were upset after seeing a boy get struck in san francisco's tenderloin. the child is about seven was crossing when the driver of a mercedes s.u.v. hit the child would was taken to the hospital. his injuries are taught life threatening and the driver cooperated with police. >> the witness said the boy's face what bleeding. he works across the street and saw the child and a group of kids walking to school. >> a lot of kids. maybe five or six kids. >> hours earliary man if his 50's was struck by a car in the crosswalk at

it is beautiful up here on the roof of the kgo-tv broadcast center. know about you, carolyn, but dan wants to come up here. >> maybe tomorrow, sandhya. >> abc7 news has an important weather resource for you. follow live doppler 7hd on twitter for the latest bay area weather conditions. >>> on to sports and a big night for the warriors' king james. >> and larry beil has that. >> i was going help sandhya last week in the rain, but i have to worry about the gel. >>:00 pagessallal has -- occupational hazard. >> it comes down to one shot. shooting a fade away three and there is a reason they call him the king. sports is next. lebron james says he will end up on the nba's mount rushmore as one of the best in nba history when all is said and done. judging by the finish to tonight's game with golden state somebody should grab a chisel and get started. the straw that stirs the drink. the heat played suffocating defense. look at lebron. get out of my way. curry quiet in the first half. three balls here. had 10 points at the break. lebron baseline this would be,

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. how could such a thing happen? an elderly woman beaten up in a hospital emergency room. >>> thanks for joining us. >>> the family of the woman attacked and injured is speaking out this morning as the hospital examines procedures to avoid a repeat. >>> abc7 news amy hollyfield joins us from san francisco general. amy? >> kristen, i am reporting live from san francisco general hospital. the family tells us the victim is still here and slow is scared and she is having trouble sloping. the victim's daughter showed us pictures of the mom's injuries. she has bandageses on her arms and bruises on her neck. she says a man jumped out his bed after being told he needed psychiatric treatment and that he lunged randomly at peres who also is in her bed. he hit her in the head, in the chest and the arms with an i.v pole. official say his name is oren zebest. he is 29. we are told they have decided to drop the charge of attempted murder against him but he does face two charges of assault and a charge with inflicting pain on the e

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> we are held to a higher standard. any time there is any kind of news that may violate the public trust, it is disturbing to all of us. >> the entire san jose fire department is devastated after a raid resulted in the arrest of one of their own on disturbing charge of crimes against children. >>> thanks for joining us. >>> new information from the california justice department of the san jose firefighter accused of drug and sex crimes against minors. we were the first to report mario mario mario cuestas' arrest last night. this mug shot was released. katie marzullo joins from san jose. >>> i talked with the spokeswoman for the department of justice. she says investigators are going through the evidence and it could lead to additional charges what mario cuestas surfaced is possession and sale of narcotics sex acts with minors and child me lastation. the department of justice is heading up the task force investigating the 53-year-old firefighter has not determined how many potential victim could exist. >> if there are ot

right now for the kgo camera towards the ferry building and the embarcadero, it's clear there and we'll have a chance of rain tomorrow, drier and milder next week but seasonable. here's a look at the pacific satellite. as this area of low pressure is just off the coast it's going to be coming in and bringing us tomorrow's storm, if you will. it's not really going to bring us too much rain because it's just going to be about a quarter inch to three-quarters of an inch, an inch might be too much of an exaggeration, so as the morning wears on you'll see the clouds increase and more wet weather coming in. over the next ten days, however, it's going drive dr. dre up for the workweek, and then next weekend, we're going to be seeing more rain. the highs today, 51 in eureka. 67 in los angeles. and on the other side of the country, in east rutherford, super bowl sun, it's going to be chilly in new jersey. 44 at the start. 39 by the time the game ends under some cloudy sky us. overnight lows here in the bay area in the lower 40s to upper 30s for much of the bay. 389 degrees in oakland. 39 in san

e-mail your pictures to ureport@kgo-tv.com. you and post then on the facebook page. or share them on twitter and instagram. >> the blue angels are coming back to fleet week. one landed at oakland international airport today. you government sequester caused fleet week and the show to be canceled last year. the pilots were able to practice to stay sharp. it will be a homecoming for lieutenant commander michael chang from san francisco and dreamed of being a blue angel after seeing a practice run as a child. >> the first time i saw was when i was a kid watching at lunch. >> pleat week takes place this year on the second weekend of october. there is in kneeling in the world like it. >> you kept it all down, right? >> not exactly. but...wow, thanks, kristen. >> sorry, folks, i know you are eating. >> cannot hold that enthusiasm in. >> my enthusiasm looks like raisin bran. >> remember that thunder snow? around yosemite village we have thunder snow that is falling. big fat heavy flakes. you need chains no matter where you are going if the high country. >> you can see the st

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> breaking news, this alaskan airlines jet had to turn back for an emergency landing after departing from mineta international airport. that is small smoke but condensation. it was on the way to honolulu and in the air an hour when the pilot said there were circuit problems with a power failure in one of the six backup navigation systems and said he could have flown to hawaii but decided to turn around. emergency cruise were ready. >> the jet touched down safely. it taxied to a gate under its own power with 140 passengers and crew and headed out on another flight soon. thanks for joining it. >> our other top story a major clean up in mill valley this morning where the storms caused lots of flooding and damage. amy hollyfield is at mount tamalpais high school with the latest. >> the rain has stopped. there is stillwater here. look at this puddle behind me on miller avenue across from the high school here in mill water. we have seen lots of mill water residents dodging puddles line this and doing a lot of clean up. the owner

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center.atel. >> it does look nice out there, thank you. >> and abc7 news has a great weather resource for you. follow live doppler 7hd on twitter for the latest bay area conditions. >> stay with us. in sports we are going to pump you up. >> larry beil will have that. >> the honor of a lifetime for a golden state warrior and you will remember him. depending on your perspective either the best or worst trophy presentation ever. former warrior is going into the basketball hall of fame. he was elected by the international foreign committee in august. meanwhile, the best in the world in new orleans for allstar weekend. rising stars challenged harrison barnes playing for team hill and had 16 points and five of 12 for shooting. his teammate, 30 points and 25 rebounds and named the mvp. it was 142-136. here is the award ceremony. >> mvp trophy to andre drummond. >> perfect timing. that was not top 10. that's okay. we can glue it back together. it will be even better once we are done with it. we will